"No."

Meng Xin swung his arms, his face bulging with veins as he roared,

"The relationship I've built with the North Sea Nation over the years isn't as fragile as you think. It must be that you haven't made your intentions clear, nor have you revealed your identity."

"Father..."

Seeing that Meng Xin was a little agitated, even to the point of collapse, Le Tu shook his hands and shouted:

"Father, please stop being stubborn and stubborn. You will harm all your brothers and the people of Chu..."

“Bang!”

Seeing that Le Tu was getting more and more excited, Meng Xin slapped Le Tu hard on the face and said hatefully:

"How dare you, an unfilial son, question your father?"

Just as Le Tu was covering his face and looking at Meng Xin at a loss, a sharp voice sounded from the door.

"What's wrong with Tu'er questioning you? Do you dare to say that your war with Daning Kingdom wasn't motivated by selfish motives? To start a war out of selfish motives, aren't you stubborn and reckless?"

Meng Xin turned around in surprise and saw the queen standing there in plain clothes with a stern look in her eyes. His sharp eyes flashed with resentment, and he asked loudly:

"Why are you here instead of staying in the palace? This is not the place for you."

Seeing Meng looking at her, the queen did not answer him, but walked towards him and said coldly:

"Meng Xin, you are the king of a country, but because of your selfish desires back then, you provoked a war between two countries. Do you know how many people were displaced and how many soldiers died on the battlefield because of this war? Don't you feel guilty?"

"What nonsense are you talking about?"

Meng Xin looked at her in panic, as if someone had exposed a long-buried secret in his heart. He denied it.

"I did this so that the State of Chu could become stronger. How could this become my selfish desire?"

"snort!"

The queen swung her sleeves, looked at him fiercely, and roared,

"Do you think others don't know what you've done? To avenge Meng Yue for abandoning you, you forced her to return to Chu with you after she gave birth, and even faked her own death to deceive her male followers. You also repeatedly harassed the people of Daning, hoping to anger them and legitimately start a war between our two countries. Isn't this just selfish desire?"

The queen's words hit Meng Xin on the head like a heavy hammer. He half-closed his eyes and looked at the queen, asking in horror,

"Who told you that?"

"I……"

Meng Yue stood behind them at some point. Her expression was as cold as the ice and snow outside, and her voice made people feel cold all over.

She walked towards Meng Xin with a sullen face. Meng Xin looked at her and said in a hateful voice with a ferocious expression:

"What did you say to the Queen? Why did she ask such a question?"

Perhaps he didn't want others to know what happened between him and Meng Yue.

Meng Yue clasped her hands in front of her, walked slowly to stand beside him, and the coldness in her eyes made Meng Xin stunned for a moment.

She looked at him and growled sternly:

"Meng Xin, stop it. Don't be so stubborn. This war should end. It's time for us to end this. If you continue like this, I will only die as an apology."

As soon as she finished speaking, she suddenly spread out her right hand, revealing a few black pills, and threw them into her mouth.

"don't want……"

Meng Xin ran over like crazy and grabbed her wrist tightly. Meng Yue's hand trembled and the pills rolled to the ground. Meng Xin looked at her in shock, his face livid and he shook his head vigorously.

"Xiaoyue, you can't die. This has nothing to do with you. You can't die."

The queen standing aside looked at them coldly with no expression on her face.

Although she could not accept the relationship between Meng Xin and Meng Yue, she also knew that there was a sad story between them, so she did not want to get involved in what happened between them.

Meng Yue struggled to break free from Meng Xin's embrace, stood up straight, took a few steps back, looked at him, and roared with tears in her eyes.

"Meng Xin, Chu is no match for Daning. Daning has surrounded Chu. If you force your way into it, it will only result in more casualties. Stop fighting. I believe that if you surrender now, the people of Daning will not embarrass you."

"surrender?"

Hearing these two words, Meng Xin roared like a madman.

"You want me to surrender? Unless I die, the war between Meng Xin and Daning has lasted for more than ten years. I will not surrender so easily. Even if I die, I want to die on the battlefield."

After saying this, he glanced at Meng Yue and said coldly again:

"Even if you die, it won't stop anything. You'll have to take care of yourself."

After saying this, he glanced at Letu and the queen, put on his battle robe, and left.

Looking at his resolute back, the queen sighed and said helplessly:

"What he cares most about in his life is his own face. His face will cost him his life sooner or later."

After saying this, she turned around dejectedly and walked away slowly.

…

This rare sunny day in the Western Region lasted for three days, and snowflakes began to float in the sky again. The falling snowflakes made this already cold winter seem especially gloomy.

The people of Daning State had besieged the people of Chu State for three days. During these three days, Meng Xin and his soldiers tried to break out several times, but each attempt ended in failure.

The people of Beihai State were just watching and did not come to support Chu State, nor did they come to attack Daning State. They just watched quietly, like spectators who enjoyed watching the excitement.

Sitting in the tent, Liu Dechang's face looked extremely ugly because he had just heard about Luo Lan's mother. He would never believe that Luo Lan's mother was still alive.

His eyes were sunken, his face was ashen, and he slammed the table and roared,

"Who on earth dares to pretend to be my wife, Liu Dechang? And even gave me a daughter? They really don't know their place. What do they want to do? These Chu people are so despicable."

Luo Lan looked at his angry father and gently persuaded him:

"Dad, I also think this is a scam, but what that woman said makes me feel like it's true, so I want you to come and verify it. When the battle starts tomorrow, you can take the opportunity to meet that woman and confront her face to face, so that she can be speechless."

Leng Yu watched the conversation between the father and daughter and nodded quietly.

"We can't delay any longer. The situation in the capital is unknown. If we continue like this, it will probably cause chaos. We must fight quickly and decisively."

Liu Dechang touched his chin with one hand, frowned and said:

"Hasn't there been any letter from the Chu State? Are they still unwilling to surrender?"