In a chaotic and famine-stricken era, I picked up an empress to be my wife.

Yuwen Bingyu and Li Huaiyi began searching simultaneously to find out who was shouting nonsense.

"What are you looking at? I'm right here!"

The voice rang out again, even more arrogant than before!

The two of them locked onto that person at the same time.

Five hundred paces away, a man dressed in colorful clothes riding a white horse was the one he had mentioned.

Even from this distance, the sound can still be heard!

At first, Li Huaiyi thought that Shen An also had such capable people under his command?

But when he squinted and made out the outline, Li Huaiyi was furious!

Isn't this Wang Meng?

He's not dead?

Damn it, has this guy defected to Shen An?!

"Wang Meng, you bastard, what nonsense are you spouting! Get down from your horse and face your death!" Li Huaiyi shouted.

"Do you know him?" Yuwen Bingyu asked.

"He used to be my envoy for surrendering, but now it seems he's defected to Shen An! Damn traitor!" Li Huaiyi said with a gloomy face.

Yuwen Bingyu was even more puzzled. This man was Li Huaiyi's man, but he had betrayed him and served Shen An. How did he know her secret?

Could it be that her secret is already common knowledge?

"Hehe, Li Huaiyi, your reaction is so strong, it's because I hit the nail on the head! You're clearly impotent, yet you still marry several concubines and let other men sleep with your women and have children, pretending they're yours."

You're truly a first in the world! Not only do you willingly wear a green hat, but you also give money to the man you're cuckolding! Do you want me to do it for you too?!" Wang Meng's mocking voice grew louder and louder.

Li Huaiyi was incredibly popular.

Most of his men were furious. Saying this in front of Yuwen Bingyu was making the entire Black Spirit Army lose face.

"General, kill this traitor!"

Li Shanfei, the strongest fighter under Li Huaiyi, volunteered.

Before he could finish speaking, Wang Meng recognized the newcomer and launched into another sarcastic remark: "Li Shanfei, I remember you also cheated on Li Huaiyi, didn't you? Did you have a baby? No wonder Li Huaiyi keeps promoting you! You must have been keeping his concubine happy, hahaha!"

"Damn it!!!"

Without waiting for Li Huaiyi's order, Li Shanfei drew his bow and shot an arrow at Wang Meng.

However, even if Li Shanfei were the strongest warrior under Li Huaiyi, he couldn't shoot Wang Meng from 500 paces away.

This is also the source of Wang Meng's confidence to appear alone in front of these people wearing a floral dress.

In this world, apart from Shen An's crossbow, which can kill him within the range of his shouts, what other weapons? Don't even think about it!

"Li Shanfei, you're no good either! Did you sleep with Li Huaiyi's women too much and get all worn out?" After cursing, Wang Meng turned his attention to Yuwen Bingyu: "Hey, Yuwen Bingyu, are you pretending to be mute? Tell me your shameful secrets and you're still acting calm. You're so hypocritical."

You don't think that if you don't speak, others won't care that I'm revealing your secret, do you?

Let me tell you, if you don't kneel down and beg for mercy from our lord Shen An today!

The evidence of your keeping male lovers and pursuing your own brother will be made public, so that the whole world can see clearly that you are no good woman at all! You are a woman who is utterly wanton to the core!

This sentence directly hit Wen Yuanbingyu's biggest fear.

She originally intended to remain silent and let many people forget about it, but now that the other party knows about her shameful deeds, what if they really have evidence of her secrets?

But do you think you can make her surrender with these things?

Don't even think about it!

This will only ignite her anger and murderous intent.

"Wang Meng, go back and tell Shen An that his trick of deliberately spreading rumors to threaten this military governor is useless. We will soon break through Qingyang County and make him kneel before this military governor and beg for mercy!" Yuwen Bingyu said in a deep voice.

"Heh, if you've got the guts, come on over there! You want me to go back? I think you're all fucking useless trash! No! One's an impotent piece of trash, and the other's a wanton piece of trash, hahaha!"

Wang Meng's taunts continued to escalate, finally pushing Yuwen Bingyu to her breaking point: "Whoever catches this man, I will reward them with a thousand taels of gold!"

Upon receiving this order, Yuwen Bingyu's soldiers immediately surged forward like a tidal wave.

Li Huaiyi was more patient than Yuwen Bingyu and did not immediately send his men. He always felt that Wang Meng's appearance was to provoke them.

Whoever rushes to the front is doomed!

Seeing that Li Huaiyi hadn't fallen for his trick, Wang Meng roared again, "Li Huaiyi, you wear a green hat every day, have you mastered the art of forbearance to perfection yet?"

Li Huaiyi was certainly annoyed, but having fought many battles over the years, he did not want to be reckless.

Seeing that he wasn't fooled, Wang Meng didn't dare linger and turned his horse around and ran away.

Yuwen Bingyu's men, as if possessed, relentlessly pursued him.

But they haven't gotten close yet.

With a loud "boom", the ground within a radius of tens of meters suddenly collapsed, and hundreds of people fell into it.

"Aaaaaah!"

The ground was full of wooden spikes, and many people were pierced through and died on them.

Yuwen Bingyu then realized that she had fallen into a trap!

Li Huaiyi, standing behind, had a slight smile on his lips; the scene before him was exactly what he wanted to see.

So-called teammates are nothing but dead and wounded men and horses.

After he conquers Qingyang City, he will have a greater advantage in dealing with that bitch!

His men flattered him, praising his thoughtfulness and contrasting him with Yuwen Bingyu's rashness.

"Reckless? That's brainless!"

Li Huaiyi snorted coldly before leading his army to follow.

He feigned anger and said, "That damned Shen An, he's so despicable, digging a trap!"

"Why didn't your men come with you? Did you have a problem beforehand? Why didn't you warn me? I'm your ally!" Yuwen Bingyu questioned.

Li Huaiyi did indeed feel there was a problem just now, but how could he admit it?

"Oh dear, I felt that Wang Meng had insulted you too much, so I wanted to let you vent your anger. That's why I didn't send anyone to follow you. I didn't expect them to dig a trap." Li Huaiyi looked completely innocent. "However, now that we know they dug a trap, it might not be a bad thing. At least we'll be more careful from now on!"

"Hmph, how many traps could there be? We lost at least eight hundred brothers this time, what kind of good thing is that!" Yuwen Bingyu could hardly contain her anger. She had already decided that after the siege, she would skin Shen An and that Wang Meng alive, making them wish they were dead!

Based on Li Huaiyi's experience, there are at most a few dozen traps. There are only so many traps. If he sends someone ahead to scout ahead, there won't be any problems.

He said nonchalantly, "Then I'm truly sorry!"

He then dispatched ten men to scout ahead.

Not to be outdone, Yuwen Bingyu also sent ten people to scout ahead.

One hour later.

The army arrived at a place called Qingyue Town.

What should have been a 15-minute journey took them a full hour!

The reason is that even though they sent people to scout ahead and found nothing wrong, the trap was immediately triggered when the main army arrived nearby.

Along the way, nearly a thousand traps were triggered!

More than three thousand people were killed or injured on both sides!

So many people have died before we even met?

This is simply an extraordinary event.

Now, when they look up, all they see is a vast expanse of white, all covered in snow. The scouts can't find any traps or safe spots as they walk by.

Besides being annoyed, Li Huaiyi and Yuwen Bingyu also felt a strong sense of apprehension.

The soldiers were hesitant to continue.

We're still far from reaching Qingyang County, and who knows how many more traps await us on this journey?

How many more people will die?!

Who can guarantee that they won't be the one triggering the trap next time?

In addition, the traps here are of many kinds, many of which they have never heard of before.

I really don't know how to avoid it.

"There are traps on this main road. Shall we take the side path?" Yuwen Bingyu suggested.

"A side path? That place is easier to set traps in, it's absolutely not feasible!" Li Huaiyi said in a deep voice.

"According to you, even the side path won't work. We're going to have to go through the main road? Continue to rely on the lives of our soldiers to trigger the traps?" Yuwen Bingyu said angrily.

"Hmph, I didn't say that." Li Huaiyi snapped his fingers and said, "I've got it! With so many traps, Shen An's men alone couldn't possibly dig them all out. The lowly people of Qingyang County must have been involved too! If we just arrest some of them, we'll know where the traps are and where they aren't, right?"

Yuwen Bingyu immediately felt a glimmer of hope: "Alright, do as you say. Men, send men to the nearby villages to arrest the local people! If they don't cooperate, kill them without mercy!"

Let me make this clear first: I did not massacre civilians; rather, they colluded with Shen An to oppose the imperial court, making them no different from rebels!

One hour later!

All the men they sent returned with their heads hanging low.