Both worlds are like dreams

On the way, Xue Huang asked: "Brother Qinglan, did you really receive the letter from Shangyang City?"

Gu Qinglan nodded, "I'm sorry for not telling you right away."

"From what Ji Cheng said just now, he seemed to think that Shen Congfeng would never agree to support Muhua City. Could it be that they still have cooperation?"

"They have always cooperated to gain benefits by using each other. However, Shen Congfeng and Mo Yunchen have been in power for so many years, so they must have a very careful mind. They may want to weaken the combat power of Muhua City, but they may not be willing to hand over Muhua City to Tianqi."

Xue Huang thought for a moment, "I can probably understand what you mean. Shen Congfeng and Mo Yunchen's forces are concentrated in the northwest of Beiling. There is only Jiuxiao City in the south, and Jiuxiao City is the weakest place in terms of military strength. If the gate of Muhua City is occupied, then Tianqi's army can march straight in and attack Shangyang City."

"That's right." Gu Qinglan looked at her with a smile, "Beiling has no chance of winning a war with Tianqi. Their real goal is to seize the power of this country."

"Since ancient times, it has been taboo to cede land in exchange for peace in wars. No matter how arrogant they are, they will never give their own land to others. Therefore, once Tianqi sends troops, Shen Congfeng and the others should not stop Fifth Brother as long as they are not stupid."

The two walked towards the city gate while talking.

On the city floor.

Gu Qinglan and Xue Huang stood side by side, overlooking the busy soldiers below who were transporting the bodies of the soldiers who died on the battlefield back to the city.

In the distance, the soldiers of Tianqi became cautious because Ji Cheng was captured at the moment. They did not dare to act rashly and could not even retreat.

This is just perfect, as it can buy Wei Yunzhou and the others enough time.

Xue Huang looked at the sky and saw that the sun was about to set. However, there was no news from Wei Yunzhou and the others, and she couldn't help but worry about them.

Seeing her worried expression, Gu Qingcheng said, "Sorry, I have one piece of news that I haven't told you yet."

Xue Huang opened her eyes wide and looked at Gu Qinglan in surprise, "Brother Qinglan, this is not something you would do. Which one do you want to tell me first, good news or bad news?"

“It’s good news.”

"Then tell me quickly."

Gu Qinglan pulled out a cloud-piercing arrow from his sleeve, "Do you recognize it?"

"Mountain and River Order?" Xue Huang raised an eyebrow. "It is used to send messages in special circumstances. It can be clearly seen within a radius of dozens of miles."

"In fact, when Brother Wei and Brother Xuyao left the city, we had already discussed changing the plan."

Xue Huang was surprised, "Why didn't I know?"

"At that time, your focus was on how to deal with the army of Apocalypse."

"So what is your real plan?"

"Of course, we borrowed food from Tianqi. With an army of 100,000, there must be enough food and grass. Burning them with fire can certainly force Tianqi to retreat, but as Ji Cheng said, without food and grass, we will die. So, it is better to make the best use of it and borrow the food and grass from Tianqi to solve the urgent problem of Muhua City."

Xue Huang showed an admiring look, looked at Gu Qinglan and said with a smile: "Yes, the ready-made food and grass are not far from Tianqi's camp. If we can exchange them, we can hold on until Qingzhou comes to support us. Look at my brain, I can fight, but if it comes to competing in IQ, you guys are the best!"

"You also contributed to the success of this plan. If it weren't for your stunning kill, how could we have captured Ji Cheng? Capture the thief and capture the king. This is our only chance of winning. As long as Ji Cheng is in hand, Tianqi will be cautious. While you are adjusting your breath, I will release the Cloud Piercing Arrow, because of the prior agreement, they will know that we have successfully captured Ji Cheng."

"With this bargaining chip, they don't have to take the risk of burning food supplies, but can confidently borrow food from Tianqi." Xue Huang said with a smile.

"good."

"But why not capture Ji Cheng right from the start and then make a deal with them?" Xue Huang frowned slightly, "Do you think there might be someone behind Ji Cheng who would not care about Ji Cheng's life or death in order to weaken Muhua City's strength?"

Gu Qinglan nodded, "We should prepare for both situations. If Tianqi refuses to trade food and grass, we can only destroy it."

"But before you sent the message, you had not yet confirmed whether there was someone else behind Ji Cheng."

"Brother Wei has actually confirmed this news a long time ago." Gu Qinglan smiled slightly, "Since he received the letter from the fifth prince, he has already planted spies in Pingyang City. And I just asked that on purpose. What I really want to confirm is whether there is any connection between Beiling and this matter."

Xue Huang pouted and looked at Gu Qinglan angrily without saying anything.

Gu Qinglan was stunned, realizing that he might have said too much, "What's wrong with you?"

Xue Huang didn't answer, just stared at Gu Qinglan. So many things had happened in these days, but they didn't even tell her. She might not have a very good brain, but it shouldn't be useless, right?

Seeing her look, Gu Qinglan was at a loss, "I didn't mean to hide it from you, don't be angry, I'll tell you everything."

"I thought you were on my side, but I didn't expect you to learn bad things from my second uncle and hide everything from me." Xue Huang said disappointedly.

"I really didn't mean it," Gu Qinglan explained quickly, "I saw that you were worried about everything these days, so I didn't tell you this. Please don't be angry with me, okay?"

"So is there anything else you haven't told me?"

Gu Qinglan hesitated for a moment, but Xuehuang saw it immediately. She was angry and helpless, "Is there really more?!"

"This matter has little to do with our current situation, so I..."

Xue Huang knew that they were facing a powerful enemy and it was not the time to bother about such things, so she interrupted him and said, "I'm not really angry, it's just that you didn't tell me anything, and I didn't know what to do even though I wanted to help you."

"You've done very well." Gu Qinglan's eyes flashed with heartache. He hadn't seen that innocent, carefree smile on Xue Huang's face for a long time. "You've been too tired these days. I don't want you to worry too much anymore."

Xue Huang smiled and said, "It's okay, we'll be fine once everything here is resolved."