The letter ends here.

The content on the first piece of letter paper is clear and organized, but the second one is much more casual, and it even looks like it was written on the spur of the moment, and the handwriting is more floating.

I think the person who wrote these words was also full of confusion.

Jiaojiao stared at "Ding Fengbo" on the letter paper, guessing that this should be one of the poems that Sister Meng had leaked to Shen Yuanbai before.

He picked out this sentence alone...

At this moment, Jiaojiao seemed to see Shen Yuanbai working at the desk through the letter paper in front of her.

He said she understood him somewhat.

If it's about freedom, maybe.

In the eyes of most people, "freedom" is too frivolous, even revealing a sense of being out of touch with the world and whining.

Her and Shen Yuanbai's understanding and approach to "freedom" are actually quite different.

She entered this world as a bystander. As her bond with her father and mother grew deeper, she chose to step into the game and change the fate of those around her.

She thought that once everyone's predetermined fate was rewritten, this "game" would collapse on its own.

But Shen Yuanbai has been involved in the game from the very beginning. He is unruly and aloof, prides himself on being smart and pursuing perfection.

Therefore, when he learned the truth about this world, he began to doubt his own existence, and felt that his life was dominated and invaded by other unknown factors besides his mother.

Yu Liu's arrangement still gave him room for choice, but this unknown force would not allow him to break free.

He is sober and good at thinking, so he will be in pain and unable to extricate himself, but the more pain he suffers, the more clearly he knows that he is himself.

So now he has tried everything he can to get out of this situation.

She wanted to break the situation, and Shen Yuanbai wanted to get out. Judging from each other's enemies and the results they pursued, the two of them were already on the same front.

When Jiaojiao first came up with the idea of ​​breaking the impasse, she had no idea that the final key would depend on Shen Yuanbai alone.

She never expected that the villain who had made her hate him to the core now made her feel a little bit of empathy.

Shen Yuanling felt nervous when he saw Jiaojiao's solemn expression and her reluctance to speak.

Even he didn't know that some of his worry at this moment was for Shen Yuanbai.

Jiaojiao didn't let Qiao Tianjing and Shen Yuanling wait too long. She gathered her thoughts and relayed Shen Yuanbai's arrangements regarding Li Ji in the letter.

Upon hearing this, Qiao Tianjing nodded immediately.

"Even if we invade the royal court, there is no reason to kill innocent people. If Li Ji can help Shen Yuanbai subdue King Jin Yu, it will also be of great benefit to us. Naturally, we will not make things difficult for her."

"But this Yuchao Palace..."

Qiao Tianjing had made some inquiries in advance, so he knew that Yuchao Palace was Yu Liu's former sleeping palace.

When Shen Yuanling heard this, a hint of emotion flashed across his eyes, and he said softly: "It is probably... the place of beginning and end."

The misfortunes of all the cannon fodders of the Yong Dynasty were inseparable from Yu Liu's calculations and arrangements, and Yu Liu's madness stemmed from the inhuman treatment he received in the Yuchao Palace.

This cause and effect will form a closed loop in Yuchao Palace.

Qiao Tianjing nodded again, agreeing with Shen Yuanling's words.

He lowered his eyes slightly, and seeing that Jiaojiao was still a little dazed, he leaned over and touched Jiaojiao's head.

Jiaojiao raised her head and saw that her eldest brother's eyes were gentle, bright, firm and penetrating.

"Jiaojiao, freedom is like the wind, unpredictable, yet omnipresent. This is the truth you need to make Big Brother understand."

"If you feel tired, take a rest. I will call you at dinner time."

As Qiao Tianjing spoke, a smile spread across his face. He moved his hands slightly harder, rubbing Jiaojiao's braid crooked.

Seeing this, Shen Yuanling was about to help Jiaojiao straighten it out, but he was already pulled away by Qiao Tianjing.

"Hey! Brother Qiao, I want to say a few words too!"

Shen Yuanling looked back every few steps.

Qiao Tianjing had been with Shen Yuanling for a long time, so he was not as polite as before. He smiled and said:

"Prince Ling, it doesn't matter what you say at dinner. By the way, my father asked you to write the essence of the formation..."

"Ah! Brother Qiao, please let me go! Master has finally forgotten about this!"

Shen Yuanling's voice of resistance was heard, and the two of them bargained and walked further and further away.

Jiaojiao turned her head to look at the still swaying curtain. For some reason, her heart, which had been a little empty just now, seemed to be filled up again all of a sudden.

She looked down at the letter in her hand again. This time her mood was different, and she vaguely saw some other meaning in the letter.

Jiaojiao sat with her eyes closed for a while, and she didn't know what she was thinking about. Suddenly she opened her eyes, put the letter back into her arms, and jumped out.

She was very energetic and not sleepy at all.

She wanted to tease Xiao Si. Whenever he wrote down the key points of the formation, his father would always criticize him by saying this was not good or that was not good. She loved to see Xiao Si scratching his head in front of the desk, haha!

Shen Yuanling, who had just escaped from Qiao Tianjing's clutches: "......"

All right, you two brothers and sisters...

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More than half a month later, it was July 14th.

That evening, the Yong Dynasty army finally rushed to the outside of the Northern Kingdom’s capital!

Two days ago, Qiao Zhongguo and Ren Chong had already caught up with the main force with Jiaojiao and others, and are now also marching with the army.

Unlike the smooth traffic along the way, the royal capital is at the feet of the emperor after all, and the city gates are still closed today, with no intention of surrendering at all.

The troops defending the royal capital are still holding their ground. In addition to being unwilling to see the country destroyed, a big part of the reason is that there is no epidemic in the royal capital right now.

When typhoid fever broke out in Jiaocheng, King Jin Yu received the news quickly, so he sent people to intercept them halfway and did not allow any people to enter the capital.

It was late now and it was dark.

After discussion, Qiao Zhongguo and his colleagues decided to persuade the enemy to surrender first. If the defenders still wanted to resist, they would attack the city directly tomorrow morning!

The person who stepped forward to speak was Qiao Diyi, who had killed Mo Qiandai in front of the battle and was now very famous in the Northern Kingdom.

The rest of the Yong army simply set up camp. In the July weather, it was not a big deal for the soldiers to sleep in the wilderness for a night, but if the generals also slept in the open, it would damage the prestige of their Great Yong Dynasty!

Jiaojiao followed Qiao Tianjing and stood behind the army.

She stretched her neck to look at the northern capital in the dark night, feeling filled with emotion.

Today is July 14th, and tomorrow is... July 15th.

During these days in the army, Jiaojiao heard the soldiers chatting about the 15th of July. In this world, it also has a meaning. Folks often call it "Ghost Festival", and it is more formally called "Zhongyuan Festival".

It is said that "On the seventh lunar month, the Earth God descends to determine the good and evil deeds of the world."

The soldiers all murmured that the Northern Kingdom had invaded Wuding for no reason, burning, killing and looting, and now it was destroyed during the Ghost Festival. This could be considered retribution!

As for killing during the Ghost Festival?

They were killing the enemy! Besides, men are full of vigor and vitality, so they are not afraid!

Jiaojiao heard it at that time. Now she was in the dark, looking at the torches everywhere and listening to her second brother's majestic voice. She couldn't help but feel a sense of strange fate.

I have to say, this time is really coincidental, on the 15th day of the seventh month, the Earth God descends and the gates of hell open, it's so mysterious...

Jiaojiao didn’t know whether the “Earth Official” the soldiers were talking about was the King of Hell, but the outcome would be decided tomorrow.

After all, no matter how brave the royal capital's defenders were, they were too few in number. How could they possibly defeat their large army?

So, she might meet Shen Yuanbai tomorrow, and this fight against the "plot law" - will eventually come to an end!