The aroma of cooking filled the house: I sent my eldest brother to become the Grand Secretary.

Dongfang Ming looked at the approaching army from the northeast and a look of joy appeared on his face.

He didn't expect the reinforcements to arrive so quickly.

Li and Tian, ​​who had been pale-faced and initially thought that reinforcements from the Great Xia Kingdom had arrived, finally breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing Dongfang Ming's expression.

Lieutenant General Li walked up to the army and shouted to the opposite side, "Ma Hongtao, this day next year will be the anniversary of your death!"

After saying this, he turned to his troops and shouted, "All soldiers, listen to my command, give it your all..."

Before he could finish speaking, a "whoosh!" sound was heard.

He looked down at himself and realized that an arrow had somehow pierced his chest.

"Pfft!" Blood gushed uncontrollably from his mouth.

He died without knowing who killed him, and he fell down with his eyes open, unwilling to accept his fate.

Dongfang Ming, Vice General Tian, ​​and the troops behind them were all shocked by this sudden scene.

"Look!" someone in the army shouted.

"It's the Ji family army!!"

"That's right, it really is the Ji family army!!"

"And the Crane Battalion too!!"

"Look, isn't that General Ji holding a bow and arrow?"

General Ji is not dead!

The once quiet army began to descend into chaos.

Deputy General Tian wanted to order the maintenance of order, but no one listened to him.

The approaching army drew ever closer, and everyone could clearly see the large character 'Ji' on the military flag, and Ji Lingfeng, clad in silver armor, galloping towards them.

Dongfang Ming's face showed disbelief.

That's impossible. His older brother personally delivered the message to him, saying that Ji Lingfeng had already been beheaded.

His older brother...

It turns out that all of this was caused by his older brother...

Realizing what had happened, Dongfang Ming turned around, grabbed his sword, mounted his horse, and fled westward for his life, not caring about anything else.

Only Deputy General Tian remained standing there, stunned. He looked at Deputy General Li, who was already dead, and could already see his own fate.

The troops behind him had long since thrown away their weapons.

They were citizens of the Great Xia Kingdom, and seeing that General Ji, the God of War of the Great Xia Kingdom, was still alive, they naturally had no reason to take up arms.

Inside the tent, Ma Hongtao looked at Ji Lingfeng, who was sitting in the superior position, with a face full of joy.

He had always believed that General Ji had been framed by treacherous people and was truly dead.

Ji Lingfeng is not only alive and well, but he has also quelled the unrest in the army without losing a single soldier.

"General, it's wonderful that you've returned safely."

Ji Lingfeng looked at the loyal old general in front of him and personally got up to greet him.

"General Ma, thank you for your hard work while I was away from the military camp."

"That's what I should do."

"General Ma is loyal to the Great Xia Kingdom and has devoted himself to it to the point of death. I will definitely report this truthfully to the Emperor."

Ji Lingfeng dealt with the traitor in the army with lightning speed.

Once only his own men remained in the military camp, Ji Lingfeng slowly spoke.

"Heyu, tell everyone about our discovery in Xin'an County."

With a serious expression, He Yu recounted in detail the weapons they had discovered in the secret chamber of Chunhua Tower.

Sure enough, everyone's expressions immediately turned serious upon hearing this.

"Persia has actually begun to stockpile weapons."

Ma Hongtao was filled with righteous indignation.

The Persian Empire harbored wolfish ambitions and wanted to use the weapons it had purchased from the Xia Kingdom to attack the Xia Kingdom.

He Fei slowly spoke, "Master, do you think it's possible that Persia is about to go to war with Daqing?"

Ji Lingfeng shook his head. "I've also considered that possibility, but it's more likely that they'll join forces to attack my Great Xia Kingdom."

"Whatever they want to do, we must take action."

"Furthermore, Hefei, you should personally investigate who dared to secretly sell weapons to the Persian Kingdom."

"No matter who it is, they will be severely punished."

"Yes!"

After dealing with military matters, Ji Lingfeng removed his armor.

Looking at the military camp, where fireflies had already been lit, from the hill not far from the garrison, I felt much more at ease.

Fortunately, he arrived in time; otherwise, he would have witnessed the people of the Great Xia Kingdom killing each other.

He never expected that Dongfang Ming was actually the fourth prince of the Daqing Kingdom.

Looking up at the crescent moon in the sky, which was missing a corner, he fell into deep thought.

When He Yu came to find him, he saw his master looking up at the crescent moon in the sky, looking forlorn.

He felt a little sorry for his master, who was only a twenty-three-year-old boy.

However, he became the great general who stood tall and protected the nation of the Great Xia Kingdom.

He built all of this himself.

It has been ten years since his master went to the battlefield at the age of thirteen. During these ten years, his father died on the battlefield.

Even his uncle, who had watched him grow up, sacrificed his life on the border.

He stepped forward and greeted Ji Lingfeng, "Master, I knew you'd be here."

"Hefei and his team have already gone to Xin'an County to investigate the weapons issue."

"Winter is almost here, and it's getting cold. Be careful not to catch a cold."

Ji Lingfeng collected his thoughts and, feigning composure, tucked the black handkerchief in his pocket into his clothes.

He Yu felt that the handkerchief looked familiar. "Master, why does this handkerchief look so familiar?"

"This doesn't look like yours?"

"Don't ask what you shouldn't ask."

"Why aren't you resting so late? Is there something you need?"

"Hehe, things are almost settled. I saw that Hewu and the others were going to Xin'an County on business, so I thought I'd go with them."

"I already promised to introduce Miss Shen to Hewu."

"Don't go!"

Perhaps because he answered in a hurry, Ji Lingfeng coughed twice. "What I mean is, things are only temporarily resolved now, and we still need to make preparations in advance. These things all require your help."

"Hefei and the others are fine with Xin'an County, so you don't need to go and cause trouble."

"Oh!" He Yu was a little disappointed. He could only tell He Wu and the others to eat more in his place.

Ji Lingfeng seemed to have seen through He Yu's thoughts and took He Yu to the racecourse.

"Master, what are you doing at the racetrack so late at night?"

"Train the horses!"

Ma: [So, I deserved it? Being trained late at night?]

Xin'an County

Xiao Qi can now get out of bed and move around.

He has already troubled the Shen family a lot these days, even though he likes the atmosphere at the Shen family home.

He even craved the atmosphere of home.

However, he was not a member of the Shen family.

After finishing breakfast, he stood up.

"Uncle Shen, Aunt Shen, Sister Cao'er, I'm much better now."

"I've been staying at the Shen family's house these past few days, and I've troubled you all so much."

"I'll say goodbye to you all today; I'm planning to leave."

Shen Cao looked at the little boy who was two years younger than her but didn't look as tall as Shen Qinggao, and said these words with a serious expression.

After staying at the Shen family's house for the past few days, and after Xiao Qi had been cleaned up, Shen Cao finally got a clear look at him.

His face was tanned dark, but his appearance was fairly decent.

She knew that Xiaoqi was afraid of troubling her, or even her family.

"Xiao Qi, you're leaving. Where are you going?"

"Those Persians haven't left yet. What if they see you and attack you again?"