Datang: Ten Years of Proton, Leading an Army of Millions to Return

"That's good..."

The worry between Li Kuan's brows dissipated a little. As long as the army was fine, it would be fine. The real worry was that the army was also infiltrated by the virus. If that happened, it would be a terrible disaster!

"Oh! That's right! Old witch! The cup of tea you just drank from is what I use to rinse my mouth."

After hearing the exact news, Li Kuan immediately thought of going to Guo Shoujing to tell him and let him put his mind at ease.

But before Li Kuan left, he turned around and said to the old witch with a smirk on his face.

"Puff!! Ah... Li Kuan! I'm not done with you!"

Hearing this, the old goblin lost his grip on the teacup in his hand and it fell to the ground. The next moment, he sprayed the tea that he had not yet swallowed all over the ground, and then he half-knelt on the ground and retched.

He turned around, only to find that Li Kuan had disappeared. He could only roar in rage.

"Hahaha...Okay, okay! In that case, I, this old minister, will be relieved!"

In the general's tent, when Guo Shoujing heard what Li Kuan reported, the gloom on his face disappeared.

As long as the army is fine, he can return to Yanyun City with peace of mind without wasting too much time here.

"Principal Guo, there is nothing to do with the army this time. It is useless to stay here. Why don't you take them back to the capital first?"

Although the army has not been affected by the epidemic for the time being, it is extremely unsafe for them to stay here. It would be better to let them leave first.

"That's exactly what I meant! But, Your Majesty, I don't know how to solve the situation in this royal city?"

There were many soldiers of the Great Yan in the city, he couldn't just stand by and watch them die! That would surely chill people's hearts!

"I'll stay here for now, and I'll go back to Chang'an to welcome them once the situation is under control. The number of people affected in the Goguryeo capital is not small, and if he's not here to handle this, I'm afraid it will soon become a dead city!"

Li Kuan said.

"Your Majesty, everyone was right about you!"

Guo Shoujing nodded with great appreciation. Staying here to solve the epidemic was not a lucrative job. If he was not careful, he might get sick and die a bad death.

Of course, Guo Shoujing didn't know that Li Kuan was already familiar with the smallpox virus.

"There are still many remaining forces in Goguryeo. The epidemic situation is still worsening and I have no time to spare. Before leaving, Principal Guo needs to give them a warning so that they can behave themselves."

Li Kuan didn't pay attention to Guo Shoujing's ambiguous look, as if he was used to it.

"I will leave some people behind to assist Your Majesty, and on the other hand, if those people dare to show up, we will deal with them all!"

Guo Shoujing snorted coldly. He did not take the Goguryeo army of hundreds of thousands seriously. If some defeated soldiers dared to show up, he would suppress them all.

The next morning, Guo Shoujing asked Chen Qingzhi to organize the troops under his command. More than 400,000 soldiers were ready to go.
"Master Guo, the army has been assembled! Why should we set off?"

Chen Qingzhi came up to Guo Shoujing and said respectfully.

He was a little dazed. Not long ago, Goguryeo was still the Great Yan, an extremely restless factor beside his bed. But when the mighty army of the Great Yan passed by, Goguryeo gave up and had no power to resist anymore!

"Hahaha! Great! In that case, you can return to your team. We will set off immediately and return to the capital!"

Guo Shoujing was in a rare and extremely cheerful mood. With his powerful army at his command, he was in awe. Who in the world could defeat him?

"Yes!"

All the generals bowed to Guo Shoujing and then retreated.

"Hmm? Cheng Yaojin! You stay!"

Guo Shoujing suddenly saw the figure of the old goblin and thought of the epidemic.

Li Kuan stayed alone to guard the Goguryeo royal city, so he would probably be a little tired. That guy was used to being a hands-off boss, so he would definitely feel very uncomfortable.

It would be best if there was someone who could share some of the burden with him, and the old goblin is a good candidate!
"….Master Guo, I wonder why you asked me to stay here?"

When the old demon saw Guo Shoujing's expression, he felt a bad premonition in his heart.

He didn't call out to so many generals, but instead called out to Cheng Yaojin. Nothing good must be happening!

"Your Majesty, you will stay in the Goguryeo capital to deal with the epidemic this time. I'm afraid you will need some manpower. You two have worked together before, so why don't you stay and assist Your Majesty?"

Guo Shoujing seemed not to notice the old goblin's strange expression and told him his plan.

"Master Guo... I was previously under the siege of Yanshou and was left with many injuries. Although I wanted to stay, my old injuries have relapsed and I am afraid I am not competent. Otherwise, Master Guo, please choose someone else and let me return to Chang'an City to recuperate..."

The old demon secretly said, "As expected." If he had heard Guo Shoujing's arrangement for some other matter, he would have agreed without hesitation. However, when he saw the final appearance and tragic situation of the infected people, he was extremely resistant.

But he couldn't refuse Guo Shoujing directly, so he could only try to get away with it.

"Old witch! I am not comfortable working with others, and I like you better. If you stay, since you are injured, I will let you rest more. I also have a lot of elixirs, I guarantee that you will be full of energy soon!"

Li Kuan on the other side saw the old witch's face suddenly turn the color of liver, and a smile appeared on his face.

I’m afraid of getting sick, so I won’t let you leave!

"Um... Lord Guo, my body can't take it anymore..."

The old demon glared at Li Kuan, and then spoke to Guo Shoujing. His breath became weaker, and a trace of blood flowed from his mouth.

"Since Your Majesty has made such a promise, you should not refuse. It is better to recuperate here than to endure the bumpy journey thousands of miles back home."

Guo Shoujing glanced at the old demon and immediately understood what he was thinking.

"Lao Hei, why don't you stay here for me? If you need me in the future, just let me know."

The old demon refused to give up. He moved closer to Yuchi Laohei and whispered.

If Yuchi Laohei agreed, I'm afraid Guo Shoujing would have nothing to say.

"You old devil! Lord Guo entrusted you with an important task, which shows that he thinks highly of you! How can you refuse?"

When Yuchi Laohei saw the old demon being humiliated, he suppressed his laughter and spoke seriously.

"Old Black! You have to help me! At most I will agree to one condition of yours, as long as it is within my ability!"

The old demon thought that Yuchi Laohei wanted to raise the price, so he gritted his teeth and said with great heartache.

As long as I can avoid staying here, it's worth it even if I have to pay some price!
"Oh?"

Yuchi Laohei was a little surprised. He didn't expect that the old witch, this stingy person, would be willing to pluck the feathers!
It seems that he really is extremely resistant to this!
"This won't do! My injuries are more serious than yours! If I don't return to Yanyun City for treatment, I'm afraid I'll die!"

He pretended to be in deep thought, but spoke slowly under the expectant gaze of the old goblin.

The more the old goblin resisted, the more he wanted to see the old goblin's embarrassed expression.

"You!" The old demon was extremely angry. Yuchi Laohei looked very energetic, how could he look like a seriously injured person?
"If there is no objection, let's decide this matter."

No one knew whether Guo Shoujing did it on purpose or not, but he immediately made his decision and left.

"Old witch, I won't treat you badly if you stay, so there's no need to worry so much!"

Li Kuan came over and patted the old witch's shoulder to comfort him.

"Humph! You make it sound so easy!"

The old demon was extremely angry, and he gritted his teeth when he saw the smile on Li Kuan's face. If he could beat Li Kuan, he really wanted to beat Li Qiu up!
But military orders were as heavy as mountains, and the old demon did not dare to disobey Guo Shoujing's will and could only accept his fate.

"Dad! I want to discuss something with you!"

Just then, Cheng Chumo and Qin Huaiyu came up.

"Fuck away!"

The old demon was in a very unhappy mood, and he didn't look happy when he saw Cheng Chumo.

"I want to stay..."

Cheng Chumo was a little hesitant when he saw the old witch's expression. No matter how he looked at it, he didn't want to do it now. It was time to discuss it with the old witch!
But the next moment, he still said it.

"What?! Did your head get hit by the door? I tried my best to go back, but you wanted to stay? Are you trying to piss me off to death?!"

The old demon got furious when he heard that. Didn't he just waste so much expression and words just because he didn't want to stay?

But Cheng Chumo was extremely eager to stay!

"Dad...listen to me, many of the soldiers in the quarantine area in the city are under my command...I can't just abandon you and not do anything..."

Cheng Chumo lowered his head after being scolded by the old witch, but he continued to speak.

Although Cheng Chumo and his father are playboys, they have inherited their father's loyalty and righteousness!
It is precisely because the soldiers under their command are in trouble that they want to stay and share the hardships!

"No! Don't mention this matter again! With me and that kid Li Kuan here, they will be fine! Just leave it to us, and you can go back to Yanyun City and wait for good news!"

The old witch interrupted him directly. Cheng Chumo was the only child in his Cheng family!
He can ignore his own safety but he will never let Cheng Chumo take risks!

"Huaiyu! Don't make trouble! Li Kuan is here, that's enough! If you are here, it won't solve the problem and will only cause more trouble for them!"

Xin Qiji on the other side also spoke to Qin Huaiyu with a stern face.

The two looked at each other and saw that Cheng Yaojin and Xin Qiji had no intention of giving in, so they could only give up.
………………

The army is about to set out, and the women's army led by the female general is also ready to go.

At this time, there was a pony in front of the women's army, and there were two small figures on the horse's back, they were Xiao Yuanyuan and Changle.

At this moment, they put on the small military uniforms that Han Ruxue specially prepared for them, and there was a hint of heroism on their cute little faces.
"Sister! Why hasn't my brother-in-law come yet... I've been staring at him for so long."

On the horse's back, Xiao Yuanyuan turned her head, blinking her big eyes and staring intently in the direction behind her, as if searching for something.

After a while, she turned her head back in disappointment, with her little mouth pouted.

"Uh... maybe he was delayed by something again."

When she saw Xiao Yuanyuan's appearance, she rubbed her little head with some heartache.

However, she could vaguely guess that Li Kuan would not return to Yanyun City with them this time. After all, the Goguryeo royal city needed him right now.

"Xiao Yuanyuan! Look who's here!"

Just when Xiao Yuanyuan was about to complain, Changle, who was behind her, patted her shoulder and pointed behind her and said.

A tall figure slowly approached. Who else could it be but Li Kuan?

"Hmph! Damn brother-in-law! If you don't come, I'm going to go back! I'm going to leave you here! You won't be able to find your way home! You're going to cry!"

When Xiao Yuanyuan saw Li Kuan coming over, a look of surprise came over her little face. She jumped off the horse and wanted to run over to pounce on Li Kuan. However, halfway through her run, she remembered that she should be angry.

"Hmm? Sister Yuan, are you really going to leave me here? Aren't you afraid that no one will play with you or make you delicious food in the future?"

Li Kuan took a few steps forward, picked up Xiao Yuanyuan, pinched her chubby little face and said.

"That's right! I can't abandon my stinky brother-in-law! He will take me out to play and make delicious food for me! Then brother-in-law, let's go back quickly! I miss grandpa and I want to go back and pull his long beard!"

After hearing what Li Kuan said, Xiao Yuanyuan thought about it and nodded in agreement.

"Sister Yuan, let's have a competition! We will go back and forth to Yanyun City separately, and see who can get back to Yanyun City the fastest!"

Li Kuan rubbed Xiao Yuanyuan's head and suddenly changed his mind.

If he told Xiao Yuanyuan directly that he couldn't go back for the time being, the little girl would be very sad. Using a roundabout way should be a lot better.

"Hmm? Okay! No! Brother-in-law! Where is your warhorse? How can you go back without a horse?"

Xiao Yuanyuan seemed to think that the competition was extremely fun and she agreed without even thinking about it. However, after she finished speaking, a hint of doubt flashed in her eyes.

"I'm not afraid that your pony can't outrun my warhorse, so I put it behind to let you go."

Li Kuan concealed it very well and thought of an excuse almost in an instant.

"No! Damn brother-in-law! Are you not going back to Yanyun City?!
Although Xiao Yuanyuan couldn't hear the flaws in Li Kuan's words, she still noticed that something was wrong with Li Kuan.

The little head is also very smart, and it quickly thought of something.

"Master Guo asked me to stay and do some things. I will be able to go back soon."

"You stay at home first and wait for me."

Since Xiao Yuanyuan had guessed some of the information, Li Kuan had no intention of hiding it any further.

“….Mingwuwu… Stupid brother-in-law! Don’t you like me anymore?”

Xiao Yuanyuan was stunned for a moment when she heard this, but then she started crying, and tears immediately wet her eyes.

Li Kuan felt extremely distressed by her pitiful appearance.

"How could that be? Sister Yuan is so cute! I just have something else to deal with and can't go back for the time being. Once the problem is resolved, I will rush back to Yanyun City and run to Sister Yuan's side!"

Li Kuan rubbed her little head and patted his chest and said.

(End of this chapter)