"What!?"

Meng Guxue hugged Jiaojiao and ran to Baili Chengyou. Even Qiao Zhongguo and Qiao Tianjing were shocked.

Baili Chengyou signaled Meng Guxue to step back, and he picked up the brocade box and went into the hall.

"The portrait was made by crushing the soul-snatching insect and mixing it with ink. I don't know if it is still effective after so many years. Don't get close."

Baili Chengyou picked up the scroll with one hand and shook it down, revealing a portrait as tall as a person.

Jiaojiao had seen Yu Liu's portrait many times, and she recognized it at a glance. The stunning woman in the portrait was undoubtedly Yu Liu.

Meng Guxue couldn't help but exclaim in amazement. Although Shen Yuanbai and Yu Liu looked very similar, when the owner of this face was a woman, she was indeed stunningly beautiful!

After everyone had looked at it, Baili Chengyou put the portrait away again and then took out a letter from the brocade box.

"This is Yu Liu's secret letter, also written in the ink of the Soul-Snatching Gu. It says—"

Baili Chengyou read the contents of the letter in a calm voice, and now Yu Liu's plan finally became clear.

It turned out that after Yu Liu received the Soul-Binding God Gu, combined with the news sent back by the concubine who instigated the eldest prince, she guessed that the reason why this Gu came into her hands must be due to the instigation of the King of Nanli.

Therefore, Yu Liu guessed at once that the King of Nanli would definitely not want to see the Northern Kingdom being annexed and the Yong Dynasty becoming the only dominant power. After all, the lips and teeth are interdependent. Today's Northern Kingdom may be the Nanli of the future!

Yu Liu used his own body to cultivate the Soul-Catching God Gu. After crushing the Soul-Catching God Gu, Yu Liu actually made two moves.

She drew two paintings and wrote two letters, one of which she ordered to be sent to Nanli, while the one to Yong Chao was not sent.

Because Yu Liu already knew the mind of the King of Nanli, Nanli was more maneuverable. If the King of Nanli refused to buy it, she would then take a risky move and follow the path of the Yong Dynasty.

In this way, we can be able to attack when advancing and defend when retreating.

The painting and the letter were thus delivered to the desk of the King of Nanli.

The King of Nanli was already on guard at that time. After all, he knew very well how powerful the Soul-Snatching Divine Gu was.

So that day he specially summoned a trusted poison doctor to stand by his side, and even asked Guan Sheng, who had been exterminated, to open the letter and display the painting.

Even so, he was nearly infected even though he was not far away. Fortunately, the poison doctor delivered the poison-exorcising items in time.

As for Guan Sheng, he has been "honest" for many years, but at that moment he couldn't help but have strange thoughts. This shows the power of the name of the "secret treasure" that can captivate the souls.

In a secret letter, Yu Liu requested Nanli to send troops to attack the southern border of Yong Dynasty to relieve the urgent needs of the northern country.

At that time, most of the Yong Dynasty's military forces and attention were in the northern border. If Nanli attacked with all its strength, it would surely gain benefits.

After the Northern Kingdom has caught its breath, they will join forces with the Southern Kingdom to attack from both sides. With the cooperation of the two countries, the Yong Dynasty will be attacked from both sides and will be overwhelmed. Then they can annex and divide the Yong Dynasty together.

If the ruler of Nanli is willing, she, as a princess of the Northern Kingdom, will marry into the Nanli Kingdom and establish friendly relations between the two countries.

The future that Yu Liu envisioned was good and feasible. With the help of the Soul-Snatching Gu, she thought she could reach a cooperation with the King of Nanli.

Unexpectedly, the King of Nanli was very cautious. From sending people to steal the Gu to delivering the secret letter with the portrait, Yu Liu's step-by-step planning really shocked him.

His original intention of letting Yu Liu get the Soul-Snatching God Gu was to let Yu Liu go to the emperor of the Huo Huo Yong Dynasty, not to drag them, Nan Li, into the water.

Besides the world-famous General Zhenbei Qiao Zhongguo, the General Huoqi Xiao Hongda who guarded the southern border was also no pushover. His reputation in the southern border was even greater than Qiao Zhongguo's.

The King of Nanli thought about it and decided not to take any action in the end. He didn't even reply to the letter. He just thought that he had completely withdrawn from the dispute between the two countries and pretended to be ignorant.

Yu Liu could not wait for a reply from the King of Nanli, and had some guesses about his choice. At that time, Qiao Zhongguo was still attacking northwards, so Yu Liu could only choose the second path and send the remaining portraits and letters of surrender to Yong Dynasty.

Unexpectedly, this plan worked in the Yong Dynasty. When the King of Nanli heard that Emperor Yong ordered Qiao Zhongguo to withdraw his troops and even agreed to Yu Liu's marriage to the Yong Dynasty, his mind became clear as a mirror!

The young emperor of the Yong Dynasty finally fell into the trap.

Of course, he naturally couldn't remind them. After all, he was the one who caused this scene...

The truth of that year finally came to light at this moment. Everyone in the hall was silent for a long time, and Qiao Zhongguo was even more dazed.

Does he hate it?

He hated it all. He hated the King of Nanli for adding fuel to the fire, hated Yu Liu's sinister tactics, and hated Emperor Yong for tying himself up in knots.

At that time, it was a war between two countries on the surface, but the situation in the world has always been interconnected. Nanli never sent a single soldier, but they never got out of it.

Baili Chengyou had his considerations before he dared to speak out about this matter.

He has already witnessed Qiao Tianjing's intelligence. That day, his father mentioned the Soul-Snatching God Gu in the palace. He is afraid that Qiao Tianjing has guessed some of the inside story these days.

Thinking of this, he raised his head and glanced at Qiao Tianjing, and sure enough, he did not see any overly shocked expression on Qiao Tianjing's face.

Qiao Tianjing was also looking at Baili Chengyou. When he saw him looking at him, he couldn't help but sigh secretly.

He had indeed been thinking about it these days, but he had never told his father.

After all, this matter was something that his father was concerned about. He knew that if Baili Chengyou also wanted to be on good terms with Yong Chao, he would definitely come to tell him the details, so he didn't need to cause his father worries in advance.

The two of them looked at each other secretly at this time, and could see the same intention from each other's faces.

The situation was like this back then. Everyone was fighting for their own country. With different positions and methods, it was bound to create countless tragedies and leave behind countless legends.

Times have changed. The emperor of the Yong Dynasty has changed, and the throne of the Nanli Kingdom will also change. With the addition of Shen Yuanbai, the future royal family of the Northern Kingdom will also be subject to changes.

Suddenly, a new world situation has taken shape, and the battlefield has quietly shifted to the next generation.

"Master Qiao, this was the truth back then. I have been honest with you and now I am also showing Nanli's attitude."

"I am in a position to govern. I do not wish to put the people in the flames of war for the sake of my so-called imperial ambitions. This was probably one of my father's considerations back then."

"Yong Dynasty and the Northern Kingdom are old enemies. I think there will be a war between you one day. If you hope that Nanli will stay out of it, please show your sincerity."

"I will soon become the ruler of a country and will be responsible for my people."

When Meng Guxue heard this, she looked at Jiaojiao in her arms and couldn't help but show worry.

Qiao Zhongguo took a deep breath, looked at Baili Chengyou who already had the aura of an emperor, and said in a deep voice:

"Prince Baili, before the foreign ministers left the court, the emperor said that the Northern Kingdom invaded without reason and slaughtered thousands of innocent people in our northern border. Later, Yu Liu plotted and disrupted the foundation of our Yong Dynasty for decades. The Yong Dynasty and the Northern Kingdom have become enemies, and one must die."

"Yong Dynasty and Nanli have no old grudges, and the people have always been innocent. If the new ruler is like Yong Dynasty and regards the people as God, Yong Dynasty is willing to sign an alliance with Nanli to establish eternal friendship, share what we have, and create a peaceful world together!"