After dinner, Zhou Gu, Cui Xingzhi, and Cui Yanjin, the three cousins, formulated a new strategy on how to defend the city in light of Dawei’s siege the following day.
The biggest difference from the previous two times was to make the most of the people from the Evil Ghost Sect that Cui Yanjin brought with him.
Cui Yanjin clenched his fists, "Cousin, rest assured, just wait and see what happens tomorrow!"
Zhou Gu was not very reassured, "You all saw it today. Dawei has members of the Poison Doctor Sect, they are extremely powerful. If my estimation is correct, Luo Yan should take the battlefield tomorrow."
Cui Yanjin said, "The Poison Doctor Sect, I know them, they are not as powerful as my Evil Ghost Sect."
Zhou Gu looked at him, "You are young, don’t be too arrogant, don’t underestimate the opponent, the people of the Poison Doctor Sect, they are indeed very powerful. Their venom instantly kills anyone who comes into contact with it. Otherwise, Nanchu wouldn’t have suffered such heavy casualties."
Cui Yanjin patted his chest and assured, "Cousin rest assured, I saw everything today. Tomorrow, at worst, they will add the master of the Poison Doctor Sect! When I kill her with my men, I will avenge you."
Zhou Gu wanted to smile, "It’s a good thing that you have this confidence."
He said to Cui Xingzhi, "Keep an eye on him tomorrow and make sure he is well protected, don’t be too aggressive."
Cui Xingzhi nodded, "Cousin, don’t worry, my little cousin is very well-balanced. Today his hands were itching for a fight, but after saving my wife, he refrained from moving. On the battlefield tomorrow, let him gain some experience. I’ll keep an eye on him."
Zhou Gu nodded.
Cui Yanjin murmured under his breath, "Cousin, you’re underestimating me."
Zhou Gu denied, "No, I just want to tell you not to underestimate the opponent."
Cui Yanjin nodded heavily, thinking to himself that he would definitely not underestimate his opponents. He wanted to surprise Zhou Gu tomorrow. He had been made to take medicinal baths since birth, he learned to identify poisonous herbs at the age of one, had his meridians opened at two, and by three, he was able to poison people. Although the Evil Ghost Sect is not mainly focused on poisoning, they are by no means inferior to the Poison Doctor Sect in using poison. He was ready to give them a real match tomorrow.
After discussing with Zhou Gu, Cui Xingzhi let him rest in his room. Tomorrow morning, they would go to the city gate.
Cui Xingzhi looked at the large bed in the room and then at Zhou Gu.
Zhou Gu raised an eyebrow, "What? You’ve never shared a bed with someone before? When you’re out of Qinghe, don’t be too picky. This Commanding General’s Residence is full of people, if you go out to choose another place, it would waste time."
"That’s not it." Cui Xingzhi chuckled, "I’ll listen to my cousin."
"What about me?" Cui Yanjin asked.
"You’ll sleep here too." Zhou Gu said.
"The three of us will sleep together?" Cui Yanjin’s eyes bulged out. He’d never shared a bed with anyone, let alone with three people.
"Do you have a problem with it? Is this bed not big enough to accommodate you?" Zhou Gu looked at him, "Then would you like to sleep on the footstool?"
"I don’t want to." Cui Yanjin shook his head immediately.
"Then let’s sleep together." Zhou Gu moved first to the farthest side of the bed.
Cui Yanjin looked at Cui Xingzhi.
Cui Xingzhi patted him on the head, "You can lie next to our cousin. I’ll sleep for a while and leave, so you can sleep a little longer."
Cui Yanjin scratched his head, nodded silently, and got on the bed with a sense of novelty. He lteen three people didn’t seem so crowded.
Zhou Gu fell asleep the fastest. Earlier he was not at ease, he had to entrust the defense of the entire Heiya Pass to Cui Xingzhi out of necessity. His cousin, although talented and knowledgeable about military strategy, had never spent time in a military camp or experienced live combat. Now, having just arrived at Heiya Pass and suddenly being put in charge in a crisis, carrying such a heavy burden, he was afraid he would be flustered and unable to handle it. He stayed awake due to his concerns, but now that he heard from Cui Xingzhi that Zhang Yun, despite his injuries, had helped him to manage the post-war affairs, and his men were helping to reinforce the city gates and walls with members of the Evil Ghost Sect, and seeing that he was handling things swiftly and methodically, he finally felt relieved. He sighed and didn’t try to stay awake, so he fell asleep quickly.
After hearing the even breathing of Zhou Gu, Cui Yanjin whispered to Cui Xingzhi: "Cousin, can you sleep?"
"I can’t sleep," said Cui Xingzhi, his mind full of thoughts, contemplating tomorrow’s battle deployment and closing his eyes to rest.
"Me neither," Cui Yanjin quietly asked, "Have you noticed that our cousin is different from before? He used to be the most particular person, right?"
Cui Xingzhi uttered an "mm" sound. The rules were very strict in Eastern Palace and priority was given to every detail. With Princess Sheng An in the Duke Residence, their aunt managed the house orderly, Duke Residence was a military family but there really wasn’t much of crudeness. Zhou Gu spent more time at the Eastern Palace than at the Duke Residence, he was truly a golden and jade man.
If it was him in the past, he probably wouldn’t have liked sharing a bed with someone. But now he was actually inviting the two of them to share a bed with him.
Cui Yanjin whispered a sigh, "Ah, life has not been easy for cousin."
Cui Xingzhi patted his arm, "Rest, don’t wake cousin, if you can’t sleep, just lie down."
Cui Yanjin uttered a small "mm" sound.
After Zhang Mao and Ning Ze woke up, had their meal, took their medicine, and hurried to the city gate.
When they arrived at the city gate, they saw countless people working at the gate. Looking closely, they were reinforcing the city wall. They were both quite surprised.
Ning Ze approached an elderly man who was directing the work: "Old man, what are you guys...."
The old man turned to Ning Ze and Zhang Mao and bowed, "In answer to the young masters, we are following the orders of Young Master Xingzhi, to reinforce the city wall."
"Your method seems very unique." Zhang Mao noted.
The old man chuckled, "We are people of the Evil Ghost Sect, we are skilled in mechanism techniques, so reinforcing the city wall is not a problem for us, not only reinforcing, but also setting up traps. But because the time is too short, only overnight, we can only set up simple traps, otherwise, if we had a few more days, as long as Dawei sieges the city, we would cause heavy losses to Dawei’s soldiers through mechanism techniques and hidden weapons."
Zhang Mao was overjoyed, "That’s amazing."
Ning Ze was also overjoyed, "It’s really great that you guys are here."
The old man said, "You both seem to be quite injured. We are here, so you can just go and rest."
Zhang Mao and Ning Ze shook their heads, "Our injuries are minor."
The two of them did not leave, but stayed to fortify the city gate with the people of the Evil Ghost Sect.
So, when Cui Xingzhi came to the city gate after having a short nap, he saw Zhang Mao and Ning Ze assisting in moving bricks. After one night, the city gate and city wall had taken on a whole new look.
He walked over, and the two saw him and immediately put their work aside to greet him.
Cui Xingzhi also quickly returned the greeting.
Ning Ze casually said, "Brother Xingzhi, we are really grateful to you and your younger cousin for bringing help, otherwise we would all be meeting the King of Hell. Thank you for the great kindness."
Cui Xingzhi smiled lightly, "Brother Ning, no need for formalities. We should have done so. My cousin and I will stay in Nanchu in the future, I hope for your guidance."
Ning Ze was both surprised and delighted, "Really? That’s great, certainly, certainly."
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