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The new recruits could not figure out how Lu Qing killed Shi Hu. They had all heard of Shi Hu's martial arts. He was a godly person who would be tortured to death by a few moves from a marshal. Only Lieutenant Yu would be able to fight him.

Xue Yan and a few veterans, however, knew why Lu Qing was able to kill Shi Hu. No one wanted to say a word.

Just as they were about to arrive in Zang Dynasty and finally rested by a village, Xue Yan once again strictly ordered all his subordinates not to reveal even a single word about them encountering Liu Han's army and Lu Qing killing Shi Hu.

The widows did not know the truth, but the soldiers treated Luqing with respect they had never seen before.

Lu Qing finally had a chance to clean his body. Xue Yan was actually considerate enough to bring him a bucket of hot water. Lu Qing was very surprised by this.

They even used their only tent to give Lu Qing a makeshift bathroom.

Lu Qing looked at Xue Yan with a puzzled expression. Xue Yan said, "This is what you deserve."

Xue Yan was right. If this were the army, then Lu Qing had rendered a great merit. Even rising to the third rank as an officer was considered light.

Unfortunately, she was only a widow, so he had to do his best to help her.

After the cleaning and changing into a clean cotton garment, Lu Qing felt refreshed. He even grabbed Han Shuo and washed him once.

When she walked out of the tent, a group of soldiers looked at her with a different expression.

Very good. The brightness has increased.

However, what Lu Qing didn't know was that after she had put down the burden in her heart and calmly accepted everything, her temperament had also changed quite a bit. The anger she felt had disappeared, and she was now radiating confidence and calm.

The green face on the road.

After coughing uncomfortably twice, Xue Yan brought Lu Qing some steamed cakes that he had bought from the village along with a steaming hot mutton soup.

As soon as Lu Qing left the tent, he smelled the scent and his stomach rumbled for a while. Then, he hurriedly took it and ate it heartily along with Han Shuo.

The little girl called Xiu-Er smacked her lips. Han Shuo called her over, stuffed her with a biscuit and gave her a small bowl of meat.

There was quite a bit of mutton soup. Lu Qing then shared another bowl and had Han Shuo serve it to Song Lan. She hadn't eaten well in the past two days, and heard that she ran out of milk.

After resting in this village for a day, Xue Yan brought them into Martial Aunt Zang City.

Xue Yan was a widow that had been recruited under the orders of the former Qin Prefecture's History of Thorny Prefecture. Naturally, he could go to the relay station to rest. After settling everyone down, Xue Yan brought Yang Li along to inquire.

They were divided into five squads and headed towards the countryside. Along the way, they met only one squadron that was slaughtered by the Stone Tiger Army. Who knows where the rest of them were and if they were still alive.

Luqing and the others were strictly ordered to stay at the relay station and not to leave.

Although the food at the relay station was quite good, Lu Qing still couldn't sit still.

As they passed through the city, Luqing noticed that the shops, the houses, and even the residents were very different from the ones she had seen on TV. She wanted to go out and have a look.

Damn Xue Yan!

Han Shuo, on the other hand, wasn't so troubled. He was very satisfied with the delicacies at the relay station, because Xue Yan had specially bought a big bag of candy confections from the outside. Although it was a bit crude, it was no longer delicious for Han Shuo, who had never eaten anything good since he was young.

Looking at the way Han Shuo smashed his fingers, Lu Qing felt his heart ache.

She had five hundred gold coins, but she could still buy some things. She had to convince Xue Yan to let her go out and shop, even if it meant buying some clothes.

On the day that Xue Yan returned, he agreed to Lu Qing's suggestion, but that was on the premise that he would accompany her.