Following

Following

"This is only my guess. I don't want to believe it either, but if Grand Marshal Mo Ya really had ties with the Cloud Empire, then the situation in our Gama Empire these past months can be explained, can't it?"

During the time they had rushed toward the border front, Xiao Lin had not been sitting idle.

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At the very least, he had gained a fairly thorough understanding of how the war between the Gama Empire and the Cloud Empire had developed over the past year.

And precisely because he understood it, he suspected there was a traitor in the army.

In truth, Xiao Lin was not the only one. Others in the army had harbored similar suspicions.

However, they had never suspected their own Grand Marshal.

After all, who would believe something like that if it were said aloud?

The Intel Lineage had been established in the Gama Empire for over a century, and Intel Mo Ya had served as the empire's Grand Marshal for decades.

If you said he had betrayed the country, what would he stand to gain?

Could the Intel Lineage possibly gain a higher status in the Cloud Empire than it had in the Gama Empire?

That was clearly impossible.

So before Xiao Lin brought it up, no one had ever suspected that the Grand Marshal might be the traitor!

At most, Mu Chen had suspected that Grand Marshal Mo Ya wanted to suppress the Mu Household, the Nalan Household, and the Xiao Household.

Beyond that, Mu Chen truly did not dare think further, nor did he want to.

That was why, at this moment, Mu Chen was unwilling to believe Xiao Lin's speculation.

"Do you have any evidence?"

However, remembering the promise he had made earlier, Mu Chen could only ask that in return.

"Not yet, but I can go look for it immediately. If my guess is right, Grand Marshal Mo Ya will definitely make a move now and inform the Cloud Empire of our intelligence!"

"What if the Grand Marshal doesn't make a move?"

"Then it proves I was wrong, and that it was all just needless worry on my part. That would be the best possible outcome."

After those few brief exchanges, Mu Chen fell silent.

To put it bluntly, Xiao Lin wanted to find evidence that Grand Marshal Mo Ya had not betrayed the country.

Mu Chen could see that clearly as well.

But what if?

What if Grand Marshal Mo Ya had truly betrayed the country?

At that possibility, Mu Chen instantly felt a chill run through his entire body.

"Whew... I understand, Brother Xiao. Then go ahead and do it. If there's anything you need me to cooperate with, just say the word. I only hope that, in the end, your guess turns out to be wrong."

With a sigh, Mu Chen finally agreed.

Although he did not want to believe that Grand Marshal Mo Ya had betrayed the country, the more he thought about it, the more he realized that if this speculation were true, many things would be easy to explain.

For instance, the Cloud Empire had only suffered defeat six years ago. How could it suddenly launch another massive offensive?

And during the year of fighting, whenever the Gama Empire made any move, the Cloud Empire always learned of it in advance. Once or twice could be called coincidence, but after so many times, could there really be nothing suspicious going on?

Finally, Nalan Jie had originally gone to ambush the Cloud Empire, only to be ambushed in turn. Now Mu Chen and Xiao Lin had to lead men to rescue them. No matter how one looked at it, there was something seriously wrong.

And the three of their households happened to be the rising powers of the imperial capital. In the eyes of outsiders, they had a strong chance of becoming Battle King households within ten years.

If all of this was because Grand Marshal Mo Ya had betrayed the country, then everything made sense.

Therefore, after Xiao Lin voiced his suspicion, although Mu Chen was emotionally unwilling to accept it, reason still made him acknowledge the possibility.

After all, with some matters, it was better to believe they existed than to believe they did not.

If Grand Marshal Mo Ya had not betrayed the country, then fine. At worst, they would have merely wasted some time investigating.

But if he truly had betrayed the country, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Mu Chen naturally knew which possibility carried greater weight.

"Good, Brother Mu. I was waiting for you to say that. Next, you only need to do this..."

Very quickly, Xiao Lin explained his arrangements to Mu Chen.

After hearing Xiao Lin's plan, Mu Chen's eyes immediately flickered.

"Alright. I'll follow Brother Xiao's instructions in everything. I'll do my utmost to cooperate with you!"

Mu Chen nodded and agreed.

"Then I'll be relying on you, Brother Mu."

"Not at all. The responsibility on Brother Xiao's shoulders is far heavier than mine."

After saying that, the two exchanged smiles.

At that moment, their relationship improved somewhat.

It was not comparable to the bond between Nalan Jie and Xiao Lin, but it was far better than their earlier strictly businesslike attitude.

Perhaps this was what people meant by discovering true friendship in adversity.

Soon afterward, Xiao Lin quietly left the group alone, while Mu Chen continued leading thirty Great Dou Masters toward the place where Nalan Jie and the others were trapped.

The thirty Great Dou Masters were surprised by Xiao Lin's departure, but since Mu Chen said nothing, they naturally did not dare ask questions.

As soldiers, obeying orders came first!

Yet after Xiao Lin left, Mu Chen and the others actually slowed down considerably.

This, too, had been Xiao Lin's arrangement.

According to his guess, if Grand Marshal Mo Ya had truly betrayed the country, then his target would not be limited to Nalan Jie's group. It would certainly include Xiao Lin, Mu Chen, and the others who came afterward as reinforcements!

If that was the case, Nalan Jie and the others were surely just bait.

If Grand Marshal Mo Ya and the Cloud Empire wanted to catch them all in one sweep, they definitely would not endanger Nalan Jie's group's lives right now.

After all, only when the bait remained would the fish take the hook, wouldn't they?

If the Cloud Empire swallowed up Nalan Jie's people first, why the hell would Xiao Lin and Mu Chen still rush over to support them? They would probably turn around and run straight back.

Therefore, as long as they had not taken the bait, Nalan Jie and the others would absolutely not be in mortal danger!

Thus, after Xiao Lin left, the thirty Great Dou Masters under Mu Chen's command were in no hurry to travel.

Meanwhile, Xiao Lin, having left the group alone, directly set up an ambush near the Gama Empire's military camp.

With his Heavenly Realm soul power and four-star Dou Emperor cultivation, even if someone passed right beside him, they would not discover him, much less when he was hiding.

Not long after Xiao Lin hid himself, roughly two hours after he and Mu Chen had led the thirty Great Dou Masters out of camp, a mysterious figure dressed in a Gama Empire military uniform quietly left the encampment.

At the sight, Xiao Lin's gaze sharpened, and he decisively followed.

The reason he did not reveal himself immediately was to avoid making a mistake.

After all, what if the man was merely a scout?

He might end up being treated as a spy himself.

So Xiao Lin merely followed behind him in silence.

Only when the mysterious man was about to reach the Cloud Empire's military camp did Xiao Lin finally reveal himself and block his path.

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