Crown Prince Rui gathered the three armies and stood on the platform to issue orders: "From now on, anyone who dares to spread rumors will be killed without mercy! The grain transport ships will arrive tonight, so you all need to eat well. Tomorrow we'll go to the battlefield, and anyone who dares to back down will be beaten to death on the spot!"
Crown Prince Rui did not notice that after he spoke, the soldiers standing there looked fearful, but a spark of fire was already burning in their eyes.
In the corner, two figures dressed in the uniforms of Beiming soldiers, their faces smeared with dirt, were barely noticeable.
What's most special about them is their eyes.
As the soldiers dispersed, the slightly taller soldier leaned closer to another one and whispered, "Young Master Yan, are you sure he'll make a move tonight?"
These two "Northern Darkness Soldiers" were Xia Yixin and Ying.
Four months ago, Xia Yixin left the capital after completing the pills that Chu Mubai could use for three years, as well as the meridian diagrams for later acupuncture.
Of course, there was also a "Xia Yixin" in the Grand Tutor's mansion. For safety reasons, she left Xiaoman there as well.
Although Xiaoman was reluctant to part with her, she subconsciously assumed that Xia Yixin had gone to find Chu Mubai, so she didn't dwell on it too much.
In reality, Xia Yixin transformed into Yan Jiu and, following the system's instructions, found Zi Linglong, who had just escaped Prince Rui's clutches but was captured by the Demonic Sect Leader.
It has to be said that women's constitution is truly special.
Over the course of four months, Xia Yixin gradually completed a series of side quests.
There are tasks such as rescuing Zi Linglong, who was kidnapped by the leader of the Demonic Cult; helping the leader of the Demonic Cult cure his serious illness; bringing the leader of the Demonic Cult together with his protector; helping the master of the Righteous Manor heal the white moonlight in his heart; and rescuing the young prince of the Northern Underworld Kingdom...
From the leader of the Demonic Cult, the master of the Righteous Manor, the suffering little prince, to the underappreciated general, she dealt with four male supporting characters in one go, causing Zi Linglong's favorability towards them to drop below 20, making them merely friends.
The side quest "Harmony" is 60% complete, and Zi Linglong's favorability towards her has inexplicably risen to 90%.
Moreover, with the addition of a large number of side quest points, she finally managed to reduce her negative score to 0. Congratulations!
The only exception is that Zi Linglong's favorability towards Anwei Ying has not increased for a long time, remaining at 50% trust level.
She tried her best to create opportunities for the two of them, but unfortunately, she just couldn't carry the other person.
For example, today, she was originally going to act alone, but Ying insisted on coming with her. Zi Linglong is temporarily staying at the Righteousness Manor. Anyway, the manor lord is already with his white moonlight, so she feels at ease.
The reason she had to come to Prince Rui's place was because the system notified her that the male supporting character's health had dropped to 40, and only by eliminating Prince Rui could she solve the problem once and for all.
At this moment, the atmosphere in the military camp was somber.
After Xia Yixin and Ying walked back to the tent like the other soldiers, she checked that no one was around before explaining, "It's not hard to guess. Crown Prince Rui is angry right now, and he desperately needs a victory to prove himself. Chu Mubai has been trapped for so long, why would he need to ask for help at this time? There are grain ships arriving tonight. Crown Prince Rui is still too young. If you don't believe me, let's make a bet tonight."
After this period of time, Ying had completely come to believe in the intelligence of this "man". Several times the two of them had escaped death thanks to "his" wisdom. Although Ying did not want to admit it, he did feel that "he" was worthy of Zi Linglong.
She even began to subtly treat "him" as her master, since after Zi Linglong married "him," "he" became her master.
Ying shook her head. "It's not that I don't trust Young Master Yan, but according to our reconnaissance yesterday, there are only about a thousand soldiers in the city. They've been guarding it for three months, and the food in the city is almost gone. Military Advisor Chu has also distributed some of the food to the people in the city, so he can only spare a hundred men at most. A hundred men against ten thousand, and the ferry is so close to here. There are hundreds of grain transport ships here, and it's still on Beiming's territory. He's taking a big risk this time."
“Your analysis is correct. What you’re thinking might also be what Crown Prince Rui is thinking, which is why he’s so fearless. But that’s precisely why Chu Mubai is willing to gamble. If I were him, I would burn all the grain ships tonight, but that would be too wasteful. So, what we need to do tonight is to find a way to steal those hundred grain ships.”
"Those are hundreds of grain ships, and we're just the two of us..." Ying was extremely surprised.
Xia Yixin smiled and winked mischievously. "Who said there are only two of us? Tonight, we're not only delivering food, but also people!"
Looking into the bright phoenix eyes of the "man" opposite him, Ying couldn't help but admire his calm and collected demeanor.
That night.
Sure enough, a cavalry unit of more than a dozen men sneaked out from the northwest gate of Maicheng. Prince Rui had been waiting for a long time and immediately rode his horse with a fully equipped group of men to chase after them. However, just as he had chased for hundreds of miles, suddenly, flames rose from the direction of the main camp behind him.
"Damn it, we've fallen into a trap!" Crown Prince Rui immediately spurred his horse and rode back.
He was extremely anxious. When he rushed back to the camp, the camp was already surrounded by fire, and soldiers were fleeing everywhere. Crown Prince Rui was furious.
Suddenly, a blade flashed towards his face!
Crown Prince Rui immediately drew his sword to defend himself, but the force of the attack sent him flying off his horse. As he staggered to his feet, he recognized his attacker with a mixture of anger and rage, and his eyes widened in fury: "It's you!"
"That's right, it's me. Crown Prince Rui, I accidentally used too much force last time. Are you alright?" Xia Yixin smiled, making Crown Prince Rui tremble with anger.
"You're asking for death!!" Crown Prince Rui roared, the humiliation he had suffered earlier leaving him with only the thought of killing his opponent.
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