Therefore, Gu's mother did not stop her.

Everyone worked together to prepare the food and divided it into four bags.

One was given to Gu Shangqing, and the other three were kept for General Shang, Zhu Yaoming and Huang Kexiao.

After packing up, it was soon time for Gu Shangqing to set off.

Gu Shangqing carried the bag that Li Mumu had packed for him and went to the door to lead the horse over.

Mother Gu couldn't help wiping away tears and holding Gu Shangqing's hand, "Be safe and take care of yourself. Don't forget, there are so many people waiting for you at home."

Gu Shangqing nodded.

"Go, and come back safely." Father Gu's eyes were red, and he lowered his head and wiped his tears secretly after saying this.

Mother Gu looked at Li Mumu and said to everyone, "Let's go in first and let Mumu talk to Shang Qing for a while."

"Okay." Wang Cuizhen nodded.

Everyone went into the house together, closed the courtyard door, and left the space outside to Li Mumu and Gu Shangqing.

In fact, Li Mumu had already said a lot to Gu Shangqing in the house before. Gu Shangqing thought that Li Mumu didn't have anything else to say to him, so he said, "You should go back and rest early. You have been busy all night and didn't sleep. You... don't need to worry about me. I will definitely come back safely."

"You all wait for me at home. I won't let anything happen to me." Gu Shangqing said.

Li Mumu nodded and pursed her lips nervously.

She took a deep breath and held Gu Shangqing's hand.

There are thick calluses on Gu Shangqing's hands, which prove how difficult his life is.

Gu Shangqing was slightly surprised to see Li Mumu holding his hand.

He was always training outside, and his hands were tanned by the sun.

Li Mumu's hand on the back of his hand looked whiter than the moonlight.

Gu Shangqing looked at Li Mumu in surprise and confusion. His hand, which was held by Li Mumu, trembled slightly. He had a vague premonition in his heart, but did not dare to have too high expectations.

At this time, Li Mumu raised her head and said, "Husband..."

"Hmm?" Gu Shangqing responded softly.

Li Mumu suddenly stood on tiptoe, but found that she couldn't reach him.

Gu Shangqing is very tall.

Originally, Li Mumu had read some historical records and always thought that people in ancient times were not very tall, and even if there were tall people, they were a minority.

But when I came here, I found that there are actually quite a lot of tall people.

And Gu Shangqing was even worse.

Standing on tiptoe, I could just reach his chin.

Li Mumu was standing unsteadily on tiptoe. She didn't have time to ask Gu Shangqing to lower his head, so she simply kissed him on the chin, "I... will wait for you to come back."

Gu Shangqing swallowed hard, and his breathing became heavy, "Madam, you..."

"I had many concerns before." Li Mumu said, "But thank you for always tolerating me, waiting for me, and never forcing me."

"Thank you for your trust in me. It is your practical actions that have gradually helped me to dispel my concerns." Li Mumu said, "Husband, I will wait for you to come back."

Gu Shangqing felt his heart beating like a drum at this moment, and he was so excited that he couldn't speak for a long time.

He nodded slowly before uttering one word, "Okay."

Gu Shangqing shook Li Mumu's hand firmly and said, "I will come back safely."

Having said that, he climbed onto the horse.

"Madam, I think you should go back." Gu Shangqing said.

It was late at night and the dew was heavy. The streets were quiet and the alleys were deep without any light.

The further you go in, the more it seems like there is a huge dark mouth opening wide, waiting to swallow you up.

Although they were at the doorstep, Gu Shangqing was still a little worried and wanted to see Li Mumu go back home first.

Li Mumu nodded, opened the gate, stood inside the gate, and leaned over to look at Gu Shangqing.

Gu Shangqing understood what she meant, so he smiled at her and rode away.

Gu Shangqing and his horse disappeared at the alley entrance, but the sound of horse hooves could still be heard.

Li Mumu didn't close the door until the sound could no longer be heard.

Mother Gu did not return to her room either, but was still waiting in the yard.

They were also listening to the sound of Gu Shangqing's horse's hooves as he left.

"Shang Qing has left?" Gu's mother knew it, but she still couldn't help asking. She was very happy. She would not feel sad until Gu Shang Qing came back.

Li Mumu nodded, "He will be fine."

"Yes, he will be fine." Mother Gu said to herself.

"Mother, starting tomorrow, let's go to Yongfu Temple often to pray for Shangqing's safety." Wang Cuizhen said.

"Okay." Mother Gu nodded quickly. "It's a pity that Shang Qing came back too quickly and we found out too late. Otherwise, we should have gone to Yongfu Temple to ask for a peace amulet for Shang Qing and asked him to carry it with him."

"If we pray sincerely, the Buddha will bless us," said Zhang Caiping.

Not long after Gu Shangqing left, it was almost dawn.

Everyone was really not sleepy, so they simply didn't sleep.

What surprised the Gu family was that they didn't expect Gu Shangqing to send a letter home.

Every time they set up camp at a place, Gu Shangqing would send a letter home to report their safety.

Although the letter came back a little late, at least the Gu family knew that Gu Shangqing was safe, which was much better than being worried and not knowing anything at home.

Later, Gu Shangqing's replies became less and less frequent, and the intervals between replies became longer and longer.

Mother Gu couldn't help but worry, so Li Mumu could only comfort her, "You just left, and you didn't go far, so the distance to reply was short, so you came back quickly. But now you are getting farther and farther away from us, so even if you reply to the letter as usual, it will take longer to reach us because it will take longer on the road."

Mother Gu nodded, "That's right."

She grabbed Li Mumu's hand and said, "I'm just too worried."

Li Mumu held Gu's mother's hand and said, "My husband is thinking about us and will be careful."

Mother Gu nodded nervously. At this moment, Gu Mian ran in quickly. "A letter has come. The general has replied!"

Li Mumu hurried forward to take the letter from Gu Mian, opened it and quickly glanced at the contents, breathed a sigh of relief, and then read it to Gu's mother.

It turned out that they encountered the Turkic army.

But the Turkic army was defeated.

Gu Shangqing felt that the opponent's defeat was a little abnormal, it seemed too easy.

He remembered what Li Mumu had repeatedly told him.

Don't pursue a desperate enemy, for there will be a gap in the encirclement.

Therefore, they did not pursue the opponent relentlessly, and even deliberately left a gap.

In the end, it was discovered that this was indeed a trap set by the other party.

The other party wanted to lure Da Xijun into a trap set earlier and capture him.

However, his plan was discovered by Gu Shangqing, who captured the enemy's general.

"My husband said they will be back soon."

When Mother Gu heard what Li Mu Mu said, she finally breathed a sigh of relief, "That's good, that's good."

Mother Gu stood up and bowed to the sky, saying, "Buddha bless you, Buddha bless you."

Li Mumu put the letter away.

Gu Shangqing said in the letter that they captured the enemy's general alive, and they must have gotten something out of him.

But it is not convenient to say these in the letter.