City Defense Map
The army of Dayong launched a major offensive, and the defenses of Anxia City were breached time and again. Gu Youan had not slept for several days and nights. The city defense map was lying on the table, and she was dozing off with her head propped up.
Xiao Junqi came in carrying the medicine and said softly, "There's been a plague raging in the city these past few days, you need to rest."
Gu Youan propped herself up and stood up. She looked into Xiao Junqi's eyes and said, "Da Yong has come prepared. We cannot let our guard down."
She had a vague feeling that there was a powerful figure behind Dao Dayong, and she felt a strange sense of familiarity with him.
"Plague?" She looked up at Xiao Junqi and asked, "What plague?"
Xiao Junqi seemed to have something difficult to say. She was silent for a moment before saying, "The water source in the city has been poisoned, and many people have already contracted the plague. I have already had the imperial physicians treat them."
Gu Youan paused for a moment and said, "Why didn't you tell me?"
His sharp gaze swept over her, and Xiao Junqi trembled all over. He laughed and said, "You're pregnant."
Gu Youan said, "So what if she's pregnant? If she's this fragile, she doesn't deserve to be my child."
A weak mother cannot raise a child like an eagle, and her child cannot be so fragile.
Xiao Junqi paused for a moment and then said, "You'an."
Gu Youan pressed his hand and said, "I need to go and check on the situation of the plague. I am a doctor."
Xiao Junqi said, "Even the head of the Imperial Medical Academy is helpless, so what can you do?"
War is followed by plague; this has been a constant throughout history.
Gu Youan said, "The best way to eliminate the plague is through disinfection and isolation."
She raised an eyebrow at Xiao Junqi and said, "Don't tell me your best approach is to let them fend for themselves?"
Xiao Junqi held Gu Youan's shoulder and comforted him, "This plague is raging, and I have already asked Master Meishan to come out of the mountains."
Gu Youan shook his head and said, "I am a doctor, and they are ordinary people of Sheng Kingdom. If we ignore this plague, how will you establish your prestige in Sheng Kingdom in the future!"
Xiao Junqi leaned down and looked at her, saying, "I am the future emperor of Sheng Kingdom, but this plague is no ordinary matter. If you go, I will be truly afraid. Gu Youan, in my heart, no one is more important than you."
Gu Youan looked up at him and said, "Please believe me, I will definitely be able to solve the plague."
She was a proper medical student; if the plague could not be resolved, the Great Yong would be defeated without a fight.
She looked intently at Xiao Junqi and said, "If the plague is not properly resolved, the people of Sheng Kingdom will be filled with fear and panic."
The common people don't care who gets to the throne; they only care about whether they can live a peaceful life.
Xiao Junqi finally gave in. He looked down at Gu Youan and said, "Okay, go ahead."
Gu Youan gently looked up at him and said, "I suspect that there is someone behind Dayong."
The tactical layout felt strangely familiar, and she had a feeling that she recognized the person hiding behind her. Who was that vague sense of familiarity? Could it be that, besides her, there was another transmigrator?
Looking at Gu Youan's expression, Xiao Junqi said, "Are you worried that Shengguo will fail in this war?"
Gu Youan nodded. Her concerns were not unfounded. She lowered her eyes, took a deep breath, and said, "I'm leaving this place to you. Don't send troops out without authorization."
The Dayong Kingdom besieged the city without attacking; they were waiting for the Sheng Kingdom to make a move. But what would happen after the attack?
"Da Yong's power has always been inferior to that of Sheng Guo, so why is it that Da Yong's army and supplies are well prepared at this time?"
Xiao Junqi's eyes flickered, and he said, "You've been working too hard lately. Take a few days off."
He didn't know how to comfort Gu Youan, so he simply said, "I'll watch over things here. You go and rest first."
Bar. "
Gu Youan stood up, her vision went black, and she leaned back. Xiao Junqi caught her.
Jiannan appeared quietly behind him. Xiao Junqi looked at the person behind him in surprise and said, "How did you wake up?"
Jiannan laughed and said, "I am Jiannan, not Sheng Jingche."
He walked over and looked at Gu Youan's sleeping face, gently stroking her face and said, "She's too tired, let's take her to rest."
Xiao Junqi looked at Jian Nan with concern. Although they had the same face, their expressions were different. Jian Nan was more gentle, while Sheng Jingche was more composed.
"Forcing him to wake up is not good for Jing Che's consciousness."
Jiannan smiled and said, "Don't worry, he's sleeping soundly inside the body, everything is fine."
Jiannan looked up at the city defense map, which bore Gu Youan's mark. Jiannan glanced at it and thought, "The odds of winning this battle are slim."
Xiao Junqi's eyes turned cold. She looked up at Jiannan and said, "I'm taking Gu Youan back to rest. There's porridge on the table."
Gu Youan's guess was correct; the people behind Dayong were from the Emperor's Ship. Jian Nan chuckled and said, "Don't worry, as long as we're here, Sheng Kingdom won't lose."
The night was quiet, the candlelight dim. He stared silently at the city defense map on the table, his fingers tracing the symbols. He was astonished. The map had been poisoned. Who could poison it right under her nose?
Xiao Junqi gently lowered her head and carefully sniffed the scent on the city defense map. The poison only made her tired and would not pose any threat to her body. Who would poison her?
Gu Youan was the Crown Princess of Sheng Kingdom. Even in the military camp, her meals were personally prepared by Xiao Junqi. The person who poisoned her had no other way but to put the poison in the city defense map.
Jiannan rolled up the city defense map, set it on fire, and stepped out of his tent. Blue flames flickered in the southwest corner. He squinted at the distance, surprised, then chuckled, "They've come after all."
He picked up the great bow and shot an arrow toward the southwest. Blue flames flickered, sometimes bright, sometimes dim, sometimes bright again. This was Tianji's signal.
He used his Phantom Step to reach a small grove of trees in the southwest.
A man dressed in blue stood under a banyan tree.
Jiannan tentatively asked in a soft voice, "Why do you want to help Dayong attack Shengguo?"
Tianji slowly turned around and said, "The Emperor's Ship has no stance, but Gu Youan's marriage into the Sheng Kingdom's royal family already means she's siding with the Sheng Kingdom's royal family. Are you going to side with the Sheng Kingdom too?"
"But why did you help the Xie family? Do you know how many people the Xie family killed on my Emperor's Island? Tianji, you escaped death, why do you still aid and abet evil?"
Tianji approached Jiannan step by step and said, "I'm aiding and abetting evil? Jiannan, have you forgotten the mission of the members of the Emperor's Ship?"
Jiannan turned his head and said, "I haven't forgotten, but how could you poison the city defense map when she's pregnant?"
Tianji laughed and said, "She is pregnant with Xie Daoqing's child. She has forgotten the hatred of my Emperor's Name."
Jiannan swung his palm at Tianji and said, "We are both assassins, how have you become so cold-blooded?"
Tianji coughed and rubbed his shoulder, saying, "Jiannan, did you come here tonight just to get revenge for him?"
I was the only member left on the Emperor of the Great Yong. A fire burned everyone to the ground. How could I not be heartbroken?
Jiannan suddenly stopped and said, "Sorry!"
Tianji struck Jiannan on the shoulder with a palm strike, and looked at him calmly, saying, "This is what I'm returning to you."
Tianji looked at Jiannan with a complicated expression and said, "After all these years, you still haven't learned to be calm and collected."
Jiannan asked, "Are you really planning to help Dayong attack Shengguo?"
The members of the Emperor's Ship never participate in combat, and Tianji has already violated the rules. If he loses this battle, he will not be able to face the other members of the Emperor's Ship.
Tianji said, "I have made up my mind."
Jiannan turned his head and said, "Do you think you're some kind of genius?"
Tianji shook his head and said, "No, the child in Xuanji's belly is absorbing her nutrients. She can't give birth safely. I'm afraid she's in danger."
Jiannan frowned and asked, "How confident are you?"
He recalled the faint fragrance on the city defense map, his expression darkened, and he looked up at him, saying, "Did you put an abortion drug on the city defense map?"
Tianji held Jiannan's hand and said, "I'm not as vicious as you think. How could I not care about her health? This child cannot be kept."
Jiannan questioned, "Why did you help the Xie family attack Sheng Kingdom?"
Tianji smiled and said, "Heavenly secrets cannot be revealed."
Jiannan sneered, "What secrets? If you were so shrewd, how could Boyan have died?"
Tianji said, "This is everyone's destiny, this is everyone's destiny, and my destiny is here."
A hint of sadness flashed in his eyes, and there was an endless sorrow in them.
Jiannan paused for a moment, then said, "Your fate lies here?"
He looked up at the starry sky, his face filled with endless sorrow, and said, "If Gu Youan can give birth safely, let's take her away from here forever. She can't participate in factional struggles or court affairs."
Jiannan shook his head and said, "I don't understand why you would do this."
Tianji said, "It's all fate, just like how you woke up today and saw me."
Jiannan lowered his eyes and said, "You've changed."
The previous Tianji was gentle and compliant, but the current Tianji has a touch of ruthlessness.
Tianji said, "Everyone changes. I will change, and so will you."
Jiannan remained silent. He would not change. He was a wisp of soul within Sheng Jingche's body and Gu Youan's best partner.
Tianji said, "I cannot survive, but you can. After this battle, take her with you and leave."
Jiannan's eyes were dark and unfathomable. He didn't dare to look him in the eye and asked, "What do you know?"
Tianji laughed and said, "I know everything. Jiannan and Xuanji are also aware of their physical condition, but she is willing to do this to give birth to this child. This is something I cannot stop."
The fallen leaves slowly drifted down between the two of them. Jiannan took a step back and asked, "What level do you want to go to?"
The shadows of the trees in the moonlight were indistinct, and the shadows of fallen leaves were cast on the two people, making them look lonely and desolate.
Tianji gently pressed his shoulder and said, "Let's leave here. The night is cold, and I'm worried about you."
Jiannan gently stepped back half a step and said, "As long as you are our enemy, I will not leave here. I cannot stand by and watch you conquer Sheng Kingdom, no matter what your reasons are."
He couldn't bear to see the people of Sheng Kingdom displaced, he couldn't bear to see Xiao Junqi lose his throne, and he couldn't bear to see Sheng Jingche sad.
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