I want to be innocent, but they don't allow me

Li Mu just slowly raised his right hand, stretched out his index finger, and pressed against Li Ru's fist.

Li Ru's eyes were full of disbelief. Even the King of Yan couldn't catch his fist with just one finger.

When Li Mu heard the King of Yan's shout, he just moved his fingers slightly, and Li Ru flew backwards.

The Princess of Yan, who happened to be there, saw Li Ru flying out of the door. She frowned slightly, reached out to stop him, and pressed him back to the ground steadily.

Without waiting for Li Ru to speak, he raised his hand and hit Li Ru on the back of the head, cursing,

"You are injured like this, but you still refuse to behave. Are you going to piss off your mother to death? Are you satisfied?"

In the eyes of Princess Yan, Li Ru must have offended the King of Yan again, which was why he was being taught a lesson.

Then he put his foot on Li Ru's calf and snorted softly.

"Why don't you go in and admit your mistake?"

Li Ru now realized why Li Mu dared to speak to King Yan in that way. Hearing his mother's words, he nodded quickly.

He trotted back to the main hall.

Li Mu saw why this guy came up again, turned around to look at the King of Yan, but heard Li Ru say respectfully,

"Senior, I just failed to recognize the great man. Please, please, this senior, Shui Han."

"Yes, Haihan, you bastard, I thought you made some progress by learning an idiom, but now your true colors are exposed. I'm going to beat you to death, ouch."

When Prince Yan heard what Li Ru said, he stood up and was about to go and beat him up, but he accidentally sprained his waist. His facial features twisted together in an instant, and he sat back in his chair.

Princess Yan looked at her son with a frown on her face. She stepped forward and grabbed Li Ru by the back of his collar, lifted his bent waist, and scolded him.

"What senior? That's your second brother, Li Mu."

Li Ru's resolute face was instantly filled with confusion. He frowned and looked Li Mu up and down repeatedly, as if he was recalling when he had a second brother.

At this time, the King of Yan, who was sitting on the main seat, raised his hand to wipe away the cold sweat on his forehead, coughed twice, and said,

"Mu'er is your Aunt Mei's son. He has been practicing in the mountains since he was young and just came down the mountain a few days ago."

Hearing the words of the King of Yan, Li Ru seemed to remember something, slapped his thigh and exclaimed,

"You are the Li Mu who joined the Human Sect to practice Taoism. You are still alive. Didn't they say that you won't live past the age of six?"

Before he could finish his words, the Princess of Yan behind him slapped Li Ru on the head again, and cursed him with a look of disappointment.

"If you can't speak, just shut up."

Li Mu raised his eyebrows and thought,

"This man in front of me is definitely the biological son of Prince Yan. It seems that not everyone in Prince Yan's mansion knows the original owner's background."

This also made Li Mu feel relieved. After learning the whole story about pretending to be the prince, he was not so resistant anymore.

In Prince Yan's mansion, there are delicious foods and drinks, and life is indeed more comfortable than setting up a stall outside to tell fortunes.

The only thing I'm worried about is taking the blame for the original owner. After all, this blame is too disgusting.

Looking at the current situation, there is nothing to worry about.

So Li Mu stood up, bowed slightly to Li Ru, and exchanged a few words of greeting, marking the occasion of a meeting.

Li Ru's expression was obviously a little excited, and he said,

"Is the Taoist Kung Fu really that powerful? What did you just do..."

As soon as he said this, he heard the King of Yan behind him interrupting in a bad tone,

"Are you back here to recognize your relatives?"

Li Ru finally responded, his face suddenly became serious, and he quickly said,

"But my father is also seriously injured now, and Ran Nuren has gone crazy and led his army to shout at the foot of the city."

When Li Mu heard that they were talking about serious matters, he did not interrupt them. He turned around and sat back in his chair, looking as if it had nothing to do with him. His eyes occasionally swept over Zhang Hanrui.

After listening for a while, Li Mu had a clear understanding of the current situation.

In previous years, the Ran Nu people would divide into teams of hundreds or at most a thousand people, roaming around the counties around Donglai Pass, looting food and supplies.

When Guan's troops arrived, they immediately withdrew to the grassland and never had a direct conflict with them.

Since last year, for some unknown reason, a large number of experts suddenly emerged in Rannu, causing heavy losses to Guan Jun.

If you want to stop it, you will have to deploy ten times more troops. Otherwise, even if you win, it will be a pyrrhic victory.

And last night, the Ran slaves actually sent out experts to sneak into the military camp and assassinated dozens of generals overnight.

Without these generals to plunder the enemy camp, ordinary nobles could only fight for their lives when facing the Rannu people.

Li Mu thought about it and thought to himself,

"That is to say, our side is full of miscellaneous soldiers, while the other side is full of special forces. In a small-scale conflict, we will of course suffer a loss."

Then he subconsciously said,

"Why not just kill Rannu?"

Li Mu's words made the scene suddenly quiet. Everyone looked at Li Mu, making him feel a little uncomfortable.

Li Mu looked at the King of Yan with a puzzled look, not knowing what was wrong with his words.

"Is it because war is a waste of money and manpower?"

Li Mu really had no idea about military affairs, and he felt a little uneasy, as if he was on the verge of social death.

At this time, the King of Yan silently uttered three words:

"Can't find it."

Li Mu was full of questions when he heard this. Just as he was about to ask a question, he heard Li Ru say,

"The Rannu people seemed to appear out of thin air. Over the past ten years, we have sent out countless scouts and even led troops into the grasslands three times, but we have never found the Rannu people's residence."

Li Mu frowned and asked tentatively,

"Is it because Rannu is a nomadic people?"

"No! Even if so, at least there would be traces left, but we have never found any clues about the lives of the Rannu people. We speculate that the Rannu people may have lived in the Gray Grassland."

Li Ru categorically denied Li Mu's guess and gave reasons.

Li Mu heard about a place he had never heard of before, "Gray Grassland". Just as he was about to ask, he heard the King of Yan say,

"Let's solve the current problem first. The Rannu army outside the city is nothing to be afraid of. Now we need to find the person who attacked you last night, otherwise the generals in the army will be in danger."

Then, the King of Yan slapped the table, uttered an ouch, and commanded while enduring the pain,

"Pass the order down. From today on, all officers are not allowed to leave the barracks without permission. A curfew is imposed in the city. Select 20,000 men, divide them into ten teams, and have them stationed in the city under the command of military officers above the second rank."

At this moment, a loud shout came from outside the hall.

"Your Majesty, there is news from the front line."

Prince Yan turned and looked at Li Ru.

Li Ru immediately understood and brought the messenger in, and then he heard the messenger say,

"Your Highness, the King of Yan, Ran said that Princess Yunhe is in their hands. If you want the princess to live, you must let the family's convoy leave the border."

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a loud bang, and the table beside Li Mu suddenly exploded, and wood chips flew all over the hall.

At this time, a woman's crisp voice was heard from outside the house.

"Who called me, the princess? I heard it as soon as I got to the door."

Li Mu flashed and appeared in front of Zhao Chuyi. He looked her over and over again, then raised his hand and pinched her delicate face, causing Zhao Chuyi to blush instantly and spit softly.

"There are so many people, what are you doing?"

Li Mu raised his eyebrows and turned to look at the soldier who delivered the message with an unfriendly look.

The soldier also noticed Li Mu's murderous look, and from Li Mu's actions, he probably realized what was going on, and hurriedly shouted,

"That's what Ran Nu said, and I just passed it on."

Hearing this, Li Mu naturally would not embarrass him, but looked at his palm with some worry, frowned and thought,

"I seem to be unable to control this power."