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Deep in the night, only silence remained in the forest.

As the only woman amongst them, the Scarlet Scorpion was the one who had the heaviest injuries. At this moment, it was only leaning against Zhu Yan's chest as it fell into a deep sleep. Zhu Yan and a few other people were still on alert.

If there was a person with unrivaled martial arts that could fight one against a hundred, he would at most be a commander in charge, but not only could Duan Chengxuan control the imperial government, he could even lead the army and lead the charge.

Hong Xiao gave the roasted meat and the leftover rations to his brothers. He sat down cross-legged and took a bite of meat. While he did so, he looked at Zhu Yan provocatively and said, "You, do you want to bring some people with you to eat?"

"I'd like to know when they're coming." Zhu Yan pulled his sister into his embrace and looked coldly at Duan Chenxuan. "You helped us just because of Gu Liuyan, this reason sounds really touching."

Duan Chengxuan raised his eyebrows. "What?"

Returning with such a simple word, Zhu Yan used his hand to cover the scorpion's ears, then said: "Your Navy Tide Imperial Family coveted for an eternal life, but now you've suddenly changed your personality, and even let go of the Yun Family. It sounds like a good person, but it's also not bad if you want to rely on this little bit of benefit to obtain a secret recipe."

"What are you talking about?" Hong Xiao spat out the shattered bones on the ground and sneered, "Aren't the sheepskin scrolls in your hands even better? If we really want it, we don't even need to find that slut, the Yun Family, and just bury you alive. Then, we can send people to search every nook and cranny of this area.

After being choked again, Zhu Yan just raised his hand and made a gesture of surrender, no longer saying anything.

On the other hand, Duan Chengxuan threw the wooden stick beside him into the fire and continued, "I'm only doing what Yan'Er thinks is the right thing to do."

Hong Xiao choked as he clutched his chest and coughed.

What did the Prince just say?

"It doesn't matter if your Zhu Clan believes it or not, I must destroy this thing." Duan Chengxuan slightly raised his head and looked at Zhu Yan. "Of course, if all of you still view this item as something left behind by your ancestors and want to protect it, I believe Yan'er will kill all of you without the slightest hesitation."

"She is a kind person." In short, it was as if he was saying that Gu Tinyan was a merciful woman.

However, Duan Chengxuan only sneered lightly. "If you knew her, then you wouldn't think this way."

Zhu Yan frowned. In his impression, her Zhu Family had done many bad things to her, but Gu Liuyan had not only forgiven them, he had even planned for their future. He had even given him a prescription, but their respected father had to protect this foolish thing even before he died, so he had lost his life.

After a moment of silence, Duan Chengxuan slowly stood up. Listening to the sound of the gradually approaching horse hooves, he only ordered his men to raise their torches and at the same time, to grab the weapons by his side.

The sound of hoofbeats came through the gaps in the leaves, orderly and disorderly.

A black horse had already leaped out of the forest, and with a long cry, it stopped right in front of his eyes. The person who sat on the black horse wasn't her, but rather a black veiled cloud.

Duan Chengxuan's heart sank as well. "What happened to Yan'Er?"

"She was kidnapped." Yun Tong dismounted from his horse, and the almighty soldiers and the people from the Wind Listening Pavilion followed behind him to treat their injuries. Only Yun Wan brought Duan Chengxuan to the side and pulled down the black cloth over his face and opened his mouth, "This has already happened a long time ago. I didn't think that you would also be trapped by people. Are those black-clothed soldiers?"

"It's them. Over at Yan'Er …"

"Listen to me." Yun Xiao pressed down on his shoulder, and only told him in detail what happened at that time.

This included the matter of them being delayed by the Black Cloaked Army, as well as the matter of Gu Danyan obediently following them.

Unexpectedly, Duan Chengxuan was still indifferent towards this matter. Yun Wan cleared her throat and said, "Do you know what kind of enemies she has …"

"Someone, come!" Duan Chengxuan suddenly opened his mouth.

He hurriedly put on his veil and saw that Hong Xiao had already landed firmly beside Duan Chengxuan. He was half-kneeling on the ground with his other hand clenched into a fist as he placed his head down. "Serving you."

"Tell them not to do anything unnecessary, and let them take down all 13 cities in Navy Tide City. If they don't surrender, then let them become traitors. If they do, then get the highest ranking official in the city to write a letter and send it to Sky Flame." Duan Chengxuan looked at him coldly. "Also, send someone to inform Lai Xuan that Aiyan can stay, but Gu Cheng needs to …" If we capture them with our own hands, the new nation will be destroyed. "

"My prince, our forces might not be enough …"

"I've long since sent someone to take care of Duan Chengye's weapon talismans and have them bring the weapon talismans over to those people from Blackwater Town to send another 80,000 people over. Yu'er's military authority will remain in Sky Flame, and anyone who dares to force the palace or overstep their authority to handle the imperial government will be killed in the name of their Imperial Brother." Duan Chengxuan waved his hand and sneered, "Tell those officials of Sky Flame that the Inherited Royal Jade Seal is no longer in the imperial palace and that there is an imperial decree hidden in a safe place. If they have any ulterior motives, don't leave a single one alive."

Hong Xiao's eyes lit up as well and he lowered his head. "Yes, your subordinate will handle this matter."

"Then Yan'Er …" Yun Dian's brows were locked in a tight frown as he held onto the black veil and looked at Duan Chenxuan in puzzlement.

"She's only here to protect ghosts, not to mention that she hasn't left any traces behind. There's no use panicking." Duan Chengxuan took Yun Dian's hand off his shoulder in a fawning manner. "The best way now is to take these few great countries into his pocket, then we'll know who's behind all of them."

"If you give such an order, I'm afraid that in the future, someone will say that you have done a great deed and that you have ill intentions." Yun Xiao returned to his senses and only held onto Duan Cheng Xuan's wrist. "Moreover, the things that you've said …"

"Royal brother has never trusted only the empress dowager. Whether it was passing on the Imperial Jade Seal or being poisoned, using the country as a plot or himself as a chess piece, he was waiting for me to take down all these sordid matters and uncover that wolf's ambition one by one." Duan Cheng Xuan shook her head helplessly. "Moreover, if you really want to talk about it, I know that there's someone who is plotting against Yan'Er."

"Who?" Yun Xiao raised his eyebrows.

"Third Prince, Duan Chengrui." Duan Chengxuan's eyes flashed with a bright light. "I'm afraid only Yan'er doesn't know that this person has a deep obsession, but he doesn't know that Duan Chenrui's mother loved Jade Orchid when she was alive, and that the virtuous wife was his mother's close friend. Unfortunately, his mother spoke lightly of him and passed away after giving birth, and the virtuous wife didn't help him in the slightest."

At this moment, Yun Xiao had a gloomy expression on his face. "So why didn't you recklessly send troops over to the border before? But was it just to catch a big fish like Duan Chengrui?"

"Unfortunately, right now, this big fish has touched something that it shouldn't have, so I should teach it a bit on behalf of my royal brother." Duan Chengxuan held onto Yun Dian's wrist and said seriously, "As long as I'm here, I won't let anything happen to Yan'Er."

Yun Que opened his mouth, but in the end, he only let out a heavy sigh. "I'm afraid that this time, it's not your fault."