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Duke Huai's mansion sat quietly within the city as usual, and as usual, Duke Huai's mansion was a very interesting person, but as the Duke Huai's mansion was huge, it didn't seem to have much contact with the other rich families in Liangzhou, and because of this, many people said that Chu Huainan was old and no longer had any desire to compete for fame or profit. But even so, the Emperor of Changan didn't relax when he sat on the Dragon Throne.

A few years ago, when the world was in chaos, the emperor seemed to have finally remembered the old man from the northwest, the man who had ordered Chu Huai Nan and Murong Qian Xun to jump over the Corridor Pass, into the Central Martial Forest, and wash over the hundreds of years old martial artists. Everyone thought that since Chu Huai Nan was carrying such a great curse, the emperor should have a great reward for them, but no, Chang An had only bestowed the title of King Huai, who then sent Chu Huai Nan's army back to the Northwest Region, and moved the Northwest Army back to the Liangzhou, where they stayed close to the northern border to prevent him from running away like a crazed demon.

It had to be said that most of the soldiers of the Central Plains were very supportive of the emperor's policies. Back then, when Chu Yinan had brought peace to the martial world, there was a rumor circulating around the Central Plains saying, "The Northwest Tiger, Wang Zhongyuan, Pingchuan." Simply put, according to the conscience of the people, it would be a joke if one entered the Central Plains after crossing the Corridor. Other than the hundred thousand halberd warriors on the southern border of Qin Liangyu to take a look, everything else was just a joke. Cavalry? There were cavalry units in the Central Plains? This was the view of the majority of the people. There were two types of cavalry in this world, one was the Liang Prefecture Steel Cavalry, and the other was the other cavalry.

Under the cover of the night, not a single bit of arrogance could be seen in this Prince Huai's Mansion that had experienced many vicissitudes of life. On the contrary, when Xu Qingzhi looked at the lights and the quiet and peaceful atmosphere inside, the hawkers on the nearby streets and the bustling night market, his heart actually felt somewhat peaceful and comfortable. At this moment, he suddenly understood why Chu Yinan had never defied the imperial edict and crossed half a step over the Corridor. Perhaps in his heart, this world belonged to the common people.

"Little Xu, let's go."

It was likely that the guard had already received the orders long ago, so he respectfully welcomed Xu Qing and the other passersby. Although the last time Xu Qingzhi had been pulled to Duke Huai Palace by the Old Wang to watch a battle, all of his attention had been focused on the fight between Qing Shiyu and the Duke Huai Palace, so he hadn't paid close attention to the battle. This time, when he entered through the main entrance, Xu Qingzhi couldn't help but praise Chu Huainan's taste.

As he passed through the main entrance, a serene and ancient atmosphere blew over him. He saw beautiful trees and lush green flowers, and what entered his eyes was a strange and exquisite stone, surrounded by various types of stones, and a clear stream flowing like a ring of jade belts. Originally, it was a very beautiful scene, but after carefully examining it, he could see that all sorts of swords and sabers were chaotically stabbed into the stone.

Very soon, the crowd was led by the butler to the main hall of the manor. Xu Qingzhi immediately saw Chu Huainan sitting in the main seat and the others who were watching from the sidelines … With Princess Hua-Yang. When he saw Xu Qing enter, Chu Huainan immediately stood up. His eyes couldn't help but turn red when he saw that he was about to go over and pull Xu Qingzhi.

"Greetings, Duke Huai. I'm carrying Princess Huai."

Other than Old Wang and Mo Yunchang who slightly nodded, everyone else also saluted, including Xu Qingzhi.

Xu Qinghui clearly felt that the approaching Imperial Consort Huai was startled. Afterwards, Chu Huannan slightly embraced the Imperial Consort and calmly looked at Xu Qingzhi. After a long while, Chu Huai Nan let out a soft sigh and ordered the servants to prepare the feast. Very quickly, many delicacies were presented in front of everyone, Mo Yunchang had seen a lot of things, but she had to admit, the dishes that Chu Huai Nan had prepared were very suitable for her. For this, if she could find two more powerful opponents, Mo Yunchang planned to help him ease the tension between him and Xu Qing, yes, I am so considerate.

I don't know if you like to eat, but there are no outsiders here, nor do you like to eat anything you like. Oh, and there's also alcohol.

It was hard to imagine that Duke Huai, whose majesty and fame could shake the Northwest of China, was now greeting his relatives and friends like a peasant child. However, Princess Huai had regained her composure, rolled her eyes at Chu Huainan, and said to the crowd, "Really, everyone is eating and chatting, I wonder what your names are?"

Xu Zhen looked at her and had to say, she was truly beautiful. Xu Zhen shook his head and carelessly said, "My name is Xu Zhen. I came from Clear Water Town. I'm Xu Shi's little brother."

Chu Yinan looked at Xu Hei Zi. It seemed like she was going to adopt the child of Qing'er's family. She had already thought of a way out after she finished studying at Xu Zhen's academy.

"My name is Xu Hong, I came from Clear Water Town. Your Highness, I'm really good at fighting." As Xu Hong spoke, he waved his fist, causing Xu Zhen to roll his eyes. However, his words eased the awkward atmosphere by quite a bit.

At this moment, Chen Zixi stood up and cupped his hands towards Chu Huainan, saying, "Student Chen Zixi, it is my pleasure to meet Your Highness Duke Huai. Your student will study hard in the future and report to the Imperial Court." Chen Zixi spoke in a respectful tone, but Chu Yinan's eyebrows creased even more. 'Reporting to the imperial government?' There was already a barrier between him and the imperial government.

"Greetings, your highness Duke Huai." On the other hand, Li Han was extremely efficient, because he was already completely unable to resist the temptation of the delicacies in front of him. After everyone had finished speaking, Chu Yinan turned his gaze towards Xu Qingzhi. The meaning behind his words could not be any more obvious.

"And me and me, Old Chu, why are you acting like Old Wang? How can a girl like me pretend not to be able to see anything?"

Chu Yinan looked at the jumping Mo Yunchang and could not help but find it funny. He glanced at the smiling Xu Qinghhe and then at the fuming little girl. Chu Yinan slightly smiled.

"The daughter of the Mo Clan's 13 Swords, the future Mo Clan's 9 Yun Chang, how can we not recognize her? Isn't this just looking at how you are eating while not wanting to disturb me?" The young lady was slightly embarrassed by the words of the wangfei. Then, she began to ponder. Weren't they really so unpromising just now? Glancing at Li Han who was wolfing down his food, Li Han stepped down from the table and muttered, "Really not improving at all." Li Han suddenly felt like he had been kicked to death for no reason.

"Junior, Xu Qingzhi, a scholar from Clear Water Town, greets Duke Huai and his wife."

Seeing that Princess Huai Rou's eyes were about to turn red, Chu Huainan gently pulled her sleeve. Wait, Chu Yinan was shocked and quickly asked Xu Qing and the rest, "Are you all from Clear Water Town?" Yanmen Pass that town of clear water? "

Everyone did not understand why Duke Huai reacted so dramatically, but they still replied in unison.

"Crap!" Pyle, wait a moment, I'll be right back. "

After Chu Yinan finished speaking, he didn't forget to look deeply at Xu Qingzhi. How could Xu Qingzhi not notice the guilt and guilt in Chu Yinan's eyes … Panic? Why was Duke Huai so flustered?

"..."

"What!"

When Lin Chengyan and Murong Qianxing received the message from Chu Huainan that he had sent over that very night, the sky had already begun to brighten. Lin Chengyan's forehead was filled with sweat as he looked at this letter that was urgently delivered to him.

"General Murong, if … If that's the case, then all of our plans will be lost! "

Murong Qian Xun stared fixedly at the urgent letter in his hand that came from Ye Yang City. It only had one sentence, "The citizens of Clear Water Town must not lose!" With their intelligence, they could tell that Chu Huainan was worried about the life and death of several hundred people in Clear Water Town. It must be because of the young master who had gone astray, he must have been adopted by the residents of Clear Water Town.

However, things had already progressed to this point. In order to lure Yeru Zin's army, Murong Qian Xun didn't even need to go through Yanzhou, Liangzhou, Youzhou, and Lianzhou. The troops that were secretly arranged by the four prefectures were already prepared, and they only needed to wait for Yeru Yan's army to pass through, then they would be able to shut the door and attack the dogs. With the help of Yeru Zin's experts, he would immediately retreat to the north.

However, because he wanted to protect this town, he couldn't lose the Gate of Swallow. If he didn't lose the door, Yeru Jin definitely wouldn't dare to bypass the door and go straight into the Central Plains. However, the Northwest Armies could not do so, and the two knew that the relationship between Chu Huainan and Xu Qing was not very good. The two knew very well that the old story of Chu Huainan 'abandoning Xu Qingzhi' because the Emperor was afraid that he would be able to relax and lead his troops to the border, was a matter that would not be easy for anyone to handle. If they allowed their adopted town to be killed because of this, the Northwest Armoured Cavalry would definitely have no one left to follow them.

"Perhaps, it's all the will of heaven."

Yes, it was indeed heaven's will, but perhaps it was not heaven's will that helped Yerujin, but rather it was heaven's will that helped Chu. When Murong Qian Xun heard Lin Chengyan's mutterings, he couldn't help but think of the person he saw in the tavern. His heart shuddered, and before he left, the person said something similar.

"The reincarnation cycle of the heavens has its limits. Originally, I wanted to expel a million cultivators, but a hundred people came into being. The heavens didn't help me, and the heavens didn't help me …"

"..."

At noon today, he received a message from his subordinates saying that no one knew what had happened in the northwest, and that the State's Armoured Cavalry had secretly left the Northwest Army Camp to defend the city, forcing Yerugin to not advance an inch. Seeing that the fortress was about to be broken, he failed.

At the same time that Yeluzin was gathering her troops, the Martial Goddess suddenly sent her newbie to the Changjiang defense line. It was true that she was good at aquatic battles, but Sun Fengzhen was clear that she was good at scheming attacks. To put it bluntly, she was better at attacking than defending on the Yangtze defense line.

However, on the first night he arrived at the Yangtze River defense line, Sun Fengzhen saw a person, a person he could never have imagined that would be his former Imperial Adviser, Prince Wang Dan! That night, the Imperial Advisor explained the war in the Northwest, as well as Chu Huainan's plan to shut down Chu Huainan. He also told himself that after closing the gates of Yanmen, Yerugin would not sweep through the four Northwest Prefectures like Chu Huainan had planned. Instead, the army would cross the Northwest and head straight for Chang'an! Only Yeluzin and Saibei's group of military men would rush to the Corridor Pass and allow their million strong warriors to cross the river. They would rush north along the Yangtze River and force their way into Chang'an.

It had to be said that Wang Danian's plan was extremely risky, but the winner would be Sun Fengzhen, a small general with no reputation. It was possible that even if someone noticed, they would only feel that it was at most a Elite Armament, and they would definitely not think that whether it was the Saibei Martial Law or the King's Court in the Mobei Plains, they would both be in the smoke. The real main force was none other than their one million strong army! Sun Fengzhen believed that as long as Qin Liangyu was attracted by the Changan defense line, he would not leave even one soldier. Once Qin Liangyu left, he would be able to cross the Yangtze River and destroy the Chu State defense line in one fell swoop.

But now, all of his plans had been for naught. He couldn't understand why Murong Qianxu had stepped out of the Northwest Army camp without permission, just like how he couldn't understand why the Imperial Advisor Prince would pretend to be hidden his identity. This plan had planned everything. It had calculated that Lin Chengyan wanted to eliminate Wang Ting in order to relieve the pressure in the Northwest, that Chu Huainan would use his battle with Wang Mingyang as a strategy, that the imperial government of Chu would not easily deploy the Acropolis City's cavalry, that Qin Liangyu was the Emperor's most trusted person in times of danger, and would definitely return to Chang'an. After all, Sun Fengzhen was just a nameless brat. However, the only variable that had not been included was Xu Qingzhi!

Sun Fengzhen naturally did not know about this. He could only helplessly sigh and unwillingly look at the camp on the other side.

Outside of Yanmen Pass, Yarugan watched as the flag was raised, he could only grind his teeth in hatred and retreat back to the prairie. He was going to go back and ask Black Robe if he thought Murong Qian Xun would come. The reason was because he had secretly killed Yuchi Nanshan and intended to destroy Flying Feather, but in the end he was caught off guard by the group of soldiers rushing out of Yanmen Mountain with large swords in their hands. Not only did the Flying Feather Cavalry not perish, they had also lost a lot of their numbers, and he knew that he would not be able to keep his position as the Young Master.

However, Ma Ran would not think about what would happen once Yeluo returned. He only stared at Murong Qianchen, who was gazing into the distance, and felt very guilty. Out of the people in the fourth battalion that he had given to him, only two thousand were left, and even though Murong Qianchen did not blame him, he felt very ashamed in his heart.

"Ma Ran, I don't blame you. That person told me that I changed; I didn't understand it at the tavern, and perhaps it's been too long since I've been on this great battlefield, and I've actually learned how to sacrifice my own life for benefits. My fault is mine, but in the future, it won't!"

Murong Qianchen said in a low voice, as if he was blaming himself, as if he was taking an oath … Rebirth. He could feel that the young general whose name shook the Northwest had returned!