Don't Ask Where People Go After Time Travel

Chapter 1359 Closing the Net

"I want a place of my own." Fang Zilan's voice faded, filled with a sense of helplessness, "Then, go home."

"Go back to Fang's house? Or..." Hongtai couldn't help but ask, but didn't get any answer.

"It's not important anymore." Fang Zilan gritted her teeth, knowing she couldn't go back. It turns out that what happened in the world, with Mo Han's death, seemed to have happened in the previous life.

Hongtai was stunned for a moment, then saw Fang Zilan sit up straight and tighten her hand on the horse's reins, "Even if I can't have a place for me, I still want everyone to remember who Fang Zilan is."

After she said that, she raised her whip and rode her horse, and rushed towards Feiling Mountain without looking back. Hongtai looked at her back and was stunned for a long time, then suddenly asked Zhen Mier, "Aren't you going to chase her?"

"Someone needs to stay." Zhen Mier turned the horse's head, facing Hongtai's back, "to deal with the aftermath."

Hongtai let out a long sigh of relief, as if all his normal anger had dissipated with this breath. But it seems that all the unwillingness in my heart has returned at this moment.

"Leave it to you." Hongtai didn't look back, and Zhen Mier said quietly: "Since you brought her here, you must be responsible and bring her out safe and sound."

"I know." Hongtai returned to his usual carefree look, "Take care and be sure to save your life, lest she will hate me."

"There are many people who want to kill Zhen Mi'er." Zhen Mi'er smiled, her red lips parted lightly, and she was so charming, "There are not many people who can kill Zhen Mi'er."

There was a chuckle from behind, and the sound of horse hooves disappeared not far away. The smile on Zhen Mier's face gradually dissipated. She looked up at the slowly setting red sun in the sky, and felt an unspeakable desolation in her heart.

The sunset is infinitely beautiful, but it’s almost dusk. The years I had stolen by luck will finally be returned on this night.

"Are you Zhen from Qianjinfang?" The man's voice was still clear amid the chaotic sound of horse hooves.

He is a master. Zhen Mier raised her lips again, and when the smoke and dust settled, she nodded and said, "Zhen Mier, the daughter of Zhen Mingxuan, the owner of Cangjian Villa."

"Cangjian Villa? Isn't it Qianjinfang?"

"Zhen Mingxuan? Didn't all the Zhen family members die in the fire that year?"

Everyone was whispering, and the man in the lead heard it. He just raised his hand, and everyone quieted down.

"If you were Zhen from Qianjinfang, I would consider leaving your body intact." The man's eyes were filled with hostility, "Everyone with the last name Zhen in Cangjian Villa should be reduced to ashes."

Zhuge Yu said seriously: "Lord Wei of the Jingjiao Camp has fought with the Miluo people before. Logically, he knows the Miluo people best, but now he has the responsibility of protecting the capital, so I'm afraid he is too busy to do anything else."

"Hearing what Ayu said, I am the only Duke of Yue who can fight and is free to take care of myself. I am worth using." Fang Zilan's lips curled slightly, "However, the one His Majesty urgently summoned to the palace was Lord Wei."

"If we really have to fight, it will be extremely dangerous. Lord Wei is in command, so he has more confidence than you." Zhuge Yu said mercilessly, but Fang Zilan just smiled, "Then according to Ayu, how much more confidence do you have?" Zhuge Yu did not answer, but Deputy General Cao could not help but whispered, "Actually, it's about the same."

Upon hearing this, Fang Zilan and Zhuge Yu's eyes fell on Deputy General Cao at the same time. He boldly said, "When Murong Xun led the army, Lord Wei was still a half-grown child and had never fought with him. In this respect, the eldest brother is similar to Lord Wei."

"But Lord Wei is the one who defeated Murong Chen, so he has more confidence than me." Fang Zilan said lightly, but Deputy General Cao disagreed, "Boss, you are the one who conquered Liujin City, and you are the first in Dajing. How can you be so self-deprecating?"

Fang Zilan's expression froze for a moment, then she smiled and said, "Old Cao, you're good. You even use the word 'self-deprecation'. It's true that when you've been away for three days, you should look at someone with new eyes."

Zhuge Yu was also stunned. How could he have forgotten that the person next to him was the only general who had conquered Liujin City in all these years? Did he think that her chances of winning would be less than Wei Mao's just because she was a woman?

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel a little ashamed, "Yes, maybe Sister Lan, you have a better chance."

Fang Zilan didn't say anything. In fact, she was very conflicted. On the one hand, she was willing to fight with the Miluo people, but on the other hand, she hoped that Li Shengxuan would not look for her. After all, with her current physical condition, she might not be able to survive this battle.

"Boss?" Deputy General Cao called her tentatively. She calmed down and said, "Everything is arranged by His Majesty. We just need to obey your orders."

  Zhuge Yu turned his head to look at her and shook his head secretly. When did she become a person who only obeyed orders?

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For several days afterwards, urgent reports were sent to the capital. The Miluo people were unstoppable. Three cities in the southern border were lost one after another. The defending generals were killed and the people were massacred. General Shen was trapped by refugees and no one had come to his aid yet...

The successive bad news caused a great uproar in the government and the public. The civil officials headed by the Ouyang family and the Su family all proposed to seek peace with Miluo, while those headed by Yucheng King Li Qiyou and the Wei family would rather fight to the death, and the Zhuge family and the Pei family remained neutral and were reluctant to express their views.

  However, from beginning to end, Li Shengxuan never summoned Fang Zilan into the palace. She was a little impatient and wondered what he was thinking. Was he really going to make peace with Miluo?

That day, Fang Zilan held the document in her hand listlessly, not turning a page for a long while, until Zhuge Yu walked in. She immediately stood up and walked towards him, asking, "How is it?"

"The Ministry of Revenue has given its approval, and the National Treasury is going through the process." Zhuge Yu coughed lightly, "This matter is settled."

Fang Zilan said helplessly: "Who asked about the Southeast funding? I was asking about Miluo..."

"Sister Lan, do you know why the Pei family has been reluctant to express its position?" Zhuge Yu interrupted her abruptly and answered himself: "The Ministry of Revenue has considered it and they cannot afford to fight this battle."

"How could it be..." Fang Zilan took a step back. Zhuge Yu looked at her steadily. "You should know better than anyone. When Your Majesty first ascended the throne, you used all your military strength to pacify the northern border, and the treasury was already empty. It has not been two years since then, and you have encountered pirates from the southeast, coupled with the plague, which makes the situation even worse. How can you afford to fight?"

Fang Zilan clenched her hands into fists in her sleeves. Indeed, all of these things had passed through her hands. Although she had never handled the money behind the scenes, she knew better than anyone how much the expenses were.

"Your Majesty cares about the people's livelihood. After ascending the throne, no matter how others advised, he was unwilling to increase taxes and corvée." Zhuge Yu sighed, "You neither cut costs nor increase income. I thought I could have a few years of peace and recuperation, but I never thought..."

He didn't say anything else, but Fang Zilan felt her heart tremble, and she left the government office in silence.