"how is this possible?"

The cup fell over and wet the document, and the ink on it instantly became a mess. Wei Zheng hurriedly stood up and wiped it again and again with his sleeve until his eyes were filled with mist. "How is it possible? Are you kidding? He is Ning Rongzhang!"

"Back when he was in the Northern Frontier, so many people wanted to kill him, but he survived. Now he's saying that he's missing..."

After the battle of Linan, corpses were scattered all over the place, the land was filled with wailing, and the city was deserted, with no one left.

The document has been discontinued since then.

Ji Mengshu quickly held onto the back of the chair next to him, and managed to hold himself up without falling down. "Empty city?"

"Yes, there is widespread grief and sorrow. It is very likely that both sides perished together." Wei Zheng lowered his head. "I heard that in order to win this time, even the elderly, the weak, women and children joined the battle. After this battle, no one survived."

"Impossible." Ji Mengshu's voice was relatively calm, but her slightly trembling hands betrayed her. "Ning Rongzhang is a general. It's impossible for him to do something like destroying himself and the enemy together."

Wei Zheng also said, not knowing whether he was trying to comfort her or himself, "I thought so too. Don't worry, I have already sent someone to look for her."

After Wei Zheng gave a few instructions, he left in a hurry. Ji Mengshu tilted his head to look at the sun that was at its zenith, and felt a chill all over his body.

"Prepare the car."

"girl!"

"Go quickly..."

Hongye knew that she couldn't stop the girl from leaving, so she just begged the girl to take her with her.

After the battle of Li'nan, there was an uproar in the court and the country. The Regent was such a heroic man. If he really died in Li'nan, how could Dali survive during this period?

Everyone was anxious, but no news came.

Wild geese flew across the border, and wailing sounds were heard everywhere. Looking from the city gate, the entire Linan City was a desolate scene. From time to time, a few sparks came out of the wood of the sheds on both sides, burning softly. Through the hot and twisted air, I saw soldiers lying on the ground motionless, with blood flowing from each person's body and gathering in the low-lying areas, attracting many flies and mosquitoes.

The sky was bright and the light fell on the tattered Xinrong flag on the ground, and then was lightly stepped on by someone.

The man was covered in dust, with a long sword in his hand supporting the ground, and drops of blood were dripping from the end of his armor.

The streets and alleys, every place was stained with the blood of soldiers.

He opened his eyes and looked at the scene, then slowly knelt down, and fainted as the sun rose.

Wei Zheng was afraid that the people in the capital would panic, so he kept the news secret and only said that there would be a decisive battle in Linan, but the outcome was still unknown.

Ji Mengshu knew what kind of temper Ji Xiuwen had and that he would not give up until he achieved his goal. However, she did not expect that the person who had disappeared before would have such a hidden danger at this time.

Although the road to Li Nan was long, Ji Mengshu did not dare to delay for a moment and rode as fast as he could to Li Nan. When he reached the outside of the dense forest, he could still see traces of the army making fire and cooking.

Ning Rongzhang always wrote one or two letters home when he was on the march, and this habit has not changed until now.

When I was in the army, I didn’t know who to send the letters to. Now that I’m away from home, every time I pick up a pen, I write to her.

He mentioned in his mind that there was a dense forest on the way to Linan, which was extremely dangerous. The swamp inside could swallow people alive, and there were poisonous insects rampant, with casualties. However, when Ning Rongzhang passed through the dense forest, he deliberately tied red silk on the road he walked on, so that he could return along the same road when he withdrew his troops in the future.

But they couldn't withdraw their troops yet, which would have been a good thing for Ji Mengshu.

Several people carefully entered the dense forest. As expected, they saw a piece of red silk on a branch not far away. "Let's follow the red silk!"

When the golden crow flew over the hill and shone on the Linan City Gate, Ji Mengshu finally saw what hell on earth was like.

There were still sparks in the city, and it was unknown how many days and nights it had been burning. The wooden stakes were all burned to ashes, and the city gates were wide open. Looking around, the streets were full of dead bodies.

Blood flows into a river.

Soldiers in various outfits were lying on the ground, their bodies cold. Among the dead and wounded, there were even corpses of civilians. The city gate was breached, and both armies perished.

Ji Mengshu stood in the middle, with cold sweat running down her back, making her hands and feet cold, "Ning Rongzhang!"

The crow circled over the empty city for a few times, then flew away with a cry.

The guards brought over searched among the corpses until the sun completely set. "Miss, we haven't found the body of the Regent."

Corpse... Ji Mengshu suddenly came back to his senses, "Look for him again, he can't be dead..."

Hongye found a relatively clean house and said, "There may still be remnants of the Xinrong people in this area. Girl, please go in first..." After all, it was dark in the middle of the night and it was really dangerous to be outside.

Ji Mengshu took the torch from Hongye's hand and said, "Just wait for me here." Then he turned and walked along the street, looking around for any trace of them.

Brother...every time I see a figure that looks similar to me, and carefully look at that person's face, my heart will be in my throat, and then when I see that it is a strange face, my heart will fall heavily again, and this cycle will repeat over and over again.

The city of Linan was broken, and the corpses of the Xinrong people, Linan and even the Regent's army were mixed together. They really died together.

"elder brother!"

The wailing sound echoed throughout the empty city. Half of the man's body was soaked in water, with two arrows stuck in his chest. His whole body was deathly pale and there was no trace of temperature left.

"Ah! Someone come quickly!"

She hugged his body in panic, as if she was powerless to undo everything that happened in her previous life, and could only watch as everyone in the Ji family died without a burial place.

Overwhelming pain swept over him, and before he fainted, he saw guards running towards him from all directions.

This is enough.

The candlelight flickered slightly, and the woman who woke up from the camp bed stood up suddenly, wiped the sweat from her forehead, and looked around in panic as if she couldn't find her way home.

"Girl! Girl!" Hongye hurriedly put down the things in her hands and said, "Girl, you scared me to death."

"Where is my brother? Is he okay?" He just opened his eyes and stood up, only then did he realize that everything he saw before he fainted was not a dream.

"The guards have found medicine for the wound, but the eldest master's condition is very bad. He only has one breath left." Hongye lay beside her, sobbing.

They came alone, without anyone else, so it was not easy to find a few medicines in the empty city. "Going back to Beijing? Going back to Beijing?"

Hongye shook her head, "Girl, we can't bring the young master back!" Even if we took him back, I'm afraid he wouldn't be able to survive the journey.

Ji Mengshu staggered out and found Ji Yuanzheng in the next room, "Brother! Wuwu..."

The man on the equally narrow bed had his eyes closed and his lips were pale. The two arrow feathers had been pulled out, and his wounds were bandaged, but he was still unconscious.

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