After breakfast, Fang Zinan led Shang Yiqing out of the tent. Since Fang Ziqing didn't want her to reveal her identity, he still made her dress like a soldier and dress like a man.
The wind blew across the ground, lifting the fine dust into the air. The sky was a dazzling blue. Clouds were floating in the air, and the mountain range in the distance had turned into a long and winding shadow.
"Oh yeah, let's go see Brother Xiao first." As Shang Yiqing wanted to give Fang Zinan a pleasant surprise, she had not met Xiao Tianyuan at all when they arrived yesterday.
Fang Zinan nodded: "Okay, I'll take you to see her." He dragged Shang Yiqing through the military camp and arrived in front of Xiao Tian Yuan's tent. He didn't expect that Xiao Tian Yuan would be walking out of the tent with Nan Yu Lan behind him.
Shang Yiqing looked at him in shock, "Brother Xiao, you!" She actually saw Nan Yulan here, and she came out from his tent. Thinking about the passion from Fang Zinan and the night, Shang Yiqing was truly shocked. She did not expect that an honest man like Xiao Tianyuan would hide such a hidden beauty, the world was truly crazy!
When he first saw Shang Yiqing, Xiao Tianyuan was a little surprised, but he was not surprised. This was because he had already met Ying Ying last night and found out about the arrival of Shang Yiqing. However, when he saw the shock in Shang Yiqing's eyes, Xiao Tianyuan's face turned red. He knew what she was surprised about and said in a low voice, "You misunderstood, Consort Rong. It's not what you think!"
Shang Yiqing blinked, "I haven't thought of anything. You know what you've done, why cover it up in front of me? I'm not yours, you don't have to explain it to me."
"Imperial Concubine Rong really knows how to joke around. I just wanted to tell you all that Miss Nan is here to help me apply my medicine." Since he knew Shang Yiqing would say this, he could only tell her the truth.
At this moment, a soldier came over. "General, General Xiao, Princess Liu-Li invites you in."
Fang Zinan raised his eyes and looked at Xiao Tianyuan: "Let's go to the palace."
When they arrived at the imperial palace, the sun was shining down on it. The imperial palace of the Empire of Dongyu was in a completely different style, but it was also very majestic.
"Great General, please …"
The guard led Fang Zinan and the others to the main hall where Dongfang Ming was waiting.
When Dongfang Luoli saw them, she immediately stood up, "Great General, General Xiao, royal father has invited you here today to have a good feast for the sake of washing the dust off Prince Rong."
"Thank you for your concern, King Xie Dong Yu." Fang Zinan politely greeted them, then looked around the hall. There was someone who caught his attention. He was a man with a slender body and elegant demeanor. He was a man who had never been seen before.
Shang Yiqing pointed at the man and introduced him to Fang Zinan, "This is the Qi King. Ying Ying and I have been under his care all the way here."
"The Qi King …" Fang Zinan looked hesitantly at the man, not understanding how Shang Yiqing knew him.
Shang Yiqing saw through Fang Zinan's confusion and explained, "In order to find King Dongyu, the Qi king went to our Southern Marsh, and saved Ying Ying …"
"Oh …" Fang Zinan nodded as if he understood.
Dongfang Hao had already walked over to Fang Zinan. He cupped his hands and said, "Little Wang Dongfang Hao greets the great general."
"There's no need to be polite, the journey was all thanks to you taking care of Qing Er." Fang Zinan sucked in a cold breath. In fact, as soon as Fang Zinan came in, he had seen him. This man was too similar to him. Perhaps he and Dongfang Hao shared some similarities, but their eyes were right between each other's brows. They all carried a slight melancholy, filled with a carefree and uncaring attitude.
Dongfang Hao had clearly also discovered this. Although he knew from everyone that there was such a person and that there was someone who was extremely similar to him, he was still surprised to see him. They were indeed very similar.
When Shang Yiqing saw the two men looking at each other with wide eyes, she couldn't help but nudge Fang Zinan with his elbow. "Are you shocked? Does this person look like you?" he whispered.
Not only was Fang Zinan shocked, but Xiao Tianyuan was as shocked as well. To be exact, he had never seen someone who looked so much like Fang Zinan, even if they were brothers.
Dong Fang Luo Li laughed and invited everyone to take a seat, "Everyone, please take a seat."
Then, Fang Zinan looked away and sat down curiously.
"The reason This King was able to reposition himself this time is all because of the general's help. This King really needs to thank the general. Please..." Dongfang Ming raised his wine cup. Everyone else also raised their wine glasses and drank their first cup.
Fang Zinan put down his wine cup and said, "King Dongyu is too courteous. Although we chased the Grand Preceptor away, he still has several hundred thousand troops in the Residence of Dongyu. The city's Wei Yang is still here, and only by annihilating him will we be able to resolve this crisis."
"Does the general have any ideas?"
Fang Zinan shook his head. "Honestly speaking, I didn't think of a better way, but right now, the Grand Preceptor's forces from Dongyu Prefecture and the reinforcements from Beiyue Country are united with a greater force than ours. I was afraid that they would join forces to besiege Dongning City, so I decided against it and decided to attack and besiege Dongyu Prefecture instead.
Xiao Tianyuan revealed a look of agreement, "Great General, this is a good idea. This way, we can just wait and do our best and reduce the casualties."
Dongfang Ming nodded, "Then, when will the army depart?"
Fang Zinan tightened his grip on the wine cup in his hand: "Tonight, we will depart at night."
"Good!" This King wishes the great general a successful return. " Dongfang Ming raised his glass and said again.
After drinking in the palace, Fang Zinan and his men returned to the barracks.
Shang Yiqing, Dong Fang Luo Li, and Ying Ying were talking about something.
"They always have a lot of things to say. Let's discuss tonight's military situation." Fang Zinan looked at them and smiled.
Xiao Tianyuan followed Fang Zinan into the tent. When they entered, Xiao Tianyuan asked, "Are you really planning to raid Dongyu Residence tonight?"
"Yes, the enemy is unmoving. I'll move first. I'm afraid we might miss the opportunity to let the enemy encircle us. If so, then the losses will not be worth it."
"Then who will be the vanguard?" Xiao Tianyuan asked again.
Fang Zinan asked, "Who do you think is suitable?"
"Hai Yue was injured, let me go!" Xiao Tianyuan volunteered.
"Aren't you hurt?" Fang Zinan glanced at him indifferently, "I won't let you go. I've already made up my mind. This time, I will let Chen Fei go. He has been with you for many years, and he is a brave warrior. He is also a tiger general!"
"Chen Fei …" Xiao Tianyuan smiled. "That's right, Chen Fei is indeed a good candidate."
When Fang Zinan said this, he glanced at Xiao Tianyuan, "Tonight, we must catch Dugu Hong unprepared and destroy him in one go!"
"Good!" I'll go down and prepare. " Xiao Tianyuan turned around and prepared to return to the camp to deploy.
"Hold on!" Fang Zinan called out to him, "The last time we were ambushed, there might be a spy. This must not be leaked. We can only wait until the army leaves tonight before sending out the message."
"This lowly general knows." Xiao Tianyuan said solemnly as he walked out of the tent.