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Chapter 28 People who coexist with evil spirits (Part )?

"You know why, right?"

At Yuchi's residence, after receiving Long Cheng's letter, a group of people from the Prince's Mansion asked Chen Xiao to arrange Zhang Rui to a room. After Chen Xiao closed the door, he asked directly.

"What's the reason?" Zhang Rui looked back puzzled.

"Master Zhang is a smart man, why do you have to pretend to be stupid in front of me?" Chen Xiao said with a smile: "Just now Master Zhang obviously didn't want to reveal all the information, didn't he? Why did the evil spirit that caused the epidemic make the host cooperate with it? Master Zhang should know, right?"

"Why do you think so?" Zhang Rui looked at the other person in surprise.

"Because Lord Zhang is a cautious person." Chen Xiao sighed, "I haven't known Lord Zhang for long, but I can see that Lord Zhang seems to be confident in everything he does. If the monster is so dangerous and you don't know all the information, you probably won't come to Beihai City with us."

"Mr. Chen is good at judging people." Zhang Rui sighed after hearing this. "It's not that I don't want to say it, but the current situation in Beihai City is not as good as I thought. The people of the Yuchi family and the Prince's Mansion are not as close as they seem, and the Prince's Mansion's staff don't seem to get along well with you, Mr. Chen. In such a complicated situation, if I reveal all the information about the monster, I'm afraid it will cause even more chaos."

"It seems that the information is more attractive." Chen Xiao smiled and said, "Master Zhang is right. The people in Beihai City all came together because of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. Now that the Crown Prince is in trouble, they are naturally united in appearance but not in heart. I am a wild man from the underworld, and the group of staff are mainly from the warlock families in the capital. Warlocks and warriors don't get along well. The reason they can be close to the Yuchi family is because of the Crown Prince. Once you said that just now, the fragile relationship will naturally collapse."

"That is indeed my fault." Zhang Rui sighed, "I didn't think it through."

"I didn't think it through. I should have given Lord Zhang the inside scoop right away." Chen Xiao bowed solemnly, then said, "But I still want Lord Zhang to tell me the information."

"Why?" Zhang Rui narrowed his eyes and looked at the other person.

"The other two parties don't trust you, but I do." Chen Xiao said seriously, "Your Excellency must not want His Royal Highness to get into trouble, and neither do I. Those two groups have their own plans, but I have no one else to rely on. If Your Excellency can help me, I will completely obey Your Excellency's orders from now on. I believe Your Excellency also needs a partner who is familiar with the situation here, right?"

"Master Chen is quite straightforward." Zhang Rui looked at him for a long time, and finally smiled and said, "What do you want to know?"

"The first thing Chen wants to know is whether that thing is as the adults said. No matter what the host's personality is or how determined their will is, as long as it possesses them, they will obey it?"

"Not really," Zhang Rui shook his head.

"No?" Chen Xiao was stunned.

"If your will is truly strong, you will not be tempted."

"Temptation?" Chen Xiao noticed this word and said in surprise, "You mean, the monster made the host obedient by tempting it with benefits?"

"You can say that."

"How is this possible?" Chen Xiao frowned. "The people on the list are all the ones the prince trusts the most. The honor and disgrace of the Yuchi family also depend on the prince. In addition, most of the Yuchi family members died tragically. What kind of benefits can make the people on the list cooperate with him?"

Zhang Rui sighed and said quietly, "That monster is very dangerous. Besides its extremely destructive power, what's even more terrifying is its value."

"Value temptation?"

"That thing has always relied on parasitism to survive, but every time it can make the host willingly help it kill its own kind. Lord Chen, if it is not of great value, who would be willing to coexist with such a monster?"

"What kind of value is it?" Chen Xiao frowned.

"A lot." Zhang Rui said faintly: "First of all, it can help the host become stronger."

"A lot of things are possible, right?" Chen Xiao was still confused. Just based on this, he didn't believe that the people of the Yuchi family would rebel because of this.

"What if it makes your qualifications stronger?"

"Is Lord Zhang serious?" Chen Xiao was shocked.

Many things in this world can be obtained slowly through hard work and opportunities, but there is one thing that can only be encountered by chance, and that is talent!
The greatest unfairness in this world is that others are born different from you, but aptitude is something that people cannot control no matter what. It is the biggest variable between people.

But now the man in front of him told him that there was something that could control this variable.
Chen Xiao's breathing suddenly became rapid.

"Do you feel that the monster has suddenly become more important than His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?" Zhang Rui said faintly. "Master Zhang, you are joking." Chen Xiao laughed dryly, "Something that goes against fate must have terrible side effects, right?"

"Well, how should I put it?" Zhang Rui looked at the other person dimly: "If killing everyone around you can be considered a side effect, then this side effect is huge. But if it is only for myself, I'm sorry, no!"

Chen Xiao: “.”
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"Third Master said that you and father had seen that evil spirit?" Yuchi Hong said in a daze, "When? How come I have never heard of it?"

"Because that kind of thing can't be discussed." Master Luo San smiled bitterly, with a hint of nostalgia in his yellow eyes: "Speaking of it, that was twenty years ago."

"Twenty years ago?" Yuchi Hong's pupils shrank: "Could it be that time period?"

"You're right." Master Luo sighed, "It's the Battle of Youyun!"

Yuchi Hong looked solemn, because that was the battle that made his father famous!

Back then, the Northern Qi was powerful and had dominated Youzhou for many years, eyeing the capital covetously. It had always been a thorn in the side of the Jin Dynasty. That battle was led by General Long's father, Duke Long, and it lasted for three full years!

There were many peace advocates in the capital at that time because the situation was quite bad. The Northern Qi army was at its strongest and had already captured most of Yunzhou. Once they captured the Tianshui mansion in Yunzhou, they would be able to march straight to the capital!

The Jin army was losing ground, and many sorcerer families in the court were frightened and came forward to ask the royal family to cede land for peace talks.

At that time, His Majesty was just one of the princes, and his status was not high among the many princes. He was stationed on the front line with his father, and borrowed the power of the Yuchi family in Beihai to sneak attack Youzhou Chishui from the sea, directly attacking the enemy's belly, and achieved the first major victory in three years. Moreover, the position was extremely tricky, like a nail stuck in the rear of the enemy. As long as the Chishui could be stabilized, the enemy's logistics could be infinitely interfered with, which was of great significance to the entire battlefield.

Chishui has the largest wharf connected to Beihai. As long as Chishui is stabilized, Beihai can still supply resources continuously. Once the battle line is established, the advantage will be quite obvious.

It was precisely because of this that Northern Qi launched a fierce attack on Chishui at that time. Empress Dowager Xiao personally took charge of the battle, and 100,000 Northern Qi cavalry surrounded Chishui. Externally, the Northern Qi government sent ministers to Kyoto to pressure the court to negotiate and execute the Yuchi family.

That was the biggest crisis the Yuchi family had faced in a thousand years, but his father turned the tide and took the then prince, now His Majesty, to attack at night. It is said that they took advantage of the fact that the enemy camp was too hasty and used fire to defeat the Northern Qi army. Empress Dowager Xiao almost died in that battle.

My father became famous because of that battle. His military exploits were unparalleled in the world, and also made Yuchi the number one military family.

"In fact, we didn't win that battle." Mr. Luo San said dimly.

"what?"

"How many soldiers did your father have at that time? The entire Yuchi family didn't think highly of him and had no intention of sending heavy troops to support him. The worst plan at that time was to evacuate from Beihai with the Yuchi family's private soldiers and resources and become a king overseas. When your father and I returned, most of the family members had already moved away."

"What is that?" Yuchi Hong was stunned. He also remembered that when he was a child, his family seemed to have almost fled overseas. Later, it was explained that it was to leave a bloodline for the Yuchi family. He didn't expect that the intention from the beginning was to abandon his father?

"Your father was killed in Chishui and only a few thousand men were left. Facing the Northern Qi army of 100,000, not to mention him, even if Sun Wu were alive, it would be impossible to reverse the situation."

"Is it related to this monster?" Yuchi Hong was not stupid and immediately understood what the other party meant.

"Yes," Mr. Luo sighed, "The symptoms back then were exactly the same as this time. All 100,000 Northern Qi soldiers died from that terrible plague, so your father ordered people to burn the army. There has always been controversy in the military merit records, but after all, there were so many corpses. Even if the court doesn't believe it, this great merit can't be escaped."

"Why would that monster help us?" Yuchi Hong swallowed and said.

"I don't know." Master Luo San said faintly, "But your father knew that there was trouble on the other side, and insisted on sending troops to fight at that time, and almost killed Empress Dowager Xiao."

"Third Master, what do you mean?" Yuchi Hong staggered back: "You mean my father?"

"Your father and I are as close as brothers, and I have never doubted him. Even when your father behaved abnormally that day, I never asked him about it. But today..." Master Luo San sighed and stood up: "I have to really get to know my old friend."

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