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Chapter 150 Nothing compares
Fang Xiaomao stretched out her arms, supporting a door panel, on which lay Xia Zhi, covered in blood.

Xia Zhi led a thousand heavy infantrymen to form a battle array against the city, holding off one enemy force alone. This was the unit that suffered the heaviest losses in this battle.

The walls of Yuan'an are too weak. If we don't set up a defensive line outside the city to block the enemy, the thin walls will probably collapse with a single charge.

After placing Xia Zhi on the bed, Fang Xiaomao whispered, "Junior Sister, wait a moment, the General will come to check your injuries!"

The doctors in Yuan'an are all men, so it's inconvenient for them to treat Xia Zhi's injuries. And most women are completely helpless when it comes to Xia Zhi's internal and external injuries. Fang Xiaomao had no choice but to send Xia Zhi to Xiao Changche, even though Xia Zhi was unwilling.

However, at present, Xia Zhi can only verbally express her unwillingness.

In no time at all, Xiao Changche arrived.

"General, thank you for your trouble!" Fang Xiaomao clasped her hands in a salute.

Xiao Changche nodded and said to Xiao Mao, "Stand guard outside!"

"Yes!"

Stepping into the room and closing the door, Xiao Changche walked to the bedside. He first reached out to feel Xia Zhi's pulse, then frowned slightly and said, "Your internal injuries are quite severe, but I'm not good at treating internal injuries. I'll take care of your external injuries first. As for the rest, we'll wait for Li Dachui to return!"

On the summer solstice, he closed his eyes and pretended to be asleep, ignoring everything.

Xiao Changche didn't stand on ceremony and immediately reached out to start tearing off Xia Zhi's clothes.

The violent woman's method of removing her armor was quite unusual. She didn't bother to carefully untie the armor's ribbons at all. Instead, she simply grabbed them and pulled, snapping them into several pieces with a few cracking sounds. Then she threw the loosened armor aside and pulled open her shirt to reveal the clothes she was wearing underneath.

Even knowing that Xiao Changche was a woman, Xia Zhi felt her face burning hot. She felt Xiao Changche reaching out to untie her last restraints and could no longer pretend to be asleep. She reached out to cover her last piece of clothing to prevent Xiao Changche from taking it off.

"Weren't you unconscious?" Xiao Changche laughed as he pried Xia Zhi's hands away, then casually pulled her up. Xia Zhi felt a chill on her chest, and was now practically naked in front of Xiao Changche.

She immediately closed her eyes, refusing to look at the other person, feeling both ashamed and angry.

"Several external injuries!" The cold hand stroked her body, and Xia Zhi felt the hairs on her body stand up, and her skin seemed to be covered with a dense layer of small bumps.

She bit her lip tightly, her body tense, and at that moment she really wanted to faint.

Feeling the other person groping her body, followed by a series of extremely cool sensations, she realized they were applying medicine. Peeking through a crack in her eyes, she saw a pair of slender hands bandaging her wounds with practiced ease. A moment later, they finished. Xiao Changche scrutinized Xia Zhi's body, then suddenly chuckled, "Quite delicate-looking! Just a little small."

Feeling the other person's hand pat her in a certain spot, Xia Zhi immediately became annoyed, opened her eyes wide and shouted angrily, "You think you're so great!"

Xiao Changche laughed and ignored Xia Zhi. She pulled a quilt over Xia Zhi and covered her with it. Then she took off her armor. The blood on her armor was no less than that on Xia Zhi's.

Xia Zhi stared wide-eyed as Xiao Changche, with his back to her, removed his blood-stained clothes one by one.

Her eyes widened as she discovered that the other person had wrapped their breasts tightly with a layer of cloth inside their clothes.

Suddenly I understood.

She took off her helmet, loosened her hair, and let her long, glossy black hair fall casually over her bare, white shoulders.

“You, you…” Xia Zhi wanted to say something.

Xiao Changche turned around and looked at Xia Zhi on the bed: "What do you want to ask?"

Xia Zhi stared blankly at Xiao Changche's appearance, forgetting all the words she had just wanted to say, and was completely dazed.

She's so beautiful!

This was the only thought in Xia Zhi's mind at this moment.

Looking at the other person and then at herself, Xia Zhi suddenly felt sad. Her big eyes filled with tears, and one after another, golden beans fell down her cheeks.

"Xia Zhi, you are a general in command of troops, why do you cry so easily?" Xiao Changche was a little annoyed.

She should have kept quiet, because once she did, Xia Zhi burst into tears.

Fang Xiaomao, who was outside, heard Xia Zhi crying loudly inside the house and became anxious. He shouted, "General, Xia Zhi's injuries are very serious. Please be gentle!"

Xiao Changche roared, "Get out!"

Then it became quiet outside, and soon the sound of Fang Xiaomao walking away could be heard.

"How can you be so beautiful?" Xia Zhi sobbed as she spoke, leaving Xiao Changche frozen in place.

"Why are you so skilled in martial arts?" came the second question. "Why are you so good at fighting?" came the third question.

"You're good at this and that, but what about other people?!" With this final question, Xia Zhi became more and more heartbroken, and the more she thought about it, the more meaningless it all seemed, and she cried louder and louder.

Xiao Changche exhaled a breath of stale air, looked at Xia Zhi, and was somewhat amused and exasperated.

"You like Li Dachui?" Sitting on the edge of the bed, Xiao Changche's voice softened considerably as he pinched Xia Zhi's little nose.

"You know perfectly well why you're asking. Don't you like her too?" Xia Zhi cried. "It's just that I can't compare to you in anything, so naturally the young master doesn't like me. I imitated your clothes, speech, and actions, and the young master laughed at me and I even got beaten up by my senior brother. I tried to imitate how you fought, but you were fine while I got beaten up like this!"

Xiao Changche smiled and said, "I do like him a little. But it seems I don't like him as much as you do. Xia Zhi, if you really want your young master to like you, then don't abandon yourself, lose your true self, and become a mere appendage. Li Dachui will never like a woman who has no opinions of her own and always revolves around him."

Xia Zhi blinked at Xiao Changche: "Aren't you angry that I also like the young master? Aren't you afraid I'll steal him away? Let me tell you, the young master and I grew up together, childhood sweethearts, you know that?"

"You little girl? We've known each other for ages, and we're like old friends!" Xiao Changche thought the little girl was quite cute.

"What do you mean?"

"When you have free time, read more books! Li Dachui, you say you're impatient with reading, but you're actually very knowledgeable! You should lie down and get some sleep. After I'm done washing up, I'll go out and find you some clothes that fit. My clothes are too big for you."

"So you're saying I'm short!"

"It's really not high!"

Xiao Changche gestured to her shoulder, indicating that Xia Zhi was roughly at that height.

Xia Zhi angrily pulled the blanket over her head.

When Xia Zhi usually sees Xiao Changche in men's clothing, she always feels that she is not much worse than him, and that they are comparable in many ways. But seeing Xiao Changche today, Xia Zhi's despair deepened.

It can't compare to anything!
What should I do?

With a snap, something inside her seemed to shatter. A warm current started from her dantian, traveled upwards, and spread to her entire body. In an instant, Xia Zhi felt as if she were soaking in a warm basin of water, feeling cozy and comfortable.

Her eyes widened. What the hell was this?

Despite being severely injured and extremely weak at this moment, he still managed to break through the shackles of the seventh rank of Xuan Yuan and step onto the eighth rank.
Could it be that jealousy can not only distort a person's appearance but also greatly enhance their abilities?

Li Dachui is preparing to withdraw his troops.

The cautious Lenger gave him no chance whatsoever.

It's like a beautiful woman striking poses for a long time, but the person opposite her is a father-in-law who remains completely unmoved, leaving her helpless.

It wasn't a fault of war!
“Let’s go. Qingtongxia still has strength. Although we’ve taken half of their men this time, they can quickly replenish their ranks!” Li Dachui said. “Such a small tactical victory is not enough to change the situation. From a strategic perspective, once the Yuan army turns south, our days will be numbered.”

"What a pity! If the two protectorates of Andong and Anxi could have worked together, they might have been able to take down Wild Boar Ridge in Qingtongxia this time!" Gu Xiaoman said with great regret.

“Linghuye would never do that. If those two points are removed, it would be tantamount to starting a war with the Northern Yuan, and the war would continue indefinitely.” Li Dachui said, “This time, Sha Liewen dared to be so bold, there must be Linghuye instigating him behind the scenes.”

"Shouldn't we have some peace and quiet for a while?" Gu Xiaoman said with a smile.

"We should relax for a while!" Li Dachui nodded. "After Aktun took that blow, his desire to take over the frontier military has definitely wilted. He's not willing to take risks. Jebe is still cleaning up the mess in the Northern Yuan and will need time to return. Next, Lengge will definitely be in temporary command of the military. You've seen that old guy; he's overly cautious and won't give us any more chances. So, let's just focus on farming from now on!"

"Are you going to Yandu too?" Gu Xiaoman asked.

"We need to go and have a good talk with Tiele and Akdun about how to hinder Jebe's progress!" Li Dachui nodded and said, "Jebe is quite capable in warfare."

“I heard that Zhebie’s martial arts cultivation is at the peak of the ninth rank of the Profound Origin Realm!” Gu Xiaoman said.

"What's so great about an old man who's almost fifty and has a peak ninth-grade Xuan Yuan skill?"

"I am very saddened by your words, young master! It's true that a well-fed man doesn't know the hunger of a starving man." Gu Xiaoman said, "I am thirty-six years old and I haven't even reached the ninth rank."

"Almost there, almost there! The old man says you're almost there!" Li Dachui laughed loudly. "Maybe one day you'll wake up and find yourself having inexplicably broken through!"

"I hope so!" Gu Xiaoman said, "It's really a frustrating situation. I feel like I have enough savings, or even more, but I just can't seem to break through that thin layer of paper. It's so frustrating, yet I feel powerless to do anything about it!"

"Take it easy, haste makes waste."

“That’s true, but you may not understand the pain of people like us who are stuck at the threshold. Xia Zhi has been stuck at the seventh rank peak for a whole year.”

(End of this chapter)