Free Web NovelChapter 1287: Chapter 1276: Illegitimate Son
"Actually, I have some things with me, but they go against Heavenly Dao, so I’ve been hesitating whether to use them."
"What does it matter if they go against Heavenly Dao? Didn’t they go against Heavenly Dao when they burned, killed, and pillaged our Daru Dynasty? Think of those innocent women and children, are they meant to die?" General Zhou grew angrier as he spoke, "Either give the things to me, I’ll do it, I fear no retribution."
"You have a point. If I hesitate now, only the people of our Daru Dynasty will suffer." Ye Qiu’s eyes turned sharp.
General Zhou smiled: "That’s the right way to think, it’s just a pity those little punks got away earlier."
Although Ye Qiu didn’t explicitly say what it was, General Zhou had a guess, given Ye Qiu’s previous demonstrated abilities, one of which was his skill in using Medical Poison.
"When shall we begin?"
Ye Qiu looked at the sky: "The wind direction is wrong now, and the timing is off. We’ll head to that peak later."
"We’ll listen to the Think Tank."
"Rest well now, gather strength. When the State Preceptor senses something’s off, we might be hunted down."
General Zhou scratched his head: "Aren’t we just going to knock everyone out?"
Ye Qiu glanced at him: "Can’t you see how many troops are here? How much Poison would we need, and how lucky would we have to be for everyone to be poisoned? Even if I predict everything perfectly, this little amount of medicine I carry would at most take out half the people."
"Alright, just two of us, we’ll be running in the snow. I don’t believe the State Preceptor can find us in such a vast snowy plain."
"I hope so!"
Ye Qiu and General Zhou rested till midnight, then stealthily moved toward the mountain. To avoid detection, they specially donned sheepskin coats matching the color of the snow.
Neither spoke, both were full of energy, tonight would be decisive for victory or defeat. If successful, the barbarians would suffer significant damage, not daring to invade for at least several years. If failed, they might never see their families again.
In the latter half of the night, when most barbarians were asleep, Ye Qiu took action. He ignited the medicine pouch, and the faintly fragrant medicinal dust drifted quietly toward the army camp with the breeze.
Inside the main tent, the State Preceptor, who was planning with the officers on how to counter the Daru Dynasty, caught a whiff of the scent and was instantly alarmed: "Send out a command, hold your breath, the air has Poison!"
At those words, everyone was shocked, air Poison? Where did it come from?
The camp quickly turned chaotic, and the State Preceptor was furious: "The culprits must be nearby, find me corpses if dead, people if alive!"
By this time, Ye Qiu and General Zhou had escaped two miles away, but neither dared to relax because there were horse hoof prints in the snow, and the barbarians could quickly track them down through these prints.
"Why snow so much before, and now not a bit?" General Zhou cursed, smacking the horse’s rump hard.
Ye Qiu looked up at the sky, a smile tugging at the corners of his mouth: "It’ll snow."
"What do you mean?"
"Why do you think I planned the Poison tonight? Because it will snow tonight."
"General, you can even observe the sky at night? You know whether it’ll snow?" General Zhou asked in surprise.
"I can’t."
Can’t? General Zhou’s eyes widened. If he can’t, why is he so sure?
"Ride faster, they’re almost upon us."
What Ye Qiu didn’t say was that although he couldn’t observe the sky, he had a Divine Beast that could change the weather, and the Little Golden Crow, which had been asleep for several worlds, had finally awakened.
Little Jin may possess the Fire Attribute, but it doesn’t mean it can’t use other Spells. It had just awakened and was excited, eager to help Ye Qiu for once.
"Qiu, why make it complicated? I can just take care of it directly."
"This world doesn’t have Divine Beasts. If you just start killing, I’m afraid this world’s Heavenly Dao won’t allow you, caution above all."
Little Golden Crow was aggrieved: "Qiu, you’ve grown timid? You weren’t like this before."
Ye Qiu asked casually: "Remember our identities?"
"No, but I have a feeling, that feeling tells me you’re really strong, incredibly strong! No one is stronger than you." Little Golden Crow spoke with admiration.
Ye Qiu chuckled: "Maybe it was because I was too strong, took no one seriously, and ended up being besieged, leading to my current situation?"
Little Golden Crow said nothing, but the system, secretly watching, was startled, knowing its mood swing was noticed by Ye Qiu. He said nothing to avoid alerting those behind the system.
But one thing was certain, his guess was probably correct. Before losing his memory, he might have been very powerful, and since they couldn’t kill him, they used this method to confine him in these looping spaces.
"It’s snowing!" General Zhou yelled in surprise, "Haha, Think Tank, you’re amazing, truly blessed by the heavens for our Daru Dynasty."
"Don’t get complacent; who knows what other tricks the State Preceptor might have. He’s surely guessed who we are and laid ambushes on our way back."
"Then I’ll show them!"
Meanwhile, in Nanyue, Prince Kang finally mobilized local resources to establish a simple port. Without merchants, he sent his soldiers to sea. Rome wasn’t built in a day, he would take his time.
"Prince, you’ve worked hard today, have some soup first."
"You’re pregnant, don’t move around recklessly, I’ll do it myself." Prince Kang cautiously helped Ye Jing sit down, his carefulness due to the Imperial Physician’s words that this child might be male.
At twenty-six, his only children were two daughters, whose health was poor, so he didn’t dare bring them to Nanyue.
Now the timing is right, with favorable conditions and human harmony, the pregnancy is not a spy sent by others or persecuted. It’s not that he values men over women heavily; he desperately needs a son!
"Brother sent a letter saying elder sister-in-law is also pregnant. It seems we conceived at the same time, quite a coincidence." Ye Jing said with a smile.
Prince Kang continued: "If it’s a boy and girl, arranging a marriage wouldn’t be bad."
"Forget it." Ye Jing shook her head, "Brother doesn’t like having those around him arranged; he respects personal choices more."
Prince Kang was surprised: "Aren’t children’s marriages always decided by their parents?"
"But my brother’s thoughts are different from ordinary people. I often find it strange too, but it’s always pleasant being with him." Ye Jing said with a smile.
"Ye Qiu indeed has many ideas and is very powerful." Prince Kang was wary of Ye Qiu before, but only Ye Qiu was genuinely helping him now. Since great things were to be achieved, he’d wait until the big things happened to think more, it was too early now.
