After being stunned for a long time, Gongbu Qiuye finally came out of his daze and said with emotion, "Old friend, you have given me a huge surprise."

"Do you like this surprise?" Ye Feng asked with a smile.

Gongbu Qiuye nodded repeatedly.

"If you like it, that's good... Don't nod so fast, or the wig might fall off," Ye Feng reminded him.

Gongbu Qiuye's expression changed drastically, and he hurriedly lowered his voice to threaten fiercely, "If you mention the wig again, I'll fight you to the death!"

The reason why Gongbu Qiuye's hair color never changes is that he has no hair.

Gombo Qiuye was bald, and the conspicuous emerald green hair on his head was a wig.

Since it's a wig, it won't change its hair color like other tree spirits, so even if he uses all his strength, it won't be noticeable from his hair.

And this is Gongbu Qiuye's biggest secret, a secret she is ashamed to reveal!

Night Wind left the rest to Rowling, while he himself took Gombu Qiuye into the tent.

After sitting down, Ye Feng said with a smile, "Why don't you take off your wig? Aren't you hot?"

Gongbu Qiuye snorted and ignored Ye Feng.

Seeing that Gongbu Qiuye was already angry, Yefeng stopped teasing him and instead asked, "Now tell me, what exactly happened? You brought that mysterious team to such a place close to our Silla City, you didn't actually come here to investigate me, did you?"

Gongbu Qiuye shook his head and said, "I can't tell you. I am now an official under General Long of the Divine Sword Empire, and I cannot leak information about the Divine Sword Empire to you."

Night Wind said irritably, "You're already my prisoner, do you know that?"

“Anyway, I won’t tell,” Gombu Qiuye said.

"I didn't ask you for the specific plan, can't you even give me a general idea?" Ye Feng asked again.

After considering it very seriously this time, Gongbu Qiuye finally said, "Alright, then I'll tell you the parts I can tell you."

Night Breeze raised his hand in a gesture of invitation, and adopted an attitude of being all ears.

Then Gongbu Qiuye continued, "You, the first Nanling King from seven hundred years ago, have broken through the barriers and reappeared in the world, which has indeed startled the high-ranking officials of the Divine Sword Empire. After all, you are a figure from that era and possess formidable strength."

"So they gave General Long a task, asking him to investigate the matter as soon as possible to find out whether someone was impersonating you or whether you were still alive and had even broken through the barrier."

"General Long's most important task is to guard the border fortress. Naturally, she cannot leave there casually, so General Long entrusted this task to me."

"You know what happened next without me having to tell you. I brought that special forces unit to investigate you, but we were caught by you halfway there."

Night Wind asked, "So, that special unit is indeed a secret force specially created by the Divine Sword Empire to serve reconnaissance, assault, and even decapitation operations."

“That’s right. I can only tell you that the code name of this secret unit is Mountain Spirit. I can’t say anything else,” Gongbu Qiuye said seriously.

This guy really has professional ethics.

Night Wind thought to himself, then asked, "Now tell me, how did you end up in the Divine Sword Empire and become General Long Geshu Feixue's subordinate?"

Gongbu Qiuye sighed and said, "For the first six hundred years after you went into seclusion, I was in the Hongtian Empire, but this country has made me increasingly disappointed."

"Decade after decade has passed, and the Hongtian Empire is like a stagnant pool. It has not only failed to progress but has continued to decline. Upper-level officials are scheming against each other, while lower-level officials are oppressing the common people."

Hearing what Gongbu Qiuye said, Yefeng couldn't help but empathize.

Night Wind carries Luo Tong's memories, so it naturally knows a great deal about the Hongtian Empire from seven hundred years ago.

The Hongtian Empire of seven hundred years ago was even more powerful than the Hongtian Empire of today!

But this is not a good thing!

A country has been established for seven hundred years, but compared with when it was first established, it has not become more prosperous, stronger and more powerful, but has instead declined!

This is utterly disgraceful!

"Perhaps one day in the future, before the Crimson-Tailed Beasts launch a full-scale attack and destroy the human race, the Hongtian Empire may disintegrate on its own," Gongbu Qiuye said slowly, his expression full of disappointment.

After a pause, Gongbu Qiuye continued, "But what chills me to the bone the most is the turmoil that swept through the entire Hongtian Empire a hundred years ago."

"The two princes fought fiercely for the throne, which sparked a war that swept across the entire country. The country was engulfed in flames and the people suffered greatly. This made me feel that this country was no longer suitable for me to stay, so I left the Hongtian Empire and went to the Divine Sword Empire."

"At first, I joined the border army of the Divine Sword Empire as a mercenary, just to make a living. But I accidentally exposed my true strength, so I naturally gained a certain status in the army. Later, I became a subordinate of the current General Long, Geshu Feixue, and was responsible for training the Mountain Ghost troops for him."

"The Mountain Ghost Army was indeed trained by you," Ye Feng laughed.

When Ye Feng first encountered the Mountain Ghost Squad, he felt a sense of familiarity with the members of the Mountain Ghost Squad, as if he had seen them somewhere before.

Now the night breeze finally understands why it felt this way.

Since the Mountain Spirit Army was trained by Gongbu Qiuye, an old friend of the Tree Spirit Clan, it's normal for him to feel familiar with it.

"You said before that you've been keeping an eye on the Luo family?" Ye Feng asked.

Gongbu Qiuye nodded and said, "Yes, I have been keeping an eye on the Luo family for the past few hundred years. In fact, I have also suspected that you are not completely dead. After all, you created one miracle after another with your own hands back then."

"If you hadn't led the human army to win several victories seven hundred years ago, the Hongtian Empire would never have been established, and even the Divine Sword Empire wouldn't have been founded smoothly."

Although the Hongtian Empire and the Divine Sword Empire are two different empires, they fought side by side seven hundred years ago.

“A hundred years ago, before I left the Hongtian Empire, I even sought out the head of your Luo family at the time, and even considered offering him assistance. But he refused. He probably felt that accepting my help was equivalent to relying on the protection of his ancestors, and he seemed to want to prove with his own actions that he was no less capable than you.”

"The result was obvious: he failed, and his failure was incredibly foolish."

Gongbu Qiuye spread his hands, shrugged, and looked helpless.

Night Breeze raised her hand to cover her face and said, "Don't mention that guy, just thinking about him makes me angry!"