Chapter 118 Alliance (Part 3) Wanting to see He Qinglan in Jinzhou

Such was the inconvenience of transportation in ancient times. When He Qinglan arrived at the county town outside Shengzhou and met with Sun Yannan and Lu Hong, Lu Wei had already arranged for a large army to be stationed in Shengzhou.

Standing atop the city wall, Lu Hong gazed at Shengzhou in the distance. He squinted and asked Sun Yannan, "Will He Qinglan come?"

Sun Yannan remained calm. "Although I haven't received a reply from Jinzhou, she should be coming."

Lu Hong laughed, "You're willing to give up Chaozhou just to get her. What, is she really like the legends say, able to supply an endless supply of grain?"

Sun Yannan looked at him without saying a word.

The smile on Lu Hong's face gradually faded, and his expression changed. "Could she really be a goddess?"

Sun Yannan chuckled, "Otherwise, how do you think she got Jinzhou?"

She sat firmly in Anling, while the people of Jinzhou charged into battle fearlessly, defeated Hu Lin, and surrendered the entire city of Jinzhou to her.

Lu Hong recalled the rumors about He Qinglan, still unable to believe it. "But how could there really be a goddess... and if she really were a goddess, shouldn't she choose the most capable person to be emperor to assist her?"

How come she took over a state by herself?

Judging from her words, she seems to want to personally participate in the struggle for supremacy.

Upon hearing this, Sun Yannan said quietly, "Perhaps she thinks we're not capable enough?"

Lu Hong: "..." He looked at Sun Yannan with a smile on his face, but his tone was somewhat dissatisfied, "What you're saying is, we're not that bad, are we?"

Just then, Sun Yannan saw a large army to the south, with a huge "He" character written on its fluttering banner.

He gestured for Lu Hong to look over, "She's here."

Sun Yannan snorted, "Although I have clashed with He Qinglan, I have never met her. I am really curious about what kind of person she is."

Lu Hong was also very curious, "We'll be able to see her soon."

That being said, the first to arrive were the rebels from Mao'er Mountain, led by a man named Yue Yao.

Like Luo Boyuan, Yue Yao was a peasant rebel. Forced by corrupt officials and the suffering of the people, he could no longer survive and rose up in rebellion, raising an army to fight against them.

However, he did not have as many followers as Robert, and the territory he occupied was not as large.

But Lu Hong and Sun Yannan gave them a lot of face and specially went to the door to greet them.

After the three parties introduced themselves, Lu Hong invited Yue Yao to go inside and rest first.

"We don't know when those farther away will arrive," Lu Hong said.

The second team was led by Zheng Jiming, the new prefect of Queling County.

He was originally the son of a wealthy merchant in the county. A year ago, with his father's full support, he recruited soldiers.

Half a year ago, he raised an army, killed the then prefect, obtained Que Ling County, and proclaimed himself the new prefect.

Sun Yannan and Lu Hong naturally knew this news.

However, since Zheng Jiming wasn't occupying their territory, they didn't mind and greeted him with smiles.

Zheng Jiming looked curious and asked, "Has Governor He of Jinzhou arrived yet?"

Lu Hong raised an eyebrow. "Governor He should arrive soon."

Zheng Jiming smiled and said, "I have long admired Governor He's name, and I am finally able to meet her."

He Qinglan was the third person to arrive.

She led her subordinates from a distance, looking spirited and full of vigor.

Lu Hong and Sun Yannan watched as He Qinglan gradually approached.

The legendary goddess wore a simple short-sleeved shirt and trousers, and had an extremely beautiful face, but her sharp and indifferent aura made people not only notice her beauty.

Her gaze swept lightly over Lu Hong and Sun Yannan, her expression remaining completely unchanged.

Lu Hong: "..."

He acted on impulse, and how should I put it, "he seemed quite annoying."

Sun Yannan laughed and asked, "Do you have anyone you don't dislike?"

However, He Qinglan does seem to be... the kind of person that's hard to like, cold and arrogant.

Regardless of his true feelings, when the three of them officially met, Lu Hong still adopted the demeanor of a host, giving He Qinglan a polite smile, "Prefect He, I have long admired your name."

Sun Yannan smiled warmly, "I'm so glad to finally meet you. I hope Governor He won't hold a grudge about what happened before."

He Qinglan remained expressionless. "Lu Hong, Sun Yannan," the young woman's voice was as cold as newly melted ice, "have you decided who the alliance leader will be?"

The two men's expressions stiffened slightly.

He Qinglan said calmly, "If you can't make a decision, I don't mind becoming the leader of this alliance."

How to offend two people with one sentence.

Lu Hong's smile faded, but he refrained from arguing with He Qinglan and instead invited her to go into the city to rest.

He Qinglan glanced at him, then strode into the city with her subordinates.

Sun Yannan watched the departing figures of the group and sneered, "They came with ill intentions." She didn't even bother to pretend?

Lu Hong sneered, "People in Jinzhou fawned over her, but here, nobody fawns over her!"

Not to mention Lu Hong and Sun Yannan, even the people of Jinzhou were puzzled: the goddess seemed to be in a bad mood these past few days? She was indiscriminately criticizing everyone.

But along the way, none of us provoked her, right?

The photo of the culprit with a bruised and swollen face was sent to He Qinglan's mind.

Xiao Han: [Photo.jpg]

He Qinglan finally felt relieved and replied: 【You acted pretty quickly?】

Xiao Han: [No, it was Chu Xi who did it. Si Chen threatened Chu Xi, which angered her, so she immediately reverted to her original form and fought with Si Chen.]

He Qinglan: [Huh?]

Xiao Han: [Both are currently seriously injured and recovering.]

He Qinglan: "..."

I always said that compared to Chu Xi, my temper is pretty good.

He Qinglan: [What about my future daughter?]

Xiao Han: [You haven't become emperor yet, have you? I'll raise her for you for now. When you do become emperor, I'll have her descend from the sky and bring good fortune.]

He Qinglan thought about it and felt the suggestion was feasible, so she replied: 【Okay.】

The little girl reminded her of Cen Ying, so she messaged Xiao Han: "Are you going to keep this from Cen Ying forever? Aren't you afraid she won't forgive you after she finds out the truth?"

Xiao Han: [From the moment I decided to be blown up by the traitor, I was already prepared.]

He Qinglan remained silent.

Xiao Han: [I took it upon myself to force her to break free from the fate ordained for her by Heaven, making her leave her hometown. Ultimately, it was because I was selfish. She hates me and blames me, and I accept it all.]

He couldn't tolerate his sister becoming a stepping stone for the protagonist, and his reason was quite ridiculous: "She looks like my deceased brother."

Xiao Han cannot accept the future that Heaven has arranged for Cen Ying.

He flipped the table.

Xiao Han was betrayed by a traitor from the Federation and was blown to pieces along with his mech.

Cen Ying awakened, and her powerful mental strength nearly destroyed the entire plane. Fortunately, the system she was bound to broke away from the original world, otherwise, it's hard to know how Heaven would have handled the situation.

The loves, hates, and grudges of mortals.

It was really boring.

贺青蓝滑动对话框，点开司晨被楚曦揍得很惨那张照片，唇角隐秘地一勾。

Oh dear, it's such a pity I couldn't see them fight in person.

Once I've finished dealing with things here, I'll go find him and have a fight with him myself.

Qiu Tang was shocked to find that the goddess seemed to be in a better mood.

She looked completely bewildered. What happened? Who made the goddess angry? And who appeased her?

But she didn't dare ask the goddess directly, so she subtly hinted to the others, and the goddess's mood returned to normal.

The others breathed a sigh of relief. To be honest, they had been very careful these past few days, fearing that the goddess's bad mood was because of them, and they kept reflecting on themselves.

Ning Huai'an even suspected that the goddess had foreseen their poor performance at the alliance meeting, which he felt would embarrass her. He wished he could carry a bamboo stick to apologize to the goddess, but Zhu Youchuan stopped him.

Yun Youning wondered if she had caused trouble for the Goddess by personally killing the prefect in Shengzhou to avenge herself. She suggested that the Goddess could dismiss her, so that everything she did in the future would be unrelated to the Goddess. However, Zhu Youchuan stopped her.

Others also had their own speculations, but Zhu Youchuan forcibly stopped them all.

He laughed in exasperation, "All of you, shut up! Do you really want to provoke the goddess?"

When Zheng Jiming came to visit, he saw He Qinglan, who was in a perfectly normal mood.

But he didn't know that he was curiously observing the young woman whose face was expressionless, and skillfully using his words to praise He Qinglan to the skies, praising her for her kind heart, her strong abilities, and that she was the epitome of womanhood, praising her to the point of being unbelievable...

Qiu Tang was startled at first, then silently memorized the good words and phrases in her heart.

After listening to him praise for a full incense stick's time, He Qinglan stopped him and told him to go find Yun Youning.

He Qinglan said calmly, "Yun Youning is the Minister of Finance of Jinzhou. I have to talk to her about business matters."

Zheng Jiming asked instinctively, "Can she make decisions for you?"

He Qinglan glanced at him expressionlessly.

Zheng Jiming wisely said goodbye and went to pay his respects to Yun Youning.

Qiu Tang asked in surprise, "Does he want to do business with us?"

He Qinglan hummed in agreement. "The Zheng family are imperial merchants. Zheng Jiming has long wanted to connect with us to do business, but he just hasn't had the opportunity yet."

Qiu Tang couldn't help but wonder, "Could it be that he came to the alliance meeting just for this?"

He Qinglan said, "It's not that bad, let's say it's half and half."

Qiu Tang: "..." Half is already quite an exaggeration.

The Ningzhou army arrived two days later.

To Lu Hong's surprise, it wasn't Cao Ruheng from Ningzhou, but Ye Hui. However, he didn't show it on his face, and greeted Ye Hui with a smile, inviting them inside to rest.

Ye Hui casually inquired whether the governor of Jinzhou had arrived yet. After receiving the answer, she thanked him and led her people inside.

Sun Yannan seemed to be deep in thought, "Ningzhou and Jinzhou have formed an alliance, their relationship has become this good?"

It's hard to say that Ye Hui's presence in Cao Ruheng's place wasn't influenced by He Qinglan.

Lu Hong didn't think too much about it. "If Cao Ruheng had died in Shengzhou, no one could have known what would happen. It's good that Ye Hui is here now, since Ye Hui is the one who calls the shots in Ningzhou anyway."

Sun Yannan thought so too. This war was going to last for who knows how long. Cao Ruheng probably wouldn't be able to hold on. If he died, Ye Hui would be so angry that she would cause trouble for the other participants in the alliance.

By the sixth day, most of the feudal lords who were going to participate in the alliance had arrived.

Lu Hong chaired the first meeting of the Allied forces.

They need to elect a leader to be in charge of this "purging of the emperor's inner circle".