Battle for Northern Frontier: The game begins with the grassland woman buying him.

After the two ran into the darkness in the distance, Su Zhan stopped, while Lin Qingshan stood not far from him, still staring at him warily.

Su Zhan was a little nervous, after all, this was his brother-in-law. Su Zhan had just beaten him up, and it would be troublesome if his brother-in-law got angry.

Su Zhan first grinned, pretending to be harmless.

"Brother, I am Yu'er's husband, Su Zhan. Please let me explain the situation."

Lin Qingshan remained silent, waiting for Su Zhan to explain, so Su Zhan recounted the whole story in detail.

"I'm planning to take care of Mandu tonight, so she won't bother us anymore. I thought you were sent by Mandu to follow me, so I was a little too rough. Brother, I didn't hurt you, did I?"

Lin Qingshan got the gist of the story and knew that Su Zhan was one of his own. Although he had been beaten up quite badly by Su Zhan, Su Zhan was his brother-in-law, so he couldn't really retaliate.

"With your meager skills, you think you can hurt me?"

Hearing Lin Qingshan's slightly labored breathing, Su Zhan knew that his brother-in-law was being stubborn, but he didn't expose him.

"It's good that you're alright, brother. Let's talk more when we get back."

Lin Qingshan glanced at the broadsword in Su Zhan's hand.

"Weren't you going to deal with Mandu? Why aren't you going?"

Su Zhan chuckled: "It doesn't matter when we clean up Mandu, the important thing is that Big Brother comes back."

Lin Qingshan didn't speak, he just nodded.

So the two of them headed toward Lin Yuer's tent. At first, they walked side by side, but later Su Zhan gradually fell behind Lin Qingshan by a step.

They remained silent the entire way until they arrived at the tent.

Lin Qingshan was about to reach out and open the tent flap, but he stopped halfway through, seemingly hesitant.

Su Zhan didn't know what was going on. Why was his brother-in-law so hesitant to go back to his own home? This was too abnormal.

Just then, Lin Yuer's voice came from inside the tent.

"Husband, what are you doing so late at night?"

Upon hearing Lin Yuer's voice, Lin Qingshan's expression suddenly turned panicked, and he tried to back away, but the curtain had already been opened.

Lin Yuer initially thought it was Su Zhan outside the door, but upon seeing the person in front of her, she realized it was Lin Qingshan. Her face showed surprise, which quickly turned into boundless joy.

"Brother, why are you back!"

Upon seeing Lin Yuer, Lin Qingshan suddenly regained his composure, as if he had made up his mind to do something drastic. He spoke in a hoarse voice.

"Let's go inside and talk!"

Lin Yuer welcomed Lin Qingshan and Su Zhan into the tent. Lin Qingshan didn't say anything, but Lin Yuer was very happy. Su Zhan closed the door tightly at the end.

After entering the tent, Lin Qingshan felt even more embarrassed because the tent was filled with a peculiar smell.

He's not stupid; he naturally knows what it tastes like.

In other words, this place is no longer his home, but Lin Yuer and Su Zhan's home. He is a guest, and this is Lin Yuer and Su Zhan's new house.

Su Zhan naturally smelled the odor as well. He touched his nose somewhat embarrassedly. If he had known Lin Qingshan would come, he should have asked Lin Yuer to let him know.

Lin Yuer didn't care about any of that; she was overjoyed that her brother was back.

"Brother, is the road safe for you? Is the fighting over?"

Upon hearing Lin Yuer mention this matter, Lin Qingshan's expression darkened again.

"The battle wasn't over. Our camp suffered a major defeat, and the Khan was killed. I was the only one who escaped back."

After hearing this, Lin Yuer and Su Zhan understood that Lin Qingshan had deserted. Although he was forced to desert, he was still a deserter.

Su Zhan didn't feel anything about being a deserter.

They're all Han Chinese, not nomads from the grasslands. So what does this battle on the grasslands have to do with them?

Besides, Lin Qingshan was conscripted and taken away, so there's nothing wrong with him escaping back. It's better than working for those grassland people and dying in some inexplicable place.

Lin Yuer was a little nervous, because she knew that deserting on the grassland was a capital offense.

If those grassland people discover this, they will definitely report Lin Qingshan, and Lin Qingshan will still be arrested. This time, he won't be sent to the army, but will be used as cannon fodder.

Being cannon fodder is almost the same as being a prisoner; they have no human rights whatsoever. Every time they charge, they are the first to charge. Their role is to serve as human shields for the grassland troops, so nine out of ten cannon fodder who are captured never come back.

"Brother, did no one spot you on your way back?"

Lin Qingshan shook his head: "Don't worry, little sister."

Seeing that Lin Qingshan was very tired, Su Zhan said to Lin Yuer, "Wife, you and my brother chat first, I'll go get him something to eat."

Su Zhan was about to leave the tent when Lin Yuer stopped him.

"Husband, you sit with my elder brother, I'll go get it."

After Lin Yuer finished speaking, she left the tent without waiting for Su Zhan to say anything more, leaving only Su Zhan and Lin Qingshan behind.

Su Zhan felt even more uncomfortable, like he was meeting his girlfriend's elders. Lin Qingshan was that elder, and what's more, he had even beaten up Lin Qingshan before, so he didn't know what to say.

Lin Qingshan, however, didn't stand on ceremony with Su Zhan and spoke directly to him.

"Come and sit down, it'll be good for us to have a chat."

Su Zhan thought to himself, "Let's just chat. Anyway, the deed is done, what can you do to me?"

As soon as Su Zhan sat down, Lin Qingshan pulled out a jar of wine from somewhere, leaving Su Zhan stunned.

He's been here for several days and hasn't found any alcohol in the tent. Does his older brother know magic tricks?

Lin Qingshan placed the jar of wine on the table, then took out two large bowls and filled one for himself and one for Su Zhan.

"Dry!"

Lin Qingshan only said one word, picked up the bowl and drank it all in one gulp. Seeing how generous he was, Su Zhan had nothing to say and simply picked up his bowl to keep him company.

After swallowing a bowl of wine, Su Zhan was no longer afraid of anything, because he discovered that the alcohol content was not high, similar to the alcoholic beverages he had drunk in his previous life. If he drank like this, he could finish a whole jar by himself without getting red in the face.

Lin Qingshan downed a bowl of wine, then fixed his sharp eyes on Su Zhan and said in a very serious voice, "Boy, where did you come from?"

Su Zhan felt that no matter which identity he used, it wouldn't have a good impact if he revealed it.

He couldn't reveal his identity as a time traveler, otherwise Lin Qingshan would think he was crazy.

And his identity in this life cannot be revealed. Although he is just a member of a fallen royal family of the Great Wu, he is still a member of the royal family.

So Su Zhan decided to make up a lie.

"My name is Su Zhan, and this older brother already knows that."

I come from the capital city and was originally going south to do business, but I didn't expect to run into bandits on the way.

Later, the bandits sold me to human traffickers, who then sold me to the grasslands.

Then I met Yu'er, who bought me, and we became a family.

"You know what happened next, brother."

While Su Zhan was speaking, Lin Qingshan kept his eyes fixed on Su Zhan's face, trying to see if he was lying.

But in the end, Lin Qingshan failed.

Why would Su Zhan be afraid of Lin Qingshan's interrogation? He had received professional training in his previous life, and even the most cruel torture would not be able to extract any words from him that he did not want to say.

Therefore, he felt that he had successfully deceived Lin Qingshan.