It wasn't the first time he had encountered such a thing. Since he opened up and entered the Xiongnu's big account alone, he had been treated by Meng Chong several times on the way back today. Meng Chong's behavior made Su Yue hate him to the sky, but on the surface, he still seemed to know nothing.

  "General Meng is overthinking, how could the young master possibly know the Xiongnu Chanyu? The person he met was not even the Xiongnu Chanyu, but just a leader of a Xiongnu tribe who originally wanted to surrender to General Li."

  Su Yue rubbed her sore thigh and laughed.

  "If you want to surrender to our Great Qin, why didn't you bring us along? Moreover, there have been cavalrymen keeping watch on us all the time?" Meng Chong clearly did not believe Su Yue's words.

  "General Meng misunderstood, that tribe had been beheaded by General Meng Tian's army in the early years, killing tens of thousands. Yue was worried that if the tribe knew that General and others were from the Meng clan, they would harbor evil intentions, so he didn't bring General and others along."

  Su Yue explained.

  "Is that so. Then, sir, just make it clear to me and that's all, why must you make it so mysterious and suspicious, making my subordinates think that you and the young master are intentionally guarding against us?"

  His loud and hearty laughter was just a flash of sharp light in his eyes, which revealed that he was actually just talking nonsense.

  Hearing Meng Chong's accusations and hearty laughter, Su Yue's eyes flashed with a hint of bitter smile: "It was indeed my fault, I apologize to the general!"

  Saying so, Su Yue stood up and bowed deeply to Meng Chong.

  Meng Chong didn't know if he hadn't reacted or what, but he sat firmly in his original position, enduring Su Yue's big move. Only when Su Yue had finished bowing did he hurriedly pretend to wake up with a start, and slapped Su Yue's shoulder with a loud "thwack", shouting in surprise.

  "Oh dear Mr. Su, how can I accept such a great honor from you? You're being too polite, too polite!"

  Su Yue was suddenly pressed down by a pair of large hands, and he only felt a surge of great force coming at him. Originally, he was just pretending to be okay, but this pair of large hands almost directly forced him to kneel on the ground. He could only lunge forward to barely avoid kneeling down in embarrassment, but ended up prostrating himself like a dog eating food.

  The surrounding knights saw Su Yue in such a miserable state, and they couldn't help but cover their mouths and stifle their giggles. Although the laughter was supposed to be stealthy, it just so happened that all of them were loud enough for Su Yue to hear, which made him so angry that he almost fainted on the spot.

  Meng Chong was so frightened that he let out a series of shrill cries, grabbed Su Yue again, and pounded his chest and back, nearly suffocating him to death.

  "Stop... stop hitting!" Su Yue shouted with all his might. He was afraid that if he didn't speak up, this huge and cunning fellow would directly beat him to death.

  Upon hearing Su Yue's shout, Meng Chong pretended to be startled and jumped back a few steps, patting his chest and scolding: "Mr. Su, I was just trying to help! But you almost scared me to death! Hmph!" He then walked away with an air of pretentiousness.

  But from his constantly shrugging shoulders, everyone knew he was desperately trying to hold back a laugh.

  Su Yue gazed at the retreating figure of Meng Chong, who was swaying back and forth like a pendulum. A thick killing intent flashed in his eyes, but it vanished as quickly as it appeared. Su Yue got up from the ground with a bitter smile, and began to drink water as if nothing had happened.

  This was not the first time he had encountered such a thing. Since he opened up and entered the Xiongnu's big account alone, he had been subjected to such abuse by Meng Chong several times on the way back, but Meng Chong's behavior made Su Yue hate him to the sky, but on the surface, he still seemed to know nothing.

  However, Su Yue's intention to kill was not hidden from Meng Chong. After Su Yue followed the large group of Xiongnu cavalry alone last night, his own fifty or so men were surrounded by thousands of Xiongnu cavalry for half the night, and he guessed what Su Yue had come to Xiongnu for this time.

  So he came over today and occasionally teased Su Yue, relieving his own resentment.

  He couldn't be certain if what he thought in his heart was right, but if it were true, then the Great Qin... Meng Chong, leaning on the horse's back, gazed at the majestic Yin Mountain in the distance, with a dense worried look in his eyes.

  Goodbye.

  Meng Chong suppressed the thoughts in his heart and decided that no matter what, he had to know whether Su Yue's purpose for coming to Yīn Shān Cǎo Yuán was the same as what he had thought. He looked at Su Yue sitting on the ground and walked over with large strides.

  Su saw Meng Chong walking towards him from a distance, and subconsciously wanted to dodge, but after thinking about it, he still pretended to be calm and sat back in his original position, slowly drinking water from the water bag, but his tightly grasped white fingers on the water bag revealed his inner tension at this moment.

  Meng Chong discovered Su Yue's evasiveness and tension, but still sat down beside him with a big smile, saying: "Sir, don't you really want to tell Chong the truth?"

  Su Yue's eyes jumped, and he heard the hidden killing intent in Meng Chong's words. He narrowed his eyes and said calmly: "General, Yue has told you countless times already, why do you always not believe what Yue says?"

  "Sir, isn't this really about going to see the Xiongnu Chanyu and taking down our Great Qin?" Meng Chong stared at Su Yue with his ox-like eyes.

  The surrounding knights had apparently all heard Meng Chong's words by now, and Meng Chong's words were exactly what these soldiers who had made countless contributions to the Great Qin Empire thought. At this moment, they slowly surrounded Su Yue, looking at him coldly.

  After countless battles with the Xiongnu, the Great Qin has lost countless soldiers. Only now have we managed to drive the Xiongnu north of the Yin Mountains. If Su Yue is indeed colluding with the Xiongnu and planning to take advantage of the situation to attack the Great Qin, then these people will definitely make Su Yue taste the flavor of living not being better than death first.

  Su Yue felt more and more the hostility of the Qin soldiers around him, he knew that if he really admitted at this time that he was here to contact the Xiongnu, then the next moment he would be dead.

  If he died, then all his grand ambitions would be reduced to nothing but a puff of smoke. He absolutely couldn't say the truth. Thinking this, Su Yue smiled faintly.

  "General Meng, I swear even more solemnly that if there is half a sentence of falsehood, I will suffer the pain of being beheaded and cannot die a good death!"

  Su Yue's oath was met with stunned expressions from the surrounding soldiers, and even Meng Chong was taken aback. He had never thought that Su Yue would utter such a venomous vow.

  At this moment, the pre-Qin people still attached great importance to oaths. People worshipped ghosts and gods, believing in divine clarity. The surrounding soldiers heard Su Yue's oath and their expressions all relaxed, apparently they had already believed Su Yue's words.

  Su Yue didn't take these soldiers seriously, the key was this seemingly reckless but actually extremely cunning Meng Chong in front of him.

  "Can't General still believe what I say? If the general doesn't believe me, he should at least believe in the oath I took." Su Yue said with a bitter smile.

  "General, Mr. Su dares to make such a poisonous oath, he must not deceive us. Sir is still the strategist of the young master, General, let's forget it." The soldiers on the side advised in succession.

  Could it be that he was just overthinking? Meng Chong looked at Su Yue with confusion.

  Hearing the words of the soldiers around him, Meng Chong suddenly burst out laughing and said: "Sir, you're overthinking it. How could I not believe what you say? It's just that I didn't expect you to make such a poisonous oath. It was my fault, my fault. I apologize to you, sir."

  Meng Chong said as he bowed with his fist in a salute to Su Yue.

  Su Yue saw Meng Chong finally believe in himself, and his heart that had been suspended was put down. He was just about to say a few polite words when he heard Meng Chong continue: "If someone dares to betray the country and harm the people, colluding with the Xiongnu to commit crimes against Great Qin, I will personally kill this traitor even if it means suffering military punishment."

  Meng Chong finished speaking and bowed to Su Yue, then turned around and mounted his horse, galloping away. The surrounding knights also followed suit, riding their horses to catch up.

  Su Yue gazed at the dust raised by Meng Chong and others, and said with hatred: "Today you force me to this extent, one day I swear to exterminate the entire Meng clan!"

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