This villain has become a ghost

The last ray of sunset in the sky disappeared, and the light was gradually swallowed up by the tall, undulating and uneven mountains, like the towering body of a giant beast, bringing the night in an instant.

"I really want to avenge her personally," Yue Liuyun stood up and handed the knife to Chu Shiqing, saying softly, "...but now I can only ask the general for help."

Chu Shiqing took the knife and said puzzledly:

"What do you mean, sir?"

Yue Liuyun focused her gaze on the dim light and told Chu Shiqing everything she had just discussed with Murong Jin.

Chu Shiqing frowned and said nothing, as if he was thinking about something.

Yue Liuyun calmly gave the order:

"General Chang Geng, lead the army to Xuanzhou."

Chu Shiqing was shocked:

"My Lord, you are concentrating all your forces to deal with General Huqi... Did you really believe Murong Jin's words and reach a cooperation with her..."

Yue Liuyun interrupted him and said:

"……of course not."

"I don't believe her."

She looked at the pot of sake and smiled:

"Mrs. Chiyu Wulan is proficient in medicine. Her experience and medical skills are even better than Bai Yueguang's. How could such an ordinary poison be difficult for her?"

"Otherwise... do you think she would enter the enemy camp alone without any preparation?"

Chu Shiqing was even more shocked and asked in confusion:

"Then we have no leverage. Wouldn't that be even more disadvantageous to us?"

Fires crackled outside, and the patrolling footsteps of the soldiers guarding the camp were heavy and powerful.

Yue Liuyun lowered his head, picked up a wine glass and played with it, his eyes dark and unclear:

"It does not matter."

"The key is to make her think... that I have control over her."

Chu Shiqing: "..."

It's quite tongue-twisting.

This person has too many tricks up his sleeve.

The content of today's conversation was both true and false, and Yue Liuyun had his own thoughts on it.

...If the story of General Huqi's rebellion is false, Murong Jin himself did not withdraw his troops, but instead joined forces with General Huqi to attack Xuanzhou. It was correct for Chu Shiqing to lead his troops to aid Xuanzhou. With Qi Sha and Chang Geng working together, Murong Jin and Hu Qi could not do anything to them.

However... Yue Liuyun felt that this was most likely true.

Murong Jin should really want to kill General Huqi.

But even if Murong Jin went back on his word and did not join forces to encircle and suppress Huqi, the armies led by Xia Ruozhi and Chu Shiqing were enough to kill General Huqi and wipe out his forces.

Chu Shiqing said hesitantly:

"Sir...if this general leads his troops to Xuanzhou, and Murong Jin takes advantage of Wuzhou's emptiness and attacks it, wouldn't Wuzhou be in danger?"

Yue Liuyun lowered his eyes and smiled, his expression flickering:

"Let her come."

"According to the date, someone will soon arrive in Wuzhou..."

Chu Shiqing: “?”

Who is “someone”?

Could it be that Dongdu sent a general to provide support?

Yue Liuyun's dark eyes were tinged with a hint of frost as he said:

"...In short, let's see if Murong Jin is greedy or not."

"If she follows the plan I just discussed with her, not only will she not suffer any loss, but she will also be able to eliminate her biggest threat without bloodshed."

"But if she's too greedy... her losses will be the greatest, and she might even be in danger."

Chu Shiqing was stunned.

He suddenly felt extremely fortunate that he was not her enemy, otherwise he wouldn't even know how he was killed.

He saluted solemnly and said:

"I understand. I will leave for Xuanzhou soon."

"I will retire at the end!"

After saying that, he was about to leave.

Yue Liuyun stopped him, "Wait a minute, General."

Chu Shiqing stopped and asked doubtfully:

"What else can you do, sir?"

Yue Liuyun walked up to him, his brows filled with solemnity and worry, and said solemnly:

"...I am stupid, but this is the best solution I can think of."

"General Huqi is not easy to deal with. Even General Song himself would be wary."

"This battle is too important."

"Swords are merciless on the battlefield... General, be careful."

"…Please take care."

Yue Liuyun knew that the real battlefield was ever-changing, filled with death and killing, and it was far from being as easy as a few words.

The soldiers who risked their lives should be given the highest respect.

Chu Shiqing was stunned, as if he didn't expect her to say that.

...To be honest, it seems that these people don't have a close relationship with Yue Liuyun. It seems that they only obey her because the purple jade tiger talisman is in her hands.

But whether it was Yue Liuyun's devotion to Wuzhou and Quanzhou, her painstaking efforts in stockpiling military supplies for the soldiers on the front lines, or her admirable decisions one after another...

All these gradually made Chu Shiqing agree that she was a true leader.

Chu Shiqing bowed and said seriously:

"Sir, you are a man of love and righteousness..."

Then, he rolled his eyes and continued in a loud and flattering voice:

"...Therefore, I believe that after this battle, you will speak well of me in front of Your Majesty, publicize my great achievements, and then increase my salary and reward me with gold, silver and treasures..."

Yue Liuyun: “…”

Yue Liuyun: "...Okay."

Yue Liuyun thought about it and couldn't help but say:

"But General, please remember this: don't set up this kind of flag before going to the battlefield in the future. Otherwise, it will easily cause trouble."

Chu Shiqing didn't understand what it meant and looked confused.

WTF?

Fran what?

Moon flowing clouds:

"Don't worry about what you remember, just remember it."

Chu Shiqing: "..."

Chu Shiqing: "...Okay."

-

Dongdu.

The moonlight in the palace was like water, palace lanterns were hung high, and the dim lights reflected on the blue bricks and the flying eaves.

The corridor was deep and dark, and the eunuchs and palace maids retreated quietly. There was a faint sound of cicadas chirping.

Ye Zhaoxi was concentrating on pruning the crabapple branches.

Luo Tong carried a palace lantern, put on a long robe, and tiptoed into the bedroom.

Ye Zhaoxi frowned and said:

"How did you come?"

Shuhua Palace was heavily guarded, and it was unknown how much danger she had to take to get here. She was also weak, so how could she withstand such an ordeal?

"If I hadn't come, you would probably forget that you have me as an ally." Luo Tong put down the lamp in his hand and walked up to her.

She suppressed a cough and said anxiously, "...In the past few days, there have been rumors in the Eastern Capital, saying that the death of the Imperial Master is related to you, and that the previous cases are also being attributed to you..."

Ye Zhaoxi: “…”

Ye Zhaoxi said calmly: "...I was the one who did that."

Jiang Wenjin, Qiu Lin, He Xi and many officials who refused to submit to her... were all killed by her.

Luo Tong: “…”

...It's not like she doesn't know.

What she meant was that the tide had turned too quickly.

Ye Zhaoxi lowered his eyelashes.

She knew what she meant.

She just felt that... the plan was gradually getting out of her control.