Chapter 163

Soon, from far away, Zhen Jiang and the others saw clouds of dust rolling as a troop of iron cavalry charged toward them at high speed.

"Oh no! It's the imperial iron cavalry! Run! Quick!!"

The Yellow Turban Army side also discovered this and, without the slightest hesitation, directly ordered a retreat.

But this was a plain!

Surrounded by flat, open land, where could they possibly escape to?

"Kill!!!"

In no time, they were overtaken by Su Xuan and the Profound Armor Army, and within just ten minutes, they were completely wiped out.

Zhen Jiang witnessed Su Xuan's heroic posture throughout the entire process, and for a moment, she was completely mesmerized.

It wasn't until Su Xuan led his troops to turn back and rode his horse forward that she regained her senses.

Seeing Su Xuan now less than 2 meters away, and looking at his magnificent, handsome face at such close range, her pretty face could not help but flush red.

Then, she hurriedly stepped down from the carriage, bowed slightly to Su Xuan, and said, "Zhen Jiang of the Zhongshan Zhen clan, pays respects to General Su. Thank you, General, for saving our lives!"

"Oh?"

Hearing this, Su Xuan looked Zhen Jiang over, appreciating her beauty and curvaceous figure, and said with some surprise, "You know me?"

This Zhen Jiang might be slightly inferior in appearance to Zou Zou Qian or Xun Cai, but her figure surpassed Xun Cai's and was comparable to Zou Zou Qian's.

She was definitely a top-tier beauty.

Crucially, her capable and generous temperament was also very attractive.

"Yes!"

Zhen Jiang seemed to notice Su Xuan's gaze, and her ears turned red instantly. Looking at Su Xuan with a face full of admiration, she began, "The General's prestige is known throughout the world; even a small woman like me has heard of it like thunder, and I have long known your name."

"Is the General heading to Lu Nu to suppress the rebels?"

"Indeed!"

Su Xuan nodded affirmatively, and at the same time, he felt quite pleased by Zhen Jiang's look of admiration.

He then asked, "I recall the Zhongshan Zhen clan's headquarters is in Lu Nu, right? Do you wish to travel with us?"

"May I?"

Zhen Jiang's eyes lit up upon hearing this.

This was just too good!

She was dying to have more contact with Su Xuan!

At the same time, a thought popped into her mind: "Perhaps I could marry General Su as a concubine?"

That would still be better than being sent by her family for a political marriage to some unknown person she didn't like and didn't think much of.

She didn't even dare to dream of becoming Su Xuan's legal wife.

She wasn't worthy.

But she would be very satisfied just being Su Xuan's concubine.

This was Su Xuan, after all.

He was top-tier in every aspect.

Ability, temperament, talent, and appearance—he had it all.

Furthermore, if she married Su Xuan as a concubine, it could greatly help her family and perhaps keep the Zhen clan from being coveted by the wolves all around them, right?

Afterward, Su Xuan took Zhen Jiang and her party and headed toward Lu Nu.

On the road,

"Hey! Huang Hansheng, look at the way Miss Zhen Jiang is looking at the Lord; it's clear she's already fallen for him! It seems we are about to have another Lady of the house!"

Old Dian Wei rode his horse alongside Huang Zhong, leaned in close, and whispered teasingly.

"You!"

Huang Zhong heard this and glared at Old Dian Wei with annoyance, saying, "Stop discussing the Lord's affairs behind his back."

"Just do our own jobs well!"

As subordinates, it was better to discuss such things less.

"Fine!"

Old Dian Wei heard this and gave a sheepish laugh: "You're right!"

A day later, Su Xuan and his party arrived at Lu Nu.

There were no Yellow Turban troops here at the moment.

Su Xuan immediately sought out the Administrator of Zhongshan Kingdom, who had come to welcome him, to inquire about the situation.

It seemed that after entering Zhongshan Kingdom, they had encountered very few refugees or Yellow Turban soldiers.

"So that's what it's about!"

The Zhongshan Administrator, Zhang Zou Qian, replied respectfully, "Reporting to the General, this matter actually goes back more than ten days."

"At that time, a very strong Yellow Turban force came from the direction of Julu, with numbers likely exceeding one hundred thousand."

"The leader is said to be named Zhang Yan."

"After this person entered Zhongshan Kingdom, he did not go to attack the cities that had not yet been occupied by the Yellow Turban rebels."

"Instead, he swept through all the counties of Zhongshan Kingdom, taking all the refugees, Yellow Turban soldiers, and so on that he could carry, and headed north."

"I heard they fled directly into the Heishan mountain range."

"That is why the General has found that there are far fewer refugees and Yellow Turban rebels in Zhongshan Kingdom."

"In fact, a few days ago, one could barely see any Yellow Turban soldiers within the entire territory of Zhongshan Kingdom."

"Those you see now are all people who have recently fled from other commanderies and counties."

After all, the imperial army is currently slaughtering Yellow Turban soldiers in every commandery and county of Jizhou.

As long as these people aren't stupid, they know to avoid the main force of the imperial army.

"So that's how it is!"

Su Xuan nodded in realization upon hearing this, then said, "Even so, I still need to sweep through Zhongshan Kingdom next."

"Moving forward, my army needs to use Lu Nu as a center and stay for a few days; I ask that you make arrangements for us."

"We also need some support in terms of grain and fodder."

They had captured quite a bit of grain and fodder back at Guang Sect.

But most of it had been taken away by those ten thousand Yellow Turban Warriors.

A portion had been taken by the ten thousand-strong army under Zhang Yan.

Afterward, he had also shared quite a bit with Huangfu Song; now, although his army was not short on supplies, it was always good to have more.

If they couldn't finish it, they could secretly have the merchant caravans transport it back later!

In the future, grain and fodder would be very important.

One could never have too much.

"Hehe! Naturally! Naturally! General, please come inside!"

"I have already prepared a banquet to host the General."

Zhang Zou Qian hurriedly agreed and invited him in.

He did not dare to look down upon or neglect this young General Su, who was renowned for his military exploits, and was only thinking of how to curry favor with him.

This also made Su Xuan sigh in his heart: "Sure enough, when you are strong enough, you will find that the people around you are all good people and very easy to get along with!"

Isn't his current situation exactly the same?

From the previous Changshan Administrator to the current Zhongshan Administrator, they are all the same.

But don't ever take their goodwill at face value.

If you ever fall on hard times or have bad luck, they will definitely show a different face, and they certainly wouldn't hesitate to kick you while you're down.

"Miss Zhen Jiang, will you join us?"

Su Xuan looked at Zhen Jiang and invited her.