At midnight, only the moon and stars were awake, but they were covered by thick clouds, indicating a heavy rainfall tomorrow morning.
It was quiet and peaceful in Leng Changxi's military camp. On the high wooden lookout tower in the woods in the west of the camp stood a cautious sentry. He looked ahead and seemed to have not noticed people in the woods.
A group of people narrowly broke a path in the woods. At this dark night, they looked like ghosts.
The leading person was a robust young man. Young as he was, he was the most skilled one, but also the best protected one. Sudden dizziness made him tremble and almost fall down.
"Your Royal Highness," said the guard near him who supported him at once, "Are you alright? They're just a mob of rebels. You don't have to lead the sneak attack in person. We can take care of this."
"No." "Your Royal Highness" the guard talked to referred to Sima Ray who was wildly arrogant on the
For this sneak attack, Sima Ray took with him 1,500 soldiers, the same number of soldiers in the Leng Army. He had become paranoid about fighting against Leng Changxi. However, he lost the majority of them who attacked the military camp from three directions, with only dozens alive. This said a lot about how cruel and ruthless Leng Changxi was.What happened next was so rare. Chief commander of two armies should walk shoulder to shoulder on the narrow path in the woods. Leng Changxi, followed by Qin Yunuan, walked with his hands behind his back. Qiu Shuihan, whose hands were tied by a hemp rope, followed Sima Ray who looked back at her in disgust from time to time."How about killing her? I don't want to bring her back," Sima Ray said with his head upward and looked as if he now could still decide Qiu Shuihan's fate. He then recalled how fierce Qiu Shuihan was to stab him in his throat with the hairpin. If she knew Qiu Murong and his four disciples were dea
Chen Feng also followed Sima Ray only after his rebellion. Discreet and paranoid as Sima Ray was, usually he wouldn't trust any generals coming from outside. However, Chen Feng had been behaving well in the past year. For several times, he had risked his life during the fight, saving Sima Ray from danger, which made Sima Ray look at this humble little general with new eyes. However, now..."Your Royal Highness, although I'm not a nobleman of Qi, my family has been serving the army of Qi for generations, so we can be counted as a valiant family. Having borne shame beside you, I think it's time for me to work for Qi. Your Royal Highness, please hand over the great seal and give the order back to Qi," Chen Feng stood outside, saying plausible words, "After all, you're just a concubine's son. You are not qualified to inherit the imperial power.""I'm not qualified?" Sima Ray only felt that Chen Feng was obviously a fence-sitter, "Well, in the past, who had kill
Qin Yunuan didn't know how long she had slept. She only felt that her whole body was soft. Her mind was in a whirl as if she had had a long dream. In the dream, her mother was still alive. Having been pregnant for eight months, she was working hard with needlework under a little lampion."Mother, have a rest. I can help you with the needlework.""The more needlework I do, the more cloth I can buy to make more beautiful clothes for your little brother in my belly. Yunuan, you are still young. It's cold in the winter. Hurry to warm yourself in the quilt.""No. Mother, I want to learn to do needlework from you and make clothes for my little brother. Mother, please teach me."It was said that the Third Miss of the Qin Family was good at doing needlework. However, nobody knew that the old saying, "Children in poor families can become independent very early", was the true portrayal of Qin Yunuan's childhood.Nobody knew it u
Leng Changxi was a man of few words. However, speaking of Baili Ai, he had talked a lot about him to Qin Yunuan."He used to an orphan taken in by my master. He began to follow my master three days earlier than I did, so he became my senior fellow. Indeed, he learned so hard, but he lacked talent, so his progress was slow. However, he seemed to be more cunning than others. One day we needed to hand in an analysis of the five senses of human faces. It took me a long time to write a very satisfying article after researching many people's five senses. However, when it was time to hand in the article, I found that his article was exactly the same as mine. What's more, he had already communicated with our master. If I hadn't known about it in advance, then it would be me who plagiarized.""What happened then?" Qin Yunuan knew that Leng Changxi must not be taken advantage of by others since he could now mention it so easily."Then I rewrite a better
By hearing it, everyone knew immediately it was Mu Qingyu's voice. The generals and soldiers in the camps were all excited. Firstly, the reinforcement had come. Secondly, the best infanta in West Xia led the troop herself to help them. It was so inspiring.However, Qin Yunuan felt a little uncomfortable in her heart. She was walking at the end, and Maner was following by her side."Madam, you don't look well," Maner saw that Qin Yunuan frowned slightly and knew that Qin Yunuan was worrying about something, "Do you want to go back to have a rest?""I'm alright," Qin Yunuan turned her head and said in a low voice. Then she followed Leng Changxi and other people to greet the guest.The person coming here was definitely Infanta Mu Qingyu. She wore a soft hedgehog armor with a white dress as the base. Her dressing complemented her elegant, graceful temperament. Her hair was tied up into a high ponytail with a few strands of long braided
Mu Qingyu confidently looked at Qin Yunuan. The latter looked back fearlessly, tilted her head and said, "Your Highness threaten Changxi to marry you with 200,000 reinforcements. Are you that desperate to get married?"Mu Qingyu shook her head and put down the comb in her hand. "I have so many admirers, but sadly, I don't like any one of them. In comparison, I think Leng Changxi, who is handsome and talented, is my best choice. Besides, only I am good enough for such a wonderful man."Qin Yunuan smiled with disdain and said, "I didn't expect you should have such an idea in your mind. So, you just pretended to be tender and virtuous while we were in West Xia? You're really good at this."Then they heard some noise outside. Mu Qingyu raised her eyebrows and suddenly stood up. She whispered to Qin Yunuan, "But my show is not over yet. Ho, just wait and see."All of a sudden, Mu Qingyu pushed Qin Yunuan hard. Not expecting this, Qin Yu
"Leng Changxi, don't think too highly of yourself," Baili Ai still wore the mask and looked exactly like Mu Qingyu. In the distance, most soldiers Sima Ray sent to attack Leng Changxi were shot to death, while the rest who surrendered were captured."Yuanyang, Leng Shuang, what are you still waiting for?" Qin Yunuan ordered. Then they dripped potions in the pot to Mu Qingyu. At once, the fair skin on her face fell off. The originally wrinkled skin and grey hair appeared.The originally young girl who stood up straight should become an old bent man in such a short time. Leng Changxi and Qin Yunuan had already prepared for this, so they stayed calm when seeing this. But Tuoba Wuyu and other people were amazed and speechless.Baili Ai who disguised himself as Mu Qingyu was skilled at acting and fooled everyone. He looked over others slowly until he saw Sima Ray's soldiers were all captured. Then he turned his grey eyes to Qin Yunuan. She should be
It had been several days since Shangguan Yuen was rescued, and Qin Yunuan sent Ting Xue to take care of her specially. But she only heard that Shangguan Yuen had been in a coma, and she was awake only half an hour a day. Qin Yunuan had taken care of her before, but it was a pity that Shangguan Yuen had been in sound sleep all the time. She couldn't even open her eyes, let alone speak. So they didn't get a chance to talk with each other certainly.When Qin Yunuan opened the curtain and entered Shangguan Yuen's tent, Shangguan Yuen just straightened up weakly. She had been on the bed for a long time before, except for drinking some gruel when she was awake.As soon as Qin Yunuan came in, she signaled Maner and Ting Xue to leave. She took over the warm bowl of gruel, blew on a tablespoon of it, and delivered it to Shangguan Yuen’s mouth. Shangguan Yuen lowered her head and took a sip, whose expression couldn't be seen.Qin Yunuan smiled and said,
Fortunately, Sun Miaoyang was in Prince Ning's Mansion. Unfortunately, Su Chenghai, the disciple of Doctor Sun, was suffering from poisoning at the same time. So when all the people in the Royal City and all the civilians of Qi were cheering for eradicating the evil, there were two dying people in Prince Ning's Mansion.The emperor of Qi re-ascended the throne with few concubines and descendants, so naturally, he valued Leng Changxi, his nephew, so much. He sent him countless precious tonics, and he even accompanied the Queen Mother to visit Leng Changxi after a busy day of political affairs many times. But it was a pity that Leng Changxi still didn't get any better. Qin Yunuan took care of him day and night, losing so much weight.At that time, Leng Changxi and Shi Ruisheng seemed to be vying with each other. There was only one blade of life-saving grass, but there were two people who needed it. Logically speaking, Sun Miaoyang should have given the life-s
All the people fixed their eyes on this little kid who seemed to be only three years old. The child looked extremely beautiful with big watery eyes and fair skin. He was so cute.Followed by the little child was a middle-aged man who looked strong and vigorous but was plainly dressed. People with good ears could still remember that the middle-aged man just called the little child young master. It seemed that the child should be from some noble family.Since his story was interrupted by such a little kid, the storyteller was so angry. He started narrating this story a long time ago, and everyone loved the story very much. But at this time, he was provoked by a little kid!"You kid, you know what? You weren't even born when the Royal City was chaotic.""Anyway, I know that General Leng and his wife are not dead." The kid looked unconvinced with a pout, refuting the storyteller."Hey, you kid. Do you know how many tons of
The burning of the city was the cruelest. In addition, it was the Royal City with a prosperous business and a large population. If Sima Ray was determined to have a life-or-death struggle, the people of Qi would suffer.The emperor of Qi looked at his unfilial son in front of him, feeling so furious. He pointed at Leng Changxi and said, "Get me the head of my rebellious son. I will spill his blood in front of the ancestor temple. I'll let all the ancestors see that there is such a rebel in our Sima Family."Sima Ray raised his head and his eyebrows slightly, looking so indifferent. It seemed that a bad reputation didn't matter to him at all, "I don't care at all. Besides, you never regarded me as a member of the Sima Family when I was growing up, right? You've always been ashamed of my mother. You felt it a shame to rape a maid and make her pregnant when you were young, so you never treated me kindly. I am just dispensable to you.""What nonsen
With his hands tied up behind his back, Leng Changxi remained so calm that people couldn't help bearing scruples. He looked up at Sima Ray and said, "You can kill your friends, brothers and soldiers at will. But I can't. I care for my men."When Sima Ray didn't figure out what he meant, Shi Ruisheng suddenly took out a sword that was tied to his waist. He wielded the sword to cut off the rope that tied Leng Changxi, and the latter was free at once."General, take it." Leng Changxi didn't take any weapon with him. And right because of this, Sima Ray wasn't fully on the alert. But at this time, Zhuge Qingtian shouted and directly threw the black-iron spear at him. Zhuge Qingtian had very strong arms so that the spear directly stabbed into the battlement after flying several hundred meters."Shi Ruisheng, how dare you disobey me?" Sima Ray always thought Shi Ruisheng was his loyal pawn. But unexpectedly, he should betray him at this crucial time.
Sima Ray had occupied Yu Haitang's body at the moment. However, Yu Haitang's appearance began to change because Sima Ray used the body to practice martial arts day and night. After a long time, he looked no different from Sima Ray's original appearance at a glance.Seeing Yu Haitang's shocking change, Qin Yunuan thought that the people around Yu Haitang might have noticed something. However, they all agreed to say nothing. To keep silent was the key to survive beside Sima Ray.Now Marshal Yu had already been a young man who looked exactly like Sima Ray without the name of Prince Ray."Leng Changxi, there are smoke bombs in four colors in my hands, red, yellow, blue, and green. They are responding to the codes of the people watching bonfires in the four corners of the Royal City respectively. Red is the east. Yellow is the west. Blue is the south. Green is the north. As soon as I let go of the smoke bombs, someone over there will immediately lea
"You want evidence?" Qin Yunuan raised her tone. She was considered a fool. Qin Yunuan suddenly reached out to grab Shi Ruisheng's collar. She was ready to see what's inside it."What are you doing?" Shi Ruisheng's face turned red. He covered his clothes with mild strength."What are you thinking?" Qin Yunuan stared at Shi Ruisheng. She grabbed Shi Ruisheng's collar, revealing three moles, which had a triangle shape besides his collarbone. "Yes, I remember, the elder male cousin Su has it. You were him, this is right, but," Qin Yunuan looked at Shi Ruisheng, and went up to drag his sleeve."Yunuan, what the hell are you doing?"Shi Ruisheng was shy about Qin Yunuan's bold behavior. Besides, he treated her well all these years."See," Qin Yunuan pointed at the thin black line on Shi Ruisheng's arm, "This is the poison I used to suffer. The origin of it was the Tamuer Village and the white poplar forest outside it, which
"You…" Qin Yunuan slightly opened her mouth, looking at Shi Ruisheng, who had a completely different appearance from Leng Changxi. She remembered that her cousin Su Chenghai did look familiar with Leng Changxi. However, Shi Ruisheng's temperament was quite another. The sense of Confucian scholar hid behind his expressions.Shi Ruisheng's words were doting. He seemed to learn from Leng Changxi to act in a mild and indifferent way."What's wrong? When you were a little girl, you wouldn't be like that. You used to talk a lot, but now…mature a little more, words little less." Shi Ruisheng said it naturally with the feeling of a brother. Qin Yunuan disdained him."That's because I have nothing to say to you now." She finished her words and left the tent. Shi Ruisheng wanted to chase her but was stopped by Leng Changxi, "Just let her go. Calm down, and she will be fine."Qin Yunuan kept walking. Along the way, she couldn't help but look
Qin Yunuan read the two documents in her hands. After comparing back and forth, she suddenly smiled and looked at Leng Changxi. It seemed that the two people could understand each other without speaking.In the morning half a month later, the mist dissipated gradually. The profile of the city wall, which was getting clearer little by little from afar, was outlined by the morning sun with a golden rim. The Royal City in the distance was the largest power center of Qi. Gold worshippers and desperate gamblers gathered here, crowding in the tiny space and thinking that they could gain fame and fortune. However, they all became the playthings of power."The world is supposed to be governed by the strong authority," a man in silver armor stood in the golden morning light on a high mountain from afar. The black iron spear in his hand glowed with cold murderous intent. The solemn atmosphere made people breathe cautiously."General Leng, it is me who he
Seeing that Heiying's face gradually become pale, showing a kind of dying helplessness, Qin Yunuan opened his eyelid and checked carefully. Leng Shuang seemed to be a little flustered."Madam, I..." Leng Shuang took a step closer."It's none of your business," Qin Yunuan turned her face to comfort Leng Shuang, "Besides, even if you don't kill him, Sima Ray will kill him. Even if he isn't killed by Sima Ray, he will be punished by me. How can he leave safe and sound after bullying my people?"Leng Changxi glanced at Heiying and ordered his servant, "Take him back." After saying this, he stretched his hand and pulled Qin Yunuan directly onto the horse. When he passed Tuoba Wuyu, he nodded with concern, "Thank you for your hard work."Qin Yunuan sat behind Leng Changxi. Putting her arms around the edge of Leng Changxi's armor, she lowered her head slightly, "It's so surprising that...""Nothing is surprising," Leng Changx