I was spotted by the heroines while doing the quick-travel mission.

There were several tables at the banquet. The main table was filled with several people who had not been together for many years, and one extra person.

At the main table, Yang Liu sat in the main seat, with Yang Zhao and Xiao Ling'er sitting on his left and right respectively. Liu Ruying sat next to Yang Zhao, Mo Lanzhi sat next to Liu Ruying, and next to her was Lingzhi.

If it were a normal day, this would only be one circle.

But today was different, Lin Fan was sitting next to Huangfu Ling.

Except for Yang Liu, everyone else looked at Huangfu Ling and Lin Fan, their gazes sweeping back and forth obscurely. In the end, no one asked anything, as everyone had their own thoughts.

After Yang Liu gave his speech of thanks and told the guests to start eating, several people started chatting with the people around them.

During the dinner, a few people came over to chat and toast with Yang Zhao, but it was just a small episode.

"A Zhao, tell us about your glorious achievements! Let your brother see them?" Yang Liu cheerfully took the initiative to change the subject, otherwise the meal would have been boring.

"Brother, please don't make fun of me..." Yang Zhao turned his eyes away, feeling a little embarrassed. Perhaps he could speak proudly in front of others, but in front of Yang Liu, he always felt that he still had many shortcomings.

At this time, Huangfu Ling interrupted, "If Brother Zhao doesn't say anything, I will!"

"You don't know how desperate he was when he went into battle to kill the enemy. I was terrified several times. There were many dangerous situations!" Huangfu Ling recalled and complained with an exaggerated expression.

Yang Zhao listened to Huangfu Ling's words, looked at Yang Liu's gradually frowning brows, and interrupted hastily, "No, brother, Xiao Ling'er is exaggerating!"

"But I never expected Xiao Ling'er to come to the border. If she wasn't for my protection, how could she be discovered by someone as a girl? " Thinking of this, Yang Zhao couldn't help but frowned and looked at Yang Liu with a puzzled look.

"Hey! I didn't think it through. I just thought it was an opportunity for Yu Ling'er to practice..." Yang Liu was originally listening to the two people exposing each other's secrets and was thinking about how to preach to them, but he didn't expect that the anger would be directed at himself.

"Well! It's all right! And the emperor has promised to let me be a general!" Huangfu Ling was full of energy when he said this, with his head held high, like a proud rooster that had won a fight. He had completely forgotten the bitter experience of being scolded by his parents for a long time last night.

Seeing Huangfu Ling like this, several people smiled bitterly and shook their heads helplessly. Only Yang Liu had a different expression, with a look of satisfaction on her face.

In Yang Liu's opinion, Huangfu Ling is the heroine, and nothing will happen to her no matter what. This is the law of all small worlds and comes from the luck of the hero and heroine themselves.

"Speaking of this, I'd really like to know, Ling'er, how did you recognize Brother Lin? Just as you said, you and I met him when we were young, but many years have passed and his appearance has changed. How did you know him?" Although it was definitely another bloody plot arranged by God, Yang Liu couldn't help but ask Huangfu Ling curiously.

"I didn't know him at first, but by coincidence he was wounded by an arrow. When I was bandaging his wound, I found the jade pendant he was wearing, and only found out after asking him."

Huangfu Ling felt his ears burning as he recalled their expressions when they were alone. After he finished speaking, he quickly shoveled a few mouthfuls of rice into his mouth.

When Yang Liu saw this, she knew that the two of them might have secretly developed feelings for each other before their identities were revealed...

Yang Liu rubbed her temples in a headache. After all, she miscalculated. She didn't even think about the hero being on the battlefield. She only wanted to train Ling'er to be independent, which gave them an opportunity to meet in advance.

"Jade pendant?" Yang Liu pretended to be confused for a while, then took out a piece of warm jade from her bosom. It was given to her by the system. "But this one?"

"Yes, that's it. When my father gave it to me, I gave it to Brother Yuzhou and Lin Fan! I didn't expect Brother Yuzhou still kept it!" Huangfu Ling saw Yang Liu take out a piece of jade from her arms. She only took a glance at it and she felt it was very familiar to her. She had just seen it on Lin Fan a while ago and she would not forget it.

"Brother Yuzhou still has it on him!"

Huangfu Ling's eyes were filled with surprise and he was extremely happy.

"Of course. How could I bear to lose something Ling'er gave me? I have put away everything Ling'er gave me one by one. If it wasn't inconvenient, I would have kept them all with me for fear of losing them..." Yang Liu smiled as he spoke, stroking the surface of the jade with great affection, as if he were treating a beloved lover.

Seeing her like this, Huangfu Ling nodded embarrassedly at first, then said that he would definitely give Yang Liu more interesting things in the future, and picked up some food and handed it to her bowl before he ended the conversation.

She buried her head in her meal, her thoughts a little confused, she found that her brother Yuzhou really cared about her... She seemed to like brother Yuzhou more...

[Heroine Huangfu Ling, love value +20, currently 40 (love blossoms), congratulations to the host]

Yang Liu was startled by the system notification sound. It went up again? So easy? She looked up at Huangfu Ling, but she didn't expect to meet her eyes that were looking at her quietly. She was stunned for a moment, then she curled her lips and smiled gently, reminding her to eat vegetables and not just eat rice, and also picked up her favorite meat dish for her.

Huangfu Ling's heart was pounding with confusion.

Seeing Huangfu Ling's uncharacteristic behavior, Lin Fan frowned slightly.

This situation was just as bad as those days back then, when Yang Yuzhou's mere glance and smile could attract Huangfu Ling's attention and concern.

He then called Huangfu Ling and put some food into her bowl, smiling gently.

"What a scholar..." Yang Zhao made a small complaint when he saw this.

He didn't expect that the person in front of him was actually the little brat who always bullied and laughed at him. It was really a narrow road for enemies to meet. How come he didn't recognize him on the battlefield?

He didn't recognize it, but Ling'er did. It was really strange.

Thinking of Yang Liu's words asking him to stay away, Yang Zhao suddenly understood.

"Do you feel that there is a strong smell of tension between these three people..." At this time, Mo Lanzhi secretly tugged at the sleeve of Liu Ruying beside her and said in a low voice.

"Hmm..." Liu Ruying nodded gently. She also saw it, but...

Normally, she had never seen her cousin show too much emotion towards any woman. Why was he like that today? But in the past, her cousin's attitude towards Ling'er was just that of a younger sister. It was really strange...

Liu Ruying couldn't figure it out. She frowned slightly. Her brain, which was usually very smart, was not working well at this moment.

Only Lingzhi was left. He looked back and forth at the fight between Yang Liu and Lin Fan, remaining silent and just eating his food in silence.

The atmosphere at the dinner table was deadlocked again, with only the occasional crisp sound of chopsticks picking up food and knocking against porcelain bowls. Everyone who saw such an atmosphere would consciously avoid it to avoid getting into trouble, but there were some people who were not afraid of death and were planning to do something bad.

"By the way..."

As soon as Lin Fan opened his mouth, several people put down their chopsticks in tacit understanding and looked at Lin Fan. Several pairs of eyes stared at him with confusion. After a brief embarrassment, Lin Fan forgot what to say for a moment.

Yang Liu knew that Lin Fan must have been holding back when he spoke, and was worried that she couldn't catch Lin Fan's tail, so she hoped that he would do something stupid, preferably to arouse public anger and make Huangfu Ling feel resentful towards him.

Thinking of this, Yang Liu took the initiative to ask, "What's wrong?"

When Lin Fan saw Yang Liu asking about it, he scratched his face apologetically and pretended to be confused.

"I'm a little curious. The Yang family has been a military family for generations, so why didn't Brother Yang go to the battlefield? Instead, he sent Brother Yang Zhao to the battlefield."

As soon as these words were spoken, there was deathly silence all around. Lin Fan did not notice the strange atmosphere, and then he continued, "But it's true. Brother Yang is the only one left in the Yang family. It's normal for him to be cautious. I was rude." Lin Fan pretended to be understanding and sighed softly as if he felt regretful.

He tried to use this to elevate himself and told Huangfu Ling that Yang Liu was just a coward who was afraid of death.

But by the time he realized the strange atmosphere, it was already too late.

Huangfu Ling frowned and bumped Lin Fan's arm, pursed her lips, shook her head and signaled him to shut up, then looked at Yang Liu with an apologetic look on her face.

Liu Ruying and the others felt their hearts tighten and they clenched their chopsticks. When they turned around and saw that Yang Liu's expression was still as calm as ever, they became even more worried.

After hearing what Lin Fan said, Yang Zhao wanted to get up and chase him away. Yang Liu secretly pressed Yang Zhao's legs to stabilize him. Liu Ruying also took the opportunity to hold down Mo Lanzhi who was about to get up, and stuffed a piece of meat into her mouth to stop her from saying anything.

"Brother Lin, you don't know... I encountered some things in my early years and injured my leg. I have only been able to stand up with difficulty in recent years..." Yang Liu said this in a flat tone, as if she was talking about other people's pain rather than her own. Her voice was neither loud nor soft, but it passed through the ears of everyone present, including Lin Fan who exposed Yang Liu's bloody scars.

"Sorry, I didn't know..."

Lin Fan felt guilty being stared at and apologized dryly, but he accidentally saw a slight smile on Yang Liu's lips. Lin Fan looked up suddenly and the scene just now seemed like an illusion. Yang Liu gently shook her head and forgave him generously, but turned around with a sad look on her face, chewing rice listlessly, as if he really touched Yang Liu's heart and made her very sad.

"Brother Yuzhou..."

Huangfu Ling was a little worried about Yang Liu. Yang Liu, who had never said a word of bitterness or shed a tear no matter how difficult the situation was, now looked listless as if she had temporarily lost her spirit and her whole appearance was gloomy.

When Yang Liu heard Huangfu Ling, she looked up and responded with pretended strength and gentleness, then pretended to glance away unintentionally and called everyone to eat.

"It's okay. Don't worry about the past. I'm just a little tired."

It would have been better if Yang Liu didn't say anything. As soon as she said it, Huangfu Ling felt that Lin Fan was a man without any sense of propriety and planted the seeds of dissatisfaction.

The rest of the meal was dry. Yang Liu took a few bites and left the table on the pretext of being sleepy because she saw that the time had come. After Yang Liu left, the other people also left one after another.

Finally, only Yang Zhao, Huangfu Ling and Lin Fan were left. Yang Zhao couldn't say anything to Huangfu Ling in front of Lin Fan. He looked at her deeply and got up to leave. Huangfu Ling tried to explain but didn't know where to start. He could only send Lin Fan away and quickly chased after him, leaving Lin Fan alone in the spot, beating his feet secretly. He turned around a few times in anger but could only kick the flowers and plants on the roadside before leaving awkwardly.