Shocking! Five men are in love with the same woman!

Lingyan naturally won everyone's respect and admiration.

Although she was the Crown Princess, she always maintained a humble attitude and worked closely with the two generals.

It was precisely because of her calm and composed demeanor that she analyzed the situation and continuously offered advice and strategies for the war.

Especially that formation, which made all the soldiers regard her as a goddess.

The two generals, with their rich experience and outstanding military skills, put each of her plans into practice.

That's why they respected, trusted, cooperated, and acted together, achieving victory with unstoppable momentum.

Like the Ninth Princess, the Crown Princess never used her status to oppress others. She shared weal and woe with the soldiers and cared about their lives and hardships.

They also taught the military doctors amazing suturing techniques, which greatly increased their chances of survival.

They also brought many rare medicinal herbs and generously provided them with them.

They felt it was too precious to use.

But the Crown Princess said something that made them admire and be moved by her once again.

She said, "Even the rarest medicinal herbs lose their rarity if they gather dust. Besides, medicinal herbs are meant to be used by people. If they can't be used to save lives, then what's so rare about them?"

When they heard this, they couldn't believe there was such a kind and understanding person in the world.

Therefore, as the war continued, Lingyan's prestige grew, her love and respect increased, and her fame became greater.

Especially the miraculous skill of "slaying 100,000 people in one go".

After this news got out, every country trembled with fear at the mere mention of her name.

Her formidable wisdom and ruthless heart earned her both admiration and deep fear.

Only then did they realize just how powerful a woman who looked frail and delicate, like a delicate flower, and who knew nothing about martial arts could be.

Such people are the most deadly and dangerous.

As a result, Lingyan's reputation grew ever stronger, and he became increasingly feared by the people of the world.

A month ago, Chu Xiyao, posing as Shen Er, successfully met with Ling Yan and reunited with her.

After a year apart, Chu Xiyao missed her terribly.

Lingyan was alright; she barely remembered him.

After that, Chu Xiyao also served as her bodyguard, standing guard on either side of Shen Qingchen.

Everyone assumed that he was also arranged by Xiao Muyao, so no one showed any doubt.

Just as Bei Li was about to make peace with Da Zhao, a major piece of news suddenly came from the capital of Nanjiang.

After the death of the King of Southern Xinjiang, his sons fought amongst themselves for the throne.

Therefore, they couldn't focus on the war at the moment.

When Lingyan heard the news, she immediately realized something.

Then he laughed and exclaimed: No wonder the people we sent out couldn't find him; it turns out he went to the southern border!

Then, if she and he work together from the inside and outside, they can wipe out the Southern Frontier in one fell swoop.

Only then did she finally feel truly at ease.

She had been unable to find He Jingchuan for months and had been worried about him ever since.

But now she thought that since he could go deep into the southern border to kill the king of the southern border and instigate infighting among several princes.

So I suppose he must be perfectly fine.

So I no longer have to worry about him.

...............

Lingyan guessed correctly. He Jingchuan did indeed secretly go to the Southern Frontier, find an opportunity to kill the King of the Southern Frontier, and deliberately caused conflicts and constant fighting among the princes.

However, he was not entirely unscathed. Soon after arriving in the southern border region, he encountered an incident that caused him heavy losses.

But it doesn't matter, he felt that as long as he was still alive, that was good enough.

He recalled the day when a hail of arrows rained down on him, and how his guards stood in front of him to protect him and knocked away the arrows.

They then protected him and quickly retreated.

They then surrounded him, blocking the enemy's view, and quickly knocked him unconscious.

He didn't know what happened next, but he could guess.

One of his bodyguards, who resembled him, must have put on his armor and disguised himself as him at that time.

Then they changed him into the bodyguard's clothes.

To make it look realistic and avoid arousing suspicion, they even stuck several arrows into his body.

However, none of the wounds except the one on the chest were fatal.

Even the wound on his chest was shifted by half an inch.

They must have done these things very quickly, and without being discovered by the enemy.

Because of the chaos on the battlefield and the barrage of arrows.

Furthermore, since they had already surrounded him and the guard, the enemy naturally couldn't spot them.

After doing all this, the guards will definitely protect the fake He Jingchuan with their lives to avoid arousing suspicion.

They then quietly moved him to a position where he couldn't be hit by the arrows.

Thus, the illusion that "He Jingchuan" died from being pierced by ten thousand arrows was created.

All the secret guards were also wiped out.

He later learned that General Gao originally intended to take He Jingchuan's body away to negotiate with Da Zhao.

Unexpectedly, the Fifth Prince's secret guards suddenly appeared.

Then, before they could react, they snatched "He Jingchuan" away with lightning speed.

Seeing this, General Gao could only regretfully give up and lead his army to withdraw.

General Gao, of course, didn't care at all about the corpses of his secret guards.

Since it's worthless, there's no need to pay attention to it.

The Fifth Prince's guards were only able to quickly take away He Jingchuan's body because they caught the enemy off guard.

However, taking away the bodies of the guards was of course impossible.

Instead, they will be trapped as well, unable to take away He Jingchuan's body.

However, after they saw that the enemy troops had all retreated and left, they went to report to the Fifth Prince and obtained his approval.

They went to collect their bodies that very night, fearing they would be devoured by wild animals.

So it was at that moment that He Jingchuan heard the commotion of the Fifth Prince's guards, and he immediately opened his eyes and quickly hid.

Only then did he realize that the effects of the drug he had been given had worn off, and his powers had been fully restored.

He was watching the newcomers warily from the shadows, and only relaxed when he realized they were the Fifth Prince's bodyguards.

Then they saw them take away the bodies of the guards one by one.

They will surely give them a proper burial, and then he can rest easy.

The Fifth Prince's secret guards also did not know how many secret guards He Jingchuan actually had.

They simply took away all the bodies of the guards and thought that was all, completely unaware that one person was missing.

He Jingchuan felt that since he was already dead, the Fifth Prince could handle the battlefield.

Besides, Ah Ling and her brother should also be able to tell that he is not dead.

Therefore, he decided to go deep into southern Xinjiang to deal with them.

Otherwise, I would always feel that they were a menace, so I had to get rid of them.

And so he embarked on his journey to southern Xinjiang alone.

On the way, however, they heard that after He Jingchuan died, his body was hacked to pieces by Bei Li.

Upon hearing this, he immediately understood that it wasn't Bei Li who did it; it must have been that secret guard.

He actually went to such lengths for him.

How painful it must be to cut yourself all over with one stroke after another, and to slash your face again and again!

His eyes instantly became complicated, filled with shock, emotion, and deep guilt.

He stood in the middle of the bustling road, surrounded by pedestrians coming and going, and the noise seemed to suddenly disappear at that moment.

The image of that bodyguard kept flashing through his mind, and an indescribable grief welled up in his heart.

Blood and gore, unrecognizable...

What a resolute and loyal act this must be!

His eyes gradually turned red, and tears kept flowing.

After a long while, a firm determination appeared in his eyes.

He secretly vowed to avenge all the secret guards.

He could not betray the deep affection and loyalty of these secret guards; he would repay their trust with his actions.

He then took a deep breath and tried to calm himself down.

Then he continued on his journey to southern Xinjiang, but his steps were more determined and his eyes were sharper.