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Mo Bai gave a bitter laugh: "Well, let's start from when we entered the city."

"When Wu Xu sent the imperial edict back that night, we packed everything up as quickly as possible. General Chen Sheng was the first to leave and intercept the enemy on their inevitable route."

"We successfully returned to the capital of Wei, but as soon as we entered the city, we discovered that something was wrong."

"There wasn't a single person on the street, not even the usually most active small vendors."

"At that time, Wei capital gave people the feeling of an empty city."

"General Hongming then went to the Imperial Hospital to check on the Empress Dowager's safety."

"But when we arrived at the palace gate, we found that all the guards who were on duty every day were gone."

"At this moment, we already had a bad feeling."

General Hongming quickened his pace and rushed towards the Imperial Hospital.

"But just as we entered the inner gate of the palace, the guards here had been replaced by some heavily armored soldiers instead of the original personal guards."

"Under General Hongming's leadership, the guards were no match for us, and we thought the matter would just pass by."

"It was at that moment that a person suddenly fell from the sky."

"You mean, that person fell from the sky?" Chen Nan frowned.

He knew that if the person really descended from the sky, it meant that he had at least reached the Grandmaster level; otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to achieve that level of strength.

Mo Bai nodded heavily: "Yes, it fell from the sky."

"At that time, because we were so eager to save the Empress Dowager, none of us held back. Not only did we each use our strongest killing moves right away, but the Mo Dao Army and the Northern Wei Army also went up together."

"We only realized it was Qin Lang after we got up there."

"He merely waved his hand, and countless heavily armored soldiers appeared around him."

"Immediately afterwards, the Mo Dao Army and the Northern Wei Army were entangled by these heavily armored soldiers."

"Because that person is too powerful, we dare not act rashly."

"At that time, Wu Xu suggested that we withdraw from the city and wait for the prince to return before discussing the matter further."

"It seems that General Hongming wants to go in and see the Empress Dowager. Although the two sides have different opinions, General Hongming is the temporary commander-in-chief, and all military actions are based on her decision."

"It was at this moment that Qin Lang spoke up."

"He said that if we want to go into the palace to see the Empress Dowager, we can, but someone from our side has to fight him one-on-one. Only the winner will be qualified to go in."

Chen Nan had a rough idea of ​​what would happen next, but he didn't interrupt.

"Qin Lang specifically requested that Hongming, the God of War of Northern Wei, go up to fight, just as General Hongming was about to go up."

Wu Xu rushed to the front of the army and started yelling and cursing at Qin Lang.

"Where the hell did you come from, you idiot Bo Yi? General Hongming is the commander of my army. What makes you think you can fight her one-on-one?"

"If you want to challenge General Hongming one-on-one, you'll have to get past me first!"

After Wu Xu finished speaking, he rushed forward without looking back.

They thought they could at least put up a fight for a while, but no one expected that Qin Lang would just sneer.

Just as Wu Xu was about to touch him, Qin Lang swiftly threw a punch, piercing Wu Xu's heart with a single blow.

Just when we thought it was over, Qin Lang's other hand moved again.

With his other hand, he forcefully punched through Wu Xu's stomach, and with a burst of strength, lifted Wu Xu into the air.

Then, with a powerful punch, Wu Xu's body exploded in mid-air.

"And so, Wu Zixu died, without even a complete corpse left behind!"

At this point, Mo Bai could no longer hold back and cried out in anguish.

He knelt directly in front of Chen Nan, slapping his own face repeatedly with both hands: "Your Highness, I am guilty. I am incapable of avenging Wu Xu."

"But Wu Xu is, after all, my best brother, so I humbly beg Your Highness to avenge Wu Xu. I thank Your Highness!"

As he spoke, he began to kowtow repeatedly to Chen Nan.

Not only Mo Bai, but Zhao Yun and Chen Sheng behind him also felt a surge of grief and indignation upon hearing these words.

Although they hadn't known each other for long, Wu Xu's simple and honest face kept popping into their minds.

"Master, please let your disciple go. Your disciple will definitely kill that old scoundrel Qin Lang to avenge Brother Wu Xu!"

With a thud, even Chen Sheng knelt down.

Chen Nan felt a sudden pang of soreness in his nose and gasped for breath: "No need, I'll handle this myself."

Hearing Chen Nan's heavy breathing, Chen Sheng felt a pang in his heart: "Master, it's been a long time since you've been in this state, hasn't it?"

He knew that Chen Nan was angry, and that such heavy breathing was only possible when Chen Nan was extremely angry.

I vaguely remember that the last time was when the late Emperor of the Great Qian Dynasty was assassinated. Chen Nan had the same heavy breathing and a cold expression.

One man, carrying the remains of the late emperor, followed by Chen Sheng, the two of them and one corpse, fought their way through more than 300,000 enemy troops, until the enemy was terrified and made them give way.

Chen Nan's eyes were closed, and his breathing gradually became steady: "Where is Gao Shun? He should be in the Imperial Hospital, right?"

"We didn't even enter the palace, so we don't know anything about General Gao Shun's situation."

"Is Xiahou Lan here?" Chen Nan roared.

A young general in white robes, his eyes blazing with fury, darted out from behind Zhao Yun and appeared before the group: "My lord, Xiahou Lan is here!"

"Very well, I hereby order you to lead the army to defend the city walls. As long as the walls stand, you shall stand; if the city falls, you shall perish. Do you dare to accept this task?"

Xiahou Lan's dry lips twitched into a grin: "Rest assured, my lord, this humble general is willing to sign a military pledge!"

"If the capital of Wei falls, this humble general is willing to be burned alive in front of the army!"

Upon hearing this, everyone gasped.

Making a pledge is enough to show sincerity, but if the city is breached, the enemy is actually willing to be burned alive in front of the entire army.

For a time, everyone was filled with respect for this nobody who had suddenly appeared.

Chen Nan sneered: "I don't want you to light the sky lantern. What I want is for you to guard the city until the battle is decided in the palace. Are you willing to take my place and guard this place?"

"This humble general is willing!" Xiahou Lan agreed without the slightest hesitation.

Although he was only a deputy general, he knew the importance of the city wall was self-evident.

Chen Nan entrusted him with this important task entirely out of trust.

As a general, how could he betray his lord's trust?

At this moment, he had already vowed to protect this city, even if it meant sacrificing his own life!

"Don't rush to agree. I don't have that many soldiers for you. You only have ten thousand soldiers. Can you do that?"

After speaking, Chen Nan stared intently at Xiahou Lan.

"My lord, the city stands as long as we are!"

"If I am unfortunately killed in battle, I will deliver the news of the city's fall to my lord before I die!"

There's not much to say about that. Although it's a city defense, 10,000 soldiers have absolutely no advantage against 20,000 heavily armored soldiers; in fact, they're at a complete disadvantage.

If he really couldn't hold on, Xiahou Lan had done his best, and based on that alone, no one can criticize him.