When the general and his guards stepped into the guard barracks together, the already heavy air in the hall seemed to have completely solidified.

Shen Wenchong and guard leader Ren You, who were still talking before, were silent at this moment, staring at the tall and dark figure with their eyes.

The general was wearing a set of dark heavy armor, and the wolf head on his shoulders was very conspicuous. The guard behind him was blood-red all over, as if he had just crawled out of the pool of hell blood.

"General Qin..." A guard member made a trembling voice.

"You'll be spared if you're polite." General Qin's eyes were bent in the cracks in the helmet, like a wolf seeing prey: "You should know, why am I here?"

"It's the young master's business." Ren You replied softly.

"That's right." General Qin's voice became deeper and deeper. He stood in front of Ren You and looked down at the "pseudo-woman" who was commanding the guards: "Do you have anything to say? Ren You?"

After getting an opportunity to explain, Ren You immediately spoke: "I'm sorry about the young master, but..."

Bang!

With a crisp sound, Ren You's body tilted to the side and fell to the ground weakly. His originally beautiful face was covered with dark red blood stains.

"I don't want to hear these explanations, Ren You." General Qin, who had just knocked down Ren You with a punch, stepped forward and kicked the other party in the abdomen: "I want to know, how do you and these people under you bear this responsibility?"

Bang! Bang!

Two more big kicks were kicked on Ren You, and the rest of the guards gritted their teeth, but they couldn't say anything more.

——No matter what, the death of the young master is an indisputable fact. As the guards responsible for protecting the young master, they are inevitably punished.

"Please...listen to me..."

Ren You was so hard that he wanted to speak, but General Qin's iron boots did not give him this opportunity at all. He kicked Ren You's body curled up into a ball, and the words he wanted to say turned into painful sobs.

"You are all people who came out of my hands. I warned you a long time ago that soldiers must perform their tasks. See what you have done? Let the young master go out and die by himself? This is the meaning of your existence?"

Even when he scolded the members of the guards, General Qin's voice was still very calm, but his merciless big feet still exposed the fact that he was very angry at the moment.

Looking down at Ren You who was lying down, General Qin sighed deeply. He read out the order for the death penalty to the members of the guards present:

"The young master is dead, and there is no need for you to exist. The guard camp has been surrounded, and you will be killed tomorrow morning. When the new lord of Yanfeng City ascends the throne, I will select more reliable candidates than you and become the lord's personal guard."

After saying that, General Qin turned around and left without hesitation. At this moment, Shen Wenchong, who had been silent, suddenly spoke:

"What if it was just a planned plot?"

“…”

All eyes in the room were focused on Shen Wenchong's face. General Qin, who had just turned around and took a step, suddenly stopped:

"What do you want to express? Shen Wenchong."

The name of the interlocutor at the end of each sentence is exactly General Qin's speech habit. However, what Shen Wenchong did not expect was that so many years have passed, General Qin still remembers his name.

However, now there is no time to care about these details. The life and death of the entire guard falls on his shoulders:

"General, don't you find it strange?"

"Don't keep it a secret, Shen Wenchong."

The dark figure came to Shen Wenchong, and his big fist covered by heavy metal gloves suddenly clenched: "If you have anything, just say it, anyway, you can only live for a while."

"The guard did not protect the young master because he received other tasks. The Finance Minister issued an order to escort important goods." Shen Wenchong looked down at Ren You and said, "Is that true?"

"Yes..." Ren You vomited a mouthful of blood.

"At that time, the guard also mentioned the escort of the young master. But the Minister of Finance said that he had contacted the general and said that you sent elite troops to escort the young master." Shen Wenchong continued to state: "Have you received the news?"

"I've heard nothing." The general's answer was very decisive, not like he was lying at all.

Because he was blocked by his helmet, Shen Wenchong could not see the general's expression. He knew very well that if the general also participated in the rebellion and continued to talk, it would only lead to the killing of all the guards here. But...

"I suspect that the Minister of Finance planned this assassination." Shen Wenchong's tone was firm: "If he didn't tell you about the guards, it's probably he was messing around."

As soon as these words came out, the barracks hall was once again shrouded in silence. Except for Ren You's painful groan, everyone fell into silence.

"Do you know what you are talking about? Shen Wenchong."

The general who broke the silence spoke much slower than before: "Are you accusing the foundation of Yanfeng City, the Minister of Finance who devoted his life to this territory, betrayed the young master of Yanfeng City?"

"I just said this guess." Shen Wenchong had no intention of retreating and stood calmly in front of the furious general: "Since you don't believe it, don't you know it clearly when you go to confront the Minister of Finance?"

"All nonsense!"

The general's sudden roar made the guards in the room tremble. As if they were ignited by Shen Wenchong's remarks, General Qin's voice almost overturned the ceiling of the barracks:

"When did I teach you to shirke the responsibility? I even blame the Minister of Finance? Just your side, do you think I will trust you? Shen Wenchong!"

Bang!

A heavy punch hit Shen Wenchong's right shoulder. He staggered back two steps, but quickly straightened his back and returned to the general again:

"This is not my one-sided statement." A blood mark oozed from the corner of Shen Wenchong's mouth.

"Who else?" the general looked around: "Who agrees with his point of view?"

None of the guards present dared to speak, and the only Ren You who wanted to speak could only make a painful hum at this time.

Seeing that the others did not speak, General Qin clenched his fists. Before he took action again, Shen Wenchong finally spoke:

"It's the young master."

“…”

Hearing this, another silent bomb seemed to be detonated in the barracks. Even the general's extreme anger turned into complete shock:

"Shen Wenchong, do you think the young master is still alive?"

"Yes." Shen Wenchong stared at the general's helmet without blinking, trying to find clues from the other party's eyes and movements.

"If you are lying to me, I will tear you into pieces, Shen Wenchong."

General Qin's words were threatening, but he kept shaking his head left and right, as if he was looking around.

Shen Wenchong had seen this situation a long time ago.

——As a legendary figure in the Yanfeng Army, various anecdotes about General Qin have been widely circulated. The incident of "the general will keep looking around when he is ecstatic" has become an open secret.

When Yanfeng Army won the victory, Shen Wenchong once saw General Qin performing similar actions. Now, since he is already looking around, that is to say...

"Tell me, where is the young master?" General Qin spoke suddenly.

"I can't tell you now." Shen Wenchong lowered his head: "Because, I can't be sure whether you participated in the rebellion."

As soon as these words came out, the other guards present began to retreat quietly.

——Under normal circumstances, if someone dares to say such words to General Qin, he will definitely be chopped into meat sauce on the spot.

But this time, General Qin was not furious, but just grabbed Shen Wenchong's shoulder with both hands, pressing his wound to ache:

"Where is the young master? Shen Wenchong."

"You can go with me, but you can only bring these guards." Shen Wenchong turned his eyes to the red-armored soldiers behind the general: "If you make any move that threatens the young master's safety, I will stand on the young master's side."

"No problem, just take me to see the young master." General Qin agreed happily.

——It seems that the general is not a traitor?

Having come to this point, Shen Wenchong, who had been observing General Qin, was relieved.

But even so, he was still very alert:

In many places in the Yanfeng Palace, only people with the lord's bloodline are allowed to enter and exit. The young master should be able to have conversations with the general in an absolutely safe position.

In addition, if the general suddenly turns against him, even though he loses the protection of the mechanical equipment, it should be fine if he wants to hold the general back to buy time for the young master to escape.

What's more, the mechanical device on his body is now on the young master. Even if an accident occurs, the young master can escape...

"Forgive me, young master." Shen Wenchong said in his heart.

He also knew that it was still dangerous to let the young master confront the general on the spot. However, now, in order to protect the innocent guard comrades, he had no other way.

—— Rather than being executed and allowing the traitor to act as a might in Yanfeng City, it is better to take this opportunity to end all this and completely kill those traitors!

"General, please come with me."

Shen Wenchong looked at General Qin and then looked at his comrades: "I have a request below to not hurt the members of the Guards, they are innocent. If I lie, it will not be too late to kill us again."

"This is your last chance..." General Qin whispered.

He waved his hand, and the two red-armored soldiers around him came forward, grabbed Shen Wenchong's arms, took him away from the guard's barracks, and returned to the dark night.

"Lead the way, Shen Wenchong."

"The Young Master is in Yanfeng Palace." Shen Wenchong whispered.

After they left, the guards were still looking at each other in the barracks, digesting the information they had just obtained:

"The young master is still alive... How is this possible?" A guard patted his cheek hard, as if he was sure whether he was dreaming.

"Shen Wenchong can't lie." The burly man next to him shook his head hard: "Have you ever seen him lie? No one is more honest than him..."

"Are you okay?" Several guards helped Ren You up who was lying on the ground, and let his bruised body lean on the wooden chair in the hall: "We'll bandage you right away..."

"No need." Ren You lowered his head and spat: "I can still hold on to this little injury."

Speaking of this, he looked at the steps leading to the second floor of the barracks, suddenly lowered his voice, and said to his subordinates present: "Shen Wenchong sent me a signal just now. You should use a carrier pigeon to contact Yanfeng Palace, the speed should be faster than the generals and the others."
To be continued...