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"Yes." Gao Dazhi's expression turned serious as he quickly left the military tent.

Shen Youhuang turned around and lifted the veil.

Seeing Hua Ruyu's satisfied expression, his gaze suddenly turned cold, without the slightest trace of the gentleness from before.

At the northwest corner of the barracks, in an unnoticed corner, a carrier pigeon quietly flew over the high walls of the camp and disappeared amidst the lofty mountains.

Outside the tent where Feng Ningyan lived, the guards had already changed shifts.

The sky was still dark, and the firelight from the stove on the wooden shelf outside the door was gradually dimming.

Feng Ning Yan opened her eyes and could no longer fall asleep. She was afraid that she would wake Shen Ling Jue by tossing and turning on the bed. She gently propped up her body, lifted up the quilt from her body and slowly pulled it towards the bed.

Before one of her feet even landed on the ground, she was pulled back into Shen Ling Jue's embrace.

"So early?" Shen Ling Jue held her tightly, his eyes closed lazily as he asked softly, "Did you not sleep well?"

Seeing that he had already woken up, Feng Ning Yan could only lie down again.

"I want to get up early and go see father …"

"Worried for an entire night?" Shen Ling Jue couldn't help feeling pity for her as he touched her face.

Feng Ning Yan nodded her head. "In the past, I hid Hua Ruyu's real face from you because I was afraid that my father would be shocked when he found out …" Last night, Hua Ruyu complained first, and came too suddenly. I have to explain everything clearly … "

Thinking back to last night in the Commander's tent, how could she not be worried when she told him about Hua Ruyu's evil deeds, the extremely disappointed and remorseful expression on Feng Wei's face.

"Just now, I was still dreaming of my father thumping his chest and stomping his feet in front of my aunt's tablet, cursing himself for not teaching Hua Ruyu well …"

Remembering what had happened in her dream, she couldn't help but feel stifled in her chest.

Shen Lingjue smiled, "General Feng is magnanimous towards his country and the world, and peace is at the borders of his heart. No matter how sad Hua Ruyu's matter makes him, he shouldn't be like you, staying up all night."

Feng Ning Yan heard this and felt that something wasn't right, "What?" You mean I'm petty? Don't tell me that I don't have a country in my heart and a border in my heart? "

Shen Lingjue's hands moved restlessly, and with an evil smile he said, "My wife has many trenches in her chest, how could she be so petty?"

Feng Ning Yan tried to avoid him with an itchy smile. She spat at him and laughed for a while before wiping away the haze in her mood, feeling a lot more refreshed.

Seeing that she was finally no longer worried, Shen Lingjue accompanied her to get up and wash up.

Feng Ningyan had just put down her cup when a soldier came in to inform her that a person holding a token from King Yu's Estate was seeking an audience.

After looking at the order badge, Shen Lingjue immediately sent the person into his account.

The one who came was not a member of the Yuwang Mansion, but was Cheng Ying, who had followed Ye Bailu on the orders of Shen Lingjue yesterday.

He wore a black cloak that covered his face, preventing anyone from seeing his appearance.

He lowered his head and walked into the tent. Then, he bowed and said, "Your subordinate, Cheng Ying pays his respects to the Prince and Princess."

Feng Ningyan knew that Cheng Ying's appearance at this time must have something important to do, so she ordered some people to keep a close watch outside the tent.

"What happened to Ye Bailu?"

Shen Ling Jue turned around and poured a cup of tea, passing it to the cold Cheng Ying, asking in a deep voice.

Cheng Ying hurriedly received it with both hands and took a gulp of it. He didn't even have time to wipe the tea from his lips as he said:

"This subordinate has captured a carrier pigeon outside of Ningnan County. It was written by a man with the surname 'Prince Cheng' who passed on the King's Medallion. He had a time limit of four hours and will search for Ye Bailu with all his might.

Feng Ningyan turned around and walked in, but she didn't see Cheng Ying holding the letter. "Did you not cut off the letter?"

Cheng Ying said, "Reporting to Princess, in order to prevent Prince Cheng's men from finding out the news, we will send the carrier pigeons away as usual and have them follow their whereabouts."

After Shen Ling Jue heard this news, his thin lips formed an understanding smile.

Feng Ningyan immediately understood. "So Prince Cheng's primary purpose for taking the risk and rushing to the Dragon Fang was for Mr. Ye. He must have received the news from us, but how did he know Mr. Ye was in Ningnan? "

Cheng Ying naturally did not know.

Shen Ling Jue replied, "Hua Ruyu was asking at the entrance of the camp, Yue Qing had already leaked the information, and you're stalling for time. Shen You Huang is so cunning, how could I not know that there is something strange about Heng Wu."

Saying this, his brows slightly knitted, but he was also puzzled. "But he made an accurate order two hours ago. He has obviously confirmed that Ye Bailu is in Ningnan County. Why is he so sure?"

In Feng Ning Yan's mind, she immediately thought of Yue Qing's passionate eyes that flashed when he was bewitched by Hua Ruyu.

A trace of doubt quickly overcame her.

Based on her impression of Yue Qing, this person could throw away his head and shed blood just for the sake of Ningnan County. In order to protect Feng Wei, he could disregard life and death. No matter how he thought about it, it was impossible.

Shen Ling Jue noticed that Feng Ning Yan's brows were locked tighter and tighter together. His gaze was filled with doubt. He raised his hand and tapped her forehead lightly.

Only then did Feng Ningyan regain her senses.

Cheng Ying finished the rest of the tea in his cup, cleared his throat, and then said, "The second matter, Ye Bailu had some big movements last night. He hired two medicine boys and rented a medicine hut on the outskirts of Ningnan County. He sold off his family's ancient jade and bought a large amount of medicinal herbs to refine medicine in the medicine hut. He almost bought all the rare and precious medicinal herbs in the city … "

Feng Ningyan was shocked. "What? How dare he be so high-profile? He could stay in an inn, rent a medicine house, and refine pills … It wasn't that he didn't know that Shen Youhuang's assassins were looking for him and wanted to get the Gu antidote. Doing so was simply courting death … I can't let him stay in the medicine house. "

With that, she turned and walked out.

Shen Ling Jue held her hand, and said coldly: "You think that if you go now, he will listen to you? A person who can even sell his family heirloom and gamble everything he has can you persuade him to make a move? The medicine hut was obviously a trap. What he needed to do was to take revenge and exterminate his clan! What reason do you have to convince him? "

Feng Ning Yan was stunned for a moment. She gritted her teeth and said, "But he doesn't even have martial arts, let alone hundreds or thousands of assassins, even if an assassin found him, he would definitely die. I can't convince him, and even if I tie him up, I have to kidnap him away.

Shen Lingjue's palm pressed down on her shoulder. The warmth of his palm warmed her trembling body.

"In the tunnels of Skeleton Island, if Mr. Ye did not open the secret chamber's stone door and save us, we would have already been turned into ashes. But you know where this is, and who we're dealing with. "If we are caught in a game of wager, how will we be able to see the big picture and plan things out step by step?"

Looking at Shen Ling Jue's calm gaze, Feng Ning Yan finally calmed down.

"These are the teeth of wolves. We have the southern army in front of us, and the southern army behind us … "The ambitious Shen Youhuang …"

With Shen Lingjue's reminder, a chessboard appeared in her mind. On the board were the Southern Army, the assassination association, Shen You Huang, and the Southern Ning Army. Between them was Ye Bailu.

She seemed to be able to see the faint traces of connection between Ye Bailu and these powers, and also clearly see the entire battle situation.