Qi Shao tried to subtly probe for more information, but he couldn't get any from Li Fengqi. In the end, he had no choice but to leave empty-handed.
After dealing with Qi Shao, Li Fengqi sat thinking by the window for a while, before turning his wheelchair towards Ye Yunting.
Ye Yunting was training the wolf.
Li Fengqi’s prediction was quickly proven correct.
As expected, Li Zong did not follow Qiao Hairen’s suggestion, but instead sent another envoy to the frontlines to supervise the battle. At the same time, he issued two imperial decrees ordering Jializhou and Luzhou to dispatch troops to provide assistance without delay.
At Zaohe River, Chen Yun met the envoy and received the imperial decrees, leaving him no choice but to grit his teeth and continue to fight.
Chen Yun, the commander of the Shence Army, had mobilized 50,000 soldiers and horses to rush to Zaohe River. According to the latest battle report, due to the heavy snowfall of the past several days, the surface of the Zaohe River had frozen over with thick layers of snow, allowing the rebels to cross the river. The rebel leader, Yin Xiaozhi, was overall in charge of the rebel forces, while Yin Chengwu led a small team to cross the river and clashed twice with Chen Yun's troops.
Since the first flurry of snow, the capital city experienced ten days of continuous falling snow. There were gray skies above, snowy grounds, and occasionally birds glided across the horizon, wings stirring up drifting snowflakes, their calls echoing far off into the distance.
The atmosphere of the capital mirrored the sky above, solemn, cold, and turbulent beneath the surface.
After several rounds of debate, the long-delayed case against Yin Chengru came to its conclusion.
When Ye Yunting said this, he was stunned at first.
He thought he would feel some hesitation or internal conflict, yet the words that slipped from his mouth were so swift they surprised even him. Though he believed he hadn't made his decision, unbeknownst to himself, he had already reached one. It was just that he had been lying to himself, unwilling to admit it until now.
Afraid of experiencing feelings he'd never felt before, Ye Yunting had wrapped himself tightly and refused to advance.
During the days when Li Zong was away, the gates of the Yong’an Palace remained shut. Li Fengqi and Ye Yunting didn't step out of th...