After the Double Ninth Festival, the army that was originally temporarily stationed outside the city began to set off camps one after another and left the capital.

Except for a few, most of the troops under Xu Bi's military office are preparing to return to Jingxiang tomorrow.

Yang Xuan was ordered to stay and follow up with Li Mu's marriage.

In the evening, the military camp was busy but not chaotic. On the last night of rest, there was a meal in the kitchen, and there was a lot of meat and wine. There was a relaxing atmosphere everywhere.

Li Mu came out of the gate and saw Gao Huan and others there. He walked towards him, nodded slightly, and smiled.

Gao Huan's face was dim, and he could no longer see the brightness of the past in his eyes.

"General Li, my uncle is here. I have something to tell you. Please follow me."

He avoided Li Mu's gaze, said in a low voice, turned around and went, and walked in a hurry.

Li Mu followed him to the banks of the Yinma River and saw Gao Qiao standing by the river from afar, looking at the sunset that was about to sink on the distant mountain.

The wind blew his hair and beard and the corners of his clothes, and he seemed to be thinking about something in a daze.

Li Mu walked behind Gao Qiao and bowed to his back: "Li Mu has met his husband."

Gao Qiao had not moved, and kept looking at the sunset until he sank to the top of the mountain. He slowly turned around, looked at Li Mu, and said, "Li Mu, do you know, what am I thinking just now?"

"I won't know at the end."

"I was thinking that the sunset I saw here should have sunk down the west bank of the Luo River. However, I looked at it here, but I didn't know who was the one who saw it sinking at the same time on the other side of the Luo River?"

His tone was filled with a sense of bleakness.

Li Mumo kept silent.

Gao Qiao looked at him for a moment and sighed.

"Li Mu, it's not to be hiding. When I first met you, I had high hopes for you. You are the most capable military general I have ever seen in my life. In time, I will become a great country. But I don't understand why you have been deliberately trying to get my words from the beginning? Your proposal to marry my Gao family, Lu family, and even the Xu family have all been involved and suffered greatly. Your goal is not as simple as being my son-in-law of Gao Qiao! I asked you today to ask you, what is your purpose?"

Li Mu raised his gaze and looked at Gao Qiao opposite him.

"When I say to my husband, Li Mu overestimated his ability to marry Ling Ai out of admiration."

His tone was plain and there was no turmoil.

Gao Qiao frowned and stared at him for a moment, sneering.

"What a love! Your admiration is a very light reason, but it is called the three major families in the dynasty who are in trouble because of you! For many years, there have been constant disputes between the royal family of the Dayu and the gentry, frequent civil strife, and public complaints. Finally, the stable situation today was achieved. The three families have balanced each other's power. Although there are conflicts, no one can easily break the balance. This time, there was the rebellion of the King of Linchuan, and then the Battle of Jiangbei. It was precisely because of the court's power and the three families were working hard to overcome the difficulties together. Now, because of your actions, the three families have seen the discord between the three families."

"Li Mu, what are you trying to do?"

Gao Qiao's tone suddenly became stern.

"Li Mu asked for marriage out of admiration."

His tone was still calm.

Gao Qiao's brows became tighter and his face became ugly.

"Li Mu, do you really think that I, Gao Qiao, will have no choice but to deal with you? If you really ask me to verify, you have ulterior motives and have other plans. I will cherish your talents and kill you for the plan of the world of Dayu. It's just a trivial matter!"

"My husband, can I ask you something?" Li Mu suddenly asked.

"Tell me." Gao Qiaohan looked cold.

"Even if Li Mu didn't ask for marriage this time, I dare to ask my husband, how long can the power of Your Majesty and the three families maintain in the court today?"

Gao Qiao was stunned.

"Li Mu dared to ask again, why did my husband return in a defeat when he made a Northern Expedition?"

Gao Qiao's face changed.

"Li Mu is just a martial artist. He only knows military battles and does not understand the affairs of the court. Since my husband is condescending to come to me again today, because my husband just now has high hopes for me, Li Mu vows here that no matter what the situation in the court is in the future, if my husband has the ambition to fight the Northern Expedition again, Li Mu is willing to be the pioneer and will not look back until he defeats Loulan!"

After Li Mu finished speaking, he stepped aside and stopped talking.

Gao Qiao seemed a little surprised and looked at him steadily.

The sky is full of red clouds, the autumn wind is blowing in the wilderness, and yellow grass is rolling. In the distance, a few low and thick sounds of military camps were heard.

Gao Qiao seemed to have come back to his senses only now.

His lips moved, as if he wanted to say something, but he still didn't speak. He looked at Li Mu again, looked calmly, and walked away behind his hands.

Li Mu watched Gao Qiao's back gradually fade away, and turned around and was about to leave, when Gao Huan suddenly walked quickly.

He stopped in front of Li Mu and stared at him.

"General Li, I originally admire you very much. But you made me too disappointed. Now I think about it, maybe you saved me, you had made up your mind to make things difficult for my uncle! I."

His face gradually turned red.

"I would rather commit suicide and return my life to you than make my uncle so embarrassed! I would not let my sister lose her good marriage and she was crying!"

He gritted his teeth, choked, pulled out the long sword hanging from his waist, and the blade pressed against his throat.

The sword light quickly cut his skin.

A bloodstain slowly flowed down the neck.

Li Mu looked at him and said lightly: "Zi Le, since you know that I am such a person, do you think it will be useful to threaten me with your life like this?"

He looked up and looked at the sky that was gradually darkening.

"It's getting late, you'd better go back."

After he finished speaking, he walked over from Gao Huan.

Gao Huan froze in place, slowly turned around, and saw him strode away, and his figure gradually turned into a black dot in the twilight.

Li Mu returned to his tent, and Liu Yong immediately followed in and said with a smile: "General Li, Brother Jiang from Jingkou has found an excuse to send the old lady to a safe place as you ordered. I don't know who spread the news. It's only a few days ago that everyone in Jingkou has known about this, and they are all happy. The brothers are even happier than their own marriage. The old lady is still in the dark, and I don't know at all. When the old lady knows, I don't know how to be happy. Also, Brother Jiang also said that apart from the last time the few people who came over and could not find the old lady had to go back, this time he caught a few sneaky people, suspected that they were sent by the Gao family. What to do?"

"Let it go." Li Mu said.

"Let it go?"

Liu Yong's eyes widened.

"Brother Jiang said that those people don't look like good people, they should want to be unfavorable to the old lady! Everyone is very angry!"

"Let me go. Just ask my second brother to protect my mother for me."

Liu Yong scratched his head, and suddenly seemed to think of something, and smiled: "I understand! I heard that General Yang is going to propose marriage to Gao Gong today, and Gao Gong comes to find the general himself. Even if the eldest princess is not happy, the general must be about to marry the beautiful lady of the Gao family. If you want a family, it is natural that the eldest princess is not too far-fetched!"

Li Mu smiled.

In autumn, the day is getting shorter and it is only the hour of You, and the sky becomes dark.

As soon as it gets dark, I feel cold.

The barracks are subject to night bans, and tomorrow morning, most of the troops will set off on their way home. Tonight, the soldiers entered the tent early and lie in the quilt.

Li Muxie had to sit later and sat alone in a simple case in the tent.

Although he is now called a general by soldiers, his seat is not high. Although he lives in a separate tent, there are no soldiers who guard it. The tent is old and there are several cracked holes on it.

The night wind penetrated through the hole from time to time, causing the lights to jump and go out.

Li Mu was still reading a military book in his hand.

The night gradually became deeper and the autumn cooler became stronger and stronger. From time to time, the sound of the night wind blowing across the tent came from a distance, which doubled the loneliness of this autumn night.

In front of Li Mu's desk, there was a pot of wine. It was sent by a soldier in front of Yang Xuan. He said that the wine was divided into the camp tonight. General Yang knew that he had slept late, so he left him a pot to warm up his body.

Li Mu poured a glass of wine and put it there. He flipped through the military books in his hand slowly, reached out several times, picked up the wine, as if he wanted to drink it, but put it down again.

This has been the case several times.

The last time, he brought the wine to his lips. When he saw that he was about to drink, he seemed to see something important in the book and stopped.

In a dark place outside the tent, a peeping eye suddenly opened wide.

Li Mu stopped for a while, finally raised his arm, brought the cup to his mouth, and drank it all. Then, he placed the empty cup on the table and continued to read the military book.

After a while, he seemed to have a headache, and he held his forehead and put down his military book. Before the lamp was turned off, he got up and walked to the simple marching beard bed. He lay down on his back.

After a long time, he remained motionless, as if he had died of sleep.

With a "click", a small stone flew in from a broken hole in the tent wall, and was thrown on Li Mu's shoulders without any bias.

His eyes were closed without any reaction.

After a moment, a black shadow quietly flashed into the outside of the tent, silently sneaked to the Hu bed, took out a slender bamboo basket from his body, and uncovered the lid.

A triangular green snake head drilled out of the bamboo basket and spitted red letters in a slight way.

The man held his breath and leaned the snake's head towards Li Mu's neck, getting closer and closer.

Seeing that the snake's head was about to touch Li Mu's neck, suddenly, Li Mu opened his eyes, raised his hand, grabbed it like lightning, and pinched the snake's head seven inches, pinching his fingers, and the snake's neck was in two pieces. The snake felt like it had been pulled out of its spine and hung down weakly.

The man was shocked, suddenly retreated, turned around and was about to leave the tent, but he could not escape.

Li Mu pulled out a long sword under his pillow, and the cold light passed by, pressing against the man's throat like lightning.

"Who did you send?"

Li Muren also blocked the door of the tent and asked coldly.
To be continued...