"Eldest Young Lady! Fifth Brother!" Bai Jinzhi shouted, running towards Bai Qingyan and Bai Qingyu.
Bai Qingyan turned her head and saw Bai Jinzhi’s disheveled appearance, her expression shocked.
Bai Jinzhi went to see Xiao Rongyan off and had not returned for a long time, but she hadn’t been worried... after all, Shen Qingzhu was with her little sister. Who could have thought to see Bai Jinzhi return in such a state?
Bai Jinzhi, shivering, disregarded etiquette as she climbed in from outside the corridor, saying: "On the way back with Sister Qingzhu, we saw Li Tianfu leading the Elephant Army towards Pingyang City. She tried to capture Sister Qingzhu and me. The Bai family guards fought to protect us, and we managed to escape. Sister Qingzhu is currently arranging defenses on the city wall!"
As Bai Jinzhi spoke, she revealed a frightened expression: "Eldest Young Lady... that Elephant Army is indeed terrifying, such enormous creatures..."
"It’s alright! Don’t be afraid!" Bai Qingyan held Bai Jinzhi’s hand, hearing her gasp, and said, "Go find Doctor Hong to check your arm, don’t worry about anything else! Chun Zhi..."
Chun Zhi hurriedly stepped forward: "Maid is here!"
"Take Fourth Miss to find Doctor Hong!"
Bai Jinzhi was worried and just started to speak: "But Eldest Young Lady..."
"The arm is more important; go have Doctor Hong take a look, we’ll talk later!" Bai Qingyan’s tone was indisputable.
Bai Jinzhi then nodded and left with Chun Zhi.
Even if I have to fight alongside Eldest Young Lady, I must first heal my arm.
"Using the heavy snow and dusk as cover..." Bai Qingyu composed herself, looking calmly at Bai Qingyan, "They probably intend to besiege the city!"
"Everything must be done with proper justification, especially since the Four-Nation Alliance has not yet finalized negotiations. Rash actions by Tianfeng Kingdom and Xiliang will only provoke strong retaliation from Yan and Zhou, especially considering that in this severe winter, the climate is unfriendly to Tianfeng Kingdom’s Elephant Army!" Bai Qingyan gently pinched the jade cicada in the pouch hanging on herself, "And that Monarch of Tianfeng Kingdom still covets your brother-in-law’s jade cicada. Would he act rashly without knowing the whereabouts of the jade cicada?"
Thus, Bai Qingyan believed that Tianfeng Kingdom having Li Tianfu lead the Elephant Army was likely to intimidate rather than actually use it to attack Pingyang City.
"Let’s go to the city wall and take a look!" Bai Qingyan’s gaze was cold and stern.
"Sister, you shouldn’t go, I’ll go!" Bai Qingyu’s gaze fell on Bai Qingyan’s abdomen, "Sister is pregnant, think of the child even if not yourself!"
"Rest assured, although Li Tianfu brought the Elephant Army, starting a war in winter is disadvantageous to Tianfeng Kingdom’s so-called invincible Elephant Army. Tianfeng Kingdom isn’t foolish! There will be no battle today!" She looked at her brother, "Sister will definitely not put herself at risk, I won’t make Mother or you worry!"
"I’ll accompany you!" Bai Qingyu held Bai Qingyan’s arm.
"Alright, we’ll go together!" Bai Qingyan squeezed Bai Qingyu’s hand.
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