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

The autumn hunt was drawing to a close, and everyone was returning to the camp to get today's supplies. The atmosphere was in high spirits, the emperor was happy, and the empress instigated them, and a good start was achieved.

The previous general of the Yang family, Yang Yuzhou's father, had used a spear called Zhuiyun, which once frightened the enemy on the battlefield. When Yang Zhao saw the spear, his eyes lit up, and he recalled seeing his relatives beheaded when he was a child. He couldn't help but feel lost at the decline of the Yang family. The sadness that had been buried for many years came like a tide and ruthlessly drowned Yang Zhao. Huangfu Ling found that Yang Zhao was not in good condition. When Yang Liu saw the spear, he knew something was going to happen, so he quickly stood up and called Yang Zhao.

"Ah Zhao! I want the gun! Get it for me!"

Upon hearing this, Yang Zhao suddenly raised his head and met Yang Liu's gaze. Yang Liu raised her arms high, her cheeks flushed with excitement, and her eyes were filled with complex emotions. Even others could see that something was wrong with her. Looking at the gun, everyone's attention was immediately focused on Yang Liu, and no one was staring at Yang Zhao anymore. Even Huangfu Ling's attention was attracted by Yang Liu, and he responded before Yang Zhao.

"Brother Yuzhou! I'll help you get it!"

Huangfu Ling and Yang Zhao seemed to have a natural tacit understanding. They knew what was going on after just one look. However, Lin Fan said sourly, "You're already lame. What's the point of fighting over this thing? You can't even lift it."

Lin Fan's eyes were full of contempt, and his words were full of disdain. Although his voice was not loud, Huangfu Ling heard it clearly. Huangfu Ling turned his head and looked at Lin Fan with a look of surprise. Lin Fan smiled again. "What's wrong, Ling'er?"

Huangfu Ling turned his head and reined in his horse without saying a word. When the drum sounded, he rode straight into the deep forest. The one who got the most prey won. Yang Zhao and Huangfu Ling hit it off and they cooperated, but Lin Fan was determined to make Yang Liu unhappy. This time he was also working hard, always making trouble behind Yang Zhao and the others, or making noises to scare them, or losing his bow and shooting them. There were so many accidents that Yang Zhao and Huangfu Ling were particularly upset. They couldn't help but curse and left with Lin Fan unhappily.

Here, Yang Liu received a system notification that Huangfu Ling's love value increased by 5 points. Yang Liu sighed that this autumn hunt was really worth it. Although she didn't know what happened to them, Yang Liu thought that no matter what, as long as the love value was rising, it was a good thing.

Yang Zhao was happily sipping tea. The autumn hunt was coming to an end. After Yang Zhao and Huangfu Ling got away from Lin Fan, they got a lot of things and piled them up in front of the emperor. Needless to say, after the unequal distribution between the two, it was not appropriate for Yang Zhao to stand out too much, so he let Huangfu Ling win the first place. After all, they were still one of his own, so the emperor rewarded him generously and did not hesitate to praise him.

"You youngsters are really becoming more and more capable. Ling was still acting like a spoiled brat on my lap in her early years, but now she has grown into a grown-up girl in the blink of an eye. She has even achieved such great results in the battles. The young are truly formidable."

The emperor smiled and spoke in a calm tone, but Yang Liu felt something was not right. She looked up at the emperor abruptly and felt inexplicably nervous. She only heard the emperor continue to say

"Since you have both reached the age of marriage, do you have someone you like? I will make the decision on behalf of your parents and grant you a marriage."

Huangfu Ling was speechless and at a loss for a moment. When Lin Fan heard this, a hint of excitement flashed in his eyes.

As the emperor finished speaking, Huangfu Ling's gaze subconsciously swept over Lin Fan and Yang Liu one by one, but was caught by the emperor.

"Girl Ling, tell me first, do you have a lover?" The emperor stared at Huangfu Ling with eyes like a smiling fox, hoping that she could give him the answer that would satisfy him the most.

Huangfu Ling raised his eyes to look at Lin Fan behind him, and seemed to be looking at Yang Liu through Lin Fan. For a moment, he didn't know how to start, "I..."

"Okay, no need to say more. I know who you like. Girls are shy. I will make the decision for you today!" The emperor just smiled and waved his hand. What he said next caught Yang Liu and the others off guard.

"Does Erlang of the Yang family have someone he likes?" The emperor remained silent, turned his head to look at Yang Zhao below, and asked with a cheerful smile.

"I am still young and have no one I like..." Yang Zhao pursed his lips and answered honestly.

"In that case, then proceed with the appointment. Appoint Yang Zhao as the third-rank commander of the guards, and grant him the title of General Zhaoyong!" the emperor said.

Everyone was shocked and whispered to each other. They had never expected such a high position...

"I, the humble general Yang Zhao, thank you for your great grace!" Upon hearing this, Yang Zhao knelt down and kowtowed to thank you for your great grace.

"Stand up."

After saying this, the emperor turned around and looked at Huangfu Ling with a meaningful smile.

"The eldest son of the Yang family is a good teacher and has produced such a talented general for the country. He should be rewarded for his meritorious service. He is given 500 taels of gold and 1,000 taels of silver. He is also allowed to marry Princess Yong'an, Huangfu Ling, to unite the two families." As the emperor spoke word by word, everyone had an inexplicable look on their faces, some confused, some stunned, some bewildered, and some puzzled.

Only Lin Fan stood up in shock and anger, rushed forward and knelt down, shouting: "Your Majesty, please take back your order!"

"Oh? I granted marriage between Yang Yuzhou and Ling girl, what does it have to do with you?" As soon as the emperor made the appointment, someone jumped out to object. His face looked a little unhappy, but he still smiled to see what others could say.

"Princess Yong'an and I are in love with each other. The emperor's arranged marriage is just an attempt to break up a couple. I beg the emperor to revoke his decision!" Lin Fan knelt on the ground and clasped his fists. Although his tone was urgent, it was reasonable.

"Oh...?" The emperor narrowed his eyes and looked at Lin Fan in front of him. He didn't have a deep impression of him. In this war, his achievements were not outstanding, but he was also a rare good seedling. It's just that how was he related to Huangfu Ling?

In the eyes of the emperor, both Yang Zhao and Huangfu Ling were much better than Lin Fan because Yang Liu had specially sought help from the system. The war could be ended quickly mainly thanks to Yang Zhao, and the decision to confer him the third rank was also made after careful consideration.

In the eyes of the emperor, although Yang Zhao was not a descendant of the Yang family, after being taught by Yang Yuzhou, also known as Yang Liu, he was no worse than Yang Jing. In fact, if Yang Liu went to the battlefield, he would be even better than Yang Jing...

The emperor felt sorry for Yang Liu's disability, but was also glad for it.

He could see that Yang Zhao cared a lot about Yang Liu. If Yang Liu had always been in Yu'an...

The emperor collected his thoughts and looked at Huangfu Ling. He smiled gently and asked Huangfu Ling casually, "Ling girl, is this true?"

Huangfu Ling hadn't recovered from the shock of her arranged marriage when she heard the emperor's question again. She subconsciously looked at the emperor and then at Lin Fan. After all, she still liked Lin Fan, but Lin Fan's recent performance really disappointed her.

Thinking of Yang Liu's words, Huangfu Ling hesitated for a moment.

But the emperor would not wait for her. Seeing that she was slow to respond, he looked at Lin Fan and said coldly, "Lin Fan, Ling girl did not admit what you said. What else do you have to say?"

"..." Lin Fan was speechless for a moment.

Lin Fan also watched Huangfu Ling's every move. He frowned and stared at Huangfu Ling, hoping that she would speak up and refuse the marriage.

"Well, since no one objects, then it is settled." Seeing that no one was discussing it anymore, the emperor made the decision directly.

"Young Master Yang, why don't you quickly thank the Lord for his grace?" Eunuch Li at the side looked at Yang Liu who was still in a daze and reminded him kindly.

"I, Yang Yuzhou, thank you for your grace..."

"Stand up, let's go." Seeing Yang Liu kneeling to thank him, the emperor was very satisfied, but he didn't show it on his face. After saying that, he flicked his sleeves and left. This action was to kill three birds with one stone, and he would never let Lin Fan ruin it.

After everyone dispersed, there were still two or three curious people who found a hidden corner, just wanting to see what kind of scene Yang Zhao and his companions would cause.

Lin Fan could not hide his anger and looked a little frustrated. He pushed Yang Zhao's shoulder away and walked towards Huangfu Ling. Huangfu Ling was still in a daze.

Seeing Lin Fan coming, before he had a chance to react and explain, he started to question and blame Lin Fan. Lin Fan took the lead in this trip, and Huangfu Ling did not make any explanation, which really embarrassed Lin Fan. When the show was over, some young masters gathered in twos and threes and laughed at him, which made Lin Fan feel ashamed, so he blamed the two of them.

Huangfu Ling was still in shock, and Lin Fan's harsh reproach immediately made her eyes red. She frowned slightly and opened her thin lips. She looked at Lin Fan at a loss. Yang Liu, who had a bad leg, limped over with a cane and inserted herself between the two of them. Seeing that Huangfu Ling had tears in her eyes and a distressed face, she wiped her tears with a handkerchief and comforted her with a gentle voice.

"Don't cry. If you don't want to, I will go and talk to His Majesty. I know you have someone in your heart, so there is no need to be sad."

Yang Liu patted Huangfu Ling on the shoulder, tidied her hair that was a little messy due to the wind and tucked it behind her ears. Her movements were gentle and delicate, which was a world of difference compared to Lin Fan.

"Don't touch her!"

In Lin Fan's eyes, Yang Liu's behavior was a provocation to him. She flirted and laughed with Huangfu Ling in front of him, which made him very unhappy. So he scolded her harshly and his men knocked Yang Liu to the ground with little effort. After her leg had finally healed, Yang Liu's face turned pale and she couldn't stop shaking. When Yang Zhao saw this, he was immediately furious.

"Lin Fan, are you looking for death? Who the hell do you think you are to blame my brother?"

Yang Zhao was so angry that he spoke without thinking. He hurriedly went to help Yang Liu and checked the injury on her leg. When Huangfu Ling saw Lin Fan being so unreasonable, he couldn't help feeling disgusted, but unfortunately he couldn't say anything. After thinking about it, he could only blame him.

"Lin Fan, you're going too far."

After saying that, he and Yang Zhao helped Yang Liu up. Yang Liu half leaned on Huangfu Ling and did not forget to comfort her despite the pain to reassure her. At the same time, she let Yang Zhao squat down and roll up her trouser legs to look at the wound on her leg. Yang Liu's knee was red, and the injured area was swollen and faintly blue, and the skin was scratched. The delicate skin was injured, which made Yang Zhao feel very distressed.

Then he grabbed Yang Liu's hand, and sure enough, her palm was also broken, with a few small stones embedded in the flesh, and blood was flowing down. Yang Zhao was a little anxious, so he picked up his spear and swung it at Lin Fan, hitting him hard in the chest. Lin Fan stepped back a few steps and wanted to go forward to fight with Yang Zhao when he stabilized himself. Huangfu Ling saw that the two were about to fight, and could not help but shout to calm them down.

"Stop fighting! Take Brother Yuzhou to get bandaged first. Lin Fan, calm down first and then talk to me..."

Huangfu Ling helped Yang Liu walk out, leaving Lin Fan behind. Yang Zhao glared at Lin Fan and quickly caught up with him. The two of them helped Yang Liu onto the carriage, one on each side, and took out the medicine box to bandage her. Yang Liu looked at the anxious looks of the two and smiled, then raised her hand and touched their heads.

"All grown up."