The Young Swordsman of Dalu

Jiang Han fought a bloody battle against the Western Regions army at the South Gate. Due to the enemy's superior numbers, they still managed to breach the gate.

“Jiang Han, you are the last line of defense. You must hold off the enemy here! I will lead a portion of the troops to stop them!” Kang Zhiyuan said.

"Brother Kang, be careful!" Jiang Han said.

Kang Zhiyuan led a portion of his troops to fight the Western Region soldiers who had breached the city at the South Gate. In the end, they were outnumbered and Kang Zhiyuan and his soldiers all died under the swords of the Western Region army.

Jiang Han led the remaining soldiers to block the Western Region army. Just as Ningcheng was in danger, Wu Yuan led his troops to provide support.

Hearing the earth-shattering battle cries, Jiang Han's blood boiled, and he brandished his sword and charged toward the enemy.

After a fierce battle, the 50,000-strong Western Region army was annihilated.

Jiang Han crawled out of the pile of corpses and limped toward Wu Yuan.

Wu Yuan strode up to Jiang Han and exclaimed excitedly, "Brother Jiang! We've won!"

"Yes! We won!" Jiang Han said.

The whole city was in an uproar.

"Thank goodness Wu Yuan came, otherwise the entire city would have been in trouble! And Brother Kang, he was still tightly gripping his broadsword before he died, so heroic!" Jiang Han said.

"Kang Zhiyuan was a hero! The fallen soldiers were a hero! You were all a hero! You are truly worthy of being good men of our great Lu Kingdom!" Li Linlie said.

Li Linlie climbed the city gate and looked at the place he had guarded for many years, his heart filled with emotion.

"Jiang Han! Wu Yuan! Quickly organize people to collect and bury the bodies of our soldiers. Make sure to register the names of every single one of them so that their families can receive compensation!" Li Linlie said.

"Yes, General!"

"Also, take the corpses of the Western Regions army outside the city and bury them! Clean up the city as soon as possible to welcome the commander and the others back!" Li Linlie said.

"Yes, sir!" Jiang Han and Wu Yuan went down.

Wenfei and Li Wei bickered and laughed all the way, and time seemed to fly by. Shou Shangxing sat in the carriage and didn't disturb them, just quietly listening to their banter. Li Wei kept asking him to judge, and he could only tell Wenfei, "Boys should give way to girls!" which would earn him a glare from Wenfei. When Li Wei asked him to judge again, he could only pretend to be asleep and let the two young people continue bickering, so he wasn't lonely on the journey.

Wenfei and Liwei bickered all the way, and Shou Shangxing listened the whole way. Soon they arrived at the Northern Border.

"Wenfei! We've arrived at Beijiang City!" Li Wei exclaimed excitedly.

"Senior Shou! We've arrived at Beijiang City!" Wenfei said.

Shou Shangxing lifted the curtain, peeked out, and looked ahead. The city of Beijiang was right in front of them.

Wenfei drove the horse-drawn carriage to the gate of the border defense camp. The soldiers at the gate recognized Wenfei.

"Fourth Young Master Wen, you've come to the Northern Frontier again! Are you here to see Second Young Master Wen, General Shangguan, or Pavilion Master Li?"

"I'll look for them all!" Wenfei said with a smile.

"They're all at the border! They're negotiating with North Korea."

"Senior Shou! Are you going to wait for them to return here, or go find them?" Wen Fei asked.

Shou Shangxing, sitting in the car, said, "To the border!"

"Thank you so much, brother! We'll go to the border to find them! But could you please get us another carriage? This one is about to fall apart," Wenfei said.

"Alright! You wait here! I'll find you a carriage right away!"

Wenfei and his men changed to horse-drawn carriages and headed towards the border.

Shangguan Chenxing was leading his generals in negotiations with the Northern Dynasty army, while Li Chaoyang directed them from behind the scenes.

The two sides went back and forth, exchanging sharp words, neither giving an inch.

During the break, Shangguan Chenxing returned to his tent and recounted the negotiation to Li Chaoyang, who paced back and forth.

"Shangguan! The Northern Dynasty's royal family will definitely change emperors again. Jin Yuanying wants to stabilize the noble class and the people in her country, so that they will continue to support the Murong family to continue to rule the country. Next, she will vigorously develop her country's economy. We are now at the gates of the city, putting a lot of pressure on her. In this way, our two countries are interdependent, and we cannot be too harsh on them. Let's sign a non-aggression pact with them, and the two countries can continue to trade. The people on both sides should be friendly for generations to come! What do you think?" Li Chaoyang said.

“Alright! As long as they sign the treaty, we will withdraw our troops!” Shangguan Chenxing said.

The non-aggression pact of the Great Lu Kingdom quickly reached the Northern Dynasty palace. After reading it, Jin Yuanying said, "This must have been written by Li Chaoyang! He knows our Northern Dynasty too well. How can we possibly win against such an opponent!"

"Does the Empress Dowager think we should sign?" Baili Heng asked.

“Bai Liheng, you represent our Northern Dynasty royal family to go to the border and sign this treaty. Then the Great Lu Kingdom can withdraw its troops, and we can live in peace,” Jin Yuanying said.

"Yes, Your Majesty! I will go immediately!" Baili Heng withdrew.

"Eunuch Liu! How is His Majesty's condition?" Jin Yuanying asked.

"Your Majesty! His Majesty has been in a coma for the past few days. Even when he is awake, he cannot eat anything, and his health is deteriorating day by day," said Eunuch Liu.

"What did the imperial physician say?" Jin Yuanying asked.

"The imperial physician says His Majesty won't survive the next two days," said Eunuch Liu.

"I understand. Go and take good care of him!" Jin Yuanying said.

"Little Cheng! How is Murong Xuan?" Jin Yuanying asked.

"Your Majesty! Ever since His Majesty visited him once, his madness has worsened. Now, the eunuchs and maids serving him are too frightened to approach him, fearing he might go mad and kill people," Xiao Chengzi said.

“You’re all unfortunate children! Who told you to be born into the royal family!” Kim Won-young sighed.

Wen Fei and Li Wei brought Shou Shangxing to the border army camp. Many people in the camp recognized Wen Fei and greeted him warmly.

"Brother! Have you seen my second brother and the others?" Wenfei asked.

"I just saw them inside that big white tent! Go and take a look!"

"Alright! Thanks a lot, brother!" Wenfei led the carriage toward the white tent.

Upon arriving at the main tent, Wen Fei entered first.

"Wenfei!" Wenjie called out happily when he saw Wenfei.

"Second brother! I missed you so much!" The two brothers hugged each other.

"Sister Feiyan!" Li Wei also entered the tent.

"Wei Shi, my sister!" Liang Feiyan ran towards Li Wei Shi.

"Sister Shangguan!" Li Wei called out.

Shangguan Xingyun also came over, and the three of them hugged each other.

"Where are General Shangguan and Pavilion Master Li?" Wen Fei asked.

“They’re signing a treaty with North Korea up there! They’ll be back soon!” Wenjie said.

"The fighting here must be quite intense too, right?" Wenfei asked.

"You guys had a tough time, didn't you?" Wenjie said.

"We've won!" Wenfei exclaimed.

"Victory belongs to us!" everyone cheered.

"You just threw this old man into the carriage and left me like this!" Shou Shangxing entered the main tent.

Wenjie and the others looked at the old man in front of them and then turned to Wenfei and Li Wei.