(Thanks for the red packets from Pepper Like Taro and Earoo. Sorry to only update one chapter after seeing the girls' tips.)

He Sanlang's eyes and ears were sharp. Even though Chu Lian's words were very quiet, he still heard them. His thick brows furrowed slightly, clearly dissatisfied with Chu Lian's words.

"Chu Lian, what did you say?"

Chu Lian covered her mouth and laughed awkwardly. She propped herself up slightly to sit further away from He Sanlang and hurriedly said, "Nothing."

Chu Lian didn't dare to provoke him anymore. He Sanlang was in a very dangerous situation right now, and Chu Lian was a sensible person.

He Changdi saw that this page was finally over and let out a sigh of relief. He stood up and walked to the side of the small table. As if by accident, he lightly touched the table, and the blue-covered booklet fell into the brazier at the side. In an instant, it was engulfed by the flames in the brazier.

Chu Lian rolled her eyes. Anyone who wasn't blind could see that He Sanlang's actions just now were intentional.

He Changdi tilted his body slightly and said calmly, "I accidentally touched it. Forget it, if it's burned, then so be it."

He Sanlang didn't care. As soon as he saw the blue booklet, he wanted to tear it to pieces. The person who should be crying should be Xiao Hongyu.

His only remaining Fire Avoidance Diagram was burned by the fire. Fate really made a fool out of him!

Wenqing and Wenlan, who were standing outside the tent, secretly looked at each other. After confirming that there were no abnormal sounds coming from inside, they spoke.

"Third Young Master, Third Young Madam, we've brought some food."

Chu Lian tidied up the stray hair on her cheeks and opened her mouth to let Wenqing and Wenlan in.

Wenqing moved the small table in front of the two. Wenlan took out the food from the food box and placed it on the small table. Wenqing placed the bowls and chopsticks for the young couple as she explained, "Commandant Guo sent someone to say that he has something to do and probably can't eat with Third Young Madam. He asked this servant to inform you that Commander Xiao has gone to see Commandant Guo."

Chu Lian nodded and the corners of her lips curled up slightly. It seemed that the officers of the Right Wing Army were quite tactful. But they probably came over to make room for her and He Changdi!

Chu Lian stopped thinking and looked at the small table in front of her. When she saw the simple dishes on it, she asked in surprise, "This is what you usually eat?"

Although He Sanlang did not hold a high position in the army, he was still a lieutenant who commanded hundreds of elite soldiers. The food should not be this bad.

He Changdi glanced at her from the side and then nodded.

What He Sanlang didn't say was that Commandant Guo had specially instructed the kitchen staff to add more dishes because Chu Lian was here today.

Chu Lian stared at the Guokui in front of her, which was as hard as a brick. She didn't know what kind of ingredients were used to make it look like a black paste. The most eye-catching part of the pot was probably the plate of marinated meat that had been boiled in water.

Although the bowl was still steaming, Chu Lian really had no appetite from the smell.

He Changdi saw that she was frowning and was not in a hurry to move. He asked, "You don't have an appetite?"

After thinking about it, he understood. The food that Chu Lian usually ate was a delicacy to the men in the Northern Army. How could she eat this kind of standard military rations?

Wenqing and Wenlan were also worried for their mistress. Not to mention Third Young Mistress, even they couldn't bring themselves to eat the food!

He Sanlang paused and asked Wenqing and Wenlan, "Go and make something else for Third Grandma."

He then turned to look at Chu Lian. "If you're hungry, have a cup of honey water first." He knew that Chu Lian had a habit of drinking honey water.

Chu Lian really didn't want to eat the food of the border army. However, the food on the small table in front of her was obviously enough for two people. The border army was short of resources, so it was not good to waste food.

She pointed at the plate in front of her with her slender fingers.

"What about these?"

He Sanlang looked at the rough porcelain bowl in front of her and reached out to take her bowl in front of him. He said in a low voice, "I'll eat. You wait for Wenqing and Wenlan to cook."

With that, He Changdi picked up the bowl of porridge made of some unknown material and drank it in large mouthfuls.

Chu Lian saw that he put aside the easy to store pot and bacon, and only placed two bowls of porridge in front of him. She already knew what he was going to do.

In order not to waste food, He Sanlang planned to drink two bowls of porridge for this meal.

Chu Lian suddenly felt her heart sink. She felt sorry for He Changdi.

She suddenly called out to Wenqing and Wenlan, who were about to go out to find a place to cook.

Wenqing and Wenlan looked at Chu Lian strangely. "Does Third Grandma have any other orders?"

Chu Lian shook her head. "No need to trouble yourself. I'll just eat this."

It wasn't like she couldn't take any hardship. She wasn't that fragile. Since tens of thousands of people in the border army ate this, and even He Changdi ate this, why couldn't she eat it?

Wenqing and Wenlan's eyes widened. They couldn't believe that Third Grandma, who usually didn't eat anything other than good food, would eat food that obviously had a bad appetite.

However, since it was their master's orders, they wouldn't disobey. The two of them nodded and retreated to the entrance of the tent. They didn't want to disturb the couple.

He Changdi clearly didn't expect Chu Lian to really want to eat this food.

He was stunned for a second. He thought that Chu Lian was interested because he ate quickly, so he kindly reminded her, "Chu Lian, don't judge me by how fast I eat. In fact, it doesn't taste good. It's a far cry from the food you cook."

Chu Lian glanced at him and pointed at her bowl in front of him. "Pass it to me."

He Sanlang had no choice. He knew that he couldn't persuade her now. He thought for a moment and poured most of the porridge in her bowl into his. Then, he asked Wenqing to pour him a bowl of water.

He placed the bowl in front of Chu Lian. His voice was calm, as if he didn't mean it. However, if she felt it, she could feel the care in his words.

"The porridge doesn't taste good. I don't think you're used to it. Just try some. The pot is too hard. Tear it apart and soak it in the hot water before eating. You can eat some of the bacon."

Chu Lian nodded and took the bowl. She looked at the black bowl and gulped. Then, she scooped a spoonful of the porridge and put it in her mouth. The strange taste filled her mouth. She almost spat out the porridge. In the end, she forced herself to swallow it. As soon as she swallowed, she quickly drank a large mouthful of warm water to wash away the taste in her mouth.

Chu Lian was shocked by the taste. She didn't know how this strange porridge was made. The taste was almost on par with the dark cuisine of 'canned herring'.

Even though Chu Lian was mentally prepared, she didn't want to take a second bite when she saw the small bowl of porridge in front of her.

On He Sanlang's perpetually cold face, the corners of his eyes curved up imperceptibly. In the end, he picked up Chu Lian's bowl again and pushed the cooked pot in front of Chu Lian. "You eat this!"

He pulled out an exquisite dagger from his waist and skillfully cut a few pieces of bacon for Chu Lian before placing them on her plate.

"If you don't think it's tasty, have a bite of the bacon."

Chu Lian took a sip of the soaked Guokui and heaved a sigh of relief. Fortunately, the taste was normal. Although the taste wasn't great, compared to the bean paste, it could be considered delicious.

Chu Lian ate in small bites and glanced at He Changdi from time to time. He expressionlessly finished the two bowls of porridge, cut a small piece of bacon, and chewed on it. Then, he put down his chopsticks.