A letter quickly arrived in Liao City.
Ye Ziāan received the letter and immediately felt a surge of anger in his heart. As expected, it was nothing good.
"A letter arrived?"
"Yes, a letter from Liao City."
Yang Chuxia took a glance, also feeling very angry. They actually wanted to touch her son? And open the city gates? They must be courting death.
"Have someone keep an eye on his movements, and intercept his letters before they reach him. Weāll read them first and then send them out, and also see who he is communicating with from Great Qi."
Yang Chuxia continued, "We need to send letters to Uncle and the Emperor. The letter mentions that a war between the two dynasties is imminent, which seems to be Great Qiās intention. They might be planning to catch us off guard, and we canāt sit by idly. Uncle needs to come back, and if not him, the Emperor needs to send another capable general to lead the troops."
"Also, before Uncle left, he said he would station half of his troops near Ning City. I think itās best to deploy them ahead of time. Liao City is the last barrier between Great Qi and Great Zhou, and it must not be breached."
"Hmm, I understand." Ye Ziāan smiled, "Youāre really amazing, dear."
"Whatās amazing about that? Itās obvious to anyone who thinks about it for a bit." Yang Chuxia was indifferent; anyone giving it some thought would know what to do now.
"Thatās not necessarily true," Ye Ziāan laughed casually. "The average person couldnāt think it through as thoroughly. Like Mu Shaoling, he definitely wouldnāt know these things."
"You brat, talking bad about me behind my back, are you looking for trouble?"
A roar came, stunning Yang Chuxia and Ye Ziāan.
"Did I just hear Mu Shaolingās voice?" Ye Ziāan asked.
Yang Chuxia nodded, "I heard it too, so youāre not mistaken."
"Uh," Ye Ziāan felt embarrassed, "Heās actually come to Liao City?"
Bang... Just as the words were spoken, the door was kicked open.
Mu Shaoling stood at the doorway, glaring angrily, "Hmph, Ye Ziāan, looking for a fight, are you?"
"I didnāt say anything bad about you!" Ye Ziāan scratched his head awkwardly, "I just think youāre too simple-minded. You donāt consider deeper issues."
"Pah, do you think I donāt know what simple-minded means? It means a simpleton. And is simple-minded a way to describe me?" Mu Shaoling said as he punched Ye Ziāan on the shoulder, who surprisingly stood still and let him.
"Wow, you actually didnāt dodge?"
Ye Ziāan rolled his eyes, "Arenāt I just letting you vent?"
"Hmph, thatās more like it."
"Why are you in Liao City?" Yang Chuxia poured him a glass of water and handed it to him.
"I received a letter from Manager Mu, so I rushed to Yunchuan. In Yunchuan, I heard you were in Xining, so I went to the southern part of Yunchuan before coming to Xining," Mu Shaoling asked, "So, did you find Yangyang?"
"Uh," Yang Chuxia asked in confusion, "Didnāt you receive our letter? We sent a message to Muās Clinic."
"I was only at Muās Clinic for two days, so I guess it didnāt reach me."
"Alright then, Yangyang might be in Great Qi now." Yang Chuxia shared the recent news from Great Qi with him.
Mu Shaoling was so shocked that his jaw almost dropped.
"How can he be so twisted?" Mu Shaoling commented rudely, "His father liked to snatch women, and he likes to snatch peopleās sons. Truly a father-son match."
Yang Chuxia agreed.
"How long are you staying here? Arenāt you going back for the New Year?"
Mu Shaoling shook his head, "Going back now and I wonāt make it in time for the New Year anyway. Besides, thereās medicine I need here in Xining, and it can only be harvested in the last lunar month, so Iāll return after the New Year."