For those who scheme, three parts are true and seven parts are false, its hard to distinguish between genuine intentions and fake ones; for those who manipulate others, they speak to people in the language of people and to ghosts in the language of ghosts, without distinguishing between truth and falsehood.

  At the beginning of the Song Dynasty, Yi also didnt dare to guarantee that she had poured her heart out to Min Chi at first, but she was clear in conscience. Even though they went their separate ways later on, she never thought of using the emotions between them for personal gain.

  Min Chi used a letter to separate her from Duan Yang Hou, and the trust between them was negligible. Song Chu was not surprised at all, but the content of the letter was sincere and heartfelt, almost deceiving even herself, let alone others!

  Lost is lost, Song Chu acknowledged it.

  Heaven gave her a second chance at life, so she naturally wanted to live more freely and unrestrainedly. But since she had encountered Min Chi again, she couldnt pretend that nothing had happened.

  Song Chu-yi sat by the window in his bedroom until midnight before going to bed.

  Sleeping soundly without dreams. The next day at dawn, Song Chuyi set out with Ji Bian and Yun Ruo on horseback to leave Weiyang and hurry to meet up with Ji Yus army.

  This place is too close to the Wei city, Ji Yu cant move forward anymore and can only retreat. After resting several times along the way, they rushed for a whole day and night before discovering the mark left by Ji Yu.

  They were not far from the forest where they had been attacked by a pack of wolves last time, but as it was still dawn, the three of them did not dare to enter the forest and stood on the path for a while. Song Chu looked at Ji Bian and said, "Sir, shall we wait until daylight before entering the forest?"

  Song Chu said, "Wolves are active at night and rest during the day. Its almost dawn, so the possibility of encountering wolves is not great... However, you have 30,000 troops scattered all over the place, how do you keep in contact? Youre at least a commander of a thousand men, dont tell me you dont know."

  "Besides the recording horn, there is another sound, the instrument that makes it was created by a musician in the Imperial Palace, and only a few of them exist, none below." Ji Yan said.

  Song Chu looked up at the sky and said, "Its almost dawn, lets wait a bit first. Be careful and keep watch all around."

  That pack of wolves can hunt at night in the rain and also before dawn, so we have to be careful.

  A few people got on horseback; sometimes animals are more sensitive than humans, and if they really encounter a pack of wolves, they can run immediately.

  The sky gradually brightened up.

  Just as the three men were about to enter the forest, they suddenly heard a long and clear bird call from within.

  Ji Bian was overjoyed, curled up his index finger and put it in his mouth to whistle. A moment later, ten riders rushed out of the forest and came to greet him.

  "Protect him!" Ji Bian recognized the leader at a glance.

  With a flash of lightning, the remaining few people rushed forward, dismounted their horses with a nimble flip, and bowed to Song Chu with a fist, saying, "The commander has ordered us to come and welcome Mr. Huaijin!"

  "Hmm." Song Chu pursed his lips and said after a few breaths, "Lets go."

  More than ten people surrounded Song Chuyi in the middle and walked towards the woods.

  The sun rises, casting dappled shadows on the ground through the bare branches, with occasional falling dry leaves.

  After circling in the forest for a while, I saw the army setting up camp. Judging from the number of people, it seemed that 30,000 troops had already gathered.

  "Mr. Huai Jin!" Ji Yu hurried over.

  Song Chu looked at Duandians expression, and both of them fell silent for a moment before Song Chu said, "Cant find him?"

  "Yesterday I asked three generals to search that forest, they only found some torn fabric and the remains of four horse carriages." said Ji Yu Dao.

  The scene was so bloody that even Ji Yu, who had been through many battles, felt shocked. The four horse carriages were smashed to pieces on the cliff wall, and the area near the stone wall was completely stained with blood. Even after digging a foot deep, the soil was still red with blood. The ground was littered with scattered flesh and internal organs.

  "Song Jun has already agreed to let him go." Song Chuyi said, then turned and asked, "But will you take back the torn fabric?"

  Ji Yu heard that Song Jun had agreed to make peace and felt a lot more at ease, waving his hand for someone to bring over a basin of bloody water with torn fabric soaked in it.

  "You go and discuss the retreat, dont mind me." Song Chu took over the cloth bundle, walked to an empty space in front, squatted down by himself, poured out the contents inside, and carefully identified them.

  Ji Yu glanced at her and strode away to report the good news to the three generals. Withdrawing the army was the most important thing at the moment.

  Ji Bian stood beside Song Chu at the beginning, watching her squat in front of a large pile of blood-stained rags, carefully searching through them. For some reason, he felt a sense of desolation, but he didnt open his mouth to disturb her.

  Song Chus gaze paused for a moment, falling on a piece of white satin. He remembered... at that time, Zhao Yi Lou was wearing clothes made of this very fabric.

  "Enough! I have done all that is right and just." Song Chuyi tossed aside the piece of silk, stood up.

  "Mr. Huai Jin, three generals want to see you." A soldier came over to report.

  "Alright, lets go." Song Chu said.

  The soldier led her into the commanders tent. The interior was relatively spacious, as they were a raiding army and not a settled one, so the furnishings inside were very simple, without even a single table.

  Below were laid several thick grass mats, and on the wall opposite hung a sheepskin map. Three robust men wearing armor sat around the map, the oldest of whom was about fifty years old, and the youngest was nearly forty. On both sides sat more than ten people, including Ji Yu.

  At the beginning of the Song Dynasty, three generals rushed to the main seat and paid their respects. "Song Huaijian has seen the three generals."

  "General, youve had a hard journey, please take a seat." One of the oldest generals extended his hand to indicate the grass mat closer to them.

  The old general wore a suit of armor that was worn and tattered, his hair and beard were all white, his face was dark and his skin was loose, but his eyes sparkled like electricity, and his spirit was sharp.

  At the beginning of the Song Dynasty, Ji Yue had promised to go to the State of Wei. Even if it was just a formality, she would still have to go through the motions. Moreover, with her current youthful appearance, going to any country wouldnt bring better development opportunities for her. She needed some time and also had to take advantage of this period to consider where to go in the future.

  "Mr. Huai Jin has arrived just in time, I was just saying that the treacherous behavior of Wei State is really unreliable. If our army passes through their territory, will they take the opportunity to launch a surprise attack?" said a general in his early forties.

  "Theres a possibility, but... the Wei state has already occupied the city, so theres no reason for them to ambush you. They wont waste their energy as long as you dont attack first, and you should be able to pass through safely." Song Chuyi actually really wanted to say that the main goal of the Wei state was to occupy the city, these 30,000 troops didnt have any supplies or heavy armor, so why would the Wei state bother to fight a battle for no reason.

  However, if Wei State harbors the intention of annexing Wei State, it may end up destroying 30,000 troops and exhausting Wei States energy, after which they can manipulate them at will.

  "Can you supply us with grain and fodder?" Song asked.

  The old general replied, "We can still hold on for ten more days."

  As a raiding army, they generally did not carry large amounts of provisions and baggage with them, either having a supply train following behind or having continuous support from the rear.

  "If Wei State really wanted to bury you three million troops, they should have cut off your grain and grass long ago." Song Chu sighed, Wei State probably didnt take Weiguo seriously at all.