The news of the defeat of the southern army soon spread back to Luoyang, Luoyang Taishou fell from his chair in fright on the spot, and the people were also uneasy, for fear of being burned by the war again, and there were very few people who were really worried about the safety of Xinlan and others, and they were not necessarily worried about all of them.

"I'm Lord Lei Tianhua's subordinate, please let me in. ”

At the gate of Taishou's mansion, a young man showed his identity to the guards.

How did Lei Tianhua know that Gao Yingtai was coming, and how could Jinyiwei still have the leisure to monitor Gao Yingtai's movements in Changsha under the war...... This is not a problem, because there is a person in this world who will pay close attention to everything in Gao Yingtai.

It's just that Ma Niancai didn't show up after Lei Tianhua became famous, nor did he join the team of 1,000 people, he just glanced at Gao Yingtai with a happy face from a distance and left.

After that, like most people, he thought that the southern army would basically not encounter any difficulties in the future, but unexpectedly, the emperor drove the expedition in person and sacrificed Sima Xuanba to beat them to the ground.

In addition to the official reporters of the imperial court, there are basically no reporters from other channels who can shoot on the battlefield, and the imperial court will only intercept clips that are beneficial to itself for propaganda, which can make Ma Niancai anxious.

"Why, I have to take care of my face and not follow the past, why am I so stupid......"

After complaining, he decided to go to the Taishou Mansion.

The reason why "Chuang" is used is because this Luoyang Taishou is not trustworthy at all, and now that the southern army is defeated, who knows if he will rebel again, if he wants to rebel, how can he keep it secret and arrest some people as a vote, so Ma Niancai's trip is really dangerous.

Fortunately, when he went inside and saw Taishou, Ma Nian found that his complexion was not as panicked and frightened as rumored, and his heart was much calmer.

This shows that the Southern Army retained most of its strength and retreated.

"All members of our army are safe, you just have to perform your duties well, and step down. ”

After checking the identity certificate left by Lei Tianhua to Ma Niancai, Taishou couldn't help but put on his official authority.

Ma Niancai estimated that he regarded himself as a secret agent with a vacillating position, but he was not annoyed, because he had already gotten the news he wanted, and immediately thanked him and retired.

Sure enough, in the evening, I saw the southern army returning to the city, although most of the people were a little sluggish, but they were indeed all there, so Ma Niancai also carefully counted the number of people.

Of course, the most important thing is Gao Yingtai, seeing that she was taking care of Lei Tianhua with a worried face, Ma Niancai felt a little unhappy in his heart.

It's not jealousy, but hatred for Lei Tianhua that worries Gao Yingtai.

"Why don't you go and have a look?"

A familiar voice came from behind him, and when Ma Nian looked back, he saw Chen Duyun, who looked a little tired, standing behind him and saying hello to him.

"It doesn't matter if I go or not, but if you don't stay in the team, what are you doing here?"

Knowing each other, Ma Niancai's attitude is not so restrained.

"Then there is a break to be free to move. ”

"Did you really lose the battle?" Ma Nian was a little surprised. Although there are only 1,000 people, the outside world still calls them "army", which shows how high the evaluation of their strength is, but their style of acting is simply too loose.

"It is precisely because of the defeat that we need to relax. Chen Duyun raised his hand, obviously wanting to release the soundproof barrier, but finally dispelled the idea, "As for the imperial court, there is no need to worry, we lost this battle, but they also found that they can't help us, if I guess correctly, they won't send someone to attack until they are completely sure." ”

Putting aside Zhao Chong, who can only transfer a few people and has limitations, Chen Duyun can easily teleport all the people when he has Xinlan's energy, which is enough to make the imperial court sigh with admiration, not to mention that Xinlan's healing skill level can fully support a protracted battle...... After Sima Xuanba's earth-shattering sky-shattering, the two sides retreated tacitly.

Of course, in terms of momentum, they are completely lost. But as long as people live, they are better than anything else.

"Then you should go back, for example, to comfort His Highness Xinlan. Ma Niancai said in a sarcastic tone, this is the result of the dissatisfaction that arose after seeing the scene just now.

"That's not my job, and Xinlan is stronger than you think, and so is Lady Ray over there. ”

I don't know if it's an illusion, Mrs. Lei's voice seems to be extremely loud and harsh, Ma Niancai couldn't help lowering his head and muttering softly: "Of course I know ......"

"No, you don't know. ”

"What do you mean?" Ma Niancai felt that Chen Duyun had come with a provocative intent, but when he saw his sincere expression, he was confused again.

"I mean, you're still unconvinced. ”

"Not convinced?"

Ma Nian wanted to laugh, but found that he couldn't.

He has long had the realization that the happiness of the person he loves is the best one, and he also admits that Lei Tianhua is stronger than himself and is the most suitable person, what else can he disagree with......

For example, the idea that "if I had such ability, I would never be inferior to him"?

Ma Niancai's face darkened, and he found that he really thought like this, just like the psychology of hating the rich second generation, he knew in his heart that it was stupid but could not be eliminated.

"So, do you want to go over and have a look?"

"What are you looking at?" Ma Niancai was a little confused.

"Only after reading it did I understand the gap. Chen Duyun's face became extremely solemn, "It's not strength, it's spiritual." ”

However, there was no trace of frustration on his face.

……

Everyone quickly dispersed to rest, and Xinlan began to deal with the problem of prisoners that she had no time to take care of before.

I thought that I would be able to end everything today, so the sealing magic cast on the Northern Army and the Jinyi Guards was not very strong, but Luoyang Taishou strengthened it again after Xinlan and the others retreated, but the sealing magic they cast was much weaker than Xinlan and the others, at least Pharmacist Li had lifted the ban and sat quietly in the prison.

Pharmacist Li didn't plan to leave, because, as he said at the beginning, he only planned to be loyal to the imperial court once, and it was his own request to enter the prison.

"Failed?"

Seeing Xinlan appear here, Pharmacist Li was a little surprised.

"Haha. Zhang Gongjin next door smiled happily.

Of course, Xinlan was not angry, but walked into the cell and talked to Pharmacist Li about the day's events.

"You're not angry?" Zhang Gongjin next door was shocked and angry.

To be honest, putting aside the idea of being a pharmacist Li, Zhang Gongjin treats Da Song like an ordinary employee in the company, willing to work and has no idea of changing jobs, but occasionally makes some small profits. Therefore, when he heard that his "old boss" was treated like this by the people, he immediately became angry.

Yes, he had been optimistic about the people, but he did not expect them to be so demoral. Before the start of this battle, he had no good impression of the people who came to power by forcing the palace, and if it weren't for the loyalty of Pharmacist Li, he would not have gone south to work for the king.

No matter how talented you are, if you have no virtue, what is the difference between you and a brute?

"I'm angry. Xinlan said calmly, no anger was audible on her face or tone, but her sadness was on display, "But I don't understand why he did this." ”

"Why do you want to understand what a beast is doing?" Zhang Gongjin was very disdainful.

Pharmacist Li understood that Xinlan was only hiding her anger in her heart and not letting it interfere with her reason, and he also understood that Xinlan was trying to understand the other party, and he himself was saved in this way, so he would not deny Xinlan's current entanglement. But he also had no better opinion, because Sima Shimin's relationship with him was only limited to the monarch and ministers.

However, Pharmacist Li still has an opinion on this matter:

"There are no absolutes, and I think there are people in this world who cannot be forgiven. ”

Xinlan didn't answer, because she couldn't say what she believed in the people.

is different from Liu Tian's situation at that time, this time it is all kinds of facts that prove the immorality of the people, but the eyes give different answers.

And the essence is different, this time to suspect that the people of the world are heinous people. Completely denying a person is more difficult for Xinlan than trust.

"I'm not going to let anyone get hurt. ”

Xinlan can only give such a promise.

She won't say that her war is a sign of justice, but when she finally disposes of the people, she wants to keep that kindness.

Killing her father, Sima Di herself forgave Shimin, she really planned to do nothing if Shimin showed a conscience and retreated with a punch, but Shimin's current behavior can be said to be death.

So much so that Xinlan was moved to kill.

Xinlan doesn't care if killing someone will affect her saint's state of mind or what she will cultivate in the future, what she cares about is that Sima Di definitely doesn't expect such an ending, and as long as the people still have a trace of conscience, she will not make this decision.

As a result, the light she saw in her eyes became the last hope in Xinlan's heart.

But is that light really what she and Master Li understand?

Also, isn't it very ridiculous that she was able to kill hundreds of thousands of people without blinking at the beginning, and now she shows mercy to a traitorous and evil person, and is very disrespectful to those who died?

……

Just when Xinlan was worried, the rest of the people didn't really go to rest.

Whatever the reason, they all lost to Sima Xuanba.

Despair...... No, compared to the fear and helplessness he felt when he met Yue Jianghong, for Sima Xuanba, a stronger existence, indignation accounted for most of the emotions in his emotions, and the rest was unyielding.

Such an artificial man must be defeated.

Everyone thought to themselves, and just then, someone came out and led them to do another thing, and this event succeeded in arousing their fighting spirit.

"How long do you want to trouble Sister Xinlan?"

Yan Ya accurately transmitted the question to the ears of everyone except Xinlan.