A few cultivators of the Song army, who were covered in blood and covered in wounds, were dragged over to Meng Shanming.
"Sect Leader, the Wan Shou Sect is behind this. I know this guy." Yue Yuan, who was also injured, kicked the Wan Shou Sect disciple to the ground. "We have all the evidence. I want to see how the Wan Shou Sect is going to explain themselves."
Gong Lince laughed coldly. "Inform the Wan Shou Sect to come and get them!"
Meng Shanming, who was sitting on his horse, said, "Sect Leader Gong, based on your understanding of the Wan Shou Sect, do you think they will intervene?"
When Gong Lince heard this, he immediately understood what he meant. He asked, "Commander Meng, are you saying that we should use these Wan Shou Sect disciples as hostages?"
Meng Shanming said, "I heard that the Wan Shou Sect has many tricks up their sleeves. They have many large flying beasts that can carry people. If we force them to intervene, it will be disadvantageous for us. As long as we can achieve our goal, we don't have to expose them. Isn't the Wan Shou Sect trying to hide the truth? Why don't we let the Wan Shou Sect remain neutral on the condition that they don't intervene? "
Gong Lince nodded and said, "As long as the Wan Shou Sect agrees, we can even help them prove that they did not participate in the war."
Meng Shanming said, "That's right. Our statement is more convincing than anyone else's. We can prevent the Wan Shou Sect from being coerced by the Song Nation."
"Commander Meng is right!" Gong Lince nodded. If the Wan Shou Sect intervened, the Song Nation's Imperial Court would have something to use against them. Now, only this side could help the Wan Shou Sect.
…
"Chen Shaotong and his men were surrounded by Commander Meng. They were all killed!"
Shang Chaozong smiled as he looked at the advancing Song Army. He handed the report to the Great Zen Mountain's Sect Leader.
Huang Lie quickly took the report and read it. He shook his head and said, "Good! Beautiful! The troops in the Song Kingdom are finally safe. I'm afraid that the Song Kingdom's Imperial Court is in a state of panic. It seems like the item that Niu Youdao prepared for Meng Shuai is able to counter the Wan Shou Sect's secret arts. Eh … "When he read the last part of the report, he couldn't help but raise his head. He pointed at the last part of the report and asked," Prince, what does Niu Youdao mean by giving the credit to the three great sects? "
Huang Lie and Meng Shanming had been keeping in touch and monitoring each other's situation. Previously, Meng Shanming had said that he had received the item from Niu Youdao to solve the problem. Now, it worked and defeated the enemy in one fell swoop. However, in the end, the credit was given to the three major sects. Huang Lie could not understand why.
Shang Chaozong replied: "The higher-ups said that it's Daoye's will."
Huang Lie asked suspiciously, "Was it forced by the three great sects?"
Shang Chaozong shook his head. "I don't think so. Daoye is such a person. He only wants to solve problems to achieve his goals. He wouldn't be interested in such achievements. Daoye has always kept a low profile and doesn't like to show off! "
Is that so? Huang Lie expressed his suspicions. If this was Great Zen Mountain, they would definitely make a big fuss and let everyone know about it to increase their influence. Why did Niu Youdao give up? Huang Lie hesitated for a while and said, "If it wasn't forced by the three major sects, it seems like Niu Youdao has a long-term plan. That's right. It's not a good thing to overshadow the three major sects. It will make them unhappy."
Huang Lie indirectly pointed out Niu Youdao's motive and refuted Niu Youdao's claim of keeping a low profile.
Shang Chaozong glanced at Huang Lie. He was not stupid. How could he not tell that Huang Lie was taking the opportunity to make things difficult for Niu Youdao? He snorted in disdain. Do you think Daoye is like you?
…
The Song army retreated and rested. Just as Luo Zhao entered an abandoned relay station, Su Yuanbai from High Heaven Pavilion came in with a message. He reported, "There is no news of Madam at the moment. However, we have sent more men to search for her along the way. Hopefully, we can meet her."
Chen Shaotong defeated Meng Shanming. It was not easy to hear good news, but then came bad news. His wife was missing!
Pacing back and forth, Luo Zhao sighed. "She disappeared along the way. Where did she go?"
He and Madam Feng loved each other very much. He was worried about Madam Feng's safety. With the state and family matters piled together, his mood was extremely heavy.
The High Heaven Pavilion disciples who were guarding the capital had already rushed over and met up with Feng Guaner. Learning that Feng Guaner hadn't arrived, they immediately turned back to search for him. The Three Great Sects simultaneously sent more people to search for him.
It was fine if the High Heaven Pavilion disciples did not meet up here. Madam Feng could still be on the way. Now that they met up and did not see her, it was worrying.
Dong Ying said, "Don't worry, Governor. Madam has not been here before. She must have lost her way because she is not familiar with the road. Madam is not a cultivator, but her skills are extraordinary. Ordinary bandits and rebels cannot do anything to her. She should be fine. "These were purely words of comfort.
Luo Zhao shook his head worriedly. "I am a muddle-headed official. She is a woman. Isn't she just adding to the chaos of war?"
If she was a man, it would have been fine. However, she was a woman, and she was beautiful. If she fell into the hands of evil people, he did not dare to think of the consequences.
Su Yuanbai comforted him. "When Madam heard that the war is not going well, she was worried about you. Maybe she was afraid that we High Heaven Pavilion disciples would not do our best. She also wanted to use her status to help you. That's why she sneaked away. Governor, you can see that Madam has good intentions."
Luo Zhao sighed and said, "I know she has good intentions, but she doesn't know when she will fall into the enemy's hands. What should we do?"
Su Yuanbai waved his hand. "Governor, you worry too much. If she falls into the hands of the enemy, it will be safer. As long as they know she is the Governor's wife, the enemy will not treat her too harshly. Even if Meng Shanming starts a massacre, he will not do anything to the Governor's wife. That would be shameless. Meng Shanming will not do that. At most, he will imprison her. As for other villains, they should not. First of all, in the area where the two armies are fighting, ordinary cultivators do not dare to get involved. They have already cleared the area. The larger scale rebels do not dare to touch the two armies and have also fled. As for the remaining scattered rebels, as Brother Dong said, Madam's skills are enough to deal with them, so she will be fine. "
Luo Zhao said, "If she falls into the hands of the enemy and they use her to threaten me, how can I choose between my country and my family?"
Chang Fei replied, "You can rest assured on this point, Governor. Meng Shanming should know that in a war between two countries, using a woman as a hostage will not get him anything. This is not something that the Governor can make a decision on. He will not do something that will only bring trouble to himself. Besides, Madam is not only the Governor's wife, she is also the granddaughter of High Heaven Pavilion's previous Sect Master. The three major sects can go to the three Yan Sects to ask for her. The three Yan Sects will not turn the conflict between two countries into a shameless personal grudge. They will definitely let her go. "
Luo Zhao sighed. "What you say makes sense. However, no one knows his wife better than her husband. My wife … she doesn't understand this truth. What I am worried about is that she is afraid of affecting me. I am worried that she is afraid the enemy will use her to threaten me. As a result, she will hide her identity and refuse to reveal it. This way, it is very likely that she will be forced into a dead end!"
As soon as these words came out, everyone looked at each other and their hearts sank.
If Feng Guaner fell into the hands of the enemy, but refused to use her identity and background as a protective talisman, it was easy to imagine what would happen to a beautiful woman who fell into the hands of a group of men who were like wolves and tigers. Once the enemy forces pushed her too far, she might really take things too hard.
Faced with the threat of the entire country, Luo Zhao had no other choice. He could not abandon the matter at hand. Turning back, he said, "Everyone, I hope she has only taken the wrong path. This matter should not be made public as much as possible. Continue to search in secret."
Su Yuanbai said, "Governor, rest assured. This matter has not been made public from the beginning. From the beginning, we have been searching in secret, not daring to leak any information. We are afraid that someone will intervene and cause trouble."
At this moment, Wen You suddenly barged in. "Governor!"
They looked back and saw him standing there, looking as if he wanted to say something but hesitated. His expression was very ugly.
Anyone could tell at a glance that it was nothing good. A bad thought came to everyone's mind. Did something really happen to Madam Feng?
Luo Zhao's Adam's apple moved and he said with great difficulty, "What is it?"
Wen Youliang took the report, closed his eyes and shook his head, "Chen Shaotong was defeated! The entire army was annihilated. Four hundred thousand soldiers and one hundred thousand civilians were slaughtered by the enemy! Chen Shaotong was defeated and refused to escape. He killed himself to apologize! "
"What?" Luo Zhao cried out in shock as if he was struck by lightning.
"How could this be? Didn't the Wan Shou Faction help? Meng Shan Ming was defeated just now. How could it be … "Su Yuanbai could not believe it. He rushed over and snatched the report. Chang Fei and Dong Yinglai also rushed over to check.
Luo Zhao staggered and slowly sat down with the support of the table. The armor on his body seemed to have become extremely heavy. It was so heavy that he could barely breathe. His expression was very ugly.
His family was in a mess. He was already very worried about his wife's safety. Now he heard such a grievous news. It was a huge blow to him.
His wife's matter could be put aside. What he needed to worry about now was what to do with the whole country and how to smoothly withdraw the two to three million soldiers.
Everyone knew about Meng Shan Ming's strategy. He had to stop Meng Shan Ming from retreating.
Once Meng Shanming no longer had to worry about guarding the East Realm River, it would be difficult for him to cross the East Realm River.
Dong Yinglai snatched the report and turned around, "What happened? What is going on? Why is the Yan army not afraid of the Wan Shou Faction's secret technique? Governor, take a look! "He stepped forward to see them off.
Luo Zhao waved his hand and refused to read it. "What's the point of looking into this now?"
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In the Prime Minister's Mansion of Song, Zi Pingxiu sat on the chair with a gloomy face. Jia Wuqun stood beside him. There was a new stubble on his chin.
Three cultivators stood below him. They were the three cultivators who escaped from the battlefield. One of them was missing an arm. They were giving Zi Pingxiu an explanation.
Although they had already reported the situation to the imperial court, they still needed to report the details to Zi Pingxiu. They needed to prove that they did not do their best to protect Zi Pingxiu's son-in-law.
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