Chapter 1168: The Ending (17)

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

In the dark night, everyone hid in a pitch-black col and trembled.

“This is what you’ve done!”

Yan Huaijing went to use the toilet, but Xiao Zhenting smashed him to the ground.

Yan Huaijing spat out a bloody tooth and looked coldly at Xiao Zhenting. “You actually dare to attack the Crown Prince. Do you want to die?”

“Die? If I, Xiao Zhenting, wanted my life, I wouldn’t have come here!” Xiao Zhenting grabbed Yan Huaijing’s lapel and pulled him up from the ground. He slammed him against the stone wall. “Did you see everything on the battlefield? Didn’t you see it? You were hiding in the tent, eating, drinking, and living well. You don’t know what kind of chaos the outside is!”

Yan Huaijing was shocked by Xiao Zhenting’s killing intent and anger.

Although Xiao Zhenting was not too regulated, he was not as unreasonable as Yan Jiuchao. However, Xiao Zhenting was really going all out now.

Yan Huaijing composed himself and said with a burning gaze, “Xiao Zhenting, you don’t have the ability and suffered a defeat. Could it be that you want to blame me?”

Xiao Zhenting was so angry that he laughed. Was he afraid of losing? Did he care about the fake reputation? He was not afraid of death, and even the soldiers of the Great Zhou were not afraid of death, but some people died unjustly!

Xiao Zhenting said coldly, “Do you know what kind of monsters you’ve provoked for the Great Zhou?”

Yan Huaijing felt guilty.

Xiao Zhenting was originally just venting his anger, but when he saw Yan

Huaijing’s gaze, he suddenly frowned. “You know, right?” Yan Huaijing avoided his sharp gaze. “Let go of me first.”

“Grand Marshal.” Shadow Thirteen walked over.

Xiao Zhenting let go of Yan Huaijing coldly.

Yan Huaijing tugged at his collar that was a little tightened and said, “You won’t believe me if I say that I didn’t know in advance. I really don’t know. I just once asked them how a ten thousand-strong army can stabilize the situation in the capital. There are thirty thousand imperial guards in the capital and ten thousand troops stationed within a hundred miles. They said that there’s no need to worry about this. Those mercenaries are very powerful. Moreover, if they really fight, they don’t have to worry about the casualties of the mercenaries. I asked them, could it be that they won’t be injured? That person said, yes, they won’t be injured.”

Yan Huaijing recalled the cloaked man’s expression at that time. It was a little unfathomable, but Yan Huaijing did not think too much about it. The limitations of his understanding determined the limitations of his prediction. In his opinion, the cloaked man’s so-called not being injured must be because their martial arts were too strong and they would not be injured. How could he have expected that they would not be injured literally? “It’s a puppet technique,” Shadow Thirteen said.

“What do you mean?” Yan Huaijing asked.

Shadow Thirteen couldn’t be bothered with him. He looked at Xiao Zhenting and said, “Puppet technique is a type of sorcery that can control people’s actions and will. The reason why those armies of the Sacred Clan aren’t afraid of death should be because they were hit by this puppet technique. However, if they can even control the dead, I’m afraid it won’t be as simple as a puppet technique. There might be a Gu technique too.”

Shadow Thirteen had never seen such an evil puppet technique and Gu technique. Grandma and Zhou Jin also knew puppet techniques. Zhou Jin had never used it, but Grandma had used it before, but it was only used on living people. Shadow Thirteen had seen Ah Wei use the Gu technique, but Ah Wei would not cause trouble on dead people.

Xiao Zhenting frowned and said, “At this rate, won’t the other party add as many people as we die?” Then this war really couldn’t be finished! Xiao

Zhenting thought for a while. “Since there’s a nunnet techniaue. do they have a

puppet master?”

Shadow Thirteen nodded. “I think so.”

Xiao Zhenting made a decision. “Thirteen, make the preparations. Tonight, we’ll infiltrate Yu City and kill the puppet master of the Sacred Clan!”

“Okay.” Shadow Thirteen did not hesitate.

“Wait,” Xiao Zhenting suddenly said. “It’s better if you don’t go. You stay. Isn’t there a person called Jun Chang’an beside him? Tell him to go with me!” He didn’t even address him as Crown Prince.

Yan Huaijing gasped.

“That’s not good,” Shadow Thirteen said. “Jun Chang’an’s martial arts aren’t as good as mine.”

“Hmph.” Xiao Zhenting turned around, casually grabbed a set of armor that was scattered on the ground, and threw it into Yan Huaijing’s arms. “If the enemy attacks in the middle of the night, let the Crown Prince lead his troops to attack, if he dares not to rush to the front, kill him!”

“Xiao Zhenting!” Yan Huaijing clenched his fists.

Yan Huaijing was definitely not a cowardly person. However, he did not think that charging into battle was something the Crown Prince should do. The

Crown Prince was more useful. Anyone could charge into battle, but once the Crown Prince was gone, the Great Zhou’s morale would be completely destroyed..