The night shrouded the empty camp, and Chiba walked along, trying to abandon all distractions, and she repeatedly told herself that she was the lord of the empire, the future mistress of the northern frontier, and she could not let anyone see her exhaustion and hesitation. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

When Chiba returned to her tent, she couldn't see anything unusual.

"See the county lord!" Outside the tent, the guard bowed and opened the tent door. Since the personal guards were injured by the necromancy, the current guards are all drawn from the Northern Frontier Army by Monton.

Chiba nodded, and was about to step in, when he suddenly stopped and said in a deep voice to the guard: "I need to rest well, if there is nothing important, don't let people disturb me!"

"Yes, Lord Shire!" commanded the guard.

Chiba entered the tent and walked over to the table, where a dim oil lamp was burning and dim. She flicked the wick slightly, and the light came back on.

Chiba took out a piece of letterhead from his sleeve, the letterhead had already been opened, and the letter inside was even more crumpled. Chiba took a deep breath and was about to unfold the letter, but suddenly clenched his fists, crumpled the letter, and threw it on the table.

In fact, there is no need to read it anymore, because she has memorized the content of the letterhead backwards, and even if she reads it 11 million times, it will not change the cruel facts.

Chiba stared at the paper ball, and her voice was hoarse: "Why? Why do you do this to me? Isn't my sacrifice as good as your mercy for a dead man?"

Chiba took a deep breath, suddenly picked up the letter paper, put it on the oil lamp, the fire ignited, and the letter turned to ashes. As the letter disappeared, she seemed to lose all her strength and fell into her chair all at once.

Chiba looked at the ashes stupidly, and finally couldn't hold back the tears.

She couldn't figure out why her father would agree to let Ye Shuang become the imperial empress, even if it was to concentrate on dealing with the necromancy, even if it was just an expedient measure, he shouldn't have lightly agreed to such an important condition. This can only show that in his father's heart, he also agrees that Ye Shuang has the qualifications to become the crown princess.

Ever since her brother's death in a foreign country, Chiba has considered herself the unique heir to the future throne, and even if she can't, her children will. However, reality gave her a resounding slap in the face, and the struggle for imperial power has never been inevitable.

The person who delivered the news was her confidant, and the accuracy of the message was beyond doubt! From this moment on, the outcome of the battle in Tamu City was no longer so important - although the enemy there was the greatest threat to the Empire, it was no longer her greatest threat, and Ye Shuang was her lifelong enemy.

Chiba couldn't help but pay attention to that girl, although that girl didn't have many amazing performances, but she already had too many identities and glory that ordinary people couldn't reach, and some of them even she envied.

Ye Shuang is not only the princess of the empire and Camerondo, but also has the blood of the royal family and the Guo family in Northern Xinjiang, and will marry Li Wuheng, the new prince of the empire. With the noble bloodline and the support of the military, Ye Shuang can indeed compete with her!

But these are not the most important things, what really worries Chiba is the thoughts of her father, who is thousands of miles away. Since his brother went to the orc kingdom as a hostage ten years ago, his father's whole person has changed, and although he never mentions his eldest son, Chiba knows that his father's heart has always been full of pain and guilt.

In the silence of the night, my father often looked alone at the north and let out a heartbreaking sigh. He was waiting for his heir to return from the bitter cold.

However, ten years of waiting only returned to the news of his brother's death. Chiba even heard her father crying bitterly in the study, she had never seen his father so out of shape. It is an unspeakable sadness that everything is in place, but the best heir has been lost.

His father's longing, guilt, and pain for his brother became Ye Shuang's biggest political capital. Chiba found out that his father was very likely to make an extremely irrational choice because of this!

Something had to be done to change that, because Chiba believed that no one was more qualified to inherit the imperial power than her. Over the years, in order to help her father become the Emperor of Light, she has been torn between intrigue and life and death, and she has given too much, and this is what she deserves!

Having experienced the cruel and ruthless struggle for imperial power, Chiba knows very well that this is a game of "the winner takes everything, and the loser has nothing", and there is no room for the slightest soft-heartedness.

The tears on Chiba's cheeks had long since dried, her face was slightly hideous, and she muttered to herself into the empty air: "Since you want to fight, then be ready to lose everything!"

Chiba raised her hand, gently turned the ring three times, and blew lightly on her lips, and the silent sound wave passed through the space. A moment later, three figures walked in from outside.

The three of them salute in unison:

"The shadow guard is nameless, see the county lord!"

"The shadow guard has no life to see the county lord!"

"The shadow guard has no criticism to see the county lord!"

The voices of the three of them were a little feminine, very similar to those eunuchs in the palace who were neither male nor female.

Chiba said in a deep voice, "Has anyone ever seen you come in?"

The shadow guard in the center said: "Lord Yu, no one sees it." The guards outside were also temporarily lost in our minds, and they didn't know we were coming!"

Chiba nodded, she slowly stood up, walked out from behind the table, and stared at the three of them: "There is one thing that I need you to help me complete!" She paused slightly, and then said: "This matter is very simple, it is also very dangerous, and most importantly, I need your absolute loyalty, loyalty to me personally!"

The shadow guard in the center was stunned for a moment, and immediately said: "Don't worry, the county lord has been following the county lord for many years, and I have always been loyal to the county lord, even if I sacrifice my life, I will not hesitate to do so!"

The other two shadow guards also immediately pledged their allegiance to Chiba.

Chiba said: "This matter must be kept extremely secret! It must not be known to anyone, remember, it is anyone! Not even my father!"

Shadow Guard said: "Please rest assured!"

Chiba took out a jade plate, handed it to the shadow guard, and said in a deep voice: "Within ten days, with this jade card, mobilize all the forces of the dark guards, find the Duke of the Ice Plain, Li Wuheng, and kill him!"

The shadow guard immediately said: "I will not disgrace my life!"

The nameless shadow guard hesitated for a moment and said, "County Lord, Li Wuheng's martial arts are extremely high, and his whereabouts are difficult to determine, so he may not be able to find his trace within ten days!"

Chiba also frowned, pondered for a moment, and suddenly flashed the shadow of a girl in her mind, and she immediately said: "Don't worry, I can get his exact whereabouts, and once there is news, I will notify you immediately!"

The shadow guard immediately bowed down to receive the order.

Waiting for the shadow guard to leave, Chiba finally smiled, without the support of Li Wuheng, Ye Shuang lost her only arm in the military! Without the support of the military forces, no amount of glory is just a flash in the pan!

Suddenly, there was a soft noise outside the tent. Chiba's face changed, and he quickly rushed out of the tent, looking around, but he didn't see half a figure. The two guards at the door were still in a daze, apparently not yet recovering from their lost consciousness.

Chiba blew on the ring again, and immediately several more dark guards gathered from the darkness. Chiba said coldly: "Immediately disperse the search and take a look at ......"

Before she could finish speaking, she saw a figure walking in the distance, Chiba hurriedly waved her hand, and the dark guards dispersed again.

When someone approached, Chiba immediately recognized that it was Nalan Xiaoxue.

I saw Nalan Xiaoxue said with a happy face: "County Lord, Ah Heng has sent news, he said that the matter is over and he will return to Tamu City soon! Also, he wants me to tell you that Guo Wu did not return first, but came back with Ah Heng and them!"

Chiba looked at Nalan Xiaoxue who came over, and also showed a warm smile, and said excitedly: "That's great! We don't have to worry about those two bastards anymore!

Nalan Xiaoxue's cheeks were slightly red and said, "I'm not worried! By the way, sister, I still have to relay the news to Lord Mengton, will you go with me?"

Chiba gently held Nalan Xiaoxue's hand, only to feel slightly cold, she smiled: "Sister, don't worry, Lord Mengton has already invaded Tamu City, you must not be able to find him in the past at this time, it is better to rest here with me for a while, and then go after the war is over!"

Nalan Xiaoxue shook her head: "No, there is also General Xiao Lei, he has also asked me several times about Ah Heng's news, I'll go tell him, so as not to worry about him!"

Chiba said helplessly: "Okay, but the war is in chaos, sister, you have to be careful!" She let go of Nalan Xiaoxue's hand, thought about it, and suddenly asked again: "By the way, sister, did you see anyone passing by here when you came over just now?"

Nalan Xiaoxue was stunned for a moment, and muttered: "It seems to be one, but I don't know it!"

Chiba was overjoyed in her heart, and said quietly: "Then sister, do you remember what that person looks like?"

Nalan Xiaoxue frowned: "It's too dark, I don't see it clearly, it looks like a beard! What's wrong sister, what happened?"

Chiba was slightly stunned, there were many bearded people in the army, but there were not many who dared to approach his camp, could it be the bearded man who repeatedly ruined his good deeds?

"Sister, what's wrong with you?" asked Nalan Xiaoxue.

Chiba waved his hand: "It's nothing! Sister, go about your own business!"

Nalan Xiaoxue sighed softly and walked away quickly.