She Holds the World After Being Reborn
Chapter 237: Aman Alone, a Match for Ten Thousand People

Chapter 237: Chapter 237: Aman Alone, a Match for Ten Thousand People

The Cao Family had perished, and all its disciples, led by Lord Wang, were summarily detained by Dali Temple, effectively ruining half of Capital City’s bureaucratic system.

Xiao Hongshen was still proudly assuming that all the warriors of Xiliang City would look to him as their leader when someone stealthily stole all the land from under his feet in Capital City.

In Xiliang City, Ji Yuntai had turned the entire city upside down but had failed to find any trace of Yan Wanqing.

After the mysterious man had disabled the Princess Yaochi, it only solidified the fact that she had played a sinister role against Commander Yan.

Had it not been for Xiao Hongshen and Ji Yuntai using formations to protect that courtyard, Princess Yaochi would probably not have survived three days.

The news that Commander Yan had gone missing and might have encountered danger was about to become impossible to hide any longer.

That day, Ji Yuntai finally received some good news.

"Really?" Ji Yuntai, looking disheveled with eyes full of bloodshot, was filled with disbelief and hope, afraid he had heard wrong.

"Absolutely true. A passerby said they saw a woman who looked like the portrait of Commander Yan, and she’s waiting in the front yard for her reward."

Ji Yuntai, wheeling his chair: "I’m going to see her right now."

The two proceeded to the central platform.

Suddenly, the sound of war drums from Mystical Heaven resounded.

Ji Yuntai’s face darkened: "They choose to attack now, surely because they heard the rumors."

"Ji Yuntai, what’s that noise!" An alarmed Xiao Hongshen asked, frowning upon hearing the sound.

"They’ve come to attack," Ji Yuntai said gravely.

"Who?" Xiao Hongshen felt a bad premonition.

"It must be because they’ve heard Commander Yan is missing, so they chose this time to attack," Ji Yuntai gripped the handles of his wheelchair tight. "These beasts!"

Xiao Hongshen, his eyes flickering with thought: "Ji Yuntai, immediately gather everyone from the City Lord Residence, and follow me to meet the enemy!"

An imminent threat awaited.

Ji Yuntai clenched his teeth firmly, squeezing out the words from his chest, "Agreed!"

Suddenly, smoke signals of war shot up.

Far at Blue Lake, Yan Wanqing, constantly monitoring the direction of Xiliang City, immediately stood up upon seeing the signs.

The people at Blue Lake began packing their belongings and hiding inside their houses.

Everyone knew the war was about to begin.

"Don’t worry, with our City Lord of Xiliang City here, at most it’ll last four days, then the Japanese Pirates will surely retreat," the older sister told a worried Yan Wanqing.

Yan Wanqing’s lips curled into a perfunctory smile.

At this moment, as everyone else faced the enemy, her ironic situation as the Great Marshal stuck here was indeed a satire.

"Sister..." Yan Wanqing just opened her mouth.

Qin Wu frowned, "Your wounds haven’t healed yet."

"Where is your sister going?" The older sister, seeing Yan Wanqing’s expression, couldn’t help but ask: "It’s chaotic outside right now, with Japanese Pirates all around Xiliang City, going out now is akin to entering the mouth of death."

The words silenced Yan Wanqing in an instant.

Her expression turned gloomy as she walked towards the house on her own.

This scene caught the distant Yan Li’an’s eyes, causing his brow to furrow slightly.

He naturally knew Yan Wanqing’s true identity.

Were it not for his own hidden weapon, this woman might have been commanding the forces in the city by now.

Thinking of her directing battles, Yan Li’an felt an unexpected surge of fervor.

"If you want to go to Xiliang City, there is indeed a way."

Upon hearing the voice, Yan Wanqing immediately turned around, her eyes lighting up: "Brother, do you have a way?"

Li’an realized what he had just said.

Facing the questioning looks from Aku and others, he coughed lightly, "There are some, slightly dangerous."

"As long as I can return to the city, any danger will do." Even if it meant death, she was determined to die with her soldiers.

Looking at the fervor in Yan Wanqing’s eyes.

Li’an nodded, "Okay, we’ll leave a bit later when it gets darker."

"Yes!" Hearing her brother say this, Yan Wanqing felt much more at ease.

When Yan Li’an said there was a way, then there was a way.

Qin Wu listened to their conversation, her eyelids twitching continuously.

Taking advantage of the few people around, she quickly pulled Yan Wanqing into the house.

"Do you really want to go into Xiliang City? Don’t you care about your life?" Qin Wu’s eyes were full of disapproval.

Yan Wanqing replied seriously, "The King must know, the war is urgent, though I am one, still I shall proceed."

"There’s really no managing you," Qin Wu sighed. "Stubborn as a bull, wanting to enter the city as soon as the fight starts, aren’t you just a sitting duck then? What if the Japanese Pirates capture you, and use you to threaten the City Lord of Xiliang City to surrender by opening the gates? I’d like to see what you’d do then."

This was not an exaggeration.

In battle between two armies, the most feared thing is unexpected incidents.

"I will not allow that to happen. Since I have decided to enter the city, I will not become a burden to Xiliang City," Yan Wanqing asserted confidently.

"True, you’re like a female Zhuge Liang, surely you’ve thought of a foolproof strategy, but have you thought about a plan to protect Mr. Li when you ask him to take you there? He’s just a commoner," Qin Wu worriedly clenched her fist. "No, I must also go, I have to protect him."

"You should think it over more carefully," Yan Wanqing advised. "You only have Aman with you."

This is not the time to join the commotion.

"What about having only Aman? She can fight thousands!" Qin Wu was displeased, "Do you think I’m too fond of my life, bringing only Aman to protect me suffices to show her prowess."

"Yeah, she’s quite formidable, and has a huge appetite." Out of the corner of her eye, ever since Aman sat down, she hadn’t stopped eating, having devoured two whole roasted chickens, indeed very formidable.

Qin Wu coughed slightly, "Aman, stop eating!"

"What is it, Miss?" Aman devoutly put down the chicken leg and looked at Qin Wu.

"Later, we will all go into Xiliang City together."

Yan Wanqing disagreed, "Right now your identity is sensitive, going could implicate the matters of two states."

"I have already promised you the future role of Prime Minister of Qin State, aren’t you sensitive too?"

Yan Wanqing, "This servant has not directly agreed."

"You did agree, I heard it with both my ears," Qin Wu snorted coldly. "Trying to back out, are you? Believe me, I could issue a decree right now to take down Xiliang City."

Yan Wanqing’s lips twitched, "If the King wishes to test, Wanqing will comply till the end."

"An impenetrable thing! It’s driving me mad," seeing that she couldn’t persuade him, Qin Wu huffily pushed open the door and went out.

Aman reluctantly glanced at the chicken leg but chose to follow without looking back.

Finally, the noisy master and servant duo had left.

Yan Wanqing sighed in relief.

She rubbed her temples, feeling headache-stricken.

But from the corner of her eye, she spotted a figure wavering near the window.

"Chai You, what are you sneaking around for!"

"Cough, cough! What sneaking? I am openly eavesdropping," Chai You pushed open the window, revealing his upper body. "Aye, it seems Miss Yan has run into trouble indeed."

"Isn’t it obvious?" Yan Wanqing rolled her eyes. "Anyone with eyes could see, it doesn’t need pointing out by you."