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Su Zhi was discouraged, and could only return to camp and wait. This was the military fortress, it was not polite for a woman like her to barge in at will.

There were prepared snacks and tea in the tent. A Jin was taking care of the small bean bag, and when she saw that Su Zhi had come back alone, she couldn't help but look outside. "Mom, where's my dad?"

She shook her head helplessly. "Maybe we should wait."

The three of them waited in the tent obediently, waiting for a long time.

No matter how patient Su Zhi was, she could not help but feel anxious.

She made up her mind that she would definitely meet Nie Rufeng today. Therefore, she stood up and walked outside once again.

The moment she lifted the curtain, her delicate body slammed into a hard and unclear object, causing her to grimace in pain. When she clearly saw who it was, she clicked her tongue in surprise. "General?"

Xiao Qian had practiced martial arts since he was young and was extremely sensitive to his surroundings. He could clearly feel a warm breeze blowing by and a refreshing fragrance entered his nose. It was like a gardenia after the rain, sweet and pure.

He lowered his head to look at the woman before him, who was shorter than him by a head, and could not help but frown. All these years he had been in the military camp, and the smell was the smell of men's sweat and horses' livestock.

"Father, mother ~"

The two of them were in a stalemate. Little Dou Bao was holding a osmanthus cake in both hands. She struggled to jump down from A Jin's arms and ran towards Xiao Qian on two short legs.

Xiao Qian stared blankly for a long time. He instinctively wanted to avoid the small ball of porcelain that was about to pounce on him, but was afraid that she would fall down and so he just stood there motionlessly as she hugged his leg and sweetly called him daddy.

"Little Dou Bao, you're not allowed to call me that."

Su Zhi jumped in fright. She didn't even know what personality the man in front of her had, but her daughter wasn't on guard at all and called him daddy. Wasn't she afraid of touching his reverse scale?

Xiao Qian didn't seem to mind. He lowered his head and stared at the minced pastries on Xiao Qian's body, as if he was thinking about something.

Su Zhi hurried to kneel down and pay her respects. "I'm sorry, but this child doesn't know etiquette. He's causing trouble for the general."

Xiao Qian ignored her, reaching out his hand to grab the clothes at the back of the little girl's neck. He lifted her up like a kitten and hugged the child tightly in Su Zhi's arms as she cried out in surprise.

Then, one big and one small, eyes staring at each other, tightly hugging that soft and outrageous little girl.

Obviously, he didn't have the experience of carrying children. The way the traffickers carried their children made her feel uncomfortable. She struggled around with a red face as she raised her short legs to kick him.

This ticklish resistance did not attract his attention. It was only when the little bean bun was out of breath and howled out loud that he loosened his hands in panic, almost throwing the child onto the ground.

Seeing that, Su Zhi hurriedly went forward to catch the child and comfort her in her arms. Only then did Little Dou Wu stop crying. She leaned on Su Zhi's shoulder, pouting as she looked at him with a wronged expression.

Xiao Qian stood there at a loss of what to do. He looked dazedly at the little girl who had just called him daddy. In the blink of an eye, the little girl turned hostile as she was at a loss for words.

"General, please don't blame me. I must have missed her father so much that I recognized you wrongly."

A Jin was also quite frightened. She carefully went up and pulled the Soybean Pancake back, coaxing her to continue eating the pastries.

Xiao Qian looked at the two children for a while before taking off his hat. His hair, which was as black as ink, flowed down his shoulders.

Without any concealment, the sharpness he exuded lessened. Although he was by no means amiable, the sense of oppression he exuded was much less.

He stood sideways in front of Su Zhi and seemed to be laughing.

Su Zhi was once again astonished. She sighed at the fact that the general who controlled hundreds of thousands of soldiers was so young.

He was very handsome, with straight eyebrows, long hair, a straight nose, and a beautiful face. He did not look like a boorish man, especially with his bright and clear eyes.

Su Zhi estimated that this general was only 22 or 23 years old. If not for the fact that his hands were full of scars, she might have even suspected that this handsome man was actually part of the army.

It was probably because Su Zhi had acted too boldly, that Xiao Qian's eyes intersected with hers.

Being stared at by such bright and thoughtful eyes, Su Zhi's face turned red as she quickly tried to change the topic, "General, I wonder if this humble woman can see my husband for a bit."

He nodded for her to come out with him.

Su Zhi understood and left the two children alone in the tent.

After walking for a long time, the tall man finally stopped and turned back to look at her. However, the expression in his eyes was too complicated. It was filled with pity and a trace of guilt.

"General?"

Seeing him like this, for some reason, a bad premonition rose in Su Zhi's heart.

He paused for a moment, then said with a sluggish tone, "Your husband, Nie Rufeng, died in the Flat Peak Wilderness last month. Thousands of arrows pierced his heart, and he was unable to return them."

Tens of thousands of arrows piercing his heart … He couldn't return it!