The defenders on the top of Yunzhou City also saw the huge fire on top of Luoji Mountain. People who didn't know the truth were speculating about what was going on. Chu Sihai, Zhou Jia and the defender generals stood on the top of the city, watching. Tianwei, who was burned red by the mountain fire, was worried about Li Yu and Shen Shuo.

The guard, Vice General Ouyang, turned to look at Chu Sihai and Zhou Jia, "Master Zhou, Shopkeeper Chu, I received the news this morning that the Qingzhou Mansion also discovered the Qi soldiers' movements. The war is about to break out. The general ordered us to defend Yunzhou City. , seeing that the war is about to break out, it will be troublesome if someone colludes inside and outside. Shopkeeper Chu, I wonder if the Wei family who colluded with the Qi people have been captured?"

Chu Sihai raised his hands to the two of them and said, "Don't worry, General Ouyang. I sent a letter to everyone on the same day, and also sent out all the people in the bank. Otherwise, why would I ask Mrs. Li to take the risk to General Shen?" Sending the letter will make Mr. Zhou worried."

Zhou Jia thought to herself, do you still know that I am worried? Then why don't you let the military go? Let my wife help me.

Zhou Jia looked at the two of them and smiled bitterly, "It's not a big deal for me to worry about. As long as we can eradicate the traitors in the Wei family as soon as possible and eliminate the Qi people."

Chu Sihai and Ouyang said in unison: "Yes, let's work together to eliminate Qi Bing as soon as possible."

After several days of traveling day and night, Li Yu and Ji Xiang arrived at the wooden house where the hunters rested. Li Yu looked tiredly at Ji Xiang, who was also tired: "Let's rest for two hours before setting off tonight."

Ji Xiang took a breath and said, "That's fine, Madam, please rest first while I go get something to eat."

"You do it alone. I'll fetch water when the time comes." After Li Yu finished speaking, he carried the hanging pot to the creek, fetched water and boiled it. The two of them ate some dry food with the boiling water and put on sleeping bags. Just fell asleep.

It was already dawn two hours after tomorrow. Li Yu turned over and sat up, and Ji Xiang also turned over and sat up. The two packed up their things, held torches and led the horses down the mountain, arriving at the cornfield before noon. .

Ji Xiang looked at the bare cornfield, smiled and said to Li Yu, "Madam, the corn has been harvested."

"Yes! We have been gone for more than half a month in a flash." The two of them arrived outside the village and saw that there was no sound in the village. Li Yu thought that Ruyi had taken them back to the city. It seemed that The situation is very serious.

"Drive!" The two men whipped their horses twice and rushed towards Yunzhou City. They rushed to the city gate and saw the closed city gate and the defenders standing on the city wall.

Jixiang raised his hand and shouted to the defenders on the city wall: "Please open the city gate."

Ruyi, who was sitting against the crenellations of the city wall, suddenly stood up, turned around and saw two people riding horses under the city. He excitedly waved to Ji Xiang and Li Yu and shouted, "Haha... You are back! Drive quickly." As soon as we get to the city gate, my wife is back." Ruyi shouted and ran towards the city gate.

The guards at the city gate slowly opened it a little. Li Yu and Ji Xiang rode their horses into the city gate. Ruyi ran in front of them and pulled the horse's bridle. She looked at them happily and muttered: "It's good to be back." , it’s good to be back, Madam Jixiang, you must be tired! I’ve driven a carriage, you can sit in the carriage for a while while I go to settle those who have fled into the city."

Li Yu nodded, and the two of them watched with smiles as Ruyi, who kept mumbling, got off the horse. Ruyi took the reins from their hands and walked to the carriage, tied the reins to the shaft, and the horse ran leisurely with the carriage. Sitting, Li Yu fell asleep leaning against the carriage, Jixiang leaned against the carriage door and squinted his eyes, Ruyi looked at Jixiang leaning against the carriage door from time to time with a smile on his face.

Several people returned to the gate of the government office. Li Yu gave Shen Shuo's letter to Ruyi and asked him to deliver it to Chu Sihai. Just as he was about to go home, he thought of the jade pendant that Shen Shuo had given him, and felt that Shen Shuo's wife should still be waiting for it. After hearing the news about Shen Shuo, he said to Jixiang: "Jixiang, please go back first. I'll go to General Shen's house first and then go back!"

"It's Madam." After Ji Xiang agreed, he watched Li Yu ride to Shen Shuo's house.

Li Yu arrived at the general's residence and said to his disciples: "Please inform the general's wife that the prefect's wife is visiting."

Menzi glanced at the dusty Li Yu and politely replied: "Madam, please wait a moment." After saying that, he turned around and ran inside.

After a while, Li Yu, a middle-aged woman who was neither fat nor thin, wearing an embroidered dress, hurriedly walked out. Her beautiful face was a little haggard.

The general's wife felt her heart skip a beat when she saw the exhausted Li Yu, who was wearing a terry brown suit. She quickly stepped forward and saluted, "You're too slow to neglect, Madam Magistrate, please come quickly."

Li Yu and the general's wife entered the general's mansion and entered the courtyard through the hanging flower door. The general's wife took Li Yu into the living room and said politely to Li Yu: "Please sit down, madam of the prefect."

"Madam General," Li Yu glanced at her and handed her the jade pendant in his hand, "General Shen asked me to bring it back and give it to Madam."

The general's wife took the jade pendant and shed tears involuntarily. She stared blankly at the jade pendant with tears streaming down her face. She choked with sobs and asked Li Yu, "Mrs. Li, what happened to my master?"

Li Yu glanced at the general's wife, whose face was full of tears, and suddenly felt a little guilty. He told her what happened on the mountain with a heavy heart, "Madam, General Shen and the others were still heading towards their destination when I left. I don’t know the situation either.”

Mrs. Shen held the jade pendant in her hand tightly, thinking of her family, saying that the mountain fire in Luoji Mountain burned for several days before it was extinguished. She also thought that the double fish pendant was a token of love between herself and her master. The two agreed to pass the jade pendant to her husband in a hundred years. Son, if I ask the prefect’s wife to help deliver the jade pendant now, I’m afraid it’s going to be a disaster.

Mrs. Shen's heart felt like a knife when she thought of these things. She suppressed her sadness and bowed to Li Yu and said, "Thank you, madam. You are very tired from running around for days. I will visit you when you are done."

"Goodbye, madam, please stay." Li Yu stopped the general's wife from seeing him off, bowed and saluted, and then he and a woman came out of Shen's Mansion, mounted their horses and walked back.

When they arrived at the door of the government office, they saw Xiaoyu holding Yangyang, who was wearing a red silk coat and a pair of floral silk thin cotton trousers, and Qijin, who was wearing a bright red jacket, standing at the door waiting for Li Yu.

Yangyang saw Li Yu approaching on horseback, shouting "Mother...Mother..." and Li Yu galloped towards her.

Li Yu jumped off his horse and hurried forward, picked him up and kissed him, "Good baby, I miss you so much. Does Yang'er miss you at home?"

Yangyang kissed Li Yu and said, "I thought about it, Yang'er and daddy miss you together. Daddy is not good and refuses to eat well." After saying that, he looked at Li Yu and pouted.

Li Yu looked at him and smiled: "Yeah! Daddy is not good, Yang'er is good."

Xiaoyu walked up to Qijin and looked at the mother and son with a smile, "Madam, you are back!" Li Yu touched Qijin's smiling face and said, "You are back." Everyone happily walked into the house.

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