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It is difficult to guarantee that there are no infiltrators from the enemy among the garrison troops within County Town or among our soldiers entering and exiting County Town. They have not revealed themselves unless absolutely necessary.
At this moment, the two armies have reached a critical point of life and death.
The spies stationed in Nanchu Kingdom will undoubtedly try to find ways to contact their side during this time, even at all costs, to relay all the intelligence they have gathered.
Seeing that many people present still seemed unresponsive and confused, Ziyan once again explained in detail to those below.
Suddenly, everyone seemed to awaken from a dream and realized the situation! At the same time, they all nodded in agreement. Thus, another major matter was easily settled.
Next, our side only needs to wait patiently for good news regarding the timely elimination of enemy spies. Similarly, within two days, rumors of a so-called 'plague' would surely come from the enemy side.
This would allow us a couple of days to rest and recuperate. Last night, our side had stirred up the enemy with the 'Beast Legion', and it was likely that the enemy could not muster the strength to launch a counterattack.
Any general with even a little experience would not send a distracted group of soldiers out to fight; doing so would only lead to defeat at the hands of the enemy.
Therefore, if they wish to engage in battle again, they must first reorganize their troops and wait until Military Morale stabilizes and their fighting spirit is high before they can emerge.
There have long been rumors that the Southwest border is picturesque, but having been here for so long, I have yet to take the time to explore and enjoy it properly.
Thus, having made this decision, Ziyan hardly gave her Demon Prince a chance to speak. From the moment she appeared, everyone's attention was focused on her.
Once she had given instructions for all matters concerning the next two days, without waiting for the prince to respond, she issued an order for everyone to leave.
"Alright, you will carry out what I just instructed over these next two days. However, everything must have some flexibility; I don’t need to elaborate on that. I trust you are all experienced professionals, so handle any minor matters yourselves. This meeting is adjourned!"
After Ziyan efficiently dismissed everyone present, Demon Prince fixed his gaze intently on his Future Wife.
As for his feelings? There was no need for explanation—just four words: mixed emotions.
When Ziyan turned to look at him, she immediately understood the slight frustration in his heart. So she smirked and said, "Future Husband, are you jealous?"
"No!"
Demonic Husband was somewhat insincere.
"Really not?"
Ziyan deliberately pressed on, staring into his slightly indifferent eyes.
"Sigh—being a Future Husband means everything is decided by the Future Wife."
Ling Yuxuan vented his frustration.
"Uh? Then that means your Future Wife is smart and virtuous, isn't it?"
Ziyan was quite surprised. However, after a moment of thought, she continued, "Alright, from now on, I will discuss everything with Future Husband first. Once I get your approval, I will let you give orders to your Subordinates. That way, you can save face, okay?"
"Pfft!"
Ling Yuxuan finally laughed out loud and said, "Silly girl, having a Future Wife like you who can share the burden makes things much easier for me. Don't worry; I just wanted to tease my Future Wife. I don't have that kind of macho complex. But you were so eager to send them away earlier; I assume you have some other plans in mind?"
Seeing that she couldn't hide anything from her Demonic Husband's sharp eyes, Ziyan could only blink her beautiful eyes at him and then smiled sweetly.
"Just tell me what your plans are!"
Looking at this little woman, Ling Yuxuan shook his head helplessly.
"I want Future Husband to take me out of the city for a day or two to enjoy the mountains and water."
Ziyan finally expressed her feelings.
"Oh, is it that simple?"
"Yes, it's that simple."
"Alright."
"Then let's hurry and go!"
With that, Ling Yuxuan was directly pulled out of the mansion by his cute and mischievous Future Wife. They soon boarded a carriage, with Li Yu selecting several elite Junior Officers and a local rider to accompany them. He himself drove the carriage, and they all left the city, slowly heading towards the border along the Official Road.
Before long, they passed through the first checkpoint, which had been set up by their own people along the way.
After passing the first checkpoint, they traveled about four or five miles forward when Ziyan suggested to her Demonic Husband: "The scenery here is already beautiful; why don't we get off here and walk up the mountain? Then we can summon Little Python, Purple Python, and the stars to accompany us. Wouldn't that be wonderful? I also want to see if there are any unexpected discoveries in the Southwest forest."
After receiving Ling Yuxuan's nod of approval, Ziyan smiled brightly, and the two of them got off.
Next, Ziyan instructed one person to stay behind with the carriage and horses while the others followed the local into the woods by the roadside. They then made their way along a small mountain path.
At this time of year, everyone carefully looked around and found that this place was filled with birdsong and fragrant flowers, clear mountains and waters, and swirling clouds... it was almost like a fairyland.
The two walked at the front, stopping when they reached about halfway up the mountain.
The guide named Li Hao pointed to a higher mountain ahead and said, "Your Highness, Your Highness, on the other side of that mountain is a Grand Canyon, and beyond that canyon is no longer part of our country."
"Oh! Is it Yunqi Kingdom?"
Ziyan guessed casually.
"Yes, what the Princess said is correct; that side is indeed Yunqi Kingdom."
"Got it."
After Ziyan responded to Li Hao, she instructed everyone, "Alright, let's take a short break here. We will set off again once our best friend arrives."
The crowd was somewhat puzzled, as they hadn't known that the Prince and Princess had arranged for others to join them!
Ziyan paid them no mind and turned around to pull out the Jade Flute from her belongings, then began to play the tune that called for them.
As the melodious music echoed and swirled through the mountains...
In this way, everyone waited for nearly a quarter of an hour. Suddenly, in the direction of County Town, a rapid movement appeared in the low trees extending towards them.
Those with keen eyes could tell that some animals were rushing towards this place from afar, especially given their speed, which was almost instantaneous.
Soon, except for Ziyan, Ling Yuxuan, and Li Yu, everyone present was instinctively frightened and rushed to stand in front of Ziyan and Ling Yuxuan, ready to block whatever trouble was coming—namely, the Little Python and Purple Python, along with Xingchen.
"Stand back!"
Just as Ziyan was about to scold the group to retreat, she heard Li Yu had already shouted out what she intended to say first.
Thus, everyone stepped aside. Ziyan quickly took a few steps forward and, just like before, first patted Xingchen, then reached out to touch the head and neck of the Little Python.
Finally, Ziyan arrived beside the Purple Python. However, before getting too close, Ziyan took a good look at its eyes, which were as clear and translucent as purple grapes.
Everything seemed normal; its eyes, though slightly eerie and unsettling, held no hostility at that moment.
Ziyan boldly stepped forward and gently touched the top of its head, which was standing tall, saying, "I need to check your wounds."
To Ziyan's surprise, the Purple Python nodded again.
If last night could have been attributed to a trick of the light, today was definitely not the case.
Ziyan felt a strange shock: could this creature have once been a domesticated Python? Otherwise, how could it be so peculiar and intelligent?
However, despite the shock, that treasure had been around for over two hundred years; if it had been domesticated, that would be too exaggerated.
But why did it nod? Ziyan fell into endless confusion once more.
"Future Wife, what's wrong?"
Just as Ziyan was lost in thought, the voice of her Future Husband rang in her ears.
Instantly, Ziyan snapped back to reality. "Oh, Future Husband, did you see it nod at me just now?"
"Yes, of course."
"Don't you think that's strange?"
"What's strange about it?"
"It’s just a Python, so why does it understand how to nod like a human?"
"Is that so? Maybe it’s one of those rare genius snakes!"
"Oh, that makes sense. No wonder it knows how to protect that mountain."
Ziyan realized he almost let slip the word "treasure," especially with a crowd of curious Subordinates around him.
Earlier, when his subordinates first saw the Purple Python and Little Python, they were filled with uncertainty. However, once they discovered that their two masters were so close to these three creatures, they became bolder and approached out of curiosity.
Next, when Ziyan reached the spot where the Purple Python was injured, he stopped talking and immediately crouched down to carefully examine the area where it had been struck by an arrow the night before.
He noticed that the wound was healing remarkably well, thanks to the nearly perfect healing potion personally prepared by Old Man Mo.
Ziyan nodded slightly and then noticed that the affectionate Little Python had also leaned in closely, intently inspecting the wound on the Purple Python while seemingly sniffing at it.
Ziyan understood that Little Python was checking on how well Purple Python's wound was healing.
So, Ziyan smiled and gently patted Little Python's head, saying, "Don't worry, its wound is healing quickly; in a few days, it will be completely fine."
"Uh? Master, are you talking to them? Can they understand?"
Li Yu couldn't contain his curiosity any longer and leaned forward to ask.
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