On a rosewood tea tray, a pair of slender, jade-white hands were slowly and methodically brewing tea. The clear, emerald-green tea slid into the white porcelain cup, making it hard to tell whether it was his hands that were more elegant and alluring, or the tea that was more fragrant and pleasant.
"Actually, if you think about it carefully, you can guess that when the enemy is strong and we are weak, what reason would we need to conceal our plans and lure people to a specific place to carry them out?"
Hou Feiqing quickly replied, "It must be a trap."
He picked up the teacup with wisps of steam rising from it and fed it to his pale lips: "That's right. Perhaps most people wouldn't dare to think about it, but if she is a bold and decisive person who dares to speak her mind, then she will definitely do some things that others wouldn't dare to imagine."
For example, they actually dug a hole to trap people inside.
This was not difficult for her. Analyzing the terrain, Egret Lake would rise every year, causing the surrounding soil to become loose. Sandy soil was the easiest to dig, with the only drawback being that it was prone to collapse. However, this danger was for the enemy. She just dug the pit, knowing that the people buried there would be a group of enemies with knives drawn.
Furthermore, there's the question of how to prevent people from noticing anything amiss and falling into a trap, and how to set up such a troublesome and difficult concealment. This might be a problem for others, but for her knowledgeable and resourceful mind, it's not necessarily a challenge.
Hou Feiqing stared at him for a long time, then grinned and said, "Ji Ruo, do you know that every time you mention her, there is a gentle and joyful light in your eyes?"
Gongshu Jiruo put down his teacup, remained silent, and took a piece of milky-white high-quality hardwood from the side, using a carving knife to refine and carve it in certain areas.
But Hou Feiqing changed the subject and said, "At the same time, your face showed a different expression, a kind of vigilance similar to when you encounter an opponent who makes you feel pressured. You are afraid of her, but what are you afraid of about her?"
Despite Hou Feiqing's keenly perceptive gaze, Gongshu Jiru remained calm. He lowered his eyes and stared at the sculpture in his hand, saying, "You will understand once you truly know her."
“Ji Ruo, she does have some brains, I admit that, but you’ve overrated her.” Hou Feiqing reached for the teapot, but Gongshu Ji Ruo stopped him with a raised sleeve.
He slowly raised his eyes: "Hou Feiqing, if you face her with such a careless and underestimating attitude, be careful that you don't cause me to lose this time."
Hou Feiqing scoffed; "You're not happy talking about your sweetheart? You won't even share a cup of tea with me?"
"Tea is for those who understand it and have good taste. Someone like you, who is like a cow chewing on a peony, would be better off drinking water," Gongshu Jiruo said calmly.
Hou Feiqing remained silent for a moment, then withdrew his hand: "Since it is not that I do not believe you, it is just that your evaluation of Zheng Quchi is too high. I do not think that a girl who is only a teenager can have much ability. Even if she is one in ten thousand with exceptional talent, she still needs time to hone her skills."
“She is different,” Gongshu Jiruo said.
Hou Feiqing found it amusing: "How is she different?"
Does she have three heads and six arms, or is it that a carpenter like her can cross unfamiliar territory and become a legendary female warrior?
Gongshu Jiru thought for a moment before saying, "She is not a rough stone with potential, but a gem that is already as bright as a star. There is no need to slowly carve and polish her. Those are just dusting her off."
Upon hearing this, Hou Feiqing sighed deeply, rubbing his forehead.
He's hopeless, truly hopeless. In Gongshu Jiruo's eyes, could Zheng Quchi be a fairy descended to earth to save all living beings?
"Report—"
Just then, a long, loud sound came from outside the tent.
Hou Feiqing's expression turned solemn: "Enter."
Gongshu Jiruo also put down the carving in his hand and turned his eyes to look at it.
A scout who had been sent out earlier rushed forward and reported urgently: "Commander, half an hour ago, the camp of Hongsheng Kingdom was wiped out, the Cangxuan Token belonging to Hongsheng Kingdom was seized, and Hongsheng Kingdom was completely defeated and expelled from the Six Kingdoms Trial."
"What?" Hou Feiqing exclaimed in surprise.
Although the commander of Hongsheng Kingdom, Shen Tangzhong, is currently missing and most likely captured by the Ye camp, the main force of Hongsheng Kingdom, numbering in the thousands, has been waiting in the camp. How could they have been wiped out in less than a day?
The scout said, "This is absolutely true; I saw it with my own eyes."
Gongshu Jiru waved his hand and said, "No rush, tell me in detail."
"What I witnessed was the work of the Ye army. The Ye army launched a surprise attack on the Hongsheng Kingdom's camp. That man was Yuan Xingzhou, the crown prince of Ye Kingdom. The Ye army led by him is extremely brave. I observed that the Ye army numbered only about two thousand men, yet they were able to rout several thousand soldiers of the Hongsheng Kingdom," the scout said.
Hou Feiqing hurriedly asked, "How did he do that?"
“I don’t know what he did, or even when the Ye army ambushed Hongsheng Kingdom. By the time I realized what was happening, Hongsheng Kingdom had already started fighting with the Ye army.”
Hou Feiqing narrowed his eyes: "It seems that Yuan Xingzhou is also a capable person, able to bring out such a disorganized army to ambush."
Gongshu Jiruo said, "Ye chose Hongsheng as its first battle, and Hongsheng also chose Ye as its first battle. Now one country has won a great victory, while the other has been completely defeated. But who could have predicted that the most disadvantaged of the six countries would be Ye?"
"We really underestimated the Kingdom of Ye. They all seemed like cowards, not a single one of them capable. We thought they were just going through the motions in this trial of military affairs among the six kingdoms, but now it seems that the Kingdom of Ye is quite interesting."
After learning about the situation, Hou Feiqing was slightly surprised, but quickly returned to normal.
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