Chapter 8: Openly Speaking of Secret Plots

  Nalan Xixi's face suddenly turned cold.

  Huang Pu Ling Zheng sat upright with a serious expression, not a hint of panic on his face. "The Empress Dowager is what kind of person, I suppose you also know. At such a critical moment, as long as someone says they can save the Emperor, no matter if it's the disappeared Upper Official Family of thousands or tens of thousands of years ago, she will believe."

  Nalan Xixi's heart sank. She was originally going to be cautious, but once she got involved with the Empress Dowager, things really couldn't be predicted. Although this was a matter of life and death, her son's life was at stake. In order to save her child, she would also easily believe others.

  Otherwise, why did she have to go in person? And also said that only Shangguan Qinyue saw her alone.

  The most important thing is that it has been more than half a month, and there is no news about Huo Zhe and the Tianlang Guard. Although He Xian has returned, who knows whose hands they have actually delivered people to.

  "You think I would believe that." Nalan Xixi said coldly.

  Huang Pu Ling smiled lightly. "If you don't believe me, it doesn't matter. It won't be long before Yuan Yue returns to the camp. At that time, if I have even a slight mishap, whether it's Wang Shang or the Empress Dowager, or any of your subordinates, not one will escape."

  Nalan Xixi sneered coldly. "What can you do to the Heavenly Wolf Guard?"

  Huang Pu Ling smiled slightly. "With Zhao Song and Ou Yue, who can be your opponent."

  Nalan Xixi was stunned. Yes, if we only consider individual strength, no one can be their match. But if the Empress Dowager leads them into a trap, then it's hard to say. She is a living example.

  Suddenly, Nalan Xinnuo was shocked. On the day they took him away from the Imperial Capital, he had already taken the Condensed Heart Pill for three days. Now that half a month has passed, this Upper Official Qin is fake again...

  Seeing Nalan Xixi's suddenly tense expression, Huangfu Ling smiled. "So I advise Your Highness not to kill me. If I die, the next one to die will be him."

  "You... have a way to cure him." Nalan Xixi was half-believing and half-doubtful.

  "Otherwise, how could he have survived until now?" Huang Fu Ling retorted.

  He's still alive... As long as he is, that's all that matters... Nalan Xinnuo's heart, which had been hanging in suspense, finally put down its guard. Seeing how moved Nalan Xinnuo was by the news of Nan Gongyu, Huangfu Ling smiled even more deeply. "I don't know where Your Highness plans to take me."

  Nalan Xixi's expression gradually turned serious. "Write a letter, let Yuan Yue bring my people to see me. Otherwise, don't blame me for being ruthless with my knife."

  "Huang Pu Ling coldly smiled. 'I advise you, Your Highness, to send me back immediately. If I don't return, my people won't treat Nan Gong Jin's injuries. Every day counts for his life now, and missing a single day of treatment will put him in danger. Don't blame me for not warning you.'"

  Nalan Xixi's face suddenly froze. The air in the carriage solidified instantly.

  Nalan Xixiao said to Ye Heng who was driving outside, "Go to the Lianxiang barracks."

  Ye Hen hesitated for a moment, pulled on the reins, and the horse turned its head, galloping south towards Luotian City.

  In less than half an hour, the carriage arrived 100 meters outside the south camp of Luotian City. Huangfu Ling stood up and prepared to get off. Nalan Xino drew out a short sword and grasped his neck. "I'll go with you."

  Huang Pu Ling smiled and nodded. "Good."

  Got off the car. Ye Hen is a bit worried. But can't keep up with her. If something happens to her, he can still go find someone.

  She got off the horse carriage. Huangfu Ling stopped in his tracks. "Your Highness really wants to follow me inside."

  Nalan Xixi said coldly: "You let Yuan Yue bring people out."

  Huang Pu nodded. "That girl also wants to take me to the camp gate. I'll send someone to call her."

  Nalan Xixi hesitated for a moment. In that moment of hesitation, suddenly Nalan Xixi's hand was empty. Her short sword had already been taken by Huangfu Ling. Huangfu Ling let out a cold laugh and rushed towards the camp without a fight.

  Suddenly, flames surrounded them. Soldiers raised torches from the grass around and approached Nalan Xiong's package. Archers on the trees raised their bows, aiming at Nalan Xiong's eyebrows.

  Nalan Xixi's heart sank, she had fallen into his trap.

  Detestable. How could she believe Huangfu Ling's words... She felt some regret, but didn't dare to act rashly.

  Huang Pu's skill lies in his ability to see through your weaknesses at a glance. He knows when you will choose to believe in something that may not be true rather than doubt its existence. He also knows when you will hesitate and dare not take risks.

  He knew Nalan Xixi's feelings for Nan Gongyin. For Nan Gongyin, she could give up everything.

  But in an instant, Huangfu Ling had disappeared into the night. At this time, Yuan Yue slowly walked out from behind the soldier.

  Ye Hen and Nalan Xianuo stood back to back, Nalan Xianuo took a glance around. There were at least several thousand elite soldiers surrounding them. And on the trees, there were at least a thousand archers. Not to mention if these soldiers were to surround them from all sides, whether they could escape or not. Just those archers alone would be enough to overwhelm them.

  She smiled coldly and waved her hand.

  For a moment, arrows rained down in a flurry. Nalan Xiong and Ye Hen dodged nimbly. However, the dense hail of arrows didn't leave them any space to hide. Ye Hen let out a stifled groan and fell to his knees.

  Nalan Xixi was shocked, swung his sword to block the incoming short arrows, walked to Ye Ying's side and pressed down on his vital points. Huangfu Ling's hidden arrow must have been poisoned.

  It was just a moment of carelessness. A dark arrow shot straight at Nalan Xiong's face. Nalan Xiong raised her head, and the short arrow had already flown to within inches of her brow.

  She felt a sudden emptiness in her heart. Just then, a strong gust of wind howled from afar.

  The sound of metal clashing and breaking rang in her ears. A broken arrow whizzed past her ear, brushing against the fluttering strands of hair. The strands fell off.

  Suddenly, the soldiers were in a state of panic. The bowmen on the trees were caught off guard and fell to the ground one after another. Everyone looked over and saw that all the bowmen who had fallen from the trees had lost their heads.

  They had long heard of such a terrifying skill. In the Luotian Imperial Palace, when hundreds of masters ambushed Nan Gongyu, it was this strange skill that killed more than half of them, ending in failure.

  "The army of Seongeum has arrived!" Suddenly, a soldier shouted from behind.

  The soldiers in front suddenly became disordered. Yuan Shuai shouted loudly: "Return to camp."

  The soldiers heard the words and rushed to the camp. At this time, several fast horses came from afar. Nalan Xian'er turned her head, her body suddenly light, and she was already on a fast horse. Behind her, an icy embrace wrapped around her.

  A cold voice with a hint of reproach. "Hurry up."

  After the disaster, I survived. Hearing such blame, Nalan Xianyu's eyes turned red. No words could be spoken.

  Just half a second later. Only half a second. She would have died under that short arrow. The arms behind her tightened a bit, wanting to give her some comfort. Nalan Xianyu didn't say a word.

  It's not like there was no harvest. This explains that Shangguan Qinyue is still alive. They really did deliver the person into her hands. Her sword didn't fall into Huangfu Ling's hands.

  The sky is slightly bright. A team of people just returned to Shengjin South Pass.

  Ye Hen was poisoned and fell into a coma. Nalan Xinnuo stayed up all night without sleep. Dugu Han was put to bed in his room by himself.

  Inside the camp tent, the generals of the South Gate were surrounding a map studying tactics. Seeing Dugu Han enter, they all paid their respects.

  Dugu Han sat in his wheelchair, with the White Tiger pushing him slowly forward. The wheelchair stopped in front of a map. Dugu Han gestured for the generals to take their seats. The generals took their seats, and among them, General Wu spoke up: "Your Highness, after the eight nations from Jiangnan came to attack last time, they have been holding back their troops without making a move, which is very strange. We suspect that someone might be using deceitful means to stir up trouble."

  "Even if no one provokes it, this battle is inevitable."

  Everyone looked at each other in dismay. General Wu asked: "Please instruct us, Your Highness."

  Dugu Hanshan fell silent for a moment. Under his calm and collected demeanor was a confident and composed mind. "As long as we take down the eight countries of Jiangnan, Sheng Jin can become the number one power in the world. We won't have to be restrained by Luo Tian anymore."

  Everyone in the room was shocked upon hearing this. It turned out to be so.

  No wonder he insisted on leading troops to support Luo Tian. It turned out that it was just to force Huangfu Ling to this step. However, this is also too much trouble. They now have an army of millions, why bother with such trouble.

  "But General Wu didn't understand, why go around in such a big circle, directly attack Luotian and then attack Lenovo, at that time Jiangnan eight countries will be in the bag."

  Dugu Cold shook his head. "Although Luotian's military strength is scattered, it cannot be underestimated. If I attack Luotian, Luotian will definitely form an alliance with Lianxiang to counter me. In this way, we will be at a disadvantage. Moreover, the Hu people of Mobei often invade our borders. If I take down Luotian first, I will have to disperse my troops to defend against the northern border of Mobei. In this way, attacking Lianxiang again will be difficult. However, if we take down the eight countries in Jiangnan first and then cut off Lianxiang's retreat route, giving them a fatal blow. In this way, we will have the greatest advantage."

  Everyone was amazed by his words. Huangfu Ling had never expected this. The mantis catches the cicada, and the oriole is behind. Their prince seemed to have no ambition at all. Although he had an army of one million, he was willing to be a minister. In fact, he had greater ambitions than anyone else.

  Seemingly passive, yet ultimately gaining control. The trend of the world can be decided by just one sentence from him.

  "But what about Nalan Xiong...?" General Wu was still uneasy about the queen of Beiluo Tian. Just now, he had heard that she had been seriously injured by a night raid. He worried that she might be a spy for Beiluo Tian and even more worried that the crown prince would fall into her trap.

  Dugu said calmly, "Now that the situation in Luotian is settled, the eight countries of Jiangnan are bound to lose. She just wants to take this opportunity to borrow Sheng Jin's hand and defeat Lianxiang, so that the world will be in a state of three kingdoms competing with each other. This way, she will have the chance to rest and recover, and then make further plans."

  Everyone nodded in agreement upon hearing this, and their admiration for Dugu Han deepened even further.

  They all knew he had deep feelings for Nalan Xingde. Just now, he learned that she was in danger and without saying a word, he rode his horse to rescue her personally. They were also worried that he would be enchanted by her, but it seemed they were overthinking.

  Like today's heavy rain. Everything is in his heart. He knows what he wants. Even more clearly what he should do.

  National hatred and family feud. Carved in bone and engraved on heart. They will never forget. And will never be forgotten.

  "Tomorrow at dawn, each camp will assemble and await orders." The cold and unyielding voice echoed in the tent. War was imminent. Saint Jin, this wounded lion had been asleep for too long. It's time to wake up.

  "Roger."