Countless cavalrymen came galloping from the darkness, with flags fluttering and a golden word "Yong" written on them!

"The Great General of the Cavalry! It's General Guo who guards the southern border!"

Qiao Qi was already extremely weak, but when he saw the reinforcements, he was immediately encouraged and couldn't help shouting out loud.

Upon hearing these words, the Qiao family's secret guards were as radiant as if thirsty people had received a refreshing rain.

"kill--"

The shouts and cries of killing behind me were deafening, and I didn't know how many people General Guo had sent.

Qiao Zhongguo's heartstrings suddenly relaxed, and he felt excited and moved.

He knew that once the master received his letter, he would send someone without hesitation!

At this moment, he can finally laugh out loud!

After two exchanges of moves, Qiao Zhongguo finally won the round!

On the distant slope, when the sound of horse hooves rang out and when the flag of Yong State came into view, Shen Yuanbai's shoulders trembled, and he couldn't help but feel that the game was over.

He looked out and saw bandits all over the place running away like dogs that had lost their homes. Although those northerners had issued strict orders, they were not as brave and fearless as the death warriors and were already retreating while fighting.

The shouts and screams behind him were equally deafening. Those were Baili Chengyou's men. Baili Chengyou also wanted to take the opportunity to bury him here.

The situation was clearly good, so when did it start to turn around?

Maybe it was because Qiao Zhongguo was hit by that fatal arrow, but still remained unharmed!

Otherwise, the morale of the Qiao family's secret guards would be broken, and Meng Guxue's maid would die from the arrow.

His mind is still firm and he can shoot more arrows. Baili Chengyou may not be able to protect Meng Guxue under the siege of the Northern Warriors!

Now, everything is in chaos...

He worked hard, lost Zhufeng, injured Zhou Bo, and lost so many men and horses here, but still failed.

Thinking of this, Shen Yuanbai looked out blankly. Amid the screams that came one after another, the night wind seemed to get into the gaps between his bones, making him feel cold all over and his heart fell into an icy cave.

"Your Highness, this is not going to work! Let me escort you back!"

Jin Zhi's face looked grim. In this battle, countless troops that their Northern Kingdom had painstakingly stationed in Yong Dynasty were killed and injured. It was a serious blow!

If His Highness is willing to go back to the North with him, these people will die.

But His Highness still had grand ambitions in his heart, and too many unwillingnesses and plans, so he simply refused to go with him!

Shen Yuanbai let out a long sigh. He could sense Jin Zhi's dissatisfaction. After all, he couldn't do without the support of the Northern Country and couldn't do anything too drastic.

"Jin Zhi, let them retreat. Don't cause any more unnecessary casualties. What happened today is my fault. I will write a letter to my uncle explaining everything."

Jin Zhi was stunned when he heard this.

Your Highness... Your Highness finally agreed to call the King Uncle! Does this mean that he is one step closer to taking Your Highness back to the North?

"Yes, Your Highness!"

Jin Zhi was really easy to coax. He no longer had any resentment. He took out the bone whistle from his waist again and started blowing it.

The Northern warriors had long lost their will to fight, and when they heard the order to retreat, they immediately blended into the crowd and used those bandits with mediocre martial arts skills as scapegoats.

Shen Yuanbai closed his eyes slightly, and after trying to adjust his mentality, he jumped down the slope.

Jin Zhi hurriedly followed and asked in a low voice:

"Your Highness, you now want to..."

The two stood on the hillside, where the cavalry general's troops were already in sight. Shen Yuanbai suddenly pulled out the dagger from Jin Zhi's waist and said in a cold voice:

"Jin Zhi, use this dagger to stab my shoulder, the deeper the better!"

Jin Zhi was shocked when he heard this!

"Your Highness, this... this is absolutely not allowed!"

Shen Yuanbai's face was calm, and he said calmly: "Jin Zhi, this is the only trick left. There are so many Northern Country corpses in the field, and my identity is so sensitive, I must be the first suspect!"

"I originally thought that today's plan would be successful. By then, we would have cleaned up the battlefield and it would be foolproof. But now that we have been exposed to so many things, we can only show our weakness."

"Come!"

Jin Zhi knew that what Shen Yuanbai said made sense, but when he took the dagger, the hand that had killed countless people couldn't help but begin to tremble.

Your Highness...Your Highness is the king's only hope. If anything happens to Your Highness, he will be held responsible!

"Get started!"

Shen Yuanbai frowned and urged, because from the sound of fighting on the slope, General Guo's troops were coming this way!

"There is a difference between self-injury and injury to others. Anyone who studies martial arts or medicine can see it. I don't want to leave such an obvious flaw."

"Jin Zhi, if you don't take action now, people will come and you won't be able to escape!"

Jin Zhi raised his eyes to look at Shen Yuanbai, and Shen Yuanbai nodded firmly at him.

Jin Zhi didn't dare to hesitate any longer. He gritted his teeth and stabbed Shen Yuanbai's shoulder hard, all the way to the handle!

Shen Yuanbai groaned, his face turned pale in pain, and in a blink of an eye, his forehead was covered with sweat.

Jin Zhi suddenly let go of his hand and immediately knelt down to confess his guilt: "Your Highness, I am guilty! I am guilty!"

Shen Yuanbai leaned over and tried to pull him, but ended up pulling the wound on his shoulder. His vision suddenly went dark and he almost fell from the pain.

"Hurry... hurry up!" Shen Yuanbai said in a trembling voice.

Jin Zhi was about to stand up when he heard the voice, but suddenly a startled shout came from behind him: "Who is the thief who hurt His Highness?"

When Shen Yuanbai heard this familiar voice, he trembled all over!

He looked up in disbelief, and saw a man flying down the slope with a nimble figure and full of momentum!

Although he couldn't see the face clearly in the dark, Shen Yuanbai recognized the figure and the voice. This... this was clearly Qiao Diyi, whom he thought was doomed to die!

At this moment, even a man as scheming as Shen Yuanbai couldn't help but look horrified and stepped back repeatedly.

What's going on?

What's going on with the Qiao family? Why can't they be killed?

And judging from Qiao Diyi's current condition, he doesn't seem to be poisoned at all!

Then Guiyue...Guiyue might have met with an accident!

Qiao Diyi ran all the way to Jin Zhi, feeling regretful in his heart.

He originally wanted to take the opportunity to get rid of the second prince, but Jin Zhi never left his side, and there were many people on the slope.

If he showed up rashly and the Second Prince pointed out his identity, who knows whether Baili Chengyou's subordinates present would come out to identify him afterwards?

You know, the Nanli Kingdom and their Yong Dynasty are also in an antagonistic relationship, so Baili Chengyou probably wishes that their Qiao family would be wiped out!

Now that the Second Prince and Jin Zhi are running down the hill, this is a good opportunity. The worst that can happen is that we can just kill them both!

But General Guo's troops heard the fighting on the slope and rushed over!

If he delays any further, he might even lose the chance to have his blood drawn!

Thinking of this, Qiao Diyi made a prompt decision and took blood samples first!

Jin Zhifang stood up from his shock. Qiao Diyi had already approached him. His moves were fierce and his internal strength was immeasurable!

What a great master!

Jin Zhi was shocked and responded hastily, not daring to be careless at all.

Shen Yuanbai knew Qiao Diyi's abilities. Even if he couldn't figure it out, the most important thing at this moment was to save Jin Zhi!

Thinking of this, Shen Yuanbai endured the pain and shouted: "Qiao Erlang, don't let this thief go!"

Jin Zhi's heart trembled when he heard this.

Qiao Jilang?

It turns out that this man is Qiao Zhongguo's second son, no wonder he is so fierce!

He could understand the meaning of His Highness' words, which was to let him leave quickly!

However, he had not seen the third party coming with his own eyes. What if Qiao Erlang took the opportunity to kill His Highness and then put the blame on their Northern Kingdom? Everything would be over!