Endless entanglements of 80 years, with 90% chance of king's defeat and bandit's victory.

  Baili Muru didn't lend a hand to help her up, letting her sit on the ground: "Yes, it should be two months now."

  Her face biting her lower lip, she coldly raised her face: "Did you see? No matter what I did for my brother, no matter how much suffering I endured, men always turn their heads and it's all the same... And with a new love..." Yan'er let out a desperate sigh.

  Looking at Yan'er's reaction, Baili Muru regretted revealing the fact that Ouyang Rulan was pregnant. He didn't expect his master to forget about Yan'er's feelings after she disappeared from his life. His master hadn't given up on his luxurious lifestyle even after losing his loved one; maybe he had misunderstood Yan'er all along.

  "Haha, it's laughable that I went all out to let the child survive for his sake! But it's just a joke!" Yan'er got up and smashed the teacup on the table, quickly picked up the shards on the ground, and fiercely cut her wrist with them!

  "Ah, Murakami, what are you doing!" Yan Er stared blankly at the arm blocking her wrist, and with a swift motion, a wound was cut into Bai Li Murakami's arm, fresh blood gushing out continuously. Bai Li Murakami withdrew his arm.

  Her face fell as she stared at Baili Mengbai in shock, wondering if she had just won this gamble.

  "I'll stay." Baili Muru pressed the acupoints on his arm, stopping the blood from flowing rapidly. He had just seen Yan's face about to slit her wrist and he instinctively stopped her, but when the ceramic shard pierced his skin, he deeply felt that Yan was using a force that was determined to die, not pretending for herself, and also because of this knife's sufficient cruelty, he believed Yan was doing it for Shixiong's bloodline.

  "With Ou Yuer Lan around, what need is there for me?" Yan Er looked at Baili Muru Bai with a sharp gaze.

  "Anyone who is by his side is in danger, I just hope you can leave a bloodline for Shixiong." Bai Li Mowei's heart was turning a thousand times, he had also thought that if Guan Canghai won, this child of Ou Ruolan might not have been born yet and would probably go to heaven. So, Yan'er's child has him, has Guan Canghai, will definitely come alive. If Guan Canghai loses, then okay, just follow Yan'er's meaning, he is responsible for taking care of Yan'er and her children for a lifetime."

  Her face calm and nodding slightly, she won this round.

  The Heavenly Dynasty Palace, Guan Canghai wore a purple uniform, his hair neatly combed into a bun. The soldiers and horses inside the palace were ready to set off at any time. Guan Canghai glanced at Li Zuo beside him: "Leave this place to you."

  "Hmph, fine." Li Zuo glanced at Guan Canghai with a hint of disdain. The relationship between the two was complicated, and Li Zuo had never spoken to this friend with even half a bit of courtesy since they first met.

  "Let's go!" Guan Yu flipped over and rode on the white horse, not looking at Li Zuo. He knew that Li Zuo's personality had always been like this - the more he cared about someone, the colder he became. Now that he was going to face life and death, Li Zuo's arrogant tone was enough to show that he was worried about him in his heart. It was enough to have such a brother in one's lifetime.

  Guan Canghai rode a white horse to the front of the palace gate, raised his hand high, and the palace gate opened immediately. Guan Canghai led his personal troops out of the palace without looking back, and there were still 3 million troops gathered outside the city of Tianchao. This was only their first batch of troops, and there were more than 2 million troops to follow.

  Watching that purple figure leave, Li Zu let out a sigh and turned around to see Yi He under the palace eaves.

  "Why did you run here?" As for his own sister, Li Zuo wasn't unaware of her thoughts, but Guan Canghai currently had no intention of taking a wife, only waiting until the world was at peace.

  "Brother, I'll secretly see him off." Li Yehua looked sorrowfully at the palace gate slowly closing, and he didn't even notice himself.

  "Don't stand here anymore, come with me to the study." Li Zuoyi shook his head.

  "Hmm, brother, you think we'll win?" Yi followed closely behind Zuo Li.

  "I believe in Canghai." Li Zu stopped in his tracks and looked at Li Yihua with determination.

  "I also believe in Brother Canghai." Li Yehua suddenly grasped Li Zuo's arm: "Brother, after Brother Canghai has accomplished his great cause, do you think he will take a good look at me?"

  The voices of the two siblings chatting grew fainter and fainter, leaving only their backs on the corridor inside the imperial palace...

  The great army, under the leadership of Guan Canghai, marched straight to Panlong and went away. Guan Canghai ordered the army to bypass the Moon City, take a detour through the mountain roads, and head directly to the Imperial City. The army was not allowed to slaughter or disturb the civilians in the villages they passed through, and they were to maintain their normal lives. The army advanced at the fastest speed possible, taking the most remote and least populated routes whenever possible. Although it would have taken less than a month to reach the Imperial City by the main roads, the army took mountain paths and night roads, finally arriving at the Haihe Castle after one and a half months. This was a small city, mainly because of its proximity to the Imperial City, and also because Panlong's defenses were most stringent here. Guan Canghai had planned to catch his enemy off guard, sacrificing speed for stealth by taking remote routes to avoid detection. As night fell, Guan Canghai gave a cold smile and ordered the army to rest in place.

  "Pass down the order, from tonight onwards, no one is allowed to start a fire, only permitted to eat dry rations and drink water. Anyone who disobeys will be executed on the spot." Guan Canghai pulled over the reins and tied up his white horse, then took out a small package from the cloth bag on the saddle, which was the dry ration he had prepared for himself and each soldier before they set out. Without his order, the soldiers were not allowed to eat their own rations at will. He opened the cloth bag and found several hard steamed buns inside. Guan Canghai broke off a piece with force and stuffed it into his mouth, washing it down with a sip of water: "Call the vanguard camp people over to see me." Guan Canghai leaned against a tree in the distance, gazing out at the Hai River City.

  "Your Majesty, I am Zhao Kexi, Deputy Commander of the Vanguard Battalion." A man in full armor knelt upright before Guan Canghai.

  "Zhao Kexi, the vanguard camp is the elite I selected. This time, it's up to you." Guan Canghai patted the crumbs on his hand.

  "Your Majesty, I obey your orders. Zhao Keji is loyal to Tianfeng." Zhao Keji looked at Guan Canghai with a firm expression. He hadn't had much contact with this new emperor, but he saw hope for Tianfeng in him. So when Guan Canghai rebelled, he didn't lead the Vanguard Regiment into the palace to protect the emperor, nor did he surrender to Guan Canghai. It wasn't until Li Zuo appeared that he finally led his brothers from the Vanguard Regiment to pledge their lives to serve Guan Canghai.

  "Tonight..." Guan Canghai's voice was very low, only Zhao Kexi could hear it. He saw a look of admiration gradually appearing on Zhao Kexi's face.

  "Understood, sir." Zhao Keji was a general from a military background, always following the rules to the letter. After kneeling and bowing, he quickly ordered his subordinates to start preparing according to Guan Canghai's plan.

  The army rested in place until nightfall, and all the soldiers knew that they were close to the imperial city. If nothing unexpected happened, there would be a battle of life and death within one or two days, so everyone was on high alert except for the excitement on their faces.

  Zhao Kexi selected 200 agile and skilled vanguard soldiers from the vanguard camp, each of whom removed their armor and wore only a simple robe, with a bundle on their back. At midnight, with a single gesture from Zhao Kexi, the 200 vanguard soldiers flew out of the grass like sharp swords and arrived at the foot of Haihe City. Zhao Kexi looked up at the city wall, his eyes giving orders to the others to wait and act according to plan. He alone leapt onto the city wall and stealthily entered the night watch tower, where he silently killed the soldiers on duty with a white blade, their cries for help not even having time to escape before they fell dead on Zhao Kexi's body. Zhao Kexi put down the soldier's corpse, quickly changed into the soldier's uniform, and pulled out a yellow cloth strip from his chest, tying it around his left wrist.

  A secret signal was given to the vanguard soldiers under the city tower, and each of them prepared iron claws and threw them at the city tower. Zhao Kexi was in charge of defending the city tower and let his own soldiers rush to the city tower quickly. Without making a sound, he made several gestures, and 200 soldiers suddenly dispersed and took action on their own.

  Looking out at the vast ocean, it's about time. Not seeing Zhao Keji release a distress signal, he ordered the main army to pack up and march towards Haihe City.

  When Guan Yu arrived at the city gate, it opened automatically and the soldiers entered as if no one was there, going straight into the city.

  "Report!" Just as the sky had brightened, a small eunuch hastily rushed into Emperor Jing's bedchamber.

  "Whatever disturbs the Emperor's rest is punishable by death!" The eunuch guarding the gate glared angrily at the ignorant little eunuch.

  "No... it's no good! Tian Feng is attacking!" The little eunuch trembled with his voice.

  The news spread like wildfire, and the imperial palace was in an uproar. Everyone was in a state of panic, and even Emperor Jing's dragon robe was not properly worn. He paced back and forth on the throne room, while the officials kneeling below him didn't dare to breathe loudly: "What to do!"

  "General Pan has already received the order to lead the army to Haihe City, can you sit down?" Empress Rong looked at Emperor Jing with disgust, who had no dignity at all.

  "How could no one know about Tianfeng's military campaign? What are you all living on!" Emperor Jing glared at the kneeling civil and military officials, reprimanding them in his heart.

  "As the saying goes, a strong general has no weak soldiers under his command. You should reflect on yourself." Empress Rong sipped her tea leisurely, and for some reason, she felt secretly pleased at this moment.

  "Shut up!" Emperor Xuan slammed the teacup out of Empress Rong's hand: "If you hadn't disregarded Pan Long's safety and gone out to cultivate every day, how would Pan Long be like this?" Emperor Xuan pinched Empress Rong's neck, glaring at her viciously.

  Although Empress Rong's neck was pinched by Emperor Jing, a calm smile still appeared on her face. With just a light swing of her hand, Emperor Jing bounced off and fell to the ground beside Empress Rong.

  "Y...ou..." Jingdi was a little scared and sat on the ground, still pointing at Rong Huanghou.

  "Everything is fate, I'll keep you safe and let you live for more than 20 years, that's all I can do." The Empress Hong swept her sleeve and took off the dragon robe on her body, revealing a pure white cultivation dress underneath. It was time for her to leave.

  Pan Yu Yang has always been controlled by Ou Ruo Lan, and this morning he heard the urgent report from the front line, immediately packing up to prepare for battle. He didn't expect Guan Canghai's speed to be so fast, and he had already attacked Haihe City: "Xue Qing, notify Mu Bai immediately!" Pan Yu Yang picked up his long spear.

  "Husband, be careful." Oulan's hand on her belly didn't stop, she looked at Pan Yueyang.

  Pan Yu Yang didn't give Ou Ruolan another glance, his heart filled with mixed emotions. Xue Qing was also dressed in a suit of armor, only her face was covered with silk brocade on one side: "The army listens to the order, at this moment Tian Feng is pressing down on Hai He City, you and I are both people of Pan Long Country, for our Pan Long Country, fight to the death against the enemy!" Xue Qing raised the long sword in her hand towards the sky.

  "General orders! This battle can only be won, rather die on the battlefield than become a prisoner of war!" Pan Yueyang looked at Xue Qing, as if he had returned to the past.