My reborn husband and son are thinking about how to kill me every day.

Lu Yinheng said, "General Su, we originally didn't want to use such methods. But the situation is special now, and we still hope you will cooperate so that we can all save our energy. Otherwise, we will both suffer losses in the end, and the Canglan Kingdom will benefit instead."

Su Zimu's chest heaved with anger, his eyes bloodshot as he stared unblinkingly at the child in Lu Yinheng's arms.

Seeing the child's eyes tightly closed and a strange object covering his mouth and nose, he asked, "What's wrong with the child?"

Lu Yinheng said, "The child is asleep."

Su Zimu, however, did not believe him. He was filled with hatred and said, "I need to make sure the child is safe."

How could he not hate it? This was his territory.

But his child was thus taken into Lu Yinheng's hands, and he walked through the guards as if no one else was there, into the room where Lu Yinheng usually held meetings.

How arrogant!

What an insult to him!

Lu Yinheng could roughly guess his state of mind at this moment. He tried his best not to upset him and gently removed the mask from the child's face, explaining, "This is a mask. I'm worried that there is still some lingering gas in the room, which is not good for the child."

So I put a mask on my child to prevent him from breathing in the room's air and feeling uncomfortable.

I only put the child to sleep with a pressure point; I didn't harm him. If you're worried, I can release the pressure point and show you.

After saying that, he released the child's pressure points in front of Su Zimu.

The child opened his eyes from a drowsy sleep.

The room was small and well-ventilated, and the smell of tear gas hadn't dissipated yet. As soon as the child opened their eyes and felt the irritating smell in the air, their eyes involuntarily started to tear up.

Su Zimu breathed a sigh of relief when she saw the child wake up. But seeing the child's eyes streaked with tears, she felt a pang of heartache.

He hurriedly said, "Put that mask on him, and I'll agree to your request. But you must promise me that you will treat my soldiers well and never turn your swords against the people of Qi. If you break your promise, I, Su Zimu, will risk my life to take you all down with me."

Lu Yinheng called someone over and took the child out.

The child was now fully awake. He belatedly realized what was happening and began to cry and struggle, "Daddy, Daddy, what's wrong?"

He cried and kicked Lu Yinheng, "You're a bad person! Let me go! Let go of my father! What did you do to him?"

Su Zimu spoke up to comfort him, saying, "Yan'er, don't be silly, Daddy's fine!"

Lu Yinheng said to the guards who had come with him, "Open the windows and let some fresh air in."

After saying that, he didn't let anyone take the child away, but instead placed the child next to Su Zimu.

Back with his father, the child felt safe and immediately stopped crying.

Lu Yinheng gave Su Zimu time to comfort the child.

As a father himself, he understood the feelings of a father. What he least wanted to do was use his child to threaten others.

He was forced to use the child to threaten Su Zimu into negotiating terms, but he was actually not comfortable with it.

He walked to the sand table, looked at it, and after calming himself down, said, "General Su, whether it's fighting against the Canglan Army or completely annihilating the monsters in the North, we can't do without your help."

We still hope to cooperate amicably with General Su. You have been stationed at Beiguan for many years, and in the end, we still hope you will remain stationed there.

After saying that, he cupped his hands towards Su Zimu and said, "I had no choice today and have offended General Su. Please forgive me."

At this moment, even Su Zimu couldn't help but marvel inwardly.

It's no wonder that people like General Yao ultimately chose to side with the Ji family. They were simply too adept at using underhanded tactics.

For example, right now, he has clearly found his weakness and can threaten him without restraint. But he still pays great attention to detail when he does things, which is obviously a way to win him over psychologically.

He hated him for threatening him with Yan'er, but after seeing the series of protective measures he had taken for Yan'er, he realized that if he were in Yan'er's shoes, he might not have done as well as him.

Now, he has made it clear that he will continue to lead the troops in Beiguan.

He is now at a disadvantage, but surrendering would allow him to retain his troops. Anyone would be tempted by that!

However, if what King Jing of Qi said is true, the Ji family created the monster, used it to slaughter the people of Qi, and then stepped forward to kill the monster, appearing as a savior to win the hearts of the people.

Even if he dies, he will never pledge allegiance to such a hypocrite.

Looking at Su Zimu, Lu Yinheng could roughly guess his thoughts based on his understanding of Su Zimu.

In his past life, he and Su Zimu had different stances and could only be enemies for life. But in truth, he still admired this general quite a bit.

Su Zimu was a truly good general who loved the people.

He said, "I know that General Su doesn't believe what we're saying. He thinks it's all a trick by His Majesty to deceive everyone."

You don't need to make a decision so soon. You can take your time to see if what we're saying is true, and then make a decision after you've confirmed it.

Looking at Lu Yinheng's confident expression, Su Zimu also had a moment of doubt. Could it be that the message sent by King Qi Jing was false?

They seemed very confident!

They seemed convinced that Ji Yunshuang was definitely alright. He would ultimately get what they wanted.

He sneered and said, "Very well! Then this general will wait and see."

Lu Yinheng didn't say anything more.

He was confident that he would eventually join General Yao and the others in revering and pledging loyalty to Ji Yunshuang.

He personally went outside to give the signal.

Yan Zheng and the others saw the green fireworks light up the sky and instantly understood. Lu Yinheng and his team's plan had succeeded; they had taken control of the commander and could proceed according to the original plan.

*

After enjoying a pleasant meal with her brother and sister, Ji Yunshuang rested in the space that evening.

When she built the courtyard, she reserved a room for herself.

However, Lu Yuzhu clung to her and insisted on sleeping with her, so in the end she slept in her daughter's room.

Holding her soft, cuddly little daughter, and smelling the pleasant, faint fragrance in the air, she slept soundly.

Outside the space, Wan Shitong and the others were also sleeping soundly.

Last night, Ji Yunshuang left behind two small folding villas, both of which were furnished with quilts and other daily necessities.

After Ji Yunshuang left, everyone gradually relaxed.

They ate sweet fruits and delicious food, feeling as if they were living the life of gods.

After the meal, everyone carefully cleared the table.

Not only were the fruits and dishes the most delicious they had ever tasted, but the tableware was also the most beautiful they had ever seen.

When washing the dishes, everyone was very careful, as if handling a precious treasure, fearing that they might accidentally break this valuable porcelain.

After washing the dishes and tidying up, everyone toured the house again.

Although Ji Yunshuang had already shown them around once, they were still like country bumpkins visiting the Grand View Garden, finding everything new and amazing, as if they could never get enough of it.

Later, the all-knowing person remembered that there were important matters to attend to the next day and that they couldn't let those matters be delayed. So he insisted that everyone rest, and only then did everyone suppress their excitement and go to rest on the soft beds.