Six assassins attacked together, making it extremely difficult for Zheng Dinglian to cope. He was nearly cut by their swords several times. However, to the assassins' astonishment, Zheng Dinglian's body seemed to be encased in an indestructible armor. No matter how they attacked, they could not hurt him or draw blood.

After about fifteen minutes of fierce fighting, the assassins began to see stars and stagger.

Just then, Zheng Dinglian seized the opportunity and unleashed several deadly attacks in quick succession. The assassins fell to the ground, lifeless. Each of them had a deep, bone-revealing wound on their neck, from which blood gushed out like a fountain.

Zheng Dingxi was terrified and realized the situation was dire. He immediately turned to flee. However, before he could take two steps, his legs gave way and he fell heavily to the ground.

What's going on?

Zheng Dingxi stared in panic at Zheng Dinglian, who was slowly approaching him with a sword drawn, and exclaimed incredulously, "You poisoned us!"

Zheng Dinglian smiled and replied, "What? You can't accept it if I poison you? This is exactly 'an eye for an eye,' aren't these the methods you taught me?"

Zheng Dingxi was filled with confusion: "When exactly did you start taking action?"

Zheng Dinglian pointed to the leaping fire: "At the very moment you silently put the poison into the kettle, I also quietly added some special fuel to the fire."

Zheng Dingxi's gaze fell on the burning fire, "But you clearly drank that water..."

He drank the water, so why wasn't he affected?

Zheng Dinglian patiently explained, "However, I have already taken the antidote beforehand, so even if I drink water, it will not cause any problems."

Zheng Dingxi was so angry he almost spat out a mouthful of blood!

He was certain he wouldn't drink water, so he didn't take the antidote.

Oh, right, the antidote!

Zheng Dingxi hurriedly rummaged through his clothes, but as soon as he made a move, a blinding white light flashed before his eyes, followed by a hot and wet sensation on his neck.

He reached out and touched it, then looked down and found his hand covered in blood.

Zheng Dinglian sneered: "You think you can throw me into chaos by using the news of Zheng Huiyi's disappearance? You are far too naive."

"You dare to use such a low-level tactic—luring me away from the camp to disrupt morale and then launch an attack? Your Dongling Kingdom has truly made no progress!"

Zheng Dingxi collapsed to the ground, his body convulsing, his eyes filled with resentment as he watched Zheng Dinglian leap onto his horse and gallop back the way he came.

He couldn't understand why Zheng Dinglian remained unmoved, even though almost everything he said was true.

Does this person truly have no attachment to their family?

However, he witnessed firsthand at the Prince Duan's residence that Zheng Dinglian's concern for Old Madam Zheng and Zheng Huiyi was evident in his words.

He simply couldn't understand it, and he didn't have time to delve into it further.

Zheng Dinglian rushed back to the military camp, and as he had predicted, the Dongling Kingdom launched a surprise attack under the cover of night.

The Western Wei army was indeed affected, and its morale was somewhat low.

Zheng Dinglian's horse was exhausted, so he immediately switched to his own warhorse, brandished his longsword, and charged into the battlefield.

Many Western Wei soldiers cheered excitedly upon seeing him: "The Crown Prince is back! The Crown Prince is back!"

Zheng Dinglian shouted encouragingly, "Warriors of Western Wei, listen to my command! Go all out and fight bravely! Every head of a Dongling man is worth one tael of silver!"

Upon hearing this, the soldiers' morale soared: "Slaying the Dongling bandits will be richly rewarded! Charge!"

Even the soldiers who had not yet learned of Zheng Dinglian's return were instantly invigorated upon hearing these bold words and prepared to engage in fierce battle.

On the battlefield, where Zheng Dinglian was absent, the soldiers knew in their hearts that although their commander was gone, their mission remained the same—to fight bravely against the enemy. For every Dongling warrior they beheaded, they would receive a reward of one or two taels of silver!

Upon closer inspection, those Dongling soldiers were no longer enemies, but rather moving silver ingots!

At this moment, the soldiers of Western Wei erupted with unprecedented passion, like tigers descending the mountain, relentlessly pursuing and hacking at the people of Dongling.

The Dongling soldiers originally expected that Zheng Dinglian's absence would lower the morale of the Western Wei soldiers, but they never expected that they would devise such a ruthless strategy!

Watching their comrades fall one by one, their heads cruelly severed, the soldiers of Dongling were filled with fear and turned to flee.

The commander of the Dongling army was furious and roared, "No retreat! Fight to the death! Fight to the death!"

However, once morale collapses, it's difficult to salvage the situation. With deserters leading the way, where would the other soldiers find the will to fight?

Life is paramount; who wouldn't want to live? To be the only one left behind while everyone else flees is utter folly!

When the warriors of Western Wei saw that those silver ingots—no, the soldiers of Eastern Mausoleum—were about to escape, they were not about to let them go easily. They brandished their weapons and gave chase.

Zheng Dinglian led his soldiers in a relentless pursuit of the retreating Dongling people, once again killing a large number of enemy soldiers.

Only when the pursuit became hopeless did Zheng Dinglian order all his soldiers to return to camp.

In this battle, the Western Wei achieved a glorious victory.

Each soldier carried one or more heads of Dongling soldiers. Those who had made a great haul even strung the heads together with long spears like candied hawthorns, waiting to claim their bounty.

Joy and satisfaction radiated from everyone's face.

Zheng Dinglian was also in a good mood and instructed Mo Lin, "Order each commander to tally the battle results and report the total. I want to distribute rewards to everyone."

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