After deceiving the villain, I was forced to love him.

Chapter 162 A Luck of 1

At that time, Baili Sanniang was leading her people in a fierce battle against Jiu Er's archers.

Taking advantage of the lightness and accuracy of their arrows, coupled with their home field advantage, the 92 team quickly suppressed the speed of their main force's attack.

To avoid becoming direct targets and to disperse the archers, Baili Sanniang was forced to break up into smaller groups and clear out the ambushes in the city one by one.

The method was very effective; in less than fifteen minutes, the casualties on her side had decreased.

However, she also had a fatal flaw: once separated from the main force, Baili Sanniang became a prime target for assassination.

“Swish swish!!”

"Dang Dang Dang!!"

The continuous barrage of arrows quickly slowed her down.

Meanwhile, the soldiers and starving civilians who occasionally rushed out were also distracting her attention and ability to observe...

Before long, more than 600 of the 3,000 soldiers she brought had been lost.

By the time she realized that things couldn't continue like this, she had already reached the vicinity of Changshun Street while fighting and defending herself.

Manager Li, who was waiting at the temple to meet the matchmaker, came out when he heard the commotion. "It's truly heaven's help!"

Having said that, he ordered his men to point their swords at the pursuing archers.

But how could he possibly deal with Wang Qingyan's archer guards?

It's alright, he had already thought of that.

They directly used the large number of starving people they had captured earlier to feed the arrows.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa!!!"

"Sizzle sizzle sizzle..."

"Uh......"

......

In less than half an hour, thanks to the "live target," the slight advantage that 92 had managed to pull up was once again pushed back down.

They were almost completely wiped out by the troops that regrouped and surrounded them.

"..." Amidst the clash of swords, Baili Sanniang ordered her men to stop.

Seeing the disgust in the former's eyes, Manager Li wisely had others protect him, saying, "Third Sister Baili, a heroine among women, is indeed worthy of the title."

Baili Sanniang's expression turned serious, alarm bells ringing in her mind, "You know me?"

"I have long admired my name."

This means you don't know them, but you've heard of them. "Why are you helping me?"

"Please, may I speak to you in private?"

Baili Sanniang remained unmoved.

Then Manager Li showed us a picture, which depicted a field of bamboo shoots.

The character 笋 (sǔn) is a homophone for 损 (sǔn).

Small bamboo shoots are also called bamboo.

Bai Li Ce's nickname was A Zhu, which means "damaged".

On either side of the bamboo shoot, there is a small figure pulling up the bamboo shoot.

The two figures are arranged in a row, with no water in between, which is the character "衍" (yan) in Wang Qingyan's name, which is disassembled.

In summary, Baili Ce's injuries were caused by Wang Qingyan.

However, the two little figures only made the motion of pulling up bamboo shoots, indicating that the damage had not yet actually occurred.

This also serves as a reminder that if external forces intervene, losses can be stopped in time (stop the bleeding).

Thinking again about Baili Ce's intentional or unintentional "protection" of Wang Qingyan, and how resolute and decisive she used to be, and how timid and hesitant she is now, Baili San Niang immediately agreed.

"it is good"

......

Bai Li Ce risked his life, hiding and searching for an hour or so, and finally saw the Bai Li family in the place she least wanted to see.

Ugh......

With a silent sigh, Baili Ce headed straight for the guards stationed at the street corner.

"You are...Young lady!" As the head of the guards, he naturally recognized her.

"You're injured?! I have some medicine here..."

"It's alright," Baili Ce quickly stopped him, and said briefly, "I wiped the bloodstains myself. Is Auntie inside?"

Yes, but...

He interrupted again, "That's fine then."

They immediately headed towards the Temple of Marriage; Baili Ce was practically running.

did not expect--

Good news! Baili Ce has found Baili San Niang.

Bad news, she tied me up as soon as I went in.

"What is Auntie doing?!"

Upon seeing the sinister smile on Steward Li's face, Baili Ce immediately began to struggle desperately against the ropes, shouting, "You can't listen to his nonsense!"

Baili San Niang, “…”

I listened, but didn't reply.

Seeing this momentum, Baili Ce disregarded whether they were outsiders or not, "Everything right now is a charade by Wang Qingyan! It's not too late for you to back down!"

"Stop?" Baili Sanniang and Manager Li asked in unison.

One of them, his face ashen, said, "You actually value a man this much?"

Baili Sanniang felt disappointed and her self-esteem was greatly insulted.

If Baili Ce had told her to be careful, or discovered something was wrong... or even pleaded for Wang Qingyan, she wouldn't be so angry.

What does it mean to just tell them to leave?

Or was it all an act by Wang Qingyan?

Doesn't this mean they're fools, completely fooled by others?

One of them sneered, "Hmph, do you know what you're saying?"

"I'm not kidding you guys!"

"Wang Qingyan is fishing! The current advantage is all an illusion. He wants to lure you into a trap. If you don't leave now, it will really be too late."

"..." A hint of hesitation flashed across Baili Sanniang's face, but more so, she doubted Baili Ce's motives.

"You..." Seeing that Baili Sanniang did not believe him, Baili Ce suddenly realized that explaining was useless.

He simply confronted her directly, "Manager Li, didn't you ever consider that he deliberately let you see him severely injured, deliberately failed to exorcise the curse in front of you?"

"Hmph, on purpose? I don't see how he did it on purpose."

"That's why you're stupid!"

"You!" Manager Li was about to rush up and beat her, but was stopped by a look from Baili San Niang.

"Auntie, you watched me grow up. Do you really think I would lie to you for a man who forced me into this situation?"

"..." Baili Sanniang frowned... she was a little shaken.

Press on while the iron is hot. "The assassination attempt at Fengdu Garden, with so many people and so much preparation, failed to take his life."

"What, do you think that after a few years his brain has deteriorated and he won't be wary of you anymore?"

Looking at Steward Li, Baili Ce deliberately asked, "Do you think he ever truly trusted you?"

"..." Manager Li remained silent with a stern face.

To summarize the answer directly for him, "If he never trusted you, why would he let you see his most vulnerable side?"

"You've been with him for over ten years. Apart from that time with Fengdu Garden, when has he ever failed?"

"When has he ever allowed himself to be schemed against like this?"

"..." In the temple, where you could hear a pin drop, Baili Sanniang and Steward Li finally calmed down.

After a long pause, Steward Li finally spoke, "But Lincheng is the Wang family's stronghold. With starving people entering the city, it's inevitable..."

"What does it matter to him if others die!" Baili Ce shouted.

At a time like this, you're still having wild fantasies!

"When has he ever cared about other people's lives or deaths?"

Is Wang Qingyan a moral person?

He wished he could tame them, including her, to be like dogs.

"..." Manager Li was taken aback, and immediately thought of the starving people he had just used as live targets.

Baili Sanniang hesitated for a moment, then took out the bamboo shoot and child picture from earlier. "Then how do you explain this one?"

"Let me put it this way, as far as the Baili clan is concerned, even ten of me might not be as loyal as one of Aqi!"

Baili Sanniang agreed with this point, "And then?"

“Since Aqi didn’t lead us here because of betrayal, he must be trying to warn us that there is a big problem with the current situation.”

"The true meaning of this picture is not that 'I am harmed because of Wang Qingyan,' but that 'Wang Qingyan is unharmed!'"

"This!" Baili Sanniang was immediately shocked and turned the paper over to take a closer look.

Bai Li Ce dared not let her brain think of any other answers, and quickly continued to output.

"Please think about this carefully. Even if he loses his ability to exorcise the Gu, it's a fact that his serious injury would drive the Gu Guards mad, right?"

"..." The two of them tacitly agreed.

Cried!

Bai Li Ce admired his own eloquence, "Since he was injured, has any of you seen or heard of a Gu Guard appearing in the city?"

Swish!

Both of them turned pale at the same time.

"So, whether he's seriously injured or dying, it's most likely he's faking it!"

"You'd better leave while you still can!"

"Perhaps I can still save my life!"

Whether Manager Li leaves or not is irrelevant; the main concern is his aunt, who cannot afford to perish here for nothing.

"..." But in the long silence, Baili Ce was not released.

Um? ?

This time it was her turn to be shocked. "You... what do you mean?"

Baili Sanniang pondered for a moment... then turned to Steward Li and said, "I will act according to the agreement."

？ ！！

"Auntie, what do you mean?!"

Didn't you understand?

“I can explain again… Hey! Where are you going! Why are you leaving! Stop! Stop right there… Don’t play dumb with me… Baili Sanniang, come back here! Baili Sanniang, you…”

After Baili Ce struggled and tried desperately to break free of the rope that had been wrapped more than a dozen times, and was exhausted, Manager Li had figured out what he should do.

"I admit you have a lot to say."

Bai Li Ce turned his head wearily and confusedly, "..."

Manager Li gagged her.

"But having come this far, do you think we have any way out?"

"..."

"If your speculation is true, then no matter where we flee to, Wang Qingyan and his Gu guards will not let us go."

"Moreover, this time, the prefect of Shucheng and I conspired to let starving people into the city, which killed thousands of people. The dog emperor will not let us off the hook."

"Then why don't I give it my all?"

"Isn't this better than sitting and waiting to die?"

"What if we win?"

"If the speculation is false, then this is an excellent opportunity for me to turn things around!"

"..." Bai Li Ce was completely deflated.

Yes, the Baili clan is the most powerful clan besides the Wang clan.

Regardless of whether Wang Qingyan was faking it or not, it was a good opportunity for Aunt to replace Wang Shi.

This was almost her ultimate dream.

[Sharing the World with the Royal Family]

It's so close, how could I not give it a try?

But this "what if" chance is precisely the deadly weapon.

Because behind it are 9,999 failures.