The princess was ordained by Heaven.

Chapter 419 Monster

"Definitely not."

There's a war going on right now, and the Brown Kingdom has 200,000 troops. How can you possibly investigate them all in a short time?

Ding Cheng doesn't have that kind of free time right now.

"Fourth Brother, Fifth Brother and the others have followed Ding Cheng quietly, just as you said."

"Hmm, did you instruct them not to act rashly?"

"I have said that."

"That's good."

Xiao Si knew that Ding Cheng, being as cunning as he was, would only make the other locations of the Heavenly Thunder Vaults more concealed and more riddled with traps than the previous one.

Therefore, it is crucial not to alert the enemy at this time.

"Fourth Brother, what exactly are you trying to do?"

"Naturally, it's about pledging allegiance. Our Crown Princess is too formidable. If she discovers that I'm faking it, we'll never have a chance to rise in the Great Yong Dynasty."

"Hehe, Fourth Brother is the quickest-witted. Whatever you say, we'll do it!"

……

On the eve of the final offensive, Zheng Xun once again infiltrated Chongyan Pass.

Now, Chongyan Pass is finally feeling a bit tense.

The soldiers coming and going looked exhausted, but they were in a hurry.

The smell of gunpowder lingers long after the gunpowder explodes.

In the distance, there was continuous artillery fire, and inside, wounded soldiers could be seen everywhere.

During the journey, Zheng Xun overheard someone complaining, "When will this life of having our heads on our belts ever end?"

"When either Dayong or Heguo is gone, it will be pretty much over."

"I just don't know if we'll still be around then."

……

"So many people have died, will we even make it back alive?"

……

I miss my mother...

Zheng Xun didn't intentionally listen, but those words still drifted into her ears.

At that moment, she had a strange feeling that she had returned to the apocalypse.

She didn't want to listen and continued on her way.

After finding Ding Cheng, he was discussing matters with other generals.

"General, we can't let this continue! We have to fight back!"

"Counterattack? Who will go? You will?" Ding Cheng tried to light his pipe several times with a tinderbox, but failed. Frustrated, he slammed it on the table. "Murong Ze's troops will arrive the day after tomorrow. Relying on Chongyan Pass, dragging it out is the safest course of action."

"Since the general says that Xiong Yuliang betrayed Dayong, Dayong must know when Murong Ze arrived, but they still did not retreat, which means they must have something to rely on."

Ding Cheng remained unmoved: "What's the rush? They've only breached the second line of defense. I've already had gunpowder brought out; we can hold out until reinforcements arrive."

"General! That amount of gunpowder is far from enough. You should bring out all of it!"

"Impossible." Ding Cheng refused without hesitation.

He knew that there were spies in the Brown Country.

Gunpowder, such a powerful weapon, would be disastrous if it fell into the hands of spies.

"I know you think I'm a coward, but the reason I became a general is because I have more experience than you. You have to believe me."

Upon hearing this, Zheng Xun fell silent.

She carefully recalled the events and confirmed once again whether Ding Cheng was a spy sent by Dayong.

But clearly, no.

Ding Cheng's idea was indeed useful, but the so-called delay was a delay at the cost of the lives of the soldiers of the Brown Kingdom.

Zheng Xun watched calmly, feeling as if Chongyan Pass had been split in two.

On one side, war is raging; on the other, people are standing by and watching.

Surprisingly, there wasn't much of a sense of urgency during wartime around Ding Cheng's camp.

The argument inside the tent continued, with Ding Cheng persisting as always.

He was unaware that the Great Yong Dynasty had a Zheng Xun who defied all conventions.

"Alright, are you generals or am I? What I just said is an order, not a discussion with you."

After a pause, Ding Cheng continued, "How about this? I'm not an unreasonable person. If you really don't agree with my plan, then take your men and fight yourselves."

Go fight it yourself?

Without someone to set up a unified tactic, and instead letting them fight their own battles, it will definitely turn into chaos.

Ding Cheng, like a dead pig unafraid of boiling water, had already made up his mind to be a hands-off manager.

He was actually quite curious about what they could possibly come up with.

"Ding Cheng, you are unworthy of your position! If Chongyan Pass really falls, you will be guilty of a thousand deaths."

This time, everyone turned and left together.

Ding Cheng watched calmly, a mocking smile playing on his lips: "Overestimating yourself."

At this moment, his every word and action perfectly embodies the four words: stubborn and self-willed.

After everyone else had gone far away, Zheng Xun went inside.

She deliberately made her footsteps heavier, and Ding Cheng thought someone had returned.

He narrowed his eyes, then looked up: "What, you know how to regret it now..."

Before he could finish speaking, he was so startled that he suddenly stood up.

"Who are you!"

Today, Zheng Xun was still dressed in black, only revealing his bright eyes.

Ding Cheng warily placed his hand on the hilt of his sword at his waist: "How did you get in? What do you want?"

Zheng Xun stopped in his tracks: "Ding Cheng, I'm very curious, you clearly know that Ruhe Kingdom doesn't have an absolute advantage, so why are you still doing nothing?"

Upon hearing Zheng Xun's voice, Ding Cheng suddenly realized: "They sent you? Ha, a little girl. Come here, let me take a look at you."

He sat down again, spread his arms, and adopted a relaxed posture.

Zheng Xun: ...

The person thought she was a small gift from someone else.

Seemingly finding this way of playing quite interesting, Ding Cheng became interested in explaining: "That's naturally because you don't want to die. You don't understand, defending a city is very simple."

Zheng Xun's eyebrows twitched slightly: "Do you have other plans?"

Ding Cheng chuckled and shook his head: "Don't ask questions you shouldn't ask."

He waved to Zheng Xun.

Zheng Xun approached.

Ding Cheng reached out and pulled her: "Good girl, let me see your face."

Zheng Xun remained silent.

She took out a handkerchief and placed it in her palm.

Ding Cheng thought she was going to play some trick, so he withdrew his hand and waited expectantly.

Zheng Xun slapped him across the face.

Her martial arts training was not in vain; this slap directly twisted Ding Cheng's mouth to one side.

He raised his hand in a daze and touched his rapidly swollen cheek.

Taking advantage of his dazed state, Zheng Xun stepped forward, stepped on his shoulder, and patted his head: "Good boy, call me grandma."

Ding Cheng: My head is buzzing.

He finally realized something was wrong and pushed himself up again.

This time, he strained so hard that veins bulged on his forehead, but he still couldn't get up.

He tried again, but Zheng Xun loosened his grip a little. He was halfway up when Zheng Xun stomped him back down.

"My internal energy..."

Zheng Xun chuckled: "That's all!"

What did he think she was just doing?

Surely you can't really just pat him on the head, right?

It was all to seal his internal energy.

Unexpectedly, Ding Cheng stopped struggling.

He finally realized the gap between himself and Zheng Xun.

However, she clearly doesn't look that old.

Suddenly, something occurred to him.

"Did you kill Xiong Yuliang?"

"Hmm, you guessed right! Too bad there's no reward."

Ding Cheng murmured, "Monster..."

"Hey, how can you slander me like that? You really haven't seen the world. There are at least dozens of people in Da Yong who are stronger than me."