Rebirth: The Journey of an Heiress novel Chapter 1082

Chapter 1082: Chapter 1076: Fulfillment

Li Zhijie turned his head and instructed the two guards who accompanied him to wait outside the door. He lifted the hem of his robe and stepped through the main gate of the Pingyang City Governor’s mansion.

Main hall.

The tea beside Li Zhijie had already been replaced twice, the pale green lattice windows clattered softly in the wind, and he couldn’t help but pace back and forth by the fireplace.

Soon, he heard voices outside addressing "Your Majesty" repeatedly, and stopped in his tracks as he saw the cotton curtain being lifted. Bai Qingyan, draped in a padded cloak, was supported by a maid as she entered, followed by a tall man wearing only half a silver mask on his face.

Li Zhijie didn’t think much of it and stepped forward to salute Bai Qingyan: "This humble official greets Your Majesty!"

"King Yan braves the snow to visit late at night, may I know the urgent matter?" Bai Qingyan removed her cloak and handed it to Chun Zhi, took the main seat, and instructed Chun Zhi to leave and not serve tea, motioning for Li Zhijie to sit.

Li Zhijie understood that Bai Qingyan’s refusal of maidservant tea service implied she would not spare him much time.

"Your Majesty, this time Li Zhijie comes to request the assistance of Zhou." Li Zhijie, not daring to delay, went straight to the point.

Bai Qingyan leaned on the armrest of her chair, smiling: "King Yan, I don’t understand. Xiliang is now allied with the Tianfeng Kingdom and under the protection of the Tianfeng Kingdom’s Elephant Army. Why still ask Zhou for help?"

"Today, the Four-Nation Alliance meeting—I’m sure Your Majesty has seen that Xiliang traitor, Li Tianfu!" Mentioning Li Tianfu, Li Zhijie’s weathered and tired face grew even darker, "Li Tianfu was propped up by the Tianfeng Kingdom, she’s a puppet of the Tianfeng Kingdom. She would even risk sacrificing the entire Xiliang just to avenge Lu Tianzhuo, with the sole aim of destroying Zhou! Tianfeng Kingdom and Li Tianfu have imprisoned our Empress of Xiliang in the palace, we risked our lives to rescue her. We ask Your Majesty to assist us in reclaiming our homeland."

"This seems to be an internal affair of the Xiliang Kingdom. How can our Zhou intervene?" Bai Qingyan nodded, then laughed and asked, "Moreover, what benefit does assisting the Empress of Xiliang regain her throne bring to our Zhou?"

"As your wise mind would know, the purpose of the Tianfeng Kingdom is clear. The land of the Tianfeng Kingdom is gradually being swallowed by sand, and they are urgently looking for new territory. The Monarch of Tianfeng Kingdom is a highly ambitious person; what he wants is not the insignificant Xiliang, but the fertile land of Zhou." Li Zhijie bowed to Bai Qingyan, "Now it is winter, precisely the time when the Tianfeng Kingdom’s Elephant Army is not of much use on the battlefield. If we wait until the deep winter is over and summer comes, the Tianfeng Kingdom’s Elephant Army will be unstoppable, and by then, trying to drive them out will be difficult!"

Bai Qingyu looked up at the solemn expression of Li Zhijie. What Li Zhijie said was indeed correct, elephants naturally fear the cold... If a battle was inevitable, now would be the best time for Zhou to start it.

"So, King Yan is here to persuade us to go to war with the Tianfeng Kingdom?" Bai Qingyan raised an eyebrow.

"Xiliang can aid Zhou!" Li Zhijie quickly said.

"Oh... so King Yan isn’t here to seek help but to help Zhou." Bai Qingyan glanced at Bai Qingyu.

"It’s mutual assistance." Li Zhijie, without mincing his words, directly revealed his cards to Bai Qingyan, "The Huoyun Army has already rescued our Empress. We can hold back Li Tianfu’s forces to ensure... Li Tianfu absolutely has no spare resources to aid the Tianfeng Kingdom! Thus... Zhou can focus entirely on dealing with the Tianfeng Kingdom!"

Huoyun Army...

Li Zhijie knew these words weren’t wrong, but that moment hearing this person’s voice, seeing the eyes of this person, he was certain this was the Ghost Mask Prince he had met before. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝔀𝓮𝒃𝙣𝓸𝒗𝒆𝒍.𝙘𝒐𝒎

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