I started as an exile, and I relied on space to support my family of loyal heroes.

"Squeaky~"

As soon as Xiao Yunzhan rode his horse to the city gate, the gate slowly opened from the inside.

He immediately pulled the reins and looked inside the open city gate with a frown.

"General Xiao!!"

Military commander Sun Dongcai stood in the middle of the city gate, his voice choked with sobs, and looked up at Xiao Yunzhan on horseback with tears in his eyes.

In the early morning, the secret guards heard the sound of a large number of horses running and suspected that it was a sneak attack by Xiliang.

Prefect Tian hurriedly found him in the early morning and asked him to support 5,000 private soldiers of the Xiao family to guard the city gate.

Since the lives of all the people in Brahma City were at stake, he did not hesitate to bring five thousand people to guard the city gate with Prefect Tian.

As a result, after guarding for several hours, they did not see any figure coming from the direction of Xiliang.

Instead, the noise of thousands of horses galloping became louder and louder.

When the secret guards told him that the noise came from the direction of Pingliang City, his first reaction was that the two hundred secret guards had brought back General Xiao.

Sure enough, his guess was correct.

God knows how nervous he was when the city gate opened just now, and how afraid he was that the person he saw was not Xiao Yunzhan.

"Mr. Changsun! Thank you for your hard work!" Xiao Yunzhan's eyes turned red and he immediately jumped off the horse. He took two quick steps forward and held Changsun Dongcai's arm.

Looking at the military advisor in front of him who was as thin as a bamboo pole, Xiao Yunzhan's throat tightened.

When he went to the capital, Chang Sun Dongcai was still a shrewd and slightly rounded military strategist.

In just over a month, the military advisor became so thin that he seemed like he could be blown down by a gust of wind. His skinny body was poorly fitted in the loose clothes.

Even though the military advisor was so hungry that his chest was sticking to his back, he stood there with his back straight, which made people feel trust in him.

"General Xiao!!"

The two lieutenant generals following behind Chang Sun Dongcai excitedly came forward and surrounded Xiao Yunzhan, with tears flickering in their eyes.

They were very excited. General Xiao came back with so many troops this time, he was bound to do something big.

The natural disaster in Brahma City was so severe that they could no longer endure it and simply headed straight for the capital.

After getting rid of the tyrant, they lived a good life in the capital.

Xiao Yunzhan looked at all the soldiers one by one, nodded with red eyes, "Everyone has worked hard!"

The drought in Brahma City is more serious than in other cities. With the abilities of these soldiers, they could just head south and avoid suffering this disaster.

After all, they were all private soldiers of the Xiao family, not subject to restrictions of the imperial court. Moreover, the Xiao family had been confiscated by the dog emperor, so it was understandable for the soldiers to seek other ways out.

But these soldiers did not leave, and they stayed in Brahma City.

There was no one guarding the city gate here. He didn't even need to guess to know that the troops must have been transferred to guard the border gate to prevent the Western Liang Kingdom from taking advantage of the situation.

"It's good that you're back..." Chang Sun Dongcai patted Xiao Yunzhan's arm with sobs, and looked at the huge group of people behind Xiao Yunzhan with hazy eyes.

"Who are these people?"

Chang Sun Dongcai looked at the cavalry crowded at the city gate, and his shocked eyes suddenly doubled in size.

His eyes, which had been drooping due to hunger, suddenly perked up.

He thought that there were two hundred secret guards following Xiao Yunzhan, but when he looked around, he saw...

My goodness, these men and women on horseback have blocked the city gate. It looks like there are more than two thousand of them.

His whole heart was on Xiao Yunzhan, and he didn't notice that there were so many people following him.

Xiao Yunzhan followed Chang Sun Dongcai's gaze and turned to look back.

At this time, Lin Yiran and the women of the Xiao family had already ridden their horses to the front of the team.

Just as Chang Sun Dongcai looked at them, Old Madam Xiao took the lead and jumped off the horse.

Lin Yiran and a few others jumped off their horses and followed Old Madam Xiao to quickly walk in front of Chang Sun Dongcai.

Madam Xiao looked at Zhangsun Dongcai with red eyes, clasped her hands together and bowed to him.

"Mr. Changsun, please accept the greetings of the women of the Xiao family. Thank you for your loyalty and hard work in nurturing the fourth child..."

Lin Yiran and her sisters-in-law followed suit and saluted to Chang Sun Dongcai.

"Madam, you can't do this!" Chang Sun Dongcai hurriedly let go of Xiao Yunzhan's hand and stepped forward to hold Madam Xiao's arm.

"Um!?"

Chang Sun Dongcai frowned and snorted in confusion.

He thought he could help Madam Xiao up with just a little effort, but he failed even after using all his strength and had to accept the salute from Madam Xiao.

Zhang Sun Dongcai looked at Madam Xiao who had stood up, and pulled the corners of his lips awkwardly.

"Madam, you are really embarrassing me. This is what I should do."

"There is nothing wrong with that. Sir, we in the Xiao family understand the righteousness of the matter."

Chang Sun Dongcai looked at Madam Xiao's black hair, and the doubt in his eyes became even stronger.

It was the year when the four members of the Xiao family died in battle. When he returned to Beijing with the cenotaph, he saw that most of Old Madam Xiao's hair had turned white. How come after not seeing her for a few years, Old Madam Xiao had actually become young again?

Looking at Madam Xiao's energetic and heroic appearance, it was as if she had returned to 15 years ago when she first followed General Xiao to Brahma City.

At that time, Madam Xiao didn't look as energetic as she is now.

"The old lady looks more energetic than before, which is cause for celebration!"

Chang Sun Dongcai was still worried that the women of the Xiao family would become depressed after the secret guards took them back. He had already informed Prefect Tian and asked Prefect Tian's daughter to accompany the women of the Xiao family to comfort them.

It seems that he underestimated the resilience of the women of the Xiao family.

Chang Sun Dongcai glanced at the several female members of the Xiao family behind Old Madam Xiao. Seeing how energetic they were, he felt more relieved.

The women of the Xiao family don't look like they are fleeing famine at all, but he looks more like one now.

Madam Xiao smiled and introduced sideways.

"This is the eldest daughter-in-law Wan Suyun..."

"Hello, Mr. Changsun." Wan Suyun saluted neatly with his fists clasped.

"......Okay, okay." Chang Sun Dongcai was slightly stunned and nodded quickly.

"This is my second daughter-in-law Yao Wenhong..."

"Hello, Mr. Changsun..." Yao Wenhong's etiquette became more fluent, and he looked more heroic in his red outfit.

"......Okay, okay." Mr. Changsun nodded with a smile. He knew that his second son's wife was a martial artist.

"This is our third daughter-in-law, Zheng Yunyun..."

"Hello, Mr. Changsun." Zheng Yunyun's manners were very proper and her voice was noticeably softer.

"....Okay, okay." Chang Sun Dong looked at Zheng Yunyun with a little confusion.

He had heard that the third son's wife was a lady from a wealthy family, so why was she not behaving like a girl now?

"This is Yun Zhan's daughter-in-law, Lin Yiran..." Old Madam Xiao looked at Lin Yiran with a smile on her face.

"Hello, Mr. Changsun." Lin Yiran's greeting was more casual, like a man of the world.

Chang Sun Dongcai's heart skipped a beat. He looked at Lin Yiran twice more and pulled the corner of his lips.

"it is good."

Why did the Lin family’s daughter come along?

Looking at this fair, tender, delicate and fragile girl, can she withstand the wind, sand and dryness of Brahma City?