Chapter 491: A Plan Within a Plan
Miao Yi looked serious and promised word by word: "Even if I die, I will send Sister Ran back to you safely."
Ye Jingzhen believed her. When Ran Ran was sent to the Great Witch Carriage by his father, the emperor, in collusion with King Nanlin, it was Miao Yi who came to report the news.
"Yeah." He replied calmly, looking down at the snow wolf leaning against Yun Ran's feet, "Then take me with you."
Although this stupid wolf, the lonely king, is not serious most of the time, he is still very reliable at critical moments.
Since he was the one who trained her personally, Ye Jingzhen naturally trusted her.
"Brother Xiaojing is the best."
Seeing that he finally gave in, Yun Ran was immediately happy. She held his face with both hands and kissed him on the lips.
Yun Ran's kiss ended immediately, leaving only a warm and soft touch.
Ye Jingzhen was stunned for a long time. When he came to his senses, Yun Ran had already called out to him, saying that he was going to leave with Mengrao Kuntu.
"Two days," he suddenly said, "If you don't come back tomorrow evening, I will lead my troops in and attack you."
His voice was calm and clear, but Yun Ran could hear the murderous intent in his bones from his few words.
"Okay, I'll be back on time."
After Yun Ran finished speaking, she seemed to remember something and reminded him, "Brother Xiaojing, remember to give that thing to Chen Xiaojuan... Oh, no, her name is not Chen Xiaojuan now, but Mo Yan."
"Yes." Ye Jingzhen nodded, "I'll remember it."
Although he didn't know what the agreement was between Yun Ran and Chen Xiaojuan, he would return the thing to Chen Xiaojuan as Ran Ran said.
"Ranran!" Yun Chenglu's eyes turned red.
He was a grown man, wiping his tears and crying.
"You two have been plotting this for a long time without telling me, that's fine, but you must come back safely!"
Yun Chenglu sniffed, "If... otherwise, my uncle, aunt, and grandma would definitely beat me to death! I'd become a sinner of the Yun family!"
Yun Ran smiled: "Don't worry, second brother, I will definitely not let grandma beat you to death."
"Brother Chenglu," Miao Yi also smiled at him, "I will definitely bring Sister Ran back. I also want Sister Ran to teach me how to tame animals and make delicious food!"
When she said this, Yun Chenglu's eyes became sore again: "You too, you have to come back safely!"
The smile on Miao Yi's face froze. She didn't expect Yun Chenglu to say such words to her.
Ever since Yun Ran was captured last time, she has been blaming herself and always feels guilty when facing Yun Chenglu.
She thought Yun Chenglu must no longer like her.
"...Yeah." She nodded, her eyes sore.
"The Black King! Gone!"
In order to hide her emotions, Miao Yi turned around and called out to the big black flying bear.
Hearing the sound, the Black King spread his limbs and ran towards her.
Suddenly, a huge force wrapped around her from behind. It was not the body odor of the Black King who had been rolling in the woods for a long time, but a vigorous masculine scent with the smell of sunshine.
Miao Yi felt somewhat familiar, yet also somewhat unbelievable.
"I'm waiting for you, no one can be left behind." Yun Chenglu said.
His hot breath sprayed on Miao Yi's ears, causing Miao Yi's face to turn red instantly, and her cheeks were burning. She didn't say anything, but just nodded.
On the opposite side, Mengrao Kuntu looked at this side with interest, pursed his lips and said nothing, without urging.
The four of them said goodbye, and Yun Ran and Miao Yi took the lonely king and the black king and walked towards Mengrao Kuntu.
Ye Jingzhen stared fiercely at Mengrao Kuntu's complacent expression and had already made a note of him in his heart.
As the sun rose, Mengrao Kuntu, Yun Ran and Miao Yi gradually went away. Their figures became smaller and smaller on the vast plain, and finally turned into a few tiny black dots.
Ye Jingzhen sighed and ordered the soldiers to rest on the spot.
If Ye Jinghua and his team are fast, they will arrive by this evening. If they are slow, they will arrive by tomorrow morning.
Now they need to rest well and conserve their energy so that they can fight Ye Jinghua later.
In the evening, when it was getting dark, the scouts who had gone to ambush in the Black Forest came back to report that they heard the footsteps of a large army getting closer and closer.
Ye Jinghua and the others arrived.
Ye Jingzhen immediately ordered the troops to be reorganized, deployed and prepared for battle.
At this time, he was leading tens of thousands of elite soldiers, backed by Black Stone Mountain and facing the exit of the Black Forest. He occupied a strong position, with war drums and flags ready, waiting for Ye Jinghua and the others to come out of the Black Forest.
As soon as they came out, he would immediately order the war drums to be beaten, flags to be waved and cheers to shock them and dampen Ye Jinghua's enthusiasm.
On the other side, Ye Jinghua and his troops finally arrived at the exit of the Black Forest, but fell into an ambush set by Ye Jingzhen earlier. Tens of thousands of soldiers were injured or disabled, and by the time they ran out of the Black Forest, they were in a mess.
However, as soon as they stepped out of the dark forest, they heard the earth-shaking sound of war drums, mixed with the shouts of soldiers waving flags and shouting at them to surrender. For a moment, everyone was stunned.
Ye Jinghua was also panicked, breaking out in a cold sweat, and immediately looked around vigilantly to see if there were any ambushes.
It was not until the vanguard soldiers he sent out confirmed that there was no ambush around and Ye Jingzhen's soldiers were openly blocking their way to Black Stone Mountain and facing them from afar that Ye Jinghua breathed a sigh of relief.
He gripped his sword tightly, stepped forward, and confronted Ye Jingzhen: "Fifth brother is really powerful!"
Ye Jingzhen curled his lips and sneered: "Big Brother is not bad either."
He stared at the young girl in the lead-black dress standing next to Ye Jinghua with clear eyes, his thoughts churning in his mind.
Sure enough, Chen Xiaojuan did not repent and she went back to find Ye Jinghua.
But it was precisely because of this that his and Yun Ran's plan could be carried out smoothly.
It was dark, and although their vision was obstructed, the two men still stared at each other, neither willing to show weakness.
Ye Jinghua's expression was sinister and fierce. He gritted his teeth and looked like he wanted to go up and chop Ye Jingzhen to death with one blow.
But he stared at it for a while and suddenly laughed.
The little girl Yun Ran was not in the team. It seemed that Mo Yan did not lie and his plan succeeded.
"Oh," he glanced at Ye Jingzhen and said, "Fifth brother, we are both sons of our father. We are of the same origin. Why are you so anxious to fight against each other?"
"If my eldest brother really thought so, this situation wouldn't be happening today." Ye Jingzhen remained unmoved.
"The struggle for the throne has existed since ancient times. You won't be the heir to the throne in the future, so why would you risk your life for the Crown Prince?"
Ye Jinghua looked relaxed, and even took out a handkerchief to wipe his sword while speaking.
Seeing his rapid change of mood, Ye Jingzhen also understood what was going on.
The plan he and Yun Ran had agreed upon before was proceeding step by step.
The secret letter that Yun Ran brought back earlier contained Ye Jinghua's request for cooperation with the Nanlin Kingdom.
Ye Jinghua was suspicious and scheming by nature. He proposed his own plan in the letter, hoping that King Nanlin would cooperate.
Because they would arrive first, Ye Jinghua asked King Nanlin to send someone to greet them, pretending to ask for peace, and then find a way to take Yun Ran away to restrain Ye Jingzhen.
He arrived later and delayed Ye Jingzhen so that he would not attack Nanlin immediately. At this time, the King of Nanlin sent troops to help, and the two sides joined forces to defeat Ye Jingzhen's army.
At that time, Yun Ran received the secret letter and gave Chen Xiaojuan two choices.
It seemed that she felt pity and wanted to give Chen Xiaojuan a chance to live, but in fact, she was betting that Chen Xiaojuan would not give up easily and would definitely go back to Ye Jinghua.
As long as Chen Xiaojuan turned back, their plan would be half successful.
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