Chapter 79, First Release on Jinjiang (1st Update) "Who are you from...?"
Prince Chen was a vassal king who went to Youzhou in his early years.
Pei Du may have been in the capital when he was young, and over the years, he may have forgotten about this prince.
But I heard that the prince has a chronic illness and his legs are not good.
Yet this was a prince from a remote region who had difficulty walking.
They had secretly plotted for twenty years, all for the sake of one day marching south and attacking the capital!
Such a mindset is not something ordinary people can possess.
Pei Du sat at his desk, lost in thought for a long time, and then wrote a letter back to his father in one go.
The Pei family of Hedong is also a prominent family, a clan that has lasted for more than a century. They have served more than one or two emperors throughout their history, and the current one…
Pei Du suddenly recalled Ruan Yu's words, and his mind was filled with many thoughts. He wrote seven or eight pages of rambling thoughts, and finally, he became so emotional that he leaned back in his chair for a long time before calming down.
Afterwards, the sealed letter was personally delivered by his most trusted confidant on horseback.
It was late at night when Pei Du slowly blew out the lamp.
But not everyone in the grassland tents had fallen asleep. The undercurrents were not limited to the capital. Naren also secretly sent out a letter, but in the opposite direction.
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As July arrived, the war between the Aohan and Chaha tribes reached a stalemate.
Daoer of Aohan was indeed a great general!
Chao Lu fought him twice, but neither time he gained any advantage. The second time, he was almost injured.
Aohan has already lost two battles and urgently needs a victory to quickly stabilize the morale of its troops.
Therefore, this time, Aohan directly dispatched two fierce generals to launch a night attack on Chaha.
The two sides fought late at night, and were completely disoriented.
Chaolu, on horseback, took several more heads in one go, but this thoroughly enraged Dao'er, who immediately pursued Chaolu. The two fought all the way to a hill, now quite far from the main region, almost in the Central Plains. The forests were dense, and Chaolu's men and Dao'er's cavalry were also locked in fierce combat. Dao'er was nine feet tall and possessed immense strength, making it difficult for Chaolu to win by brute force alone. However, he was not a reckless fool and knew how to use skillful maneuvers. After a hundred exchanges, Dao'er gradually began to lose ground.
But at that moment, one of Chao Lu's soldiers suddenly went mad and attacked Chao Lu from behind.
Chao Lu grunted and turned around in disbelief.
The soldier himself was a coward; when he suddenly thrust his gun forward, he missed. But Doyle seized the opportunity, immediately swung his knife, and raised his arm to block Lu, whose arm immediately began to bleed profusely.
"Chao Lu, you have a traitor among your own men!" Doyle laughed loudly. The soldier trembled and huddled to the side, not daring to look at him. Chao Lu had been forced to the cliff by Doyle when suddenly his footing gave way, and he fell straight down.
Haas rushed over upon seeing this: "Your Highness!"
He was furious and went mad. Doyle pressed his advantage and sent men down the mountain to capture Chaolu: "I want to see him alive or dead!" He then immediately turned his attention to Has, determined to wipe them out today.
Unexpectedly, Turing arrived at this moment and lent Haas a helping hand.
But after Chao Lu fell off the cliff, there was no news of him for a long time.
...
Doyle withdrew his troops again, and Turing and his men returned to their camp.
The servant boy who attacked Chao Lu has been caught, but unfortunately, Doyle fired a sneak attack, and he's still unconscious.
Haas was furious: "I really want to chop his head off!"
Turing: "Don't act rashly, let's question him first."
Char and Damu rushed over, and upon hearing that Chaolu had gone missing, their faces fell. "What should we do now? Should we send a letter to Father Khan immediately?"
"Yes, this is no small matter. I have already sent dozens or even hundreds of people to search the mountain. Let's wait for the results."
This incident meant there might be a traitor in the army, which was no small matter. Damu and Charles immediately conducted a thorough investigation and interrogation, but found nothing amiss.
"Does this man have a personal grudge against Chaolu?" Damu suddenly asked.
Haas: "What?! How is that possible! A mere pawn, I've never even seen one before!"
However, these words did remind Turing.
He gave Charles a meaningful look, seemingly lost in thought.
That night, the morale of the entire military camp was somewhat low.
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At the foot of Jiming Mountain.
The fall from the mountainside was not due to exhaustion, but rather it was intentional on his part.
Such a scene must indicate that there was a traitor in the army.
If they didn't run, they were destined to die by Doyle's knife.
Chaolu stumbled out of the forest, blood still trickling from the wound on his arm.
But his eyes held immense anger, resentment, and confusion.
Who planted someone next to him?
They hid so deeply so that they could take his life on the battlefield!
Chao Lu was furious and felt a wave of dizziness.
People were constantly looking for him, but he couldn't tell who was friend and who was foe, so he didn't believe them at all and simply headed south, straight for the border of the Central Plains.
At this very moment, another team was also circling around the Lingzhou Mountains.
The team wasn't large, but it was clear that each member was an elite.
A carriage moved slowly forward in the middle of the procession, with several guards maintaining a high level of vigilance around it.
"stop--"
When Chaolu arrived at this point, he was exhausted due to excessive blood loss. He leaned against a tree, intending to rest for a while, but unexpectedly fainted.
"There seems to be a grassland dweller ahead!"
"Do not act rashly!"
A guard quickly dismounted and strode forward. He frowned and looked Chao Lu over, then immediately returned to the carriage: "Your Highness, we encountered a grassland man ahead. He looks injured and has fainted."
The carriage stopped, and after a moment, a slightly hoarse male voice came from inside: "Which tribe?"
"Judging from their clothes and attire, they seem to be from the Chaha tribe."
The Chaha tribe and the Aohan tribe were at war, and they were well aware of this.
The carriage curtain was slowly lifted, revealing a middle-aged man inside. Although he was dressed simply, the authority and demeanor between his brows were not to be underestimated. His expression was slightly cold, and his attendant immediately lent a hand. The man slowly stepped out of the carriage.
The man struggled to get off the carriage, and another attendant immediately brought over a wheelchair, which he slowly sat down in.
As the wheelchair drew closer, the man could see the person standing under the tree.
He seemed a little surprised, but that surprise quickly disappeared.
“This is a Chaha person, and judging from his appearance, he is a Taiji.”
"Taiji?!"
The guards were astonished. "How did you figure that out?"
"Swords and blades, serving."
The guards examined him carefully, but couldn't discern anything. "Your Highness has discerning eyes. What should we do with this man?"
“Go and see his injuries. Since he is a Taiji of Chaha, he is of use to me…”
The guard stepped forward and examined him: "He has fainted, but he's still alive."
The man looked around: "Take your men and keep going. We'll set up camp on the edge of the grassland."
"yes."
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When Chaolu suddenly opened his eyes, it was as if a drowning person was beginning to gasp for breath.
He sat up almost abruptly, as if a person who had faked his death had suddenly come to his senses, startling several of his close servants who collapsed to the ground.
"Who goes there!"
Upon hearing Chao Lu's angry roar, the servants immediately scrambled away.
Chao Lu looked around, panting heavily, and found the tent to be completely unfamiliar.
He struggled to his feet and found that his outer clothes had been removed, the wound on his arm had been bandaged and treated with medicine, and the tent was filled with the smell of medicine.
A moment later, a man's voice suddenly came from the tent entrance: "If you move again, your wound will burst open."
Chao Lu immediately turned around and narrowed his eyes.
The other person was backlit, so Chao Lu couldn't see clearly, but he could roughly tell that it was a man in a wheelchair with two guards carrying knives beside him.
"Who are you!"
The other party was still slowly approaching. Chao Lu reached behind him, seemingly wanting to touch his knife.
"Don't waste your energy. Your swords are here. Don't worry, I won't hurt you."
Finally, the man approached, and Chaolu could see him clearly.
He is quite handsome, but unfortunately he is disabled and doesn't look young.
"What are you doing here, causing all this trouble when you have trouble walking?"
The two guards were stunned for a moment, seemingly not expecting him to say that. "How dare you! Our prince saved you, and you are not only ungrateful but also speak rudely."
"Your Highness?" Chao Lu narrowed his eyes, sizing up the other party.
The guard glanced at his master and said in a deep voice, "The person before you is His Highness Prince Chen!"
Chao Lu suddenly realized.
That's the Prince of Chen who launched a rebellion.
"Weren't you fighting in the Central Plains? What are you doing here?"
His tone remained as arrogant and unruly as ever.
The guards beside him glared angrily, but Prince Chen himself showed no anger on his face. He even smiled faintly as he looked at the man.
"If I weren't here, how could I have saved your life?"
Chao Lu: "Who cares if you save me? I won't die!"
"You're certainly stubborn."
Chao Lu glanced down at his arm and pursed his lips: "What's your purpose in saving me?"
"There was no purpose; it just happened by chance, something that came along casually."
"Really? Thank you. I'm leaving now, and you won't stop me, will you?"
"Please go ahead. If... you can leave."
Chao Lu frowned and immediately threw off the covers to get up, but the next moment he found that his whole body was weak and he could not muster any strength.
"You drugged me!"
He roared.
"How dare you! The prince is looking at you—"
Prince Chen waved his hand: "Step down."
"Your Highness, he—"
"It's alright."
The two guards pursed their lips and had no choice but to take a step back, but they did not go far and stood cautiously at the door.
Chen Wang calmly said, "You are too impulsive and struggled too much when your wound was treated, so I had no choice but to resort to this. However, this medicine will not harm your body, and its effects will only last for three hours. You can rest here and recover in a while."
Chao Lu calmed down, but his brows were still furrowed.
"Is there an antidote? I need to get back immediately."
"Where to go? To continue fighting Aohan? As far as I know, Aohan has already retreated."
Chao Lu suddenly looked up: "You know a lot."
"Going deep into the northern border, it's natural to conduct some investigation to know yourself and your enemy."
Chao Lu: "What exactly is your purpose?!"
Prince Chen smiled and said, "Of course I have a purpose, but you must first tell me your identity. Which Taiji are you? The First Prince, the Sixth Prince? Or... the Fourth Taiji?"
Chao Lu was stunned: "How did you know my identity?!"
"I ask, you answer."
As King Chen awaited his reply, his fingertips curled slightly.
Those familiar with Prince Chen would know that this was a sign of his slight nervousness.
After a moment's thought, Chao Lu exclaimed, "Turing!"
Prince Chen paused, pointing a finger: "Sixth Prince...? But you don't look your age."
Chao Lu: "..."
"I've already said it, believe it or not is up to you."
King Chen chuckled.
Suddenly, another guard entered the tent, and Chao Lu immediately became alert.
He stepped forward and whispered a few words in Prince Chen's ear, and Prince Chen's eyes immediately became meaningful...
He stared at Chao Lu for a moment, then let out a soft chuckle, but his Adam's apple bobbed noticeably again.
"Your Highness... lying seems to be a very bad thing..."
Chao Lu was slightly taken aback.
"I have received intelligence that the Fourth Prince has gone missing, and the Chaha tribe is in great turmoil. Perhaps, your presence here will be of other use to me. What do you say, Chaolu..."
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Author's Note: Happy Mid-Autumn Festival, everyone! Here are some red envelopes, and one more chapter is coming!
This part was a bit difficult to write. I was outlining as I wrote, and I'll send it to you as soon as I'm done.
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