Tang Nian showed no fear, stood straight at the alley entrance, and calmly asked.
But as soon as she finished speaking, Lin Zhenming on the other end of the line didn't react at all.
He stared straight at Tang Nian, as if he had only one goal in mind: to kill her.
He didn't even glance at the guards standing to the side, trembling with fear as they held their swords.
Tang Nian narrowed her eyes slightly, then warily reminded the guards and Elder Yang beside her.
"You all step back, he's being controlled. I'll handle things here."
Although she didn't know why Lin Zhenming was still like this even though Lou Mu had broken free of control, she knew that only she could solve the problem here.
She reached out and patted the guard's shoulder: "Step back and protect Old Master Yang. I'll take care of things here."
"this……"
The guard hesitated for a moment, but slowly lowered his hand and walked to Old Yang's side.
Facing Tang Nian, Lin Zhenming gritted his teeth and raised his long sword again after missing his first attack, slashing at Tang Nian.
The long sword landed at Tang Nian's feet, and Tang Nian dodged the attack.
Looking at Lin Zhenming's unwavering eyes, Tang Nian ignored the longsword behind her that was eager to be drawn, and instead leaped onto the longsword in Lin Zhenming's hand, then kicked his wrist.
Amidst the shock on the faces of his guards, Lin Zhenming flung the long sword in his hand straight to the ground.
Lin Zhenming's body also fell backward unexpectedly.
Taking advantage of the opportunity, Tang Nian twisted the other person's wrist, pressed it down, and then put him behind her back.
Seeing Tang Nian like this, Old Yang, disregarding his own health, hurriedly called out to her, "Miss, be careful, don't hurt the general."
Tang Nian glanced at him, not expecting that Old Yang would be so worried about Lin Zhenming.
She didn't let go, and a blue light slid out from between his fingers and landed beside Lin Zhenming.
Lin Zhenming, who had been struggling, gradually calmed down, and his bloodshot eyes slowly closed.
"Find a rope." She glanced at the somewhat gloomy sky.
Fortunately, there was a dusty rope in the corner of the alley, and Tang Nian used it to tie Lin Zhenming up.
Upon seeing this, Old Yang immediately went to Lin Zhenming's side and helped him up. Then he said to Tang Nian, "Lin Zhenming is still unconscious. Why don't you leave him to me to take care of?"
Tang Nian had no objection to this and nodded in agreement.
Tang Nian took advantage of this time to search for Lou Mu's whereabouts in the city, but no matter how hard she searched, she still couldn't find a single clue.
It was as if Lou Mu had vanished into thin air in this city.
It wasn't until evening that Tang Nian heard from Old Yang that Lin Zhenming had woken up and was about to thank her.
Tang Nian quickly followed the soldiers to Lin Zhenming's tent.
Lin Zhenming was about to get out of bed as soon as he saw Tang Nian.
Tang Nian quickly pressed him down, saying, "General Lin, you should rest well."
"This time I was careless, and it caused trouble for my brothers..."
Tang Nian didn't know how to comfort him, so she could only listen quietly to Lin Zhenming's story.
It is said that men do not easily shed tears, but Lin Zhenming shed tears in front of Tang Nian.
Once Lin Zhenming's emotions had calmed down a bit, Tang Nian slowly asked, "General Lin, where is the young master who came to Yingzhou with me? Where is he now?"
"Isn't that young master in the city?" Lin Zhenming asked in surprise.
Tang Nian nodded.
Lin Zhenming frowned, rubbed his forehead, and tried hard to think, but after thinking for a long time, he finally shook his head.
"I can't remember. After it happened, I was controlled by someone, and my mind couldn't hold anything else. Now I can't remember where he is either."
Lin Zhenming looked at Tang Nian apologetically.
If it weren't for Tang Nian, I don't know what would have happened to me.
Although he couldn't remember what he had done before, he vividly remembered how he had been controlled and had lost his mind, randomly swinging his knife at others.
Every time I think about it, I feel terrified.
If he were to cause any more trouble, he wouldn't know how to face the people of Yingzhou City.
He really wanted to help Tang Nian, but all he could remember was that young master who had climbed the city wall with him. He had no recollection of what the young master had done afterward.
Tang Nian sighed deeply as she looked at Lin Zhenming.
Lin Zhenming's reaction was within her expectations, but she still felt somewhat disappointed after hearing it.
Lin Zhenming, who was standing to the side, comforted her, "Miss, you don't need to worry too much. That young master is not someone who can't even kill a chicken. In my opinion, no one in the army can match his skills. Even if he really encounters danger, he will be fine."
Tang Nian nodded slowly.
That's why she was so concerned about Lou Mu's disappearance.
Now, all he can do is keep telling himself that Lou Mu is strong and that even if Lou Mu does encounter something, he definitely has the ability to solve it.
The only thing that could convince her was the contract between her and Lou Mu.
She didn't have any inexplicable wounds or pain, so Lou Mu was safe.
After much persuasion, Tang Nian finally convinced herself and gradually calmed down.
She asked Lin Zhenming what exactly happened in today's battle.
Lin Zhenming told him everything he knew, except for the part about Lou Mu's disappearance.
Tang Nian nodded perfunctorily; no one knows how much she actually took in.
Just then, Old Yang came in carrying a bowl of hot medicine.
Upon seeing Lin Zhenming, he bowed to him and said, "General, you're awake. I've warmed up the medicine; please take it while it's hot."
After saying that, he handed over the medicine, his eyes full of worry and concern.
Seeing that the two seemed to know each other before, Tang Nian pretended to be surprised: "You two knew each other before?"
Upon hearing this, Lin Zhenming chuckled, picked up the medicine bowl, and drank it all in one gulp.
"We rescued Old Yang in the village during the march. We didn't expect him to be a mortician. Since the army needed him, we arranged for him to stay in Yingzhou City."
"I see." Tang Nian nodded in response. What a coincidence.
Suddenly, an idea flashed through Tang Nian's mind.
Could Lou Mu's disappearance be related to the formation that suddenly activated?
Thinking of this, Tang Nian wanted to verify it, so he made up an excuse to leave the military camp and hurriedly went to the village.
To her surprise, the village's protective array had already been destroyed.
Now, only the faint imprints in the grass reveal the approximate shape of the formation in the courtyard.
Tang Nian crouched down, trying to complete the formation by the light she had seen.
Her fingertips glowed with blue light as she gently pressed them against the grass, making the shape of the array clearer and clearer.
Just as she was about to finish drawing, Tang Nian suddenly heard soft footsteps.
Someone is coming.
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