Xiao Zhan's gaze sharpened, his eyes flashing with a cold light. That voice directly caused his killing intent to surge.

"Zhou Zhenbei—!"

"You think you can protect this piece of trash with this mere token?!"

He glanced at the jade token, which had dimmed considerably, and knew that even Zhou Zhenbei could not maintain such protection for such a long time at such a distance!

The cold, domineering voice once again emanated from the warm jade token, carrying an undeniable authority:

"You think you can do this? Xiao Zhan, don't make pointless tests. You're already lucky to be alive. Today, no one will lay a finger on my son!"

Xiao Zhan laughed in fury, and a cold light flashed on his ice spear.

The giant energy hand remained unmoved, still tightly gripping the ice spear, the threatening voice still ringing in their ears:

"I don't want to repeat myself, don't be ungrateful."

The surrounding air seemed to be suppressed by this special force field, and the atmosphere became extremely tense.

Just then, Jiang Feng, enduring excruciating pain and ignoring his weakness, staggered over from afar.

"Zhou Zhenbei, you deserve to die!" Jiang Feng roared as he approached, his eyes burning with grief and indignation.

Before he could continue his reprimands and questioning, Zhou Zhenbei's voice rang out again, carrying a cold, commanding tone:

"Jiang Feng, I now order you, as the General of Zhongzhou, to immediately lead all the remaining soldiers of the Third Army Corps to protect Zhou Xiaopeng to the death and safely escort him back to Jincheng, or you will be punished according to military law!"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Feng was first taken aback, then, as if he had been deeply humiliated, his dying body straightened up in a final burst of energy, and he glared angrily as he loudly retorted:

"Zhou Zhenbei, you betrayed your country and colluded with foreign enemies, causing the collapse of the northern defense line and the near annihilation of the Third Army Corps! Countless soldiers died unjustly. Your actions have made you unworthy of the position of general!"

"You traitor! What right do you have to order me around as a general of Zhongzhou?"

"I, Jiang Feng, am loyal only to the true Central Plains, not to a scoundrel like you whose hands are stained with the blood of our compatriots!"

Zhou Zhenbei's tone remained unchanged after hearing this; he was still frighteningly calm and composed.

"Jiang Feng, everything must be based on evidence. Don't make false accusations. Otherwise, even if you are a legion commander, you will be severely punished by the Central State Military Department for slandering a general."

Zhou Zhenbei continued:

"The so-called collusion with foreign enemies and treason are pure nonsense."

"The incident with the Star Orbiter Cannon was caused by a test firing error by the military. Who could have predicted such an accident? It was just a tragedy, not something I did intentionally."

"Furthermore, I have already ordered that the relevant personnel be completely detained and severely punished!"

Jiang Feng was so angry that he trembled all over, pointing at the warm jade token but unable to utter a single word.

Zhou Zhenbei paused, his tone suddenly becoming earnest:

"The northern border is in chaos, and the Japanese are still eyeing it. Instead of thinking about how to clean up the mess and protect Zhongzhou, you're here listening to rumors and slandering your superior. Do you have any respect for the soldiers who died in the Third Legion? Do you have any respect for the trust that Zhongzhou placed in you?"

"Zhou Zhenbei! Stop trying to argue!" Jiang Feng trembled with rage, pointing again at the charred ruins, his voice hoarse:

"A test-firing error could have precisely hit the area between the Third Army Corps and the Northern Border defenses? A mistake that allowed the Japanese to take advantage of the situation?! Zhou Zhenbei, do you think everyone in the world is an idiot?!"

"Insolence!" Zhou Zhenbei's voice suddenly turned icy cold:

"Jiang Feng, I think you're spouting nonsense because your legion was wiped out and you're in a state of mental chaos! I'm letting you off the hook because of your past merits, but if you dare to continue slandering me without cause, don't blame me for immediately taking military law into my own hands as a general of Zhongzhou!"

Xiao Zhan, who was also enraged upon hearing this, suddenly jerked his ice spear, attempting to break free from the restraints of the giant energy hand:

"Zhou Zhenbei, stop pretending!"

"If you hadn't secretly tipped off the Japanese, how could the Ninja Alliance have possibly entered the Central Plains defense line?"

Zhou Zhenbei's voice remained cold and calm: "Xiao Zhan, your status as the heir of the Northern Territory has fostered your arrogant and disdainful nature! As the General of Zhongzhou, I oversee the overall situation and have my own plans. How dare you question me?"

The jade token contained a powerful killing intent. If Zhou Zhenbei hadn’t known that the Zhongzhou high-level officials were currently monitoring him closely, he would have already remotely activated the Zhen Shan He to completely wipe out everyone in this place!

These defeated and worthless bastards dare to oppose him? What do they have to fight him with?

Realizing that all those remaining on the battlefield were severely wounded, and that even Xiao Zhan, Jiang Feng, and the others were no longer a threat to Zhou Xiaopeng, Zhou Zhenbei simply stopped wasting words and directly used the Zhenshanhe energy to maintain the protective shield before severing the connection.

The giant energy hand instantly released the spear, retracted into the protective shield, and transformed into energy to firmly protect Zhou Xiaopeng.

The instant Zhou Zhenbei's voice faded away, Xiao Zhan thrust his ice spear at Zhou Xiaopeng with all his might!

"Clang—!"

The tip of the gun was violently shaken off by the protective shield, and Xiao Zhan's hand went numb and his arm trembled slightly.

As expected of the General of Zhongzhou, he can protect people from a distance with just one move, Zhen Shan He!

Looking at Zhou Xiaopeng, who was unconscious inside the protective shield, Xiao Zhan felt a surge of intense resentment.

The chance to avenge the Northern Iron Cavalry was right in front of him, but he couldn't kill Zhou Zhenbei's son!

But Xiao Zhan didn't believe Zhou Zhenbei could maintain such a high level of protection indefinitely. The moment Zhou Zhenbei recovered would be the day Zhou Xiaopeng died!

The weak Jiang Feng slowly approached Xiao Zhan's side and whispered, "Now is not the time to fight Zhou Zhenbei head-on."

Jiang Feng looked at Zhou Xiaopeng inside the protective shield, his eyes also filled with killing intent.

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