This villain has become a ghost

"The border war is intense. General Qi Sha and General Chang Geng have already led their troops outside the city. I hope you will open the city gates and allow the army to pass through Quanzhou as soon as possible."

"So fast?" The governor of Quanzhou made a "tsk" sound, as if he felt something was amiss.

The soldier swallowed and continued tremblingly, "Also... there are two more things."

"what?"

"The Governor of Wuzhou has sent a message, wishing to see you with his staff. He also requested... that you please hold the city gates open for now and allow the two generals to pass."

"anything else?"

"Also... there's news from Cangshan saying... Pei Duo wants to see you."

Hearing the name "Pei Duo", the governor of Quanzhou seemed to be suddenly irritated. He flew into a rage and smashed the wine glass in his hand to pieces. His face turned red with anger.

"He's quite courageous!"

The soldier knelt deeper, prostrating himself on the ground, trembling, "Sir, please calm down!"

The governor of Quanzhou pushed away the women surrounding him and paced back and forth.

"Okay, okay, okay! I want to see what these two people are planning to do!"

"Don't they want to see me? Then let's meet together! Let them fight each other!"

"Hurry up and get ready!"

-

Outside Quanzhou City.

"Reporting to the two generals, according to the soldiers stationed at the border, Chiyu's army has fully assembled and is stationed dozens of miles from the border. Our army is fully prepared and awaits your arrival."

Chu Shiqing was riding on his horse, listening to the report from the hurriedly coming soldiers, and staring coldly at the tall city wall in the distance.

"It has to be done as soon as possible..."

Xia Ruozhi gripped the horse's reins tightly and frowned.

"But what's going on with this Quanzhou governor? He hasn't opened the city gates yet. Does that mean he's going to keep us out forever?"

Chu Shiqing's face also darkened, and he said:

"We will take necessary measures when necessary. If he doesn't respond, we will have no choice but to attack with force."

Xia Ruozhi said in a deep voice: "But if it really comes to the point of fighting, I'm afraid it will be too late for us."

trouble.

The flags fluttered in the wind, the surrounding mountains stood quietly, eagles spread their wings and flew high in the sky, the clouds were dyed golden by the setting sun, and dusk was approaching.

Xia Ruozhi looked up and said, "It's getting late. Let the soldiers rest here for now. I will lead a group to sneak into Quanzhou tonight to find out what's going on."

Chu Shiqing nodded and said, "Okay."

"Be careful."

-

Stars dotted the sky, the mountain wind howled through the treetops, making a rustling sound, and the dead branches and leaves swayed in the wind, casting hazy shadows.

Xia Ruozhi led a few people and headed straight for Quanzhou City.

The winding and tortuous mountain road was dimly visible in the dim moonlight.

Suddenly, Xia Ruzhi's eyes flashed, and the sword in his hand was unsheathed, stabbing straight at a black shadow behind him that had no time to dodge.

"Who?!"

The next second, another black shadow appeared, the moonlight was reflected in the blade, and the sound of weapons clashing could be heard. The accompanying people also took a defensive stance, pointing their weapons at the two people in front of them.

"Oh my god, you're quite perceptive," the woman's graceful and charming voice rang out, accompanied by the whistling sound of a blade, and she smacked her lips, "...But, isn't this too cruel?"

Xia Ruozhi: “…”

Xia Ruozhi immediately put away his sword.

He naturally recognized that it was the eldest princess' voice.

His Majesty released her from the Heavenly Prison and allowed her to act in secret. Not only did he know about this, but many times he was the one who cooperated with her in secret.

Among the generals, he was the easiest one to control for some well-known reasons, so Nangong Mingzhu was not worried that he would leak the news.

But why is she here? And why is she following him?

Nangong Wanqing sighed:

"General Qisha, do you know who you would have hurt if I hadn't reacted quickly?"

With a "crackling" sound, the tinder was lit, and the candlelight flickered a few times, illuminating the beautiful face of another person.

Qiu Shuangwan was speechless and said softly:

"Of course it's me."

He also wanted to ask why he was always the one who got hurt.

Xia Ruozhi's pupils constricted.

His breathing stagnated and he suspected he was dreaming. It took him a long time to react. He gently raised his hand, wanting to touch Qiu Shuangwan's cheek, but quickly retracted it.

He frowned, then grabbed Qiu Shuangwan's wrist and said in a deep voice, "My friend, why are you here?"

"Do you know how dangerous Quan and Wu states are? I clearly..." His words choked in his throat.

He had clearly already used his military merits to buy Qiu Shuangwan's freedom from Nangong Mingzhu. As long as Qiu Shuangwan stayed in the palace obediently, he would live safely and freely after everything was over.

But I didn't expect that he would come here.

Qiu Shuangwan's wrist was a little painful from his grip, and she struggled to shake it off, sighing:

"...Xiao Xia, you know, if I stay in the palace, it would be really dangerous."

Xia Ruozhi was stunned and suddenly loosened his hand.

"What's the meaning?"

Qiu Shuangwan rubbed her aching wrist and rolled her eyes unhappily: "Literally!"

The accompanying soldiers looked at each other, confused as to what was happening. They held their weapons tightly, but asked cautiously, "What are you doing?"

"...General, do you want to kill me?"

Xia Ruozhi glanced at them sideways:

"Say one more word and I'll kill you."

"..."

Okay, the soldiers shut up manually and stepped aside without saying anything.

Nangong Wanqing sheathed the knife and said:

"Okay, let's get down to business."

"I think General Qi Sha should not act rashly and alert the enemy."

Xia Ruozhi looked at her suspiciously and asked, "Why?"

"It's a long story."

Nangong Wanqing thought for a moment and said, "...Do you still remember someone called Yue Liuyun?"

"Oh, I remember," Xia Ruozhi said suddenly, "...the man who likes to wear women's clothes."

Nangong Wanqing: “…”

Qiu Shuangwan: “…”

Nangong Wanqing said: "Yes, that's right, it's her."

"...Just a few days ago, she single-handedly broke into the bandit's lair. Today, she sent a message from there, telling you not to act rashly for now, as the time is not right yet."

Xia Ruozhi felt very strange, scratched his head and asked:

"...Let's not talk about why you all obey her. From my perspective, why should I listen to her?"

"Also, since she's already in the bandit's lair, how true can her words be? How did the news get out?"

Wow, this guy is actually quite smart at this time.

Nangong Wanqing was relieved that intelligence could save her.

"...I knew you wouldn't believe it easily, and now it's a little difficult to convince you, so...I'm taking you to see someone."