"Is Miss Fang admitting it?" The smile on Zhuge Yu's face faded a little, "In that case, how about we talk about the person behind the girl?"
"You haven't told me yet how you learned that I killed the Seven Wolves of Beiyuan." Fang Zilan looked at the person beside the couch steadily. He lowered his eyes and calmed his expression, and said indifferently: "You are a girl, tell me yourself. of."
"Me?" Fang Zilan was stunned and recalled carefully that day outside Kapok Town, several people mentioned the situation of the Seven Wolves of Beiyuan, but she still didn't realize where the truth was revealed.
"Miss Fang, do you still remember that you once said that the seven wolves of Beiyuan were disemboweled and their heads were cut off and hung on the gilded city for several months until they turned into withered bones?" Zhuge Yu was calm and relaxed, but Fang Zilan frowned slightly. "of course I remember."
"The girl also said that this is something that everyone knows in the market." Ignoring her reaction, Zhuge Yu continued, "The heads of the seven wolves of Beiyuan hung on the gilded city for several months until they turned into withered bones. Everyone knows about it, but no one knows about it being disemboweled. Even the Zhuge family only found out by chance when they were investigating Chakor."
"But Miss Fang, you know so clearly. There are only two possibilities, either you are the murderer, or you know who the murderer is." Zhuge Yu paused as he spoke, "But outside Kapok Town, in the Wind River Valley, I have seen you kill someone with my own eyes, and I am certain that you are the murderer."
"I'm not a murderer, but I happen to know who the murderer is." Fang Zilan looked cold and her voice was a little deeper, "Zhakel couldn't kill the Seven Beiyuan Wolves at all, and he was eager to achieve meritorious service, so he hired a killer to kill the Seven Beiyuan Wolves. I have a friend who happens to be one of them.”
"There's more than one murderer?" Zhuge Yu raised his eyebrows, suspicion clearly visible in his eyes, and Fang Zilan didn't want to argue with him, "The seven wolves of Beiyuan are inseparable. One person versus seven, how can there be a chance of winning?"
She said this, but there was an inexplicable pain in her heart. Everyone in the world knew how vicious the Seven Wolves of Beiyuan were, but the young master still let her go.
There was no chance of winning with one against seven, but she still won for him. The disembowelling was just a helpless move. If her show of weakness hadn't made the Seven Northern Wolfs frivolous, how could they have made them lower their guard and let her succeed.
However, at this moment, facing Zhuge Yu's questioning, she would still say such words in order to protect him. Even she herself found it extremely ridiculous. What is there about that man that deserves Fang Zilan in this world to be so nostalgic?
"How can I trust you?" Zhuge Yu tapped his fingers on the side of the couch with a cryptic expression that left her unable to guess. She could only answer intuitively, "I don't have any evidence to prove that I am not the murderer, just like Zhuge Yu. Young Master doesn’t have any evidence to prove that I am the murderer.”
"But I can hand you over to His Majesty." Zhuge Yu's eyes darkened, "Whether you are the murderer or not is irrelevant to me."
"Master Zhuge can hand me over to Your Majesty, but not now." Fang Zilan said and struggled to sit up. With such a simple movement, she felt cold sweat breaking out on her body, and her body was so stiff that it seemed that it was not her own.
She grasped the quilt tightly with both hands and said slowly: "I said that if the chaos in the north becomes unjust, I will not give up. Even if the battle ends with only one soldier, I will not retreat even one point." One cent."
This was what she said on the general stage in Yanzhou City that day. Zhuge Yu still remembered it clearly, but now that she was injured like this, how could she fight on the battlefield with such a broken body?
"Why do you have to force Miss Fang?" Zhuge Yu sighed softly, "Even if you risk your life, I'm afraid you may not be able to capture the Gilded City. Why don't you just retreat, at least to ensure peace for a while."
"Whose temporary peace can be guaranteed?" Fang Zilan smiled coldly, "Master Zhuge knows better than me. If we retreat now, the Jin people will definitely attack again in less than a year. Then the war in the north will start again, and today's scene will happen again. We are now Everything I have done is in vain. Now that we have arrived at the Gilded City, if I still cannot get rid of this disaster for the capital, how do you want me to be willing to do so?"
"This is not a question of whether you are willing to do it alone. This is a matter of life and death for the entire army. It is not a child's play!" Zhuge Yu suddenly slapped the crossbar beside the couch, "If you are really unwilling to do so, why not think about how to break it?" Gilded City, otherwise it will be just a temporary whim." After saying this, he walked away.
It was the first time that Fang Zilan saw Zhuge Yu so angry. She didn't know what he was angry about. If there was really a way to attack the city, he wouldn't let her retreat now. He was actually very unwilling to do so.
Fang Zilan lay quietly on the couch for a whole day. During this period, Shangguan Min and Li Qiyou visited her and brought her food and medicine. I heard Shangguan Min say that although Shangguan Jing was seriously injured, fortunately his vitals were not injured and he would be fine in a short time.
"I'm not seriously injured, so you don't have to worry." She forced a smile, but Shangguan Min still had a grimace on her face, and Li Qiyou's face didn't look much better either, which made her feel a little heavier. "What's going on with you? All of you are looking sad."
"Our army's food and grass can last for another month at most. If the Gilded City cannot be broken for a long time, I'm afraid..." Li Qiyou didn't say any more, but Fang Zilan knew what he meant. No wonder Zhuge Yu wanted her to withdraw his troops. It turns out there is still food and grass. This big problem is just about food and grass. No matter how anxious she is, she can't do anything about it. At least she can survive for another month. She can only take one step at a time.
She raised her head and looked at Shangguan Min, "What about you? What's going on?"
"I...Vice General Cao and the others have always wanted to collect the bodies of the brothers who died in the previous siege, but Master Zhuge has refused to let them go. There has been a lot of noise in the past two days." Shangguan Min lowered his head in embarrassment as he spoke.
He also knew that Fang Zilan was seriously injured now, and she shouldn't worry about this kind of thing anymore, but it was really not easy to see Zhuge Yu sitting in charge these past two days, and he felt that what Deputy Cao and the others said was reasonable, and it was difficult for both sides to help each other, so he could only watch It felt really bad to have them fussing over it, so I asked her to come up with an idea.
"Master Zhuge disagrees because he doesn't want them to die, a bunch of ungrateful guys." Fang Zilan's expression became colder and she reached out to rub her temples. It seemed that a lot had happened to the three-day army since she fell.
She had managed to suppress this group of people before with her own skill, and the incident in Yanzhou City had won over many people's hearts. Now that she had fallen, the group of people in the army were no longer peaceful. A sickly noble man like Zhuge Yu and a well-fed and well-fed royal family member like Li Qiyou have always been looked down upon by those who fought for their lives on the battlefield. If these two people were in charge, she might not be able to live long, so she had to get well as soon as possible.
"Go to see Vice General Cao in person and say it was me who said it. No one is allowed to leave the camp without my order. Violators will be punished by military law." Fang Zilan thought for a while and added, "Those who make trouble will be dealt with by the same military law."
"Yes." Shangguan Min accepted the order and left. Li Qiyou was still sitting in front of her couch, which made her a little uncomfortable. "Does the prince have anything else to do?"
"I..." Li Qiyou hesitated. For a long time, he only managed to say: "Have a good rest." Then he stood up and prepared to leave. Fang Zilan looked at his back and couldn't help shouting, "If I retreat at this time, what will happen to the prince?" Will you blame me?"
Li Qiyou stopped when he heard her voice, "I will not blame Miss Fang, but I will blame myself."
"Why is this, Your Majesty?" Fang Zilan was surprised, "If you don't have a way to break the city, you can't take the Gilded City. This is no different than Your Majesty."
Li Qiyou turned around with a lonely expression, "I know."
"The prince knows, but he just refuses to admit it?" Fang Zilan couldn't help but chuckle. With such a childish thought, Li Qiyou thought he was really well protected.
"Originally, I thought that with my ability, I could do anything in the world. Unexpectedly, this time I became a supervisor and went on an expedition with the army, and I realized that there are many things that I cannot do. Even if there is no girl to help, I am afraid that You can't stand here and talk. I really don't want to admit it, but I have to admit it." Li Qiyou said frankly, but Fang Zilan still heard his unwillingness.
"So what if you admit it, so what if you don't?" Fang Zilan's smile grew brighter, "It doesn't matter to me if you do something you know you can't do. Even if there is no result, at least there will be no regrets."
"Miss Fang, you..." Li Qiyou stared blankly at the person in front of him. She looked haggard and pale, but the brilliance in her eyes could not be concealed no matter what.
"Even if we learn that there are many things that cannot be done in the world, that will be in the future. At least now, we still have room to give it a try." Fang Zilan said every word with utmost seriousness.
But another voice intervened at an inappropriate time, "I don't leave room for you to take risks. I said that if there is no way to break the city, the only option is to retreat."
When Fang Zilan heard the voice, she knew who it was without looking. Zhuge Yu's expression was indifferent and his tone was without any warmth, which made Li Qiyou on the side become silent.
"How does Mr. Zhuge know that I don't have a way to destroy the city?" Fang Zilan's smile continued, but Zhuge Yu was not angry. "Have you thought about it? It is impossible to turn the tide of the battle in your current situation."
"Why do you have to rely on me alone?" Fang Zilan's eyes flashed with helplessness, "Now that there are so many people around me, it is enough to turn the tide of the war."
"I'm not joking with you." Zhuge Yu's expression suddenly turned cold, while Fang Zilan remained calm, "Master Zhuge, do you think I'm joking?"
Seeing the tit-for-tat confrontation between these two people, Li Qiyou couldn't help but interrupt them by saying, "If Miss Fang has a way to break the city, she might as well say so."
"I can't say it yet." Fang Zilan suppressed a smile, "Master Zhuge said before that there are spies in our army. The Battle of Wind River Valley also confirmed Master Zhuge's statement. Someone is indeed secretly informing the Jin people. I If we say it now, there’s no guarantee that there won’t be ears across the wall.”
"Mysterious." Zhuge Yu sneered, but Fang Zilan didn't care. "Whether I'm trying to be mysterious or not, Master Zhuge will soon know. Ten days later, when I can get out of bed and ride a horse, that's the day the gilded city will be destroyed."
