When Huo Changze took Shen Jiao away from the cannibal place, his hands suddenly went empty as he walked.
Shen Jiao took her hand out of Huo Changze's.
She lowered her head and said nothing.
Huo Changze asked: "Are you scared?"
"Don't be afraid. As long as I'm here, they won't do anything to you." Huo Changze comforted her softly, not seeing the vicious attitude he had towards others just now.
"Huo Changze..." Shen Jiao's tears that she had been holding back for a long time finally fell. She begged him in a tearful voice in a low voice, "Can you send me away from here?"
"...You don't want to stay here?"
Shen Jiao shook her head, her face full of grievances, and said, "I don't want to..."
"Jiaojiao." Huo Changze looked at her calmly and asked, "Then where do you want to go?"
"I don't know... anywhere is fine..." As long as it's not here.
Shen Jiao didn't notice that Huo Changze's face became more and more gloomy. She continued to sob softly and said, "I'm afraid..."
Whether it was the eldest lady, those aunts, or even the dead Huo Qi... She still remembered the hateful look Huo Qi looked at her that day, and the blood that came out of his head when he fell to the ground...
She would always feel uneasy as long as she stayed here.
"Huo Changze, I'm afraid...I'm afraid I'll die here...and you can't always protect me..."
Huo Changze frowned and disagreed with her words. He stretched out his hand to wipe away her tears and said, "Why not? When I marry you, I will protect you for the rest of my life."
Seeing Huo Changze mentioning marrying her again, Shen Jiao knew in her heart that Huo Changze would not let her go. She thought sadly, could she never leave this general's mansion for the rest of her life?
There is nothing good here... Everyone except Huo Changze is looking forward to her death. By the way...and Bitao and Ayu.
But it's just them, so what's the point of her staying here?
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There were still white hangings everywhere in the general's mansion. General Huo hadn't even passed the first seven days of his life, so Huo Changze directly made a big show of letting Shen Jiao move to live in his yard.
The servants looked at this absurd scene and did not dare to say anything nonsense. Those aunts have been dismissed by Huo Changze, and the eldest lady has been staying in her yard since she was severely warned by Huo Changze last time.
In this huge general's mansion, no one mentioned General Huo again.
As soon as Huo Changze stepped into the room after returning home, he saw Shen Jiao lying by the window with a sad look on her face.
She hasn't been in a good mood lately, and she isn't as lively as she used to be.
Huo Changze sighed, knowing that she was angry with him for not letting her leave.
So Huo Changze came closer and hugged her, saying, "Jiaojiao doesn't want to stay here, right?"
Shen Jiao ignored him.
Huo Changze continued: "Then let's leave here."
When Shen Jiao heard this, she immediately raised her head excitedly, "Really? Where are we going? When are we leaving?"
She asked three questions in a row, and her excitement was palpable.
Shen Jiao didn't care where Huo Changze would take her, she just didn't want to stay in the general's mansion anymore. Every day she stayed here made her feel breathless, as if something was weighing heavily on her heart.
Huo Changze told her that the imperial edict would be issued in a few days, and the border war broke out again, so he would rush to the border immediately.
Huo Changze held her hand in his and said, "Can you follow me to the border?"
Shen Jiao was a little hesitant when she heard that he was going to the border, "But... I don't know how to fight."
Huo Changze was amused by her, pinched her little face, and explained: "I won't let you go to the battlefield. You can go there as my family member who is accompanying the army, and just accompany me."
"How long are we going to stay there?"
Huo Changze was very confident and said, "It will be quick."
The last time he defeated the enemy, he directly killed the general of the Northern Qi Dynasty. It had only been a short time before he started another war, fearing that he had lived too long.
This is also the reason why Huo Changze took Shen Jiao with him.
Shen Jiao nodded: "Okay, I'll go with you."
Although he still stayed with Huo Changze, it was much better than staying in the general's mansion now.
Soon the day of march came.
Huo Changze looked at the two brats following Shen Jiao, with veins jumping on his forehead.
"who are they?"
So Shen Jiao introduced him, "This is Bitao, the maid who was with me before."
"And this is Qi Yu. He is... my brother."
Huo Changze sneered, "When did you get a younger brother? Why didn't I know."
Shen Jiao added awkwardly: "Brother."
Huo Changze looked at her with a smile, noncommittal.
Although he could take good care of Shen Jiao, he would inevitably miss something due to the busy military affairs there. Since Bi Tao is her former maid, there is nothing wrong with following her.
It's just this little devil...
Huo Changze raised his eyebrows and said, "Bitao can go, but he can't."
When Qi Yu heard that he couldn't go, he immediately became anxious and said, "Why? I can protect Sister Shen!"
Huo Changze sneered: "You protect her? I'm not dead yet."
Huo Changze looked Qi Yu up and down again and said mockingly: "Not to mention, who can you protect with your small body?"
Qi Yu clenched his fists. Although he was very unwilling in his heart, it was undeniable that Huo Changze was telling the truth.
Although he has grown a lot now, he has gained some strength from working a lot. If he meets ordinary people, he can still give it a try.
But in front of Huo Changze, he was really not enough.
Shen Jiao couldn't see Huo Changze embarrassing Qi Yu so much, so she said to Huo Changze, "Take him with you... I'm leaving and Ayu will be so lonely here."
Huo Changze remained unmoved by Shen Jiao's request, his face as cold as ice, "He is so old and he is not a child. How can he still cry after being separated?"
Qi Yu's face suddenly turned red, "I won't cry!"
However, Huo Changze finally gave in and said, "It's okay, but he can only follow the team as a new recruit."
Shen Jiao was very worried, "But Ayu is still young..."
It was a long way, and he would definitely not be able to bear walking all the way there.
Huo Changze was very pleased to see Shen Jiao caring so much about this little kid who appeared out of nowhere.
His tone was sour, "What are you kidding about? When I was his age, I already picked up a long sword and went to the battlefield to kill people."
In the end, Qi Yu himself agreed. He wanted to become stronger so that he could be qualified to protect Sister Shen.
Shen Jiao was a little angry, feeling that Huo Changze was deliberately making things difficult for Qi Yu. So he got into the carriage without talking to Huo Changze.
Upon seeing this, Huo Changze also got into the carriage and it took a lot of effort to coax Shen Jiao to feel better. But he didn't think Shen Jiao had a bad temper. On the contrary, he enjoyed it himself.
However, the peaceful atmosphere did not last long. Huo Changze felt itchy in his heart when he looked at Shen Jiao's pretty little face, and couldn't help but use words to tease her, "If you really like children so much, then why not..."
Huo Changze came closer, his tall nose brushed against Shen Jiao's cool cheek, smelled her faint fragrance, and said in an ambiguous tone: "Why don't you give me a baby..."
