The moment Tian Kun walked into the barracks, Lan Kuo hurried to walk there and asked, "What's up? What's going on outside?"

"Your Majesty, don't worry. The Dongling armed forces haven't caught up." Tian Kun said first.

Hearing this, Lan Kuo felt depressed and thought they must be defeated.

Lan Kuo shouted, "Where is Zhao Yun? How did he lead the troops? Let him come to see me!"

Hearing this, Tian Kun lowered his head.

Seeing Tian Kun keep motionless, Lan Kuo shouted again, "I have just asked you to find Zhao Yun. Haven't you heard it?"

"Your Majesty, I asked the soldier and he said General Zhao had… had died." Tian Kun said to Lan Kuo and lowered his head again.

Hearing this, Lan Kuo felt panicky and thought about what had happened. Both Commander Yan and Wizard Zhan were missing. Even Zhao Yun died in the war. What the hell was the problem? He planned everything in detail, but why…

Lan Kuo looked at the box in Tian Kun's hand and asked, "What is it in your hand?"

"Your Majesty, I saw it at the entrance of the barracks. I saw the characters on the box, so I took it inside." Tian Kun hurried to put it in front of Lan Kuo.

Lan Kuo looked at the four characters on it and said, "A great gift for you."

"Do you know who put it at the entrance of barracks?" Lan Kuo looked at Tian Kun and asked.

Tian Kun shook his head to Lan Kuo, "I looked around but found nothing suspicious."

Lan Kuo sighed, tore down the paper with four characters, and opened the box.

The moment the box was opened, the smell of blood came out.

Lan Kuo frowned and felt something bad. Then he uncovered the cloth suddenly and only saw a bloody head staring at him directly.

Seeing this, Lan Kuo shouted, "Ah!"

Tian Kun felt afraid and looked down only to see a head in the box in his hands.

Seeing this, he couldn't help shaking his hands and the box fell on the ground heavily. The head in the box rolled out.

The head rolled to the front of Lan Kuo's feet directly.

Lan Kuo shouted, "Stupid. Take it away! Take it away!"

"Yes, yes, Your Majesty." Tian Kun replied and bent down to pick up the box.

Then he walked to the front of the head tremblingly and Tian Kun put the bloody head into the box with his eyes closed.

After he put the head into the box, Tian Kun hurried to cover the box.

Then he walked to the front of Lan Kuo and said with his hands cupped, "Your Majesty, it's OK."

"Could you figure out whose head is it?" Lan Kuo adjusted his breath and asked Tian Kun.

Tian Kun said, "Your Majesty, I think it seems like General Zhao…"

"I see. Stop it." Before Tian Kun finished, Lan Kuo interrupted him.

Lan Kuo sighed with his eyes closed, "Take it back to Xiling and bury it elaborately."

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Tian Kun nodded.

Lan Kuo slumped on the floor and continued, "Go to have a look. Count how many soldiers I have lost."

"OK, Your Majesty." Tian Kun replied and walked out.

At this time, soldiers went back to the barracks one by one.

Tian Kun walked forward and counted the soldiers one by one. He frowned because tens of thousands of soldiers were reduced to only one thousand soldiers.

Tian Kun asked the injured soldiers to bind up their wounds quickly and wait for Emperor Xiling's order.

After he arranged everything well, Tian Kun walked forward, "Both of you, follow me."

Then the two soldiers followed Tian Kun to come here.

Tian Kun said to them, "Go to find Wizard Zhan. Figure out what happened and where is he now."

"Er… We are afraid that…" Hearing this, the two soldiers scratched his head and said.

They just went back to the barracks, but they were asked to return to the enemies' barracks.

Before they finished, Tian Kun interrupted them and said, "Now our army has suffered a disastrous defeat. His Majesty feels very unhappy. General Zhao has died. Commander Yan and Wizard Zhan have been missing. You escaped to the barracks directly. If His Majesty gets irritated, he must blame you. If you could find Wizard Zhan, perhaps His Majesty will…"

"OK, we will go there. If we don't come back before evening, don't send soldiers to find us." The two men said and nodded.

Tian Kun replied, "OK. Don't worry. Wish you bring good news."

Tian Kun patted them on their shoulders.

They looked at each other and walked out of the barracks.

After they left, Tian Kun checked soldiers' injuries and walked inside the barracks.

Emperor Xiling looked haggard. He sat there with his messy hair and looked forward with lifeless eyes.

He thought he had planned everything well, but he didn't know why he lost finally!

He never thought Xiling would lose the war so quickly. Tian Kun said Dongling armed forces hadn't caught up with them. He knew the truth that the frontier was lack of grain. If Dongling armed forces continued to run after them and chose to fight desperately, they all wouldn't get any benefits.

Therefore, Dongling armed forces killed the general to demonstrate.

Then his soldiers felt panicky about Dongling inside.

He thought it had been a conspiracy. Now Xiling was at war with Dongling in public. If Dongling rebuilt its strength, it would defeat Xiling first. Thinking of this, Lan Kuo felt panicky.

It was like a dream from confidence before the war to the heavy failure in the war.

Lan Kuo wore coldness in his eyes. He suspected that it was a conspiracy and Wizard Zhan was the spy sent by Dongling.

At this time, Tian Kun walked inside, walked to the front of Lan Kuo, and said with his hands cupped, "Your Majesty, I have figured it out."

"How many?" Lan Kuo asked, poker-faced.

Tian Kun said, "There are… there are one thousand soldiers left."

"One thousand… Haha… Haha…" Hearing this, Lan Kuo laughed with sadness.

Seeing this, Tian Kun walked forward, "Your Majesty…"

Seeing Lan Kuo's appearance, Tian Kun hesitated.

Lan Kuo added, "I never think of such kind of ending today!"

"Your Majesty, we can fight back as long as there are armed forces left. It is urgent now. Shall we retreat to Xiling as soon as possible?" Tian Kun thought and said.

Lan Kuo stood up and staggered because he sat there for a long time.

Tian Kun hurried to walk forward and held Lan Kuo, "Your Majesty, take care."

Lan Kuo pushed away Tian Kun's hand, walked forward, and said with cold eyes, "Send someone to find Wizard Zhan!"

"Your Majesty, I have sent someone to find him. It is a special time. I am afraid that too many soldiers will be found by Dongling armed forces, so I have sent only two of them." Tian Kun said to Lan Kuo with his hands cupped.

Lan Kuo nodded and said, "OK. We will return to Xiling until we have the news of Wizard Zhan."

"Your Majesty, er…" Hearing this, Tian Kun raised his head to look at Lan Kuo.

Before Tian Kun finished, Lan Kuo interrupted him and said, "I have decided it. You can go out first."

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Seeing this, Tian Kun stopped.

Then he went out with his hands cupped.

After Tian Kun left, Lan Kuo walked to the seat aside and sat down.

If they found Zhan You and he didn't betray Xiling, it would be OK. If not, he swore he would kill him wherever he went.

After a while, Hou Shi and Feng Xian eventually dug a large hollow place.

Hou Shi stood up and said to Feng Xian, "Take your Master here."

"OK." Feng Xian nodded and walked to the front of Zhan You.

After he took Zhan You here, Feng Xian just exerted a little strength to take Zhan You here because Zhan You wasn't heavier than 50 kilos.

Then he and Hou Shi put Zhan You's body into the hollow place.

Hou Shi took off his coat and used it to cover Zhan You's face. Then they went out of the hollow place and filled it with soils.

They didn't stop until there formed a mound.

Feng Xian found a wooden board nearby and used a knife to carve characters saying "Master Zhan You's cemetery Made by Apprentice Feng Xian."

When he finished the carving, he put it in front of the grave.

Feng Xian kowtowed to it, "Master, don't feel lonely. I will go back to see you on your death day every year."

"Feng Xian?" Hou Shi saw the characters carved by Feng Xian and asked.

Feng Xian nodded, "Yes."

"Your master felt most worried about you before he died. From your performance, Zhan You was lucky to have you as his apprentice." Hou Shi smiled and said.

Hearing this, Feng Xian couldn't help crying.

Since Master saved him, he considered him as his family. Although he followed Master to go to several places, he felt at home with Master wherever Master went.

Feng Xian said, "Considering your position in the family hierarchy, I need to call you Senior Master. Since I followed Master, I have known his inner hatred. I also know his pain inside. I have seen Master sigh in the room furtively for several times."