Free Web NovelTwilight deepened, and the snow-covered street resembled white clouds dyed with a red glow.
Ying Bing looked at Li Mo's nonchalant expression and inexplicably wanted to curl her fingers, but her hand was holding candy and was entirely enveloped by his, so where else could she retract it?
Cold?
Even during the strongest blizzards today, she had never actually felt cold; her ice-like skin and jade-like bones, tempered by Taiyin Power, made a little wind and frost seem insignificant.
She had long grown accustomed to it.
Not knowing cold naturally meant not knowing warmth.
But now, her left hand was exposed, while her right hand was tucked into his pocket, enveloped by his warm, large hand.
The contrast between cold and warmth suddenly became clear.
"It is a bit."
"!"
To be honest, Xiao Li himself had only just realized what he had unconsciously done.
What a joke, would the Ice Cube be cold?
But the soft, boneless small hand in his palm did seem to have warmed up a bit. Li Mo couldn't help but scrutinize her expression.
Ying Bing was expressionless, but a faint blush appeared on her moon-white face, perhaps the twilight from outside the carriage window had secretly crept in.
Her clear, spirited eyes looked out the window, just as the sky, where the sun and moon intersected, was dyed with light and shadow interweaving.
"I must learn the craft well in the future!"
Huzi rubbed his eyes, looking at the two people inside the carriage.
He used to think that all candy tasted equally sweet once in the mouth, so why bother painstakingly drawing it?
But now, he yearned to depict this scene with sweet sugar syrup. This was probably what Grandpa meant...
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At this moment, a sudden sound of carriages and horses came from the end of the street. Carriages covered with tarpaulins pressed deep ruts into the accumulated snow.
The convoy was escorted by two columns of soldiers, who, judging by their attire, were clearly soldiers from Qingmu Camp.
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The leader was one of Qu Sheng's subordinate generals, who had met Li Mo yesterday at Jiawei Restaurant.
He immediately sat on his horse and cupped his hands in greeting.
"Today, I was occupied with # Nоvеlight # military duties and could not attend the military exercise to witness Li Shaoxia's prowess. It is truly regrettable."
"What are you busy with?"
Li Mo asked casually.
Then he winked at Huzi beside him, who reacted, his eyes wide and round.
"Winter is approaching, and these are all military provisions and supplies being prepared."
"No wonder there's so much."
"This isn't much. Alas, there are eighty thousand soldiers, plus logistics, over a hundred thousand people and horses to feed."
Speaking of this, the subordinate general furrowed his brows again and said:
"These military supplies, I wonder if they will be enough to get us through the year intact."
The subordinate general exchanged another greeting, then returned to the camp with the supplies to report. Li Mo's eyebrows raised slightly at this.
Listening to the subordinate general, it seemed Qingmu Camp might still be facing a shortage of food and pay?
But Qingmu City was the outpost of Nanguan (Southern Pass), and also the deepest city of Great Yu in the Southern Frontier, holding significant importance.
Even if there hadn't been war here for many years, they shouldn't be short of military food and pay, right?
He had witnessed the garrison troops in Baoping Town, a stark contrast to the disciplined Nanguan City.
If there was a shortage of military pay, this chaos would not be difficult to understand...
"Wait!"
Li Mo thought for a moment and called out to the subordinate general.
In his System space, there were still many supplies he had purchased from Hengtong Merchant House in Yunzhou back then, many of which had not been used.
He planned to return to Ziyang Prefecture in a few days, so keeping them would be useless.
It would be better to leave them at Qingmu Camp.
"Congratulations, Host, for successfully investing in Qingmu Camp and alleviating their military food concerns."
"You have an investment feedback pending collection."
..........
Night fell.
In the central army tent, Qu Sheng drank a bowl of Medicinal Pill, and some color returned to his pale face. Hearing the announcement from outside the tent, he took a deep breath and said with full vigor:
"Come in."
The subordinate general walked into the tent, first startled: "Commander, has your old injury flared up again?"
"Just a bit of Qi and blood agitation, it's nothing."
Qu Sheng saw the subordinate general's expression and frowned:
"The military food procurement, not going smoothly?"
The subordinate general grumbled: "The quartermasters who went to various towns to requisition military food all said that the local garrisons were not very cooperative, only symbolically handing over some military food. These ungrateful dogs!"
"Let it be a little less then." Qu Sheng sighed silently.
If they pushed those garrison troops too hard, in the end, they would only be able to push the common people under their rule.
Nanguan (Southern Pass) was no longer the same as when it commanded a million strong army and was fully supported by the entire Great Yu.
"Let's think of other ways from elsewhere."
Rubbing his temples, Qu Sheng looked at the map in the tent, seemingly contemplating something.
A moment later, he looked back at the subordinate general who was still standing there.
"Is there anything else?"
The subordinate general nodded: "Among this batch of military supplies, a portion was gifted by Li Shaoxia..."
"The supplies he purchased before coming to the Southern Frontier?"
Qu Sheng was startled, then smiled and said:
"Although it's a drop in the bucket, it's still a kind gesture."
How many supplies could one person prepare when coming to the Southern Frontier, at most?
But he never dreamed who Li Mo's supplier was at the time; that was someone who was always prepared to stay in a certain place for a lifetime.
"It's not a drop in the bucket at all, you'll know when you see it."
Hmm?
Qu Sheng was puzzled and took the sumaru object handed to him by the subordinate general.
"The grain and Medicinal Pills inside are all from Li Shaoxia."
"......"
Qu Sheng's eyes widened slightly. These military provisions were equivalent to one-third of what they had collected from various towns.
The military food was secondary.
There were also many common Medicinal Pills, such as hemostatic powder and Qi replenishing pills, all stored in the sumaru object he gave to the subordinate general.
Even with these supplies, the shortage of military provisions remained, but it had indeed greatly alleviated the immediate crisis.
Qu Sheng exhaled a heavy breath, excited for a moment, then his expression became somewhat complex.
Qingmu City was about to go to war.
He still didn't know how much power the Disaster Beasts and Great Shang Remnants had mobilized this time.
He could only do everything possible to increase their chances of victory and the hope of Qingmu City holding out.
This was also why he hesitated that day and swallowed the words he was about to say to persuade the Little Marquis and Li Shaoxia.
But what if they couldn't hold out?
Were people like Li Shaoxia to be trapped and die here with them?
.........
On the other side.
At Jiawei Restaurant, the fragrance of delicious dishes wafted from the private room. These were Xiao Li and the Ice Cube's simple four dishes every day.
Missing a soup.
During the meal, Li Mo kept researching:
"Ice Cube, how effective is adding Golden Leaf Nourishing Grass to soup?"
"That's for Alchemy; if you put it in soup... the effect would probably be five-tenths."
Ying Bing's snowy cheeks moved slightly.
Xiao Li often researched recipes; this time, he must be researching stews?
She was used to it.
"That's not bad then."
Li Mo placed the Golden Leaf Nourishing Grass on the table, took out a box of strange small flowers, and asked again:
"Then, if combined with Moistening Yuan Rose Petals, will the medicinal properties conflict?"
"No, they are somewhat complementary."
Ying Bing said as Li Mo took out Heaven And Earth Treasure one by one, filling half the table with a dazzling array of them.
Ying Bing's delicate brows slightly raised. With so many Materials, let alone one pot, a barrel would be more like it.
"What kind of soup are you making?"
Li Mo thought for a moment and mused: "If I had to say what kind of soup... Ice Cube Soup?"
