Chapter 834: Does this count as a date? (2/2)
Under the current conditions, East Qin’s army had the advantage. The Ning Clan troops had suffered successive defeats, so a ceasefire now would lead both sides facing each other in a stalemate. As long as East Qin’s envoy could convince Han Yunxi and Ning Cheng of the Wind Clan’s machinations and Northern Li’s terrifying strength, then those two would be guarded against the Wind Clan as well. Thus, the Wind Clan would end up having to deal with the Di Clan and the Northern Li imperial court. No matter how many horses they had, they couldn’t seize the advantage right away. What was originally a faceoff between East and West Qin had now morphed into exposing the Wind Clan’s lies. With the change in circumstances, the Wind Clan became everyone’s target.
No matter how great the hatred, anyone could compromise when their own lives were at stake.
Baili Yuanlong and Long Feiye were both worried whether Han Yunxi and Ning Cheng would believe them at all. Wouldn’t they trust the Wind Clan more? And yet, neither the two of them or even Gu Beiyue had discovered the truth longer than Han Yunxi’s group. Moreover, they’d even found out the exact details of Jun Yixie’s battle horses from Bai Yanqing’s own mouth.
Currently, Han Yunxi was journeying en route while staring at the nine empty letters in her hands. While others longed for familiar places, she longed for a familiar person. Or perhaps, a familiar husband.
That’s right, Long Feiye was her husband, ah!
What was he doing right now?
Was he the same as ever, busy reading through his stack of reports even before he slept?
He should have received news of her personally leading the expedition by now. What would he think of her now? If there was a chance to meet, how would he treat her then? She didn’t dare to think, because hr thoughts would grow wild if she tried and take over her brain until they stole away her reason.
Long Feiye, do you remember saying that you owed me a formal marriage?
Long Feiye, do you remember I said that if you didn’t give it to me, I’d marry someone else?
They had traveled three days by carraige when Ning Cheng received news from his deputy general that East Qin had stopped aggressions. Moreover, the East Qin imperial prince, Long Feiye, had sent an envoy requesting to meet with the princess for talks. He gave the letter to Han Yunxi without a second thought.
Han Yunxi nearly shrieked when she read the contents. She never thought her chance would come before they even reached the battlefield. This should be the first time Long Feiye asked her out on a date! Did it count as one?
“Princess, as you predicted, Long Feiye received news of the battle horses,” Ning Cheng said.
Han Yunxi only read the letter without a word. Actually, no one else knew like her exactly how many spies Long Feiye had planted in Northern Li. With his abilities, he could simply put his all in the fight against the Ning Clan troops while using the Northern Li emperor to keep Jun Yixie in check on the side. It’d match his personality perfectly.
But now he actually wanted to talk with her in person. Was it really for the sake of the Northern Li horses? In the middle of her pleasant surprise, Han Yunxi felt upset as well. He was meeting with her under the status of the East Qin crown prince, which meant it’d be impossible for them to be alone. With so many members from both factions present, what could they ever talk about?
Her perturbed mood soon morphed into disappointment. Who knew how things were going in Medical City now? Had Department Head Shen seen the machinations she’d done to Long Zun’s retinue?
“Princess, shall we reply him? We can set the time and place?” Ning Cheng asked.
Recovering her senses, Han Yunxi hesitated before she said seriously, “Bring the brush and ink, I’ll write Long Feiye a letter!”
Ning Cheng hesitated. “Princess…”
“He can’t stop the fighting immediately, or else Bai Yanqing will use the chance against us. He’s earned the Northern Li emperor’s trust for so many years, so he has to have the skills. If East and West Qin suddenly stopped fighting, what would the Northern Li emperor think? Wouldn’t he grow guarded against us instead?” Han Yunxi reasoned.
Ning Cheng silently admired her. The princess had to be the first woman to use such meticulous care on major military matters. He personally gave her bush and ink as Han Yunxi penned the letter right in front of him. Naturally, she wrote nothing else beyond her own worries, suggesting that Long Feiye cease the fighting after their meeting. However, for the next few days they should just pretend to fight rather than take it seriously.
When Long Feiye received the letter and saw Han Yunxi’s handwriting, her careful prudence and attention to detail, he suddenly had a moment when he felt as if this woman wasn’t standing against him, but by his side as always, shoulder-to-shoulder as she planned for him. That was the woman he knew and admired as rational, calm, and wise!
Han Yunxi, you’re so intelligent, so why can’t you guess your lordship’s heart?
Perhaps Han Yunxi was asking the same question. Long Feiye, you’re even smarter than me, so why can’t you see through my heart?
Late at night a few days later, Han Yunxi arrived at a cliffside with Ning Cheng and a few other guards in attendance. On the opposite side of the cliff was an overhanging precipice . An old chain bridge connected the two sides, and standing on it gave one a clear view of the battlefield below. As soon as Han Yunxi’s group arrived, they saw a tall and haughty figure standing in the middle of the bridge. Torches lined both ends of the bridge, but the center was illuminated by only moonlight.
Han Yunxi recognized the man beneath the moonlight at first glance. Like a god of the night, he was exactly as her thoughts. This was Long Feiye, the person she hadn’t seen in months!