Xie Sheng panicked and could only stumble away.

Xie Xin gave a mocking laugh and said, "Is this all the tolerance you have? What kind of crown prince are you?"

Yun Chu smiled slightly, neither confirming nor denying.

Xie Xin looked at Yun Chuwei and asked, "Just now, how did you know that person had done so many heinous things?"

It's fair to say that without Yun Chuwei, that matter wouldn't have been resolved so easily.

Yun Chu smiled and said, "Didn't I say I can read faces?"

Xie Xin never expected that facial features could reveal such things.

"So, you can tell the loyal from the treacherous by their faces? How did you figure it out? Can you teach me? In the future, before I go to war, I'll look at all the soldiers and kill all the treacherous ones!" Xie Xin found it hard to believe.

Yun Chu smiled and said, "Appearance reflects the heart. If you ask about future loyalty or treachery, nothing is immutable, and neither is a person's state of mind. Therefore, one cannot determine loyalty or treachery based on a person's appearance at a given moment. One can only predict the direction and trend."

"As you said, if he had committed heinous acts such as patricide and matricide, his face would indeed be distorted, and it would be obvious. But if after committing evil deeds, his mindset changed, and he did some meritorious deeds, perhaps he could hide his past evil, and it would not be noticeable!"

"In short, people's hearts are unpredictable, and there are no fixed rules for judging appearance!"

Xie Xin: ...

This person seems to have said everything, yet also seems to have said nothing at all.

She glanced around and asked, "Did you all understand?"

Everyone shook their heads.

Xie Xin looked at Yun Chu and smiled, "Actually, I didn't understand either. It's like listening to your words, yet it's as if I didn't hear anything at all!"

Yun Chu smiled slightly: "Simply put, divination and face reading are unreliable. If you want to know how loyal and brave your brothers and sisters are, then go and see! Go to the battlefield and see how they charge forward without fear! See how they face death without hesitation! See how they cut down the enemy! Everyone agrees, right?"

Yun Chuwei instantly ignited everyone's passion, and they all shouted, "Yes!"

Xie Xin laughed upon hearing this.

She had been worried that the morale of the troops would crumble because of her confrontation with Xie Sheng.

Now it seems she doesn't need to worry anymore.

With just a few words, Yun Chuwei helped her regain her composure.

No wonder Father Emperor values ​​Yun Chuwei so much.

Who wouldn't value someone like her?

Looking at the spirited soldiers around him, Xie Xin whispered, "Yun Chuwei, thank you!"

Yun Chu smiled faintly: "You're welcome. I won't disturb you any longer after you finish your business!"

Upon hearing this, Xie Xin quickly replied, "That's right, I should deal with these people!"

-

Because of Yun Chuwei's words, our army's morale was high.

Because Xie Xin executed prisoners who refused to surrender, he intimidated the enemy army, causing their morale to decline.

Xie Xin did not give the enemy any chance to regroup and directly ordered an attack on the rebels.

The rebels were defeated and retreated. Our army advanced with unstoppable momentum and quickly pushed the battle line to the outskirts of Jizhou City, where the capital of Jizhou was located.

Jizhou City had long been occupied by the rebels. After the rebels retreated to Jizhou City, Xie Xin did not allow the army to continue advancing.

Instead, the troops were allowed to rest in place while waiting for logistical support.

After all, logistics and supplies are very important and cannot be neglected.

At this moment, a group of rebels circled around and lay in ambush.

Their target was not the logistics troops, but Yun Chuwei.

Yun Chuwei's position, between the logistics troops and the main force, should theoretically be the safest.

Yun Chuwei was somewhat surprised when she saw the rebel army appear.

The rebel leader appeared to be holding a portrait in his hand.

He glanced at Yun Chuwei from afar, then at the portrait, and said to the crowd behind him, "That's her. Capture her alive!"

Yun Chu raised an eyebrow; these people were indeed after her.

As she was thinking, the group of rebels started fighting with the people around her.

Huo Qingjue, who had been following her, immediately released a signal flare and then said to Yun Chuwei, "Miss, could you please focus on dodging and try not to use your internal energy?"

This young lady is indeed very fierce every time she fights, but afterwards she either vomits blood or falls into a coma.

He was truly terrified.

Yun Chuwei neither agreed nor refused, but simply said to Huo Qingjue, "Someone's going to stab you from behind!"

Upon hearing this, Huo Qingjue swiftly kicked the person behind her away.

He then joined the battle.

Following Huo Qingjue's instructions, Yun Chuwei focused on dodging and did not use her internal energy.

She knew very well that the signal flare had been fired and reinforcements were on their way.

She just needs to hold on until they arrive, and everything will be fine.

But if she uses her internal energy, she might not last until they arrive.

The rebel leader also realized that Yun Chuwei seemed to have no internal energy, but she was agile and seemed to know some kind of light footwork.

Therefore, their soldiers rarely encountered Yun Chuwei.

He shouted, "Fourth brother, ninth brother, you two go and catch that Yun Chuwei!"

The fourth and ninth brothers were the best in terms of lightness skills among them.

Upon hearing this, the two men, known as the fourth and ninth brothers, immediately rushed towards Yun Chuwei.

However, they still couldn't catch Yun Chuwei.

Seeing that reinforcements were about to arrive, the rebel leader could only say, "Their reinforcements have arrived. Don't linger in the battle, let's go!"

Upon hearing this, everyone had no choice but to abandon their goal and leave quickly.

As the reinforcements retreated, several cold arrows pierced the air, heading straight for Yun Chuwei.

Yun Chuwei was greatly surprised.

Just then, a lithe figure appeared.

He flashed in front of Yun Chuwei and used the hastily grabbed shield to block the arrows.

Those arrows were quite powerful; they pierced straight through the shield before stopping.

The lithe figure caught several arrows, then flicked them back with his backhand.

The long arrows flew upwards, spreading out to attack the black-clad men who had fired the arrows.

Some of the men in black struck his heart, some his shoulder, and some dodged the blow.

The men in black scattered like birds and beasts, while those who had been shot fell to the ground and rolled down the hillside on the other side.

Huo Qingjue also noticed the situation here.

Knowing that someone was trying to kill Yun Chuwei, he immediately said, "Go around them and capture them!"

Upon hearing this, the Embroidered Uniform Guard hurriedly left!

-

Xie Sheng had actually been lying in ambush on the nearby mountain, watching this direction.

The portrait of Yun Chuwei in the hands of the rebels was drawn by him.

His message to the rebels was: Yun Chuwei is not only the great-granddaughter of Prime Minister Yun, but also the successor of the strategist and military genius. Yun Chuwei possesses the secrets of the three founding heroes who established the dynasty.

That's why the rebels came looking for Yun Chuwei regardless of the consequences.

He and several archers had been lying in ambush there for some time.