Shen Liuzhen looked at the city gate, sighed leisurely, the hot air in his mouth turned into a clump of white smoke when it met the cold, and said:

"What's the point of letting her come so early? She's just like me, standing at the gate of the city waiting for you to deliver the prisoners in the dead of winter."

Zhang Qing looked at Shen Liuzhen's side face and saw that his face became more and more jade-like because of his cold face, and his brows were clear. In such a foggy weather, he had an inexplicable air of immortality.

He couldn't help scratching his nose with regret, thinking that if he left, he would never see such beauty again, but he said:

"What's the matter? Since we've come early, can we talk a little longer? We're saying goodbye now, and I really don't know when we can see each other again."

When Shen Liuzhen heard this, he lowered his eyes slightly and trembled his eyelashes, then raised his eyes to look outside the city gate without saying a word.

At this moment, Xie Yuan appeared. She was still wearing a neat uniform with sleeves. She rode her horse up close. She quickly dismounted and handed the whip to the soldier Zhao Nianyou who was waiting here.

When Zhang Qing saw her coming, he immediately laughed and asked:

"General Xie, you are here. Where have you been?"

Xie Yuan did not answer his question. It seemed that because of the cold weather, the solemnity on her face and the aura of keeping strangers away seemed to be stronger. She looked at the city gate and asked:

"What's going on? Your people haven't come yet?"

Zhang Qing felt a little resentful, so he turned around and said, "It's definitely not our fault. We passed through the city gate of your Wei Kingdom. There must have been too many things and delays."

Xie Yuan stopped talking. Like Shen Liuzhen, he looked in the direction of the city gate without even looking at him.

Zhang Qing felt that Xie Yuan's behavior was a bit strange, but because Xie Yuan had deliberately distanced himself before and now it was time to say goodbye, he didn't think deeply about it.

At this time, the shadows of pedestrians finally appeared in the distance, and the prisoners of Wei who were being held in the south finally arrived.

Before Zhang Qing and others leave, exchanging prisoners from the two countries is the last thing to do.

The weather was cold, and the prisoners were all dressed neatly and cleanly, wearing cloaks. They did not look like they had been tortured. They were shackled along the way and were escorted by Chen Guo's people on foot.

The same goes for the people on the Wei side. Both sides retain the dignity of a big country. The only difference is that Shen Liuzhen has already taken the prisoners from the south and has been waiting in place for a long time.

"Come on, come on, let's start ordering people." Zhang Qing clapped his hands, very excited. As he said this, he turned around and looked at Xie Yuan, his expression becoming reluctant again.

He took a few steps forward and walked to Xie Yuan, and asked in a low voice:

"General Xie, the Shiyu Financial Village is not here today, there are just a few of us. Are you... really not considering going back to the south?"

Xie Yuan's Danfeng turned his eyes, glanced at him, and said two words decisively and firmly: "I won't go."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Qing hugged his sleeves and his eyebrows drooped, his expression of disappointment palpable.

Shen Liuzhen stood beside Xie Yuan, glanced behind him, and said without knowing where he was looking:

"Stop chatting. We changed people earlier and went back to our respective homes earlier. My bones are so uncomfortable that I will die of suffocation here if I delay for a while longer."

So Zhang Qing and Shen Liuzhen both stretched out their hands towards the attendants behind them, exchanged their own list of names with the other's, and began to call their names.

Xie Yuan felt uneasy when she saw Lingxiu who was among the prisoners. She was a little worried that Lingxiu would be noticed by the other party, and she was also worried that Zhang Qing would not be willing to save her after being discovered.

What to do then?

"Siyu..."

Xie Yuan suddenly heard a familiar name appearing in the camp called by the other party, so he raised his head and looked over.

Sure enough, I saw the girl with amber eyes.

She was wearing a hood, her head lowered, looking listless, and she softly said "Yes."

Finally, the two parties finished calling their names. For some reason, the other party did not find Lingxiu, a person who did not belong to them.

Xie Yuan secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and then watched them switch sides.

Siyu and Lingxiu both wore hoods and lowered their heads. They were among the crowd, one going here and the other going that way.

They were both dancing girls. The moment they passed each other, Xie Yuan suddenly felt a deep sense of fate.

"Well, the things here are over, Zhang said goodbye. I hope there will be a chance to meet you two again in the future." Zhang Qing said goodbye with emotion.

Xie Yuan and Shen Liuzhen returned the gift together.

Just when Zhang Qing turned to leave, Xie Yuan suddenly grabbed Zhang Qing's wrist and wanted to say something excitedly.

Zhang Qing saw that there seemed to be ardent emotion in her eyes, and she was reluctant to speak, so she asked: "What's wrong?"

Before she could speak, there was a commotion in the distance. A group of government officials ran over from a distance, saluted Shen Liuzhen, him and Xie Yuan and asked:

"My lords, there was a fire in Tingwei's Mansion just now, and a female prisoner ran away in the chaos. Have you ever seen anyone suspicious?"

Xie Yuanleng had a solemn face and withdrew his hand from Zhang Qing.

Zhang Qing's heart skipped a beat, and he felt something was wrong before he had time to think about it.

Shen Liuzhen looked surprised and asked: "There is a fire in Tingwei's mansion? Is it serious?"

"A bedroom in the back hall was burned down. Fortunately, the fire has been extinguished now," the man reported back.

"Oh... that's good." Shen Liuzhen looked like he was relieved and said suddenly:

"I didn't see anyone suspicious. Maybe the prisoner is still in the city. Go look for him quickly."

"Yes." After hearing this, the yamen servant glanced at the surrounding environment and people with his eyes quietly, and finally turned around.

Zhang Qing held his sleeves and looked at the government servants disappearing into the thick fog, looking thoughtful.

Shen Liuzhen interrupted his thoughts without politeness and said:

"What are you thinking about? You still want to know the secrets of my country, Wei. Take your people away quickly, cough cough cough..."

Shen Liuzhen patted his mouth and covered his mouth, coughing heavily. Xie Yuan was standing aside and saw that his face was blushing, and he didn't seem to be pretending, so he raised his hand to rub his back.

Zhang Qing looked at it and curled his lips helplessly. He felt that it was boring to be rejected by others for his enthusiasm, so he bowed his hands and was polite. Without saying a word, he got on the carriage, taking the envoys and prisoners with him. He walked through the city gate and left Pingcheng...

In the carriage, Zhang Qing thought about how Xie Yuan was hesitant to speak, and kept guessing what she wanted to say.

According to Xie Yuan's nature, she shouldn't look so embarrassed and hesitant.

Could it be that he couldn't bear to let him go?... It's not like he thought he wasn't that charming in Xie Yuan's eyes.

Could it be that she changed her mind and wanted to go back to the south? ...It doesn't seem like it. The decisive and firm look on her face when she said she couldn't go is still vivid in my mind.

So what is the reason?
Chapter completed!