The Prodigal Son

The battle did not last long.

The battle was nearing its end in just half an hour.

Half of the Northern Qi cavalry that charged in were annihilated, and the other half chose to surrender.

Yelü Xing attempted suicide but failed and was captured alive by Ning Huang.

While the various units were still cleaning up the battlefield, Yelü Xing was escorted to Qin Yu's tent.

"So you're Qin Yu, that scoundrel?"

Although he had never met Qin Yu before, Yelü Xing was able to tell at a glance that the person in front of him was Qin Yu.

"Bang!"

Qi Dachui slammed a heavy punch into Yelü Xing's stomach. "Watch your mouth! Or I'll beat you to death!"

"You scoundrel! If you have the guts, kill me!"

Yelü Xing bent over, but his head remained raised, his eyes fixed on Qin Yu like a venomous snake. "You won't get anything useful from your grandfather!"

"Quite assertive."

Qin Yu smirked. "You're certainly tough, but can you guarantee that all your men are as tough as you? If you ask me, it's easy for you to die. Just answer my questions obediently, and I might give you a quick death!"

"dream!"

Yelü Xing glared fiercely at Qin Yu, "Bring it on! Let's see if Grandpa's afraid of you!"

"As you wish!"

Qin Yu smiled casually and gave Nan Que'er a wink.

Nan Que'er understood and immediately took out a porcelain bottle.

At the same time, Nan Que'er's natal Gu flew out from her hair.

"Shaman!"

Yelü Xing blurted out, his expression changing drastically, a hint of barely suppressed fear flashing in his eyes, but mostly confusion.

Why would Qin Yu have a shaman priest by his side?

Qin Yu raised his hand to stop Nan Que'er, looking at Yelü Xing in surprise: "You actually know about shamans?"

Yelü did not answer Qin Yu's question, but stared intently at Nan Que'er, his eyes filled with both confusion and anger: "You are a member of the Lian clan? How could you betray us?"

The Lian family—that's the maternal clan of Empress Murong!

Others can defect to the enemy, but how can the Lian and Murong clans defect?

"What utter nonsense!"

Nan Que'er frowned, staring at Yelü Xing with a half-smile: "Since you recognize these things of mine, you should also know how painful it would be if these cute insects crawled into your stomach! I advise you to answer the questions honestly to avoid suffering."

Yelü Xing's eyes blazed with fury as he hurled insults at Nan Que'er: "Traitor! You traitor! You slut!"

A cold glint flashed in Qin Yu's eyes, and he quickly appeared in front of Yelü Xing.

Snapped!

Qin Yu slapped Yelü Xing hard across the face, sending several yellowed teeth flying from Yelü Xing's mouth, and blood flowing continuously from the corner of Yelü Xing's mouth.

"If you don't know how to speak properly, I'll teach you!"

Qin Yu stared coldly at Yelü Xing, "Believe it or not, I'll pull down your pants and freeze your thing in the snow?"

Upon hearing Qin Yu's words, Yelü Xing's body trembled uncontrollably, but his eyes remained fierce.

"Since he wants to experience a fate worse than death, I'll grant his wish!"

Qin Yu stopped arguing with Yelü Xing and directly ordered Qi Dachui, "Smash all his teeth first, so he doesn't bite his tongue and commit suicide!"

"good!"

Qi Dachui had long wanted to beat Yelü Xing to a pulp, and immediately slammed several punches into Yelü Xing's mouth.

"what……"

Yelü Xing's teeth flew out one after another, his mouth was full of blood, and he screamed uncontrollably.

Only after Yelü Xing's teeth were smashed off did Qin Yu give Nan Que'er a wink.

Nan Que'er understood and immediately stepped forward with the porcelain bottle.

Driven by the natal Gu, the tiny insects in Nan Que'er's porcelain bottle quickly burrowed into Yelü Xing's body through his mouth, ears, nostrils, and other places.

"Squeak..."

Under the call of the natal Gu, the insects that had burrowed into Yelü Xing's body quickly began to frantically tear at Yelü Xing's brain.

"what……"

Overwhelmed by the excruciating pain of being torn apart by countless insects, Yelü Xing collapsed to the ground, letting out a heart-wrenching scream.

Hearing the screams that sounded like a pig being slaughtered, Qin Yu himself couldn't help but feel a chill run down his spine.

Damn it!

That's so inhumane!

Yeah, I'll have to have a couple of drinks to repent later.

Yelü Xing's screams continued. As the insects relentlessly burrowed into his head, Yelü Xing finally couldn't bear it any longer. His mental defenses completely collapsed, and he cried out in agony, "I'll talk, I'll tell you everything..."

"You worthless bastard!"

Nan Que'er snorted coldly and once again took control of her natal Gu.

With a series of squeaking sounds from his natal Gu, Yelü Xing's pain in his head finally subsided temporarily.

But the pain from his knocked-out teeth continued.

Qin Yu patiently began interrogating Yelü Xing.

At this moment, Yelü Xing only wanted to die, and answered all of Qin Yu's questions without reservation.

Through interrogation, Qin Yu finally figured out how Yelü Xing and his men had attacked, and also learned about Yelü Shu and Yelü Xing's plan.

After annihilating them, they still wanted to attack Yuan Dingguo's troops from both sides?

It has to be said, Yelü Shu was incredibly audacious!

opportunity!

This is an opportunity to defeat Yelü Shu's forces!

After asking about the events on the battlefield, Qin Yu then inquired about the Lian family.

It was only then that Qin Yu learned that Empress Murong was also a member of the Lian family, and that she had accompanied Xiao Baoju on a diplomatic mission to Da Ning last year.

It was her!

Qin Yu suddenly realized, and Rong Jiu's image instantly appeared in his mind.

Rong Jiu!

It's Murong Wujiang!

Depend on!

No wonder Lu Ji wanted to assassinate him!

I've really messed with Empress Murong!

If I had known earlier that the woman was Empress Murong, I should have kept her in Da Ning forever last year!

What a great opportunity, and we just let it slip away!

After a moment's thought, Qin Yu immediately ordered, "Have your men strip all the armor off those Northern Qi people! Order Yue Hanshan to come see me immediately!"

If they can take this opportunity to eliminate the remaining troops under Yelü Shu, they can quickly seize Shengzhou, or even Xiazhou!

The grain supplies that Bei Qi is transporting are all theirs!

Upon thinking of this, Qin Yu immediately became excited.

Soon, Yue Hanshan arrived as ordered.

Qin Yu cut to the chase and immediately ordered: "Immediately order your men to change into the armor of the Northern Qi soldiers, mount the captured warhorses, and follow me! Remember, everyone wear white cloaks, but no one is to wear them without my order!"

"what?"

Yue Hanshan paused for a moment, then asked in confusion, "Commander Qin, it's not even dawn yet! Where are we going?"

Qin Yu grinned mischievously: "Let's feign a surprise attack on Yuan Dingguo's troops from behind, luring Yelü Shu out of his hole..."

Yue Hanshan's eyes suddenly lit up, and he shouted, "This subordinate obeys!"

After Yue Hanshan left, Qin Yu immediately sent someone to give Yuan Dingguo and the others a heads-up.

If Yuan Dingguo and his group were completely unaware of the situation and a misunderstanding arose, resulting in them killing each other, that would be a real mess...