There was dead silence.
Qin Qin and Gu Beilin clenched their fists. What are the chances of getting this answer wrong?
What if she deliberately wants everyone present to lose and keeps pointing at the one person who is the worst?
The woman chuckled lightly, covering her lips with her shining hands: "Are you ready? Everyone?"
"I'm going to start."
The green fingertip, as white as jade, moved from the far left to the far right of the venue. Wherever the finger pointed, the crowd was slightly startled.
The finger crossed the place where Gu Beilin was standing three times. On the last time, the woman was facing Gu Beilin, her eyes were fixed on Gu Beilin, but her hand pointed behind her.
She pointed at an unattractive young man.
After Gu Beilin saw it, his breath froze.
The woman in red was pointing at the person he suspected was Chang'an.
Chang'an probably disguised himself because he didn't want to attract attention. Of course, he might also be afraid that Gu Beilin and the others would come to trouble him.
The woman's eyes slowly moved away from Gu Beilin and towards the young man.
She smiled and said: "Don't worry, don't be nervous, my first question is very simple."
Upon hearing that it was simple, many people present looked at Chang An with envy or jealousy. If Chang An answered correctly, this reward would be his alone, and no one else could get it.
The woman held up her hands as though she were showing off her flaws. She lowered her head to deal with her nails and said slowly, "Excuse me. How many stars are there in the sky?"
There was an uproar.
"ah...?"
"What? How is it possible to know this?"
"There are countless stars? Who knows?"
"Isn't this a deliberate attempt to embarrass you..."
"that is....."
"It's okay. Anyway, if we answer the question wrong, we won't be punished, we just won't be rewarded."
"It's intentional, just say it if you don't want us to get rewards."
The young man was obviously confused by the question. He seemed to have heard the words of the people around him. It was not the knowledge that he was being punished that made him calm down a little.
Seeing his silence, the woman stretched out three fingers: "Three..."
Qin Qin's heart tightened. This question was so unusual that even a normal person wouldn't be able to play with her.
The young man interrupted her and said, "Yes... countless."
The woman smiled: "Congratulations!"
The young man was ecstatic. So simple?
"Congratulations...you got the answer wrong!"
The boy's smile froze on his face.
He saw the woman slowly turning to the center of the lotus. Following her steps, all the creatures in the secret realm seemed to be laughing happily and mockingly. The birds, snakes and rats all laughed excitedly. Even the plants began to shake their branches and leaves happily.
The woman said regretfully: "What a pity. This is the simplest question."
The woman smiled and said, "Okay, I won't tell you about the punishment. You can go back and see for yourself later."
This gave Qin Qin and Gu Beilin a heavy sense of uneasiness, and Qin Fengnan also frowned.
The woman said: "Then now, I want to start asking the next question..."
"Wait!" The young man Muran interrupted her: "You haven't told me what the answer is yet."
If the woman does not publish an answer that convinces everyone, then who knows whether every question she asks is right or wrong, and who knows whether she is making things up.
Unexpectedly, the woman actually said arrogantly: "You are not qualified to ask me. You gave the wrong answer. It is up to me to decide whether the answer will be announced or not. Since you are not capable of finding out the answer yourself, you are not qualified to know the answer."
The surrounding creatures began to cheer again, echoing the woman's words.
Gu Beilin saw the big fungus that had deceived them. He was shaking his fat fungus pieces and cheering in response.
Funu also seemed to see Gu Beilin looking at him, and felt timid for a moment, shivering and shrinking.
The noise of the creatures cheering made people dizzy, but the young man had no intention of backing down: "If you don't tell us, how do we know if you will get all the answers we answer wrong? Maybe, there is no right answer at all. Woolen cloth?"
Many people present glanced at him in surprise. They did not expect that this thin and unattractive young man could be so strong.
What this guy just said was almost direct. I suspect you are cheating.
The woman seemed a little angry, the creatures around her stopped moving, and the place fell into an oppressive silence.
The woman got closer to the boy little by little, and finally stopped when she was about to walk out of the lotus: "Okay, I'll tell you."
She suddenly took action, Gu Beilin's hand holding Yu Shen tightened immediately, and Qin Qin was also ready to fight.
If the woman wanted to kill the young man, Gu Beilin would definitely take action. Qin Qin's sword was still in Chang'an's hand, so he couldn't just die like this.
Unexpectedly, the woman just pointed at the endless sky and said, "Can't you see it? The answer is right here. There is not one."
juvenile:"......."
Gu Beilin: "......"
Qin Qin: "..."
Everyone: "......"
What kind of answer is that?
Li Shuo said bitterly: "Is she playing tricks on us?"
The woman said: "I didn't tell you what time the stars were. You want to automatically bring in the stars at night. What does it have to do with me?"
"But there are stars only at night!"
Who in their right mind would choose a time when there are no stars to think about how many stars there are?
"That's right." The woman said innocently, "That's why there isn't even one now."
Qin Qin whispered to Gu Beilin: "This is completely nonsense."
Gu Beilin also said: "She never thought about letting us win, but what is the purpose of this? Why do they do this?"
Qin Qin said: "What we should do most now is to figure out the purpose of the second secret realm. This should be the key to solving her problem."
Gu Beilin nodded: "Yes."
"What is it?" Li Shuo intervened: "You don't take me with you!"
"Okay, now I'm going to start the next question." The woman lightly put her hand over her mouth again.
It was the middle of the day in Linbai Territory, but it was now late at night in the Yu Clan Continent.
Qin Qin spread out the map of Xuzhou on the table. Surrounded by him were Zhou Kaiqing, Minister of the Left Branch Army Pioneer Corps, Mu Feng, Minister of the Main Force Army, Meng Yu, Minister of Intelligence, and Tang Tang, Commander of the Second Army of the Chaoyang Army who had just joined them. river.
The five people gathered around the map, which showed the plan and main route of the attack.
Qin Qin pointed to one of the passages between the city wall and the hillside and said: "I went to see this passage last night. It is no longer there. The Miao people made changes to some of the layout in Xuzhou and around Xuzhou."
In fact, most armies will do this after capturing the opponent's city, in order to prevent the other party from relying on their familiarity with their own territory and being able to master their own movements skillfully.
"The action is fast." Zhou Kaiqing snorted coldly.
Now Qin Qin's army has arrived outside Xuzhou City, and the Miao people have seen their flags. Just yesterday, Zhou Kaiqing's team provoked for most of the day at the gate of Xuzhou City occupied by the Miao people. The group of turtles and grandsons just stayed in the city and refused to Come out, the current situation in the battleground is that it can neither be fought nor retreated.
The battle is at a standstill.
"They are looking for ways to consume our military rations," Tang He said.
"The war is a waste of money. The people on the border have all lost their productivity, and other regions have to provide more supplies to support the war. The number of refugees in Kuizhou has increased, and they are almost overwhelmed. The food and grass transported to us are all from From the south."
"It's a long journey. All the consumption, manpower, and material resources along the way are a huge expense, but the Miao people only need to get food and grass from their city closest to the border." Meng Yu frowned. road.
He has been traveling back and forth between Jiuchong City and Xuzhou in the past few days, and he has seen the grain and grass line stretching all the way into the south. The long queue has not only burdened the people, but also caused considerable problems for the trading houses in the south.
"Yes. So it is said that victory is more expensive than long-term victory. A quick victory is the hard way."
Qin Qin sat in the main seat, listening to their exchange, sharpening his sword slowly: "Is Tang Ming back?"
"Not yet." Tang He said: "Brother, with some elites from the Chaoyang Army's First Army and Third Army, sneaked into the area on the border between Xuzhou and the Miao Nationality last night. According to the news, a channel has been formed there. On Jiaojia Road, houses and inns began to be built along the way, which became a line of protection and mutual trade for the Miao people."
"This line must be cut off." Qin Qin said: "It is possible for the Miao people to leave the city. Our food and grass consumption is much greater than theirs, and we cannot afford to wait. If we wait one day, our losses will be doubled, and the soldiers will come to the border. , waiting all the time will also make them lose their fighting power."
The four figures nodded.
Mu Feng said: "Commander, we have been here for many days, and the Miao people have been holding us back from fighting. Maybe they are waiting for us to attack their communication line. They must have set up many ambushes there. rashly Even if the attack succeeds, we will definitely suffer heavy losses, so we have to find a way to confuse them first."
"I think so too." Qin Qin pointed to the closed passage and said: "Originally, my plan was to attack here first to attract their attention. Mu Feng led the main force of the left branch army to concentrate here. We have so many people. In many cases, the Miao people must be overwhelmed.”
"They put a large number of troops on the communication line. The defense here is weak and vulnerable. If the Miao people still want to be here, they will definitely mobilize troops from the communication line to support them. When the fighting here becomes fierce, the Chaoyang Army will attack in one fell swoop Take their lines of communication.”
Tang He said: "That's a way. But Commander, what if they give up here directly? The communication line is their lifeblood, which is much more important than a city in Xuzhou."
"No." Qin Qin shook his head: "This is the most important line of defense in Xuzhou. If we break here, our fight will become smoother and smoother. They don't dare not guard against it."
Mu Feng nodded: "Let's think about it differently. Even if they don't guard against us, we won't suffer a loss. We can fight them the same way."
"Okay." Qin Qin stood up and said, "That's it. Let's all go down and prepare. Tell Jiang Shuyi that the armored vehicles used to attack the city should focus on thickening the baffles and hidden compartments. If necessary, it doesn't matter if you lose some combat effectiveness. Our purpose in attacking the city this time is to divert the tiger away from the mountain, not to win, but to save the lives of the soldiers as much as possible."
"yes!"
The four of them bowed their fists in salute and exited the military camp.
Qin Qin touched the map again under the oil lamp, with a secretive look in his eyes.
This should be their land.
