I traveled through time and became the Queen of Ancient Dian

Chapter 43: A Turning Point in the Power Struggle

The carrier pigeon in Zhaoyang Ruyue's hand flapped its wings, but it did not bring good news.

"This... is too much!" She couldn't help but swear, her face greener than the water of Dianchi Lake.

The ancient Dian Kingdom, which was once prosperous and peaceful, is now surrounded by internal and external troubles.

The old thief Gongsun wants to kill everyone!

Not only did they unite with the surrounding small tribes, but they also cut off some of the material supplies. This was to trap them to death in the capital!

The people in the city are now in panic, and rumors are spreading that it is a punishment from heaven and that the queen has lost her virtue.

Rumors spread faster than the plague.

"This old man is really a bit cowardly!" Wumeng Tianlong couldn't help but complain. It seemed that the previous peace was just the calm before the storm.

"We are now like a bird in a cage, a turtle in a jar!"

The queen looked calm, as expected of someone who had seen the world.

"Why panic? If an enemy comes, we'll fight him. If a flood comes, we'll block it with earth. Thinking back to those days, I..."

"I know that you single-handedly fought against many scholars and turned the tide back then!" Zhaoyang Ruyue interrupted quickly. If the empress started to recall her past achievements, she would not be able to finish even after three days and three nights.

Now is not the time to reminisce about the past, we have to find a way to break the deadlock!

The capital city was surrounded like an iron barrel. It was impossible to break out and the only way was to use wits.

But this old fox, General Gongsun, was as cunning as a loach and it was impossible to deal with him.

Just when everyone was at a loss, a dark shadow appeared silently in the hall.

It was the Queen’s spy—Spy Nangong.

"Your Majesty, I have obtained some information." Spy Nangong knelt on one knee, his voice low and mysterious.

He produced a rag with some fragmentary writing on it, which looked like part of a secret letter.

"This was seized from General Gongsun's tent. Although incomplete, it seems..."

He paused, a gleam in his eyes, "It seems to be related to the Beitang envoy."

"The envoy from Beitang?" Zhaoyang Ruyue and Wumeng Tianlong looked at each other and saw shock in each other's eyes.

Didn’t that guy already go back with the peace treaty?

Is it...

The queen frowned, took the rag and looked at it carefully.

The atmosphere suddenly became heavy, and the air seemed to be filled with the smell of gunpowder.

"It seems that this game of chess is more complicated than we imagined." The queen said slowly, with an imperceptible cold light flashing in her eyes.

"Ruyue," she looked at Zhaoyang Ruyue, "you go..."

Before the Queen finished her words, there was a sudden sound of hurried footsteps outside the palace, and a guard ran in in a panic, "Report! Your Majesty, the city gate... the city gate..."

"The city gate... the city gate... collapsed!" The guard was out of breath and almost swallowed his tongue. "Outside the city... outside the city... it's all... all..."

"What is it? Chive pie? Tell me quickly!" Zhaoyang Ruyue was almost anxious to death. The guard was breathing heavily while speaking, and his breath was smellier and longer than the old lady's foot binding.

The guard shuddered with fear and stammered, "All...all...rabbits!"

rabbit?

!

Everyone looked at each other, wondering what was going on.

Rabbit attacking the city?

This old man must have gone crazy. Who is he trying to scare with a rabbit?

"Pink, all pink rabbits!" the guard added, his face pale, as if he had seen a ghost.

Pink bunny?

Now even the usually calm queen couldn't sit still.

This sudden change in style caught people off guard!

Is it some kind of ancient witchcraft?

Just when everyone was confused, Wumeng Tianlong suddenly slapped his thigh and said, "I know!"

He pointed at the rag and said excitedly, "Old Master Sun is making a feint to the east and attacking in the west! The Beitang envoy brought a special kind of rabbits. They...they..."

"What are they? Tell me quickly, I'm so anxious!" Zhaoyang Ruyue scratched her head, wishing she could pry open Wumeng Tianlong's head to see what was inside.

"They... they can dig holes! Old Man Sun is going to dig a tunnel and attack us!" Wumeng Tianlong said shockingly, and everyone's jaws almost dropped.

"Dig tunnels? Use rabbits? This old man has such a wild imagination!" Zhaoyang Ruyue complained, feeling that her worldview had been impacted.

The Queen's expression was solemn. She held Zhaoyang Ruyue's hand tightly and said, "Ruyue, I'm glad to have you here. I feel much more at ease."

Zhaoyang Ruyue was a little embarrassed by this sudden warmth, but she still firmly shook the Queen's hand and gave her silent support.

Wumeng Tianlong continued, "Although Gonggong Sun is full of tricks, he has a fatal weakness—he is afraid of his wife! His wife's favorite flower is called..."

He leaned close to the Queen's ear and whispered a few words.

After hearing this, the queen's eyes lit up and a barely perceptible smile appeared at the corner of her mouth.

"Ruyue," the Queen looked at Zhaoyang Ruyue, her eyes full of trust, "you go and do this..."

Zhaoyang Ruyue obeyed the order and turned to leave when suddenly, the Nangong spy reappeared, his expression even more solemn than before. "Empress, here they come again..."

Agent Nangong was panting like an old ox pulling a bellows, his face was pale, as if he had seen the King of Hell.

"Queen, here we are again...outside the city...outside the city..."

"What's going on again? Buy one get one free on leek pies? Or are the pink bunnies dancing together?" Zhaoyang Ruyue interrupted him unhappily. When will he be able to change this habit of panting while talking?

"No... no... it's... it's the Eastern warrior... he... he's outside the city... showing off his might... saying... saying he wants to challenge all of us one-on-one!" Agent Nangong finally finished his words.

"What? Fight all of us alone? He thinks he's Ultraman fighting monsters?" Zhaoyang Ruyue almost burst out laughing. This oriental warrior must be a complete fool.

The Queen, however, looked solemn. The old villain Gongsun was trying to play psychological warfare to undermine their morale.

She was about to speak but was stopped by Zhaoyang Ruyue.

"Queen, let me go! I will deal with this idiot!" Zhaoyang Ruyue's eyes were shining with eagerness. This was a good opportunity to increase her fans!

The queen nodded, she had confidence in Zhaoyang Ruyue.

Zhaoyang Ruyue climbed up the city wall and sneered at the Eastern warriors riding tall horses and showing off their might outside the city.

"Hey, isn't this the Oriental Warrior? I haven't seen you for a few days. Are you cosplaying as Nezha? And with Hot Wheels? But are you sure your mount wasn't borrowed from the crew next door? Why does it look so...Beggar Gang?" As soon as Zhaoyang Ruyue opened her mouth, the Oriental Warrior was furious.

The soldiers around all burst into laughter. This Eastern warrior was usually arrogant and domineering, but today, after being confronted by Zhaoyang Ruyue, he immediately became like a deflated ball.

"You...you...you sharp-tongued woman! Stop talking nonsense!" The Eastern Warrior was furious and cursed at Zhaoyang Ruyue.

"I'm talking nonsense? Why don't you take a piss and look at yourself? With your IQ, you still dare to come out and shout? Did your master, the old thief Gongsun, feed you some kind of magic potion to make you come out and embarrass yourself?" Zhaoyang Ruyue opened fire with all her might, leaving the Eastern Warrior speechless.

"You...you...you dare to insult my general! I...I will fight you!" The Eastern warrior was furious and raised the spear in his hand to rush forward.

"Hey, hey, hey, don't be impulsive! Can you beat me? I am both civil and martial, proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting. What about you? Besides wielding swords and guns, what else can you do? Do you know how to play Landlord?" Zhaoyang Ruyue said as she threw a set of Landlords down from the city wall.

The Eastern Warrior looked at the Landlord game on the ground, bewildered. What…what was going on?

"Come on, let's not fight, let's play Landlord! Whoever loses gets to call me daddy!" Zhaoyang Ruyue said with a smile.

The soldiers on the city wall were all excited and cheered. This Zhaoyang girl really knows how to have fun!

The Eastern Warrior's face turned red and white. He was a general, but he was teased by a woman. If this got out, where would he put his face?

At this moment, there was a commotion in the city... The commotion in the city was not an enemy attack, but the joining of another wave of "spectators".

I saw a group of people in different clothes, carrying hoes, holding kitchen knives, and even carrying rolling pins, rushing towards the city gate.

The leader was a burly man who shouted at the top of his lungs, "I heard someone wants to challenge our entire city? Brothers, grab your weapons and kill him!"

It turned out that these were all small forces that were originally wavering in the city.

They had been watching and were afraid to join the battle easily.

But Zhaoyang Ruyue's performance on the city wall completely shocked them.

This girl is so fierce!

He is the idol in their hearts, who talks back at everything.

Moreover, Wumeng Tianlong appeared in the crowd at some point and spread the intelligence he had analyzed before. These small forces then realized that General Gongsun's power was already strong on the outside but weak on the inside, and it was a good time for them to "invest" in the Queen's side.

The Eastern Warrior was completely dumbfounded when he saw the dark crowd outside the city gate.

This...this script is wrong!

He originally thought that he could scare everyone away as soon as he appeared, but he unexpectedly became the object of national entertainment.

He was riding on his horse, caught in a dilemma, like a sculpture with acupuncture points on it.

Zhaoyang Ruyue looked at the embarrassment of the Eastern Warrior and laughed so hard that she fell over.

"Oh, Eastern Warrior, your expression is amazing! Do you want me to give you a close-up? I guarantee you'll be trending on the internet!"

The Eastern Warrior's face was darker than the bottom of a pot. He glared at Zhaoyang Ruyue fiercely, turned his horse around, and ran away in shame.

Thunderous cheers erupted from the city wall, and Zhaoyang Ruyue became the hero of the entire city.

She stood on the city wall, facing the sunset, and felt like she was at the pinnacle of her life.

At this moment, a figure quietly left the crowd and disappeared into the night... He ran towards General Gongsun's tent, muttering, "General, something terrible has happened..."

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