Ten days later, Youyun's troops headed south, Yaoshui's troops headed north, and Ning Cheng's troops came from the west. The Chu Clan had neither reinforcements nor a path of retreat. It was a time of despair!
Long Fei Ye's words were both a threat and an invitation to surrender.
"You want to swallow up the Chu Clan's military strength?" Han Yunxi asked doubtfully.
Ning Cheng had tricked the Chu Clan into a corner. If Long Fei Ye used Chu Tianyin as a hostage to force the Chu Clan to surrender, perhaps the Long Fei Ye really could use the Chu Clan to his advantage.
After all, the Chu Clan's Driving Arrow Squad could fight against ten men each. If he could take them under his command, their military strength would be on a completely different level.
"Yes," Long Fei Ye admitted. In terms of wealth, he might not lose to the Ning Clan, but military strength was his weakness. It was time for him to train his troops and expand his armaments.
Although the overall situation was set in stone, this was only the end of one game. Another would soon begin, and in this game, his only opponent would be the Di Clan's Ning Cheng.
Tang Li rejoiced at the turn of events. He was about to leave when Han Yunxi added, "While you're at it, tell General Chu that if he doesn't surrender, this wangfei will guarantee that he'll never be able to pick up an arrow again!"
In other words, if General Chu surrendered, Han Yunxi could heal his hand.
Her style was the same as Long Fei Ye's, combining kindness and severity.
Tang Li looked at Long Fei Ye and Han Yunxi and couldn't help but wonder why he never realized these two were such a good match.
Tang Li quickly left.
Long Fei Ye and Han Yunxi could only wait for developments in Western Liang and news from the Chu Clan.
What would the Chu Clan choose?
Han Yunxi thought that Chu Yunyi's character was far from loyal. He was just using the Western Qin imperial clan as a cover to deceive the world. After weighing the pros and cons, he could only choose to surrender.
Thinking of this, the word "bet" appeared in Han Yunxi's mind. She finally remembered the bet she made with Long Fei Ye.
They were betting on Ning Cheng's identity.
She slowly turned her head to look at Long Fei Ye. This guy seems to have lost … No, no, no, it's not that he seems to have lost, he really did lose!
If he lost, he would have to hug the little thing.
No one knew what Long Fei Ye was thinking at this moment. He was staring at the door in a daze.
Han Yunxi was clearly the winner. She could have won confidently and confidently. Unfortunately, when facing Long Fei Ye, she was always a little afraid.
She coughed a few times and opened the topic, "Long Fei Ye, what is Noble Consort Ning's name?"
"Ning An," Long Fei Ye replied offhandedly.
"So it turns out …" Han Yunxi sighed with emotion. "The executive council head who replaced Ouyang Ningnuo was called Ouyang Ning Jing. Ning An Ning Jing is also called An Jing. Heheh, what an interesting name."
Han Yunxi assumed that Long Feiye would bring up Ning Cheng and Ning Nuo's names, but he only gave an "Mm" without any intention to chat.
Han Yunxi scooted over to sit by his side. "Ning Cheng and Ouyang Ningnuo are interesting names as well. Ning Cheng and Ning Nuo make a promise when combined. Hey, why didn't we think of that before? "
Cloud Realm Trade Consortium and Great General Ning's estate were merchant families and military families respectively. They had never had any contact with each other, so who would be so bored as to put their names together?
Long Fei Ye remained expressionless as he ignored her.
Han Yunxi scooted closer and cocked her head at him. "So Ning Cheng is a member of the Di Clan."
"Mm," Long Fei Ye was still expressionless.
Han Yunxi was puzzled. This guy isn't reacting at all. Did he forget about our bet?
He said he'd have to hug Lil Thing if he lost!
Han Yunxi waited for a while, but when she saw that Long Fei Ye still wasn't going to bring up the bet, she simply said, "Long Fei Ye, let's make a bet. You lost, so you have to fulfill your end of the bargain!"
Long Fei Ye's lips twitched. Actually, he knew what Han Yunxi was up to as soon as she asked for Noble Consort Ning's name.
He was in a foul mood after being checkmated by Ning Cheng. Any sensible person would know to keep their distance from him at a time like this. This woman, on the other hand, had forced her way to him.
Long Fei Ye turned around and asked Coldly, "Han Yunxi, this is the first time I've lost in my life. Aren't you afraid that I'll get angry?"
Unexpectedly, Han Yunxi replied, "Do you mean you lost to me, or to … Ning Cheng?"
Long Fei Ye's face darkened instantly. He stared at Han Yunxi without saying a word.
However, Han Yunxi wasn't afraid at all. Instead, she had the urge to laugh when she saw his expression. Fortunately, she restrained herself.
She didn't dare to mention Ning Cheng again and hurriedly summoned Lil Thing out of the poison storage space. Then, she pretended to take it out of her sleeve and held it in front of Long Fei Ye. "We agreed that you'd have to hug it."
If the person in front of him wasn't Han Yunxi, but anyone else, Long Fei Ye would have sent them flying with a kick. But he only looked down at Lil Thing.
Ever since Lil Thing had entered the poison storage space to drink the poison water, it had often fallen asleep after eating too much. Unless Mama Yunxi called it, it rarely woke up.
It had already activated the mode of eating, sleeping, and eating mode. Only in this way could it recover quickly.
It also hoped that it could recover faster, not only from the poison in its teeth, but also from the detoxification of its blood. Then it could be like the gentleman and have the ability to protect Mama Yunxi.
Right now, it was in a daze, about to wake up.
It lazily turned over with its four feet in the air, twisted its body, and stretched its limbs. Then, it opened its eyes as it stretched lazily.
Eh …
This face is so familiar.
Lil Thing had been sleeping for days, so it couldn't wake up immediately. It rubbed its eyes with its paws before taking a closer look.
The face was incomparably handsome with perfect features. There were no blind spots at all, as if the Heavens had carved it out with care.
It was a handsome face, but his expression wasn't very good. It was too cold, especially those eyes. There wasn't a trace of warmth in them.
Lil Thing kept rubbing its eyes as it studied the face. The more it looked, the more familiar it felt, as if it'd seen this face before.
Suddenly, it stopped rubbing its paws and widened its eyes to take a closer look!
His Highness Duke of Qin!
"Cheep …"
Lil Thing had finally woken up!
Or rather, its seven souls and six spirits had all awakened. Its white fur stood on end like it was about to explode, each strand trembling!
Awoo … why is it like this?!
Lil Thing reflexively wanted to escape, but it was too late. Long Fei Ye's hands were much faster and he'd already grabbed its tail.
Long Fei Ye hated shrill cries like these. He grabbed Lil Thing by the tail and prepared to throw it out the door. Fortunately, Han Yunxi had the foresight to grab Lil Thing by the neck and ask Long Fei Ye, "What are you doing? Are you going back on your word? "
Lil Thing didn't understand what Mama Yunxi was saying, much less the bet between her and Papa Long.
What was Mama Yunxi doing?
Papa Long had thrown it out so many times, but Mama Yunxi had never stopped him. Was she going to take him seriously this time?
Lil Thing's heart began to pound wildly. Actually, it had no idea who would win between Mama Yunxi and Papa Long.
Or rather, it had no idea whether Papa Long would yield to Mama Yunxi or not.
No matter how they fought, Papa Long would definitely win. If he lost, he'd definitely yield.
If Papa Long didn't yield this time, would Mama Yunxi insist?
If Mama Yunxi insisted and Papa Long still didn't yield, would the two of them fight?
If the two of them quarreled, would it become the culprit? Should it fight against Papa Long for once? Or … or should it scram on its own accord?
… …
Lil Thing quickly fell into an internal struggle while Han Yunxi looked seriously at Long Fei Ye.
"You're not allowed to act shamelessly," Han Yunxi reminded him.
Long Fei Ye fell silent for a long time before he pursed his lips. "I'll owe you."
If it was any other request, he'd satisfy it no matter how difficult it was. But holding a mouse like this, he really was …
"You can still owe me?" Han Yunxi arched a brow.
"I'll owe you, I'll owe you!"
This was probably the first time in Long Fei Ye's life that he'd felt so awkward. He actually let go of Lil Thing.
Han Yunxi had long been laughing in her heart. The fact that this guy let go and didn't throw Lil Thing out was already a good start!
Actually, she wasn't planning on forcing him.
Han Yunxi didn't force him, so Long Fei Ye sat on one side and emphasized, "I'll owe you."
Han Yunxi held Lil Thing in her hands and stroked it like a hot water bottle to keep it warm. "Alright, I'll always remember. You're not allowed to act shamelessly."
Long Fei Ye couldn't drink the tea he'd just been drinking. He replied in a low voice, "Of course not."
Of course not.
He'd always kept his word when it came to her.
He really hadn't broken his promise, but by the time he'd hugged Lil Thing, Lil Thing was no longer Lil Thing. Nor was Han Yunxi the current Han Yunxi …
Han Yunxi carried Lil Thing to sit by his side. Long Fei Ye glanced at Lil Thing, but didn't drag it away from Han Yunxi like before.
It was as if he'd tacitly allowed Han Yunxi to hold Lil Thing. Since he'd already yielded, Han Yunxi knew when to stop forcing him.
As for Lil Thing, it was curled up in Mama Yunxi's arms, full of doubts.
Heavens, I've only slept for a few days, but Papa Long's doting on Mama Yunxi has already reached a heaven-defying level? They didn't even fight, but Mama Yunxi's one move made Papa Long keep it. She even tacitly allowed it to cling to her body?
After all, this was something it'd never dared to hope for or imagine.
Could it be that I've missed something in the past few days? Could it be that something had happened between the two of them these past few days?
Lil Thing carefully raised its head and stole a glance at Papa Long. Although Papa Long hadn't chased it away, his cold face was still hard to frighten.
If it got too close to him, it'd get frostbitten. Lil Thing struggled out of Mama Yunxi's arms and slipped into her sleeve to hide.
It sighed softly in its heart. Aye, no matter how it looked at it, the gentleman was still the most comfortable.
I wonder where the gentleman is now. It's so cold, I miss his warm voice and warm smile!
Gentleman, where are you?
Lil Thing misses you …
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