CHAPTER 1348: CHAPTER 1349: HOW EMBARRASSING, DO YOU KNOW THAT?

With the cavalry patrolling, it was convenient for An Jing and the others to find out how the other participants were doing.

At first, the ten female soldiers and ten male soldiers were moving together, but over time, Tobanya and Du Aya ended up at the front, while among the male soldiers, Qi Gaoda and Qi Weimeng took the lead.

Qi Gaoda, whether intentionally or unintentionally, happened to be walking side by side with Du Aya, striding forward quickly.

The two of them were both quite tall. Even though Du Aya only reached Qi Gaoda’s shoulder, in the eyes of those behind them, both looked like giants—like towering mountains. Their similarly strong builds made those trailing behind them feel like they resembled brothers.

Realizing that Du Aya was actually a woman, the male soldiers in the rear quickly averted their gazes. Best not to look—it was simply too eye-piercing.

Qi Weimeng didn’t care about the two female soldiers nearby. As he walked, he quietly asked his brother, "Brother, what’s up with your face today? It’s still red."

Back in the military camp, his brother’s face had already turned red, and now it was still red, making him start to suspect his brother might be sick.

Before Qi Gaoda could answer his younger brother’s question, Du Aya overheard Qi Weimeng’s words and turned her head to look at Qi Gaoda. The moment Qi Gaoda met Du Aya’s gaze, his breath hitched instantly.

His rugged face flushed an even deeper shade of red.

Du Aya initially glanced at Qi Gaoda’s face, noticing that it was indeed still red. Her loud voice then burst forth: "Vice General Qi, your face is seriously red! I think it was already red back in the camp—what is it, are you sick?"

Initially, some people hadn’t paid attention to Qi Gaoda’s flushed face. But with Du Aya’s booming voice, everyone now knew about it. Some of the male soldiers in the rear even jogged up, intrigued, just to specifically get a look at Qi Gaoda’s bright red face.

Seeing a male soldier deliberately come forward to inspect his embarrassing predicament, Qi Gaoda instinctively raised his foot to kick, but the man—Wolf Camp’s Deputy General—quickly dodged behind their group, laughing as he avoided Qi Gaoda’s attack.

Though he missed the kick, Qi Gaoda was tempted to chase after the deputy general from Wolf Camp for another attempt. However, he restrained himself, continuing to walk quickly beside Du Aya, striding side by side onward.

Out of the corner of his eye, Qi Gaoda noticed Du Aya seemed completely unaware of how her words had embarrassed him. Moreover, she kept staring curiously at his flushed face. Qi Gaoda was left speechless: "..."

"Brother, I also think you might be sick!" Qi Weimeng chimed in, echoing Du Aya’s sentiment.

Du Aya immediately offered her advice out of kindness: "Vice General Qi, if you’re sick, don’t push yourself too hard. If you collapse on the road, that wouldn’t be good."

Qi Gaoda: "...I... I... I’m not... not sick."

Du Aya didn’t seem to mind Qi Gaoda’s stammering, but Qi Weimeng was quick to make a fuss: "Brother, you claim you’re not sick, but look, you’re even stuttering! Since when have you ever stuttered before?"

Qi Gaoda: "...Can... you... shut... up!"

Hearing the commotion about Qi Gaoda being sick, An Jing hadn’t said anything yet when Qi Tengfei, in his booming voice, asked, "Gaoda, are you sick?"

"No!" Qi Gaoda immediately denied it.

"Then why is your face so red?" Qi Tengfei followed up loudly.

Why is everyone so concerned about my red face?

Do you realize how humiliating this is?

Seeing even An Jing and the others watching him, waiting for his answer, Qi Gaoda hesitated for a moment before bracing himself to reply: "This soldier doesn’t know; this soldier only knows this soldier isn’t sick and is perfectly healthy right now."