Chapter 99 What We've Seen [Bonus Chapter]

Like a seasoned angler, Guan Zhiwei patiently waited for the fish to bite the bait.

She did not attack the city or put any pressure on it in the past few days.

The soldiers were resting, and the wounded were given the opportunity to receive treatment. Some of the seriously injured were even saved. They secretly spread the word that the medicine used this time was personally prepared by Grand Tutor Guan.

Grand Tutor Guan was renowned as a divine physician, capable of bringing the dead back to life and healing even the most malignant wounds.

Actually, Guan Zhiwei discovered that sugarcane was being grown on some land. After being boiled, the locals called it "rock honey." She traded all her grain and fodder for it, and distributed it to those who were injured.

Sugar is the real strategic resource.

Guan Zhiwei chewed on rock candy, calm and collected. As soon as the three-day deadline arrived, he immediately shouted at the city gate: "Father-in-law, I've come to marry your third young master! Quickly send him out to me!"

Then, surprisingly, Yanyang City actually sent Yuan Chizheng out, dressed in red, beautifully made up, with makeup on her face, and even gave her a dowry.

Okay.

The system's response was rather reluctant: "[I've fallen in love with the enemy's son. A violent female supporting character and a naive, sweet male lead. It'll do.]"

"Even you find it hard to accept; it's rotten to a certain degree."

Guan Zhiwei narrowed her eyes and immediately realized that something was wrong in the city.

She sent him back to stir up trouble—Yuan Qiuhe was ruthless enough to kill his own son but wouldn't let Yuan Chizheng into the city.

If he can't bring himself to do it, then that's interesting.

Throwing a lively, wriggling fish into a pot of hot oil can cause serious injury from the splattering oil alone.

It seems that things are progressing very smoothly.

Yuan Qiuhe is in trouble.

If nothing had gone wrong, he wouldn't have done something as shameful as sending his son away.

This decision was not made by him; it was most likely made by someone close to him on his behalf.

"Is your father-in-law unwell?"

"I don't know, I haven't seen my father."

Guan Zhiwei stroked her chin and pondered for a moment, then suddenly hugged Yuan Chizheng and said gently, "Come on, my darling, tell me what happened after you entered the city. Tell me everything in detail."

Yuan Chizheng spoke cautiously.

Guan Zhiwei laughed heartily upon hearing this: "As expected of my darling, she really has a good effect."

Yuan Qiuhe was most likely made sick by his stupid son. His two remaining sons were fighting for power, so sending his third brother out first would solve the problem.

She immediately pulled Yuan Chizheng out the door and shouted at the city gate, "Open the city gate immediately! My father-in-law is sick, and I need to go and take care of him. You can't let me be unfilial!"

"What? You're saying my father-in-law isn't sick?"

“My husband said it himself, his father is sick, Yuan Qiuhe is so sick he can’t get out of bed!”

"Are you going to open the door or not? If you don't, I won't be polite! My husband said he wants to go home, and I have to help him!"

Guan Zhiwei gave the order directly: "Let the war begin!"

The battle was fierce and chaotic, and she was at the forefront, charging ahead relentlessly.

Boiling oil was poured down from the city gate tower, and the smell of burning flesh could be smelled constantly on the way to the front.

The screams were incessant.

Guan Zhiwei charged up the city wall, hacking and slashing her way through the endless Yuan soldiers. After two or three hours of fighting, her troops were exhausted, so she decided to sound the horn to retreat.

Being able to reach the city walls is already an improvement; in two more days, we'll be able to enter the city.

The morale in this city has truly plummeted, and its defenses are not as strong as before.

Wei Fuzhi sighed, “Before, because of my humble origins, I could never get into Yanyang City. Even someone like Brother Zhang was squeezed out to become a prefect. Now, we’re actually going to break into the city!”

Zhang Xiao was also filled with emotion.

In a place where powerful families gather, prosperity and ruin truly hinge on these families. When they are strong, the place is a tapestry of splendor; when they decline, the decline is equally swift.

"Everyone, get some rest. Tomorrow will be the day we take the city."

"yes!"

Guan Zhiwei went to bed early to rest, intending to sleep soundly until dawn as usual.

She ended up having a dream.

She knew very clearly that it was a dream, because her consciousness was too fleeting, with a hazy, unreal feeling, and her thoughts were difficult to put into logic.

She was looking at a tree.

The tree was sprouting new leaves while its roots were rotting.

Guan Zhiwei was the same; she was living one moment and dying the next.

She leaned against a tree, where crows had been cawing all night. Fallen petals, carrying the sorrows of human life, landed on her eyelids. She could faintly hear the sound of flowing water. She removed the flowers and opened her eyes.

It's the face of a modern person.

Short hair, jacket, jeans.

"Do you remember me? We've met before."

"Knowing you are far away..."

He stood by the window, like a stuck conveyor belt, asking again and again.

"Do you remember me? We've met before."

There was no color in the dream; his face was black and white, with a soft glow, and it didn't seem real.

"Do you remember me? We...we...we've met before."

He suddenly brought his face close, his face so large that his eyes were almost touching Guan Zhiwei's eyes.

His facial features were no longer visible; only his eyes were visible. Those eyes were staring intently at her, the huge pupils like water in a pond. Guan Zhiwei felt as if she had been sucked into a whirlpool, and the world spun around her.

My head hurts so much, it feels like it's going to split open.

--"do you remember me?"

"My lord, there is an urgent report."

"We've met before!"

"Knowing you are far away!"

She cried out and sat up abruptly.

Gao Huan stood by the bed, the dim light casting an indistinct shadow on his face.

He said softly, "My lord and Zhijunyuan are indeed of one mind; it was he who sent the battle report."

In the dead of night, because of this urgent report, everyone came to Guan Zhiwei's tent.

"The Hong family has betrayed their promise, abandoning their attack on the Yuan family and instead besieging General Zhi, intending to cut off our supply lines!"

Gao Huan briefly explained the situation, then stared intently at Guan Zhiwei.

The letter containing the detailed contents is in Guan Zhiwei's hands.

The preceding text describes an emergency situation and uses very straightforward language. At the end, perhaps wanting to add some embellishments, Junyuan carefully wrote, "...Junyuan longs for the general as an infant longs for its parents."

Guan Zhiwei rubbed her temples. She learned bad things but not good ones.

"Grand Tutor, I am willing to lead troops to support General Zhi." Zhang Xiao volunteered.

There was still some hatred between him and the Hong family that stemmed from fighting.

Guan Zhiwei shook her head: "I'll go myself."

The room fell silent.

Gao Huan shouted, "Grand Tutor, no! Yanyang City is easy to defend and difficult to attack. We have already won eight points. We only need to press on and we will be able to take it! We should seize such a good position first. Once we have this city, we will be able to win the battle against the Hong family."

Wei Fuzhi also said, "Grand Tutor, if you are worried about Zhang Xiao providing support alone, I am willing to go with him!"

Guan Zhiwei remained silent.