This villain has become a ghost

Nangong Qianshang just looked at him quietly.

The pair of peach blossom eyes no longer had the usual warmth, and were replaced by indifference.

"Before this... I never thought it would be you."

Ye Zhaoxi just glanced at him and said indifferently:

"That just means you're stupid."

She said without interest, "Also, you don't have to do this. I'm not interested in talking nonsense with you. If you want to kill me now, you can try and see if you can kill me."

There is poison hidden in his sleeve and a killer hiding outside the house. If he dares to take action, he will be buried here.

Nangong Qianshang closed his eyes and said in a deep voice:

"You naturally have your own methods. This king knows that I cannot kill you for the time being."

"but……"

"I will definitely defeat you."

"Beat me?" Ye Zhaoxi chuckled.

She had planned Jiang Wenjin's death long in advance. She had bribed and coerced the wealthy merchants of Dongdu, using them all for her own ends. With the exception of a few stubborn individuals, the entire court was infiltrated by her influence. The assassins she trained were as powerful as Nangong Mingzhu's Shadow Demon. Even among the common people, she had many supporters...

How could he, a gentleman of noble character, win over such an unscrupulous villain as her?

Nangong Qianshang turned around without looking back and said coldly:

"Wait and see."

-

Wuzhou.

Governor's Mansion.

The eaves are looming, the shadows of the trees are dim, swaying in the wind, dancing like ghosts, and the scattered lights can hardly penetrate the thick night.

Nangong Wanqing pushed open the door and saw Yue Liuyun pulling her hair, frowning, flipping through one account book after another.

Since the last disagreement, Nangong Wanqing chose to compromise, listened to the opinions of Yue Liuyun and Pei Duo, and did not abandon the people and soldiers of Wuzhou.

But this also made Wuzhou's situation increasingly difficult.

Although Yue Liuyun always appeared calm, Nangong Wanqing knew how much pressure she was under.

People's words are scary. The drug-addicted people did not understand what she did, but instead criticized her.

The prolonged border war, with all its covert attacks and tactics, is closely related to Wuzhou.

Everyone in Daying was in danger, and except for the people in Wancheng who were willing to lend grain, everyone else was busy taking care of themselves.

...One thing after another, if it were someone else, they would have been overwhelmed and unable to breathe.

Nangong Wanqing stared at her with a complicated expression, and sighed deeply. Then he walked closer to her and told her a rare piece of good news in the past few days:

"We've received a letter from Xuanzhou saying that Bai Yueguang has developed a herbal remedy that can cure the plague. We just need to control it properly and make sure it doesn't spread widely."

Yue Liuyun raised his eyes, put down the account book in his hand, and nodded:

"That's good."

Nangong Wanqing sat opposite her, thought for a moment, and then said in a deep voice: "There is one more... very important thing."

Yue Liuyun asked, "What?"

Nangong Wanqing replied, "The main force attacking Xuanzhou should be led by General Huqi, while the commander of Wuzhou...is Murong Jin himself."

Yue Liuyun pondered: "...That's not surprising."

Nangong Wanqing's face darkened as she continued,

"And Feng Ning sent a message saying... Murong Jin wants to see you."

This time Yue Liuyun was very surprised and said suspiciously:

"Murong Jin...want to see me?"

Nangong Wanqing nodded.

Then, Yue Liuyun decisively refused:

"Just say you're busy and don't want to make an appointment."

Judging from how she fooled the governors of Quanzhou and Wuzhou last time, people who make invitations first always have ulterior motives, are looking for profit, and are likely to be able to control the other party.

She didn't want to take the risk.

...I don't think it's necessary.

After all, there's nothing new to talk about.

Daying is in such a mess now, and Murong Jin is an ambitious man. If he talks about "peace talks", it would undoubtedly be like a weasel paying a New Year's visit to a chicken, with no good intentions. If he says "no peace talks", there would be even less to talk about.

Nangong Wanqing nodded in agreement:

"Yeah, I think so too."

Yue Liuyun added, "However...if she is sincere and willing to come to Wuzhou alone to discuss this with me, I am not someone who lacks martial ethics."

Nangong Wanqing held her chin and thought:

"No way. I think that guy is a sly fellow. How could he be so stupid?"

That's true.

Yue Liuyun curled his lips in noncommittal and put down the account book in his hand.

At this moment, the windows were creaking in the sudden wind, and several pages of books were flipped open with a "rustle".

Suddenly, a low and dark roar came from outside, as if it was an endless and unwilling roar coming from the clouds.

Nangong Wanqing got up and closed the window.

But the sky was strange, the stars fell, the waning moon was swallowed by dark clouds and buried in darkness, there was a dull thunder, but there was neither rain nor lightning.

"What's going on..." she murmured softly.

Seeing that she didn't move, Yue Liuyun walked to the window suspiciously, looked up, and saw this strange scene.

After a while, not only did everything return to normal, but the sky also cleared up and was cloudless, and the waning moon was brighter than usual.

Only the stars disappeared completely.

It's as if it never existed.

Nangong Wanqing asked doubtfully, "Do you think... this could be a sign of something?"

"Who knows," Yue Liuyun sighed as he finally closed the window. "...What happened to us can no longer be explained by science. It's not wrong to believe in celestial phenomena occasionally."

"It's just... I'm not very good at this. Ling Chaomian should be very good at this."

Nangong Wanqing nodded:

"seems like it."

"But... we're just taking a look, to put our minds at ease. After all... we won't stop just because of this."

Believing in celestial phenomena is the same as going to a temple to pray to gods and Buddha.

It was late at night and the noise outside the window had quieted down. After closing the window, Yue Liuyun returned to his original position at an extremely fast speed and opened the account book again.

Under the dim light, the girl was thin, with dark circles under her eyes that would not go away, and her brows were tightly furrowed.

Nangong Wanqing couldn't help but ask:

"...How long has it been since you last rested?"

"I can't remember clearly," Yue Liuyun raised his eyes and smiled at her, "...I can't sleep anyway, wait until I finish checking..."

Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by Nangong Wanqing: "...Can't sleep?"

She walked up to Yue Liuyun, held her cheeks with both hands, and said helplessly:

"...Look at you now. Even a ghost would say 'damn it' when they see you."

Yue Liuyun was pinched on the face by her, still a little dazed, smiled awkwardly, and said vaguely: "No?"

Nangong Wanqing said firmly: "Yes."

She then curled her lips and chuckled, slowly loosening her hand: "If you can't sleep, you can ask me for help..."