Yuan Xingzhou and the Ye army behind him stood still, the two armies facing each other, forming a confrontation. The moon turned and the stars shifted, the shadows of the trees swayed, and the insects chirped softly.
Hou Feiqing moved his strange figure, and the Beiyuan Army also advanced forward. The heavy and powerful sound of the iron clashing against the ground was an invisible demonstration of their thunderous power.
The Ye army was inevitably suppressed.
"You all want the Cangxuan Token in my hand, huh..." Mo Ye struggled to his feet. His body was covered in blood and mud, tattered and battered. He clearly had no confidence left to confront the two countries in front of him, but he was not afraid of this situation at all.
He shook off the Julu soldiers who were helping him, swaying as his body staggered, his sweat-dampened, messy hair plastered to his face. He looked both disheveled and fierce as he said, "Keep dreaming."
The two of them turned their heads at the same time, their eyes falling on him.
Hou Feiqing grinned, not taking his words to heart.
Yuan Xingzhou's eyes flickered slightly, like the fleeting ripples of light in a pool when the moonlight is obscured. He seemed to have guessed what Mo Ye was about to do from Mo Ye's subtle movements.
Mo Ye reached into his hands and pulled out four black bullets, one in each hand, then hurled them forward with force.
With a bang, the black ball exploded as soon as it hit the ground, and thick black smoke billowed out and spread everywhere. Anyone shrouded in the black smoke suffered excruciating eye pain and coughed violently.
The Crimson Blood Army immediately covered their faces with cloths and took the opportunity to assassinate a group of those who tried to stop them, carving a bloody path through the black mist.
Mo Ye had a map of the Golden Heron Hunting Grounds, so finding a secluded place to hide wouldn't be difficult. However, he also knew that as long as he still had those two Cangxuan Tokens, they wouldn't let him go.
But why would he obediently hand over the things? Let them eat them like dogs.
"Yuan Xingzhou, Hou Feiqing, if you've got the guts, come find me! Without the Julu Camp, the sky's the limit! Let's see who can outlast whom, hahahahaha..."
"Damn it!" Hou Feiqing swung his spear, and a hurricane swept across a large area, only to find that the Julu army below had already killed and fled.
As he said, the Julu army's escape is like a fish leaping into the sea or a stone sinking into the sand. Finding them again will require much more effort and time.
"Chase--"
Hou Feiqing leaped down, his body as agile as a monkey, nimbly weaving through the tree trunks. The Beiyuan Army below surged forth like a tidal wave, heading straight for the direction in which the Julu Army had fled.
But looking at Yuan Xingzhou's side, he was the one who burned the camp, the one who chased, the one who hunted, and the one who cornered him. However, after Mo Ye used tricks to escape, he acted out of character, staying quietly and strangely in place, without making any hasty moves to chase after him.
Instead—"Return to Ye Camp".
As Yuan Xingzhou turned around, a gentle breeze ruffled his hair. Ye Jun remained silent and followed him back with a dashing and decisive air.
Meanwhile, Hou Feiqing, having not heard any movement from the Ye army for a long time, became puzzled and couldn't understand Yuan Xingzhou's actions.
Is it because they know they are no match and are afraid to retreat, or do they have other plans?
To be on the safe side, he sent men to follow them back to camp until he confirmed that Yuan Xingzhou and his group had indeed returned to Ye camp and had not come out again until dawn...
It was as if the Ye army didn't care at all whether the two Cangxuan Tokens, which were within the easy reach of the Julu Kingdom, would actually fall into the hands of the Beiyuan Kingdom.
...That's really strange.
If they really didn't care, why did the Ye army put on a show and work so hard to besiege the remnants of the Julu army in the first place?
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Yewang Palace
"Cough cough cough..."
Painful coughs could be heard from time to time in the Prince of Ye's palace. Palace servants came and went, bringing spittoons, mouthwash, and wet wipes. The palace was brightly lit.
The chief eunuch, Li Gang, asked worriedly, "Your Majesty, should we summon the imperial physicians to come and examine you?"
"Cough cough... No, no need... In the end, it will all be the same result anyway, I don't want to hear it anymore..." The King of Ye's rough voice was broken.
"But……"
After coughing up a mouthful of phlegm and feeling better, the King of Ye asked, "How is the military trial between the six states going?"
The chief eunuch beamed with joy: "We received news during the day that the Ye army has defeated both Hongsheng and Nanchen..."
"How could this be?" The King of Ye was clearly not expecting to hear such news.
The chief eunuch said, "Your Majesty, it seems that His Highness the Crown Prince is a capable man."
"Bullshit! How could he possibly win?"
However, upon hearing this news, the King of Ye was not pleased but furious. He pounded the bed board in excitement, shouting, "Who told him to win!"
Chief Eunuch Li Gang was dumbfounded and puzzled: "Your Majesty, isn't this bringing glory to the Kingdom of Ye? Why aren't you happy?"
With a loud thud, the King of Ye propped up his enormous, obese body and swept all the utensils on the table to the ground. He roared furiously, "What do you know about state affairs, you eunuch? Ye must lose this time! What's the use of being competitive in the Six Kingdoms Military Trial? What if we anger these countries and they send troops to wipe out Ye?"
The palace servants around were startled and hurriedly knelt down, not daring to utter a sound.
Upon hearing this, Li Gang calmly replied, "But Your Majesty, if we don't provoke them, will they stop attacking Ye Kingdom?"
"The Ye army has already surrendered to the powerful nation. As long as we are willing to submit, my kingdom can be preserved, and we can survive." He was panting heavily, his greasy face covered in sweat and flushed red.
Looking at his disgusting and ugly face, Li Gang felt inexplicably nauseous. After glancing away, he bowed and said, "Your Majesty, so everything the Queen did in collusion with Julu and Hongsheng was actually authorized and permitted by you? Ceding cities and paying tribute, sacrificing the lives of those soldiers who guarded the border for Ye Kingdom, was also tacitly approved by you? Since you didn't want Ye Kingdom to win, why did you send the Crown Prince to risk his life?"
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