Capítulo 1151: Chapter 1145: Inspection Bai Qingqi did not issue an order to forbid harming the civilians… The people of Xiliang are fierce and the civilians can also serve as soldiers. Conquering Xiliang cities is different from conquering their own cities after all… To the eyes of Xiliang people, people of Zhou are foreigners. Therefore, they would inevitably resist with all their might. Once the people of Xiliang take up arms, it’s no different from resisting Zhou. If there were orders forbidding harming Xiliang civilians, and these Xiliang civilians brandished their blades against Zhou’s soldiers, wouldn’t it mean Zhou would suffer a needless loss of soldiers’ lives? Discover more novels at novel(ꜰ)ire.net However, as long as the civilians of Xiliang give up resistance, the people of Zhou are willing to accept them. After all, the Bai family’s aspiration for generations has been to unify the world, not to eradicate all foreign tribes, leaving only the people of Zhou. Wei Zhaonian along with Bai Qingjue, Bai Jinzhao, Bai Jinhua, and Bai Jinse led troops into the city, sweeping away the remaining Xiliang defeated soldiers, allowing the soldiers to clear out the officials’ residences for Bai Qingyan to reside in. As dawn broke, the carriage carrying Bai Qingyan and Bai Qingyun slowly entered the city, with soldiers standing on both sides of the city gate, respectfully welcoming the Emperor of Zhou into the city. Lu Ninghuan took Lu Liaochen into Bai Qingyan’s carriage, only to see her silly disciple staring intently at the Eldest Young Lady, even enthusiastically taking over the personal maid Chun Zhi’s duties, serving tea to the Eldest Young Lady, making Chun Zhi bemused, much like when she declared her love for the third young master of the Bai family, wanting to marry him, incessantly asking the Eldest Young Lady how the battle at Qingxi Mountain Pass was fought, making it nearly unbearable to watch. Bai Qingyan, however, was gentle towards Lu Liaochen, not at all reproachful, yet Lu Ninghuan felt deeply uneasy, feeling that the Eldest Young Lady had not had a proper rest since arriving, and yet this girl was so noisy. “That tune was so profoundly moving, when my master and I passed through the border city, almost all the civilians of the border city could sing it… Within the boat at Ying Lake were honored guests, only the sound of the pipa could be heard, not the person. The mingling of silk and bamboo with fine wine, suddenly turned into the thunderous music. The strings powerfully clashed like the crashing of the Five Peaks, the light strings flowing broke the river’s flow. The fingertips sparked like thunder gathering clouds, with ears hearing the clashing sound of golden spears. When the song ended, hot blood surged skyward, the General has broken through Qingxi Mountain!” After singing, Lu Liaochen clenched her fist: “Your Majesty, I also want to be like Your Majesty, to become a General on the battlefield! To become a female General! Does Your Majesty think that if I start learning martial arts now, is there still hope?” Bai Qingyan adjusted the blanket on Bai Qingyun’s lap, with a gentle expression and a faint smile, but her words stunned Lu Liaochen: “So, you pretended to have amnesia to lie to Aunt Lu just to stay in the army to become a female General?” Bai Qingyun lowered her eyes, poured a cup of hot tea for their eldest young lady, seemingly understanding the matter well and found nothing strange about it. Lu Liaochen was startled, her wide blinking eyes flickering, while Lu Ninghuan furrowed her brows tightly and became wary, thinking that if this girl had feigned amnesia to stay in the army, it mustn’t be due to her momentary kindness bringing trouble to the Bai family army. Seeing Lu Ninghuan’s state, Bai Qingyan gestured with her hand to Lu Ninghuan, indicating there was no need to hurry. Bai Qingyan picked up the teacup Bai Qingyun placed before her, using the lid to press down the floating tea leaves, and took a sip: “No rush, I have no intention of forcing you. If you have difficulties, you can take your time. If you are willing to speak when you’re ready, that’s also acceptable.” People often say that speaking too much leads to mistakes, and this was true. On the way, Lu Liaochen’s little mouth never stopped, while Bai Qingyan casually mentioned Dadu City’s wastrel Lu Yuanpeng and Sima Ping to Lu Ninghuan, saying that who would have thought that once-avoided wastrels would grow into generals worth entrusting important responsibilities, making the talkative Lu Liaochen fall silent for a while without probing into Lu Yuanpeng and Sima Ping’s identities, nor did she seize the topic to discuss with Bai Qingyan, which was quite abnormal. But Bai Qingyan couldn’t confirm whether Lu Liaochen was lying, it was just a feeling of doubt and she tested her just as she had tested that disciple of the Great Shaman of Tianfeng Kingdom, unexpectedly finding out she was indeed pretending to have amnesia. It wasn’t about forcing Lu Liaochen to immediately speak or leave, it was truly because she had taken a liking to this little girl. People say the heart is hidden, yet much is revealed through the eyes. Bai Qingyan saw in this little girl’s eyes the bright light she had once seen in her sister’s eyes, so she was willing to believe that this little girl had good intentions. Even if she did pretend to have amnesia to infiltrate the Bai family army for some ulterior motive, A Qi, being such a cautious person, had his men keep watch on this little girl without finding any flaws. Here, they would simply tighten surveillance, preventing any major trouble. When the carriage stopped at the gate of the local government official residence, Wei Zhaonian, Bai Qingqi, and Bai Jinse were already there to greet them, while Bai Qingqi took Bai Jinzhao and Bai Jinhua to settle the wounded soldiers and scout various places. “Eldest Young Lady!” Bai Jinse stepped forward, extending her hand to support Bai Qingyan. Shen Qingzhu smiled and said: “Seventh Young Lady, let me do it!” Bai Qingyan took Shen Qingzhu’s hand and stepped out of the carriage, seeing Bai Jinse’s recovering face, she reached out to touch Bai Jinse’s head: “This time, following your third brother to the real battlefield, are you still unaccustomed to it?” “Mm!” Bai Jinse nodded. She was too embarrassed to tell the Eldest Young Lady that seeing real corpses and severed limbs, she vomited terribly. Even now, thinking about the sound of arrows whistling past her ears, she couldn’t help but shiver with lingering fear. If not for her third brother pulling her, her eyes would have been shot blind by now. Bai Jinse had initially thought being on the battlefield, like the Eldest Young Lady, second sister, third sister, and fourth sister, would be something very majestic, but beneath this majesty lies danger. Yet she was not skilled enough and needed to work harder so as not to drag others down on the battlefield. Seeing a Bai family guard galloping into the city, leaping off the horse, whispering something in Shen Qingzhu’s ear, and then withdrawing, Shen Qingzhu hurriedly stepped forward to speak with Bai Qingyan: “Eldest Young Lady, Aksai’s Elephant Army knows the Bai family army is attacking Suining City and has already taken action!” Bai Qingqi helped Bai Qingyun down, and with Wei Zhong’s assistance, settled Bai Qingyun in a wheelchair. Bai Qingyan’s brows showed a smile. She just feared that Aksai wouldn’t act, but now that Aksai has taken action, A Yu and Jinxiu can quickly finish the battle at Liuxiang Mountain. She turned to look at Bai Qingqi and Bai Qingyun, saying: “Have the soldiers prepare, rest today, and tomorrow morning, leave the wounded and set off for Yecheng Pass to meet A Yu and Jinxiu! Yecheng Pass will be the toughest nut to crack in all of Xiliang. Once we take Yecheng Pass, let Ah Jue and the little five and little six return, and we shall discuss how to break through Yecheng Pass.” “Yes!” Bai Qingqi clasped his fists to Bai Qingyan. Lu Ninghuan tugged at Lu Liaochen, planning to pull this little girl aside later to ask about her origins, what exactly did she intend by sneaking into the Bai family army and proclaiming her affection for the third young master of the Bai family, and loudly declaring her desire to marry him! What on earth was she aiming for!