A veteran of the frontier army, after marrying a wife, fought his way through the northern border.

That evening, Luo Yunxiao was a little worried about Wang Shitou's injuries, so she specially checked his breathing and pulse.

Although it was very faint, it didn't seem to cause any major problems.

To be on the safe side.

They also made an exception and used the external treatment method from the combined cultivation technique on him.

Hold his hands and channel your inner energy into him to help him overcome the difficulty.

As the true qi gradually clears the blocked meridians in his lungs.

Wang Shitou was sweating profusely in his sleep, vomited two mouthfuls of blood, and then regained consciousness.

"Squad leader, I feel much better. Thank you, thank you for healing me."

"Well, you're just lucky to be alive. No need to thank me, just get some rest."

Luo Yunxiao turned and left, leaving Wang Shitou feeling somewhat dazed.

What was that strange, comfortable feeling I just experienced? Was it an illusion?

His eyelids grew heavy again, and he fell asleep.

Qin Hongxiu had already made up the bed in the warm house.

Luo Yunxiao entered the warm house and closed the door curtain.

"Finally, we have some private space. Why aren't you resting yet?"

"I'm waiting for you. How can I sleep if you don't come back? How's Wang Shitou?"

"He's still alive. After channeling his inner energy into him, the critical period has passed, and he should be fine now."

"That's good. If he dies, even if you report it as a military achievement, Wang Kui will use it as an excuse to blame you."

Qin Hongxiu was somewhat worried.

"Wang Kui is a despicable person; no matter how perfectly you do something, he will always find fault with it."

However, Captain Zhao and the Military Commander were relatively fair.

"I hope so."

"Alright, don't worry, let's rest, Madam."

Luo Yunxiao pulled Qin Hongxiu into his arms, gently bit her earlobe, and lightly kissed her delicate cherry lips.

Qin Hongxiu's cheeks flushed slightly as she awkwardly responded to her husband's passionate advances...

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The first thing Wang Shitou wanted to do when he woke up was to eat something.

Cuihua quickly cooked him millet porridge.

Everyone was delighted and joked that he was blessed with good fortune and a long life ahead of him, and that he would surely have good luck in the future.

Luo Yunxiao told him to take good care of himself recently and not to be on duty or train.

After breakfast, Luo Yunxiao personally handed the battle report to Sun Tieshou.

There is an order in the army.

If one achieves military merit, one must send a subordinate to the main camp to report it, and the squad leader must guard the beacon tower.

He insisted on going to the camp himself, and also to see the Su sisters.

Having not seen his two wives for half a month, Luo Yunxiao dreamed of going back.

Zhou Hanniu and Sun Tieshou returned to the Liuhebao camp with their war merits.

Half an hour later, the two arrived at the Liuhebao camp and entered the tent of the squad leader Zhao Xiao.

"This humble general, on the orders of Commander Luo, presents fifteen Tartar heads, two for squad leaders, two for platoon leaders, and eleven for scouts."

Sun Tieshou's voice boomed, "Commander Luo earnestly requests the military commander to verify his military merits, pardon the crimes of his three wives, and apply for a transfer order to return to the camp to visit his family."

When Zhao Xiao and Chen Yuanshan saw the Tartar head, wrought iron armor, and scimitars that the two men brought, they were initially stunned.

After reading Luo Yunxiao's account of leading his team to ambush the Tartars, I was utterly shocked.

Wang Kui, who was standing to the side, was also shocked. He could hardly believe that Luo Yunxiao was so powerful.

"That old bastard Luo Yunxiao hasn't been idle at the beacon tower at all, it seems."

Zhao Xiao picked up the Tatar squad leader's waist token, shook his head, and laughed.

"You two said that Luo Yunxiao personally developed some kind of incendiary bomb, the Wildfire?"

"I want to see what kind of powerful firearms these are."

Chen Yuanshan was very curious.

"Commander Losh told us to bring firearms when we came back, just in case you don't believe us."

This is it.

Zhou Hanniu took out the Wildfire Bomb, an incendiary bomb.

Everyone was completely baffled.

"This thing can kill more than a dozen Tartar cavalrymen."

"It's just a broken pottery bottle, impossible, absolutely impossible!"

Wang Kui waved his hand dismissively and sneered.

"How is that impossible! If you don't believe me, you can see the power of the Wildfire Thunder."

Zhou Hanniu took the Wildfire Thunder to the open space outside the tent, and the others followed to watch.

He lit the fuse, swung his right arm, and the Wildfire Thunder drew an arc in the air before landing on the open ground twenty feet away.

A violent explosion resounded throughout the camp.

Zhao Xiao, Chen Yuanshan, and Wang Kui were taken aback!

The commotion attracted many soldiers who came over to see what had happened.

Wang Kui, in particular, turned pale with fright.

"Oh! What a pity, what a pity, the military commander is not here, we missed a good show."

I'll inform him when he returns from Tuyin City!

Zhao Xiao sighed.

"You two have done a great service by writing down the method for making the Wildfire Thunder!"

Chen Yuanshan immediately realized the value of this thing.

If the border troops had such firearms, dealing with the Tatar cavalry would be a piece of cake.

"No, that won't work."

Only Chief Losh knows how to make this; each of us is only responsible for a part of it.

They did not know how gunpowder was prepared.

Chen Yuanshan smiled wryly, "This Luo Yunxiao is quite cunning."

"Alright, bring me the military merit register."

Chen Yuanshan ordered his personal guards to bring the military merit register in preparation for registration and reporting.

"Wait a minute, there are still some doubts about this matter," Wang Kui said, raising his hand to stop him.

"Shiwa Village is remote and inhabited by both Han and non-Han people. The three Tartar scouts died without any evidence. Who can prove that Luo Yunxiao did not just kill an ordinary non-Han person to impersonate him?"

"If the investigation reveals it's false, you two will be held responsible for rashly registering military merits."

Zhao Xiao and Chen Yuanshan exchanged a glance and looked at Wang Kui.

Chen Yuanshan knew that Wang Kui had a grudge against Luo Yunxiao, and he also knew that Wang Kui had a powerful background and was not someone to be trifled with.

It would indeed be a bad deal to rashly register military merits and offend Wang Kui.

"And what is your opinion, Lord Wangdu?"

Zhao Xiao said.

"Of course, we should send someone to the beacon tower to inquire about the other soldiers, and then go to Shiwa Village, the place on the west side of the pass where the Tartars were killed, to verify the authenticity of the head. It's not too late to register the military merits after the military commander returns."

"Furthermore, even if the merits of these fifteen Tartar soldiers are genuine, it is not enough to absolve those three criminal women of their crimes."

This amount of military merit is not enough.

Wang Kui shook his head, his face full of arrogance.

Zhao Xiao examined the Tartar heads and discovered that each head had a wolf head tattoo unique to the Helan tribe of Tartars behind its ears.

"Look, these Tartars are indeed elite cavalry of the Wuhuan Helan tribe. Their wolf head tattoos prove it."

Wang Kui, Chen Yuanshan, and others went forward to investigate.

"That's right, I recognize it too."

The truth cannot be hidden.

Chen Yuanshan also affirmed.

Wang Kui looked utterly defeated and remained silent.

With the approval of their two superiors, Zhou Hanniu and Sun Tieshou were secretly relieved.

Wang Kui is such a scoundrel, he's always going against the squad leader, he's really despicable!

"Alright, you two go back first, and your military merits will be recorded for now."

Tell Luo Yunxiao to calm down.

The matter of removing the three family members from the criminal register must indeed be reported to the prefectural household registration office only after the military commander returns.

This is not something we can decide.

As far as I know, to be pardoned from criminal records, one must accumulate at least fifty heads, and one's military achievements must be outstanding to make an exception for him.

I hope he will continue his efforts.

Zhao Xiao said to the two of them.

Zhou Hanniu and Sun Tieshou cupped their hands and said, "Thank you, Captain. We will go back and report now."

"Wait, leave the incendiary bombs behind."

Zhao Xiao took out a bag of silver and a transfer order and handed them to Zhou Hanniu: "We can't let you go back empty-handed."

This is the reward money for your killing of the Tartars; take the transfer order back with you as well.

"Commander, where's the promised food?"

With so many military achievements, one would expect a reward of at least 800 catties of millet.

Zhao Xiao shook his head and didn't say anything.

Gongsun Zan has already halved the rations for the border troops, and even the Liuhebao camp is not enough to eat, so where would there be any surplus grain to give to the beacon towers?

Giving them some reward money is already quite generous.

Zhou Hanniu and his companion were aware of the current situation in the military camp, so they bid farewell to everyone and returned to the beacon tower.

Luo Yunxiao finally felt relieved after receiving the transfer order.

It was expected that they wouldn't receive the food.

As for the reward money, he kept one tael for himself and divided the rest equally among the brothers.

Unexpectedly, Luo Yunxiao found a folded secret letter in the silver bag.

The sealing wax mark is an eagle head mark.

The envelope was addressed to Qin Hongxiu.

Upon seeing the secret letter, Qin Hongxiu discreetly tucked it into her bosom, avoiding the crowd, and returned to her warm quarters to open it.

On the first floor of the beacon tower, everyone listened to Sun Tieshou recount the events of his meeting with Zhao Xiao.

Zhou Hanniu vividly described the shocked expressions on everyone's faces when they saw the Liaoyuan Lei explode, which made everyone laugh heartily.

Wang Shitou's laughter aggravated his wound, causing him to grimace in pain.

Liu Qinghe laughed until tears streamed down her face.

Luo Yunxiao remained calm and nodded silently.

How can I earn merit again, kill fifty people, and clear the names of the three ladies of their crimes as soon as possible?

This was a major issue that had been weighing on his mind.

Back at the warm house, I saw Qin Hongxiu clutching the letter to her chest.

Her shoulders trembled violently, she bit her red lips and tears streamed down her face, her eyes red from crying.

She was afraid the people inside the beacon tower would understand, so she just sobbed silently.

"Hongxiu, what's wrong? Who sent you the letter?"

Qin Hongxiu remained silent, her hands trembling as she handed the letter to Luo Yunxiao.