C34 (1/2)

The two of them stood on the training field, ready to take action.

Hu Xiao watched as Zhao Qi Yan's fighting spirit was aroused. The fights he had encountered in the past were trivial, but Zhao Qi Yan was the commander of the troop. Hu Xiao was full of energy.

At this moment, Zhao Qiyan was nervously looking at Hu Xiao. Hu Xiao was not a reckless person, and since Hu Xiao dared to challenge him, Zhao Qiyan was also very surprised. However, when Zhao Qiyan recalled the moves he had seen a few times before, he did not dare to relax.

A fierce battle was on the verge of breaking out. Hu Xiao was the first to attack, and once he started to fight, he acted like he was on his own. Zhao Qiyan was stunned for a moment, but then he braced himself for it.

After a few rounds of sparring, Zhao Qiyan had completely retracted his contempt. He was so focused that he didn't dare to be careless anymore.

At this moment, Hu Xiao became more and more valiant as the battle progressed. Zhao Qiyan showed mercy, but Hu Xiao laughed. Zhao Qiyan showed mercy, but he did not show mercy. He adjusted himself to his best condition, and went up to Zhao Qiyan once again.

In the blink of an eye, victory or defeat would come to an end.

”The empress's skills are impressive, I've lost.”

Zhao Qiyan laughed. Although he had lost, he was convinced of his defeat.

The surrounding generals were also shocked. They had never seen such an outstanding girl before. They thought that the woman had said that she wanted to challenge their general, but they never thought that the one to lose was their general!

”Is the general willing to admit defeat?”

It had been a long time since he had such a good fight. Hu Xiao was also in an extremely good mood. It seemed that this General Zhao was not an idiot.

Zhao Qiyan was a man of some ability, and was far from being a match for his own scarecrows.

However, Hu Xiaoxiao also knew that he had nearly lost. If it wasn't for the fact that Zhao Qiyan was worried about something, it would be hard to tell who would win today.

”It's hard to follow a single word of mine. Since this general promised esteemed empress just now, he'll do his best to do so. But we don't have to go to the palace. Everything this empress does depends on this general.”

Zhao Qiyan was not the type of person who couldn't afford to lose, so naturally he would keep his promise for a long time. Otherwise, how could he have established his might in the military camp?

”That's great. General Zhao, there's no need to address me as Esteemed Empress anymore. I'm following the general right now, so naturally I'll listen to him as well.”

”That's good.”

Zhao Qiyan was still hesitating on how to address Hu Xiao, but it was too much to call the empress in the barracks. Hu Xiao's suggestion had solved a big problem.

After that, Zhao Qiyan called for servants to bring out two sets of servants for Hu Xiao and Zhilan to change into.

Zhao Qiyan had thought that it would be a mess if a woman wore men's clothing, but when Hu Xiao and Zhilan came out, Zhao Qiyan was stunned.

Only after hearing Hu Xiao's soft cough did she react, ”Esteemed empress, we definitely can't let His Majesty know of our actions right now. If you offend us in any way, please forgive us. Let's go.”

”Yes.”

Hu Xiaoxiao nodded. He didn't have any objections to this, but he had some interest in following behind Zhao Qiyan.

On their way out of the city, they walked through a few remote areas before finally arriving.

This was indeed the most important thing. Without Zhao Qiyan's guidance, they would never have found this place. They wouldn't even have been able to secretly follow him.

”There's a military camp ahead. If you regret it now, you can go back.”