Chapter 125 Lingering Resentment
Both sides released the person together.
Chen Jiangnian walked forward with his head lowered, and Lu Chenyang also got off the horse, as if to greet Chen Jiangnian.
Chen Jiangnian and Concubine Cui's two children passed by each other.
At this moment, a cold arrow suddenly shot out from behind King Nanyang and shot towards Lu Chenyang.
Tan Feng was behind Lu Chenyang and immediately knocked him down, thus escaping the danger.
The sudden change plunged the scene into chaos.
"Protect the Lord!"
"The King of Nanyang is a despicable villain who secretly hurts people!"
Prince of Nanyang: “…”
Prince Nanyang was angered by Lu Chenyang's words just now. He really wanted to teach him a lesson. For a moment, he didn't have time to think too much. He just wanted to pull Concubine Cui and others back as soon as possible.
At this moment, in the chaos, Zhang Qian ran towards Chen Jiangnian and tried to pull him back.
Lu Chenyang's men immediately rushed forward, and King Nanyang's men also immediately rushed forward, and a melee broke out between the two sides.
Chen Jiangnian accidentally fell to the ground. When Lu Jiajun saw him, he immediately pulled him up and pushed him behind him.
Chen Jiangnian almost crawled to the back of Lu's army, but before he could breathe a sigh of relief, he was stabbed in the chest in the chaos.
Chen Jiangnian widened his eyes in disbelief, blood gushed out of his mouth, and he fell down.
Someone shouted, "The bastard Zhang Chi killed Master Chen!"
This statement confirmed that Chen Jiangnian was killed by King Nanyang's men.
Prince of Nanyang: “…”
The King of Nanyang didn't know what was going on, but Chen Jiangnian died. But the question is, why did he kill Chen Jiangnian? Killing Lu Chenyang would be more appropriate.
As soon as Chen Jiangnian died, the Lu family army immediately captured Concubine Cui and her mother and son who were trying to escape.
Prince of Nanyang: “…”
The people around him shouted, "Your Majesty, do you want to send troops?"
The Prince of Nanyang wanted to fight, but Lu Chenyang had already ordered a retreat. The Lu family army slowly withdrew from the battlefield. The Prince of Nanyang wanted to pursue them, but was worried about being ambushed.
They didn't dare to chase him. Before Lu Chenyang set off, the advance troops of the Lu family army had already set off.
The force of 50,000 men was so massive that he couldn't help but be unaware of it.
If a fight breaks out, he is not afraid of these 50,000 troops, but he is also unwilling to fight with Lu Chenyang and consume his own strength.
King Nanyang ordered his troops to withdraw.
In this transaction, everything remained the same except for the death of Chen Jiangnian.
Chen Jiangnian died, but all the benefits fell into Lu Chenyang's hands.
First, there was no one left to compete with Lu Chenyang for power, not even a potential one. If Emperor Qianyuan wanted to divide Lu Chenyang's power, he could only send another person—but Emperor Qianyuan was no fool. Dividing Lu Chenyang's power at this time would force Lu Chenyang to join forces with the Prince of Nanyang, and no matter how foolish he was, he would never do that.
Secondly, Lu Chenyang announced to the public that Chen Jiangnian's death was caused by one of the children of King Nanyang. As to who it was, it was too chaotic at the time and had not been found out yet.
Of course King Nanyang denied it, but no one believed him.
The fact that Prince Nanyang only saved Concubine Cui and her two children was already very strange. Why did he only save Concubine Cui? And treat the other children like grass?
This was because, at the behest of King Nanyang, they planned to take advantage of the chaos to murder Chen Jiangnian - after all, the first sneak attack in the deal between the two parties was launched by King Nanyang's side.
As for the first cold arrow, King Nanyang himself felt that it was done by his subordinates, so he could only accept it.
The whole thing is logically sound. From the moment Prince Nanyang gave up rescuing his other concubines and children, he was destined to take the blame.
Otherwise, even a tiger would not eat its own cubs, so why was King Nanyang so cruel?
The cycle of fate finally came back to King Nanyang.
But all this is later. Lu Chenyang was escorted back to the camp by the soldiers. As soon as he entered the tent, he was hugged by someone.
Lu Chenyang blinked. He thought it was Zhao Xi, but he didn’t expect it to be Yan Xing.
Lu Chenyang said: "I'm not injured, am I scaring you?"
Yan Xing took a deep breath and then let him go.
Yan Xing's identity was not suitable for showing up in public, so he could only hide in the dark. When the cold arrow shot towards him, he was too far away and could not run over. He could only watch helplessly.
He was very familiar with the feeling of helplessness, but it was the first time he felt the feeling of despair.
Yes, despair. At that moment, he felt despair, as if all the blood in his body had frozen.
Fortunately, Tan Feng was agile enough to save him, but he still felt remorseful. Because he could do nothing, when he was in danger, he could only watch helplessly, and he couldn't even appear by his side openly.
Yan Xing hated this feeling of being helpless.
He wanted to touch him, to feel his real presence. Only a hug could alleviate the fear in his heart.
"I'm glad you're okay." A cold light flashed in his eyes, and the murderous intent towards King Nanyang surged in his heart again.
Yan Xing said, "I won't bring you to the battlefield next time."
Lu Chenyang smiled and said, "How can that be? This is my Lu Family Army, how can I not come?"
This is of course the Lu family army, supported by Lu Chenyang's hard-earned money. There is absolutely nothing wrong with having the surname Lu.
Therefore, Lu Chenyang was never afraid of Yan Xing's reputation in the army because the food and grass were in his hands.
Yan Xing pursed his lips. Even though he knew what he said made sense, he was still unhappy.
He was clearly used to the ruthlessness of the battlefield and the uncertainty of life and death. But when that person changed to Lu Chenyang, he felt that he could not bear it.
Lu Chenyang comforted him, "It was just an accident. I'm fine, right?"
Yan Xing said: "I am too incompetent to protect you."
Lu Chenyang smiled and said, "Cheng Xiao, don't take all the blame on yourself. No one can predict all the accidents. You've been very good."
Every time Lord Lu asked him for something, he would call him by his courtesy name. Yan Xing had seen through it long ago, but he still fell for it.
Yan Xing thought that if he changed his identity, he could be by his side openly, and even if an accident happened, he would be able to save him in the first time.
No matter how others protect him, he still feels uneasy. He likes to do things by himself.
"Some people cannot afford to have accidents. I don't feel safe leaving them to anyone." Yan Xing said in a low voice.
Zhao Xi rushed in from outside and threw himself directly into Lu Chenyang's arms.
She didn't go to the battlefield, but she heard about it. When she learned that Lu Chenyang was almost shot by a hidden arrow, the little girl was so scared that her eyes turned red.
"Sir! I will never leave you again." Zhao Xi's voice was muffled, and he held Lu Chenyang's arm tightly.
Yan Xing watched her hugging Lu Chenyang unscrupulously, and Lu Chenyang did not resist at all. He even touched the little girl's head with an attitude of doting and indulgence. He couldn't help but frowned.
Why should we treat Lu Chenyang differently?
Lu Chenyang said gently: "I'm fine, right? I scared you, didn't I? Touch my fur, I won't scare you."
He casually said some old sayings to comfort the little girl.
Zhao Xi was extremely angry. He was the one who stabbed King Nanyang in the back. The little girl and Yan Xing had the same idea at this time. They both wanted to kill King Nanyang.
Tingshu followed behind him and said with a pout, "Sir, when Miss Zhaoxi heard that you were injured, she jumped up. It's a blessing that you are fine, otherwise, Zhaoxi would have figured out how to poison everyone in that city."
Zhao Xi ignored the story and continued to pull Lu Chenyang's sleeve: "Sir, you must protect yourself well." Her eyes were red: "Don't get hurt."
"Okay, I won't be hurt." Lu Chenyang said obediently.
Yan Xing narrowed his eyes. Could it be that Lu Chenyang liked Zhao Xi? Seeing how patient and gentle he was with this little girl, it was obvious that he was worried about her, but he just didn't care.
Lu Chenyang calmed Zhao Xi down and said, "Be good and make me a bowl of calming soup. My master was frightened today and I'm afraid he won't be able to sleep tonight. I still have to write a memorial. When you're done, bring it to me."
Zhao Xi immediately nodded and agreed: "I'll go right away."
Zhao Xi turned around in a hurry and left to boil medicine for Lu Chenyang.
The military doctor was waiting for her outside, "Miss Zhaoxi, there's a wound here..."
"I'm busy! If you can't die, just wait until tomorrow! If you want to die, let them die later!" Zhao Xi threw down a sentence and left without looking back.
Lu Chenyang got anxious when he heard the noise and quickly ordered Tingshu: "Go, stop her. We have to save the wounded."
Tingshu agreed, but he was thinking in his heart, would Zhaoxi listen to him?
Lu Chenyang shook his head helplessly and turned to meet Yan Xing's deep gaze.
Lu Chenyang was startled. What kind of look was that? He wanted to say something but couldn't, filled with lingering resentment...
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