It was said that war comes quickly and one can seize the initiative. Yulixiao's calmness made his subordinates anxious. Currently, there were a few generals guarding the outside of the courtyard. Fan Yi was among them. Everyone was waiting for his orders to attack.
Yulixiao read a few more pages of the book, and when he turned to look, he saw that Jin Cheng was flipping in from the window, smiling as he cupped his fists and knelt in front of him.
"Congratulations, big brother."
"Is it worth congratulating?" He said lightly and put down the book.
"Of course, this is my brother's wish." Jin Cheng said with a smile.
"Wrong, my wish is not to be the emperor, but to be the only one who can be the emperor in this world." Yulixiao swept a glance across him and asked: "Is there any news?"
Jin Cheng pondered for a moment, and said in a low voice: "He does indeed leave the palace every few days, and every night, he disappears at the Clouds Mountain. I've been with people all these years, and I've never lost them. However, there's something fishy about this. Once I get there, I'll never be able to follow them again. I was afraid that this was a trap to lure my big brother, so I didn't dare to immediately report to him. I've been trying to do it all along, but alas … "I'm ashamed, I haven't been able to find anything, so I came to report it to you, big brother."
"It's been a few years since we last met. Yu Tianqi is really capable now, you really can't underestimate him." Yulixiao sneered, and got up to look outside the window.
Seeing that he had finally stood up, the generals hurriedly walked over.
"Go back and sleep." Go back to sleep. Yulixiao swept a glance across everyone and said.
Everyone was startled for a moment and immediately understood what was going on. They immediately knelt down to greet him and quickly retreated. When the war was about to begin, there would be no more days of rest. He had to get a good night's sleep.
But who could sleep? This fight would not only decide the fate of Yulixiao and Houqing Kingdom, it would also decide their fate. The victor would be the king and the loser would be the thief. Their entire lives would be branded with the seal of achievement, and they would also be nailed to the pillar of humiliation by traitors. All of these would be decided after tomorrow's bloodshed.
After Yulixiao saw that they had finished walking, he turned and said to Jin Cheng: "I'm going to sleep too, you can leave now."
"Huh?" Jin Cheng looked at him in shock.
"Everyone, stand outside and stare at me. If they don't sleep, I still want to sleep! He was so impatient, he did not seem like a general at all, he was so anxious! I have already forgotten the principle that an impatient soldier is bound to be defeated, so you can leave now and go to sleep. "
Yulixiao spoke indifferently as he walked slowly to the side of the bed in the study. He took off his boots and laid down quietly.
"Big Brother …" Don't look for Miss Yu Yan? " Jin Cheng hesitated and asked softly.
"There's no need for me to find them. Someone will naturally deliver them to This King. Why waste such strength?" Yulixiao closed his eyes, and his tone became lower.
"Then... Brother … Jin Cheng said his leave. Jin Cheng saw that he was confident, and cupped his fists as he left.
Only then did Yulixiao slowly open his eyes. He stared at the light and shadow reflected on the wall and said word by word, "Clouds Mountain … Was it there, or was it there? Yu Yan, don't let me down, or I'll strangle you … "
On the second day, Yulixiao took Fan Yi as his commander and attacked both Hui Cheng and Bai Cheng at the same time. Within five days, he captured Hui Cheng and Bai Cheng within seven days.
The empress dowager was plotting to kill Yu Tianqi and make him emperor. In order to protect their lives, all the city lords were hesitating whether they should surrender to Yulixiao or not.
Yu Tianqi's face turned green, he stared at the people in front of him and bellowed.
"Bastard, if you continue spreading these rumors, I will kill you without mercy."
"What is the Emperor hesitating for?" Push Yu Yan out and kill her. Give Yulixiao some face. " Zhao Taizhu walked out of the line and shouted while waving his sleeves.
"What can a woman threaten him with? Can you think of any useful ideas in Zhao Taizhu's mind? " Yu Tianqi hated the Zhao Taizhu. If not for this old thing and the empress dowager conspiring together these past few years. How could he allow himself to be restrained at every turn if he kept a tight hold on the imperial government?
Zhao Taizhu's face changed after getting scolded, he could only say that he was the guilty one and retreated to the side.
"Although Yulixiao is an expert fighter, he also has a weakness." Another man came out and shouted.
"What weakness?" Yu Tianqi stared at him and asked.
"A brave army is dominated by horsemen, and both men and horses have to eat and drink. He was relying on the Jiangnan Ye family to collect military salaries for him. As long as the Ye family was in chaos and the military salaries couldn't keep up, then the fighting strength of the brave soldiers would be weakened. "Therefore, our first priority is to cut off the route of delivering the grains, and secondly, to cut off the supply of the grains." the man said quickly.
"Who's going to do this?" Yu Tianqi looked at everyone.
Zhao Taizhu hurriedly came out and said in a loud voice, "This Subordinate is willing to shatter the bones for Your Majesty."
"If you hear about money, you can run faster than anyone else." Yu Tianqi laughed coldly.
Just as he was about to speak, he heard Yu Tianqi say, "I'll leave it up to you. If you succeed, we'll give you everything that the Ye Family has copied so that you won't have to worry about it too much."
Zhao Taizhu's face swelled up like a pig's liver, and he had no choice but to kneel down and receive the decree of gratitude.
"Also, Imperial Concubine Rong Xin is pregnant. If she is a boy, she is my eldest son and if she is a girl, she is also my first daughter. Yu Tianqi looked at Zhao Taizhu again, and said loudly.
Zhao Taizhu ruthlessly tore off his old face, then carried him up again. He could only kneel down and kowtow a few more times.
Everyone came over to congratulate Zhao Taizhu. When they raised their heads, Yu Tianqi had already left.
Yu Tianqi walked out of the hall, the guard handed over a letter and opened it. Surprisingly, it was Yulixiao who gave it to him, and told him to send Yu Yan back within three days, otherwise, they would attack the capital.
"Arrogant!" Yu Tianqi's face changed, he threw the letter away, snatched the sword from the guard's hands, and started chopping at the tree next to him.
Everyone saw his anger so they didn't dare to stop until he had cut a tree to pieces. They stopped to let the horses come and picked up the swords that he threw to the side.
Yu Tianqi got on his horse and quickly left the city alone.
Throwing the city was a small matter. If he could, he could take it away. He still had another chess piece at Yulixiao's side. But now, he wanted to see Yu Yan again. She hadn't gone up the mountain for seven days, and his mind was filled with her image. It was as if when he saw her, her agitated heart would finally calm down.
He ran at full speed all the way up to the Clouds Mountain, then entered the secret cave path and went straight up to the small courtyard at the back of the mountain.
Entering the small courtyard, he saw Yu Yan standing under the tree, raising her head and beating the branches around with the long branch. A bright lantern was hung on the lush branches, probably because the lamp was not put away properly, as it was hooked to the tree branch.
She hit it a few times, and the bright lamp was ignited by the candle flame. It turned into a ball of dancing flames. Looking at this ball of fire, a hint of disappointment appeared in her eyes.
Yu Tianqi's eyes flashed, he slowly walked over and raised his hand, stopping the servants in the courtyard from bowing. Without waiting for Yu Yan's response, he suddenly hugged her from behind.
"Ah …" Yu Yan was shocked. When she found out that it was him, she immediately struggled.
However, Yu Tianqi was not willing to let her struggle anymore. He hugged her tightly, lifted her up, and walked towards his room with large strides.
Yu Yan was shocked, what's wrong with him? Her body was emitting waves of hostility, as if she was trying to... Her heart sank as both of her hands forcefully slapped on his arms. She sternly berated:
"Yu Tianqi, let me go!"
"So what if I don't release it?"
Yu Tianqi pressed her down on the bed, pressing his down on her slender back.
"Yu Yan, if you can give it to him, why can't you give it to me?"
His eyes were bloodshot, and he lost his patience at the excitement of things going wrong. Defeating Yulixiao in all aspects was his greatest wish.
Yu Yan was the same, why couldn't he conquer it? It had been almost a month, and she was only looking at him coldly. Even when she smiled, she was so repulsed.
Isn't he softer than Yulixiao? Was he not better to her than Yulixiao? That's right, she must have known that Yulixiao wasn't paralyzed, which was why he became infatuated with him.
"Yu Tianqi..."
Yu Yan used her strength to crawl forward, but was firmly held onto her waist by Yu Tianqi, and was forcefully pulled back.
"I will hate you …"
"Hate? Hate is better than not willing to care about me." Yu Yan, I have protected you in secret for more than three years, why didn't you think about the real reason why you could do as you please … " Yu Tianqi pressed down on her forcefully, his burning hot lips moving from her ears all the way to her neck.
"I like you. Ever since I met you that year, I started to like you …" "But I'm in a bad situation. Even if I marry you and you enter my manor, there won't be any happy days for you. I can only watch from afar …"
"You knew that he was going to die, that's why you allowed me to become the King Xiao's concubine! If you want me to become a living widow, will you only use scheming? " Yu Yan bellowed.
"Yeah, I can only use scheming, even scheming can't trap you …" What was so good about him? I want you to look at me and see how I take you. "
Yu Tianqi's hand had already forcefully grabbed her shoulder, wanting to turn her over. He wanted to force her to look at him face to face, force her to look at him.
Who was she keeping her chastity for? She was his!
"He is not scheming in front of me! I hate all those who play tricks in front of me. "
Yu Yan screamed, the sound was like a finger holding tightly onto a broken string, it was extremely ear-piercing.
Yu Tianqi's hand stopped, his breathing became heavier and heavier, and the sound of it struck Yu Yan's eardrums.
Yu Yan had also regained her senses at this time, and she had even admitted her feelings in front of Yu Tianqi.
Yulixiao was a scheming person, but he had never played around with his terrifying schemes in front of her before. He stood in front of her openly, letting her see what kind of person he was.
A beauty loves a hero. Yulixiao was not only a hero, he was also a very good-looking, domineering, and peerless hero in the world. It was to the point that his failure more than three years ago was also filled with a sorrowful feeling.
Yulixiao, whose entire body was filled with wounds and bruises, had become the hero in Yu Yan's heart even if she did not let out a single sound of pain in front of others.
"I will definitely make you … Submission... For Me... Yu Yan, obey me okay? "Obeying me is not so difficult …"
Yu Tianqi's voice had completely changed, trembling, his two hands tightly pinching her shoulder, unexpectedly carrying a hint of pleading.
"Let me go."
Yu Yan's shoulder bones were about to be broken by him, and she was in so much pain that she was sweating cold sweat.
"Yu Yan, I will treat you well, as long as I can have you. I will not leave a single person in the three thousand harem, as long as you alone are enough, even if it's …"
Yu Tianqi's throat trembled, she did not continue speaking, even if she had to lose the world, as long as Yu Yan was by her side, it would be alright!
Yu Yan turned her head and looked at his bloodshot eyes. She stayed silent for a while and said softly, "If I don't agree, will you continue to force me? Ignore all my feelings? "