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After eating her food and taking her medicine, she no longer felt as weak as she did yesterday, and she wanted to go out for a walk.

The Empress used to say that it was bad to be cooped up all day indoors, and even a sick person should go out for a walk so that they could recover faster.

Chu Jiu stroked her long hair which fell past her shoulders, then got up to find a comb so she could put her hair up. However, after searching the whole tent to no avail, she eventually gave up.

Draping an outer garment over her shoulders, she headed outside.

The sunlight instantly dazzled her, making her narrow her eyes.

After having stayed in the tent for a few days, she was a little unused to the sunlight outside.

When her eyes had finally gotten used to the brightness, she shuffled outside slowly.

The frontier was indeed different from other places.

It was freezing at night but bizarrely sunny during the day.

However, she had just recovered from a serious illness, so she could not feel any warmth even while walking under the sun.

Lu Tingchen was striding over from the drill ground when he noticed a woman shambling along in the distance, her long hair hanging loose.

Startled, he frowned and asked Xu Chen, “Why is there another woman in the camp?”

Besides his mother, the only other woman in the entire military camp was Chu Jiu, who was recuperating in her tent.

Moreover, unauthorized women were not allowed to enter the camp.

Naturally, Xu Chen knew that rule, and he wondered if it was one of the general’s wives.

As he thought to himself, he started to find the woman’s figure somewhat familiar.

All of a sudden, the answer came to him. “I think it’s…”

However, before he could finish, Lu Tingchen disappeared from his side in a sprint.

To Xu Chen’s shock, he saw Chu Jiu teetering on her feet not far away, seeming as if she was about to fall.

After a turn round the camp, a sheen of sweat had formed on Chu Jiu’s forehead, and her legs felt limp too. Just when she was about to turn and head back to her tent, her knees suddenly buckled, causing her to topple to the ground.

At that instant, a pair of strong arms caught her.

Chu Jiu blinked a little dizzily and looked up, only to realize that she was in the arms of a man wearing silver armor.

He had a strapping figure and stood with his back to the light, so she could not recognize him right away.

Holding her in his arms, Lu Tingchen lowered his gaze and was dazed for a moment when he saw her face clearly.

So the woman he had seen in the distance just now was really Chu Jiu!

She had always dressed herself in men’s clothes and behaved more frigidly than a man, not a single hint of feminine frailty could be found on her. He had never even seen her with her hair down…

Nevertheless, at this moment, he had to admit that Chu Jiu – with her undone hair, pale complexion, and fragile figure – was very different from her usual self.

Surprisingly, her face had a tinge of elegant charm when framed by her long hair.

No wonder Lu Tingchen was stunned when he saw her.

It was because the Chu Jiu in front of him right now was far from the one he remembered.

“My lord, Miss Chu Jiu…”

Xu Chen walked up to them and called out.

Only then did they collect their scattered thoughts.

Before Chu Jiu knew it, Lu Tingchen scooped her into his arms. As he walked to her tent, he ordered Xu Chen, “Go and get my mother from the quarantine zone.”

“Yes, my lord.” Xu Chen hurried off.

Lu Tingchen carried Chu Jiu back to her tent.

For a moment, both of them were silent.

One of them remained standing, while the other was seated.

Chu Jiu clenched her fists uneasily, and after a long time, she finally mumbled, “Erm… Thank you.”

“What?” Lu Tingchen had been lost in thought and did not hear her properly, so he lowered his head and asked.