Chapter 500: Chapter 247: Who Betrayed Father?

"Hmm, this time, father will definitely be fine."

Yun Wanye replied heavily, then said with unwavering determination, "Big brother, little sister, I’m planning to set off tonight to catch up with father, and go to Dingbei Pass with him."

That’s right, he wants to protect father and fight alongside him.

"No way!"

[No way!]

Two voices chimed in unison, Yun Wanchen and Yun Wanqing both rejected his decision.

Even without asking, Yun Wanye knew why big brother and little sister disagreed, it was simply because he was the target of the system and Su Qianxue, and staying beside little sister is safer.

Once he leaves the Capital, if the system and Su Qianxue set their eyes on him, little sister will be out of reach, and he might encounter some accident.

He understood all this, but the situation was special now, he couldn’t care about all that.

"Ah, big brother, little sister..."

Yun Wanye sighed, just thought of a way to persuade the older and younger sibling, but unexpectedly, was lightly interrupted by his big brother.

"Don’t say any more, just stay beside your little sister, don’t go anywhere, as for father’s side, I’ll go."

[Mmm mmm mmm, I agree with big brother.]

Upon hearing this, Yun Wanqing nodded repeatedly.

Yun Wanye: "..."

He frowned, persistently saying, "But Tuo Chen He Li is a treacherous villain, cunning and sly, best at schemes and tricks, indulges in all kinds of despicable means..."

"Big brother is upright and disdainful of such villainous actions, I’m worried he’ll suffer facing these despicable people."

Despicable people, indeed someone like him with a black heart needs to deal with.

Yun Wanchen said dispassionately, "As you said, I’m disdainful, not incapable."

How could the first gentleman of Haojing be a name without merit?

Young Master Yun not only excelled in Six Arts and martial arts, but also in strategies, outdoing many renowned tacticians.

Although usually, he disdains those low-key behind-the-scenes tricks, he can discern the weight of things. On a battlefield, it’s either you die or I live, and victory is the ultimate goal.

He is not a rigid, stubborn person, so how could he adhere to past ways of dealing with people?

This time going to Dingbei Pass, he has but one goal, to work together with father, use any means necessary to kill Tuo Chen He Li.

"Rest assured, concerning father, I will give my all without regard, you should give me more confidence, as for you, stay at home, with Seventh Uncle and Brother Lu, take care of mother and the younger sisters."

"Yes, also, when going out in the future, it’s best to take your little sister along, Ye’er, you can’t get into trouble, and must not stand in opposition to our family."

If Yun Wanye truly became their enemy because of some uncontrollable accident, they would undoubtedly have a formidable enemy.

Father and mother would be heartbroken, not to mention, him, father, Seventh Uncle, and little sister would certainly be unwilling to deal with this strong enemy.

By then, it would become an unsolvable dilemma.

Therefore, they must prevent it in advance, completely extinguishing this possibility in its cradle.

[Big brother makes sense, second brother, you better stay with me, if you must go to the border, then take me with you.]

After this period of confrontation, Yun Wanqing vaguely felt she seemed to somewhat suppress that system.

For example, after she set up a barrier at Duke Ning Mansion, the system couldn’t see this space, and besides that, she could see the communication between the system and Su Qianxue, obtaining detailed knowledge of their dynamics.

Yet the system showed no sign of detecting anything unusual about her, being completely ignorant of her.

These signs made Yun Wanqing produce the illusion of being able to protect Yun Wanye.

Of course, whether or not she truly could protect, she must try, as big brother said, as an important supporting role and key plot character, Yun Wanye must not have an accident.

"No, little sister can’t leave the Capital."

Yun Wanye immediately refused Yun Wanqing’s proposal.

The Emperor is also one of the system’s task targets, if he and little sister leave the Capital, during this period, if Su Qianxue relies on those tools, and acts against the Emperor, then what?

"Listen to big brother, I won’t go to Dingbei Pass, just let big brother have the hard time instead."

"However, there’s no need to rush, little sister’s plot isn’t explained clearly, let’s wait till we figure everything out, then big brother can set off to pursue father."

Yun Wanchen nodded, "That’s good."

Yun Wanye responded, looking towards the little sister at the side.

"Little sister, I have many doubts, I need you to resolve them." 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂

[Second brother, feel free to ask.]

"Hmm," Yun Wanye said slowly, "In the plot, Pei Yu is defeated, Da Wu Country loses two cities, what happens next?"

"Also, didn’t little sister say father was lost in grief and indifferent to worldly matters, how then did he head to the border and encounter Tuo Chen He Li?"

"Finally, my last doubt, who is the traitor that betrayed father?"

Upon hearing this, Yun Wanqing squinted her eyes, racking her brains to recall the plot.

As the commander, Pei Yu went to battle, but he was extremely arrogant, somewhat self-willed, and overconfident, which led to him falling into the traps set by Duochen Heli many times.

The consequence was that not only did he lose tens of thousands of soldiers and two cities, but his own uncle also died tragically on the battlefield trying to save him.

The news spread back to the capital, shaking the entire country with shock and fear.

Ironically, this defeat in battle was clearly caused by Su Qianxue’s sole recommendation, Mo Yuanhao’s distrust of Yun Zhan, and Pei Yu’s incompetence, yet in the end, it was Yun Zheng, who had retreated behind closed doors, who was blamed.

Some court officials and citizens were maliciously incited, and they all criticized Yun Zheng for being cowardly and fearful of death, afraid of losing to Duochen Heli and thus breaking his undefeated legend, which is why he was unwilling to go to war.

They even said he was so indifferent to the border battles and the safety of the country and the family that it was sheer selfishness, making him unworthy of being Duke Ning.

The Yun Family’s already scarce reputation was completely ruined.

Helplessly, Yun Zhan found Yun Zheng and persuaded him repeatedly to rejuvenate for the sake of the border citizens.

What he didn’t know was that Yun Zheng had already sought out Mo Yuanhao after Pei Yu’s first military defeat.

However, Mo Yuanhao, apprehensive that Yun Zheng’s contributions overshadowed his own and that his prestige in the army was too significant, decided to cultivate his commander and flatly rejected him, stripping him of military command and placing him under house arrest.

Faced with such a narrow-minded and self-interested person who disregarded the soldiers and citizens of the border, how could Yun Zheng possibly serve him?

Seeing that the outside world was scolding him more harshly, Yun Zheng still showed no signs of action, finally causing panic among the court officials.

Everyone unanimously demanded that Mo Yuanhao remove Pei Yu’s position as commander, order him to return to the capital to admit his guilt, give an explanation to the people and the fallen soldiers, and urgently order the more capable Yun Zheng to battle.

Yet, this move was opposed by Mo Yuanhao and Su Qianxue, who were apprehensive of Yun Zheng.

Su Qianxue, with the majesty of an Empress, stormed into the court and, supported by the aura of the female lead, cited countless classic cases of turning defeat into victory in history to support Pei Yu.

Finally, with the phrase ’Victory or defeat is commonplace for military leaders,’ she rendered the ministers speechless.

Under Mo Yuanhao’s deliberate protection, she easily succeeded in granting Pei Yu another chance.

Feeling deeply grateful for the expectations placed by the female lead, Pei Yu gathered himself, eagerly drawing lessons from his previous failures, and retreated with his remaining weak soldiers to the third city.

This time, he opted for a strategy of static defense, rarely taking the initiative to attack.

Under his careful approach, the battle reached a stalemate, barely halting Duochen Heli’s advance.

This dragged on for half a year, with victories and defeats on both sides during this period.

Seeing the small Beidi act so arrogantly for so long and our side being unable to regain the lost land, with other neighboring countries also causing minor troubles, Mo Yuanhao’s patience finally wore thin amidst internal and external troubles.

He recalled Yun Zheng, who had been under house arrest for a long time.

After much deliberation, he decided to reuse Yun Zheng to do his bidding.

Thus, a decree sent Yun Zheng to the border but with many constraints, surrounded by countless watchful eyes, and deliberately withheld the elite army, giving him a batch of fresh recruits recently captured.

Upon hearing this, Yun Wanye couldn’t help but curse.

"This Mo Yuanhao is really a son of a bitch. How can someone so narrow-minded and spiteful be worthy of having anyone risk their life for him?"

Father is a commander, not a criminal; such close surveillance is utterly insulting.

They want father to risk his life for them but also want to control his every move, deliberately not giving him the Yun Family Army, which works best with him, but instead, sending a batch of green recruits to fight Duochen Heli’s elite—it’s clearly sending father to his death.

In this situation, even if father isn’t betrayed, he probably can’t hold out for long, right?

Who is Duochen Heli?

He is Beidi’s number one fierce general, brave and resourceful, with cruel and venomous tactics; in the surrounding countries, he is one of the top fierce deities.

Even the Beidi king has to give way to him; how can father withstand such circumstances?

In his view, Mo Yuanhao never intended for father to win.

To avoid sullying Yun Wanqing’s ears, Yun Wanye restrained himself from cursing too badly, but in his heart, he cursed Mo Yuanhao countless times, with the vilest curses.

"Yes, he’s naturally suspicious, always has been."

"Even if he had quarreled with the Yun Family because of elder sister, even if he had indeed married elder sister, he wouldn’t easily trust father."

"Let’s not talk about him for now; anyway, as long as the Emperor is alive, he can’t take the throne for now."

He cannot reach the throne, so he can’t treat father arbitrarily.

"Let’s continue to talk about father."

"In the plot, father was supposed to be sent to Dingbei Pass to confront Duochen Heli a year later, but now, due to the plot collapse, father’s dispatch to Dingbei Pass has been moved forward by an entire year."

"After all, father is different from Pei Yu, so many things have actually lost their reference."

More importantly, the command of the Yun Family Army is still in Yun Zheng’s hands, which makes Yun Wanqing feel that the situation is much more optimistic than in the original plot.

At least, Yun Zheng now has many supporters behind him.

"Brother, I will tell you the mental technique for cultivating spiritual power and urgently refine a batch of medicine for you. After you go to the border, train more yourself."

"These days, I will continue to practice alchemy with second brother, and when we accumulate enough, I will send someone to deliver it to you."

On the battlefield, bleeding and injuries are common, and medicine is very important.

"Little sister, there is another very important thing you haven’t mentioned yet. Who exactly betrayed father?"