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"Hehe, from the looks of it, General Fan has misunderstood Mister Sima. It seems like Mister Sima is trying to borrow General Fan's hand to use him as a bargaining chip." Jing Ke, on the other hand, could hear some clues from Sima Kong's few words, and he smiled as he walked towards Fan Yuzheng.

"Hmm?" Seeing Jing Ke's smiling face, Fan Yuzhen and Jiang Yi were quite puzzled, and they both nodded in agreement.

"Young hero, you are indeed a wise young man, worthy to be your disciple. Good, this is my intention, as for whether or not you succeed, it will depend on whether or not you have the courage to do so." When Sima Kong heard that Jing Ke had seen through his plan, his face couldn't help but first reveal a surprised expression, before letting out a light laugh.

"I was born with a sword in my hand. If Mister can break Qin, how about lending me your life?" When Fan Xian heard Sima Kong's words, he felt like he was underestimating him. He immediately gave a startled cry and stood up straight.

"Hey hey hey, General Fan, don't get too excited. I think that Mister Sima might not be borrowing your life, but it might be your face." When Jing Ke saw Fan Yicheng walking out from the seating area, he also walked out, pointing at Fan Yicheng's big bearded man, and laughed.

After being pointed at by Jing Ke, Fan Yuzhen was even more confused. He lowered his head and blankly looked at his beard, but he still couldn't understand what Sima Kong and Jing Ke were trying to do.

"Brother Jing, please explain yourself if you have anything to say. These words that hide your head and hide your tail are going to tire a boorish man like me to death." After staring blankly for a long time, Fan Xian couldn't help but finally speak to Jing Ke.

"Hoho, there is no need for General to worry. I will explain this matter to you in a moment. You only need to follow me to the back palace." Seeing Fan Yuzhen's anxious look, Jing Ke couldn't help but chuckle, and then he waved his hand, inviting Fan Yuzheng to go straight to the back of the hall.

Since Fan Yuzhen didn't know the reason, he could only follow him to the back of the hall according to Jing Ke's arrangements.

"Gulp." Following a few lonely cries, the sounds of falling snow could be heard outside the Qin's tent. At this moment, a dark figure walked out of the tent. When he reached the place where the sound had come from, he grabbed the carrier pigeon that had landed by the pigeon cage, then took the secret letter that had long been a number from the pigeon's feet. He opened the letter and quickly skimmed through it.

"Marshal, General Pan has arrived outside the tent and has something important to report to you." The servant moved slowly through the dim yellow light until he reached Huan Feng's desk and reported.

"Let him in." After hearing the servant's report, Huan Feng put down the paper in his hands and instructed.

"Okay." The servant answered and went down.

Not long after, another figure slowly walked past the dim yellow light, but his footsteps were much stronger than the servant from before.

"Marshal, according to the reports of this subordinate's insiders, Sima Kong has indeed sided with Fan Yicheng and is currently in Nine Fiend City." The figure walked up to Huan Feng and greeted him with a cupped fist. As he spoke, he passed something to Huan Feng.

It was the Pan Party, of course, and what he had handed Huan Feng was the secret letter he had taken from the feet of the carrier pigeon, the one he had placed in the Sima Air Force. It turned out that Pan had long since planted spies in his army because he did not believe in the loyalty Sima Kong and his servant. The reason he was the first to know that Sima Kong was leading his troops to flee north was because his spies had sent him a message in time. That was why he had been able to lead Huan Hou's army and chase them all the way here.

Huan Ling took the letter and opened it carefully. "The Great Sima has already descended upon the Fan clan. For the time being, we must avoid the city." Seeing this line of words, Huan Feng's anger rose up, and he shouted loudly while clapping the table: "Humph! I never would have thought that he, Sima Kong, would actually be a traitor that committed treason! "

The marshal, calm your anger, Sima Kong is a man with a humble appearance and a treacherous heart. He is truly a man of ill intentions." Now, in order to protect the son of his son, he actually surrendered to Fan. His true nature had already been revealed. Fortunately, I was on guard, otherwise, if he and the Fan family worked together, wouldn't our army suffer a great loss? " Seeing Huan Feng's rage, Pan was secretly pleased with himself, but he didn't forget to ask for praise for himself at the same time.

"Yes, General Pan. You've done well in this matter. I hate you for not listening to your praises and eliminating them. Now, you've left this tiger and wolf duo behind to cause trouble for my Qin family." Huan Huan praised Pan a bit, but his brows slightly creased, as if he was a bit upset.

"Haha, Marshal, there's no need to worry. The Pan Party has already made arrangements." Pan listened to Huan Feng's words and only chuckled.

"Oh? What ingenious plan does General Pan have to capture all of these traitors in one fell swoop? " Huan Huan was still feeling vexed when he suddenly heard Pan's words. He immediately became excited, and put down the military brief in his hand, and stared at Pan as he asked.

"According to secret intelligence, our army is less than fifteen kilometers away from the city, and we only need to arrive in the blink of an eye. If our army can take advantage of Sima Kong and Fan Yuzheng's unstable footing, then we can suddenly send our Elite Armaments straight toward the city and stop them before they have any time to defend, making them like a turtle in a jar." Pan still reported his thoughts to Huan Huan, and after he finished his piece, he couldn't help but laugh sinisterly.

"Yes, General Pan is right. Sima Kong believes that he has found a backer, so he's calm and unworried. If we take advantage of this opportunity to use our Elite Armaments against him, we will definitely achieve complete victory!" Huan Huan also agreed with Pan's proposal, and immediately became happy. "I will trouble General Pan to take care of this matter," he praised.

"Marshal, you can rest assured. General Mo has already made arrangements. Tomorrow, we can send troops to Nine Mystical City to take over the captains of the bandits, Sima Kong and Fan Yuyan." Pan was entrusted with the task by Huan Feng, so he immediately cupped his hands towards him and told him everything that he had been prepared for. He took this opportunity to solidify his position in Huan Feng's heart.

Ever since he lost Han Fei, Huan Shou had been lacking a person who could help him out. Now that he heard the Pan Party's words, he was naturally overjoyed. He praised the Pan Party a few times, then left to sleep without worry.

The next morning, Huan Feng and Pan Tong led the main force of Qin Lie's army and marched towards the city in a formidable array. Nine Fiend City was located in the center of the nine barbarians. It was surrounded by the dangerous Dragon Subduing Mountain and the swiftly flowing Left Ear Creek. This was why very few outsiders were able to enter. Back then, Fan Yuzhen had led a mediocre army to retreat and defend the Nine Barbarians. He had also suffered a lot. Fortunately, the heavens were wise, and he had the guidance of others to help him escape. It seemed that the soldiers were from the Central Plains who didn't know their place. Although they had the secret letter from Pan's Party line to guide them, they only gave a general idea of where they were. As for how to enter the city, it was still a thorny task. They had been walking for less than ten miles when they heard an order from the frontline to halt their advance. The message from the scouts quickly reached Huan Feng.

"General, the mountain path ahead is blocked and we are unable to proceed forward. It seems like we have to cross this stream to reach the other side." The scout reported to Huan Feng while pointing towards a nearby stream.

Huan Huan looked in the direction he was pointing and saw that the stream was rapidly flowing downwards. The rocks on both sides of the stream had been washed away by the water, and the water was splashing everywhere from the impact. A thick mist covered the area around the stream, making it impossible to tell if it was water or not, only the rumbling sound of the water could be heard. This was the Left Ear Creek that Fan Yicheng and the others had come across, and the situation where the army was blocked by the mountain road was the same as when the Rong people purposely blocked the mountain road to trap Fan Yicheng.

"In such a turbulent stream, the wooden boat would be smashed to smithereens. How would the army be able to cross it?" Huan Feng glanced at the stream in his left ear, and couldn't help but ask worriedly.

The scout then continued, "General Pan has already captured a few local soldiers. After careful inquiry, he learned that there was a flat riverbed called 'Left Ear Creek', which could be used to wade through."

"Oh, that would be great. Where is General Pan now?" Huan Huan listened to the scout's report and felt a great sense of relief. Then he remembered the Pan Party and continued to ask.

When the scout heard Huan Feng's question, he saluted and said, "General Pan was worried about Marshal Pan's safety and worried that he might be in danger when he waded into the water. Therefore, he ordered the man to hold the raft and wait at the river in his left ear, waiting for General Pan to arrive so that they could take the boat."

Huan Feng was overjoyed to hear that the Pan Party was worried about his safety and actually ordered someone to take the raft to cross the river on his own. This was because Huan Huan was an old general of the Qin Nation, and the Qin people lived in many places in the river. Although he was valiant and had little experience in water, he did not know how to swim and was one of them. Now that the Pan Party had thought of this and made such an appropriate arrangement, they were greatly pleased. The smile on their face widened slightly as they said, "Since that's the case, what are we waiting for?" "Hurry up and lead me to General Pan!"

"Yes!" The scout bowed again and casually waved his hand. "Marshal, please follow me." With that, he strode forward and led Huan Feng towards the river in his left ear.

After a while, Huan Feng followed the scout to the bed of the Left Ear Creek. Huan Feng looked out and saw that the water was calm and the bed was wide. It was indeed a good place to wade through the water, and he couldn't help but feel satisfied. A few steps further along the stream bed led to the place where the Pan Party had been waiting for a long time.

The Pan Party was overjoyed to see Huan Feng here, so they immediately took large strides towards him. "General Mo has been waiting here for a long time," they said, bowing to him. "Please board the raft and wade through the water."

Seeing how respectful Pan Tong was towards him, Huan Feng was overjoyed. He waved his hand and smiled, "General Pan, thank you for your hard work. Once this city is destroyed, it will be your greatest achievement."

When Pan Tong heard Huan Feng's words, he was overjoyed and shouted, "Thank you for Marshal's grace!"

Huan Feng smiled as he finished speaking. He didn't want to miss the opportunity to attack the city, so he followed Pan's lead and boarded the Ruan's rubber raft.

After the Pan Party and Huan Feng sat together on the raft, Pan turned to the Rong Man and casually said: "Let's take the helm."

When Rong Ren heard Pan Ye's words, he just stood there in a daze, not knowing what to do. He mumbled a few sentences in an unknown language.

Seeing that Rong Ren didn't move, Pan was just about to get angry when he suddenly remembered that Rong Rong didn't understand the language of the Central Plains. Previously, when his subordinate had asked him about the location of the Left Ear Creek and how he was supposed to wade through the water. However, this Pan was afraid that the raft would not be able to carry many people across the river, so he left his subordinate in the rear of the army, alone with Rong Chen, and arrived at the Left Ear Creek. He did not know that he could not speak properly, and thus found it inconvenient to do so, but he regretted it too late, so he could only talk to the warrior while gesturing with his paddle, and after a moment of careful observation, he finally understood the meaning of Pan's words.

After the raft had travelled a bit further, although the flow of the stream was not weak either, and the raft often bumped against the rocks, the strange thing was that the raft was so stable that it did not feel the slightest turbulence. Huan Huan examined the raft closely. It was made of sheepskin, and the raft maker had blown air into it, making it look like a balloon. He then tied a dozen or so of these sheepskin bags with cords and tendons, and made them into a rubber raft. The tenacity of the sheepskin had always been excellent. Even if it ran into some reefs, it could use its tenacity to dissolve them without feeling any bumps. According to the method of building boats in the Central Plains, if a boat was built from wood or bamboo, it would have been smashed to pieces by the reef. Even if it wasn't, the people on the boat would have already fallen into the water.

Huan Feng was secretly amazed by the structure of the raft. He did not expect that such a clever military force could exist in this place that had been isolated from the Central Plains for so many years. If this group of military men worked together, then perhaps the Central Plains would no longer be under the rule of the current Seven Heroes.

Huan Shouzhu thought to himself. Not long later, the raft reached the center of the stream. There was a huge reef with the words "Left Ear Creek" written on it. When Huan Feng saw that the characters were actually written in the Central Plains, he thought to himself that it must have been some random passerby of the Central Plains who had accidentally stepped into the Nine Ruins. After going through so much difficulty to find this path, he was afraid that the people of the Central Plains would not recognize it, so he set up a tablet to remind those who came after him. Since Jiang Rong was a descendant of the Central Plains, his writings naturally followed the culture of the Central Plains. However, how could this Huan Feng know about the origins of Jiang Rong? During the turmoil of the Western Zhou Dynasty, there was still no Qin Nation.

There was a whirlpool of water around the monument that was made from the reef's stone. This was also the path that Fan Yuzheng had taken when he led his troops into the land of the Nine Prefectures. Because of the backflow of the whirlpool, which offset the upstream current, the stream bed became much smoother. However, the whirlpool at the center of the whirlpool was not to be underestimated. Huan Ming thought that the sheepskin raft was very strong, so he relaxed his vigilance and stood up to look around, but when the raft reached the center of the whirlpool, he suddenly felt a strong rotational force and immediately spun around. Huan Huan was caught off guard by it, and as he lost his balance, he let out a cry and fell into the whirlpool.