Hearing Feng Yunshu's footsteps, Helan Yanting turned to look at her.
General Shi beside him raised his eyebrows, gave a teasing smile, and said, "Oh, here comes the military advisor's wife."
The others also noticed Feng Yunshu's arrival. Once again, Feng Yunshu was under everyone's scrutiny.
"Why did you come here? Have you had breakfast?"
Feng Yunshu shook her head and quickly walked to Helan Yanting's side. "Last night... well... I didn't do it on purpose..."
Helan Yanting pinched her palm with a half - smile. "Did you have fun last night?"
Feng Yunshu blushed. "I've already said I didn't do it on purpose. You're still making fun of me..."
Helan Yanting laughed softly. "Okay, I won't tease you anymore."
"Why didn't you have breakfast? There's nothing important today. You could have slept longer. You didn't need to come."
Feng Yunshu shook her head. "I've been feeling uneasy, so I thought I'd come and have a look. I can eat later. It's okay."
Since she was already there, Helan Yanting didn't say anything more. "Alright then. If you get hungry, I'll ask Yan Qi to get you some pastries to fill your stomach first."
"Do I only have the quality of loving to eat in your eyes?" Feng Yunshu asked Helan Yanting with great suspicion.
Helan Yanting gave a meaningful smile. "Well... there's plenty of time. I need to discover more about you, Military Advisor."
Feng Yunshu stood on the city wall with Helan Yanting. The army of the Dan Kingdom on the opposite side was already lined up neatly. Although they were a long distance apart, Feng Yunshu could still feel that the morale of the enemy was extremely low.
The person standing at the front of the formation on the opposite side was no longer Crown Prince Dongfang Qi, but the third prince, Dongfang Yuan.
Both sides announced the opening of the city gates. On the opposite side, Dongfang Yuan and General Li would take down the flag representing the Dan Kingdom's army on their city wall and submit the surrender letter again.
Even from such a long distance, Feng Yunshu could still feel Dongfang Yuan's gaze on her. His gaze was so intense that it was impossible to ignore.
Originally, Feng Yunshu didn't think much of it, but being stared at like this, she was afraid that others around would misunderstand.
Fortunately, Helan Yanting was beside her. Maybe everyone would think that Dongfang Yuan was looking at Helan Yanting.
Helan Yanting noticed Dongfang Yuan's gaze, frowned slightly, and stepped forward to completely block Feng Yunshu from Dongfang Yuan's sight.
General Shi looked at Dongfang Yuan, cleared his throat, and said in a loud voice, "Prince of the third rank of the Dan Kingdom, the time is up. Open the city gates quickly."
"Open the city gates." Dongfang Yuan didn't hesitate and gave the order straightforwardly.
All the soldiers of the Dan Kingdom put down their weapons in front of them in unison. Under the gaze of the soldiers of the Yuan Kingdom, they hung their heads in humiliation.
Feng Yunshu saw the dark red city gates slowly open. A beam of light gradually spread into a large expanse of light. Maybe it was the light of peace.
The envoy of the Dan Kingdom would walk out of the city gates with the surrender letter and come under the city gates of the Yuan Kingdom.
Everyone's eyes involuntarily focused on the envoy holding the surrender letter. At this moment, the scene seemed to freeze. Everyone held their breaths, afraid of disturbing this solemn moment.
Feng Yunshu's heart started to pound again. She looked around, and suddenly heard the chaotic sound of galloping horses...
She immediately looked in the direction of the sound. At this moment, a sharp arrow flew out from the direction she was looking at. The arrow was not aimed at her, but at -
Dongfang Yuan!
Feng Yunshu's pupils suddenly constricted. Her body seemed to react instinctively to try to block the arrow. Feng Yunshu knew that this was the instinct of the original owner's body. Maybe it was the residual consciousness driving her.
Fortunately, this feeling was not as strong this time. Feng Yunshu thought that perhaps the remaining obsession and unwillingness of the original owner towards Dongfang Yuan were slowly fading away with the passage of time and would eventually disappear.
Although she didn't have a good impression of Dongfang Yuan, he hadn't done anything to hurt her. Moreover, as the only candidate for the crown prince of the Dan Kingdom now, if he died like this, the people of the entire Dan Kingdom would really suffer.
Feng Yunshu was about to use her spiritual power to block the arrow, but before her, Dongfang Yuan quickly noticed the incoming arrow. He quickly jumped off his horse. With his clothes fluttering, he narrowly avoided the fatal arrow.
However, before Dongfang Yuan could breathe a sigh of relief, Lieutenant Lin, who was closest to him, suddenly drew his sword and stabbed it into Dongfang Yuan's abdomen.
"Thud -"
This sword caught everyone off guard. Even though Dongfang Yuan was skilled in martial arts, he still got hit by this sword and spat out a mouthful of thick blood.
"This -"
Seeing this, everyone present gasped.
"Lieutenant Lin, are you crazy?!"
General Li immediately rushed up, drew his knife, and tried to drive Lieutenant Lin away. But Lieutenant Lin laughed carelessly. "Lieutenant, lieutenant! I'll never be a lieutenant for the rest of my life! What's the use of following you people? Opportunities have to be seized by oneself!"
"What do you mean by that? Have I ever treated you badly?" General Li's face was cold, and his voice was extremely low.
"General Li, you don't need to be so angry. We just have different paths. You chose to side with the third prince, and you'll eventually end up with your nine generations being implicated!"
Just as the two were arguing, a loud voice sounded. "Come here! Arrest the third prince who has harmed his own brother and these traitors who have committed heinous crimes immediately!"
"Duke Ding?!"
The moment General Li saw the person coming, he was extremely shocked. "Why are you here, Duke Ding?"
"General Li, you're really confused! Not only did you conspire with the third prince to harm the crown prince's life, but now you also want our soldiers of the Dan Kingdom to surrender. It's simply outrageous! I've been ordered by the emperor to arrest you traitors. Why don't you surrender quickly?"
"Duke Ding, you're wrong. I've never done what you just said. How can you say I harmed the crown prince? The crown prince was indeed injured on the battlefield. It was my fault for not protecting him well, but I've never had the intention to harm the crown prince. This is simply unfounded!"
"Save these words for when you return to the Dan Kingdom, General Li. I don't have time to waste on you."
Duke Ding waved his hand, and a group of armed guards immediately rushed up to arrest General Li. Since Dongfang Yuan was injured, Duke Ding ordered others to carry him on a stretcher and take him away as well.
Just as the surrender was about to take place, such an unexpected incident happened. Naturally, General Li was not at ease. "Duke Ding, even if you want to detain me, can you let me finish handling this matter first and then arrest me? Otherwise, this mess will be hard for you to explain to the emperor, won't it?"
"Don't worry about this, General Li. I have my own arrangements."
After saying that, Duke Ding didn't look at General Li anymore.
Duke Ding had clearly come here with a plan. He was wearing armor, fully prepared.
After General Li and Dongfang Yuan were taken away, Duke Ding turned to the soldiers of the Dan Kingdom who had put down their weapons. "You are all brave men of our Dan Kingdom. How can you surrender without a fight?! My sons of the Dan Kingdom, pick up your weapons. To defend our territory and protect your wives, daughters, and families, charge forward and kill every last one of those Yuan Kingdom brats!"