Chapter 266: Intercepting Grains

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

Tang Jinghong thought for a moment. “Okay, I’ll make arrangements immediately.”

After ten minutes, Tang Jinghong and Chu Qingzhi headed in the southwest direction. Tong Yujie and five secret guards split into three groups and went in the other three directions.

Before leaving, Chu Qingzhi gave each of them a spiritual whistle. Once they found traces and blew the whistle, she would know.

There were many mountains in the southwest, but the mountains were generally not high. They were only one to two hundred meters tall and were lush with vegetation. When one entered the mountains, they could easily hide.

The northern garrison did not lack weapons. The imperial court would allocate a portion every year. Only the secret soldiers were in need of weapons, so the weapons were definitely for secret soldiers.

To be honest, Tang Jinghong really wanted to meet the Lord of the Northern Border. His schemes showed that he was meticulous, brave, and resourceful. He was definitely not a foolhardy person and had a strategic mind.

After tracking for a while, they finally found something. However, it was not the weapons.

An army consisting of about 1,000 soldiers appeared in the dense forest ahead. They were transporting grains in a direction.

Tang Jinghong and Chu Qingzhi squatted in the grass and watched them. They did not act rashly for the time being.

A soldier ran up to the colonel in the lead and said, “Sir, we’ve been walking for six hours. Even if we can take it, the horses can’t. Sir, should we stop to take a break?”

The colonel looked at the scorching sun and ordered, “Rest here for an hour!”

“Thankyou, sir!”

The team stopped and the soldiers rested under the trees. From the looks of it, they were very tired.

One soldier patted the other on the shoulder. “Cheng San, let’s go get water.”

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Cheng San agreed readily. “Okay.”

The two of them entered the depth of the forest to find water

Chu Qingzhi and Tang Jinghong followed them and chose an opportunity to knock them out before dragging them far away.

Tang Jinghong tied the two of them up with vines and splashed water on one of them, the soldier called Cheng San.

Cheng San looked at the two of them and panicked. “Who are you? What do you want?”

Tang Jinghong took out his sword and placed it on Cheng San’s neck. “Answer a few of our questions and 1’11 let you live!”

Cheng San looked at Tang Jinghong and then at the cold sword. After realizing that he was at the mercy of the man in front of him, he nodded. “Ask away. I’ll tell you everything 1 know.”

Tang Jinghong asked, “Who asked you to transport the grains?”

Cheng San said, “The lord of the Northern Border.”

“Where to?”

“Si Ming Mountain. We are following the map he gave us. We’ve never been here.”

Si Ming Mountain?

Tang Jinghong took out the map that Ge Lihua and Tong Yujie had given him and found Si Ming Mountain on both of them.

He understood at a glance…

The Lord of the Northern Border was certain that he would mobilize troops from the nearest border garrison to fight him, and the Si Ming Mountain was a necessary path to the Northern Border.

There was a canyon in the middle of Si Ming Mountain. The canyon was very narrow and could only accommodate five horses walking side by side.

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It seemed that the Lord of the Northern Border wanted to launch a sneak attack here.

Once his sneak attack was successful, Tang Jinghong would lose a great number of men.

After Tang Jinghong understood what the other party was up to, his expression became extremely serious. “Qingzhi, I’ll go over and stop them. We can’t let the grains be transported over!”

Chu Qingzhi said, “I’ll go with you.”

A sword flew over from the side and pierced through the colonel’s neck. His eyes widened and he fell to the ground, dead.

The soldiers were stunned by this scene. Then, they drew their swords, looking around vigilantly.

“Who is it? Come out!”

Tang Jinghong walked out of the dense bush. His expression was cold and his aura was dignified. His eyes were cold and sharp. “Those who surrender will live, and those who don’t will die!”

When the soldiers saw that Chu Qingzhi and Tang Jinghong were alone, they were not afraid.

“How arrogant!” A soldier cursed. Then, he raised his weapon and rushed over.

At this moment, a leaf flew past with a swoosh. Then, the soldier stopped in his tracks and fell to the ground.

“You…” The soldiers behind the first soldier immediately retreated with terrified expressions.

“Are you that pair of brothers?”

The soldiers couldn’t help but take another step back in fear. They had heard of the two young heroes who upheld justice. They didn’t expect to meet them one day. In the blink of an eye, two soldiers had died under their hands.

Tang Jinghong looked at the soldier who spoke and said in an oppressive voice, “Congratulations, you guessed right. So, are you going to surrender? Or not?” A soldier asked in a trembling voice, “What if we don’t surrender?”

Tang Jinghong gave everyone a sweeping glance. His eyes were like an eagle searching for its prey. “Then all of you will die!”

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Clang. A soldier threw down his weapon. “My wife just gave birth to a son. 1 don’t want to die!”

Clang.

Clang.

In the end, all the soldiers threw away their weapons and knelt on one knee to express their sincerity in surrendering.

In fact, these soldiers were very confused. They were not prepared at all for the sudden battle. The thing was that they were just a group of farmers who were forcefully enlisted. They had not been trained at all and could not be considered real soldiers. If they were real soldiers, they would not surrender so easily. Even if they surrendered, they would fight to the end. They would not surrender without fighting!

Tang Jinghong said in a low voice, “Since you’ve surrendered, 1 won’t kill you. Pick up your weapons and continue on your way!”

A soldier asked, “Hero, where do you want us to go?”

Tang Jinghong took out the two maps and observed them for a while. “Go to Maiji Mountain!”

The terrain of Maiji Mountain was the most suitable for war. With his understanding of the fake Lord of the Northern Border, he would definitely choose this place.

The soldier immediately replied, “Yes, hero.”

Following Tang Jinghong, the transport team traveled to Maiji Mountain. On the way, Tang Jinghong called a secret guard and sent a letter to Fang Yuchen, who was coming over to his aid with troops, asking him not to cross the canyon for the time being.

Tang Jinghong prayed that the letter would be delivered in time.

Si Ming Mountain.

In the tent, the fake Lord of the Northern Border called his deputy general over. “Go and see why the grains haven’t arrived yet.”

The deputy general received the order. “Yes, Your Highness.”

The grains were supposed to arrive yesterday, but it was still nowhere to be seen. Something must have happened. n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

The fake Lord of the Northern Border felt uneasy.

A soldier came in and reported, “Your Highness, we saw Fang Yuchen’s army!”

The fake Lord of the Northern Border immediately walked out of the tent and walked towards the top of Si Ming Mountain, looking in the direction of the border.

In that direction, there was a group of troops that looked like a long dragon. They were holding the military flag with “Fang” written on it and advancing at high speed.

“You’re finally here!” The fake Lord of the Northern Border’s deep eyes were filled with excitement. “Tang Jinghong, today, 1’11 teach you a lesson for entering my territory..”

Chapter 267: Killing the Heir

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

On the way to Maiji Mountain, Chu Qingzhi suddenly heard the sound of a spiritual whistle being blown. She immediately told Tang Jinghong, “There’s news from Tong Yujie.”

When Tang Jinghong heard this, he heaved a sigh of relief. “Qingzhi, 1 have something to ask of you.”

Chu Qingzhi blinked. “What is it?”

Tang Jinghong looked down at Chu Qingzhi, his eyes filled with reluctance. “There aren’t enough people here. Can you help me transport the grains to Maiji Mountain? 1’11 go to Tong Yujie’s place to take a look.”

“Of course.” Chu Qingzhi agreed without hesitation. “1 promise to complete the mission!”

Tang Jinghong went forward and hugged Chu Qingzhi. His heart ached and he felt apologetic. “Qingzhi, it’s been hard on you.”

Chu Qingzhi patted Tang Jinghong’s back gently and said with a smile, “Go quickly. It’s just a small matter.”

Tang Jinghong let go of Chu Qingzhi. “Then I’m leaving.”

Chu Qingzhi nodded. “Go.”

Tang Jinghong gave some things to Chu Qingzhi, then rode his fast horse in Tong Yujie’s direction.

Chu Qingzhi watched him leave before continuing on her way.

After Tang Jinghong left, some people started to become restless. They kept muttering something behind her.

When Chu Qingzhi turned around and looked at them, they immediately stopped muttering. However, Chu Qingzhi didn’t mind. As long as they transported the grains obediently, she could not be bothered to know what they were talking about.

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After a while, Cheng San ran over. “Hero, we’re tired. Can we rest for a while?”

They had just rested, and now they wanted to rest again. Did they think she was easy to bully? Chu Qingzhi turned to look at Cheng San and said slowly, “1 can let you rest forever. Do you want it?”

Cheng San was stunned. Just as he was about to agree, he realized that something was wrong. “What do you mean?”

Chu Qingzhi’s eyes darkened as she slapped Cheng San.

Cheng San was immediately sent flying. He crashed into a thick tree behind him before stopping and falling to the ground. The leaves fell like rain, as if expressing sympathy.

Everyone was dumbfounded.

How strong was this person’s martial arts to be able to send someone flying with a single palm strike?

Cheng San fell to the ground. After a while, he coughed and spat out a mouthful of blood.

After that, everyone became obedient.

Chu Qingzhi ordered, “Continue walking!”

“Yes,” everyone said in unison.

Two soldiers ran over to help Cheng San up and walked slowly behind the team. They looked at Chu Qingzhi with fear.

They finally realized that the person who could cause chaos in the northern border was not to be underestimated.

In the northern border city.

“I heard that the First Prince will be tried today and many people are going to see the trial.”

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“The First Prince? Are you kidding?”

“I’m not kidding. I’m going over to see as well. Do you want to join me?”

“Of course. The First Prince has done all kinds of evil. It’s too satisfying to see him brought to justice.”

“Don’t get your hopes up. After all, he’s the heir. With the Lord of the Northern Border’s protection, he might get away with it again. Perhaps the governor is just going through the motions.”

“That can’t be!”

“Let’s wait and see.”

The citizens of the northern border city discussed as they gathered at the government office.

Li Yuanshao deliberately spread the news that Li Yuan’an would be tried. He wanted to use this opportunity to give people hope.

At this moment, the outside of the government office was surrounded by commoners.

In the court, there were people kneeling on the ground. Among them, Li Yuan’an was the most special one. He was shameless and refused to speak. As long as he didn’t admit it, they couldn’t do anything to him.

The governor slapped the table and shouted, “Li Yuan’an, do you plead guilty?”

Li Yuan’an looked at the middle-aged couple who were kneeling on the side and crying. He refused to admit it. “What crime have 1 committed? They’re all false accusations!”

The governor looked at Li Yuan’an. “Bring me the evidence.”

The constables immediately carried a few women’s corpses over. A constable walked in with a tray with women’s accessories.

The governor said to the couple, “Look, is this your daughter’s?”

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The couple immediately looked over. When they saw the accessories, they lowered their heads and cried. “It belongs to our daughter. Sir, please seek justice for our daughter!”

“I will handle this case impartially.” The governor looked at Li Yuan’an. “Li Yuan’an, these things were found in your room. Do you have anything to say?”

Li Yuan’an was caught off guard and couldn’t think of an excuse, but it didn’t stop him from being shameless. “Even if it was found in my room, so what?”

The governor said, “Li Yuan’an, these are the accessories of the dead girls. They’re in your room now?”

Li Yuan’an retorted. “Could it be that they were left in my room by someone else to frame me?”

The governor shouted, “Bring the people in!”

The constable cupped his hands and brought the servants in.

A few servants immediately knelt down. “Greetings, my lord!”

When Li Yuan’an saw them, his expression changed slightly. “Why are you here?”

The servants immediately bowed to Li Yuan’an in fear. “Prince, you can’t hide what you did anymore. We have nightmares every day because we helped you. Can you just admit it?”

Li Yuan’an roared, “What are you talking about? What did 1 do?”

A servant said, “Those girls were captured by you and violated. They couldn’t stand the humiliation. Some committed suicide, and some were accidentally killed by you in their struggles. Just admit it!”

Li Yuan’an sat down dejectedly. These servants were all close to him. They knew very well what he had done. Was he really going to be beheaded in public today?

No, he wouldn’t accept this.

“My father is the Lord of the Northern Border. What’s wrong with me killing a few people? How dare you kill me? When my father comes back, he’ll definitely kill your entire family.”

If he had said this before Li Yuanshao came to him, it would have been a little intimidating. But now, the governor was not afraid at all. “The prince has admitted to the crimes he committed. That son of heaven is guilty of the same crime as the common people. Someone, drag him out and behead him at noon!” Li Yuan’an panicked. “How dare you!”

The governor gave the order. “Take him away!”

Li Yuan’an widened his eyes in disbelief. “No, that’s impossible!”

The northern border belonged to his father. As long as his father was around, his father would clean up the mess for him no matter what he did. No one dared to say no to him or disrespect him. How dare the governor threaten to kill him?

“My father won’t let you off!” n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

The constables went forward to hold Li Yuan’an down. This person’s death would do justice to the dead, some of whom were the constables’ fellow villagers. Therefore, they were especially proactive..

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Chapter 268: Encountering the Garrison

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

Li Yuan’an struggled and refused to accept his fate. “Let go of me. If you dare to kill me, my father will rip you apart.”

As he cursed, he was shackled and thrown into the prison cart.

There were more and more people watching, and it felt like the street was busier than during festivals.

Li Yuanshao arrived at the tallest teahouse in the city. From here, he could see the execution platform at the market. He had already reserved a private room and was waiting to watch.

Yang Jingwen pushed the door open and entered the private room. “Yuanshao, is this considered one of your wishes fulfilled?”

In front of the window, Li Yuanshao stood with his hands behind his back. His snow-colored robe outlined his cold and noble side. The aura of a delicate and weak flower was getting fainter. “Li Yuan’an is not dead yet.”

Yang Jingwen walked over and stood side by side with Li Yuanshao. She looked in the direction of the execution platform and said, “It’s just a matter of time.” Li Yuanshao raised his beautiful eyebrows slightly. “If the head hasn’t fallen to the ground, there are still variables.”

Yang Jingwen retracted her gaze and looked at the handsome and noble man beside her. “Yuanshao, what do you plan to do next?”

Li Yuanshao said concisely, “Wait.”

Yang Jingwen was puzzled. “Wait for what?”

Li Yuanshao did not want to reveal too much. “You’ll know when the time comes.”

Yang Jingwen turned to look at the execution platform. “Yuanshao, you’ll get what you want.”

After a moment, Li Yuanshao said, “I hope so.”

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On the street, the prison cart was getting closer and closer to the execution platform. Li Yuan’an was making more and more noise, and he was getting more and more afraid…

“Let go of me, let go of me!”

“You can’t kill me. I’m the heir and the prince!”

“I won’t let you off!”

While Li Yuan’an was cursing, the prison cart finally arrived at the execution platform. He was roughly taken out and thrown on the platform.

Li Yuan’an looked up at the people around him. All of them wanted him dead. Why? Why?

“Li Yuan’an, do you have any last words?”

The governor looked around, wondering if that pair of brothers were around.

The previous governor was beheaded on the execution platform. Now that he had brought the First Prince to justice, would he also end up like his predecessor?

He was a little nervous.

“No, you can’t…” Li Yuan’an’s eyes were bloodshot. The fear in his heart had reached its peak. All the things he had done in his life kept flashing in his mind, but in the end, they all turned into darkness.

Li Yuan’an’s head rolled on the ground, leaving a trail of blood. His eyes were wide open and he died with endless grievances.

When the onlookers saw this scene, they cheered. Li Yuan’an used his status as the heir to kidnap innocent girls, and he also robbed people’s shops. He never paid for food in restaurants and beat up anyone he disliked. Now that Li Yuan’an’s head was on the ground, everyone was excited. It was simply awesome!

When Li Yuanshao saw this, his clenched fists slowly relaxed. He closed his eyes and let out a long breath. The resentment and hatred that had accumulated in his heart for so many years seemed to have dissipated at this moment.

As Li Yuan’an’s head fell to the ground, many things in the northern border city changed quietly. The most obvious thing was that the northern border city seemed to be even more lively.

Tong Yujie intercepted a batch of weapons at Jiuhua Mountain.

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This mountain was only half a day’s journey away from Si Ming Mountain. If they were a step late, the weapons would have been transported to Si Ming Mountain.

These weapons were not swords but arrowheads. There were a total of five boxes with about 5,000 arrowheads.

Tong Yujie saw Tang Jinghong and quickly went up to him. “General!”

Tang Jinghong nodded at him. “Let me take a look at the weapons first.”

Tong Yujie and the secret guards quickly opened the boxes. There were boxes of arrows neatly placed inside. The arrows were sharp and brand new.

Tang Jinghong picked up an arrow from the box and looked at it. The arrowhead was neither light nor heavy. It was very even. The tip of the arrowhead was long and extremely sharp. It was better than the one made by the Imperial Court.

It seemed that the Lord of the Northern Border was also talented in this aspect!

“Yujie, go and get some people to transport these arrowheads to Maiji Mountain!”

“Yes, General.”

Si Ming Mountain.

The secret guard walked into the tent anxiously. “Your Highness, an urgent letter!” Nôv(el)B\\jnn

The fake Lord of the Northern Border immediately took out the letter from the envelope and read it. As he read, his face turned ashen and the anger in his chest burned. “Tang Jinghong, I’m irreconcilable with you!”

The letter said that the grains had been hijacked by Tang Jinghong and his secret guards.

Previously, Tang Jinghong caught Qin Yajun and Qin Fengnian, causing him to not be able to continue pretending. Now, Tang Jinghong hijacked his grains, making food a problem for his army. He wished he could cut Tang Jinghong into pieces!

“Your Highness, what should we do now?”

“Send people to get the grains back! Oh right, which direction did they take the grains?”

“Maiji Mountain!”

The fake Lord of the Northern Border’s eyes narrowed. As expected of a divine general. He chose Maiji Mountain instead of so many other mountains. “Go, tell the troops to accelerate their march to Maiji Mountain and occupy that place before Tang Jinghong.”

“Yes, Your Highness.”

As soon as this secret guard left, another secret guard came over. “Your Highness, I have something to report!”

The fake Lord of the Northern Border shouted, “Speak!”

The secret guard knelt on one knee. “The First Prince has been beheaded in public.”

The fake Lord of the Northern Border was stunned for a moment before returning to normal. The death of a good-for-nothing whose mind was filled with women was not important. “Did anything else happen in the Northern Border City?”

“The Seventh Prince is no longer as weak as before. He’s getting tougher now!”

“Has he been hiding all this time?” The fake Lord of the Northern Border was silent for a moment. He did not care about this. When he defeated Tang Jinghong, the Northern Border would still be his. These people were all ants in front of him. “Go to the city to collect grains and transport them to Maiji Mountain immediately.”

“Yes, Your Highness.”

The fake Lord of the Northern Border came to the top of the mountain and looked at the approaching enemy army with a smile. This seemed to soften the scar on his face, but there was a cold killing intent under his smile.

“Tang Jinghong, can your letter be delivered in time?”

When the entire army was resting, Chu Qingzhi, who was sitting on a large rock, suddenly heard countless footsteps.

She immediately flew to the top of the mountain…

Over there in the next mountain, a large army was marching in the direction of Meiji Mountain.

“It’s indeed the army of the Lord of the Northern Border. Given how orderly the march is, it should be the garrison troops.”

“I didn’t expect to run into the garrison troops here.”

“Is there any way to stop them?”

Suddenly, Chu Qingzhi clapped her hands. “There is!”

She took out a jade flute from her sleeve and played a beast taming tune. The tune was hurried and rough.

Rings of spiritual light flew out of the jade flute, interweaving with some incomprehensible patterns that quickly spread into the air..

Chapter 269: Beaten into Submission

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

As the sound of the flute spread, movements came from the depths of the forest.

Sometimes, the ground would tremble slightly.

The general of the garrison was called Gou Fangzhou. He was burly and had a serious expression. His voice was deep as he ordered, “Be on guard!”

All the soldiers immediately pulled out their sabers and looked around warily with their backs facing each other…

The leaves and grass in the forest kept swaying. There was no wind now, so it was obvious that something was moving under it. However, they did not see anything. Looking at this scene, everyone held their breaths.

The atmosphere became more and more tense, and everyone felt cold sweat break out on their back.

“Hiss…” Multi-colored snakes slithered up and bit at the soldiers. Their open mouths and sharp fangs were terrifying.

“Howl…” Wolves leaped up and pounced the soldiers to the ground.

“Roar…” A few tigers brandished their claws.

“Roar…” Several bears kicked the soldiers to the ground and stepped on them.

“All…” The soldiers screamed. Some people were bitten by snakes, some by wolves, some by tigers, and some by bears. The scene instantly became chaotic…

Gou Fangzhou swung his spear and cut a snake in half. Looking at this chaotic scene, he frowned deeply.

The battle between humans and animals lasted for about fifteen minutes.

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It was not that Chu Qingzhi had decided to spare the soldiers, but that she was surrounded by some killers.

Seeing the killers, the soldiers in the transport team immediately hid to the side, indicating that they had nothing to do with Chu Qingzhi. Hence, Chu Qingzhi was surrounded by the killers alone.

She glanced at the killers surrounding her. There were a total of ten of them. This was a piece of cake for her. She smiled and slowly pulled out a white whip from her sleeve. With a swing…

In an instant, three killers died. They only saw a silver line flash in front of them before they felt a pain in their bodies and fell to the ground!

Seeing this, the other killers could not help but feel terrified. They immediately raised their swords and surrounded Chu Qingzhi.

In Chu Qingzhi’s eyes, their movements were as slow as a snail.

She lashed her whip a total of four times, and all the killers… were wiped out.

“Gulp…”

“Gulp…”

“Gulp…”

The soldiers stared blankly at the ordinary-looking young man in front of them and kept swallowing their saliva. What material was the whip made of? How skillful was his martial arts to be able to kill a few killers with one whip?

Chu Qingzhi looked at the soldiers and swung the whip fiercely. The sound of the air being torn apart sent a chill down everyone’s spine, making them feel terrified.

Some soldiers actually knelt down and cried in fear. “Hero, well follow your lead from now on!” Nôv(el)B\\jnn

Chu Qingzhi didn’t know what to say.

She was just stretching her muscles and didn’t deliberately scare them. Was she that scary?

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“Weren’t you guys hiding far away just now?”

“We’re just timid. Please don’t lower yourself to our level. Next time, well definitely stand in front of you and take the blows for you.”

Chu Qingzhi couldn’t be bothered to waste breath on these people. If they were brave, they wouldn’t have surrendered to her in the first place.

“Let’s go!”

“Yes, yes, yes, right away!” A group of soldiers ran over in a hurry to carry the grains and continued to advance towards Maiji Mountain.

On the other side, Gou Fangzhou’s soldiers were in a sorry state. Many of them were injured. Only when the animals left for a long time did they reorganize themselves and continue advancing. By rough estimation, they had been delayed for at least half a day.

Gou Fangzhou was furious. He had been in the army for decades, but he had never encountered such a situation. Were the animals in the mountains crazy?

In fact, they were all very confused, but they were destined to not get an answer.

A secret guard landed behind Tang Jinghong. “General, a letter from the queen of An Huai Kingdom.”

Tang Jinghong immediately took the letter.

The letter said, “General Tang, please protect Yun Hua. As long as Yun Hua is fine, I can agree to any conditions. Also, General Tang, don’t worry. I guarantee that no one from the An Huai Kingdom will send troops.”

This was good news. Tang Jinghong felt a little relieved.

At the same time, the fake Lord of the Northern Border received a letter from the king of An Huai Kingdom. “Due to unexpected circumstances, I’m left with no choice but to break the promise. Please forgive me for not being able to send troops to help you.”

The fake Lord of the Northern Border slammed the letter on the table angrily. “You went back on your word! It’s no wonder you can’t even deal with a woman. A man like you is not qualified to rule a kingdom!”

In the northern border city.

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The shopkeeper of the grain store secretly looked for Li Yuanshao. “Master, many people suddenly came to the city to buy grains. They didn’t even bargain about the price. They only said that they wanted as many as we have.”

Li Yuanshao looked at the letter that Tang Jinghong had written to him. “The Lord of the Northern Border is preparing to rebel.”

“We’re not selling it. Also, go get the grains in our warehouse and transport them to General Tang.”

The shopkeeper cupped his hands. “Yes, Master. I’ll arrange it immediately.”

As soon as the shopkeeper left, Yang Jingwen walked out from the shadows. “Yuanshao, leave this to me.”

“You haven’t recovered from your injuries yet. Rest well.” Li Yuanshao was extremely vigilant and couldn’t trust Yang Jingwen entirely. Although there was a lot going on between the two of them lately, it was too sudden and made him suspect that Yang Jingwen could potentially be a spy.

Yang Jingwen’s eyes dimmed. “Then at least let me do something for you, Ok?”

Li Yuanshao thought for a moment and said, “If you insist, help me investigate the situation of the northern garrison.”

Yang Jingwen agreed. “Okay.”

Li Yuanshao watched her leave in a daze. He felt that he could not see through her. He felt that she was covered in a veil. He could see her, but he could not see her clearly.

The terrain of Maiji Mountain was very flat, and the foot of the mountain was like a plain. It was covered in a thick layer of grass. Now that the two armies had yet to arrive, standing among the grass, one felt a sense of tranquility when a gentle breeze blew past their face.

Tang Jinghong asked the secret guards to find a place to hide the arrowheads first. It was still uncertain who would arrive first. If it was the other party, the arrowheads would definitely be snatched away.

After hiding the arrowheads, Tang Jinghong arranged for Tong Yujie to keep an eye on them. The other secret guards went to investigate the fake Lord of the Northern Border, while he went to meet up with Chu Qingzhi.

However, Chu Qingzhi was about to arrive too. Now, the soldiers were respectful and afraid of her. They would do whatever she said. No one dared to say no.

“Xiao Qing!” Tang Jinghong landed in front of Chu Qingzhi with a food box in his hand. “Eat something.”

Chu Qingzhi was hungry. When she saw Tang Jinghong appear with food, she was very surprised.

The two of them walked to the side and found a stone to use as a table. Tang Jinghong took out the food one by one. “Eat. It’s all prepared for you.”

Chu Qingzhi asked with concern, “Have you eaten?”

Tang Jinghong nodded with a smile in his eyes… He felt happy whenever he was with Qingzhi. “Yes, don’t worry about me. Hurry up and eat.”

“I’ll eat then.” Chu Qingzhi sat down cross-legged and enjoyed the cool mountain breeze as she slowly ate..

Chapter 270: First Victory

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

Si Ming Mountain.

The scout returned and entered the tent. “General Fang, there’s a canyon ahead… If the Lord of the Northern Border ambushes us in the canyon, we will suffer heavy losses.”

Fang Yuchen, who was sitting behind the table, looked at the map and frowned. “This canyon is a muss pass. We have to go through it.”

Deputy General Gao, who was standing at the side, said, “General, we can first check if there are any ambushes around before deciding on the next plan.”

Deputy General Chen said, “That’s right, General. The canyon is a little far from the northern border city. The Lord of the Northern Border might not be able to transfer troops over so quickly. Let’s confirm it first.”

Deputy General Lan said, “General, General Tang wants us to reach Maiji Mountain in two days. Otherwise, Maiji Mountain will be occupied by the soldiers of the northern border and we’ll lose the advantage.”

Deputy General Zhao said, “The most important thing now is to figure out how to pass through Si Ming Mountain safely. As long as we meet up with General Tang, even if we lose the advantage, we still have the strength to take it back.”

Deputy General Gao nodded in agreement. “That’s true.”

A secret guard walked in. “General Fang, a letter from General Tang.”

Fang Yuchen immediately took the letter, which said, “General Fang, there will definitely be soldiers from the Lord of the Northern Border ambushing on Si Ming Mountain. These soldiers are all his secret soldiers. There are about 100,000 of them. Be careful.”

After Fang Yuchen read the letter, he was relieved. He immediately gathered his subordinates and began to make arrangements.

The fake Lord of the Northern Border stood on Si Ming Mountain and looked at Fang Yuchen’s camp. “It’s been a day. Why aren’t they continuing on the march.”

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Tang Jianying said, “Your Highness, he must have been informed that there is an ambush in the canyon.”

The fake Lord of the Northern Border sneered. “If they back off just because we are ambushing here, they might as well disband on the spot. A bunch of cowards.”

Tang Jianying said, “Your Highness, we can’t continue like this. I think we should take the initiative.”

The fake Lord of the Northern Border pondered. “Elaborate on that.”

Tang Jianying said, “I think they probably think we won’t dare to strike first. Then we’ll do the opposite and give them a surprise attack!”

The fake Lord of the Northern Border fell silent. Now that he was well-prepared, he was perfectly able to take this risk.

Having made up his mind, he immediately returned and began to make arrangements.

The tranquil atmosphere of Si Ming Mountain was gradually replaced by a cold and murderous atmosphere.

Tang Jinghong unfolded the letter sent by the secret guard. It said, “Hero, Li Yuan’an has been beheaded for murder. Will you fulfill your promise now?”

He handed the letter to Chu Qingzhi. “Qingzhi, look.”

Chu Qingzhi took the letter and read it. She said, “You can tell him your true identity now.”

Tang Jinghong nodded. “I’ve already prepared the letter. He’ll understand after reading it.”

Tang Jinghong handed the letter to the secret guard and asked him to send it to Li Yuanshao as soon as possible. He hoped that Li Yuanshao could seize this opportunity to control the northern border city. This was a rare opportunity.

The night was strangely quiet and dark. Other than the scattered starlight in the sky, it was almost pitch-black everywhere.

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Suddenly, a shout was heard, “Charge!”

The northern border soldiers lying in the grass immediately rushed into Fang Yuchen’s camp.

At the same time, Fang Yuchen’s soldiers had already snuck up to the camp of the northern border army from behind Si Ming Mountain.

Fang Yuchen brought 150,000 soldiers this time and sent 30,000 soldiers to launch a sneak attack on the camp of the northern border army.

The Lord of the Northern Border had 100,000 secret soldiers and sent 30,000 to attack Fang Yuchen’s camp.

Lights lit up the military camp, and shouts resounded through the sky. The collision of swords and sabers produced a series of sparks, and the sound of arrows tearing through the air was nonstop…

The military camp of both sides fell into chaos.

Deputy General Gao rushed into Fang Yuchen’s tent. “General, the soldiers from the northern border are here to ambush us. What should we do next?”

“This is a good opportunity!” Fang Yuchen gave the order to kill all the soldiers from the northern border. Then, they would quickly pass through the canyon.

As long as they passed through the canyon, they would no longer be at a disadvantage.

At the military camp of the northern border. Nôv(el)B\\jnn

“Your Highness, Fang Yuchen has sent soldiers to launch a sneak attack on us!”

“Kill them all.”

“Yes.”

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The Lord of the Northern Border did not expect Fang Yuchen to make this move.

He was so focused on dealing with the sneak attack that he didn’t notice Fang Yuchen leading his troops into the canyon.

By the time he noticed it, Fang Yuchen was already on the other side of the canyon and had led his troops to charge into his camp.

“Charge!” After Fang Yuchen’s troops passed through the canyon, they killed their way into the northern border’s military camp from the front.

The Lord of the Northern Border was caught off guard.

“Pass down the order, face the enemy head-on and make sure none of them can leave alive.”

“Kill!!!”

The soldiers of the northern border didn’t expect the situation to become like this. In their hearts, they were the ones who had the upper hand, but in the blink of an eye, they were surrounded. This caused the morale to plummet greatly.

As for Fang Yuchen’s soldiers, they were already infuriated by the rebellion. Their morale soared when they killed the rebels. Soon, the soldiers of the Northern Border were at a disadvantage.

The battle lasted until the latter half of the night. The Lord of the Northern Border could not hold on anymore and ordered the retreat. Both sides suffered casualties. Strictly speaking, it was a draw. However, Fang Yuchen had obtained a lot of spoils of war and it was considered a victory.

On a nearby mountaintop, the Lord of the Northern Border looked at Fang Yuchen’s army and gritted his teeth in anger. Fang Yuchen, I won’t let you off!

Chu Qingzhi and Tang Jinghong stood on a mountaintop near Maiji Mountain and looked in the direction of the border.

Chu Qingzhi said, “Jinghong, can General Fang successfully come to Maiji Mountain?”

“General Fang has rich combat experience. There’s no problem.” Tang Jinghong was only 50% confident. After all, he had never fought the fake Lord of the Northern Border and did not know the combat style of the other party very well.

“By the way, Jinghong, there’s something 1 haven’t told you…” Chu Qingzhi told him about her using the animals to stall Gou Fangzhou for a long time.

When Tang Jinghong heard this, he was indescribably excited and glad. “Qingzhi, the fake Lord of the Northern Border would never have thought that there would be a problem with his garrison army. I originally thought that the garrison army would reach Maiji Mountain first, but from the looks of it, that might not be the case.”

Chu Qingzhi smiled. “They’re unlucky to have met me.”

Tang Jinghong said, “If General Fang hasn’t arrived by noon, I’ll go and help him.”

Chu Qingzhi reached out and grabbed Tang Jinghong’s hand. “I’ll go with you.”

Tang Jinghong nodded. “Okay..”