Chapter 163: 163 Intimacy

Fortunately, last time when we captured Qingwan Town, I was rewarded with a hundred gold pieces. Otherwise, Chen Mo really wouldn’t have been able to recharge for the next simulation.

Holding the beauty in his arms closely, Chen Mo slowly closed his eyes.

To be honest, sleeping together with someone is much more comfortable than sleeping alone.

Even now in the summer.

…

Meanwhile.

Huangfu Hao led the cavalry in a relentless pursuit of the rebel army’s main force.

However, later on, the rebels got smarter.

They split into several groups and scattered in different directions.

The rebels could split up, but the Song Army could not.

The Song Army had less than one-tenth the number of the rebel army, and if they split their forces to pursue, it might backfire.

Moreover, ever since they’d taken Fengchi County, they had been relentlessly chasing, and both the troops and horses were exhausted.

Thus, they had no choice but to halt the pursuit and set camp for rest.

The Song Army was tired, but the rebels were even more exhausted.

After all, the rebels were just untrained farmers facing life-and-death threats, chased by cavalry, nearly running out of breath.

When they saw no cavalry coming from behind, they threw down their weapons and lay down on the spot, not caring if there were wild beasts in the nearby forest.

No matter what, they wouldn’t run anymore.

Inside the main tent on the hilltop, Zhang Ping wore a gloomy expression. Since Fengchi County was captured, under the enemy cavalry’s charge, his tens of thousands of men only knew how to run; they wouldn’t even fight back.

And it seemed they knew it was safer with him, so they flocked to his side.

Helplessly, he had no choice but to split the troops into several groups to break through individually.

The troop he led was the elite of the Nanyang Yellow Turban Army, numbering around a hundred thousand, including five thousand martial artists.

The rest were also able-bodied men without missing limbs.

If Zhang Ping wanted to leave alone, he could have done so before Fengchi County was captured.

But he wanted to lead a force towards Western Shu.

After all, having developed hundreds of thousands of troops in Nanyang, even if they were just a motley crew, once trained, they would still be a vital force.

If he were to abandon everything in Nanyang, it would be a senseless waste.

Therefore, he intended to leave with these hundred thousand or so men.

The treasures already being relocated were the wealth of the entire Nanyang County and could sustain them.

But the only fear Zhang Ping had was being discovered by the Song Army on their route.

After all, carrying the wealth of an entire county, with each large box being carried manually, wouldn’t make for quick travel.

And that route couldn’t accommodate vehicles like carts.

So, he needed to create chaos and stall the Song Army to buy enough time for his personal soldiers to transfer the treasures.

“Someone, come.” Zhang Ping called out to the tent entrance.

The personal soldiers waiting outside entered.

Zhang Ping said in a deep voice, “Quickly pass down the order for Peng Haizhu, Chen Xiu, and others to guard Qingyang Town and Luofeng County. As long as they can hold for half an hour, I will reward them with a thousand gold pieces and ten beauties.”

“Understood.”

…

At the break of dawn.

Birds chirped noisily on the branches.

Luo Zhen opened her eyes first and was momentarily stunned before she remembered she was sleeping on the bed with Chen Mo. She raised her eyes for a look.

She realized that at some point, she had ended up in his embrace, with one leg draped over his, and the thin blanket kicked somewhere unknown.

The critical thing was, she felt something unusual on her chest.

She observed and found Chen Mo’s hand had slipped inside her hemp clothing and was resting on her…

Luo Zhen’s face went rigid, recalling last night’s events.

Although Chen Mo had said he’d give her time to consider.

But being held by him, Luo Zhen couldn’t sleep at all, fearing he might take advantage of her.

So she dared not sleep all along.

But by the latter half of the night, Luo Zhen couldn’t hold on anymore and dozed off in a haze.

In her dreams, she saw her father, mother, uncle, and Uncle Li…

The whole family was reunited, and in the evening, Luo Zhen especially slept with her own mother, snuggling into her mother’s embrace as if only this could bring her a sense of security.

Luo Zhen’s face blushed slightly, and she had already considered Chen Mo as her mother.

She took a deep breath and raised her hand to remove Chen Mo’s indecent hand from her chest.

Just as she moved, Chen Mo awoke.

Chen Mo opened his eyes, and the first thing he saw was Luo Zhen looking at him with a mixture of shame and anger, her face flushed.

Chen Mo was momentarily dazed; feeling the softness in his hand, he gave a little squeeze, glanced down, and instantly understood.

Yet his expression remained calm; without making a visible move, he withdrew his hand from Luo Zhen’s chest and said, “You’re awake?”

Luo Zhen murmured an acknowledgment, without uttering a word.

“Get up quickly; we’ll probably have to leave soon.”

Just as Chen Mo finished speaking, Gao Zheng’s voice sounded from outside.

“Is the master awake?”

“Not yet.”

“When the master wakes up, make sure to notify me promptly. The general has sent a message.”

“Understood…” replied the personal soldier outside.

“Wait a minute.” Seeing that Gao Zheng was about to leave, Chen Mo immediately called out to stop him, then got up and headed out of the tent.

He still had his clothes on, just without the armor draped.

Watching Chen Mo’s figure disappearing outside the tent, Luo Zhen felt extremely ashamed and indignant. Didn’t he have anything to say to her about what just happened?

…

Outside the tent.

“Master, did you sleep well last night?” Gao Zheng smiled meaningfully.

“Don’t ask about things you shouldn’t ask.”

“I was just curious, sir.”

“Get lost, talk business.” Chen Mo scolded with a smile.

Gao Zheng’s smile faded, and then he said, “The general has sent a letter. They’ve already reached Fengling Slope, and they want us to join them as soon as possible.”

“Shouldn’t we be guarding Fengchi County?”

“The general said that as long as we annihilate the main force of the rebels in one fell swoop, the towns and counties we regained would be safe,” said Gao Zheng.

“Understood, let the brothers set off after they finish eating.”

“Understood.”

…

Chen Mo turned and returned to the tent.

He found that Luo Zhen had already gotten up and put on armor.

This surprised Chen Mo a bit.

In his impression, women usually took longer to get ready.

“What’s…wrong?” Seeing Chen Mo looking at her oddly, Luo Zhen asked with some confusion.

“Nothing. We’re setting off soon. By the way, can you ride a horse?” Chen Mo asked.

“Yes,” Luo Zhen nodded affirmatively.

“There won’t be any troops left to guard Fengchi County. You’ll ride with me on the same horse later. By the way, do something about your face and hair,” Chen Mo said.

Luo Zhen had a tall figure, and Chen Mo had measured her breasts with his own hands.

About the size of an average woman.

Wrapped in armor, you couldn’t tell. In this world, men’s and women’s hair lengths were about the same, and once a metal helmet was worn, plus some dirt on the face, it was really hard to tell male from female at a glance.

Luo Zhen nodded.

After speaking, Chen Mo donned his black armor right in front of Luo Zhen.

Once dressed, he seemed to think of something and said to Luo Zhen, “The armor you wear was bestowed upon me by the general as a yellow-grade treasure, able to block ordinary sword attacks.”

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