After a period of silence, Xing Maozhi sighed softly.

"During this period, the visitors are all important figures, and there is no place for us to show our abilities. If that is what you mean, Great Elder, then I thank you in advance. My muscles will become rusty if I don't exercise for a long time."

He stood up, crossed his fingers and moved them, making a "crackling" sound.

The Great Elder Nan Gu's hands and feet became cold, and his whole body began to tremble.

"You guys, take him to another place first and let the Great Elder familiarize himself with the methods that will be used on him. Don't pick on the bloody ones. The Great Elder is old and might faint from fright."

The jailers laughed softly in understanding, and the Great Elder felt a chill in his heart.

…

Southern Gu.

"These past few days, those people seem to be unable to calm down again."

Hu Yue, who had just returned from patrol, looked at Hu Renli seriously. "They gave me a very strange feeling. I can't put my finger on it, but it was just a chilling feeling."

Hu Renli's mouth twitched slightly: "Are Gongta and the others still behaving well?"

"Just stay inside the house with his grandson and do whatever he's told to do."

There was something ambiguous about these words, and Hu Renli couldn't help but look at her. Hu Yue realized it belatedly and hurriedly waved her hands: "No, no, no, that's not what I meant. I definitely didn't resort to lynching."

Hu Renli sighed softly, "I wonder if the Nan Gu people are getting impatient, or if it's one of the smaller nations nearby who's trying to get a piece of the action."

"Pass the order down, everyone be alert, report anything that seems amiss!"

Hu Yue responded and couldn't help but ask, "Dad, is there still no news from over there? It's been so long. Should we continue to guard or send someone over? Why is there no definite news?"

"Why are you worrying so much?" Hu Renli glanced at her and said, "Before any news comes, just do your part."

Hu Yue said "oh" in dissatisfaction.

At the same time, the emperor was discussing the Nan Gu incident with his court officials.

"Your Majesty, in my opinion, those who are not of our race must have different hearts. Although from the war, the people of Nan Gu and even the Nan Gu army don't care much about Nan Gu, they are still Nan Gu people after all. If we send a few people who don't understand Gu insects, there is no guarantee that they will become disloyal and cause trouble."

The direction of his words was very clear. Jiang Kang'an stepped forward and said, "Master Wu, this is wrong. If the character of a country's people cannot be reflected in war, then when will it be reflected?"

"What's more, General Hu Renli and his daughter Hu Yue, who are currently stationed in Nan Gu, are exactly the people that Lord Wu mentioned who don't understand Gu."

"If you don't understand, then go and learn. If you have to understand everything before you do it, then may I ask, sir, are you born knowing how to lead troops in battle?"

Lord Wu's face turned pale and blue after what he said.

The emperor burst out laughing.

After some discussion, the emperor decided on the candidates to go to Nan Gu, and only Jiang Kang'an was left.

His expression had lost its smile. "There has been no news from the Mobei battlefield for a long time. I'm worried something has happened. Wen Jing is familiar with Mobei, so let him leave as soon as possible."

This matter was of great importance, so Jiang Kangan did not refuse and agreed to it.

Normally, the emperor should have let Jiang Kang'an leave after he finished speaking, but Jiang Kang'an waited for a long time and didn't hear the emperor's voice, so he couldn't help but raise his head.

The emperor's face was filled with confusion. He opened his mouth, wanting to speak but stopping himself. After a long while, Jiang Kang'an finally heard him mumble, "Tell Wen Jing to bring Lingyu with him."

Take Xiao Lingyu with you?

Jiang Kangan could hardly suppress the surprise in his eyes.

He said okay and turned around hurriedly.

What does this mean, Your Majesty?

Did he abandon Xiao Lingyu or not?

…

Mobei, Qingxi Valley.

As early as the day before the battle in Nan Gu, the battle in Qingxi Valley also broke out. Since they couldn't get through, they used long-range attacks.

The effect was very significant, but the other two tribes also joined in, and the battle became tense.

Compared to everyone's regret, He Yanting, who had already known the news in advance, was very calm at the moment. What puzzled him was why there was no reply to the letters sent to Nan Gu and Tianqi in so many days?

They were too busy attacking the city to deal with it before, and now that the two of them had joined, it just gave them a chance to breathe. He Yanting tapped the table with his slender fingers and looked at Yang Wu: "Go check it out, there's something wrong with this."

"What's wrong? Isn't Tianqi's letter here?"

Yang Wu put his legs on the chair. He had been exercising a lot in the past few days, and his legs were sore.

"The letter was delivered, but not a single word in it made sense."

He Yanting narrowed his eyes and said softly.

The nonchalant expression on Yang Wu's face also disappeared. The harm of receiving false information and making wrong judgments was self-evident.

He retracted his legs: "Okay, just wait, I will find out everything for you!"

…

"Zhiyu, behind me!"

His actions were faster than his thoughts. By the time Jiang Zhiyu came to his senses, the gun had already blown the head of the zombie behind him.

When Jiang Zhiyu got back into the car, she was greeted with a slap in the face.

"Why are you just daydreaming at that moment? You're killing yourself!"

The woman holding the dagger had eyes that seemed to be spitting fire, and it looked like she wanted to hit Jiang Zhiyu a few more times.

The others in the car quickly stopped her.

"Forget it."

"That's right, forget it, Second Sister. Zhiyu just recovered from her illness, so it's inevitable that she's in a trance. I said we shouldn't rush to bring her out. Let her rest for a while."

"What's the point of taking care of yourself?! There are more and more zombies, and the base is about to fall! Will the zombies stop biting you just because you're sick? Does this thing affect the taste?!"

Despite saying so, the woman known as the Second Sister still sat down next to Jiang Zhiyu, rubbed the spot where she had hit her, and continued, "The Zombie King has disappeared, but these zombies are still going strong! They're even attacking more fiercely. Are they all rushing to reincarnate?!"

Jiang Zhiyu's sensitive nerves twitched: "You said, the Zombie King is missing?"

"Yes," the second sister withdrew her hand and thought for a moment: "Come to think of it, it seems to be the day you fell into a coma."

Jiang Zhiyu's grip tightened.

What a coincidence?

…

Yang Wu was extremely efficient. He managed to bring the man back in just half a day, near nightfall.

"When I went over there, this guy was shooting at pigeons."

He grabbed the teacup on the table and took two gulps.

The soldier knelt on the ground, his body trembling, "General, spare my life, General, spare my life!"

"Spare my life?" Yang Wu chuckled as if he had heard something extremely ridiculous. "You've been with the army for many years, so I don't need to repeat the consequences. You've made such a serious mistake, and you still expect to be spared? It's a blessing from your ancestors that you've been spared!"

He Yanting lowered his eyelashes slightly: "Who ordered you to do this?"

The soldier trembled in fear and did not answer. Yang Wu let out a light click, and a flash of sword light appeared. One of the man's fingers was broken off!

"Four more times."