It's just a simulation game, how did the fairy become real?

"After entering Zhenbeiguan, try not to stray too far from me."

She was my personal maid.

You take this.

Pei Yichen handed Jiang Li a beautiful pink feather.

The feathers look soft, but they have a metallic coolness to the touch.

"what is this?"

Jiang Li took the pink feather and looked at it curiously, as if it were an ornament.

Even though the royal family used the best craftsmen, Jiang Li had never seen anything like it.

Such exquisite craftsmanship is comparable to that of real feathers.

"Marked by the protectors of Moyu Tower".

If anyone is carrying this item, and it is exposed, all members of the Ink Feather Pavilion will prioritize its protection.

Even at the cost of his life.

All the feathers in Moyu Tower are divided into three levels.

White feather, gray feather, black feather.

White feathers are the lowest grade and the most numerous.

Normally, the tasks that Bai Yu can complete are relatively simple.

Just like in Zhenbei Pass, few of the White Feathers who infiltrated there were able to rise to higher ranks as officers.

Gray feathers are slightly better than white feathers.

In terms of both intelligence gathering and combat capabilities, he is superior to Bai Yu.

Just like the members of Moyu Tower who infiltrated various powerful families.

As for Mo Yu, he is considered one of the strongest people in Mo Yu Tower.

Infiltration, camouflage, combat...

His combat strength is slightly inferior to that of a Grandmaster.

However, given time, it is not impossible for him to become a master.

Currently, there is only one Mo Yu, who has been placed in the palace by Pei Yichen to help Jiang Li manage the palace and prevent it from being infiltrated again by the aristocratic families.

Whether they are white, gray, or black, as long as they see pink feathers, in times of crisis, they will prioritize the safety of the person they are protecting.

Those who possess the powder feathers must not be allowed to die before them unless they are dead.

"Moyu Tower has such a thing?"

Jiang Li looked at Pei Yichen with curiosity.

She knew about Moyu Tower; it was an assassination organization that handled intelligence.

There's a lot you don't know.

I will tell you step by step.

Pei Yichen smiled and urged Jiang Li to hang the pink feather around her neck.

Along the way, the number of refugees coming from the direction of Zhenbeiguan continued to increase.

When war breaks out, the people will inevitably suffer.

The convoy's supplies are intended for Zhenbeiguan; you cannot touch them without permission.

You can only do your best to eliminate the bandits along the route and point them in the right direction.

Throughout the journey, Jiang Li's expression grew increasingly serious.

[Having finally curbed the power of the aristocratic families, the common people at the bottom of society have a chance to breathe.]

But now, it seems all our previous efforts have been in vain.

A few days later, you arrived at Zhenbeiguan with supplies. The official in charge of receiving them was very pleased with your arrival.

After all, this batch of supplies contained something that would make them rich.

[You worked with the quartermaster to put all the supplies into storage.]

As the batch of weapons was stored away, the smile on the other person's face noticeably widened.

Kong Fan's tent was opened by his adjutant. "General, the men sent by Prime Minister Zhou have just arrived at Zhenbei Pass."

"understood."

Kong Fan waved his hand, signaling the adjutant to leave.

"Just who is this Pei Yichen?"

One wants to kill, the other wants to protect?

On Kong Fan's desk lay two secret letters.

One letter came from Zhou Chongguang, and the other from the Imperial Palace!

Chapter 14 Borrowing Troops

For him, the general guarding the pass, the current situation at Zhenbei Pass is very bad.

Besides his own elite force of about three thousand men.

The remaining troops were all from powerful families, and they outwardly obeyed but inwardly disobeyed his orders.

Although he didn't want to fight too fiercely in this battle to defend the pass.

With over 100,000 barbarian troops stationed here, he can't afford to take it lightly.

But the more seriously he took it, the more obvious the resistance from the powerful families became.

These damned things, every single one of them wants to claim credit; not one of them is thinking about putting in their best effort to guard the pass.

This resulted in Zhenbeiguan appearing to be a formidable pass of the dynasty, but in reality, it had long been riddled with holes.

In his assessment, the defending force of less than 30,000 men could at most withstand a few more barbarian attacks.

As for the subsequent situation, it depends on the level of support from both sides.

However, given the current situation, no matter how many troops the dynasty sends to support, it won't be enough to prevent the aristocratic families from splitting apart.

No one can do anything about Zhenbeiguan!

Unless someone can unify the armies of the aristocratic families and integrate them into one.

To say something utterly disrespectful...

Even if the emperor in the palace personally went to Zhenbeiguan, he could not accomplish this!

"This Pei Yichen is not easy to deal with."

Kong Fan fell into deep thought.

Once a choice is made, it means taking sides.

The current dynasty is still under the control of Prime Minister Zhou, but the young empress is growing rapidly, and the two sides are showing signs of rivalry.

If you choose the wrong side, it could affect your later years.

If you make the wrong choice, you might not even have a peaceful old age.

"Let's observe first. Anyway, Zhenbei Pass won't be breached anytime soon."

Kong Fan burned both secret letters.

He already had a general idea of ​​what to do.

If Pei Yichen is just an ordinary person, then let him be.

Given the chaos at Zhenbeiguan, it's not impossible that an accident could have led to his death.

If Pei Yichen has some strength, then I might be able to lend a hand.

As for whether he would be eliminated by Zhou Zhongguang's backup plan, that was none of his concern.

It was insured, but not insured, and not insured at all.

These are two different things!

........

On the surface, Pei Yichen was using Zhou Zhongguang's name.

Its status within Zhenbeiguan is not low.

Not long after he settled into his own tent, several mid-ranking officers came to pay their respects.

"The situation inside this pass is terrible."

From just a few words of pleasantries exchanged with these officers, Pei Yichen was able to roughly assess the situation inside Zhenbei Pass.

"According to the intelligence sent back by Gray Feather, the remaining 100,000 troops will converge outside the pass in three days at most."

"When 200,000 troops arrive, these aristocratic families' forces will have no chance of stopping them."

Through his observations along the way, Pei Yichen gained a direct understanding of the garrison troops inside the pass.

Kong Fan's direct descendants were the strongest, followed by aristocratic families, and the least powerful were the civilian soldiers without any faction.

Even their direct descendants are far inferior in strength to the Black Armor Army of the Imperial City Guard.

Heavy armor and light armor are ultimately not comparable.

"Zhenbei Pass must be defended."

The current situation is that we cannot hold on.

Unless we can win a resounding victory within three days to boost the morale of the troops inside the pass.

It would be good to get those opportunistic, privileged families' armies to contribute more.

Jiang Li saw things very clearly as well.