[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-top-scholar-of-da-ling":3,"chapter-the-top-scholar-of-da-ling-the-top-scholar-of-da-ling-chapter-207":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","The Top Scholar of Da Ling",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2289042,4475,"Chapter 207","the-top-scholar-of-da-ling-chapter-207",207,"\u003Cp>Three days passed in the blink of an eye, and the city of Xiangcangzhou remained peaceful. Jiang Mingyu was busy preparing for the upcoming campaign, and unconsciously forgot his identity, treating himself as an ordinary general.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Yifei, however, was a different story—she had opened several more hotpot lamb restaurants, and business was booming. The people of Xiangcangzhou, who had once kept their distance from this foreign flavor, tried it after strong recommendations from the soldiers, and all fell in love with its fresh, fragrant, spicy, and tender taste.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every day, Liu Yifei looked at the numbers in her ledger and felt her heart bloom with joy. She found Jiang Mingyu and blinked her bright, sparkling eyes. “Jiang Lang, let’s open a few more shops—this business is too easy.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Mingyu’s head ached at once. “You already have seventy-eight shops. Aren’t you afraid they’ll steal customers from each other?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Yifei rolled her eyes and shot back, “Do you even know how big Xiangcangzhou is? I’ll tell you—it’s four times larger than Chuyun and more than five times bigger than Yasimo Regional Military Commissioner. Even if we open dozens more, there’ll still be plenty of customers.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Mingyu gently pinched her tiny nose and smiled warmly. “Our shops already span Yasimo Regional Military Commissioner and four junxian. You little fool—aren’t you delighted?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Yifei disliked him calling her a fool. She glared at him. “What’s there to be delighted about? There are still many wealthy counties in the junxian we haven’t opened in—that’s all money we can’t afford to let slip away.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching how she had turned into a little money-grubber just to raise funds for the army, Jiang Mingyu felt a pang of guilt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Mingyu sighed helplessly. “Fine, fine, you’re in charge. Just don’t overwork yourself.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Yifei looked into his deep eyes and felt a sweet warmth. “Jiang Lang, my greatest dream now is to have our shops spread across the entire city of Xiangcangzhou. When you lead the army to war, I’ll handle logistics from behind. Wherever you conquer, I’ll open a shop. Together, we’ll turn this land into our home.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Mingyu’s heart warmed at her words. He pulled her into his arms and gently kissed her forehead. “All right. Let’s work together.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within two days, with Jiang Mingyu’s support, Liu Yifei opened another dozen or so hotpot restaurants—all opening nearly simultaneously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wealthy flocked to the shops, and Jiang Mingyu’s eighty-thousand-strong army was now fully prepared for campaign.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Spring breeze grew warmer. Jiang Mingyu sat atop his horse, gazing at his troops, and shouted loudly: “This campaign—Tukesiluo, Jiaqi, Goudan, come with me. Zhuge Yu, hold Xiangcangzhou!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only Zhuge Yu could be trusted with such a vast responsibility.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhuge Yu nodded and warned, “Master, you’re venturing deep into enemy territory. Lanzhou’s situation is complicated—be careful.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Mingyu clapped him on the shoulder. “I leave Xiangcangzhou in your hands. Let’s go!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, Jiang Mingyu and his eighty-thousand-strong army charged out through the west gate of Xiangcangzhou.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lanzhou lay in the northwest of Da Feng, separated from Xiangcangzhou’s Chuyun junxian by a great mountain. Dingdong junxian lay three hundred li east of Yasimo Regional Military Commissioner, directly across from Chuyun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Mingyu led sixty thousand troops out of Chuyun junxian, planning to cross the mountain and deliver a warning to Zhong Nianyu. Tukesiluo spotted a small town in the distance and waved his finger back and forth. “Big Brother, shouldn’t we take that little town first? Make it our rear base?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Goudan chimed in: “Lord, my scouts reported the town has barely a thousand men—we can capture it in half an hour and show Zhong Nianyu we’re not to be trifled with.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Jiaqi said nothing, but her eyes gleamed with lethal intent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Mingyu shook his head. “No. We must strike unexpectedly. If we attack now, we’ll reveal our position—then sneaking up on Dingdong will be impossible.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He glanced at the sky. “It’s still early, and the roads are crowded. Let’s retreat into the mountains first. We’ll emerge only at night—Zhong Nianyu must not detect us.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only by surprise can we minimize losses. The rebels run rampant in Lanzhou—we cannot afford to lose our first battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tukesiluo frowned. “Big Brother, how long will it take us to reach Dingdong?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Mingyu gave a weary smile. “No choice. Let’s move.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment he spoke, the eighty-thousand-strong army quietly vanished into the mountains.\u003C\u002Fp>",737,"2026-06-20T03:28:18.279Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","d6c2cada8cd5a5d2ba0bca574f0121cff7c220b42bd93df63517234a8178404a","the-top-scholar-of-da-ling-chapter-208","the-top-scholar-of-da-ling-chapter-206",392,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-top-scholar-of-da-ling-cover.jpg"]