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"Thud!"
In the next moment, before Ziyan could finish reciting the words she had been planning in her heart for several days, her small body was suddenly pulled into that familiar and warm embrace.
Moreover, in a moment of distraction, the force was too strong, causing Ziyan's little head to 'thud' directly against Ling Yuxuan's chest.
At that moment, Ziyan suddenly recalled what Ling Yuxuan had said years ago: "When you reach my height here, I will take you as my bride with a ten-mile red wedding procession."
To be honest, after years of continuous growth, even though she had just celebrated her eighteenth birthday, her height indeed reached the position he mentioned back then.
Thinking of this, Ziyan couldn't help but burst into laughter.
"You little fool, what's so funny?"
Ling Yuxuan asked with a smile while gently stroking the silky Azure Long Hair of his beloved.
"Uh? Oh, nothing."
Ziyan's face flushed uncontrollably.
"Are you exhausted from the journey?"
Ling Yuxuan whispered softly in Ziyan's ear.
"Don't worry, your future wife is not that delicate. I'm fine!"
Ziyan replied with a faint smile.
"Well, that's good. I need to discuss strategies with the soldiers now. You can rest here for a while and wait patiently, alright?"
Ling Yuxuan looked at Ziyan with a questioning gaze.
“Oh! Is that so? Then can you take me along without affecting your discussion of important matters? Perhaps your Future Wife can offer some unexpected insights and good plans!”
Ziyan shook his head and then, using the same inquiring tone, requested to join their meeting.
“Oh—so Future Wife has skills in this area too! Alright, let's go!”
As Ling Yuxuan walked, he glanced sideways at his Future Wife, who was walking beside him, his eyes shining with surprise.
Soon, the two arrived at the front hall of their temporary residence.
At that moment, three or four dozen junior officials were already gathered there.
When they saw Ling Yuxuan and Ziyan arrive, the group of junior officials led by Wei Chao, the magistrate of Peiling County, immediately stood up respectfully and bowed to the two.
After the greeting, Ling Yuxuan nodded to everyone.
The group returned to their seats, and Ling Yuxuan naturally took the seat of honor with his little wife, observing the crowd below.
He noticed that among the crowd were some of his Subordinates, as well as the county magistrate and a few remaining junior officers who had been stationed there since the war began.
This was because the highest commander had been killed in a surprise attack by the enemy early on, losing his head in the process.
In other words, before Xuan Wang Ye arrived at Peiling County, the soldiers there had already been left leaderless. Only Magistrate Wei Chao managed to gather these remnants from various places within the county and bring them all together in County Town—holding out in County Town while waiting for reinforcements.
Undoubtedly, Ling Yuxuan's arrival with his troops finally gave those who were prepared to lead the remaining soldiers and willing to defend County Town alongside some of the citizens a renewed determination to face death at any moment.
The arrival of reinforcements restored their confidence and fighting spirit, especially knowing that Xuan Wang, with tens of thousands of troops, faced hardships without fear and conducted several surprise attacks, causing significant losses to the enemy.
As a result, they felt endless admiration and respect for this young Xuan Wang Ye, who was even younger than themselves.
However, at this moment, Xuan Wang Ye was rather quiet, simply listening as everyone below continuously discussed and expressed their opinions on the current situation.
This situation continued for quite some time until Ling Yuxuan finally called for a stop. He asked, "Everyone has been discussing for so long; do you have any good strategies?"
"This—if the prince does not mind, I actually have a plan to propose, but I fear it may be laughed at by His Highness."
The county magistrate Wei Chao spoke up first again.
"Feel free to speak!"
Ling Yuxuan's words were firm and powerful.
"Then I shall present my humble idea."
With that, Wei Chao began to elaborate on his thoughts.
He advocated for a fire attack. This plan was relatively easy to implement because the entire Peiling County was almost a forested area. If they could lure the Yunqi soldiers into the dense woods and then set the forest ablaze around them...
However, if this were truly carried out, it would lead to endless troubles. Not to mention the potential harm to many of Peiling County's citizens, the most critical issue was that one careless mistake could result in a massive fire engulfing all of Peiling County's forests.
Wouldn't that be akin to both sides suffering heavy losses and perishing together? What difference would it make from abandoning the county? This method was essentially the most helpless and extreme approach; once the people of the world learned of this matter, they would undoubtedly despise them.
After some consideration, Wei Chao's proposal was immediately rejected by all the generals present.
Ziyan secretly thought to herself: Wei Chao is too pessimistic and extreme. This person has commendable courage, but unfortunately, his wisdom does not match his bravery.
Sigh! Fortunately, the Demon Prince arrived in time; otherwise, it seems that all the common people in the county would have to accompany this county magistrate, who is loyal but lacks great wisdom, to their doom!
Just then, another warrior proposed a plan. However, before he could finish speaking, he was once again dismissed by others.
At this moment, Ling Yuxuan was not in a hurry. With half-closed eyes, he had not interrupted the discussions among the crowd below. Occasionally, he would ponder and analyze the suggestions and plans put forth by everyone.
As such, the collective brainstorming resulted in more than a dozen or twenty different proposals.
Unfortunately, the outcome was that everyone continued to reject each other's plans one by one. Because of this, Ziyan nearly felt like leaving in frustration.
However, as a woman and being new to interacting with these people, she feared drawing attention and criticism from them. Thus, she endured her frustration and remained by Ling Yuxuan's side.
The feeling of being speechless was overwhelming and irreplaceable...
What kind of brains do these people have? Ziyan silently complained.
After waiting for a long time, Ziyan glanced at her Demonic Husband. She saw that he still had half-closed eyes and was looking ahead with an expression of encouragement and appreciation towards the small officials below. He only occasionally took a sip of tea and said nothing else.
However, after all these years of understanding her Demonic Husband, Ziyan knew that the more indifferent his outward expression was, the more things he was actually contemplating inside.
Having spent so much time already, the discussions among everyone grew increasingly intense. Each person's face was filled with entanglement and even worry.
Especially Wei Chao, the county magistrate known for his commendable courage; at this moment, he appeared exhausted and troubled.
When Ziyan looked at him again, she found it hard to bear to look directly at him. It was evident how terrifying it could be to lack wisdom—especially military wisdom—when facing a formidable enemy.
Otherwise, how could he easily make a decision that would lead to the death of fish and the breaking of nets? Fortunately, he still had a firm patriotic heart; otherwise, he might have already defected to the enemy!
At that moment, although Ziyan was genuinely worried about the military wisdom of this county magistrate, he did not look down on him.
In fact, he even thought that this person could be useful! He was someone who only needed a clever leader to plan things out for him, and all he had to do was implement and complete them seriously.
After all, he definitely wasn't capable of leading troops into battle, but having him serve as an ordinary county magistrate would still be making the most of his talents! Loyalty was what mattered!
Just when Wei Chao was almost exhausted, Ling Yuxuan finally raised his right hand and shouted, "Stop!"
In an instant, everyone stopped talking and turned their attention to Ling Yuxuan.
"Alright, you all go down and rest. At this time, the enemy might come at any moment. Make sure to take a good rest this afternoon. Come back tomorrow morning, and I will assign you tasks."
This time, Ling Yuxuan directly instructed them without hesitation and waved his hand.
Seeing this, although everyone felt puzzled, they did not dare to say much and ultimately retreated one by one.
In the end, only Wu Xiang, Li Yu, Li Bing, and a few guards remained in the hall.
Just as Ling Yuxuan was about to leave with Ziyan, Wei Chao returned.
Immediately, everyone's attention focused on him; they all wanted to know what he meant by this.
He spoke somewhat awkwardly, "Your Highness, I am quite worried about the current situation! Right now..."
"That Wei County Magistrate," Ling Yuxuan interrupted. "You have indeed been tired these days. Now this King commands you—hurry back to your yard and rest well. Leave everything else until tomorrow morning when you come to receive orders."
Unexpectedly, in the next moment, Ling Yuxuan directly interrupted his words.
"Uh? This—oh—I understand now, this is a plan that the Prince has already devised, right? Ah! The Prince is still impressive..."
Wei County Magistrate wanted to continue his chatter, but above him, Xuan Wang Ye had already lost his patience: "Wei Chao, listen up!"
"Uh? Oh, I am here."
Wei County Magistrate stared blankly at Xuan Wang Ye in front of him.
"Hurry back and rest."
Ling Yuxuan ordered loudly with a half-smile, half-helpless expression.
"Oh! Oh oh oh. I will go back right now, I will go back..."
At that moment, Wei County Magistrate finally came to his senses and awkwardly mumbled to himself while quickly retreating.
Once he saw Wei County Magistrate's figure completely disappear from the hall, Ziyan couldn't help but burst into laughter.
In an instant, even the usually composed Strongman Wu Xiang, Li Yu, and Li Bing joined in the laughter.
After laughing, Ziyan couldn't help but mutter again: judging by this rhythm, this Wei Chao County Magistrate seems to be the type with a bit of a one-track mind.
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