Transmigrated To Another World: General, I'm Not Your White Moonlight - Chapter 173

Chapter 173: More Important Than My Life
Several oil lamps were lit on both sides of the corridor, faintly illuminating the dark passage. Xuan Ruiquan walked for more than ten minutes before he saw the end of the passage. The moment he walked out of the passage, he reflexively drew his sword.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

The next second, the sound of metal colliding with each other was echoed in the silent underground. When the attackers saw his silver mask, they drew back their swords and knelt on the cold stone ground.

The three of them clasped their fists and said in unison, “This subordinate pay my respects to Yan Junwang.”

Xuan Ruiquan sheathed his sword and said calmly, “Get up. What is the situation on the northern border?”

As he sat down around an old wooden table, three people stood up and took a seat.

Jiang Zongshang poured a glass of warm water for Xuan Ruiquan and said, “After we captured Yu Guan Pass, we spread the news of our victory as you ordered. The moment the news of the death of the Xiong Nu general Hela Yuqun spread around, the morale of the Xiong Nu Army dropped sharply. Thanks to your strategy, we captured two more border towns and three more passes in just six days.”

Xuan Ruiquan nodded and asked, “Did you manage to get any information from Boma Huikun?”

Zhao Xingwei shook his head and replied, “Not yet. He said that he would rather die than betray his Chanyu.”

Lan Zhuoyu, who was sitting opposite Xuan Ruiquan, snorted coldly and said, “If he really wanted to die, he would have died long ago. He just said those empty words to delay time.”

As soon as these words came out, Zhao Xingwei fell into deep thought. Seeing this, Xuan Ruiquan asked, “General Zhao, what do you think?”

Zhao Xingwei raised his eyes and said, “What General Lan said is not wrong. Based on my understanding of the Xiong Nu’s personalities, they would rather die than be captured. After Boma Huikun was captured, there must be some reason why he decided not to take his own life but endure our interrogation.”

Xuan Ruiquan slowly tapped on the table with his index finger and fell into deep thought.

After a moment of silence, he said, “Continue the interrogation and send spies to the Xiong Nu camp to find out Chanyu Luandi’s plans. In addition, we must seize the remaining border towns and passes from the Xiong Nu in the shortest possible time. Preferably before the end of this month.”

After saying that, he stood up and put on his robe. The other three saw him standing up and followed suit.

Jiang Zongshang glanced at the untouchable cup of water on the table and asked, “Wangye, are you in a hurry? You haven’t even taken a sip of water. Has something happened?”

Xuan Ruiquan thought for a second and replied, “I’m going to Yunshan Village to save people.”

As soon as these words came out, Lan Zhuoyu’s eyes lit up. He picked up his sword and asked excitedly, “Wangye, who are you going to save? Can I go with you? I promise I won’t cause trouble.”

Xuan Ruiquan looked at Lan Zhuoyu and thought, ‘Since that woman is still hanging around Xin’er, I may need someone to keep an eye on her. With Zhuoyu’s character, even if that woman persuaded him to betray me, he would not be tempted and might even kill her in anger. Bringing Zhuoyu with me should save me the trouble of guarding against that woman.’

After thinking for a while, Xuan Ruiquan took his sword and said, “All right. Zhuoyu can come with me.”

Getting his permission, Lan Zhuoyu smiled brightly. Before he could cheer, Xuan Ruiquan added, “However, you are not allowed to have any contact with her without my permission.”

Not knowing why Xuan Ruiquan put forward such a condition, Lan Zhuoyu tilted his head in confusion and thought, ‘Who is this person Wangye wants to save? She seems to be very important to Wangye.’

Seeing Xuan Ruiquan staring at him, he nodded quickly like a chicken pecking at rice and said, “Yes, Wangye. I promise that I will behave and obey all your instructions!”

Xuan Ruiquan was satisfied with Lan Zhuoyu’s answer, looked at Zhao Xingwei and Jiang Zongshang, and said, “The rest is up to you two. If you find anything, contact me as soon as possible.”

Zhao Xingwei and Jiang Zongshang clasped their fists and said at the same time, “This subordinate accepts the order.”

After their brief meeting, Xuan Ruiquan left in a hurry, followed closely by Lan Zhuoyu.

When the stable boy fetched their horses, Lan Zhuoyu couldn’t restrain his curiosity and asked, “Wangye, can’t you tell me who you want to save? That person must be very important to you.”

Listening to his words, Xuan Ruiquan thought of Duan Yixin, and his originally cold expression became gentler. He smiled and whispered, “Yes. She is more important than my life.”

Lan Zhuoyu, who was standing next to him, blinked in disbelief. He rubbed his eyes and looked at Xuan Ruiquan again. Lan Zhuoyu was shocked when he saw Xuan Ruiquan actually smiling. Before he could accept that his face-paralyzed Wangye really smiled, the stable boy came back with two tall and strong war horses.

The stable boy handed over the reins to Xuan Ruiquan and Lan Zhuoyu, “Guests, this is your horse.”

Xuan Ruiquan took the reins, gave the stable boy a few copper coins, and said to Lan Zhuoyu, “Let’s go.”

Hearing this, Lan Zhuoyu snapped back to his senses. He quickly mounted his horse and chased Xuan Ruiquan, who had left first. When the two hastily rode towards Yunshan Village, the Chi family and Duan Yixin had just finished their discussion.

After breakfast, Duan Yixin and Chi Xiyou originally planned to go to the Sun family’s house to see if they could buy some wooden buckets for use first. However, seeing the rain getting heavier, Chi Junheng decided to go with Chi Xiyou while Duan Yixin stayed behind.

When Chi Junheng and Chi Xiyou arrived at the Sun family’s house, they found that no one was home. Fortunately, Sun Chen came back to check on his ox and met the two of them. When Sun Chen saw them coming in the heavy rain, he thought something big must be going on, so he invited them in.