Even without Huan Jinmo's prompting, Prince Duan knew that the best course of action was to quickly mobilize troops to stop the Western Rong people.
He didn't have time to care about Lu Shiyan anymore, nor did he even think about Lu Shiyan being involved in the matter.
To reiterate, although he sent someone to deliver a message to Lu Shiyan, deep down he looked down on Lu Shiyan.
In addition, he and Prince Rui had been fighting for many years, and the two had used underhanded tricks against each other many times.
His first reaction was that Prince Rui had sabotaged things, causing the Western Rong to bypass Puzhou and instead attack Minhe, catching him off guard.
After Prince Duan dispatched troops to Minhe to fight the enemy, he sent a message from the spies he had planted with Prince Rui.
When he learned of the tricks that Prince Rui had played before the Western Rong attacked Minhe, he was filled with utter hatred.
He was determined to make things difficult for Prince Rui, even at the cost of exposing several hidden agents, just to teach Prince Rui a lesson.
Prince Rui was originally looking forward to seeing Prince Duan make a fool of himself, hoping to reap the benefits after the Western Rong and Prince Duan went to war.
Unexpectedly, King Jing learned of the businesses he was running in private and began to obstruct them at every turn.
Five years ago, the crown prince died suddenly, and Emperor Wu of Zhou also fell ill and never recovered.
When Emperor Wu of Zhou passed away, he appointed his grandson as his successor and sent edicts to his three sons in their fiefdoms, forbidding them from ever returning to the capital.
The three kings outwardly obeyed their father's edict, but in reality, none of them were convinced.
Although they did not raise the banner of rebellion and return to Beijing, they were actually keeping a close eye on that position and making preparations in secret.
Over the years, in order to succeed in their uprising, the three kings have each used various means.
Maintaining an army requires enormous expenses. To support these expenses, Prince Rui secretly engaged in numerous businesses.
But now that Prince Jing has interfered, not only has he caused him losses, but he has also stolen several of his lucrative businesses. How could he be willing to accept that? The two immediately engaged in a fierce battle, fighting to the death.
When Prince Rui learned that Prince Duan was also involved, he naturally sought to cause trouble for Prince Duan.
Of course, that's a story for another time.
Meanwhile, the mastermind behind the scenes, who had been locked in a fierce battle with several factions and had yet to reveal a single clue, had returned to the cave where they were temporarily resting.
When he returned, Jiang Tangtang was already asleep.
The pillow was pressed under her legs, and her clothes were slightly rolled up, revealing her snow-white belly.
Looking at her sleeping posture, Lu Shiyan gave a helpless smile and gently pulled down her rolled-up clothes.
Just as he was about to withdraw his hand, Jiang Tangtang changed her sleeping position.
So Lu Shiyan watched as she haphazardly kicked away the pillow that had been under her legs.
After kicking the pillow away, she seemed to feel uncomfortable sleeping again.
Her legs moved a few times in the air before finally landing on him, and then she shifted her body, squeezing herself into his arms.
Lu Shiyan had originally intended to tidy her clothes and then go to meditate. But now, being held by her like an octopus, he suddenly felt reluctant to let go.
He hesitated between prying her hands apart to sit down and then adjusting his position to lie down, but ultimately chose the latter.
He couldn't sleep all night.
The delicate floral fragrance lingered in his nostrils, involuntarily bringing to mind blushing and heart-pounding memories.
But the person in his arms wouldn't stay still, moving around in his arms.
She was probably feeling hot, and she was still drowsily pulling at her clothes.
Lu Shiyan was so angry at her that he finally kissed her lips in frustration.
Jiang Tangtang was completely unaware that she had aroused someone's lust. At this moment, she was dreaming that she had traveled back to the modern era, and all kinds of delicious food were laid out on the table in front of her.
Everything is my favorite food.
She ate happily in her sleep, and in reality, her soft little lips unconsciously made swallowing motions.
The person who had just regained consciousness and was about to let go of her went crazy because of her unconscious actions.
He savored the delicious food before him with both fervor and restraint, feeling as if he were torn in two, one half in heaven and the other in hell.
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When Jiang Tangtang woke up the next day, she found herself resting her head on Lu Shiyan's arm, with her legs pinned between Lu Shiyan's legs.
She vaguely remembered the dream she had last night.
No wonder she dreamt that while she was eating, the hotel suddenly caught fire, and she was trapped between chairs, unable to escape.
So that's why she was being pinned down by him!
What's wrong with this guy? Didn't he used to never sleep and spend all his time cultivating immortality? Why is he suddenly thinking of squeezing in with me to sleep?
Not only did he sleep with me, but he also held me captive in his arms, making me dream.
Thinking about the delicious food she had finally managed to eat in her dream, which was now gone because of him, Jiang Tangtang angrily pinched his handsome face.
Lu Shiyan didn't force himself to fall asleep until dawn.
He was a little annoyed when someone pinched him awake shortly after he fell asleep.
The moment he opened his eyes and saw those excessively red lips in front of him, a pang of guilt shot through him. He asked, almost in a fawning tone, "Awake? Hungry?"
He was already good-looking, and his tone made Jiang Tangtang feel like she was being unreasonable.
She became embarrassed instead, "What time did you get back last night?"
After saying that, she frowned and touched her lips. "It hurts a little, and it feels swollen."
Seeing her actions, Lu Shiyan felt even more guilty. He casually grabbed her hand and said, "You might have a sore throat. I'll pick some herbs to cool you down and boil them for you to drink later."
Jiang Tangtang didn't think much of it.
She sat up and repeated her question, "When did you get back? I don't remember at all. By the way, how's the investigation going?"
Last night she cleared out all her points again and doubled her space.
Besides searching for materials to make gunpowder, what she was most looking forward to was Prince Duan's secret vault.
Lu Shiyan also sat up, his gaze involuntarily falling on Jiang Tangtang's red lips before quickly looking away. "Come back in the middle of the night. There's been some progress on the granary matter, but we'll go to the pharmacy first before heading to Baiyue today."
Jiang Tangtang felt that his behavior was strange just now, but before she could think about it, Lu Shiyan had already stood up. "I'll go pick some herbs for you first, you can rest for a while longer."
After he finished speaking, he jumped down into the cave.
Feeling that his behavior last night was truly despicable, he not only took the nourishing herbs but also hunted two pheasants to bring back.
The two of them ate only one, and after cleaning the other one, Jiang Tangtang put it into her spatial storage.
After changing their clothes, the two took out the baskets they had prepared earlier and the medicinal herbs they had picked along the way from their spatial storage, and set off again for Baiyue.
Today, Lu Shiyan didn't rely on his martial arts skills to help Jiang Tangtang scale the city gate. Instead, he queued at the city gate like a real herbalist, just like the other people coming and going into the city.
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