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Without waiting for Mu Qianxue to speak, he continued, "This king has never believed in these things. This so-called 'peace talisman', Princess, you should take it back, and send me off."

Mu Qianxue's gentle gaze looked at him, causing the latter to feel extremely uncomfortable. She pretended to be impatient as she said, "Didn't I tell you to go? Why are you still standing here?

Faced with his malicious words, Mu Qianxue smiled as her eyes curved like the new moon. "Your highness has put in a lot of effort, and I, Qianxue, will engrave it in my heart. As for this peace talisman …" She put it on the table and smiled: "Since it has been given out then there is no reason to take it back." With that, she bowed and left the study, not giving Dongfang Gu the chance to refuse.

It was only when the two doors were closed that Dongfang Nian regained his senses. His expression was strange. After a while, a faint chuckle rang out in the study.

"Qianxue …" Accompanied by this low cry, he took the triangular talisman wrapped in yellow paper and wrapped it in copper coins, placing it in his bosom with great care. A warm feeling of love arose in his heart.

Many people found it difficult to sleep that night. Regardless of whether they slept or not, whether they slept, thought or not, the sky would always brighten, just like every other day.

On the 20th of February, the Qi Empire raided the southern border, losing several cities. Finally, the Northern Zhou Army was about to counterattack. The army of one hundred and eighty thousand extended from inside the city to outside the city.

"His Majesty has arrived!" Accompanied by the inner guards singing one song after another, a gilded Eight Treasures Scarlet Parade slowly drove over under the escort of the imperial guards and palace maids.

"Greetings, Your Majesty. Your Majesty, long live your Majesty!" Everyone kneeled down respectfully towards the supreme Son of Heaven who was sitting in the center of the public square. Over a hundred thousand voices combined together to shake the world, making everyone clearly feel the supreme authority!

The bus stopped, and Dongfang Chonglou walked down with Wynn's hand in his. He raised his hand and said, "Generals, please rise!"

"Thank you, your majesty!" After everyone bowed in thanks, they stood up in succession.

Dong Fang Qian, with his crown on his head, walked up to the respectful Dong Fang Shan and forcefully patted him on the shoulder. "Seventh Brother, you'll definitely come back from this expedition and win a great battle for me!"

On the surface, Dongfang Zexuan seemed to have a lot of trust in Dongfang Zexuan, but he hated him enormously. If it wasn't for the fact that he was already in his place and couldn't change his mind, Dongfang Zexuan would have long since removed him from the position of commander and replaced it with his trusted aides.

For the sake of the bigger picture, they could only let him off the hook for now and deal with him after they defeated the Qi Kingdom.

Dong Fang Shou didn't know what was going through his mind. He kneeled down on one knee, saying in the midst of the clashing of armor: "Your Majesty, don't worry. Chendi will definitely defeat Qi Jun, and bring the might of our Great Zhou Empire to bear!"

"Alright!" Dong Fang Qian nodded his head heavily, and said happily: "When you return victoriously, I will personally welcome you!" After saying that, he stretched out his hand and said, "Bring me some wine."

Wynn quickly called over the court lady, poured out two cups of wine and passed them to Dongfang Qian and Luo Kuan, with a clear sound of wine clinking against wine, he drank all the wine in the cups one by one.

Wynn stepped forward and took the empty jade cup, then reminded him, "Your Imperial Majesty, the time is almost up."

Dong Fang Qian nodded and said to Dong Fang Shan once again, "Let's set off. When you return, I'll drink to my heart's content with you!"

"Chendi obeys the decree!" After Dongfang Ru boarded the public opinion vehicle, Dongfang flipped back onto his horse, cupped his hands in salute once again, then pulled the rope, majestically heading out of the city.

Looking at Dongfang Gu, who was walking far away, Wynn asked with a worried expression, "Your Majesty, are there really no problems?"

Dong Fangluo's face twitched, and he said with a gloomy look in his eyes: "At least until we win this battle, there won't be any problems."

After that?

The words flew around Wynne's mouth a few times, but he didn't dare to ask.

After the great army left Jinling, they headed south. According to the urgent report they received this morning, they should meet the Qi army in a few days' time and begin a fierce battle.

On a high mountain, Zhang Qiling stood with his hands behind his back, staring at the black mass of troops at the foot of the mountain. The manservant standing behind him said softly, "Young Master, do you think Bei Zhou will win this battle?"

Zhang Qiling smiled faintly, "A skinny camel is even bigger than a horse, not to mention that the Qi Kingdom wants to fight against the powerful Northern Zhou alone …" He shook his head. "Not yet."

The manservant blinked and said, "Don't we still have Chu?"

The few people riding behind Dongfang Shou suddenly raised their heads and looked in their direction. Zhang Qiling's expression immediately changed. He quickly pulled the manservant and took a step back, hiding behind a big tree. Only after these people had left did he slowly walk out and say, "So dangerous."

The servant still had some lingering fear as he said, "Those few people have such bad perception. Even from so far away they could still detect our gazes."

Zhang Qiling rubbed the white jade thumb ring that was worth thousands of gold. He looked at the army that had gone far and said coldly, "If I am not mistaken, these must be the ones who were protecting King Rui in secret."

"It's them?" The servant said in surprise: "I thought you were a general of the Northern Zhou."

Zhang Qiling sneered, "The people around King Rui are much more dangerous than those high-ranking officers."

"This servant investigated King Rui in detail. He was ranked seventh, and when Emperor Cheng was alive, he was the most unlovable of all the princes. He was rather close to Empress Dowager Wei, who was still the Imperial Consort at that time; after that, Emperor Cheng passed away, the crown prince ascended the throne, and King Rui was conferred the title of a first rank prince, which made him highly valued. But after counting the time, it has only been three years.

Zhang Qiling glared at him and interrupted coldly, "When did you become so talkative?"

When the attendant heard this, he hurriedly slapped himself a few times, "This servant speaks too much. Please forgive me, Young Master!"

"There is no one here, so I will forgive you. However, if you talk too much in front of others in the future, don't blame me, your master, for being ruthless."

The attendant heaved a sigh of relief and hurriedly said, "This servant understands."

After reprimanding the manservant, Zhang Qiling turned his attention to Dongfang Zhi. After thinking for a while, he said seriously, "This King Rui is definitely not as simple as we seem." After pausing for a moment, he remembered something, "Is there a clue to the God's opportunity camp?"

The manservant shook his head and said, "I have always been following Young Noble's orders to send more people to investigate. However, I have not shown up since the first time I saw you."

"The Shen Ji Camp is really well-hidden." Zhang Qi Ling caressed the exquisite engravings on the jade thumb ring, his voice as cold as a mountain rock. "But even if it's hidden in the 18 Hells, I will still dig it out along with its nest!"