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It was incredibly awkward.

Hongming blushed and said coquettishly, "Can you... take your hand off now?"

After awkwardly removing his hand from a certain area, Chen Nan didn't dare to look at the other person at all.

He was terrified that the woman in front of him would go crazy again.

After easing the tension, Hongming continued to press, "Why? Why did you come to Northern Wei? Do you think Northern Wei is nearing its end and you've come to clean up the mess?"

"How could that be? I genuinely want to join the Northern Wei." Chen Nan was still recovering from the awkward situation, his face slightly flushed.

He rubbed his mouth with his right hand, still savoring the faint fragrance.

In Hongming's view, that red face was a sign of guilt.

Even more furious: "Hmph, you lied to me three years ago, and you're still lying to me now!"

"What did I lie to you about?" Chen Nan was taken aback. He couldn't recall ever lying to the other party.

Hongming pouted and snorted coldly: "Hmph, three years ago, didn't you tell me that Wu Fengluan was very good to you?"

"Yes!" Chen Nan nodded, but he was puzzled.

Why is this woman bringing this up now?

"Then tell me, if Wu Fengluan is so good to you, why did you still join the Northern Wei?" Hongming asked again.

Upon hearing this, Chen Nan understood.

"You doubt the authenticity of my joining the Northern Wei, don't you?"

Then, Chen Nan described in detail what happened in the Great Qian court.

He faced difficulties from the officials, criticism from Jiang Hai, and was also abandoned by Wu Fengluan.

The two walked and talked...

As he listened, Hongming actually started to cry.

Having been single for two lifetimes, Chen Nan had never experienced such a scene before, and immediately lost his composure.

He quickly comforted her: "Hey, hey, don't cry. If it's really too much, you can just hit me."

Chen Nan just didn't want to see her cry, so he said that on purpose.

The next second, Hongming didn't hit him, but bit down on Chen Nan's neck.

Coincidentally, the two stopped right at the training ground.

Qingyu, who was training in the drill ground, happened to witness this scene.

He immediately knelt on the ground, covered his face with his hands, and shouted, "No~~No~~"

Hongze, who should have been at the Hong residence, kindly inquired, "General Qingyu, the ground is cold. Why are you kneeling here? What's wrong? What's wrong?"

"Training troops is too difficult, I don't know how, I just don't know how!!!"

"It's alright. As long as you read more military books, training troops will naturally come naturally."

Hongze thought he had suffered a setback in the court and was about to comfort him when...

He caught a glimpse of Hongming in Chen Nan's arms.

The words that were already on the tip of his tongue could no longer be uttered, so he took off his cloak and draped it over himself.

After doing all that, he sighed and left the spot.

Hongming was so focused on pressing hard on Chen Nan's neck that he didn't notice what was happening at all.

Chen Nan, however, saw Qingyu kneeling on the ground.

After comforting Hongming, the two parted ways.

At this moment, he also understood why Qingyu, whom he had just met, was so hostile towards him.

Chen Nan pulled Hongming away from the training ground and came to a secluded place.

The two sat on the stone stools, and Hongming asked again, "Are you really not a spy sent by the Great Qian?"

Chen Nan smiled and nodded: "Do you know why my Great Qian always kills someone as a sacrifice before every battle?"

This immediately piqued Hongming's curiosity.

She initially thought it was just to boost the soldiers' morale.

But Chen Nan's words clearly implied that there were things she didn't know.

Then Chen Nan began to explain.

“The people who perform the flag-raising ceremony are the military supervisors of the Great Qian Dynasty.”

“In every major battle, Wu Fengluan would send out military supervisors. Moreover, every combat mission and objective had to be reported to her through the military supervisors first.”

“It can only be carried out after she approves it.”

Hongming pouted: "Then how come you can still defeat our Northern Wei every time?"

She was unaware of this matter. As a military officer, she naturally knew what it meant to have such a supervisor in the army.

Even under these circumstances, Chen Nan was still able to achieve a great victory.

For a moment, everyone's eyes started sparkling as they looked at Chen Nan.

"Haha, you know, I've already said that before every major battle I always behead the supervising officer as a sacrifice to the flag." Chen Nan explained modestly again.

He could not guarantee victory under such circumstances.

On the battlefield, things change in an instant. With a military supervisor, the generals on the field are chained up, making it inconvenient for them to do anything.

"Then why didn't Wu Fengluan punish you when you executed the military supervisor?" Hongming became even more puzzled.

"Haven't I been winning all along?" Chen Nan tilted his head and looked at Hongming.

The latter blushed and turned her head away: "Then why did Wu Fengluan abandon you later?"

Chen Nan laughed loudly, "Didn't you realize that the cities I captured earlier were all seized by the Northern Wei from the Great Qian Dynasty?"

"what???"

Hongming thought about it carefully and realized that it was indeed the case.

Since Chen Nan took back the territory of Daqian, he has won every battle with minor victories.

Even if there's a chance of a big win if we chase, we won't chase.

"Then why don't you pursue your advantage whenever you have a chance to win big?" Hongming asked again.

After pondering this question for a moment, Chen Nan said in a low voice, "Build high walls, store up plenty of grain, and delay declaring yourself king!"

"Wu Fengluan is too calculating and too domineering. She always brings up my pre-battle flag-raising ceremony."

"Moreover, she had already been dissatisfied with me for some time."

“Back when the late Emperor of the Great Qian Dynasty was in power, the Prince of Zhenbei’s mansion had countless servants, and the number of people who came to visit every day could wear out the threshold.”

"Since Wu Fengluan took over, the scale of the Prince's mansion has been reduced, and more than 300 servants disappeared overnight."

She said that the servants couldn't stand my oppression, so they wanted to escape.

"Actually, I found all those people's bodies."

"So, even the Prince of Zhenbei has such a hard life?" Hongming's eyes were swollen.

Holding Chen Nan tightly for a long time, she whispered comforting words in his ear: "It's okay, it's okay, it's all over. We'll set off from the capital tomorrow, and then it will be our chance for revenge."

"No!"

Chen Nan pushed Hongming away.

"I know Jiang Zhe; he's not going to amount to much. We will definitely win this war."

"But I will not take any action against those 300,000 troops."

"Why? You're still worried about Wu Fengluan?" Hongming's expression froze.

She didn't understand why Wu Fengluan's attitude towards Chen Nan couldn't even be described as bad.

Why is he still like this?

Chen Nan gave a bitter laugh: "It's not because of Wu Fengluan, but because of the late Emperor of the Great Qian Dynasty."

"Ten years ago, the late emperor saved me by the roadside and took me with him ever since. He has saved my life."

"For the past ten years, I have worked diligently and conscientiously. Even when the late emperor was assassinated, I remained loyal and devoted."

"Consider this my final act of gratitude to the late Emperor of the Great Qian Dynasty!"

Hongming grew anxious: "But, with an army of 300,000, so many people, even if you don't want to kill too much, you should still plan carefully, right?"

Chen Nan smiled mysteriously: "I already have a plan."