None of the deputy generals agreed to let Ye Chunnan meet the commander of Western Liang. They were all afraid that it was a trap. What if they took the opportunity to frame their general?
"Since they want to find me, there must be a reason. I think I should go and meet them." Ye Chunnan said. He felt that Western Liang might not necessarily want to set a trap for him. They might not dare to, but he would only know what they wanted to say when they met.
Jin Shanshan said, "No, even if we are not facing off against Western Liang, they are still in danger. You can't take the risk alone."
Ye Chunnan laughed. "It's not like we're going to their barracks. We'll just find a place between the two parties to sit down and talk. Nothing ventured, nothing gained. I just want to meet their commander. I haven't fought Fan Ludo before, so it's good to get a feel for him."
"General, I'll go with you," Ge Kuan said.
Jin Shanshan's expression was a little ugly. She pursed her lips and looked at Ye Chunnan without saying a word. Once he had decided on something, she couldn't change it. She was angry at herself for worrying so much about him. He didn't care about her at all, but she kept thinking about him for no reason.
"All of you can leave first." Ye Chunnan looked at Ge Kuan. "I'll have a few words with Jin Shanshan."
Ge Kuan and the rest could see Ye Chunnan's feelings for Jin Shanshan, so they knew what to do. They looked at each other and left the tent with a smile.
"Shanshan, I'll be fine. If they really want to set a trap for me, they won't do it in such an open and aboveboard way. Don't worry," Ye Chunnan said as he looked down at Jin Shanshan.
"I'm just worried that if something happens to you, we'll be without a leader. What will we do then?" Jin Shanshan lowered her head to avoid his gaze.
Ye Chunnan frowned at her and said self-deprecatingly, "So you're not worried about me."
Jin Shanshan looked up at him and then lowered her head again. "You're a general, of course you're concerned."
The concern he wanted had nothing to do with his status. Ye Chunnan sighed helplessly in his heart. "Shanshan, don't you understand my feelings for you? Are you deliberately not understanding?"
Jin Shanshan was stunned. "What?"
Ye Chunnan shouted angrily, "I like you. After kissing you that day, I felt like I liked you. Didn't you notice?"
"…" Jin Shanshan blushed instantly. She really couldn't tell that he liked her. "You obviously despise me every time you see me …"
"How can I smile when you avoid me all the time?" Ye Chunnan almost roared.
Jin Shanshan pursed her lips and looked up at him. She was avoiding him because she didn't want him to dislike her.
Ye Chunnan stared at her with wide eyes, waiting for her to continue.
"Then …" Jin Shanshan said awkwardly, "I'll go out first."
What?! Ye Chunnan almost spat out a mouthful of blood. He had already said this much, yet she could still leave so indifferently?
"Don't you have anything to say?" Ye Chunnan asked.
Jin Shanshan didn't know what else to say. She looked at him, lowered her head, turned around, and ran out.
Ye Chunnan glared at her back and suppressed the anger in his heart. If it wasn't for the fact that the timing wasn't right, he would definitely drag her back and teach her a lesson.
"Ge Kuan, come in!" Ye Chunnan called out loudly.
Ge Kuan, who was more than ten meters away from the tent, heard Ye Chunnan's angry voice and thought that the general must have been humiliated by Jin Shanshan again. He hurriedly ran into the tent and said, "General, what are your orders?"
"Go back to Western Liang and tell them that I will be waiting for them at the hillside tomorrow."
The hillside was at the junction of the border of Western Liang and the wilderness. It was in the middle of the two army camps and was the safest place for anyone.
"General, are you really going to keep the appointment? Don't you want to think about it again?" Ge Kuan asked in a low voice.
Ye Chunnan glanced at him indifferently.
Ge Kuan immediately said, "I'll go and tell them now."
The next day, Ye Chunnan brought his two deputies to the hillside. There were already people waiting for them. Just as the letter said, other than the commander-in-chief of Western Liang, there was only one aide.
"Have you heard of Fan Ludo having a special aide?" Ye Chunnan asked Ge Kuan in a low voice.
Ge Kuan said, "I don't think so, General. That aide looks like he has trouble with his legs. Why is he sitting in the carriage?"
Ye Chunnan was a little less interested in the commander-in-chief, Fan Ludo. He looked at the person sitting in the open-roofed carriage. The man was wearing a cloak and he could not see what he looked like. Just by looking at his figure and palms, he should be young. There were not many people in this world who could become an aide at such a young age.
The general of Western Liang, Fan Ludo, was a middle-aged man. He looked burly and tall, with a face full of stubble. He looked like a rough man. When he saw Ye Chunnan bringing Ge Kuan over, he laughed out loud. "General Ye is also a straightforward person. Just based on the fact that you only brought one person with you, I have to give you credit."
Ye Chunnan sneered and said, "I don't need you to look up to me. What's the difference if you look up to me or not?"
The smile on Fan Ludo's face froze and he snorted, "You don't know what's good for you."
Ye Chunnan smiled and looked up at the aide. He asked Fan Ludo, "Why did you ask me to come here?"
Fan Ludo did not answer General Ye. Instead, he looked at the aide in the carriage.
"General Ye, why don't you come down and have a cup of tea first. We can talk slowly." The man in the carriage spoke. His voice was as gentle as jade. It was obvious that he was a young man.
"So General Fan is not the commander-in-chief of the military camp. I wonder who this is?" Ye Chunnan was on guard. It seemed that Fan Ludo did not have his own opinion and was completely following this aide's opinion.
He did not know who this aide was.
Fan Ludo smiled and said, "Don't try to sow discord between me and Mr. Ling. Mr. Ling is my aide. His opinion is my opinion."
Ye Chunnan smiled faintly and got off the horse. "Alright then. Say what you want to say."
The aide's face was hidden in the cloak. Ye Chunnan could vaguely see a smile at the corner of his mouth. "General Ye, how is your sister?"
"You know my sister?" Ye Chunnan was surprised. He frowned and sized him up. "Who are you?"
"I'm just an ordinary man. I had the chance to meet your sister and was captivated by her elegance. When I saw General Ye this time, I couldn't help but want to ask about her," the man said warmly. His tone seemed to be filled with nostalgia.
Ye Chunnan smiled. "In that case, you should know that my sister is already the Empress of Jin Kingdom. Based on what you said just now, it's a big crime in Jin Kingdom."
"Unfortunately, I'm not in Jin Kingdom now. I'm not a citizen of Jin Kingdom." The man said with a smile. "I just miss it."
Ye Chunnan's gaze fell on his legs. "In that case, you used to be a citizen of Jin Kingdom?"
(Nine-headed Bird Academy)
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