Chapter 241 Uneasy Night
"Those people have come, and they are just said to be guests, but it is hard to say how many of them come with good intentions and how many are bad guests." In the Yang Mansion, Zi Nu was sorting out the gift lists sent by envoys from various countries, and said sarcastically.

The power of Qin State was indeed too strong, so strong that a letter from King Zheng of Qin could actually make the other kings respond. If King Zheng of Qin did not want to use Qi State to trap Yang Chong this time, I'm afraid the envoy of King Qi would have come as well.

"As long as someone brings a gift, he is a guest. It doesn't matter whether he is a good guest or a bad guest." Yang Chong replied lazily.

"But what is the gift that King Zheng of Qin sent? The Qingzhou Tripod and a crown. It seems that he had discussed it with the kings of the other five countries. King An of Han sent a belt, King Yan sent boots, King Chu sent a robe, and King Wei sent... Your set of royal clothes is complete. You don't have to make it yourself." Zi Nu, who had sorted out the gift list, couldn't help but reveal a strange look.

"This... I never expected that King Zheng of Qin actually had the thoughts of the Dragon King. The kings of the six countries and the Dragon Kings of the four seas are really the same creature. But, do they think I'm a monkey?" Yang Chong's expression became even weirder.

Zi Nu just thought that people like Qin Wang Zheng were interesting, but Yang Chong thought of more. The monkey who made a big fuss in the Heavenly Palace emerged in his mind. When that monkey went to borrow things, the four smart old dragons did the same. However, Yang Chong was not that lawless monkey. Yang Chong was a very disciplined person.

"Monkey?" Zi Nu asked in surprise. What kind of story was this that she didn't know?

"I will tell you the story of this monkey tonight. Let's not talk about these nonsense for now. How much money did we receive this time?" Yang Chong put away his thoughts and said. The envoys from the six countries were not small. It would cost a lot to entertain them. Yang Chong didn't want to do business at a loss.

"If you count carefully, there are properties whose value can be directly estimated, which are worth tens of thousands of gold. There are also many things that are difficult to estimate, such as the Qingzhou Ding. To an old farmer in the countryside, it is not as useful as an iron pot, but to the kings, it is a sacred artifact that symbolizes power. It is really hard to say how much it is worth." Zi Nu stated.

The things sent by the kings are not simple. Some of them are not even circulated on the market. It is really difficult to evaluate them.

"As long as we don't lose money, it'll be fine. We also need to prepare for war. After we get rid of them, we'll be ready to fight." Yang Chong said.

"Will Qi act so quickly?" Zi Nu said in shock. She knew that with the arrival of the envoys from the six countries, a war between Dong'a City and Qi was inevitable, but she never thought it would happen so soon. After all, winter was about to begin, and winter was not a suitable season for war.

"It's not the Qi army that takes the initiative to attack, but we have to take the initiative to attack." Yang Chong explained.

Qi was a large state. If Yang Chong waited for the Qi army to attack, after repelling one wave of Qi troops, another wave of Qi troops might come. In that case, when would the attack end? Therefore, Yang Chong had to take the initiative to attack and invade Qi to further stimulate the sensitive nerve of King Jian of Qi and make him mobilize the entire country to fight against Yang Chong.

What Yang Chong wanted was a first battle to be a decisive battle, a battle that would decide the outcome. Only by directly defeating the main force of the Qi army on the front battlefield could Yang Chong take over Qi as quickly as possible. Since King Zheng of Qin dared to stir up trouble in this matter, Yang Chong dared to let King Zheng of Qin's stirring up trouble turn into adding fuel to the fire.

"Take the initiative?"

Zi Nu looked at Yang Chong in a daze. She knew that Yang Chong was going to do something risky again, but she would not persuade him much because she knew that Yang Chong had made up his mind and her persuasion would be useless. Besides, Yang Chong was an expert in war and she was just an outsider. Since Yang Chong decided to do this, there must be reasons that she did not see. What she had to do was to stabilize the rear for Yang Chong and transfer resources from all over the place to the army continuously.

Let men worry about things on the battlefield, and women only need to take care of domestic affairs.

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In the night, the moon is bright and clear. It is the middle of the moon at this time, so although it is dark, there is still some light under the moonlight.

Under the moonlight, an agile figure sneaked quickly. When he encountered an obstacle like a wall, he turned over nimbly, his foot touched the top of the wall, and the next moment he landed on the other side of the wall.

"I was careless. This mansion is so big. Where should I go to find him?" Above the black veil, a pair of big black eyes turned with a cunning look. However, her cunning did not make people feel smart. Instead, it exposed her stupidity, or to be more precise, it was naive stupidity. So even if she wrapped herself tightly in a nightgown, she still couldn't hide her stupidity. If an acquaintance saw her, he would definitely recognize her at a glance.

The girl in black looked at the complex buildings around her in confusion. For a moment, she felt she had no idea where to start. What was she going to do this time? To find someone, but where should she find him?

By the way, he was the master of this place. When in doubt, he should go to the largest room. This was definitely the right thing to do. She was quite smart. After a moment of confusion, she had found a solution.

Then it turned into a wisp of green smoke and disappeared in the winding corridor.

In the center of the mansion is a tall and large house, or to be more precise, a palace. However, this is not a royal palace after all, so it cannot be called a palace. It can only be called a hall.

So, although it was easy to find this time, when the girl in black came here and saw the plaque hanging above, she knew she was wrong. No one would hang a plaque in their bedroom.

"I'm so stupid. This is obviously a hall for gatherings and meetings. How could I think this would be his residence?" The black-clothed girl said in annoyance and was about to change direction and continue looking. This time she didn't believe that she wouldn't be able to find it.

However, hard work really pays off. In a seemingly ordinary side yard, she was just passing by when she suddenly heard a faint sound in her ears.

What was that voice? A woman's voice, and in the woman's voice there seemed to be a faint man's voice.

In this mansion, all the women have only one man, and that is the man she is looking for. Realizing this, the black-clothed girl stopped and rushed in directly, wanting to give the other party a surprise. As for whether it was a dragon's den or a tiger's lair, she was not worried at all, because this time she was going to go to the dragon's den and sacrifice herself to serve the tiger. The so-called dragon's den and tiger's lair was exactly her goal.

"Sister, isn't it not good for us to do this?" When the girl in black sneaked into the side yard, she did not notice that there were two figures following her behind her. The two figures were vaguely visible in the dim shadow of the moonlight.

"What's wrong with that? His martial arts skills are so high, yet he was lurking so close to someone. He must have been bewitched by that vixen, otherwise how could he not have discovered him." The taller woman among the two figures snorted coldly.

"But we are responsible for security tonight. Brother has let his guard down. He trusts us too much." Another woman said. Her voice was very pleasant, like the sound of a musical instrument.

"Nongyu, don't think I don't know your little thoughts. In this family, you are the one who looks harmless on the surface, but is actually the most sinister one." "Sister, how could I be so?" The woman called Nongyu said aggrievedly.

"Don't you also want to watch his fun? If you don't want to, you can stop the little princess at any time. I'm not stopping you." Yan Lingji looked at Nong Yu in front of her with a look of contempt.

In this family, the most scheming ones are the women in Zilanxuan. Each of them is like a vixen and has mastered all kinds of female tricks.

"I just saw that you, sister, had no intention of stopping Princess Honglian, so I didn't say anything to stop you." Nanyue defended herself.

"Haha, I don't know you yet. Don't worry, if he blames me at that time, I will take the blame, what else can he do to me." Yan Lingji 'bravely' straightened her chest, showing a confidence that made Nongyu unable to bear to look directly at her.

"Sister, are you really not afraid?" Nanyue asked maliciously.

"Why should I be afraid of him? He was still a little guy when I met him, and I taught him a lesson a lot back then." The simple-minded Yan Lingji is still using the most clumsy words to maintain her most solid personality.

"But I remember that the last time you were bullied by your brother, you cried." Nanyue said innocently. Her clear eyes looked very harmless, but her words meant something completely different.

"Is that crying? That's just..." Yan Lingji's face changed suddenly when she heard that. The scene from a few days ago emerged in her mind. It was because of that incident that she watched Honglian sneak in to look for Yang Chong tonight. She just wanted to see Yang Chong make a fool of himself. Who made Yang Chong make her look bad at that time?
"That was just flowing water. Brother often said that although sister is of the fire element, she is also of the water element. She can be passionate like fire and gentle like water. But sister at that time seemed to be passionate like water." said Nong Yu.

As she became Yang Chong's person, Nong Yu also changed into Yang Chong's appearance. Some of Yang Chong's bad temper hidden deep inside was also inherited by Nong Yu. As a result, she started teasing Yan Lingji whenever she caught him.

This doesn't mean that she has any ill will towards Yan Lingji. She just likes to joke sometimes, and this is just her way of finding happiness.

In Nongyu's opinion, Yang Chong did his best to create the current life for them, so why should they not live happily? It's just that her way of finding happiness may not be what Yan Lingji likes.

"You..." Yan Lingji clenched her fists tightly, feeling that she was wrong tonight. Before she even saw Honglian and Yang Chong take action, she was the first to be exposed.

At this moment, a scene not long ago had emerged in her mind as Nanyue teased her again and again. At that time, she was indeed not paying attention to the conquest, but in a daze, Yang Chong carried her directly from her room to Nanyue's room.

It was all Yang Chong's fault that she made a fool of herself in front of Nanyue. She didn't know how many years she would be laughed at. Yan Lingji thought in annoyance.

Nanyue observed Yan Lingji's reaction and smiled. She felt that the seemingly scary Yan Lingji was actually very cute after getting to know her. She was cheerful and not fussy about trivial matters. Although she sometimes had a bad temper, she did not hold grudges. Not only was she not annoying, but she made people feel friendly. She was full of enthusiasm.

"Break in." Yan Lingji's expression suddenly changed. She was freed from her embarrassment. In another place, Honglian gave her a chance to escape.

"Ah!" A cry of surprise cut through the night, shattering the moonlight and stirring people's hearts even more.

At this moment, Honglian felt as if she was steamed cooked. What did she see when she sneaked into the yard?
In her unfocused eyes, a picture emerged: a naked woman was hanging on Yang Chong's body. As for how she was hung, she saw it, but she didn't dare to recall it because the psychological impact on her was too great.

At least it was beyond her current understanding.

Following this scream, lights were lit one after another in the small courtyards separated by walls.

At this time, Yang Chong only had time to put on an outer robe and walked out of the room. He saw a girl in black standing blankly in the distance, not running away.

"Honglian?" Although the black-clothed young man in front of him was masked, Yang Chong still discovered the other party's identity at the first moment. In addition to the familiarity in the scream just now, he was also familiar with the other party's breath.

"Master." Honglian looked at Yang Chong aggrievedly, her face flushed as fire. A savage rabbit broke into her heart, running around recklessly, making her uneasy and having wild thoughts.

"You little guy, why don't you just go out the main gate? Instead, why are you learning the tricks of a thief on the beam?" Yang Chong said helplessly. He didn't see the embarrassment of being caught just now. As a man, it is hard to say whether it is a disadvantage or an advantage to be seen.

"I just wanted to give Master a surprise, but I never thought that instead of giving you a surprise, you gave me a scare." Honglian said aggrievedly.

"Go, go, go." On the other side, Yan Lingji and Nong Yu saw that their goal had been achieved, so they naturally left first as a sign of respect. Although Yang Chong would definitely settle the score later, they would rather avoid it for the time being than not.

"You scared me pretty badly. Did you come here secretly with the Korean delegation this time?" Yang Chong walked in front of Honglian with his long bare legs.

Honglian looked at Yang Chong's legs which looked extremely unusual under the moonlight, but her eyes kept unconsciously glancing upwards, where people could be hung.

"What do you mean secretly!" Honglian defended sensitively. She was a little sensitive to this word now. The fertilized little red snake had long lost its previous wildness and only had the nature of a girl.

"I came here with my fourth brother." Honglian also realized that her reaction seemed a little too big, and then added.

"Han Yu?" Yang Chong pondered, thinking about the meaning behind Han Yu's action.

(End of this chapter)