It's late at night.

The lanterns in the hall are like day, and the wind and snow outside the hall are thick.

"Your Majesty, this is yesterday's battle report...... The fiefdoms of Shanya Gong have also fallen. ”

In the empty hall, Yu Chen's deep voice echoed.

Nan Yanhe held the jade slip silently, but he didn't bother to read even a word of it, and finally put it on the table again.

"Have all the main forces been withdrawn?" Nan Yanhe asked.

Yu Chen sighed heavily: "Most of them have been saved, but the rumors have intensified, several squads have rioted in the process of retreating, although they have been suppressed in time, but the morale has fallen to the lowest point, and there is a deputy general who was assassinated in the chaos." ”

He paused, then looked up at Nanyan River again: "Now, Nanhuangxing has been completely exposed in front of the Dao Spirit Clan's army, Your Majesty, you should also be ready to leave." ”

"Leave?"

Nan Yanhe shook his head: "No, I can't leave yet." ”

Yu Chen looked into his eyes: "Recently, there have been no less than twenty assassinations of all kinds blocked by the Keqing Mansion. ”

"I know that Chu Mansion has been looking for it several times, but if I let others know that the Dao Spirit army has not yet invaded, I will be so frightened that I will flee in fear, this battle ...... If you have already lost, how can you fulfill the requirements of the Jade Alliance Lord?" Nan Yanhe's face was unprecedentedly solemn.

Yu Chen was silent for a long time, and he slowly sat down in front of Nanyanhe, the pale white light of the lantern outlining his wrinkled ravines, making him look even older.

"Reason, it should be so, but it can be ...... But the old man did not want to see His Majesty risk his life. ”

Yu Chen said abruptly: "Now it is not as good as in the past, even if the princes are arrogant, they will not rashly break the balance of the southern realm, but now...... The enemy we face is the Dao Spirit Clan, the ...... Daoyu Galaxy. ”

He stretched out his thin hand and picked up the jade slip again, trembling slightly.

"Every day, I look at the war report, and every day, countless people die on the front line. Even children who had just turned twelve were conscripted into the army to dig three feet into the ground to collect spiritual materials, and they could only rest for two or three hours a day. ”

"Zidinghou's eldest son and second son died in battle, but he still put on armor and stepped on the battlefield the next day like a nobody, and her concubine was also injured in the heart and lungs, and in the days when she was unconscious, Zidinghou didn't even have time to look at her......"

"And General Li's second brother, who also died on the battlefield of Che Zixing, he can't even tell which one is his brother's corpse from the flesh and blood scraps all over the ground......"

Lin Shu also died, he triggered the complete Cloud Fire Falling Star Array, severely killing and wounding more than 100 enemy soldiers, but he was also crushed in the violent wave of spiritual power...... He could have become a Formation Master. ”

"Human life is too fragile...... Too fragile......"

"In the past, even if the situation was difficult, it would have passed by gritting my teeth, but this time, I really didn't have any confidence or certainty...... I can protect you. ”

"If it were Your Majesty...... Then how do I deal with the Heavenly Spirit of the Former King?"

Yu Chen was almost pleading, and every word fell heavily on Nanyanhe's heart.

Nan Yanhe took a deep breath, Huo Ran got up, pressed his hands on the table, and said solemnly: "That ...... It is even more impossible to escape. ”

"Prime Minister, I understand what you mean, you know, I have always been a person who is greedy for life and afraid of death, if I could, I would have long been eager to slip to the border of the Western Realm, and I would not appear in the sight of the Dao Spirit Clan in this life. ”

"But no, Marquis Ziding, General Li...... The pain of bereavement is deep to the bone, but in this war, the slightest mistake can lead to a devastating disaster, and where can we be willful?"

"Actually, everyone knows very well that it doesn't matter if I'm dead, as long as I can die worthwhile. The position of Nanwang will be handed over to Xiaoxiao if it's a big deal, and he can do better than me. ”

"But you must not have an accident, otherwise there will be a fault in too much work, and that is the heaviest blow. ”

Nan Yanhe looked at Yu Chen nearby, and his tone suddenly softened: "Prime Minister, the first king went early, and I have always been ...... I think of you as the closest person, and sometimes I even feel ......"

He paused, and said no more, just a faint sigh.

"In short, I will not leave here, and even if I die, I will die on the tower of the royal city. ”

He said firmly, unsparingly.

Yu Chen couldn't help but be silent.

As early as when Nanyanhe dismissed the concubines and arranged a new identity and a new life for them, he had already realized the intentions of His Majesty King Nan.

No matter how slippery and lazy he is, he is the blood of the royal family after all, and he has pride in his bones.

yes, he's not the kid he was back then.

He has grown up, but he himself is old.

"Prime Minister, I'm thirty-seven years old, and I'm already in the Dao realm, this time, let me protect you. ”

Nan Yanhe said slowly: "If you accidentally leave your life here, you must always let people know that I am not a waste, and I have always been ...... Very hard. ”

There was a sudden blur in front of him, Yu Chen opened his mouth, but forgot to speak.

"The Lord of the Jade Alliance has already left a way back for us, and after the victory in this battle, we will retreat to the Hanging Star, where the Northern Alliance army is already garrisoned. ”

Nan Yanhe smiled freely: "Prime Minister, when the time comes, we will open ten jars of strong rock wine, and we will rest as soon as we get drunk!"

Yu Chen looked at his face, and suddenly smiled: "Your Majesty, it's good to keep this in your heart, according to the minister's opinion, it is very unlucky to promise things after the war before the war." ”

"Hahaha, phew, I didn't say it. Nan Yanhe waved his hand, and said with a blazing gaze: "Then, I'm going to try the battle armor tailored for me, and after five days, I hope it can come in handy." ”

"It may be faster, if I am the main general of the Dao Spirit Clan, I only need to send a few troops, I can drag the main force of Ning Xiang Gong and Yu Chang Gong, and when the time comes, I will go straight to the Southern Phoenix Star, and after completing the battle, the general trend of the southern border can be determined." Yu Chen said.

"But they probably didn't expect that nearly eighty percent of the masters in the southern realm were about to gather in the Southern Phoenix Star, and Ning Xianggong's side was just an empty shell. "Nanyan River Road.

"The Array Emperor seniors, along with the ten top Array Dao Masters in the Southern Realm, are also about to give them a surprise. Yu Chen said and smiled helplessly, "Even I don't know what a grand plan they have laid out." ”

"Then let's wait and see, and let Jiang Shen and Wei Jingyou, the two doglegs who took refuge in the Daoling clan early, take a good look at how big a gap they are with the predecessors of the Array Emperor. Nan Yanhe sneered.

"Heh, the three great heavenly masters of the Southern Realm...... Now it's like this, the world is impermanent. ”

Yu Chen's face couldn't tell what it was: "This time, I'm afraid I can see a lot of acquaintances." ”

"It doesn't matter, they'll be dead soon. ”

"That's right. ”

Yu Chen got up, and Nanyanhe sent him to the front of the palace.

A palace maid stepped forward quietly, put a black coat on Yu Chen, and tightened her neckline, while the other palace maid held up an umbrella to shield herself from the vast wind and snow.

"Prime Minister, see you tomorrow. Nanyan River stopped on the steps.

"The old minister retired. ”

Yu Chen's voice gradually blurred in the wind and snow.

Nanyanhe watched his back from afar until it was completely covered by heavy snow.

He lowered his head again and looked at a crimson hedron in his hand.

In the night, it is dark and deep, with a faint brilliance.

After a moment of staring, he put it away as if nothing had happened, turned and stepped into the main hall again.