Are you committing suicide?
Ren Xuan's expression suddenly changed, and he immediately grabbed Lu Xiyun's wrist: "How do you feel now?!"
Wen Congren was also worried, and immediately added: "Do you feel anything strange? Are you feeling any mental fluctuations?"
Lu Xiyun glanced down, thought for a moment, and shook his head, saying, "I don't feel anything."
Everyone: “…”
Qin Yingtian's face was full of indescribable expression: "Your hand is like this, and you don't feel it?!"
Wen Congren simply sealed Lu Xiyun's pulse point and probed into his internal energy. He raised an eyebrow and said, "It doesn't look serious. Let's go back and check it out."
Ren Xuan glanced at Lu Xiyun with a meaningful look in his eyes - Tsk, with a deep foundation, he can do whatever he wants.
He turned to help Lu Shian, scolding him as he did so: "How many times have I told you? Don't deploy your formation within the enemy's attack range! Do you think you can be like him and be okay with whatever you do?"
Lu Xiyun:?
Lu Shian nodded and said, "I'll pay more attention next time."
Ren Xuan was stunned by the other party's willingness to accept the advice. He was a little flattered.
Ren Xuan quickly covered his mouth and coughed dryly, ending awkwardly: "I'm glad to know."
Since their reunion in Southern Xinjiang, they had been constantly on the move and hadn't had time to talk in detail. Lu Shian seemed to have thought of something and continued to ask, "By the way, did you commit suicide?"
In an instant, the offensive and defensive positions changed.
Ren Xuan was about to put his hand down, but it stopped in mid-air, and he started coughing uncontrollably.
He tried to make excuses, "That was... a temporary solution, to deal with Lu Xingchuan causing trouble for me."
The young man in front of him frowned slightly: "Because I used your talisman?
Lu Shian lowered his eyes, his voice slightly apologetic: "I'm sorry, I didn't think it was so serious."
Ren Xuan's mind suddenly jumped: "That's not the right way to think! I work so hard for Qin Shu, isn't it just to support my family?!"
He quickly pulled the talisman out of his pocket and stuffed it back into Lu Shian's hand, saying confidently, "Come back to me if you lose it! If you don't use my things, who should I give them to?!"
Lu Xiyun laughed at what he saw, but raised an eyebrow and teased: "General Ren, do you want to stay away from me?"
——I turned a blind eye and watched you deliver the Yunzhong Army Talisman. It was also very hard for you.
Ren Xuancai was not afraid of him. He said in a leisurely tone: "Prince, let's understand each other."
——I won’t report you, and you don’t bother me, so we can both have peace of mind.
Wen Congren's face turned black.
Lu Xiyun was contaminated by the evil weapon, and Lu Shian forced the formation to open. One violated the taboo, and the other destroyed the foundation, but the two dared to act as if nothing had happened.
Wen Congren, the only doctor in the audience, felt very disappointed.
He gritted his teeth and said word by word, "Shut up."
Wen Congren pointed at Lu Xiyun first, then at Lu Shian. His voice was not loud, but it was extremely oppressive: "From now on, the two of you are not allowed to use your Qi Yuan, otherwise - I will write a secret letter to Yunzhong and sue you all!"
Wen Congren turned to Ren Xuan again: “And you, go find Jamel Xiao and ask him to explain to me what happened tonight!”
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As the night fell, the atmosphere in the Southern Commander's residence was extremely depressing.
Dozens of armored soldiers stood behind Ren Xuan, holding powerful crossbows in a row. Their iron armor flashed with cold light, and they were filled with murderous intent.
Ren Xuan said sternly, "Princess, please don't get in the way."
Fang Ci sneered, "General Ren, this is the headquarters of the Southern Palace. You're entering with armor on. Do you think there's no one in my Southern Palace?"
Ren Xuan's eyes were slightly cold, and his voice was low: "I have already explained the whole story. If the princess insists on stopping you, don't blame me for being ruthless."
Fang Ci's eyes were filled with a hint of sarcasm: "General, you want to take Jing Yuan away with just one word?"
Her expression changed slightly: "Ren Xuan, this is Nanfu, the surname is Fang, and I don't believe Qin."
Xiao Jingyuan's expression changed slightly: "Princess, be careful with your words."
Ren Xuan jokingly said, "Master Xiao understands better than the princess."
The Nan Mansion cannot exist without the clouds, and the Nan Mansion has no capital to be an enemy of Qin Shu.
Fang Ci frowned, anger boiling in his eyes. "Even if Qin Shu came in person, I would still say the same thing. The general can arrest him, but where is the evidence? Without any evidence, the general wants to take Jing Yuan away. Then I, Fang Ci, will be a confused person who can't see the situation clearly, so what?!"
Ren Xuan looked at her deeply and said slowly, "Master Xiao, there are two choices. You and I will resolve this matter in Nanfu, or I will report it to Yunzhong and resolve it. You can choose."
Xiao Jingyuan hesitated for a moment, and finally raised his eyes, his tone calm: "Yes, I used the evil soldiers."
Fang Ci's expression changed: "Jing Yuan!"
Xiao Jingyuan slowly stood up and said lightly: “The top three people in the grassland gathered together. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.”
Ren Xuan narrowed his eyes, murderous intent rising faintly: "Do you know what evil soldiers are?"
Xiao Jingyuan remained silent.
Ren Xuan said coldly: "Three thousand elite soldiers require ten thousand dan of food and grass, a thousand horses, and several years of fighting to train a decent army."
Ren Xuan looked at the people in front of him coldly: "But if we sacrifice these three thousand people, can we give ten people the same combat power?"
Ren Xuan stared at him, his words sharp as a knife: "This is the evil weapon that humans can forge."
Xiao Jingyuan was silent for a while, as if thinking. After a moment, he finally spoke: "Does General Ren know how many people the barbarians kill in a year?"
Ren Xuan's face darkened slightly, and he didn't comment.
Xiao Jingyuan raised his eyes without a trace of emotion: "If sacrificing 3,000 people can exchange for a few years of peace on the border, then this sacrifice is worth it."
Ren Xuan's pupils shrank slightly, and the murderous intent in his heart became even stronger. "Whether it's worth it or not is up to you to decide. You've been sitting in a high position for too long, and you're willing to even take human lives to settle accounts?"
Jamel Xiao’s expression remained unchanged, and his tone remained calm: “This is war.”
There was dead silence in the tent.
Ren Xuan's voice was indifferent: "The evil soldiers' invasion never discriminates against anyone. Are you sure you can calculate it correctly?"
He said slowly, "How do you wish to resolve the Crown Prince's matter, sir?"
Jamel Xiao frowned imperceptibly.
After a moment, he took a deep breath and looked up at Ren Xuan: "General Ren, the matter of the Crown Prince Xie Ran is of great importance. Can we ask Yunzhong for help in this matter?"
Ren Xuanyao almost made him laugh: "Why are you looking for Yunzhong?"
Ren Xuan sneered, his tone dark: "Burning souls and burning lives, speaking of which, isn't the Nanfu martial arts just the right thing to restrain evil?"
Xiao Jingyuan's expression became a little ugly: "That's a forbidden technique."
Ren Xuan also said to Xiao Jingyuan: "If this matter spreads to Yunzhong, the situation will only become more complicated. Sir Xiao, believe me, keeping this matter secret in Southern Xinjiang will be most beneficial to you and Southern Xinjiang."
Xiao Jingyuan was silent for a moment, and he whispered: "The prince's evil contamination is not a trivial matter. Southern Xinjiang is responsible for concealing the news. Does the general have a way?"
Ren Xuan smiled playfully and said, "Didn't I tell you that if things really don't work, your forbidden technique from Southern Xinjiang will back you up."
Ren Xuan turned and left. When he walked out the door, he saw dozens of black iron-armored soldiers standing silently beside a campfire not far away.
The black charcoal-bone heavy armor has no reflection at all. This must be the real Black Knight.
Han Chenglie looked at him across the campfire with a bad look on his face. Seeing that he was just leading his men out, he didn't say much, but instead prepared to lead them away.
This is the third time, and this time Ren Xuan is certain that Han Chenglie has some opinions about him.
Ren Xuan did not let Han Chenglie leave. He looked back at Xiao Jingyuan in the tent and said jokingly, "Master Xiao used Deputy Commander Han to guard the gate. He wanted to kill me."
In front of the case, the surprise in Xiao Jingyuan's eyes passed without a trace, and his expression remained unchanged: "General, please ask him to come in."
Ren Xuan nodded and called out to Han Chenglie, who had already turned to leave: "Deputy Commander Han, Lord Xiao wants you to come in."
Han Chenglie paused, his expression becoming increasingly hostile, but he didn't say much and walked into the commander's office.
He clasped his fists towards the two people inside and said, "Sir, Princess."
Xiao Jingyuan asked directly: "What are you doing outside?"
Han Chenglie leaned forward with a serious attitude, but said something shocking: "If Ren Xuan dares to touch you, I will kill him."
Xiao Jingyuan frowned: "The foreign race is watching us closely, you are the deputy commander of the Southern Army, what are you doing?"
Han Chenglie's attitude was still very serious: "Please punish me, my lord and the princess."
It was hard to get angry at this attitude. Fang Ci waved his hand and said, "No need. I'm not saying you're wrong. If Yunzhong goes too far, my Nanfu doesn't have to rely on Qin Shu."
Han Chenglie responded loudly: "My princess, you are absolutely right."
Xiao Jingyuan looked at Fang Ci helplessly: "Don't mess around with him."
Fang Ci spread his hands: "What do you mean by messing around with him? From the beginning, I didn't agree with you relying on Yunzhong."
Xiao Jingyuan sighed and stated the facts directly: "The Tiger Army is at the gate of the city, and Qin Shu can directly reinforce 70,000 troops. As long as the princess can find the next Qin Shu, I will not object."
Fang Ci fell silent. Xiao Jingyuan's position was always clear, and she also agreed with it - to quell the external threat first.
Xiao Jingyuan then looked at Han Chenglie and said straight to the point: "Why do you want to give the evil knife to Ren Xuan?"
Han Chenglie clasped his fists and replied, "The Khan, Wolf Chief, and Tiger Lord are all gathered together. I believe this is a rare opportunity. Besides, Qin Shu will not make things difficult for Southern Xinjiang for a few people who acted without authorization and penetrated deep into the enemy camp."
Fang Ci looked at him in surprise: "You did it?"
Han Chenglie said bluntly: "Ren Xuan is dead, Wen Congren and Qin Yingtian are all dead, and we can just blame it on the barbarians. Even if they were lucky enough to survive, they shouldn't have recognized it was the Nan Mansion's doing so immediately."
The deputy commander began to reflect in a serious manner: "I didn't expect Ren Xuanneng to recognize the evil soldiers at a glance, nor did I foresee that Lu Xiyun would appear in the southern border. I have caused you to cover up for me, sir. Please punish me."
He doesn't think he did anything wrong, he just thinks he didn't do it well.
Xiao Jingyuan sighed: "Chenglie, Ren Xuangang said something right, human life cannot be used to settle accounts. Don't use things like evil weapons anymore."
Han Chenglie lowered his head and replied, "Yes."
Xiao Jingyuan then said: "Also, why do you want to kill Ren Xuan?"
After hearing this, Han Chenglie finally reacted. He pretended to be confused and said, "I don't understand what you are talking about."
Xiao Jingyuan shook his head: “You want to kill Ren Xuan. The first time you saw him, you wanted to kill him. As for the evil soldiers this time, you want to kill Ren Xuan more than the aliens, right?”
Han Chenglie remained silent.
He simply said, "Sir, it's not just me who wants him dead. If I don't do it, my brothers will do it too."
This time, even Jamel Xiao couldn’t understand: “The reason?”
Han Chenglie fell silent again.
Fang Ci read something from the silence. She lowered her brows and said, "Jing Yuan, I'll handle this matter."
She nodded at Han Chenglie: "Come with me."
Fang Ci led Han Chenglie into the moonlight. She thought for a moment and then asked directly, "How much does General Han remember?"
Han Chenglie paused, then said in a deep voice, "I remember everything."
He even felt puzzled: "Princess, why do we still have to follow Qin Shu? Back then——"
Fang Ci interrupted him: "Because there is no choice. Just like Jing Yuan said, Qin Shu gives us money and food, and we help him stabilize the south, at least for now. Otherwise? Let the barbarians in the south cross the southern border and massacre the southern government?"
Han Chenglie gritted his teeth and clenched his fists, his knuckles turning blue. "Princess, in the last life, our brothers risked their lives to defend the border for decades, and what was the result?"
The veteran general who had defended the southern border for thirteen years had a look of confusion in his eyes: "The people see no loyalty or treachery, and anyone under the emperor's command can be a thief. What are we protecting? The mountains and rivers, the people, or the imperial power?"
He asked, "Is this world worth it?"
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