Jiang Bai had an exceptionally strong grip and sharp eyes.
Most importantly, there was a murderous glint in her eyes.
Ji Yanwen's eyes widened in terror as he stared into hers, his eyes filled with fear.
"Tell me, who exactly are you?"
As soon as she finished her question, Ji Yanwen's fear was replaced by confusion. As his mind gradually cleared, he realized that he was being held by Jiang Bai, and his gaze suddenly darkened.
"Jiang Bai, what are you doing?"
The familiar gaze made Jiang Bai's eyes narrow slightly, and he couldn't help but move forward a little.
Her hot breath sprayed on his face, making his cheeks feel hot. He couldn't help but think of some inappropriate images, and said in a trembling voice, "Don't forget why we came here."
His ears turned red, and he struggled hard, but couldn't break free, which made him angry.
Why was Jiang Bai suddenly arrested and brought here when he was just having a perfectly normal conversation with Prince An about grain distribution?
He was completely baffled.
Jiang Bai scrutinized his expression inch by inch; both his face and demeanor were incredibly natural.
The Ji Yanwen she knows now is the same Ji Yanwen she knows.
"Ji Mo, look at me."
She called his name, and his gaze turned towards the sound, meeting her eyes. His expression unconsciously became confused.
"do you like me?"
Her voice was ethereal, as if it were ringing in his ears, yet also as if it were from a very distant place.
During the questioning, she used her soul power for the first time, flowing into his mind through the hand gripping his chin.
Ji Yanwen did not reply, but only frowned, as if he was struggling.
The power of his soul penetrated his skin, entered his body, and headed straight for the sea of consciousness in his brain.
Before Ji Yanwen outside could reply, Jiang Bai in his sea of consciousness had already noticed the anomaly.
Deep within his sea of consciousness, there was a misty sphere, from which a voice transmitted through consciousness was being heard.
'What should I do, system? Jiang Bai seems to have discovered me.'
'Idiot, who gave you the right to question her?'
'Didn't you say that as long as I get her to admit she likes me, you can steal her merit?'
"No one's as stupid as you, asking questions right off the bat and ruining your image when she noticed."
'What do we do now? Will she kill me?'
The man's voice was somewhat panicked; he couldn't help but tremble as he thought of Jiang Bai's identity and strength.
"Jiang Bai is here."
The system had barely uttered a single word when it detected Jiang Bai's soul power. Without even bothering to expose itself, it directly grabbed the man's soul and rushed out of Ji Yanwen's sea of consciousness.
Jiang Bai frowned slightly and immediately withdrew his soul power, just in time to see the thing fleeing towards the horizon.
"idiot."
No sooner had he finished speaking than a bolt of lightning struck down from the sky, directly hitting the so-called system and soul body, instantly reducing them to ashes.
Before the second bolt of lightning struck, Jiang Bai used his soul power to sweep up the ashes and quickly glean some information from them.
This is a strategy guide system.
As long as the person being pursued answers that they like or love the host, the merit power of the person being pursued can be extracted.
There was only this little bit of information among the fragments, and nothing more.
Jiang Bai's gaze fell on Ji Yanwen, whose expression still carried a hint of confusion, clearly not yet awakened from the hypnosis.
Fortunately, Jiang Bai discovered the system as soon as it was applied to Ji Yanwen.
His soul was only temporarily suppressed; if it were to remain suppressed for any longer, it would likely be completely devoured by that thing called the system.
Jiang Bai's expression was indescribable.
Well... how should I put it?
This world forbids her from entering at her full strength, and even after suppressing her power, it forbids her from killing, doesn't even give her a space, and doesn't allow her to condense a soul imprint that can control people, restricting her in every way.
First there was Mingyu's space, then the Prince of Xin's time travel, and now this inexplicable strategist.
These other people have even bigger advantages than she does.
It was because she had noticed Ji Yanwen's odd behavior earlier that she was able to respond; otherwise, if she had, she would have been entangled by that system, to the point where it was like, "I call your name, do you dare to answer?"
“You didn’t say anything; you just came here to catch up with me.”
After Jiang Bai said something, he lightly tapped Ji Yanwen's forehead with his finger, and Ji Yanwen's confused eyes immediately cleared up.
"Aren't you going to let me go?"
He glanced at Jiang Bai's hand gripping his neck, feeling a surge of anger, but knowing he was no match for Jiang Bai, he could only suppress it.
Jiang Bai released him and heard him say, "Although my strength is not as good as yours, I will not be a hindrance to your plans."
After saying that, he walked out of the woods.
He had only taken a few steps when he turned back. His eyes searched the ground and he saw the mask, which was already a little dirty. He picked it up silently and covered his face with it.
Jiang Bai touched his nose, feeling rather embarrassed.
Sigh, look how messed up this whole thing is.
The two walked out one after the other. Because Ji Yanwen's injury was on his true face, he didn't look any different after wearing a mask.
However, Mingyu keenly sensed that something was off about the atmosphere between the two.
Looking at this and then at that, he inexplicably felt a little hesitant to speak.
"This batch of grain was transported from Jiangnan and stored in the Changping Granary in Nan'an County. Soon, the Chen family will use the excuse of selling grain to various villages to escort the grain out."
"According to our information, the royal family dispatched a full thousand elite soldiers to ensure the safe delivery of this batch of grain to the barbarian general."
"The chances of successfully intercepting the grain midway are extremely slim."
Ji Yanwen had never seen Jiang Bai fight against three thousand men single-handedly, so he spoke with great certainty.
Mingyu opened his mouth as if to say something, but then he remembered that his private space was not meant to be seen by others and was not suitable for too many people to see, so he kept quiet.
Jiang Bai's expression did not change when he heard about the thousand assassins.
Seeing that she didn't seem to care, Ji Yanwen glanced at her and turned to look at the city wall: "Now we need to find a way to get into the city so we can find the place where the grain is stored."
Because of the barbarians breaking through the pass, the defenses of Nan'an County were not much stronger. On the distant city walls, there were guards every five steps and sentries every ten steps. Under such circumstances, it was not easy to sneak into the city.
Ming Yu turned to look at Jiang Bai.
Jiang Bai didn't come alone. She turned to look at Jia Yi, who nodded. Soon, they brought out a bunch of tools, including many climbing ropes.
Go!
Jiang Bai nodded, and Jia Yi led about ten guards in black robes, their faces covered with black scarves, toward the city wall.
Soon, a grappling hook landed on the city wall, and a dozen or so black figures climbed up the wall like ghosts.
"Someone is attacking the city."
Flames soared into the sky atop the city tower, smoke billowed, and countless soldiers charged toward Jia Yi and his men.
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