#424 - Adding
Do not worry.
Sitting on the wooden chair, Wei Changtian closed his eyes, his mind constantly dwelling on these two words.
Without a doubt, Li Wutong was definitely not wishing him safety, so it was clearly a farewell.
In other words, regarding the question of where Da Feng should go, Li Wutong had at least made a decision for herself.
The latter did not know that five second-rank experts had gone to rescue her, so this time she must have been prepared to die.
After all, five second-rank experts are not necessarily foolproof.
Xiao Feng also found five second-rank experts, but in the end, wasn't he killed by himself?
So... should I go to Fengyuan?
Frowning, Wei Changtian sighed with some annoyance.
This question was not simple.
If it were normal times, he would have left as soon as he said so.
But now, Shu Prefecture is also about to face Ning Yongnian's 300,000-strong army to quell the rebellion. Although he had already come up with a countermeasure with Chu Xianping, if there were any unexpected situations, the loss would not just be one prefecture.
At that time, everyone, including Xu Qingwan and Ning Yuke, would be in danger...
The room was quiet, and as time passed, Wei Changtian's mood became more and more anxious.
Just then, Chu Xianping suddenly pushed the door open and came in again.
"Huh? Did Li Wutong write back again?"
Wei Changtian suddenly opened his eyes and asked.
"No."
Chu Xianping shook his head and turned to close the door.
He walked over quickly, and the next sentence made Wei Changtian's pupils shrink suddenly.
"My lord, Yuan Prefecture has sent troops."
September 23rd, on the 23rd day after Ning Yuke declared himself king, the vanguard of the imperial court's 300,000-strong army to quell the rebellion finally set out from Yuan Prefecture, heading mightily towards Shu Prefecture.
This was not much different from the time Chu Xianping had previously estimated.
From Yuan Prefecture to Shu Prefecture, it would take about ten days for a normal march. If the speed of the central army was slightly delayed, the army to quell the rebellion would attack Shu Prefecture no later than twenty days later.
Although Wei Changtian had already known about this, for Da Ning, the news that "the imperial court sent troops to quell the rebellion in Shu Prefecture" was made public for the first time.
Therefore, Wei Changtian must make Ning Yuke and Liang Zhen make a sufficiently "normal" reaction in the next few days.
Recruiting soldiers, deploying defenses, purchasing military equipment, implementing curfew...
Ning Yongnian must not see any clues in everything. Only in this way can the Shu army win this war with Han Zhao's cooperation.
Although Wei Changtian would not personally handle these matters, he must pay attention to the development of the situation behind the scenes at all times.
So the plan to go to Fengyuan could only be put on hold for the time being.
However, in order to ensure that Li Wutong was foolproof, Wei Changtian did two more things.
First, he asked Chu Xianping to select a fourth-rank expert from the Gongji Association and ordered Ying Yu to go to Fengyuan with this person to try to rescue Li Qi.
If that second-rank expert was really Bai Youheng, then Li Qi was likely to have been hit by a trick like "Heart Demon Illusion", and Ying Yu might be able to play a role.
As for how to enter the city in the midst of war... this was not difficult.
After all, although the Tongzhou Association spies in the Da Ning army could not blatantly cause trouble, they could still cover for one person to enter the city.
Of course, if Li Qi died before Ying Yu arrived, or Da Feng had already been defeated...
Then he could only blame himself for his bad luck.
This was the first thing.
And the second thing was completely aimed at Li Wutong.
"..."
"Senior, can Kui Long really not participate in secular power struggles? Can't you make an exception?"
In the dark room, Wei Changtian earnestly persuaded Xuan Tianjian: "Ning Yongnian is a demon who killed three million people! This should be considered eliminating harm for the people and acting on behalf of heaven!"
"Maybe God will open his eyes at that time and tell you how to advance to the first rank?"
"Boy, stop talking nonsense."
Faced with Wei Changtian's persuasion, the remnant soul remained unmoved: "Killing the emperor and fighting wars are absolutely impossible."
"How do I know if what you said is true or false? Even if it is true, as long as that Ning Yongnian is the emperor, the people of Kui Long will not kill him."
"Don't say he killed three million people, what does it have to do with this old man, even if it's thirty million?"
Speaking of this, the remnant soul suddenly paused, and seemed to mutter in a low voice with some envy: "Tsk tsk tsk, three million people, how much lifespan would that waste..."
Waste?
Alright, you don't look like a good bird either.
Wei Changtian curled his lips, knowing that the other party would not change his mind, so he had to settle for the next best thing: "Senior, can I borrow five more second-rank experts?"
"Borrow again?"
The remnant soul was stunned: "What are you going to do again?"
"It's still the same thing as before."
Wei Changtian replied truthfully: "I'm afraid five is not enough, I think ten would be more secure."
"Ten? To save a girl, you want ten second-rank experts?"
The remnant soul ridiculed as much as possible: "Hahahaha, boy, do you know how many second-rank experts Da Ning has on the surface?"
"I naturally know that second-rank experts are not cabbages."
Wei Changtian said righteously: "But five is really not enough."
"Look at the last time, you also found five for Xiao Feng, but they were all killed by me."
"If Xiao Feng had gritted his teeth and directly found ten at that time, wouldn't I have been the one who died?"
"So senior, it's better to be cautious when doing things."
"..."
Wei Changtian's example silenced the remnant soul at once.
After holding back for a long time, the latter said irritably:
"No matter what you say, there will definitely not be five more!"
"Ah? Doesn't Kui Long have many second-rank experts?"
Wei Changtian pretended to be surprised and said: "How come you can't even produce ten now? Has it fallen to such a state?"
"You!"
The remnant soul had always dealt with gentlemen like Xiao Feng before. When had he ever seen someone as shameless as Wei Changtian, and immediately roared:
"Boy! Kui Long's foundation is far beyond what an ant like you can imagine!"
"Don't say five! This old man can find fifty more without any problem! It's just that these people are mostly too far away from Da Feng to reach Fengyuan in a short time!"
"So that's it!"
Wei Changtian smiled and said: "Senior, how many can reach Fengyuan within ten days?"
"Hmph! At most there are two more!"
"Okay! Then add two more!"
With a clap of his hands, Wei Changtian casually finalized two more second-rank experts, just like buying vegetables in a vegetable market.
Five plus two, a total of seven second-rank experts!
If these could be used for my own purposes, what would Ning Yongnian be!
It's just a pity that Kui Long has too many rules, otherwise Wei Changtian really wanted to "hire" a few second-rank experts to stay in Shu Prefecture City as thugs for a long time.
Of course, whether there would be enough death row prisoners at that time would also be a problem...
After thinking about some random things, Wei Changtian was just about to talk to the remnant soul about the "price" again, but he suddenly remembered something.
"By the way, senior, the mission of these seven people has to be changed slightly."
"Isn't it to find a chance to bring that girl to Shu Prefecture?"
The remnant soul asked impatiently: "What else is changing?"
"Well, it's true that she should be brought to Shu Prefecture, but not to find a chance..."
His expression slowly becoming serious, Wei Changtian corrected the "mission content" word by word.
"Senior, please tell those seven people that as long as Da Feng is defeated, they must bring that girl back no matter what."
"Even if she doesn't want to."
