Lin Xiaodong watched all the way. There were city fortifications everywhere outside the city. The city was already armed like iron barrels. There was no one on the streets except for the Yaowu tribe soldiers.
After crossing the main street, Lin Xiaodong was taken to the Chinese army's tent and saw the leader of the Yaowu tribe. He looked up and said, "Oh, don't you think this is a coincidence, I know you."
The person sitting in the tent was none other than Guo Qirui. A month ago, he fought alongside Lin Xiaodong. A month later, Lin Xiaodong became a human spy.
"Master Lin?"
Guo Qirui was also surprised and stood up.
His subordinates cupped their hands and said, "General, I found him by the river. He is a clan spy."
Hearing what his subordinates said, Guo Qirui put away his smile and asked cautiously: "What are you doing here?"
"I'm here to see the king."
Guo Qirui paced in the tent with his hands behind his back, talking eloquently: "We, the Yaowu tribe, have been bullied by the human race. Today we are finally unified. We have strong soldiers and horses. A battle with the human race is inevitable. If you are here to make peace, you don't have to."
"I'm not here to make peace, I'm here to persuade the country's leader to withdraw his troops."
"Hahahaha! Retreat?"
As if he heard a joke, Guo Qirui laughed up to the sky and turned to Lin Xiaodong and said: "The king has just ascended to the throne and unified all the ministries. Now we need a victory to let the people understand that we, the Yaowu Clan, are not easy to bully! You have
What kind of reasons can make our country’s leader withdraw his troops?”
"The king will know it when he meets me."
"The king will not see you.
You go back, because you have done a good job in protecting our Lord, I will let you live, but don’t come back again. A war between the two tribes is inevitable!"
Guo Qirui waved his hand outside.
"So now, the king doesn't even want to see me?"
Guo Qirui suddenly woke up. This matter was not something he could decide. Whether he saw it or not, he had to inform the king of the country.
"Come here, please ask Mr. Lin to rest in the tent for a while."
The subordinates came in and were puzzled. Isn't this a spy sent by the human race? Why did he become Mr. Lin and arrange a special rest?
Lin Xiaodong was taken to a tent and sat there waiting while Guo Qirui went to Zhang Lanyue's palace.
Zhang Lanyue has not yet fallen asleep, and is being washed by two maids. One is washing her feet and the other is combing her hair. Another maid comes in and reports: "Your Majesty, General Guo wants to see you."
"Why are you looking for me so late?
You all go down first and ask him to come in."
After drinking away the maid, Zhang Lanyue put on a luxurious red robe.
Guo Qirui came in, saw no one around, and then whispered: "Master, Lin Xiaodong is here."
"Lin Xiaodong?"
Hearing this name, Zhang Lanyue suddenly widened her eyes and stood up as if she was electrocuted.
"Where is he?"
"In the military tent, they said they wanted us to retreat, and they also said they wanted to see you."
Zhang Lanyue sat down again: "Oh..." Guo Qirui lowered his head to look at Zhang Lanyue's eyes and asked: "Master, are you here or not?"
"Send him here."
Looking into the distance, Zhang Lanyue smiled ambiguously.
Guo Qirui was puzzled: "Your Majesty, this time Lin Xiaodong is here on behalf of the human race. He has great magic power. If he is brought here, it may be detrimental to the Lord."
"This place is heavily guarded, and the high priest is also there. Lin Xiaodong is smart enough not to do such stupid things."
Zhang Lanyue shook her head.
"Okay, I'll go and bring him here."
Guo Qirui returned to the military tent and personally brought Lin Xiaodong to Zhang Lanyue's palace before retiring.
Zhang Lanyue had already prepared a banquet and was waiting in the living room. She was wearing a rosy crown and a gorgeous robe, with bright red lips, rosy cheeks, and an indescribable charm between her eyebrows.
Next to the king, there stood a man in red robe, about fifty years old, with an expressionless face and his eyes staring straight at Lin Xiaodong.
"Let me introduce, this is Huang Tianyu, the new high priest of our Yaowu tribe."
Holding her hand to Huang Tianyu, Zhang Lanyue introduced Lin Xiaodong.
Lin Xiaodong nodded, without saluting or saying anything.
“It’s time to have a few drinks when we meet again after a long absence.”
Zhang Lanyue poured wine for Lin Xiaodong herself.
Holding the wine glass in both hands, Lin Xiaodong lowered his head and said, "Thank you, Lord."
"You should step back first."
Zhang Lanyue gave Huang Tianyu a look.
Huang Tianyu nodded to Zhang Lanyue, gave Lin Xiaodong a sinister look, opened the door and went out.
The door was closed, and only Lin Xiaodong and Zhang Lanyue were left in the room. The maids guarding outside the door had all left.
"Since we parted ways in the imperial city last time, I haven't seen the young master for a month."
Zhang Lanyue smiled sweetly.
Recalling the last time they met, Lin Xiaodong curled his lips and said with a smile: "I left in a hurry last time and didn't have time to say goodbye properly."
"The human race didn't make things difficult for you?"
Zhang Lan put her head towards Lin Xiaodong.
Lin Xiaodong smiled bitterly: "I have accepted the military order. If you don't retreat tomorrow morning, the human race will demand my head."
"Hahahahahaha!"
Zhang Lanyue laughed loudly, then stopped her smile after a moment, her expression gradually became serious, and said: "You humans should have heard that I have unified all the tribes of the Yaowu tribe."
"The king's thunderous tactics unified the Yaowu tribe in just a few days. Chen Mingliang's twenty years of hard work is not as good as the king's achievements in a few days. His literary and military skills are admirable."
Lin Xiaodong handed over his hand.
Listening to Lin Xiaodong's flattery, there was no trace of joy on Zhang Lanyue's face, and she said seriously: "You humans only know that I unified the Yaowu Clan, but you don't know the price I paid.
In order to end the Yaowu tribe's civil war, I can only agree to the tribal elders and send troops to attack the human race."
"The most effective way to unify the country internally is to find an external enemy."
“The way to end a war is to start another one?”
Zhang Lanyue shook her head: "Mr. Lin, you are a cultivator and don't seek external things. But people in this world don't think so. Not everyone can transcend the temptation of power, money and desire. Do you want peace?
They want war."
"Since they want it, I'll give it to them. If they want to die on the battlefield, just let them die."
"In war, people die."
Zhang Lanyue glared at Lin Xiaodong: "I don't know?
How many people have died along the way?
Do I force them to go to war?
They themselves long for war!”
Lin Xiaodong shook his head: "You don't want it?
You have just unified the Yaowu Clan, and you just need a victory to prove yourself."
"Of course, since I am already the leader of the country, I must act well."
Zhang Lanyue did not deny it either.
"But what did the human race do wrong?"
"Master Lin, what the world wants is not right or wrong."
Lin Xiaodong sat there for a long time and then got straight to the point: "I will not hesitate to fight against the entire human race to bring you back to the territory of the Yaowu Clan.
Now, I am not afraid to fight against the entire Yaowu Clan to force you to retreat."
Zhang Lanyue's eyes grew colder, and she turned her head to look outside the door. A figure came through the window paper, it was clearly Huang Tianyu, ready to rush in at any time.
The two looked at each other for a long time. Zhang Lanyue suddenly picked up the wine glass, looked sideways at the silver candle on the table, and sighed: "Look at this candle, it's like a woman. Although it is bright and dazzling, every second
Getting older."
"That's why there are people who leave their homes and careers to practice hard, just to transcend the limitations of the human body."