Noble First Daughter-in-law

Chapter 1086: Shi Yuxin

One journey of mountains, one journey of water.

In a blink of an eye, it was sunset again. Shang Ruyi sat on the ground, her eyes hurt by the golden sunlight and she almost cried. So she turned around silently, but because her hands were tied behind her back, this action was extremely difficult for her.

Someone around him immediately shouted, "What are you doing!?"

Shang Ruyi looked up and before she could say anything, Wo Xue, who also had her hands tied behind her back and was sitting next to her, immediately said, "What are you yelling about!"

The person who spoke was a soldier. He glanced at Shang Ruyi with empty eyes, then looked at Wo Xue's face which was covered with dust and blood. Suddenly, he felt a surge of anger in his heart - after all, when they were caught yesterday, the others were fine, but this seemingly petite woman made them suffer a lot. Several soldiers were knocked to the ground by her because they underestimated the enemy, especially him. Until now, the bruises on his back have not healed, and his wrists are aching slightly.

So he cursed: "Not only will I yell at you, I will also beat you——"

As he said this, he raised his big hand and slapped Wo Xue in the face.

Just then, a low voice sounded behind him: "Stop."

Hearing this voice, the soldier's hand immediately stopped in mid-air, and he hurriedly turned around and saluted: "Miss."

A faint fragrant breeze blew over.

Shang Ruyi looked up, but she didn't see the person coming, because the soldier was standing in front of her, blocking the person from coming. The quiet voice said in a low voice: "I have already said that you are not allowed to abuse the prisoners. How dare you disobey my order in front of me?"

The soldier said hurriedly: "I dare not. But——"

"only?"

The voice rose slightly: "It's just that you were beaten back by a yellow-haired girl. You feel unconvinced, right?"

The soldier stammered and dared not speak.

The voice continued, "She was able to defeat you, the rest of you, that's her ability. If you don't have that much ability, then you should go down and practice harder. If you don't even have that kind of mind, then you are inferior to this girl, and it's not just martial arts that counts."

These words made the soldier blush and he had to retreat.

As soon as he stepped back, Shang Ruyi immediately saw a tall and upright figure walking towards him. Under the golden sunlight, he looked like a god.

It was this time that she fought fiercely with her in Huyang Valley for several days and finally captured the female general - Shi Yuxin.

Now that she was right in front of her, Shang Ruyi was surprised to find that this female general who looked so majestic and impressive among the thousands of soldiers was not tall, not even as tall as her aunt who was of Hu ethnicity. However, unlike most weak women in seclusion, Shi Yuxin walked steadily even in armor. Her beautiful face had rough skin, bright eyes, a straight nose, and thin lips pursed into a line, revealing a heroic spirit.

It seems that he is a person who is not easy to get along with.

She walked over and looked at Shang Ruyi, then glanced at Wo Xue who was standing next to her with an indignant look on her face, and suddenly raised her leg and pulled out a dagger from her boot.

When he saw the cold light flash, Wo Xue was horrified. He immediately turned around and awkwardly blocked Shang Ruyi's way, saying in fear: "What are you going to do? Come at me if you have anything to say!"

Shi Yuxin's amber eyes reflected the golden sunlight and looked calm and indifferent. He stretched out his hand and pulled the bound Wo Xue aside, then swung his knife at Shang Ruyi.

"Ugh--"

A short exclamation sounded from the side, and then it became quiet again. Shang Ruyi only felt her wrist loosen, and the rope tied to her wrist was actually cut by Shi Yuxin. She opened her eyes wide in surprise and looked at the person in front of her. After a while, she whispered, "Thank you."

Shi Yuxin also looked at her and said, "You don't have any martial arts skills, so you won't be able to go far if I let you go. Go eat something by yourself."

As they were talking, Shang Ruyi also saw a few soldiers walking over. They were the cooks of this team. They had prepared dinner and brought it over. One of the portions was handed to her, and the other two were placed at the feet of Woxue and Luxiao, who were still tied up tightly.

Shi Yu thought to himself, "After you finish eating, feed them two."

Shang Ruyi said nothing, twisted his wrists which were numb from being tied, and was about to nod, when Wo Xue beside him said, "I don't need it, let me go, I will eat it myself."

Shi Yuxin glanced at her calmly and said, "It's not difficult to catch you, but I don't want to waste my time."

Wo Xue lowered his head, panting.

Shang Ruyi thought for a moment, then pointed at Lv Xiao, who was sitting on the other side of Wo Xue and was obviously frightened by Shi Yuxin's sword-drawing, and said, "She has no martial arts skills, and is even worse at running than I am. Can the heroine please let her go, too?"

Shi Yuxin glanced at Lu Xiao from the corner of her eye: "You won't run away?"

Shang Ruyi said: "She is an old friend of Xiao Yuansui."

Hearing this, Lu Xiao's already rapid breathing suddenly stopped, as if her whole body was tense. Shi Yuxin also raised his eyebrows slightly and looked her up and down: "Old friend? Why haven't I heard him mention it before?"

"..."

Lu Xiao's pupils suddenly shook. Although she was still illuminated by the golden sunlight, her whole body seemed to have darkened.

Shang Ruyi glanced at her and immediately said, "They broke up four or five years ago."

Shi Yu thought: "Oh? That means, before Xiao Yuansui went to Wanggang Village?"

"Yes."

"Oh……"

There was some understanding in her drawn-out voice. She glanced at Lv Xiao again. In fact, Shang Ruyi didn't need to tell her. Just from their performance, she could tell that this woman was the first one to give up resistance among the group. She seemed to be looking forward to being captured. So she walked over and cut the rope that bound Lv Xiao. But she still reminded her, "I let you go not because I trust you, but because I know you can't run away. If you want to run, then what's waiting for you is not the rope."

Lu Xiao lowered her head: "Yes."

She was in low spirits and even sat there blankly for a long time after being released. It was not until Shang Ruyi reminded her to eat that she picked up the bowl and chopsticks on the ground and ate some tasteless food.

Shang Ruyi, however, ate the dry biscuits soaked in the bland broth in big mouthfuls, and then went to feed Woxue.

Shi Yuxin also sat on the grass on the other side, eating barbecue while silently watching Shang Ruyi do all this. When the soldiers next to her finished their dinner, she waved her hand and several people immediately came over to obey her orders: "General, what do you want?"

Shi Yuxin said to them, "You should set off for Hulao Pass now and tell Xiao Yuansui and my brothers that I have given up attacking Chang'an and will be back at noon tomorrow."

Everyone immediately obeyed the order, mounted their horses and rode away.

Looking at their receding backs and the clouds of dust raised by them, Shang Ruyi's brows gradually twisted into a knot.