"Everyone in the city! Look at the magnificent Zhao Palace. How many of your children are locked up there? And look at the towering 'Merit Tower'! Every day in the Merit Tower, the Young Emperor Zhao boasts that Zhao is as powerful as the clouds and counselors, and that it is the most powerful country in history... Hehe, he hasn't even unified China yet, but he's already so arrogant and conceited! What can a tyrant who thinks he's invincible do?"
Yu Miaomiao became more and more absorbed in the drama as she spoke, as if she was recalling her life before she was chosen as a 'beauty'. She was touched and anger suddenly ignited in her heart, and she shouted loudly.
"Look! Open your eyes and look!"
"The Merit Building is getting higher and higher, and the Zhao Palace is getting more and more magnificent, but has he ever sought any benefit for you? No! He is just warmongering, greedy and lustful. He relies on his powerful generals and counselors to gallop around for him, but he himself is dreaming of the Spring and Autumn Period and is unwilling to wake up and look at the living beings! Is it really worth it for you to defend the city and be loyal to such a person?"
Is it worth it
Those words followed the golden light into the city, as if carrying some kind of power that pierced people's hearts. For a moment, many of the Great Zhao soldiers showed confusion in their eyes, and those three words echoed in their minds...
Even some old ministers, recalling the increasingly arbitrary and absurd behavior of Emperor Zhao in recent years, could not help but sigh deeply: "Your Majesty... has changed."
"Shut up!"
Just when many people in the city were lost in confusion, a heavy voice sounded. It was a lower-level soul-awakening priest who was left in the city by Emperor Zhao. Due to the embarrassment of wars on all sides, Zhao was also lacking in high-end military forces. Surprisingly, he was the only one left!
"Soldiers of the Great Zhao, don't listen to this witch's nonsense! Your Majesty is an eternal wise ruler, with great talent and strategy, and is invincible in the world! This witch is just harping on trivial matters and making such a ridiculous conclusion. What she said is simply a distortion of the facts, and she is misleading the people with her lies. It is obvious that she has ulterior motives!"
"Soldiers of the Great Zhao, do not be fooled. Take up your weapons and defend the capital! The enemy has resorted to such tactics, which means they have run out of tricks. As long as we can survive this time, everyone will be rewarded when His Majesty returns to the court!"
It must be said that this priest was quite prestigious. After hearing his hysterical roar, the Zhao army gradually regained some fighting spirit and slowly tightened their weapons...
However, Yu Miaomiao was not surprised at all—it would be strange if Zhao Du surrendered directly after she yelled at him—at that moment, she knew that she had done everything she could, so she reached out and gently opened the sachet...
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Somewhere in the south, the flowers are in full bloom.
The half-opened flowers emit a faint fragrance.
The breeze blows, and the flowers sway, just like a dream.
The girl in yellow took light steps and walked to a pavilion. Accompanied by the sound of gurgling water, she held up her cheek with her right hand and sighed softly.
This girl is Shui Menghan.
“Ziyi Ziyi!”
A little girl who was not even tall enough, still small in appearance but extremely cute and lovely came running from a distance, waving her little fists and shouting at the girl in yellow.
"Latest battle report!"
Shui Menghan picked up her wine glass upon hearing this. Although she tried to remain calm, her hands were already shaking slightly. A breeze blew by, and she floated in front of the little girl like catkins, stopped her, and asked, "Xiaoya, what's the situation?"
"Three thousand defeated soldiers will meet in Zhaodu!" Xiaoya took a long breath, and then she told Shui Menghan everything...
After hearing this, Shui Menghan's pretty face showed a hint of smile, and she finally loosened her clenched jade hands and said with relief: "... defeating more than 10,000 Zhao soldiers in one battle and capturing Zhao Hai alive... Xiao Lang did better than I expected..."
"It seems that the fall of Zhaodu is no longer a suspense."
"Well... now, Xiao Lang should also use the magic bag that I gave him..."
Seeing Shui Menghan start to talk to herself, the little girl named 'Xiao Ya' pouted and murmured: "Sure enough, all the girls in the world who fall in love are the same, and Ziyi is no exception..."
Before she finished speaking, Shui Menghan tapped her forehead with amusement and anger, and scolded: "Where did you learn these indecent words?"
Seeing Shui Menghan was about to explode, Xiaoya quickly changed the subject and said, "Um... In my opinion, Ziyi, you should just tell him what to do. You even need to use the sachet to test their tacit understanding. Are you sure that guy can understand your plan? Xiaoya is skeptical!"
Hearing this, Shui Menghan just smiled and said lightly: "He can do it."
Although the voice was light, it naturally carried a sense of determination.
As she spoke, she slightly raised her pretty face and looked at the horizon, and for a moment, memories drifted away.
She recalled the time when she met this man on the battlefield, got to know him, and became friends with him...
She remembered the warmth of the bonfire that night...
She remembered the cold wind at night, leaning against the enemy...
She recalled the life and death relationship they had in those days, and their hearts were connected...
Sweet memories filled her heart, and Shui Menghan unconsciously smiled. This smile was so comfortable, warm, and beautiful that Xiaoya was a little dazed...
After a while, the memories ended, Shui Menghan retracted her gaze, looked at Xiaoya, and said heavily: "He can do it!"
"Tsk tsk... Ziyi, you are really hopeless."
Hearing Shui Menghan say this, Xiaoya stuck out her tongue.
"... You are just a little girl, how can you understand the tacit understanding between me and Xiao Lang?" Shui Menghan raised her nose slightly and snorted. Xiaoya's eyes lit up immediately, and the word "gossip" in her eyes couldn't be more obvious...
"Ziyi, tell me! What on earth did you go through in the Void Battlefield back then? How come you became such a crazy fangirl after you got out? You didn't even want a son-in-law like the Young Master of Xuanmen, who was of such a noble status and a suitable position, but just wanted to marry him with tears and shouts? Tell me, how far have you gotten? Did he use the 'fastest' method to conquer you, so you are so devoted to him..."
Bang!
The more he spoke, the more outrageous it became. Shui Menghan blushed and slapped him with her palm: "If you keep talking nonsense, I won't use the same force next time!"
"It hurts, it hurts, Ziyi, you are a typical example of forgetting your sisters after having a lover!" Xiaoya pouted, but when she saw Shui Menghan raised her hand again, she quickly changed the subject and said, "But Ziyi, what did you put in that sachet? How can you be so sure that you can break into the city?"
"… It's just a little thing I got from Cousin Lin."
Hearing this, Xiaoya seemed to be thinking: "Could it be... the thing that can attract people, sometimes making them fall into the good times of the past, sometimes into the fear of imagining the future, that... the soul-sucking incense?"