#379 - All must die
The mountain wind of early autumn blew from afar, rustling through the hills and stirring the treetops.
“Do your words still hold true?”
Faced with this question, Youjia could not give a negative answer under any circumstances.
“Your Majesty, Longque's heart has never changed.”
Looking up into Ning Yongnian's eyes, Youjia tried to keep her tone calm: “Your subordinate will always be a member of the Dragon Guard, and will always be Your Majesty's person.”
“Is that so?”
Ning Yongnian shook his head slightly, released her hand, and glanced again at Feng County town below.
“Longque, in my eyes, you are only Youjia, not Longque.”
“From now on, you will also be my concubine.”
“…”
You are only Youjia, and from now on you will also be my concubine.
These two sentences made Youjia's heart tremble for no reason.
However, before she could say anything, Ning Yongnian had already turned away and started walking down the mountain.
“Let's go, down the mountain.”
“…”
Yuanzhou City.
Like Feng County, since the Da Feng army retreated to Yuanzhou City, it has also been freed from the flames of war, and everything in the city is gradually returning to normal.
After all, for most of the people in the city, it doesn't matter whether the flags on the city wall are embroidered with “Ning” or “Feng”, as long as they can save their lives in this troubled world.
Therefore, although the 500,000-strong Da Feng army is stationed in the city, the number of “military-civilian conflicts” that have occurred in the past month is very few.
Under such circumstances, the Da Feng army's control over Fengyuan City is not as strict as it was at the beginning, and even the curfew was lifted a few days ago.
Several night markets have reopened, and Fengyuan City has become lively again at night.
People have taken to the streets, and they are no longer afraid when they encounter Da Feng soldiers in armor. Some people will chat with the latter, and those who are familiar with each other have even started doing business in the army.
These businesses cover a wide range of content.
For example, fresh fruits and vegetables, courtesans, coolie laborers, and even intelligence.
“…”
“Brother Wang, what's new lately?”
Wealth comes from danger.
Although he knew that this position of leader would not be easy, Li Si, who had been mediocre all his life, finally gritted his teeth and agreed to this errand, officially becoming a “high-level” member of the Gongji Association at the leader level, with the power to directly contact Chu Xianping.
However, compared to other leaders, he is basically a one-man commander at the moment.
In more than a month, he has only developed less than ten members, and most of the matters still need to be done by himself. From this point of view, Li Si is indeed not better than Wang Er and Zhang San, and may be more suitable as an executor, rather than a leader.
“Brother Wang, a little tea money, a small token of respect…”
He pushed the teacup towards the soldier, and at the same time, he pushed over a small money bag.
Li Si still had a flattering look on his face, and the soldier in plain clothes opposite him showed a smile the moment he saw the money bag.
“Cough, Brother Li is too polite.”
He silently put the money bag into his sleeve, the soldier leaned forward slightly and said in a low voice: “Listen carefully, something big may happen in the army these days.”
“Oh?”
Li Si's eyes lit up, and he quickly stuffed a fifty-tael silver note over: “I wonder what exactly is the big deal… If it's not a military secret, please enlighten me, Brother Wang.”
“My business is all in this Yuanzhou City, so it's good to be prepared in advance, isn't it?”
“…”
Military intelligence is naturally confidential, and the saying that “my business is all in Yuanzhou City” is just a clumsy excuse.
The soldier naturally understood this, but as long as there was enough silver, these were not problems.
“Brother Li, you just need to know about this matter yourself, don't tell anyone else…”
He happily accepted the silver note, the soldier looked around, and then whispered in Li Si's ear: “This Yuanzhou City, it won't be long before there may be no more Da Feng soldiers.”
“This…”
Without a doubt, such intelligence was absolutely shocking.
Li Si calmed his slightly rapid breathing, and hurriedly asked: “Brother Wang, could it be that there is going to be another war?”
“Not so.”
The soldier smiled and shook his head: “We are not going to the west, but to the east.”
Back to the east.
The meaning represented by these three words is very clear.
“Withdrawal?”
Li Si suddenly widened his eyes: “Da, Da Feng is going to withdraw?”
“Hahaha, just maybe…”
The soldier reached out and patted Li Si's shoulder, and stood up with a smile: “Brother Li, I have said what I should say. If there are no accidents, this should be the last time we meet.”
“There are still important matters in the army, I will take a step first.”
“I wish you all the best in your business in Yuanzhou City.”
“Farewell.”
After saying what he had to say, the soldier did not dawdle any longer, and soon walked out of the teahouse in a hurry and disappeared into the night.
Li Si sat in the elegant room for a long time, but still couldn't figure out why Da Feng would suddenly withdraw his troops.
Although the Yuanzhou war has been suspended for a month, it still seems that Da Feng is at an advantage.
Even if they don't want to fight anymore due to some changes, they shouldn't give up Yuanzhou City so easily, which they have already obtained.
The 500,000-strong army passed through the border with great momentum, vowing to take back Yuan and Xi states. Why is this battle going to end hastily after only just beginning?
Could it be that the two courts have already reached an agreement?
Li Si couldn't figure it out, and finally stopped thinking about it. After paying for the tea, he prepared to go back and send a message to Chu Xianping.
No matter what, it would be a great achievement to find out such intelligence.
He took so much silver from Young Master Wei, and now he has finally done something practical, so he is not a leader for nothing.
He was thinking wildly while walking quickly along the base of the wall towards his residence.
Although Yuanzhou City no longer has a curfew, there are not many pedestrians on the street after nightfall, so Li Si's figure, which is almost integrated with the night, appears a bit lonely.
He rounded a street corner and turned into a small alley called “Stone Mill”.
Stone Mill Alley is only a few miles away from the west city wall, and most of the residents in it have fled. Now, including Li Si, there are only four or five households living there.
Such an alley is already sparsely populated, and even more so at this late hour.
However, tonight, Li Si rarely encountered a few men wearing bamboo hats.
A group of five people were walking towards him, their faces hidden under veils, making it impossible to see their appearance.
There is undoubtedly a lot of suspicion about such a group of people, but it is not uncommon in today's Yuanzhou City.
Based on the principle of “not causing trouble”, Li Si certainly would not do anything rash, so he lowered his head slightly and quickened his pace.
The five people opposite him also seemed to have the same mindset.
Soon, the two sides brushed past each other in the narrow alley, and then continued to walk forward.
“Huff.”
Hearing the sound of footsteps getting farther and farther behind him, Li Si finally breathed a sigh of relief, but he felt a little confused in his heart.
Just now, he actually made eye contact with the leader of the other party.
And it was this glance that made him feel a moment of trance.
Is it an illusion?
Forcing himself to resist the urge to look back, Li Si shook his head and stopped thinking about it.
The five people behind him also slowly released the daggers hidden in their sleeves.
“Young master, that person should be from the military.”
“Let him go, don't cause any more trouble.”
The cold voice paused slightly, and then sounded again with endless indifference.
“Anyway, they will all die in three days.”
