Shi Zairong wasn't overly surprised when Wang Yanzhou suddenly appeared in the town. The Qingliang Valley army had already arrived outside the town in a grand manner; his appearance was only a matter of time. "Your Highness, you've arrived at the perfect time. If you had come even a day later, all of my soldiers would have died here."
Wang Yanzhou exchanged a glance with Lin Feng, who was standing beside Shi Zairong, and then turned his attention to Shi Zairong. "Grand Master, you're exaggerating a bit. I see that the Tianshu Tower's army seems to be afraid and doesn't dare to move forward. I wonder what method Grand Master has used?"
Shi Zairong pointed at the rocks outside the town with his folding fan and explained, "I don't have that kind of ability. It's just that a few senior masters who used to live in the town took pity on us and helped us."
The connection between those masters in the town and Tang Chen is quite interesting: "I heard Ah Chen mention that those seniors have secretly helped us a lot. Now that they are finally here, I would like to ask the Grand Tutor to help introduce them."
Shi Zairong said with difficulty: "This may be a bit difficult."
Shi Zairong's words made Wang Yanzhou even more curious. "Why are these experts unwilling to follow others? Or do they have some objection to me, a Liang native?"
Shi Zairong held his forehead with his hand and smiled bitterly. Ou Yezi was probably the only one who knew the origins of those three elusive seniors. However, based on his recent observations, they weren't from either of their two kingdoms. "Your Highness, you're worrying too much. After setting up a formation outside the town to help, the three seniors left behind only a letter and departed. Right now, I have no idea where they are."
Wang Yanzhou didn't ask any more questions, and instead asked about the situation of those people, just to lay the groundwork for the next conversation. After all, it felt strange for him to show up so suddenly without saying something to liven up the atmosphere. As for where this strange idea came from, it was probably because of Tang Chen's influence, and sometimes the thoughts in his mind could not help but be a little complicated. "That's really unfortunate. So, let's stop chatting here."
Shi Zairong closed the folding fan in his hand and put away his simple and relaxed expression. "The seniors said that this formation can only last for three days at most. Tomorrow morning, after Tianshu Tower discovers the flaw, they will probably not wait any longer."
Wang Yanzhou had no knowledge of Qimen Dunjia or anything like that, but Tang Chen was quite interested and had once asked him about it, having found some books on the subject from who knows where. He couldn't discern the intricacies of the formation before him, but judging by the appearance of the Tianshu Tower, either Xiahou Qing had noticed something was amiss, or they had already suffered losses before coming here, otherwise they wouldn't have been able to wait so quietly. "Have any more living dead come since that day?"
Shi Zairong shook his head slightly and said, "No, it's as if they suddenly disappeared. There have been no reports of other places being invaded by the living dead. The Shengxi Gu will take another two months to die. During this time, as long as the living dead are no longer active, there shouldn't be any more innocent casualties."
Wang Yanzhou thought for a moment after hearing this and suggested, "So, for safety's sake, I suggest that the Grand Tutor send the Huangfu family back to Nanyue first. Judging from the current situation, the Shengxi Gu is no longer something we need to worry about. It's obvious that Xiahou Qing has found other, more powerful and easier to control ace helpers where we can't see them."
Lin Feng, who had been silent on the side, couldn't help but ask curiously, "What do you mean?"
Wang Yanzhou said bluntly, "The Qilin Guards discovered Huangfu Zhong's body in a forest. He had been killed with a single sword strike to the throat. This must have been the work of a master. And Xiahou Qing's men had stayed nearby for a while."
Lin Feng and Shi Zairong exchanged shocking glances, and the atmosphere on the city wall suddenly grew tense. "...So, could it be that Xiahou Qing had already discovered something and remained silent?"
Wang Yanzhou was deeply concerned about Xiahou Qing's real intentions and what cards he had in hand. After all, he didn't believe Xiahou Qing was foolish enough to believe that his ragtag band of soldiers, unwilling to obey him in the first place, could stand up to the well-trained army of Qingliang Valley. "That's unclear. The black market base was attacked earlier, so the black market people can't explain what exactly happened in Qinghe County during those days. It seems Xiahou Qing has found some helpers with mysterious backgrounds."
Shi Zairong was silent for a moment, then decided he should say something to lighten the mood. After all, they weren't completely doomed. It was easier said than done. It was just that they weren't sure what the enemy was thinking or what their true strength was. "By the way, speaking of this, we discovered a very interesting person earlier."
After saying that, Shi Zairong walked up to Lin Feng and said, "Lin Feng, see if you can find that person now."
Lin Feng said, "I have been watching him before. He has not appeared in our sight for the past two days. I don't know if he deliberately avoided us or just stayed at home."
Upon hearing this, Wang Yanzhou also said, "What kind of person is he that's worth your attention?"
Shi Zairong smiled slyly and said, "You might not believe me, but there's a man dressed as a general in Xiahou Qing's army who looks an awful lot like you. If we hadn't known you were on your way, we would have thought you'd betrayed us."
Wang Yanzhou didn't show much interest in their discovery: "There are so many people who look alike in the world. Has there been a girl in the Qingliang Palace who looks almost exactly like my wife?"
Lin Feng was stunned for a moment after hearing this, then he couldn't help but chuckle and reminded, "That's true. However, just based on that face that looks like yours, Xia Hou Qing can do a lot of things that harm our interests, right?"
Wang Yanzhou smiled and said, "Well, he's in the army now and can't split himself up to do other things."
Lin Feng couldn't help but sigh, "I didn't expect that the prince is so open-minded."
Wang Yanzhou felt inexplicably unhappy when he saw Lin Feng. If it weren't for Tang Chen and Shi Zairong, he wouldn't have wanted to talk to this man with such a fake smile. "There's nothing we can do about it. We're facing a war that's about to begin. As for other things, I trust my Qilin Guards and my helpers to solve all my worries for me."
While the three were discussing things, Xiao Liang had just finished his work and went up to the tower with a thick stack of papers. "Grandmaster, the soldiers and supplies in the town have been counted. Please review them."
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