Let Me Explain, Fairy
Chapter 341 - 243 The Blizzard Pauses_2

Chapter 341: Chapter 243 The Blizzard Pauses_2

Speaking, Xu Yuan pulled open the carriage door and stepped down.

Due to the snowfall, the beast-path was quite muddy, all slush, his boots making a "crunching" sound as he trod upon it.

Seeing Xu Yuan in the armor of the Feathered Forest Army’s trusted aide, the young officer instantly became alert, with one hand pressing directly on the hilt of the blade at his waist:

"Wait a moment."

"Hmm?"

Xu Yuan lightly voiced his doubt and looked back: "What’s the matter? Haven’t you already checked the token?"

The young officer narrowed his eyes:

"Who are you? The Princess, she doesn’t have a personal guard."

In the meantime, he began to slowly activate the Military Formation Technique within him.

The soldiers who had been idly chatting at the checkpoint also sensed something. In almost an instant, a hundred men had already formed a preliminary military formation, ready for battle.

The reaction speed of Dayan’s elite troops was beyond comparison.

Zhou Chen saw this and frowned, his aura spreading out. The oppressive force of a Third Grade Great Master made the young officer in front of him retreat a step, as he said with a smiling face:

"Young man...."

"Mr. Zhou."

Xu Yuan called out to Zhou Chen, feeling somewhat helpless in his heart.

Zhou Chen immediately dispersed the oppressive aura around him and bowed with his hands clasped:

"Third Young Master, please speak."

"Don’t create unnecessary trouble," Xu Yuan instructed calmly.

"......" Zhou Chen’s eyes were somewhat strange.

Xu Yuan waved his hand, too lazy to explain.

He could understand what Zhou Chen wanted to do; the man’s impression of him probably still lingered on Jingjiang Prefecture.

Someone with a bit of skill but who, at a wrong word, could kill the guard Xue Yong, that wastrel.

According to the template in his memory, in the current situation, he was most likely about to cause a big scene.

Under Zhou Chen’s anxious gaze, Xu Yuan looked down at the armor of the Feathered Forest Army’s trusted aide on his body, then realized something.

Li Qingyan had said she never used personal guards, let alone a Fifth Grade Soul Condensation one.

Glancing around at the soldiers who had already formed up completely, Xu Yuan, somewhat reluctantly, took out another token and tossed it to the other party:

"I understand the reasons for your suspicion, so I won’t make things difficult for you."

The young officer took it with furrowed brows, glanced at it, and his pupils slightly shrank.

Prime Minister’s Mansion, Third Young Master.

The matter of the Prince choosing a Prince Consort was also somewhat known to these lower-ranked soldiers.

The dreams of many admirers had been shattered.

Some even boasted while drunk that they wanted to beat up the Princess’s Prince Consort.

And now, this person was directly in front of him.

Dressed in fine clothes and riding a splendid horse, with a gentle demeanor, and even a Great Grandmaster acting as a carter, the young officer felt a tremendous sense of disparity crushing down on him, making it difficult to breathe for the moment.

Clenching his fists, the young officer took a deep breath, pushed down the resentment in his heart, bowed, and presented the token with both hands:

"Third Young Master, Li has offended you just now. I hope for your forgiveness."

Xu Yuan responded with a slight smile, glancing at his own carriage:

"Can the carriage get through?"

The young officer gritted his teeth:

"I can only arrange for the military carriage for you, Young Master."

The ride in the military carriage across the checkpoint was much less comfortable than the previous carriage, jostling about.

After a while,

Zhou Chen, who was driving the horses at the front, tentatively asked:

"Young Master, that lad just now... are you really just going to let it go?"

A familiar question.

Zhou Chen had asked the same thing when Xu Yuan had killed Xue Yong before.

But this time, Xu Yuan replied with an indifferent smile:

"The man was just doing his duty, and he didn’t deliberately give me a hard time, why not let it go?"

Hearing this, Zhou Chen realized the change in the person inside the carriage, and said with a forced smile:

"Young Master didn’t notice, but when that man bowed his head, he looked very disrespectful towards you..."

"Disrespectful?"

Xu Yuan raised an eyebrow: "What do you mean by disrespectful?"

"Killing intent," Zhou Chen spat out two words.

"He wanted to kill me?"

Xu Yuan was slightly surprised by this, but soon understood: "It’s envy, isn’t it?"

As he spoke, Xu Yuan nonchalantly shook his head:

"A teenage officer, if distinguished in his mission, might even get promoted; it’s natural for young people flushed with success to entertain some unrealistic thoughts."

Zhou Chen remained silent for a while, then replied in a low voice:

"I may have been a bit hasty just now, and I hope Third Young Master won’t hold it against me," Zhou Chen said cautiously.

Xu Yuan let out a light chuckle, but he didn’t respond.

The carriage fell silent, Zhou Chen’s heart skipped a beat, and his usually quick wits began to feel uncertain.....

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As it turned out, the Feathered Forest Army wasn’t very welcoming towards him, their sudden Princess’s trusted aide.

After arriving at the barracks,

from the lowest soldier to the Colonel Commander, although they carried out their duties, they mostly faced Xu Yuan with cold expressions.

Xu Yuan didn’t seem to mind, and cheerfully said:

"Li Qingyan really has a way with the troops."

"A way with the troops?" Zhou Chen snapped out of his unease.

Xu Yuan smiled as he surveyed the circle of soldiers in the camp:

"These men treat Li Qingyan like a deity; I, the one who has tarnished their deity, come to this camp, and yet nobody comes to cause trouble. Isn’t that proof of strong leadership?"

Zhou Chen was silent for a moment, then began to talk about what he had seen and heard:

"Prince Wu Yuan has always had great prestige in the army, with nearly all subordinate generals being fiercely loyal to her, and even soldiers from other border areas hold her in high regard."

Xu Yuan smiled faintly, his meaning profound:

"A general who often wins battles will naturally have admirers. No wonder those Princes all seek the support of her Highness."

"......"

Zhou Chen didn’t dare to follow up on that remark.

The two of them ceased speaking and headed deeper into the camp, where at the very heart stood a massive barracks.

Two Integration Body experts stood guard outside the barracks, barring Zhou Chen’s entrance.

While Xu Yuan, donned in the trusted aide’s armor, disappeared into the barracks under Zhou Chen’s longing gaze.....

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Inside the barracks was a vast, empty space, similar in layout to a grand debate hall.

Scanning the area, Xu Yuan’s gaze immediately locked onto the woman rubbing her forehead seated behind a desk.

She still wore the same red and gold dragon-embossed armor, which now bore some black blood belonging to the Barbarian Tribes.

"Did you really enter the fray yourself last night?" Xu Yuan addressed the woman while walking towards her: "Is the military situation that critical?"

A Commander augmented by a Military Formation Technique is very powerful, so much so that even Saints must avoid their edge—but usually, Commanders stay with the Central Army, maintaining the formation, gathering phantom spear images, and they would not personally enter the field unless absolutely necessary.

Li Qingyan didn’t immediately answer the entire question but lowered her hands and looked up at Xu Yuan with a movement of her nose:

"You... seem to have the scent of other women on you?"

Xu Yuan was taken aback for a moment, then quickly replied with a smile:

"I’ve been to the Hook Bar, so of course there are some lingering scents of women."

Li Qingyan gave him a deep look, and it seemed she had no intention of pursuing the matter, softly saying:

"Last night, the Barbarian King personally marshaled their totemic powers to attack the city, so I had no choice but to take the field myself."

Xu Yuan was slightly startled at her words, his expression somewhat odd:

"Wasn’t last night just a probing attack by the Barbarian Tribes? Why would the Barbarian Strange King personally make a move?"

Li Qingyan’s eyes revealed fatigue, she spoke softly:

"Indeed, last night was a probing siege by the Barbarians outside the city, but that Barbarian Strange King is a madman. Every time I’ve faced him, he’s practically been at the forefront."

As Xu Yuan spoke, he sat down opposite her:

"That being said, the Barbarian Strange King must really be a madman, but it takes a madman to go around to the south of Northern Border City like that."

Li Qingyan huffed lightly and asked:

"Last night, the Sects’ storage within the city was destroyed. Was that your doing?"

Xu Yuan wasn’t surprised by the question and shook his head:

"No, while we indeed planned to act, we hadn’t yet made our move. It should be the work of some Sects from the south."

Li Qingyan’s gaze sharpened, her eyebrows knitting with a heroic air, as if mulling over something.

Seeing this, Xu Yuan asked softly:

"Isn’t this a good thing? With their storage gone, the Sects must be forced to give it their all."

At his words, a smile flickered across Li Qingyan’s eyes, and she said:

"Indeed. Since I came down from the walls, those Colonel Commanders have come to me many times."

"Did you meet with them?"

"I did."

"What was their proposal?"

"Exchange supplies for their flying Demonic Beasts."

Li Qingyan stood up slowly, glancing in the direction of the East City: "The blizzard has paused for now, I have to prepare some surprises for that Barbarian Strange King."