Chapter 134: Chapter 130: A Mature City Gate Should Learn to Open Itself

Though Dongwu has retreated, it doesn’t mean they’re safe. When you dare to invade another country, you must naturally be prepared for invasion yourself.

Shen Jingxian glanced at the army she led, feeling very satisfied.

According to what those few people said, Dongwu’s army only appeared to have retreated, but they hadn’t truly done so. They guessed Yunyi would come to collect provisions, so they prepared a group of people to hide in the provisions, ready to launch a surprise attack.

If the surprise attack succeeded in killing the leading Wen Ranchen, the rest of Dongwu’s army would quickly take Jiangkou County. If it failed… they would act as if nothing had happened and quickly retreat.

The surprise attack had just failed, and now the army should have already withdrawn to Mingxu City.

After Shen Jingxian shared her plan to seize provisions, the response was a uniform and resounding voice.

“Yes!”

Obeying orders is a soldier’s duty. They wouldn’t ask why, they would only do.

The wind in the Northern Land was strong. Shen Jingxian’s hair was not styled in a too-complex manner, so when the strong wind blew, her hair scattered down, resting on the white fur of the fox coat, trembling in a way that evoked pity.

Wen Ranchen reached out to Shen Jingxian, sensing the wary gazes sweeping over from all directions, he chuckled softly.

Shen Jingxian turned her head in confusion, only to see Wen Ranchen stepping aside to block her and reaching out to arrange the hair on her shoulders. From the outside, it just looked like Wen Ranchen was whispering some top secret to the princess, and no one would guess that General Wen dared to be so bold as to overstep his bounds.

Wen Ranchen’s lips curved upward, his deep gaze unlike the gentle warmth in the Capital, as if a layer of skin had been peeled away, revealing the true form of a beast.

He watched his own reflection in the princess’s shimmering eyes, waves undulating, yet unable to discern her true expression.

Then he courteously stepped aside, standing to the side as if nothing had happened just now.

Shen Jingxian opened her mouth but ultimately said nothing.

Today’s wind was particularly raucous.

Mingxu City was not far away, and Dongwu Country’s army had also not retreated far, only about forty or fifty miles, and they arrived quickly.

Shen Jingxian wanted to keep a low profile, but the large entourage of soldiers behind her made it impossible to remain inconspicuous. Seeing the three large characters for Mingxu City, she deeply felt the truth of Heavenly Dao’s cyclical nature. Heaven spares no one; today you hit me, tomorrow I hit you, the day after you bring your father to hit me, and the day after that I bring my whole family to hit you… I’m digressing.

Ever since Shen Jingxian awoke, she noticed something strange about herself; she seemed to be too well-liked, even more than when she was younger.

This face that grew into maturity was heart-stirring even to herself.

But… though in the original text the princess was indeed a great beauty, plenty would forsake reason to single-mindedly become her admirers, it didn’t exaggerate to the point where enemy soldiers would fall in love at first sight and betray their country for her.

This feeling was like walking down the street when someone rushes over, crying and clamoring to say they like you, want to transfer you thirty million, and if you don’t accept, they’d say they’ll commit suicide.

When something unusual happens, there must be something strange.

Shen Jingxian initially judged that perhaps the plot was messing with her again, possibly trying to enhance the ’princess’s’ allure, making everyone follow her, thereby increasing her chances of wrongdoing.

When you become accustomed to basking in everyone’s attention and obedience, should someone come and share the privilege that belongs to you, it’ll inevitably lead to a dark change.

Of course, this was just Shen Jingxian’s guess.

With Bai Lun’s appearance, it suggested the plot had already shifted, yet it was evident the plot wasn’t letting her off, as Bai Lun was scheming something.

However, since she has privilege now, she’ll use it shamelessly. She wanted to see how absurd the buffs on her could get.

Seeing the soldiers peeking at her from the city gates, Shen Jingxian suddenly had a strange idea.

She asked Wen Ranchen, picked out the loudest soldier, and had him shout to the soldiers on Mingxu City’s walls, “People of the city, listen up! You are already surrounded! Now open the gate yourselves, and the princess will allow you to join Yunyi Country, to serve the princess from here on!”

How shameless this sounded.

If an enemy said this to Shen Jingxian, she’d want to spit on their face, but in reality, the other side politely replied, “Is it Princess Yi Fen of Yunyi?”

“Yes!” Our soldiers loudly answered, with such pride as if their daughter had become the top student in the imperial exams.

“Show us if it’s really the princess!!” the other side shouted enthusiastically, as if trying to steal a bride by voice volume.

You see, reality can be so surreal, the reality that Shen Jingxian wasn’t willing to believe actually happened.

Shen Jingxian stepped forward from the protection of the crowd, with Wen Ranchen following closely to preserve her safety.

Shen Jingxian wasn’t sure if those on the other side could see her face clearly, as the city gates looked quite high, she could barely make out the positions of the guards’ eyes and noses, but not clearly.

But the other side, upon seeing her, exclaimed on the spot, “Damn! The princess! So beautiful!”

Then a commotion emerged from behind the city gates.

Shen Jingxian: Thank you for your plain compliment, stranger.

“Commander! General Wang said these gates cannot be opened!”

“Let go, Mingxu City listens to me, who does Wang Erhu think he is!”

“Commander, you cannot!! This is treason!”

Shen Jingxian ate melon seeds from across the door, feeling the soundproofing of the city gate wasn’t great, no wonder idioms like “walls have ears” existed.

She suddenly had a bold guess, if ancient times had soundproof doors, would these idioms not exist?

After all, when she returned she would definitely replace the wooden door of her hall, its privacy was too poor; she could clearly hear the argument inside now, if she were to fart under the covers someday, would it also be heard, she couldn’t let that happen.

“I’m no longer a Dongwu Countryman!”

“Commander, if you insist, don’t blame us for being rude!”

Oh dear.

It seemed the commander couldn’t open the gate, so Shen Jingxian had our soldiers shout again, “The princess said whoever opens the gates first can become her personal guard and accompany her back to the Capital!”

As soon as the words fell, the soldiers on the city wall changed expressions.

Shen Jingxian couldn’t see their faces, but it didn’t prevent her from hearing the clattering, the banging and rumbling sounds.

Exactly what happened, we dare not say, we dare not ask, but the gates eventually opened.

The brother who opened the gate had blood stains all over his face, bruises as well, but his steps were light-hearted, that running posture didn’t seem like betrayal, more like a young swallow returning to its mother’s embrace.

Tragic music played in Shen Jingxian’s heart.

“Princess…”

This was the soldier’s last words, he stretched out his hand, then fell down.

The music ended.

Shen Jingxian ordered him to be carried away for treatment and then waved her hand decisively, saying words she had long wanted to say.

“Enter the city!”

Wuhu, Shen Jingxian felt so cool.

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