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Three days later, the three of them arrived at Dongning City.

Along the way, they had heard a lot about the war between Fang Zinan and his men. The latest version they heard was that after Dugu Hong's army was defeated by Fang Zinan's army, even with the help of the reinforcements from the State of Bei Yue, they did not dare to act rashly.

Dongning City was written in large letters on the city gates. Dongfang Hao was the first to gallop over, and he said with an excited tone, "We're here, this is Dongning City. We've finally arrived!"

Shang Yiqing and Ying Ying glanced at each other before stopping their horses.

Dongfang Hao shouted to the soldiers on top of the city gate tower, "I am the Qi King, Dongfang Hao. Quickly open the gate and let us in!"

"The Qi King …" Right now, the war was tight and no one was allowed to enter the city. Moreover, the Qi King had not returned to the Kingdom of Dongyu for many years, so the soldiers whispered to each other and flatly refused Dongfang Hao's request, "Since the Qi King has been away from the Kingdom of Dongyu for many years, to prevent spies from infiltrating, we cannot simply open the city gates."

Dongfang Hao took out a token from his chest pocket when he heard these words. He held it up in front of him. "This is a token from the Emperor. If you don't believe it, you'll understand immediately."

The soldier looked at each other. He did not easily receive the token nor did he open the door. It was at this time that Dongfang Luoli came to patrol the city gate tower. The soldier hurriedly knelt down and replied, "Reporting to the princess, there is a man below the city gate who calls himself the King of Qi. He wants us to open the city gate."

"The Qi King …" Dong Fang Luo Li was shocked. Could it really be that her royal brother had returned? How is this possible? Although she was thinking this in her heart, she quickly looked down and saw Dongfang Hao riding on his horse. His handsome face carried a carefree smile, and he was faintly looking at her.

"Royal brother …" Dong Fang Luo Li was so excited that she couldn't say anything. She pointed at Dongfang Hao for a while before she finally came back to her senses. She ordered the soldiers: "Quickly open the gate and let the Qi King in." As he spoke, he personally ran down the city wall.

When the city gates opened, Dongfang Hao walked into the city with Shang Yiqing and Xiao Tian Ying.

"Royal brother, why are you back?" Dongfang Luo Li no longer held himself back like a princess. He hugged Dongfang Hao and laughed and jumped: "Brother Royal, it's really you, you're finally back!"

Dongfang Hao dotingly caressed Dongfang Luo Li's long hair. He gently smiled and said, "I've returned. I heard that Eastcalm City was lost, so I rushed to the Southern Marsh Country. But by the time I rushed over, you had already returned with your great army." Dongfang Hao turned to Shang Yiqing and Ying Ying as he spoke, and slightly nodded his head, "Princess, look at who they are."

Only then did Dongfang Luo Li release Dongfang Hao. She looked around and was about to shout out when she saw him did she see the surprise in his eyes. She could not help but shout out, "It's you guys! Why are you here?"

Shang Yiqing and Ying Ying smiled at each other and asked, "Why can't it be us?" It turned out that for convenience's sake, Shang Yueqing and Yingying were both dressed as men, so it was no wonder that Dong Fang Luo Li was so shocked when she saw them.

"I think the Great General and General Xiao will be very happy to see you. I'll bring you guys to meet them." Dong Fang Luo Li walked forward and held their hands, "I didn't expect you two to be here too!"

"She missed her husband too much, that's why we accompanied her here." Ying Ying never mentioned that she came to Dongyu Country because of Dongfang Hao. Instead, she pushed the blame on Shang Yiqing.

Shang Yiqing ignored her and said to Dongfang Jingli: "Princess, is there something I want to ask of you?"

"The Great General helped us defeat the Grand Preceptor, the army of Beiyue Country, and even saved the Empress and the crown prince. He was our benefactor. Princess Wangfei, if there's anything you need help with, just say it. I'll definitely help you!" Dong Fang Luo Li said with gratitude.

Shang Yiqing rolled her eyes, and whispered a few words into Dong Fang Luo Li's ear.

Hearing that, Dong Fang Luo Li could not help but nod her head, her eyes squinted into slits, "Okay, let's do it this way, leave this matter to me."

Dongfang Hao looked at the three women with a smile, and his lips curved into a smile. "Alright, you guys don't have to say anymore. Let's go see the emperor first."

"What royal brother says is right. Let's go see the emperor first." Dong Fang Luo Li walked towards the palace with a person in her arms.

It was already late, and Fang Zinan was in the Southern Marsh Country's army camp discussing the military news.

Hai Yue rose to her feet and said, "Great General, I thought that with the Grand Preceptor's forces working together, it would be impossible for our forces to fight back. We must think of a foolproof plan."

"Sea General is right, I think so too. But now they are not moving, which means the enemy's strength is not as we expected. The reason they are afraid to use their weapons is also because they have their reservations."

Xiao Tian Yuan couldn't help but nod his head, "We sent out all of our soldiers to investigate the military. We don't know the exact details of the enemy, so we can't act rashly, but …" Xiao Tian Yuan glanced at Fang Zi Nan. "What I'm most worried about right now is that they might use their army to surround East Peace City and cut off our retreat. When we run out of food, I'm afraid …"

"That's what I'm most worried about …" Fang Zinan sighed, revealing a helpless expression on his handsome face.

"For the time being, we can't think of a better way. We have to make the soldiers more alert. If there's anything we can do, we can't let our guard down!" At this point, Xiao Tianyuan looked at everyone and said to Fang Zinan, "General, why don't we discuss today's military situation here …"

"Alright then …" Everyone, please go back. " Fang Zinan waved his hand and told everyone to leave. He sat in front of the table and pinched the space between his eyebrows, feeling a bit tired.

"Someone, get me a cup of water." Fang Zinan called.

The curtain opened. One of the soldiers placed a tray with tea in front of Fang Zinan. Fang Zinan picked up a cup without looking up, "It's okay, you can leave." As he spoke, he took a sip of tea and continued to ponder over the military situation.

"Great General, is today's tea good?" the soldier asked in a low voice, not leaving.

"Mm …" "Not bad …" Fang Zinan took another sip. He was still pinching his forehead, and he looked very tired.

"General, you're too tired. Why don't you let me punch you on the shoulder?" The soldier walked over and started to beat Fang Zinan's shoulder.

Fang Zinan closed his eyes and took a deep breath.

How strange, why is there such a delicate fragrance coming from the military camp? Only Princess Liu Li would have such a delicate fragrance when he was in the army camp. Moreover, this fragrance was similar to an orchid flower, and was not the smell that Princess Liu Li gave off at all. On the contrary, it had a faint medicinal fragrance. So familiar! This was truly strange. How could there be such a medicinal fragrance right now? Fang Zinan opened his eyes doubtfully and looked around. Suddenly, he saw the soldiers behind him, and his chest tightened and his heart started to pound. He almost jumped up and held down his excitement as he spoke gently: "Qing Er, I know it's you. Why are you here?" At the same time, he turned his head and what entered his eyes was the face that was filled with longing, joy, yet not joy, but also not resentment!