#457 - Falling into despair again
Half an hour later.
Outside the city, the fiercely attacking Da Ning army had already sounded the gongs to withdraw, and the originally intense battlefield seemed to become silent in an instant.
Not only that, Wu Ding also ordered the entire army to retreat for the first time since the start of the war.
Although it was only three li, it meant that the encirclement outside Fengyuan City, which had been closing in every day, had finally loosened.
And the cause of all this was, of course, the seven second-rank experts who suddenly appeared on the battlefield.
Yes, one or two people may find it difficult to influence the course of a war.
But when seven second-rank experts simultaneously join the war, the situation becomes uncertain.
Therefore, Wu Ding, greatly alarmed, made the most prudent response at the first moment—
The entire army retreated three li, suspended the attack, and sent a letter back to Da Ning, for Ning Yongnian to decide whether to fight or stop.
Of course, this would inevitably shake the morale of the army.
But Wu Ding had no choice.
Before figuring out the origin of these seven people, he could not risk losing the victory by continuing to attack, so he could only grit his teeth and temporarily avoid their锋芒.
In this way, the hundreds of thousands of Da Ning troops quickly retreated in an atmosphere of depression and fear, and even did not have time to collect the corpses of their own soldiers.
At the same time, the civil and military officials in the Da Feng Imperial Palace were all excited, thinking that the war had finally ushered in a turning point.
However...
At the end of Hai Shi.
Da Feng Imperial Palace, Tianlu Hall.
“I will never forget the life-saving grace of you seniors.”
In the crowded hall with no less than a hundred people, Li Wutong, who had simply bandaged her wounds, respectfully bowed deeply to the seven people sitting on the left.
As soon as she said these words, all the court officials in the room immediately closed their mouths, and even dared not breathe too loudly.
Obviously, this scene was vastly different from half a month ago.
The reason why the officials' attitude towards Li Wutong had undergone such a tremendous change was partly because the latter had indeed behaved bravely in the past half month, and partly because of the seven people sitting here.
At this moment, everyone clearly understood that these people had come for Li Wutong.
To put it bluntly, these seven experts were sent by Wei Changtian to help his future wife.
Although no one understood why Wei Changtian could control such a terrifying power, everyone was extremely clear about one thing—
That is, if there were no Li Wutong, then today's scene would definitely not have happened.
After all, Shu Province is also at war, and it is also a time when people are needed.
No one thought that Wei Changtian would be so “dedicated”, ignoring his base camp and instead coming to save Da Feng from danger.
Therefore, Wei Changtian could only do this because of Li Wutong.
And Li Wutong herself obviously knew all of this.
“...”
Her shoulders shrugged slightly, looking at the calm expressions of the seven people opposite, the emotion of gratitude in her heart had reached an indescribable level.
At this moment, Li Wutong only wanted to end the war as soon as possible, heal Li Qi as soon as possible, and then marry Wei Changtian, and never leave that man's side again.
“...”
Taking a deep breath, calming her mind, Li Wutong once again bowed deeply to the seven people.
“Seniors, I wonder how my husband, Young Master Wei, is doing now?”
“My Da Feng is now in a time of crisis, but I am able to get the help of you seniors, and I am truly grateful.”
“I just don’t know if you seniors coming to Fengyuan... will it delay the war in Shu Province?”
Obviously, Li Wutong was very worried that the war in Shu Province would be dragged down by her, so she asked this question.
The seven people opposite her looked at each other, and then an old man in a gray robe shook his head and replied:
“Princess, I think you have misunderstood.”
“Misunderstood?”
Li Wutong was stunned: “Senior, I don’t understand what you mean.”
“Well, it’s also our fault for not making it clear just now.”
The gray-robed old man looked at Li Wutong with a calm expression, and then calmly explained:
“Princess, it is true that we are here on the order of Young Master Wei.”
“But we will only take you back to Shu Province, as for the others, we are afraid we are powerless to help.”
“Se-, Seniors...”
Li Wutong suddenly widened her eyes: “I-, I still don’t understand...”
“Ahem, then I will make it clearer.”
The gray-robed old man coughed dryly, with a bit of pity in his eyes.
“Princess, our mission this time is to safely escort you to Shu Province.”
“As for the war between Da Feng and Da Ning, we will not interfere.”
“I wonder if I have made it clear this time?”
The moon hangs in the sky, and all sounds are still, the sound of dew falling between the leaves is heavy.
As if time suddenly stopped, after the gray-robed old man finished his last sentence, the brightly lit hall instantly became silent.
Powerless to help, will not interfere.
Everyone understood what these two words meant.
It was precisely because they understood that everyone was so surprised.
It turned out that these seven second-rank experts came to Fengyuan only to take Li Wutong away.
As for the life and death of Da Feng, they, or rather Wei Changtian, did not care at all!
“Se-, Seniors!”
Among the hundreds of astonished and desperate eyes, Li Wutong was the first to regain her senses.
She staggered forward, and in the next moment, she knelt down in front of the seven people without hesitation.
“Don’t laugh at me, seniors, my Da Feng has indeed reached a critical moment of life and death!”
“If Fengyuan City is breached, Da Feng will be destroyed!”
“So-, so, I implore you seniors to take action to save us!”
“No matter what conditions you seniors have, I can agree!”
“Yes, yes! I will send a letter to Young Master Wei about this matter and explain it to him!”
“...”
From Li Wutong alone, to everyone in the entire hall.
Within a few breaths, all the court officials in the hall knelt down on the ground with Li Wutong, constantly shouting “Please seniors take action to save us”.
At this moment, everyone was unwilling to see this last straw slip through their fingers.
However, the rule that people of Kui Long “cannot participate in secular power struggles” can never be broken because of their kneeling.
“Alas...”
“Princess, I understand your feelings at this moment, but...”
Letting out a deep sigh, the gray-robed old man waved a gentle internal force to lift Li Wutong up from afar.
“But we really can’t help you.”
“Even if you plead with Young Master Wei, it will not help, so you should give up on this idea.”
“...”
From the gray-robed old man's point of view, what he meant by this was that even Wei Changtian could not force them to violate the rules of Kui Long.
But for Li Wutong, who didn't even know what Kui Long was, she could only understand this sentence as—
Wei Changtian is willing to save her, but he will never save Da Feng for her sake.
“Wh-, why...”
When misunderstandings arise, Li Wutong inevitably falls into a contradiction.
She didn't understand why Wei Changtian would send so many experts, but was so ruthless.
She didn't understand why Wei Changtian didn't understand that she could never abandon Da Feng and live alone.
“I-, I’m not going to Shu Province!”
Raising her tearful eyes, Li Wutong tried to use herself to keep this last glimmer of hope for Da Feng.
She stared at the gray-robed old man, clenching her fists, trembling word by word:
“I am the princess of Da Feng! I will not leave!”
“...”
From joyfulness, to despair and astonishment, to tit-for-tat.
Because of Li Wutong's words, the atmosphere in the Tianlu Hall suddenly became a little tense.
However, the gray-robed old man didn't care much about this, just flicking his sleeves lightly.
“Princess, Young Master Wei said.”
“As long as your life is threatened, then we must take you back to Shu Province.”
“This matter does not require your consent...”
“Boom!!”
In an instant, the internal force within the seven second-rank experts simultaneously circulated crazily, and the powerful pressure generated even caused the stone pillars around the hall to tremble slightly.
The corners of his clothes moved automatically without wind, the gray-robed old man slowly stepped forward, and his expression became serious for the first time.
He coldly swept over the trembling court officials lying on the ground, as well as the Imperial Guards constantly pouring in from outside the hall, and then said in an almost threatening tone:
“Princess, I hope you don’t make things difficult for us, otherwise we don’t mind forcibly taking you away.”
“Of course, if you think you can stop us, then you can try.”
“But I’m afraid that in this way, your Da Feng will probably perish even faster.”
