A sickly fellow ridiculed by the entire army? I'll be the most beautiful woman in the barracks!

"What did you say? Zhao Daxuan, don't go too far!"

Leng Wuye could no longer suppress his anger and roared at Zhao Daxuan.

Zhao Daxuan frowned, took two steps back, looked at Leng Wuye with disdain, and sneered.

"It's alright. Since you don't like them, I'll keep them for two months to recover. After two months, when the warhorses have recovered, I'll keep them for my own use."

Zhao Daxuan shrugged indifferently, beckoned to Shen Qingci beside him, and prepared to turn and leave.

An unprecedented sense of frustration surged through Leng Wuye's heart, yet he was helpless against Zhao Daxuan in front of him.

If he wanted to achieve his goal, he would have no choice but to humble himself before him.

Just as Shen Qingci told Zhao Daxuan, he has no other choice now, and Zhao Daxuan is the only way for him to quickly obtain a warhorse.

Watching Zhao Daxuan walk further and further away, Leng Wuye knew he had no choice but to submit.

He kept telling himself that a wise man can bend and stretch, and that temporary grievances are only for a stronger future.

"I bought it!"

With a stern face, Leng Wuye loudly called out to Zhao Daxuan in front of him.

Zhao Daxuan turned his head, looked at Leng Wuye with a meaningful expression, and spoke with a smile.

"At full price?"

"That's right, I bought your defective horse at full price. Are you happy now?"

"But I only accept defective products due to injury, not defective ones!"

Leng Wuye gritted his teeth. At this moment, he no longer cared about saving face; profit was the only priority.

Zhao Daxuan was somewhat surprised by Leng Wuye's quick and decisive agreement.

"Okay, how many do you want?"

"I'll take as many as you have, but at least seven hundred!"

Leng Wuye spoke in a deep voice. His minimum goal was to fill the gaps in the Black Armor Camp. If he could fill more gaps, that would also be within his consideration.

In this great battle, the troops of Zhenbei City suffered heavy losses. He planned to take this opportunity to ask Yue Zhenyuan to expand the size of the Black Armor Battalion.

If Yue Zhenyuan agrees, he will have another opportunity to ask the imperial court for grain and provisions.

Now that I've advanced some of the military funds to purchase warhorses, it will be perfectly reasonable to get them back later.

"Seven hundred horses? That's at least thirty thousand taels! Are you sure you can come up with that?"

Zhao Daxuan looked at Leng Wuye with suspicion, his face practically screaming "I don't believe you."

Leng Wuye sneered, "If you can't produce it, I won't come looking for you."

Thirty thousand taels is indeed a considerable sum, and he felt a pang of regret when he had to take it out.

Zhao Daxuan nodded. "Alright then, take the money with you. Come find me at the camp outside the city later. You know where it is."

With that, he turned and left with Shen Qingci, heading towards the main gate of the camp.

Leng Wuye stared coldly at Zhao Daxuan's retreating figure.

If looks could kill, Zhao Daxuan would have been riddled with holes by Leng Wuye's gaze.

"Sir, are we really going to buy a defective horse at full price?"

The soldier behind Leng Wuye asked with a resentful look.

Being a soldier in the Black Armor Battalion had always been an honor for him. He had never seen Leng Wuye so humiliated in front of outsiders, and the soldier instinctively felt indignant.

After Zhao Daxuan walked away, Leng Wuye's anger gradually subsided. Hearing the soldier's question, he shook his head helplessly.

"It's alright, let him laugh for a while longer. The nail that sticks out gets hammered down. He's been jumping around so much this time, someone will naturally take care of him."

He then turned and left with two bodyguards behind him.

On the other side, Zhao Daxuan had already reached the entrance of the camp, where Li Erlong and the others had been waiting for a long time.

Just as Li Erlong and the others were about to greet him, they were stunned when they saw Shen Qingci behind Zhao Daxuan. Their expressions froze instantly, and the words that were on the tip of their tongues got stuck in their throats.

Zhao Daxuan raised an eyebrow and coughed twice, and Li Erlong and the others finally came to their senses.

"Ah... sir, you've arrived!"

Li Erlong smiled sheepishly and scratched the back of his head, but he no longer dared to look at Shen Qingci, feeling that even looking at her would be an offense.

"Let me introduce you. This is Miss Shen Qingci, the new bride arranged for me by the General. From now on, whenever you see her, you'll see me!"

Li Erlong's eyes immediately turned serious, and he bowed solemnly to Shen Qingci. The other dozens of soldiers followed suit and bowed deeply as well.

"Greetings, Madam!"

A group of people shouted in unison, and the momentum of a few dozen people was like that of hundreds. The morale of the Wangbei Camp soldiers was rising higher and higher.

Shen Qingci calmly accepted everyone's bows, then nodded slightly.

"From now on, you will all serve your Commandant Zhao diligently, and promotions and even wealth will not be just a dream!"

"yes!"

After everyone responded in unison, Zhao Daxuan interrupted their polite conversation with a smile.

"Alright, Erlong, you take the brothers back to the camp outside the city to handle the aftermath. I'll take Qingci back to the Zhao residence first, and then go outside the city to meet up with you."

After Li Erlong and the others agreed, Zhao Daxuan pulled his warhorse over, lightly leaped, and sat steadily on its back. He then stretched out his hand and looked at Shen Qingci with a smile.

"Qingci, I'll take you back to the Zhao residence. It's a long journey, please mount your horse!"

Shen Qingci blushed slightly as she looked at Zhao Daxuan's posture, but she still reached out and gently placed her hand in Zhao Daxuan's palm.

Zhao Daxuan felt the warmth and smoothness from the palm of his hand, his heart fluttered, and his smile deepened.

With a gentle pull, he lifted Shen Qingci onto the horse's back. A faint fragrance wafted into his nostrils, making his heart race.

Shen Qingci felt a strong chest pressing tightly against her back, followed by a strong masculine scent enveloping her, making her feel dizzy and her blush deepen.

Zhao Daxuan smiled slightly, squeezed his feet together slightly, and with a thought, the warhorse beneath him lifted its hooves rhythmically.

The clatter of hooves rang out, and the warhorse slowly headed towards the Zhao residence. In a daze, Shen Qingci had already arrived at the Zhao residence in the east of the city.

Zhao Daxuan helped Shen Qingci down from her warhorse and arrived at the tightly closed gate of the Zhao residence, where he gently knocked on the door.

Soon, Sixi opened the door, poked his head out, and his eyes lit up when he saw Zhao Daxuan.

"Master, you're back! I'll go inform the ladies!"

After Si Xi finished speaking with a smile, he was about to turn around and run to the backyard when Zhao Daxuan quickly reached out and grabbed him.

"Don't rush, I have important business outside the city, so I won't go in. I'll be back tonight!"

He then introduced Chao Sixi.

"This is the new mistress of the household, Miss Shen Qingci. From now on, you must treat her as the mistress of the house and not neglect her!"

Si Xi was taken aback upon hearing this, treating him as the mistress of the house!

This is a treatment that none of Li Shishi and the others in the family have ever received.

But he immediately realized what was happening and quickly bowed deeply to Shen Qingci.

"This humble servant, Sixi, greets the First Madam!"

"Get up, don't stand on ceremony."

After Shen Qingci nodded slightly in acknowledgment, Sixi stood up.

Zhao Daxuan nodded in satisfaction and looked at Shen Qingci with a smile.

"Qingci, the great battle outside the city has just ended, and there is a lot of cleanup work to be done. In addition, Leng Wuye of the Black Armor Camp is coming to buy warhorses, and I need to go and handle it."

"You rest well at home, I'll be back tonight."

When it came to serious matters, Shen Qingci agreed without any hesitation, urging him to hurry up and deal with the important stuff.

"Business is important, let's go quickly."

Zhao Daxuan mounted his horse in one swift motion and galloped away from the camp.