After the people left, the empress sat there alone with a frown on her face.
Yu Wenkai doesn't know how to improve his cultivation, and he is no match for the Martial Saint and Ghost Girl. This battle is destined to be lost.
What should I do?
Night fell quickly, the empress stood up and walked out of the tent, and the shadow guards bowed and saluted.
Bonfires were lit around the camp to illuminate the military camp, and archery towers were set up to warn against sneak attacks by ghosts.
The news that Long Chen brought Yu Wenkai back has spread, and everyone is very happy.
With Long Chen here, they have a backbone and they don't feel panic.
Together with Yu Wenkai and Molongying, the chance of winning is even greater, and the soldiers are very excited.
The empress walked through the camp and arrived outside Long Chen's tent. There was no guard at the door. The empress hesitated for a moment, then raised the curtain and went in.
Long Chen was looking at the map he drew under the lamp. When he saw the empress coming in, he immediately put on his clothes.
"Why is the Holy One here?"
Long Chen had something on his mind, and when he saw the empress, his eyes were a little vacant.
The empress keenly noticed this and thought to herself: Does this kid still have bad intentions?
The two daughters are in the army. If Long Chen dares to act recklessly, the empress will deal with him severely.
"I was a little upset by what Yu Wenkai said just now, so I came here to have a chat with you."
The empress sat opposite, Long Chen glanced at her again, and then quickly changed his gaze.
The empress couldn't help but look down at her clothes. There was nothing particularly out of the ordinary, and no parts were exposed. Why did she look at herself like this?
"What are you looking at?"
The empress picked up the map on the table, with many places marked on it.
"This is a map of the ice field. When Yu Wenkai and I entered the ice field, the routes we took and the market towns we encountered were all marked."
The ice field is a place that the human race has never set foot on. After Long Chen enters, of course he must mark it.
The final outcome of this battle with the ghost tribe is unknown. It may be that the ghost tribe will be wiped out in one fell swoop, or it may be like last time, a truce between the two sides and the ghost tribe return to the ice field.
Hundreds of years from now, there may still be a war, and then Long Chen's map will be needed.
After reading it, the empress asked: "How far are you from the ghost clan's capital?"
Long Chen poured a bowl of water for the empress and said: "There are still four days to go. The ghost clan themselves don't even know how big the ice field is."
The empress glanced at Long Chen and asked directly: "What happened to you today? Are you a thief?"
Long Chen smiled awkwardly and said, "Why are you a thief? Who am I stealing from?"
The empress snorted coldly: "I didn't say you stole someone, you did it yourself."
Just now he and Shi Jingxiang rolled into bed. Long Chen thought that the empress knew about it, so he could only smile awkwardly, immediately changed the subject, and asked: "Is everything okay over there at Yanmen Pass?"
The empress knew that Long Chen was talking about other things, so she said coldly: "It's okay, everything is fine, your best friends are here too, do you want to go and meet them?"
Yan Shuangyu and Liu Hanyan followed the martial arts people on the expedition. The empress knew this very well.
Long Chen didn't know yet that the empress said this, so Long Chen said casually: "They are also here, then I..."
Before he finished speaking, he felt that the empress was unhappy, so Long Chen smiled and did not say anything further.
"What should we do about what Yu Wenkai said during the day? If we lose to the Martial Saint and the Ghost Girl, we will not be able to fight this battle."
The empress told what happened during the day, Long Chen smiled and said: "There will always be a way."
Taoist Master Xuanzhen has already given him a way to improve his cultivation, but Long Chen cannot do that, and the Empress probably won't agree to it either.
The empress has been staring at Long Chen. She and Long Chen have known him well for so many years.
The empress heard something amiss from Long Chen's words.
"Do you know something?"
Facing the empress' question, Long Chen smiled and said, "If I knew, why should I hide it? I will definitely tell the Lord."
The empress said: "So, do you have a reason why you can't say it?"
Long Chen pretended to be nonchalant and said with a smile: "Of course not, Your Majesty is too worried."
Long Chen secretly thought in his heart: The empress knows him too well, and she will be discovered if she doesn't pay attention when she speaks.
The empress looked at Long Chen, who just smiled playfully.
"How dare you lie to your Majesty and say, what do you really know?"
The empress pretended to be angry, but Long Chen still smiled and shook his head no.
"snort!"
The empress got up and left angrily. Long Chen smiled and said: "Your Majesty, please go slowly."
After the people left, Long Chen sighed helplessly. It wasn't that he didn't want to say it, it was just that he couldn't say it.
The empress returned to the Chinese army's tent and said to the shadow guard: "Go and check who King Wu has seen today."
The shadow guard was a little strange. The empress never investigated Long Chen's affairs. Why should she investigate today?
"Accept the decree."
The shadow guard didn't dare to ask any more questions and went to check immediately.
The empress was waiting in the tent.
Soon, the shadow guard came in and reported: "After King Wu returned to the tent, only Princess Xixia came to see King Wu."
The empress waved her hand, and the shadow guard exited the tent.
When discussing matters in the Chinese army's tent, Long Chen didn't show anything strange.
Yu Wenkai said he didn't know how to improve his cultivation, and Long Chen also looked disappointed at that time.
But just now, when the empress talked about improving her cultivation, Long Chen clearly seemed to know something.
So, this news can only be known after the discussion is completed.
So the empress traced who Long Chen had seen just now.
Shi Jingxiang was the only person Long Chen had ever met, so the news must have come from Shi Jingxiang.
But how could Shi Jingxiang know such a secret thing?
If Shi Jingxiang knew how to improve his cultivation, then why didn't Shi Le improve his cultivation? And why didn't Shi Jingxiang himself improve his cultivation?
"Someone is coming!"
The shadow guard immediately came in from outside the tent and worshiped: "Your Majesty."
The empress wanted the shadow guard to send Shi Jingxiang to an audience, but after thinking about it, the empress waved her hand again and the shadow guard exited the tent.
After thinking for a moment, the empress stood up and walked out of the tent, still alone, and walked towards the barbarian camp to the north.
Entering the barbarian camp, the barbarians were talking and laughing around the campfire.
They were very happy when they returned to the grassland.
Manzi, who was patrolling, found the empress and immediately bowed to see her. The empress asked them to keep quiet and asked where Shi Jingxiang lived. Manzi immediately gave directions and the empress walked outside the tent alone.
Across the curtain, the empress thought for a moment and said, "Is Princess Shi here?"
In the tent, Shi Jingxiang had already fallen asleep. Long Chen had worked too hard just now, and Shi Jingxiang was very tired.
Hearing the sound, Shi Jingxiang woke up suddenly. She could hear the empress's voice.
It was already dark, so it was strange for the empress to come alone at this time.
It is said that the empress came alone because the empress asked questions herself. If she had brought an entourage, the entourage should ask questions.
Shi Jingxiang hesitated for a moment, got up, put on her clothes, and then lit the lamp.
Opening the curtain, I saw the empress standing outside.
"The daughter of the common people has met the empress."
Shi Jingxiang was not a minister of Zhou Dynasty, so she called herself a daughter of the people.
For the empress, I only address her as empress, not my lord.
The empress smiled and said, "Excuse me, I have something I want to talk to Princess Shi about. Is it convenient?"
Shi Jingxiang looked back at the tent, forced a smile, and said, "If the empress doesn't mind, please come in and talk."
The empress smiled and said, "Excuse me."
The empress walked into the tent, Shi Jingxiang lowered the curtain, and the two sat down in the tent.
