...Shi Zairong packed up his things and, as a gesture of sincerity, brought Lianguang with him to Qingliang Valley. After entering the valley, Wang Yanzhou did not show up, saying that he was temporarily unable to come due to something and asked him to wait for a while.
Shi Zairong waited for a while in the pavilion of the hot spring villa, but instead of Wang Yanzhou, Tang Chen arrived. Although they were old friends, they were not very familiar with each other. After sitting for a while, once the lively opening remarks were over, Tang Chen was at a loss for topics to talk to him about.
Shi Zairong held his chin in his hand and said, "We've been sitting here for quite a while. Could this be the way you treat guests at the Qingliang Palace?"
Tang Chen hurriedly explained: "No, no, the point is, I got up early in the morning and no one told me what happened before bringing me here. I'm also confused. Otherwise, why don't you pick a topic and let's chat first?"
Shi Zairong said helplessly, "Please, big sister, you asked me to come here, can you be more reliable?"
Tang Chen suggested somewhat awkwardly, "Well, how about I ask the real Princess Qingliang to accompany you? I was really confused this morning. I have no idea what they want to talk to you about."
The current Princess Qingliang was the famous Princess Fenglai of Shu, known for her unreasonable and unruly ways. He didn't want to deal with that kind of person. If Princess Fenglai fell in love with his beauty and Hong Yu saw her making advances on him, wouldn't there be a huge uproar? "Forget it, then you'll be the one."
Tang Chen nodded. He couldn't help but realize that Shi Zairong had good taste. He must be secretly happy to have a peerless beauty like her by his side. But what was strange was that Wang Yanzhou had previously said that after Shi Zairong arrived, Hong Yu would stay by his side to assist him. How come she hadn't even seen Hong Yu since she woke up?
Thinking of Hong Yu and looking at Shi Zairong, Tang Chen recalled the time when Hong Yu was captured and taken to the Nanyue camp and finally returned safely with news. The Nanyue camp was full of experts. The last time Li Xinzhai went there,...
The matter of the Red Envoy must have been Shi Zairong's idea, otherwise she wouldn't have been able to return unscathed. Regardless, she should have thanked him: "By the way, thank you for what you did earlier!"
Tang Chen's sudden and incoherent words made Shi Zairong feel a little bewildered. She even wondered if this person had been pulled out of his sleep that morning and his mind was still a little confused. "What are you talking about?"
Tang Chen reminded him, "It's about the incident with Hong Yu last time. Hong Yu, the beautiful girl in red who was captured by you. There are so many masters in South Vietnam, and she was able to return unscathed. It must be because of you."
Shi Zairong suddenly realized that this was what Hong Yu had said to her when he came back. Well, not bad, not bad. He would be Hong Yu's savior from now on. "You said that, it's only natural. She's your friend, and she's from South Vietnam, not to mention she's not a bad person. I have no reason to attack her."
Hearing him say this, Tang Chen thought that Shi Zairong should still have a deep impression of what happened at that time, so he asked curiously: "Actually, I have always been a little curious, what did she say to you?"
Shi Zairong replied seriously, "It's just something she encountered in Gyeonggi, and she came to question me about whether it was South Vietnam's fault."
Tang Chen thought about it and surprisingly didn't doubt Shi Zairong's words at all: "Yes, Hong Yu is from Nanyue and a member of the Huangfu family. Sometimes his intuition is very sharp. Now, have you thought of a solution to the problem of the living dead?"
Originally, this peace negotiation was also about the living dead. Telling Tang Chen his thoughts was actually indirectly telling Wang Yanzhou. Rather than beating around the bush with Wang Yanzhou, it would be more comfortable to speak directly to Tang Chen: "There is a way, but judging by the current situation, it is somewhat difficult to implement."
Tang Chen said that having a solution is always better than having no solution at all. At least there is a direction to work towards. "Tell me about it. I'll listen and see if there is anything Qingliang Valley can help with."
Shi Zairong explained succinctly, "The most direct method is to destroy the mother insect that Huangfu Zhong took away. If Huangfu Xiong isn't hiding anything, all the offspring will die with the death of the mother insect."
Tang Chen nodded and said, "It's quite direct indeed, but we don't know where Xiahou Qing hid Huangfu Zhong. Furthermore, we don't know where the queen is."
"Yes, so there is a more roundabout method. Let Huangfu Xiong find a way to effectively kill the larvae on a large scale, so that we can find the queen larvae when we find a favorable opportunity."
Because of this, Shi Zairong and the others couldn't take such direct measures. Furthermore, they couldn't quarrel with Xiahou Qing right now, nor could they start a fight directly. They could only let Lin Feng secretly check the news and see if they could find Huangfu Zhong first.
Tang Chen concluded, "Actually, to sum it up, there's only one way. So, how's the progress on his end?"
Shi Zairong sighed slightly and said, "It wasn't going very smoothly before, or even at all. But things have been looking up lately. Oh, and a while ago, a woman who also called herself 'Tang Chen' came to the barracks and asked me for help."
Tang Chen's eyes lit up. She had been here for so many years, but she had never met anyone with the same name as hers. It must be fate. "Wow, that's interesting. Where is she from? What disease does she have?"
Shi Zairong shook his head and said, "I don't know either. They say she came from Qinghe County and was poisoned by Huangfu Zhong. Huangfu Xiong was very curious about her, and everyone thought they could find some clues to solving the problem of the living dead from her, so they kept her here with good food and drink."
Tang Chen recalled the people he knew while saying, "Qinghe County...someone told me not to trust any acquaintances or letters from Qinghe County. Could it be that the person you are from is an old acquaintance of mine?"
Shi Zairong said, "She's either an acquaintance or an enemy, otherwise she wouldn't have used your name. Besides, the distance from the military camp to Qingliang Valley isn't very far. She came all the way from Qinghe County, so is she unable to walk the rest of the way? I find it very suspicious."
Tang Chen smiled and said, "If there's a chance someday, I'll come visit you, or you can send the person over to me. It's important to meet someone so destined for us. Who knows, maybe he's an old friend who used my name to avoid being discovered."
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