The ninth son of the emperor was demoted at the beginning. I have a famous Chinese general.

"What do you think the king wants to do?"

"I'll give you one last chance, will you tell me or not?"

Ning Quan said coldly.

"I......."

Liu Zongyuan's face looked extremely ugly, he was hesitant and seemed to be struggling.

"Okay... I'll say it."

"We communicate with Beiting by express horse, and we contact them once every two weeks."

"As for the garrisons, Beiting has 200 troops stationed in Zheyan State, and Qiuci has 300... The largest garrison is Wusun, with 800."

"......"

Under Ning Quan's coercion, Liu Zongyuan had to surrender.

Of course he has family in Loulan, and if he doesn't tell them, it will definitely implicate them.

"Contact once every two weeks?"

"So, you still don't know about Li Yuanchong's defeat?"

Hearing the answer, Ning Quan said thoughtfully.

"What defeat?"

Liu Zongyuan widened his eyes, his face full of confusion.

"Haha, I might as well tell you."

"When I was on my way to Loulan, Li Yuanchong led 20,000 cavalrymen to attack me, and my entire army was annihilated."

Ning Quan replied calmly.

"What? All 20,000 cavalrymen were wiped out?"

"How is that possible? There are 20,000 cavalrymen there, how could they be annihilated?"

Liu Zongyuan was horrified and could hardly believe it.

I didn't expect Ning Quan to be so powerful.

If he had known this would happen, he would not have taken action against Ning Quan.

But it's too late now, there's no use regretting.

"Huh! How is that possible?"

"I defeated a hundred thousand Xiongnu troops, so what are twenty thousand light cavalry?"

Ning Quan said disdainfully.

Upon hearing this, Liu Zongyuan immediately shut up and said nothing more.

He knew that Ning Quan had defeated the Huns.

But he didn't expect that the elite Beiting cavalry would also be defeated.

"I hope what you just said is true, otherwise you know the consequences."

"Come, carry him down and bring Ziyad up."

Then, Ning Quan shouted coldly.

"Follow me!!!"

Hearing Ning Quan's words, Zhang Fei immediately ordered his soldiers to drag Liu Zongyuan away and then bring Qi Yade up.

"Your Highness, please spare my life, please spare my life..."

When he saw Ning Quan, Qi Yade immediately knelt down and begged for mercy.

"This king has no time for nonsense with you."

"Tell me, when we were capturing Zhang Tinggao and the others, did any of my soldiers suffer casualties?"

Ning Quan asked directly.

"There were indeed casualties among the soldiers."

"But Your Highness, those who did this were Beiting soldiers. It has nothing to do with me."

"I am willing to compensate, I am willing to compensate!!!"

Hearing Ning Quan's words, Qi Yad immediately begged for mercy.

"Compensation? Can the lives of my soldiers be bought with money?"

"Or maybe I owe you that little money?"

"Not to mention, you are now the fish on my chopping board."

Ning Quan's tone was cold and his eyes were sharp.

"Your Highness, please spare me, Your Highness, please spare me."

Ziyad was terrified and cried out.

"Humph, life for life."

"Since you've done it, then pay with your own life!"

Ning Quan snorted coldly, then suddenly pulled out the dagger from his waist.

“Puff!!!”

The dagger instantly pierced Ziyad's heart.

"Ah, I... I can't accept this!!!!!!"

As Ziyad screamed miserably, blood spurted out.

His eyes were wide open, his face full of resentment and unwillingness, and he fell in a pool of blood.

He never dreamed that Ning Quan would kill him so easily and without giving him any chance.

The reason why he disobeyed Liu Zongyuan's order and did not kill Zhang Tinggao and others was to leave himself a way out so that he could save his life at a critical moment.

Unfortunately, everything is in vain now.

"Drag the body out and throw it away."

After dealing with Qiyad, Ning Quan said slowly.

"Yes!!!"

Zhang Fei responded, and then ordered his soldiers to take Ziyad's body away.

"Your Highness, Lord Zhang and the others have returned."

At this moment, Li Cunxiao led the soldiers and carried Zhang Tinggao and others in.

Zhang Tinggao and others were all injured and pale, obviously suffering serious injuries.

"I have failed Your Highness's trust. Please punish me."

Zhang Tinggao staggered forward, knelt on his knees and apologized.

Several soldiers also knelt down.

"Hurry up and get up. How can you be blamed for this? It's my inconsiderateness that has caused you to suffer."

Ning Quan quickly reached out to help Zhang Tinggao up and said with sorrow.

"Thank you for your understanding, Your Highness."

Zhang Tinggao and others quickly kowtowed.

"Alright, you guys go down and treat your injuries first, then have a good night's rest."

"If there is anything, just report to me tomorrow."

Ning Quan waved his hand and said.

"Yes, Your Highness."

Everyone agreed and left the hall to heal their wounds.

"Your Highness, what should be done with the soldiers stationed in Beiting and Zideya's family?"

After Zhang Tinggao left, Li Cunxiao asked for instructions.

"Is everything under control?"

Ning Quan asked.

"Your Highness, everything is under control."

"A total of 130 Beiting soldiers and 200 family members were captured."

"Ziyad's family consists of forty-five people, and there are also some servants and lackeys."

Li Cunxiao said respectfully.

"Well, the Beiting soldiers will be temporarily detained in Loulan. We will take them away when we return to Hulan."

"Let's hand over Zideya's family to Loulan. It's up to the Queen to decide whether to kill them or keep them. Let the servants go."

"As for the confiscated property, it must of course be confiscated."

Ning Quan thought about it and gave the order.

"I will obey your orders!"

Li Cunxiao bowed and said.

"Okay, everyone has worked hard, please retreat and rest early. I am also tired."

Ning Quan waved his hand.

"Yes, Your Highness!"

Everyone responded and then left.

After everyone left, Ning Quan turned around and went back to his room to rest.

........

Early the next morning.

Ning Quan had just gotten up when he heard the report that Aruna had come to the inn to pay him a visit in person.

Ning Quan immediately changed his clothes and went to the front hall.

"Aruna greets His Highness. I hope Your Highness will not be offended by coming so early."

Seeing Ning Quan come in, Aruna quickly bowed.

At this moment, Aruna's face was full of smiles, and there was a glint of light in the depths of her eyes.

After Ning Quan left yesterday, Aruna couldn't sleep all night.

She found that she seemed to have fallen in love with Ning Quan.

Although she and Ning Quan only met once, they spoke more than a dozen sentences in total.

But Aruna confirmed that she fell in love with Ning Quan.

Then the more she thought about it, the more excited she became, and the harder it was to sleep.

So early this morning, I couldn't wait any longer and came to the inn to find Ning Quan.

"Haha, Your Majesty, you are too polite."

Ning Quan smiled slightly and said to Aruna.

At the same time, he couldn't help but admire in his heart.

Her Majesty the Queen in front of me is indeed stunningly beautiful, absolutely a rare beauty.

Especially, that noble temperament and exotic style.

If Ning Quan had not traveled through time, he would probably have been immediately conquered by its charm.

"Your Majesty, are you looking for me regarding trade?"

However, Ning Quan did not indulge in it, but asked calmly.