Chapter 34 Qi Fengyi, Are You the Female General?

Jie Chen came rushing over with his men: "What's all the noise about?"

The team leader blurted out: "Military Supervisor, this female prisoner doesn't follow the rules. Look at her, covering herself with such a rag!"

He directly tore off the clothes and threw them on the ground.

Xiang Ying immediately went over to pick them up and re-covered the woman with them.

"Jie Jianjun, she's a human, not an animal. Even though she's being exiled, is she not even allowed to wear clothing?"

Jie Chen listened with a cold expression, then gestured with his hand, indicating to his men to take over the disoriented woman and drag her away.

The team leader bulged his eyes: "Military Supervisor, are you really siding with her?"

Jie Chen's voice was sharp: "The Emperor has tasked us to bring these noble families back to Nanyue. I am merely fulfilling my responsibilities."

"If you're following my team now, you must abide by my rules and spare me the nonsense."

"My team's rule is that female prisoners must not be humiliated. If I catch anyone doing so, I'll break his legs and remove him from the army."

After speaking, he turned and left, leaving the team leader staring at Xiang Ying, with no choice but to grit his teeth and relent.

Xiang Ying went to check on the woman's condition.

Tao Xue and Lin Lingxiang both came over.

Lin Lingxiang recognized her: "Oh, isn't that General Zhen Nan's daughter, the female general Qi Fengyi?"

General Zhen Nan was one of the first generals to lead troops in resistance against Nanyue.

He and his wife slew countless enemies on the battlefield, but were ultimately ambushed. Rather than being captured and humiliated by Nanyue, they chose to die rather than surrender.

Ultimately, they both committed suicide.

Their daughter, Qi Fengyi, had just turned sixteen when she took up the command, inheriting her parents' soldiers to continue the resistance against Nanyue.

However, during this period, Xiang Ying's father decided not to resist stubbornly, but instead chose to cede territory and pay compensation, hoping that Nanyue would withdraw for money.

Unfortunately, Qi Fengyi, with a determination to die, was ordered to return before even reaching the battlefield.

A hundred thousand troops hadn't even been to battle when they were stripped of their armaments by the court and were helplessly captured in the capital.

General Zhen Nan had once devastated the forces of Nanyue, causing tens of thousands of casualties among their troops.

One could imagine how they would treat his daughter, Qi Fengyi, after capturing her.

Xiang Ying, seeing the scars on her body, finally understood the reason behind her utterly hollow eyes.

"Tao Xue, bring a handkerchief." She also had a jug of clean water, which she used to wet the handkerchief.

Xiang Ying cleaned up Qi Fengyi's body while Tao Xue and Lin Lingxiang helped to dress her.

During this, Qi Fengyi didn't move, just like a doll at their disposal.

Tao Xue touched her tangled hair, which couldn't be combed out.

"Elder princess, what can we do... Those people are too wicked, how can they treat someone like this! We are all born of a father and mother..." As she spoke, Tao Xue started to cry while wiping her tears.

Xiang Ying pulled out a hairpin, using the sharp end to cut off Qi Fengyi's knotted hair.

The softly falling black hair lay scattered on the ground.

Skinny Monkey watching from the side remarked, "Yo, harming one's body, which is given by one's parents, is a huge disrespect."

Xiang Ying cast a cold glance at him.

Skinny Monkey immediately felt a chill down his spine and waved his hand, "Alright, I'll go patrol somewhere else. You're busy."

Finally, Qi Fengyi was left with a neatly trimmed short hair, looking much fresher.

While Xiang Ying examined her injuries, she found that both her arms and legs had been dislocated.

"These beasts." Even with her usual calm, she couldn't help but curse angrily.

Immediately afterward, Xiang Ying took action and relocated her arms and legs back into position.

After this comparison, Xiang Ying realized.

This Exile Team she was in could only be considered barely humane.

She didn't even dare to think about what hellish days the other escort teams might be like.

The military leaders leading the Exile Team set off, but because they had rested too long in one place, by midnight, it was deeply dark and they still hadn't reached the next relay station.

Consequently, the entire team had to encamp right there, and the three young ones had already grown accustomed to sleeping outdoors.

Lying on the soft bed laid out by Xiang Ying, the children started counting stars in the sky.

Lin Lingxiang suddenly came over: "elder princess, the Crown Prince is burning up all over!"

Xiang Li had been unconscious all day and still hadn't woken up.

Xiang Ying reached out and touched his forehead, indeed feeling the burning heat.

"It's okay, it must be the wound that's inflamed." After confirming the situation, she was relatively calm.

Hearing about the inflammation, Lin Lingxiang grew anxious: "What should we do, I just walked around here and didn't find any medicinal herbs we could use."

Just as she finished speaking, she saw Xiang Ying putting something in Xiang Li's mouth.

"Come, help hold him while I give him some water." After Xiang Ying said this, Lin Lingxiang hurriedly complied.

An anti-inflammatory medicine followed by water moved into his stomach, Lin Lingxiang compassionately wiped off the clear water dripping from Xiang Li's mouth.

Xiang Ying then found a painkiller and gave it to Xiang Li, then instructed Lin Lingxiang: "There should be nothing to worry about now, go and rest, I'll watch over him during the first half of the night."

Initially, Lin Lingxiang was reluctant: "You should rest, I can watch over him."

Xiang Ying pushed her slightly: "Stop arguing and go rest, you need to be in good spirits, as you will need to take care of my brother during the day."

Indeed tired, Lin Lingxiang no longer argued upon hearing this.

As everyone slept, Xiang Ying leaned against Xiang Li's wooden cart, occasionally touching his forehead.

He had just been given an antipyretic, and now he was sweating all over, not feeling as hot anymore.

Xiang Ying fed him a few sips of clear water, and Xiang Li vaguely said, "Ayin? Go to sleep..."

After speaking, he passed out again.

Xiang Ying sighed; even while ill, her brother still worried about her!

Suddenly.

A woman's scream came from a distance, piercing the quiet night.

Xiang Ying frowned and looked over; the team leader of the Exile Team that had merged during the day was dragging women with two soldiers.

These men laughed in a vulgar manner, but before Xiang Ying could act, she heard scar face rebuke sharply: "What are you doing! The Military Supervisor said not to mess around, are you taking his words as a breeze past your ears?"

The men immediately released the women, cursing under their breath, as the women cried and ran back to their families, sobbing.

Scar face warned them sternly, then led people forward to patrol.

As he passed by Xiang Ying, he saw her scrutinizing gaze and immediately walked past with his head held high and chest puffed out, as if being a meritorious official.

Xiang Ying: ...

Is he mad?

When the sky was just starting to brighten, Xiang Li's fever had subsided, and he had become conscious.

Xiang Ying handed the porridge she prepared to Lin Lingxiang, watching her spoon-feed Xiang Li.

Initially, Xiang Li seemed slightly uncomfortable: "I can do it myself."

Given that he had difficulty even sitting up, was weak from the heavy sweating, and even had a broken arm, he lay back down.

Xiang Ying chuckled: "Brother, you better lie down. If you hadn't woken up, Miss Lin would have started crying with worry."

Xiang Li and Lin Lingxiang exchanged glances, quickly averting their eyes.

"Ayin! Don't talk nonsense," Xiang Li scolded softly, his voice still gentle.

Xiang Ying had prepared egg pudding and two small buns for the children.

She was thinking of sharing some congee with Qi Fengyi, but when she walked over, she found the wooden cart empty.

"Where is she?" Xiang Ying asked people nearby.

"No idea, maybe she went to get congee?"

Qi Fengyi in that condition, volunteering to get congee?

Worried, Xiang Ying looked around.

Suddenly, she saw a figure staggering in the forest in the distance.

Staring intently, Xiang Ying noticed Qi Fengyi had acquired a piece of rope from somewhere and tied it to a tree.

It looked like she was about to hang herself.

"Qi Fengyi!" Xiang Ying sprinted towards her.