Chapter 169: Everyone loves a dark horse 3 (1/2)

The medical unit, Temporary military camp Ningzhuo, Northern Wei

Lu Yaozhu grabbed Su Liya's hands and led her back to his tent.

He led her into the tent and shut the flap close, Su Liya leaned by the table and looked up at him. ”Are going to war?” She asked.

He dropped his bow and arrow on the ground by the entrance of the tent and walked towards Su Liya. He unfolded the thick high-quality brown wolf fur coat and placed it on her shoulder. He pulled it closer and tried the knot holding it on her shoulder.

”Yes”, he ran his palm down her shoulders, straightening the coat while reading her hair neatly by her shoulder. ”Commander Du sent word of the enemies marching towards us. After the sudden attack earlier, we cannot put it off anymore. I will lead my men to push them back and protect our borders”.

Su Liya looked I'm into his eye and nodded. ”Don't worry while you protect the borders, I will keep watch of the injured soldiers down here”. She placed both hands on either side of his shoulders, lips curved up. ”Go give them hell”.

He chuckled, ”I will take care of yourself, my love”. He pulled her into his hands and wrapped his hands around her, patting her back gently.

Seconds later Su Liya said in a slightly muffled tone, ”you should get going, it is getting late”. She raised her head buried in his chest and tried to pull away from him but was pulled closer by Lu Yaozhu. Placing his hands on her chin, he raised her face and their lips met. He kissed her softly before pulling back, lips curved up.

”Got to go, I will be back. Don't worry!” he rubbed her cheeks gently with his thumb, smiling softly. He turned around, at walked to the entrance of the tent. When he felt a slight force push him forward, a soft feminine body hugged him from behind.

As Su Liya watched him walk to the table by the entrance to pick up his bow and quiver he kept by the table. She felt her heartbeat quicken, she suddenly felt like holding him close. Su Liya rush forward a hugged him tightly from behind, wrapping her smaller around him.

He didn't expect such a response from her, a long line of emotions ran through him. From surprise to amazement before settling on love. He placed his hands in her hand hugged him tightly, lips curved up. They stayed that way for some seconds before she broke the silence.

”Don't go easy on then Yaozhu, just make them pay for every single drop of blood spilt earlier”, she said, her voice sounding slightly muffled.

”I won't go easy on them, they must pay for everything” he replied.

”Okay” Su Liya walked closer and smiled, ”go, I won't keep you from leaving” She pecked him on the cheek and stepped back.

Lu Yaozhu picked up the quiver and hung it on his shoulder before picking up the arrow. He walked forward and opened the tent flaps, he looked back at her for a second before leaving the tent. Su Liya pulled her coat closer and walked out of the tent. She watched Lu Yaozhu climb up his horse for her position in front of the tent, she stood there until the last set of foot soldiers left and were out of sight.

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Lu Yaozhu rode briskly with the soldiers until they arrived at the riverbank, he sat on horseback at the centre with the commanders and other generals while the soldiers arranged themselves into various levels. Commander Du and his team rode up to him and bowed before giving him a thorough rundown of the report.