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Sangzi Village, Changyang County.

The farmers' lives were peaceful and harmonious as usual. A dozen or so men and women from the village gathered at the village entrance, weaving or embroidering, occasionally pointing out the problems they encountered in the process, and enjoying each other's company.

Liu Xianya was holding a piece of fine red silk, on which she was embroidering the character "囍" (double happiness).

An old woman from the village saw this and jokingly said:

"Aunt Liu, are you so eager to get married?"

Upon hearing this, everyone else turned to look at her, their ears perked up with gossip.

They still remembered the day Lu Xiao shot and killed the White Wolf King, declaring his dominance in front of everyone, so they all thought she couldn't wait to marry Lu Xiao.

As expected, Liu Xianya blushed slightly and nodded in agreement:

"Um."

Everyone burst into laughter, and the old woman immediately remarked:

"You've finally found happiness after all your hardships, and you've found such a wonderful husband. I'm so envious."

"How could you possibly know that she wasn't just a woman who loved him but whom she didn't?"

An untimely voice rang out from the crowd.

Everyone turned around and saw that it was another young woman from the village, Fang Linshi.

Fang Linshi is Fang Dahu's sister-in-law. Since her father died in battle, the power of managing the Fang family has fallen into her hands. Because her husband was disabled in the war and was an honest and law-abiding person, she had no objection to this and dared not have any objection.

Seeing that everyone was looking at her, she snorted and said:

"What, do you think I'm wrong?"

"Young Master Lu's physique is such that the reason he was able to kill the White Wolf King was probably because he was eager to save people. This is probably the only time in his life he has ever been so powerful."

"I think he's probably already dead on the battlefield!"

Ignoring the suggestive glances from the crowd and Liu Xianya's murderous glare, Fang Lin continued:

"I heard that a couple of days ago, the northern barbarians attacked the White Wolf outpost again, and this time a full thousand men attacked. With the small force in the White Wolf outpost, they couldn't stop them."

"Young Master Lu must have gone to the battlefield!"

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The moment the words left her lips, Liu Xianya finally couldn't hold back any longer. She walked over and slapped her hard across the face, coldly and angrily saying:

"Fang Lin, watch your mouth. No one will think you're mute if you don't speak!"

"Did I say something wrong?"

Fang Linshi stood firm, her eyes red as she loudly testified:

"Ask everyone, which man doesn't have injuries?"

"Lu Xiao is a scholar. Before killing the White Wolf King, he had never even killed a chicken. And since then, he's been hiding in the forest all the time. Isn't that because he's afraid of retaliation from the other wolves?"

Liu Xianya stared at her, saying each word clearly:

"My husband is not the incompetent and weak person you describe; he has great ambitions!"

"From the moment he decided to join the army, I knew he would make a name for himself throughout the Great Zhou Dynasty through his own abilities!"

"Fang Linshi, don't you ever think before you speak? How dare you meddle in other people's affairs?"

Seeing that Fang Linshi was puzzled, she snorted coldly:

"Dahu is as honest and dutiful as his brother, but because he is much stronger than ordinary people, you became jealous. After your father-in-law died in battle, you took away the land that was rightfully his as the eldest sister-in-law and forced him to live in the woodshed."

"You keep him confined to the mulberry grove all day, never giving him a chance to enter the county town, just so you can control him for life!"

"If it weren't for the conscription, Da Hu would still be being bossed around by you!"

"you……"

Enraged, Fang Lin rushed forward, ready to tear Liu Xianya's mouth apart.

The villagers were so frightened by what they saw that they quickly stepped forward and grabbed Liu Xianya and Fang Linshi respectively.

They weren't afraid that Liu Xianya couldn't beat them, but rather that Fang Linshi would end up being unable to get out of bed.

After all, everyone in the village knew Liu Xianya's fighting prowess; it would take five or six women working together to stop her, and she would definitely win in a real fight.

Fang Linshi was indeed very jealous, which is why she was so angry.

Neither the people arguing nor the ones trying to break it up noticed that, under a large tree not far from the village entrance, Lu Xiao, whom they were talking about, was leading his horse and standing side by side with Luo Yang.

Luo Yang glanced at it from afar, then shook his head with a smile:

"Although we're not far apart, it seems the people of your Sangzi Village are even more rugged than those in my hometown!"

"At least when people in our village have a quarrel, they would never resort to violence like this."

After he finished speaking, he noticed Lu Xiao's unpleasant expression and couldn't help but wonder:

"What's wrong?"

"Commander Lu, General Long has promised us three or four days of leave before the formal handover. Don't let the disputes among irrelevant people in the village spoil your mood."

"Look at your pale face, it's darker than the clouds before a June storm."

"Come here, let me tidy it up for you."

He thought his words would make people feel better, but Lu Xiao said something that surprised him:

"The one arguing is my subordinate's fiancée!"

"Look at the state you're in now, what kind of nonsense is this?"

Village chief Lu Anping strolled to the village entrance, intending to chat with everyone and see which family needed help. Upon discovering the chaos at the village entrance, he immediately reprimanded them:

"Liu Xianya, Fang Linshi!"

"Stop right now!"

Upon hearing this, Liu Xianya and Fang Linshi glared at each other before pushing away the village women who were holding them back and straightening their own clothes.

Then they saw the village chief walk straight through the crowd, smiling and greeting the two people a little further away:

"Gentlemen, didn't we just conscript soldiers a few days ago?"

The village chief's eyesight was a bit off, and he didn't recognize the two people at first glance.

Upon hearing this, Lu Xiao nodded directly to Luo Yang, then quickly stepped forward with him, smiling as he said:

"Uncle, you don't recognize me after just a few days?"

"Brother Xiao?"

At the village chief's exclamation, the villagers behind him were all shocked and rushed over to see what was happening.

Liu Xianya noticed Lu Xiao, and her eyes immediately welled up with tears, but she quickly smiled and shook her head to indicate that she was fine.

Fang Linshi lowered her head, her eyes darting away.

After responding to Liu Xianya's gaze, Lu Xiao smiled and stepped aside, introducing himself to the crowd:

"This is Luo Yang, the commander of the White Wolf outpost. He is my superior. He came back to the village with me mainly to see everyone and to help me escort the money."

"I am no longer a centurion."

Luo Yang smiled and said a few modest words, then nodded to Lu Anping:

"It is truly admirable that the village chief was able to train such a brave and valiant man as Lu Xiao."

"No, no..."

Lu Anping, feeling very embarrassed and modest, realized that he had forgotten to invite Lu Xiao's superior into the village after talking for a while, so he immediately stepped aside to invite him in:

"Commander Luo, you must be tired from your long journey. If you don't mind, please come in. I have a packet of good tea at home. Please have a taste."

Before Luo Yang could even respond, a series of loud thumping sounds from afar immediately drew everyone's attention.

Then, before County Magistrate Dong Shan even got close, he ordered his men to shout at the top of their lungs:

"Is this Sangzi Village, the hometown of Squad Leader Lu Xiao?"