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The last sliver of light in the sky bitterly struggled for half a day before being torn to shreds and swallowed by the fangs of night. Looking outside, Han Xiao tidied up his clothes and calmly walked out of the tent, he had already prepared for this trap for such a long time.

After walking out of the tent, he nodded to Chou Xin who was waiting outside, then quickly walked towards Zhuo Junyang's tent.

On the other side, Zhuo Junyang was also very nervous. Although he repeatedly assured Han Zhao that nothing would happen to Jiang Yao, a trace of unease rose in his heart as night fell. Although he tried several times to ignore that uneasiness, he couldn't.

Sensing Zhuo Junyang's uneasiness, Han Zhao asked indifferently, "Jun Yang, I remember that you repeatedly assured me that there would be no problems with Jiang Yao. Why are you so unsettled now that he hasn't arrived yet?"

"Third Prince, perhaps too many things have happened recently. This subordinate doesn't know why, but I feel that nothing is going so smoothly." Zhuo Junyang said carefully.

"Since you feel this way, then I won't be seeing Jiang Yao today. Out of caution, you don't have to come into contact with him for the time being. Leave him for a while." In fact, he also felt a trace of unease in his heart. Moreover, he still didn't trust Jiang Yao very much, so he decided to temporarily not see Jiang Yao until quite some time later.

Just as Zhuo Junyang was about to go find Jiang Yao, the tent flap was suddenly opened. Han Xiao, who was wearing a scarlet armor, walked in, but it was already too late for Han Zhao to dodge.

"Han Zhao?" Han Xiao's eyes were filled with surprise when he saw Han Zhao. He had always thought that Zhuo Junyang was in contact with Han Zhao's underlings, but he didn't expect that it was Han Zhao himself.

"Jiang Junjun, the third prince's identity is special. Since you've come, why don't you come in first?" Seeing the sudden arrival of Jiang Yao, Zhuo Junyang's eyes were filled with shock, but he immediately reacted.

Hearing Zhuo Junyang's words, Han Xiao seemed to have just realized something as he smiled apologetically, "Look at my brain, I actually didn't notice it." While silently calculating in his heart how likely he would win against Han Zhao.

On the other hand, Jiang Yao and Han Zhao were looking at each other with furrowed brows. Although this was the first time he saw the person in front of him, he didn't know why, but he felt very familiar and disliked the look in Jiang Yao's eyes.

He walked straight in front of Han Zhao, calming himself down, and tried his best to not expose an opening as he respectfully said, "General Jiang Yao greets Third Prince, and is meeting Third Prince Wan An for the first time."

"There's no need to be so distant from the army. Han Zhao had long heard of the great name of the army and wanted to meet them. Unfortunately, the army had been in the military camp all this time, and the meeting today has fulfilled my wish." Han Zhao said with a humble smile, he didn't have the bearing of a prince.

"I have also heard that the Third Prince is adept at handling both military and government affairs. He is the only candidate for the crown prince." Han Xiao said.

"The candidate for Crown Prince? Jiang You Jun forgot that the current Crown Prince is Han Xiao." Han Zhao's eyes revealed a trace of an unfathomable smile.

After hearing Han Zhao say this, Han Xiao knew that Han Zhao was purposely testing him, and pretended to be angry. He waved his sleeves and said, "Third Prince, don't mention that vile character Han Xiao, he must have used some kind of underhanded method to become Crown Prince. Who is more talented than you, Third Prince?"

"Jiang Junjun is joking again. Jun Yang, Jiang Junjun probably hasn't eaten yet. Let's go get someone to bring the food over." Han Zhao turned around and said to Zhuo Junyang.

"Yes, your subordinate understands." Then, Zhuo Junyang respectfully walked to the entrance of the tent and spoke a few words to the guards outside before walking back in.

Seeing Zhuo Junyang's respectful attitude towards Han Zhao and Zhuo Junyang's' subordinate ', Han Xiao couldn't help but suspect that Zhuo Junyang had been involved in the Xiao Family Army since the beginning. Then, looking at the attitude of those soldiers towards Han Zhao, Han Xiao couldn't help but frown.

Thinking that, Han Xiao turned his head and pretended to be very worried about Han Zhao's safety as he said, "How many people know that the Third Prince is here? How about the Vermillion Bird Army go with the Third Prince to the last general? I don't dare to guarantee anything else, but the loyalty of the Vermillion Bird Army to the last general is still assured."

"Does Jiang You Jun mean that he suspects the loyalty of my Black Tortoise Army?" "I don't dare to say anything else, but the Black Tortoise Army can definitely guarantee my loyalty to the Third Prince." Zhuo Junyang snorted coldly, and just as he finished his sentence, he realized that something was wrong. Meanwhile, Han Zhao's complexion immediately changed after he finished his sentence.

A trace of unknown meaning flashed across Han Xiao's eyes before it immediately turned into anger. He looked at Zhuo Junyang and said, "Zhuo Junjun, I remember now, didn't you tell me that there was a person in your army who was once the third prince's old faction? It was me who came to see him, but how did he become the third prince? And from what you said just now, you've already been a subordinate of the third prince.

Seeing Jiang Yao's angry look, Zhuo Junyang carefully glanced at Han Zhao, then said with a calm look on his face, "Jiang You Jun's words are wrong. I'm indeed planning to bring you to the third prince's old clan, but that old clan is me."

"You." Hearing Zhuo Junyang's words, Han Xiao pretended to be extremely shocked. He retreated a few steps and pointed at Zhuo Junyang, unable to say a word.

Compared to Han Xiao's shock, Zhuo Junyang's expression was much calmer. With a smile on his face, he walked up to Jiang Yao and said, "Why is Jiang You Jun so shocked? This is a principle that has never changed since ancient times.

"I'm different from you. I'm only willing to join the Third Prince because I can't stand Han Xiao and those two villains. I also want to avenge the Great Marshal, but you actually betrayed the Xiao family's army while the Great Marshal was still alive." Han Xiao glared at Zhuo Junyang and said with a stern voice, "I remember now. The spy that Xiao Wei mentioned was you, right?"

Taking a step forward, he grabbed Han Xiao's arm. Just as he was about to open his mouth, he felt something was wrong and immediately released his grip, "No, you're not Jiang Yao. Who are you?"

Hearing Zhuo Junyang's words, Han Zhao stood up abruptly and asked sternly, "Jun Yang, how are you so sure that he isn't Jiang Yao?"

Jiang Yao's cultivation method is the Earth Forging Technique. Because the Earth Forging Technique requires one to constantly temper their own source energy, his entire body is always wrapped in earth attribute source energy. Every time I'm afraid of him, I feel like I'm patting his shoulder because it's extremely hard. However, when I patted your shoulder just now, I felt like I was patting an ordinary person. Zhuo Junyang said.

"Just by relying on a single cultivation technique, you're able to determine that I'm not Jiang Yao? What a joke. Don't tell me that one day I'll stop practicing?" Han Xiao coldly said.

"If it were possible for others, Jiang Yao had once said that even if he was sleeping, he would still need to circulate his source energy. Thus, he would absolutely not stop cultivating it." Zhuo Junyang said coldly.

Hearing Zhuo Junyang's words, Han Zhao also slowly approached Zhuo Junyang, clenching his hands into fists as if he was ready to launch a punch at any moment.

Seeing their actions, Han Xiao knew that even if he said anything, the two of them would not believe him. Although it was a pity that it was seen through so quickly, but he had obtained the information he wanted, so even exposing his identity did not matter.

Han Xiao said with a faint smile, "I didn't expect you to see through such a small detail. No wonder Han Zhao wanted you to be part of the Xiao family's army."

Looking at the faint smile on the corner of Han Xiao's mouth, Han Xiao's smiling face slowly appeared in Han Zhao's mind. He couldn't help but yell angrily, "Han Xiao, you're Han Xiao."

"It was recognized earlier than I thought, but I didn't expect to meet you under such circumstances. Your mufei and grandpa are willing to let you out." Han Xiao said.

"I also didn't expect to meet you in such a situation, but it doesn't matter since you're going to die anyway. It doesn't matter where we meet." Han Zhao looked at Han Xiao and said with a murderous look in his eyes.

Especially when he thought about how if he wasn't Zhuo Junyang who had been tricked by Han Xiao, his killing intent would have been even heavier.

Zhuo Junyang, on the other hand, had already brought out his own Heavenly Dipper Sword as he looked at Han Xiao with a serious expression. He also knew about the fight between Han Xiao and Jiang Yao; in terms of strength, he was slightly weaker than Jiang Yao.

"Jun Yang, call someone in. We must save Han Xiao's life today." After saying that, Han Zhao was about to pounce towards Han Xiao, but Zhuo Junyang also raised his dual sword and stabbed towards Han Xiao at the same time while shouting, "Men, quick, men come!"

Hearing Zhuo Junyang's shout, all the guards outside rushed in. Before they even started fighting, they felt a gust of wind attack them. When they looked again, they saw Zhuo Junyang and Han Zhao staring at them with cold expressions.

"Army commander, what do you want?" a soldier asked.

"Did you see anyone go out just now?" Zhuo Junyang coldly asked.

He and Han Zhao had originally wanted to restrain Han Xiao, but when they arrived in front of Han Xiao, they felt a gust of wind blow past him and Han Xiao had already disappeared. Just when they were about to look for Han Xiao, those soldiers rushed in.

"Nope." A soldier answered.

Hearing the soldier's reply, Han Zhao and Zhuo Junyang's expressions became even more unsightly. However, they also knew that no matter how angry they were, they couldn't change this fact.

"Jun Yang, after Han Xiao finds out about our situation, he will definitely use the Yun Army to deal with us. We can't delay this. Let's leave this place with the Black Tortoise Army now." Han Zhao immediately ordered.

"But the third prince's Black Tortoise Army is too numerous. I'm afraid they've suddenly left." Zhuo Junyang said hesitantly.

"If anyone comes to intercept us, kill them!" Han Zhao said coldly.

"Yes, your subordinate understands." After he finished speaking, Zhuo Junyang turned around and went out to gather the troops.

After Zhuo Junyang left, Han Zhao slowly loosened his grip on his hands. His hands were already dripping with blood from exerting too much force, and the pain in his hands made him hate Han Xiao even more, "Han Xiao, Han Xiao, I won't stop until I kill you." Looking at the blood on his hands, Han Zhao yelled towards the sky. Almost the entire Black Tortoise Army heard his angry yet unwilling shout.