Fang Mansion
The winter night was getting colder and colder. The doors and windows of the study room were tightly shut. A lamp was placed on the table. The flame of the lamp was as small as a bean, and the light from the lamp illuminated the book in Fang Yongjie's hands.
"Husband, you must be tired. Let's take a rest!" Lady Du said as she hugged the child.
Fang Yongjie smiled and placed the book down. He was not studying for the imperial examinations. With his family background, it was already good enough for him to become an Elementary Scholar. Taking the High Scholar examination was a sensitive topic.
"When the child grows up, do you think he will look like me or you?" Fang Yongjie teased the child and poked him on the nose. The child could feel his father teasing him as he waved his hands left and right and giggled.
Lady Du smiled happily and patted her husband on the chest, "Our son will definitely look like you. Look at his little nose and eyes. Which part of him doesn't look like you?"
"Haha!" When Fang Yongjie heard this, he laughed happily. However, just as he laughed, his head suddenly shook. It was as if someone had taken a hammer and hit his head. It was as if the muscles in his body had been pulled out. His entire body felt weak, and his face instantly turned pale. He fell heavily onto the bed, causing the Du Family's lady's expression to change.
"Husband, husband!" Lady Du's face was ashen as she screamed for him. She placed the child down and helped him onto the bed in the study room.
After a while, Fang Yongjie slowly regained consciousness. These few days, his face had regained some color. Now he looked haggard, as if he had aged ten years. He opened his eyes and whispered to his wife, "Wife, I …."
Fang Yongjie looked at his wife and child and thought to himself, the child is still too young. I cannot die. I have to hold on for at least a few more years. He could not move his body at all. His energy was being drained out of him, "Wife, quick, quick. I have a talisman. While I'm still conscious, use my blood to activate it."
"Quick!"
It was early winter, and the cavalry was galloping for miles. Every now and then, a gust of wind would blow against them. The cavalry's faces were pale. Pei Zi Yun was among them. He rode on a red horse and looked around. At this point, he felt dizzy, as if something was wrong. He then felt the talisman in his robes warm up.
"What's the matter?" Pei Zi Yun frowned. He was in the army and could not communicate. He then signaled for the soldiers to stop and said, "Let's go and take a look."
"Yes!" The bodyguards didn't even ask for the reason. Dozens of them urged their horses forward and galloped for about five miles. When they reached a small hill, Pei Zi Yun lit up his talisman.
"Immortal, please save my husband!" An anxious young woman appeared in the talisman. She cried as soon as she appeared, "Without him, how can we live?"
After a second, Pei Zi Yun realized that it was the young lady from the Du family. He frowned, "Do not panic. Explain everything to me."
Only then did the daughter of the Du Family tell him everything about her Langjun while crying.
"The situation has worsened? There's no need for that! " The last time he saw Fang Yongjie, who had obtained a portion of the authority, was nourished by the Dragon Veins. Although he wasn't rich, at least his body was gradually recovering. How could this be?
Just as he was feeling puzzled, the Plum Blossom in front of him lit up and rapidly enlarged, turning into a translucent information interface. It floated in front of him with a faint sense of light, and data appeared in front of him.
"Emergency!"
"There's been a change. The demon race is using King Lu's Imperial Qi to devour the central Dragon Veins. We've issued an urgent mission. Through victory in the battle, we must attack King Lu's Imperial Qi and slow down the process of devouring the central Dragon Veins."
"The demons are using King Lu's Dragon Qi to devour the Dragon Veins?" Pei Zi Yun gritted his teeth. He hadn't made a move himself, yet this person had made the first move. Seeing that the Du family's wife was in pain, Pei Zi Yun said, "Take care of the child and yourself. I understand, he will get better. He just needs some time."
He disconnected the communication talisman. Seeing that the sky had turned gloomy, and that it was drizzling, Pei Zi Yun revealed a cold expression.
The official road was straight from east to west, and the ground was very flat. There were two rows of pine trees on both sides of the road. Not far from the road, there was a small stream that flowed with the sound of water splashing. In the distance, there were several small hills and lush greenery.
"Go!"
"Go!"
All of a sudden, the sound of rushing footsteps broke the silence. A large number of cavalrymen were galloping forward, causing the ground to tremble and dust to rise up into the air.
In the middle of the cavalrymen, Pei Zi Yun and Prefecture Prince Cheng Shun were in the middle. Behind them were a large number of guards and eunuchs. Behind them was a huge army.
"The main camp is in front of us. Let's hurry." Pei Zi Yun looked at the army camp in the distance and said. The cavalrymen who were already moving at a fast pace received the order and moved even faster.
On both sides of the road, there were scouts opening up a path for them.
As the cavalrymen galloped forward, the main camp in the distance was alerted as well. A general led his troops forward to greet them. After the handover was completed, seven thousand cavalrymen entered the main camp.
This wasn't the main camp on the frontlines, but just a small part of it. There were fifty thousand soldiers stationed near Chen Prefecture, where the main camp was. Pei Zi Yun and Prefecture Prince Cheng Shun entered the camp. A group of generals came forward to greet them and knelt down, "Greetings Prefecture Prince Cheng Shun, greetings Imperial Envoy."
The group of generals knelt down. Pei Zi Yun looked around and saw many familiar faces. These were the soldiers who had fought against Ji Bei Hou. They were still full of vigor. Some of them were the generals who had been defeated by Count Zhong Qin and were in the army as well. It was just that their faces were dim, as though they were afraid of battle.
Pei Zi Yun's heart sank as he asked, "Generals, how's the battle going?"
When the generals heard Pei Zi Yun's question, they were all speechless. What's the situation like? The enemy's arrangements, their rations, etc. Nobody replied.
Pei Zi Yun's face turned cold. Count Zhong Qin had been defeated. Now that the imperial court had lost Chen Prefecture, he didn't expect these defeated generals to be so clueless about the enemy's situation.
Pei Zi Yun stretched out a hand and calmed himself down. He then looked at Chen Yong, "Chen Yong, you stay behind. The rest of you, disperse. Listen to my orders."
Chen Yong had fought alongside Pei Zi Yun before. His courage was commendable, and he was intelligent. Most importantly, he was loyal.
"Yes, True Sovereign." The generals acknowledged the order and dispersed. When they were far away, Pei Zi Yun laughed coldly, "Their courage has gone out of control."
Chen Yong's expression was solemn as he spoke out, "I can't blame my comrades. True Sovereign, you don't know this, but the last time I fought against King Lu's army, they were truly elites. They were brave and ferocious. They were much stronger than the imperial court's army, and I wasn't their match at all. Could it be because of the Qin's bravery? "
"However, that's all. I don't know how King Lu's army has arranged things. The spies we sent out to spy on him were all killed on the second or third day. Many of our spies had been killed, and we've lost so many times. Everyone's hearts have gone cold."
"Is the situation that serious?" Prefecture Prince Cheng Shun listened quietly. When he heard this, he exclaimed, "How could it be like this? Could it be that Imperial Brother has divine help? "
Hearing these words, Chen Yong lowered his head and sighed, "I don't know either. It's just that there are people secretly spreading this rumor."
"Prince, please be careful with your words." The eunuch hurriedly advised. Pei Zi Yun knew that it was the demonic race, but he didn't say anything. He laughed coldly, "There's no need to panic. It's easy."
"Prince, let's go to the main camp and plan our next step."
Prefecture Prince Cheng Shun nodded his head, his eyes were filled with anticipation as he asked, "True Sovereign, I wonder what strategies you have in mind? Let me hear them."
Pei Zi Yun replied, "Prince Cheng Shun is the commander-in-chief. General Chen, please lead the way."
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