Another general standing nearby spoke up angrily, raising his hand to slam it on the table, but then remembered Tang Nian's presence and reluctantly lowered it.
They had a life-or-death bond with each other, and although the guard made some mistakes this time, it was hard to blame him.
Ultimately, it was the fault of going all out.
Tang Nian frowned and focused her gaze on the guard.
She said coldly, "Is that so? Whether it was out of necessity or intentional, only you know the truth."
The guard's expression changed upon hearing this.
He didn't know if Tang Nian had really found out something or was testing him.
He dared not speak rashly.
The generals exchanged glances, wanting to defend their guards, but Tang Nian was clearly not someone to be trifled with, and they dared not be the first to speak out.
Lin Zhenming seemed to sense something, glanced blankly at his personal guard beside him, then at Tang Nian, and asked, puzzled.
What do you mean by that?
Tang Nian snorted and recounted what she had seen in the village yesterday.
After she finished speaking, Lin Zhenming's face turned as black as the bottom of a pot.
He turned to his personal guard, gritting his teeth as he asked, "Is what Tang Nian said true?"
The guards looked shocked, their faces turning ashen.
He had already done it so discreetly, how could this woman have known!
Normally, he could have defended himself.
But now this woman represents His Majesty.
Even if he is innocent today, he can still die if this woman wants to.
Thinking of this, a cold look appeared on the guard's face.
With a determined look, he pulled a dagger from his sleeve and stabbed it directly at Lin Zhenming.
Lin Zhenming had always trusted his personal guard, and now that he was in his tent, he was even less wary of him.
He wasn't even wearing armor.
Seeing the dagger coming at them, they had no time to react at all.
Just as the dagger was about to pierce his chest, Tang Nian had somehow appeared beside Lin Zhenming and kicked the guard's wrist.
The dagger in his hand fell heavily to the ground, and he grimaced as he gripped his wrist.
He stared at everyone in the tent with a sinister look in his eyes.
The other generals in the tent were also astonished by this scene.
"It really is you."
Lin Zhenming gritted his teeth.
The guard knew that his identity had been exposed, and if he could not kill Lin Zhenming, he would only have one option: to die.
Thinking of this, he disregarded everything else, bent down to pick up the dagger, and charged at Lin Zhenming again.
After realizing what was happening, Lin Zhenming's face darkened, and he retaliated.
These guards were no match for him.
Not to mention there were other generals present.
Before long, the guard was subdued and brought to the ground.
Before they could even ask the man why he did this, he had already bitten through the poison hidden in his mouth and committed suicide.
"He's been with me for so many years, I never imagined he would be a traitor."
Lin Zhenming smiled bitterly, a hint of anger rising on his face.
Just then, a soldier hurriedly ran towards them.
He immediately knelt on the ground and said, "General, something terrible has happened! The Dachen army is coming again, and our men can't hold them off any longer."
Upon hearing this, Lin Zhenming's eyes widened in fury. Ignoring the advice of many generals, he insisted on personally leading his men out to fight.
But Tang Nian stopped him.
"Does Your Excellency also want to be like them, to let this humble general watch helplessly as the soldiers under your command die like this?"
Lin Zhenming glared angrily, his eyes bloodshot.
"No, I'll go with you."
"Absolutely not!" The soldiers were about to step forward and pull him away.
In the end, Tang Nian still went to the battlefield with Lin Zhenming.
Tang Nian stood on the city wall, looking down at the large army fighting below.
A formation of light appeared in the distance.
Tang Nian was very familiar with it; it was the formation she had seen in the village that day. Although she didn't know why it had appeared so far behind the enemy lines, Tang Nian still wanted to go and take a look.
She could already clearly feel the discomfort in her body.
Lou Mu's condition couldn't wait any longer.
She looked around; everyone was engaged in a tense battle, and no one was paying attention to her.
She formed a hand seal and instantly disappeared from the city wall.
The next second, she was in front of the formation.
Tang Nian casually knocked out the soldiers guarding the formation and activated the array.
As the formation was activated, a flash of golden light suddenly appeared, and then Tang Nian's vision blurred.
When she opened her eyes again, she found herself in an unfamiliar scene.
All around was a vast expanse of white, and Lou Mu was lying on the ground in front of him.
Tang Nian saw Lou Mu lying on the ground with his eyes closed and his expression changed. Worried that something had happened to him, she rushed over to him.
"Lou Mu...Lou Mu, how are you?"
Although Lou Mu suffered internal injuries, fortunately he found a quiet place to recuperate.
But as soon as I lay down, I heard Tang Nian's anxious voice beside me.
He hurriedly opened his eyes and saw Tang Nian rushing towards him.
Lou Mu looked at Tang Nian, who was kneeling in front of him, and couldn't help but reach out and take her hand.
The two looked at each other but neither spoke.
After a long while, Tang Nian finally realized that she had misunderstood and felt a little embarrassed.
Looking at their tightly clasped hands, one could sense that the posture was somewhat ambiguous.
So he coughed twice and said, "Um... I came here to find you because I was worried something had happened to you."
As she was about to pull her hand away, she found that Lou Mu was holding it tightly and wouldn't let go.
Tang Nian did not forcibly pull her hand away, but instead asked Lou Mu a question.
"How did you get trapped here? What happened? And what about your injuries!"
Lou Mu sighed: "You're asking so many questions at once, what should I tell you first?"
He paused for a moment before explaining in detail.
After rescuing the captured soldiers that day, he returned to the city wall.
On the city wall, they saw that there were two formations, one in the woods where Tang Nian went and the other behind the enemy army. The two formations looked exactly the same.
Feeling uneasy, he teleported to the enemy camp, found the formation, and was sucked in by it.
He had already studied the formation. It looked like a prison, and as long as he didn't leave the area, he would be safe.
Tang Nian nodded: "So you hurt yourself while trying to find an exit?"
Lou Mu lowered his head and nodded silently.
"I've found the core of the formation. I was planning to take a short break to recover before setting off, but who would have thought..."
"With something this serious happening, how could I not come to find you?"
Tang Nian pouted and glared at Lou Mu with annoyance.
This made Lou Mu very uncomfortable.
He coughed twice, then spoke with unusual seriousness.
"I can roughly pinpoint the location of the array's core, but I don't know if it's dangerous inside. So you must stay close to me and not stray too far from it so you don't get injured."
Tang Nian sensed his concern for her and felt a warm glow in her heart.
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