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A single piece of news would spread across the world, not to mention the imperial court's imperial edict. Wang Shi Xiu's scheme had only been for a few days, but it had already spread to the north and south of the river. The Great Wei's scholars insulted him, and the northern barbarians praised him.

"Master Wang, you've made a move. Didn't you personally deliver Yingyang County into my hands?!" After Li Hao learned of Wang Shi Xiu's plan, he also had the same idea as everyone else in the world. He felt that this old man had made a crazy decision.

He didn't think too much about why Li Heng would approve of this plan to destroy the country, nor did he have any time to think about it. All he wanted to do was to quickly take down Ying Yang County, which was within his reach, and let Li Heng stall for some time, then the one who would lose wouldn't be Li Heng, but himself.

Taking advantage of this plan's east wind, Li Hao reorganized his two hundred thousand strong army and sped a hundred miles away without stopping. He looked at the black wall that soared into the sky and laughed.

"Even old fox Wang lost his cool. An imperial edict had burned his reputation as a merciful man for seventy years, giving him a cruel and vicious reputation. When the time comes, he'll have a bad name!" A man with a head full of hair spoke to the old man beside him in a clear voice.

"A'man, don't underestimate this old fox. Do you really think he's muddle-headed that a Prime Minister can sit here peacefully for seventy years?" The old man beside Ling Bei didn't raise his head to look at the strong man beside him. He narrowed his eyes and replied in a soft voice.

The pair of clear eyes seemed to pass through space, looking straight at the coughing Wang Shi Xiu on the bed, he added, "Furthermore, this plan wasn't come up with by Wang Shi Xiu, the only one who can come up with this plan is that poisonous snake, Wang Shi Xiu just helped him resist the insults of the world."

"Viper? "Don't tell me that person harmed teacher …" A'man was about to say something, but stopped midway. His handsome face was filled with fear.

The old man didn't answer. He only gently rubbed his thigh with his dry hands. Only then did he see this hale old man slumped in a wooden wheelchair, his legs completely empty.

The old man looked at the man standing on the plain next to him. He didn't blame him for revealing his scar, but he only smiled.

"There has never been a single error in the Yang Taibai's plan, if there's anything wrong with his plan, then it must be that the people of the world didn't see anything wrong." He said this with a smile. He did not have any hatred towards the opponent that destroyed both his legs, but instead had an inexplicable sense of admiration towards the Great Wei.

Ah Man's hair was a little messy due to the sandstorm. She frowned slightly and took off her fur coat to cover her master's body. Her callused hands grabbed the handle of the wheelchair and asked softly, "Then teacher saw it?"

"Maybe he saw it, maybe he didn't." Looking at Ah Man's doubtful face, he started laughing out loud. Perhaps it was because this laughter was affecting his old injuries, because his face was pale. He covered his mouth, his entire body was trembling and he was coughing non-stop.

"Teacher, let's go back!" Ah Man looked at this old man who was coughing non-stop with concern, and lightly patted his back.

After the old man coughed a few times, he looked at the extremely nervous Ah Man with gratification. He nodded with satisfaction and said softly, "Teacher is the same as Wang Zhu. I'm old, so it's not important. I won't have many years left."

"No, teacher, you haven't seen A'man get married yet. A'man hasn't let Teacher drink wedding wine yet. Your days are still long." Ah Man kneeled down in front of the old man and said anxiously as she held him in her arms.

The old man used a shriveled hand to smooth Ah Man's messy hair. His gaze was gentle as he said softly, "Good, good, good. Teacher will endure for a few more years, until Ah Man gets married." Even though he said so, the air of death had already filled his entire body.

"… …"

Xun Shi Man sat in the army camp and sized up Li Ye who was sitting cross-legged in meditation in front of her. "Tell me, what's the situation?" Li Ye closed his eyes and asked Xun Shi Man who was hesitating to speak.

Xun Shi Man pondered for a moment, then said indifferently, "Young Master, do you really plan to work for these rebel soldiers?"

"Maybe." Li Ye said.

"Ignoring the death of my parents, just the evidence of these rebel soldiers' crimes in Yanzhou, are you really going to go against your conscience?" Although Xun Shi Man's expression was calm, her calmness was mixed with endless anger.

"Must what you see be the truth?" Li Ye did not return to Xun Shi Man's question, and instead asked with his eyes closed.

Li Ye's words were like a bucket of cold water that doused Xun Shi Man's ignited anger, clearing her mind a bit. She asked, "Young Master, what do you mean?"

"It's not interesting. Sometimes, mountains are not necessarily mountains, and water is not water either." Li Ye sat up, and his pair of peach blossom eyes slowly opened. His flickering gaze made Xun Shi Man not dare to look him in the eye.

In Li Ye's riddle, Xun Shi Man seemed to have understood something and consciously retreated, leaving only Li Ye in the tent. Li Ye looked at Xun Shi Man who had walked far away, sighed, lit a stick of incense on the incense burner at the side, and closed his eyes to recover.

Beneath the green robe, Li Ye's hands were clenched into fists, while the veins on his hands bulged. Anyone could tell that Li Ye's calm face hid a monstrous rage.

Li Ye already knew Wang Shi's plan. He was also someone who had gone to the fields and dug up land. Their monastery had run out of food and had been hungry. He knew that food was worth eight or nine pairs of cruelty to the people.

He did not know whether or not he should continue working for this court. He looked to the east, his eyes filled with doubt, wondering if his master, Deng Xihu, Zhao Zijin, was worth the sacrifice for this rotten court.

He even wondered if it was a just move for Li Hao to overthrow this rotten mess.

However, no matter how he thought about it, he forgot one thing.

Rising in the people's suffering, exterminating the people's suffering!