"Attack the city in five days?" Chu Qing frowned and repeated the question.
Qu Ling nodded.
Everyone present was quite shocked.
Except for Wei Ying.
At this moment, Wei Ying had removed his disguise as Nian Chu and resumed his original appearance.
It was his calm demeanor that caught Qu Ling's attention as everyone else showed surprise.
"Who is this?"
"He... is the Prince of Ning," Chu Zhan introduced.
Qu Ling's eyes widened in shock. "The Prince of Ning? But you were supposed to be..."
"I faked my death and took a little break," Wei Ying explained with a faint smile.
Qu Ling was stunned by this answer but quickly recovered and asked, "Why are you so calm, Prince of Ning?"
"Because I led him here."
"???"
...
After hearing the servant's report, Hu Yan Longhao and Hu Yan Longchang took a long time to calm down from their anger.
The Prince of Ning... was still alive?!
Moreover, he had stolen the war - horses they had bought with great effort!
This was simply an insult!
Just thinking about the Prince of Ning hiding in the dark, sneering at their actions while they even found someone to impersonate him... Did he think they, the people of Xiliang, were extremely stupid?
Thinking of this, Hu Yan Longchang's eyes flashed with hostility. He said harshly, "Let's attack Qingzhou City right now! That cunning Prince of Ning has gone too far. I must make him pay the price!"
"Brother, wait!" Hu Yan Longhao managed to hold back his anger and spoke up when he saw Hu Yan Longchang getting angry.
"What? He's being so arrogant, and you can't even say a word?" Hu Yan Longchang cast a cold glance at Hu Yan Longhao, who had tried to stop him.
Ignoring his brother's vulgar words, Hu Yan Longhao patiently explained, "Brother, I'm not suggesting we swallow this insult. Instead, I have a better plan."
"Oh? What good plan can you have?" Hu Yan Longchang's tone was full of contempt for his younger brother.
Hu Yan Longhao naturally noticed the contempt. Before his patience ran out, he quickly said, "We'll send a challenge letter to Qingzhou City, telling them we'll attack in five days. But in fact, we'll launch the attack in three days. We'll make them panic and then catch them off - guard. Even if Wei Ying is in Qingzhou, his limited troops won't be able to stop our surprise attack."
"What about the war - horses he stole from you?" Hu Yan Longchang still spoke in a sarcastic tone.
"Hu Yan Longchang, are you out of your mind today!" This remark finally ignited Hu Yan Longhao's long - pent - up anger.
"Don't you know what you've done?" Hu Yan Longchang sneered at the hypocritical Hu Yan Longhao.
"Brothers, this is not the time for you to quarrel," Hu Yan Zhuoyi said anxiously when she saw the two finally start arguing.
"Shut up!" This time, the two brothers shouted at Hu Yan Zhuoyi in unison.
Being scolded by both of them, Hu Yan Zhuoyi instantly felt aggrieved. Her nose turned red, and her eyes were filled with tears.
Seeing his beloved younger sister like this, Hu Yan Longchang felt a bit uncomfortable but still said, "This has nothing to do with you. Go back first."
"I won't! I can't watch you pick on Brother Longhao like this!" Hu Yan Zhuoyi noticed the look of pity in Hu Yan Longchang's eyes and thought that, as in the past, as long as she acted coquettishly, her elder brother wouldn't do anything to her.
However, Hu Yan Longchang's anger, which was about to subside, flared up again. Without thinking, he slapped Hu Yan Zhuoyi.
Hu Yan Zhuoyi covered her cheek in pain, her face full of shock.
Hu Yan Longchang coldly glanced at her and then at Hu Yan Longhao, and then said,
"Don't think I don't know about your dirty deeds! Hu Yan Longhao, even a rabbit doesn't eat the grass near its burrow. I didn't expect you, a brute, to even take advantage of your own sister."
Hu Yan Longhao and Hu Yan Zhuoyi were both stunned. They didn't expect Hu Yan Longchang to know about their relationship.
Finally feeling ashamed, Hu Yan Zhuoyi lowered her head and said nothing more. Realizing he was in the wrong, Hu Yan Longhao finally softened his tone and said, "Brother, let's not argue at this moment. The top priority now is how to retaliate against Wei Ying for the humiliation he's brought upon us."
Seeing Hu Yan Longhao show weakness, Hu Yan Longchang finally felt relieved.
...
After hearing Wei Ying's answer, Chu Zhan and the others all fell silent.
After a long time, Chu Qing was the first to speak. "Since the plan is already in place, why didn't you go straight to Qingzhou City?"
Chu Qing's question was exactly what Chu Zhan was wondering.
If they hadn't come to Fengyue Villa, his little sister wouldn't have pestered him about those embarrassing past events!
In response, Wei Ying suddenly looked at Qu Ling and said slowly, "Miss Qu, could you return the item you've been keeping for me?"
Qu Ling frowned, looking puzzled. "This should be your first time here, Prince of Ning. When did you ever leave something with me?"
Wei Ying squinted his eyes and suddenly changed his tone. "Sister Qu, you should have finished using the残月 Jade Pendant by now."
Well... this familiar and charming voice...
It was Nian Chu's.
Chu Qing couldn't help but click her tongue.
Qu Ling was so shocked that she couldn't speak.
Seeing that she didn't respond, Wei Ying continued, "I think you've learned what you wanted to know. It's time to return the残月 Jade Pendant to its rightful owner, isn't it?"
Qu Ling finally came to her senses. Her fingers trembled as she pointed at Wei Ying, and her voice was also shaky.
"You... you... You're actually Nian Chu!"
"Indeed, it's me," Wei Ying replied.
"You... You're not gay!!!" Qu Ling's face turned pale. She covered her chest as if she had been severely injured, on the verge of spitting out blood.
Everyone was startled by her reaction, but Chu Zhan was the first to recover. He said stiffly, "Ling'er... Isn't there something more important to focus on now?"
Qu Ling took a deep breath and then let it out. Then she waved her hand and said, "Sorry, everyone. I was a bit out of control just now. So... Nian Chu is the Prince of Ning, right?"
"I took the name Nian Chu from the characters in Wei Ying," Wei Ying explained seriously.
Chu Qing covered her face with her hand.
The others felt as if they had been force - fed something strange.
Seeing that the topic was drifting further away, Chu Qing broke the silence again and asked gently, "Ling'er, do you still have the残月 Jade Pendant?"
When asked by Chu Qing, Qu Ling took out the残月 Jade Pendant from her body.
She had finished using this little thing, and there was really no point in keeping it anymore.
But when she handed it to Wei Ying, she still asked curiously, "I wonder what the Prince of Ning will use this残月 Jade Pendant for?"
Seeing that Chu Qing was also looking at him with great interest, Wei Ying gave her a gentle smile and then took something out of his bosom.
When Chu Qing looked closely, she saw another half of the残月 Jade Pendant.
Then, Wei Ying combined the two halves of the jade pendants.
A dazzling smile appeared on his lips.
"This is a summoning order, like a tiger tally."