I, the villainous eldest prince, will suppress everything!

"You say my elder brother Qin Li is a traitor who colludes with the enemy, but that's just because you think he deliberately handed over Qingling Pass to the Northern Barbarians by issuing a military order to halt the army's advance."

"But I must say, we can't enter Qingling Pass. Going in would be like falling into a trap that the Northern Barbarians have dug in advance!"

"The Northern Barbarian army is powerful and invincible, and their cavalry is their greatest source of pride!"

"Between Qingling Pass and Wuyang City lies a plain stretching for over ten miles. Now that the river is frozen over in winter, their cavalry have even greater freedom of movement!"

"Once our army enters Qingling Pass, a decisive battle with the Northern Barbarians will inevitably ensue on the plains stretching for over ten miles between the two cities!"

"Do you think we have a chance to win the decisive battle on the plains?"

Su Chen initially paid no attention to Qin Feng's words, and even strongly resisted listening to them, thinking that Qin Feng was just an envoy sent by Qin Li.

But halfway through Qin Feng's sentence, Su Chen's brain suddenly exploded!

So that's how it is...

Why didn't he think of that sooner?

I only understand it now.

stupid!

That's so stupid!

Su Chen pounded his head with his fists.

In other words, Qin Li did not betray his country and collude with the enemy, but rather he sensed the trap set by the Northern Barbarians and chose not to fall into it.

He misunderstood Qin Li and even accused him of colluding with the enemy and betraying the country. His heart is despicable!

Once he understood everything, Su Chen panicked.

Having just gained some fame and with the prospect of the Marquis's mansion's revival in sight, he committed an unforgivable crime.

If he could turn back time and go back to the past, he would definitely slap himself hard back then, until his face was swollen.

"Brother Qin, save me!"

Su Chen reached out and grabbed Qin Feng's arm as if it were his last lifeline, pleading, "For the sake of our alliance in the Nine Peaks Mountains, you have to help me, or I'm doomed."

Qin Feng disdainfully shook off Su Chen's hand that was gripping his arm, stood up, patted his clothes, and deliberately said, "I remember what someone just said... It's none of your business. I'm going to do something big... I won't stop you, go ahead and do it."

Su Chen quickly stood up, scratched his head sheepishly, and then bowed to Qin Feng.

"I got carried away, I was just completely out of my element, Brother Qin, please don't take offense!"

Qin Feng gave Su Chen a disapproving look, his eyes full of disgust.

If it weren't for Su Chen's decent martial arts skills and his own urgent need to expand his strength and recruit talent, he wouldn't have bothered to save Su Chen.

As for Su Chen's claim that the two had formed an alliance in Mount Jiuyi, that is completely unfounded.

He clearly remembered that before the alliance was formed, Su Chen had tried to kill him.

Moreover, Su Chen has always had feelings for Wei Hongying!

"It's not impossible for me to save you, but you have to help me deal with someone," Qin Feng said.

Snapped!

Patting his chest confidently, Su Chen declared, "Take care of one person, or even ten or a hundred! With my halberd in hand, I am invincible among those of the same level!"

"Whom are you going to deal with? Brother Qin, please tell me."

"Fang Yuan, the son-in-law of the Song family!"

"ha?"

Su Chen was somewhat surprised. "Why bother dealing with him? Did he offend Brother Qin? Isn't what happened in Jiuyi Mountain all in the past? We were both deceived."

"Don't worry about that. It's not because of what happened in Jiuyi Mountain. I, Qin Feng, am not that petty. It's because of something else. Just tell me, will you help me or not?"

"Why not help?"

If he didn't help, he'd be doomed; Su Chen had no choice but to help.

"That's exactly what I wanted to hear."

Qin Feng reached out and patted Su Chen on the shoulder, saying, "Stay here and don't move. I'll go talk to him for you."

After saying that, Qin Feng turned and walked towards Qin Li and Wei Hongying.

Seeing Qin Feng walking towards them, Wei Hongying couldn't help but reach out and grab Qin Li's sleeve. "Your Highness, Qin Feng is coming this way. He's coming."

Qin Li calmly pulled away Wei Hongying's hand that was grabbing his sleeve. "Why are you panicking? It's not like it's anything bad."

"Don't panic, I'll handle everything."

Giving Wei Hongying a reassuring look, Qin Li took the initiative to step forward and greet Qin Feng who was approaching.

"Big brother!"

Qin Feng clasped his hands in a fist salute to Qin Li.

During this period, Qin Feng would greet everyone he met without exception.

I didn't know; I really thought the two were brothers.

Qin Li feigned anger, pointing at Su Chen not far away, "What did that kid just say to you?"

"This is outrageous! Not only do they disobey my orders, but they even dare to lay a hand on his superior, the Imperial Guard!"

"As soon as I arrived, he accused me of colluding with the enemy and betraying my country; his intentions are despicable!"

"Seventh Brother, I'll let you say it. Did your eldest brother betray the country and collude with the enemy? Is his heart truly deserving of death?"

Qin Feng quickly reached out his arm to stop the furious Qin Li and comforted him, "Brother, calm down, calm down, don't stoop to that kid's level."

"That kid is a son of a bitch, born of a mother but raised without one, and he's got some mental issues too."

Qin Li pretended to be still angry, pointed at Su Chen, and deliberately said loudly:

"If I, your elder brother, really wanted to stoop to his level, would he still be alive today? I would have just ordered him to be chopped down."

Upon hearing this, Su Chen breathed a sigh of relief, thankful that he hadn't gone too far and hadn't directly attacked Qin Li; otherwise, he would have been doomed, and no one could have saved him.

Qin Feng offered a few more words of comfort, and Qin Li's voice softened slightly. Qin Li then said resentfully:

"If it weren't for the fact that a major battle is imminent and we desperately need manpower, I would have used his head as a sacrifice today!"

"Yes, yes, yes."

Qin Feng quickly chimed in, flattering Qin Li, "Big Brother is so benevolent. No wonder you're capable of being a great general. That kid can only be a foot soldier."

"Big brother, you're so magnanimous, please forgive that brat this time!"

"I guarantee, there will absolutely be no next time!"

Qin Li flicked his sleeves, snorted coldly, and stopped pointing at Su Chen, which was a tacit statement that he would no longer pursue the matter.

Seeing this, Su Chen breathed a long sigh of relief and wiped the sweat from his forehead with his sleeve.

Seeing that Qin Li's anger had subsided, Qin Feng tried to say:

"Brother, how about we make that kid apologize properly to the Imperial Guard Captain, and let him redeem himself through meritorious service?"

Qin Li didn't speak, but just hummed in agreement through his nose.

Upon hearing this, Qin Feng quickly waved to Su Chen, beckoning him over.

Su Chen jogged over, and at Qin Feng's prompting, quickly bowed and clasped his hands in a gesture of respect towards Wei Hongying, who was standing next to Qin Li, forcing a fawning smile on his face:

"Sister Hongying, my brother was being reckless just now."

"Whether to punish or discipline someone is entirely up to Sister Hongying!"

Wei Hongying snorted coldly, crossed her arms, and deliberately avoided looking at Su Chen. "I can't accept being called Sister Hongying by Centurion Su. From now on, we're completely cut off. We'll only have a superior-subordinate relationship, nothing more."

Su Chen stood there awkwardly, unsure of what to say.

Qin Feng stepped forward and smoothed things over, which eased Su Chen's embarrassment.

However, everyone knows that Wei Hongying and Su Chen can never go back to their previous sibling relationship; it was all Su Chen's own fault.

After Su Chen apologized, Qin Li and Wei Hongying turned to leave.

Before leaving, Wei Hongying said coldly, "The commander-in-chief has ordered the army to halt its advance and remain in place. Does Centurion Su understand?"

"I understand, I understand..."

Su Chen nodded quickly.

Just now, I hadn't quite grasped the concept.

However, after Qin Feng's explanation, Su Chen realized that Qingling Pass was a trap deliberately set by the Northern Barbarians, and he wouldn't be foolish enough to jump into it.

Not only will he not jump in himself, but he'll also get angry at anyone who tries to jump in!

Watching Wei Hongying and Qin Li walk further and further away, Su Chen suddenly realized what was happening and chased after them, crying, "My halberd, my halberd, give me back my halberd..."

Wei Hongying turned around coldly and shouted, "The halberd is temporarily stored here with me. As for whether it will be returned to you, that depends on how Centurion Su behaves."