It's unclear how much time passed, but Zu'an hurriedly left and returned to the banquet. After all, he couldn't stay away for too long, lest he arouse suspicion from the other high-ranking members of the Silent Annihilation faction.
When the little demon queen returned to her room, smelling the ambiguous atmosphere and looking at Jiang Luofu lying limply on the bed, she couldn't help but say sourly, "The battle was quite intense."
Jiang Luofu finally came to her senses and pulled the blanket over herself to cover herself.
The little demon queen was quick, kicking off the blanket with one foot. Looking at her battle-worn stockings, she clicked her tongue in amazement: "They're all torn like this, aren't you going to take them off?"
Jiang Luofu's originally aloof face was now flushed: "He wouldn't let me take it off, saying it was the most interesting way."
Little Demon Queen: "..."
"That guy is really a pervert," the Little Demon Queen snorted, casually pinching the leg under the covers. "I want to touch these legs just looking at them, let alone that guy..."
Suddenly her expression froze. She pulled her hand back and awkwardly wiped it on the blanket. How could there be so much?
Although the two had relied on each other for survival during this time and were already as close as sisters, Jiang Luofu still wished she could disappear into a crack in the ground.
...
In the days that followed, the young emperor took personal control of the government and began to gradually strip away the Conqueror King's wings.
Logically speaking, Zaun was actually one of the Conqueror King's confidants, but he had once again made great contributions, leaving the young emperor in a difficult position.
If he were from the Annihilation faction, he would be entrusted with an important task, but his surrender halfway through makes him hard to trust.
Zuan was also quite sensible and volunteered to go south to assist Dodo in suppressing the rebellion.
The young emperor understood and naturally entrusted him with important responsibilities.
You must know that Dodo was Dorgon's right-hand man. Now that Dorgon is dead, Ajige has been captured, and Dodo is still out there. Who knows what kind of trouble he might cause?
Zu'an came to the south, where the previous Southern Ming dynasties had all been short-lived and destroyed.
However, Isabella later supported Prince Gui, Zhu Youlang, to become emperor in Zhaoqing, establishing the Yongli regime.
At the same time, they also tried to win over the remnants of Zhang Xianzhong's forces.
Originally, Zhang Xianzhong's forces were also a peasant uprising and were mortal enemies of the Ming Dynasty regime.
But now they are all being suffocated by the Qing Dynasty, so it is only natural that they have united together.
But Dodo's army was at its peak, and their battle lines had reached their limit, and it seemed that they would collapse completely sooner or later.
Zaun secretly found Isabella and joined forces with her to lure Dodor into leading his army into the encirclement, where ambushes were sprung up from all sides.
Although Dodo was brave, both the Annihilation faction and the opposing faction were plotting to eliminate him, and no matter how strong he was, he was powerless to change the situation.
He was ultimately defeated and killed.
The army cleaned up the battlefield, while Isabella and Zaun strolled through the mountains and forests.
"Brother Zu, I knew I hadn't misjudged you. Thank you for helping us so much." Isabella's eyes softened.
Seeing that the once pampered young lady now looked somewhat haggard, Zuan couldn't help but wipe the ashes off her face: "Bella, you've had a tough time these past few days."
“This is my mission, what’s so hard about it?” Isabella smiled, then looked at Zuan expectantly, “Brother Zuan, since you still care about us, why don’t you come back and help us? If we join forces, and with Sister Chu from Taiwan, we might really be able to turn things around.”
"Do you really think we can turn things around?" Zuan sighed. He couldn't tell her about the fall of Order and Reproduction, otherwise she would be even more desperate.
Isabella fell silent. She knew all too well that in the current situation, no matter how hard she tried, merely surviving was the best outcome.
She then smiled nonchalantly: "My answer remains the same as last time: to do what one knows to be impossible!"
Zu An felt a surge of admiration; this seemingly fragile young girl was truly different from before.
Thinking of this, he instructed, "Bella, you have your own beliefs, and I won't stop you. But if you really find yourself in a desperate situation, you must protect yourself and stay alive."
Isabella frowned slightly, then gave a sad smile: "If that day really comes, the Order faction will be finished, my uncles and aunts, all the friends I know will be dead, what face will I have to live on?"
“There’s always hope if you survive,” Zuan paused, “but you can’t die before me.”
Isabella's eyes flickered slightly as she recalled the various miracles the other person had performed before. Just as she was about to ask a question, the other person gently pressed a finger to their lips: "Promise me!"
After a moment of silence, Isabella nodded: "Okay!"
Zu An was still worried, so he took out a set of nun's clothes, a whisk, prayer beads, and a certificate of ordination from his bosom: "When the war breaks out, you may not be able to escape with your status and appearance, so you should disguise yourself."
In this world, monks and nuns are not just imposters; they must have official ordination certificates and a series of other credentials to pass through various checkpoints.
Isabella opened the ordination certificate and saw that the Dharma name was Jiunan. She couldn't help but smile and said, "It really fits my experience. Brother Zu has put a lot of thought into it."
She has truly endured far too many hardships these days.
She wanted to cry, but unfortunately she couldn't.
...
Next, the Yongli regime and Isabella gained great fame and took advantage of the situation to launch a counterattack and recover many provinces. The court originally sent Zu'an to replace Dodo to conquer the Southern Ming, but he was too lenient and caused the war to deteriorate. So the court dismissed him - after all, the young emperor sent him with the purpose of getting rid of Dodo.
He was succeeded by the Second Elder Hermes. The Annihilation Faction clearly wanted to test his loyalty and, incidentally, let the remaining forces of the Annihilation Faction consume each other.
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