Chapter 1943: Chapter 968: Stunning Beauty
The dragon-phoenix twins were frightened during an outing from the palace, so Shangguan Yun instructed the young couple to stay put inside the palace and spend time with the children.
In the cradle of the sleeping palace at Fenglin Palace, Gu Jiao looked at the two little ones more excited than little birds and wondered where anyone saw they were scared.
They acted like nothing was wrong, didn’t they?
"I’m going to the military camp," Gu Jiao said.
The two little ones pouted in an instant.
"No crying," Gu Jiao said calmly.
The two little ones held back their sobs, looking wronged.
Wu Sixi, who was serving on the side, felt heartbroken. The young masters were only five months old; did the mother have to be so ruthless? Couldn’t she see they were startled and needed their mother’s comfort?
As if they really needed it, they were just pretending to be pitiful.
Gu Jiao couldn’t possibly misunderstand her own children, could she?
It seemed that in the past two months, the two little ones had learned quite a bit of drama from the palace.
Gu Jiao resolutely headed to the Black Wind Camp.
Back when Gu Jiao returned to Zhan Country to get married, the Black Wind Camp had accompanied her with five thousand military officers; Wei Renchong and Zhao Dengfeng were among those who first learned that Gu Jiao was a woman and had seen her true appearance.
But the rest had not seen her.
Among them was Li Shen.
After winning the battle, Li Shen immediately went to see his elderly mother. Later, when Gu Jiao returned to Zhan Country, he was also eligible to accompany her, but he stayed in Shengdu to take care of his mother.
Just as Gu Jiao reached the gate of the military camp, Li Shen rode out from inside.
Today, Gu Jiao was dressed as a woman, in a long indigo dress, with a simple single-coil bun, her hair ribbon and sleeves fluttering in the morning light, exuding an ethereal demeanor.
The military camp wasn’t a place for women, and if a woman did come, she was expected to dismount.
Li Shen was about to sternly stop her, but then he saw her face.
She possessed an indescribable beauty, with girlish charisma and a hint of boyish aura, an extraordinary beauty.
Li Shen, who had never judged people by their looks, actually stammered.
The soldiers guarding the camp were equally astounded.
Which family’s young lady was this?
Had a celestial being descended to earth?
Why was she at their military camp?
"Li Shen," Gu Jiao called out from atop Black Wind King’s horse, greeting him.
"You, you know me?" Li Shen had never heard Gu Jiao’s female voice. He stared blankly at her; it was somewhat impolite to look directly at a woman’s face, but her beauty was so stunning that he forgot his manners.
Gu Jiao reverted to her former boyish voice, "It’s me."
Li Shen shuddered and fell off his horse, face down, landing flat on the ground!
Having a petite girl suddenly speak with a boy’s voice was indeed quite startling, wasn’t it?
But why did that voice sound so familiar?
He quickly raised his head and looked in Gu Jiao’s direction.
This time, he wasn’t looking at Gu Jiao’s face but at the horse beneath her.
"Black Wind King..." His expression changed, and his gaze moved upward again, landing on her flawless face, "You’re... the young commander?"
The guards at the gate were collectively stunned.
The celestial-like girl... was their slaughter-happy young commander from the Black Wind Camp?!
The fact that the young commander was a woman had already spread through the camp, and it was said that the birthmark on her face was cured, but truly seeing it was too shocking!
The cute yet rough young commander had transformed into a little fairy?
Gu Jiao’s arrival caused a stir in the Black Wind Camp. Not only were people astounded, but even the horses came to gawk at Gu Jiao.
Gu Jiao then noticed that the military camp was much quieter today. People’s strides were less aggressive, their voices weren’t as loud, and while the night had brought rain, making it cool this morning, everyone’s cheeks were flush.
Gu Jiao sat atop her horse, tilting her head slightly, "Hmm."
...
Gu Jiao came to the camp, one, to visit the military officers with whom she fought side by side, and two, to arrange troops to soon march on Tang Sect.
Subsequently, unusual things occurred.
She only needed three thousand troops and only had a few commanders select three thousand.
However, when she left her barracks, she was surprised to find fifty thousand troops assembled on the training ground.
"What are you all doing?" she asked, puzzled.
Zhao Dengfeng, the newly appointed Left Commander of the Assault Camp, cleared his throat and said, "Assault Camp Three requests to join the battle!"
Wei Renchong, who had also been promoted, steadied himself and spoke earnestly, "Vanguard Camp Two requests to join the battle!"