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What Yan Lingji cared about most was that Zhang Yan had once helped her and saved her from a tragic life.
This can be described as an unconventional hero saving a damsel in distress, and the hero not only saved the damsel in distress, but also all of her close relatives.
Yan Lingji has no way to repay this kindness.
Furthermore, Yan Lingji is an ancient woman from the Warring States period, who doesn't have many ideas about free love and is relatively conservative in her thinking.
With all these reasons combined, she did not object to becoming Zhang Yan's empress; in fact, she thought it was quite nice.
If it had been half a day earlier, she would have felt that she was not good enough for Zhang Yan.
But now, hearing Zhang Yan and the others talk about her background, it seems like she has a very noble and distinguished lineage. She feels that she should be able to barely be a match for Zhang Yan... right?
Yan Lingji: "President brother, are you... are you serious?"
President Zhang Yan: "What's the point of making such a joke? Yan Yan, you should be prepared. Once I have completely mastered the Naruto world, I will marry you!"
Yan Lingji: "Okay...okay!"
Upon receiving Zhang Yan's affirmative reply, Yan Lingji felt her heart leap into her throat, her pretty face blushing beautifully.
Her future husband had been decided so inexplicably, and she was still a little dizzy.
Just then, the white-haired elder Dong Liang finished recounting the past glory of the Zhu Rong clan and said in a tone full of emotion, "Our Zhu Rong clan's ancestral home is in Xinzheng, which is now the capital. We are also people of the former Chu state, and the Chu royal family was very wary of us."
"To avoid disaster, our clan has always lived in seclusion in this mountain range, hoping only to pass on our bloodline!"
"Unexpectedly, the King of Han has come this time. They must be after our clan's heritage."
"Fortunately, an ancestral friend appeared to Little Flame in a dream, and our clan will surely be saved!"
Dong Liang spoke these words with great conviction.
The real reason he believed Yan Lingji was because of the Zhu Rong legacy.
To prevent their lineage from being coveted, the Zhurong tribe had always lived in seclusion in the mountains and kept their secrets tightly guarded. However, both the Han royal family and the Chu royal family must have some knowledge of the Zhurong tribe's lineage.
Dong Liang expressed his unwavering belief that their actions against the Zhurong tribe in order to seize the Zhurong legacy led to the tribe's annihilation.
This is also why he asked Yan Lingji earlier if she knew about the clan's heritage.
As he spoke, Dong Liang looked at Yan Lingji and asked gently, "Little Yan'er, tell me, how does that ancestral friend advise our clan to save itself?"
In Dong Liang's view, since that ancestral friend had appeared in Yan Lingji's dream to inform her of the impending annihilation of their clan, he must have also provided a solution!
"Ah~~"
Yan Lingji was feeling shy at the moment, and she hadn't reacted when Dong Liang suddenly asked her a question.
After she realized what had happened, her face turned even redder.
Because she suddenly remembered that the identity she had arranged for Zhang Yan was that of a friend of her ancestor, so now that Zhang Yan wanted to marry her, wouldn't that be... wouldn't that be inappropriate?
How to do this?
"This girl..."
Zhang Yan had been paying close attention to Yan Lingji. Noticing the expression on her face, he roughly guessed what she was thinking, and a smile involuntarily appeared on his face.
He knew it was time for him to make his appearance.
However, before he showed up, someone else was one step ahead of him...
"The Zhurong tribe?"
"The inheritance of Zhurong?"
"The people of the former Chu?"
"Direct descendant of the Yellow Emperor?"
"Hehehe, it's better to arrive at the right time than to arrive early."
"This lord seems to have overheard some incredible secret!"
As a cold, emotionless voice rang out, a chilling aura suddenly swept through the surrounding woods, causing the bushes to tremble.
Immediately afterwards, a group of armored warriors wearing silver armor, red cloth underneath, silver masks, and spears emerged from behind the bushes and surrounded the people of the Zhurong tribe.
One of the armored soldiers was not holding a spear, but a flag, a military flag with a bat motif.
In the shade of a large tree beside the military flag, a pale-skinned man with snow-white hair and lips that looked as red as if they were bleeding slowly stepped out and came to a place that was still a hair's breadth away from the sunlight.
The man wore a simple yet flamboyant crown, a red and black outfit, and a white belt around his waist, exuding a captivatingly wicked aura.
At first glance, this man appears to be a noble young master.
But upon closer inspection, it becomes clear that he was likely a general, a military officer. His inner garments featured armor resembling helmets, and he wore high-top military boots, which added to his imposing presence.
Upon seeing this man, Yan Lingji immediately composed herself, her eyes filled with vigilance.
This man was none other than Bai Yifei, the hereditary marquis and hereditary Grand General of the Han Kingdom, the master of Xueyi Fort, and known as the Blood-Clad Marquis after the Baiyue War.
Similarly, he is also the sworn enemy who wiped out the Yan Ling Ji clan!
"It really is you, Bai Yifei!"
Recalling her own experiences in the memory instance, Yan Lingji felt deeply empathetic and looked at Bai Yifei with hatred in her eyes.
"Oh, you know me?"
Bai Yifei looked Yan Lingji over with great interest, a bloodthirsty smile appearing on his face: "I heard the conversation just now."
"A deity appearing in a dream? How laughable!"
"However, I am interested in observing the heritage of the Zhurong clan!"
As he spoke, Bai Yifei withdrew his gaze from Yan Lingji and looked at Dong Liang, asking, "The Celestial Secret Technique, Fire God Curse."
"Are you going to obediently hand it over to me, or should I come and get it myself?"
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How do you know about my clan's secret techniques?
Upon hearing Bai Yifei's words, Dong Liang's pupils suddenly contracted, his heart filled with surprise and uncertainty.
The secret techniques passed down within the Zhurong tribe are a closely guarded secret, passed down orally from elders and chieftains, and are known to very few others.
Neither the royal families of Han nor Chu were likely aware of this.
Dong Liang couldn't understand how this overly young man in front of him could have learned about the Zhu Rong tribe's secret techniques.
"Heh~~ Of course I know that!" Bai Yifei scoffed, then retorted, "Old man, have you ever heard of 'The deadly Gu transforms into a withered poison, its blood staining white robes'?"
"What!?" Dong Liang's expression changed drastically, and he asked in a panic, "You are the successor of Snowcloth Fortress?"
The deadly poison transforms into a withered gu, its congealed blood staining white robes.
If this were to be said in the future, it would be a legend that all Koreans would have heard, and it perfectly describes Bai Yifei.
Legend has it that Bai Yifei cultivated a strange technique that required the use of virgin blood.
During Bai Yifei's campaign to pacify the Baiyue, some of his generals frequently saw the horribly mutilated corpses of young girls, their bodies drained of blood, yet still bearing smiles on their lips.
It was around that time that Bai Yifei's personality changed drastically. He abandoned his white robes for blood-red ones and was given the title of Blood-Clad Marquis.
However, judging from Bai Yifei's words and Dong Liang's performance, it all points to a deeper meaning in the phrase "Deadly Gu, Blood Stains White Robes".
“Interesting…” Zhang Yan crossed his arms and quietly watched everything that was happening in front of him.
He suddenly stopped acting.
He was now quite curious about what else Bai Yifei and Dong Liang could say.
Ideally, it should be something refreshing and novel.
However, even if he doesn't take action, he can't let his future woman worry.
"Yan Yan, I'm on a tree behind you. I'll make my move when the time is right, don't worry!" Zhang Yan said to Yan Ling Ji using a secret telepathic communication method.
"President brother!?"
Hearing the voice that suddenly rang in her ears, Yan Lingji was startled at first, but after understanding what was said, her heart immediately relaxed.
Given Zhang Yan's demonstrated strength within the guild, he believed he could certainly protect everyone in the Zhu Rong tribe.
"I didn't expect you to be a descendant of Snowcloth Fortress." Dong Liang's expression changed several times before he said in a deep voice, "I should have realized it when I saw the military flag and these armored soldiers!"
The Xueyi Fortress has been a noble family and marquis in the Han Kingdom for generations, and has always been the Grand General of the country, holding military power in the Han Kingdom.
Snowcoat Fortress has a lineage of White Armor Army soldiers whose banner is the bat emblem of their clan.
These iconic features are easy to recognize!
"Since you are from Snowcloth Fortress, you should know the relationship between my clan and your ancestors. Why are you targeting my clan?"
After learning Bai Yifei's identity, Dong Liang became somewhat puzzled as to why he had raised an army to besiege the Zhurong tribe.
The ancestors of the Zhurong tribe and the ancestors of Xueyibao had a very good relationship, although this relationship has faded considerably over time.
But surely the two sides wouldn't escalate to the point of armed conflict?
As for the claim that it was a request from the Korean royal family, I don't believe it.
Snow Robe Fortress holds a special position in the Cold Kingdom. The patriarch has always controlled the military, and the women in the family have served as concubines in the palace for generations, but they have never shown any respect to the Cold Kingdom's royal family!