Episode 10 plot introduction

The battle report of Wangcheng's victory was sent back to the capital, and the court hall was silent for a brief moment.Xiao Yu publicly ordered a thorough investigation of the enemy's insiders, and no longer let Wangcheng's military situation be vaguely passed away.Xie Yanfang took advantage of the situation and asked him about his responsibility for changing generals and delaying military orders. Deng Yi was unable to explain for a while.Xiao Xun looked calm on the surface, but he knew in his heart that Shuo Mo's army was defeated too quickly, and many traces that had not been erased in time may be exposed.He did not dare to let the remaining soldiers fall into the hands of Chu Chao and Xie Yanlai, so he immediately secretly ordered Tie Ying to silence him and cut off all clues that could point to him.

On the Wangcheng side, Chu Chao was busy dealing with the aftermath.She asked Liang Qiang to appease the people and repair the city's defenses, and asked Zhong Changrong to check the list of prisoners.Xie Yanlai found some unusual marks on the maps captured from the battlefield. One of them, a place called Weijia Village, made him uneasy.This name coincides with the fire scene he has repeatedly dreamed about for many years, and is also related to the lost memory of his childhood.Chu Chao noticed something strange about him and did not press him. He just asked someone to put the map away and prepare to investigate further after the situation stabilized.

Xie Yanlai finally confessed to Chu Chao.Many years ago, he was not the bastard of the Xie family, but a young man who was involved in a sea of ​​​​fire during a clan accident.At that time, the Chu Dynasty had no intention of rescuing him, but it had long been forgotten.Xie Yanlai had kept that memory in her heart all these years. It was not until she saw the sign of Weijia Village after the Wangcheng War that she realized that her life experience might be connected with Shuo Mo, the ghosts in the capital, and the old events of the Chu family.After hearing this, Chu Chao did not regard him as a trouble, and only told him that since the clues had appeared, they would investigate them one by one.

The relationship between the two also changed after this confession.Xie Yanlai was no longer just an ally who charged for her, and Chu Chao no longer suppressed all the pain alone.She knew that Xie Yanlai's past had also been torn apart by power and conspiracy, so she could better understand why he always forced himself like a knife that refused to be sheathed.Xie Yanlai understood that the Chu Dynasty did not only live for revenge, she also wanted to protect her father, Yunzhong County and those who had nowhere to escape in the war.During the brief period of calm, neither of them made many promises, but they had already put each other into the road ahead.

News came from the capital that Xiao Yu's intention to thoroughly investigate the inner ghost met with heavy resistance.Some people tried to say that the Battle of Wangcheng was the result of the border troops' own actions, while others suppressed the fact that Shuo Mo's defeated soldiers were silenced.After Chu Chao read the secret letter, he judged that Xiao Xun had already begun to clean up the mess.She cannot stay in Wangcheng for too long and must return to Yunzhong County to see her father as soon as possible. At the same time, she must hand over clues about Weijia Village and collaborators to trusted people for separate investigation.Ge Dashi also brought news that Tieying's people were found moving along Cangmuzhai, which showed that Xiao Xun had not given up the pursuit of her.

When everyone was preparing to return to Yunzhong County, the worst news suddenly came.The condition of the old general Chu Cen took a turn for the worse, he became blind, and then he fell heavily.When Chu Chao heard the news, he could hardly hold the map in his hand.She ran all the way, broke the situation, and defended the city, just to see her father before it was too late, but fate still hung the knife over the Chu family's head just like in the previous life.Xie Yan came to support her and reminded her that she should not be messy at this time.Chu Chao suppressed the fear in his heart and immediately ordered to set off.Before Wangcheng's victory had time to breathe, a new crisis in Yunzhong County was already approaching.

She handed over the sign of Weijiacun to the trusted soldiers to take away, while she traveled overnight.