Young Master Shi knew his father’s temperament; asking him to betray the court and raise a rebellious banner was as difficult as ascending to heaven.

But today, with General Shi taking action to protect Dong Chenglang and the Duke Huguo, Young Master Shi felt there was a glimmer of hope.

As his cousin said—

Loyalty.

That depends on whether the court is worthy of their loyalty.

The court is corrupt, the King is muddle-headed, and their loyalty would only be aiding an oppressive regime.

Nanliang and Daqi have always left each other alone, but the Emperor, with ambitions, wanted to attack Daqi, causing the people to live in misery.

Now, not able to annex Daqi, and even losing several fortresses to Daqi, has been immensely humiliating.

There are Nanliang spies in the Daqi Camp, and Daqi operatives in the Nanliang Military Camp.

The incident of General Shi hitting the Duke Huguo reached the camp quickly.

Hearing this news, both Marquis Dongxiang and the Prince were very surprised.

With the enemy before them, the most important generals of Nanliang actually turned against each other?

Such a great opportunity, how could they not mount an offensive?

Marquis Dongxiang and the Prince convened several generals to discuss strategies for attacking.

They did not immediately launch an attack, but the movements of troops were significant.

When General Shi and the Duke Huguo learned of Daqi’s actions, they hurriedly discussed counter-strategies.

Hmm.

The Duke Huguo had previously left General Shi out in the cold and now found their conversation even more difficult.

Forget about the enemy, the generals under both of them almost fought inside the military tent.

The Duke Huguo could disregard the overall situation, but General Shi could not. He stood up and said, "I will take men to guard the east."

With that, he left with a few generals.

The Duke Huguo’s face was dark.

Xie Jingchen returned to the camp and spoke about Zhao Xu’s intention to win over General Shi. He was also helping Dong Chenglang sow discord between General Shi and the Duke Huguo.

This time, with General Shi and the Duke Huguo in conflict, Marquis Dongxiang and the Prince decided to support Xie Jingchen.

Daqi temporarily dispatched troops to attack General Shi, whose two-thousand troops simply couldn’t withstand them.

General Shi sent requests for reinforcements three times, but the Duke Huguo delayed in sending any, clearly wanting to use Marquis Dongxiang’s hand to get rid of General Shi—a major problem for him.

Dong Chenglang and Young Master Shi fought the enemy, and Xie Jingchen couldn’t just stand by. However, none of his blows were fatal; they would recover in ten days to half a month.

Dong Chenglang scolded the Duke Huguo for his malicious intent and looked at Xie Jingchen, "Brother Li, what should we do now?"

Xie Jingchen was waiting for Dong Chenglang to speak; he said, "We don’t know when reinforcements will arrive. I will visit the Daqi Camp."

He could only ask his father-in-law to withdraw troops.

There was no other way.

Without waiting for Dong Chenglang to agree, Xie Jingchen turned and left.

Dong Chenglang attempted to follow, but an arrow shot toward him. He dodged it, turned back, and Xie Jingchen was nowhere to be seen.

Daqi, outside the camp.

Xie Jingchen knocked unconscious a Daqi soldier and changed into his uniform to sneak into the camp.

Xie Jingchen felt somewhat exhausted.

Returning to camp felt like sneaking back like a thief.

This was clearly the place where he should be.

He had just changed into the uniform and was preparing to ride back to camp when suddenly the sound of hooves came.

Xie Jingchen glanced over to see someone riding towards him.

With just a glance, his brows furrowed tightly.

Why did he come to the camp?

It was none other than Xie Jingchuan.

He, along with a guard, rode past him without even glancing at Xie Jingchen.

Watching Xie Jingchuan’s quickly retreating figure, Xie Jingchen did not forget how he had almost shot Su Jin.

Him coming to camp made Xie Jingchen uneasy about Su Jin.

Aside from a few who knew he was still alive and was working undercover in Nanliang, the other soldiers in the camp assumed he had been buried by an avalanche along with those few hundred soldiers.

Many were speculating whether Su Jin’s child was male or female.

If it was a boy, it could inherit the title of the Prince Zhenbei Mansion.

If it was a girl, then the title would fall to Xie Jingchuan.

Su Jin was pregnant; regardless of the child’s gender, as long as the child in Su Jin’s belly was removed, Xie Jingchuan’s position as Princely Heir would be secure.

Xie Jingchuan ran very quickly, but after only a short distance, he tugged the reins tightly and stopped.

A soldier coming from the direction of the camp said something to him, and the guard following Xie Jingchuan turned around and left.

Xie Jingchuan rode alone towards the camp.

Xie Jingchen thought for a bit and went after the guard.

Just like him, the guard knocked out an officer and changed into his uniform.

He then sneaked into the camp.

He had accompanied Xie Jingchuan to the camp and could have entered openly through the main gate, yet he sneaked in, surely up to something.

The camp guards did not recognize Xie Jingchuan, but he carried the Token of the Prince Zhenbei Mansion, and the soldiers guarding the camp recognized him, so he was let through.

Xie Jingchuan dismounted and said, "Where is my father?"

"The Prince and Marquis Dongxiang have divided troops to attack Nanliang, they are not in the camp," the general said.

Xie Jingchuan looked disappointed, "I have come at an ill time."

A beautiful silhouette passed by in the distance.

Xie Jingchuan looked at her for a moment; the general said, "That’s the wife of the Heir of Marquis Jingguo and her maid."

Xie Jingchuan then asked, "My sister-in-law is also in the camp?"

"Indeed, the Heir’s wife is in the camp," the general said.

"I should pay my sister-in-law a visit; General, please lead the way."

In front of the tent, Su Jin was drying herbal medicine.

Marquis Dongxiang had led troops to attack Nanliang, and the injured soldiers were being treated nearby. Su Jin, wanting to help, found there was little she could do.

All she could do was prepare golden sore medicine.

The camp was situated in a low-lying area, and after it had rained for a few days, some of the herbs had gotten damp and needed to be sun-dried before they could be used.

Xingxing poured the herbs into a basket, and Su Jin reached out to spread them.

From the shadows.

A soldier disguised as a guard raised his hand, and a dagger flew toward Su Jin.

But just as the dagger was about to hit Su Jin, a stone knocked it down.

With a clang, the dagger fell to the ground.

Su Jin turned around, realizing she had narrowly escaped death.

Sounds of fighting came from a distance.

Looking over, Su Jin saw that Xie Jingchen had already grabbed the guard by the neck. Without any hesitation, he snapped it.

Su Jin’s eyes widened; Xingxing was ecstatic.

The master returned just in time, saving the young lady’s life again.

But soon, Xingxing’s joy faded.

Because Xie Jingchen swiftly moved to Su Jin’s side and grabbed her by the neck.

Su Jin, "...".

Xingxing, "...".

Xingxing felt a bit annoyed.

Why did the master always give the young lady a hard time?

Couldn’t he see her large belly?!

Xie Jingchuan was still in shock at the guard’s death, but the soldier leading the way had already stepped forward and reprimanded, "You must have the audacity of a bear or leopard to come back and make a scene in my Daqi camp after being captured once!"

Xie Jingchen held Su Jin by the neck and said, "Send a message to Marquis Dongxiang, tell him to withdraw troops, or I will kill her."

The soldier wanted nothing more than to eliminate Xie Jingchen to gain merit, but with Su Jin in Xie Jingchen’s hands, he dared not act recklessly.

He quickly called for soldiers to report to Marquis Dongxiang, advising him to withdraw troops.

Xie Jingchuan withdrew his gaze and looked at the dagger on the ground; it was the guard’s dagger. This assassin had knocked down the guard’s dagger and then held someone captive...

This assassin dared not harm anyone!

Messing up his plan and wanting to leave freely?

Xie Jingchuan clenched his fist and charged at Xie Jingchen.

In the vast camp, Su Jin’s life could threaten everyone, except Xie Jingchuan.

With Xie Jingchuan coming at him, Xie Jingchen had no choice but to engage him.

Xie Jingchuan was far from being a match for Xie Jingchen.

After a dozen moves, Xie Jingchen had gripped Xie Jingchuan’s throat.

His trip served two purposes: to withdraw troops and obtain poison.

But encountering Xie Jingchuan, all plans were disrupted.

Looking at Su Jin, Xie Jingchen, taking Xie Jingchuan hostage, stepped away.

Su Jin, "...".

Xingxing, "...".

Su Jin didn’t know if she was more unfortunate or if Xie Jingchuan was.

She had waited so long for Xie Jingchen to return, only for him to leave again without uttering a word.

Xie Jingchuan came to the camp intending to kill her, but he failed and ended up being captured by Xie Jingchen, who was disguised as a Nanliang soldier.

Su Jin was now especially curious whether Xie Jingchen would take Xie Jingchuan to the Nanliang camp...