Chapter 168: Everyone loves a black horse 2 (2/2)
”While the fighting is going on, lead a small team there to poison all the available water sources. We have over a hundred injured soldiers in our hands thanks to the fire. This will not only buy us some time since a majority of their men would be injured but also thin down their numbers”.
Yu Tao whispered, ”I will handle everything”.
”Good” Lu Yaozhu pulled the put up his left foot and stood. He stretched out his right arm, Yu Tao picked up the wrist shield and pulled it up his arm to his wrist before turning his hand aside as he laced the wrist bands up.
Lu Yaozhu frowned as his eyes fell on Su Liya's brown fur coat lying on the back of one of the wooden seats in the tent. After tying up the lace on the wrist guard on his right hand, Lu Yaozhu put down his hands and held up his left hand to Yu Tao. He waited patiently as Yu Tao tightened the laces before putting on his award belt on his waist.
He had pulled his sword out of its Sheath, the was a flash of light caused by the reflection of light. From the lamp next to the table, Lu Yaozhu cleaned the sword with a soft piece of clothes and returned it to its sheath. Lu Yaozhu sat on the stool while Yu Tao packed up his hair into a tight bun held by a black iron head crown.
Yu Tao stepped back when he was done, ”You are set, general,” he said softly.
”Mmm,” Lu Yaozhu said calmly then glanced at him and whispered, ”thanks”. He picked up the black leather Quiver next to the bow by the wall and hugged it on her shoulder before picking up the bow and Su Liya's fur coat. He. Left for the medical tent.
The tent was very active with the military doctors and their helpers running around the room. He searched around the room for Su Liya with his eye but did find her. She didn't seem to be anywhere in the room and the longer he stop there the more of a nuisance he might become.
He stopped a young apprentice doctor carrying out the used bandages in a basket and asked, ”where is her highness?”
The apprentice was startled, he never expected to run into the commanding general of the black tiger army. He bowed his head attempting to pay respect but was stopped by Lu Yaozhu before he did. Lu Yaozhu didn't have time to waste, the Apprentice blinked and tilted his head sideways thoughtfully, ”Her highness?” The teenager asked confused.
”My wife..... Where can I find my wife? He asked.
The teenager's eyes brightened and his lips curved, ”oh! Madam is in the other tent attending to men in there. The surgeon has attended to the two men with deep injuries, Madam Lu is in charge of their sedation, she must be done because I haven't heard any noise from in there for some time”.
”Okay, I will go meet her in there,” Lu Yaozhu said patting the boy on the shoulders as he walked past him. He met Su Liya outside the tent as she walked out carrying a basket of bandages with her following her behind.
Su Liya walked with her eyes down, she laughed silently at something her maid said. Looking back at her maids and said a few words before turning forward. A black leather male boot cane into her line sight as she gazed down at the basket in her hands. Her gaze travelled up from the tips of the black leather boot up the well-coated armour to Lu Yaozhu's smiling face.
”General Lu,” Su Liya said smiling softly, her eyes sparkling a little. The sparkle dimmed as She saw the sword on his waist and the bow and quiver he had on him. This could only mean one thing, it seemed that things were about to get dark in the camp.
Her maids chorused greetings to Lu Yaozhu before walking forward to collect the basket from their mistress's hands. They returned the basket to the small makeshift storeroom for medical supplies behind the tent giving the couple some much-needed privacy. Lu Yaozhu grabbed Su Liya's hands and led her back to his tent.