The Savage Lady Wants to Kill Me! Reborn on the Path of Cultivation

Chen Ximeng carefully read the letter twice, and then asked solemnly: "Is what is said in the letter true and accurate?"

"I don't know the details of the letter, I just delivered it on the orders of Lord Duan."

Chen Ximeng did not continue to ask questions, but ordered his men to arrange for the messenger to rest, and he went to the princess's mansion overnight without any complaints.

At this time, Yi Tian had handed over most of the government affairs to Ling Ziyan. Although he had not yet officially ceded the position of the Lord of Xuanhuang City to her, she was already the only one responsible for reviewing and handling the affairs of the court.

As the commander of the guards, Chen Ximeng had great ease in entering and exiting the City Lord's Mansion and the Princess's Mansion.

At this moment, Ling Ziyan had not yet gone to bed and was reviewing memorials in the main hall.

Hearing that Chen Ximeng wanted to see her, she stretched her waist lazily, her voice slightly tired, and ordered coldly: "Let him in."

Not long after, Chen Ximeng quickly stepped into the hall.

As soon as he saw Ling Ziyan, he immediately put his hands together and knelt on one knee to salute: "Your subordinate greets the princess."

Ling Ziyan's eyes were still fixed on the memorial. She didn't look up at Chen Ximeng and asked casually, "Are you on duty tonight?"

Chen Ximeng replied: "Princess, I am not on duty tonight."

After a while, Ling Ziyan finally raised her head and looked at Chen Ximeng with doubt in her eyes, and her voice revealed a little coldness: "Then why did you come here so late at night?"

"Princess, urgent military information has been received from Xiguan City."

As soon as these words came out, Ling Ziyan's face darkened and she asked, "Xiguan City?"

"That's right!" Chen Ximeng responded, then took out Duan Tianyang's letter from his arms and handed it respectfully to Ling Ziyan.

Ling Ziyan took the letter and slowly unfolded it, the expression on her face changing with the words in the letter.

She asked coldly: "Are you on good terms with Duan Tianyang?"

Chen Ximeng replied respectfully: "Princess, I only met Duan Tianyang once at the treasure hunting competition, and we are not close friends."

"Then why did his letter come to you?" Ling Ziyan continued to ask.

"I really don't know." Chen Ximeng shook his head.

After returning to Xiguan, Duan Tianyang wrote a letter to Ling Ziyan in his personal name.

However, when Ling Ziyan received the letter that time, she tore it to pieces without even reading it.

Unexpectedly, what was mentioned in Duan Tianyang's letter was not private matters, but urgent military information about Xiguan City.

Ling Ziyan began to read Duan Tianyang's letter carefully. At first, her expression was relatively calm, but as she read more, her face gradually became solemn.

When she finished reading the last line, her brows were tightly knitted together.

She gently put the letter aside, turned to Chen Ximeng, and asked, "Commander Chen, what do you think of what is described in this letter?"

Chen Ximeng's expression became solemn. He said in a deep voice: "Your Highness, if what is said in the letter is true, this matter is extremely serious. The situation in Xiguan is chaotic now, especially the rebels led by Zhou Baiyuan have occupied the main city of Shengluo. If the Jin army takes this opportunity to attack Xiguan, it will be unstoppable and will directly attack our Xuanhuang City!"

After hearing this, Ling Ziyan's expression became more solemn. She said no more and waved her hand, signaling Chen Ximeng to leave first.

This matter is of great importance. After repeated consideration, Ling Ziyan decided to ask Yi Tian for his opinion.

The next morning, she went directly to the City Lord's Mansion and handed Duan Tianyang's letter to Yi Tian.

After Yi Tian finished reading, Ling Ziyan took a deep breath and solemnly stated her opinion to him: "Father, I think that the Jin Kingdom is gathering a large army on the border. On the surface, it seems to want to create momentum and make us mistakenly believe that they intend to confront us head-on. However, in fact, their real intention may be to lure our main force northward, thereby providing an opportunity for them to secretly attack Xifan.

In addition, I also found some clues from the secret report sent by the Duchasi. Many of the rebels in various places have been secretly supported by the Jin Kingdom, including Zhou Baiyuan in Shengluo City. If Zhou Baiyuan has really been bribed by the Jin Kingdom, and they work together from inside and outside, it will become easier for the Jin army to break through the West Gate.

This shows that the Jin Kingdom has been planning this war for a long time, and their goal is to annex our Divine Realm in one fell swoop."

A determined light flashed in Yi Tian's eyes, his fists clenched, and his voice was low and powerful: "Yan'er can dispatch the Eighth Legion to Xiguan to stabilize the chaotic situation there!"

Ling Ziyan, who was standing by, looked worried and reminded him softly, "Foster father, Xuanhuang City's defense force is already quite weak. If another legion is transferred away, I'm afraid the defense will be too weak."

Yi Tian frowned slightly, turned to Ling Ziyan and asked, "So, what do you think, Yi Yan'er?"

Ling Ziyan pondered for a moment and replied, "Yan'er feels that the civil unrest in Xiguan does need to be resolved as soon as possible, but the root of the problem lies in Xifan. As long as we can convince Xifan not to allow Jin to station troops or borrow the passage, Jin's plan to sneak attack us from Xifan will naturally fail."

After listening to this, Yi Tian nodded thoughtfully and said, "Yan'er's words make sense. We should send a special envoy to Xifan to negotiate this matter first."

Ling Ziyan hurriedly praised: "Godfather is wise!"

Under Yi Tian's suggestion, it was finally decided to send Princess Yi Shuirou as an envoy to Xifan.

Yi Shuirou is the daughter of Yi Yuan, the lord of Baxia City, and also the niece of Yi Tian. Although she and Ling Ziyan are cousins ​​in name, they are of similar age and have a very good personal relationship.

There are two main reasons why Yi Shuirou was chosen as the envoy. First, she is of noble status. She is Yi Tian's niece and the princess of the Divine Realm. Her mission to Xifan can fully reflect the importance that the Divine Realm attaches to Xifan. Second, she has outstanding abilities and is both civil and military. Yi Tian has full confidence in her mission.

At first, Ling Ziyan had different opinions on the selection of the envoy, but considering Yi Tian's insistence and her good relationship with Yi Shuirou, she finally decided to send Yi Shuirou on the mission.

Afterwards, Ling Ziyan sent a carrier pigeon to Xiguan City, ordering it to closely monitor the movements of the Jin Kingdom in Xifan and report any changes to the court immediately.

When this pigeon letter was delivered to Duan Tianyang, he had already taken Longsha for more than five days. Seeing Ling Ziyan finally take action, Duan Tianyang finally let go of his worries.

If the Jin Kingdom really launched an offensive against the Xiguan area, he would be the first to suffer the disaster.

The three cities that the Hongxing Society captured after going through untold hardships may all fall into the hands of the Jin Kingdom.

All his hard work in the Xiguan area will be in vain.

Duan Tianyang did not stay in Longsha for too long. He chose to temporarily entrust the important task of guarding the place to Xiao Fang, and then hurriedly returned to Yunzhong City with Guan Hu and others.

As soon as he returned to the city, he gathered his brothers to discuss the future path, hoping to find a new development path for the Hongxing Society.