Seeing Liu'er in a daze, the bandits behind her gave her a hard shove and said impatiently, "What are you looking at? Hurry up and leave."
Liu'er quickened her pace to catch up with the person in front of her, but she was a little worried.
With so many watchtowers observing the movements around the island, they were probably spotted by these people as soon as they appeared on the sea.
With 20,000 city guards, it would be quite difficult for Lord Lu to successfully land on the island without being discovered.
The only saving grace was that the night was overcast and darker than usual, so if they didn't light a fire, they should be able to hide themselves.
She carefully observed the watchtowers, but in her mind, she was calculating whether there was any chance to kill the people in those watchtowers.
The people who had been chatting and laughing around the campfire on the hilltop all came forward and teased the skinny monkey and his friends when they saw them return with so many girls.
"Oh my, you really don't have a problem with having too many girls! You've brought so many back again."
"What? You're allowed to snatch the girls up here, but I'm not allowed to bring them? Don't fight over them later!"
Upon hearing this, everyone burst into laughter, their eyes glued to the girls.
Those people started making fun of the person in the scarred man's arms.
"Hey, Scarface, that's rare for you. Looks like this girl is really to your liking!"
Lin Yan'an felt uncomfortable under those gazes, and in her heart she wished she could kill all those bandits, but on the surface she still nestled coquettishly into the scarred man's arms.
The scarred man was amused by the shyness of the person in his arms. He hugged her and said with displeasure, "What are you all looking at? Go away, don't scare people."
Upon hearing this, those people not only didn't leave, but their teasing grew even louder.
"Hey, Scarface's already protecting her. Let the brothers see what kind of celestial beauty she is."
"Exactly, we need to let the brothers see it clearly."
Zhao Cheng was talking to Chen Li inside the house when he heard the commotion outside. He only frowned slightly but didn't pay much attention, assuming that the bandits were just playing around again.
"Do you understand what I've said? For now, don't take action against Weizhou. Just occasionally harass those small fishing villages to let Weizhou know we're here."
Chen Li was somewhat puzzled, "My lord, what is the prince thinking now? Those Xiliang people have been waiting outside Weizhou City for a long time."
As long as we attack Weizhou with our bandits and troops, we will surely take that place.
Then, by joining forces with the Xiliang people to take over Tuyuhun, the Great Jin will eventually belong to the princes.
He really couldn't understand what the prince was thinking. The current situation was extremely favorable to them. As long as they took Weizhou, whether they attacked Tuyuhun or took advantage of the situation to capture the cities near Weizhou, it would be an excellent opportunity.
With the help of the Xiliang people, they will be able to completely divide the Great Jin Dynasty in two. As long as they continue to develop, they will eventually be able to take over the entire Great Jin Dynasty.
Zhao Cheng just sneered, "If we had helped the Xiliang people so easily, do you think that person would still value the prince as much as he does now?"
That Khan of Xiliang was no benevolent man; he was able to cooperate with the prince and establish his own kingdom back then.
Now, if we take over Tuyuhun, we can immediately remove the prince.
If we truly help them with all our might and successfully take down Tuyuhun, his next target will be the King of Chu.
He will destroy the King of Chu and then fight against the Great Jin. At that time, the entire Central Plains will be his.
What Your Highness needs to do now is to give them some strategies, to make them feel that Tuyuhun can be defeated, but not so easily, and that they desperately need our help.
"They need the prince present to more easily destroy the Tuyuhun."
That Khan no longer takes the Prince seriously. If the Prince weren't still useful to him, he wouldn't have helped the Prince of Chu at this crucial moment.
Instead, they will be left to fend for themselves in the Great Jin Dynasty.
They have to think about themselves.
Chen Li seemed to understand but not quite, and after thinking for a while, he said, "Recently, several of the princes' secret agents in the Great Jin have been destroyed. Now, the princes' plans of many years have been almost completely ruined."
Now all we have left are these river bandits. What are your plans, Your Highness? What should we do if those Xiliang people order us to attack Weizhou City together?
Zhao Cheng glanced at him and said after a while, "The prince is still injured and is recuperating. You should not make any unnecessary moves for the time being. If news comes from Zha Wu, you can take action as appropriate, but do not give them too much help."
They need to know that victory was hard-won.
As for the existence of those 20,000 elite troops, don't reveal it for now. Alright, I'll leave this place to you. I'm leaving now.
Chen Li nodded quickly.
As soon as Zhao Cheng got up, he heard a noisy commotion outside, and even cheers from many people.
He asked in surprise, "Why is it so lively outside today?"
In the past, even when the river bandits caused trouble, they would quickly disperse, but today it has unusually lasted this long.
Upon seeing this, Chen Li quickly wiped the sweat from his forehead and respectfully said, "Sir, I'll go out and take a look."
Zhao Cheng casually replied, "I'll join you too."
With that, he walked straight outside.
When he saw the situation outside, he frowned.
Not far away, a group of people were laughing and talking, but in the middle were about a dozen women whose hands were tied.
Zhao Cheng merely frowned and said coldly, "Didn't I tell you not to bring those women from the small fishing village back? Have you been ignoring my words?"
Chen Li was also stunned. He wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, frowned at the person the scarred man was holding, and said with dissatisfaction, "Scarface, what are you doing? Take this person away right now, don't let him get in the way of the adults."
Upon hearing the voice, the scarred man felt a little guilty, but still laughed and said, "We're leaving, we're leaving. Boss, don't be angry. The brothers have been going to the village to deal with the city guards every day these days, and we're really exhausted."
Chen Li ignored him and simply gestured for him to quickly take the person away so they wouldn't be in the way.
Seeing this, the other bandits lost their previous joking demeanor and quickly went about their own business.
The scarred man put his arm around Lin Yan'an and tried to leave quickly.
Zhao Cheng, however, looked coldly at the person in his arms and frowned, saying, "Wait."
Upon hearing this, the scarred man immediately stopped in his tracks, somewhat puzzled, but still respectfully asked, "Sir, what is it?"
Zhao Cheng remained silent, his gaze fixed on Lin Yan'an, feeling a sense of familiarity, as if he had seen him somewhere before.
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