After I disguised myself as a man, I became everyone's white moonlight

It's not that he doesn't want to look back, but he can't look back now.

Once the arrow is shot, there is no turning back. Ever since Nalan joined the Seventh Prince's camp, he had no choice.

If we withdraw at this time, not to mention the attitudes of the Crown Prince of Chu, the Third Prince and the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery, even the Seventh Prince will not let it go!

If it were just him, he could always say he didn't want to continue, but there were still the Nalan clan members behind him, and the expectations and lives of so many people, so he couldn't do whatever he wanted.

He knew very well that the Seventh Prince was not a good choice, but the Nalan family did not have many choices.

Nalan wanted to choose the third prince Zhou Yichen or the eighth prince, but both of them had the most capable helpers around them. The third prince had Chu Qibai and the eighth prince had Yao.

Even if they were willing to accept Nalan's surrender, the subsequent rewards they could promise would be limited.

Now Nalan and the Seventh Prince are tied to the same boat and there is no turning back.

Chu Xi saw a complex emotion flash across the eyes of the eldest son of the Nalan family, and even slowed down his attack speed before continuing, so he guessed what he was thinking.

She could persuade the eldest young master to stop for the sake of his clan members, but she could not guarantee that she could protect the safety of everyone in the Nalan family for the time being.

Now she doesn't even have real authority. She can only be called a centurion after she arrives in Xi'an, so the only people she can use are those transferred from her grandfather.

But once the grandfather's power is used, once this matter is discovered by others, it will be made into a big deal.

Your Majesty has been waiting for the old meritorious officials of the Loyalty and Bravery Marquis' Mansion to make mistakes. The influence of the Loyalty and Bravery Marquis' Mansion on the military generals will always be there as long as the old marquis is still alive.

So, there are many things Chu Xi knows that she can do but her grandfather cannot do.

"My Lord, I know that what I said is against you and may not change your mind, but have you ever thought about it? The Seventh Prince had already sent people to Huzhou to kill me once before, and the operation failed completely. Why would he let the Nalan family send it out?"

While Chu Xi had to deal with the tactics of other Nalan assassins, he also had to rack his brains to persuade the eldest son of the Nalan family.

Although the effect is not great, there are still some results.

This eldest son is a man of the world, not an official appointed by the imperial court. His loyalty to the Seventh Prince must mean that the two of them have reached an agreement on something.

But if they continue to lose manpower like this, the eldest son will surely feel sad about the loss of manpower. If we add fuel to the fire at this time, it might really shake the agreement between him and the Seventh Prince.

"I don't know what kind of agreement your Nalan clan reached to pledge allegiance to the Seventh Prince, but I think the chaos in the world and the internal strife in the Great Zhou should not benefit your Nalan clan, right?"

"The agreement that the Nalan family can reach with the Seventh Prince must be based on the premise that the Great Zhou Dynasty does not fall and the Seventh Prince can smoothly ascend to the throne. Only then will your efforts be rewarded."

"But are you so sure that the Seventh Prince can take the throne? Can the sacrifices you make now really be exchanged for an equal or higher reward in the end?"

Chu Xi didn't want to keep wasting her time on the eldest son of the Nalan family. She had a hunch that the appearance of the Nalan family was most likely instigated by the Seventh Prince.

But the deployment of Xi'an City should have been the work of the Yao family and the Eighth Prince. Why was the Seventh Prince so obsessed with stopping her progress? Was there something else she didn't know?

It’s terrifying to think about it. What Chu Xi is most worried about is that these two will join forces. By then, the situation in Xi'an city will only get worse.

Sometimes, a prophet is not omnipotent, nor is it a good thing. It may mean that everything will continue to happen according to the trajectory of the story, and she, as a person who knows the ending in advance, can only watch it.

Powerless.

The speed at which the eldest son of the Nalan family swung his sword had already slowed down because of Chu Xi's words. What the Seventh Prince had asked them to do during this period of time was to quickly consume the Nalan family.

What Chu Xi said was exactly what the eldest master cared about most.

The last sentence hit the nail on the head about what he was most worried about.

"I, Chu Qibai, can represent the Third Prince and the Loyal and Brave Marquis' Mansion. As long as you and the Nalan family stop today, I promise that neither the Third Prince nor the Loyal and Brave Marquis' Mansion will attack the Nalan family in the future. The assassination ends here."

Compared to the Nalan family who were trying to assassinate her, Chu Xi knew clearly whether to hunt them down to the end or to let the matter go and rush to Xi'an city to stabilize the situation there.

The country will no longer be a country, and the people will be displaced. Civil strife in the Great Zhou is a foreseeable situation.

At this time, the most important thing is to ensure that the city of Xi'an is not occupied by foreign enemies, otherwise, the fight for the throne will be empty talk.

The eldest son of the Nalan family was stunned. Chu Qibai's words touched upon the point that he cared about most. It could be said that he had grasped his weak spot. With just one sentence, the sword in his hand could no longer move forward.

In order to express his sincerity, Chu Xi put away the sword in his hand first.

Upon seeing this, the eldest son of the Nalan family held the hilt of the sword in shock for a long while, then made a gesture to retreat.

Seeing this, the other Nalan assassins stopped and withdrew from the battle.

Chu Xi glanced at the Nalan assassins on the ground whose deaths or injuries were unclear, and then looked at the few people who came with him. Without exception, they were all seriously injured. The only thing to be thankful for was that they were still alive.

"From now on, the past is written off. As long as you never attack me again, I will keep my promise. I swear in the name of the prince of the loyal and brave Marquis Mansion. If you break this oath, you will be condemned by both humans and gods."

Upon hearing this, the eldest son of the Nalan family put on a mask, leaving only his eyes exposed. He stared at Chu Xi for a long time with a serious look, "Okay, it's a deal."

He did not agree to withdraw from the court dispute. They all knew tacitly that the situation this time was that both sides had to take a step back.

Chu Xi’s words were also very clear. As long as you don’t take action again in the future, what it means is that if you take action, then this oath will naturally be invalid.

The eldest son of the Nalan family naturally understood that if this battle continued, there would only be two outcomes - either he and the people he brought with him would all die here, or they would fight to the death to kill Chu Qibai, but only one in ten of his people would survive.

And...in the future you will have to face the wrath and revenge of the Loyal and Brave Marquis' Mansion.

The old marquis just rarely goes out, but he is not dead. When he was young, the old marquis was very famous, and his fame far surpassed that of Chu Qibai today. He was an iron-blooded general who fought on the battlefield.

Even if the Nalan clan is proficient in the art of killing, they only have a few thousand people. Once they anger the old marquis, the old marquis will use his connections and send troops to encircle and suppress the Nalan clan.

The Nalan family will face a devastating disaster.