A flicker of panic crossed Tuoba Jun's eyes. He took a staggering step backward, then clutched his chest. In his anger, a gush of blood welled up and spurted out.
Seeing this, Su Qingwen couldn't help but let out a cold snort. This guy was really underestimating the enemy. Serves him right!
The black - clothed men thought the same. Each of them was valiant and battle - hardened. In just two or three moves, they defeated the troops that Tuoba Jun had brought.
"Hua Yueye, even if you defeat me now, so what? I tell you, in the south, your people have been attacked by me. You've still lost!" Even at this point, Tuoba Jun still refused to yield. He bit his lips tightly and stared into Hua Yueye's eyes.
Hearing this, Hua Yueye smiled and raised her eyebrows. "Do you really think so? I'm afraid you've got it all wrong."
"You're not even a bit surprised?" When he first said this news, Tuoba Jun was quite proud. But he was completely stunned by Hua Yueye's reaction.
"Because I've been well - prepared." Hua Yueye squinted her eyes with a disdainful look, then shifted her gaze to behind Tuoba Jun.
Suddenly, a group of troops rushed onto the city tower. They bowed their heads to Hua Yueye and reported, "Your Majesty, we've completely wiped out the Qiangdi tribe and are here to report our success!"
"What did you say?" Tuoba Jun was shocked. He quickly turned around to look at the man behind him, then rushed over, grabbed the man's collar, and shouted, "Don't talk nonsense here! We launched a surprise attack on you. You had no chance to fight back!"
"Surprise attack?" Hua Yueye gently curled her lips into a smile. Her fingers casually slid across her face. "Tuoba Jun, how can you be so sure that I knew nothing? Before you attacked the south, I had already stationed troops among the common people in four places."
"You were doomed to lose the moment you sent out your troops. Well, do you still have anything to say?" As she spoke, Hua Yueye gave a look to the soldier who came to report.
The soldier immediately understood her intention. He threw a token on the ground and said, "Your Majesty, this is the token of the deputy general of the Qiangdi tribe. Please take a look."
At this point, Tuoba Jun had no choice but to believe it. He slumped to the ground. The light in his eyes faded away bit by bit. He looked extremely haggard, as if he had aged ten years in an instant.
"Come here! Take off his mask. I'd like to see what he looks like!" Hua Yueye squinted her eyes and stared intently at the man in front of her.
Suddenly, two guards stepped out from the side. They grabbed Tuoba Jun's shoulders from left and right, pressed him to the ground, quickly grabbed the mask on his face, and gave it a hard tug.
Su Qingwen held her breath slightly, eager to see what the man really looked like.
Tuoba Jun was about forty years old. His face was pale. He had regular but rather rough features. His eyes were like withered flowers, completely lifeless. Moreover, his lips were still trembling constantly, as if he had suffered a great shock.
Seeing this, Su Qingwen sneered. He really was reaping what he had sown. If only he had known better!
"Quickly take him away and interrogate him strictly." Hua Yueye waved her hand, withdrew her gaze from the man, and said with a cold smile.
"Yes." The two guards responded immediately, quickly grabbed Tuoba Jun's shoulders, and dragged him away.
After receiving Hua Yueye's order, the black - clothed men quickly disappeared into the air, just as silently as they had come.
[System: Congratulations to the host for successfully completing the task. Now your health value has increased to 70%. Keep up the good work!]
The system's prompt sounded. Su Qingwen curled her lips in satisfaction. Fortunately, all her efforts were not in vain. After all this trouble, there was finally some progress.
"Qingwen." Hua Yueye looked at her seriously and stroked her palm. "What just happened?"
"Hmm?" Su Qingwen was completely confused. She didn't know what he was asking. Then she looked up at him with a puzzled expression. "What?"
"Why did you have so much strength just now?" Hua Yueye wasn't a fool. Su Qingwen had done something so astonishing just now. How could he not be suspicious?
"This..." Su Qingwen lowered her head, not knowing how to explain. Then she gritted her teeth and said casually, "Isn't it said that when people are cornered, they can do things beyond their capabilities? That's exactly what happened to me just now. Don't be so curious. Isn't it a good thing that I'm in good health?"
"You're right." Hua Yueye nodded slightly. There was a hint of doubt in her eyes, but there were still many misgivings in her heart.
"I'll take you back." As she spoke, Hua Yueye gently took Su Qingwen's hand and led her down.
It was really windy here. After just staying for a while, Su Qingwen felt that her body was almost frozen. She shrank behind Hua Yueye and asked, "What are you going to do with that Tuoba Jun?"
By the way, that guy should be a prisoner of war. Shouldn't they kill a prisoner of war?
"Go the whole hog. Since we've captured the leader of the Qiangdi tribe, we must nip the Qiangdi tribe in the bud. And Gao Quan too." Hua Yueye slightly raised her head, and a glint of killing intent flashed across her eyes.
Su Qingwen blinked her eyes in surprise. Hua Yueye was actually going to deal with Gao Quan. It seemed that she had made up her mind this time.
"Okay." She blinked her eyes and said with a smile, "I support you. But Gao Quan is very cunning. You must be careful."
"Of course." Hua Yueye nodded and walked forward.
The next day, when Gao Quan heard that the leader of the Qiangdi tribe had been captured, he immediately led his troops back to the capital.
Hua Yueye immediately received him in the imperial study. She sneered and asked, "Eunuch Gao, you were supposed to be on a military campaign this time, not playing around. Why did you come back halfway? Are you trying to rebel?"
"Your Majesty." Gao Quan rolled his eyes and lied, "I was just worried about your safety, so I came back immediately. I heard that the crazy bastard Tuoba Jun tried to assassinate you."
"Um." Hua Yueye propped up her head and looked coldly at the man below. Her expression was a bit disdainful and sarcastic. Then she said, "It's all over now. Tuoba Jun has been captured."
"Really?" There was surprise all over Gao Quan's face. He secretly clenched his fingers, and his face became rather embarrassed.
"Yes. But this man could enter the palace smoothly and come and go freely. There must be an insider." Hua Yueye looked meaningfully at Gao Quan and slowly walked up to him.