Published: March 7, 2025
CHAPTER 376: Proactive Strike!
But Tie Butian's calculations left Wu Qianqian almost in despair!
"This is something no one can do!" Wu Qianqian almost jumped up in anger, "To take this path, even an iron man would melt alive in it! Moreover, Chu Yang is just a flesh-and-blood person? He is also seriously injured? And... there are martial arts masters from the Golden Horse Knights Hall chasing after him? How can you just stand by?"
"An iron man might not be able to do it, but that doesn't mean Chu Yang can't!" Tie Butian said coldly.
At this moment, Tie Butian felt as though a fire was burning in his heart; his anxiety was no less than Wu Qianqian's! He even wanted to grab Wu Qianqian's collar and shout: I’m worried about him too! I more than anyone else hope nothing happens to him! Because... because...
But he couldn't say it out loud, nor could he shout! He could only hide it in his heart.
"Then I'll go to Sky Tower right away!" Wu Qianqian decisively stood up.
"You? What good would it do for you to go? Where are our two hundred thousand troops? It wouldn’t be very useful for you to go! Moreover, you can't command the army to cooperate with you." Tie Butian snorted and said, "I need to go!"
"You?" Wu Qianqian's eyes widened in surprise. A ruler of a country leaving the front lines when war is about to break out?
"Don’t forget, that is also a route, and it is also a battlefield! Fifth Diwu Qingrou's five hundred thousand troops are heading there."
Tie Butian spoke solemnly, "Here, the second imperial uncle has been managing for twenty years. With him here, it's as solid as a fortress. But there, there is only the terrain. Someone must be in charge. If I separate from the imperial uncle and propose to guard that place, he will certainly not refuse. Because, in his eyes, that place is much safer than here."
Wu Qianqian fell silent.
Indeed, the reason why that place was the main target of Fifth Diwu Qingrou's scheme was precisely because it was a treacherous and high-altitude terrain, easy to defend but hard to attack! It could be said that one man could hold the pass against thousands!
While here, millions of troops could almost fight simultaneously, but there, at most, only a few thousand could engage in battle together.
Moreover, this ten thousand is the sum of both sides. And the Iron Cloud city stands tall in the most precarious and crucial location.
Fifth Diwu Qingrou dispatching five hundred thousand troops specifically for an attack could be said to be an unprecedented major move!
"Fine, then I will go too." Wu Qianqian suddenly perked up and said, "Let’s go together."
"No, you can't go." Tie Butian's eyes flickered strangely, "The pressure on the imperial uncle is too great here. Moreover, once I leave, he has no one to discuss matters with and can only act unilaterally; but this is too risky in the face of Fifth Diwu Qingrou. So you must stay, even if it’s just to provide a counsel role, it would be the greatest help!"
Wu Qianqian frowned, her face filled with stubbornness, "No! I must go! If I don't see him return safely, I won't feel at ease."
"You must stay here!" Tie Butian was unyielding!
For some reason, Tie Butian did not want Wu Qianqian to go this time. He knew very well that for Wu Qianqian, if Chu Yang were to return, the happiness of their long-awaited reunion would be enough to make her happy for a lifetime and could also be remembered for a lifetime.
But Tie Butian just didn't want Wu Qianqian to go. No matter what, it wouldn't do!
The two argued for a long time before finally settling on an agreement: if Chu Yang returned, he must inform Wu Qianqian at the first opportunity. Furthermore, Wu Qianqian must rush to meet Chu Yang immediately upon receiving the news.
However, if Chu Yang did not return within a month, then regardless of anything, Wu Qianqian would go!
In their anxious hearts, and with Tie Butian feeling victorious in this negotiation, Wu Qianqian, unaware of the secrets involved, bit her lip and reluctantly established this gentleman's agreement with Tie Butian.