Prince Xue Xing truly couldn't figure Dai Yunzhao out.
On the battlefield, he was the only one who kept winning!
The other two fronts were essentially locked in a stalemate.
Even Xiong Ao had only secured a minor victory!
Could it be that brat had merely shown a little talent in his youth and had now become muddleheaded?
But if he was muddleheaded, how had he captured and killed Dai Mubai and blasted Meng Shenji's group of three to death at Three Gorges Pass?
He had even wiped out the elite Heaven Dou troops sent to escort them!
Something was clearly wrong. Though he didn't know where the problem lay, there was definitely a problem.
The night was quiet.
Dugu Bo was still tending to Dugu Yan while Prince Xue Xing sat alone in his tent.
Soul Sage Zhao Wuji stood outside the tent!
At the slightest disturbance, Dugu Bo could come to his aid!
But...
The candlelight flickered!
Prince Xue Xing suddenly raised his head. Something seemed to have flashed past his eyes.
"Did... I see that wrong?"
Prince Xue Xing had had far too much on his mind these past few days.
He only thought he was hallucinating.
But...
When he turned back, he saw a letter resting on his command desk!
Someone had actually infiltrated this place without making a sound!
They had even placed a letter on his desk.
How utterly brazen was that?!
It also proved something else: if the other party wanted his life, taking it would be effortless.
They weren't here for him...
Prince Xue Xing opened the letter. Lines of elegant handwriting filled the page.
"Your Highness, I know you had Prince Xue Beng conceal his abilities, and I also know you suspect Xue Qinghe's identity."
"Heaven Dou's Crown Prince is indeed not the original Xue Qinghe, but Qian Renxue of Spirit Hall!"
"With Star Luo and Heaven Dou at war, who will emerge victorious? I ask Your Highness to consider this carefully!"
"Qian Renxue has a squad of guards around her, every one of them an expert Soul Master. Her two personal attendants are even Title Douluo!"
"Your Highness, take care of your own safety. You should also seriously consider whether this battle ought to continue."
After reading the final sentence, Prince Xue Xing staggered backward.
Xue Qinghe truly wasn't their original Crown Prince!
Then where was the real Xue Qinghe?
No!
"This letter appearing at this moment is meant to create internal conflict. It's trying to sow discord between us."
Prince Xue Xing pressed the letter onto the command desk, veins bulging across his forehead!
But what if this information was true?
Once Heaven Dou and Star Luo were dragged into a fight to the death, both sides would be severely weakened.
If that Xue Qinghe was fake, then as the next in line to inherit the throne, he could carry out an act of usurping the nation!
Compared to a crushing defeat in this war, that was what could truly shake the foundations of the state.
Prince Xue Xing didn't dare delay in the slightest.
He immediately wrote a letter!
[Your Majesty, your younger brother Xue Xing bows a hundred times! The Eastern Palace's identity is in question. I beg you to summon the Title Douluo of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect!]
[Heaven Dou's realm belongs to the Xue Clan. The Eastern Palace may have been replaced by the granddaughter of Spirit Hall's Qian Daoliu. The Xue Clan's empire must endure for generations; we cannot afford to let down our guard!]
[However, the war with Star Luo has now reached White Tiger Pass, and we cannot shake the army's morale. I ask only that several Title Douluo come to ensure our safety!]
[Once we return victorious, we can investigate the truth. For now, I beg Your Majesty to trust your younger brother!]
[Your younger brother, Xue Xing, bows again!]
After finishing the lengthy letter, Prince Xue Xing suddenly realized something terrifying.
Earlier, he had clearly sent someone to Heaven Dou City to ask Xue Ye to dispatch a military inspector.
Yet even now, that general had not returned!
Who would dare intercept an eight-hundred-li emergency dispatch?
The more Prince Xue Xing thought about it, the more terrified he became!
Prince Xue Xing let out a breath. "Summon General Song!"
Before long, a general entered the tent.
Prince Xue Xing looked up and asked, "Have the people from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect arrived at the central army camp?"
The man opened his mouth.
"Many from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect have arrived, but their Sect Master has not."
Prince Xue Xing frowned.
"Why hasn't Ning Fengzhi come?!"
General Song bowed. "Sect Master Ning said... his youngest daughter is ill."
Bang!
Prince Xue Xing kicked over the command desk before him.
"This is a matter of war and state, involving the lives and deaths of countless people! What does Ning Fengzhi want to do? Defect to the enemy and betray the nation?!"
Prince Xue Xing's body swayed.
General Song quickly stepped forward and supported him.
"Your Highness, what exactly has happened?"
Prince Xue Xing no longer knew whom he could trust.
He pressed both hands against the table, his voice icy. "This old man seeks only to die for Heaven Dou. Summon Dugu Bo to see me!"
Dugu Bo had long been waiting outside the tent.
Dugu Bo's voice softened for a moment. "Your Highness, what happened?"
Prince Xue Xing handed the letter in his hand to Dugu Bo.
"Senior Poison Douluo, this letter must be delivered to His Majesty! I... will personally go to the central army camp and meet Xue Qinghe!"
Dugu Bo grabbed Prince Xue Xing's hand.
"I'll go with you!"
Prince Xue Xing stepped forward and brought his blade down. General Song's head rolled across the ground.
At this point, the only person he could trust was Dugu Bo.
Dugu Bo's departure from the main camp could not be discovered in advance.
"Senior Dugu Bo, everything in Heaven Dou rests upon your shoulders. Have His Majesty send someone!"
Dugu Bo also realized the danger of the matter.
He turned and vanished into the darkness.
The place he was heading was the tent where Dugu Yan was staying!
Prince Xue Xing couldn't help but let out a long sigh.
"How can Heaven Dou possibly win?"
Dai Yunzhao's side obeyed his commands as easily as moving an arm. After losing battle after battle, he had heard no voices of dissent anywhere in Star Luo's court or populace.
And what about his own side?
Even those closest to him had people they cared about more.
The sect came before the individual, the individual came before the empire!
Prince Xue Xing clutched his head, feeling as though it were about to split apart.
But he couldn't fall now!
"Prepare the carriage. We're going to the central command tent!"
He had to first stabilize Xue Qinghe.
But what he didn't know was that Shadow, lurking in the darkness, had witnessed everything clearly.
Dai Yunzhao had explained that no strategy of war was better than knowing the enemy's movements in advance!
So he had directly infiltrated the enemy's central command tent and listened to their deployments!
Then he would relay every word back without missing a thing.
These tasks were incredibly simple and efficient.
He constantly moved through the enemy's tents, learning seven or eight tenths of their defensive arrangements.
Star Luo was fighting this war from a god's-eye view!
Now, he had also infiltrated Prince Xue Xing's carriage.
Only...
He seemed to have found a better destination.
Didn't Dai Yunzhao fear Dugu Bo?
A Title Douluo was indeed troublesome, but abducting his granddaughter wouldn't be difficult.
He would first probe out the details!
Shadow instantly turned and followed Dugu Bo.
Their figures separated in an instant.
He slipped into Dugu Bo's shadow.
That old butcher... he'd spare him for now.
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