Countermeasures
Chunfengdeyi Palace, inside the garden pavilion.
"Master Nong Yue, have all the civil and military officials been relocated?" asked Chou Doufu.
"In reply to the city lord, everything has been done." Nong Yue said.
"How many people do we have now?" Chou Doufu asked again.
"Except for the 28 members of the Dark Clothes Team, there are only more than 50 soldiers left who fought their way out of the palace with us. Some of the maids and palace servants have been killed, while others have been detained in the palace by the people of the Divine Moon Sect. Bantianyue also needs someone to serve her in the palace, so these people should not be in danger of their lives. As for whether the other soldiers were imprisoned or killed, Nong Yue has no idea." Nong Yue replied.
"A large part of Bantianyue's manpower should have been sent to search for our whereabouts, and the defenses in the palace must have been relaxed." Gumutian said.
"Despite this, they still have the advantage, and we can't rush into the palace rashly." said the old man from the border.
"Then we can only lure Bantianyue out of the palace." Mingri said.
"Lengyue, what do you think?" asked Chou Doufu.
"I think it would be best for the City Lord, Princess Lingxue, Madam Yuzhu, Madam Shangguan and Xiao Douya to move to a safe place in time." Leng Yue said.
"But there's nowhere else to go except Chunfengdeyi Palace," said Chou Doufu.
"Yes." Leng Yue said.
"The most dangerous place is the safest place." Nong Yue said with a smile.
"Where?" asked Stinky Tofu.
Mingri raised the corner of his lips and replied, "The main temple of the Shenyue Sect."
"Okay, then transfer Ling Xue, my father-in-law and mother-in-law, Aunt Shangguan and Xiao Douya there as soon as possible. Bantianyue's target is me, and I must stay." said Chou Doufu.
"There's no need for the city lord to risk his life," Leng Yue said with a smile, "leaving a city lord here is a simple matter."
"You mean..." Chou Doufu seemed to understand.
Leng Yue and Ming Ri smiled at each other and said in unison: "Using the same old trick again."
"Then Yan'er and I will protect the city lord." Sima Changfeng said.
"No," Mingri said, "Ban Tianyue will become suspicious. The people of the Shenyue Cult have only seen the ten brothers of Nong Yue's Dark Clothes Team. They haven't seen the other eighteen Dark Clothes Team masters. These eighteen people will definitely protect the city lord. Brother Sima, Miss Shangguan, Young Master Nong Yue and his ten men, as well as the fifty or so soldiers who broke through the siege, and me, we must stay here and make Ban Tianyue think that everyone who escaped from the palace has taken refuge here. Only then can we devise a plan to deal with Ban Tianyue."
"What happens after the transfer? What should we do next?" asked Chou Doufu.
"We still have to find a way to lure Bantianyue out of the palace." Nong Yue said.
"I'm afraid he won't want to come out. Besides, there are many followers in the Shenyue Sect, and Shi Qiuyan is so powerful. We have too few people, and I'm afraid we can't be sure of winning." said Chou Doufu.
"Leave Shi Qiuyan's affairs to me," Leng Yue said, "I will find a way to convince him to take his men away from the Divine Moon Cult."
"Lengyue, are you sure if this will be dangerous?" asked Chou Doufu.
Mingri looked at her nervously. Leng Yue nodded and said, "I'm sure."
"But how can we lure Bantianyue out of the palace?" said Choudoufu.
"There will be a way." Nong Yue smiled.
"This time we must not choose a location on the edge of a cliff, to prevent Bantianyue from escaping death." Leng Yue said.
"I thought of a place!" said Gumutian.
"Fengyu Pavilion!" The old man from the frontier and Gumutian said in unison.
In Ouyang Feiying's room.
"Tomorrow, I want to have a private chat with Miss Lengyue." Ouyang Feiying glanced at Lengyue and said to Mingri.
Mingri nodded, walked out of the room and closed the door gently.
"Senior," Leng Yue greeted.
"Your name is Leng Yue?" Ouyang Feiying asked.
"Yes." Leng Yue nodded.
"Is there anyone else at home?"
Leng Yue shook her head.
"I remember you. It was you who sang Little Swallow to me, but why didn't you face me with your real identity, but instead said that you were Shangguan Yan? Can you answer me?" Ouyang Feiying asked.
"Junior..." Leng Yue said hesitantly, "Junior is worried... I'm afraid that after you wake up, you will attack Shangguan Yan and others..."
After Leng Yue finished speaking, he felt something was wrong and quickly knelt down to pay his respects, bowing his head and saying, "I am sorry for offending you with my words, Senior. I hope you will forgive me."
"Hahahaha..." Ouyang Feiying walked over to help Leng Yue up, and said with a smile: "Do you like my Mingri very much?"
"I..." Leng Yue blushed.
"If you don't say anything, it means you agree. Haha..." Ouyang Feiying said with a smile, "After all the troubles are over, you two can get married. How about that?"
"I..." Leng Yue said with a red face, "Young Master may not like me..."
"How could that be?" Ouyang Feiying said with a smile, "Mingri told me everything about you. His feelings for you are absolutely true! What's more, in terms of appearance and talent, you are no less than Shangguan Yan. How could Mingri not like you? Haha!"
“…” Leng Yue’s face turned even redder.
"Hahaha...it's settled! You can go out." Ouyang Feiying said.
Leng Yue walked out of the room silently and closed the door.
"Oh, it's really hot today." Nong Yue said with a smile while waving a fan.
Leng Yue rolled her eyes at Nong Yue and said, "Just laugh at me."
"Haha," Nong Yue said with a smile, "Sister, you and Sai Huatuo are a perfect match made in heaven. Why are you shy?"
Leng Yue covered her face with her hands, bent down, and searched for something on the ground.
"What are you looking for?" Nong Yue closed the folding fan and tapped Leng Yue's shoulder with the fan. Leng Yue cried out and covered her shoulder and rubbed it a few times.
"I didn't use any force, what's wrong with you?" Nong Yue asked.
"Nothing," Leng Yue said, "I'll look for a crack in the ground in your yard to see if there's one I can get into, so you don't have to laugh at me."
Nong Yue opened her folding fan and waved it a few times, then said with a smile, "Sister, you're already in your twenties, why do you still act like a little girl? It's a good thing to have the blessings of the elders. Wouldn't it be even better if you and Sai Hua Tuo could get married?"
Leng Yue's blush finally faded a little, and she breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Master of Chunfengdeyi Palace, it's lunchtime now, aren't you hungry?"
Nong Yue smiled and shook her head, saying, "You go first. I have something else to do. I'll be there soon."
After lunch.
"Dad, you go with Mom and Ling Xue and the others." Mingri said.
"No, Dad wants to stay here with you. Yuzhu, you also want me to stay and protect Mingri, right?" Ouyang Feiying asked.
"Feiying, I hope you have really figured it out this time." said Madam Yuzhu.
"I've figured it out," Ouyang Feiying excitedly took Madam Yuzhu's hand and said, "I owe you and Mingri so much, so I must stay and fight alongside Mingri! Yuzhu, Xuelian, you must also survive this disaster safely. I, Ouyang Feiying, will spend the rest of my life making up for the harm and debt I've inflicted on you. You must give me this chance!"
"Whatever debts we have, we are all family. It's all in the past." Madam Yuzhu's eyes were filled with tears.
"Girl," Ouyang Feiying took Ling Xue's hand and said kindly, "I know you are not Yingying, but I am willing to be your father. From now on, you are my, Ouyang Feiying's, daughter! If you can survive this disaster, I will love you as much as I love my own daughter. No, I will love you even more than I love my own daughter!"
"Godfather..." Ling Xue's eyes were filled with tears.
"Call me daddy." Ouyang Feiying said with a smile.
"Dad!" Ling Xue cried and threw herself into Ouyang Feiying's arms, murmuring, "Dad..."
Yuzhu lowered her head and wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes with a smile.
"Lengyue, you should go with us and protect the city lord, my mother and my sister." Mingri said.
Leng Yue smiled and waved her hand: "You know I won't go. Besides, Master has been teaching us for so long just to see who is more powerful, Dragon Soul Phoenix Blood or Wuqing Wuwo. Don't you want to know?"
"Now is not the time to compare this." Mingri said with a frown.
"I know," Leng Yue said, "Ban Tianyue wants to kill me so badly. If I run away, won't he get suspicious? Then the city lord and the others will be in danger. Besides, I still have to find my ex-boyfriend to resolve the grudge."
"Gone? Ex-boyfriend? Your hometown dialect is really weird." Mingri said.
"In short, I must stay." Leng Yue saluted Stinky Tofu and said, "City Lord, take care."
"City Lord, please be careful." Mingri said.
"Take care." said Stinky Tofu.
"Aunt Butterfly, Mother, Lingxue, Xiaodouya, take care of yourselves." Shangguan Yan said.
Ding Xuelian patted Yan'er's hand and nodded with a smile.
"Take care, everyone," said Madam Yuzhu.
After sending away Chou Doufu and the others, the old man from the frontier and Mingri selected four soldiers with different body shapes and began to disguise them.
"Wow, even a real man can become a woman?" Leng Yue said.
"It's just a matter of making a woman's face and changing clothes. What's the big deal?" Mingri said calmly.
Leng Yue raised her eyebrows and rolled her eyes at him.
After the disguise was complete, the old man from the border said, "From now on, you must remember the identities you are playing. Try to move around and talk less to avoid revealing any flaws."
The four nodded.
The fake city lord and others had already made arrangements. Leng Yue breathed a sigh of relief, stood up and said, "Let's go back."
"Leng Yue, I have something to tell you." Ming Ri patted Leng Yue's back. Leng Yue turned around with a cry and said unhappily, "What are you doing?"
"I didn't use any force, what happened to you?" Mingri asked with concern.
"Nothing." Leng Yue turned and was about to leave.
Mingri walked forward and reached out to hold Lengyue's hand. Lengyue trembled and quickly hid her hands behind her back.
"What happened to you today?" Ming Ri asked with a frown. "You barely ate a single bite of lunch just now. Are you sick?"
"Sister, you're acting strangely today," Nong Yue said as she stepped forward. "Just now, I touched you lightly with my fan, and you reacted so strongly."
"Don't talk nonsense." Leng Yue said as he was about to run away, but suddenly there was a "pop" sound, and Nong Yue pressed his acupoint with a fan.
"You naughty kid..." Leng Yue said with a grin.
Mingri wiped Leng Yue's forehead with his hand and said coldly: "It's just a fever, there's no need to hide it."
After saying that, he untied Leng Yue's xuedao.
"Ouch, be gentle." Leng Yue said while rubbing.
"Does it hurt?" Mingri asked.
"My whole body hurts." Leng Yue said.
"It's too cold." Mingri said as he took Lengyue's hand and pulled her back to the room to rest.
"Naughty kid?" Nong Yue waved the fan and smiled brightly.
In Leng Yue's room.
"Are you still cold?" Mingri asked as he tucked in the quilt for Lengyue.
Leng Yue shook her head.
"My father's coat was hanging on the rack against the wall, but you insisted on taking off yours and giving it to me. It was so cold and raining last night, you deserved to catch a cold." Mingri blamed.
"I didn't notice the shelf over there on the wall. Cough cough..." Leng Yue began to feel uncomfortable. The cold wind hissed through the gaps between his bones, but his breath was like fire. When he coughed, his body felt like it was falling apart. His head was dizzy and he didn't have any strength in his body.
"Idiot." Mingri said.
"Hey, don't be so ungrateful." Leng Yue said with a pout.
"Got it," Mingri patted Lengyue's head and said, "Go to sleep."
"Don't you have something to tell me?" Leng Yue asked.
"Yes, but I don't want to talk about it." Mingri replied.
"Tsundere." Leng Yue stubbornly raised her nose.
"What does tsundere mean?" asked Mingri.
"It means arrogant and scheming." Leng Yue replied.
"What does 'black-bellied' mean?" Mingri asked again.
"Why do you have so many questions? Are you going to tell me or not?" Leng Yue scolded.
Mingri scratched Lengyue's nose and said with a smile, "Let's talk about it after you wake up."
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