an eyelid at such provocation.On the other hand, Feng Ming had already narrowed his eyes. "Such a big tone indeed. Let this seat see if Bai Gongzhu can leave Jing Tang Yuan today."After saying that,...Feng Ming looked at Xi Zi Ke'er with a vigilant expression, his demeanor as if he was afraid she would attack him again.

Even An Xuetang didn't expect that Xizi Ke'er would suddenly become like this.

She always knew that Xizi Ke'er had a little bit of thought after seeing her older brother.

But I didn't expect Xizi Ke'er to make such a move at this solemn moment.

It made her lips twitch involuntarily, and she raised her eyes to look at Mo Yunjing.

Noticing her gaze, Mo Yunjing looked down at her now, a hint of amusement flashing in his eyes. He seemed rather pleased to be watching Feng Ming's predicament.

An Xuetang saw his interest and couldn't help but tug at his sleeve, lowering her voice, "Isn't it a bit inappropriate for us to watch the show like this"

Mò Yúnjǐng raised an eyebrow. "What's wrong"

"!"

Although she felt it was a little unseemly, An Xuetang couldn't help but stifle a smile.

She rarely saw such a strange and exaggerated expression on her brother's face, which looked rather comical at the moment.

Although the atmosphere was somewhat heavy at this moment, and they shouldn't have been joking around, they really couldn't help themselves.

Especially seeing how her older brother avoided Xizi Ke'er like the plague, one would think Xizi Ke'er was a female demon who could eat him alive.

It wasn't just Mo Yunjing and An Xuetang who were watching the spectacle. Even Han Yun, while gritting his teeth against the pain in his body, was trying to stifle a laugh as he watched Feng Ming and Xi Zikai with keen interest.

Even after Feng Ming dodged, Xizi Ke'er wasn't giving up. She seemed unaware of Feng Ming's evasion and subconsciously took two more steps forward.

Reached out to grab Feng Ming's arm.

Feng Ming frowned, indeed not very good at handling these matters. He moved a couple of steps back, trying to steer the conversation back on track, his voice even colder:

"My lord, if you place your hope on us finding poison from the Tang Valley, I'm afraid you will be disappointed. We are skilled in the art of toxicology, but to produce enough poison for tens of thousands within such a short time is impossible."

After hearing this, Xizi Ke'er bit her lower lip and showed a troubled expression.

If even people from the Lianxin Tanggu can't help her, then how is she supposed to find tens of thousands of doses of poison now

After some thought, she looked back at Mo Yunjing, "Could King Beijiang offer a suggestion If we can't find that much poison, how else can we ensure the loyalty of those tens of thousands"

This is indeed a tough one.

If she couldn't be sure that those tens of thousands were truly devoted to her, what if they turned against her on the battlefield That would be truly dangerous.

Because he doesn't know much about Xizi Ke'er's army yet, Mo Yunjing can't give a definite solution right now.

He fell silent for a moment, just about to ask Xizi Ker whether she minded him joining their military strategy discussions.

But before he could get the words out, there was another sound coming from a distance.

Several wild horses were galloping towards them, the riders on their backs waving their reins even before they got close, shouting "Report!"

Xizi Ke'er instantly tensed up. She saw clearly the man on horseback; it was the leader of the soldiers she had sent to manage Xizi Panger.

Why would he leave his post to control Xi Zi and her soldiers and come here instead

unless...

Without giving Xizi Ke'er a chance to guess, this soldier already rode his horse to their front. After quickly dismounting, he knelt on one knee before Xizi Ke'er, cupped his hands together, and with a serious expression, said:

"Your Highness, disaster has struck. The soldiers who defected from Princess P'an'er's camp have rebelled."

"!!"

Xizi Ke'er was stunned for a moment, then her entire face darkened. She gritted her teeth and said, "Make it clear to this palace, what does 'reversed' mean"

"Your Highness, the tens of thousands of soldiers you dispatched have been slain. Their remaining forces are now fleeing towards the capital."

"!"

Xizi Ke'er gritted her teeth, so angry that the blue veins on her neck popped out.

Just now they were still considering whether the tens of thousands of soldiers from Xizi Panger would suddenly turn against them during the war

Still thinking of how to come up with a plan to keep them occupied.

Who would have thought that before they could even come up with a plan, those people had already taken action. They're really doing things backward!

They are really quick.

After the anger subsided, Xizi Ke'er hurriedly asked, "What about our people Are they all dead"

The kneeling subordinate bowed his head, his voice strained as he replied, "Yes, besides a few of us, the rest all died at their swords."

"!"

Xizi Ke'er was so angry that she spun in place.

After Xi Zi and those soldiers came to her, she sent about three thousand soldiers, almost all of them officers, to manage them.

To her surprise, she inadvertently caused the death of over three thousand officers.

But now that I think about it, I'm also glad she had a little foresight back then.

When they came running, she did not place them in her own army.

Otherwise, if these tens of thousands of soldiers were to directly engage her ninety thousand plus troops, she would probably suffer even more severe losses now.

Mo Yunjing, standing on the side, narrowed his dark and profound eyes slightly.

According to their calculations, Xizi Ke'er now has only over ninety thousand soldiers at her disposal.

And all of Xizi's soldiers went to pledge allegiance to the Queen of Xiliang.

That would be equivalent to the Queen having at her disposal at least over 200,000 soldiers.

While Xizi might have had only around 90,000 troops at her disposal, if a direct confrontation were to occur, Xizi and her daughter would stand no chance of victory.

An Xuetang also thought of this. The corner of her mouth twitched, and she looked up at Mo Yunjing, "At first, I had Xun Tang Gu send two packs of explosives to Ke'er. Right now, relying on those two packs of explosives alone, it's impossible to resist the countless soldiers under the Empress' command."

I thought things had reached their worst.

To my surprise, before half a quarter of an hour had passed, another soldier rushed in to report.

As soon as Xizi Ke'er heard the sound of horses' hooves and the soldiers on horseback shout "Report!", her heart skipped a beat.

Indeed, the news brought by this person was even more worrisome than the previous one.

"Your Highness, Lady An's nearly one hundred thousand soldiers have already assembled and are marching towards us now."

Within an hour, we will arrive here. Furthermore, Your Majesty's hundred thousand soldiers will arrive in two days.

Once that matter was settled, another soldier who had come with them hurriedly said, "Not only that, Your Highness, our supplies of grain and fodder... have become a problem. I'm afraid... I'm afraid they won't last more than three days."

"!"

Xizi Ke'er was truly panicked at this moment.

A shortage of manpower is not a big deal, but there's a problem with the grain and forage.

What will her 90,000 soldiers eat next

War is waged by first securing provisions, not by moving troops.

But now to tell her that the army's food supplies are running low!

At this moment, Xi Zi Ke'er finally understood what it meant to have one misfortune follow another.ht. She subconsciously leaned back, though knowing it was intentional, Mo Yunjing still reached out and hugged her, steadying her.An Xuetang took advantage of the moment he was holding her, hugging hi...