Women disguised as men went to the battlefield and the emperor bowed down in submission.

Baili Heng said, "Excellent!"

"Report!" A soldier rushed over, knelt down and reported, "Your Highness, a carriage has left the capital and is heading straight for our army."

"Oh? Let's go see who it is?" Baili Heng and Lin Ruoshui went to the entrance of the military camp together.

The carriage stopped just as the person arrived. Inside the carriage was a woman dressed in a bright red cotton dress embroidered with gold thread, over which she wore a fiery red gauze robe, and her hair was styled into a high bun with matching satin.

Lin Ruoshui said, "She must be one of your biggest fans, right?"

Baili Heng said, "It's my cousin."

Lin Ruoshui said, "Then I'll be going now, so as not to keep you from catching up!" After saying that, she winked at Baili Heng.

Lin Ruoshui went to a farmer's house outside the city, and Xiuyi made very good arrangements for her.

She doesn't need to stay in the tent anymore, and Xiuyi cooks for her every day, making a variety of delicious dishes.

Lin Ruoshui went back and lay on the swing that Xiu Yi had made for her, using her inner strength to swing the swing very high.

As night fell, Meng Tuo unexpectedly came looking for him.

Lin Ruoshui asked, "Why the rush? What's the matter?"

Meng Tuo had a lot to say, so he said, "Please go and see the Crown Prince one last time."

Lin Ruoshui joked, "She was fine this morning, but she's going to die tonight?"

Meng Tuo said, "After the Crown Prince's cousin arrived at the military camp, she put a very strong aphrodisiac in the Crown Prince's food. When the Crown Prince found out, he killed her with a sword."

The subordinates found various women for the crown prince and sent them into his tent. Although the crown prince was in a daze, he would vomit uncontrollably whenever a woman was near him, making it impossible for him to have sex.

He has started vomiting blood, and the imperial physician says that he must abstain from sexual intercourse for half an hour, or he will surely die.

Lin Ruoshui said, "Are you saying that your crown prince would die over something as trivial as being drugged with aphrodisiacs?"

Meng Tuo turned his head away, his expression pained, and said, "Yes!"

Lin Ruoshui said, "Let's go, I'll go take a look."

Lin Ruoshui approached Baili Heng's tent. His eyes were lifeless, his face was bluish-purple, his breathing was rapid, his veins were bulging, and blood was constantly seeping from the corner of his mouth.

"This is much more serious than I imagined," Lin Ruoshui murmured.

Lin Ruoshui walked to the bedside, took Baili Heng's hand, and asked, "How are you?"

Baili Heng unconsciously grabbed her hand and kissed it.

She pried open Baili Heng's eyes and found that his pupils were beginning to dilate slightly.

"Oh no!" Lin Ruoshui thought to herself.

Xiu Yi appeared and looked at Baili Heng, who was about to die, and said, "I never thought that the crown prince and commander of a million-strong army would die from aphrodisiacs."

Lin Ruoshui said, "Save him, Xiuyi."

Xiu Yi wrapped her arms around Lin Ruoshui's neck, rested her chin on her forehead, and said, "Only you can save him."

Lin Ruoshui panicked and said, "I won't save her."

Xiu Yi said, "Okay, let's go then."

Lin Ruoshui stood up and walked to the door with Xiuyi.

Lin Ruoshui pulled Xiu Yi aside and said, "Besides me, think of another way."

Xiu Yi said, "If I were him, I would also choose to die rather than touch another woman."

Xiu Yi continued, "You should help him. He's not ready to die yet. Right now, all the countries are eyeing you covetously. Having another person protect you will put my mind at ease."

After saying that, Xiuyi left on her own.

The next day, Baili Heng woke up with a terrible stomachache. He summoned the imperial physician.

The imperial physician said, "Your Highness, the aphrodisiac has worn off, and you are out of danger. Your stomach pain is due to your incessant vomiting yesterday; a few doses of medicine will cure it."

Bailey's face turned ashen. He asked, "How is the antidote administered?"

The imperial physician said, "They said that your medicine was neutralized after Xiuyi and the military commander arrived."

Baili Heng sensed something was wrong and asked, "Can this medicine be used as an antidote?"

The imperial physician said, "There was no solution to this problem. I don't know what method Xiuyi used."

Baili Heng felt it again and kept thinking back. He was certain that someone had helped him solve it.

He continued, "Who entered my tent last night? The military commander, General Meng, General Guo, Xiu Yi, and those women who vomited as soon as they got close to you."

A faint smile appeared on Baili Heng's pale lips.

He murmured, "Then everything last night wasn't a dream!"

After washing up, Baili Heng went to the main tent, where everyone was discussing matters.

Lin Ruoshui was wearing a black mask and was studying the military defense map of Wuling with the generals.

Upon seeing Baili Heng enter, everyone bowed in greeting, and Lin Ruoshui naturally and generously said, "Your Highness, are you alright?"

Baili Heng smiled and said, "It's nothing!"

"Brother Ying, what's wrong?" Baili Heng asked, pointing to her mask.

"I caught a cold and was afraid of infecting everyone, so I wore a mask," Lin Ruoshui said casually.

Everyone praised her actions.

Baili Heng then pointed to her hand and asked, "What happened to your hand?"

"I spilled some porridge this morning and it burned my hand," Lin Ruoshui replied without hesitation.

Baili Heng stared at her again and asked, "Where else are you injured?"

Lin Ruoshui patted her chest and said, "It's nothing, everything's fine."

She turned around, her face contorted in pain; the slap had almost killed her.

"Let's continue. Where were we?" Lin Ruoshui asked calmly, as if nothing had happened.

Baili Heng's observations were meticulous, and combined with his hazy memories from yesterday, he was certain that the person who saved him yesterday must have been her.

At this moment, his eyes shone with a burning light. He could not remain calm and quickly walked out of the tent.

Xiu Yi walked towards him and said, "Did you deliberately give me an aphrodisiac yesterday?"

Baili Heng choked.

He deliberately drugged his cousin, wanting to gamble with his life, betting that Lin Ruoshui wouldn't just stand by and watch him die in front of her.

Xiu Yi saw through his thoughts and said, "It was just a dream."

"Even if it's just a dream that I risked my life for, I would gladly accept it," Baili Heng said.

Xiu Yi shook her head, chuckled softly, and left.

When Baili Heng returned to his tent after calming down, Lin Ruoshui had already finalized her siege plan.

The strategist Xu Pai gave Baili Heng a detailed retelling of the siege plan, and Baili Heng's eyes lit up.

He patted Lin Ruoshui on the shoulder naturally and said, "This plan is brilliant!"

Lin Ruoshui glanced at his hand and curled her lips in disgust.

His hand wasn't a hand at all; to her, it was a demon's claw.

If it weren't for her profound inner strength, she would have almost been completely devoured by him yesterday.

Night falls on the kang (heated brick bed) in a farmer's home.

After Xiu Yi and Lin Ruoshui finished their cultivation, Lin Ruoshui wore a mask the whole time.

She asked Xiuyi, "Are you angry?"

Xiuyi said, "Yingying is still the most learned and intelligent. I am already very satisfied that you did not give yourself to him."

Upon hearing that she was learned and knowledgeable, Lin Ruoshui's face turned as black as the bottom of a pot.

The next day, in the faint light of dawn.

The thunderous sound of the war drums surged forth like a mighty wave, stirring the blood and making one's blood boil.

A loud and urgent bugle call sounded, and the army of the number one army in the world set out.

The soldiers stood in formation, spears and shields in hand, their armor gleaming coldly in the pale morning light.

Their steps were steady, as if the earth itself trembled slightly beneath their feet.

The 300,000-strong garrison inside Wuling City held firm, while the 1.5 million-strong reinforcements outside the city lined up to meet the enemy.

The two armies faced off, and a tense atmosphere enveloped the battlefield.

For a long time, the world's number one army, despite its layers of formation, remained motionless.

The reinforcements outside the city stood ready, puzzled and unsure whether the enemy intended to fight or not.

Li Jun, the leader of the reinforcements outside the city, asked his strategist Wang Wenjing with suspicion, "Why are they standing in such a line so early in the morning? What are they up to?"

Wang Wenjing stroked his beard and said, "I suppose we're going to take them by surprise and catch them off guard."

Li Jun was shocked and asked, "Sir, what should we do?"

Wang Wenjing closed his eyes and said, "The number one army in the world acts unpredictably, and their weapons and equipment are unheard of. I'm afraid we are in grave danger today."

Li Jun said, "Why do you boost the morale of others while diminishing your own?"

Wang Wenjing said, "It is fate."

"Look! What's that floating in the sky?" "Could it be a god descending to earth?" "Is it a giant bird?" "It's coming this way! Look!"

A commotion broke out in the reinforcement camp, and the soldiers guarding the city wall were so frightened that their legs trembled.

I heard that Ying Yu, the leader of the world's number one army, is a god descended to earth who can summon wind and rain and control heavenly fire. I never thought that what he said was true. Today, it has actually come true.

"Look, look! That thing floating by has fire on it! What should we do? Should we run?"

At this time, the morale of the reinforcements below the city had collapsed, and no one was willing to fight. The soldiers were trembling with fear.

Seeing this, Li Jun said, "You cowards, you're so scared, how can you fight a war?" After saying that, he picked up a whip and started lashing at the soldiers.

The soldiers were filled with fear, and dared not say a word, nor did they dare to run away.

Li Jun said, "Archers, get ready! Shoot that thing in the sky down!"

Floating in the air was an extra-large hot air balloon prepared by Lin Ruoshui, containing bombs and natural gas tanks.

I can't imagine how powerful a combination of bombs and natural gas explosions would be.

When the hot air balloon drifted into the range of the arrows, Li Jun and the leader on the city wall simultaneously ordered the arrows to be fired.

Silver light flashed in the air as a dense rain of arrows shot out, like a sky full of silver rivers.

As the hot air balloon floated directly above the city wall, the arrowhead pierced through the gas cylinder and sparked.

In an instant, a loud explosion rang out, accompanied by a blinding flash, and the natural gas tank shattered instantly under a powerful surge of energy.

Flames spread rapidly from the point of explosion, turning the impregnable city wall into a wall of fire, accompanied by billowing smoke that shot straight into the sky.

The entire scene was filled with destruction and despair, with the soldiers' screams and cries mingling together. It was a disaster for them, and they were powerless to resist it.

Lin Ruoshui nudged Baili Heng on the shoulder and said, "Sorry, let's build the city wall after you ascend the throne."

Baili Heng said, "Ascension to the throne? I've never thought about it."

Lin Ruoshui asked in surprise, "You're not planning to become emperor?"

Baili Heng said, "I have been the crown prince since birth, second only to the emperor. I have seen enough of the deceit and fratricide."

I had no desire for the throne; I was simply forced into this situation. Now I have a goal in life, and I have a choice.

Lin Ruoshui asked, "What are your goals in life?"

Baili Heng lowered his eyelids and said, "You don't want to know."

Lin Ruoshui asked, "If you don't tell me, how am I supposed to know if I want to know or not?"

Baili Heng laughed heartily and said, "My life goal is to be with...you!"

Lin Ruoshui couldn't remain a calm bystander. She said, "Isn't being the emperor much better than following me? Are you out of your mind?"

Baili Heng said, "Good brothers, how can we risk our lives together if we're not together? Why don't we become emperors together?"