Let Me Explain, Fairy
Chapter 377 - 264: Routine

Chapter 377: Chapter 264: Routine

The most orderly example of a retreat, the nearly twenty thousand routed troops led by Luo Qingfeng actually carried with them quite a bit of supply convoy.

On the backs of the remaining heavy cavalry’s demonic horses were basically one or two bags of grain and forage, and among them were even a dozen large beast carts loaded with supply army provisions and arms.

Xu Yuan guessed that these two people must have been among the first batch of routed troops who had started to run away with their troops.

The forage they carried could sustain themselves for about ten days or so.

However, there are two ways to transport and store supply convoys during a march: one is by using horses and beast carts, and the other is hiding them in the Sumeru Ring.

The former had been handed over by these two, and now what Xu Yuan and Li Qingyan needed to do was to get them to hand over the latter as well.

After a few breaths of silence,

Hou Jiancheng was the first to speak out, bowing his hand towards Xu Yuan, he spoke in a low voice,

"Our army’s grain and supply convoy, as well as the armor and weapons on the soldiers, have already been handed over to your esteemed army as per Prince Wu Yuan’s orders."

Xu Yuan glanced at the two people below, touched his chin, and smilingly said,

"But Prince Wu Yuan demanded all your supply convoys, doesn’t the Sumeru Ring also hold military provisions and supplies?"

After a pause,

Xu Yuan slowly stood up from his seat, and while walking down towards them, he softly chuckled,

"I do trust the character of the two of you, but the situation is as it stands. The Barbarian Tribes’ large army is encamped near Northern Border City, and now the garrison around Houting County is isolated outside of Dayan. Army provisions and supply convoys, even forage, are all extremely scarce. We are all grasshoppers on the same string, needing to pull through together."

Luo Qingfeng contemplated for a moment and then spoke succinctly,

"Young Master, Luo Qingfeng’s Sumeru Ring contains many confidential scrolls from my father and the Xuepo Valley, I am afraid I must decline."

A direct rejection.

Xu Yuan couldn’t help but laugh in spite of himself.

He, in fact, could somewhat guess the thoughts of these two.

One could say they harbor ulterior motives or that they are steeling their resolve.

Their biggest problem right now was the disintegration of military spirit, as well as being harassed by the Barbarian Tribes’ Wolf Cavalry in the wild snowstorm.

The first thing was to restore the military spirit in Houting County, then when the great battle was about to begin, the Northern Border Army would inevitably return the armor and weapons to them. At that time, if they saw that the situation was not good, they would simply run away.

Once the battle began, the Barbarian Tribes would not stop them from leaving as long as they had any sense.

And to meet this condition, they must hold part of the supply convoy in their hands; otherwise, even if they managed to escape, without forage, they would definitely collapse in such a frigid and snowy environment.

With these thoughts,

Xu Yuan had already walked up and stood in front of Luo Qingfeng.

Luo Qingfeng had a graceful figure, but was not particularly tall, which was consistent with the women from Cang Yuan.

After all, unlike the tall women of the Northern Frontier, she had the delicate and spirited charm of women from the water towns of Jiangnan. The difference in height of more than half a foot allowed Xu Yuan to look down upon this Third Grade grand sect powerhouse.

He looked at her and said in a calm voice,

"Miss Luo, this young master is not asking for your opinion; this is a military order."

Luo Qingfeng slightly lifted her gaze, her eyes meeting his with an indifference as she said,

"According to the laws of Dayan, neither Jian Cheng nor I are under direct command of His Highness."

"...."

Xu Yuan raised his eyebrows.

In Cang Yuan, he hadn’t realized this woman could be so stubbornly unreasonable.

But then again, although the player in Cang Yuan had some misunderstandings with this woman, they were ultimately on the same side.

Different positions, stubbornness—it’s quite normal.

With this thought, Xu Yuan said no more. His gaze swept back and forth over the woman’s ample chest.

The close scrutiny made Hou Jiancheng, standing nearby, clench his fists tightly, but just as he was about to react, Xu Yuan suddenly smiled and said,

"Then, Miss Luo, can you tell me, according to Dayan’s laws, what should be the punishment for a commander’s poor decision that leads to a collapse and rout of the Border Army’s three hundred thousand Elite Troops?"

"...." Neither of them spoke.

Xu Yuan chuckled softly, raised his hand, and patted Luo Qingfeng’s slender and boneless shoulders,

"According to military law, it’s execution, but I am softhearted by nature. I can’t stand to see a beautiful woman like Miss Luo perish beautifully."

As he spoke, Xu Yuan deliberately glanced at Hou Jiancheng, whose face had completely darkened, and continued with a laugh,

"However, although the death penalty can be avoided, an offense must still be punished. So, we’ll have Miss Luo serve at the Music Bureau for three years...."

"Scoundrel!"

Hou Jiancheng let out a low growl, subconsciously reaching for the sword at his waist, but he had already put it into the Sumeru Ring before entering the Government Office.

"Shing!"

With a flash of blade light, the sword was unsheathed, and Xu Yuan handed over his own sword to Hou Jiancheng,

"General Hou, are you looking for a sword? Here, take it."

While saying this, Xu Yuan stared into Hou Jiancheng’s eyes, filled with shadows,

"Feel free to do what you want. Killing me, a mere Grade Fifth Soul Condensation, shouldn’t be hard for you, General Hou."

After speaking,

Xu Yuan discreetly glanced at Li Qingyan still sitting firmly atop the hall like Mount Tai.

Sis, you better not fail me, or you’ll end up a widow.

"...."

Li Qingyan rolled her eyes.

She was beginning to seriously doubt whether this guy was just using her orders as an excuse to unleash his true nature....

Hou Jiancheng glared at the blade Xu Yuan handed him, took a deep breath, and looking towards Li Qingyan sitting above, said in a low voice,

"Prince Wu Yuan, does this personal guard of yours represent your intentions?"

"Don’t ask her; I am in charge of this matter."

Xu Yuan interjected once again, sheathing the sword, and cheerfully said, "You two better choose quickly, either death, or service in the Music Bureau, or hand over all the Sumeru Rings on you."

The blatant humiliation enraged Luo Qingfeng, causing her chest to heave and her beautiful eyes to narrow slightly as she said in a low voice,