"Master?"
Hua Fushu was stunned for a moment, but soon reacted, "Hua'er will never interfere."
A smile played on the lips of the Lanling City Lord. "Master has arranged a decisive battle with Bai Yanlang at the top of Ziying Mountain in ten days."
Ten days later, it will be the death anniversary of Lanling City Lord's father.
Hua Fushu said, "Bai Yanlang is cunning and has always wanted to capture you alive and take the Plum Blossom Order. If you fight him, he might set an ambush, right?"
The Lord of Lanling City fully agreed with what Hua Fushu said. Bai Yanlang was an out-and-out villain, and now he was working for Prince Qinghe. She challenged Bai Yanlang to a decisive battle, actually for revenge, and there was no guarantee that Bai Yanlang would not set an ambush.
"So, I'll leave those minions to you and Yi'er. I'll take Bai Yanlang's life myself."
Hua Fushu gladly accepted the task.
"Master, what if Bai Yanlang runs away?" She suddenly thought of this problem. The reason why Master could never find Bai Yanlang before was because Bai Yanlang was so good at hiding his tracks.
"He can't run away."
The Lord of Lanling City drank his tea and smiled faintly, feeling confident.
"You go back. I want to be alone for a while." She looked at Hua Fushu and said.
"The disciple is leaving first."
Hua Fushu bowed and said goodbye, left the teahouse, and returned to the General's Mansion with Nanxing.
The Lanling City Lord's indifferent and distant gaze suddenly turned to one place, "Come out."
A man appeared from the eaves of the opposite house. He was holding a sword wrapped in black cloth in his arms, with only the light purple hilt showing. His face was covered by a hat, and a few strands of hair were floating messily on his shoulders.
"Do you want me to help you?"
Lanling City Lord said indifferently, "No need."
"How cruel! We've known each other for so many years, but he's not as good as your little disciple." The man said angrily.
"Can you compare with her?" The Lord of Lanling City looked at the man, a hint of contempt flashing across his cold eyes.
"I'm leaving now. See you next time."
The man patted his thigh, jumped out of the teahouse and walked away triumphantly.
The next day.
Hua Fushu went straight to Prince Qin's mansion and told Qin Youran that his master and Bai Yanlang were going to have a decisive battle.
The fact that she and Qin Youran were senior and junior brothers and sisters had already been made public, so she didn't need to be as cautious as before when going to Prince Qin's Mansion.
After finishing his conversation with Qin Youran, Hua Fushu went to the Peony Courtyard to find Lu Tianyun.
In the northern border, Xiye City.
It was the middle of the night and everything was quiet.
In the study of General Tang's mansion, a huge map of the northern border is hung on the east wall. Important passes are marked in vermilion on it. The largest and most prominent mark is Beiling, which is the garrison of the Northern Border Army. Therefore, the Northern Border Army is also called the Beiling Army.
Hanging on the clothes hanger next to the map was a black battle armor. General Tang glanced at the armor that had accompanied him in battles for twenty years, then looked at the map of the northern border. His hands, covered with thick calluses, stroked the map, inch by inch, and his wandering fingers habitually stopped at the location of Beiling.
"General, I have been searching for evidence to prove your innocence over the years. Although the evidence I have found is not much, it at least proves your innocence. However, this is not enough. The person who framed you must be punished. You and Brother Huo, the eldest and second brothers, must bless me in heaven to quickly find more evidence. Only with sufficient evidence can we put that person to death."
Little did he know that his words proving the innocence of the late General Huo Qing were all heard by the two gentlemen who came to the beams to spy at night.
"And Linglong. My men can't find her, and she hasn't come looking for me. I will continue to look for her until I find her. The day I find Linglong will be the day I clear the stigma for you and the soldiers. That day won't be long."
Huo Linglong was still surprised when she heard General Tang mention her name.
She had learned from Hua Fushu that General Tang had always believed that her father Huo Qing had not betrayed her, and had secretly investigated for evidence of her father's false accusation, and had even spared their lives under the pretext of hunting them down.
However, hearing it from other people's mouths is different from hearing it with your own ears.
This time, she completely believed that Tang Huanli would always stand on her father's side.
"General, the commander of the Northern Army is Prince Qinghe, but half of the officers are my men. When the time is right, I can change the leadership of the Northern Army."
Huo Linglong and Hua Mingqiao looked at each other and were even more shocked.
Tang Huanli, this is really unexpected!
They all knew that Tang Huanli was an extraordinary person. They never thought that in just ten years, he could not only make King Qinghe eliminate his vigilance against him, but also control the Northern Border Army under King Qinghe's nose.
"General Tang."
Huo Linglong leaped down from the beam and stood behind General Tang with ease.
General Tang turned around and asked coldly, "Who are you?"
"Tang Huanli."
Huo Linglong did not respond to General Tang's question, but just looked at General Tang straight, with a sadness in her eyes that General Tang could not understand.
Brother Tang, I’m Linglong.
"General Tang."
Hua Mingqiao also jumped down from the beam and stood opposite Huo Linglong.
Likewise, looking at General Tang.
There was also a strange look in his eyes that General Tang could not understand.
"Mr. Zhang?" General Tang glanced at the scimitar hanging on his armor with a murderous intent in his eyes.
The two of them sneaked into his study late at night. They must have heard what was said, right?
General Tang had no time to think about the purpose of these two people sneaking into his study. After hearing such a big secret of his, he could not keep them.
Only the dead can keep secrets.
Huo Linglong looked at General Tang and said, "General Tang, you secretly set up the memorial tablet for the traitor General Huo Qing. Aren't you afraid of being discovered? If this gets to the Emperor or the Prince of Qinghe, they'll charge you with conspiracy with the traitor General Huo Qing, and you'll probably lose your position as general."
After he finished speaking, General Tang's eyes turned cold and murderous as he looked at Huo Linglong. In his heart, General Huo was a wise and powerful person, and no one could slander General Huo's innocence.
He quickly pulled out the scimitar from its scabbard and slowly pointed it at Huo Linglong and Hua Mingqiao. The cold light shining from the shining blade was directed at them. The murderous intent in his eyes reached its peak at this moment.
General Tang looked directly at Huo Linglong and the others and said seriously, "Whether General Huo is a traitor or not is none of your business, because you are not qualified to comment on General Huo. If you die, naturally no one else will know about this."
Huo Linglong couldn't help but feel happy. Brother Tang was still protecting her father as always. She sneered,
"General Tang, your words are quite high-sounding. Since you care so much about General Huo Qing, you didn't hesitate when you hunted down Huo Linglong to show your loyalty to Prince Qinghe. You even killed General Huo Qing's daughter Huo Linglong with your own hands, as well as Hua, Ming, and Qiao, whom you regarded as brothers—"
She spoke the name 'Hua Mingqiao' word by word, pausing at every turn, and it poured into General Tang's ears like a flood.
"You personally knocked him off the cliff of Ghost Cave Ridge back then."
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