Villain Lady

"Eh?" Shi Lu Wen quickly shook her head. She grinned. "No, of course not. I'll surely not think that way…."

Thwack!

"Ouch! Do you want to kill me, Shan Yi?!"

"I'm stopping you to prevent you from having yourself killed because of your words," Shan Yi replied with a sigh. He looked at Yang Xian with an apologetic look. "She's just hoping for that kind of story because she has been reading some… books with such interesting story."

Wei Liuying blinked her eyes, now wondering what kind of books that Shi Lu Wen read. She knew that Shi Lu Wen read some medical books for her study, but she didn't know other books that Shi Lu Wen might read.

Shi Lu Wen pursed her lips. "Isn't it interesting if a long lost prince suddenly appears then take back the throne and then eliminate all others who dare to go against him in the past and make a much better kingdom…."

In the end, Shan Yi dragged Shi Lu Wen out to prevent her from uttering more nonsense. Thankfully, Yang Xian's condition was stable and didn't require any medical attention anymore.

Yang Xian shook his head. "She must have read too many fictional stories."

"There are also book that depicted stories?" Wei Liuying asked. It was hard to find books in this period of time because only a portion of people could read and write. Most of the books that they could find were for those who want to enter the palace as officials, so the books were mostly about etiquette and many others. 

"There are some. Shi Yan bought them from many different places during his journey for Lu Wen. If you want, you can ask her to lend you some." Yang Xian yawned and lied down on the bed again. He was quite sleepy and Shi Lu Wen did tell him that by sleeping more, he would be able to recover faster.

Even though his emotion was stirred a bit by telling his past to Wei Liuying, he was still under the effect of the drugs. The drug would make him more tired so that he could rest more to aid in his recovery. 

"I see."

"You should also rest, Liuying."

"I will. Sleep tight, Xian."

Yang Xian's lips curled up when he heard how Wei Liuying called him. It took him a long time to make her got used to this way of addressing. Even then, she still often changed it due to habit.

At least, there was some progress.

He definitely was not that impatient. There were still a few more months before she turned 16 too. Not to mention, the battle was not exactly over yet and there were still many things they had to do. 

Wei Liuying didn't stay in the room for much longer and walked out of there. She didn't want to bother Yang Xian who was recuperating.

Walking in the corridor, Wei Liuying headed to the main hall. There were a few servants walking around and greeted her when they saw her. By now, the servants in Prince Ji Sheng's Residence had long gotten used to the presence of these two strategist. It was quite convenient of him to have multiple residences that he could use.

In front of the door, Wei Liuying signaled the servant to announce her arrival. 

"Liu Ying is here to meet His Highness."

"Come in."

Prince Ji Sheng looked at Wei Liuying with arched eyebrows. His hand put down the book he was reading just moments before. "You don't have to use formality when meeting with me."

"Liu Ying greets His Highness Prince Ji Sheng," Wei Liuying greeted formally and smiled. "Shouldn't I keep up with the appearance, Your Highness?"

"Is there anything you want to speak?"

"I would like to stay near Yang Xian when we depart to the capital city tomorrow."

Prince Ji Sheng arched his eyebrows. It was quite unusual for Wei Liuying to request something to him, much less something like this. "Are you worried about him?"

"Yes."

Hearing Wei Liuying's straightforward answer, Prince Ji Sheng's lips curled up. He should have expected that it would be impossible trying to tease Wei Liuying since she had no qualms of speaking her true concern for others. 

"In that case, feel free to stay near him. But make sure that you have already prepared the formation necessary for the battle."

"I understand, Your Highness."

"You're dismissed."

As Wei Liuying walked out, she noticed a local official walked in. There were several people who worked together with Prince Ji Sheng and while their positions were mostly low, they had influence in their respective places.

Even if Prince Ji Sheng lost the war, the north would not be under other prince's influence so easily.

'I shouldn't have expected any less from them.'

That night, Wei Liuying rest in the room prepared for her.

…

The next day, the soldiers were prepared to depart once more. While they wanted to avoid direct confrontation between their soldiers if possible, they also needed to stay careful as much as possible. However, it was also impossible for them to leave with all of their soldiers because they needed to leave some behind as precaution.

Defense was also an important aspect in war.

"Shan Yi, are you going to come along?" Wei Liuying noticed that Shan Yi was also preparing himself. She thought that it would be impossible for Prince Ji Sheng to bring them all to the Capital City.

Shan Yi passed a look to the back and saw Wei Liuying, his lips curled up to form a playful smile. "What do you think? Will I make a good commander if I were to come along with you?"

Wei Liuying didn't change her expression as she looked at Shan Yi. Slowly, she replied, "It'll be good enough if you didn't die in the first confrontation because you didn't use your brain and pick the worst position."

Shan Yi: "…" I'm not that bad, alright!