Daqian deposed the crown prince, and the emperor begged him to stop rebelling

Chapter 101: One General Defends the City

They opened the window.

But the night was dark and a crescent moon was looming in the sea of ​​clouds.

There was no one on the street below, only the faint sound of night drums could be heard in the distance.

The two men then quietly went down to the street through the window and walked quietly along the eaves.

Tianwu Pass is a border pass, and like Tiangu, Tianyu and other city passes, it imposes a curfew at night. Except for night watchmen and patrol soldiers, ordinary people are not allowed to go out.

Fortunately, it was during a patrol break and no soldiers were encountered.

The two walked along the street and soon arrived at the gap between the cliff and the city wall.

"Hide behind the house first, and wait for me to lower the rope before you go up!"

After Li Mu said something to Shen Pingan, he turned around and jumped to the bottom of the city wall as nimbly as a civet cat.

Shen Ping'an's martial arts skills were mediocre, and he couldn't climb up the steep gap in the city wall by his own strength.

So Li Mu decided to go up first, and after dealing with the soldiers on the city wall, he would lower the rope to pull him up.

After arriving at the foot of the city wall, Li Mu stood there and listened quietly. Seeing that there was no movement on the surrounding streets and above the city wall, he immediately grabbed the gap between the city wall and the cliff and climbed up.

Although the gap between the city wall and the cliff is extremely small, ordinary people cannot reach it at all.

But Li Mu has already reached the level of a fifth-grade military general, so climbing a height of more than ten meters is not particularly difficult for him.

He seized the gap and leaped to a height of more than ten feet above the ground. Then he quickly grabbed a stone that was less than an inch protruding. Then he touched the wall with both feet and jumped again using the force.

But he is as nimble and agile as a monkey!

In an instant, he had climbed to the top of the city wall.

Holding on to the edge of the city wall, Li Mu did not rush to go up, but listened quietly. Seeing that there was no movement above, he slowly poked his head out from the edge of the city wall.

"You came!"

A voice as deep as a bell suddenly rang out on the city wall.

Li Mu's heart trembled and he looked in the direction of the voice.

But then I saw a man with a mighty and majestic figure, wearing black iron armor, standing between the city walls.

Under the flickering moonlight, he stood there like an iron tower!
A pair of calm and cold eyes looked towards Li Mu, and a cold light as cold as a knife blade appeared in his eyes.

"Your Highness, I have been waiting for you for a long time!"

Li Mu flipped over, jumped directly from the city wall, and landed lightly on the ground.

Now that your whereabouts have been revealed, there's no need to hide anymore!
The man's eyes flickered, revealing a hint of doubt:
"It's just the fifth level!"

He smiled coldly and said:
"You were able to kill a third-grade initial-level imperial commander! I wonder how you did it?"

Li Mu clasped his fists:

"Who is your Excellency?"

The man clasped his fists in return, then placed one hand on the hilt of the sword at his waist.

"General of Tianwuguan, Marquis of Zhennan, Yu Wenba!"

Li Mu's heart was shocked.

Sure enough it was him!

As expected, he had already contacted the third prince Li Tai.

No wonder Tianwu Pass was suddenly closed!
When Li Mu thought of this, his expression remained very calm, and the look in his eyes remained calm.

"My Lord, are you ready to take sides?"

Since the other party has closed Tianwu Pass and is waiting here alone late at night, is he ready to be loyal to Li Tai?
Yuwen Ba shook his head.

"The Third Prince is preparing to give me a generous gift!"

“What a precious gift!”

He sighed:
"However, I am not sure whether to accept this gift!"

"A generous gift?"

Yuwen Ba nodded:
"I have an only son who has suffered from a serious illness since childhood. He couldn't walk when he was five years old and was paralyzed in bed like a disabled person. Now he is sixteen years old, but he looks like a seven or eight-year-old child!"

"Although he is gifted and can read poetry and books in bed and is proficient in various military strategies, what's the use if he can't walk!" "If he was born in an ordinary family and not my child, Yuwen Ba, he would have been abandoned in the wilderness and become food for wolves and wild dogs!"

Having said this, Yuwen Ba's eyes dimmed.

After a moment's silence, he continued:

"There is a medical immortal in Dayong named Xu Sheng. Your Highness, have you ever heard of him?"

Li Mu nodded.

Who in the world doesn't know the name of the medical immortal Xu Sheng?

However, Dayong and Daqian are hostile to each other, and Emperor Yong will never allow Sheng to go to Daqian!

"Your Highness the Third Prince is willing to cede the land of Liecheng to Dayong for my son, in exchange for the medical immortal Xu Sheng coming to Daqian to treat my only son!"

Hearing this, Li Mu's heart sank instantly.

After a long while, he suddenly smiled coldly:
"The land of Liecheng is the throat of Daqian!"

"For this place, countless men died in Daqian, countless families were broken up, and countless women could only cry towards the direction of Liecheng every night!"

"For your son alone, I'm willing to cede the city of Lie, where countless men of the Qian Kingdom shed their blood. Do you think it's worth it, Lord?"

Yuwen Ba smiled coldly.

After a long silence, he sighed:
"Your Highness is young, so you don't know what your parents are thinking!"

"In the eyes of parents, their children are their biggest sky!"

"If it can allow the child to live healthily, even if the parents have to sacrifice their own lives, there will be no hesitation!"

"Yeah……"

When Li Mu heard this, his eyes dimmed.

Are all parents in the world really like this?

So……

Why would the father emperor in the palace abandon his mother, demote himself to a commoner, and finally send himself to Tiangu Pass as a criminal soldier!
Even a tiger is unwilling to eat its own cubs!

How come in the imperial family, the heart of a father becomes so cold and cruel!
I wish I would never be born into an imperial family in my lifetime!
Li Mu suddenly remembered what the desperate and sad emperor said in his previous life.

Once tainted with power and desire, family affection will disappear completely in the royal family!

Yuwen Ba glanced at Li Mu and seemed to see what was on his mind.

He sighed:
"It's different among the royal family. Since ancient times, there have been many cases of brothers fighting each other for the sake of imperial power and national prosperity!"

At this point, a hint of sarcasm appeared in his eyes.

It is precisely for this reason that no one in the Daqian army is willing to take sides in the fight for imperial power!

"So……"

Li Mu looked at Yuwen Ba and said in a deep voice:
"My Lord, have you decided to pledge your loyalty to the Third Prince and use my head in exchange for Xu Sheng's trip to Daqian?"

Yuwen Ba smiled faintly:
"I told you, I haven't decided whether to accept this gift from the Third Prince!"

"The Third Prince prepared a great gift for me in an attempt to convince me to pledge my loyalty to him!"

"And I also intend to give the deposed Crown Prince a chance so that you can convince me!"

Li Mu smiled bitterly and shook his head.

"I don't have such a great gift for you, my Lord!"

Yuwen Ba shook his head:
"I don't need your highness's gift!"

"I just need a reason!"

After saying that, he slowly drew out the sword from his waist.

A sword light like a pool of autumn water suddenly unfolded in the night.

The shimmering, cold sword light instantly filled the entire city wall.

"An offer I can't refuse!"

(End of this chapter)