Chapter 494: Chapter 494 Tricked

Zhan Lan shared her thoughts with Xiao Chen in a voice only the two of them could hear.

Xiao Chen’s eyes lit up, “Alright, I’ll take care of it right away.”

“Wait, the strength of the Liao Tribe, Snow Eagle Tribe, and Wuyi Tribe should not be underestimated. Be very careful in your actions.”

“Yes,” Xiao Chen smiled.

After Xiao Chen left, Zhan Lan called for a messenger, “Send this letter to General Zhan Beicang.”

“Yes, Main General!”

Zhan Lan walked out of the tent, kicking the sand under her feet. This land was about to be swallowed by the yellow sand. She looked up at the tree trunks, wondering if these resilient dead trees could survive in the desert.

Just like her, she was ready to stop her path of revenge, but the Western Rong kept pressing forward.

Suddenly, Zhan Lan noticed something inside the tree hollow. She approached and found a small tree inside, with green leaves growing on its branch, accompanied by dense thorns beside the leaves.

Zhan Lan laughed. It seemed she was not the only one in this world fighting against the heavens and against others.

Even at the harsh edge of the desert, there is still life stubbornly resisting fate.

She would not be defeated!

Never!

“Main General, what are you looking at?”

She heard a cheeky voice from Huang Gun.

Zhan Lan turned to see Huang Gun limping. She asked, “Are you okay?”

Huang Gun covered his backside with his hands, shyly saying, “Main General, it was just a mishap where I got my backside slashed by a Western Rong cavalry. I’ll be more careful next time.”

Zhan Lan’s lips twitched. Huang Gun’s life was truly indescribable. Even the place where he got injured was unique.

Huang Gun was such a person. Even in critical situations and facing awkwardness, he remained optimistic.

Dugu Yan came out of the grove, playing with a small twig in her hand. She stared at Huang Gun for a long time and said, “Mr. Huang, what happened to you?”

Seeing Dugu Yan, Huang Gun darted behind Zhan Lan, his small eyes filled with caution, “Don’t come over here, I’m fine!”

Dugu Yan sneered, “Oh, so your butt got hurt? Were you presenting it intentionally for the Western Rong to slash during the battle?”

Huang Gun’s face turned red, and he shouted angrily, “Dugu Yan!”

Dugu Yan burst out laughing.

Zhan Lan watched the two bickering, shaking her head helplessly, and they immediately fell silent.

“Main General, I’m off to patrol,” Dugu Yan seized the moment.

Huang Gun, clutching his backside, said, “I’m off to rest a bit.”

Zhan Lan curled her lips; these two were indeed a comedic duo, yet they fought whenever they met.

She saw Zhan Hui approaching from a distance, “Sister, why haven’t you taken a break?”

Zhan Lan smiled, thinking of how Zhan Hui hadn’t seen the pregnant Chu Yin in days. She asked, “Brother, do you miss Chu Yin?”

Zhan Hui lowered his gaze to hide his feelings, “I’m more worried about her.”

“Chu Yin is in the General Mansion, with Protectors and my Hidden Guards protecting her; she’ll be fine,” Zhan Lan reassured him.

With Qin Ming and the others around, Zhan Lan believed they would protect Chu Yin, her mother, her brother, and her sister.

“Do you blame Mu Yan for not being by your side?” This was a question Zhan Hui had never dared to ask Zhan Lan.

He didn’t know what Mu Yan wrote in his letters to Zhan Lan, but as Zhan Lan was on the battlefield without Mu Yan by her side, he wondered if she felt even a twinge of doubt and worry.

Zhan Lan’s eyes gazed into the vast desert, “Brother, Mu Yan must be doing what he believes is most helpful to me. I trust him.”

Besides her family and friends, the person she trusted most in this life was Mu Yan.

“It’s good that you think that way.” Zhan Hui patted Zhan Lan’s shoulder.

Suddenly, Zhan Lan’s shoulder hurt, and Zhan Hui quickly apologized, “Sorry, I used too much strength.”

Zhan Lan moved her shoulder, “It’s nothing, just a bit sore from holding the battle spear for too long.”

Zhan Hui massaged Zhan Lan’s shoulder from behind, watching the swirling sand in the desert, and said, “Suddenly, I don’t feel like fighting anymore.”

Zhan Lan pressed her lips, “That day will come.”

…

In the Zhan Family Army camp at night.

As the soldiers were preparing to sleep, suddenly several thousand people from the Wuyi Tribe burst in.

The Wuyi Tribe leader Aqila watched as the Zhan Family Army fell unconscious to the ground in an instant. He laughed wildly as he surrounded the Zhan Family Army, “Hahaha, they say the Main General of the Zhan Family Army is a military genius, but in my view, that’s nothing special!”

Someone by his side chimed in, “I heard the Main General of the Zhan Family Army is a woman. Chief, do you want to take a look!”

“Let’s go, and see what kind of woman could conquer twenty Western Rong tribes!”

A group of people arrived beside Zhan Lan’s tent, about to lift the curtain and enter, when Aqila suddenly felt dizzy and, shortly after, his legs went weak, and his steps began to stagger.

“Chief, what’s wrong?” The leading cavalry asked.

“What’s wrong? Probably poisoned!” a woman’s voice came from the tent.

Aqila was startled, and the leading cavalry immediately commanded to surround the tent.

“Quick, protect the chief!”

But before he could finish speaking, he felt his legs turn to jelly, with all the strength seemingly drained from his body.

Within moments, the cavalry surrounding Zhan Lan’s tent also collapsed to the ground.

Zhan Lan stepped out of the tent, facing the night wind.

Aqila looked at the Western Rong-dressed woman before him. Was she the Main General of the Zhan Family Army, Zhan Lan?

“Why aren’t you poisoned?” Aqila frowned at Zhan Lan.

Zhan Lan smiled, “You should rather ask who sold you the poison.”

Aqila’s eyes darkened, he had been tricked!

The Zhan Family Army had conquered twenty Western Rong tribes, and days before the Western Rong king had issued a bounty—whoever provided the hiding place of the Zhan Family Army would be rewarded a thousand taels of gold.

Today, he heard a rumor, a merchant said they saw a peculiar Western Rong caravan here, and the caravan leader was a woman.

He sent spies to investigate secretly and prepared to launch a surprise attack.

But then someone contacted him, but he had never thought they’d dare deceive him!