"Your Highness, you're overestimating me..." Feng Yunshu had some self - awareness. "In the Celestial Realm, the position of the God of Wealth is a highly coveted one. Not just anyone is qualified for it."
"Oh?"
Hearing this, Helan Yanting's expression changed slightly. "How do you know that, Madam? Have you been to the Celestial Realm?"
Feng Yunshu was stunned for a moment and then shook her head. "Of course not. If I could really go to the Celestial Realm, I wouldn't be here now. I just heard about it."
Helan Yanting nodded thoughtfully. "It seems that you know quite a lot about the Celestial Realm, Madam."
"Naturally. After all, ascending to become a celestial being was once my long - cherished dream. Who would have thought that after nearly a hundred years, I still hadn't achieved it, and a thunderbolt sent me here."
"In that case, it seems that fate has its own plan. If you hadn't come here, how could I have met you, Madam?"
"You do have a point..."
Feng Yunshu originally thought that things would develop as she expected. After the war ended, she would follow Helan Yanting to the Yuan Kingdom or some other place.
However, unexpectedly, something unexpected happened at this critical moment.
Originally, Dongfang Qi was seriously injured and clearly on the verge of death, but he was secretly taken back to the Dan Kingdom overnight.
Here, after Dongfang Yuan found out that Dongfang Qi had been sent back, he wasn't very worried. He was sure that his arrow was definitely fatal. Unless a great celestial being came to revive him, there was nothing but to prepare for the funeral.
Therefore, the news that Dongfang Qi had been taken away didn't alarm many people. Helan Yanting also thought that even if the person was taken back to the country, he couldn't be saved, so he didn't pay much attention to this matter.
After Dongfang Qi was taken away, the highest command in the Dan Kingdom's military camp fell into the hands of the Third Prince, Dongfang Yuan. After some discussions with General Li and other soldiers, the Dan Kingdom decided to retreat and return to the country, no longer continuing to attack the Yuan Kingdom.
Of course, it was Dongfang Yuan who proposed the retreat. General Shi was the first to object. "Why does the Third Prince want to retreat? Our Dan Kingdom's army is no worse than the Yuan Kingdom's. Moreover, our defense works have always been very strong. Even if we can't capture Stone City for a while, we can adopt a war of attrition to wear them down!"
Immediately afterwards, some other soldiers also expressed their opposition to the decision to retreat, believing that if they continued to fight, they would surely win.
Dongfang Yuan looked at General Li beside him with a solemn expression. "I wonder what General Li thinks of this?"
General Li looked up at Dongfang Yuan. At the moment when their eyes met in mid - air, it seemed that some kind of information was transmitted.
"I think what the Third Prince said makes sense. The Dan Kingdom has fought against the Yuan Kingdom several times, but all ended in failure. If our defense works weren't strong enough, we might have been broken through the defense line by the Yuan Kingdom long ago."
Here, General Li paused and continued. "Even if we continue to fight, it will only continue to consume our manpower and material resources. There was a big fire in the military camp before, burning a lot of our food and supplies. We simply can't fight a war of attrition. If we drag it on, we will only be defeated and flee in a complete mess."
"General Li, why are you also..." After hearing General Li's words, Lieutenant Li was deeply puzzled and immediately refuted.
"Lieutenant Lin, we must focus on the overall situation. We mustn't act recklessly in this matter."
After General Li's words, the voices of opposition became weaker and weaker. Finally, Dongfang Yuan successfully persuaded these people to agree to withdraw the troops, which meant surrender.
The Dan Kingdom sent someone to the Yuan Kingdom to propose their willingness to surrender and submitted a surrender document. On the Yuan Kingdom's side, Helan Yanting and others accepted this surrender document and agreed that both sides would open the city gates tomorrow to go through the surrender process.
Since it was a surrender, as compensation, the Dan Kingdom would surely have to pay some price. The surrender document mentioned that the Dan Kingdom was willing to compensate the Yuan Kingdom with a certain amount of gold and silver, and would send envoys every year to bring gold, silver and jewelry to pay tribute to the Yuan Kingdom's royal family.
Helan Yanting naturally wouldn't let this silver flow into the Yuan Kingdom's national treasury for nothing. He only needed to make a few small maneuvers, and this silver would all flow into his own pocket.
On the night before the surrender, the atmospheres in the two military camps were poles apart.
In the Dan Kingdom's military camp, the soldiers were in a complex mood. Although they didn't want to continue the war and sacrifice anymore, as men of the Dan Kingdom, none of them liked to see their own country surrender.
Therefore, the atmosphere in the entire Dan Kingdom's military camp was extremely gloomy. The soldiers buried their heads and packed their things silently. In the commander's tent, Dongfang Yuan had a secret conversation with General Li.
"General Li, you did a good job just now. After I ascend the throne, you will surely be rewarded."
General Li bowed with a solemn expression. "Your Highness, there's no need to be so polite. I just made this judgment based on the current actual situation, not for money or fame."
Dongfang Yuan looked at General Li meaningfully. "General Li, you've been on the battlefield for many years and made great contributions to the Dan Kingdom. Now that you're getting older, you must think twice about everything. After all, the future of Lieutenant General Li is still uncertain."
General Li's expression changed slightly. After a moment of silence, he slowly nodded. "I thank Your Highness for your advice."
Meanwhile, in the Yuan Kingdom's military camp.
This was probably the easiest and most pleasant war the Yuan Kingdom's soldiers had ever experienced.
At the beginning of the war, the atmosphere was a bit tense. But all the soldiers found that since the arrival of the mysterious masked military advisor, every battle had been a great victory, and the outcome of this war was never in doubt.
So the soldiers in the Yuan Kingdom's military camp had been beaming with joy these days. At the bonfire party at night, they ate meat, drank wine, chatted and sang songs with their comrades. It was really a happy time.
"Don't drink too much tonight. Don't be overly relaxed at this critical moment. Just in case."
General Shi was, after all, the commander. Although everyone was very relaxed, he still had to stay sober and vigilant at all times.
"Also, Lieutenant Changying, you guys arrange for the soldiers to pack up their luggage. If there are no accidents, we'll be able to return to the capital tomorrow."
Feng Yunshu sat beside Helan Yanting, looking at the wine, meat and dishes on the table. Being a bit of a drinker, she drank several cups of fragrant grape wine in succession.
"Drink less. This wine doesn't seem to have much effect at first, but it has a strong after - effect."
Helan Yanting grabbed Feng Yunshu's hand that was trying to pour a third cup and warned her uneasily.
Feng Yunshu pouted weakly. "Your Highness, you're really underestimating my drinking capacity. You know, I never lost when I had drinking competitions with my third senior brother and the others..."
"Oh? You seem to miss those senior brothers so much. You have a good relationship with them?"
Helan Yanting raised his eyebrows and pinched Feng Yunshu's delicate chin. Because Feng Yunshu had drunk two cups of grape wine, her originally fair complexion began to show circles of blushes. Her bright almond eyes were even more sparkling.
"What are you doing, Your Highness..." Because her chin was being pinched, Feng Yunshu pouted discontentedly and tried to break free from his restraint.
Little did she know that at this moment, her slightly aggrieved and teary - eyed appearance showed the unique coquettishness of a woman. The cuteness and charm were instantly mixed together. Such a her was slowly arousing the fire in Helan Yanting's heart...
Unable to break free, Feng Yunshu's body wriggled slightly, and the collar of her clothes moved slightly, revealing her snow - white skin. Because of the wine, her skin was also dyed a light pink.
"Master, your collar is open!" Xiaoling saw her master's appearance from the side and quickly reminded her. Just as she was about to jump over, Helan Yanting picked her up with one hand and threw her to Yan Qi.