The princess was ordained by Heaven.

Chapter 429 Rats

Zheng Xun secretly infiltrated the army of the Brown Kingdom.

Everyone else was moving forward, but she was going against the flow of the crowd.

If viewed from above, one would see that even though her disguise blended into the Brown Kingdom's army, her movement was still conspicuous.

Those around Zheng Xun were unaware of these things.

Because there were many people and the environment was noisy and chaotic, it was a perfect place for Zheng Xun to hide.

She walked and listened, and soon found Mo Sheng's location.

She didn't go to see Mo Sheng, but instead suppressed her spiritual power and followed him at a distance.

Someone sensed something was wrong and stared wide-eyed: "How could there be... in the military camp..."

His companion looked over in confusion: "What is it?"

"woman."

His companion only saw a few large men hurrying past in his direction, and his expression immediately became somewhat indescribable.

"Are you so obsessed with women that you're crazy?"

"No, I really saw it."

After saying that, he ran in the direction he had just pointed.

The surroundings were completely empty. He kept looking around, but he really couldn't see the person from before.

He froze in place.

His companion, seemingly struck by a sudden thought, patted him on the shoulder sympathetically: "Good brother, I'll treat you to drinks at Zui Hong Lou after the war is over."

Another person murmured, "Could I have really seen wrong?"

This scenario has happened several times.

On two occasions, it even caught Mo Sheng's attention.

Zheng Xun followed behind him.

He was the only one who couldn't see her.

He was completely baffled: "Where is anyone? This is nonsense."

"General, I really saw it..."

"Alright, what time is it for you to be acting like this?"

Others witnessed someone with Mo Sheng's side, and it seemed that they were talking to him.

But his denial was so thorough that it even made them start to doubt themselves.

Then, they automatically came up with an answer in their minds—Mo Sheng must also be obsessed with women.

So they secretly brought people to the military camp, but were afraid of the negative impact, so they had them disguised as soldiers.

Having figured it out, they stopped asking and tacitly pretended not to know.

However, this "confirmed" news spread through the military at an eerily fast pace.

They didn't even wait for Zheng Xun to leave.

She deliberately exposed herself several times afterward, but everyone pretended not to see it.

If she hadn't repeatedly confirmed that these people were faking it, she would have suspected that there was something wrong with herself.

After some investigation, she finally learned the reason.

Well... that works out, at least it'll make things easier for her.

Having found a "legitimate" reason, she stopped using her mental powers and swaggered away.

Jianyang was at the forefront. By this time, Mo Sheng had completely come to his senses. The Brown Kingdom army relied on water sources, and the Red Eagle Army fought a very difficult battle.

Zheng Xun sent a message to Jianyang, and she decisively led her people to evacuate.

First, deploy the next steps of the battle.

Afterwards, Jianyang rushed to see Zheng Xun.

Jianyang was truly relieved to find her unharmed.

Zheng Xun glanced at her, stepped forward, grabbed her wrist, and led her outside.

Jianyang was confused: "Mo Sheng will soon move on to the next step..."

Zheng Xun interrupted her: "It won't be that fast, go get your wound bandaged first."

Although Jianyang concealed it well, Zheng Xun quickly noticed from her movements that her wound had reopened.

She used considerable force and her movements were assertive.

Jianyang couldn't avoid it, so he had no choice but to obediently follow along.

"Yuanjia..."

To shut her up, Zheng Xun decisively opened the canopy.

As expected, Jianyang was very concerned about the battle situation in other places and, fearing to disturb her, kept completely silent.

The existence of the canopy was a novelty for most of the Red Eagle Army.

Upon witnessing this novel scene, the wounded soldiers felt no pain from their wounds and forgot their worries, all focusing intently on the light screen.

The light screen cannot capture Chongyan Pass for the time being, so it can only be aimed at Dongzhou.

On the Brown Kingdom's side, the leader of the army is Zhang Pu.

Logically speaking, Dongzhou's terrain was more advantageous to Dayong, but Zhang Pu actually dug many interconnected tunnels in the mountain ridge, thus catching Pang Yunyi off guard.

However, Pang Yunyi was no pushover. He reacted quickly, pouring oil, water, and stones. As the brown-clad people tried to escape, he blocked them one by one.

“These bastards have put in a lot of effort in Dongzhou.”

Pang Yunyi wiped his sweat and said resentfully.

These tunnels couldn't have been dug in a day or two. Zhang Pu must have put a lot of thought into them. Every exit was unexpected, and some even led to their backs.

Enraged, Pang Yunyi cursed them as cowards from the brown country.

Xu Zhen ignored his complaints and frowned in thought.

What is Mr. Xu thinking about?

“I’m thinking, Zhang Pu.”

Pang Yunyi's outward anger instantly subsided: "What's wrong with him?"

"Do you remember our previous analysis of Zhang Pu?"

“He is well-versed in military strategy, but lacks magnanimity…” Pang Yunyi said halfway through, then suddenly realized, “This attack is not like his usual style.”

Zhang Pu is not young and is used to doing things based on experience, which inevitably leads to a rigid style of doing things.

But this time the methods were too clever.

Xu Zhen raised his eyes and said solemnly, "I suspect that Qi Yongji is with Zhang Pu."

"Isn't Qi Yongji in Consort Ling's palace? There hasn't been a single word from the Brown Kingdom... Could it be that our informants have failed us?"

Pang Yunyi felt it was impossible, but he did not deny it easily.

Or rather, he had a premonition of it.

However, they have many spies in the Brown Kingdom, and even the Queen of the Brown Kingdom is one of their people.

"It can't be that everything is wrong. Maybe Qi Yongji is just putting on a show of favoring Consort Ling. The spies from the Brown Kingdom say that he has neglected state affairs for Consort Ling, and that the sounds of men and women laughing and joking can be heard from Consort Ling's palace all day long. Qi Yongji is so immersed in this world of pleasure that he has not held court for many days."

Pang Yunyi clapped his hands: "That's right! Qi Yongji isn't the type to indulge in a life of pleasure!"

They were so focused on everything at the border that they didn't notice anything amiss.

"Hiss..." Pang Yunyi scratched his hair in frustration, but quickly became excited again, "Good! Since he's come running at me, he deserves to be a victim of my blade."

Xu Zhen was not as optimistic as him: "It's probably not easy. Everything we're experiencing now is just an appetizer."

“You smart people always overthink things. No matter how much Qi Yongji schemes, we’ll eventually have to fight a real battle. Whether it’s fighting or brawling, I’ve never been afraid.”

As one of the few people in Dayong who could foresee the situation between Dayong and Heguo, Pang Yunyi was neither lacking in intelligence nor courage.

Therefore, he wasn't bragging; he genuinely had that confidence.

"If that's the case, I'm not worried. What I'm afraid of is that he might come up with some underhanded tricks..."

Pang Yunyi's excitement gradually faded: "It's over. Now that you mention it, I suddenly have a bad feeling..."

As if in response to his words, the next moment, a flurry of footsteps could be heard outside.

"General! Something terrible has happened!"

Before anyone arrives, the sound comes first.

Pang Yunyi and Xu Zhen disregarded everything else and rushed out of the tent.

"what happened?"