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Silvertalon Principality, White Eagle Point, hilltop hot spring mansion.

The surface of the pond is full of steam, clouds and mist, the head of a beast carved in stone is faintly visible, and the warm spring water is flowing out of the mouth of the beast.

Outside the pool, there are strange rocks, and silver sand is everywhere. Snowflakes fall on the verdant bamboo leaves, quiet and elegant, and feel comfortable.

There is a wooden shed on the edge of the hot spring pool, three feet above the ground. Steam penetrates through the cracks of the wooden blocks, lingering in the process. There were snowflakes outside, but it was warm inside.

There were three figures in the hazy mist, a man and two women, the man was half-lying and the woman was sitting, but the sitting posture was slightly different, one was well-behaved and kneeling, and the other was sitting on the ground.

This man is none other than Chen Xing, who defeated the Lord of the Silver Claw Country a few days ago, and the two women are Jianyue Canglian and Xiang Caidie.

After Chen Xing settled in White Eagle Corner, Yeyang Bailiu left with the Iron Sisters, after all, the Great Holy Hall was not a regular combat force and would not participate in the next Silver Eagle Siege Battle.

If Yeyang Bailiu was still there, Chen Xing would definitely not dare to blatantly bring two women to the hot springs. Although the great therapist doesn't say anything, he is more jealous than anyone else. The cold eyes made people tremble.

This hilltop hot spring house was vacated by the mayor on the day he entered the town, on the condition that he could not harm the townspeople.

But in fact, this condition is not a condition at all. War is a matter between nobles, not to mention internal wars within the kingdom, which generally do not affect civilians.

And for the common people, it is just a change of tax payer, and there is no big difference.

When the expeditionary force entered the town, the defenders of the city only symbolically resisted and surrendered. Even the lord of the country and the main army were defeated, and their local troops did not have to struggle. If you can't fight, you will admit defeat, it is a kingdom, and there is no national integrity, family and country feelings, etc.

The reason why the mayor put forward such a condition is so that there will be a step to go down in the future. If Chen Xing wins, there is naturally no problem in currying favor with him, but in case Chen Xing loses, or if peace talks are made, then the mayor is still a vassal of the Silverclaw Principality.

So he had an excuse not to curry favor with the enemy, but to protect the townspeople.

This reason is also reasonable, White Eagle Point is a large town, with many residents and rich industries, and there is no way to evacuate all of them in a short period of time like the fringe towns.

"You're saying that apart from you and Canglian, no third person knows?" Chen Xing asked.

"Hmm!" Xiang Caidie nodded vigorously, "I know that the stakes are very high, and I don't dare to tell anyone, even the big cat in the fire mouth, I didn't say anything about them." ”

"But Silverclaw's troops came out of nowhere, without warning?" Chen Xing asked again.

"Yes." Xiang Caidie said, "In the past few days, we have interrogated many Silver Claw captives, and they all said that the orders from above came in a hurry, and there was no preparation at all in advance, and they didn't even have time to pack their clothes when they set off. ”

"It feels weird to theirs

The superior seems to be ......" Xiang Caidie said uncertainly, "It seems to know something......"

Chen Xing's brows furrowed slightly, if what Xiang Caidie said was true, it meant that there were traitors in the expeditionary force.

But Xiang Caidie said that only she and Jianyue Canglian knew about his coma. The traitor can't be Xiang Caidie, let alone see the moon canglian.

If they had different intentions, it would be enough for him to die a hundred times.

So who exactly betrayed him?

And who is in a position to betray him?

A thought crossed my mind.

Nova?

No!

If Nova wanted to be unfavorable to him, she would not have saved him when Qingguo was arrested by Zhao Yuankai. The Emperor of Qingguo wanted to kill a little baron of the Red Kingdom, which was similar to pinching an ant to death.

Then there is only one possibility.

Sola!

Once the idea came to mind, it became out of control.

Chen Xing recalled his contact with Sola some time ago, and found that he couldn't see through her more and more. Originally, some very simple things, she pushed back and forth, for a bunch of reasons, anyway, she just didn't help.

If something goes wrong, there must be a demon, and it seems that you will have to keep more eyes in the future.

In fact, from the beginning, he didn't really believe in Nova and Sora. Non-self people have different hearts, different cultures and skin colors, and even the elements that make up life are different, it is hard to believe that they can have the same heart as humans.

But after going to Qingguo to see Nova, the other party gave him a very good feeling, and unconsciously regarded the other party as a human being, and his vigilance was relaxed all of a sudden.

"My lord, the commander of the Left Army, Baron Prade asks to see you." A female officer came to the bottom of the wooden shed and saluted Chen Xing.

"Commander of the Left Army?" Chen Xing was stunned for a moment, "Isn't the commander of the Left Army Viscount Ramon?" ”

"Viscount Ramon left halfway, and White Willow appointed Baron Prade." Xiang Caidie said. The affairs of the army have been busy these days, and it is too late to tell Chen Xing about this situation.

"These monitor lizard city magnates are really unreliable." Chen Xing couldn't help but sigh.

A moment later, Chen Xing came to the courtyard of the hot spring mansion and met with Baron Prade.

Originally a hot spring hotel, the mayor converted it into a residence, but the courtyard and staircase outside have been preserved.

"Come, sit here."

Chen Xing sat casually on the stairs and beckoned Baron Prad to sit down. The latter was a little cramped and did not dare to sit down.

"It's all old friends, don't be too particular." Chen Xing said the second sentence, and Baron Prader sat down in fear.

"Come to me today, what's the matter?" Chen Xing asked straight to the point.

Baron Prade stood up again and bowed to Chen Xing, "I beg your Excellency, save the four thousand soldiers of my left army!" ”

Chen Xing

He was stunned again, "What's going on?" ”

After some understanding, Chen Xing roughly knew the situation.

About an hour earlier, Viscount Ramon's eldest son, Torres, had fled with a few soldiers, saying that his father might have been killed, and that the remaining 4,000 soldiers of the Left Army were being sent to the Red Dragon First Army's garrison.

With the help of several old subordinates of Viscount Ramon, he escaped halfway and ran back across the border on foot.

"It's all guys who escaped from the battle, what are you doing to save them?" Chen Xing said angrily.

"Although they escaped from the battle, they were also deceived by the eldest princess, and they were just low-level soldiers, acting on orders, and they were not at fault. What's more, they fought bloodily in the towns of Wildcat and Copper, and bought us a lot of time. In any case, the merits outweigh the demerits, and please ...... adults."

"Wait, what did you just say, the eldest princess's confusion?" Chen Xing captured a detail.

"According to Baron Prade, the eldest princess promised him that as long as he was willing to leave the expeditionary force, she would give him the commander of the Second Army."

"Why is that stinky woman again!"

Hearing this, Chen Xing understood everything, and couldn't help but scold. This Lacey is so bad, she targets him openly and secretly, as if she won't be happy if she doesn't kill him.

"What a stinking ......"

Chen Xing wanted to scold a few more words, but a female officer suddenly hurried from outside.

Running to the front of the steps, she stood still, and said with some nervousness and urgency: "My lord, the eldest princess of the principality, Her Royal Highness Lacey asks to see you!" ”

Chen Xing and Baron Prade were stunned at the same time, there were too many surprises to hear today. The eldest princess came to the mansion in person, and she was still waiting outside to "ask for a meeting", and her posture was unheard of.

Although both of them were stunned for a while, they were different "dumb". Baron Prade is the kind of dumb guy who is so shocked that he can't help himself, and he is about to doubt his life. Chen Xing was slightly stunned, and then squinted his eyes, as if he had thought of something. The wind is light and the clouds are light, and the changes are not alarmed.

"Did she come alone, or did she bring someone else?" After a while, Chen Xing asked lightly.

"Alone." The female officer replied.

After asking the female officer, Chen Xing looked back at Baron Prade.

After almost a minute of silence, Baron Prade gradually came back to his senses, looked up, and met a pair of eyes.

The commander was looking at him, Baron Prade was startled, cold sweat broke out on his forehead, and he said in a loud voice, "Your Excellency and the eldest princess have important matters to discuss, and it is inconvenient for your subordinates to disturb, so you will retire first!" ”

After speaking, he got up and gave a military salute, and left quickly. At this time, even the most stupid person knows that he shouldn't stay here.

"Please let her in."

"Yes!"

"Let the others retreat outside, and they will not be allowed to enter without my orders."

"Yes!"

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