Teasing the First Dragon at the Start

Hu Yu looked at Bai Su in front of him, that reliable figure, and couldn't help but smile. Her heterochromatic eyes seemed to sparkle with stars, which was very charming.

"It looks like we're almost there. Let's go, there's a campfire there, it should be warmer." Bai Su patted Hu Yu's head and looked at the flickering campfire in the distance, and said.

"Um……"

Hu Yu nodded obediently, then snuggled into Bai Su's arms, and together they walked forward.

She looked up and saw Bai Su's handsome face. She didn't know if it was just her imagination, but she always felt that her husband was exceptionally reliable, sometimes like a father.

This thought lasted only a moment before she shook her head and dismissed it.

This idea is so strange; how could I think like that?

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Qi region.

A dilapidated temple where we rested, with a campfire flickering.

The group of Xiongnu merchants were tightly bound and squatted in a corner.

Zhang Han looked at the Xiongnu people in front of her with a solemn expression. She had been following this group for several days and had indeed found that something was increasingly wrong.

The reason is simple: this group of Xiongnu people were skilled and cautious, and were by no means ordinary merchants.

She had been following this group for a long time, watching them avoid the convenient official roads and instead take the rugged mountain paths. Her intuition kept telling her that this group was definitely hiding some important secret.

Therefore, in order to find the truth.

Zhang Han, along with his guards, pretended to be bandits and forcibly disembarked from the carriage to see what was inside.

"Sir...sir."

At that moment, a guard walked in, his brow beaded with sweat.

Zhang Han then withdrew his gaze and asked, "So, what's inside?"

"I...I dare not say, sir, you should go and see for yourself."

The guard's face was slightly pale. He glanced at Zhang Han cautiously and whispered.

Zhang Han was taken aback. What exactly was in that carriage filled with burlap that had frightened them so much?

She followed the guards to the carriage, lifted the thick cloth covering it, and pulled back the layer of linen covering it.

Upon seeing what was inside, her eyes narrowed involuntarily: "This...this Tian family really has some nerve!!!"

Inside, there were cloth bags filled to the brim with salt.

It should be noted that His Majesty has always maintained extremely strict control over the salt trade, and does not allow private individuals to smuggle salt to the grasslands.

The Tian family of Qi disregarded Your Majesty's orders and smuggled such a large quantity of salt to the Xiongnu without authorization. This is simply disrespectful to Your Majesty.

Of course, what shocked her even more than the salt was something else.

Inside the heavy chest were sets of finely crafted iron armor, numbering forty or fifty in total, which made Zhang Han's eyelids twitch wildly.

The Tian family of Qi really are like a roc spreading its wings in the face of the butcher's knife.

The imperial court strictly prohibited the trade of salt and iron with the grasslands. In daily life, not to mention swords, even iron pots used for daily life were under extremely strict control.

This Tian family is really something else! They actually made armor on their own and smuggled it to the Xiongnu. What are their intentions?

Zhang Han initially felt that Bai Su was somewhat wronged in suppressing the Tian family, but now it seems... the Tian family is not wronged at all.

Since Ms. Tian is practically courting death by going to the toilet with a lantern, then she doesn't need to be polite anymore.

"My lord, what should we do?" The guard stepped forward and couldn't help but ask.

After pondering for a long time, Zhang Han instructed, "Quickly write a letter to the Grand Chancellor, instructing him to keep these people under strict guard. This would be a great achievement."

"Yes."

The guard nodded.

When the Huns saw their kidnappers, they saw a sinister smile on their faces, and cold sweat broke out on their foreheads. They were terrified.

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Bai Su held Hu Yu's soft body in her arms, and the two quickly arrived at a suburban area. In the distance, a bonfire flickered, and many people were holding Kongming lanterns.

Some were writing, some were drawing, some were praying...

Since papermaking technology gradually became popular in the Central Plains, large numbers of people in the city would release sky lanterns together during the Lantern Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival.

It is said that as long as you and your loved one write your names on the lantern together and release it together on this day, you can send your feelings to the heavens.

The Old Man of the Moon will come and tie the red thread of fate between the two, so they can stay together forever.

Even though they knew it was just a rumor fabricated by some vendors to sell their goods.

However, as long as it is associated with romantic love, countless young men and women will flock to it, and it will gradually become a festival tradition.

"My husband, let's write down our names and wishes together."

Hu Su stood in front of Bai Su, picked up a red Kongming lantern with her small hand, and said with a smile.

The night wind was strong, and her robes fluttered in the wind, making a rustling sound. Her pair of round, fair legs and delicate feet were clad in wooden clogs.

Bathed in moonlight, the girl appeared exceptionally innocent and beautiful.

Bai Su took Kong Ming's lantern and said with some helplessness, "If you wanted to release the sky lantern together, you should have said so earlier. Why did you have to come all this way so late at night?"

"Hehe, if I said it out loud, wouldn't that be unromantic?"

Hu Su brushed aside a strand of hair between her brows, her heterochromatic eyes looking at Bai Su, and suddenly asked, "Husband, why did you hurt me?"

Bai Su's eyelids twitched, and she asked with some doubt, "When have I ever harmed you?"

Hu Yu blinked and said with a grin, "You've made me like you so much."

Bai Su gave Hu Yi a strange look. She hadn't expected that Hu Yi's cheesy pickup lines had improved so much in the past few days.

He hesitated for a moment and then said, "Me too."

Hu Yu asked with great interest, "Do you like me too?"

Bai Su shook her head: "No, I like myself too."

"Hate……"

Hu Su angrily pinched Bai Su's waist. This naughty thing always liked to bully him.

Bai Su smiled but didn't say anything more.

He wrote his and Hu Yu's names on it, and also drew two little figures holding hands.

As the appointed time approached, the two lit the candles together, released their hands, and let the Kongming lantern slowly rise into the sky.

Thousands upon thousands of Kongming lanterns, like twinkling stars, gathered into a dazzling galaxy, floating in the night sky. This beautiful scene drew gasps of amazement from those around, and many people were excited.

Hu Su, nestled in Bai Su's arms, jumped up excitedly, pointing at their Kongming lanterns and shouting, "Husband, look! Ours is over there..."

Bai Su saw it too, of course. Since Hu Yu had just finished bathing and wasn't wearing any clothes underneath, as she excitedly jumped up, she accidentally bumped into him with her baby in her arms.

He couldn't help but sigh, how time flies! The girl from back then has grown up.

Bai Su slowly withdrew her gaze, looked up at the dazzling "galaxy," a smile appeared on her face, and she couldn't help but hug Hu Su's shoulder tightly.

After a moment of surprise, Hu Yu smiled sweetly and nestled on Bai Su's shoulder.

Chapter 298 Debating with a Group of Scholars

The next day.

As the morning light streamed in, Bai Su slowly opened her eyes. The instant she awoke, she felt a heavy weight in her arms.

He turned his head and saw Hu Yi, dressed in undergarments, lying asleep beside him, her fair arms resting on his chest.

Bai Su's hands were wrapped around the girl's slender waist, feeling her smooth skin. He couldn't help but smile. Before the girl woke up, he slipped his hands inside her clothes.

After a while, he heard Hu Yu's deep voice coming from his arms: "You naughty thing, are you so happy to bully me..."

Hu Yu raised his little head, his heterochromatic eyes looking at Bai Su, his eyes filled with tears.

Pretending to be asleep was too late at this point, so Bai Su gave a dry laugh: "Ahem, I was just dreaming, dreaming that I was being exempted from punishment and kneading dough, and I just woke up now."

Hu Su glared at Bai Su, then got up and crawled to the side, clearly wanting to go back to sleep.

It was getting late, so Bai Su picked her up and took the disgruntled girl with him to wash up. Soon the two of them left the room.

Bai Su changed into a brand new white robe and sat at the table with Hu Yu, who was wearing a blue palace dress, waiting for Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao to serve breakfast.

Hu Yu initially pretended to be a little angry, but under Bai Su's constant teasing, his little wife quickly lost her temper and became docile.

Before long, Da Qiao walked in carrying the prepared rebellion.

Although, given her current status, she could have easily delegated these tasks to others, she insisted on taking care of the master's daily life.

Every time she said she needed to find someone to replace her, she would look teary-eyed, and Bai Su had no choice but to let her have her way.

Just then, a series of hurried footsteps approached.

Immediately afterward, Xiao Qiao appeared in front of Bai Su. Her eyes lit up, and she ran over hurriedly, saying, "Master, there's a letter for you."

Bai Su was taken aback and couldn't help but ask, "Whose new?"

Xiao Qiao lightly touched her cheek with her index finger, tilted her head and thought for a while before saying, "It's a letter from Lord Zhang."

A hint of surprise appeared on Bai Su's face: "It's Zhang Han."

He took the letter with some curiosity. He was surprised that Zhang Han had sent news so quickly.

After Bai Su opened the letter and glanced at it, her expression immediately turned strange.

Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao exchanged a glance, wondering what their master had seen and why his expression was so strange.

Bai Su carefully put the letter away and smiled, "The opportunity has arrived."

Hu Yu blinked and couldn't help but ask, "What opportunity?"

"An opportunity to make a surgical intervention..."