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Chapter 377 Escape
Gao Kun fled back to the camp in a daze.

After staggering off his horse, he ignored the shouts of his guards and went straight into his tent, whereupon he remained silent.

When the soldiers left behind at the main camp saw their commander looking like this, they were immediately filled with doubt, fear, and worry, and began to whisper among themselves.

"General what's going on?"

What happened at the front?

"Could it be... that they lost?"

Seeing that morale was gradually wavering, the officers could no longer stand by and watch. Several senior generals gathered together, discussed for a moment, and decided to go to the main tent to find out what was going on.

However, no matter how much they shouted outside the tent, Gao Kun didn't respond at all. They didn't dare to barge in directly, so they had no choice but to run to Su Lian Yue for help.

Su Lianyue was idly trimming her nails in her tent. She was also bewildered by the generals' reports.

"I understand," she said calmly. "Go and bring him here. Tell him I want to see him. If he's angry, he can take it out on me."

With Su Lianyue willing to take responsibility, the generals finally felt more confident. After thanking her repeatedly, they hurriedly went to find Gao Kun.

This time, they successfully dragged Gao Kun out and took him to see Su Lianyue.

Gao Kun walked in, looking utterly dejected. He looked at Su Lianyue, forcing a smile that was more like a grimace, his lips trembling, but he couldn't utter a single word.

"General Gao, what happened?" Su Lianyue continued to play her part, her face full of gentle concern, but beneath it lay a hidden panic and unease. "Don't scare me. Where is your army?"

This question became the last straw that broke the camel's back.

Gao Kun's tall body trembled violently, and then he burst into tears like a child.

“We lost…we lost everything…” he choked up as he recounted the whole story.

From initially underestimating the enemy and advancing recklessly, to having most of the fleet destroyed by the flood, to the soldiers who managed to land being slaughtered by a hail of arrows, and finally to the rear camp being raided by elite cavalry...

As he spoke, he pounded his chest with his fists, his cries piercing: "It's me! It's all my fault! I was so incompetent! I fell for the enemy's trick! Brothers... brothers! They're all gone..."

As he spoke, he knelt down in front of Su Lianyue with a thud, kowtowing forcefully as if he were about to commit suicide.

"Sister-in-law! It's all my fault, Gao Kun, who has let everyone down, especially the deceased Brother Xie! I deserve to die! You...you kill me!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the surrounding generals were struck dumb, as if by lightning.

completely annihilated?!
An atmosphere of despair instantly enveloped the entire tent.

However, Su Lianyue, who was at the center of the storm, remained calm and composed.

She even felt like laughing.

She had no interest in the war to begin with, and was only forced to go through the motions because of Fei Wu's orders. Now that she heard that the entire army had been wiped out, she felt only joy.

—Ha, looks like we can end this boring plot ahead of schedule.

She looked at Gao Kun, who was kneeling on the ground and weeping bitterly, and said in a gentle tone, "General Gao, please get up."

Gao Kun was taken aback, raised his face, and looked at her with a puzzled expression.

“Victory and defeat are common occurrences in war, General, why are you so upset?” Su Lianyue comforted him. “The situation is hopeless now, killing anyone will not help. The most urgent thing now is to think about how to save your own life.”

"As long as the green hills remain, there will always be firewood to burn. As long as we are alive, we still have a chance to make a comeback."

After listening to these words, Gao Kun was stunned for a moment, then was deeply moved: "Sister-in-law, I made such a big mistake, you don't blame me?"

"I don't blame you, but if you keep acting all coy, then I'll have to blame you." Su Lianyue smiled slightly.

Gao Kun opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something, but he choked up and couldn't speak. Finally, he kowtowed heavily again and shouted resolutely, "From now on, my life belongs to you! I will risk my life to escort you safely back to the border!"

The others also came to their senses at this point and chimed in with their own opinions.

"Yes! Madam is right! As long as the green hills remain, there will always be firewood to burn."

"Escort the lady back!"

At this moment, an advisor stepped forward and said, “My lords, choosing to temporarily avoid the enemy’s sharp edge, return to the frontier to recuperate and regroup is indeed the best course of action. However, our army has just suffered a defeat, while the imperial army is at its peak and has elite cavalry. If we simply flee, I am afraid it will be difficult to shake off their pursuit.”

Upon hearing this, the initially excited crowd felt as if they had been doused with cold water, and their expressions gradually turned serious.

Gao Kun understood that the other party was right and immediately asked, "What's your solution?"

The advisor said in a deep voice, "We must lure the tiger away from the mountain. We must split our forces into two groups. One group will take double agents and, under the banner of the lady, break through northward along the official road to attract the court's attention."

"The other route involves having several of the most trusted guards take the lady and the young master and sneak into the Black Wind Mountains on the east side under cover of night. The mountains there are high and the forests are dense, and the terrain is complex, making it difficult for cavalry to pass through. It is the most suitable place to escape."

After listening and thinking it over for a while, Gao Kun felt it was feasible. He then looked at the other generals, and since no one objected, he turned to Su Lianyue and asked, "Sister-in-law, what do you think? The mountain road is difficult to travel. Can you handle it?"

Su Lianyue nodded directly: "Am I some kind of delicate person? Let's do as he says."

She just wanted to end this storyline as soon as possible and naturally didn't want to cause any more trouble.

At this point, the aide said, "Now that the plan is set, we should decide on the candidates. Who should act as bait to lure the pursuers?"

The scene fell silent again. This was clearly the most important part of the plan, but it was also almost a mission that would result in certain death.

Without the slightest hesitation, Gao Kun thumped his chest and declared resolutely, "Leave it to me! I'll redeem myself this time! I'll risk my life to hold off those government lackeys!"

"No!" As soon as he finished speaking, several generals stood up.

"General, you are the backbone of our army, how can you put yourself in danger!"

"Yes, General! You should preserve your life to assist your wife, and one day rise again to avenge our fallen brothers!"

"I'll take on this bait!" "I'll go!"

In an instant, everyone volunteered, vying to be the bait with a slim chance of survival.

Seeing this, Gao Kun's eyes reddened again. Looking at his brothers who had shared life and death with him, his voice choked with emotion, yet unusually firm: "I, Gao Kun, appreciate your kindness, brothers! But this crushing defeat is entirely my fault. If I cannot make amends myself, how can I face my brothers in the afterlife! You don't need to say anything more, this matter is settled!"

His words were spoken with tears streaming down his face, moving all the soldiers present. No one pressed him further, but everyone's eyes were filled with tears.

"Alright, is it appropriate for a grown man to cry like this? Let's get started right away!" Gao Kun said, forcefully wiping away his tears.

Everyone agreed with a roar.

Su Lianyue stood aside, watching their life-or-death separation, and secretly curled her lip.

—A bunch of pretentious idiots.

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On the other side, in the capital's imperial prison.

Two figures appeared outside the heavily guarded prison gates. These two were none other than the Third Princess Jiang Liuli and Changhong, who had traveled from afar.

The two arrived in the capital about an hour ago. They first went to see Fei Wu and greeted her respectfully before rushing here to rescue their respective imprisoned followers.

The Third Princess looked at the prison guards dozing in front of the prison gate. With a gentle wave of her hand, a visible chill instantly surged into the entire prison, accurately killing all the prison guards inside.

She then easily pushed open the heavy door and said, "Let's split up."

The two henchmen were imprisoned in different places, and there was indeed no need for them to travel together, so Changhong nodded.

Then one of them walked towards the cell where the Khatun was being held, while the other headed towards the area where the Lark was being held.

The cell was dark and damp, filled with a foul stench of mold and blood. Changhong ignored all of this and quickly found the cell where Yun Que was.

The girl was huddled in a pile of straw in the corner, wearing prison clothes, looking thin and haggard.

"Yun Que," Chang Hong called softly as he opened the cell door.

Upon hearing that familiar voice, Yun Que trembled violently. She looked up and was astonished when she saw that it was Chang Hong.

Changhong went inside. With her usual gentle smile, she said with concern, "You've suffered. How have you been these past few days? Don't be afraid, I've come to save you."

She had expected the girl to rush over excitedly, hug her, and burst into tears.

However, Lark silently stood up from the ground, took two steps back to keep his distance from her, and looked at her with complex emotions in his eyes, wary, even hostile.

Chang Hong's smile froze slightly; she immediately sensed something was wrong.

"What's wrong, Lark?" she asked softly. "Why are you looking at me like that?"

The lark remained silent, only biting her lip tightly.

Changhong was taken aback at first, then she instantly understood, and then she came up with a solution.

She first sighed softly, feigning confusion, then seemed to realize something, her expression turning into a sudden, angry realization.

"Lark," her voice was gentle, yet tinged with suppressed anger, "are you blaming me? Blaming me for that clay ball I gave you?"

Yun Que's expression changed for a moment, clearly indicating that he had been right.

Changhong became even more confident. She didn't press further, but said with absolute certainty, "That wasn't a smoke bomb, was it? It exploded, didn't it?"

Lark looked at Changhong with grief and indignation in his eyes.

"I knew it! I should have realized it!" Changhong suddenly looked regretful and angry. She looked at Yun Que with heartache in her eyes. "Yun Que, you've misunderstood. When I sent you to assassinate the emperor, what I gave you was indeed a smoke bomb. I didn't mean to harm you. How could I possibly harm you?"

Upon hearing this, Yun Que was stunned, looked at Chang Hong in confusion, and spoke for the first time: "But that really is..."

Changhong suddenly raised his voice, interrupting Yun Que: "Is there any need to think about it? Yun Que! Of course it was that emperor who did it! He must have secretly replaced the smoke bomb with explosives when you weren't looking!"

The lark was immediately dumbfounded, his eyes filled with shock.

Changhong looked at her with a pained expression: "This is exactly the kind of trick they always use! Insidious and despicable! He wants to sow discord between us! To make you resent me, to make you no longer trust me, to turn you into a traitor, and to make us kill each other!"

At this point, her face revealed utter contempt as she began to explain: "That's just how they are. All they do is steal! All they do is lie! They have no creativity whatsoever; all they can do is steal our things!"

"For thousands of years, they have stolen everything that should have belonged to us. They have distorted history, stigmatized our ancestors, and committed countless evil deeds. They are afraid that we will make a comeback, and they know that they cannot defeat us head-on, so they have woven a cage of lies to try to trap us!"

"Hibari! You've been by my side for so long, haven't you seen through their true nature yet?"

These words are utterly absurd, and anyone with a brain can see the problem, even Hibari would be no exception.

However, just as Yun Que was about to question how the emperor would secretly switch the smoke bomb in her clothes in front of her during the fierce battle, and why there happened to be a bomb next to him, the heroine's halo rose behind Chang Hong.

The doubt in the girl's eyes vanished instantly.

So that's how it is! It was all the emperor's scheme, and I had wrongly accused the princess!

“Princess…” Yun Que’s eyes instantly reddened, and tears welled up in her eyes. “I understand! I was so stupid. I could have doubted you. You are such a good person. You saved my life…”

She could no longer hold back and threw herself into Changhong's arms, bursting into tears: "I'm sorry! Princess, I'm so sorry..."

"Alright, alright, it's good that the misunderstanding is cleared up." Changhong gently patted her back, a touched smile on his face, but his eyes were full of pride.

Afterwards, she carried the weeping lark out of the prison cell and walked out, where she happened to meet the Third Princess who was leading the Khatun out.

Behind the Third Princess, the Khatun also had slightly red eyes, and her gaze was filled with fervent adoration as she looked at the Third Princess.

Changhong and the Third Princess's eyes met in the air, and they both saw a knowing smile in each other's eyes.

(End of this chapter)