Before the other party could answer, Li Chang'an continued speaking to himself, and also took the opportunity to ruthlessly embarrass Feng Beichuan.

Upon hearing this, Ye Lingxiao couldn't help but glance at Feng Beichuan sideways again.

He originally thought that the other person would be extremely embarrassed, but to his surprise, Feng Beichuan remained completely unfazed, which made him secretly curse the other person for being shameless.

Then, Ye Lingxiao said seriously, "The Western Ying Kingdom is currently recruiting soldiers and horses, and according to scouts, they have long since formed an alliance with the Fusang Kingdom, which may be detrimental to our Shengnan."

These days, Ye Lingxiao has been sent on an overseas mission by Emperor Xingchang. Upon hearing this, Li Chang'an's expression became serious.

The Western Ying Kingdom was originally just a small country subordinate to Sheng Nan. With only a few decades of foundation, it was naturally not feared by a large country like Sheng Nan that had lasted for hundreds of years.

Moreover, for so long, the Western Ying Kingdom has always been very friendly to Sheng Nan, and their monarchs have always submitted to the ruler of Sheng Nan in order to gain his protection.

However, for some unknown reason, in the past two years, the border of Shengnan Kingdom has been invaded several times by the fierce bandits of Xiying.

However, those few disturbances were just minor and were quickly quelled. But this matter had already caught Li Chang'an's attention, so she wrote a letter and traveled a long distance to the capital to remind Emperor Xingchang.

After careful consideration, Emperor Xingchang adopted Li Chang'an's suggestion and appointed Ye Lingxiao as the Inspector of Neighboring Countries. He also dispatched several imperial spies under Ye Lingxiao's command to monitor the movements of neighboring countries, including Xi Ying.

Now, the ruler of Xiying Kingdom has personally submitted a memorial requesting Emperor Xingchang to halve the annual tribute they pay to Shengnan Kingdom. The reason given is that their country suffered from floods this year, resulting in poor harvests, and the entire national treasury was used for disaster relief, leaving them with no other choice but to resort to this measure.

Although the King of Xiying wrote a sincere letter, appealing to both emotion and reason, he unfortunately encountered Emperor Xingchang, a man with an extremely suspicious nature.

After a discussion among the ministers during the morning court session that day, Emperor Xingchang did not rush to reply to the new King of Xiying. Instead, he first notified the spies who had been waiting in Xiying and ordered them to investigate the matter thoroughly.

As it turned out, Li Chang'an's foresight was indeed correct.

Two years ago, the Western Ying Kingdom had secretly established contact with the ruler of the Fusang Kingdom. The bandits who invaded the border of the Shengnan Kingdom at that time were also trying to divert Emperor Xingchang's attention.

Unfortunately, things didn't go as planned, and the little tricks that the Western Ying Kingdom played behind the scenes ultimately failed.

Thinking of this, a dark and ambiguous look flashed in Li Chang'an's eyes.

In fact, the reason she was able to consider this aspect back then was largely thanks to the memories she hadn't forgotten from her previous quick transmigration mission.

Li Chang'an knew in his heart that all his insights and understandings on national affairs so far were thanks to that person's guidance.

In these respects, that person was undoubtedly her mentor.

"A person who lacks foresight..."

The voice of that person seemed to echo in my ears again, but it didn't sound quite real, giving me a feeling that was both strange and familiar.

Immediately, Li Chang'an couldn't help but think bitterly to himself that perhaps too much time had passed, so much so that he could hardly remember his voice anymore.

“There will surely be immediate troubles.”

Just then, the second half of the sentence suddenly came to my ears.

Li Chang'an suddenly came to his senses and realized that what he had just heard was not a fantasy.

But this sound...

Suddenly raising his eyes, Li Chang'an saw Feng Beichuan's face. At this moment, the man was looking very calm and composed, stroking his non-existent beard.

Her heart suddenly pounded wildly. Although Li Chang'an knew it was absolutely impossible, she couldn't help but merge the two voices in her mind.

"Chang'an, I plan to go to the palace early tomorrow morning to report this matter to the Emperor. I wonder if you have any other opinions so that I can convey them to him."

Ye Lingxiao seemed oblivious to the woman's strange expression and continued speaking to himself.

Li Chang'an then came to his senses and said calmly, "I don't have any other opinions, but you must be careful and make sure your whereabouts are not discovered."

Ye Lingxiao was well aware of the implications of these words. He had entered the Western Ying Kingdom under the guise of friendly exchanges between the two countries. If the other side discovered his true purpose, he would certainly not be let off easily.

After all, he is now considered a semi-spy, although the two countries are currently maintaining a seemingly harmonious relationship.

Little did he know that once the two sides broke off relations, he might be the first one to be targeted.

"good."

Ye Lingxiao responded with a sound of agreement, and then nodded heavily.

Looking at the woman's serene and composed face, he felt a surge of emotions welling up inside him for some unknown reason.

Even if he knew perfectly well that the person's reminder was nothing more than the simplest and most ordinary concern between friends.

But people are always greedy and full of fantasies and expectations about things that are unattainable. Even if he has told himself countless times to bury this impossible feeling, when he actually faces the other person, he simply cannot control his thoughts.

"Chang'an..."

Ye Lingxiao's Adam's apple bobbed up and down, as if he had mustered a great deal of courage, and after a long while, he continued, "If one day, I mean, if, what if..."

"What exactly are you trying to say? You're rambling on and on, not like a man at all! If you haven't thought of what to say, then you might as well not say anything at all!"

Before Ye Lingxiao could finish speaking, Feng Beichuan interrupted him without any politeness.

The man's face was contorted with disgust, as if the words "sharp and mean" were etched onto his forehead, and his tone was unmistakably provocative.

Upon hearing this, Li Chang'an frowned slightly, then turned to look at Feng Beichuan.

The man's face showed obvious displeasure, as if he hadn't offended anyone with his words, but rather that someone else had offended him.

Li Chang'an found this very puzzling, wondering what had gotten into this guy this time.

"you!"

Ye Lingxiao was instantly speechless with anger. He pointed at Feng Beichuan, but for a moment he was unable to say anything.