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On the city wall of Lecheng, Chen Nan gazed joyfully at the rising sun in the distance.

Hongming stood beside him, gazing at him with deep affection.

Suddenly, a voice rang in my mind.

[Ding! Congratulations, host, you have successfully conquered Le City within three days.]

[Rewards are being distributed...]

[Reward successfully issued, please claim it promptly!]

"system???"

Chen Nan then remembered that the system had given him a task earlier.

The reward for the mission was the Dragon Gallant Silver Spear.

Now that the mission is complete, Chen Nan saw the long spear in the backpack generated by the system.

Because there were too many people on the city wall, Chen Nan did not immediately take out his gun and brandish it.

At this moment, Hongming suddenly spoke up, asking Chen Nan for confirmation: "Chen Nan, are you really going to release all of Hemo's army back to Daqian?"

As she spoke, her face was full of hesitation.

She knew that by releasing these 300,000 people, Chen Nan could indeed repay the kindness of the late Emperor of the Great Qian Dynasty.

However, upon returning to Northern Wei, Chen Nan will also find himself in the eye of the storm.

Originally, he was able to become the deputy commander because the Empress Dowager of Northern Wei overcame all opposition and Hongming recommended him.

Although Chen Nan had told Hongming about this beforehand.

Right now, if Hongming is willing, the army of Daqian is like meat in her mouth, ready to be devoured at any time.

The reason I asked again was simply to respect Chen Nan's opinion.

She could understand Chen Nan's idea of ​​reporting the kindness shown to the late Emperor of the Great Qian Dynasty.

After all, that person was Chen Nan's savior.

Chen Nan tilted his head, looked at Hong Ming, and smiled slightly.

"I know you want to devour the army of Daqian, but there will be many more opportunities like this in the future."

"I can't just ignore the kindness shown to me and use my methods against the Great Qian right after arriving in Northern Wei, can I?"

"Yes, I understand you."

Hongming nodded, a smile appearing on his face.

At the same time, Jiang Zhe, with a thousand personal guards, had arrived at the path Zhou Man had mentioned.

At the intersection, Jiang Zhe frowned as he looked at the mountains on both sides, which were only a few dozen meters high.

He looked at Zhou Man with a complicated expression, puzzled.

"Zhou Man, does this path really lead directly back to Fengcheng?"

Jiang Zhe's words drew everyone's attention to Zhou Man.

Zhou Man did not back down. She looked at the guards with a serious expression and said firmly, "General, almost no one knows about this path."

"I only found out by accident that this path leads to Wind City."

Next, Zhou Man recounted how he knew about this path in the past.

Afterwards, a group of people agreed and echoed this sentiment.

Under Zhou Man's vivid and moving narration, they also confirmed that this road could indeed lead back to Fengcheng.

Fengcheng is a city south of Lecheng, where there is not much food or supplies.

But it is indeed a city within the territory of Daqian.

Most importantly, once they reach Fengcheng, they can change their route and take a detour from Fengcheng all the way to the capital of the Great Qian Dynasty.

"In that case, let's send a small team in to investigate first."

After the fire in Leshan'ao, Jiang Zhe also became smarter.

Instead of going in directly, he sent his men in to check the situation first.

At his command, ten men stepped forward from behind him.

Riding the horse, we slowly entered the path.

However, the ten people had just entered the path and did not have time to go deeper into it.

A hail of arrows rained down from the high mountains on both sides.

The ten people who entered were all killed in an instant.

The leader was covered in arrows.

The most serious arrow pierced his skull.

The sudden rain of arrows forced Jiang Zhe and the others to retreat.

"Zhou Man, didn't you say that almost no one knows about this path?"

"Why? Why did Chen Nanhui send people to guard this path beforehand?"

Jiang Zhe, on the verge of collapse, angrily confronted Zhou Man and loudly questioned her.

For a moment, not only Jiang Zhe, but even Zhou Man was stunned.

Looking up at the towering mountains on both sides, I shook my head like a rattle drum.

"No way, this is impossible."

How could Chen Nan possibly know this alleyway?

"My master told me about this path himself. He said no one knew about it!"

"Your master?" Jiang Zhe was even more puzzled.

Just now, when Zhou Man was narrating, he only said that someone told him about this path.

The person's identity wasn't mentioned, but now they know that Zhou Man's master actually told him about this path.

Knowing the details, Jiang Zhe became even more furious.

Her voice rose a few decibels: "Zhou Man, if I remember correctly, your master is about the same age as you, right?"

Zhou Man nodded: "Yes, I made a bet with my master before. We would spar, and the loser would have to become the master of the winner. Even now, I haven't forgotten the shock I felt from his counterattack!"

As Zhou Man spoke, she became lost in her memories.

However, Jiang Zhe had no time to recall for him and interrupted directly, "I remember that in the Great Qian Dynasty, there was only one person who used a counterattack on the battlefield, right?"

"Zhou Man, is your master named Chen Sheng?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Man's expression changed drastically: "How did you know?"

He remembered that when he met his master, he didn't know Jiang Zhe yet.

Soon, he saw a hint of mockery on Jiang Zhe's face.

He simply curled his lips into a sneer and said, "Zhou Man, do you even know why Chen Sheng is so successful in Daqian?"

Jiang Zhe's sudden question puzzled Zhou Man.

After thinking it over carefully, it seems he really didn't know.

Since his sparring session with Chen Sheng, the two have had no further contact.

I only found out about this path by accident.

Before he could finish reminiscing, a laugh rang in his ears.

The voice was naturally coming from Jiang Zhe.

Jiang Zhe was laughing for a while when he suddenly burst into tears.

"Zhou Man, Zhou Man, do you know why Mr. Chen's surname is Chen?"

"You don't naively think that an orphan like him can master that extremely difficult 'reverse thrust' technique on his own, do you?"

"What do you mean?"

Zhou Man was even more puzzled.

He quickly realized what was happening, his mouth agape.

He asked incredulously, "You mean, Chen Sheng is Chen Nan's illegitimate son?"

"Go to hell."

Jiang Zhe had never seen such a fool.

Chen Nan is only twenty-two years old, how could he possibly have a nineteen-year-old illegitimate child?

Left with no other choice, he had to explain: "Chen Sheng is an orphan that Chen Nan picked up during a disaster relief effort."

"If Chen Nan hadn't defected to the Northern Wei, do you think I would have gotten this position as commander-in-chief?"

Jiang Zhe chuckled and continued, "Chen Nan only casually taught Chen Sheng one move. With just that one move, Chen Sheng became very popular among the generals of Daqian."

At this point, it's quite clear.

Chen Sheng can be considered half an apprentice of Chen Nan.

Zhou Man learned about this path from Chen Sheng.

If Chen Sheng knows the way, how could Chen Nan not know it?

Finally, Jiang Zhe realized that he hadn't been deceived, but rather that he hadn't properly investigated the relationship between the two of them.

Zhou Man smiled wryly and suggested another solution: "General, even if this path doesn't work, don't we still have hostages?"

Jiang Zhe was taken aback and asked in surprise, "Are you sure? Fang and a traitor can be exchanged for the lives of more than 200,000 of us?"