The Army Arrives at Tai'an City!
The battle today had made Chen Zhibao understand that although Northern Liang had powerful troops and abundant resources, it truly was no match for Wang Yue. No matter how many soldiers it had, they would never be enough to kill Wang Yue.
Since he had no chance of claiming the realm, the only thing left of his ambition was to secure Xu Weixiong a place in Wang Yue's harem and help Northern Liang's direct line establish itself in the Xia kingdom.
Having thought it through, he said solemnly, "In that case, I'll start making arrangements in Qingzhou right away."
Wang Yue could tell that Chen Zhibao was genuinely ready to serve him now. He smiled and said, "Before that, sorry to trouble the King of Shu with arranging another bridal sedan. I want to bring Nangong to the imperial palace."
Chen Zhibao hadn't expected Wang Yue to be thinking of marrying another woman at a time like this. He looked at Wang Yue for a while, then glanced at the red-clothed woman in the distance. Only then did he nod and go make the arrangements.
He figured that with Nangong Puye's swordsmanship, even he wouldn't have stood a chance against her. Apart from Wang Yue, there seemed to be no one else who could marry her.
This only made Chen Zhibao even more worried about Xu Weixiong's standing in Wang Yue's harem.
Wang Yue had no idea what Chen Zhibao was thinking. He didn't take Nangong Puye back to the imperial palace. Instead, he had the sedan carried straight to Mount Shu.
On Mount Shu, he and Nangong Puye worked together to build a small courtyard. He lived there with her for a month before taking his leave and returning to the imperial