General Xuanwu stayed 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.

"Come here!" With an order, the lieutenant general beside General Xuanwu immediately stepped forward.

"General, what are your orders?" The lieutenant general followed General Xuanwu's gaze and looked outside the city wall. He saw that Han Shaomian's army and Hai Chenxi's army were in a serious confrontation in the distance. This made the lieutenant general suddenly have an ominous premonition.

"Immediately dispatch 30,000 city defense troops to the city tower to prevent Han Shaomian and Hai Chenxi from taking the opportunity to launch a surprise attack." General Xuanwu was under great pressure. Han Shaomian and Hai Chenxi had a total of 100,000 soldiers and horses, and they were assisted by Qi Jingyuan, who acted unconventionally. If these three parties joined forces, he was afraid that he would not be able to hold on for long.

"General, what's wrong with you?" Seeing General Xuanwu's increasingly serious expression, the lieutenant general's heart skipped a beat. He frowned and his eyes gradually became serious. He couldn't help but move closer to General Xuanwu and whispered, "General, are you worried that Han Shaomian and Hai Chenxi will join forces to attack the city? But the King of Chu and the King of the Sea have always been at odds..."

"Things in this world are unpredictable." Before the lieutenant general could finish his words, General Xuanwu retorted, "Who would have thought that Emperor Yugan would die in such a miserable way? Quickly dispatch troops and send people to search along the way to find where Emperor Yugan is hiding!"

After saying this, General Xuanwu led the guards behind him and stepped forward to check the defenses on the city wall...

The suburbs of Western Chu.

There was already a great deal of noise in the military camp temporarily led by Han Shaomian. After receiving the signal sent by Emperor Yugan before, all the ministers clamored for Han Shaomian to lead the troops to rescue the emperor.

However, at this time, Han Shaomian did not move his troops and only obeyed Chu Feiyang's military orders to guard the capital. This made the court officials very angry, and they wanted to rush out of the tent to confront Han Shaomian who was leading the troops outside.

"Prime Minister Yun, you are the father-in-law of King Chu. Why didn't King Chu let Han Shaomian go to rescue the emperor? What is the King of Chu planning in his mind? I believe Prime Minister Yun knows it very well!" Those who were able to escape from the palace with Emperor Yugan were naturally Emperor Yugan's confidants. Watching time pass by bit by bit, the ministers became anxious and were furious with Han Shaomian who stopped them from leaving. Now they took their anger out on Yun Xuanzhi.

Yun Xuanzhi sat solemnly to the side. Seeing someone stirring up trouble and putting the blame on him, a cold glint flashed across his half-hidden eyes. He then raised his eyes to look at the court officials in the tent. Seeing that the one stirring up trouble was a courtier who was often on good terms with Su Qi, Yun Xuanzhi said coldly, "Although I am a civil servant, I also know the saying 'a risky tactic'. What if this is just a tactic used by the enemy to lure us in? Wouldn't it be a treacherous plot if we go there? A single move could affect the whole body. If Minister Han mobilizes his troops now, what if Hai Chenxi takes advantage of the situation and sneaks in? Not only will we be in danger, I'm afraid we will also implicate the people of the capital. What's more, don't you see that it's not Minister Han who is unwilling to send troops to rescue the emperor, but Hai Chenxi who is stopping us from taking action."

After he finished speaking, Yun Xuanzhi returned to his previous silence and no longer wasted words arguing with the ministers.

Upon hearing this, all the ministers fell into deep thought, their gazes turning towards the outside of the tent...

Starting from midnight last night, Hai Chenxi suddenly led his troops to come, breaking the previous rule of the two armies not interfering with each other, and blocked Han Shaomian's 50,000 troops in the camp.

Upon hearing the news, Han Shaomian immediately rode into battle, leaving behind 10,000 soldiers to protect the court ministers, while he himself led his troops out of the camp and confronted Hai Chenxi until this moment.

The two armies faced each other, but neither Han Shaomian, who came out to defend, nor Hai Chenxi, who came to provoke trouble, ordered a fight.

The two young generals sat upright on their horses, their eyes locked with murderous intent. Their swords were held in fighting stances, yet neither of them made the next move...

"Sir!" At this time, a guard hurriedly rode his horse towards Han Shaomian from the camp and whispered a few words in Han Shaomian's ear.

Han Shaonian's face remained stern, but there was a glimmer of shock in his eyes. Even though Han Shaonian was mature beyond his years, he could no longer hide the surprise in his eyes with his usual calmness.

"Is this true?" His heart tightened and the hand holding the hilt of the sword suddenly tightened. Although Han Shaomian's eyes were fixed on Hai Chenxi not far away, his mind was obviously attracted by what he had just heard.

"Yes, absolutely true! My lord, what should we do now?" The guards saw the flicker in Han Shaomian's eyes and became nervous and worried. Now that the emperor had been murdered by a traitor and the entire royal family had been slaughtered, they had lost the meaning of protecting their master. Now they didn't know whether to continue the confrontation with Hai Chenxi or withdraw their troops.

"You go back to the barracks and tell Yun Xiang and others about this. I will meet with Prince Hai here." However, compared with the guard who was full of thoughts, Han Shaomian calmed down very quickly. He whispered to the guard to return to the camp, and his attention was focused on Hai Chenxi again.

"Yes, sir." The guard pulled the reins, turned around and rushed into the camp.

"Hai Chenxi, is this your purpose of blocking us in the camp?" Although Han Shaomian was a martial arts champion, he was also an extremely sharp and intelligent person. He only needed to connect all the things together to see the key point of the matter.

Hai Chenxi admired the series of changes in Han Shaomian's eyes. He suddenly curled his lips into a smile, and his brilliant eyes reflected a deep calculation. After listening to Han Shaomian's question, Hai Chenxi slowly said, "What do you mean by Minister Han? This prince does not understand!"

Hearing this, Han Shaomian narrowed his eyes and looked carefully at Hai Chenxi, who had always been calm. He saw that the other party had an arrogant attitude, and although the army behind Hai Chenxi also drew their swords, most of them were prepared for defense.

Han Shaomian suddenly woke up and completely understood why Hai Chenxi did this last night.

Han Shaomian's face turned cold with a feeling of annoyance. His hand holding the reins slowly tightened, veins on the back of his hand popped out, and he felt even more annoyed.

"Gee!" With a soft shout, Han Shaomian mounted his cavalry and charged towards the Haichen River ahead...

Seeing Han Shaomian's rare anger, Hai Chenxi knew that Han Shaomian must have figured out what happened last night. A sneer appeared in his eyes. He raised a hand to stop the soldiers behind him from shooting arrows, and then he went to meet Han Shaomian...

"Dang..." On the open ground where the two armies faced each other, two young generals raised their swords and tried to swing, sparking a series of brilliant sparks...

"Hai Chenxi, it was you who killed the emperor! You came here last night just to stop us and prevent us from rescuing the emperor! Traitors, you are so cruel!" Han Shaomian has been practicing martial arts since he was a child, and every move he makes is the essence. Even though he has no experience in fighting on the battlefield, he can still handle it with ease and is still not at a disadvantage when facing Hai Chenxi.

Hai Chenxi had already been tempered on the battlefield, and every move he made was the essence. He had also been under the guidance of Hai Quan since he was a child, so his martial arts were naturally beyond doubt. He and Han Shaomian attacked and defended each other, and for a while the two were deadlocked and could only end in a draw.

"Since you already know that this prince is not sincere in declaring war on you, why are you so impulsive?" Seeing Han Shaomian's longsword slashing down at him, Hai Chenxi quickly raised his sword to block Han Shaomian's arrow with all his strength. At the same time, he pulled the reins with his left hand and retreated violently until he was three feet away. Then he sneered and said, "This prince's mission is accomplished. Retreat!"

After he finished speaking, before Han Shaomian could send his troops in pursuit, he saw Hai Chenxi leading his troops to retreat quickly...

"Sir, Prime Minister Yun requests that you return to camp immediately!" Han Shaomian was furious and was about to raise his sword to pursue him when the returning guard galloped up to him and whispered, "Prime Minister Yun said that Hai Chenxi dared to act like this and must have been prepared from the beginning. Please do not pursue him or he may fall into a trap."

Hearing this, Han Shaomian had to swallow his anger and stared coldly at Hai Chenxi who had already run away. Then he reluctantly put away the sword in his hand and led his troops back to the camp.

"Minister Han, is the news just received true? Why was the emperor suddenly killed? How did the King of Chu protect the emperor? You have 50,000 troops, and the 100,000 troops in the western camp outside the capital. Can't they rescue the emperor?" As soon as he stepped into the tent, the court officials surrounded Han Shaomian. There was disbelief in everyone's eyes, and they were obviously frightened by the news of Emperor Yugan's death.

Han Shaomian's brows knitted slightly, but he quickly calmed down. He looked past the ministers at Yun Xuanzhi standing behind him. Seeing the indelible doubt in Yun Xuanzhi's eyes, Han Shaomian spoke, "My Lords, please remember that I have 50,000 troops, and Hai Chenxi also has 50,000 troops. The West Camp outside the capital has 100,000 troops, but Qi Jingyuan also has 100,000 troops. This incident happened so strangely that by the time we realized what was happening, Hai Chenxi had already surrounded us. If we fought head-on, the Chen Wang army in the city would probably take advantage of the situation! However, we didn't expect that the Sea King's target was the Emperor!"

As he spoke, a look of sadness appeared on Han Shaomian's face.

"Your Majesty... I am useless... I failed to protect Your Majesty until the very end..." The ministers could not help but kneel down in the direction of the imperial palace, crying bitterly and grieving!

For a moment, the tent was filled with weeping, and the group seemed to be in chaos without a leader...

Han Shaomian saw Yun Xuanzhi stand up after kowtowed three times, so he walked over to Yun Xuanzhi and asked in a low voice, "Prime Minister Yun, what do you think we should do next?"

Yun Xuanzhi leaned over, calmly assessing Han Shaomian, whose face was filled with determination. Seeing that Han Shaomian could still calmly consider the next steps after such a major event, Yun Xuanzhi nodded secretly before expressing his own opinion. "Everything remains the same. If we lose our composure over this, we'll fall into Hai Chenxi's trap! The people believe that Emperor Yugan died suddenly when Prince Chen ascended the throne. If we make a big deal about this now, we'll lose their support. It's better to keep it under wraps and reveal the truth on the day we achieve complete victory."

However, despite this, Yun Xuanzhi couldn't help but doubt in his heart. With Chu Feiyang's means and abilities, how could he let Emperor Yugan lose his life so easily? This matter was probably related to Yun Qianmeng and Chu Feiyang!