Shen Xu left all the guards to Song Lin and ordered them to evacuate with Song Lin no matter what if they could not hold on.

And she, with Pei Zhiyuan alone, went deep into the northern Xue army camp.

A narrow escape from death.

When they arrived at the gate of the enemy's front-line camp, hundreds of bows and arrows were aimed at them.

Pei Zhiyuan stood beside the carriage and shouted, "The imperial envoys Pei Zhiyuan and Shen Xiu are here to visit our commander, General Xue Yan!"

After a while, a group of soldiers came out of the military camp, holding bows, crossbows and spears, and surrounded their carriages.

The leader was a bearded man with one blind eye. Without saying a word, he ordered his men to tie them up and take them into the camp.

They searched Pei Zhiyuan for weapons and tied him up immediately.

Pei Zhiyuan watched anxiously as they roughly dragged Shen Xu out of the carriage, with several soldiers whistling offensively.

"The imperial court has sent people. Is the little emperor afraid? Bringing a beauty here is not enough for our 400,000 brothers. If you want to surrender, you must show sincerity."

A few impatient ones had already taken action, pushing and shoving their way forward to touch her face.

"Stop!" Pei Zhiyuan shouted anxiously, "She is the eldest daughter of your Xue family!"

The bearded leader was stunned upon hearing this and quickly stopped the others from engaging in indecent behavior. Pei Zhiyuan continued, "Miss Xue beheaded the Imperial Preceptor in Rock City. The head is in the carriage. Old Qian should have written to General Xue long ago!"

Two soldiers brought up a box, opened it, and inside was the head of the imperial teacher.

"It's really the leader of this bastard, it's really the leader of this bastard!" The surrounding soldiers were all in an uproar and started talking.

Some people breathed a sigh of relief, some were ecstatic, and some became panicked.

Now that the Imperial Master has been eliminated, the Northern Army's southern expedition will be without justification.

To continue fighting would be treason and a desperate resistance.

However, after finally winning consecutive victories over the royal army, they only needed to capture Xiangyang Ridge to attack Huanglong and achieve their eternal cause.

By then everyone will be a founding hero and have achieved great success.

Pei Zhiyuan continued, "We are here on behalf of the imperial court. We are going to see General Xue to discuss important matters."

The bearded man in the lead thought for a moment. At this moment, the Northern Army was at its peak and was about to defeat the royal army in one fell swoop. Any hesitant decision now would bring disaster to Xue's army.

How can we easily let these two people meet the general? If they shake the morale of the army, we will not be able to bear the responsibility.

He shouted and ordered, "Catch him!"

Pei Zhiyuan quickly said: "Who dares? She is the eldest daughter of the Xue family."

"What proof do you have? Who knows if you are pretending to be me?"

Shen Xu took out the badge given by Ah Hu from his sleeve pocket and said, "I am the eldest daughter of the Xue family. I want to see my brother."

Everyone looked at each other, undecided for a moment. One of them whispered something in the bearded man's ear, and the bearded man ordered his men to remove the ropes and said warily, "Invite them into the camp."

Pei Zhiyuan and Shen Xu were taken into the military camp and placed under strict guard.

“Miss Shen, will they let us see Xue Yan?”

Shen Xu nodded and said softly, "Yes, I have already written a letter asking him to come and see me."

"There are still four days left. Will the Southwestern Army really come to support us?" Pei Zhiyuan said anxiously, "If they don't, will we be completely defeated?"

Shen Xu was originally worried, but when he saw him asking this, he raised his eyes and smiled, "Master Pei, haven't we always been gambling with fate?"

Pei Zhiyuan frowned and said, "I don't really like gambling. After all, gambling is something where you don't always win. If you're not careful, you might end up losing everything."

Chen Xu held his chin in his hand, staring into his hawk-like eyes with tacit understanding, and replied: "But we only have so few chips in our hands. If we don't gamble, how can we make a comeback? If we lose, our life will be worthless. If we win, we will control the entire country."

"High odds mean high risk. Every time you win, you're always going to fail."

"Master Pei, what makes you always so depressed?"

Pei Zhiyuan denied it, "I'm not that depressed. I'm here to accompany you."

Shen Xu patted his shoulder and encouraged him, "Just don't lose heart, Master Pei. When playing against your opponent, confidence is also a bargaining chip. Even if you are on the verge of death, there is still hope. Be confident, we can seize this opportunity."

Pei Zhiyuan was slightly stunned, and after a while he said: "I think you are really brave, you don't act like a little girl at all. Don't you ever feel afraid or worried?"

"I don't know either. Maybe it's because I lost my memory."

Shen Xu sat down on the chair, sighed softly, and said: "I always feel that I was not so brave before, maybe I was still a very timid and cowardly person.

But my husband told me that day that he would always support every decision I made, be my backer, accompany me in my reckless behavior, and bear all the consequences together. I felt like I had the confidence to do everything and was no longer afraid of anything.

Pei Zhiyuan hesitated for a moment and then said, "Have you ever thought about what if you really are the eldest daughter of the Northern Xue family? Now that the imperial court and the royal teachers are in your hands, don't you want to seize the world for your family?"

Shen Xu smiled elegantly and leisurely, and said in a soft voice, "But my goal is very simple. I just want to make this place under the blue sky and blue clouds have more joy and less sorrow."

Pei Zhiyuan also laughed, and his sharp eyes became incomparably gentle, "Miss Shen, you are really a pure person. Your family must be proud of you for being able to cultivate such an outstanding person like you."

Shen Xu lowered his head and smiled slightly, then shook his head gently, "I don't know, but we are in a very dangerous situation now, Master Pei, are you afraid?"

"I'm not afraid anyway. My family is all dead. As you said, life is worthless."

Pei Zhiyuan's tone suddenly softened, and he said regretfully, "What a pity! It's a pity that I didn't meet you earlier, otherwise I would have married you."

“Oh, you won’t.” Shen Xu smiled and shook his head, whispering: “When you said that the wild geese cried blood and died, I saw you crying.

To you, Miss Yu Er must be a cinnabar mole that no one can replace...

I'm sorry, I don't know what to say to comfort you. I have never experienced such sadness and perhaps I can't empathize with you.

Master Pei, let us work together to protect the country she loves so much."

Pei Zhiyuan nodded heavily, and the worries in his heart were finally put to rest. Even if she was really the eldest daughter of the Xue family in the north, she would not ignore this country.

She has been working hard to pacify the world, so why should he be discouraged?