Tianque Pass was covered with snow, and a heavy snowfall covered the mess on the battlefield.

At this moment, Chu Xuan was leading his troops to pursue the disabled army of Tatuo. The battle finally came to an end. The commander of Tatuo was killed by Chu Xuan with a single sword. Tatuo was defeated, his army was routed and fled in all directions. Chu Xuan once again created a myth and his reputation spread throughout the world.

The remaining troops of Tatuo fled all the way northward, trying to cross the Jialan Mountain and block Chu Xuan south of the mountain. However, Chu Xuan's attack was so swift and unstoppable that he did not give them any chance to cross the Jialan Mountain.

Chu Chen led his troops to encircle and suppress from the right wing, Cheng Ruoxue led his troops to encircle and suppress from the left side, and Chu Xuan led the main force to pursue from the front. The three of them joined forces to surround the remaining remnants of Tatuo, and finally, Tatuo surrendered.

The army returned triumphantly, Chu Xuan took the lead and galloped away with great enthusiasm. He wanted to go back and tell Lu Yanluo the good news that they won!

Chu Xuan's warhorse stopped in front of Tianque Pass. Lu Yanluo, standing on the city wall, saw the high-spirited man at a glance. A faint smile appeared unconsciously on the corner of her mouth, and she shouted loudly: "Open the city gate! The prince has returned triumphantly!"

Then she turned around without waiting a moment and walked quickly down the city wall to meet her hero.

The city gate opened and the drawbridge was lowered. Chu Xuan spurred his horse and leaped over the city gate. Lu Yanluo's smile grew bigger and bigger as he slowly stopped.

Chu Xuan rode his horse and quickly passed by Lu Yanluo. He bent down and put his hands around Lu Yanluo's waist, put her on the horse, and the two of them galloped away.

Behind them, Chu Chen and Cheng Ruoxue arrived late with their army. Looking at Chu Xuan's behavior in front of them, which was like a bandit robbing a bride, Chu Chen laughed and said, "My brother is like this, how can he be as majestic as he was on the battlefield? He looks just like a silly boy who wants a wife."

Upon hearing this, Cheng Ruoxue sneered at Chu Chen, snorted coldly, and without even looking at Chu Chen, she rode her horse ahead.

Chu Chen, who was left there, was completely confused. He touched his nose in frustration and followed behind into the city awkwardly.

A woman's heart is as deep as the sea, and my old friend never lies to me!

Chu Xuan and Lu Yanluo galloped all the way and went straight out of Tianque Pass. Chu Xuan pulled the reins and the horse suddenly stopped. The two sat upright on the horse's back and looked into the distance in the direction of the capital.

"A-Luo." Chu Xuan raised his hand and pointed forward, his emotions surging: "Next, I will take you step by step back to the capital. You and I will stand side by side on the top of the mountain, overlooking the world and live out our lives in peace."

Lu Yanluo smiled and leaned lazily in Chu Xuan's arms, looking up at the beautiful scenery of the lonely smoke rising in the desert and the setting sun over the long river in the distance.

After being here for so long, this is the first time I have enjoyed this beautiful scenery so comfortably.

But happiness is always short-lived. Just as the two were about to take this opportunity to express their love to each other, Shen He appeared on the other side, ruining the mood. He hurriedly walked behind them and said, "Master, something happened."

In the tent, Chu Xuan looked at the secret report sent back from the capital and fell into deep thought.

The emperor passed away, and Chu Han and some ministers insisted that it was Qin Xuelin who colluded with the Yewang Mansion to poison the emperor and locked Qin Xuelin up.

It happened too fast. The changes happened so quickly that Chu Xuan felt a little unreal for a moment.

The emperor was dead? The man he called father but had no father-son relationship with for many years was dead?

Looking back now, the emperor was more like his opponent, his enemy, someone he always had to be on guard against and cautious about.

Lu Yanluo was standing by and saw that Chu Xuan had been in a daze since he heard the news of the emperor's death. She thought he was sad, so she stood up and walked to Chu Xuan's side, squatted down, and lay on his legs.

"It's okay. You still have me and our two children. They are still waiting for us to return to Qianzhou."

Lu Yanluo left Beijing at full speed and had no time to take care of her two children, so she could only secretly send Chu Yuan and Chu Yao to Cheng Ruoxue's hometown Qianzhou to be taken care of by the Cheng family.

Chu Xuan felt warm at the words, raised his hand and gently stroked Lu Yanluo's head, and said slowly: "I am not sad, nor do I feel upset, I am just a little surprised. Since I was old enough to understand, he has always been above me. When I was a child, I always felt that he was like an unreachable mountain, an existence that I could never overcome no matter what."

"As I grew older, he was still in his prime. We began to confront and become hostile. I don't know when he really got old. He was no longer as energetic as he was in the past. His mind became narrower and narrower. He was more suspicious of us sons than of family affection. When I suddenly heard the news of his death, I was a little dazed."

Lu Yanluo hugged Chu Xuan tightly, feeling his emotions.

"Where is His Majesty the Night King? I am here to see His Majesty the Night King!"

Suddenly there was a burst of noise outside the tent. Lu Yanluo became suspicious, let go of Chu Xuan and went outside the tent to check.

The man recognized Lu Yanluo at a glance and hurriedly called out, "Princess, I am Gao Zhi, the eunuch who holds the pen beside His Majesty. I am here to see His Royal Highness the Night King in compliance with His Majesty's order. The situation is urgent and cannot be delayed!"

Gao Zhi, Lu Yanluo looked at the eunuch who was speaking and began to recall the name in her mind. She remembered that this person served in the Taiji Hall and seemed to be the emperor's confidant.

But the emperor is dead, so what is this eunuch doing here all the way?

[Could it be that this dog emperor doesn't want Chu Xuan to live peacefully even after his death, so what conspiracy is he planning? ]

"Why are you here? Why do you want to see the Night King?" Lu Yanluo went straight to the point, as if to say, "If you don't answer, I will never let you in."

Eunuch Gao Zhi was extremely anxious. He was holding a hot potato in his hand. How could he make it public in public?

"Princess..." Gao Zhi looked embarrassed. "Princess, please pass on the message. This matter concerns the fate of the country. We must not be careless. Your Majesty can only speak to His Highness the Night King in person."

[Damn eunuchs, it turns out that the master is like the servant, one or two of them are so twisted, it's disgusting to see them! ]

Lu Yanluo became impatient and was about to point at Gao Zhi and have him thrown out, but Chu Xuan opened the tent behind her and walked out.

"You want to see me? What's the matter?" Chu Xuan asked expressionlessly.

Gao Zhi finally saw Chu Xuan and felt relieved. He quickly took out a brocade box from his arms and handed it to Chu Xuan.

"Your Highness, the Night King, I am here on His Majesty's orders to bring you the imperial edict of succession. Please accept it."

As soon as Gao Zhi said this, everyone present was suddenly in an uproar. Chu Xuan and Lu Yanluo were both stunned when they heard it and looked at each other in disbelief.

[A decree of succession? The emperor actually passed the throne to Chu Xuan in the end? ]

Both of them saw surprise in each other's eyes. They originally thought that there was still a tough battle ahead, but they didn't expect that the emperor would actually send an imperial edict.