Chapter 319 The Storm is Coming

As daylight dawned, Cao Xian quietly got up and went downstairs, enduring the slight pain that remained in his body, thinking that he finally understood.

It turns out that Madam Zhen and Sister Zhaoji often cry at night. This is what is going on!

Her legs went limp and she quickly held onto the wall beside her.

Cao Xian bit his lip, sat back on the couch, groping under the quilt for his inner clothes, but accidentally touched something.

Her face became hot, but her heart was filled with a faint sense of joy.

Which woman am I among the young master's women?

But finally, my wish came true.

She couldn't help but think of the days when she was displaced and suffered terror. Compared with the peace she had now, it seemed like a lifetime ago.

At this time, Yuan Xi opened her eyes and saw Cao Xian sitting beside the bed in a daze. She pulled her into the bed again and said, "Be careful not to catch a cold."

Their skins were touching. Cao Xian drew a circle on Yuan Xi's chest and whispered, "Master, are you awake?"

"I was thinking of making some porridge and breakfast later."

After hearing this, Yuan Xi sighed and said, "Let's go together later."

"You have worked hard these days."

Cao Xian whispered, "Following you, my life is already much better than most women in the world."

"I am very content."

Yuan Xi hugged Cao Xian tighter and said, "I will leave tomorrow at the latest. You stay in the mansion and wait for me to return victoriously."

"I will leave more people to protect the mansion. The possibility of the Black Mountain Army reaching out to Beixin City is not great, but you still have to be careful when you leave the mansion."

Cao Xian looked a little disappointed. "I understand that women are a burden on the battlefield. Please take care of yourself, young master."

As she said this, she twisted her body a few times in Yuan Xi's arms, "Since you practiced the Five Animal Exercises, have you become stronger?"

Yuan Xi couldn't help but feel a little distracted. He looked outside and saw that it was still early, so he whispered, "He has indeed become more beastly."

"There's still time. Get up later."

Cao Xian blushed and nodded.

The two of them went wild again.

The two of them just lay there quietly, enjoying the rare silence. They understood that this time, Yuan Xi was leading the troops and it was the first time he faced a strong enemy alone. No one knew whether he would defeat the enemy and return victorious, or be beaten by the enemy and flee in embarrassment, or never come back.

The only thing you know is that once you are caught in this whirlpool, you can never stop and you can only keep moving forward, otherwise you will be drowned by the tide behind you.

It was not until the sunlight outside shone through the window that the two of them got up, dressed, and went into the kitchen together.

Cao Xian skillfully stacked dry firewood, twigs and straw in order in the stove, then took out a flint and struck it a few times to light the straw.

Yuan Xi took a bamboo tube and reached into the stove, gently scattered the straw, puffed up his cheeks and blew a few times. The sparks on the straw turned into flames, igniting the dry branches. The flames rose, wrapping the dry firewood above layer by layer, and a raging fire began.

Cao Xian scooped a bowl of rice from the rice jar and poured it into the pot. Yuan Xi picked up the bucket and poured the clean water in it into the pot. Cao Xian then took the lid of the pot and covered it.

The two didn't speak, but they cooperated very well, just like last night and this morning.

Soon there was a gurgling sound coming from the pot and wisps of smoke rising from the chimney on the roof of the kitchen, straight into the sky, blending with the hundreds or even thousands of smoke columns in Beixin City, adding a bit of vigorous and prosperous fireworks atmosphere to this ancient city that had suffered from war.

Sun Li was sleeping soundly with his wife and child in his arms when they heard knocks on the door. The couple was so frightened that they sat up in panic.

Sun Li thought something had happened. He put on his pants and listened carefully outside the door. He found that it was his mother Ma's voice. He quickly put on his clothes, opened the door, and said with a bitter face: "Mom, what are you doing so early in the morning?"

Seeing Sun Li's listless appearance, Ma was furious and asked, "Aren't you the young master's personal guard?"

"Young Master got up early in the morning, and you are still lying on the bed!"

Sun Li was surprised: "Master is out?"

"No," Ma said unhappily, "The young master went to the kitchen to cook!"

Sun Li heaved a sigh of relief after hearing this, "Don't scare me, mother! It's rare for me to get up late. When I was with you before, I always got up earlier than you."

He thought to himself that he finally got back to see his wife after not seeing her for half a year, so shouldn't he have some fun?

Ma stretched out her hand and twisted Sun Li's ear, "As a personal guard, you must fulfill your duties conscientiously. One negligence may harm the young master!"

"Remember this well!"

Sun Li's ears hurt so much that he could only beg for mercy: "I remember, I remember!"

"Mom, let go!"

Ma hit Sun Li on the head a few more times before leaving in a huff.

Sun Li touched his head and thought to himself that his mother was showing no mercy at all and the beating was really cruel.

He turned around and said a few words to his wife, then put on his clothes and hurried out. When he arrived at the kitchen, he found that Yuan Xi and Cao Xian had already sat by the stove, regardless of the crudeness of the kitchen, and each of them was holding a bowl and drinking enthusiastically.

Sun Li scratched his head, thinking that this scene was quite rare.

When he glanced at Cao Xian, he always felt that the other person had changed a little. It seemed that compared to his previous youthfulness, he seemed to have become more gorgeous?

When Yuan Xi saw Sun Li coming, he smiled and said, "Come and have a bowl too."

After hearing this, Sun Li did not refuse. He immediately filled a bowl and squatted on the ground to drink. He had followed Yuan Xi for a long time and knew that it was time to set off.

Yuan Xi looked at Sun Li and suddenly sighed, "Forget it, just get two bowls and go back to eat with your wife and children."

"This time, we both have to kill the enemy with our own hands, and we don't know when we will be back."

Cao Xian's hand holding the bowl trembled slightly, "Master, are you going to fight in person?"

Yuan Xi nodded, "My participation in the battle will boost morale and prevent many people from dying."

"Don't worry, I'll be fine with Sun Li here."

Cao Xian raised his head and said to Sun Li seriously: "You help me take care of the young master, and I will help you take care of the wife and children."

After hearing this, Sun Li patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, as long as I am still alive, no one can get close to you!"

After hearing this, Cao Xian's frown finally relaxed a little. She looked up at the sky outside the window. The smoke from cooking and the morning glow made everything in the sky blurry, as if it were an unreal dream.

She thought with a little sadness, in the not too distant future, the sky over there would also be obscured by war, right?

With a bang, Zhang Yan kicked over the table in front of him and shouted to the leader of the Black Mountain Army, "We are looked down upon. Even the Yuan family kid dares to ride on our faces!"

He pointed in the direction of Youzhou in the distance and said, "In less than a month, tens of thousands of people have fled!"

"Not only farmers, but also craftsmen and soldiers!"

"If this continues, our Montenegro will be in chaos before the war even starts!"

"Who can tolerate???"

Dozens of Black Mountain generals shouted in unison: "No!"

Someone yelled, "Kill them!"

Someone shouted, "Your Excellency is the General of the Central Army who was personally appointed by the Han court to suppress rebellions. What are those Yuan family rebels like?"

"I wish to follow General Zhonglang to wipe out the bandits!"

The generals under him are all the existing leaders of the Black Mountain bandits, including Huang Long, Yu Digen, Guo Daxian, Lei Gong, Dahong, Luo Shi, and many more.

Moreover, the eight most famous generals among them have either died or left, and are no longer at their peak.

These eight people are Zhang Niujiao, Zhang Yan, Yang Feng, Yu Du, Zuo Xi Zhangba, Sui Gu, Bai Rao and Zhang Baiqi.

Zhang Niujiao was the first leader of the Black Mountain Army. He was shot and died. Before his death, he passed the leadership to Zhang Yan.

Yu Du and Zuo Xi Zhangba were killed during Yuan Shao's campaign against Heishan.

Bai Rao and Zhang Baiqi were killed by Zhao Yun and Taishi Ci under Yuan Xi when they were rescuing Yijing and attacking Beixincheng.

Sui Gu took refuge with Zhang Yang, and was doing very well, and had just been promoted.

The last one left was Yang Feng, who was wearing a set of fiery red armor.

She was about twenty-six or twenty-seven years old, with a slender figure and heroic features. She was actually a beauty, but the scar that ran from her forehead to her cheek, spanning most of her face, gave her an aura of solemnity.

She and Zhang Yan are the only two remaining leaders of the Black Mountain Army.

Yang Feng's origins are quite mysterious. Among everyone, only Zhang Yan knows a little about her.

There is only one reason why she can sit on the leader's throne.

Can fight.

Firstly, her pistol skills are unmatched in Black Mountain, and this is also the reason why she has survived several wars.

Yang Feng had already become famous seven or eight years ago. When the Han court was conquering the Black Mountain Army and the two sides were in a stalemate, it was Yang Feng who took the lead in leading his men to surrender and was named the Black Mountain Captain.

Afterwards, Zhang Yan surrendered with others, accepted the position of General of the Central Army, and successfully transformed the Black Mountain Army from a bandit army into an official army.

Now Yang Feng has an extraordinary status and has formed her own faction in the Black Mountain Army. Even Zhang Yan cannot completely control her.

Yang Feng held a grass stem in his mouth and said lazily, "General Zhonglang, Sui Gu has become a popular figure around the emperor. Shouldn't we go south to Henei and get a share of the pie from the emperor?"

After listening to Yang Feng's words, everyone suddenly became quiet and looked at Zhang Yan.

Zhang Yan stared at Yang Feng with his tiger eyes: "Captain Yang, do you mean to abandon Black Mountain and go south to Henei to hold the emperor hostage?"

Yang Feng chuckled, "I just said it casually, it's all up to the General to decide."

Zhang Yan heard this and shook his head, saying, "If we abandon Black Mountain and take Hedong, and if our attempt to welcome the emperor fails and Black Mountain is taken over by Yuan's brats, won't we lose our home?"

"Let alone the fact that the emperor is now controlled by Baibo's generals, we are already one step late. Even the kid from the Yuan family in Youzhou is not an easy person to deal with."

"If we want to fight, we must first defeat the nearest Yuan family kid and occupy Youzhou. Then we can attack or defend!"

"By then our power will have grown, and it won't be too late to go south and fight the White Wave Army!"

When the generals heard this, they all shouted, "General Zhonglang is wise!"

Yang Feng's mouth showed a hint of sarcasm, and he said, "Since the Lord Zhonglangjiang has made up his mind, I will obey."