When Huo Wuji was in Beidi, he was secretly imprisoned.
Although the Northern Di people tried every trick in the book but failed to pry open his mouth, he was a royal relative of Dayong after all, so they would always have some use for him. So they did not kill him, but instead demoted him to a horse slave and put him in shackles, making this former young general of Dayong the lowest slave of the Northern Di people.
He had been trying to find a way to escape, but he was in the capital of Beidi State and was under guard. Even if he was the same strength as before, he might not have been able to escape, let alone he only had one arm left.
So he stayed there and behaved himself for two years, until the people guarding him gradually relaxed their guard, allowing him to secretly pry open the rusty shackles in the middle of the night and quietly collect intelligence.
But one night, when he sneaked into Helian You's mansion, he was spotted by Gu Ruxuan, the prince's consort. Gu Ruxuan recognized him, but not only did she not make a sound, she also sent away the patrolling guards.
Later, it was Gu Ruxuan who took the initiative to find him and gave him the medicine she brought from Dayong.
Later, when the two countries were at war, he took advantage of the chaos to steal a horse and escape. It was also Gu Ruxuan who stole Helian You's token, which cleared many obstacles for him along the way.
Before leaving, he bowed deeply to Gu Ruxuan to express his gratitude, but Gu Ruxuan simply said, "I will never forget the humiliation of the marriage. I hate my father and Helian You. The reason I obeyed was not only for my mother, but also because I am the princess of Dayong and will never betray the people of Dayong. I want you to swear that if you can return alive, you must come back and kill Helian You!"
Huo Wuji's respect deepened. He kowtowed again and pointed to the sky: "I, Huo Wuji, swear here that if I can return to Dayong alive, I will kill Helian You and welcome Princess Pingzhang back to the court!"
Gu Ruxuan was stunned for a moment, and a soft flash flashed across her red eyes. Her voice became tearful. "Promise me one more thing... After we return, no matter what method you use, I want my mother to be free."
Huo Wuji bowed his head: "I promise you."
There is little moisture in the northern Gobi Desert, and the night sky in the Gobi Desert is cloudless, so bright that even the stars appear dazzling.
Gu Ruxuan raised her hand, wiped the tears from her face, and handed the token to Huo Wuji: "You are in a foreign country and cannot see you off. General Huo, please return home early."
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After hearing what Huo Wuji said, Huo Wuyou was stunned.
In his impression, Gu Ruxuan was just a little girl who often played pranks with Ayu. Later, because Concubine Wu Lifei had plotted against Ayu, he actually didn't like Gu Ruxuan very much. However, he didn't expect that she had such broad-mindedness and courage, and he felt even more respect for her.
At the same time, he seemed to understand one thing: "No wonder..."
Looking at Huo Wuji, he said, "No wonder Helian You went to such great lengths to get Ayu married. It turned out that it was because Big Brother was trapped in Beidi. They wanted to use the marriage to hold Ayu as a hostage and use it to threaten Big Brother."
Hearing this, Huo Wuji's brows darkened... He could risk his life for Dayong, but if it came to A Yu's life or death, he wasn't sure if he could hold on.
"Don't worry, big brother." Huo Wuyou suddenly said, "I will definitely kill Helian You. Even if it's not for Princess Pingzhang, it's to avenge my father. Now that His Majesty trusts me, I am already a general in the army. With the secrets that big brother brought back, we will definitely be able to repel the Northern Di. When the time comes, I will rescue Princess Pingzhang no matter what."
Upon hearing this, Huo Wuji's expression suddenly changed, and his originally gentle eyes became extremely cold: "Your Majesty?"
The two brothers grew up together, so how could Huo Wuyou not notice the strangeness in his brother's expression? After looking around, he lowered his voice and asked, "Brother, is there something I don't know?"
When he looked at Huo Wuyou again, Huo Wuji's expression became extremely serious: "Back then, I thought you were young, and with me and father at home, I kept you in the dark about the many dangers of the court. But now that you can stand on your own, there are some things that need to be explained to you."
Huo Wuyou sat up straight, but felt anxious and uneasy in his heart.
But what Huo Wuji said next answered all the confusion he had been having over the years.
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At that time, the Lin'an Duke's Mansion had 70,000 soldiers and horses under its command, and was a royal relative, deeply trusted by the emperor. It was more powerful than the Ge and Zhao families, who were also military families. Therefore, it became the target that Prince Sheng and Prince Gong tried to win over.
However, Huo Yan did not want to get involved in the party struggle. When King Cheng sent people to lobby him again, he once again declined his solicitation and said that he was only willing to be a subject of Dayong. No matter who ascended the throne, the Huo family would swear allegiance to him until death.
But Prince Sheng was still worried. To him, any court official who was unwilling to serve under him was a potential follower of Prince Gong. If he could not recruit him, he would have to get rid of him as soon as possible.
Unlike Huo Yan, Zhao Xu was wavering between the two parties, but he was always good at playing both sides. He moved between the two sides, making both Prince Gong and Prince Sheng regard him as one of their own. However, the Zhao family had long been in decline, and he could only be stationed in the local area like Shen Chiyan, and was only occasionally used to dispatch reinforcements during wars. He had few opportunities to make meritorious deeds. If he wanted to get to the top, he could only win by surprise.
It just so happened that King Sheng also wanted to get rid of the Huo family, so Zhao Xu worked tirelessly and secretly contacted the Northern Di people, and only then did he successfully set up a trap for the Huo family with the help of both inside and outside forces.
But this alone would not lead to the annihilation of the entire army of 70,000 people. Zhao Xu could not have been unaware of the consequences if the truth was revealed. The reason he dared to do this was because he had received a promise from another person.
At that time, Huo Yan and Huo Wuji were surrounded by the Northern Di people. They barely escaped with the remaining troops, but what they saw was Zhao Xu who came late, and an imperial edict, an imperial edict ordering the execution of the traitors Huo Yan and Huo Wuji!
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