"I won't tell you."
Verdant Green Maiden shook her head, refusing to tell Wei Jue about her conversation with Gao Changgong.
Wei Jue fell silent at her words and said nothing.
Just as he was about to continue making plans, Verdant Green Maiden said, "Your plan won't work. Give it up."
"Why?"
Hearing her words, Wei Jue frowned and asked, "As long as we quietly seize advantageous terrain first, we still have a chance of success. Whether in actual battle or in Military Strategy, we have a chance of winning! Master, you once said that when victory is within reach, it's worth taking the gamble!"
He certainly remembered her words well.
Verdant Green Maiden glanced at Wei Jue and asked, "Are you married?"
Wei Jue froze, then shook his head. "There's constant warfare these days. We have to guard against Northern Zhou, the Turks, and Southern Chen. How could I have the time for that?"
Verdant Green Maiden continued, "The prerequisite for taking a gamble is having no worries holding you back. You don't even have an heir. What gives you the right to gamble?"
"I'd rather not have Wei Qing appear in my dreams one day and tell me I failed to protect his descendants."
At her words, Wei Jue muttered, "I doubt my ancestor would dare..."
Verdant Green Maiden: "..."
Forget it. Wei Jue could do whatever he wanted.
At least he wouldn't make it in time.
The day after Verdant Green Maiden had visited Gao Changgong and Wei Jue, Gao Wei sent someone to bestow a cup of poison on Gao Changgong.
By then, Wei Jue still hadn't gotten his people into position!
"He remembered my words perfectly well, but somehow the four words 'speed is essential in war' didn't quite stick."
Verdant Green Maiden sighed.
Still,