"Alas."
Zhou Li looked at the only crucian carp in his fish basket with an indecisive expression and sighed, "This is troublesome."
"Trouble has indeed grown."
The old scholar glanced at his own empty basket and responded with a dry smile, "But there is still good news."
"If you're about to say the good news is that you're planning to steal my fish, I'm going to jump in right now and make a nest."
"Can't you have a little basic trust in me?"
The old scholar was somewhat speechless, adjusted his tone, and said seriously,
"The good news is, with Princess Yuli's assistance, we can try taking the offensive, rather than being passively hit all the time."
"Hmm?"
Zhou Li raised an eyebrow, narrowed his eyes, and said, "You mean..."
"Exactly."
A sly smile appeared on the old scholar's face as he stroked his long beard and slowly said,
