Mo Rongzhan gave the order to set off. He brought 30,000 elite soldiers, all of whom had followed him to conquer the world in the past. Even if he could not flatten the Dark North Kingdom, he must kill Wan Ziliang.
If not for Beitang Yu and Wan Ziliang, he and Yaoyao would not have had so many problems.
Mo Rongzhan wore silver armor, his cloak flapping loudly in the cold wind. He had been suppressing the evil fire in his heart, and he could not wait to go to Xiliang and tear Wan Ziliang into pieces. It seemed that only then could his anger dissipate.
He knew very well that he and Yaoyao had come to this point because of him. He was the one who made the knot in her heart heavier and heavier. He was the one who made it impossible for her to stay by his side. When he placed her in Chengde Villa, she must have been very helpless and afraid. Did she often think of the two years in King Qin's Mansion?
He hoped that Shen Yi would send some news, even if it was just a little, to let him know that she was fine.
After marching for about half a month, they finally arrived at Xiliang. Ye Chunnan brought a few deputy generals to welcome Mo Rongzhan at the gate.
Ye Chunnan knew that Mo Rongzhan would not be doing too well because of Yaoyao's difficult labor, but he was still shocked when he saw the man walking towards him. He could not help but wonder how Mo Rongzhan had survived these days. The stubble on his face almost covered half of his face. If not for his sharp eyes, he would not have recognized the man in front of him.
"Greetings, Your Majesty." Ye Chunnan knelt and bowed, suppressing the shock in his heart.
Mo Rongzhan looked deeply at Ye Chunnan. "General Ye, please rise."
Ye Chunnan stood up and looked at Mo Rongzhan again. "Your Majesty, you must have had a hard journey."
"Has the Qi Kingdom army arrived?" Mo Rongzhan asked in a low voice, temporarily suppressing all the questions in his heart. He had to understand the situation in front of him first, so that he would have time to find out more about Yaoyao from Ye Chunnan.
"They should be here in two days. General Cheng has already sent a message. They will enter the palace from the east, break up the Dark North Kingdom army, and attack from the front and back with us. This is the only way to suppress Wan Ziliang's troops," Ye Chunnan said in a low voice.
Mo Rongzhan nodded lightly and strode towards the tent.
"General Ye, I've heard a lot about you. I'm Cheng Zimao." Accompanying Mo Rongzhan was Cheng Zimao, who had been guarding the border town. He was about twenty-five or twenty-six years old and had delicate features. He bowed politely to Ye Chunnan.
Wang Cuo patted him on the shoulder. "I haven't seen you for so many years, but you're still the same."
Ye Chunnan had heard of Cheng Zimao before and knew that he was another general under Mo Rongzhan. "General Cheng, it's an honor to meet you."
Mo Rongzhan, who was walking in front, heard the greetings from the people behind him. He only raised his eyebrows slightly and strode into the commander's tent. Because of his arrival, the commander of the camp became him.
After discussing the current situation with all the generals, including how to march the army, Mo Rongzhan went to meet with all the soldiers. The soldiers cheered for his arrival, and their morale was greatly boosted.
Half a day passed in a flash.
"What's the highest point here?" Mo Rongzhan asked Ye Chunnan calmly.
Ye Chunnan pointed to a mountain not far away. "Over there."
"Let's go take a look," Mo Rongzhan said in a low voice.
"Yes, Your Majesty." Ye Chunnan took the sword from Ge Kuan and followed Mo Rongzhan to the mountain. They left their horses at the foot of the mountain and left the others behind. Only the two of them walked to the top of the mountain.
Standing there, they finally saw the military camp of the Dark North Kingdom in the distance. "That's Wan Ziliang's camp?"
"Yes. Wan Ziliang heard that we've formed an alliance with the Qi Kingdom and has already asked Dongqing to send reinforcements." Ye Chunnan gritted his teeth when he mentioned Dongqing.
Mo Rongzhan said coldly, "Let Wang Cuo stop the reinforcements from Dongqing."
"I think so too. Tuoba Xuanyuan could at least suppress Dongqing by dealing with Cui Yang at Pingjing. But to deal with Wan Ziliang here, we have to rely on the Jin Kingdom," Ye Chunnan said. "If we chase away Wan Ziliang for Xiliang, who will these cities belong to in the future?"
"Who do you think?" Mo Rongzhan's thin lips curled slightly, but his long beard covered his sarcastic sneer.
Ye Chunnan immediately said, "Of course it's ours."
Mo Rongzhan smiled but didn't say anything. He looked ahead. He had spent so much money and troops in Xiliang. Was it really just to protect Xiliang? Once the Jin Kingdom's soldiers came here, they wouldn't retreat.
"Your Majesty …" Ye Chunnan didn't know what he meant after a long silence. He couldn't help but say, "It's getting late. Why don't we go back to the military camp first?"
"Do you know about Yao Yao?" Mo Rongzhan asked in a low voice.
Ye Chunnan nodded lightly. "Yes."
Mo Rongzhan suddenly turned around and stared at him sharply. "Where is she?"
"Your Majesty, I wasn't in the capital when Yao Yao was in trouble. How would I know where she is?" If it wasn't for the fact that he had some confidence in him and saw how he treated Yao Yao in Anhe City, he would have left everything and ran back when he heard that Yao Yao was having a difficult delivery.
"If you don't know where Yao Yao is and if she's still alive, you won't stay here." Mo Rongzhan said plainly. "We just want to know if she's fine."
Ye Chunnan heard the sadness in his voice and sympathized with Mo Rongzhan. If he hadn't met his father, Mo Rongzhan wouldn't be so upset. At least he wouldn't know about Yao Yao's current situation.
"To be honest, my father didn't give me a definite answer. Like Your Majesty, I also want to know how Yao Yao is now." Ye Chunnan said helplessly.
Mo Rongzhan frowned. Was Ye Yiqing determined not to let him know about Yao Yao? Was he even hiding it from Ye Chunnan?
"You don't know anything. It's impossible for you to stay here peacefully." Mo Rongzhan said in a low voice. "Father-in-law didn't tell you anything?"
"That's not it …" Ye Chunnan wanted to continue hiding it from Mo Rongzhan, but seeing his pained face, he could only say in a low voice, "Father just told him not to worry. This is probably to tell me that Yaoyao is still fine."
A light flashed in Mo Rongzhan's dark and deep eyes. "Told you not to worry?"
Ye Chunnan said, "Your Majesty, even if you don't believe my father, you should believe in Yao Yao. She was able to change from Ye Zhen to Lu Yaoyao. Naturally, she won't leave so easily."
"We believe in her." Mo Rongzhan nodded. He just didn't know when she would be willing to come back. "She left many overseas travel notes. We have already sent people to look for her."
Those notes were all in Ye Yiqing's handwriting. Perhaps, he would find news of Yao Yao through the places recorded in those notes.
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