From the Palace?
Hearing that, Sima Ray felt his heart trembled. Qin Yunuan's words echoed in his mind. Was it true that Imperial Concubine Rong had been dead? The messages sent to him were all fake?
Sima Ray snatched the letter from Du Sheng's hand. He glanced over it and raised his eyebrows to look at Qin Yunuan. She showed a sudden smile, holding her head up slightly. She said smoothly, "The emperor is terminally ill. Prince Ray, if you attack tomorrow, you will realize the great cause."
When Qin Yunuan finished, she turned to give Sima Ray a casual glance. Sima Ray's hands quivered imperceptibly. Words on the secret letter were exactly the same as what Qin Yunuan had said just now.
"Prince Ray, do you trust me now?" raising her eyebrows, Qin Yunuan looked extremely confident.
"Just trivial tricks," Sima Ray threw the secret letter away contemptuously, "Are you expecting that I will believe that?"
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No matter Sima Ray's words were true or not, Leng Changxi protected Qin Yunuan behind him subconsciously. Of course, Leng Changxi wouldn't come all by himself. 3,000 solders of the Leng Army were waiting at the foot of the hill. The reason why Leng Changxi dared to remove so many troops at one time was that he had taken advantage of Sima Ray's suspicion as well as the secret letter from the palace to keep Sima Ray from taking any action tomorrow so that he could get enough time to return."Don't you believe me?" Sima Ray showed a sly smile, "Listen."The sound of fighting came from the thick forest at the foot of the hill. Unprepared, 3,000 soldiers of the Leng Army were attacked by the troops that popped up. According to intelligence, Sima Ray would only station his army here temporarily. Therefore, the number of soldiers guarding here was less than 1,000. However, judging from the situation that the enemies attacked as if they were dark clouds covering th
Leng Changxi relaxed a little bit, but he still held the dagger. Qin Yunuan walked to him to grab his arm through her blurry vision and stroke it. She knew after being through all these things, Leng Changxi already became a bit overstressed, and he didn't want to trust anyone else. But Qin Yunuan also knew they had to choose to trust Wanyan Su now."Let me explain." Qin Yunuan began to explain slowly, "Originally, I asked Yuanyang to take the commander's token to ask help from Qingzhou officials. But unexpectedly, Sima Ray already bribed seven prefectural governors, including the one in Qingzhou. So Qingzhou governor refused to send his army to help us and even put Yuanyang into prison. At the risk of death, Yuanyang escaped to Luguan which Prince Wanyan governs. He recognized that Yuanyang was my servant girl and learned from her about what happened these days in the Royal City."Leng Changxi gradually loosed his grip on the dagger but didn't relax his vig
From what Wanyan Su told her, Qin Yunuan got two pieces of information. One was that Sima Ray already held power, or he wouldn't have the imperial seal to issue the arrest order. The other was that he had many henchmen in Qingzhou, given that the arrest order and they nearly showed up here at the same time.The entrance check near the gate was stricter than before. Even farmers, who lived in the suburb area and went to town to sell vegetables every day, would take strict security checks. The huge group Wanyan Su led had drawn many people's attention. So soldiers came to question them when they were still meters away from the gate.Wanyan Su and his men already disguised themselves to pretend they were a trade caravan, by specially filling three carriages with spices to cover the blood smell of Leng Changxi's wound. However, gate guards were too sharp."All people, get off."Qin Yunuan sat bolt upright in the carriage while Leng Cha
Sima Ray covered up everything that happened in the Qi palace well, and only imperial concubines, eunuchs and servant girls knew the truth. Residents in the Royal City merely knew someone plotted a rebellion in the palace, and Prince Ray, who claimed to get lost out of no reason on his way to the Imperial Mausoleum, was the savior. Now, the emperor was seriously ill, so he entrusted Prince Ray to manage the court. Therefore, he had received praise constantly. Only a few innocent veteran officials knew it was Sima Ray himself spreading the praise.In the whole court, incumbent officials were either newly promoted ones who supported Sima Ray or old ones who joined in his camp long time ago. Meng Hua had been killed when escorting Imperial Concubine Yun, while Prince Ning had no access to court affairs or power, even though people in the Prince Ning's Mansion were safe now. And in the palace, as Imperial Concubine Rong was in charge of everything, including Emperor Zhaoxua
Wanyan Ba, the Grand Prince in North Di, was the eldest son of Grand Khan. He usually followed Grand Khan to fight in the battlefield and had led the army alone to occupy the Langya Mountain at a young age. He was an indispensable helper for North Di to conquer every tribe and achieve unity. And, Wanyan Ba was determined to become the next Khan of North Di.Therefore, the warrior qualification competition the Grand Prince organized was a big event in the Ghost City. Early in the morning, it was still dark, but a lot of people were queuing up in front of his mansion. They hoped to fight first and leave a profound impression on the Grand Prince.When Leng Changxi held Qin Yunuan to the mansion, the fight competition was already on. A 3-meter sturdy man stood on the platform in an imposing manner, looking aggressive. He just defeated a skilled martial artist whose weapon was a mace, but there was only the black-iron-made stick left on the platform. The spiked
Leng Changxi stopped. His hands on the door paused. However, the door opened automatically without any strength. Protecting Qin Yunuan behind him, Leng Changxi saw a row of people standing in order under the luffa stems in the courtyard. The one in the middle was sitting on the rattan chair which Qin Yunuan usually sat on when she was embroidering, looking magnificent. He smiled when seeing Qin Yunuan and Leng Changxi as if he had seen two old friends. He said, "General of Qi, Infanta of Qi, we haven't seen each other for some time."The man sitting in the center was nobody else but Wanyan Su. He stood up with a smile. His eyes bypassed Leng Changxi, fixing on the white gauze covering Qin Yunuan's eyes, and said in a concerned tone, "How about your eyes? They haven't recovered yet."Qin Yunuan leaned to the side and said politely, "I feel better now. Your Highness, thank you for your concern."Although she could not see Wanyan Su, she could tel
"Oh. So you won't accept it?" Leng Changxi handed the gold ingots to Qin Yunuan and said calmly, "Nuan, keep the money for loofahs well. Farewell to our guest.""Wait!" Wanyan Su stopped him, looking much determined, "My answer is yes. I promise you if you help me succeed, not only will I send you two clearance documents, but I will also order 500 excellent troops to accompany you to West Xia."Qin Yunuan and Leng Changxi looked at each other and smiled. Lifting his head, Leng Changxi glanced at the shabby yard, "Now that we are partners, it seems inappropriate if we keep living in this yard."Wanyan Su gritted his teeth, "It will be the warrior competition in the capital in seven days. According to the prediction, I will arrive there at that time. If General Leng and Madam Leng would like to, I hope that you can come along with me."Smiling, Qin Yunuan entered the house, "It's nice."Seven days later, at the capital o
Leng Wu couldn't hesitate any longer. He turned around, grasping the sky-reaching halberds that his servants held for him. With his light skills, he stepped on the carriage canopies and flew to Qin Yunuan and Leng Changxi like a light sparrow. The halberds thrust into the carriage. Leng Changxi only pushed Qin Yunuan aside, taking out a scimitar hidden on the edge of the carriage casually.There was a clattering sound of weapons joining, Leng Wu and Leng Changxi looked at each other. Leng Wu was able to see Leng Changxi's original appearance clearly from under this seemingly terrifying mask.In an instant, the two jumped onto the canopy headed by Wanyan Su. The two halberds in Leng Wu's hands danced in the haunting wind, and Leng Changxi's scimitar was flexible and sharp.Just as the halberd collided with the scimitar, Leng Changxi heard a clear whisper from Leng Wu, "Tomorrow noon, the Khan of seven tribes will enter the capital. Princess Saic