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He was so depressed that he wanted to vomit blood. If it wasn't for that unfathomably scheming and strange young man asking him at the most crucial moment who could replace Duan Zhan Chen and take over the pass, he wouldn't have sent anyone to take over.

His heart was anxious, looking into the distance at the slowly opening city gate, the unease in Duke Ming's heart grew even stronger.

In the dark night, the city gate that had been tightly shut was suddenly opened under the moonlight. It was so quiet that the bottom couldn't be seen, as if a monster with its mouth wide open was waiting for its prey to enter and fill its bottomless stomach.

"I didn't think that Duke Ming would be like this, letting me down. Is His Highness afraid?" If that's the case, then what qualifications does Your Highness have to contend for the Great Hengkong Empire? "

A beautiful crescent moon of mockery, Helian Manqiu's lips curled up, neither light nor heavy, slowly spitting out these words, causing Duke Ming's face to turn white and red, red and blue.

"Qing Yu's words are heavy, I think that Your Highness Duke Ming is also a prince of heaven, since you have the guts to raise your troops, how could you possibly dare to personally take over the imperial city of Great Hengkong! "In the future, His Highness Duke Ming will rule the world, and he will be the current son of the emperor of the Great Hengkong Empire. Qing Yu has offended His Highness, so he will have to suffer in the future."

"Then I'll go to the Northern King's Courtyard and mess with them. I'm sure that with Duan Shiyan and you here, you won't mistreat me!"

Helian Manqiu's smile was cold, and the moonlight instantly dimmed. She calmly said these words, indicating that she would not take Duke Ming as her master. The contempt she exuded made Duke Ming secretly hate her. However, it was not good to say anything at this moment.

"If Qingyu is willing to go to our Northern Kingdom, he will definitely become a marquis and pay respects. He will be a noble and magnanimous man. He will not be wronged in the slightest!"

Duke Ming clenched his fists fiercely and said, "Enter the army and receive the challenge. Uncle Zhenbei, if you dare to play any tricks, the fifth prince will definitely not spare you. He will definitely feed you to a hungry wolf!"

"Duke Ming, don't worry. He's in this prince's palm. Even if he has incredible ability, don't even think of escaping!"

Seeing how Duke Ming brought his men through the city gates and the quiet city gates, Duan Zhan Chen felt extremely uneasy in his heart. He did not believe that things would be so easy. Uncle Zhenbei just handed over both of his hands, willingly bowing to the freshmen and betraying the Great Hengkong Empire.

"What kind of tricks are you trying to play?"

Grasping Helian Manqiu's wrist tightly, Duan Zhan Chen whispered into her ear as he stared at her warily.

"Do you know how my father died in battle? Back then in the military region, why were my brother and sister so close to losing their lives? How many brothers and citizens were wounded when the military state was besieged without food or help? Who is the culprit behind all of this? "

Helian Man smiled as she mocked with a beautiful smile. She looked back at Duan Zhanchen, "The reason why I risked my life to protect the Martial Province is because of my family. My roots are in the Martial Province. I have never forgotten the hatred between my father and the Army Prefecture. How can I let go of those people who have once brought me calamity? "

Duan Zhan Chen pondered for a moment before casting a glance to his side. The high-ranking officer that brought Duke Ming into Duan Zhan Chen's tent suddenly smiled faintly: "Is the reason why I did what I did today was to avenge General Helian and the soldiers that died in the Army Region?" However, who should Uncle's enemy be? "

"Who wants to annihilate the entire family of military officials? Who led you to besiege the military region? "Who was it that hid the martial arts experts amongst the fresh and lowly ordinary soldiers and assassinated my father?"

Helian Manqiu coldly asked a few times as she raised her head to look at the Middle Pass. Duke Ming had long since entered the Middle Pass, and a few of her elite soldiers had also entered the Middle Pass. The city gate's opening was like a hungry monster. In the dark night, the city gate was burning with torches and the lights were dim.

"Your Highness, the banner at the top of the city has been changed."

Someone shouted out in surprise. Raising his head, he saw that the city walls had been replaced with the banner of the Great Northern Country. Duan Zhan Chen's banner was fluttering non-stop above the city walls.

"Pass the order, enter the city!"

"Hold on, please hold on, Your Highness. Be careful of deceit!"

The high-ranking officer said. He stared at Helian Manqiu and said, "If Uncle was sincere enough to join forces with my Northern Kingdom, why did you want Star Night to rush over to the city and stop our Northern Kingdom from breaking through? Kill and kill many strong men, and block us from going through the gates of mediocrity? "

"If I didn't have that kind of ability, what would I have used to work with your Northern Kingdom? And why would Duan Toyan be willing to give me such generous conditions to form an alliance with me? "

With a carefree smile, he glanced at Duan Zhanchen, "Duan Zhanchen, are you still worried? In terms of martial arts, I am far inferior to you. You are a famous hero of the low and fresh clan. "Right now, I am in your hands. If you are scared, you might as well tie me up first so that you don't feel uneasy."

Duan Zhan Chen coldly snorted as he raised his head to look at the city walls. At this moment, the city gates were all filled with the flags of the low and low countries of the Northern Lands.

Inside the city gate, in the dim light of the fire, there were a few people standing inside with their heads bowed.

"Reporting to Your Highness, we have already accepted the pass. Your Highness, please send troops to enter the pass and receive them in full!"

A war horse galloped out of the city gates, and when it arrived in front of Duan Zhan Chen, it jumped off the horse and knelt on the ground to report to him.

Duan Zhan Chen recognized him. He was none other than the low ranked general that was sent to receive Duke Ming earlier. "Is there something wrong?"

"Reporting to Your Highness, we didn't find anything amiss. Duke Ming invited Your Highness to immediately enter the city and control the stronghold!"

In the blink of an eye, the blood of Duan Zhan Chen and all the warriors from the lower countries were boiling as they gazed into the darkness of the night, trying their best to attack. Once he took control of it, he could see the Great Hengkong Empire in front of him. It was as if it was a painting of the primordial era.

A gold and silver treasure, a delicate beauty …

Everyone's eyes shone like hungry wolves.

Helian Manqiu raised her head to stare at the sky. She had arranged the bait tonight. She had used the entire area as a delicious bait to lure Duan Zhanchen and Duke Ming into taking the bait. The price was not small and the risk was extreme.

She originally did not want to do this, but because of the Law King's defeat, it was impossible to stop his defeat. She no longer had the time to waste on him, so she had to settle this matter as soon as possible and secretly rescue him.

"Your Highness, after you!"

Reaching out his hand, he invited Duan Zhanchen into the city. Helian Manqiu cupped her fist as she smiled at him.

"Are you willing to ride together?"

He bent over and embraced Helian Manqiu's slender waist. Although he asked this question, he used a gesture that did not allow any rejection to pull Helian Manqiu onto the back of the horse and kept her in his embrace.

"You're still worried about the danger?"

"Monster, I have no choice but to be a bit more cautious against you."

Helian Manqiu laughed lightly. Duan Zhan Chen snorted coldly and urged his horse to move towards the city gates. Squads of elite soldiers entered the city gates.

Watching as the countless fresh and inferior elite soldiers entered the city, the officer beside Duan Zhan Chen kept reminding him that there was nothing amiss even though he was hesitating in his heart. It was precisely because he couldn't see through it that he was hesitant in his heart.

"Your Highness, I will first send someone to check inside, please wait a moment."

"Swish …"

A soft and mocking laughter filled with slight contempt rang out. Helian Manqiu, who was in Duan Zhan Chen's embrace, laughed lightly as she leaned against his chest. A trace of disdain flashed across her pretty face.

"I dare to be alone in this humble army. Even though you've already accepted the Chung Kuan, you are still hesitating. How laughable!"

Duan Zhan Chen's arm tightened around Helian Manqiu's waist. He glared fiercely at Helian Manqiu and urged his horse to gallop towards the city gates, ignoring the soldiers who had asked him to stay behind.

The crowd was helpless. They all urged their horses to rush towards the city gates, afraid that Duan Zhan Chen would lose.

After arriving at the city gates, Duan Zhanchen did not stop at all and urged his horse to enter the city. He was full of ambition as he calculated the merits of winning the city without any bloodshed, as well as the joint efforts of the Great Hengkong Empire's most talented youth, Uncle Bei.

A few soldiers were kneeling inside the city gate, respectfully welcoming Duan Zhan Chen's arrival. All of them lowered their heads, not saying a single word.

Suddenly, a feeling of unease arose in Duan Zhan Chen's heart. His horse couldn't help but hesitate a little.

Subconsciously, Duan Zhan Chen felt that something wasn't right. Although he hadn't noticed anything out of the ordinary, he had been through many battles and felt a sense of potential danger. His hairs were all standing on end, and he couldn't help but to rein in his warhorse.

"You're afraid."

Duan Zhan Chen's piercing gaze swept around him before he suddenly tried to forcefully restrain Helian Manqiu who was in his embrace.

"Hehe, Duan Zhanchen, consider yourself as being more vigilant. It's a pity that it's a little too late!"

With a numbing feeling at his waist, Duan Zhan Chen was enraged. He knew that he was once again tricked by this devilish young man!

"Retreat, retreat!"

He shouted out loudly. His body turned weak as he grabbed towards Helian Manqiu's neck. Helian Manqiu's body slipped, and her outer garments fell off. She then slipped off the back of Duan Zhan Chen's horse. With a flip of her hand, she reached out to grab Duan Zhanchen. A strand of cold, sharp blade pierced through the air, causing Helian Manqiu to hastily leap off of Duan Zhan Chen's warhorse. She flipped her body to grab Duan Zhan Chen once more.

Duan Zhan Chen ferociously bit down on his tongue. His warhorse was intelligent and galloped towards Helian Manqiu to trample her. Helian Manqiu leapt forward, knowing that she had lost the best opportunity.

The warhorse made a sudden turn and agilely turned around to leap out of the city gate. The moment the city gate descended, a wailing sound could be heard in Helian Manqiu's ears.

The cold of the moon reflected off the saber light. The saber in Duan Zhan Chen's hand left a cold glint in Helian Manqiu's eyes before the gate of the city landed on the city. Then, it disappeared from outside the city.

"Your Highness, Your Highness …"

When Helian Manqiu retreated a few steps back, she saw the two legs of the horse being pressed under the gate and crushed into pieces. The smell of blood floated in the air and the faint sounds of fighting drifted over from afar.

"Uncle, everything will be carried out according to uncle's orders."

"Has Duke Ming been captured?"

"Reporting to Uncle, Duke Ming has been captured."

"Attack!"

"Yes, this general obeys!"

The gate of the city was opened, and elite soldiers with fine weapons rushed out of the city gate, attacking the fresh and poor elite soldiers. This was the first time since the siege of the Middle Mountain Pass that they took the initiative to leave the city and attack.

"Your Highness, Your Highness …"

Duan Zhan Chen's underlings risked their lives to pull Duan Zhan Chen onto their warhorses and protect him. Using their bodies to block the arrows shot out from the city walls, countless of them fell to the ground.