Chen Wenmian’s expression was stern as he prepared to explain.
Li Guanyi said: "Qilin went to find so good food, who knows when he’ll return; I’m going to look for him. While wandering, I saw this old gentleman lingering in my camp, so I invited him here."
Chen Wenmian pursed his lips, slowly raised his hand, pressing on the sword, and said:
"Let handle it personally."
Li Guanyi held down his wrist, saying: "No need."
He looked at Chen Tianyi: "This person illegally entered the camp, by law should be executed. However, given the blood relation with you, I am indebted to the old master Chen Chengbi for the legacy of Chen Country’s royal martial arts, and since you are in charge of the Book Collection Pavilion, I spare your life."
"Also sparing Wenmian from having his hands stained with too much blood of kin."
Chen Wenmian’s eyes rippled slightly, as he pursed his lips.
Li Guanyi continued: "Though the death penalty can be waived, a living penalty is hard to escape."
"If there’s no punishnt, it is hard to convince the masses."
"After all is settled, send him back to Anxi City, for Mr. Wen He to deal with."
"???!"
Chen Wenmian opened his mouth, his expression complex, instinctively wanting to suggest that this uncle, who taught him martial arts as a child, should self-destruct, as Breaking Army also showed a peculiar expression.
Seeing his words had no effect, Chen Tianyi sneered and said:
"Wen He? Who might be that?"
"Even your strategist couldn’t pry open this old man’s mouth. What fear have I of a re unknown?"
Breaking Army smiled and said: "Indeed an unknown."
"His other na is Yan Daiqing of the Western Regions."
At this, Chen Tianyi’s expression changed drastically, attempting to struggle, but to no avail.
Chen Tianyi, unwilling, was taken away by General Xiao Wuliang.
Li Guanyi required Mr. Wen He to extract so information from Chen Tianyi regarding the layout of the Chen Country Jiangzhou State Palace, he wrote a letter stating, harm should not co to his life.
The next day, Li Guanyi dispatched the Divine Shooter General Wang Shunchen, who shot an arrow carrying Chen Tianyi’s waist badge and other items into the West Suppression Heroic City, where General Lu Youxian took note, causing further unrest among the war generals within the city.
Especially when they discovered that a Great Grandmaster of Nine Heavens had entered Li Guanyi’s camp only to vanish silently; this was an even greater shock to the city’s defenders compared to last night’s uproar when gold and drums resonated, surrounding and slaughtering Chen Tianyi.
This truly felt unfathomable.
Li Guanyi also had the soldiers, one every fifteen steps, shout out Chen Tianyi’s situation, telling the city folk: "General Lu Youxian, the Great Imperial Uncle of Nine Heavens you sent, we have kept!"
"If willing, you may also send Chen Dingye over."
"Then, we’ll gift you so valuable won’s apparel!"
The sound echoed forth, as Lu Youxian remained calm.
Further tightening city defenses.
The common folk were terrified, while among the officials, grievances grew more intense.
anwhile, in Ying Country, Crown Prince Jiang Gao was confined alone in the Eastern Palace.
Beside him was his cousin from the Zongheng School, Jiang Cai, an academy figure no less than the Nine Scholarly Palace Sons’ roles, and also the only one who out-debated Breaking Army, crying when beaten with a long stick by Breaking Army.
Upon entering the Eastern Palace, she found Jiang Gao quietly reading; once a mild gentleman, now beneath that gentleness, lay a subtle sense of desolation and numbness.
Jiang Cai glanced at the books on the ground, picked them up, placing them on the table, saying:
"You’ve stayed up all night reading again; this is not a lasting path."
Jiang Gao sighed: "Sister, if I don’t hide in books, what else can I do? My second brother, at the crucial mont, returned with troops to aid, even fought valiantly till severely wounded. His decision surpasses mine."
Jiang Cai said: "With His Majesty’s wisdom, he should have prepared two plans."
"If His Majesty secures the world, you still remain the Crown Prince."
"Though Jiang Yuan is decisive, with a tenacity to stand in turbulent tis, yet he is excessively radical. Letting him be the keeper of stability would definitely lead to chaos; while you, benevolent yet ek, can rest with the people but cannot brave challenges."
Jiang Gao smiled bitterly: "Sister, do not pierce my heart like that."
"However, what you say is... right..."
Suddenly Jiang Cai said: "Li Guanyi has raised troops against the West Suppression Heroic Pass."
Jiang Gao remained silent for a long ti, saying: "Previously, he mostly reacted to global affairs passively, but now, he can stir such a storm independently... Father he..."
Jiang Cai said plainly: "His Majesty and Ying Country are secretly allied, determined to obstruct Li Guanyi. If Li Guanyi succeeds, it spells trouble for Daying Kingdom and Chen Country."
"This world of contention holds no eternal friends or enemies."
"It’s simply due to converging forces that alliances or oppositions are ford."
The quietly pretty woman whispered: "Facing Marquis Qin Wu, both Chen Country and Daying Kingdom cannot take lightly his rise, the future he heralds, could make Chen Dingye put aside fraternal vengeance and ally with my Daying Kingdom."
"Montarily, I am not sure, whether it’s more fearso that Chen Dingye can endure blood feud and form an alliance with Daying, or the looming Marquis Qin Wu, poised to devour Wan Li."
Jiang Gao chuckled, saying: "Perhaps Chen Dingye is the more fearso one."
"If Li achieves dominion, he surely won’t oppress the people; whereas Chen Dingye, on the contrary, if he succeeds too smoothly, might again display youthful blunders continuously."
"Speaking of which, has the situation stabilized, have Generals Yuwen Tianxian, Qin Yulong, and Yuwen Hua returned?"
Jiang Cai noted Jiang Gao’s evasiveness: "Marquis Qin Wu did not overextend them."
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