"I swear to follow Your Highness until death! I only listen to Your Highness, no one else exists!"
His voice was like a loud bell, shocking Xiao Lingyu so much that he forgot everything he wanted to say.
After thinking for a while and still unable to remember, Xiao Lingyu said a few "okay" perfunctorily and let the person go.
What on earth was he trying to say?
Xiao Lingyu stood there for a while, but finally couldn't remember it and sighed softly.
It is really a blessing for him to have these subordinates!
…
On the other side, after listening to Uncle Zhang's entire plan, Xiao Yanli was a little hesitant.
"How many years have you buried this chess piece?"
"Ever since I followed His Highness, I've known that the Crown Prince is definitely the biggest obstacle. This isn't a rainy day preparation, it's just a precaution."
Uncle Zhang narrated calmly.
Xiao Yanli looked at him sideways, without saying much, and just said, "I'll think about it."
…
Nan Gu military camp.
Casas excitedly relayed the three people's words to Jiang Zhiyu, even using body language to match them.
Jiang Wenjing couldn't help but burst out laughing twice and was driven out by Casas. He was only allowed in after he finished talking.
Hu Yue was sitting in her seat, her long hair covering her face, making it impossible to see her expression.
"They are right," Hu Yue suddenly spoke after a moment of silence.
Xiao Mingye frowned slightly: "You..."
"It's true that I haven't done anything meritorious right now. The fact that I'm able to stay with you in the main tent is indeed a favor to my father, but so what?"
Her words seemed different from what he thought, so Xiao Mingye closed his mouth.
"My father has made great contributions to Tianqi. He and I are his father and daughter. If my father is willing to promote me, that is a family matter and no one else should interfere. If I commit a crime because of my father's promotion, it is a national matter and I should be punished."
"Not to mention that I haven't made any mistakes yet, Zhiyu has already proved that it's not that women from Tianqi can't serve as officials. They just lack a platform. If they really go to the battlefield, they won't necessarily be worse than anyone else!"
"The future is still unknown, so why rush to make a final conclusion? Don't they say that fighting is a man's job? I want to be the first female general in the history of Tianqi!"
Her voice was firm, full of confidence and composure.
[Quack, quack! Well said!]
[Good at speaking, he will definitely be very successful in the future and be able to curry favor with people! ]
Jiang Wenjing: "..."
Xiao Mingye: "..."
Hug her thigh? Why hug her thigh?
Xiao Mingye coughed lightly and said, "It would be best if Miss Hu is not affected. These three people are dissatisfied and may cause more trouble. I will send people to keep an eye on them. If they have any bad intentions..."
The rest of the words were buried in his cold tone.
…
As dusk approached, Nan Gu's troops slowly approached.
Gonta and several soldiers, along with a prisoner cart, stood a hundred meters away from the defense line.
Jiang Zhiyu and others looked at him from a distance.
"The two of you went on a mission before, saying that you wanted Nan Gu to give you an explanation. I brought the people with me, but unfortunately Princess Tudola committed suicide on the way here, leaving only the prince. Do you want to do it yourself, or should we do it?"
"You also said that was before. Now the army is approaching. If you want to withdraw, the price will be different."
Jiang Zhiyu was biting the apple with a crunching sound.
Another price...
The corners of Gunta's mouth twitched twice: "What do you want?"
"Of course it's Nan Gu."
"No room for negotiation?"
"No discussion."
Gongta stared at Jiang Zhiyu gravely, the snake on his crutch standing up almost as high as the crutch itself. When he spoke again, his voice was low and full of temptation: "You guys won't be sending out troops these few days, right?"
Suddenly, several loud shouts rang out from the crowd: "Yes!"
Xiao Mingye turned around in shock and fear and looked towards the source of the sound. It was a few soldiers.
The soldier next to him understood Xiao Mingye's eyes and dragged him away with a grim expression.
[Is it pupil technique? Then can my divine pupil technique be broken?]
[I think it should be possible. I have one more word, "God" than it!]
Jiang Zhiyu reached out and turned Jiang Wenjing's face away, staring at the snake pupil.
No one dared to breathe, only a gentle breeze blew. After a long time, the snake opened its mouth and spewed out a stream of venom. The snake's body wrapped around the crutch again, and the snake's head lay motionless.
The venom splashed onto the ground, making a sizzling sound, which showed its toxicity.
Everyone took a deep breath and admired Jiang Zhiyu even more.
Gongta nervously checked the weak snake, staring at Jiang Zhiyu with a sinister look. To some extent, his pupils actually overlapped with the snake's!
Jiang Wenjing took a step forward calmly and blocked his sight.
"Walk!"
Gongta's voice was full of chill, and the soldiers quickly turned their horses around, but a clear and beautiful female voice sounded.
"Since you're here, why don't you just leave your things here? Why are you taking them back?"
Jiang Zhiyu stood on tiptoe and poked her head out from behind Jiang Wenjing's shoulder, her clear eyes filled with contempt.
The troops behind him acted as the atmosphere very appropriately and said "huh".
The Nan Gu people were so angry that their hands were shaking: "You won't retreat, and you want us to sacrifice the prince and princess for nothing? Aren't these Tianqi people too shameless? And..."
"Put down the prison van."
Gonta's voice interrupted the soldier's impassioned speech. He opened his mouth slightly, looking a little funny: "Elder..."
"I said, put the prison van down, do you understand?"
The soldier felt a biting chill and nodded hurriedly.
After they ran away, the soldiers who were first infected with the poisonous insects ran over and pulled the prison cart back.
There was only Tudola's body in the prison car.
He had been dead for a long time, and due to the hot weather, his body was gradually rotting.
Just in case, burning the body was the safest method. Xiao Mingye handed it over to the soldiers and got on the prison van to search.
Unfortunately, the prison van was completely dismantled and nothing useful was found.
As they walked back to the main tent, Jiang Wenjing noticed Jiang Zhiyu's pensive expression. "What's wrong?"
"I always feel like something's wrong. He said Erzhu Huaji was still alive, but he didn't bring him here at all. If we agree to withdraw our troops and we don't see him when we inspect the goods, wouldn't that be even more detrimental to Nan Gu?"
Jiang Wenjing: "Perhaps he also knew that we would not retreat? But he still held on to this hope, so he only brought the dead Tudora with him. After all, a dead person is of no use to them."
"That makes sense," Jiang Zhiyu stroked his chin. "Then why did he deliberately ask, 'We won't be sending troops these days?'"
Jiang Wenjing also fell silent. This question was obviously unreasonable.
Jiang Zhiyu licked his lips and said, "I always feel like he's stalling for time."
"But forget it. The poisonous insects will be grown in a few days. Who cares what he does?"
"If only there were a sudden uprising."
Hearing that she was still fantasizing, Jiang Wenjing laughed helplessly.
…
"Are you all ready?"
Gunta held the medicine bowl and carefully fed the snake on the crutch.
"Yes, the Great Elder has already agreed."
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