Chapter 523 Letter from the Capital

(Today, the order of Chapter 2 is reversed on some platforms. The correction will be slightly delayed. Apologies to all the kids!)

When Zhu Qingyan found Murong Jing, Murong Jing was standing on the city wall of Qingshi Pass, staring blankly at the vast yellow sand outside, not knowing what she was thinking.

Zhu Qingyan walked up to her and took Murong Jing's hand with some worry.

Ever since I helped Ajing out of trouble, I have hardly seen her smile again.

I used to think that Ajing was such a free and lively person, who enjoyed taking revenge and had never been depressed.

She should be a fiery horse galloping on the grassland and an eagle flying freely in the sky.

I used to envy and admire her so much, and even wanted to be someone like her.

But at this moment, he clearly saw the sadness and loneliness in Ajing's eyes...that kind of thing was not supposed to belong to her!

"Ah Jing, are you...thinking about the King of Zhenbei?"

A gust of wind blew by, and Murong Jing's eyes turned slightly red. She spoke in a hoarse voice:

"I know he was wrong. Raising an army to commit treason is an unforgivable crime. But I can't understand... since he had such an ambition long ago, why did he teach me the principles of loyalty to the emperor and patriotism since I was a child?"

Murong Jing turned her head to look at Zhu Qingyan and asked her:

"Young Master, if one day the person closest to you committed a terrible mistake, would you be able to do it?"

Zhu Qingyan lowered her eyes. In fact, she had thought about this question in her mind thousands of times, but she found that she could not find the answer.

She paused for a moment, then said hesitantly, "If you don't want to meet him on the battlefield, I'll talk to His Majesty on your behalf. I think His Majesty will also sympathize..."

"No." Murong Jing's tone was firm.

"After all, he is my biological father who gave birth to me and raised me. Now he has committed a capital crime. Only if I capture him alive with my own hands, I will be qualified to plead with His Majesty and give him a chance to survive."

A hint of fragility flashed across Murong Jing's eyes, and she said softly:

"Whether it's confiscation of his property or exile, perhaps I will never be able to forgive him in this lifetime, but I hope he can live..."

Zhu Qingyan didn't know what to say, so he put a little force on her shoulder with his hand, hoping to comfort her.

At this time, a soldier climbed up the tower, came behind the two and said:

"Master Zhu, an urgent secret report has been sent from the capital city, traveling eight hundred miles!"

"Give it to me." Zhu Qingyan reached out to take the letter. He only took a glance at the handwriting on the envelope and knew it was from Zhu Lan.

Just as she was about to open the envelope, the soldier who delivered the letter stole a glance at Murong Jing and hesitantly reminded her:

"This letter is written exclusively to Mr. Zhu..."

Murong Jing's expression changed slightly, and Zhu Qingyan frowned and rebuked:

"Stop talking too much, why don't you step back?"

After the man left, Murong Jing looked a little embarrassed. She was about to turn around but was stopped by Zhu Qingyan.

Zhu Qingyan unfolded the letter in front of Murong Jing and read it with her.

The next moment, the eyes of both of them widened slightly at the same time.

…

That night, Yan Xiuyun urgently called everyone together to discuss strategic deployment.

Zhu Qingyan, Murong Jing and Long Buqi were all present.

Yan Xiuyun said to them:

“The intention of the King of Zhenbei to withdraw his troops is unclear at the moment, but it seems that there will be no action for the time being.

The most urgent task is to get the 200,000 Sky-Breaking Army to meet up at Qingshi Pass as soon as possible, which would be the safest option."

Long Buqi was puzzled. "But Xiaoyao Mountain is very far away from here. The Potian Army is stuck there. We are out of reach..."

Yan Xiuyun smiled faintly and looked at Murong Jing.

"Princess Ning Yue is extremely brave. I will give you 100,000 troops to go to Xiaoyao Mountain to support the Potian Army."

"I obey your command!" Murong Jing said without hesitation.

"One hundred thousand troops!" Long Buqi was extremely surprised. "Your Majesty, there are only two hundred thousand soldiers guarding Qingshi Pass now. How can you send half of them out of the city?"

Zhu Qingyan said on the side:

"General Long, didn't His Majesty just say that it looks like there won't be any unusual movements from the Zhenbei King's side for the time being?

As long as Princess Ning Yue moves quickly enough and passes through Camel Gorge in the south, she can avoid the Northern Frontier Army and attack Xiaoyao Mountain without anyone noticing."

Murong Jing nodded, looking very confident.

"Okay." Yan Xiuyun stood up and said, "There is no time to lose. Go down and make arrangements. One hundred thousand troops will set out tomorrow night under the cover of darkness and reach Camel Gorge before dawn."

He also reminded that this matter must not be leaked and only the few people present knew about it.

"Yes!" everyone answered in unison.

Long Buqi lowered his head and did not notice Yan Xiuyun's meaningful gaze falling on him.

…

After reading the secret letter, King Zhenbei was a little surprised at first, and then he couldn't help laughing.

Mu'er came closer and asked, "Why are you so happy, my lord? Is there any good news?"

King Zhenbei handed her the secret letter.

"The princess wants to lead a hundred thousand garrison troops to attack Xiaoyao Mountain from Camel Gorge?" Mu'er was also surprised.

King Zhenbei laughed and said:

"No one knows a daughter better than her father. Jing'er has an arrogant personality, but this time she went too far.

She thought that Camel Gorge was easy to navigate? Haha, how could I not have been prepared for this?"

"Your Majesty, do you want to send troops to stop us?" Mu'er asked, but her expression showed some disapproval.

"I'm not that stupid." The smile on King Zhenbei's face deepened.

“Qingshi Pass was already short of troops, and now another 100,000 people have been taken away. Wouldn’t it become an empty city?

If we don’t attack this matter, when will we attack it? "

In a flash, King Zhenbei had already made a decision.

"Pass the order down, attack Qingshi Pass at midnight tomorrow night!

This battle, I will fight it myself."

…

As night fell, Murong Jing led a large group of people out of Qingshi Pass. Under the cover of night, they moved quietly and quickly towards the Camel Gorge in the south.

King Zhenbei sat upright in his own residence, and finally waited for the report from the spy.

"Your Majesty, I saw with my own eyes a group of people leaving Qingshi Pass, about 100,000 people, heading towards Luotuo Gorge."

Mu'er, wearing armor, stood behind the King of Zhenbei and asked, "My Lord, are you going to send troops?"

"No hurry." King Zhenbei said calmly.

“They have just left the city. If there is a trick and they suddenly come back to attack us when we start to attack the city, we will be in trouble.

Wait a little longer until they enter Camel Gorge, then we will send out our troops."