Fang Zilan didn't know how she cut off Chakel's head and how she returned to the Gilded City. The memories in her mind overlapped with Ji Ningtian's words, making her feel at a loss.
The position of public minister was just around the corner, but she was shaken as never before. Could she really have to fight for the position with bones?
"General Fang?" Zhuge Yu frowned, looking at the lost Fang Zilan in front of him, and even after calling her several times, she still had no response.
Li Qiyou on the side also frowned, "She was like this when she came back from the desert. When our people found her, she didn't even pay attention."
The two of them looked at the person on the main seat at the same time. Who would have thought that after the gilded city was destroyed and they won a great victory, she turned into a puppet and sat silently for nearly a whole day.
The army caroused all night to celebrate this hard-won victory. Shangguan Jing and Shangguan Min went to take charge of the overall situation, but Fang Zilan, the real leader, did not show up for a long time, and Li Qiyou was nowhere to be seen. Zhuge Yu felt strange and came to look for the two. Man, who would have expected to see such a strange scene.
Fang Zilan held Chakel's head and sat on the main seat. Li Qiyou stood in front of her with a worried face, and now he and Zhuge Yu were also worried.
"Didn't anyone follow her into the desert?" Zhuge Yu asked. Li Qiyou shook his head, "I asked, but she doesn't want anyone to follow her."
"No?" Zhuge Yu raised his eyebrows. He suddenly remembered that he had asked Fang Zilan before if she had killed the Seven Wolves of Beiyuan. His heart sank. Could it be that she went to clear the accounts and destroy the evidence?
"She said it was her own business and she didn't let others interfere." Li Qiyou explained, while Zhuge Yu was speechless. What kind of reason is this? What is her own business? On the battlefield, everything is state affairs, how can there be any personal matters?
Seeing that Zhuge Yu didn't speak, Li Qiyou was a little panicked. He looked at him for help and asked, "What should we do now?"
"What else can we do? Try to bring her back to her senses." Zhuge Yu said helplessly, "Please, my lord, lend me the sword."
Li Qiyou was stunned for a moment, but he still obediently took off the sword from his waist and handed it to Zhuge Yu, "What are you going to do, Mr. Zhuge?"
Zhuge Yu ignored Li Qiyou and pointed his sword directly at Fang Zilan. In an instant, the tip of the sword was only a hair's breadth away from her, but she did not avoid it and still sat motionless.
Zhuge Yu's heart skipped a beat, and the long sword in his hand reached Fang Zilan's face. Finally, Fang Zilan reacted to Li Qiyou's exclamation, and reached out to hold the sword in front of him.
"Let go!" Zhuge Yu couldn't help shouting when he saw her holding the sword in her hand. However, she exerted a slight force without realizing it. Zhuge Yu only felt his wrist stiffen and he loosened the hilt of the sword.
"General Fang!" Li Qiyou took a step forward, "You are injured."
Only then did Fang Zilan realize that her hand had been scratched by the edge of the sword, and blood was pouring out, falling drop by drop to the ground.
"I'm fine." She said and let go of her hand. Just as the sword was about to fall, she held the hilt with her other hand and handed the sword to Li Qiyou. "The prince's sword is still there." Please keep it."
Li Qiyou took the sword from Fang Zilan's hand and put it away in a daze. Her hesitant look made her frown, "You two are looking for me, what's wrong?"
"The soldiers are going to have a banquet to celebrate, and all they need is a commander." It was Zhuge Yu who spoke. He cupped his fists and saluted, "I offended you so much just now. I hope General Fang will forgive me."
"It doesn't matter." Fang Zilan calmed down, "I'm a little tired today, so I won't go. They can just have fun."
"The protagonist is not here, I'm afraid it won't make sense." Zhuge Yu's voice was faint, but he didn't give in, which made Fang Zilan's expression become colder. "Protagonist? It's not like singing, so why should he be the protagonist?"
"Even if you are singing an opera, you still have to do your best on stage." Zhuge Yu said something with a hint of sharpness in his eyes, "General Fang can't help but know."
Fang Zilan sighed, and finally compromised, "Master Zhuge said so, I will just go." After saying that, she casually bandaged the wound on her hand, and then followed Zhuge Yu and Li Qiyou to Jin. The square in front of the Royal Palace.
In the square, Shangguan Jing and Shangguan Min were directing several lieutenants to move food and drinks. There were busy soldiers everywhere, filled with the joy of victory.
However, when Fang Zilan saw Shangguan Jing, she couldn't help but hold the dagger hidden in her sleeve. Reason told her not to act rashly now, but when she thought of what was written in the letter, she couldn't restrain herself.
It wasn't like she hadn't thought about what Ji Ningtian told a lie, but after thinking about it for a long time, she couldn't find any flaw. What's even more frightening is that in her memory, some of the words Zucker accidentally said also fit Ji Ningtian's statement.
She remembered that after she killed the Seven Wolves of Beiyuan, Zha Keer was afraid of her but still made some teasing remarks. One of them said that the girl from Central Plains sent by Shangguan Jing was really good in taste... In the end, it was... The truth was revealed.
"General Fang!" Shangguan Min had already spotted Fang Zilan with sharp eyes. He came up to her happily, but when he saw her serious expression, he was startled, "General Fang, this is..."
"Nothing." Fang Zilan interrupted Shangguan Min coldly, "How are your arrangements?"
Seeing that she had changed the topic, Shangguan Min did not ask for trouble and hurriedly answered, "It's almost time. We'll start the banquet when you arrive, General."
"Then let's have dinner." Her expression was cold and her lack of interest was noticed by Shangguan Jing who was not far away. He also walked over, "General Fang seems to be in a bad mood?"
"Am I in a bad mood?" Fang Zilan replied lukewarmly, making Shangguan Jing pause, "That's it..."
"General Shangguan, there's no need to say more. Let's celebrate today." She said indifferently: "If there's anything else, let's talk about it tomorrow."
Shangguan Jing thought she was still thinking about Shangguan Yun. Just as he was about to say something, he saw her turn around and walk to the center of the square. Shangguan Min looked at her back in confusion, somewhat confused.
Fang Zilan said a few words about the hard work of the soldiers, and then ordered the banquet to begin. After all, she really didn't have the energy to celebrate. Fortunately, everyone in the army was immersed in the joy of victory, and no one noticed her abnormality. Only Shangguan Min kept nagging her, making her breathless.
"Shangguan Min, if you want to drink, find someone else to drink with. I won't!" Fang Zilan looked disgusted, but Shangguan Min still stuck to her like candy.
"Then don't drink." Shangguan Min acted like a child, "I just want to know, General Fang, why are you unhappy?"
"I'm not unhappy." Fang Zilan turned away and walked directly to the back garden of the palace, avoiding the hustle and bustle in the square. Shangguan Min followed closely and followed her to the back garden.
"You're talking nonsense." Shangguan Min's voice came from behind her, making her a little impatient, "Even if I'm unhappy, what does it have to do with you?"
"Of course it does matter. You are my general. If someone makes you unhappy, I will be the first to let him go." Shangguan Min said childishly, and Fang Zilan felt even more blocked.
She suddenly stopped and turned to look at the young man following her, "If I tell you that I won't settle Shangguan Yun's debt with your Shangguan family, how will you feel about it?"
"Brother Yun?" Shangguan Min was stunned for a moment, and then laughed out loud, "I thought it was something. It turns out that you just said to Uncle Jing in the square that you would talk about something tomorrow. Is this what you were referring to?" She remained silent, as if Waiting for his answer.
"Well, even if our Shangguan family wants to settle accounts with you, we probably won't be able to do it." Shangguan Min scratched his head in embarrassment, "Uncle Jing sent the falcon to send a message at noon today. It is estimated that the emperor already knows that you have defeated Liu. Regarding Jincheng's affairs, the imperial edict will be issued tomorrow, and you will be in the spotlight by then, and our Shangguan family will not dare to do anything to you."
"So fast?" Surprise flashed through Fang Zilan's eyes, and Shangguan Min nodded, "Our Shangguan family's falcon travels thousands of miles a day, and we rely on it to report the ever-changing changes on the battlefield."
Fang Zilan hesitated for a long time and finally asked, "The Shangguan family doesn't dare to do anything to me, so will you hate me?"
"If you say you don't hate General Fang, you won't believe it." Shangguan Min said as he glanced at Fang Zilan's expression, like a child who had done something wrong, "But in the battle of Wind River Valley, you saved my life. Outside the Gilded City, you saved Uncle Jing. I can’t hate you."
Fang Zilan smiled bitterly, as if mumbling to herself, and couldn't help but continue, "If I kill Shangguan Jing and destroy your entire Shangguan clan, will you still be unable to hate me?"
"What are you talking about, General Fang?" Shangguan Min didn't take it seriously and thought Fang Zilan was joking, "You have no grudges against our Shangguan family, how could it get to this point?"
"Yeah, how could it come to this?" Fang Zilan sighed, "That's it, let's go back." After she said that, she walked towards the square, Shangguan Min followed her with a look of excitement on her face. , "General Fang is willing to celebrate?"
"When did I say I didn't want to?" She shook her head helplessly. Today was a day worth celebrating, and she didn't want to ruin everyone's fun. She would leave other things until tomorrow.
The two turned around and walked a few steps when they met Zhuge Yu who was walking towards the back garden. Shangguan Min looked at Fang Zilan's expression and knew that she and Zhuge Yu had something to say, so he used an excuse to leave alone.
When Shangguan Min walked away, Fang Zilan spoke first, "What does Mr. Zhuge want to say to me?"
Zhuge Yu didn't expect that she would be so direct, so he said unceremoniously: "About the Seven Wolves of Beiyuan, and Chucker."
"They are all dead." Fang Zilan said in a solemn tone, "No matter what you want to know, dead people cannot speak."
"So I can only ask those who are still alive." Zhuge Yu smiled faintly, "For example, General Fang and Shangguan Min."
"It has nothing to do with Shangguan Min." Fang Zilan's voice became even colder, "Tomorrow, I will definitely give Master Zhuge an answer."
