396. The Cruelty of War (I)

Translator: Storm in a Teacup

Of course, Long Xiaoyuan had dinner alone.

As he ate, he felt sad. He had got used to the company of that person, so the longer they separated, the more he missed him.

Especially, Qingzhou was in the enemy’s territory.

Although Long Xiaoyuan was not worried about Qingzhou’s safety, he felt uneasy when he was out of his sight.

Thinking of this, Long Xiaoyuan lost his appet.i.te.

When he was almost through, Liu Suifeng and Ouyang Chuan came to him.

Ouyang Chuan came at the order of Long Xiaoyuan. Otherwise, he would stay in the camp, keeping an eye on the spies.

There are two deeply hidden spies with high martial arts. If Ouyang Chuan did not watch over them, there would be problems when they took the next action. Once Liu Suifeng arrived, he said, “We haven’t had dinner yet.”

Long Xiaoyuan pouted. “I understand that Ouyang Chuan is busy. Why are you so busy?”

Liu Suifeng glared at him. “Why am I not busy? Don’t forget that you’ve put too much on my plate!”

Liu Suifeng was very angry. He was only a doctor, but now this emperor treated him as a general.

And Long Xiaoyuan had the nerve to say that? Liu Suifeng was fuming.

Long Xiaoyuan blinked at Liu Suifeng’s anger, and then calmly said, “Well you’ve worked hard.”

Liu Suifeng was lost for words.

Ouyang Chuan hadn’t had dinner yet, and he was hungry, so he pulled Liu Suifeng. “Come on. Don’t talk nonsense with him. Let’s eat first.”

“Yes, I’ll listen to you.” Liu Suifeng said immediately.

Long Xiaoyuan pouted. “You are a spouse slave.”

“What did you say?” Liu Suifeng raised an eyebrow.

Ouyang Chuan also looked at him.

Long Xiaoyuan quickly said, “I didn’t say anything. If you heard anything just now, you must’ve heard it wrong!”

Liu Suifeng glared at Long Xiaoyuan and started to have dinner with Ouyang Chuan.

It is not worthwhile to starve himself to quarrel with others.

Besides, one had to brace himself for being irritated by Long Xiaoyuan if he was to talk to Long Xiaoyuan. Otherwise, he’d better not do that.

After Liu Suifeng and Ouyang Chuan joined him, Long Xiaoyuan’s appet.i.te was improved.

Therefore, he ate a little more. He had planned to stop eating.

After the three of them were through, Long Xiaoyuan said, “Ouyang Chuan, I called you here to remind you to capture those people when we take the next action two days later. Don’t let off any of them. Besides, you’ve got to search carefully them and their residences.”

“I got it.” Ouyang Chuan nodded.

Liu Suifeng asked, “Now those people are under our control. Are we waiting for the Eastern Darkness to make the move?”

Long Xiaoyuan nodded. “Yes, they will take action these two days. Once the war starts, we have to get rid of the spies at the highest speed.”

Liu Suifeng let out a long sigh. “Fortunately, we have developed the antidote in advance. Otherwise, we don’t know how many people will die in this battle.”

Long Xiaoyuan smiled. “War is cruel to begin with. It is either you die or I live, which was an indisputable fact.”

Ouyang Chuan asked, “Have you made a proper arrangement in the Eastern Darkness? Are there problems with Fang Shuoyang and s.h.i.+ Qingzhou?”

“With Qingzhou around, I believe there will be no problem.”

Liu Suifeng looked at Long Xiaoyuan. “Are you so confident in s.h.i.+ Qingzhou?”

“Of course,” Long Xiaoyuan said with a smile, “Qingzhou is much smarter than me.”

Liu Suifeng and Ouyang Chuan exchanged a glance, and then Liu Suifeng said, “There are moments when you think other people are smarter than you?”

“Of course, but it depends on who that is. For you both… Well…”

The two of them wished to beat him up!

Long Xiaoyuan thought about his plan, made some adjustment in areas with possible loopholes, and asked for their opinions. After that, he let Ouyang Chuan go.

After Ouyang Chuan left, Liu Suifeng asked, “What are you going to do with the crown prince?”

“What else can we do? Of course we keep him captive. We will take him with us when we leave. However, I think the people of Northern Barbarians would take the opportunity to rescue him when the two countries are at war. This depends on how good your drug is.”

Liu Suifeng looked at him and said lightly, “Don’t worry. As long as they come near the room, none of them can escape.”

“Good. I’m relieved.” Long Xiaoyuan smiled.

Liu Suifeng looked at him and said. “But will Northern Barbarians send so many people?”

“It’s just a rescue operation, which doesn’t need many people. The spies at the border won’t be able to reach here, so it won’t affect Ouyang Chuan’s operation. I guess Northern Barbarians will secretly send martial arts experts. You know that it’s been quite some time since Huhe Huangcheng was captured. Although it was not possible for the people to come here from Northern Barbarians, spies from our country would be able to arrive here during this period. ”

Liu Suifeng was shocked when he heard this. “Do you mean not only the spies at the border will come?”

“Of course, but experts are not so easy to find. Most importantly, they don’t know where we keep Huhe Huangcheng. There are too many hiding places. No one had seen him these days except the two of us, so it’s not likely he would be found. There are too many hiding places here. If they don’t have enough experts, it will be difficult for them.”

Liu Suifeng said, “They should know that he is not in the military camp, right?”

“I think so. But apart from the general’s residence, there are too many houses here. Therefore, it is very possible to hide him in a civilian residence. These days, there have been quite a few people visiting the general’s residence, right? We deliberately loosened our guard sometimes, and those people didn’t find Huhe Huangcheng’s hiding place. It can be seen that this is not the only place to hide him.”

Liu Suifeng got what he meant. “Even if they send many experts, it’s not possible for them to attack one place together.”

“That’s right. If they attempt to rescue him secretly, it’s impossible for them to operate together when they’re not sure where he is.”

“What if they figure out where he is?” Liu Suifeng narrowed his eyes.

Long Xiaoyuan smiled again. “Can they figure out? It will be even better if they are certain where he is. When those people gather together, won’t it be easier for us to catch them all in one go?”

Liu Suifeng failed to refute.