"Is this true? How could the Temple be so despicable?" Wei Tao was furious and couldn't help but curse.
"So Her Majesty sent us to the Western Continent to investigate carefully whether the Holy Temple can hold out and whether it will really make peace with the Orcs."
“Absolutely not. The Temple’s offensive this year has been a great success. Several of the Temple’s Knights in the north are almost at St. Petersburg! Things are also going well here. I’m starting to wonder if we’ll be able to reach Moscow.” Wei Tao calmed himself down and categorically denied the possibility of the Temple’s defeat.
"call!"
Tong Wenlin took a deep breath, his face relaxing considerably. "I've been traveling day and night, all the way from the Black Sea to here. Along the way, I saw that the orcs are indeed very fierce, and my heart has been in my throat the whole time. Hearing what Brother Wei said has put my mind at ease a lot."
Finally, Tong Wenlin still asked with lingering concern, "Are the orcs in this reinforced zone really so vulnerable?"
Wei Tao poured Tong Wenlin a glass of wine, then frowned and said, "When the attack first started a month ago, the orc army was indeed very strong. But since half a month ago, the orc army has been getting smaller and smaller. In many cities, only the Rakshasa army is left to support them. We once suspected that it was an orc trap, but the temple's experts have repeatedly investigated and found no ambush."
"Hiss!" Tong Wenlin began to struggle again, the Empress's instructions before her departure echoing in his ears once more.
"Forget it, Brother Wei. At least the Temple has the upper hand for now, so let's put this matter aside for the time being! Her Majesty also entrusted me with another matter."
"What's up?"
Tong Wenlin tilted his head back and took a swig of wine, resolving his inner turmoil. "I heard that His Highness Prince Heng is in the Riga defense zone, is that right?"
“That’s right. I saw His Highness a month ago, but he went with the Holy Maiden of the Temple to hunt orcs for merit. You can go to the Temple of Riga to inquire; they should know His Highness’s whereabouts.”
Tong Wenlin shook his head and said, "I went to the Great Temple to ask, but they don't know anything."
"What is it that requires us to find His Highness Prince Heng?"
"Brother Wei! Who gave these cannons to the imperial family?"
Wei Tao shuddered and said urgently, "You mean someone is trying to force His Highness Prince Heng?"
“The temple’s treasury is almost empty now. It’s all supported by the aid that our Great Xia provides to the temple every year. They don’t dare to do anything openly, for fear that they will resort to underhanded tactics!” Tong Wenlin said, shaking his head.
"How exactly does it work?"
"Her Majesty said that His Highness Prince Heng's appearance is...too unique, making him very easy to...attract women, so she asked me to come and check...whether His Highness has fallen for the Holy Temple's beauty trap! Hahahaha!" Tong Wenlin laughed as he spoke.
"Brother Wei, what's with that expression?" Tong Wenlin's smile faded as he saw Wei Tao's face fall.
"His Highness Prince Heng is probably... His Highness has taken a concubine at Riga Fortress, and it seems he even used his spoils of war to exchange for a title for her, the kind that comes with a fief."
"Could His Highness have really fallen for a honey trap?" Wei Tao was also a bit dumbfounded, so he had to ask Tong Wenlin for confirmation, but the latter was even more confused than him.
"How would I know? Before she left, the Empress said, 'The Prince of Heng of Great Xia must not be 'bewitched' by women of foreign tribes again. We must stop him from going astray.'"
"But His Highness has already gone astray, how can I stop him!" Tong Wenlin cried out in anguish, clutching the Empress's secret decree to his chest.
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