Exiled to the Frontier, He Became the Empire’s Most Powerful Lord - Chapter 10

“Me too!”

“My place is empty too!”

The cavalrymen immediately sensed something was wrong.

“Swish swish!”

Countless rockets suddenly shot out from all directions, yet no cavalrymen were injured.

“Haha, what a bunch of useless trash!”

The cavalry leader laughed wildly, but his expression suddenly changed!

The smell of alcohol in the air was still strong; it was definitely not something a human could taste.

Unfortunately, he realized it too late; flames had already broken out on the grass all around him!

The warhorse, engulfed in the raging fire, was no longer able to obey the knight’s commands!

The instinct of life drives them to run wildly.

“Haha, what a bunch of fools, walking right into our trap!”

Many mocking voices were heard everywhere!

Then all the warhorses that managed to escape the ring of fire were tripped by the tripwires and fell to the ground, unable to get up.

As for the cavalrymen who lost their horses, their fate was naturally tragic! Most of them were burned alive.

“Keep the warhorses, but leave no one alive!”

Hong Jiuming pushed Zhou Lingfeng out of the shadows and calmly gave the order.

From the moment these cavalrymen charged toward the camp, they became the barbarian king’s men to kill.

Yang Wufeng fought exceptionally well in this battle. Not only did he cause the deaths, but even the injuries were his own doing.

Who would have thought that while the enemy scouts were conducting reconnaissance, right under their noses, the Mountain Battalion had dug out pits large enough to shelter thousands of people, and these pits were scattered all around.

The tents were already surrounded by strong liquor that could be easily ignited, which was the least likely thing to arouse suspicion.

As for the large trucks carrying various supplies, Yang Wufeng ordered his assassins to keep moving forward without stopping!

After all, these assassins are at least seventh-rank cultivators, and they can go without sleep for days and nights without any problems.

“Your Highness, we are lucky; we still have two hundred and thirty warhorses intact!”

Yang Wufeng came over happily to report.

Furthermore, the armor of the slain cavalrymen was also ruthlessly stripped off; this group of guards was truly the cream of the crop among seasoned soldiers.

“Well done! Each person is to be rewarded with ten taels of silver! The commander will receive fifty taels!”

Zhou Lingfeng waved his hand, and the soldiers looked at him with even greater respect.

This is a living father!

Whoever fights such an easy battle gets ten taels of silver!

The Barbarian King is someone you can get along with.

After crossing the Cloud River, the group began their journey!

The two hundred-plus warhorses provided a huge boost, with two people on each horse taking turns to pick them up and drop them off, which immediately increased their speed considerably.

“Your Highness, since the Grand Marshal left cavalry for you at Luoyan Gorge, he is clearly certain that there will be troops there to intercept and kill you! The closest city to Luoyan Gorge is Jincheng, with a garrison of 10,000 troops! The general of Jincheng is Chang Aofeng!”

Yang Wufeng was analyzing the map.

The distance to Luoyan Gorge is only twenty miles, and there is considerable danger before they can join forces with the Northern Army cavalry.

“The Chang family, the Left Prime Minister’s plan is truly far-reaching. Chang Aofeng has been waiting for this day in Jincheng for three whole years!”

Zhou Lingfeng said calmly.

Speaking of the Chang family, they are all ruthless characters.

He inexplicably thought of Chang Ningshuang, the most beautiful woman in the Great Zhou Dynasty, the woman who had entered the game with her body.

If there really is a next time, he will definitely ravage that woman until she regrets it!

“Although Chang Aofeng is the General of Jincheng, he can only mobilize a maximum of 5,000 out of 10,000 troops! What I’m worried about is whether there are any martial artists of the third rank or above hidden among them, preparing to kill the Prince!”

Yang Wufeng frowned as he pondered.

“Little Hongzi, it’s up to you to contact the Northern Army cavalry next!”

Zhou Lingfeng handed the order of the Northern Army cavalry to Hong Jiuming!

This was the last foundation his uncle left him.

“Please wait a moment, Eunuch Hong!”

Yang Wufeng called out to Hong Jiuming, and then immediately wrote a letter and handed it to him.

“Make sure the cavalry commander follows this plan!”

Yang Wufeng said solemnly.

“Xiao Hongzi, you stay there and supervise the Northern Army cavalry’s operations!”

Zhou Lingfeng thought for a moment and said.

He was afraid that the Northern Army cavalry commander would not trust Yang Wufeng, and that Hong Jiuming represented his will there!

Moreover, Xiao Hongzi hits really hard; if someone doesn’t listen, he’ll beat them until they submit.

“Damn it, how could that good-for-nothing Zhou Lingfeng have wiped out three hundred cavalrymen! These were the elite troops of the Imperial Horse Stables!”

Inside the Fifth Prince’s residence, various broken utensils were scattered everywhere.

Zhou Zhen was consumed by a helpless rage.

Not only was his wife slept with by another man, but his most prized possessions were also completely wiped out.

The maids all looked frightened and huddled to the side, trembling.

This fifth prince is of noble birth and always presents himself as a gentle and refined prince with a very approachable demeanor.

But who would have known that in private he was extremely irritable and lecherous, and that he might kill someone at any time and stage a live sex show?

The maids’ expressions relaxed only when Chang Ning Shuangdi’s long legs stepped into the prince’s residence.

The only person in the mansion who could calm the Fifth Prince down was this taciturn imperial concubine.

“All of you, leave!”

Upon seeing the scene before her, Chang Ningshuang couldn’t help but reveal a look of disgust in her beautiful eyes.

The dignified Fifth Prince of the Great Kingdom, the one with the best chance of becoming the Crown Prince, turned out to be a useless piece of trash even more useless than Zhou Lingfeng.

This is the thing the Chang family regrets the most right now.

If Zhou Zhen didn’t still have a chance to ascend to that throne, she really wouldn’t want to have anything to do with him.

However, the Chang family and Yunxin Palace have already staked everything, and in this game of vying for the fate of the world, there is no way out.

She also knew what Zhou Zhen had been angry about.

That was her first time.

He hadn’t even touched the woman he wanted, yet someone else had slept with her first.

His mentality had long been distorted.

Moreover, Zhou Lingfeng had previously broken one of his legs and made him pay one million taels of silver in compensation.

But as things stand now, Zhou Lingfeng is definitely not as incompetent as he appears on the surface.

However, in Chang Ningshuang’s opinion, Zhou Lingfeng was far less of a threat to the throne than the Second Prince and the Fourth Prince.

Because both princes have the support of powerful clans and sects with a history of thousands of years!

Those were all martial arts sects powerful enough to rival Yunxin Palace.

“Your Highness, why be angry! Even if Zhou Lingfeng escapes the Imperial Horse Administration’s pursuit, he cannot easily reach Mangcheng! Besides, even if he does reach Mangcheng, so what? He will just be trapped in this small border town for the rest of his life.”

Chang Ning said coldly.

“The Empress is right!”

The moment Zhou Zhen saw Chang Ningshuang, his anger vanished, and a fawning smile appeared on his face.

After offering a few words of casual comfort, Zhou Zhen happily went to vent his frustrations on his concubines in the harem.

“Chang Aofeng is waiting for you at Luoyan Gorge with five thousand elite troops! Zhou Lingfeng, I don’t believe you can escape this time!”

“If you still fantasize about trying to take advantage of me a second time, you’d better be alive first.”

A hint of coldness flashed in Chang Ning’s beautiful eyes.

The humiliation of being straddled and having her legs spread apart on that day was still lingering in her mind!

After all, she was renowned throughout the world, a proud and beautiful prodigy, while Zhou Lingfeng was nothing but a good-for-nothing.

“I never expected Xiao Qi to have such methods. He even wiped out three hundred cavalrymen from the Imperial Horse Stables. What a skillful move!”

The air inside the First Prince’s residence reeked of alcohol.

The eldest prince held a pot of fine wine and drank it down like a bull.

However, his eyes were very clear, showing no signs of drunkenness.

“Your Highness, do you still need my help?”

The dark figure suddenly appeared.

“No need! Even Tie Xuan dared to go straight to Shengjing and gamble with His Majesty! That’s enough to intimidate the second and fourth princes!”

“As for the fifth brother, he’s nothing more than a puppet in the hands of the Left Prime Minister! Given the Left Prime Minister’s character, he’ll probably try to kill the seventh brother in the end! But since Tie Xuan has already prepared a backup plan, we don’t need to go through with it!”

The eldest prince waved his hand, not giving it much thought.

In fact, those who are protected by the Imperial Advisor are unlikely to get into trouble.

Besides, my dear younger brother is probably not as simple as he seems on the surface!

Otherwise, how could he have survived a seemingly hopeless situation back then, and now even been granted a royal title and a fiefdom?

Did Zhao Yang Ruyue discover something? Is there still a possibility that Xiao Qi could return to the Empress’s Palace and dominate the world?

Inside the imperial study, Emperor Yuanwu calmly placed down a dossier, a hint of coldness flashing in his eyes.

“Let’s leave the matter of the three hundred cavalrymen from the Imperial Horse Stables here! I don’t want to ask about it anymore…”

“If Xiao Qi is able to safely cross Luoyan Gorge now, I don’t want to see anything like this again!”

Emperor Yuanwu spoke calmly to Zhang Yin.

“This old servant understands!”

Manager An left in a hurry!

This was Emperor Yuanwu’s final act of mercy towards Zhou Lingfeng; as long as he could cross Luoyan Gorge, he could live a carefree life as a minor border king.

But Zhou Lingfeng was still his flesh and blood!

“Interesting, interesting! The Great Zhou has indeed produced another person who interests me!”

Inside the Censorate, Princess Zhaoyang chuckled softly, a strange expression appearing on her pretty face.

Unexpectedly, Zhou Lingfeng, the little tiger who was thought to be completely useless, still showed his ferocious tiger teeth.

It seems everyone looked down on him, but interestingly, he has quietly climbed ashore.