In a chaotic and famine-stricken era, I picked up an empress to be my wife.

Shen An also became interested: "Then I'll take a look."

After he finished reading the letter, he put it in the stove and burned it.

"Brother Yuwen, your sister has excellent writing skills; her writing is sincere and heartfelt."

"Brother Shen, please stop teasing me. You had someone expose the mess my sister made the other day. You can't believe what she says."

She didn't wake up; she was just afraid. Yuwen Qin saw through everything. He picked up his chopsticks, took two slices of mutton, dipped them in the pot, ate them, and showed a look of enjoyment.

"Brother Shen, you really know how to eat! Thinly sliced ​​mutton served with this rich broth made from cooked bones, and cooked with chili peppers—the taste is truly unprecedented!" Yuwen Qin exclaimed.

"As long as it tastes good." Shen An's smile vanished. "Tell me, you're so bold as to come to my Qingyang County with only two followers. What is your purpose?"

Yuwen Qin put down his chopsticks: "Brother Shen, what else could it be? Of course, it's a wish for great wealth and prosperity!"

"I don't have any riches to offer you," Shen An said, his hostility growing. "You're not going to threaten me like your sister did with Li Huaiyi, are you? Just because I don't agree to give you anything, you're going to team up with others against me?"

Yuwen Qin shook his head vigorously, as if it were a rattle-drum: "Brother Shen, you misunderstand. I've come here to cooperate with you, to use your influence to dominate the world and amass great wealth!"

"To be honest, it's a bit strange. I'm just a small force in a county town. You want to borrow my power? Or do you want my divine weapons? That's impossible!"

"Since you're here, I'll be blunt with my bottom line. If you're truly willing to cooperate with me, once I see your sincerity, I'll teach you methods to increase grain production," Shen An said.

"Brother Shen, you've misunderstood again. That divine weapon is your greatest asset; how could I dare to covet it!"

"Then what do you want? If you can't explain it clearly, you won't be able to leave this ship today!"

Before he finished speaking, a hundred people gathered around on the ice.

"Brother Shen, please don't be angry!"

After speaking, Yuwen Qin knelt down before Shen Anshi without warning: "Young Master, Yuwen Qin kowtows to you!"

This action completely baffled Shen An.

What does Yuwen Qin mean by this?

Should we call him Young Master?

Could it be that the original owner of this body's parents were really important figures?

However, this is not the case!

"Young Master, I know you are surprised by what I said, but I was a deputy general under the Prince of Zhennan in my early years. It was the Prince of Zhennan who saved me when I fought against the Western Barbarians. Later, the Prince of Zhennan was destroyed. The Prince of Zhennan cared a lot about the safety of his subordinates and deceived us, saying that we were going to dangerous places. But in fact, he was the one who went to dangerous places. By the time we realized what was happening, the Prince of Zhennan was already dead. We wanted to take revenge, but we were powerless to do anything about it."

Seeing you here now, I feel that my chance for revenge has arrived! As he finished speaking, Yuwen Qin was in tears, and he seemed to be speaking from the heart, not acting at all.

Shen An exclaimed inwardly, "Holy crap!"

If what he said is true, then wouldn't the fact that the Divine Dragon Society relentlessly spread rumors that he was the son of the Prince of Zhennan actually help him? Wouldn't that have given him a powerful ally like Yuwen Qin?

However, all of this is based on the premise that what Yuwen Qin said is true.

If what he said is false, this person is terrifying and must be eliminated!

"Yuwen Qin, get up."

"Yes, young master!"

"You can't judge a book by its cover. It's hard for me to believe what you're saying. Besides, how can you be so sure that I am the son of the Prince of Zhennan? What if I am not?" Shen An asked.

"Young Master, back then, the Prince of Zhennan recruited talented people from all over the world and spent several years creating all sorts of strange techniques. Before he could even demonstrate them, he was killed."

But I know that the Prince of Zhennan had a son out of wedlock, and he undoubtedly passed on his strange techniques to him.

"The Prince of Zhennan once sent many people to study weapons, traps, and even this unique culinary method. In addition, Li Huaiyi has learned your true identity. All signs indicate that you are the only heir left by the Prince of Zhennan!" Yuwen Qin analyzed.

"That sounds reasonable, but let me make it clear: I am not the son of the Prince of Zhennan."

"It doesn't matter if you deny it. The son of the Prince of Zhennan is known as the offspring of the number one rebel in the world. Admitting this identity will cause a lot of trouble." Yuwen Qin looked understanding.

Shen An was speechless. This guy really had a vivid imagination. He was just stating the facts...

"Think what you want. I've already told you the truth. If you insist on thinking that way, there's nothing I can do."

However, as I said before, I find it hard to believe what you say based on just your words.” Shen An stood up and stretched: “You’d better find a way to prove yourself, otherwise you’ll die on this ship today.”

Yuwen Qin touched the scar on his face without any panic and got up as well.

He bent his body slightly, trying to keep a low profile: "Currently, your formidable enemies are Li Huaiyi and Wen Yubingyu. From your perspective, I am one of them as well."

Leaving me out for now, that leaves Li Huaiyi and Yuwen Bingyu.

In the last battle, although Li Huaiyi did not attack the city with Yuwen Bingyu, I launched a surprise attack on Li Huaiyi's army, causing them to lose 10,000 men, and you also burned their grain supplies.

Without food supplies, Li Huaiyi dared not launch a second attack in the short term.

But his military strength is considerable, so he's not so easy to deal with.

But Yuwen Bingyu is different. She suffered heavy losses this time. In order to absolve herself of responsibility, she threw her commander Wang Junfeng into a death row. Wang Junfeng's subordinates were also purged. It can be said that she is now without food and without generals.

Now is the perfect opportunity to take advantage of her illness and kill her.

I am willing to do my utmost to assist the young master in attacking Nanling Prefecture.

After you take over Nanling Prefecture, I don't want any of its territory; it's all yours!

"You sound very sincere, but you had already discussed this with Li Huaiyi and Yuwen Bingyu, yet you plotted against them behind their backs. How can I trust you?" Shen An retorted.

"Young Master, why don't you just take me under control? Before I came here, I already instructed the Deputy Military Governor Bai Fengnian that as long as you agree, he will cooperate with you to attack Nanling Prefecture."

"You've got me under your control, my life is in your hands, so you shouldn't have anything to worry about, right?" Yuwen Qin retorted.

Shen An raised his eyebrows slightly.

To be honest, he was really sincere.

But Shen An felt that everything was too easy and too smooth.

I had a vague feeling that something was wrong.

But he couldn't quite put his finger on what was wrong.

"Young Master, this is my token. As long as you take out this token, Bai Fengnian and the others will obey your orders and assist you in attacking Nanling Prefecture." Yuwen Qin took out an earth-yellow token engraved with Qin from his bosom.

"Hehe, then I'll accept it for now. You can stay in my Qingyang City for the time being," Shen An said with a smile.

"Young Master, you finally believe me. From now on, I will do my best to assist you. I hope that when you dominate the world in the future, you will give me a promotion." Yuwen Qin said excitedly.

Shen An didn't truly believe Yuwen Qin; rather, he couldn't figure out whether Yuwen Qin was trustworthy or not, or what the problem was.

He needs some time to think.

He pretended to believe him and said, "Brother Yuwen, you are willing to put yourself on my side, so why wouldn't I trust you?"

Come on, let's finish this hot pot quickly, then we'll go back to town and warm up.

"yes!"

Upon returning to his residence in the county town, Yuwen Qin was astonished.

He found Shen An's house unusually warm, and felt as if he could wear only a single layer of clothing inside.

This is geothermal heating installed by Shen An, so it's naturally warm. He didn't explain anything to Yuwen Qin about not giving it to him!

He made up a reason and left Yuwen Qin and his two attendants in the courtyard. Under the guise of protection, he dispatched over a hundred men to guard the courtyard. He then returned to the county government office and summoned Liu Wenyuan, Liao Bing, and others.

They told them everything Yuwen Qin had done.

"Can you help me figure out what's wrong?"

After Shen An finished speaking, he closed his eyes to think, and the others did not rush to express their thoughts.

After a while, Liao Bing spoke first: "My lord, everything makes sense! Yuwen Qin has entrusted his life to you, which shows his sincerity! His coming to help us is a good thing for us. Now we can really attack Yuwen Bingyu and that old bastard Li Huaiyi."

If that brat Yuwen Qin makes any unusual moves, just kill him.

Liu Wenyuan thought for a while and pointed out what was wrong.

"But the problem is that, given the current situation, entrusting his life to our lord is far too easy!"

"So what if it's easy? What if it's his sincerity?" Liao Bing asked, puzzled.

"Sincerity can take many forms: providing the lord with provisions, weapons, or even directly gifting troops."

"But now he's here in person and hasn't given us anything else. He seems sincere, but he's actually stingy! I suspect he has a way to escape. After he led us to attack Nanling Prefecture, part of his army pretended to cooperate with us, while the rest of the army came to raid Qingyang City. Even when we were attacking Nanling Prefecture, his men might turn against us!" Liu Wenyuan analyzed.

"That's ridiculous! How is Yuwen Qin going to escape?" Liao Bing was furious. "Do you really think my soldiers are useless, unable to even keep an eye on the three of them?"

Liu Wenyuan also felt that Liao Bing was right; his premise seemed a bit far-fetched, and it was impossible for Yuwen Qin to break through the encirclement and escape.

Just then, Dugu Meng, who had been standing silently to the side, spoke up: "I have an idea that might explain all of this, but I don't know if I should say it."

Shen An opened his eyes: "Speak."