"Your master was so overeager." Hearing that, Hou Shi gave out a sigh.

Looking at Hou Shi, Feng Xian said, "Uncle, of course, I'll listen to my master, but..."

While saying, Feng Xian turned his head to look at Zhan You's grave. After a pause, he said again, "I want to spend three days guarding the grave of my master. Later I'll leave for the Witchcraft City. Uncle, do you think it is feasible?"

"Feng Xian, I know that you want to repay your master's kindness. However, the army of Xiling has been defeated and retreated this time. Then Emperor Xiling will definitely count the failure on you and your master. If you're here guarding the grave for your master, you may be in danger in the future. Also, your master would never want to see you be caught by Emperor Xiling." Hou Shi sighed and said to Feng Xian sincerely.

Wiping away the tears that were about to fall down with the sleeves, Feng Xian said then, "If it remains like this, I, as an apprentice, will always be uneasy about it."

"Feng Xian, you don't have to feel like that. After surviving this crisis, you can also make up for it in the future," Hou Shi told Feng Xian.

Seeing that Feng Xian kept silent, Hou Shi said again, "Before your master died, the one he was concerned with the most was exactly you. If you insist on doing it and face any danger in the future, he wouldn't be at ease. You have to give it more thought."

After listening to it, Feng Xian lowered his head and thought for a moment before he nodded.

Then Feng Xian walked to the grave of Zhan You, knelt down, and kowtowed for a few times, "Master, after the frontier fortress is in peace, I will definitely come here and burn incense for you."

While saying, he kowtowed again before standing up and walking to Hou Shi. He looked at Hou Shi and said, "Uncle, I will follow you to the Witchcraft City."

"Okay. Good boy, let's go," Hou Shi nodded and said. The two walked towards the Dongling barracks.

At the moment in the military camp at the frontier, General Li came in and walked to Shuo Ling.

Shuo Ling raised his head, looked at General Li, and said, "General Li, you look so satisfied. I assume that there should be not so many soldiers dying in this battle."

"Marquis Shuo, you are right. According to the statistics just now, the number of injured soldiers is less than one thousand and the number of the dead is less than one hundred. What great news of Dongling!" General Li said with a smile.

Shuo Ling nodded this time, "How is General Cheng's injury now?"

"There isn't any big problem about Cheng. It's just that his old injury hasn't fully recovered yet, which was torn in the battle. He will recover after resting for a few more days," General Li said.

Then General Li asked Shuo Ling, "Marquis Shuo, when do you want to come back to Jing City?"

"I'll be back tomorrow," Shuo Ling said.

Hearing that, General Li walked forwards, "Marquis Shuo, now that you'll return to Jing City tomorrow, there's something that I need you to tell His Majesty."

"What? General Li, tell me about it," Shuo Ling looked at General Li and said.

The smile on General Li's face just now faded away. He sighed, "Having won at the frontier fortress this time, I should feel happy. However, the forage in the army is not enough for us to consume for a long time. Previously, I sent the message in the highest urgency back to Jing City, but I received no response. Marquis Shuo, I hope that you can mention it to His Majesty when you're back. After all, there're so many soldiers at the frontier."

"General Li, now that you have already sent the message in the highest urgency back to Jing City, His Majesty must have already known that the army is lack of forage at the frontier," Shuo Ling said to General Li.

Hearing that, General Li couldn't help but frown and say, "Since His Majesty is aware of it, why there is no forage sent here now? If the Xiling army hadn't explored that we had no forage here, it would never attack us directly. Anyway, there are so many soldiers guarding the frontier. I can't let them go through the winter like this."

"It's an obvious fact that the national treasury in Jing City is empty now. I assume that even though His Majesty would like to support you, he cannot figure out any solution in such a short time," Shuo Ling said again.

Hearing that, General Li frowned deeply. There was clear anger in his words, "Marquis Shuo, according to your words, His Majesty isn't going to provide forage for the frontier fortress. What about so many soldiers here? If they are hungry, how will they fight for the country?"

"General Li, don't panic. When I was responsible for dealing with the flood in Jiandu, I had already known that something was wrong. Therefore, I asked people to prepare food in secret. Counting the time, I think it's on the way to the frontier," Shuo Ling looked at General Li and said.

General Li stared at Shuo Ling with disbelief, "So Your Lordship has already prepared the forage for the soldiers at the frontier?"

"Exactly. However..." Shuo Ling nodded. Then he suddenly changed the topic.

Before he could finish, General Li hurried to interrupt him and said, "However what?"

"The forage was collected by me privately without reporting to His Majesty. So..." Shuo Ling said to General Li.

General Li nodded before Shuo Ling finished his words, "Marquis Shuo, you don't have to worry about it. I will never tell others about it. It never occurred to me that you really care about the soldiers at the frontier. I need to thank you for them."

Of course, General Li knew what to do in his heart. The emperor failed to solve the problem of the forage shortage at the frontier when it was solved by others. If this issue became well-known, the emperor would surely be dishonored and it would do no good to Shuo Ling anyway.

"General Li, there's no need to thank me. The soldiers are responsible for guarding the frontier. Of course, they shouldn't have any other worries. I'm doing it for the people of Dongling," Shuo Ling said.

General Li nodded, "Like father, like son. Your appearance now reminds me of old general Shuo in the past, who had devoted so much to Dongling!"

"Even though he had devoted so much to Dongling, he still died on the battlefield in the end!" Shuo Ling couldn't help but sneer, saying meaningfully.

Seeing Shuo Ling say so, General Li frowned slightly, "Marquis Shuo, if it weren't the enemy's trap at that time, old general Shuo might not..."

"General Li, do you know why my father fell in the enemy's trap?" Shuo Ling asked General Li while looking at him.

General Li frowned slightly, "It was because he had received false information. Everybody knew about it at that time."

"Then why had he received false information?" Shuo Ling asked a rhetorical question to General Li.

Hearing that, General Li couldn't help but frown deeply. He didn't think much about the question at that time. However, after Shuo Ling mentioned it, there were many doubts indeed.

For a warrior like old general Shuo at that time, he would never use someone unless this person was reliable. And the ambush he encountered on the way was obviously prepared in advance.

Thinking of this, General Li couldn't help frowning. Could it be that there was another reason for the death of old general Shuo in the past?

General Li was going to ask Shuo Ling about it.

At this time, Mo Li walked in from outside and said while bowing his fists, "Your Lordship, General Li."

"Hmm, has everything been settled?" Shuo Ling looked at Mo Li and said.

Mo Li nodded.

"What is Emperor Xiling going to do next? When does he plan to return to Xiling?" Shuo Ling continued to ask Mo Li.

Mo Li said this time, "Emperor Xiling has sent someone to look for Zhan You. There is no sign of withdrawal now."

"Marquis Shuo, you don't have to worry about it. You can return to Jing City normally tomorrow. Now that those weird people have been completely destroyed, Emperor Xiling will withdraw his troops sooner or later. Even if he attacks again, we are sure to win!" hearing that, General Li said on one side.

Shuo Ling nodded and said to General Li, "I've already known enough about the condition. General Li, I'll leave the rest for you to care about it."

"Yes," General Li nodded.

Then Shuo Ling and Mo Li walked outside.

In Shuo Ling's tent, Mo and Ye had waited for a long time in it.

As soon as they saw the signal sent by Shuo Ling, they hurried to rush towards here.

Hearing a noise at the door, Mo and Ye glanced at each other before hiding in the dark.

After seeing Mo Li and the Marquis coming in, the two walked out of the dark, stepping forward and bowing their fists, "Your Lordship, what's important for you to call us here this time?"

"There is something very important. I need you to do it. Remember, you can only succeed. There's no choice of failing!" Shuo Ling walked to one side and sat down. Then he said, looking at the two coldly.

The two looked at each other before nodded, "Your Lordship, tell us about it. We'll definitely do our best!"

"I've heard that the sons of Emperor Xiling are fighting with each other fiercely for the position of crown prince!" Shuo Ling said while sneering.

Mo and Ye nodded. Then Mo said, "Yes, Your Lordship. It is exactly the case. Now there is no crown prince in Xiling. However, it must be chosen among the three princes."

"Yes, it is true. Before setting off, Emperor Xiling left one sentence. When he beats Dongling, he will speak out his choice of crown prince that has long been identified in his heart," Ye, who stood on the other side, also said.

Hearing that, Shuo Ling nodded. It seemed that even God was helping him.

If he didn't get it wrong, the three candidates were the second prince, the fifth prince, and Lan Cangmo, the third prince.

According to his inquiry previously, Lan Cangmo was the most ambitious among the three. Therefore, he was going to start with Lan Cangmo, the third prince.

Thinking of it, Shuo Ling said, "Now I need you to sneak into the Xiling Palace, tell Lan Cangmo, the Third Prince, that Xiling has lost in the battle, and ask him to make preparations in advance."

"Is there anything else, Your Lordship?" Mo nodded after hearing the order. Then he looked at Shuo Ling and asked.

Shuo Ling smiled slightly and continued, "Of course there are some conditions. If he wants to be Crown Prince steadily, it should be done according to his words!"

"Your Lordship, please tell us," Mo and Ye said, bowing their fists.

Shuo Ling picked up the teacup on the table, took a sip of the water, and said to Mo and Ye.

When he finished his words, Mo and Ye nodded.

"Off you go," Shuo Ling said.

Then the two walked out of the tent and went on returning to Xiling.