They watched as the foreign soldiers began to gather here and gradually surrounded them.
Everyone's sword was stained with blood.
Pei Zheng hugged the person in his arms with one hand, feeling his soft breath on his neck. The little guy was so well-behaved that he didn't say a word. No one knew what he was thinking, and he just stayed in Pei Zheng's arms obediently.
The quieter he was, the more flustered Pei Zheng became.
While the two sides were still in a stalemate, the sound of horses neighing was heard not far away, and the sound of Dada's horse hooves gradually became louder until they surrounded the foreign soldiers from the outside.
Zhao Litang rode on a horse, with his red tasseled cloak fluttering behind him, as he passed through the blood-red landscape in full view of everyone. Behind him were the Chinese soldiers dressed in uniform in red and black combat uniforms.
The foreign soldiers were outnumbered and were almost immediately subdued, all forced to their knees.
Zhao Litang stopped in front of Pei Zheng and dismounted.
What he had been looking at was not Pei Zheng, but the little man in Pei Zheng's arms, whose back was only visible.
His eyes were red and his fingers were trembling, but he could only suppress all the emotions in his heart.
He took a few steps forward and knelt on one knee.
"Your Highness, I am late in rescuing you."
But no one responded to him.
"General Zhao, please stand up." Pei Zheng said.
Zhao Litang stood up and stared at Pei Zheng with bloodshot eyes.
Pei Zheng knew it a long time ago, from the beginning. Did everyone know it but only kept it from him
"Come here, send His Highness to the carriage first."
Yue Nu and another servant ran over and wanted to take the little man from Pei Zhenghuai.
But the little man didn't move at all, and didn't even raise his head.
In the end, Pei Zheng personally sent him to the carriage and carried him into the warm compartment.
"Go back with them first. I'll come find you when I'm done."
The little guy leaned against the side of the carriage, his eyes slightly drooped, and did not react to Pei Zheng's words.
Yue Nu followed and got on that carriage. Shen Huan was also placed on another carriage. The two carriages sped away.
The carriage disappeared from sight, and the other Celestial Empire soldiers began to slowly retreat, and those foreign soldiers were also taken away.
Chengfeng brought the secret guards with him to the Tianchao military camp. They were all injured and needed treatment.
In front of the entire forest, Zhao Litang and Pei Zheng were the only ones left.
The wind was cold and the two of them stood there without moving or saying a word.
"Don't you have anything to explain to me?"
Pei Zheng wrapped the sleeves around his wrists to cover the messy bloodstains.
"No."
Zhao Litang immediately swung his fist up, turned around and punched Pei Zheng in the corner of his mouth.
Unexpectedly, Pei Zheng didn't dodge or evade, and was hit directly with such a heavy punch.
Zhao Litang was also a little surprised that he didn't dodge. He had no control over his strength at all, and there was blood on his fist when he retracted it.
Pei Zheng had a cut at the corner of his mouth and blood was flowing out.
He pulled the corner of his lip, stretched out his finger and wiped away the bloodstain with his fingertips.
"Are you calm now?"
Zhao Litang said, "You think it's too simple to offset all those things with just one punch!"
"Then, another punch?"
Zhao Litang said angrily, "Pei Zheng! In your eyes, can everything be made up for later? What's the difference between one punch and two punches? Can what has already happened disappear? Can the damage that has already been done be smoothed out?"
Pei Zheng's smile faded, and his eyes became cold and gloomy again.
"General Zhao, please understand. I don't owe you anything. Even if I want to make amends, it's not your turn to remind me."
Zhao Litang clenched his fists. The man in front of him could always make people angry to death with just a few words.
"You don't owe me anything, but why didn't you tell me? You already knew that Chang Yi was not dead, and you knew he was back, so why didn't you tell me? Am I the only one who was kept in the dark?"
Pei Zheng chuckled twice.
"Then why didn't you notice it?"
Zhao Litang's clenched hands suddenly loosened.
Yeah, who is he blaming
He had clearly had contact with the little guy and had so many opportunities to discover him, so why did he not pursue the matter further even though he had sensed that he was different
Pei Zheng no longer argued with Zhao Litang about this issue as he had more important things to do.
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Zhao Litang's horse was parked next to him, and Pei Zheng jumped on it.
"General Zhao, can you lend me your horse?"
As soon as he finished speaking, he whipped his horse and rode away, raising a cloud of dust.
Pei Zheng rode his horse at a rapid speed and returned to the capital of the foreign tribe. There were already many soldiers from the Celestial Empire in this capital. The Celestial Empire took this opportunity to occupy the important territory of the foreign tribe.
The little guy was unusually quiet in the carriage. He maintained the same posture as Pei Zheng had carried him in, and even his blinking became very slow.
Yue Nu held his hand. His hand was cold, not at all as warm as before.
This face is so beautiful, and it is the first time Yue Nu has seen him without a mask.
"Ten, ten" Yue Nu called him softly, but the little guy seemed to hear nothing and did not respond.
"Shi, why are you ignoring me? I'm A Yue, look at me and talk to me."
Yue Nu's eyes were already filled with tears. "Shi, why don't you recognize me? How could you, how could you forget me?"
Yue Nu is feeling very guilty now. If she had taken General Zhao to rescue people earlier, perhaps Xiao Shi would not have become like this.
The carriage wobbled as it drove to the frontier troops of the Celestial Empire. The gate of the military camp opened, and Wu Quandai led many soldiers to kneel in front of the carriage.
The carriage opened, Yue Nu got off the carriage first, and then helped the little man get off.
When the little white figure got off the carriage, three thousand soldiers shouted in unison, "Greetings to His Royal Highness the Prince."
The sound resounded through the sky and hovered above everyone for a long time without dissipating.
Shen Huan just happened to get off the carriage. It was also her first time to witness such a grand scene.
The people in front of him were all wearing golden helmets and iron armor, holding cold swords and spears in their hands, but now they were all kneeling with their heads bowed in submission, looking very respectful.
The little person raised his eyes and looked around, but his gaze was not on the people in front of him. Instead, he seemed to be staring at the camp. Then his eyebrows were tightly furrowed, and his fingers were pinched until they turned white.
Shen Huan saw that something was wrong with him, and said to Wu Quan who was kneeling at the front of the queue, "Deputy General Wu, let them retreat first."
Wu Quan nodded, dismissed the other soldiers, and then quickly took them into the barracks to settle them down.
"Master Shen," Wu Quan asked Shen Huan, "Why didn't the general come back with you? Is there any trouble with the foreign tribes again?"
Shen Huan said, "It's okay. He and Lord Pei probably had some personal matters to deal with, so they were delayed for a while. They should be back soon."
Sure enough, Zhao Litang came back not long after.
Shen Huan hurried out of the tent and looked anxiously behind Zhao Litang, but did not see the person he was looking for.
"General Zhao, where is Lord Pei?"
Zhao Litang snorted coldly, "Who knows what he's going crazy for."
Shen Huan said, "Going crazy? If Master Pei doesn't come back, I will go crazy too! Xueyuan, have you contacted Xueyuan? When can he come? There is no time to waste now! There is not much time left!"
As he was speaking, Yue Nu's voice was heard from the barracks.
Shen Huan and Zhao Litang hurried into the barracks together, only to see Yue Nu gently stroking the little guy's back, with blood all over the little guy's lips.
"Oh no!" Shen Huan hurried over to feel his pulse, but was scalded.
The little guy's cheeks were abnormally flushed, his lips were burning red, and with the blood he had just vomited, his red was even more enchanting.
"The fever has come back, and the wound has become more ulcerated! Quick, boil some medicine and prepare some ointment for external application!"
Shen Huan gave Wu Quan the prescription and Wu Quan hurried to buy it.
Yue Nu was so anxious that tears came to his eyes again. He noticed that Zhao Litang seemed to be looking at him, so he quickly lowered his head and wiped his tears.
After wiping his tears, Yue Nu lowered his head and slowly walked out the door, looking back as he walked. He was really worried about Shi.
But he had promised the general before that after rescuing Master and Apprentice Shen Shijiu and Shen Huan, he would return to the general's mansion on his own initiative and would not cause trouble for the general here anymore.
Just as she was about to step out of the barracks, Yue Nu's arm was suddenly grabbed by someone and pulled inside.
"Take good care of him."
Zhao Litang hurriedly said something, then pulled aside the curtain and left the barracks.
Yue Nu blinked in disbelief at first, then reacted, "Yes!"
Although he had taken medicine and applied thick ointment, the little guy's injuries did not improve and his high fever did not go down.
It continued until it was getting dark, and the sound of horse hooves could be heard outside the barracks.
It was Pei Zheng who returned from the foreign tribe.
He went to find the former patriarch of the foreign tribe, met him in the capacity of the prime minister of the Celestial Empire, and talked to him about the new way for the Celestial Empire and the foreign tribes to get along with each other.
Pei Zheng will help the old patriarch return to the position of patriarch and regain the supreme power of the foreign race, but the price is that the foreign race will have to surrender to the Celestial Empire from now on, submit to the Celestial Empire, draw a clear line with the barbarians, and allow the Celestial Empire's soldiers to enter the borders of the foreign races.
When Pei Zheng came back with the new contract agreement, the soldiers of the Celestial Empire couldn't help but applaud and cheer spontaneously. This gave them more strength to fight against the barbarians, and their chances of winning were greater.
Zhao Litang heard the noise and came out to take a look. The cheering soldiers immediately quieted down and went about their business.
Pei Zheng walked over and threw the agreement to Zhao Litang.
He is always like this, no matter what life-and-death matter he is dealing with, he always looks fearless.
It seems that even if the sky falls, he can push it back up.
Pei Zheng walked straight into the tent where the little man was. Coincidentally, the little man, who had been in a coma for nearly a day, had just woken up.