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In the course of the war between the Allies and the Qin army in Oak City, Sun Pai had been defeated because he had committed a heinous crime. In order to prevent the six armies from being pursued by the Qin army, Sun Mai issued a secret military order on the eve of his death. This way, under the cover of Sun, the six armies retreated in the direction of the Cornerstone Pass in an orderly manner. By the evening, the central army and the rear army had already withdrawn from the Oak Sun Battalion, leaving only the vanguard camp and the Sword Chess League behind.

At this moment, the temporarily victorious Reese was climbing up to the top of Oak Sun City, looking at the distant fluttering "Sun" sign and the Six Soldiers National Flag, and his heart was filled with confusion. Originally, based on his prestige and status, was there anything in this world that he should fear? However, even though he had obtained an advantage, he was still afraid of Sun Pa's power and didn't dare to act rashly. Thinking up to here, he couldn't help but mock himself, "Lisa, since when did you become so cowardly? Are you still that Prime Minister from back then who raised his sword to point at the sky and go crazy from drinking wine? "

Indeed, when he had instigated the treachery of Huan Feng and Han Fei to kill Han Fei, who was highly regarded by Ying Zheng, he had made Ying Zheng not dare to look into his own faults. After that, he forced Fan Yicheng to give up his position as an elder of the Qin Nation. Since then, he had been in exile, and his goal of gaining power in the imperial court had been achieved step by step. However, in the middle of the process, a Mo son, Jing Ke, suddenly appeared. His plan to subdue the Pill Sword Alliance fell through. Afterwards, when he had tried to kill those traitors, he had instead turned his subordinate, Taihang, into an immortal master in the eyes of the Duke of Qin. He had even almost ridden on top of his own head. This repeated and unexpected turn of events made his originally carefree and unrestrained nature become cautious, to the point where even he himself could not believe that this person in front of him, Reese, was him.

"Prime Minister, you're ??" Just as Reese was deep in thought, he suddenly heard a voice beside him. He couldn't help but be startled. When he turned around, he saw that it was Wu Wang, Wu Chen, and Wu Xin.

It turned out that the three of them had been ordered to guard Ying Zheng's safety on the city wall of Oak Sun City yesterday. Unexpectedly, Ying Zheng had almost been captured alive, and even fell down with a bloody nose and a swollen face, which made Ying Zheng extremely dissatisfied. If it weren't for Reese's violent temper, based on Ying Zheng's words, he probably wouldn't have been able to decapitate the three of them. The three of them had done their best for the Duke of Qin, but in the end, they still ended up like this. Anger filled their hearts, but they still wanted to return to Reese's side.

It seemed like the three of them had been hiding by his side the entire time, guarding him closely and never making the slightest mistake. Now that the three of them had suffered such injustice for no reason, his heart could not bear it any longer, so he said gently, "The three High Lords, thank you for your hard work. When this battle is over, I will naturally report to the King and give the three officials a promotion."

"The three of us accepted the favor of the prime minister. We weren't after the honor of having an official enter the palace, so we should be serving the prime minister, but we won ?" Among the three of them, although they had limitless arm strength, they did not have any scheming in mind. Thus, they spoke the most straightforwardly and did not know how to avoid anything. Because of this, he was bestowed with a Dao title of "Thoughtless".

"Junior brother!" Do not speak nonsense! " However, before Wu Xin could say anything, he was interrupted by Wu Wang. Thoughtful and knowledgeable, he knew that what happened in the wild was nothing compared to the carefree and uninhibited nature of the martial world. Therefore, he had always been wary of any mistakes that might be made, and now, seeing that he was about to vent his anger on Ying Zheng, he stopped him with a few casual words. Wu Wang's nature was shrewd. He would never speak carelessly about things that he shouldn't have, so he had the Daoist title of "Wu Wang".

Although he was a subject, he would not blindly accuse someone who was loyal to him. It was also because of this that his hanger-on was able to gather around and willingly serve them. At this moment, he smiled slowly and said, "This minister knows that the three of you have suffered some grievances and will naturally make up for it in the future. However, this Sun Biao is a thorny character, and with the help of the people from the Pill Sword Alliance, I'm afraid that it will not be easy for him to win. "

"Humph, what's so special about those people from the Sword Crafting Alliance? If it wasn't for Shi Kuang, who had half a breath of music, allowing those evil people a chance to catch their breath, how could they have allowed Sun Wei and those scum to escape so quickly?"

"Flee?" When Reese heard such infuriating and laughable words, he couldn't help but laugh and shake his head. Because in his view, since Sun Pai was here to attack Oak Sun City, with his undefeated nature, he must have taken the city by force. How could he give up so hastily? It was just an infuriating remark.

He smiled without saying a word. Then, he raised his head to look at the fluttering flags in the distance. A plume of smoke was rising from the campsite of the Sixth Army and quickly spread out into the air, engulfing the flags within the smoke. Suddenly, Reese suddenly shouted out loud in alarm, "Not good!" He then hastily shouted towards the messenger officer below the city: "Quickly inform General Meng Wu to bring the elite cavalry to attack the Six Soldiers' Barracks, we must stop the retreat of the Six Soldiers!"

When the messenger under the city suddenly heard Reese's order, although he couldn't make head or tail of it, he didn't dare to disobey Reese's order. Thus, he could only respond and hurriedly head to Meng Wu to pass on the order.

Wu Wang, Wu Chen, and Wu Xin looked at each other, not knowing the reason behind Reese's order. Just as they wanted to ask a question, Reese interrupted them first, "May I trouble the three of you to accompany this minister to invite Mister Shi San to intercept Sun Dian."

The three elders of the Jin Dynasty, who had always been obedient to Reese, now, without asking for any reason, responded in unison and followed him back to Shi San's place in a hurry.

Other than music, everything else seemed to be just an external object. Now that he was sitting upright in the guest room, he was stroking a charred wood jade zither, occasionally fiddling with a string, and then carefully listening to the rhythm of the music. After a moment of contemplation, he couldn't help but frown, as if he couldn't solve the doubts in his mind.

Reese and the three elders from the Jin Zhong faction hurried over, and upon seeing Shi Dang's lost interest, they couldn't help but step forward to question him. However, when Reese waved his hand, he automatically bowed and said, "Reese is not talented, and has to trouble mister for some important matters. I hope mister can step forward."

He had long since heard someone enter the room, and from the footsteps he knew that it was Reese who had brought his follower over. Now, after receiving this courtesy from Reese, he hurriedly raised his hand in return, "It is already a great fortune for Prime Minister Meng to take me in. Prime Minister, if you need anything, please just let me know."

When Reese heard this, he was overjoyed. He repeatedly nodded and said, "Sir, you are so wise. Reese dares to be pleased. I just need you to play another song," Clear Horn "."

Just as Reese said the two words "Clear Horn", Shi Liang's expression suddenly became serious, and his tone became cold, "This old man has already said that" Clear Horn "is too vicious, and I'm afraid it will hurt the lives of too many innocent people. Please forgive me for not being able to honor the Prime Minister's order, but I hope he can take it back."

Reese, who was originally very happy, suddenly heard Shi Kuang speak with such a serious tone. His heart froze and he did not say anything for a long time. By his side, Thoughtless could no longer hold it in and shouted, "Hey, you blind bastard! The prime minister is so polite to you, but you don't even know how to return the favor! If it were the Duke of Qin, your life would've been lost long ago!" He had unintentionally mentioned Ying Zheng's name before, and had been blocked by his senior brother. Now, he had changed his name and named him the King of Qin.

Shi Kuang smiled faintly and said, "Old blind man, you have a cheap life, why should you regret dying? If the Prime Minister wants this lowly order of 'blind man', I, Shi Kuang, will naturally offer it up with both hands.

"You!" Thoughtless was about to get angry, but senior Wu Chen grabbed him by the collar and shook his head. Thoughtless knew that he had to pay attention to etiquette, so he could only shake his arm hatefully.

Listening to his teacher's words, Reese knew that this person, who was addicted to pleasure, was naturally stubborn and unyielding. If he forced him to do something, it would be counterproductive. After rolling his eyes a few times, he muttered to himself and thought hard about other methods.

All of a sudden, he saw the charred wooden zither that Shi Chang was caressing. Thinking back to the matter of Shi Wuchang's peace of mind, his eyebrows suddenly frowned. He then said softly, "Does mister not want to know who broke mister's zither path that day?"

The moment he said this, Shi Chang's serious face turned into one of shock and suspicion. It turned out that at the head of Oak Sun City, when Reese was listening to him play the Ghost Death God's "Clear Horn", he had wanted to use this "Soul Breaking Melody" to destroy the six armies. Who would've thought that at the critical moment when Shi Chang was playing, there would be a strange rhythm spiralling in and out of existence, shuttling back and forth between Shi Kuang's Clear Corner. Shi Liang had originally thought that the evil Qi contained in "Clear Horn" was extremely strong and was completely unaffected by the outside world, but now, there was a sudden and gentle inner strength that flowed back and forth from his tyrannical rhythm, unexpectedly without any restriction. This caused him to be unable to help but be shocked, stopping "Clear Horn" halfway down the road and letting out an "Eh" from his mouth. At that time, although it was inconvenient for Reese to ask, he had expected that some expert who understood music and logic would interfere with his plan. Thus, at this moment, he knew that only by using this method to provoke Shi Chang would be able to convince him.

Sure enough, Shi Kuang's brows twitched as he asked in a clear voice, "Could it be that the Prime Minister knows who that person is?"

"If Mister does not personally ask, how will you know who that person is? "Reese only knows that he will soon flee south with the rebel army. If today's opportunity passes, I'm afraid it will be even harder for Mister to find him in the future." Reese did not answer Shi Liang's question, but instead pretended to shake his head and sigh.

Shi Dang knew clearly that the so-called "question" was for him to use "Clear Horn" to test that person. He didn't want to play that song again to hurt the innocent, but he had to admit that what Reese said was true. If he missed the opportunity to exchange blows with that person today, with his status as a blind man in the Qin Nation, how would he have the chance to meet that person?

Shi Kuang had been born for music all his life, but now that he realized that he would never be able to solve the mystery of the song, he could not care less. He apologized to Reese and begged in a clear voice, "Then I will trouble Prime Minister to bring Shi Kuang to find him."

When the three Jin elders saw that this stubborn old man was easily convinced by Reese, they couldn't help but admire him in their hearts. The three of them revealed an expression of pleasant surprise and looked towards Reese to show their admiration. Rhys only smiled as he stroked his long beard, revealing a complacent look on his face.

At this time, only the members of the alliance of the six armies and the vanguard battalion led by Sima Shang remained. According to Sun Yao's dying arrangements, the main force of the rear army and the middle army would retreat first, while the members of the alliance and the few soldiers of the vanguard battalion would be cut off from the rear. As for the remaining soldiers of the vanguard battalion, they were left to bluff so that the Qin Army would think that the six armies were still stationed at the same place. As for the evening, the smoke from the cooking fire in the camp was just as Sun Pai had arranged. Only by pretending that everything was normal could he avoid Reese's eyes and ears. "Jing Ke had instructed his soldiers to light up the smoke to confuse the Qin army, but he didn't know to spread the smoke. As for Reese, who had been observing the actions of the six armies, he had long since realized that the six armies ate from their own stoves, so the smoke had spread out in all directions. Now, he suddenly realized that most of the smoke was concentrated in one place, so he saw through the flaws and hastily ordered the Qin army to chase them down.

"Today, the Qin soldiers did not sense it. It seems that the advisor's scheme worked." Seeing the six armies leave the camp in an orderly fashion, Jing Ke was greatly relieved in his heart.

"That's right, if the Qin soldiers were to find out about the death of Advisor Sun and conceal their killing path, it would be hard for the six armies that lost to me to block their attacks." Sima Shang's face was also filled with joy, because he knew that in this attack on Oak City, not only had the six armies failed in the front, they had also been ambushed by Seth. It could be said that their morale was low and their vitality was greatly damaged. Fortunately, Sun was able to maintain the stability of the six armies and set up such a brilliant plan for the safe evacuation of their forces.

"The Qin army chasing after us is still a small matter. The scariest is that drummer in the Qin army. If he were to play those strange tunes again, who knows how many people would suffer." Gao Jianli thought back to that breathtaking tune from that day, his heart still lingering with fear.

"Could it be that even someone as skilled in music as Brother Gao is unable to break that person's formation?" Jing Ke had seen Gao Jianli's Drum Divine Technique in the Three Supremes Mansion and the Heaven Origin Sacred Pond, but he didn't want to cause him to frown like this, so he asked again.