After her mind was read, the spoiled brat became the darling of the whole group.

"Her?" The concubine spat out a melon seed shell and snorted coldly, "She stole three men and ran away, didn't she?"

Xie Mingzhu: "..."

She stole from three men in a row?

Xie Xing?

At this moment, the guards in the mansion began to move.

"The Chu army is attacking the city! The Chu army is attacking the city!"

The Chu army has attacked the city?!

Xie Mingzhu's face lit up with joy. She jumped up from her chair, her face beaming with delight: "They must have come to rescue me!"

Before she could enjoy her happiness for long, guards rushed into the room and took Xie Mingzhu away.

the other side.

Although Luo Hanfeng is the commander-in-chief, most of these soldiers are veterans who have fought alongside Xie Tongchen for a long time. Although Luo Hanfeng holds the title of commander-in-chief, he does not actually have the position.

The Chu Emperor naturally did not believe that his son, who had grown up in the cold palace, could have any strategy. He sent him to lead the army only because he did not want the Xie family to gain more credit.

War is about to break out.

The people in the city were so frightened that they hurriedly hid in their homes, locked their doors, and trembled with fear.

Chao Le stood atop the city wall, looking down at the vast army below, his expression unusually serious.

He snorted coldly and ordered his men to bring Xie Mingzhu up. Through the high city walls, he used his inner strength to project his voice to every corner of the battlefield, "Xie Tongchen, you dare to attack the city? Do you really not want your sister's life?!"

"Somebody come!"

Chao Le grabbed Xie Mingzhu, pressed her neck down, and shoved her against the city wall.

"Ah!" Xie Mingzhu was so frightened that her face turned deathly pale.

Her hands flailed in the air, her eyes streaked with tears: "Help, help me!"

"Mingzhu!" Xie Tongchen, sitting on his tall horse, saw Xie Mingzhu and his pupils contracted. He instinctively tightened his grip on the reins, wishing he could rush up and save Xie Mingzhu right now.

However, countless arrows from the city wall were all aimed at this side, and if Xie Tongchen made any move, countless arrows would rush towards him.

On the city wall, Xie Mingzhu looked at Luo Hanfeng with a helpless expression.

As the commander-in-chief, Luo Hanfeng stood on horseback beside Xie Tongchen. He naturally saw Xie Mingzhu's expression. He frowned slightly, glanced behind him, and the soldiers behind him silently rode up to Luo Hanfeng, blocking his figure until Luo Hanfeng disappeared into the crowd.

Xie Mingzhu could no longer see Luo Hanfeng.

Over here, Xie Tongchen forced himself to calm down. He snorted coldly and used his internal force to transmit his voice: "Chao Le, don't think that just because you brought some random woman to impersonate you, I will believe you."

"This handsome man only has one younger sister, Xie Xing!"

Upon hearing this, Xie Mingzhu looked at Xie Tongchen in disbelief.

fraud!

fraud!

Her tears fell like pearls from her eyes, pattering down her cheeks, down to her chin, and finally dripping from the high city wall.

All that talk about liking her and doting on her is a lie!

unreliable!

None of them can be relied upon.

Because her head was being pressed down by Chao Le, Xie Mingzhu's eyes were bloodshot and red, filled with grievance, anger, and resentment.

"Haha." Chao Le laughed twice. He grabbed Xie Mingzhu's hair, pulled her up, and whispered in her ear, "Xie Mingzhu, I heard that you recently reported your father and brother to the court, accusing them of treason?"

Xie Mingzhu was trembling with fear as she looked at Chao Le with terrified eyes.

Why would he know?

Chao Le met Xie Mingzhu's pitiful, frightened eyes, grabbed her chin with her fingers, turned her head, and forced her gaze to the vast army below, saying, "You, who should be locked up in the palace, how did you end up here like Xie Xing?"

"So, who is really backing you up now?"

"Tell me the story."

"I...I don't know," Xie Mingzhu said in a trembling voice.

"Don't you know?" Chao Le's eyes hardened. He gripped Xie Mingzhu's chin tightly, pulling her closer to him, and said coldly, "Look, Xie Tongchen doesn't care about you at all."

"As a traitor to the Xie family, he wishes you were dead, so why would he care whether you live or die?"

"Didn't anyone bring you here?"

Tears streamed uncontrollably down Xie Mingzhu's face from the pain. Her voice, trembling with fear, cried out, "So what if you know?"

Xie Tongchen's eyes turned cold as he watched Chao Le and Xie Mingzhu's actions on the city wall. He raised his hand and said, "Release the arrows!"

shhhhhh!

In an instant, countless arrows shot straight towards the city wall from behind.

The war between the two sides broke out immediately.

In an instant, the northern city was awash in blood.

Xie Mingzhu was terrified when she saw such a scene for the first time and screamed loudly on the spot.

Chao Le was also surprised that Xie Tongchen really didn't care about Xie Mingzhu's life or death. He immediately pushed Xie Mingzhu away and shouted angrily, "Fire arrows! Throw stones!"

Xie Mingzhu stumbled and was pushed to the ground.

Chaos reigned on the city wall. People were dead or wounded, and severed limbs lay in front of Xie Mingzhu, causing her to scream in terror.

Xie Mingzhu staggered to her feet, tried to escape by lifting her skirt, but was caught by the Southern Kingdom guards.

"Your Highness?" The guards escorted Xie Mingzhu over and looked at Chao Le.

Chao Le said coldly, her face cold, "Lock her up in the mansion."

"Yes!"

The guards dragged Xie Mingzhu away.

...

the other side.

Xie Xing and Jun Lanjin stood on a high slope ten miles away, watching this place from afar.

"The fight started."

Judging from this situation, Xie Xing didn't think Xie Tongchen would be like the one in the original novel.

Jun Lanjin walked over and leaned on Xie Xing's shoulder. They had walked for so long that Xie Xing was exhausted and felt hot all over, but Jun Lanjin was still ice cold.

"Your Highness, shall we leave now?"

Xie Xing held Jun Lanjin's hand to warm it.

Xie Tongchen is dead, but Jun Lanjin cannot be harmed. Now that the Tianshan Snow Lotus has been found, it would be best to cure Jun Lanjin's poison.

Jun Lanjin looked over there, his eyes narrowed slightly, and said in a low voice, "The Fifth Prince of the Southern Kingdom is cunning and treacherous. Such a direct attack will not be successful."

"Does Your Highness understand court music?"

Jun Lanjin glanced at her and said, "There are few princes in the Southern Kingdom. The emperor of the Southern Kingdom has a favorite son who is the second prince. Any prince who has ambitions for the throne will be suppressed. Chao Le is known for his playboy and lechery."

"The backyard may seem to have countless beautiful concubines, but in fact these concubines are either illegitimate daughters of officials in the Southern Kingdom or women with unique skills."

"They are no ordinary people. How could such people not have a backup plan?"

No sooner had the words left his mouth than the sound of iron cavalry galloping past came from behind.

Xie Xing was startled and quickly looked behind him, where he saw a group of cavalrymen galloping past the city gate.

The dust kicked up by the horse's hooves blew all over Xie Xing's face.

"This is..." Xie Xing was stunned for a moment.