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"It's alright, it's alright, Leyan," he could only comfort her.

"Is he alright? Is he alright?" She looked up at him, her face covered in tears.

Beitang Yujian naturally knew who she was asking about, and he nodded: "Okay, he's very good, very good."

Just when things were getting chaotic and hectic.

The curtain moved, and someone came out.

Beitang Yujian looked up and met Chu Gexing's eyes.

He was startled.

"Did... Uncle Zhen send you?" Chu Gexing asked.

Looking at the desolate scenery before him, even this man, so beautiful and refined, looked utterly forlorn. Beitang Yujian sighed inwardly, turned his gaze away slightly, and said, "No, I came here by myself. Even if he wanted me to come, he wouldn't have said so, ha."

Chu Gexing smiled upon hearing this: "You... feel sorry for Uncle Zhen?"

"Everyone has their own ambitions, and we can't force them. I'm just an observer. Those involved have already cut their losses, so what's there for me, a mere spectator, to regret?"

Chu Gexing nodded: "Brother Beitang is right. However, I wonder if he is as open-minded and carefree as he is in his heart."

"Young Master Chu seems to know a lot about Beitang Yujian. Why don't you tell us about it?"

Chu Gexing looked indifferently at the scene before him: "When you saw her just now, did it break your heart?"

Beitang Yujian remained silent for a moment, then smiled faintly: "Yes."

"You might think I..." Chu Gexing frowned slightly and stopped talking.

"What about you?" Beitang Yujian pressed on. "You're just following your own heart, doing what you want to do. Even if I really think you're selfish, cold-blooded, and unscrupulous, I can't say it out loud, can I?" He chuckled, then coughed twice. "Ahem, of course not right now... I was just giving an example."

“Selfish, cold-blooded, unscrupulous, hmm…” Chu Gexing shook his head, but showed no anger.

Beitang Yujian suppressed his laughter. He said thoughtfully, "However, only with methods like Lord Chu's can one possibly get what one wants, so... in fact, Beitang Yujian greatly admires you, sir."

"Thank you," Chu Gexing said calmly.

"Just speaking the truth." Beitang Yujian also raised his head slightly and looked into the distance. "Life is short. If we don't seize the opportunity when we are defeated and cherish what we should cherish, we may never get it back once it's gone."

"What will you say when you go back?"

"How so?" Beitang Yujian smiled again. "Of course, we'll only report the good news and not the bad. He finally made up his mind. Even if he knew how painful it would be here, how could he easily take that step? But he absolutely couldn't avoid the exhaustion. Why let him suffer like that for nothing? Don't you think so? It's called a white lie. Although... it's not fair to her."

Chu Gexing turned his head and looked at Beitang Yujian.

Beitang Yujian asked, "Why are you looking at me like that? Do you think I look especially handsome today? ^^ ^^"

"Yes." Chu Gexing didn't mince words. "This is the first time I've realized how understanding you are. And how much you care about Uncle Zhen."

"Hey, don't say that. It's easy for people to misunderstand."

"Don't worry, no one dares."

“Hmm…” Beitang Yujian agreed, then turned and sighed, adding, “He is indeed… a very pitiful person.”

"Then I'll have to trouble you a lot..." Chu Gexing lowered his voice and bowed his head slightly.

Beitang Yujian was slightly surprised: "This time, you've really shown your sincerity."

"I...have always felt guilty towards him."

“There is no right or wrong in love, nor is there any fairness. Love can sometimes be very ruthless, so you don’t need to blame yourself,” Beitang Yujian smiled. “But you don’t need me to teach you.”

"yes……"

"besides……"

"Please speak, Brother Beitang."

"Be nice to her."

"Um."

Do you know what love is?

Someone once asked Chu Gexing this question, and even though he vaguely remembered the way that person shouted with tears in their eyes back then.

Only those few words remained firmly imprinted in his heart:

What is love?

Love is a destined encounter, it's about taking risks, it's about sharing joys and sorrows, it's about never leaving each other, it's about dancing on the edge of a knife, it's about drinking poison with a smile. If you want it, you're not afraid of getting hurt or burned!

General Chu Ge's happy life soon came to an end.

The scouts dispatched by the Military Council reported back that an unusual situation had indeed arisen in the northern frontier.

Upon hearing this news, General Huwei jumped three feet high, flew into a rage, and cursed on the spot.

"Damn barbarians! I didn't teach them a lesson enough last time, and they dare to come back again! They've caused me and Shushu to break up, and I even have to work overtime during holidays. This time, when I lead my troops back, I will definitely not let these scum off easily..."

So the historian wrote in the history book: "General Huwei was loyal and courageous. Upon hearing the news, his enthusiasm for serving the country surged like the Yangtze River. He immediately led 50,000 troops, his killing intent soaring, straight to the northern frontier."

However, the matter did not end there.

Soon, news spread that the small kingdom of Mingzhou had also dispatched 300,000 troops to the northern part of the East China Sea.

Although Chu Zhen, the Grand Secretary of the Military Affairs Department, had been extremely busy lately, he couldn't help but laugh out loud when he heard the news.

"Three hundred thousand?" he muttered to himself, holding a calligraphy brush in his hand.

Beitang Yujian, unfamiliar with court affairs, couldn't help but ask, "Why is Your Excellency laughing? With 300,000 troops, isn't that an astonishing force?"

Upon hearing this, Chu Zhen burst into laughter, dropping the pen in his hand.

“Yu Jian, you don’t know this,” Chu Zhen explained with a smile, “This Mingzhou is just a tiny place. It can barely be called Mingzhou Kingdom. In reality, it’s just a small island. Even if you add up the entire population of the island, it wouldn’t be more than 300,000. Where would they get 300,000 troops?”

"This...this...maybe they're borrowing troops?" Beitang Yujian guessed in surprise.

"That's impossible. The people of Mingzhou are ambitious and love to boast. According to our headquarters, 300,000 is impossible. Judging from their usual behavior, 10,000 would be the maximum."

"Ah...ha, haha, how could this be?" Beitang Yujian shook his head and laughed. Seeing Chu Zhen speak so decisively and easily, he felt a little doubtful. Did such a race really exist in this world? Ten thousand people...exaggerated to three hundred thousand. Ha, haha, that's too terrifying.

"Go and get accurate information from headquarters again," Chu Zhen said calmly, tossing down a token.

When the news returned, it utterly astonished Beitang Yujian. The so-called 300,000-strong army of Mingzhou Kingdom turned out to be nothing more than a mere 3,000 soldiers. While Beitang Yujian was incredibly impressed by Chu Zhen's foresight, he was also utterly awestruck by the shamelessness of the small Mingzhou Kingdom.

The development of the area below can be described as "changing rapidly," so stay tuned!

Meeting in the Distant Heaven Chapter 280: The Phoenix Yearns to Take Flight

The struggle between dynasties has always been brutal.

For many years, apart from the Yuexi Star Dynasty in the far northwest, Danning and Shun were the only two strongest dynasties in the Central Plains.

Although there has been no major war between the two countries in recent years, which is the result of mutual adjustment, everyone knows that two tigers cannot share one mountain. Moreover, there are always ambitious people who will emerge out of nowhere. No one can say for sure when the two countries will turn against each other.

In order to weaken Danning's threat to Shun, Tang Shaoxuan secretly ordered Chu Gexing to poison the Crown Prince of Danning.

The strength of Daning has grown too rapidly in recent years, which inevitably brings to mind Daning's mysterious regent. It is thanks to his strong control of the court that the internal strife in Daning has been suppressed and the country has been governed in an orderly manner. But it is precisely because of this that Daning has become a major enemy that Shun cannot ignore.

However, if the only crown prince of Danning were to die, the Danning Kingdom would inevitably fall into internal strife. With various factions vying for power, there would be no time to consider the possibility of external expansion.

Political assassinations, though cruel, are an unavoidable and common practice.

Denning Imperial City Phoenix City.

A handsome man in white clothes and a white hat stood in the center of the courtyard.

"A pot of wine among the flowers, I drink alone without a companion. I raise my cup to invite the bright moon, and with my shadow, we become three!" He recited aloud, raising his cup with great interest.

Suddenly, the cup was tossed, and the white jade cup drew an arc in the air, spilling the wine inside.

Another person smiled faintly, leaped up, and danced gracefully: "The moon does not understand drinking, and my shadow merely follows me. For now, I'll keep the moon and my shadow company, and enjoy the pleasures of spring!" As the word "spring" was uttered, this person's scarlet robes flashed, and with a swift movement, bent deeply, and just as their toes touched the ground, **** perfectly grasped the jade cup.

"Haha... I sing as the moon lingers, I dance as my shadow... in disarray! The man who threw the cup earlier laughed and clapped, but when he tilted his head back, the drops of wine that had spilled when he threw the cup fell from the sky. He opened his mouth, and the wine dripped down, most of it falling into his mouth, while a small portion dripped onto his cheeks, the drops of wine glistening as if he had just been rained on."

The man in crimson raised his cup and smiled. The other man also lowered his head at the same time, and the two smiled at each other. Just as the other man was about to speak, a clear voice came from down the corridor:

"When awake, we revel together; when drunk, we part ways. Let us forever be companions in this carefree journey, and meet again in the distant Milky Way," a clear, upright voice suddenly rang out, yet it didn't feel unpleasant. Instead, it had a refreshing quality. After reciting the lines, the man stepped down the stairs and said, "Since no one can continue the last two lines, how about I, the king, finish them?"

The man who had started earlier laughed loudly, "Good, good, the Regent has come at just the right time." He clapped his hands and stood up from the stone bench.

The man in scarlet robes also rose, bowed, and said, "Your Highness, Regent."

Regent Feng Jiansheng smiled: "Young Prince, no need for such formalities. Young Duke, no need for such formalities. Haha, I hope my arrival will not disturb your enjoyment."

"How could that be?" Feng Feisheng stood up and shook his head. "It's just that we ordinary people are extremely bored. The Regent, on the other hand, is busy with countless affairs of state. Why would he think of coming to my dull and absurd place?"

The Regent said, "Since the young prince has asked, then I will speak frankly."

Ling Jiuyan glanced at him and said, "Wait a moment. If it involves matters of national importance, then Jiujun should leave. Jiujun, please take your leave."

Before the Regent could speak, Feng Feisheng waved his hand and said, "No need, no need. We know each other well. Even if there are any important military or national affairs, if the Regent tells me, I will tell you in return. There's no point in avoiding it or not."

Ling Jiuyan smiled bitterly and shook her head, seemingly quite helpless about his personality.

The Regent nodded: "This matter is more or less related to the young master, so it's alright for him to be present."

Ling Jiuyan looked suspicious, but Feng Feisheng remained calm and asked, "The Regent seems to have made up his mind, ha."

The Regent's eyes lit up, and he said, "Could it be that the young prince knows the purpose of my visit today?"

"If you don't tell me, how am I supposed to know? Guessing never represents the truth."

The Regent agreed, "Indeed, speculation is never the truth." He waved his hand, and the attendants accompanying the three of them withdrew one by one. Only then did the Regent say, "Everyone is already aware of the matter concerning the Crown Prince. Now, Fengcheng is leaderless and there is a great momentum for chaos to break out. I wonder what your opinions are on this."

Ling Jiuyan said, "Your Highness need not worry. Everyone knows of Your Highness's benevolence. As long as Your Highness is here, would anyone dare to cause trouble?"

The Regent said, “Wrong. If the name is not correct, the words will not be proper. I am of the Qiu surname. If I always try to cover up everything, people will inevitably speculate. With rumors spreading, many ignorant people will be misled. At that time…” He shook his head and said, “But some people are different.”

Ling Jiuyan said "Oh" and turned to look at Feng Feisheng.

Feng Feisheng raised an eyebrow: "Why are you looking at me? My surname is Feng, that's true, but I'm not a direct descendant of the royal family."

"Who cares about kinship?" Ling Jiuyan said. "Looking around the court, can you see anyone who is closer to you than you?"

The Regent said, "The young master is right, so, Your Highness, you should understand why I've come today, right?"

“This reason…” Feng Feisheng chuckled, “doesn’t seem very sufficient. I’m doing a good job as the heir, I have freedom, and there’s no reason for me to lock myself in a cage like the palace. Besides, the emperor changed my name to Fei before he died, just so he wouldn’t want me to do anything improper, haha.”

Ling Jiuyan smiled slightly.

“Past events are not important, and besides, the late emperor did not issue an order that the young prince could not succeed to the throne,” the regent said with a smile. “Since the prince feels that this reason is not enough, how about another reason?”

Feng Feisheng asked, "Oh? Tell me about it."