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An City, within the Emerald Pavilion, there was the sound of silk, bamboo, and soft singing and dancing. It was as if an elephant had ascended into the heavens.

One by one, the lanterns that were so red that the faces of the men in the small building turned extremely ambiguous. The enchanting women dressed in red and green smiled, chirping and singing. They were vivid and fragrant, causing one's soul to vanish.

"Chun Niang, what is your Miss Fragrance waiting for?" Didn't you see that the young prince has already waited for a long time? " A fatty in silk clothing called out in a rough voice from the second floor's private room. His expression was filled with displeasure, and there was even a trace of undiscernible panic between his brows.

Although Mu Rong Tao, who was sitting opposite to him, hadn't started to act yet, and even had a slight smile on his face, Hua Tiankong's heart was pounding uneasily. He was regretting his betrayal.

Even though Murong Tao was young, his methods were extremely ruthless. He was also temperamental, and even though he was facing Murong Tao, it was hard to tell what he was thinking or what he would do the next moment from the expression on his face. This little devil, who could kill people while laughing, was really hard to please.

In his heart, however, he still had a smile on his face, "Young prince, Lady Snow Fragrance of the Emerald Red House is still in her twenties, she is a new waiter. Not only is she beautiful, she can also dance with songs, and is well-informed and well-mannered, I hope she will enter your eyes."

"Really?" But do you think it's good for a bitch to put on such a big front? " Mu Rong Tao asked with a smile.

Hua Chaotian forced a smile and said: "These are the usual actions of a brothel's woman. Please forgive me young noble!"

"Hehe, in my opinion, those are people who are used to showing tender mercy like Lord Hua. This King does not have that kind of patience." Mu Rong Tao laughed coldly.

A thin layer of sweat appeared on Hua Chaotian's forehead. It seemed like his flattery today was going to hit the horse's leg again. He was obviously happy to see him hugging a girl a few days ago, but today, he was not interested in the Courtesan Belle selection either. Just as he was about to throw a tantrum and ask the bawd to come up, the pink bead curtain had already been lifted by a slender jade hand. A snow-white haired young lady with beautiful features walked over with a lute in her arms, without even looking at the people in the room, she greeted them slowly with lowered eyes and asked softly: "What would you like to hear?"

Hearing her soft voice which was extremely pleasant to the ear, Murong Tao looked up and saw that she was indeed a rare beauty. The smile on her face grew wider, and just as Hua Tianzhi let out a sigh of relief, he heard him say: "What's the meaning of this song? Little beauty, come over here and drink with big brother."

"This little girl doesn't know how to drink." Snow Fragrance rejected without even raising her head.

Hua Tian wanted to help, but before he could say anything, Mu Rong Tao continued, "It's fine if you don't know how to drink. It's also good for you to come sit beside big brother for a while."

"I'm just here to sing a song and not accompany guests …" Snow Fragrance still stubbornly refused.

Hua Tianzhi rushed over to her side and said: "Lady Xueyan, it's rare for our young prince to set his eyes on you. You should know what's good for you. Hurry up and go sit down for a while!"

Snow Fragrance did not move. She kept her head lowered and Hua Tiankong wanted to continue persuading her, but Murong Tao had already said, "Lord Hua, you should come over and drink. Since the beauty is unwilling, there's no need to force it."

"Yes, yes …" Hua Tiankong didn't dare to say anything else and hurriedly sat back down. Although there were six people at the table, the atmosphere was extremely awkward and no one dared to speak up for the fragrance.

Without waiting for instructions, the group sat down on the side and began to play the lute. The sound of the lute was indeed fluent and melodious, and it was not a sorrowful tune.

However, Mu Rong Tao suddenly said to the bearded man on his right side, "Master Tuo Ba, I heard that you never get close to women, but I'm not sure if the brothers in your army need women."

"Haha!" This young nobleman finally understands that these brothers in the army have been here for months; how can they not think of women!? " Tuo Baku Central Yuan laughed.

"That's good, I think this girl is pretty good. In order to thank the lord for sending the army, I'll send her to the barracks to comfort her and her brothers!" Mu Rong Tao said calmly, causing everyone to be stunned.

Snow Fragrance's lute also stopped. She pretended to be calm as she looked at the crowd. Mu Rong Tao raised his head and gave her a bright smile, as if he wasn't the one who just said those words.

Tuo Baku also treated this as a joke. He raised his glass and said, "Thank you, young prince, for showing concern for our brothers. I think this delicate little girl doesn't even have a few taels of meat on her body. How could she serve a warrior like Xi Qi?"

"I don't know about this Lord Tuoba. Her women are generous and can ride their horses to fight like men, but our women in Beiheng are not bad either. I believe as long as our brothers aren't too rude, this girl can easily serve ten people in one night."

"You all …" Snow Fragrance couldn't bear to listen any longer. She stood up and prepared to leave.

Mu Rong Tao, however, continued, "This king doesn't like to joke around. Lord Hua, tomorrow we'll set up a red tent in the army and arrange for some women to go to work there!"

He pointed to the snow and said, "Since this woman is a servant, if the lords have set their eyes on her, we can take her back to the red camp tonight to teach her first so that she won't ruin our mood by putting on a show."

"You're going too far, I … "I don't sell my skills, don't even think about selling off your bodies …" The fragrance of the snow made her entire body tremble. She had often heard the teasing of ordinary guests, but it was only this young and well-dressed youth who had a straight face, yet his words were frightening and disdainful.

Hua Tian and the others were even more afraid to say anything. Mu Rong Tao looked around and said, "This woman thinks she's very expensive, but it's a pity that even adults don't like her, so we'll just send her to the red camp to see who's lucky!"

Snow Fragrance had nothing else to say and charged out. Mu Rong Tao didn't stop her either, but his subordinate immediately left to do something. His subordinate naturally knew that his master wasn't joking.

The frightened bawd brought two more girls in with a smile on her face. She didn't dare to have any objections, and the girls also stopped playing and singing their zither, not daring to breathe too loudly. Everyone in the room continued to drink and laugh as if nothing had happened.

"Young prince, it should be soon time to attack Dingcheng, right? "Even though it's hot summer, it's still better to keep it up. These days are neither fast nor slow. If we delay it to winter, our brothers will miss home …"

I have been waiting for a piece of news from my side. The siege will be carried out very quickly, and it will not be a top strategy at all, as there will always be losses of troops. If there is a more labor-saving method, I, Wang, am willing to wait.

"So that's how it is! "Young Marquis, you have a wise mind!" He acted like he was the center of the universe, but he didn't ask any questions.

"Come, come, come. Let's drink. How about we discuss Feng Yue tonight?" Mu Rong Tao's smile became more and more enchanting, but it never reached his eyes.

Although Hua Tianyu drank quite a bit of wine, he was still drunk due to something in his heart. He sat on the spot in front of Murong Tao and barely endured until he finally saw off Murong Tao and the others, before he finally sat down on his palanquin and shook it. After a while, his head became a little dizzy, and he didn't notice that the palanquin didn't take the way back to his house at all.

He walked out of the palanquin drunk. When the night wind blew, he felt a cold chill in his eyes and realized that there were six men in black standing in front of him. They were all staring at him coldly with their swords drawn.

"Lord Hua, my master invites you in. It's best if you come in and speak to him in case we brothers make a move." A black-clothed man said in a deep voice.

After all, Hua Tiankong was a martial general. He still wanted to resist and escape, but when he turned around, a shining sword was placed against his neck.

"What is there a need for Sir, isn't Sir the most sensible thing to do?" "Your life is not worth a single cent in the eyes of our master, but the three hundred and sixty-eight men of the Hua family should still be of value to you!"

"What do you want to do? What have you done to our Hua Clan?" Hua Tianyu said in fear. He was sincere because he wanted to protect the safety of the Hua family. He didn't expect that he would be easily controlled by others.

"Master, it's better to obediently enter the room. Don't let our master wait too long!"

Hua Tianyu could tell that these people's skills were above his, and he knew how many people were in his mansion. He no longer dared to resist and dejectedly entered the house. The room was brightly lit, but he did not recognize the middle-aged man in front of him.

"Lord Hua, please take a seat!" That middle-aged man was Mu Rong Yu in disguise, but he still personally entered An City.

Hua Tianyu was trembling with fear and trepidation, not daring to take a seat. He couldn't help but ask: "Who exactly are you?"

"Does Lord Hua still have the face to ask who I am?" Murong Yu said coldly.

The Hua Dynasty was speechless. Initially, he was worried that it was Murong Tao's men. However, he soon realized that it wasn't so. He understood that these people were loyal to the royal family while he was a traitor.

He fell to his knees and begged, "This humble one was possessed for a time. This humble one is guilty. This humble one is only doing it for my family. My lord can kill this lowly one for nothing but letting my family go …"

Hmph, what does your life count as? Do you know that even if you die, you will still remain a traitor and leave behind eternal infamy? Your family members will be ashamed of you for generations to come. "After the emperor exterminated the rebel army and took the city back, even if the Hua family didn't die, what face would they have to stand in the world? Your two sons must be fifteen or sixteen years old, have they ever been proud of your actions?

The questions made Hua Tiankong break out in a cold sweat. Yes, he thought that he was wholeheartedly trying to rebel against the court for his family, but his son and his family did not understand. All three generations of the Hua family were loyal, and he … He regretted it, but it was also because he was threatened by Mu Rong Tao! If he hadn't obeyed, his family would have been killed long ago.

Murong Yu had been staring at Hua Tian's expression the entire time. When he saw the shame on his face, he said gently, "I know that you were also forced by Murong Tao to surrender for your family. Although your crime is unforgivable, you still have the chance to turn the tables and leave behind a clean reputation.

"This... I am willing, but you … can you really guarantee the safety of my Hua Family? "

"That depends on you. The fifty thousand men you have brought should not be voluntary rebels either. General Lan has already come up with a foolproof plan. As long as you work with General Lan to quickly return to An Cheng, there will be fewer casualties." If you were to change your mind, it would still be too late for you to do it now. If not, you also know very well what the result will be, and I won't force you to do it.

"Are, are you really sent by General Lan?" Hua Tianyu still had his doubts. He couldn't afford to be careless.

"Lord Hua, you don't even know me anymore?" Hei Yi, who was silent like a shadow behind Murong Yu, suddenly snorted coldly.

Hua Tiankong looked up and was immediately filled with shock: "Black, Black Commander, how is it you? Is His Royal Highness the Duke of Qin still alive? "

"Humph!" It was all thanks to Mu Rong Tao that my master's whereabouts were unknown! " I originally wanted to kill him directly after my brothers had been in the city for many days. However, because General Lan had kindly advised us to first, and also because we would definitely defeat him on the battlefield if His Highness was present, our brothers from the Black Armored Army personally protected the Military Advisor that General Lan had sent to discuss the matter with Lord Hua. Do you still want to consider it, Lord Hua?

We brothers don't believe that our master is not here anymore, but if we still can't find him, then I, Hei Yi, and the rest of my brothers won't mind killing off Mu Rong Tao and his lackeys one by one. You should be clear about our methods, our master doesn't want to be hidden like that vile person, Mu Rong Tao, but I don't mind! "Master Hua, do you think you can still sleep if your brothers from the Black Tortoise Army set their eyes on you?"

"Black Commander, Black Commander, I'm really confused for a moment. I'm willing to listen to Black Commander and beg Black Commander to show mercy!" Hua Tiankong had seen Black One before, so he was quite familiar with the Black Words Battalion. Naturally, he knew that they were just people that would do as they said.

"I'll listen to General Lan for the time being. Everything will be for the greater good. I hope that Lord Hua can do the same!"

"Yes, yes, yes!" I will firmly listen to General Lan's arrangements! "

"Lord Hua is indeed knowledgeable." Murong Yu spoke again. "Lord Hua, you should understand that any plan to delay the army in front of our brothers is useless."

"Yes, yes, of course!" He knew that Black One and the other two had no master now, so their anger was likely to be even more brazen than before. It was already a blessing that they did not kill him the moment he appeared.

"Alright, it's getting late. Quickly tell us exactly how Mu Rong Tao's troops are going to be deployed!" Murong Yu didn't want to continue talking to him and went straight to the point. He was very clear about the people in the sky, so he was very confident about this trip. The tactics that Murong Tao had used were just as effective!