On the day of the granted marriage, the daughter of a general wept and was reborn!

After some hasty preparations, the Minister of War was finally sent away from Hong County.

"Prince, do you think we should counterattack?"

On the city wall, Shen Wantang seemed to be thinking about something as he watched Dai Mengtao's convoy moving further and further away.

Cen Xiao folded his hands in front of his chest, frowned slightly, and sighed: "In my opinion, this is not the best time. If we insist on counterattacking, the soldiers will suffer heavy casualties."

Now, the two of them can only place their hopes on Ji Xunchuan’s reply.

Autumn is about to come, and the hilltops not far away are already turning red.

From a distance, it looks like a flaming red torch.

Cen Xiao stared at that place for a while, but the corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise.

"Come on, I'll take you somewhere." He grabbed Shen Wantang's hand without saying anything, and the two of them ran down the city wall, one on one horse, and galloped towards the hills not far away.

I have been in Hong County for a long time, but I seldom go out, let alone take a look at this picturesque place.

Cen Xiao was in front and Shen Wantang was behind.

Looking at his wanton back, Shen Wantang couldn't help but feel sad - those days like a fairy couple could never go back after all.

The horses galloped past, and the wind brought by them blew down the fiery red maple leaves, which fell peacefully on the ground. When someone passed by again, the creaking sound was the music of autumn.

Only when they reached the depths of the woods did Cen Xiao stop.

"Why did the prince bring me here?" Shen Wantang also stopped, looking puzzled, and asked.

Cen Xiao didn't say anything. He suddenly jumped up, flipped over and landed on the maple tree in front of him.

The moment he sat down, the branches swayed with him, and maple leaves fell like snow, just blocking Shen Wantang's sight.

When the leaves fell, the handsome young man was sitting on the tree. He had eyes only for her and stretched out his hand to invite her to join him.

"The scenery up there is even better." Cen Xiao stretched out his hand, raised his eyebrows, and spoke.

Somehow, Shen Wantang's body seemed to be out of her control. She jumped up and sat next to Cen Xiao.

"Look, the whole mountain is ablaze red, it's absolutely stunning." Cen Xiao raised his head towards the distance.

As he looked over, it was indeed so.

In an instant, scenes of harmonious music and loving couple in the previous life suddenly flooded into my mind.

She was sitting under the pear tree in the yard reading a book, while he was dancing with a sword beside her.

The petals fluttered down with the wind brought by the sword and gently landed on her bun.

He put away his sword, walked slowly forward, and took the fallen flower off his bun.

"What's wrong with you?" Seeing Shen Wantang crying, Cen Xiao couldn't help but feel a tightness in his heart.

Shen Wantang finally came to her senses and hastily wiped away the tears on her cheeks. Her eyes became evasive: "I just miss my father a little."

Cen Xiao's stunned eyes also came to his senses, and he coughed lightly: "Once we have wiped out the rebels, we can return to the capital as soon as possible."

Tears ran down the girl's face. Although Cen Xiao looked calm, he was already panicking in his heart.

Shen Wantang looked into the distance and let out a long sigh——

Only by letting go yourself can you exchange peace for everyone.

What's the harm in sacrificing her? She just wants the world to be stable and the people she loves to have a good ending.

In this life, she seemed to be determined to fight against this tyranny even at the cost of her life.

"Miss Shen, do you have a lover?" Cen Xiao, who had been silent for a long time, spoke slowly.

"How can a heartless person have a lover?" Shen Wantang said coldly, "When I was born, my mother asked someone to tell my fortune and said that I would be pure and unsexy in this life and would not be tempted by love."

As soon as he finished speaking, Cen Xiao laughed out loud.

"These are all lies. Anyway, I don't believe them." Cen Xiao leaned against the tree trunk, grabbed a fallen maple leaf and played with it in his hand.

"When I was young, someone came to my house and told me that I would face a disaster that I could not avoid. He also told me that my father was a tiger that would eat its own cubs if it was not poisonous."

Cen Xiao said jokingly: "Now, I have lived a good life to this age, and the fortune told by the old Taoist priest did not come true."

After he finished speaking, Shen Wantang sighed inwardly - it was rare for him to do this.

"Of course." Cen Xiao suddenly sat up and said, "The old Taoist priest's fortune-telling is always very accurate. What I don't believe is not his fortune-telling, but I believe that there will be someone who can save me."

After he finished speaking, there was a hint of unknown emotion in Cen Xiao's eyes, and he stared at Shen Wantang closely.

After a long time, Shen Wantang slowly lowered her eyes, avoiding his gaze.

After an unknown amount of time, she slowly spoke: "It's getting late, go back quickly."

After saying that, she jumped off the horse, mounted her horse, and headed back to Hong County along the original route.

Cen Xiao followed behind him, with a smile on his face that lingered for a long time.

"The imperial edict has arrived!"

As luck would have it, just as the two of them returned to the county government, the imperial edict arrived in Hong County from the capital city thousands of miles away.

In the county government office, everyone knelt down.

"Immediately launch the final stranglehold on the rebels, and return to the capital before New Year's Eve. I decree this!"

We have to return to the capital before New Year's Eve?

This……

Shen Wantang and Cen Xiao met each other and thought to themselves that something was wrong.

But now that the imperial edict has come down, we have no choice but to do so, even if we have to bite the bullet.

Half of this autumn's harvest was used as military rations. In order to prepare for future battles, the people donated both money and manpower.

Finally, in mid-autumn, everyone was fully equipped.

Before leaving, Shen Wantang wrote a letter to the nearby reinforcements. After all, it would be difficult to annihilate tens of thousands of rebels with just a few thousand people.

In the early morning, autumn frost covered the ground.

The soldiers are also ready.

The city gate slowly opened, and under the gaze of the people, the few men set out on the road to war again.

"Although it takes a long time to get from Hong County to Shancheng, we have to climb over many mountains, which is the most time-consuming thing." The deputy general explained this while holding a map.

Shen Wantang nodded.

"These hills are naturally the shortest to travel, but we don't know any information about them. Just to be on the safe side, we can only go the longer way instead of the closer one." She looked at the map carefully and couldn't help but frowned.

Dai Ying standing by was confused: "Why not? Can't we just send scouts to find out the news?"

Cen Xiao looked impatient and didn't want to answer this question.

The deputy general's words were stuck in his throat, not knowing how to respond.

"It takes too long for the scouts to go back and forth. It's more cost-effective to take the long way around." Shen Wantang responded coldly.

After the words were spoken, silence fell among the group.

In the evening, they found a flat place, set up the tent and lit torches.

"According to the scouts' report, except for the hills we have checked, the rest are inhabited by rebels." The deputy general pointed at the hills on the map with a worried look on his face.