Lin Xiuyan took a deep breath after thinking about this, cursed him as a beast, and sighed as she looked at the gurgling river.
Even though Ye Junfei was murdered last night, she knew that deep down, he still harbored violence and a thirst for killing.
She married him as a matter of expediency, but falling in love with him exceeded her own expectations.
Because of this affection, she was willing to accompany him in facing the perilous Pingnan Prince's Mansion, and she was also willing to devise a plan for him to seize the troops in Yu Zhan's hands.
She even thought about growing old with him and laughing together at all the changes and ups and downs in life.
But she really didn't know how he would treat her in the future, or whether he would become a second Zhou Chenyang.
Will he use her and then abandon her?
She didn't know if her choice would save her parents' lives.
But she also knew that running away wouldn't solve the problem.
She knew she couldn't figure these things out for the time being, but she only gave herself a morning to heal her wounds alone, as she had things to do in the afternoon.
Having failed to find Lin Xiuyan, Ye Junfei had no time to deal with Yu Zhan and immediately led his men back to Yucheng.
The most likely place for Lin Xiuyan at this time is the Lin residence.
Yu Zhan watched Ye Junfei and his group ride away on horseback and gave a slight grin.
Judging from Ye Junfei's reaction, she knew that something else must have happened last night, and it was definitely not as nonchalant as Ye Junfei made it out to Princess Anle.
Her advisor asked her, "General, we're about to run out of food. What should we do now?"
Yu Zhan's gaze darkened, and he said coldly, "Don't worry, I have a way to solve this."
She had other things on her mind, so she immediately said, "You take the brothers back to the mountain first. I have something to take care of."
The strategist assumed she was going to solve the food problem and nodded, saying, "Alright, General, please be careful."
Yu Zhan nodded slightly and rode his horse eastward.
She went to a secluded spot, changed her clothes, tidied her hair, and then let it sit down, combing it in front of the water.
After she finished tidying up, she looked no different from any other ordinary woman in the countryside.
However, because she spends a lot of time in the sun, her skin looks a little dark, and her eyes and eyebrows are sharper than those of ordinary women.
She rode her horse to the outskirts of a small village at the end of the day, then untied the reins and let the horse graze on its own.
She slowly entered the village. After entering the village, people greeted her from time to time, and she smiled and responded to each one.
Yu Zhan walked to a seemingly ordinary village house and stepped inside, her expression revealing a hint of anxiety and worry.
As soon as a boy of about five years old saw her, he exclaimed happily, "Auntie, you really came!"
"She said she was your friend, but I didn't believe her!"
Yu Zhan's expression changed slightly: "My friend?"
"Yes!" a clear female voice rang out. "I'm your best friend."
Yu Zhan had heard that voice last night; it was very familiar to him.
With a cold expression, she looked inside and saw Lin Xiuyan leaning against the door frame, eating a cucumber.
Yu Zhan looked at Lin Xiuyan, who grinned and asked, "Want one?"
"I traded this with Xiaobao for candy. If we weren't such good friends, I really wouldn't have wanted to share it with you."
Yu Zhan grimaced slightly, his eyes flashing with coldness: "Why are you here?"
Lin Xiuyan replied, "I guessed you missed Xiaobao and would definitely come to see him today. I'll wait for you here."
Xiao Bao said happily, "Xiao Bao misses Auntie too!"
Yu Zhan's expression wasn't good at the moment. She told Xiao Bao to go play somewhere else, and then pulled Lin Xiuyan to a secluded spot outside.
She said coldly, "What exactly do you want? If you dare to harm even a hair on Xiaobao's head, I'll chop you up!"
Lin Xiuyan chuckled and said, "Don't be nervous! If I wanted to hurt Xiaobao, I would have done it before you arrived."
Yu Zhan thought about it and realized that it made sense, so he loosened his grip on her collar slightly.
Lin Xiuyan's eyebrows curved slightly as she pulled her hand away and put her arm around her shoulder, saying, "I came here today with no ill intentions."
"I have parents, and I would never hurt a child."
Yu Zhan pulled her hand off his shoulder and asked, "Then what are you going to do?"
Lin Xiuyan didn't respond to her question, but chuckled and said, "Isn't this your original voice?"
"I just heard that incredibly rough voice yesterday, and it made me feel terrible."
Yu Zhan said directly, "If you want me to join your side, you have to show some sincerity, instead of just talking the talk."
Lin Xiuyan smiled and said, "I'd like to ask you, did you give me a chance to speak?"
Yu Zhan glanced at her, and she said calmly, "You seem to have many choices, but actually you don't have many choices."
"Because you have a large number of soldiers, their daily food, drink and sanitation require a lot of money. There are very few people in the world who can afford to support you."
"Furthermore, your troops have never followed any legitimate path. If the imperial court investigates, they will send people to suppress them."
"I believe that what happened in this town has given you a basic understanding of what happened."
“Princess Anle is ruthless and heartless, and can turn on you at any time. Even the emperor doesn’t trust her completely.”
"If the emperor knew that he had such an army, the best outcome would be for him to disperse and incorporate you into his forces."
"The normal outcome would be to kill you, after all, you killed a lot of court officials, and there are quite a few people in the court who want to kill you."
Yu Zhan sneered, "All you've said is to tell me that joining forces with you was the best decision I ever made!"
"I might as well be frank, I was a little surprised that you were able to find Xiaobao and didn't use him to threaten me, which makes me think that you are not such a bad person."
"But this alone is not enough to convince me to wholeheartedly serve you."
Lin Xiuyan crossed her arms and asked with a smile, "Then how can I make you truly convinced?"
Yu Zhan replied, "The people I want to follow not only need to have decent character, but also decent abilities."
"After all, in today's world, a nice guy will get taken advantage of."
"Only those who are capable, ambitious, and kind to others can survive in this world."
Lin Xiuyan glanced at her and smiled, "You see it quite clearly."
"Then may I ask, of these three criteria, Zhou Chenyang at most meets the one that is ambition, so why are you loyal to him?"
Yu Zhan said somewhat awkwardly, "I owe his father a life, which is why I obey him."
Lin Xiuyan then asked, "If that's the case, then you should be loyal to him to the death. So why did you think of starting a new business as soon as he ran out of money?"
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