Zhou Tianlong's brows furrowed instantly, his heart churning with turmoil.

Who is this kid? How dare he speak to me so arrogantly!

Zhou Tianlong's gloomy gaze was fixed on Song Yunming, and he coldly asked, "Who are you? How dare you spout such nonsense here!"

Song Yunming crossed his arms, his chest held straight, and his face showed undisguised contempt.

"I am Song Yunming, and I do not change my name or surname. I am the younger brother of Marshal Song Yunyang of the Great Yan Dynasty, and I am also a special envoy sent by Chen Zhennan! Today I want to see what you, Zhou Tianlong, are capable of, daring to stir up trouble here!"

Inside the tent, the atmosphere was tense, like a taut string. Zhou Tianlong's eyes instantly turned fierce, his gaze sharp as a knife, fixed on Li Guangyi.

Upon hearing this, Li Guangyi frowned and retorted, "Absolutely not! Song Yunming is merely an envoy sent by Chen Zhennan. Don't make baseless accusations!"

The two exchanged barbs, neither willing to yield, like two fighting cocks, the air thick with the smell of gunpowder.

Song Yunming stood aside, secretly delighted. This was exactly the result he wanted: to make the conflict between Zhou Tianlong and Li Guangyi public. He had already achieved half of his goal.

Seeing Li Guangyi's vehement denial, Zhou Tianlong's eyes darted around, and he said viciously, "Li Guangyi, since you claim to be innocent and have not colluded with Chen Zhennan, then you must kill Song Yunming here and now to prove your loyalty. Otherwise, hmph, you will be hard-pressed to escape suspicion!"

Li Guangyi frowned. He was naturally unwilling to do this, because if he did, it would mean that his eldest son would also be killed.

"In war, envoys are not to be killed. I, Li Guangyi, would never do such a treacherous thing!"

Zhou Tianlong's face grew even darker, and a ruthless glint flashed in his eyes.

"Li Guangyi, you are protecting the enemy! Just because your son is with Chen Zhennan, are you going to betray the Great Zhou?"

After saying that, Zhou Tianlong ordered his two guards, "Kill Song Yunming!"

Seeing this, Li Guangyi was extremely anxious. Once Song Yunming was killed, the situation would spiral out of control.

Without a second thought, he hurriedly shouted to the guards, "Quickly, stop them!"

Upon receiving the order, the guards quickly formed a human wall, blocking Song Yunming's path.

The atmosphere became tense, and it looked like a fight was about to break out.

Suddenly, Zhou Tianlong's lips curled into a cold smile, and he slowly stood up.

He reached out and clapped his hands lightly. Immediately afterwards, he heard a series of hurried and rapid footsteps coming from outside the door, like a surging tide sweeping towards the tent.

All eyes turned to the doorway, as if drawn by a magnet.

Then, Ren Qi, the leader of the Imperial Guards under Li Guangyi, led a group of Imperial Guards and stormed into the camp.

They all looked fierce and menacing, their long swords drawn, gleaming coldly, but they were all pointed at Li Guangyi.

Li Guangyi's eyes widened instantly, as if they were about to pop out of their sockets. The shock in his heart was indescribable, as if he had been struck by lightning.

He never imagined that the leader of the Imperial Guard who had followed him for eight years, a man who had once been like his right-hand man, was actually Zhou Tianlong's henchman.

The trust built up over the past eight years has collapsed in an instant, like a crumbling building.

Zhou Tianlong, with a smug look on his face, sneered and mocked, "Li Guangyi, you are truly blind! You didn't even know your own subordinates had betrayed you. Such a muddle-headed and incompetent person is not worthy of being the marshal of the Great Zhou. You are simply a dead man holding a position without doing any work!"

Li Guangyi was so angry that he trembled all over, his teeth were grinding, and his heart was in turmoil.

He suddenly drew his sword, the "whoosh" of the blade as it left its sheath sounding like an angry shout.

He gripped the hilt of his sword tightly and said coldly, "Even if I am torn to pieces, I will never surrender and let you treacherous villains do as you please!"

At this critical and extremely tense moment, Song Yunming once again broke the suffocating atmosphere.

"Marshal Li, you can rest assured. Now that I'm here, I will ensure that you are not threatened in the slightest. I, Song Yunming, will protect you to the best of my ability, even if it means going through fire and water."

These words undoubtedly provided solid evidence for Zhou Tianlong's speculation.

Li Guangyi frowned deeply, filled with regret.

He intended to preside over a court assembly, but he never expected that he would personally lead himself down the path of rebellion against the Great Zhou Dynasty. This was truly a case of reaping what you sow!

Seizing the opportunity, Zhou Tianlong, his eyes gleaming with malice, shouted impatiently, "Song Yunming's words have clearly proven that Li Guangyi has long been in cahoots with Chen Zhennan. Ren Qi, what are you waiting for? Kill these two traitors immediately!"

Song Yunming calmly and slowly extended his left hand, pulling a grenade from his waist. The grenade gleamed with a chilling metallic luster under the dim light of the tent.

He placed the fuse to his lips, like a grim reaper who held life and death in his hands.

Upon seeing this, Ren Qi and Li Guangyi both widened their eyes and subconsciously took a step back. The terrifying scene of seeing Chen Zhennan's men use this thing on the battlefield involuntarily surfaced in their minds.

The power of that grenade explosion was like Thor's wrath, turning everything in its path to dust; it was truly devastating.

Ren Qi frowned even more, and large beads of sweat rolled down his forehead.

"I thoroughly inspected you, how did you manage to bring this in?"

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