Zhao's military camp.

"General Helian hasn't arrived yet?" Zhao Yunqing was pacing left and right. The Western Barbarians had not yet broken through. He Lianxiao was about to arrive. How could he hide it?

"Never." His subordinate lowered his head.

"Cousin, hasn't Ah Xiao arrived yet?" Mingyue ran into the camp and asked in a low voice. "Just now I saw Commander Xue leaving the military camp in full force. Is there going to be a war in the pass?"

Zhao Yunqing was stunned for a moment and looked at his men coldly. "Xue Fangcheng led people out of the military camp?"

The subordinates were a little nervous and lowered their heads in response. "Yes... General Zhao Pei has an order..."

Zhao Yunqing panicked and reached out to grab the other party's collar. "Where have you been?"

"I don't know..."

Zhao Yunqing took a breath. Zhao Yunqing knew Zhao Pei's ambitions well. Zhao Yunqing also knew very well what he wanted to do and what he wanted.

When news came from Kyoto that her second uncle died suddenly, Zhao Yunqing guessed that Zhao Pei might take action.

He Lianxiao is the thorn in Zhao Pei's side that he most wants to get rid of.

If it hadn't been for his father's last wish that Zhao Pei had assisted He Lianxiao in recent years, and if the prince had been incompetent and helped He Lianxiao ascend the throne and proclaimed himself emperor... Zhao Pei would have taken action against He Lianxiao long ago.

"Princess!" Seeing Zhao Yunqing get on his horse, his subordinates stopped him in panic. "Princess... I'm sorry, General Zhao Pei has an order to stop you... His Majesty has already made moves against the Zhao family. The Feng family is not being attacked.

Instead of deposing us, we are training troops in secret in order to deal with our Zhao family. Now that His Majesty has made a move, the Zhao family has to counterattack... You can't ruin the general's affairs."

The man raised his hand in panic, signaling everyone to stop Zhao Yunqing.

"Get away!" Zhao Yunqing tightened her fingers on the reins. She didn't want He Lianxiao to die...

"Princess, I'm sorry. The general is already on his way out of Kyoto. We must not make any mistakes until the general arrives safely. Please understand." The man motioned to his men to trap Zhao Yunqing.

If the Zhao family wants to stand on its own, the thirteen border towns north of Fengtian Jiangnan will all fall into the hands of the Zhao family.

Zhao Pei can then establish himself as king in these thirteen cities.

…

Chengguan.

He Lianxiao and Chao Ge were trapped, and those people came to take his life.

"He Lianxiao...you go first." Chaoge jumped off the carriage and killed people neatly.

After wiping the blood on his face, Chaoge asked Helianxiao to go first.

"Let's go together." He Lianxiao protected Chao Ge behind him and killed one person.

"I guessed wrong..." Chao Ge felt a little guilty. "I shouldn't have let you go back to the border town. I thought... the Zhao family wouldn't rebel so early."

"Judging from the eldest grandson Jingche's description of the Zhao family, I guessed wrong too. I also thought Zhao Pei would not rebel now." He Lianxiao told Chaoge not to blame himself. "It seems that Zhao Pei has high-ranking officials around him.

People give guidance.”

Chao Ge nodded. Although Zhao Pei was ambitious, he was an extremely cautious person. Judging from her understanding of Zhao Pei and Yu Heng's calculations, now was not the time for Zhao Pei to rebel.

Obviously... he has not yet prepared everything, but now that he is rebelling, there are actually too many uncertain factors. Who is so capable that Zhao Pei can take risks?

"With the strength of the two of us, we are no match for these people. In a wheel battle... they can drag us to death." Chaoge frowned. We are now within the Zhao family's sphere of influence, and her people cannot get in.

"Call husband, I will take you home." He Lianxiao raised the corner of Yang's mouth, as if he was not worried at all.

Chaoge narrowed his eyes, stretched out his hand to grab Helianxiao, protected him behind him, and killed the attacker.

"When I entered the Qinling Pass, I realized something was wrong." He Lianxiao whistled, and the birds around the pass seemed to be frightened and flew away in all directions.

"What a powerful power to control the poison..." Chao Ge looked at the surrounding hillsides in shock, and the wild wolves and jackals controlled by the poison began to howl.

The people who surrounded He Lianxiao and Chao Ge looked around in panic. "They have an ambush!"

"withdraw!"

But it was too late, all the beasts rushed down and bit these people.

"The mountain master has an order to protect the young master and his wife back to Kyoto." On the mountain, an agile girl rode on a beast and ran towards He Lianxiao.

"Thank you for your help." He Lianxiao smiled at the other party.

Chao Ge clearly understood that it was the people from Guiyin Mountain who escorted him all the way.

It can also be seen from this that the people of Guiyin Mountain... are really strong.

Shen Chaoyang and Xiao Junze had already guessed this.

Changsun Jingxuan escorted Yuan Bao, so she could rest assured.

"Thank you, girl." Chao Ge also bowed.

"Sister-in-law, you're welcome." The girl said happily. She liked Chaoge very much. "I am the sister of Changsun Fenglin. My name is Changsun Anning. You can call me Anning."

Chaoge took a breath, she had known for a long time that there were crouching tigers, hidden dragons in Guiyin Mountain, and at least one-third of the people in the world who had the purest Gu control bloodline were in Guiyin Mountain.

"Brother, I will take you back to Kyoto." The eldest grandson An Ning was dressed in southern Xinjiang clothing, exotic, well-behaved and smart.

The silver bell on his body sways, crisp and pleasing to the heart.

"Thank you." He Lianxiao said politely.

…

Barbarian land.

When Nangu Xueqing woke up, it was already the early morning of the second day.

The sun shines into the cave entrance, and birds look for food around her.

She started doing it suddenly, causing Nangu Xueqing to breathe quickly.

The eldest grandson Jingche left a message on the wall of the cave. "There will be peace in Kyoto, believe me."

Nangu Xueqing got up and ran to find her eldest grandson Jingche in panic.

But there was no one around, it was a desert of yellow sand.

The eldest grandson Jingche doesn't know martial arts, how could he... escape.

After searching for a long time, Nangu Xueqing was shocked by the desolation of the barbarian land.

It stands to reason that if she searches like this, someone will definitely find her, but the entire wilderness seems like a no-man's land.

After searching to no avail, Nanko Xueqing had no choice but to return to Kyoto.

My eldest grandson Jingche...you must come back alive to me.

…

Kyoto.

Department of Caution and Punishment.

"General... the Shenxing Department is Shen Muli's territory. He has a black wolf under his command. If anyone breaks in... he will definitely be discovered."

"General... she's just a woman, let's withdraw." His subordinates stopped Zhao Pei in panic.

He is crazy...

He had already decided to evacuate, but he still wanted to take Xing Lian away at the risk of his life.

Is he afraid that Xing Lian...can't survive here?

Zhao Pei looked at his men coldly. "Shut up."

Originally, he had already arrived outside Kyoto, but...

He came back anyway.

His woman, he must take her away.

"General, let's lure that beast away."

His men went to deal with Heilang, and Zhao Pei sneaked into the prison of the Criminal Division.

In the cage, the smell of blood was nauseating.

Xing Lian was like a puppet who had lost his soul. He sat on the ground with blank eyes, looking at the blood flowing out of the torture rack, and... his compatriots who had long since changed into human form.

She was lucky. The Crown Prince had the order and the people from the Punishment Department did not torture her.

But seeing his fellow humans being tortured with his own eyes, for Xing Lian... was more painful than death.

"Lian'er... stay alive." In the next cell, a man covered in blood with no good flesh on his legs crawled over with all his strength, his voice hoarse. "Being born in the Wu clan... is not our fault, stay alive... ...When the young master comes back, he will definitely save you..."

The man put a token into Xing Lian's hand. "If you have a chance... go to Wushan Piaomiao Peak... our tribe, there, don't... don't tell anyone. I... I'm afraid I won't be able to hold on..."

Xinglian cried and shook his head, holding the other person's hand tightly. "Xinghua... I will save you, and the young master will save us."

"Shen Muli has too many ways to make me talk... I can't hold it anymore, I can't... betray the people, Xing Lian, I have to leave..." Xing Hua smiled at Xing Lian and slowly sat up straight. He stood up, his eyes filled with a determined smile.

He hit the wall straight and Xinghua lay in a pool of his own blood.
Chapter completed!