In the deep valley, a woman sneaked into the mountain path quickly and stealthily, and while it was already dark, she quickly released an extremely faint firework into the night sky.

However, after firing one shot, before the woman could fire the second, she suddenly turned back and asked in a low, alert voice, "Who is it?"

However, all the woman got in response was the cold wind from the mountain stream and the endless dark night. Apart from that, there was no other human figure in sight.

The woman did not relax her vigilance because of this. She slipped two daggers from her sleeves at the same time for self-defense, and gradually returned to the way she had just come up the mountain. She kept her eyes and ears closely focused on the situation around her, and took every step with extreme caution, as if she was very concerned about the changes in the surrounding environment.

"Who are you? Get out here!" But there was no other sound except the sound of the wind. The strangeness in the woman's heart only grew. In the dark night, her brows were tightly furrowed, and a bloodthirsty cold light suddenly flashed in her eyes. She roared towards the silent valley.

But the only answer she got was the rustling mountain wind. The woman suddenly raised her eyes to the night sky and saw that the firework had already been blown away by the wind. Then she shot a second firework of a different color into the sky...

At this moment, a black shadow suddenly rushed towards the woman, holding a long sword in his right hand hanging by his side. The cold light on his sword looked chilling and chilling under the silver-gray moonlight.

"You are..." The woman raised the dagger in her hand, but found that her throat had been cut by the attacker. Her body fell backwards suddenly, and blood spurted out. The woman stared at the night sky with wide eyes, and only had time to see the second firework disappear without a trace...

In the Haichenxi camp outside the capital of Western Chu.

"Prince, there is news from Xiaoyi." A guard quickly walked into the tent and reported the matter to Hai Yue.

"Really?" Hai Yue had nothing to do all day in Hai Chenxi's camp. He was worrying about how to contact Xiaoyi, but he didn't expect Xiaoyi to send him a message at this time. He couldn't help but stand up from his seat, staring at the guard who came in to report the matter.

"Your Highness, this is indeed true. But..." The guard looked inside the tent and saw that although there was no one else in the tent, there were ears on the walls, and now they were in Prince Hai's camp, so they had to be more cautious.

Seeing that he seemed to have something more important to report, Hai Yue nodded slightly to the guard, motioning him to come forward and explain in detail.

"Prince, this is what happened..." The guard understood and immediately stepped forward to approach Hai Yue and whispered what happened.

After patiently listening to the guard's report, the excitement in Hai Yue's eyes gradually dissipated, and a pensive look appeared in his eyes. He slowly sat back in his chair and began to think deeply.

"Prince, what should we do now?" The guard saw that the joy in Hai Yue's eyes had mostly disappeared, and for a moment he was unsure what his master was thinking, so he asked in a low voice.

"Where are the 100,000 troops that Qi Jingyuan brought with him now?" At this moment, Hai Yue suddenly changed the subject and asked about Qi Jingyuan. However, Hai Yue had a cold smile on his face, as if he was thinking of something else.

"The troops of the Northern Qi prince are not in the suburbs of Beijing, but are stationed on a plain forty miles away from the suburbs of Beijing. He only brought 20,000 troops here." The guard calculated the number of people belonging to Qi Jingyuan in the military camp and then answered Hai Yue cautiously.

Upon hearing this, Hai Yue's expression became even more serious, and his mind was rapidly thinking about the current relationships between all parties, paying special attention to Hai Chenxi and Qi Jingyuan.

Hai Chenxi currently only has 50,000 troops, but Qi Jingyuan led 100,000 people to follow him to the outskirts of the capital. In order to protect Hai Chenxi from being harmed by Qi Jingyuan, my father must have secretly negotiated with Qi Jingyuan not to bring too many troops to approach Hai Chenxi.

However, now that there is such a good opportunity, he does not have enough troops, and Qi Jingyuan only has 20,000 troops. I am afraid he will not be able to deal with the large number of imperial guards. When Hai Chenxi comes to support, I am afraid that the credit will belong to Hai Chenxi again.

Thinking of this, Hai Yue's brows furrowed sharply, his mind turning, constantly thinking about the best solution...

"Prince, please come to a conclusion quickly. I'm afraid that if time goes on, something unexpected will happen over there!" A cup of tea passed quickly. Seeing that Hai Yue had not made up his mind, the guard became anxious and could not help but remind Hai Yue.

Hai Yue's eyes suddenly darkened, and a resolute light shone in them. He then raised his head and looked at the guard in front of him, and ordered decisively: "Invite Qi Jingyuan over and tell him that this prince has something important to discuss with you."

"What important matter does the prince have that requires him to discuss it with the Crown Prince of Northern Qi without going through this prince?" Unexpectedly, Hai Chenxi barged in with his guards without informing anyone.

He was dressed in armor, his face and eyes filled with sneers, and his expression towards Hai Yue was filled with obvious disdain and contempt. He strode into the tent, sword in hand, and sat down without waiting for Hai Yue's polite words, completely showing his superiority.

Hai Yue was furious, his face flushed red with anger at Hai Chenxi's behavior. Before Hai Chenxi could pick up the teacup on the table to moisten his throat, Hai Yue suddenly stood up, clenched one fist on the table, pointed the other at Hai Chenxi and shouted angrily: "Hai Chenxi, who are you to dare to trespass into this prince's tent without permission? Do you still have your father in your eyes? Are you trying to rebel?"

"This is my military camp, so I'm certainly qualified to come in and inspect it. The Crown Prince is a distinguished figure, so I have to personally inspect it to feel assured. Otherwise, how can I report to my father?" Hai Chenxi took a sip of tea. Under the candlelight, his eyes flickered with a strange glint. He raised his eyebrows slightly, his clear gaze darting towards the flushed Hai Yue beside him, sneering, "I just heard that the Crown Prince asked Qi Jingyuan to come over. I wonder what has made the Crown Prince so anxious that he can't wait to discuss things with Qi Jingyuan?"

"It has nothing to do with you. Since you have already checked my tent, why don't you get out now?" Hai Yue suppressed his anger and spoke with gritted teeth, but the look he shot towards Hai Chenxi was filled with indelible hatred.

After hearing Hai Yue's words of dismissal, Hai Chenxi slammed the teacup in his hand onto the table. The sneer on his face instantly disappeared, replaced by an endless chill. He said with murderous intent, "Hmph, it has nothing to do with this prince? Every person and every matter in this military camp is related to this prince! If you implicate this prince's army, don't blame this prince for turning his back on you!"

"You..." Hai Yue was furious and was about to rush towards Hai Chenxi...

"What a lively scene! The Crown Prince and the Prince are so in high spirits wrestling here." At this moment, Qi Jingyuan unexpectedly walked in from outside. His shrewd eyes scanned the tense atmosphere within the tent, and he knew that Hai Yue and Hai Chenxi were about to fight. Qi Jingyuan's eyes flickered, but a sneer quickly appeared on them, and he walked in fearlessly.

"The prince is very sharp-eyed and sharp-eared. Nothing that happens in this prince's tent escapes his eyes." Hai Chenxi snorted coldly, and then mocked Qi Jingyuan.

But this time, Qi Jingyuan's gaze fell on Hai Yue. A strange light flashed across his eyes, which were filled with coldness, and fell into Hai Yue's eyes.

Hai Yue's mind moved, and then he put away his anger, and then he returned to his usual calm demeanor. He slowly said, "It was this prince who asked the prince to come here."

As he spoke, Hai Yue saw that Hai Chenxi had no intention of leaving. He also saw that Qi Jingyuan was actually walking towards him, silently standing on the same front with him. Knowing that time was precious and there was no time to delay, he could only bite the bullet and say, "I just received urgent news that we have discovered the whereabouts of Emperor Yugan. This prince will personally lead the troops to capture Emperor Yugan."

After Hai Yue finished speaking, silence fell in the tent. Hai Chenxi and Qi Jingyuan were both silent. Their expressions remained unchanged, but they were obviously thinking of various ideas in their minds. Hai Yue saw their expressions and his brows gradually frowned.

"The prince invited me here just for this?" After a long while, Qi Jingyuan finally spoke. His tone was calm, as if he was asking about food, and he didn't take it seriously at all.

"Sir, do you want to capture Emperor Yugan with your bare hands?" Unexpectedly, Hai Chenxi, who had often made things difficult for Hai Yue in the past, asked Hai Yue back at this time, with a barely perceptible worry and concern in his tone.

Seeing the two of them react like this, Hai Yue felt a flicker of disappointment in his heart. He then fixed his gaze on Qi Jingyuan first and said with a faint smile, "What is my intention? How could the Crown Prince, who is extremely smart, not know it?"

Hai Yue, taking advantage of his proximity to Qi Jingyuan, said in a deep voice that only they could hear, "This prince simply hopes that the crown prince will return the favor. You and I each get what we need, and everyone will be happy."

After speaking, Hai Yue once again focused his attention on Hai Chenxi.

Hai Chenxi was not interested in the whispers between Hai Yue and Qi Jingyuan. He just drank the tea in the teacup with a calm and steady expression, and the demeanor of a great general was obvious.

"Don't worry, fifth brother. I won't let you mobilize a single soldier." As if afraid that Hai Chenxi would steal the credit, Hai Yue was busy trying to draw a clear line between himself and Hai Chenxi.

"Oh? You won't use any of my soldiers? Just rely on the few thousand troops under the command of the prince? If something happens to the prince, how can I not take responsibility? The prince is so calculating that he wants me to bear such a crime." Hai Chenxi's face was as dark as water, and his emotions were extremely calm, but his tone was faintly dangerous, and he revealed Hai Yue's thoughts in one sentence.

Hai Yue's expression changed slightly, but it wasn't because Hai Chenxi had pointed out his inner thoughts to his face. Instead, Hai Chenxi's words contained a tone of unwillingness to let him go, which made Hai Yue's mood even worse. He shouted impatiently, "Don't worry, this matter has nothing to do with you! You only need to follow your father's orders and take back Han Shaomian's army. As for other matters, I will deal with them according to the circumstances! Prince, what is your reply?"

After he finished speaking, Hai Yue no longer paid attention to Hai Chenxi. Without giving Hai Chenxi a chance to refute, he directly asked Qi Jingyuan.

Qi Jingyuan curled his lips into a smile, his eyes glancing from Hai Chenxi's face to Hai Yue's, and suddenly said with a smile: "Of course I am happy to see it succeed. Come, tell me that everyone must immediately form up."

"Yes, Prince!" The guards on the side had already prepared themselves. When they received Qi Jingyuan's order, they immediately strode out of the tent.

Seeing Hai Yue's eagerness to make a contribution, Hai Chenxi couldn't help but sneer in his heart. He then stood up and walked to Hai Yue's side. He glanced at Qi Jingyuan with a narrow gaze and said to Hai Yue in a cold voice: "This is all done willingly by the prince, so this prince can't be blamed."

After saying this, Hai Chenxi strode out of the tent and ignored the two of them.

"Prince, are we just going to let the Crown Prince and Qi Jingyuan leave? If the two of them join forces, it will not be a good thing for us. If we let the Crown Prince catch Emperor Yugan first, I'm afraid that the Prince..." The guards following Hai Chenxi were anxious. The Prince obviously also knew the whereabouts of Emperor Yugan, so why didn't he compete with the Crown Prince?

"What does this have to do with me?" Hai Chenxi unexpectedly said this and returned to his tent...

The guard stood in the darkness, thinking of the old and new hatreds between Hai Chenxi and the mother and son of the Sea Princess, and slowly a look of understanding appeared on his face. It seemed that the prince still cared about his mother's revenge...

In the Xichu Valley.

Unexpectedly, in the second half of the night, the wooden house where Yun Qianmeng lived suddenly caught fire. The fire was blown out of control by the strong wind. By the time everyone put out the fire, only ruins were left of the wooden house, not to mention Yun Qianmeng who was sleeping inside. It is likely that she had already been burned to ashes by the fire.

The fire was so big that the Queen Mother and others did not dare to get too close to the wooden house. They just walked out of their own houses and watched from afar as the fire engulfed the entire wooden house. Then they calmly ordered Zhang Lan to lead the guards to put out the fire.

Seeing that the Queen Mother looked a little pale, Emperor Yugan reached out to support her and said, "Your Majesty, you are frightened. I will take you back to your room."

The Queen Mother withdrew her gaze, nodded slightly, and turned back into the house with Emperor Yugan. However, she said with some concern, "Have someone clean out the wooden house carefully. We must find the Red Book and Iron Certificate..."

However, before the empress dowager could finish her words, the empress and the virtuous concubine walked in quickly.

The Empress and Consort De both had panicked eyes and pale faces. They didn't even bow when they came before Emperor Yugan. The Empress hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, something bad has happened. Zhang Lan just reported that Consort Yuande is missing."

"What?" The Queen Mother stood up in shock, a chill running through her heart. Before she could come to her senses, Zhang Lan, who was cleaning up the scene, rushed in with an anxious look on her face.

Upon seeing Emperor Yugan, Zhang Lan immediately knelt on one knee and quickly reported, "Your Majesty, this is bad! Hai Yue and Qi Jingyuan have led their troops into the valley."

"What did you say?" This time, Emperor Yugan accidentally dropped the teacup in his hand to the ground, and the slightly hot tea splashed on the hem of his dragon robe, but did not attract Emperor Yugan's attention at all.

He had already stood up in a panic, looking at Zhang Lan with eyes full of surprise. It was obvious that he was extremely shocked by the news Zhang Lan brought.

"Your Majesty, let's retreat quickly. Qi Jingyuan and Hai Yue are about to rush into the valley, and our 50,000 troops can't hold out for long." Zhang Lan's forehead was covered in cold sweat. How could he have expected that Qi Jingyuan and Hai Yue would find their way into this valley?

Zhang Lan was also very regretful in his heart. If he had known this would happen, he should have urged the emperor to stay in the military camp. At least with the King of Chu there, the emperor would be safe.

But now, the 200,000 troops originally stationed outside the capital have already gone to war with the King of Chu, and only Han Shaomian has been leading 50,000 troops to confront Hai Chenxi.

All they can do now is to fight their way out and find Han Shaomian. That's the only chance of survival. Otherwise, if the Emperor and the others are captured by the Sea King, I'm afraid...

"Haiquan has such a cruel heart. Not only did he imprison the prince, he also kept pressing the emperor, not giving us any chance to live!" Defei's face was miserable, and tears rolled down her beautiful eyes. Thinking of the prince's unknown life or death, and herself being trapped in the valley, Defei felt hopeless for a moment, and her face turned pale.

"How could it be so sudden? This valley is so hidden, how could they find it?" The queen felt that she was completely confused at this moment. She held Princess Yao tightly in her arms, but her body was trembling. Especially after seeing Emperor Yugan's face turn ashen, a feeling of despair suddenly surged in the queen's heart for no reason.

"The only exit of the valley has long been blocked by Qi Jingyuan and others. Your Majesty and the Empress Dowager should get on the carriage quickly. I have already sent a secret signal to the outskirts of Beijing to inform Minister Han that the Imperial Guards will escort Your Majesty out of the valley. As long as we break out of this encirclement and head towards the capital, I believe Minister Han will protect the Emperor." The sounds of killing outside became more and more obvious. Zhang Lan wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, ordered the palace maids and eunuchs to help the masters get on the carriage, and drove the carriage himself.

Under the protection of tens of thousands of guards, the carriage rushed towards the valley entrance which was surrounded by Qi Jingyuan and others.

"Huh, they finally came out." Qi Jingyuan, who had been waiting on horseback at the entrance of the valley, saw tens of thousands of guards escorting several carriages rushing out. Qi Jingyuan sneered and slowly placed his right hand on the hilt of the sword, as if he was about to draw his sword.

"Prince, before leaving Chaocheng, father told us to capture Emperor Yugan and others alive. This way, we can expose the lies of King Chen, which will be in the best interest of us." Hai Yue was also riding on horseback, with blood dripping from the long sword hanging at his side. It seemed that Hai Yue had killed many guards. His ruthless look completely changed the gentle image of the Prince of the Sea in the past, making everyone recognize this prince in a new way.

Hai Yue, who had experienced the power of life and death over others, showed a hint of excitement in his eyes. His gaze had long since turned into a condescending arrogance, and he even gradually began to want to order Qi Jingyuan beside him around.

After hearing Hai Yue's instructions, Qi Jingyuan's eyes flashed with sarcasm, and he said arrogantly, "That was Hai Quan's order to you. I don't need others to tell me what to do. If you feel you can't explain to the King of the Sea, then just watch from the sidelines."

After he finished speaking, Qi Jingyuan immediately slammed his feet into the horse's belly. The warhorse he was sitting on instantly took off like an arrow from a bow. In the dark night, he was like a ghost, and people only had time to see his fleeting shadow...

Hai Yue was very anxious, knowing that Qi Jingyuan must be seeking revenge for Concubine Rong, so he took the initiative to ask to come with him to capture Emperor Yugan. But looking at Qi Jingyuan's posture now, he was afraid that it would not be as simple as capturing him.

"Quick, go forward and protect the prince. Don't let anyone hurt the prince and don't let him get close to the carriage." Hai Yue gave the order immediately. It sounded like he was concerned about Qi Jingyuan, but in fact he was instructing his men to isolate Qi Jingyuan and prevent him from doing anything that violated his orders.

Little did he know that Qi Jingyuan had been prepared. As soon as Hai Yue finished speaking, tens of thousands of troops surrounded Hai Yue, making him unable to move at all.

"How dare you! Do you want to rebel? Don't you know who is standing in front of you?" Hai Yue's personal bodyguard stood in front of his master with a long sword in his hand and shouted angrily at the Northern Qi army that surrounded them.

"We naturally know that the person in front of us is the Prince of the Sea. However, we only obey the orders of the Prince. Please be patient and wait here patiently. The Prince will definitely give you an explanation. If the Prince does not cooperate, don't blame the sword in my hand." The leading Northern Qi general sneered and drew out the long sword in his hand, blocking Hai Yue and others, preventing them from passing through his encirclement.

"How dare you! Our Crown Prince is your Prince's brother-in-law, and you are so rude! Come, arrest them all!" The guards were furious. Apart from Prince Hai, who else would dare to be so presumptuous in front of the Crown Prince? Moreover, this was Western Chu. Qi Jingyuan didn't even take the Crown Prince seriously. How abominable!

Before the words faded away in the mountain breeze, the guard's horse was already galloping towards the general. The long sword held high in his hand looked cold and gloomy in the moonlight, which made people feel fear.

Hai Yue did not stop his guards. He laughed in anger. He had been fed up with Qi Jingyuan's arrogance in the past few months. If his father had not still needed Qi Jingyuan's support at this time, he would have dealt with this arrogant and domineering Qi Jingyuan long ago.

Besides, it was Qi Jingyuan who started today's incident, so it's not his fault.

With a sneer, Hai Yue allowed his guards to charge forward. He looked across the crowd at Qi Jingyuan in the distance, and had other plans in mind...

Qi Jingyuan's generals were also unequivocal, signaling their men to keep a close eye on Hai Yue and the others, while they themselves raised their swords to meet the guard...

Zhang Lan was furious when he saw Qi Jingyuan charging towards them with only a few thousand men. He shouted to the imperial guards beside him, "Get ready and protect the emperor."

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhang Lan whipped the horses with the long whip in his hand. The four war horses in front of the carriage felt the pain and rushed out instantly...

Seeing Zhang Lan's dying struggle, Qi Jingyuan curled up a sneer and dropped the sword in his hand faster and with greater force. Under the silver moonlight, the sword rose and fell, and columns of blood gushed out like springs, splashing on the yellow earth and dyeing it bright red.

"Your Majesty, what should we do? What should we do? Why haven't the reinforcements arrived yet? Can we not escape this time?" Inside the carriage, the Queen hugged Princess Yao tightly and pressed her head into her arms to prevent her from hearing the miserable wails and the sound of broken limbs outside.

"Woman, what nonsense are you talking about?" Emperor Yugan's face was cold and his eyes were fierce. Although he didn't see the situation outside, he could guess from the sound of fighting that the scene must be very tragic. He just hoped that Qi Jingyuan and others came in a hurry this time and did not bring too many troops. Otherwise, with only 50,000 guards, it would be difficult to withstand Qi Jingyuan.

Thinking of this, Emperor Yugan deeply regretted having controlled Yun Qianmeng to prevent Chu Feiyang from harboring rebellious thoughts, and had come to the valley despite Chu Feiyang's attempts to keep him. If he had stayed in the barracks, with hundreds of thousands of troops protecting him, how could Qi Jingyuan and the others have taken advantage of the situation?

Countless regrets kept flooding into his heart, making Emperor Yugan's face even uglier. The veins on the back of his clenched fists were bulging. It was obvious that Emperor Yugan was under great pressure at this time.

The incessant sounds of hacking, fighting, and breaking bones continuously entered the carriage. The faces of the Empress Dowager, the Queen, and others were as pale as paper. Emperor Yugan closed his eyes, suppressing the anger that was rising in his heart.

"Ah... Father... Mother..." Unexpectedly, at this moment, the carriage that was originally running wildly suddenly shook violently, and Princess Yao, who was originally held in the Queen's arms, fell out of the Queen's arms, and her whole body rolled out of the carriage due to inertia.

In fear, Princess Yao shouted loudly to Emperor Yugan and the Queen, her little face full of despair and tears, and her two small hands reached hard into the carriage, but before the Queen could come to her senses, Princess Yao's body had already fallen to the ground, becoming a ghost under the horse's hooves.

"Yao'er..." The queen looked at her child with horror as she fell to the ground and was trampled into a bloody mess by the horses' hooves. After a loud roar, she fainted with her eyes rolled back.

Fighting all night, the air was filled with smoke and flames...

When the sky turned pale, Qi Jingyuan had turned into a bloody man. His armor, face, hair, and even eyelashes were all stained with blood that could not be washed off. The pungent smell of blood filled the entire valley, making it as silent as a dead city, which made people feel terrified.

With a "puff", a column of blood spurted into the air. Qi Jingyuan chopped off Zhang Lan's head with bloodshot eyes. Apart from that, there was no other sound in the entire valley.

Emperor Yugan slowly opened his eyes, his heart already turned dead from last night's anxiety.

He knew that everything was over.

All night long, no reinforcements arrived. It seemed that he, the emperor, was abandoned by everyone. He finally experienced the feeling of being deserted by his friends and relatives.

"Mother, you and Empress Dowager Defei drink it." Emperor Yugan took out a porcelain bottle from his sleeve and placed it in the hands of the empress dowager with a calm face.

"Your Majesty..." The Queen Mother's face was filled with tears. No one would have thought that things would develop into the situation they are in today.

With trembling hands, she took the porcelain bottle of poison. However, the Queen Mother held Emperor Yugan with her left hand and choked with sobs, "Your Majesty, you..."

Emperor Yugan gave a bitter laugh, but he pried open the Queen Mother's hands and spoke calmly, "Even if I die, I want to die with dignity. Mother, I leave the care of the Empress Dowager and Consort De in your hands."

After he finished speaking, Emperor Yugan lifted the curtain and walked out of the carriage.

"I won't drink, I won't drink. I'm not the queen. Why should I be buried with the emperor?" At this time, Defei was already unconscious. Seeing the empress dowager holding the porcelain bottle in her hand in front of her, Defei suddenly stood up and wanted to rush out of the carriage.

Unexpectedly, the empress dowager was quick-witted and grabbed Concubine De's wrist with one hand, and poured the poison in the porcelain bottle into her mouth without waiting for Concubine De to struggle.

Seeing Concubine De swallow the poison, the Queen Mother no longer looked at her. She turned back to look at the unconscious Queen and poured the poison into the Queen's mouth with a murderous look on her face.

Watching Concubine De and the Empress spit out blood one after another, the Queen Mother looked stern. She sat upright in the carriage and drank the last of the poison...

With a clang, Qi Jingyuan threw a long sword in front of Emperor Yugan.

"I'll give you one chance to see if you have the ability to dodge my attack." Qi Jingyuan sat upright on the horse, his face cold and covered in blood, like the King of Hell who walked out of hell, making people feel scared.

"So what if I avoided it? Will you let me go?" Emperor Yugan straightened his back and asked Qi Jingyuan in a cold voice.

"Let you go? I have no mercy on you. Now that you are in my hands, I will naturally let you know the taste of death." Unexpectedly, Qi Jingyuan laughed with his head raised after hearing Emperor Yugan's question, and then growled with great anger.

After hearing Qi Jingyuan's reply, Emperor Yugan picked up the long sword at his feet, sneered, and then cursed: "Traitors, you are all a bunch of traitors. Do you think that if you kill me, the world will be yours? Even if you sit on the throne, you are nothing but a bunch of thieves. I will watch with wide eyes to see what good end you will get."

After saying this, Emperor Yugan actually put the sword to his neck. With a forceful movement of his hand, his bright yellow dragon robe was immediately stained with bright red blood...

With a clang, the long sword fell to the ground, and Emperor Yugan fell straight back...

"Hmph, he's just dying like that. What a blessing for him! Come, hang his head on the city wall. I want to see how Jiang Muchen tries to justify his lies." With a cold snort, Qi Jingyuan swung his sword, separating Emperor Yugan's head from his body. Qi Jingyuan stared coldly at the head tumbling under his horse's hooves, snorting inwardly. Then he sheathed his sword and rode his warhorse towards the valley entrance.

As soon as I arrived at the entrance of the valley, I saw Hai Yue with his hands tied behind his back and forced to kneel on the ground.

When Hai Yue saw Qi Jingyuan coming back, he immediately raised his face and glared at him, cursing, "Qi Jingyuan, what do you mean? Since you have already killed Emperor Yugan and avenged yourself, why did you order me to be tied up? Don't you want to live? Don't forget your relationship with me. If I hadn't led the way, how could you have avenged Rong Rong? Don't forget, my father has an army of over a million, and it would be easy for him to crush Northern Qi!"

Seeing his own people lying around him, Hai Yue felt heartbroken and wanted to rush forward and tear Qi Jingyuan into pieces.

Hearing this, Qi Jingyuan lowered his eyes slightly, looking down at the struggling Hai Yue on horseback, and the long sword in his hand was unsheathed and sheathed in an instant. The only change was that the helmet on Hai Yue's head was knocked to the ground by the sword in Qi Jingyuan's hand.

For a moment, Hai Yue looked as if he were a fool, while Qi Jingyuan said with a face full of sarcasm, "You don't even have half of Hai Chenxi's ability, yet you still want to use me to work for you to secure the throne of the supreme ruler of the world. Hai Yue, don't you know how much you are capable of? Do you think Hai Chenxi can't see through your little tricks? But you are so obsessed with gaining credit in front of Hai Quan that you are so confident in cooperating with me. You can only blame yourself for being too stupid! However, don't worry, I won't kill you for the time being. Keeping you alive while negotiating with Hai Quan will be of great benefit. Come, deliver this helmet to the Sea King and keep a close eye on the Sea King's son. Don't let him escape."

After he finished speaking, a cloud of dust rose up, and Qi Jingyuan had already ridden away on his mount...

"Princess, where are we going now?" Under the protection of the secret guards, the carriage rushed all night long. Mu Chun poured a cup of hot water for Yun Qianmeng and pulled up the blanket that had slipped down for her, fearing that Yun Qianmeng would catch a cold.

Yun Qianmeng held the warm boiled water in both hands and slowly took a sip. She leaned against the wall of the car with a tired look on her face and said lightly, "North."

"Why doesn't the princess go to the prince? In this world, only the prince can protect the princess. Besides, even if the princess doesn't go to the prince, she can still go to Luocheng. I heard from Qiao Ying that Luocheng is well defended, and King Chen and King Hai are powerless against the Xiahou clan." Mu Chun couldn't understand why her master didn't go to the prince, but instead went to the north. If something unexpected happened along the way, how would she explain to the prince?

Yun Qianmeng handed the teacup to Mu Chun, smiled elegantly, and said softly, "How can we take a pregnant woman with us on a march? I would only be a burden. The world is now divided into three parts, and there are traps and dangers everywhere. The battlefield is even more dangerous. How can I let Feiyang be distracted? As for Luocheng, do you think King Chen and King Hai haven't thought of this? I'm afraid that they have already ambushed us on the way to Luocheng, waiting for us to fall into their trap. But the north is different. The prince has 500,000 troops guarding the north. Now King Chen is concentrating the main battlefield in the south of the Yangtze River, and the prince is concentrating the main battlefield in the west. In the east, there is also the rebellion of Dongyu. In comparison, the north is relatively calm."

Qiao Ying was also deeply worried. Although she had killed Xiaoyi in the valley last night, Xiaoyi had launched two fireworks in the sky, which made Qiao Ying very uneasy. So she followed Mu Chun's advice and said, "Princess, even if we don't go to Luocheng, I'm afraid the journey will not be peaceful. I think it would be better if we split up and I pretend to be the princess again, so..."

After hearing Qiao Ying's words, Yun Qianmeng shook her head firmly and slowly spoke with a tired body, "No, we are limited in number. How can we act separately? Besides, how can I let you take risks again?"

"I am worried about the princess's safety. Not to mention Xiaoyi..." Qiao Ying tried to find Yun Qianmeng in the entire server again.

Yun Qianmeng noticed a hint of confusion lingering between Qiao Ying's brows, and knew that she must be confused about his instructions from yesterday. He couldn't help but smile and said, "I have reached a consensus with the prince on this matter. Even if the prince helps Emperor Yugan pacify the two kings and conquer Dongyu, I am afraid that the emperor will also have murderous intentions towards the Chu family. By then, no matter where they flee, the Chu family will have no place to stand."

Rather than waiting to be killed, they naturally had no choice but to save themselves. Emperor Yugan had already lost the support of the people, so it would be better to appoint another wise ruler to allow the people to live a peaceful and prosperous life.

After she finished speaking, Yun Qianmeng stopped talking. She had been running around all night, and considering her current physical condition, she was really exhausted. She gently supported her bulging belly with both hands, feeling the presence of the fetus in her belly, and finally Yun Qianmeng breathed a sigh of relief.

Little did they know that behind the carriage, there were several masters with extraordinary Qinggong skills quietly following...

Sunlight shone through the clouds onto the earth. As the city defense changed shifts, they suddenly saw a bloody head hanging from the city wall. Everyone's heart tightened, their faces pale, and they didn't understand what had happened.

"Quick, take the head down for me." General Xuanwu, who was arranged by Jiang Muchen to stay in the capital, looked closely and felt that the head was extremely familiar. A bad premonition instantly came to his mind. He immediately told his subordinates to step forward and take the head down quickly, lest Han Shaomian and others outside the city find out and take the opportunity to cause trouble.

"General, this..." The city defense guards took the head off and handed it to General Xuanwu, but he had already recognized who the head belonged to and didn't know what to say for a moment.

General Xuanwu also recognized that this was Emperor Yugan's head. His eyes were filled with shock, and he didn't understand who could have done such a thing.

"Who on earth dares to do such a thing? If Han Shaomian's men see us, won't our Chen Wang Army be charged with regicide?" A lieutenant general shouted indignantly, with a look of unwilling anger in his eyes.

"General, the emperor ordered us to stay in the capital, but now something like this has suddenly happened. It could be the enemy's conspiracy. The emperor is now leading his army to fight outside. If we don't handle this matter well, I'm afraid it will cause a lot of rumors." The deputy general next to General Xuanwu looked at the head of the person in front of him who died with his eyes open. A complicated look flashed across his eyes, but he calmly analyzed the situation in front of him.

"General..." At this time, a guard hurriedly ran up from the bottom of the city wall, came to the side of General Xuanwu, and whispered a few words in his ear.

After hearing the report from the guard, General Xuanwu's face suddenly changed. His gaze turned again to the pale head in front of him, and his brows gradually furrowed.

After a while, the silent tower finally rang out with General Xuanwu's command, "First, collect the head and send someone to the military camp to report this to the emperor."

"Yes." The deputy general replied in a deep voice and led several guards down from the city wall.

Only General Xuanwu remained on the city wall, looking at Han Shaomian and others who had been stationed outside the city for more than three months, his brows furrowed even more.