Yun Yiheng, dressed in a white robe, rushed into the camp from outside. His face was ashen and his steps were staggering and unstable, as if he had suffered a great blow.
Seeing Yun Yiheng like this, the soldiers in the camp knew that he was a special person. When he was in Dongyu, he was favored by the Emperor of Dongyu and the Grand Princess. In particular, his brother became the Grand Princess's new favorite. Therefore, Yun Yiheng's face always had an arrogant and conceited expression. But they didn't know what had happened to make the complacent Yun Yiheng look pale, as if he had suffered a great blow.
Seeing this, everyone walked around Yun Yiheng to avoid offending the distinguished guests of the current emperor and the eldest princess.
At this moment, Yun Yiheng didn't even care what the Dongyu soldiers beside him thought of him.
But Yun Yiheng staggered to the outside of General Dongyu's tent. Just as he was about to raise his hand to open the tent, he was stopped by the guards guarding outside the tent.
The guard's face was icy, with a hint of contempt and hostility lingering in his eyes. Noticing Yun Yiheng's embarrassed expression, a gloating smile appeared in the guard's eyes, and his tone became even more cold and ruthless. Without giving Yun Yiheng any face, he coldly scolded him, "No one is allowed to enter the tent without the general's summons."
Upon hearing this, Yun Yiheng's face suddenly darkened. His eyes, which were originally looking directly at the tent, instantly shot towards the guards who were blocking his way, his eyes filled with hatred.
However, despite being stopped in public by the guards, Yun Yiheng's arrogance did not diminish but increased. He was filled with the arrogance of a scholar and sneered, "How dare you, a mere guard with no rank, be so presumptuous in front of me? Do you want to live? Don't you know that the eldest princess values us brothers the most? If you don't want to be buried in Western Chu, then be good and lift the curtain for me, otherwise don't blame me for killing you immediately!"
How could the guard have ever seen such an arrogant person? Even in the Dongyu Imperial Palace, the ministers smiled at him when they saw that he was the general's personal guard. But they didn't expect that a traitor like Yun Yiheng would be so arrogant and dare to be so rude to him while standing on the general's territory.
As his thoughts turned like this, the guard's contempt, which had been hidden deep in his heart, could not help but surface on his face. His face was full of sneers and his eyes were full of ridicule, which made Yun Yiheng furious. He wanted to reprimand the guard again, but he didn't expect that this time the guard would speak before him. He only heard the guard's mocking voice beside his ear, "Humph, kill me? Just you? Yun Yiheng, do you think your Yun family will let you do whatever you want? However, I heard that you and Yun Yijie are servants of the Yun family. I don't think you have many opportunities to act presumptuously! Don't forget, this military camp belongs to our general. The general has never ordered us like this. Just think about your own weight first!"
These words mercilessly pointed out Yun Yiheng's situation in Yun Xiangfu, and also told Yun Yiheng that General Dongyu inside had already found out his life experience clearly.
Yun Yiheng was filled with anger, his elegant and handsome face had already turned pale and blue, his whole body was shaking with anger, and the hatred in his heart was even stronger.
Unexpectedly, Yun Yiheng was constantly oppressed by Yun Xuanzhi and his daughter in Western Chu, and even implicated by them, causing Emperor Yugan to disqualify him from taking the civil service examination, leaving him a useless person. But Yun Qianmeng was ruthless and ruthless, refusing to spare their lives, killing his father and sister. Now, he was being looked down upon and ridiculed by such scoundrels. It was truly unforgivable.
The expression in Yun Yiheng's eyes gradually changed. After hearing the guard's cold words and ridicule, the last bit of clarity in his eyes suddenly turned into a gloomy murderous look. He raised his hand and hit the guard in the face.
"Pa!" A crisp slapping sound suddenly rang out in the silent military camp. The surrounding Dongyu soldiers looked at each other in confusion. Even the guard who was slapped by Yun Yiheng was dumbfounded. It seemed that he had never expected that Yun Yiheng would dare to be rude to him in such a situation.
"Dong Yu's lackey, you're courting death!" The sword at his waist was unsheathed in an instant. The guard's eyes were red, and his dignity and dignity were completely wiped out by Yun Yiheng's slap. With a face full of anger, he raised the long sword in his hand and chopped it towards Yun Yiheng's head...
"How can you make such a fuss outside the tent?" Unexpectedly, the curtain of the commander-in-chief's tent was suddenly opened, and General Dongyu walked out with a solemn expression.
Everyone turned to look at him, only to see that his face was as gloomy as water, but there was a cold light in his eyes. Everyone who was glanced at by him felt a chill in their hearts, and no longer dared to stay there, and left immediately and quickly.
Hearing this authoritative, cold rebuke, the guard paused slightly, slowing down his chopping, and looking towards the person who had left the tent...
"Hmph, you are truly honorable, General. If I hadn't made some noise, I'm afraid you wouldn't have condescended to walk out of the tent." With a hint of sarcastic sneer on his lips, Yun Yiheng glanced at the long sword that was less than an inch away from his head, not taking the impending death seriously at all.
Seeing the arrogant look in Yun Yiheng's eyes, the guard's face immediately turned red, but the army has its own rules, and he couldn't let his general lose face, so he abruptly put away his sword, stood back at his post with a look of annoyance, and said no more.
Seeing the guards bullying the weak and fearing the strong, Yun Yiheng snorted coldly, his breath filled with arrogance. He then took a step towards General Dongyu, looked at him with contempt, and said provocatively: "I didn't expect the Dongyu Army to have such a lack of military discipline. A small guard dared to speak rudely to the distinguished guests of Dongyu. The general can't stand us brothers and is trying to make things difficult for us. If he doesn't want us brothers to join the army, he can just say a word. Why do you have to do such a petty thing? Humph!"
Although Yun Yiheng was disqualified from taking the imperial examination, he had passed it after all, so his eloquence was beyond doubt. How could a mere guard compare to him?
After hearing his sarcasm, the guard's face immediately turned red, and he trembled with anger. He stood there with his lips tightly bitten, his eyes fixed on his toes, afraid that he would say something wrong or do something stupid again.
General Dong Yu listened to Yun Yiheng's angry words with his hands behind his back. In his clenched right fist was a secret letter. A hint of understanding flashed in his expressionless eyes. He immediately realized that the reason why Yun Yiheng lost his former composure and became so mean was probably related to the murder of Yun Yijie.
He had just sat in the tent without saying a word, just wanting to see how Yun Yiheng would handle the matter. He hadn't expected Yun Yiheng to be so impatient and easily provoked by a few words. No wonder he had to leave his hometown.
It seemed that everything the Yun Yiheng brothers had said before the Emperor and the eldest princess wasn't entirely credible. Their fate seemed to be largely due to them, yet they placed all the blame on the Princess of Chu. This showed that these brothers had absolutely no sense of magnanimity as men.
After this analysis, General Dongyu's face turned slightly cold. He glanced at Yun Yiheng indifferently and turned around and stepped back into the tent.
Seeing this, Yun Yiheng immediately followed. The two of them sat down in their respective seats, and there was silence in the tent.
Yun Yiheng's mind was drawn back to the news he had just received. There was no trace of arrogance on his face anymore. Deep sorrow was hidden in the depths of his sinister eyes. He couldn't help but look up at the person in the main seat.
General Dongyu was just playing with the paper in his hand, showing no sign of speaking. This made Yun Yiheng frown, his mind sinking. He then sneered and said sarcastically, "General, what's wrong with you? Are you sulking because of a few words I said? The general commands thousands of troops, isn't this a bit too petty?"
"Young Master Yun wants to leave my military camp, right?" Unexpectedly, General Dong Yu suddenly spoke, and his gloomy and uncertain eyes raised and fixed straight on Yun Yiheng.
Yun Yiheng felt an overwhelming murderous aura suddenly rushing towards him. The murderous aura that was forged through countless battles on the battlefield made Yun Yiheng's face pale. It was as if the sound of swords and horses rang in his ears, causing his heart to tremble suddenly. He was even a little afraid to look at the person in front of him.
However, when he thought of Yun Yijie's death, hatred instantly welled up in Yun Yiheng's eyes. He suddenly raised his eyes and looked directly at General Dongyu, saying coldly, "So what? The general didn't want to take me with him to the barracks. If I leave on my own, wouldn't that be playing into the general's hands?"
Hearing this, General Dong Yu frowned slightly, thinking that Yun Yiheng really couldn't tell right from wrong and confused black and white. It was obviously he who wanted to leave, but now he pushed all the responsibility onto his head. If he let such a person leave, it would ruin his relationship with the emperor and the eldest princess. Wouldn't that be a loss?
"When has this general ever had such an idea? Young Master Yun, don't forget that the reason you were able to gain a foothold in Dongyu is entirely because you were able to assist Dongyu in seizing the territory of Western Chu! Young Master Yun has not yet completed his mission, how can you leave without permission?" General Dongyu's mind was in turmoil, and his words were flawless. He neither asked Yun Yiheng to stay nor let Yun Yiheng leave. He was simply observing Yun Yiheng's attitude.
Yun Yiheng was slightly stunned after hearing his words. He had never expected this person to say such a thing. He had thought he would simply leave on his own, but he had never expected him to say such ambiguous words.
However, now that his second brother was dead, how could he, as an older brother, not avenge his younger brother? Moreover, the murderer was Yun Qianmeng, their common enemy, so he could not let that bitch Yun Qianmeng go.
Moreover, without Yi Jie by the side of the princess, General Dongyu disliked her very much, so it was unsafe for her to stay here. If she did not leave now, she would be in danger of losing her life in the future.
Having secretly made up his mind, Yun Yiheng no longer hesitated and said firmly, "The princess is now deep in the heart of Western Chu. I am deeply grateful to the princess for her kindness, so I must go to her aid!"
"I will send someone to prepare a horse for you!" Unexpectedly, General Dongyu readily agreed to Yun Yiheng's request.
A strange feeling welled up in his heart. Yun Yiheng looked at the person in the main seat again, but found that this person's face was so calm that one could not detect any emotion...
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