The thought of this possibility made Helian Si shudder. No, no, it's impossible, it's impossible. His father probably wouldn't be that heartless... right?

Forehead……

The villainous tyrant character suddenly made Helian Si a little uncertain. Um, maybe not.

"Third brother, can you help me find out where the immortal brother is?"

Helian Si made up her mind. She couldn't just sit and wait to die; she had to find her immortal brother before her father.

Otherwise, given the ruthless and decisive methods of the villainous tyrant, if the immortal brother fell into the hands of the emperor, he would either die or be crippled.

Helian Si's beautiful peach blossom eyes sparkled with expectation as he looked at Helian You with such a pitiful expression, making him so endearing that it was impossible to refuse him.

Helian You didn't want to agree, but when he met Helian Si's pitiful and expectant eyes, he nodded as if possessed.

"good."

"Second brother is so kind." Helian Si's eyes narrowed into crescent moons with a smile, sparkling like they were filled with tiny starlight.

"Um."

The regret that had just welled up in Helian You's heart vanished without a trace in an instant. His younger sister said that he was better than his father, Helian Yi, and Helian Ci. That was exactly what his younger sister meant.

After the court session that day, a shocking piece of news spread from the Imperial Academy: the Emperor had issued an imperial edict in court that day.

The Northern Yin officially declared war on the Western Ling and Southern Li, causing a great uproar in the capital. The people talked about it with great interest.

Had they known that over the past few years, the Northern Yin had conquered every state in the land without a single defeat, and that the most powerful states in the land now...

Only Xiling and Nanli remain. If we win this battle, the other small countries will be no threat.

From this point onward, their Northern Yin was the only great power in the world, and the emperor's ambition to unify the world was considered complete.

"Father is going to war again."

Helian Si took a bite of the hibiscus pastry in his hand. Walking under the shade of the trees on the path leading to the Imperial College, he found the pastry sweet but not cloying, with a very good texture. "Not bad, not bad at all."

Father has fought many wars over the years. Apart from the attack on Dongchen Kingdom, which he personally led, all other campaigns were conducted by issuing orders.

This time, the Emperor must have issued a direct imperial edict to attack small countries like Xiling and Nanli, so Helian Si has no worries at all.

“This time, Father will likely send my second brother to lead the troops,” Helian You said after a moment of contemplation, his brows furrowed.

"What?!"

The hibiscus pastry in Helian Si's mouth suddenly lost its aroma. His second brother had just returned, so why did he have to go back to the frontier to fight again?

"Third brother, if I tell Father that I also want to go to the frontier, do you think he will agree?"

Helian Si turned to look at Helian You, speaking with a serious and earnest tone. Helian You's tall and slender figure paused slightly.

He stopped, glanced sideways, patted Helian Si's thin shoulder, and answered with equal seriousness and earnestness.

"If nothing unexpected happens, Father will use that cave of ten thousand snakes in the back mountain to threaten you."

Helian Si: "..." Okay, actually she felt the same way, but she was still a little unwilling to give up.

**

Imperial Palace, Imperial Study

"His Majesty intends to send Prince Ci to lead the troops in this battle."

Wenren Yu waved his ink-painted fan and voiced his guess. He already had a counter-espionage strategy, and Xiling and Nanli were not to be feared. Sending the Second Prince to lead the troops was the most appropriate choice.

"I will go myself."

Helian Nie strode to the golden nanmu wood table, where the black five-clawed dragon pattern was awe-inspiring, displaying the supreme dignity of the emperor.