The number one spendthrift woman in the capital actually brings glory to her entire family?

"any solution?"

A glint flashed in Meng Benbo's eyes as he stared intently at Lord Sikong.

Lord Sikong smiled mysteriously, looked around to make sure no one was paying attention to her, and then carefully took out a book from his sleeve and showed it to Meng Benbo.

Meng Benbo, with his sharp eyes, spotted the words on it; it was the "All-Around Guide to Picking Up Girls" that Li Ji had mentioned.

"Here, I'll let you read a page. It's very precious and very expensive. I'm only letting you read it because of your bravery in battle. Just one page!"

Before Lord Sikong could finish speaking, Meng Benbo had already snatched the book from his hand. He opened it, and the first page read—Strategy One: Play Hard to Get!

……

Once Meng Benbo started reading, he couldn't stop. After finishing one page, he was about to turn to the second when Lord Sikong reached out and took it back.

"grown ups!"

"This is... heh heh..."

So, Meng Benbo bought the limited edition of the book, "The All-Powerful Guide to Picking Up Girls," from Lord Sikong for a high price of one thousand taels of silver. At the time, Meng Benbo felt he had been ripped off, but years later, when someone offered one hundred thousand taels of silver for the book, Meng Benbo still couldn't bear to sell it! He insisted on waiting until the price rose to one million taels of silver before considering whether to sell it or not!

And, it is said, that on that night, General Meng Benbo sang love songs outside Nalu's window all night long. No one really remembers what he sang, but they vaguely remember that there were a few lines like, "I will love you for ten thousand years, my love for you can withstand the test of time, it transcends the limitations of time, it shortens the distance between places, it connects us tightly, with your appearance, it has filled my entire vision..."

Because his singing was so awful, and he kept repeating it over and over again, Meng Benbo returned to camp the next day smelling like rotten eggs and spoiled food.

He ran to Lord Sikong, sobbing and accusing him, "My lord, you lied to me! Your dating guide is completely useless! Give me back my money! Naru didn't even look at me! I sang until my voice was hoarse!"

Lord Sikong, who was leisurely reading a book in his chair, looked up in surprise at the disheveled Meng Benbo. After thinking for a moment, he said, "That's impossible. Did you send her roses? Did you tell her that your family runs an inn? And that you're an only son, my number one warrior, the mighty General Sikong Jin? Also, did you call her 'darling' or 'sweetheart'? Did you sing that song in bel canto or a normal style? Wait, here's what we'll do: tonight, I'll bring two thousand brothers to help you. You bring roses, dress up nicely, and go propose to her. I don't believe she'll ignore you! Hey, did you tell her anything?"

"Oh, I can tell from your expression that it's not true. Let me tell you, women love it when a man's words are as sweet as honey. Look at me and Princess Jiu, I'm always writing her love letters, no matter how cheesy they are, it doesn't matter. Cheesy words are good for deepening our relationship..."

As he spoke, Lord Sikong closed the book in his hand and stood up.

"Deputy General Meng, don't be anxious. You must trust me. I'll prepare the battle for you right away. I refuse to believe we can't take her down! Zhu Si, Fatty Zhu, where are you, you son of a bitch? Li Ji, Li Ji! Get out here right now!"

Sure enough, that night, under Lord Sikong's arrangement, Meng Benbo successfully won the heart of the beauty, and a romantic story of a hero and a beauty began.

That's how it was. During this period of rest, Lady Sikong not only gave the soldiers time off and rewards so they could have fun, but also whenever someone bullied one of her soldiers, she would not hesitate to lead her guards to beat them up and restore their dignity. She also enthusiastically helped the soldiers pursue girls, trained with them, chatted with them, and taught them things like the sailor dance and Little Apple, making their military camp life incredibly rich and colorful.

Lord Sikong's prestige in the army has soared to unprecedented heights. The soldiers admire and love this commander immensely, and they all feel that Lord Sikong is the best, most approachable, and most awesome commander in the world!

She secretly felt lucky to be able to follow him!

In contrast to the peace in Tashe City during this period, Hangu Pass was mired in war.

On November 21st of the 467th year of the Red Moon Calendar, the Great Yong and Great Liao, who had been locked in a stalemate at Hangu Pass for a long time, finally ushered in a major battle since the beginning of winter.

Unfortunately, this great battle was an attack launched by 200,000 Liao cavalry led by General Gesu, the most valiant general of the Liao Dynasty, against Hangu Pass. Even with the experienced general Yukichi Ten leading the troops to resist, Hangu Pass could only manage a draw, with heavy casualties on both sides.

At the same time, the Liao Dynasty also dispatched a fast and powerful force to bypass Hangu Pass and launch a surprise attack on Yingkou City, the left flank of Hangu Pass. The defending general Meng Guang and his 20,000 troops were all wiped out, Yingkou City was captured by the Liao army, and Hangu Pass was in dire straits!

The news was sent back to the court by express courier, causing great shock throughout the country. Emperor Dayong hurriedly invited his ministers to discuss countermeasures. After deliberation, Emperor Dayong decided to accept Lord Xingqi Tian's suggestion and send envoys to negotiate with Tiansheng to form an allied army to jointly resist the Liao army.

Tiansheng quickly replied to Dayong, agreeing to form a joint army to resist the Liao army.

At this time, it had been three months since Sikong Jin had captured the city of Tashe of the Liao Dynasty.

Late that night, as usual, the Minister of Works had finished inspecting the soldiers' barracks and returned to his study to review memorials. Unexpectedly, just as he sat down, Atai, whom he hadn't seen for a long time, suddenly brought him a letter from Luoyang.

"Sir, it was delivered to Steward Feng by the dissolute steward, who instructed Steward Feng to deliver it to you as quickly as possible."

Atai handed over the letter in his hand.

Sikong Jin reached out and took it. "Living a life of debauchery? Sister Yun, is something the matter?"

With some doubt, he opened the letter and unfolded the paper. What came into view was Di Beizun's unrestrained and arrogant handwriting. The letter was short, with only a few sentences: "Congratulations on taking Tashe City. Hilton has opened in the capital of my Great Zhou Dynasty. I will take care of it. I will ascend the throne next month. Will you come?"

After reading the letter, Sikong Jin fell silent. She subconsciously raised her hand and gently pressed down on the phoenix jade pendant hanging on her chest. A complex emotion couldn't help but surface in her starry eyes.

Her emotions suddenly became strange. Thinking of his peerless, cold, and incomparably handsome face, she felt a strange, dull pain in her heart. An indescribable emotion quickly invaded her chest, something she couldn't explain or articulate.