Chapter 254: Traitors

Not missing the wariness in his eyes, Somon lazily leaned back in his chair and said, "The sixteen border cities will be reduced to twenty. Also, if you become emperor, you must marry a woman from the northwest as your queen."

"Absurd!" Huo Beiting pursed his lips until they turned pale. "Whose queen is a woman from the northwest?"

"No?" Somon sneered, shrugged, his eyes cold, "No problem, I guessed you wouldn't agree. Since the talks have broken down, I'll take the troops and leave now."

As soon as he finished speaking, the chair moved backwards with a harsh sound. Somon slowly stood up and turned away without mercy.

He and Huo Beiting each wanted what they wanted, so if they couldn't reach an agreement, they would just leave.

It's not you who are anxious.

"etc!"

A suppressed voice of a man came from behind. Somon smiled calmly and looked back at him, "Why, have you figured it out?"

Huo Beiting clenched his teeth, pinching a crescent shape in his palm with his fingertips. "How many people did you bring?"

"Five hundred men, though not many, are all my elite." Somon looked at him with interest and said slowly, "Would you agree to my terms?"

Huo Beiting closed his eyes to hide the frustration in them.

He never thought he would end up in this situation.

It was obvious that the imperial power of the Ming family had been hollowed out by him, so he should have thought it was a sure win!

"I... agree." Huo Beiting lowered his eyelashes, his face showing no sign of displeasure. "But as far as I know, the old Khan has no daughters. Who do you want to marry to Daqi?"

"You don't have to worry about that." Seeing his agreement, Suo Meng's lips curled slightly and he spoke calmly, "Since it's a marriage, the Northwest wouldn't just send someone here casually. She's Lord Shanman's daughter. You should have met her."

Huo Beiting frowned, confusion in his eyes, "Lord Shanman?"

"In your Daqi language, it's a wizard." Suo Meng glanced at him with a smile on his lips. "You have met Lord Shanman's daughter. She is also in the accompanying team."

Huo Beiting pondered for a moment, and suddenly a person's appearance appeared in his mind, "The Yun Ya who served you?"

"Yes, it's her." Somon raised his eyebrows and said casually, "How is it?"

Huo Beiting didn't want to care about these things anymore, nor did he want to recall Yun Ya's appearance. "As you say, but the premise is that you must ensure that you can win this battle."

"Of course, if I didn't have confidence, I wouldn't rush to make conditions." Suo Meng sat back in his chair, his fingertips gently rubbing the edge of the teacup. "It's just Bai Moyan. As long as I show up, I guarantee he will be thrown into disarray and his army will be completely defeated."

"He was nearly tortured to death by me back then. I tried no less than a hundred kinds of punishment on him. How could he forget those painful memories? I'm afraid he'd pee his pants just by seeing me."

Huo Beiting's long eyelashes drooped, hiding the emotions in his eyes, making it impossible to tell what he was thinking.

It was just daybreak, and if we wanted to attack the city at night, we had to go down and make some arrangements.

The mountain peaks towered into the clouds, and Zhuangzi sat on the top of the mountain. The soldiers used the ground as their beds and the sky as their blankets and rested halfway up the mountain.

But when Huo Beiting and Somon walked side by side to the mountainside, they saw corpses all over the mountain, lying in all directions on the ground. Even the bushes were crushed down for a large area. The blood dyed the soil black, and even the original color of the grass and trees could not be seen.

"What...what's going on!" Somon's pupils suddenly shrank. He ran down the stairs in a few steps and rushed to the sea of ​​corpses. He saw with his own eyes the tragic deaths of his brothers who had been with him through thick and thin. Somon was on the verge of collapse, "Who...who did it!"

Huo Beiting felt cold all over, as if he was frozen in place, unable to move.

Suo Meng looked at his brothers' faces one by one and saw that their eyes were wide open and their pupils were constricted, as if they had been frightened. He reacted instantly, "Huo Beiting, there are people on this mountain!"

Huo Beiting turned his head stiffly, but before he could turn around, someone grabbed his collar, and he took a few steps back and hit his body heavily against the tree trunk.

"Huo Beiting! You did this on purpose! You plotted against me!" Suo Meng's eyes were bloodshot, the hatred in them unable to be concealed. "You tricked me into going up the mountain, but you set an ambush and took the lives of five hundred of my brothers!"

"Stop your nonsense." Huo Beiting lifted his eyelids and looked him in the eye. "Look carefully, it's not just you Northwest people who died here."

Somon was almost mad. He never thought that he would be the only one alive. "You have been hiding here, how could you not know that someone has entered the mountain?"

"What good will it do me to harm you?" Huo Beiting finally realized what was happening and said with a frown, "We've been plotted against. If you and I become alienated, the person behind this will achieve their goal."

"As expected of a loyal king, your reaction is faster than that of ordinary people."

From afar, a burst of laughter was heard.

The two of them were shocked at the same time and turned around tacitly to look at the source of the sound.

There were two men standing under a tree in the distance. They were about the same height, one had a smile on his face, and the other was wearing a veil, so his appearance could not be seen clearly.

"Xie Suzhou..." Seeing the man's face, Huo Beiting's heart sank, "Why is it you!"

Hearing this, Xie Suzhou curled his lips, his peach blossom eyes overflowing with a smile, "It's hard for the prince to still remember me."

"Why are you here..." Huo Beiting paused, a clear look flashed in his eyes, "You are Yan Chong's man!"

He had thought about winning over this new noble in the court before, but all the invitations he sent out fell into the sea and there was no response.

It turned out that he had already joined the team.

Xie Suzhou raised his thin lips slightly and just smiled without saying a word.

The man standing beside him raised his hand and took off his veil, exposing his handsome face completely to the others. Meeting Huo Beiting's shocked gaze, the man pursed his lips and smiled, as if saying hello normally. "It's been a long time since I saw you, uncle. I miss you terribly. I wonder if you, uncle, miss me day and night, too, and are looking forward to our meeting?"

"Yan Ci..." Huo Beiting couldn't believe his eyes. His clothes were instantly soaked with sweat. His eyes wandered between Yan Ci and Xie Suzhou. Then, as if he understood something, he smiled bitterly, "You are so thoughtful that you even came here in person to announce my failure."

Yan Ci's eyebrows twitched slightly, a smile still lingering on his lips. "Since ancient times, evil has never prevailed over good. You intend to rebel, but you choose to be a traitor instead of the glorious position of the God of War. How could God allow such a person with evil intentions to succeed?"

"Traitor?" Huo Beiting found it amusing, and he actually laughed out loud. "How dare you call me that? If I hadn't fought to the death on the battlefield, you, the Yan family, would have been captured long ago!"

"You, the Yan royal family, are all heartless and ruthless. I am the one who protects the land of Daqi. If Yan Chong has any self-awareness, he should take the initiative to give up his position!"

After saying this, Huo Beiting lightly tapped the tip of his sword, unsheathed it, and pointed it directly at Yan Ci's face. "Don't be too happy yet. I haven't lost yet, but you may not be the winner!"