His entire family perished in battle; he rose from the ashes to conquer the world.

As soon as he finished speaking, the scene that Prince Ning, Zhu Zheng, had been looking forward to did not materialize.

The soldiers of the Western Army below the stage did not follow his expectations and strictly obey orders to leave the training ground and return to camp in formation.

Instead, everyone stood still, their eyes all fixed on Mu Yuan, who stood beside Prince Ning.

Prince Ning, Zhu Zheng, frowned, thinking that the soldiers of the Western Army had not heard his orders clearly.

He raised his voice, almost shouting, and issued the order again:

"All of you, return to your camp!!!"

However, the soldiers of the Western Army seemed not to hear them. None of them made a move, and their eyes remained fixed on Mu Yuan.

This scene infuriated Prince Zhu Zheng, who was cursing under his breath.

However, in addition to being angry...

He also felt a chill run down his spine.

It should be noted that Prince Ning holds the Xuan Tie Token, which represents the power of 200,000 Western Army soldiers.

But now the token is useless.

This illustrates that...

The 200,000 soldiers of the Western Prefecture no longer recognized the token, but rather Mu Yuan's face.

"Disband and return to camp!" Mu Yuan suddenly spoke.

The voice just fell.

Two hundred thousand Western Army soldiers were seen dispersing in an orderly fashion on the drill ground, withdrawing under the astonished gaze of Prince Ning, Zhu Zheng.

Mu Yuan walked up to Prince Ning.

Before Prince Ning could recover from his shock, he snatched the black iron token from his hand.

Prince Ning, belatedly realizing what was happening, instinctively tried to snatch back the Xuan Tie Token, but Mu Yuan stopped him by raising his hand.

"Your Highness, I am truly sorry, but this commander's seal recognizes its owner, and the same applies to the soldiers of the Western Army. By the way, please don't forget our agreement."

Prince Ning, Zhu Zheng, froze in mid-air, his expression shifting between light and shadow. In the end, he withdrew his hand.

After all, he had personally verified that the Western Army did not obey his orders at all when he held the Xuan Tie Token. Therefore, even if he snatched the Xuan Tie Token, it would be useless to him.

"I hope Your Highness will keep your promise, report back to the Emperor, and not turn your attention to the Mu family again!"

Mu Yuan spoke softly at first, then his tone shifted, becoming menacing: "Otherwise, I wouldn't mind settling old scores with you, Your Highness!"

"Are you threatening me?"

Prince Ning, Zhu Zheng, never expected that Mu Yuan would dare to threaten him. He was, after all, a member of the royal family, a noble and powerful figure, yet he was being threatened by the Mu family, who lived in a remote corner of the southwest.

Mu Yuan looked at Prince Ning, Zhu Zheng, with a smile:

"We both know how Lan Que was turned into a human pig."

"Your Highness, as you know, the Southwest is a vast region. Some places have simple and honest people, while others have fierce and unruly people. If Your Highness were to be framed by someone with malicious intent and end up like Lan Que, that would be quite unfortunate!"

The seemingly harmless smile on Mu Yuan's face sent a chill down the spine of Prince Ning, Zhu Zheng.

Hearing Mu Yuan's words again made Prince Ning, Zhu Zheng, feel as if a thousand needles were pricking him, making him feel extremely uncomfortable.

"Your Highness, I am busy with military affairs, so I will not keep you any longer."

After issuing a verbal warning, Mu Yuan bluntly ordered Prince Ning, Zhu Zheng, to leave.

Prince Ning, Zhu Zheng, was trembling with rage, yet he was powerless against Mu Yuan. Coupled with Mu Yuan's previous threats, the other party was indeed capable of doing so.

Finally, Prince Ning, Zhu Zheng, glared fiercely at Mu Yuan and left in anger.

into the night.

Mu Yuan finished dealing with military affairs.

At this moment, Qin Hongxiu hurriedly walked in.

"What happened? Why are you in such a panic?" Mu Yuan noticed the tension on Qin Hongxiu's face and couldn't help but be curious.

Qin Hongxiu didn't speak, but instead handed Mu Yuan a letter.

Mu Yuan took the letter with a suspicious look and glanced at the handwriting on the cover. He saw eight large characters written on it: "To be opened by Mu Yuan, with a note from Xue Chang."

"The letter my sixth sister-in-law left for me?"

Mu Yuan opened the letter, carefully scanned its contents, and his expression changed instantly.

Seeing Mu Yuan's solemn expression, Qin Hongxiu couldn't help but feel curious. She snatched the letter from his hand, glanced at its contents, and exclaimed in surprise:

"Sixth Sister-in-law is gone?"

It turns out that the letter Lin Xueshang left for Mu Yuan was a farewell letter.

"I said a few days ago that Sixth Sister-in-law was acting strangely." Qin Hongxiu suddenly remembered that she had noticed Lin Xueshang's abnormal behavior a few days ago.

Similarly, Mu Yuan recalled that one night last time, when he was talking to Lin Xueshang, her expression seemed a little off.

Unfortunately, the letter did not specify the reason for leaving.

"Sixth Sister-in-law is usually quiet and reserved, but she's not the type to leave without explaining why. Something must have happened to her," Qin Hongxiu said worriedly.

Mu Yuan agreed with Qin Hongxiu's guess, nodded, and said, "Now that the Western Army is stable, we don't need to worry about it. Why don't we go find Sixth Sister-in-law?"

After being framed and imprisoned for a period of time, he returned to find that the Western Army was still functioning normally.

Mu Yuan had already realized that the morale of the Western Army had been consolidated.

Furthermore, even today, Prince Ning was unable to command the Western Army with his Xuan Tie token, while he could easily command the entire army with just a single sentence.

This further proves that the entire army respected him.

Such a Western Army is impossible for outsiders to infiltrate, much less divide.

Lin Xueshang has left a letter and quietly departed; there must be a reason for it. If Mu Yuan ignores it, he would be too cold-blooded.

the most important is.

Lin Xueshang is the daughter-in-law of the Mu family.

She also put in a lot of effort in training the Shadow Squad.

Qin Hongxiu readily agreed when she saw that Mu Yuan was going to find Lin Xueshang, but then she looked troubled: "Sixth Sister-in-law didn't say where she was in the letter. In this vast sea of ​​people, how can we find her?"

"Finding her isn't difficult, is it?" Mu Yuan smiled mysteriously.

Although Lin Xueshang came from the martial arts world, the letters she left behind did not specify where she went on this trip.

But Mu Yuan is not without a way to obtain it.

First, you can ask Old Madam Mu. Even if you can't get an answer from Old Madam Mu, you can send the Shadow Squad to investigate.

We did it right away.

the next day.

Mu Yuan rushed back to the Xiping Prince's Mansion and told Old Madam Mu about Lin Xueshang leaving a letter and departing alone.

After learning the whole story, Old Madam Mu didn't seem surprised and let out a long sigh:

"I knew this day would come."

Upon hearing this, Mu Yuan frowned, keenly sensing that there was more to the story.

Soon, under the narration of Old Madam Mu...

Mu Yuan finally understood the whole story.

Several years ago, the southwestern border was in chaos. Many deserters from abroad secretly slipped into the country, became bandits and ruled the mountains, causing banditry to break out everywhere. Border residents often suffered from bandits coming down from the mountains to rob them, and their lives were miserable.

Lin Xueshang's home is in the border region, and her family members are all in the business of escorting bodyguards.

On the way to a typical escort mission.

She and her family were surrounded by bandits.