The eldest prince felt increasingly grief-stricken, and his eyes were filled with resentment as he looked at Zhang Hu.
It's all the fault of the person in front of you!
The eldest prince glared at him through gritted teeth: "My current predicament is all thanks to you. Even if I die, I will drag you down with me."
Upon hearing this, Zhang Hu's heart skipped a beat, and he secretly groaned in despair.
He could only lower his voice and say, "I was also set up."
But the eldest prince couldn't listen anymore. He snorted coldly and recklessly swung his sword at Zhang Hu.
Zhang Hu could only keep retreating, unable to resist no matter what he did.
The eldest prince was furious and made it clear that he wanted to drag Zhang Hu to his death.
Looking at him like this, how could Zhang Hu possibly be a match for him?
With a moment of carelessness, the spear in Zhang Hu's hand was knocked away. He could only watch helplessly as the eldest prince swung his sword again. His legs went weak, and he scrambled away to avoid the attack.
What awaited him was a sharp pain in his back, followed by complete darkness before he knew nothing more.
Moments later, Shen Yunting led his troops there, holding a long spear and pointing it directly at the eldest prince, his eyes cold.
"I used to respect you as a man and thought you were worthy of being my opponent, but now it seems you are nothing special."
The eldest prince sat on the ground, panting heavily, and growled angrily, "This is all because of your tricks and schemes. If we had met fair and square on the battlefield, I might not have lost."
Upon hearing this, Shen Yunting smiled slightly, his tone full of sarcasm.
"If you truly wanted to fight me fair and square on the battlefield, you wouldn't be here."
Upon hearing this, the eldest prince's face turned angry. He wanted to say something, but he swallowed all his words back down the next moment.
He snorted coldly and said, "Anyway, I'm already in your hands. You can do whatever you want with me. If I even frown, I'll consider it a loss."
Shen Yunting ignored him and simply waved for someone to take the eldest prince away.
He then turned his gaze to the heavily injured Zhang Hu, a mocking smile playing on his lips.
Now Zhang Hu has finally gotten what he wanted.
He was much more merciful than Zhang Hu; at least he spared the other's life.
Thinking of this, Shen Yunting withdrew his gaze and ordered, "Send Vice General Zhang back to the camp."
Once back in his tent, Shen Yunting couldn't wait to go find Qu Jingyun.
At this moment, he had many questions in his mind and couldn't wait to find the answers.
Qu Jingyun was waiting for him in the camp.
"How did you know about Zhang Hu's conspiracy? I had people secretly watching him for a long time but found nothing amiss, including those who were on good terms with him. I couldn't even find out that anyone had sent the message to the Xiongnu camp."
Shen Yunting pressed Qu Jingyun for answers; he had to get to the bottom of it.
Why was Qu Jingyun able to find out these things, while he...?
Qu Jingyun looked at Shen Yunting in this state, and a hint of pity flashed across her face.
He took a deep breath and replied, "Because it was someone you would never expect who sent the letter."
"Who? This person colluded with Zhang Hu to assassinate me in the Xiongnu. I will definitely not let him go."
Shen Yunting clenched his fists, his eyes flashing with killing intent.
Qu Jingyun reached out and gently patted his arm to comfort him.
He then uttered a name: "It's Lü Bo."
Upon hearing these two words, Shen Yunting's eyes widened in disbelief.
Without even thinking, he replied, "How is that possible?"
He stared intently at Qu Jingyun, but only saw a solemn expression in her eyes, and his heart sank to the bottom.
He stumbled back several steps before stopping, his face contorted with pain: "How could it be Lü Bo? He saved me twice!"
"Moreover, he hates the Xiongnu the most, and it is absolutely impossible for him to collude with them to harm me."
Qu Jingyun hurriedly stepped forward and gently supported Shen Yunting, lowering her voice to say, "I asked Song'er to keep an eye on Lü Bo. This news was overheard by Song'er when she bumped into Zhang Hu going to see Lü Bo."
"After he passed the message to me, he wanted me to find someone to stop the message from spreading, but I didn't stop him. Instead, I passed the message to you so that you could use this as a pretext to deal with Zhang Hu."
"But I have no idea why Lü Bo would do this. Perhaps you could ask him."
Qu Jingyun sighed deeply, her eyes filled with heartache as she looked at Shen Yunting.
She knew very well that Shen Yunting would not be able to accept Lü Bo's actions so easily in the short term.
Shen Yunting could only manage a bitter smile as he forced himself to stand up.
"I have to find out why he did this."
Qu Jingyun did not stop Shen Yunting. She knew very well that Shen Yunting would be unwilling to let the matter go unresolved.
He then said, "Let's go over there now. Anyway, the Xiongnu no longer have the ability to cause trouble."
Shen Yunting became increasingly hesitant, and even a sense of panic crept into his heart.
He was somewhat afraid to face the truth.
But Qu Jingyun's tightly clasped hand gave him boundless courage. Shen Yunting nodded and met Qu Jingyun's smile.
Lü Bo was sent to the house where Shen Yue now lives in the town and was well taken care of.
Upon suddenly seeing Shen Yunting and Qu Jingyun arrive, Shen Yue was momentarily dazed.
But he quickly realized what was happening and said with a smile, "Uncle Lü is fine. The doctor said he has almost fully recovered."
Qu Jingyun nodded and returned the smile.
He said to Shen Yue, "Go and attend to your own business. We have some things to discuss with your Uncle Lü."
Perhaps it was because of the serious expression on her face that Shen Yue felt a little uneasy, but she still obediently nodded and left.
The two pushed open the door and entered, just in time to see Lü Bo looking over.
His eyes were filled with relief, as if he had long expected Qu Jingyun and the others to come.
He then said, "You've come."
"You should be able to guess why we're here," Qu Jingyun sighed.
Lu Bo nodded, trying to force a smile, but ultimately failed.
He simply said with a sigh, "Thank goodness you're all alright, otherwise I would have made a huge mistake."
"Why did you do this?" Shen Yunting questioned sharply, "We've been brothers for so many years, and you've saved my life time and time again."
"I've thought about this a lot along the way, but I still can't figure out why you did this?"
Shen Yunting's voice was hoarse and shrill, and Qu Jingyun could feel how much pain he was in just by listening to it.
She rushed forward and took his arm, trying to soothe the pain in his heart.
A hint of unease flashed across Lü Bo's face, but he quickly returned to normal.
He gave a wry smile and said, "I have no choice. If I don't do as Zhang Hu says, what I've done will be exposed. I have no other option."
"What you did in the past?" Shen Yunting frowned, immediately realizing that things were not simple.
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