#724 - coincide?

Let's discuss the war in Xin Feng again.

After glancing at the secret letter in his hand, Wei Changtian didn't rush to open it, but casually tossed it onto the desk.

Judging from the current situation, although the Qian and Hui armies have been besieging Fengyuan City for a long time without success, if he doesn't get involved, they should still be able to break through Fengyuan and occupy the entire territory of Xin Feng.

But if he insists on reinforcing Xu Sui Sui...

Then it's hard to say what the war situation will become.

Obviously, from being full of confidence to suffering repeated setbacks, the Qian and Hui armies have already realized that something is wrong.

That's why they want to negotiate with him again, the purpose of which is nothing more than to persuade him to abandon his support for Xin Feng.

Of course, compared to the last secret letter from Jing Guoqing, which was full of threats, this time the attitude of the Qian and Hui armies will definitely be much lower.

It's just that they want to talk, but Wei Changtian may not necessarily be willing to talk.

"Tell the Zhan Shi Fu, there's no need to reply."

Wei Changtian smiled disdainfully and said to Zhang San, "Let them wait in Huailing."

"Yes."

Zhang San nodded immediately, and then said, "By the way, Master, the Madam has returned to Shuzhou City."

"Is that so?"

Wei Changtian nodded slightly, and after pondering for a moment, asked, "Where is Chu Xianping? Where has he gotten to?"

"He has reached the territory of Luzhou and will arrive in Qingzhou tomorrow."

After Zhang San answered, he leaned closer and lowered his voice to continue:

"Master, it seems that Young Master Chu went to see someone last night, but the brothers who were tailing him lost him..."

"Hmm?"

Wei Changtian was taken aback and narrowed his eyes slightly: "When did this happen?"

"He left his residence at about Zi Shi (11pm-1am) and returned at Yin Shi (3am-5am), with a gap of about two hours in between."

Zhang San replied, "The person tailing him said that Young Master Chu turned into a small alley and then disappeared."

"That alley is a dead end, and beyond the end is a small lake, so Young Master Chu may have entered someone's house in the alley."

"Anything else?"

"Not for now."

"Alright, you can go. Oh right, call Li Zimu over."

"Yes!"

Zhang San cupped his fist and quickly bowed as he backed out of the main tent.

Wei Changtian, however, was still stroking his chin, pondering about Chu Xianping's matter.

Luzhou, going to see someone in the middle of the night, for two hours...

Two years ago, on the way to being "exiled" to Shuzhou, Wei Changtian had passed through Luzhou and even attended a flower appreciation party with Liang Zhen.

And apart from that "Little Dongguan" Anyi County, he had no other special impression of this prefecture located in the eastern part of Da Ning.

Similarly, Chu Xianping shouldn't have any relatives or friends there either.

So, who did he go to see?

Someone from the Gongji Society?

Someone from Kui Long?

Someone from Xu Sui Sui?

Wei Changtian pondered for a long time, and then suddenly, at a certain moment, a bold idea arose.

Last night, Chu Xianping went to see a mysterious person, or went to do something.

Then this morning, the Qian and Hui armies sent a message saying they wanted to negotiate with him again.

So... coincidence? Is he overthinking things?

But isn't this a bit too coincidental?

"General Liang, this is the list of suspicious people found today..."

Just as Wei Changtian was repeatedly struggling with who Chu Xianping went to see, inside a side tent not far from the main tent of the army, Tang Chen had just handed a roster to Liang Zhen.

In the past few days, he and Li Zimu had been investigating spies in the army, and they could find dozens of people every day.

Of course, not all of these spies were sent by the Qian and Hui armies.

Some were Ning Wenjun's people, some were Da Jue's people, and some were people from other forces.

However, according to Wei Changtian's instructions, Tang Chen didn't need to care about these, as long as he found all the suspicious people.

As for whether to kill or release them, Liang Zhen would handle the subsequent matters.

"Okay, thank you, Young Master Tang."

After taking the roster, Liang Zhen didn't stay there any longer and quickly turned around and left the side tent.

And after he left, Li Zimu, who was also in the tent, stretched lazily.

"Ah~ So tired!"

"Young Master Tang, we should be finishing the investigation soon, right?"

To be fair, Li Zimu's figure was not comparable to Yang Liushi and others, but it was still considered curvy.

Especially now, with the "blessing" of the action, the overall curves presented could even be said to be somewhat alluring.

"Hmm."

On the other side, Tang Chen's expression was quite embarrassed.

He didn't dare to look at Li Zimu, so he pretended to be tidying up the ink and brushes on the desk, until the latter put down her arms before continuing:

"Only the Qingfeng Camp and Yulin Camp have not been investigated yet, it should take a maximum of three more days."

"Three days, it's almost time to reach Huailing..."

Li Zimu nodded and walked to Tang Chen's side, and couldn't help but smile when she saw his actions: "Giggle, Young Master Tang, why are you moving these few pieces of paper back and forth?"

"Ah! I..."

Tang Chen was even more embarrassed for a moment, subconsciously retracted his hand, and didn't know how to explain.

And Li Zimu laughed even harder when she saw this, and continued to tease relentlessly:

"Hehehe, Young Master Tang, we've known each other for so long, why are you still so afraid of me?"

"I'm not even afraid of being alone in a room with you, what are you afraid of?"

"Afraid that I'll assault you?"

"I, I..."

Tang Chen's tone was still stuttering, and his expression was still embarrassed.

However, his current appearance was already much "calmer" compared to a few days ago, probably because Li Zimu often teased him like this.

"Miss Li, I'm making you laugh."

Looking at Li Zimu, who was full of smiles, Tang Chen finally adjusted his mentality after a long while and said silently with his head lowered:

"I grew up in the sect since I was young, and all I had around me were fellow disciples, not to mention women, there were not even a few hens..."

"So I really don't know how to get along with women, let alone how to please women..."

"I know you must find it boring to be with me, but..."

Speaking of this, although Tang Chen still had his mouth open, he had no more to say.

Originally, he wanted to say something like "But I will definitely treat you well", but how could he say it when the words were on the tip of his tongue?

Therefore, he could only once again stand awkwardly in place, until Li Zimu's voice rang softly.

"I don't think it's boring."

Like comfort, and like sincerity, only to see that the teasing in Li Zimu's eyes had disappeared, leaving only a touch of gentle smile.

"Young Master Tang, other women may think you are dull and rigid."

"But in my opinion, a man like you is the most reliable."

"..."

With slightly red cheeks, Li Zimu's voice became smaller and smaller, and her head was also buried a little lower.

And Tang Chen was stunned as he looked at her, his breathing becoming more and more rapid.

The atmosphere in the tent became extremely ambiguous because of a sentence, and if it were a TV series from his previous life, it wouldn't be impossible to kiss.

Of course, the two of them certainly couldn't kiss now.

But the relationship between them was once again drawn a lot closer.

"Li, Miss Li..."

Squeezing out two words from his throat, Tang Chen didn't know where he got the courage, and immediately prepared to say the second half of the sentence that he had failed to say just now.

However, just at this moment, Zhang San's voice outside the tent suddenly interrupted this rare atmosphere.

"Miss Li!"

"The Master has summoned you to go over now!"