A life of two souls traveling through time

Chapter 183 Langguo’s fate is like this

When Prime Minister Lu Xiang and Shangguan Jiuyi set out for Zhongshan Kingdom and Xuanmeng Kingdom, King Xian Lixu had already learned the news, so he personally wrote a letter to Zhongshan Kingdom and at the same time accelerated the pace of siege.

As for not alerting Xuanmeng, firstly, he had some understanding of the king of Xuanmeng, Yingye. Yingye was not as timid as the king of Zhongshan. On the surface, he looked humble, but in Li Xu's opinion, he was more like keeping a low profile. Secondly, for the sake of his sister, he just wanted to do a favor for his future brother-in-law Shangguan Jiuyi.

The more frantic attack of King Xian's army made Ning Xi extremely anxious. Although he gave Prime Minister Lu and Shangguan Jiuyi a three-day deadline, and received the good news that Shangguan Jiuyi had borrowed troops from Xuanmeng on the second night, he still watched as a large area of ​​Langguo was occupied by Li Xu, and Concubine Xue's pillow talk:

"Your Majesty, this opportunity cannot be missed. How many troops can this small Xuanmeng country have? Facing the army of King Xian, it is just a drop in the bucket. How long can it last? Now Xiyue Country is willing to help, but Your Majesty does not trust it. If you ask for help again in the future, I am afraid that Xiyue Country may not help."

Ning Xi also felt that what his beloved concubine said made sense, so he hurriedly sent Lu Shi to Xiyue Kingdom that night.

Seeing that Shangguan Jiuyi agreed to the transaction conditions he proposed, Yingye, the king of Xuanmeng State, was very happy. He readily took out half of Xuanmeng State's troops and handed them over to the Marquis of Qi to lead personally, and followed Shangguan Jiuyi to Lang State.

"Lord Qi, I entrust most of the good men of Xuanmeng to you."

On the grassland outside the King's City of Xuanmeng, a huge Xuanmeng army gathered there waiting for orders. King Yingye of Xuanmeng personally led the civil and military officials out of the city to see them off. He raised the wine bowl in his hand, looked reluctantly at the 30,000 troops in front of him, and instructed Lord Qi.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty. I will do my best to protect them!" The Duke of Qi also raised the wine in his hand and toasted Ying Ye in front of him. He was a soldier and could understand the hardships of these 30,000 soldiers who were on an expedition to a foreign country.

"After the matter is accomplished, I will wait for Jiuyi's arrival in this royal city." Ying Ye then turned around and smiled softly at Shangguan Jiuyi, who was dressed in white in front of the carriage.

"Please rest assured, Your Majesty. Jiuyi will keep his promise." Shangguan Jiuyi bowed solemnly to Yingye.

Ying Ye naturally believed that Shangguan Jiuyi, a gentleman like him, would definitely keep his promise. His smiling eyes swept over Qi Wenlin who was standing next to the young man in white, and then he nodded and said, "I heard that you two have been classmates and friends for many years. That's great!"

The two handsome young men bowed to Yingye again, as handsome as jade trees in the wind.

"What did you promise the king?"

The large group left Xuanmeng State and headed towards Lang State in a mighty manner. Qi Wenlin sat in the carriage with Shangguan Jiuyi and finally couldn't help but asked curiously.

"Guess." Shangguan Jiuyi still had his eyes closed and rested, without opening them, but there was a hint of worry between his brows.

"The king has always been eager to seek talented people. You have been extremely intelligent, knowledgeable and talented since childhood, and have a long-standing reputation. I think you have exchanged yourself for these 30,000 soldiers and horses for Langguo." Qi Wenlin thought for a moment, then smiled knowingly.

"Since you can guess it, why bother asking me?" Shangguan Jiuyi smiled bitterly, with a hint of fatigue in his tone.

Last night, he tossed and turned, and couldn't sleep all night. The condition that the king of Xuanmeng asked for in order to borrow troops was that he had to stay in the court of Xuanmeng for three years. Shangguan Jiuyi was unwilling in his heart, but he couldn't delay the current matter any longer, so he had no choice but to accept it. But he was worried about how to explain to Luoying after returning, and he had to leave her for three years, and he didn't know if she would be angry with him because of this.

"Alas, you've sold yourself out. It's really not easy to be the royal son-in-law of Langguo." Qi Wenlin suppressed a smile, raised his hand and patted Shangguan Jiuyi's shoulder, then deliberately put on a sympathetic look and sighed.

Shangguan Jiuyi then opened his peach blossom eyes and glared at Qi Wenlin, but did not say anything else. Thinking of Luoying, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl up into a beautiful arc.

"How long does the king want you to stay in Xuanmeng Kingdom?" Qi Wenlin continued to ask.

"Three years."

"It's okay, it's only three years, but I won't be bored during these three years with you as my companion." Qi Wenlin had an obvious smile on his bright face. Three years reminded him of the time when they were at the Langtai Academy, when they were carefree and had to talk about everything under the sun, reciting poems and music all day long.

When the team was halfway through the journey, they suddenly saw the guards of Prince Ying Yan of Lang riding their horses and coming in front of Shangguan Jiuyi, panting heavily.

"What happened?" Shangguan Jiuyi had a bad feeling when he saw Ying Yan actually sent his personal guards to deliver the letter.

"Master Shangguan, it's too late. His Majesty... His Majesty has already allowed the troops of Xiyue Kingdom to enter the territory of Lang Kingdom!" The guard lowered his head and sighed, then reported to Shangguan Jiuyi in despair.

Everyone was shocked when they heard the sound, and Shangguan Jiuyi's face turned pale. He felt as if he was holding his breath and felt dizzy, and almost couldn't stand. Fortunately, his good friend supported him in time.

"How can your Majesty be so foolish..." Qi Wenlin has always been impatient. He was very angry at the stupidity of Emperor Lang. He was about to curse, but was stopped in time by his father:

"Ahem, Wen Lin, don't be unreasonable!"

"Master Shangguan, the troops of Xiyue Kingdom have already entered Lang Kingdom. We in Xuanmeng Kingdom may not be able to intervene anymore, otherwise..." After a long silence, Lord Qi Hou came to Shangguan Jiuyi and sighed helplessly.

Xuanmeng Kingdom does not want to provoke Xiyue Kingdom, and it cannot afford to offend Xiyue Kingdom at the moment. Now that Xiyue Kingdom has entered Lang, it is better for Xuanmeng Kingdom to stay away from it.

"Jiuyi understands the Marquis's concerns. Now that things have come to this, there is really no need for Xuanmeng Kingdom to involve itself." Shangguan Jiuyi bowed slightly to the Marquis Qi and smiled faintly, with bitterness and despair hidden in his smile.

"I'm ashamed that I couldn't help Young Master Shangguan." Lord Qi raised his hand to stop Shangguan Jiuyi who was about to salute him, with a look of guilt on his face.

"My Lord, what are you talking about? Jiuyi is grateful that you personally led the army here. However, things are unpredictable. Lang is destined to be like this. No one can do anything about it." Shangguan Jiuyi still made up for the unfinished gift and continued, "Although the troops of Xuanmeng have not entered the territory of Lang, Jiuyi is very grateful and admires the king's generous help. Therefore, I ask you to go back and report to the king on my behalf. When the matter of Lang is settled, whether it is good or bad, Jiuyi will abide by his promise and enter Xuanmeng, and let the king make preparations to resist Xiyue early."

"Okay, then we will wait for Master Shangguan in Xuanmeng Kingdom." Although the plan did not come to fruition, Shangguan Jiuyi still kept his promise, which made Lord Qi admire him. He was also pleased that his son had such a good friend.

"Father, we still have some way to go, and I want to see you off to Jiuyi." Qi Wenlin looked at his friend, whose face was still pale and weak, and felt worried, so he turned to his father and pleaded.

Lord Qi nodded in agreement, and after bidding farewell to Shangguan Jiuyi, he led the 30,000 troops of Xuanmeng back along the original route.