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Chapter 380 - 380:1 Have To Go Together
Chapter 380 - 380:1 Have To Go Together
Chapter 380:1 Have To Go Together
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
“Undefeated?”
The Third Prince sneered. “Where did Second Brother get the confidence to think that we haven’t lost?”
“Now that Great Xia is occupying my Xiongnu Border City, they’re eating, drinking, laughing, and fooling around there. Moreover, I heard that the people of Great Xia even created a Clairvoyant. It’s said that they can see everything from a thousand meters away. Any warrior like me, who tries to approach will definitely be discovered by them immediately.1‘
“We can’t snatch the city back, sneak attacks can’t do anything, and we can’t beat them head-on. Second Brother, what makes you think you can turn the tables?”
“Now, there are rumors everywhere that the people of Great Xia have received the blessings of the heavens. If they’re thirsty, the heavens will rain. If they’re hungry, wolves will come knocking on their door to satisfy their hunger. On the other hand, our Xiongnu camp will catch fire for no reason. That’s all because there’s a problem with the morals of the generals. Are they not worthy?”
“Second Brother, if you have time to find fault with me, why don’t you think about your own problems first?”
This was simply the biggest joke in the world! Their defeat was just a moment of bad luck that Great Xia took advantage of. What did it have to do with his morals?!
The two brothers were at loggerheads and despised each other. The Second Prince only hated that there weren’t enough people sent to assassinate the Third Prince back then. This bastard cherished his life too much and had a lot of guards. Otherwise, why would he have to suffer now?
Seeing that the two of them were getting more and more unreasonable, an official had no choice but to interrupt them. “Princes, let’s get down to business first. Those Great Xia people have already entered nearly 50 kilometers into my Xiongnu territory. Let’s…”
The two of them glared at him, but the official still bravely said what was on his mind. “Let’s think about how to make peace, okay?”
The second prince was the first to object. “What peace! We’re almost going to take down Great Xia’s border city. At that time, they should be the ones asking for peace! This is called negotiation. Tell them to get lost!”
When the Third Prince heard this, he sighed and changed his attitude. “Second Brother, you’re wrong. You said that it was almost there. There’s a saying in Great Xia that a millimeter of difference can lead to a thousand meters of error. Now that our border city has been broken through and they’ve come knocking on our door, you haven’t even entered their city gate. They’re about to hit your face. Are you still living in a dream?”
The second prince hated himself for having such an useless brother. “They’re just bluffing. Great Xia hasn’t recovered from the battle with the Southern Barbarians at all, but we’ve been secretly preparing for so long. It would be a huge mistake if we missed this opportunity!”
The Third Prince refused to listen. He retorted, “You think you can’t recover just because you say so? Why do I feel that they have an army of more than 100,000 soldiers just like that? Why don’t I see them at all? We were half-dead in this world of ice and snow, but they were so happy when they heard that they could eat hot food like magic!”
The second prince was also annoyed by this matter. Didn’t they say that the rations in the border city were urgent? Why did that group of Great Xia soldiers look so healthy and did not look hungry or tired at all?! Also, why did the news from the captives who were released later sound so ridiculous?
Seeing his hesitation, the Third Prince immediately took the opportunity to mock him. “Don’t tell me you’ve been tricked, Second Brother?”
“There’s a saying in Great Xia. What’s it called again? Oh, invite the host into the trap! They think you’re a bastard and are giving you fake news to deceive you!”
The Second Prince really wanted to sew up the Third Prince’s mouth! He was wrong. He was really wrong. He could have spared his other brothers back then, but the Third Prince had to die!
However, it had to be said that the Third Prince’s words really made the Second Prince doubt his alliance with the Crown Prince of Great Xia.
After all, that person was Great Xia’s legitimate Crown Prince. Was there a need for that person to form an alliance with him and harm his own people at the cost of the entire border city in exchange for his support?
Could it be that the Third Prince was really right? They collaborated to lie to him and deliberately said that the border city was in danger, but was it actually a trap for him to fall into? Not long ago, his correspondence with the Crown Prince of Great Xia was stolen. Could it be that the Crown Prince wanted to destroy the evidence after using him?
The second prince’s clear and calm mind was also in a mess. Look, his third brother had the ability to pester him endlessly. Even he was confused! He must have stolen his confidence from someone else!
He slammed the table. “Didn’t we already agree to negotiate? Great Xia chases after our Xiongnu warriors every other day. What does this mean?”
The Third Prince guessed, “Are they threatening us so that we don’t ask for obedience when we negotiate?”
The second prince threw the things on the table at him. “Shut up!”
The Third Prince turned around and avoided him. “It’s fine to shut up. I have to go with you during the peace talks. Second Brother doesn’t look very smart. I’m worried.”
The second prince was speechless. Where was his knife?
During this period of time, Xiaoxiao had cleaned the ground, replenished the soil, collected peanuts, and dug potatoes. Finally, she had saved enough points in her heart and instantly teleported to Xiongnu border city to see her Little Big Brother.
Little Big Brother wasn’t in the house. The bed was neat and orderly as if no one had slept on it. That neatly folded blanket aroused Xiaoxiao’s memories of the military training in the blink of an eye. Xiaoxiao shivered and almost pulled the blanket with her trembling hands.
Fortunately, she felt that it was inappropriate and stopped in time before she made a move. Otherwise, she didn’t know if she could fold it. Just as she was about to change to another place to take a look, Xiaoxiao’s gaze drifted and she saw a familiar jade pendant beside Rong Yan’s pillow.
Excluding the wrong answer of “Little Big Brother has two identical jade pendants”, and then looking at her empty waist, Xiaoxiao was speechless.
[Baby, did my jade pendant fall into the space?]
The last time she overused her skills, it caused the space to be unstable. When she fell, the jade pendant fell into a spatial crack. She thought that she could dig out the jade pendant sooner or later after digging every day.
The space dinged a few notifications: [According to the data, the space was unstable at that time, so the cracks did not necessarily exist inside the space SO…]
So it fell out.
Xiaoxiao was speechless. No wonder she hadn’t dug it up until now. She had been thinking about how to explain it to Little Big Brother these few days, but it actually fell from the space into Little Big Brother’s hands?
She suddenly felt a lingering fear. If the jade pendant and the person pretending to be her on the city wall appeared at the same time, would Little Big Brother really be deceived? In the past, there were often such plots in television dramas. The villain would capture the male lead’s beloved as a hostage and force him to cut his own throat…
Just as she was thinking, there was suddenly a sound outside the door. Xiaoxiao hurriedly flashed back to her space. Before she left, she thought of another problem.
It was a good thing that Little Big Brother was not bewitched by the fake her, but this jade pendant had really appeared. How could she explain it?
Or could it be that Xiongnu did want to abduct her, but they did not succeed and only snatched her jade pendant?
Sigh, but she didn’t leave the border city. Moreover, there were Yun Guards with strong skills around her. It wasn’t easy to lie. Moreover, a lie had to be covered up with more lies. She didn’t want those impure things between her and Little Big Brother to be mixed in.
With these dilemmas, Xiaoxiao squatted in the space and drew circles as she watched Rong Yan enter the house.
He had lost a lot of weight and did not have time to shave. He looked haggard and more mature than before. Xiaoxiao suddenly realized that in just a few months of separation, the boy she had only wanted to feed back then had become a Great General who could shoulder the heavy responsibility of the country.
The matter of “growth” was really fast.
Looking at the blood on his clothes for some reason, Xiaoxiao sighed. “Growing up” was not easy either..