Li Ruo was stunned, as if a bucket of cold water had been poured over her. "No, my %&—" she couldn't bring herself to say the word "space".
"I mean my kerosene, rockets, and water jets can give you a boost, and they'll make it easier to escape."
Xie Xiao chuckled, pulled her over, and placed her on his lap. "You have so little confidence in me?"
"Of course not, it means that more people mean more strength."
"But this time you have to listen to me." The man's attitude suddenly became somewhat firm.
"I won't listen." The woman wouldn't back down. "Who was it that said we'd go on the mission together? What, you don't want to share with me anymore so soon?"
Xie Xiao's eyes darkened slightly as he gritted his teeth, "I'm all yours, so tell me, will I share some with you?"
“It’s different. If I don’t go and take your share, what will your brothers think? I can’t just do whatever I want because she’s your fiancée.”
"So you mean you can do whatever you want once you become my wife?" Xie Xiao chuckled. "Then let's get married tonight."
Li Ruo scoffed and threatened, "If you don't let me go, I won't marry you."
"You—" Xie Xiao's eyes widened, "You dare?"
Li Ruo put her hands on his neck, kissed him on the lips, and looked at him with tender eyes, "Good boy, take your future wife to see the world."
Seeing her like this, even the hardest heart would melt. Xie Xiao pinched her waist, "I can't do anything with you."
Just as he was about to grab her and ravage her, Li Ruo got off his lap, poured him a cup of tea, and said, "There's one more thing. I've recruited three thousand new soldiers. Go and take a look at them. I want to train them as soon as possible so they can fight on the battlefield."
The original five thousand-plus men of Black Wind Stronghold were extremely powerful in combat, and Xie Xiao had more experience in this area than she did.
"What, you didn't learn how to train soldiers from your father?" Xie Xiao teased.
Li Ruo was a little embarrassed. "I don't remember. I just learned some horseback riding and archery from my dad a few years ago."
A little water spilled from Xie Xiao's teacup. "When was 'a few years ago'? Do you remember?"
Li Ruo asked curiously, "Why are you so excited?"
“Who said I was excited?” Xie Xiao stared intently at her. “You only remember learning archery and horsemanship from your father?”
"Hmm." To be precise, it was something I remembered in a dream; the original owner had no such memory at all.
Xie Xiao seemed a little disappointed, but quickly smiled again, "I'm helping you train your troops, how will you repay me?"
He wanted to suggest that she send her people to Black Wind Stronghold, but he knew she wouldn't agree.
If she wanted to, she wouldn't have conscripted soldiers separately.
This is what makes her different from other women; she doesn't depend on anyone. This makes him feel somewhat helpless, yet he also admires her.
"How about I repay you with my body?" Li Ruo asked with a smile.
One sentence made someone's heart race again, and he almost couldn't control himself: "Don't worry, Master Xiao won't keep you waiting too long."
While Black Wind Stronghold and Purple Sun Peak were training their troops, they were also gathering information about Prince Jiangning. Meanwhile, Prince Jiangning was also gathering information about them.
At this time, in the Huaqing Temple on Qinghua Mountain, the Prince of Jiangning's injuries had just begun to heal.
He almost didn't make it through the last few days.
Fortunately, the physician brought by the Marquis of Xinyang was highly skilled and used the technique of scraping the bone to remove poison, which saved him from disaster.
Yes, even the Prince of Runan didn't know that the Marquis of Xinyang had already pledged allegiance to him. The Marquis of Xinyang arrived at Qinghua Mountain two days later than him. Because of food shortages and the loss of a daughter, he asked him for help, and the two hit it off immediately.
Now, Marquis Xinyang is located north of Qinghua Mountain. He originally planned that after returning from the north, he could take advantage of the Prince of Runan's relaxed vigilance and, together with Marquis Xinyang, encircle the Prince of Runan, destroy him, take over his troops, and control the entire Qinghua Mountain.
Given the scarcity of food, controlling Qinghua Mountain meant controlling the edible wild animals and the refugees there, who would then work for him.
Who would have thought that Li Ruo would injure them and cause them to lose 70,000 to 80,000 jin of grain!
How exactly did she manage to move the grain?
What were those hidden weapons? None of his advisors had ever seen them before.
"Your Highness." Yang Huan has returned.
Chu Yunji asked, "How is it?"
Yang Huan: "After the news was released, Xie Xiao didn't make a move at all."
"No movement?" Chu Yunji frowned. Why was this different from what he expected?
That's right, he was the one who spread the news that Xuzhou had grain, but he didn't tell Xie Xiao directly, but through General Zhao.
It is said that this person let Xie Xiao leave the city before the flood, which shows that the two have a relationship. Since General Zhao is short of power, he will definitely ask Xie Xiao for help, and the news will naturally reach Xie Xiao's ears.
Xie Xiao has so many people to support, he will definitely be mobilized. As long as he comes, I can lay a trap and wipe out Black Wind Stronghold in one fell swoop.
Chu Yunji squeezed the hidden weapon in his hand tightly. "What about Li Ruo?"
Yang Huan said, "Our people said she made several thousand cotton quilts to recruit soldiers and horses, and together with Black Wind Village, she recruited several thousand people."
"Several thousand people!" Chu Yunji was secretly shocked. "And cotton?"
At this point, there's still cotton?
Yang Huan's mouth watered. "Yes, cotton is expensive. Even if she, a woman, knew in advance that a great flood was coming, buying so much cotton would require a lot of money and connections. Even we might not be able to do it. And—"
She even traded grain with the refugees in the mountains, plundering their gold, silver, and even land deeds and house deeds. She was ruthless! And that grain was still ours!
Chu Yunji's eyes lit up. "This move is brilliant. As long as she has food, those who have nothing will have no choice but to risk their lives for her."
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