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Just like last time, Xiao Qian put Su Zhi down and let her go back by herself to avoid being talked about by others.

After Su Zhi recovered from her shock, she was no longer as frightened as she was before. Instead, she was more at ease with her gratitude towards Xiao Qian.

She looked behind her, but there was no sign of the man. She smiled at the empty trail behind the mountain.

Su Zhi washed her body clean and quickly fell asleep.

That night, the Great General Xiao, who had returned from his night patrol, began to lose sleep again.

He hurriedly changed out of his clothes that had caught the scent of Su Zhi's body, changed into a worn-out robe, and lit a kerosene lamp to continue his nightly battle.

When the soldier on night duty reminded him to sleep, Xiao Qian was still awake. He turned out the lights and went to bed to meditate.

As the sun rose in the east, it was yet another sunny day.

Su Zhi was sleeping soundly, and had a lot of energy when cooking. She finished cooking the breakfast in just a few hours.

Early this morning, another batch of soldiers from the military camp packed up and left.

The amount of food stored was decreasing rapidly, but there was also a significant reduction in the number of people.

Seeing this, Su Zhi was also happy that the method had worked.

Not long after he finished his work, Liu Zhong ran over to the kitchen excitedly and shouted to Su Zhi, "Lady Su, this is porridge for the general. I'm afraid it's bad for the stomach if it gets cold, so I'll have to trouble you to heat it up again."

Su Zhi stopped the work she was doing and asked with a puzzled expression, "The breakfast hour has been going on for a long time. Did the general not eat at all during this time?"

"Yes." The guard put the meal on the table as he saw the general meditating with his eyes closed. It took four hours for the general to get up. "

Looks like he stayed up late last night looking at his account book.

Why was this man so stubborn? He already said that he wouldn't be in a hurry with her helping out.

"I got it. I'll heat up the porridge in the pot again and then I'll take it myself."

"Uh, then I'll be troubling Young Lady Su."

Su Zhi glanced at the untouched breakfast on the plate and shook her head helplessly. She quickly heated up the porridge, boiled another egg, hid it in her sleeve and carried the breakfast back to Xiao Qian's tent.

At this moment, Xiao Qian had just finished washing his face and rinsing his mouth. He didn't feel hungry even though he hadn't slept for the entire night. Seeing that it was already late in the morning, he was afraid that his lack of attention would arouse suspicion from his subordinates.

Outside the door, the gatekeeping general's laughter could be heard. "Young lady Su, you're here."

"En, I heard that the general did not have breakfast. I don't know if it's because of the taste, but I came here to ask."

"The general is inside. Let me inform you."

Xiao Qian heard their conversation and sat back in his chair. He opened the account book and started flipping through it.

The general came in and said respectfully, "General, Madame Su has come to deliver your food."

"Let her go back. This general isn't hungry. I'll go train with the accounts later."

When the general heard that, he looked worried, "How can that be? People are made of iron, while people are made of steel. Besides, you have to work hard all night, so you have to be slow no matter what."

Xiao Qian then stopped what he was doing and pretended to think deeply, "That's true. Let her in."

Hearing this, the general immediately got Su Zhi to go in and wait upon him.

"General, are these dishes not to your liking?"

Su Zhi saw Xiao Qian in armor the moment she entered the door. This uniform was meant for either training or hunting.

"That's not true. I have so many doubts about the account book that I forgot to have a meal."

Su Zhi laughed and did not expose him. "No matter how busy you are, you still have to worry about eating. Tell me about the problems and I'll answer them."

Xiao Qian coughed and casually pointed out a place that would give her a headache.