Chapter 1399

After the explanation, He He Lingchuan returned to the private room. The three inside were chatting happily, and General Chongwu was facing the door, teasing him as soon as he appeared: "Here, here, I thought Island Master He was stage-frightened and was going to slip away halfway."

The Soul-Stealing Mirror hummed: "If you can talk, say more."

Fan Shuang smiled: "Brother He is a bright person, how could he do that kind of thing?"

"Just a small matter." He He Lingchuan filled his own cup. "Disturbed everyone's interest. Come, I'll punish myself with a cup."

After saying that, he drank it in one gulp, and the atmosphere at the table was harmonious again.

Outside, two wine guests walked by, with big tongues and loud voices, and the content of the argument was transmitted into the room word by word: "Bixia will definitely lose, it just depends on how much territory they can keep in the end."

"Impossible, the leader of the Allied Forces is dead!" The other retorted. "Didn't you see the Allied Forces fighting sluggishly? Maybe it will collapse first itself."

"The Allied Forces' army is already fighting on Bixia's land, right?" The first person sneered. "Those who can fight into others' territory have the upper hand; since they have the upper hand, which eye of yours saw that it would collapse first?"

"You have to be reasonable! Reasonably, the Allied Forces have finished fighting the easy places, and the rest are all tough nuts to crack. If it wants to continue gnawing, I'm afraid it will break its teeth."

"You have to present facts! The fact is that the Allied Forces won a big victory a few days ago, and Bixia was defeated miserably! They have been fighting and winning, why should they stop, why should they collapse?"

The two wine guests argued while walking away.

Hearing words like "Bixia" and "Allied Forces," the atmosphere in the private room became subtle.

There was a question that everyone deliberately avoided tonight: General Chongwu was the son of the chieftain of Bixia, while He He Lingchuan funded the Allied Forces to attack Bixia from the side.

No matter how the Yangshan Society advertised itself, it transported money and food to the Allied Forces, and the Allied Forces took this money and food to beat Bixia until it was miserable.

Honestly, Yangshan was just a merchant society; there were many merchant societies doing business with the Allied Forces during the war, after all, the Allied Forces had seven member countries and forces. But only the Yangshan Society had the greatest aid and influence on the Allied Forces.

Fan Shuang coughed, wanting to change the topic. Commander Zhao looked at General Chongwu and then asked He He Lingchuan: "Island Master He, you know more about the war between the Allied Forces and Bixia than we do. In your opinion, which side will win in the end?"

He He Lingchuan didn't expect that it would be Commander Zhao who asked this heart-piercing question.

If he answered that the Allied Forces could win, he would offend General Chongwu on the spot; if he answered that Bixia could win, he would be admitting that Yangshan's current actions were a failed investment, and if it reached the Allied Forces, the taste would be even more wrong.

General Chongwu looked straight ahead, slowly sipping wine. But He He Lingchuan knew he must be listening carefully.

"Soldiers have no constant situation, water has no constant shape, the battlefield situation changes rapidly, how can there be a fixed number? General Chongwu is also a general who commands troops, and must understand what I mean." He He Lingchuan gently shook his wine glass. "The war situation is subtle right now, both Bixia and the Allied Forces have a chance to win, it just depends on which side can seize the opportunity."

General Chongwu's eyes flashed, still not opening his mouth, instead Fan Shuang asked: "What opportunity?"

He avoided mentioning it before, but since He He Lingchuan took the initiative to say it, he simply asked two questions.

"It is the opportunity when Marshal Boss Situ was murdered and the Allied Forces had not yet gathered their hearts." He He Lingchuan said generously. "This window period is about to pass. Boss Situ He won a big victory by flying to take White Lang City not long ago, and it really proved himself with action, playing a huge role in settling disputes within the Allied Forces. Those who originally had disputes, had plans, and originally had hesitation, mostly became honest."

Time, fate.

He He Lingchuan had also been closely watching the war within Bixia. While the news of Boss Situ Yu's murder spread, Boss Situ He led troops to fly to take White Lang City, and sure enough, he fought a hearty big victory, playing a huge role in settling disputes within the Allied Forces.

Time, fate.

He He Lingchuan believed that Boss Situ He's luck had always been quite good. He was captured by Bixia before, and was rescued by He He Lingchuan and Fu Liushan; now he is in danger, and he can also go smoothly to fight a big victory.

If this battle was lost, the Allied Forces might have fallen apart.

General Chongwu then put down his wine glass: "Island Master He has insight. Within the Allied Forces, Boss Situ He is rapidly gathering people's hearts……"

He talked eloquently, and the Soul-Stealing Mirror in He He Lingchuan's arms clicked: "This guy is very calm. Hey, you say if he kills you, can he solve Bixia's crisis?"

He He Lingchuan shook his head imperceptibly, of course not.

The Allied Forces already had confidence in fighting Bixia. As long as Boss Situ He could stand up, whether he, He He Lingchuan, was there or not, had no decisive effect. As for the money and food, the Allied Forces had raised funds from many parties in the past few months, already reducing their dependence on the Yangshan Islands.

Seeing that they were about to win, other forces were even willing to lend.

Only wanting to add flowers to the brocade, not willing to send charcoal in the snow, this is the human heart.

Just looking at the fact that Bixia people assassinated Boss Situ Yu instead of He He Lingchuan before, they knew very well where the Allied Forces' vital point was.

General Chongwu hadn't finished speaking when a loud noise suddenly sounded outside, covering his volume.

"Something was stolen upstairs!"

"Ran that way!"

"Good thief……"

Outside were hurried footsteps.

General Chongwu heard these words, and his brows couldn't help but wrinkle. This inn was robbed? Yes, it was raining today, and it was not easy for thieves to track, which was the so-called "stealing in rain but not in snow."

Fan Shuang frowned: "What happened outside?"

Because he was drinking in the front yard of the inn, he didn't bring guards.

"Seems like someone was robbed……" Before General Chongwu finished speaking, hurried footsteps sounded outside, and then the private room door was opened, and the man who grabbed the seat with Fan Shuang earlier, also General Chongwu's personal guard, said: "General, the tribute was stolen!"

General Chongwu stood up suddenly, his face changed: "What?"

He didn't expect that watching the fun would lead to his own head.

This time entering the capital, the gift he prepared was very heavy. The previous encirclement of the Three-Tailed Fox Demon had a mistake, and the King had been cold to him for several months; this birthday celebration was a good opportunity to send gifts in a justified way, and General Chongwu had hoped to win the King's favor.

In addition, Bixia also carefully prepared a generous gift, which was handed to him to bring to the capital. At this time, Bixia was in a life-and-death crisis, and the gift it sent was very particular.

If the tribute was stolen, General Chongwu would suffer a double loss.

He had no heart to drink anymore, cupped his hands to everyone, said "I'll go catch the thief, everyone take your time," and left in a hurry.

The other three all said "General, please go," and stood up to see him off.

Seeing General Chongwu's figure disappear outside the inn, Fan Shuang shook his head: "Many people, all kinds of strange things happen."

He He Lingchuan asked casually: "Is it like this every year for the birthday celebration?"

"About the same."

King Yao's birthday celebration was imminent, and the road to the capital was full of food, housing, and travel, so it was inevitable that all kinds of moths would appear. Fan Shuang sighed: "I remember, ten years ago, a murder case occurred ten days before the birthday celebration, shocking the whole country."

"I remember, I remember." Commander Zhao nodded repeatedly. "However, General Chongwu's luck is too bad. His encirclement of the Three-Tailed Fox Demon should have been tenable, but who knew……"

He He Lingchuan asked knowingly: "Something happened?"

The Queen of the Yao Nation is surnamed Tong, and this surname is enough to explain everything.

"Yes, the second young master of the Tong family unfortunately fell off a cliff and died."

The second young master of the Tong family went out to fight monsters with General Chongwu, originally just to gild his resume, who knew he would lose his life. Commander Zhao said: "The King was furious and severely punished General Chongwu."

The Soul-Stealing Mirror laughed 'Gaga': "Well done! Chongwu doesn't know yet, he just sat and drank with his enemy."

He He Lingchuan then threw out the prepared question: "I heard that Qingyang Regent is very close to General Chongwu?"

Fan Shuang was drinking, and choked upon hearing this, hurriedly waving his hand:

"This…… it's not good to say that."

"Small news says that when General Chongwu was studying in Lingxu City, he received the favor and guidance of Qingyang National Teacher, and often entered and exited the Qing Palace." He He Lingchuan rubbed his hands. "Is there such a thing?"

The people he sent to the Yao Nation were not eating and waiting to die; once they went, they started collecting all kinds of information, some of which were just idle talk and catching shadows.

Fan Shuang hesitated, He He Lingchuan pointed at him: "Aha, hesitation is default!"

"When General Chongwu was studying in Lingxu City, he did receive guidance from Qingyang National Teacher, I know this. His family, his family was once proud of it." Fan Shuang grabbed the cup. "But mentioning this now is a bit, a bit awkward."

He didn't say much, and He He Lingchuan didn't ask much, filling his and Commander Zhao's cups with wine: "Forget it, don't mention him. Come, come, let's play ourselves."

The three guessed fists and ordered, the loser drank.

When General Chongwu was there, Fan Shuang didn't drink much, but now guessing fists with He He Lingchuan, he lost eight out of ten times, and soon became drunk, finally with a 'Ba-da' sound, almost sitting on his back.

Commander Zhao hurriedly supported him: "I'll send Fan my lord back to rest first."

He didn't drink much either, his face was red, and his wine breath was spraying people.

When he first traveled with He He Lingchuan, he was still a bit cautious, but He He Lingchuan invited him and Fan Shuang to drink every three days, and even an iron man couldn't withstand such an enthusiastic offensive, so Commander Zhao didn't feel that tonight was any different from the past.

He He Lingchuan also stood up: "I'll go with you."

The two sent Fan Shuang back to the guest room, and this person lay on the couch and fell asleep, without making a big noise or making a fool of himself.

He He Lingchuan exhaled a breath of wine and said to Commander Zhao: "The sound of rain is helpful for sleep, let's all rest."

Although it was not yet evening, the sky outside was as dark as midnight, as if the four words 'dark and dim' were specifically for this moment. Commander Zhao had no opinion and turned back to his guest room.

He was a commander and had subordinates.

During his rest, his subordinates would naturally look after Fan Shuang and He He Lingchuan's safety.

He He Lingchuan walked back to his guest room under the gaze of several guards.

Wanshou Feng was already waiting at the door, standing respectfully.

He He Lingchuan said 'Come in', and the two closed the door in front of the Yao Nation guards, and three Yangshan guards stood at the door to keep watch for them.

Finally encountered a sunny day, I have a severe cold and have to go to the hospital to register.

Sigh.