Underworld entries, starting with ghost stories.

It was almost noon.

"Miss Ailian? Miss Ailian?" The female soldier knocked gently on the door from outside.

"Coming!" Shan Ailian stretched lazily on the couch, then put on her ruyi (a type of traditional Chinese dress).

The hem of the short jacket is tucked into the cuff of the light blue high-waisted skirt, and then a peach-pink half-sleeved jacket is draped over it.

She opened the door and looked at the female soldiers outside.

The female soldier looked at Shan Ailian. Shan Ailian, who usually got up later than usual, looked fair-skinned with a rosy glow and her face was beautiful and pleasing to the eye, as if she had been nourished by spring water.

She was secretly amazed. If she hadn't known there were no men in the courtyard, she would have thought that Miss Ailian had consummated her marriage last night.

The female soldier said, "Miss Ailian, we have received intelligence from outside the mountain, but the young lady and the advisor have both gone to the back mountain."

Shan Ailian said, "I'll go take a look."

She arrived at the side hall of the Great King's Palace, where a spy who had originally been stationed outside the mountain reported the intelligence he had gathered.

After the spy left, Shan Ailian called over the female soldiers and said happily, "Quickly go and find Sister Dou and Brother Qing, and also inform Uncle Bin, Uncle Kui, and Master Fu."

"Just tell them there's good news coming from outside the mountains!"

The female soldier quickly went to find someone.

When Dou Xianniang and Wu Qing were approached, they were talking with several hunters in the back mountain.

Wuji Mountain is backed by the Yanyin Mountain Range. Deep within the Yanyin Mountain Range, most areas are characterized by high mountains and steep ridges, making it difficult even for those skilled in martial arts to climb.

Wu Qing taught them how to draw maps, and they were to record the paths they took during the hunt.

Just then, Shan Ailian's message arrived.

On the way to the front of the mountain, Dou Xianniang said, "It seems that Qing-ge'er, your judgment yesterday was correct."

Wu Qing waved his feather fan and laughed, "It's not something I can predict, but the development of events is always predictable."

Dou Xianniang said, "Since everything has a traceable pattern, could you please calculate again, what exactly are Ailian's feelings for you, Qing-ge'er?"

Wu Qing hesitated for a moment, then asked, "Why is Miss suddenly concerned about this?"

Dou Xianniang glanced at him: "I have a feeling you're hiding something from me."

Wu Qing said, "These past few days, Miss Ailian and I haven't had much time alone together."

Dou Xianniang thought to herself, "That's right! You two clearly don't have much time alone together, so why is it acting so strange?"

Dou Xianniang always felt that something was not quite right.

However, she got up early this morning to practice martial arts and didn't see Shan Ailian leave the house. Wu Qing also only got up when she came to her door.

Surely nothing else will go wrong today?

They rushed back to the Great King's Palace, where Master Cen, Dou Bin, Dou Kui, and others had already arrived.

Dou Xianniang looked at Shan Ailian and, for some reason, felt that Shan Ailian looked as radiant as a blooming daffodil today.

"Sister Ailian, did something good happen to you today?" she asked.

Dan Ailian glanced at Wu Qing discreetly, but said, "Sister Xianniang, news has come from outside the mountain."

"Uncle Dou pretended to break ties with Gao Shida, but in reality, he used Gao Shida's elite troops to carry out a secret plan to defeat Guo Xuan, the governor of Zhuozhou, with tens of thousands of troops, which shocked Jizhou."

Master Cen laughed and said, "Brother Qing was right after all!"

"Alas, thinking about it afterward, Gao Shida was a man of high moral character and Dou Gong was skilled in strategy, so this outcome is not surprising. But when I heard the news that Gao Shida could not tolerate Dou Gong and was hunting him down, it was hard to see the whole picture clearly."

"Everyone can be a hindsight expert, but only Qing-ge'er was able to see through the truth beforehand."

Dou Bin and Dou Kui couldn't help but sigh in admiration.

Dou Kui said, "As expected, Brother Qing is truly capable. The information was too chaotic. If it weren't for Brother Qing helping us sort things out, we would probably be in a difficult situation."

Dan Ailian smiled as she looked at Brother Qing.

This glance wasn't just because I was happy that my brother Qing's strategies were exceptional and his plans were flawless.

She also remembered that morning when she turned over and lay on top of Qing-gege, and Qing-gege turned around and helped her.

The wonderful pleasure of helping Brother Qing and being rewarded by him made her feel a warm current welling up inside her every time she looked at him, and she couldn't help but be drawn to him.

Wu Qing responded to the beautiful young woman's alluring gaze, holding a feather fan and giving a wicked smile.

Master Cen, Dou Bin, Dou Kui, and others were astonished that his prediction from yesterday had actually come true.

With his mysterious and slightly sinister smile, they seemed to see Zhuge Liang reincarnated.

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While Dou Xianniang was shocked by Wu Qing's cleverness and happy that her father was safe and sound, she couldn't help but glance at Wu Qing and Shan Ailian.

I had a feeling that the way the two of them exchanged glances was meaningful, as if they had already gone through some kind of deep and mysterious exchange.

Hey! I was only gone for a short while yesterday, and they acted like something had happened between them.

I watched the whole thing today, and they didn't even meet face to face, let alone have a chance to be alone together.

It's as if something else has happened.

Dou Xianniang was baffled, but she secretly decided that she would keep a closer eye on and protect Qing Ge'er from now on.

Dou Bin said, "Dou Gong's great victory will surely allow him to further enhance his reputation and prestige, and expand his power."

Wu Qing shook his head and said, "No! The real danger is yet to come."

Seeing his unexpected turn of events, the others immediately fell silent, waiting for his next analysis.

Wu Qing stood up, took two steps, and waved his ornate feather fan: "Even a starved camel is bigger than a horse. The Great Sui Dynasty was originally a peaceful and prosperous era. It has only been thirty years since its founding. Our elite troops and fierce generals are still here."

"Among them, the incompetent ruler only reigned for a short ten years. If he hadn't been so ambitious and wasteful of the country's resources and the people's livelihood, there would never have been such widespread chaos and forced rebellions in just ten years."

He paused, then looked around at everyone: "At this moment, although the various rebel armies seem to have great momentum, Dou Gong's move has greatly dampened the morale of the court."

"But in his fury, the tyrannical ruler will surely suppress us with all his might, and the powerful clans are still on his side. They cannot bear to see us, the rebels and displaced people, gather together to rebel, and they will surely join forces with the tyrannical ruler to launch a great counterattack."

"Next, several important rebel leaders, including Changbai Mountain King Bo, Wolf King Zhang Jincheng, Gao Shida and Dou Gong, Wei Wentong of Mobi Valley, and Song Zixian of Mile Demon, will surely face the court's brutal suppression."

"The tyrannical ruler will dispatch all the renowned generals at his disposal to suppress this wave of rebellion. In the short term, everyone will be in trouble, and many will likely face defeat."

Dou Xianniang frowned: "Then what should we do?"

Wu Qing placed the feather fan in front of his chest and bowed slightly: "Don't worry, Miss, Master Dou must have anticipated this as well."

"And we also have more important things to do."

Dou Xianniang stared at him intently: "Something more important?"