"Sea Breeze, where is that stubborn niece of mine now?" Fang Lingchen asked.

  Xu Haifeng respectfully said: "Third Uncle, she has been with the little princess all along, and is probably in the princess's palace at this moment."

  "Alright, let's go take a look."

  Three people came to the front of Little Princess's house, and Fang Lingchen had just asked for a moment when he heard a burst of laughter coming from inside, after which Liu Ting invited them in.

  As I walked in, I saw Fang Yingying and Tang Rou'er, the two beautiful girls who had run away from home. When she saw Fang Lingchen, Fang Yingying immediately jumped over and grabbed his arm, saying warmly: "Third Uncle, Yingying has come to see you."

  Fang Lingchen's face sank as he rebuked: "Are you here to see me? If I didn't come, would you have thought you could deceive your way through?"

  Fang Ying's small mouth pouted, and she said unwillingly: "Third Uncle, I came to see you with good intentions. You don't appreciate it, that's fine. But you still speak to me like this? Fine, then I'll leave." After speaking, she made a move as if to leave.

  "Ah," said Fang Lingchen, pulling out her arm with a low, urgent tone, "My little ancestor, you don't know that this is a border area, it's very dangerous. Listen to San Shu's words, don't run around randomly, San Shu will send someone to take you back, okay?"

  "Not good." Fang Yingying replied straightforwardly and concisely.

  Fang Lingchen was confronted by her, yet he didn't get angry at all. Instead, he became even more considerate: "Aren't you the one who loves hunting the most? In the Northern Frontier's large camp, there are at least seven or eight of your elder male cousins. I'll let these little rascals take turns accompanying you to go hunting. When you've had enough fun, then you can return, okay?"

  Xu Haifeng looked at Fang Lingchen, who had abandoned his usual iron-faced and impartial image, patiently coaxing Fang Yingying here. Where was the slightest bit of seniority? He exchanged a glance with Fang Xiangming, simultaneously sighing in distress.

  "It's still no good." After finishing speaking, Fang Ying struggled free from Fang Lingchen's palm, let out a soft hum and lifted the curtain to exit.

  "Fang Lingchen hastily said: 'Xiang Ming, hurry up and follow, if she suffers any injury, I'll have your father flay you alive.'"

  Fang Ming's face turned sour as he responded with a "yes" and immediately chased after him.

  Witnessing this family's farce, Xu Haifeng and the other two had their own thoughts. Especially Little Princess Liu Ting, who looked envious, she was born in an imperial family, although she had no worries about food and clothing, but when had she ever enjoyed such a happy family life? Moreover, she was about to be married off to Xiongnu and became a sacrifice for the Great Han court.

  Fang Lingchen turned his head and said to Liu Ting: "This old general's niece is not aware of the overall situation, please forgive her stubbornness."

  Liu Ting said in a low voice: "The old general's love for his wife is deep, and it really makes Liu Ting envious. How could she see anything strange?"

  Fang Lingchen only then remembered her situation, feeling slightly uneasy, and let out a helpless sigh: "I didn't expect Tang Zhen's daughter to also come to this place, did your respected father know about it?" In his memory, Tang Rong'er was a gentle as water kind of person, unexpectedly she also dared to do such a reckless thing.

  Tang Rou'er's face turned red, and she secretly glanced at Xu Haifeng who was smiling awkwardly. She then bowed her head and said: "Niece pays respects to uncle." However, she did not mention a word about her private departure from home.

  "Fang Lingchen shook his head and said, 'Since my niece has arrived, I will arrange another residence for you to stay with the princess. As a subject, how can you live together with your master? What kind of propriety is this?'"

  Tang Rou'er and Liu Ting exchanged a glance, their eyes filled with helplessness and reluctance, but they couldn't refute it, so they had no choice but to agree.

  At the moment, Fang Lingchen bid farewell to Liu Ting and brought Tang Rou'er to the third room next door, saying: "Niece will temporarily live here, if you miss the princess, it's just a few steps away."

  Seeing him being considerate, Tang Rou'er thanked: "Thank you, Uncle."

  "Never mind the formalities, I've been friends with your father for many years, this is only natural. You must be tired from traveling, take a rest first, Haifeng will go find Ying'er with me."

  Xu Haifeng had originally wanted to take this opportunity to get close to Tang Rou'er, but after hearing Fang Lingchen's words, he could only follow him. Before leaving, he turned his head and took a glance at Tang Rou'er, saying in a low voice: "I'll come find you later."

  Nor did he know if Tang Rouer understood, anyway she blushed and lowered her head, only to see Xu Haifeng greatly pleased in his heart.

  The two of them turned around in a circle, and not only was Fang Yingying nowhere to be seen, but even Fang Lingchen's directions were gone. Fang Lingchen didn't want to mobilize the troops for this, so he had no choice but to split up with Xu Haifeng to search separately.

  Look at the sky, it's already dusk, and Xu Haifeng is about to sneak away to meet Tang Rou'er. Fang Lingchen is worried and confused, but he didn't think that if something unexpected happened to Fang Yingying in the northern camp, then the Red Ocean Army and the Black Flag Army might as well just surrender together.

  Just passing by Liu Ting's camp, Xu Haifeng suddenly heard someone calling out softly: "Hey......hey......"

  Turning around, a small head emerged from behind a house, it was the missing Fang Yingying. She beckoned to Xu Haifeng with a ghostly gesture, indicating for him to come over.

  Xu Haifeng's eyes rolled, what's going on, did I not have a name anymore? Thinking of the Fang family's affection for her, she was actually envious to death.

  He walked over and asked in a low voice, "What's wrong? Your third uncle and older brother are both looking for you." Suddenly realizing why he was speaking so softly, he found himself unknowingly influenced by her.

  Fang Ying looked around, making sure no one was paying attention, then turned and opened the door, saying: "Quickly come in, I have something to say to you." It turned out that after she left Liu Ting's room, she had directly hidden here, which is why Fang Xiang and others couldn't find her.

  "What's going on? You're being so mysterious." Xǔ Hǎifēng saw that she was being evasive and feared it wasn't something good, so he spoke even more cautiously.

  Fang Ying's eyes sparkled as she turned to face him, a smile spreading across her face. She grasped Xu Haifeng's large hand and said, "Brother Xu, I wasn't very respectful to you in the past, please don't take it to heart."

  Xu Haifeng looked at her smiling face, only to feel his hair standing on end, feeling uneasy all over, knowing that this woman must have some great difficulty asking him for help, and suddenly became so affectionate. He just couldn't understand why she didn't go ask Fang Lingchen or Fang Xiangming, but instead came to ask him.

  "Ying Mei said where the words come from, and for brother, is it not a small-minded person? This matter will not be mentioned again in the future." Xǔ Hǎi Fēng said calmly, with an insincere smile.

  Fang Yingying's eyes lit up and she said: "Great, since big brother doesn't blame me, then little sister has one request for big brother, you mustn't refuse!"

  Xu Haifeng thought to himself, "The main character has arrived. Let's see what she wants to talk about. Even if I can't do it myself, I can ask Fang Lichen for help. With his attitude just now, he will probably agree: 'Alright, sister Ying, tell me and if it's within my power, I'll definitely make it happen.'"

  Fang Yingying's face lit up with joy, and she pulled on Xu Haifeng's hand, swaying it slightly as she said: "Big brother, you're a man of your word, I want to ask big brother not to send Ting'er to the Xiongnu."

  "Hmm..." Xu Haifeng looked at her with a strange expression, how did she happen to mention the same request as Lin Wanting.

  Seeing Xu Haifeng's appearance, Fang Yingying sighed softly: "I know this requirement is indeed a bit excessive, but Ting'er is really pitiful. This is a battle between you men, why must it sacrifice the lifelong happiness of our daughter?"

  Xu Haifeng saw Fang Yingying rarely show her weak side, in his heart, she has always been heroic and elegant, never yielding to men, but now she revealed an expression as lovely as a little bird leaning on someone, which made people's hearts beat faster.

  He stretched out his right hand over her head and rubbed it twice, saying: "Do you know the consequences of this request?"

  Fang Yingying curled up her small, bright red lips and said disdainfully: "Hmph, you're so timid, I thought you were a big hero."

  She was well aware of what this request represented, and she also knew that among the people she knew, only her cheap brother-in-law in front of her might be able to do it. This was also the reason why she didn't go to ask her father, brother, uncle or cousin, but came to beg Xie Haifeng instead.

  "My courage is small? If my courage is small, would you still come to ask me?" Xǔ Hǎifēng smiled and said.

  Fang Ying's face flushed red, and she said: "Alright, even if I've misspoken, then please, great hero, can you grant a humble girl's request?"

  Xu Haifeng furrowed his brow, and after a brief moment of silence, he said: "Do you know that if this matter is discovered, not only will my entire family's lives be in danger, but it will also lead to war between the two countries."

  Fang Ying's expression turned gloomy, and after a moment of silence, she said: "Are we just going to let Ting'er fall into the tiger's mouth and spend her whole life in misery?"

  Xu Haifeng looked at the teasing her, was about to respond, suddenly thought of Jiang Kongming's teachings, now she had something to ask of others, it was the best time to maximize benefits. She said: "Yingmei, if I were to succeed in this matter for you?"

  Fang Yingying suddenly lifted her head, and a look of surprise and delight appeared in her eyes. She hastily asked: "Big brother, did you agree?"

  Xu Haifeng looked straight into her eyes and said solemnly, "The risk of this matter is extremely great, I dare not say that there is a 100% guarantee, but since I have promised you, if I fail to accomplish it, I will be buried in a foreign land and become a lonely ghost."

  Fang Ying's eyes reddened at the corners as she said, "Since big brother has made this vow, I, little sister, will also promise you that if anything untoward happens to any of you, I will not live on alone either."

  He took a deep breath, and Xǔ Hǎifēng thought he had gone too far, hastily saying: "Yíng sister, I didn't mean it that way..." After pausing for a moment, he finally came up with an excuse, saying: "What I meant was, in case I lose my life, dying in a foreign land. My family still has elderly parents, and my only brother is disabled, so I wanted to ask you to take care of them."

  "I understand." Fang Yingying looked at him for half a moment, her face suddenly flushing bright red, a row of clean white teeth biting her lower lip tightly. Finally, she raised an eyebrow and said resolutely: "Regardless of whether big brother's trip is successful or not, little sister will serve the two elders for life."

  After she finished speaking, her slender body moved, and she turned around to push open the door. In the blink of an eye, she was gone. Leaving behind Xu Haifeng, who stood frozen in place, laughing and crying at the same time, not knowing what to do.

  PS: Strongly recommend "Rebirth on the Continent of Mala" by Xīn Gē Tiān Xià, a must-read for all fans of legendary stories.

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