#786 - Get Ready
“Farewell, Brother Xianping.”
East of Fengyuan City, two hundred li.
Just as the 300,000 Ning-Shu reinforcements were about to arrive in Fengyuan for the decisive battle, Lu Hongji and Chu Xianping had also reached the vicinity of the battlefield.
However, from their conversation, it was not difficult to tell that they were about to "part ways".
This matter was brought up by Lu Hongji.
Obviously, he must have his own plans for this great battle and didn't want Chu Xianping to participate.
Chu Xianping had no opinion on this, as if he didn't care what Lu Hongji was going to do.
“Chief Lu, in that case, I wish you victory in this battle.”
“But if you unfortunately lose, please don't forget the deal between you and me.”
“Hahaha! Don't worry, Brother Xianping! I will definitely keep my word!”
Laughing loudly, Lu Hongji said readily: “If I really lose this battle, then I will go to the Kui Long branch to wait for you. When we meet again, I will offer the Elder's Token with both hands!”
“Good, it's a deal.”
“It's a deal!”
“...”
Two voices rose and faded away, and the forest on the low mountain quickly returned to silence.
Taking the reins, Lu Hongji jumped onto his horse, abandoning the carriage. He led his remaining two guards on horseback straight towards the Fengyuan battlefield two hundred li away.
Chu Xianping stood alone in place, silently watching the dust raised in the distance, getting farther and farther away, and then disappearing.
A faint smile always hung on his face, as if he had expected all of this.
The first hour of Xu, two hours before the final battle.
Fengyuan, the new Feng Imperial Palace.
After meeting Liang Zhen and Han Zhao, Wei Changtian and Xu Suisui returned to the palace.
After all, there was nothing for them to do in the army, so they actually came back for dinner.
Of course, Xu Suisui didn't have much of an appetite.
However, Wei Changtian ate heartily, and even had the mood to joke with Li Zimu and Tang Chen during the meal.
After finishing dinner like this, half of the agreed two hours had passed, and the sky outside the house had completely darkened.
Coming out of the dining hall, they moved to an elegant room to continue drinking tea.
Throughout the whole process, Wei Changtian remained very calm, looking like he wasn't in a hurry at all.
Xu Suisui was able to hold back from asking at first, but as time passed, she finally couldn't help but remind him at a certain moment:
“Um... it's almost Hai hour, aren't you leaving yet?”
“No rush.”
Taking a sip of tea, Wei Changtian leaned back in his chair and said comfortably: “I can leave after Han Zhao sends out the troops.”
“Oh.”
Xu Suisui responded softly, looking worried.
She always felt that Wei Changtian should prepare earlier, but she didn't dare to order him, so she couldn't help but feel uneasy.
It was just like the feeling when you are about to go out with your girlfriend, and it's almost time, but she is still putting on makeup slowly. You want to urge her but you don't dare to.
“...”
Looking at the copper hourglass in the corner for a while, and then looking at Wei Changtian, who was closing his eyes to rest, Xu Suisui's face was full of anxiety and helplessness, but she didn't say anything more.
The quiet room fell into a strange silence, until after an unknown amount of time, Wei Changtian suddenly said with his eyes closed:
“By the way, all the Upper Third Rank experts will go to the front line later, and since you don't have any System Points now, it's best not to run around.”
“Or you might as well take Li Zimu and find a place to hide.”
His tone was calm, and his voice was neither loud nor soft.
Wei Changtian didn't open his eyes when he spoke, but Xu Suisui's eyes widened more and more.
She wasn't a martial artist, so she definitely wouldn't go to the front line to make trouble.
That's why Wei Changtian told her to find a place to hide, so as to prevent the enemy from taking advantage of the emptiness of the palace's defenses and capturing the leader first.
Up to this point, Xu Suisui could understand.
But these last few sentences...
“N-Nothing will happen, right?”
Feeling a chill down her spine, she muttered somewhat self-reassuringly: “The palace is so big, Li-guniang and I will find a place to hide that no one knows about. Who can find us?”
“Is that so?”
Wei Changtian still kept his eyes closed: “Then where are you planning to hide?”
“Um... There is a secret room under my bedroom. I'll hide there.”
“Good.”
At this moment, Wei Changtian finally opened his eyes.
He looked straight at Xu Suisui and said coldly, word by word: “Now, don't I know where you're hiding?”
“...”
Her body trembled suddenly, and Xu Suisui was startled by Wei Changtian's tone, but she also understood what he meant.
“I... I understand.”
Biting her lip, she whispered: “I'll listen to you...”
“Well, it's always good to be careful.”
On the other side, Wei Changtian saw that she understood, and his tone returned to normal.
He shook a pair of matching jade pendants from his sleeve and casually threw them into Xu Suisui's arms.
“Take this. If something really happens, burn the jade, and I'll find a way to save you.”
“But if I'm too late, I've already told you the solution just now.”
“I know you might not be able to do it, and I can't force you to kill.”
“But anyway, if you don't kill those two, you'll be the one who dies.”
“Just think it through.”
“...”
Glancing at the copper hourglass, he grabbed the Starry Sky Saber sheath resting on the table and slowly stood up.
Wei Changtian stretched lazily and finally glanced at Xu Suisui, whose face was pale.
“Alright, it's all just hypothetical. Most likely, it won't come to that point, so there's no need to look like you're facing death.”
“It's about time, I'm leaving.”
"Squeak~"
The door opened, Wei Changtian finished speaking and pushed the door open, without hesitating.
It wasn't until this moment that Xu Suisui suddenly came back to her senses, and hurriedly ran to the door and shouted anxiously:
“B-Be careful!”
“...”
The word "be careful" was undoubtedly filled with the flavor of her previous life, and it also meant that Xu Suisui was truly concerned about Wei Changtian's safety.
However, the latter did not respond to her words, but simply waved his hand casually behind him, and then slowly disappeared into the end of the long corridor under the moonlight.
Standing blankly in place, Xu Suisui retracted her gaze after a long while, and carefully put the matching jade pendants Wei Changtian had given her into her arms.
At the same time, Wei Changtian on the other side also happened to stop in front of Qin Zhengqiu and the six Buddhist monks.
Apart from Han Zhao and Yang Liushi, who were now outside the city, all of the Second Rank experts on the Xinfeng side were here.
Eight Second Ranks, even though there wasn't a trace of internal energy fluctuation around, the air in this small area still seemed to be frozen, heavy and oppressive, making it suffocating.
The crescent moon hung in the sky, and everyone was silent, only silently looking at Wei Changtian.
Under the gaze of the seven people, the latter's expression gradually changed from relaxed to serious.
“Grandpa, esteemed monks...”
Scanning around, Wei Changtian took a light breath and nodded calmly.
“Let's go.”
