Three days later.
It snowed heavily for three days without stopping. It was completely white inside and outside the capital, and the sky and the earth were pure white.
The little cutie was wrapped in a big cloak and a thin brocade quilt and walked slowly down the steaming tower.
"Haqiu, it's so cold."
The little cutie looked like she had just woken up. She rubbed her nose and looked at the refreshing snow scene around her, her big eyes brightening up.
"Wow, so beautiful."
"Yue'er, wake up!"
The little cutie looked down and saw that Li Baiyu was wearing a thick cloak, standing next to the lit brazier on the city wall, holding a telescope and looking at the rebels outside the city who were beginning to clear the snow.
"Uncle, good morning."
"Morning, did you have a good rest last night? There is nothing wrong with Cuiyun serving you, right?"
"No, Sister Cuiyun is very considerate. Thank you, uncle."
The two of them were chatting in a friendly manner, not like the emperor and the princess of an enemy country. Instead, they were as harmonious as a family.
On the city wall, a brazier was placed on the ground to provide warmth to the imperial guards and the nine city patrol guards. The little cutie threw away the brocade quilt in her hand and squatted in the brazier, stretching out her little hands to keep warm.
The Imperial Guards on the side smiled lightly and made way for a position. They really liked this smart and cute little princess from the Kingdom of Jin who had helped the capital to escape the three-day siege.
Even if he is a little princess from an enemy country.
"Thank you, uncle."
"Your Highness, you are joking."
There are many braziers on the city wall, and the temperature is not low, causing the surrounding snow to begin to show signs of melting.
The little cutie grabbed a handful of snow and rubbed it on her little face, and instantly she felt quite awake.
The little cutie slowly stood up and looked out of the city: "Uncle, is this the third day?"
Li Baiyu nodded with a slight smile, a hint of relief on his brows: "Yes, it's the third day. It will take at least a day for the rebels to clear out the route to attack the city. They can defend it without losing a single soldier." In the Four-Four City, you are truly my uncle’s lucky star.”
Li Baiyu couldn't hide his love for the little cutie in his eyes. Looking at the little cutie's delicate face, if it weren't for the cutie's age and their identities, Li Baiyu would have expressed it with a fierce kiss. My own gratitude.
Li Baiyu could only sigh silently in his heart, but it was a pity that the little cutie was not his daughter.
Thinking of this, Li Baiyu felt a little sour in his heart, and he didn't know how his wife, children, and children were doing now.
After leaving the capital, no one knew their identities, and they didn't know if they could safely survive the ice and snow to catch up with King Qin's army.
The little cutie grinned: "It is said that every cause must have an effect. Uncle did not kill Yue'er, which planted a good cause. Yue'er helped uncle defend the city, which produced a good result."
"By the way, uncle, is there ice on the city wall?"
Li Baiyu smiled and nodded, gently holding the little cutie's hand and carrying her to the battlement.
"See for yourself, there was already a layer of ice, but now my uncle has people water it once every night when the snow falls. Now it is two fingers thick, and the rebel ladder can be pushed down to the city with a little force. .”
"The ice under the city wall is enough to deflect the arrows. My uncle has ordered the prison officials to water the caltrops overnight. When the time comes, spreading it on top will effectively deter the rebels for a period of time."
"Water? What is water?"
Li Baiyu was startled, his eyes evading unnaturally: "Casting, uncle made a mistake."
"Oh! Then uncle, let them cast more."
The little cutie carefully touched the smooth ice on the city wall: "It's really slippery. This way Yue'er and uncle can wait until daddy comes to save us."
Li Baiyu carried the little cutie to the city wall and looked at the little cutie's relaxed expression with confusion.
"Yue'er, aren't you afraid of going against your original intention when you help uncle to rescue him?"
The little cutie shook her head melancholy: "There is nothing Yue'er can do. My uncle can't kill Yue'er, but my third uncle can. Yue'er hasn't seen her father, how can she be killed?"
"When you help uncle, you are helping Yue'er herself."
Li Baiyu was stunned for a moment, then nodded with a wry smile: "You're right, helping others is not helping yourself."
"After today, it is not right to hold on for another eight days. Nine more days will be enough. King Qin's army is rushing thousands of miles away. How can we retreat from the enemy without repairing for one day?"
"We can hold on for another nine days and we'll be fine."
As soon as Li Baiyu finished speaking, a figure appeared erratically on the city wall. The surrounding guards had long been accustomed to it and quietly watched the gray-robed man walking towards Li Baiyu without any reaction.
However, his warm hands subconsciously touched the saber at his waist, chatting and laughing in a low voice.
"Old slave, please see Your Majesty."
Li Baiyu hurriedly stepped forward to help: "Senior Zhou, there is no need to be polite."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Li Baiyu looked at Zhou Fei expectantly: "Senior Zhou, how are you? Can you seize the opportunity to capture some of my brothers?"
Zhou Fei shook his head regretfully: "They have known about the existence of the old slave for a long time. They are very guarded. The king's tent is spread far and wide. Countless martial arts masters are on guard day and night. It is difficult to succeed in one blow without alerting the snake."
"Capturing one will make the others on guard immediately. This will only force them to jump over the wall and speed up the siege. Especially since they almost succeeded last time, their vigilance has increased a lot."
Li Baiyu nodded with some disappointment: "Sigh, senior, you are an innate master, can't you succeed?"
Old Zhou nodded melancholy: "Your Majesty, innate masters are also mortals. We are not afraid of anyone one-on-one. However, when an innate master is trapped in a large army formation and his internal strength is exhausted, the result will inevitably be death without a complete body."
"The current army of 200,000 is not a waste of money. They are all the best of the best. We are anxious but have no choice."
"Several princes have spent a lot of money to recruit many half-step innate masters. If you confront the old man head-on, you can kill them with one blow, but it is impossible to do it secretly without being discovered."
"Thank you for your hard work, please find another chance."
"Your Majesty, this old slave didn't gain anything. After lurking for so many days, he finally got something unexpected."
After speaking, Lao Zhou looked around, took out a letter from his arms and handed it to Li Baiyu.
"Your Majesty will read it and you will understand naturally after reading the letter."
Li Baiyu took the letter and hurriedly opened it and started reading.
After a moment, Li Baiyu's face lit up, and he grabbed the letter in his hand.
"Fourth brother, he..."
Li Baiyu paused and hurriedly stopped what he was going to say. He looked expectantly at Lao Zhou and slowly walked over and asked in a low voice.
"Is the news true?"
Lao Zhou nodded solemnly: "We went to see King Jing in person. His Majesty saw King Jing's difficulties in the letter. If it is true or false, we will know after checking it."
"As long as His Highness King Jing can secretly defect and bring order to the chaos, and with this great success in suppressing the rebellion, he can be exempted from the death penalty for participating in the rebellion."
Li Baiyu took a deep breath and nodded: "I can guarantee that as long as the fourth brother sincerely helps me, whether he is forced to participate in the rebellion or he suddenly wakes up, I can avoid the death penalty, including his family."
"We understand, what King Jing means is the wolf smoke."
"As long as the time is right, we will cooperate with His Majesty internally and externally."
"I understand, please do your hard work again, senior."
"Let's resign."
After a few ups and downs, Lao Zhou's figure disappeared on the city wall, leaving the little cutie stunned for a moment.
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