Hong Luan thoughtfully covered Verdant Green Maiden's ears.
Verdant Green Maiden looked at Liu Bang with disdain and said, "You jump at shadows. Wu Pass and Hangu Pass were both practically handed to you. How can you still not beat Xiang Yu?"
Liu Bang stared wide-eyed at Verdant Green Maiden.
If Xiang Yu were the only one he had to deal with, then, with Qin Land under his control, Liu Bang might not necessarily lose.
But Xiang Yu had brought a whole lot of people with him!
Liu Bang told Verdant Green Maiden about the allied forces of the feudal lords.
Old Rogue spread his hands and laid it all out for Verdant Green Maiden. "Brother Verdant Green Maiden, I won't hide it from you. They've got numbers on their side, and I've only got this many men. I can't beat them!"
The feudal lords of the Six Kingdoms would have loved to devour the King of Qin alive. They were all waiting to carve up their share after Qin was destroyed!
Now that Liu Bang had taken all the gains for himself, how could those fellows accept it?
"What do we do about this, brother? You've got to come up with something!"
Liu Bang spread his hands. He was done for.
Even after becoming a feudal lord, Old Rogue still had the manners of a street thug.
Ziying was also terribly anxious at these words. He turned to Verdant Green Maiden, wanting to call her Master, but remembered that she had told him not to call her that.
He stammered for a long while before finally calling out in a low voice, "Jade Maiden Empress!"
Verdant Green Maiden wriggled in Red Luan's arms, settling into a more comfortable position, and said casually, "That's easy. Let them through Hangu Pass.