General Gao was over forty years old and often hung out in the military camp. He was twice as tall as Fang Qingshan. Even so, he was surrounded by as many soldiers as Fang Qingshan.
"Master Gao." Fang Qingshan clasped his fists towards General Gao. "Master Gao, you must have traveled a long way and must have worked hard."
"Hey, Lord Fang, that's not true. We are both disciples of the King of Qi and are as close as brothers. Helping you is helping myself, so how can it be hard?"
Although General Gao's words were pleasant, he changed the subject and said, "It's just that His Royal Highness the Prince of Qi sent troops without hesitation to help Lord Fang suppress the bandits. Although we all know that the prince is doing this for the court, if he delays too long, it will inevitably be seized upon by those villains. If the news gets out and affects the prince's reputation, it will be bad."
"Master Gao, what do you mean by this?"
Fang Qingshan, sensing the hidden meaning behind General Gao's words, frowned coldly, "Are you trying to disregard my son's safety and end this battle quickly so you can return with your troops and report back?"
Seeing Fang Qingshan getting angry, General Gao started to smooth things over, "Oh, Lord Fang, what are you talking about? You and I have known each other for many years, how could I not care about Junye's life or death, but..."
General Gao smiled and said, "The grand plan is almost complete. If something goes wrong at this critical moment, I'm afraid Master Fang will have a hard time explaining it to His Majesty."
General Gao used the King of Qi to pressure him, and Fang Qingshan could do nothing. If it were someone else, he would have been sacrificed, but it happened to be his son Junye.
Fang Qingshan had a gloomy face and his eyes were full of cruelty.
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"Ma'am, they've settled down."
Su Man watched the soldiers below setting up camp and making fire, as if they were planning a long battle.
The monkey lay on the edge and looked down, "Hey, they don't dare to come up. When the village chief comes back, they will be dead."
However, Suman was not as optimistic as Monkey. This was just the beginning. Since they were determined to kill them, they would not give up so easily.
Sure enough, that night, Fang Qingshan ordered them to launch a surprise attack late at night.
Relying on their large numbers, they captured the entrance in one fell swoop. Although those mechanisms caused them to lose a lot of soldiers, they did not stop them.
The rolling stone hit with a loud bang, and flames ignited and smoke rose.
The tip of the knife pierced into the chest, making a slight sound, and the screams were drowned out by the deafening sound of killing.
The darkness makes the blood more murderous, and tonight is destined to be a sleepless night.
Su Man stood halfway up the mountain, her skirt lifted by the wind, her long hair flying. She shouted towards the foot of the mountain, "Master Fang! Don't you want your son's life anymore?"
The only answer she got was the sharp arrows that came through the wind. Fang Qingshan clearly wanted to attack by force, but they couldn't really kill Fang Junye, their amulet, and for a moment they were really under Fang Qingshan's control.
But Su Man was not a pushover. Seeing that they were about to break through the second line of defense, she simply asked Tiger Eye to hang the man down with a thick rope.
Looking at the figure floating in the air like a kite, Fang Qingshan became anxious, "Archer, stop!"
He pushed the vanguard aside and shouted towards the mountaintop, "If you dare to hurt my son, I will tear you into pieces!"
"Want to save people? Okay, withdraw your troops, or I will kill him now!" Tiger Eye threatened.
Fang Qingshan was already wavering, but General Gao, standing by and talking without hesitation, advised, "Master Fang, they don't dare to attack. Why don't we take this opportunity to attack and rescue Junye?"
"shut up!"
Fang Qingshan, whose patience had reached its limit, shouted, "You just want them to kill my son so you can attack us in one fell swoop!"
"Master Fang, how could you think of me like this?"
General Gao looked incredulous, "I'm doing this for Junye."
"If you really care about my son, tell them to withdraw!"
"But we've already reached this point..."
General Gao was somewhat reluctant, but had to withdraw his troops for the sake of Fang Qingshan's face.
What Fang Qingshan didn't know was that General Gao wrote a letter to the King of Qi to complain as soon as he returned.
Now that Fang Qingshan has withdrawn its troops, Su Man has kept his promise and pulled the people up again.
Fang Qingshan breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Fang Junye was safe.
“Hmm…Hmm…”
On the mountain, Fang Junyi, who had been hanging for half an hour, was covered in cold sweat when he was pulled up. Not only was he strangled to death by the rope around his waist, but also because of the flying knives and arrows below. If he was not careful, he would be either dead or injured.
Another arrow grazed his scalp, frightening him so much that half of his body went numb, and it took him a long time to recover.
In the early morning, the sky was bright, illuminating the fear on Fang Junyi's face and the ridicule on Su Man's face.
"Is the Second Young Master okay?"
Fang Junyi's mouth was blocked and he couldn't speak. He could only stare at Su Man with bloodshot eyes.
Su Man was amused, but she suppressed her laughter and pretended to apologize, "I'm sorry, Second Young Master. Logically, I should have hanged Fang Junye. But, you know, his life is more than twice as valuable as yours, so I asked you to be a substitute. Please don't mind."
Fang Junyi was frightened and angry, and he spit out the socks in his mouth with a force.
He gasped a few times and said viciously, "Poisonous woman!"
Su Man didn't get angry. Instead, she squatted on the ground. She looked down at Fang Junyi, who was lying on the ground unable to get up, and said with a smile, "I also learned it from you. You can replace the prince with a cat, so why can't you do it? I am just filling in the gap."
She slapped Fang Junyi's face with the dagger in her hand, "Why are you looking at me like that? Am I wrong? For so long, Fang Qingshan has only been talking about your good brother. Has he ever mentioned you?"
Fang Junyi was angry and resentful, but what Su Man said was the truth, and he couldn't even refute it. He could only remain silent with red eyes.
Seeing him looking like he was about to cry, Su Man laughed even more happily, "Tsk tsk, now you know how painful it is? Why didn't you think about whether I would feel uncomfortable when you exchanged me for your baby Xia Luoran?"
Su Man wiped the dagger with the clothes on Fang Junyi's chest, which made his body tense up, for fear that Su Man would accidentally pierce his heart.
After scaring people enough, Su Man patted her butt and stood up, saying, "Come here, send him back and use him tomorrow."
"yes."
Tiger Eye dragged the man down.
Not far away, Military Advisor Yuan watched and waited until Su Man had had enough fun before coming over.
Ever since he found out that she was Xia Man and not Xia Luoran, Military Advisor Yuan has been hesitant to speak.
Su Man put the dagger back into his waist without any concern. "How are the injured brothers?"
"Except for a few whose injuries were too severe to be saved, the rest were minor injuries and will be fine after a few days of rest."
"Well, comfort the families of those who were seriously injured. Once the matter is settled, we will choose a good feng shui site for them."
"Yes, ma'am."
Military Advisor Yuan said as he observed Su Man's expression, "The village chief is about to return. Madam, have you thought of a plan?"
"Countermeasures?"
It took Su Man a moment to realize that Military Advisor Yuan was talking about her identity.
In fact, Su Man didn't take this matter too seriously. The main reason was that Ao Xi had returned and her mission was almost completed. As for whether Ao Xi hated her or forgave him, it was all his choice.
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