Chapter 216: Black Face, White Face

Kuang Zhan felt extremely humiliated, even more so than if he had killed himself. Looking at Chasing Wind on the opposite side, he wished he could cut him into pieces.
Helplessly, he had no strength at all, and even taking a single step was difficult.
After stabilizing for a while, Zhui Feng said to his teammates, "Let's go."
Kuang Zhan watched them leave but was helpless. His legs felt like they were filled with lead, and he couldn't take a single step. He struggled to take a step but ended up heavily slamming it onto the ground.
The winner is the one who has the last breath of strength remaining after the duel.
Chasing the wind is the winner, at least he still has the strength to go on.
The remaining soldiers, who are exhausted from fighting, pretend to be out of strength and avoid chasing, because it is a dead end even if they have the energy.
If a soldier approached and easily killed Zhefeng, Zhefeng would have escaped unscathed.
Zhefeng rested in a pit for a while, waiting for his strength to recover, and successfully returned to the mountain.
Watched Guan Tongtong fall to the ground.
No one could recognize who it was. Covered in blood, someone approached and carefully identified them as Zhao Wind, saying, "Leader Zhao."
Guan Tongtong said, "Hurry, save them."
Someone came forward and slapped the chest, beat the back, pinched the philtrum, and tossed for a while before catching their breath. They saw Huoshan standing in front of them, confirmed that the person had been safely brought to the mountain, and finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Guantan Guantan looked at the tired-looking people and asked, "How did it end up like this?"
Zhuifeng explained the incident once again, and everyone burst into laughter.
Guantan Guantan looked at the few people who returned and felt an indescribable feeling in her heart, saying, "I have sacrificed too much for this."
Zhui Fengdao: "Finally our efforts were not in vain."
Guan Tongtong gratefully said: "Thank you, hurry up and prepare the meal."
It wasn't until he hadn't eaten for a whole day that Huoshan came back, already starving like a wolf.
The wind chased fiercely all night and got even hungrier.
Someone should have prepared meals.
Someone helped the wind sit on a chair.
The wind ate hungrily and then fell asleep on the table.
Someone carried him downstairs to rest.
Guan Tongtong planned to go and see the old man, and Huoshan led the way to the backyard.
Three people squeezed into one room, perhaps out of fear or anger, and stood up upon hearing footsteps.
Someone opened the door, and Huoshan walked in first, saying, "The Queen has arrived."
The three of them were stunned.
Guan Tongtong smiled and said, "Don't be afraid, elder."
The old woman was from Daningguo, quickly saluted and said, "The humble subject pays respects to the Queen."
Guantongtong quickly helped her up and said, "Old lady, please get up."
The elderly woman said, "We didn't do anything that would harm the Kingdom of Daning."
Guantongtong smiled and said, "Don't be afraid, old lady. I am here to see what you need and if you are accustomed to being here."
The old man said, "I'm not used to it and I want to go home."
Guanto Tong smiled and said, "If you want to go home, you can, but now is not the time. The Emperor of Wei Kingdom is chasing after you. It's safer for you to stay here."
The old lady tugged at her clothes and prevented him from speaking.
The old man came forward with a stubborn temper and said, "If I die, I die. After all, all of my co-workers have been arrested, so I might as well die with them and dream of them once more."
Huoshan said, "We are saving you. Are you willing to let go of your life, your wife, and your son?"
The old man was stunned, lowered his head, and remained silent.
Huoshan said coldly, "Don't underestimate me. If I can save you, I can also bring you to Hongyou. You figure it out."
Guan Tongtong glanced at Huoshan, and Huoshan finally kept quiet.
"Elderly, we are not asking you to do anything for us. We just don't want to see our people die in the hands of the Emperor of the Wei Kingdom. Helping us is a favor, not helping is a duty. We don't force it. Dangniang is from our Da Ning Kingdom, and this young man is also from our Da Ning Kingdom. We have decided to protect their lives."
The old woman was deeply moved and said, "Thank you, Grand Empress, for acknowledging me as a citizen of Da Ningguo."
Guan Tongtong smiled and said, "You will always be a citizen of our Da Ningguo, and the gates of Da Ningguo will always be open to you."
The old woman, afraid after hitting the old man, said, "You damn fool, if you don't help the queen this time, I will have no mercy on you."
The old man was quite troubled and said, "I am a citizen of the Wei Kingdom, if I help the Da Ning Kingdom, I will be betraying my own country."
The old woman said, "If you're doing so much for the country, why would they want to kill you?"
The old man remained silent.
The old woman said, "You won't help, huh?"
The old man replied, "I won't help."
An old woman looked at him stubbornly and said, "Fine, if you won't help us get a divorce, I'll bring Nei with me to your grandmother's house."
The old man replied, "That's my son."
The old woman said, "My son, who are you with?"
The young man approached the old woman and said, "I am with my mother and father. The Emperor of Wei wants to kill us. Why should we remain loyal to him? The workers in the Wild Goose Pagoda are all your comrades. Can you bear to see them starve to death?"
The old man pouted and made a humming sound.
The old woman said, "I have been with you all my life and have never asked you to do anything for me. This time, the emperor is at fault first. He wants to silence everyone involved in the construction of the Wild Goose Pagoda. Can you bear to watch them die?"
Guan Tongtong secretly admired the old lady, who is a reasonable person.
The old man pondered for a moment and said, "Was I wrong?"
Guan Tongtong said, "Definitely wrong."
The young man also chimed in, "Dad, you are indeed wrong this time."
老头有点回头。
关彤彤赶紧在添上一把柴火，道：“老伯，你放心，我用人格担保，只要你到了大宁国，我在京城给你修建一个大院子，吃喝用的我全包了，你爱做什么做什么。”
The old man said that patriotism is fake, it's just feeling sorry for his own dilapidated house, using himself is good but when he's no longer useful, he's put aside.
By then, there will be nowhere to go, Wei Kingdom won't take him, Da Ning Kingdom won't accept him, he won't even have a home. Hearing Guan Tongtong say these words, he felt relieved and asked, "Is it true?"
Guang Tongtong said, "You still don't believe me, do you? Do you need written evidence?"
The old man said, "Alright."
The old woman slapped him and said, "Why write any written evidence? We believe in the Queen Mother."
Guān Tóngtóng made a gesture to Huò Shān to reassure them completely.
Huò Shān understood and stepped back, returning later with a piece of paper handed to Guān Tóngtóng.
Guān Tóngtóng signed her name on it and gave it to the old man.
An old man can read and it says:
There is a courtyard, ten maidservants, ten gardeners, ten fine horses, and a monthly salary of three thousand taels.
The wrinkles at the corners of the old man's eyes light up with joy.
Guang Tongtong said, "Sir, if you are not satisfied with anything, I can add more."
The old man said, "I am satisfied, satisfied."
Guang Tongtong smiled and said, "Great, if you want anything in the future, just let me know. I won't disturb your rest anymore." Then she left.
Let Huoshan be well protected and avoid any accidents.
The next day.
Zhuifeng has also recovered his strength.
Guan Tongtong personally wrote a letter and had a messenger deliver it to Hongyou.
This young man is clever and eloquent, he arrived at the Wei Dynasty's palace, confident and presented the letter.
It was delivered by a eunuch.
Hong You read the letter and thought to himself: "Guan Tongtong really has a way, she was able to escape right under my nose, I really underestimated her. Today she came to deliver the letter to break the formation."
It seems that she is determined to win, and her words cannot be taken lightly. Since she proposed to break the formation, I have no choice but to reluctantly agree.
I saw off the lobbyist.
Kuang Zhan was beaten with thirty big sticks and limped over to Hong You.
Hong Youdao: "It's all your doing."
Kuang Zhan, feeling ashamed, said, "The night was too dark, and I couldn't see how many people there were on the other side."
Hong You slapped him and was stunned. He couldn't believe those words came out of his mouth, saying, "Should I congratulate you for not injuring yourself?"
Kuang Zhan kneels on the ground, knowing that he has done something wrong.
Hong You sighs and, seeing that he has been following him for many years, he says, "If it weren't for that, I would kill him a hundred times, and it wouldn't be enough. Seeing him in such pain, sweating profusely, he says, 'Get up and go back to recover properly.'"

Kuang Zhandao: "I will protect the Emperor tomorrow."
Hong Youdao: "How can you protect Us with your ability? You can't even protect yourself. Protect yourself first and get lost."

With his heart feeling heavy like a stone, Kuang Zhan almost cried when Hong You said those words. He struggled to stand up and then left with a bow.
Lost in thought, Hong You pondered on how to make Kuang Zhan stay. Forcing him to stay would not work, as Liu Zheng would then lead his troops to attack the Kingdom of Wei, and Hong You did not yet possess the strength to handle that.
Once the formation is broken tomorrow, she will leave with her people. I don't want to lose her like this, and my heart feels reluctant.
The flying centipede beside him sensed Hong You's thoughts and said, "The Emperor doesn't want to part with Miss Guan?"
Hong You didn't hide anything from him and said, "Yes, I want to keep her by my side."
Flying Centipede said, "This can be easily done."
Hong You asked, "How can it be done?"
The Fly Worm said, "If you are not toxic, you won't be a good husband. So let's fight it out. Women are inherently unowned, whoever has the ability will be the one to embrace the beauty."
Hong You said, "But Liu Zheng is also not to be trifled with."
Flying Centipede Road: "We are still separated from Da Ning Guo by a Chen Guo. If they want to attack, they must pass through Chen Guo. Will Chen Guo allow the army of Da Ning Guo to pass?"
Hong You thought about it and found it reasonable.
Flying Centipede said, "As long as we establish good relations with the Chen Kingdom, we will be safe and secure."
Hong You asked, "How can we keep her here?"
Flying Centipede said, "Tomorrow, we will ambush a group of people at the Wild Goose Pagoda and find a way to keep Guan Tongtong outside while Chasing Wind triggers the destruction mechanism inside."
Hong You pondered for a moment, and in order to win over the beauty, the only way was to do as she said, so he said, "Let's do it your way."
Flying Centipede saw that Hong You agreed, so this matter would be easy to handle, even if it meant causing Liu Zheng to lose face.
Before, Liu Zheng suffered himself and almost cut himself. Fortunately, the Empress Dowager saved him and he was eventually punished with fifty big whacks by Liu Zheng, narrowly avoiding crippling himself.
后来太监服侍把自己也活生生搞成了太监，让自己彻底失去做男人的雄风，这个恨，自己至今难忘。
如今自己有实力了，刘正我要你看着你的女人在别人的怀抱里，尝尝失去心爱女人是什么滋味。