Chapter Seventy-two

Next day

"Little Zetian, morning. Have you miss your handsome elder brother?" Zhang Qubing asked Ying Zetian while he naturally settle into the seat beside her as if he was never apart from her.

Although Ying Zetian pretends to be angry and glared at Zhang Qubing while she said not to call her little Zetian anymore as she had already grown older. But in fact, her dark guards could see the happiness reflected in Ying Zetian eyes as Zhang Qubing affectionately rubbed her hair while messing it up in the process. Of course, Ying Zetian was not aware of the fact that being close to Zhang Qubing had bring lethal fear to her dark guards as they think of the possessive to the rate of sickness Tang Wudi in Changan. Ying Zetian happily unaware went straight into the topic of how Zhang Qubing fare in the nine years they were apart and if he had really found his family in Taixi.

Although Zhang Qubing is extremely confident of the girl that he raised for four years and the effort she put in, but he still must ask Ying Zetian and he ask.

"First of all, little Zetian, I must ask you. Do you have a back up plan to attack You Ye? The first principle of war is food. The countries that I have explore is too far away from Tai Ping to enable them to help us attack You Ye. The land separating the countries that I explore and the four countries that we are used too are also too barren."

Ying Zetian pat herself confidently while saying "I am the girl that you raised at least for one year. Be more confident in me. my backup plan in already in place."

Ying Zetian then tell Zhang Qubing the details of her plans to ensure that once she taken over Tai Ping and will be able to defend themselves successfully at least against You Ye. and thus give Ying Zetian time to ensure that she could successfully strengthen Tai Ping. And once Tai Ping is strong enough, Ying Zetian will try to take over You Ye. No matter what, Ying Zetian will not forget that the whole Nan Gong royal family of You Ye is the main mastermind behind the destruction of the Ying family and her childhood.

Zhang Qubing then mentioned to Ying Zetian of the details of the nine years that he was not around her and what he did. Zhang Qubing then mentioned to Ying Zetian of how tough and large the land between Tai Ping and the three countries that he had explore. Initially, Zhang Qubing bought fifteen people including him and their first stop was Taixi. It was only with the trader help that Zhang Qubing and their group reach Taixi largely intact although the cost still is great. Out of the fifteen people group, only ten people successfully reach Taixi alive.