After marrying the fierce god, her handsome young husband was pampered to the extreme.

"Hahaha." Yin Cheng laughed and said, "I really didn't expect that your honey trap would fail at times."

Lan Shu rolled her eyes, admiring her delicate, nail-like fingers.

"At least we can be sure that he is indeed from the Zhao family army in the Southwest."

Yin Cheng's eyes widened. "How are you so sure?"

Lan Shu angrily retorted, "So what were you looking at just now?"

Yin Cheng honestly asked, "Are you going to tell the truth?" Of course, he was watching the live honey trap!

"Never mind," Lan Shu sighed. "Xiao Bei, go and call him back. Ask him what the Southwest Army is planning to do here."

Xiao Bei put down her rice bowl and rushed out to stop the people.

Yin Cheng weakly raised his hand.

"You'd better have something to say," Lan Shu said irritably.

Yin Cheng said, "I still don't understand, how are you sure he's from the Southwest Army?"

Lan Shu had an "I knew it" look on his face. "Ningzhou is plagued by pests and miasma, so the army uses a lot of herbs such as sulfur, realgar, and mugwort. Especially the Southwest Army stationed in Ningzhou, almost every soldier smells of these herbs."

"Among the people Tian Hai recruited, almost none of them used this herb to repel insects," Lan Shu said confidently. "Only Gu Yong had it."

"How can you be so sure it's only on Gu Yong?" Yin Cheng said. "In just the last two days, you've smelled everyone in the entire camp?"

Lan Shu said, "More or less, otherwise what do you think I've been doing these past two days? Flirting with that bunch of ugly ducklings?"

"Uh..." Yin Cheng gave a thumbs up, "As expected of a strategist, he endures humiliation and bears heavy burdens with meticulous attention to detail, which is admirable."

Lan Shu said coolly, "You're too quick to admire me."

"Well?"

Lan Shu said, "In the Southwest Army, there is a battalion of several dozen men who are specifically responsible for assassinations. The weapon they use is a specially made short blade, somewhat similar to a double-edged sword. Therefore, the calluses on the hands of those who use this weapon are all on the lower side of their wrists."

"Unfortunately, Gu Yong has such calluses on the lower side of his wrists."

Yin Cheng was slightly shocked, "...You even saw her wrist?"

"I touched it." Lan Shu was speechless. "So I'll say it again, what exactly were you looking at just now?"

Yin Cheng looked up at the sky with a guilty conscience.

People will always see what they want to see.

For example, the target of the honey trap not only failed to fall for it, but also gave the beauty a hard push, as if the beauty was some kind of monstrous threat.

It's hilarious; I can tell my wife about it as gossip when I get home.

The book of Ran says, "That's not all."

"There's more?!" Yin Cheng asked again in shock, "What else?"

"This man holds a high position in the Southwest Army," Lan Shu said. "I just felt his pulse; his internal strength is very profound. Although he is far inferior to you, he is still far beyond what a common soldier can compare to."

Yin Cheng silently apologized in his heart. Who said that the beauty trap was useless? This one was extremely useful.

"Now you can admire me," Lan Shu said casually, as if bestowing a favor upon someone, her little face beaming with pride.

"So when are you planning to come back with me?" Yin Cheng asked.

Lan Shu lowered her eyelids and mumbled, "Do you still want me to be your concubine?"

"You know what I mean," Yin Cheng said. "Besides, don't say that again, or my daughter Niannian will get jealous."

"..." Lan Shu was speechless. "Can't you think of anything else besides your husband?"

Yin Cheng asked, "For example?"

Lan Shu said, "For example, think carefully about how to make contact with the Southwest Army and find out their strength."

"At least we know that the appearance of the Southwest Army here is not a coincidence. Either there is a traitor in the Southwest Army colluding with Tian Hai, or they are here to gather information, just like us."

"It's always important to distinguish between loyal ministers and virtuous generals and treacherous villains."

Yin Cheng said, "Ah... what do you think, strategist?"

Lan Shu lowered her eyelids and said, "Don't ask me. I'm just a favored concubine. What do I know about loyalty and treachery between ruler and subject?"

Just as Yin Cheng was about to speak, Xiao Bei dragged Gu Yong back.

The moment Gu Yong saw Lan Shu, his temperature, which had dropped, rose again, and he turned bright red.

Even Lan Shu began to reflect on whether he had gone too far, since this person could barely be considered one of his own for now.

"I am Yin Cheng, who are you?" Yin Cheng asked directly, without any preamble.

Upon hearing this, not only Gu Yong was stunned, but even Lan Shu, who was preparing to ignore him, was taken aback.

Gu Yong asked, "Do you have any proof?"

Yin Cheng was about to touch the Northern Tiger Tally when he suddenly remembered that the Tiger Tally should be with his brother, so he reluctantly withdrew his hand.

"It seems there's no real evidence," Yin Cheng said with an honest expression. "While I can't prove I'm real, you can't prove I'm fake either, right?"

Lan Shu slapped her forehead, turned her head and glared at him angrily, "Shut up."

Lan Shu smiled and said, "Deputy General Gu, perhaps we can have a frank talk, what do you think?"

Gu Yong silently took two steps back. "What would you like to talk about, young master?"

"Since the Southwest Army has discovered that someone in Hongfeng County seems to be plotting something treacherous, why haven't they reported this to the Emperor?"

Gu Yong said calmly, "What did you mean by the Southwest Army, young master? I have no idea."

After cursing his former lord a thousand times in his heart, Lan Shu smiled charmingly and said, "Since Deputy General Gu wants to conceal his identity, Lan Shu will not ask any further questions. As long as Deputy General Gu is loyal to the court, then our goals are the same."

"Since we share the same goal, there's no need to make things difficult for each other," Lan Shu said. "I hope Vice General Gu will consider this carefully after he returns. As long as we join forces, we won't have to worry about catching the mastermind behind it all."

Gu Yong didn't speak, and it was impossible to tell what he was thinking.

"Xiao Bei, escort Vice General Gu back."

Xiao Bei: "..." Master, you really are sometimes a bit unreasonable.

I just dragged this person over, and we've only exchanged a couple of words! And now I'm kicking him out again!

Of course, Xiao Bei only dared to think about Master Cricket in his heart.

He gestured for him to enter, "Vice General Gu, please."

Gu Yong: "...This subordinate takes his leave."

After Gu Yong walked away, Lan Shu calmly walked to the other end of the main tent.

Yin Cheng also realized he might have said something wrong and felt a little guilty. "Ahem, Lan Shu?"

Lan Shu calmly took the sword from the wall.

Then he calmly drew his sword and threw it out of its sheath.

Finally, he calmly raised the sword.

He took a deep breath and thrust his sword at Yin Cheng.

"Where's your brain?! Huh! Did you throw your brain on the ground?! Do you want me to pick it up for you?!" Lan Shu roared. "How could I possibly serve a lord like you! I might as well just die out there! I'd rather die in the desert and be done with it!"

While dodging, Yin Cheng argued, "I was just thinking we're all on the same side, so stop being so angry, sheath your sword!"

Lan Shu chased after him for a long time but couldn't catch up, so he angrily threw down his sword.

"Now that's settled, we're in the open. If this guy has a bad heart, we're just waiting to be attacked from behind." Lan Shu, exhausted from chasing, sat down to catch his breath. "Go, send a guard to follow him. If he's in cahoots with Tian Hai, kill him."

"Alright." Yin Cheng slipped away as fast as he could.