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

A simple shed was set up halfway up Wugu Peak. After Yin Cheng and Zhou Qiu met up, they waited there for Tian Hai's next instructions.

Zhou Qiu was puzzled. "Brother Da Hu, why are all the brothers dressed so strangely? And wearing masks, what's going on?"

The thousand Golden Guards all donned uniform black armor and wore ghost-face masks, making it impossible to tell them apart at a glance.

Judging from its imposing presence alone, it is quite intimidating.

"Brother Zhou, you don't understand. War is all about momentum." Yin Cheng started to bluff. "In the future, when people see the Ghost Face, they will think of our Tian Family Army. It will be like a symbol, and it will be very intimidating to others."

Zhou Qiu thought about it carefully and felt that it made a lot of sense. "Brother Da Hu, you've thought of everything."

Between the rebels and the Ghost Face Army, anyone who saw them would think the latter was more imposing.

Yin Cheng looked around. The sheds looked like they had only been built recently, and the air was filled with the scent of fresh grass.

He feigned curiosity and asked, "Brother Zhou, what are we doing in this godforsaken place?"

Zhou Qiu was now completely unguarded with him, and lowered his voice to say, "Brother Da Hu, I haven't told you before, but there's more than just Pang Da who's plotting with us to seize the throne. There's an even more powerful figure."

Yin Cheng asked in surprise, "What important person? Could it be a high-ranking official from the capital?"

"Shh, keep your voice down," Zhou Qiu said. "I don't know the details of this matter either, but today it was that important person who invited our Haiye here to discuss a grand plan."

Yin Cheng lowered his voice in agreement, "Then what am I supposed to do here? I don't know how to rebel."

I'm incredibly honest; I'm practically the most honest and unassuming prince since the founding of the Great Yin Dynasty.

Yin Cheng thought to himself.

Zhou Qiu said, "That important person arranged to meet in a place like this. Who knows what he's really up to? We should always be prepared to avoid being ambushed."

Yin Cheng suddenly realized, "So there's such a way to rebel. Don't worry, Brother Zhou, with me here, I'll definitely keep you and Master Hai safe."

Zhou Qiu smiled and said, "Of course I believe in you, Brother Da Hu."

Before long, several sedan chairs were carried up to the mountainside. One of the sedan chairs was pressed particularly low, indicating that the person inside must be quite heavy.

It must be Tian Hai.

Several other people came with him, including Pang Hong.

It's unclear whether Pang Hong instigated Tian Hai's rebellion or Tian Hai instigated Pang Hong's.

Yin Cheng subconsciously touched the ghost mask on his face. His brother must have foreseen that court officials would be involved this time, so he made him cover his face to avoid alerting the enemy.

Zhou Qiu quickly went to greet him, "Uncle Hai, please be careful."

Tian Hai waved his hand and shuffled into the thatched pavilion, dragging his fat body along.

"Brother-in-law, we have plenty of manpower and money now, why do we still need to cooperate with that person?" Tian Hai said. "If you ask me, we might as well attack the prefectural city and take over Huzhou first."

Pang Hong wiped the sweat from his forehead. "Easy for you to say. If the Southwest Army and the Northern Army attack from both sides, even if we take Huzhou, we won't be able to hold it."

Tian Hai said, "Then this General of Ningzhou will help us?"

"Not necessarily, but we can use him to contain the Southwest Army," Pang Hong said. "Don't say anything you shouldn't later, and just follow my lead."

Tian Hai said, "Okay, okay, I got it."

Pang Hong glanced at the entire masked army behind Zhou Qiu and asked, somewhat puzzled, "Why are they all wearing masks?"

Before Yin Cheng could speak, Zhou Qiu repeated what Yin Cheng had just said, adding his own thoughts and insights at the end: "With a fierce general like Da Hu, what worries does Master have about failing in his great undertaking?"

Pang Hong, being a civil official, simply nodded upon hearing this, without giving it much thought.

After saying "good" several times, Tian Hai said, "Da Hu, you and the brothers lie in ambush first, and come out only after I give the order."

"Yes." Yin Cheng waved his hand, and the well-trained Golden Guards quickly disappeared.

Looking at this scene, Pang Hong sighed, "If a mere commander of a thousand men under the Northern Border Army has such the ability to train troops, I can't even imagine how terrifying a million-strong Northern Border Army must be... Fortunately, Yin Cheng is dead, otherwise, with just a single Northern Border Army, how could we possibly be in charge?"

He thought for a moment and asked, "Brother, are you really sure this Wang Dahu is reliable?"

Tian Hai said, "Brother-in-law, don't worry. My men went to the Northern Border to investigate. This Wang Dahu harassed Prince Cheng in Caixia City, which led to Yin Cheng being expelled from the Northern Border Army. His identity is absolutely reliable. As long as we give him money and beauties, we don't have to worry about him not being loyal to us."

Pang Hong said, "If he can be trusted, what harm is there in presenting him to the King when we march on the capital?"

Hiding in the tree, Yin Cheng: "..."

Beneath the mask, the handsome man rolled his eyes.

Tian Hai plopped down on a haystack and ordered his men, "Go see if those people over there have arrived yet."

"Yes." Several subordinates dispersed, their eyes fixed on the path leading up the mountain.

At this moment, a tall, thin strategist beside Pang Hong said, "The Ningzhou general has not yet revealed his true strength, my lord, you must be careful."

Pang Hong said, "As long as he can keep the Southwest Army in check, it doesn't matter if he has disloyal intentions. Once we occupy the capital, we can deal with him as well."

"Why are you so wary of Zhao Lang, who is so young?" Tian Hai asked. "Could it be that Zhao Lang, like Yin Cheng, is a military genius who comes along only once in a century?"

"This has nothing to do with whether Zhao Lang is a capable general or not," Pang Hong said. "The Southwest Army has guarded the Southwest for generations and wields immense power in the region. All the major clans submit to the Zhao family. I've heard that Zhao Lang's husband also possesses the evil art of controlling insects. If we clash with the Southwest Army, we're unlikely to fare well."

He sighed, "If Zhao Lang weren't so stubborn and impossible to win over, why would we need to join forces with the Ningzhou General?"

Tian Hai was quite successful in the business world, but once he entered the world of power struggles, he was completely clueless, like a blind man.

"Brother-in-law, how can you be so sure that the General of Ningzhou will definitely join forces with us?"

"Because of the Southwest Army in Ningzhou, the General's power is constantly hampered. If he wants to annex the Southwest Army's territory, he can only join forces with us."

Tian Hai nodded thoughtfully. "I understand."

Yin Cheng hid among a towering ancient tree, with an extremely wide view, and none of the paths leading up the mountain were moving.

Just as Yin Cheng was wondering if these two idiots had been given a donkey ride, a person dressed in a black robe came toward them at an extremely fast speed.

Yin Cheng immediately focused his attention and could tell that this person was extremely skilled in martial arts, at least in terms of speed and agility.

Just after Tian Hai finished a pot of tea, the person he was supposed to meet arrived.

Yin Cheng held his breath.

"It seems neither of you is very sincere." The person dressed in black robes was completely covered up, and apart from his deliberately lowered voice, there were no other clues.

He scoffed, "Bringing so many people along, are you afraid I'll make a move?"

Yin Cheng felt that the voice sounded familiar, as if he had heard it somewhere before.