Chapter 406: Chapter 406

"Xue’er, thank you for your hard work!" Mu Qiancheng felt relieved after hearing Jiang Xue’s words. As long as his parents were safe, he could focus on training the soldiers here.

"It’s nothing!" Jiang Xue smiled and rested her head on Mu Qiancheng’s shoulder.

The two sat quietly for a while, chatted a bit more, and seeing that it was getting late, Jiang Xue planned to say goodbye and head home.

When Mu Qiancheng heard Jiang Xue was going to leave, he naturally didn’t feel comfortable letting her go alone, so he asked for leave, intending to take her home.

"Qiancheng, there’s no need. I can go back by myself!" Jiang Xue, worried about disrupting Mu Qiancheng’s work, declined with a smile.

It was just past three o’clock now; if she hurried, she should be able to get home before dark. Orıginal content can be found at 𝔫𝔬𝔳𝔢𝔩✶𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙚✶𝕟𝕖𝕥

"No, how can I be at ease letting you go alone? It will be dangerous in the mountains when it gets late, so I’ll take you back."

"If you take me back, won’t you have to return? Wouldn’t it be more dangerous for you on your way back?" Jiang Xue showed her disapproval. She knew Mu Qiancheng was worried about her, but she also worried about him.

If he accompanied her home, he would have to return overnight, which made her even more concerned.

"It’s okay, I’m a man, I’m not afraid!" Mu Qiancheng said with a smile, then took Jiang Xue’s hand, ready to walk her out.

Just then, a warrior hurried over, saying, "Instructor Mu, there’s trouble, Xiao Wang is trapped in the mountains."

"What, how did Xiao Wang get trapped in the mountains?" Mu Qiancheng’s expression changed. How could he be trapped in the mountains just like that?

"Instructor Mu, here’s what happened: Xiao Wang and the others went hunting on the mountains today, saw a wild boar, and accidentally ran into the boar’s lair while chasing it. Xiao Wang is trapped on a tree."

"Gather a few people to come with me to rescue him." As he instructed the messenger, Mu Qiancheng started walking out. After a few steps, he remembered he was supposed to take Jiang Xue home. But now he needed to save someone, so he couldn’t take her home.

So, he took a few steps back to Jiang Xue and said, "Xue’er, I’m sorry, I have to rescue someone, be careful going back on your own."

"It’s fine, I’ll be careful. But you all have to be careful, too, those wild boar groups can be hard to handle." Jiang Xue wasn’t concerned and gave Mu Qiancheng some advice before heading back to the village alone.

As it got later, the mountains became deserted, but Jiang Xue wasn’t scared and walked alone back to the village.

When she returned to the village, it was still not dark yet. Seeing her back, the elderly at home were immediately relieved.

After briefly asking Jiang Xue about her meeting with Mu Qiancheng, they went about their respective tasks.

As for Jiang Xue, she had missed her son all afternoon, so she took him from Mrs. Jiang and brought him into the room.

In the room, she played with the child for a while. Then Jiang Xue got up to help Mrs. Jiang with dinner. As for Little Reunion, he was in the room playing with the Little Fox.

There were still some leftovers from lunch, so Jiang Xue stir-fried a cabbage, and the meal was ready.

In winter, it gets dark early and the weather is cold, so after dinner, the family went to bed early. They were sleeping soundly when a knock on the door woke Jiang Xue from her dreams.

She put on a jacket, left the room, and went to see who could be knocking at such a late hour.

As soon as she stepped out of the room, she saw her father-in-law, Mu Siwu, coming out as well.

Seeing Jiang Xue, Mu Siwu waved at her and said, "Xue’er, go back to your room, I’ll take a look."

Jiang Xue agreed verbally, but she didn’t go back to her room, instead, she followed Mu Siwu, heading together to the courtyard gate.