"I wonder who you are," the soldier said very cautiously, afraid of saying the wrong thing and offending this person.
But Artum was hot - tempered by nature. Hearing this, he immediately drew out his long sword from his waist, glaring at the guard with wide - open eyes.
"They say a good dog doesn't block the way. Don't you know that I've been invited to congratulate the newly - crowned queen of the Great Ming Empire?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the guards at the gate all showed looks of disbelief. They had never heard that the Great Ming Empire was going to replace its queen, nor did they know that someone had invited people from the Western Regions to attend such an event.
"We are not aware of any such thing as a change of queen. We need to report this matter. Please wait here for a moment."
Hearing this, Artum was about to lose his temper, but was stopped by his subordinate beside him. "General, we can't rush this. After all, it was Miss Xue'er who invited you. We can't let her down. You've raised Miss Xue'er for so long. Naturally, you don't want to see her sad."
Hearing this, the man who was about to lose his temper became much calmer. Artum nodded and quietly stood there, waiting for the two guards who had just left.
After a while, the two guards returned with red faces and walked towards Artum.
"General from the Western Regions, it's our fault that we were blind. We made you wait outside for so long. It's our sin. Please forgive us, General."
Hearing this, Artum was instantly in a good mood. He proudly raised his head, ignoring the two of them, and strode into the border of the Great Ming Empire.
Behind him, more than a hundred special troops closely followed on both sides.
After entering, Artum didn't forget to remind them, "Now that we've entered the Great Ming Empire, you must be extremely vigilant. Don't be distracted by this banquet."
To be honest, if it weren't for the fact that the messenger was Wen Ruxue, he wouldn't have wanted to get involved in this mess.
The more than a hundred soldiers said in unison, "Yes, we will obey your orders, General."
Hearing their words, Artum nodded. Then, led by the two guards in front, he came to the military camp where Rong Xun was.
When he arrived here, Artum didn't notice anything amiss at first. He only saw that the people here were all dressed in simple clothes. It seemed that they were the nomads stationed here.
As he walked further in, Artum felt more and more strange. He saw that the people inside were all looking at him, and even many of them came over.
Among them, the leader was General Yu, who was wearing a plain robe with patches. General Yu showed a flattering smile and walked towards Artum.
He clasped his fists and said respectfully, "I wonder whom this general is looking for here?"
Hearing this, Artum was about to point to the guards who had originally led the way, but they had already disappeared.
At the same time, more and more people gathered around him, so many that he couldn't believe his eyes.
Only then did he realize that he had probably been deceived. But even if he knew now, it was too late. Artum quickly drew out his big knife from his waist and warily looked at the people around him.
These people were still sizing up the more than a hundred people in front of them with cold eyes. They didn't even need to take action to watch these people die.
In the crowd, a thin figure appeared. Tang Youyou walked over calmly. Her sharp eyes looked at Artum, and suddenly she smiled. "General Artum, long time no see. How have you been recently?"
Hearing this voice, Artum instantly became angry. "You! So it was you! I should have killed you when we were in the Western Regions. If it weren't for Xue'er, you would have been dead long ago!"
Hearing this man still shouting, Tang Youyou didn't get angry but smiled instead. She looked at the man in front of her and continued, "Oh? It seems that General Artum doesn't know who invited you here yet?"
Hearing this, Artum immediately frowned. He questioned Tang Youyou, "What did you do to Xue'er? That letter must have been written by Xue'er, but where is she now?"
At this moment, Artum was still concerned about his adopted daughter, not knowing that he was in great danger.
"General, you'd better take care of your own situation. Compared with you, Wen Ruxue's situation is much better. The love - gu in Wen Ruxue's hand was given by you, right?"
Tang Youyou's words hit Artum's heart hard. He roared, "How dare you! She is my adopted daughter. How dare you lay a hand on my daughter!"
"Lay a hand? What do you mean by that? I just used the same method as hers to repay her. How can it be called laying a hand? She asked for it."
Saying this, Tang Youyou looked at General Yu beside her. As her red lips parted, a clear voice came out. "Don't let anyone here go."
Hearing this, these people immediately drew their swords. For a moment, there were flashes of sword lights. Tang Youyou grabbed a handful of yellow soil from the ground and mixed some self - made things into it with the gentle breeze.
The next moment, the gentle breeze blew, and the sand in her hand was also lifted into the air. While it was thrown into the air, the Western Regions' army that had been struggling to resist just now instantly collapsed on the ground like puppets with their strings cut, motionless.
These people opened their eyes one by one and looked at the Great Ming soldiers with long swords in their hands in horror.
Tang Youyou gently patted the dust on her hands and slowly came to Artum's side. She smiled gently. "General Artum, now, can we have a quiet talk about that love - gu?"
Hearing this, Artum still refused to admit defeat. He spat and gritted his teeth, frowning. "You despicable villain. For someone like you, I'd rather pull out my teeth than tell you a single word."
The next moment, Tang Youyou raised a dagger in her hand and approached Artum, who was lying on the ground unable to move.
Artum was naturally panicked when he saw the dagger getting closer and closer in front of his eyes, but he still didn't say a single word. Tang Youyou was really ruthless. She pried out one of his teeth with the dagger.
As the tooth fell to the ground, Artum instantly let out a scream. The scream filled the entire military camp. Even Rong Xun, who was resting in the tent, was awakened by the sound.
Rong Xun looked around. There was no one there except Su Ningde.
He said, "What time is it now? Where has the queen gone? What was that sound just now!"
Facing Rong Xun's three consecutive questions, Su Ningde shook his head repeatedly. "Your Majesty, the Queen asked this servant to guard you..."