Chapter 365: Learning Etiquette from the Second Concubine
Xiong Dun’s words shocked Yun Chen.
Next, he told a very long and tragic story, all about the past dynasties that Yun Chen had never heard of and was not even recorded in history books.
It turned out that the reason why Touman hated the Nan Kingdom so much was because he had witnessed his father and mother being killed, and 100,000 Luojiang warriors being brutally massacred.
Now that the previous dynasty is gone, the hatred has not gone away with it. Instead, it has grown more and more crazy as time goes by.
This is also the reason why Xiong Dun knew that Touman coveted the throne and secretly imprisoned the Princess of Nan, and knew that he had committed many crimes, but could not bear to execute him.
As an older brother, Xiong Dun felt that he had an obligation to take care of his cousin Touman.
If Xiong Dun had not been away on military duty at that time, perhaps King Luojiang would not have ended up so miserably, and Touman would not have become like this.
After listening to the whole story, Yun Chen sighed:
"When will the cycle of revenge end? The common people are so innocent..."
Xiong Dun agreed. "That's why I want to unify the Khanate. Although the process will be difficult, there will be no more fighting between small states, and the people will no longer suffer innocently from war. Using war to end war will bring peace to the world."
The last eight words obviously shook Yun Chen's heart.
Xiong Dun seems to see things further than anyone else, and his wars are never meant to vent personal grudges.
Yun Chen asked him, "What about the Southern Kingdom? You have already unified the North. What's the next step for you to unify the Southern Kingdom?"
Xiong Dun was amused by this silly question. "Haha, how is that possible? How could such an ancient and huge country be annexed?"
"Then why do you still want to fight against Nan Kingdom?"
This time, it was Xiong Dun who was stunned. "You guys are the ones who fought your way to the grasslands! Didn't they say something about the Northern Expedition?"
"That's because you attacked Kyoto!"
"Nonsense! It was you who massacred our seven major tribes two years ago!"
"Who told you to keep provoking at the border? And the border of the Southern Nation is full of regular troops! How could they possibly massacre civilians?"
"Who provoked the border? You were the ones who secretly moved the border! You stole over twenty large grasslands from us!"
After saying that, both of them were stunned and reacted at the same time:
Oh no! There's a ghost!
There must be thieves on both sides who are interfering and even lying about military intelligence! They are deliberately provoking a melee between the two countries!
Yun Chen is not good at thinking about these political intrigues.
Xiong Dun was worthy of being a monarch. He understood everything in an instant, and got goose bumps all over his body. He cursed with regret:
"Damn it, it must be Touman! It can only be him! Looks like I really can't forgive him this time..."
After hearing this, Yun Chen felt ominous.
If it was Touman who was behind the trouble in Luojiang, then the bandits on the Nan Kingdom side were most likely the mastermind behind the Three Kingdoms' attack on Nan, and the real master behind the Black Scale Cavalry.
In this case, Touman may be in collusion with the Black Scale Cavalry!
That means they are secretly plotting a bigger conspiracy!
Seeing Yun Chen's worried face, Xiong Dun patted her back comfortingly:
"Don't think about it. From now on, you are my woman and a Luojiang person. You don't have to worry about the affairs of Nan Country anymore."
Yun Chen had no intention of "talking about love" at the moment, so he grabbed Xiong Dun and said in a pleading tone:
"Please let me go! I must bring this message back and have the princess order a ceasefire with Luojiang. We can't let the soldiers make any more senseless sacrifices! Give me a fast horse! I can reach the Lion Army in ten days at most!"
Xiong Dun glanced at the little hand that was tugging at his clothes. It was so white and small, not even half the size of his palm. He couldn't help but feel soft in his heart. He held her hand and said:
"If it had been before the Princess of Nan was imprisoned, there might have been a chance to resolve the misunderstanding between the two countries. But now that the Princess of Nan has been treated like that, do you think a ceasefire is still possible? I will try to send envoys to lobby, but the hope is slim."
Yun Chen was anxious, "Then we have to try it!"
Xiong Dun shook his head firmly, pulled her closer into his arms, and said with the majesty of King Luojiang:
"I've already sent a royal document to the Princess of Nan, telling her I want to marry you. Even if you go back now, she won't believe you anymore."
"What's wrong with you?!"
Yun Chen couldn't help but curse, and suddenly pulled his hand back and punched Xiong Dun in the chest, but it was like hitting a wall of flesh.
Xiong Dun didn't even react at all, but her hand was in excruciating pain.
She was so angry that she almost forgot the size difference between herself and Xiong Dun. She knew that a head-on fight would not work and she had to use her moves to win.
Xiong Dun was not angry after being punched. Instead, she felt that she had figured out Yun Chen's strength. She picked up Yun Chen horizontally, held her arms tightly, and started walking into the house.
Yun Chen kicked his legs and yelled, "Let me go! Damn it! Let me go!"
His hands were restrained and he couldn't move, and his feet were suspended in the air with no place to exert force.
Yun Chen was terrified: "Didn't you say you would never force me?! What are you going to do now?!"
Xiong Dun's expression became resolute. "I regret this. As long as you don't become my woman, I'm afraid you'll never have peace!"
After saying that, Xiong Dun threw Yun Chen directly onto the couch. Before she could kick, he had already pressed her down with his strong body, and his bear-paw-like hands pressed on her waist and began to take off her wedding dress.
Yun Chen wanted to use some moves, but in the face of the absolute male strength, she couldn't even stand up and could only kick and punch in vain.
Soon, the clothes were pulled open, revealing half of her white shoulders.
While Xiong Dun was staring blankly at the crisscrossing scars on her shoulders, she pulled out one hand, broke off the horns on her head as quickly as possible, and stabbed at Xiong Dun's eyes with all her strength.
Xiong Dun turned his head to dodge and was stabbed in the chin by a bull's horn. Blood gushed out immediately and the pain made him slightly loosen his grip on Yun Chen.
Seizing this opportunity, Yun Chen turned over, climbed onto Xiong Dun's shoulders, and directly twisted his neck with his arms, trying to strangle him unconscious.
If it were someone else, Yun Chen would use this move and the other person would lose consciousness in the blink of an eye.
But Xiong Dun was really as strong as a bear. He was just strangled and forced to retreat again and again. He couldn't fight back, but he was staggering and refused to fall down.
Seeing this scene, Yun Chen suddenly became murderous and was about to use all his strength to strangle Xiong Dun, but he heard a loud shout coming from far away.
A Luojiang soldier rushed into the house without any announcement, and then stared blankly at his own Khan and the little girl from the Nan Kingdom hanging by her neck, unable to speak.
Xiong Dun was strangled to the point of being unable to breathe, and hurriedly patted Yun Chen's hand to signal him to let go, indicating that he would not continue.
Yun Chen's murderous intent faded, knowing that even if he killed Xiong Dun at this moment, she would not be able to escape, so he could only let go and kick Xiong Dun in the butt.
The soldiers nearby were stunned.
Xiong Dun was a little embarrassed, and while showing his usual fierce posture, he scolded in Luojiang dialect:
"What are you looking at? I'm learning the etiquette of the Nan Kingdom from the Second Concubine! What's so surprising?"
"Chanyu, what's wrong with your chin?"
"I knocked it myself!"
“…”
The soldier couldn't bear to expose it, and suddenly remembered why he was there, so he quickly presented the two volumes of letters.
One volume contained the report of Luo Jiang's military intelligence gathering, and the other volume bore the official seal of the Eastern Palace of the Nan Kingdom.
Xiong Dun did not avoid Yun Chen. He opened the letter and took a few glances at it. His face immediately changed and he closed the letter with a snap.
He first threw out everything in the house that could hurt people, including the bull horns, and then looked at Yun Chen with a complicated expression, but didn't know how to start.
Yun Chen saw something ominous in his expression and frowned:
"What happened? Did something happen to the Lion Army?"
Xiong Dun didn't say anything, Yun Chen's heart sank immediately, and he asked anxiously:
"Is something wrong with Ah Nian? Is something wrong with Huo Gan Nian?!"
"Neither." Xiong Dun looked at her with pity.
"The Thunder Cloud Pattern annihilated the rebels and achieved a great victory... Unexpectedly, the Black Scale Cavalry took advantage of their fatigue and launched a surprise attack, breaking through the southeastern defense line of the Nan Kingdom and occupying the entire eastern part of the Nan Kingdom. Your father and his men... were killed in battle..."
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