Your Majesty, please spare Diao Chan; your yang energy is too strong.

"You want to pursue Zhou Heng?"

Zhang Yan asked.

"Young Master Zhou has come to our Black Mountain Army seeking help; he must have encountered some trouble."

"Uncle Zhang, if you just kick him out like this, aren't you just sending him to his death?"

"Our Black Mountain Army has always treated people with sincerity, so how could we stand by and watch someone die?"

Zhang Ning said indignantly.

I don't think so.

Zhang Yan shook her head.

She even gave herself a thumbs up for her decision to drive Zhou Heng away.

How long has it been?

He bewitched his own daughter, the daughter of the Heavenly General, to the point of losing her sense of direction.

If we keep him here...

Wouldn't that mean the child would all have to take the surname Zhou?

This guy surnamed Zhou absolutely cannot be allowed to stay.

“Zhou Heng dared to enter Jizhou alone, so he must have some confidence.”

"Moreover, I have already dispatched five thousand troops to protect the route, so there will absolutely be no problems along the way."

"Ning'er, don't worry."

Zhang Yan waved her hand and said.

"But...but..."

Zhang Ning hesitated, unsure of where to begin.

After all, Zhang Yan's words made sense.

Zhou Heng was, after all, a regional lord. If he wasn't confident, how could he have entered Ji Province alone?

Five thousand soldiers were also stationed along the way to protect them.

Naturally, no problems are likely to occur.

She just didn't know why, but she always felt a little uncomfortable inside.

"There are no 'buts', Ning'er, I know what you're thinking."

"Zhou Heng is indeed an outstanding person in this region."

"You have even created such a famous poem that will be passed down through the ages. If the world were at peace, I would never stop you."

"But in this chaotic world, he is not a good match for you."

Zhang Yan sighed.

There was no beating around the bush.

This can be considered as discussing this issue with her face-to-face.

"Why........"

Zhang Ning's face turned red, but she did not refute it.

"There's no reason why, his background alone is enough."

"Being born into poverty meant he was destined not to receive support from aristocratic families."

"Such a person, no matter how brilliant or dazzling, will inevitably perish in the end."

"You'll end up in a bad way if you stay with him."

"Before General Tiangong died, he entrusted you to me. Although you are not my daughter, you are better than my daughter."

“I can’t just sit by and watch you jump into the fire.”

"And do you really think Zhou Heng came here just to borrow troops from us?"

"If I'm not mistaken, his real target is you."

"As long as he marries you, he will gain the support of the Black Mountain Army."

“If you were my daughter, if I weren’t the leader of the Black Mountain Army, if I didn’t have millions of people eating with me.”

"If we were just an ordinary family."

"Even if it's due to the other person's status, I will support you without hesitation."

"But things are different now."

"You are the spiritual pillar of the Black Mountain Army, and you represent the entire Yellow Turban Army."

"Therefore, we cannot be willful."

"At the very least, we cannot gamble with the lives of millions of Black Mountain Kings."

"do you understand?"

Zhang Yan shook her head and said.

His words were very apt.

If Zhang Ning really follows Zhou Heng, whether he likes it or not, the Black Mountain Army will have to bear Zhou Heng's mark.

If Zhou Heng is defeated and killed, then the Black Mountain Army will cease to exist.

He couldn't possibly gamble with a million Montenegrin soldiers.

The best option now is to sit back and watch the tigers fight.

Whichever force is most qualified to seize the Central Plains, they will then attach themselves to it.

This is the wisest and most rational choice.

"Is identity really that important?"

Zhang Ning's eyes were filled with desolation.

"Yes."

“If he were born under Yuan Shao, or Cao Cao, or even Liu Bei, I would agree to your request.”

"But Zhou Heng is not suitable."

"His troops were all Yellow Turban rebels, and he was destined to be despised by the world."

"No one will support such an army."

"But he chose a path that could not possibly succeed."

"Following such a person will only lead to defeat and destruction in the end."

“I can’t possibly gamble with a million Montenegrin soldiers like him.”

"It's even less likely that we, the million-strong Black Mountain army, will be buried with him."

Do you understand now?

“We represent not only ourselves, but also the million-strong Montenegrin army behind us.”

"Even if we don't think about ourselves, we should at least think about them."

"unless.........."

Zhang Yan paused suddenly at this point.

"Unless what?"

Zhang Ning pressed for an answer.

"Unless he can demonstrate the true strength to conquer the world."

"Otherwise, no one will support him."

“If we think this way, then we must think this way about those powerful and influential families.”

"Identity is an insurmountable mountain in this era."

"No one can surpass him, including Zhou Heng."

"That's all I have to say. Ning'er, you can hate me or blame me if you want."

"But that's what it is."

Zhang Yan sighed.

After saying that, he didn't linger and walked straight out the door.

Zhang Ning was left standing there in a daze.

Who hasn't experienced the stirrings of first love?

The current situation is like meeting the person you most want to protect at the age when you feel most powerless.

All that remains is a deep sense of loneliness.

"By the way, this is the letter Zhou Heng left for you. I haven't read it."

Zhang Yan hesitated for a moment, but finally took out the letter that Zhou Heng had given him.

He originally didn't want to take it out.

Because he didn't want Zhang Ning to have any connection with Zhou Heng whatsoever.

But look at Zhang Ning's condition.

In the end, I couldn't bear it.

"Zixiu resolved to leave his hometown, vowing not to return until he achieved fame. Why must his bones be buried in his native land? There are green mountains everywhere in life."

There wasn't much of the same old stuff, nor was there much of the usual love and hate.

There is only one very short seven-character poem.

Adapted from a poem by a great man.

Perhaps this poem was originally intended as a gift to one's father.

But with Zhou Heng...

This is the situation.

Using this poem is not considered overstepping one's bounds.

It could even be described as a declaration of one's will.

The meaning is very clear in this situation.

Once you leave, you will achieve great success and fame, and you will surely return to marry me.

Sometimes, too many words are less effective than a poem.

Actually, Zhou Heng originally wanted to use Huang Chao's poem.

When the ninth day of the ninth month arrives next year, my flowers will bloom and all others will wither. The fragrance will fill Chang'an, and the whole city will be adorned with golden armor.

However, this song, although it has a similar meaning.

But it exuded a murderous aura.

Clearly, this is not suitable as an inspirational story.

At least not now.

Otherwise, wouldn't Zhang Ning think that his heart was filled with anger?

When he comes again, that will be the time when the Black Mountain Army is destroyed.

"Zixiu resolved to leave his hometown, vowing not to return until he achieved fame. Why must his bones be buried in his native land? There are green mountains everywhere in life."

"Life is full of green hills... I'll wait for you."

Zhang Ning muttered to himself.