Han Yunxi chased after him and walked alongside Long Fei Ye. Long Fei Ye knew she was beside him, but he remained silent.
Once they entered the garden, Han Yunxi asked, "What's wrong?"
"I'm thinking about something," Long Fei Ye said indifferently.
"Is there anything else you can't figure out?" Han Yunxi asked curiously.
Long Fei Ye, Emperor Kang Cheng, and Great General Ning had agreed to mobilize the three armies on the fifteenth day of the month. It was only the tenth day of the month. In other words, according to the original plan, they would have to wait another five days before they could mobilize their troops to encircle the Chu clan.
However, in order to guard against Great General Ning, Long Fei Ye had made another private appointment with Emperor Kang Cheng. Today was the day.
No matter what news the Chu clan spread, it wouldn't have much of an impact on today's battle. After all, once the Chu clan revealed their identity as a Nether, it would be impossible for them to gain the support of any major power in a short period of time.
Apart from this, what else could possibly affect Long Fei Ye's mood? Even when it came to something as important as war, he rarely frowned.
Long Fei Ye didn't say anything. Han Yunxi asked again, "Is it about the Western Qin imperial clan?"
"Mm." Long Fei Ye didn't deny it.
"Apart from the Nether and Di clans, there are also the Shadow and Wind clans. The Shadow clan is quite powerful, but I don't know much about the Wind clan," Han Yunxi said.
These nobles might not be truly loyal to the imperial clan, but they would definitely support the Nether clan's banner.
If this battle could be concluded in a short period of time, there wouldn't be much of an impact. However, once the battle dragged on, there would be many uncontrollable factors. After all, the Shadow and Wind clans were far more powerful than they could estimate. Moreover, apart from the Seven Noble Families, there were many other powers that wanted to use the banner of the "Western Qin imperial clan".
Han Yunxi thought to herself. Unfortunately, she didn't know that Long Fei Ye wasn't worried about these things. No matter how troublesome these matters were, Long Fei Ye could deal with them calmly. The one he was worried about … was her!
He was worried that once this woman's background was found out, how much danger would she have to face? The danger of the situation, the danger of the human heart?
He was even more worried that once this woman knew that he was her enemy, would she still look at him like before?
Han Yunxi, what should this prince do with you? This King wants to hide you away, hide you away forever!
Han Yunxi carefully analyzed the situation, but Long Fei Ye wasn't listening. After a long silence, he looked seriously at Han Yunxi and said, "Yunxi …"
Yunxi …
As soon as she said that, Han Yunxi's heart skipped a beat, and she almost missed a beat.
After "Your Highness", she had always called him by his full name. As for him, he had never changed the way he addressed her since the day they got married. Well, except when he bullied her last time.
She didn't know if there was still any distance between them, or how many steps there were left. But hearing this intimate form of address made her feel that they were closer again, much, much closer.
Last time, her mind had been in such a state of confusion that she couldn't remember, much less feel the distance between them. This time, she felt it. It was like a pair of lovers who'd been in love for a long time, or a married couple who'd been married for a long time.
Her heart was filled with joy, happiness, and elation.
"Mm, speak," she said with a smile.
"Say, do you think the orphan of Western Qin's imperial clan has the heart to revive Western Qin?" Long Fei Ye asked seriously.
Han Yunxi was too immersed in happiness to consider such a question. Moreover, it didn't have much to do with her.
She answered with whatever she thought. "Of course they do!"
A complicated look flickered past Long Fei Ye's eyes before he asked, "Why would they?"
"Why not? If the Nether and Di Clans had such ambitions, to say nothing of the imperial clan. Back then, the Great Qin's internal strife was caused by the feud between the Eastern and Western Qin's imperial clans. Whether it was the clan's hatred or the clan's ambitions, they couldn't be pacified by time! Because these things are rooted in people's hearts. "
As Han Yunxi spoke, she sighed faintly. "Time can't enter people's hearts. People will die, but their hearts won't."
Long Fei Ye seemed to want to refute, but he didn't say anything in the end.
What could he use to refute Han Yunxi?
Hadn't he been living in hatred and ambition since he was young? The East Qin clansmen had all died, but their hearts hadn't, and they'd been passed down from generation to generation. All of their thoughts were placed on his shoulders, forcing him to move forward step by step.
He wanted revenge himself, so what could he use to blame others for their hatred?
Han Yunxi, was it fate that this prince met you? Or a tribulation?
No matter if it was fate or tribulation, this prince didn't acknowledge it!
"What's wrong with you?"
Han Yunxi's curiosity pulled Long Fei Ye's gaze back. He said faintly, "Nothing? Let's go, prepare to go to the battlefield! "
"Go to the battlefield?" Han Yunxi was stunned. "You … you want to personally go to the battlefield?"
"You don't want to go?" Long Fei Ye arched a brow.
"I do!" Han Yunxi's excitement was immediately ignited.
"Prepare your poison needles, your lordship will take you to have fun!" Long Fei Ye's eyes flashed with a sinister light.
If the Chu Clan dared to play so big, then he'd accompany them to the end! The Chu Clan's mission was to find the Western Qin imperial heir, right? He'd take the last princess of Western Qin with him and kill his way over! —
It was noon, and General Chu's guards were changing shifts as usual. Chu Yunyi and General Chu were still waiting for news from Ning Cheng in the city when the drums suddenly sounded. Boom! Boom! Boom! Sometimes it was hurried, sometimes it was slow, but the sound was earth-shattering!
This was the sound of the enemy's drums! Could it be that Western Zhou had sent out its troops?
Both Chu Yunyi and General Chu were surprised, but they remained calm. With four red coat cannons in hand and the Chu Clan's elite archers, they didn't fear Western Zhou's troops at all.
"Emperor Kang Cheng's finally decided to give up on Empress Xue!" Chu Yunyi mocked.
"So what if the drums shake the heavens? Heheh, this general would like to see if their drums are louder, or my cannons! "General Chu was very confident.
They were only waiting for Ning Cheng's cavalry to arrive to guard against the Duke of Qin's troops heading north. If it was just Western Zhou's troops, they would've won long ago.
Before the red coat cannons arrived, they were evenly matched with Western Zhou. Now that they had the help of the red coat cannons and the advantage of defending the city, defeating Western Zhou's troops was a piece of cake.
"Big brother, let's go. Come with me to the city gates to watch the battle!" General Chu was very bold as he strode out the door.
But they'd hardly reached the gates when a soldier came forward to report. "General! General! Things are bad! "
The soldier's face was pale as he gasped for breath. As soon as he reached General Chu, he fell to his knees.
"What's bad? Why are you making such a fuss over nothing? "General Chu asked unhappily.
The soldier only trembled. "Tianning … Tianning's Duke of Qin … pro … pro …"
He couldn't finish his sentence, so General Chu grew anxious at the mention of 'Duke of Qin.' He grabbed the soldier by the collar and demanded, "Why did the Duke of Qin come? Hurry and speak! "
"The Duke of Qin is … is … is personally leading the expedition! He's leading the expedition himself! "the soldier shouted.
General Chu's grip went limp, and the soldier fell to the ground.
"Leading the expedition himself … Long Fei Ye is leading the expedition himself?" Chu Yunyi muttered to himself in surprise.
How could that be?
It wasn't time for the three armies to join forces yet! Ning Cheng said he'd come early, but Ning Cheng's cavalry troops hadn't arrived yet. Long Fei Ye was leading the expedition himself?
What did he have to lead the expedition himself? Could it be that his soldiers had arrived earlier than Ning Cheng? Could it be that Ning Cheng wasn't able to fool Long Fei Ye, but had been fooled by Long Fei Ye instead?
General Chu rushed to the top of the city walls, only to see a group of aggressive cavalry approaching. There were about 5,000 of them, all of them dressed in black. They were still some distance away, so General Chu couldn't see Long Fei Ye in person. All he could see was the 100-200 men in front of the cavalry, all of them riding Red Hare steeds. The sight of the hundreds of horses galloping together was as striking as a raging inferno.
He couldn't see their leader, but he could see the flag fluttering in the wind! It was a flag with white characters on a black background. It represented Tianning's troops, and a large "Qin" character was emblazoned on its surface. The character fluttered in the wind as if it had a life of its own, brimming with the strength of iron and blood!
At this instant, General Chu even had the misconception that this group of ferocious elite soldiers before him was the army of the East Qin Empire of the former Grand Qin Empire!
After all, the former Great Qin Empire's East Qin imperial clan's flag had white characters on a black background, while the Western Qin imperial clan's flag had black characters on a white background. Both sides had the same "Qin" character on their flags!
Qin was an extremely revered character in Cloud Realm Continent.
When Tianning's late emperor bestowed the title "Qin" on Long Fei Ye, it had caused all sorts of criticism in Cloud Realm Continent, but the late emperor still insisted on using the character. As for the reason behind it, most people believed that it was because the late emperor had high hopes for the Duke of Qin.
Although Long Fei Ye used "Qin" as his title, this was the first time the character had appeared on a military flag since the fall of the Great Qin Empire.
General Chu quickly recovered his wits. He knew that this "Qin" character really did represent Tianning's Duke of Qin's personal expedition. Most likely, Long Fei Ye was riding at the front of this troop of elite troops!
5,000 elite troops didn't count for much in General Chu's eyes, but this was Long Fei Ye's personal army. He had no choice but to be cautious and fearful.
Chu Yunyi quickly arrived and saw the aggressive troops before him. His expression grew difficult as he asked, "Should we defend or attack?"
If they defended, they would guard the city gates and kill the enemy from above. If they attacked, they would open the gates and attack before the enemy arrived!
There were pros and cons to defending, and pros and cons to attacking.
General Chu had plenty of battle experience and was decisive in all sorts of situations. He never hesitated, because he knew that any hesitation would damage the troops' morale.
But this time, he had no choice but to consider carefully!
That was because he was facing Long Fei Ye, a man who'd never participated in battle before.
"What are you hesitating for?" Chu Yunyi asked. "Are you afraid of this brat who's never been on the battlefield before? A single man's strength is invincible, but an entire army? Heheh, not necessarily! Be careful that you don't destroy your own army's morale! "
Chu Yunyi was right. General Chu had experienced hundreds of battles, so he had no reason to fear Long Fei Ye. Long Fei Ye had never led troops before, much less fought in battle. In front of General Chu, he was nothing more than a new recruit.
Still, General Chu hesitated. "No one's ever fought him on the battlefield before …" he muttered.
As the elite troops drew closer and closer, General Chu was about to lose the initiative. He steeled his heart and prepared to give orders when another soldier rushed over. "General, something's happened! Something big's happened … "
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