Li Man'er leaned back, looking at Luo Sheng with extreme relaxation. "Deputy Marshal Luo flatters me. The military power has changed hands, how can it be treated as a child's play?"
"You..." Luo Sheng was surprised that Li Man'er refused outright. His face turned very ugly. No one had ever dared to disregard him like this before!
"I didn't say anything wrong. Deputy Marshal Luo, have you been instigated by someone?" Li Man'er said, "Changing commanders on the battlefield is already enough of a child's play. Now that I have won, Deputy Marshal Luo, you want me to be sensible. What are you planning?" As she spoke, she looked around vigilantly and smiled without saying a word.
The man surnamed Luo had also stationed his men here. Did he think these few people could handle her?
"Li Man'er, don't be ungrateful. This marshal is still willing to speak to you nicely now, otherwise..."
Before Luo Sheng could finish speaking, Li Man'er suddenly stood up. "Otherwise what?"
Luo Sheng was a good-for-nothing. In the capital, he could still bully others and live off the emperor's favor because of the imperial concubine's influence. Here in the desert north, all he had to rely on was his title. If someone completely disregarded his title, what ability would he have to protect himself?
Li Man'er was clearly someone who did not care about his title. With a smiling face, she leaned closer to Luo Sheng. "Deputy Marshal Luo, you probably haven't understood the current situation yet. If I take Deputy Marshal Luo to the city wall, with swords and sabers everywhere, and if something unexpected happens to you, how heartbroken would the imperial concubine be?"
"You, you dare!"
Li Man'er was still wearing a blood-stained outer robe, and the killing intent in her eyes had not completely receded. She took two more steps forward, while Luo Sheng quietly retreated, his palms covered in sweat.
"You see if I dare."
Luo Sheng felt that he was being pressured by a young girl, which was quite humiliating. He immediately remembered the agreement to "signal with a dropped cup" and was about to reach for his cup. Li Man'er, however, suddenly grabbed his hand. "Deputy Marshal Luo, don't be impulsive before doing anything. Look at you, you're so tired, why don't you rest well?"
Luo Sheng's willpower was originally weak. He was unlucky to encounter Li Man'er. Within a few sentences, he lost his focus, his eyes seemed to lose their focus, and he immediately mumbled, "Yes, I'm so tired, I want to rest."
"Don't listen to what others say. Rest well, mind your own business. Do you remember?"
Luo Sheng nodded, as if he was about to fall asleep.
"Alright, go back to sleep!" Li Man'er released her hand. Luo Sheng actually yawned, turned around, and walked towards the inner room.
The assassins hidden in the council hall were all stunned. What was going on? The target had left. Should they kill him or not?
Li Man'er ignored them and said to A Si, "It seems Deputy General Luo has nothing else. Let's go back!"
Although A Si had a lot of questions, she knew there were some things she couldn't ask. So, she nodded and followed Li Man'er out of the council hall.
"Miss, are we returning to the main camp?"
"Let's go see Qingyan first, and go back later." A Si followed her back to the small courtyard where Li Man'er had lived before.
Liu Ya was overjoyed to see Li Man'er return. "Miss, we have hot water that was just boiled. Would you like to wash up before leaving?"
"Forget it. The war is urgent, and the barbarians might attack again at any time. It doesn't matter if I wash or not." Li Man'er asked her, "Has Qingyan rested?"
"She fell asleep after taking her medicine."
Li Man'er nodded and said to Liu Ya, "Tell you and Old Sun and Qin Si to be wary of that person surnamed Feng, and don't let him come over here casually, understood?"
"Okay." Liu Ya then asked, "Miss, why did the Deputy Marshal look for you?"
"I don't know either. It was strange. He probably wanted me to return the military power to Feng Wuyun, but I refused. Seeing my strong attitude, he didn't say anything else."
A Si's palms were covered in sweat.
It seemed that Liu Ya was not considered the young lady's confidante, as some things were kept from her. However, what exactly happened at that time? Why did Luo Sheng, who was about to attack earlier, suddenly become drowsy?
At that time, Li Man'er happened to be blocking Luo Sheng's view, with her back to A Si. Her voice was very low, so A Si couldn't hear what she said clearly, nor could she see any subtle details.
"I understand, Miss, but you still need to be careful. Swords and sabers have no eyes."
"I know." Li Man'er said, "A Si, you stay here. I'm going to see my father."
A Si nodded.
Li Man'er went alone to see Li Shu. Li Shu's close aides were happy to see that Li Man'er had not abandoned the Marquis. In their opinion, the overall situation was still stable for now, and Li Man'er might be able to hold on. However, if they suffered a defeat, or if the situation became unstable, it would be bad.
It would be best for Li Shu to wake up so that he could take control of the situation.
In fact, Li Man'er had the same intention, so she performed a perfunctory pulse-taking for Li Shu and asked someone to fetch her medicine box. She then took out silver needles to acupuncture Li Shu.
When no one was paying attention, Li Man'er fed a pill to Li Shu. If everything went according to plan, Li Shu would wake up by the day after tomorrow at the latest.
For now, Li Shu being alive was more important than being dead. The final step required Li Shu's cooperation.
"You all observe your father's condition closely. Based on his current state, he might wake up at any moment."
The guards were overjoyed and respectfully escorted Li Man'er out of the room.
On the city wall, it was bleak, and the air was still filled with a strong smell of blood.
Li Man'er went to see Xi Hu and was relieved to know that he was awake and had not developed a fever.
"His life is saved. What's important now is recovery. Don't move him for now. Let him rest here on the city wall. After taking medicine for three more days, his vitality will gradually improve, and then he can be moved down."
Xi Kaiyuan's eyes were bloodshot and he kept thanking Li Man'er, "General has shown great kindness to my son."
Damn it!
"Old General, you don't need to be so formal. It is the duty of a physician to be benevolent, and this is what I should have done." Li Man'er only said, "Old General, you should go down and rest. There might be tough battles to fight in the future."
Xi Kaiyuan naturally obeyed. He still wanted to kill more barbarians to avenge his son!
"Yes, if Great Lady has any orders, I, Xi, will do my best."
Calling her General in front of the soldiers and calling her Great Lady in private, this old General Xi was quite tactful.
Li Man'er smiled and nodded in agreement.
The long night finally passed, and the sky turned bright. The corpses of dead barbarians were piled high, forming a barrier in front of the city gate.
The soldiers guarding the city saw the magnificent scene and exclaimed, "Good heavens, this Great Lady Li is indeed ruthless and cruel!"
"If the barbarians see this scene, won't they go mad?"
"So what if they go mad? If they want to attack the city, they have to step over these corpses." A soldier wiped his nose with his sleeve and sneered, "They deserve it. These grandsons should also taste what it's like to be dealt with."
They had always been ruthless when they went south to burn and loot.