Mentioning this, Yun Liu’s eyes lit up. To be honest, this was the first time he had seen such a scene, and he was quite incredible.
So when asked, he excitedly said, “Even using terrifying as a description probably wouldn’t be enough to express that scene. You wouldn’t know how shocking it was when that thing exploded.”
“Having said that, Yunliu cast a furtive glance over his shoulder, making sure he was far enough from their royal prince’s tent before lowering his voice and continuing, ‘And you wouldn’t believe this, even our prince – someone who remains unfazed even when Mount Tai collapses before him – looked genuinely shocked when he saw the power that erupted from that tiny thing.”
Han Yun looked at him with a smile, “Did you see that?”
Of course, the two of us, Eleven and I, saw it with our own eyes.
“It seems I must stay this time, to see with my own eyes what kind of extraordinary weapon the Princess has devised that would elicit such a reaction from King Beijang.”
Yunliu raised an eyebrow, “Are you sure you can stay? Our prince has even sent Yunwu to the northern border. The only people he cares about besides his son are his wife and now that she’s pregnant, he’s even more worried. So, it’s highly likely he’ll recall you back to the capital.”
“That’s not necessarily true, don’t underestimate your princess’s determination and ability.”
For some inexplicable reason, he had an unshakeable faith that An Xue Tang could persuade Mo Yun Jing with just a few words in the letter.
Yunliu shook her head, a hint of admiration in her eyes. “How could I underestimate our Princess? You wouldn’t believe what she told me before coming to Youlan City.”
“Huh?”
Han Yun was not usually a gossip-monger, but at this moment, he had an intense curiosity. He wanted to know what An Xue Tang had said to Yun Liu that could make him admire her so much.
“I knew beforehand that our Princess wasn’t ordinary. Although she lacked internal energy, her ability to kill was no worse than ours. But no matter how capable our Princess was, I never imagined she actually understood military strategy.”
“Before we set out, she guessed that the soldiers of Youlan City wouldn’t be so easily controlled by us. Then she told me thirty-two words, which were truly enlightening. Our ability to find the spies from the Red Country so easily this time is related to those thirty-two words spoken by the Princess.”
Han Yun narrowed her eyes, “Which thirty-two characters are they?”
“Lure them with profit, seize them when they are in chaos, gather the real resources, avoid confrontation when strong, irritate them when angry, elevate the humble, tire the idle, separate those close.”
Listening to Yun Liu say each of the thirty-two characters one by one, Han Yun repeated them silently in his heart. After understanding the meaning of these thirty-two characters, he widened his eyes in surprise.
I have to admit, that tactic is brilliant.
When an enemy is greedy, lure it with profit and destroy it;
When the enemy is in disarray, seize the opportunity to eliminate them immediately.
If the enemy is powerful, one must always be on guard against it.
If the enemy’s elite are powerful, one must pay attention to avoiding their sharp edge.
If your enemy is hot-headed and easily angered, provoke them to make them lose their cool.
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If an enemy is united, sow discord among them.
I have to say, these thirty-two characters not only shocked Yun Liu but also surprised him when he heard them.
He truly hadn’t expected the Northern Frontier Princess to know such tactics.
She… is indeed no ordinary woman.
If An Xuetang could hear what he was thinking at this moment, she would certainly proudly retort: “Of course I’m not an ordinary woman. After all, I came from thousands of years in the future. Could I be like you?”
Besides, it’s just one sentence from Sun Tzu’s Art of War. She has plenty more where that came from.
Just one sentence can shock you all like this, if she recited a few more lines from The Art of War, wouldn’t you completely worship her, treating her as a goddess?
Seeing Han Yun remain silent, Yun Liu elbowed him. “How is it? Didn’t you expect our princess to be this amazing?”
Han Yun came back to his senses, he curled his lips into a smile and nodded without concealing it, “Indeed, your prince really married an extraordinary woman. She surprises everyone again and again, and her abilities are beyond imagination.”
“Well… you can admire her all you want, but don’t get any ideas about our princess. I know she’s amazing and irresistible to most people, but…”
Han Yun couldn’t help but laugh angrily, “I think you find my life too long, don’t you? Did you not see the way your prince looked at me just now, as if he wanted to tear me apart?”
Yunliu knew naturally, he smiled awkwardly and quickly shut his mouth.
But he fell silent for only a moment before suddenly saying, “By the way, Master Han, have you seen my Ning’er?”
“……”
Han Yun raised an eyebrow, stopping in her tracks. “Your Ninger? You and the Princess’s maid have a story together?”
“What? Not allowed? Oh, it doesn’t matter. First tell me, how is she?”
Han Yun’s lips twitched. Could he say he hadn’t paid much attention?
He didn’t spend much time with the Princess of Beijiang, just a short while. His attention was almost entirely focused on her, so he really didn’t notice the maidservants standing beside her.
Yunliu didn’t hear his response and immediately became anxious, thinking something was wrong with Ning’er. He grabbed Han Yun’s arm with both hands, “Did something happen to Ning’er? Did she… get hurt?”
“….”
Han Yun wanted to rub her temples, but she couldn’t bear to see him so anxious and worried. She quickly said:
She’s fine, she wasn’t hurt. It’s just that I don’t really know how she is, you know? Your Ninger has always been stoic, so I don’t know if she’s doing well or not. When you asked me just now, it caught me off guard for a moment.
Yunliu let out a slight sigh of relief, “That’s good. I know the capital is restless, and many people want to break into the mansion. Your sudden silence almost scared me. I thought something had happened to her.”
Han Yun raised an eyebrow. He only had a fleeting impression of the maidservants beside the Princess of Beijang, remembering their abilities. After a moment’s hesitation, he said, “She is highly skilled in martial arts and would not be easily injured.”
Yunliu nodded slightly, “Indeed.”
Han Yun shook her head and smiled at his appearance, lifting her foot to continue walking forward. “It seems when one falls for a girl, they become this foolish.”
“Hey, who are you calling stupid?”
“If I were you, I wouldn’t waste time arguing with others about who is foolish right now. Instead, I would write a letter as soon as possible. Your prince will receive your letter and surely reply. Don’t you want someone to deliver a letter to your dear Ning’er for you?”
Yunliu’s eyes lit up, “That makes sense! I won’t send you there then.”
After he finished speaking, he quickly summoned a soldier. “You…you…just you, you are responsible for taking Young Master Han to General Yunwu’s tent to rest.”
He didn’t wait for a response after he finished speaking, and immediately turned around and ran back.
Han Yun turned back to look at him. Seeing his eagerness, she couldn’t help but shake her head and chuckle:
“So this is what I don’t understand about love between men and women? Vast water, boundless clouds, yet no beautiful woman appears, leaving only a broken heart. The ancients did not deceive me.”