Chapter 90
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As expected, Nan Lingsha could not stand the two of them.
She felt as if there was some kind of tacit understanding between them.
She then looked at Zhu Minglang. There did not seem to be anything special about him. Why did Li Yunzi seem to be indulging him so much?
Could it really be because of the love between the two of them?
"You can continue exchanging glances with your eyes. I'll take my leave." Nan Lingsha stood up with some resentment.
"Shuang 'er, give Yu … give her an umbrella," Li Yunzi looked out of the courtyard, as if she could see the dark clouds slowly covering the bright and beautiful blue dome of heaven.
"No need!" Nan Lingsha said exasperatedly. She glanced at the pastry on Zhu Ming Lang's plate and very coquettishly wrapped it up. She tied an exquisite and beautiful bow on it and then gently lifted it up.
"I can't let him have all the pastries made by Xing Hua." Then, she proudly hummed a song and walked out with the pastries.
Zhu Minglang held the bean cake in his hand and looked at Nan Lingsha's beautiful figure with a hint of reluctance.
She actually snatched all the delicious bean cakes away!
She wondered if Li Yunzi still had some in her room. She should take some back with her when she left.
"Fourth Young Mistress, here's your umbrella. Take an umbrella with you. Otherwise, your pastries will get wet." Shuang 'er took an umbrella and quickly chased after her.
She was indeed Li Yunzi's servant. She was so quick-witted and smart. She created a relaxing and comfortable environment without any awkwardness.
"Is there any more? This tastes really good. I haven't tasted something so delicious in a long time." Zhu Minglang finished the last half of the bean cake and took a sip of tea. He only asked after the pastry powder in his mouth had completely melted.
Even if he was greedy, he still had to be elegant.
"No more." Li Yunzi gently handed the untouched portion in front of her to Zhu Minglang. She could probably tell that Zhu Minglang had delayed lunch in order to enter the Li Family's Imperial Courtyard.
"Although you said you were in a better mood after coming back, I feel that you are still worried. Is there something bothering you? Tell me. It's better than keeping it to yourself," Zhu Minglang said.
"Alright." Li Yunzi nodded.
Zhu Minglang was a little surprised. He was just being polite and purely concerned about Li Yunzi's situation.
He never thought that she would really be willing to talk to him about her worries.
Under normal circumstances, shouldn't Li Yunzi hide everything in her heart?
"It's alright. You eat your food and I'll talk about mine," Li Yunzi said gently when she saw Zhu Minglang sitting upright.
"Okay." Zhu Minglang was not too reserved.
"Before the annual celebration, all the soldiers hope to return. Even the big cities in the south feel that we will definitely withdraw our troops before the new year. However, in the end, my army managed to capture their main city during their annual celebration. "Li Yunzi calmly narrated.
Zhu Minglang suddenly choked on the pastry and quickly poured a cup of tea to moisten his throat.
The southern city-states were occupied???
In just one winter?
That was still a city. Although it was not as powerful as Zulong City, it should not be so …
A few simple words were enough to shock Zhu Minglang to the core.
During the annual celebration, one side was decorated with lanterns and colored banners and auspicious signs. On the other side, the city was under siege and the mountains and rivers were swaying!
Even though Zhu Minglang did not witness it with his own eyes, he could imagine the shocking scene.
"In the Wasteland, the army is established. By summer at the latest, the State of Wasteland will be established. Zhang Tuo will be the head of the city's army while Zheng Yu will be the City Lord," Li Yunzi continued.
Zhu Minglang took a deep breath.
Zhu Minglang could sense Li Yunzi's ambition from Zheng Yu's letters and the continuous news of the border battles.
What Zhu Minglang did not expect was that in just one winter and half a spring, two cities around Zulong City would belong to Li Yunzi alone!
"Zulong City is the foundation. No matter how many cities I capture, once something happens to Zulong City, my seventeen battles in the past half a year will be meaningless," Li Yunzi continued.
"Firmament City began to condemn me and the Ancestral Palace began to obstruct me. They see me as a demon that incessantly incited the flames of war and displaced the people." Li Yunzi looked at Zhu Minglang.
Zhu Minglang poured another cup of tea for Li Yunzi and also looked into her eyes.
"I can't see the joy of seizing power in your eyes. You are not obsessed with power nor do you care about wealth. What do you want? Can you tell me?" Zhu Minglang finally could not help but ask.
What exactly did she want?
Although the flames of war had never subsided on this land, half of the wars were caused by Li Yunzi. Moreover, all of them were caused by Li Yunzi. They could be considered as wars of invasion.
She seized the cities in the south and wanted the Wasteland to become an independent city. If Zulong City was completely under her control, she would have three cities by herself!
Li Yunzi's eyes finally showed some emotions. They were as dazzling as swords.
"Establish a country!" she said.
A country was not a foreign word to the big cities. However, there was no country on this land.
The cities were independent and there was no such thing as an alliance. Apart from the fact that the Ancestral Palace had some checks and balances, every city was basically a small kingdom!
What Li Yunzi wanted was to unify the cities and establish a country!
What kind of ambition was this?!
Zhu Minglang felt that he had underestimated Li Yunzi. He originally thought that she only wanted to take back her sovereignty. He did not expect that she wanted the true ruler of this land!
"So, your enemy is actually the Ancestral Palace?" Zhu Minglang said with a wry smile.
"I don't really have an enemy. I only have people who are obstructing me," Li Yunzi replied.
"I don't understand. If you really want to become the ruler of a country, you can wait until the Wasteland is prosperous and slowly take over the South Nation. You can even wait until Zulong City has stabilized internally. Why do you have to do it now …" Zhu Minglang shook his head.
Something was not right. Li Yunzi might have achieved a great victory and taken over the South Nation by surprise, but her foundation was not stable. She was facing internal and external troubles. She would soon be forced into a desperate situation!
There was no way she did not foresee this. Why was she in such a hurry?
She could not be in a hurry to establish a country.
"I was injured in order to take over the South Nation. The people who are obstructing me already know about this," Li Yunzi said.
Zhu Minglang opened his mouth. He wanted to say something, but he did not.
Did Nan Lingsha come over at this time to check on Li Yunzi's injuries?
If that was the case, Nan Lingsha was still one of Li Yunzi's obstacles. She was in control of the Nan Family. Even if she did not care about the power struggle, as long as she wanted to obstruct her, Li Yunzi would not be able to stand firm in Zulong City …
She had made many enemies. Lingxiao City would not let go of this rare opportunity to recuperate after returning to Zulong City to recuperate. The Ancestral Palace would definitely punish Li Yunzi.
"Why aren't there any guards around you? It's too dangerous. After all, there are many people in the Li Family's Imperial Courtyard with ulterior motives." Zhu Minglang stood up and looked around the courtyard.
Even with his spiritual energy, Zhu Minglang could not sense any experts around Li Yunzi.
"Even if there are tens of thousands of soldiers, there are only a few who can be trusted. The so-called loyalty and belief are no match for threats and promises." Li Yunzi's words were sorrowful.
After experiencing a fall and tasting the taste of humiliation, she knew better than anyone else that the so-called support, the so-called loyalty, were all clouds and smoke that would disperse when the strong wind blew.
"This …" Zhu Minglang suddenly felt his heart ache when he heard this.
The human heart was indeed like this. Even if the Wasteland gave them a chance to live, they would quickly betray or even spurn them when there were better benefits.
It was not like this had never happened before.
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