: Taichu and New Korea border, north is a continuous mountain range, the peaks rise and fall like the waves of the sea, the mountains are covered with dense jungle.

The weather had turned from cool to warm, and everything began to recover. Trees grew new branches, flowers and plants appeared, and the animals that had survived the winter began to look for food everywhere..

A figure carefully walked out of the dense forest. This person was probably in his twenties. He looked around in panic and looked very miserable..

His shoulders were wrapped in torn strips of cloth, and blood was still oozing out of the strips. His clothes were torn to shreds, and with his unkempt hair and dirty face, he looked like a savage..

This man is a spy sent by the Seven Kills Camp to Xin Han. His name is Yu Jingtian..

Yu Jingtian saw that no one was catching up to him, so he calmed down a little. He sighed heavily and continued walking down the mountain. The scenes from the past few days flashed before his eyes..

After Absolute Beginning won a great victory in Eastern Xia, New Korea's army, which was originally stationed in Guangxuan City to confront Xiyao, suddenly withdrew and rushed towards the border of Absolute Beginning. Xiyao's army did not pursue but returned to Xiyao territory..

The spies of the Seven Kills Battalion hiding in Xin Han had been severely injured and almost completely wiped out..

Yu Jingtian and the others naturally sensed the movement of the New Han army. This matter was of great importance. With New Han closed to the outside world, it was difficult for news to reach the Galaxy Sect. After the eight remaining spies of the Seven Kills Camp met in the territory of New Han, they decided to return to Yingzhou from the northern mountains..

To be safe, the eight secret agents entered the mountain separately in groups of two. All of them disguised themselves as hunters or mountain folk. Yu Jingtian's group consisted of a middle-aged uncle who had passed the age of forty. The uncle did not tell Yu Jingtian his name, but asked him to call him Old Zheng. The two of them pretended to be father and son and walked together..

What they didn't know was that before the new Han began to mobilize troops, the new Han army and the mole hall had already set up a large number of backup plans in the mountains, waiting for these spies to fall into their trap..

Old Zheng is a senior spy of Seven Kills Camp. Although his strength is only at the early stage of improvement, he is rich in experience and skillful in means..

Yu Jingtian felt much more relaxed being able to enter the mountain with him..

The further he went into the mountain, the uglier Old Zheng's expression became. His speed also became slower and slower. Old Zheng was not moving in a straight direction, but constantly changing directions. He would stop every time he walked a certain distance. Seeing Old Zheng's cautious appearance, Yu Jingtian couldn't help but sigh that Old Zheng was worrying too much..

It wasn't until Old Zheng had explored the area and removed seven or eight traps that Yu Jingtian realized that he had been careless. He began to follow Old Zheng carefully..

After walking for two days, Old Zheng, who was walking in front, suddenly pointed to the sky in the distance. There was a large area of smoke lingering there. This smoke was exactly the same as the smoke used to seal letters at the border pass. Yu Jingtian was shocked. This meant that there must be new Koreans ahead! After warning Yu Jingtian, Lao Zheng sat on the ground to rest. He took out a small cloth bag from his arms. He opened the cloth bag and took out a piece of pastry that looked dry. He bit off a small piece hard., and unscrewed the gourd that he carried with him, and drank water while eating. Soon, a piece of pastry was finished.

Old Zheng picked up another piece and handed it to Yu Jingtian. Yu Jingtian found it hard to accept the pastry, so he had to wave his hand to refuse. Old Zheng was not angry and said," Although this thing is ugly, it is good in this deep forest. This may be our last meal. Let's eat it.".

Yu Jingtian was shocked. Although he didn't know the meaning of Old Zheng's words, he also knew that danger was coming. This time, he took the dried pastries handed by Old Zheng and ate them like Old Zheng..

Although it didn't look good, it tasted good. It was fragrant and sweet, and the more you chewed it, the more fragrant it became. Yu Jingtian quickly ate up a piece of pastry..

Yu Jingtian was about to praise him, but he saw Old Zheng raise his hand, indicating that he should not make any more sounds..

Under Old Zheng's lead, the two continued on their journey. Yu Jingtian followed closely behind Old Zheng. He held a short blade in his sleeve tightly because Old Zheng had specially whispered to him before they set off," Be prepared to fight at any time..." More than ten figures hid behind them, but Old Zheng, a senior spy, had long detected their traces..

Just as the New Koreans were about to attack, Old Zheng suddenly shouted to Jing Tian,"I'll stop them. Run!" The New Koreans saw that the situation had changed and rushed forward..

Yu Jingtian naturally knew what would happen if he stayed behind to stop the new Koreans. He said anxiously," We advance and retreat together, we live and die together!" Old Zheng said angrily," Get lost. If we stay, we will die together. If this news doesn't spread, Taichu will definitely suffer.".

At this point, Old Zheng's tone softened, and he took out a piece of paper from his pocket and handed it to Yu Jingtian. Then he said,"If you feel that you owe me, remember the contents on it. If you have a chance, build a cenotaph for me in the sect cemetery! Hurry up!" Yu Jingtian knew that this was not the time to act rashly, so he began to run forward desperately..

Eleven new Han spies and armored soldiers surrounded him. Old Zheng used all his methods to block eight experts. Only a general in his thirties led two people to break through and continued to chase Yu Jingtian. The general wore bright silver armor. He held a saber and had a longbow and quiver on his back. He must have been skilled in martial arts..

Under the siege of eight experts, Old Zheng, who hadn't reached the top of the ranks, was killed not long after. Even his head was chopped off as a trophy..

The new Han general behind Yu Jingtian sheathed his saber and took down his bow and arrow. As he advanced, he bent his bow and shot arrows. Arrows kept shooting, but they only hit a short distance away from Yu Jingtian. It was unknown whether his archery skills were not high or he was deliberately playing with Yu Jingtian..

Yu Jingtian was worried all the way, afraid of being shot by arrows. In his panic, he came to a cliff. There was a waterfall here, and below the waterfall was a small lake..

The Eastern Xia general holding the bow and arrow mocked," Kid, aren't you quite good at running? Why don't you continue?".

Yu Jingtian showed a determined look towards the pursuer. A piece of paper appeared in his hand. He took a quick glance and jumped backwards towards the cliff..

It was too late to stop him now. The new Han general had no choice but to shoot an arrow with all his might to kill Yu Jingxun..

The arrow pierced through the air and headed straight for Yu Jingtian's chest. Yu Jingtian, who was in mid-air, had no way to avoid it. He could only twist his body to avoid his vitals with all his might. In the end, the arrow pierced his shoulder. At the same time, he also fell downward and fell into the small lake at the bottom of the cliff..

The Xin Han people hesitated for a long time at the edge of the cliff, but they did not choose to jump. When the eight people behind them caught up, they took a detour and came to the bottom of the cliff. However, they searched for a long time but did not find any traces of Yu Jingtian. They did not even find any blood. They all thought that Yu Jingtian had drowned at the bottom of the lake..

However, these new Koreans didn't know that there was a very secret cave behind the waterfall. It was so small that it could only accommodate one person. Yu Jingtian was very lucky. After falling into the lake, he was brought to the bottom of the waterfall by the current. He happened to see this cave. He didn't care about the pain and tried his best to get into it. Only then did he survive..

After searching for half a day near the lake, the new Koreans left with confidence..

Yu Jingtian was extremely glad that he could survive. At the same time, he was also very sad because he knew that Old Zheng must have been murdered. The note Old Zheng gave Yu Jingtian was Old Zheng's own information: Zheng Xun, disciple of Galaxy Sect's Phecda Pavilion..

Yu Jingtian branded the name deeply in his heart.

Yu Jingtian found some herbs nearby to stop bleeding. He endured the pain and pulled out the arrow. After applying the herbs, he wrapped the wound with a cloth strip torn from his clothes..

Fortunately, the arrows of the new Han generals were not smeared with poison, otherwise it would be very troublesome if they could not find the antidote..

After dealing with his injuries, Yu Jingtian did not dare to stay. He tried his best to continue walking towards Yingzhou. He did not meet any new Koreans along the way..

Three days later, Yu Jingtian, who had gone through many hardships in the dense forest, finally arrived at Yingzhou..

After descending the mountain, Yu Jingtian avoided many outposts of the Taichu Imperial Court and arrived at a small village..

He found some gauze and clean clothes in the village. After bandaging the wound again, he changed into clean clothes and hid his tattered clothes..

After a simple grooming, the whole person's state is much better.

Unfortunately, he didn't find any trauma medicine in the cottage..

He found a secluded corner to rest for a while and recover some strength. He was about to leave when the conversation between two villagers attracted his attention..

One villager said to another villager in a panic," Old Zhang, have you heard? Something big has happened. There's a war!" The villager called Old Zhang was much calmer. He said," Old Wang Shuan, your news is too late. Isn't it just a war against Dongxia? It's already ancient history. Why are you making a fuss?".

Wang Laoshuan waved his hand hurriedly and said," No, it's not about the war in Dongxia. It's New Han!" Old Zhang panicked and said hurriedly," What? Isn't New Han at war with Xiyao? Why did it come to Absolute Beginning again? Haven't our two dynasties been friendly for several years?" Wang Laoshuan said with a sad face," Who knows? The things above are not something that we commoners can control. I heard that New Han has broken through the border of Absolute Beginning and invaded..

Old Zhang stared out when he heard this, trembling and saying,"This…this…so fast…they attacked us? We're so close to the border, won't we suffer?" Wang Laoshuan sighed and said,"Sigh, let's see. We were forced to die by the government all day long, but this time we caught up with the war. The people of Taichu are really miserable..

Old Zhang's face was extremely ugly and he said coldly,"If you ask me, it's better that Taichu dies quickly. It's rotten to the root. As ordinary people, we don't care who the emperor is. As long as we can live well!" Wang Laoshuan frowned and said to Old Zhang seriously,"Stop talking nonsense. Be careful that someone reports you. If the war doesn't affect us, we'll be caught by the government. It'll be a big joke.".

"I'll see who dares!" Wang Laoshuan quickly pulled Old Zhang aside and whispered something..

Their words fell into Yu Jingtian's ears. Yu Jingtian clenched his fists tightly and his nails dug into his palms. Blood oozed out of his fists. He closed his eyes in pain and his body trembled slightly..

He came back too late. Xin Han had already launched an attack on Taichu. Zheng Xun and the others sacrificed their lives in vain, but he failed to complete his mission..

Although he did not directly witness the scene of the other six people being killed, judging from what happened to him and Zheng Xun, there was almost no possibility that the others would survive..

Yu Jingtian's body function was already on the verge of collapse. He was driven forward only by the belief that he had to complete his mission. At this moment, he learned that his mission could not be completed. Under the extreme collapse, he fainted..

When Yu Jingtian woke up again, it was already late at night. He finally stabilized his mind. The first thing he had to do now was to find the Dark Star branch in the nearby city..

He dragged his painful body to the nearby town. His speed was not fast. When the city gate opened the next day, Yu Jingtian arrived just in time and entered the town..

Just as he entered the city and was still searching for the Dark Star branch, Yu Jingtian was stunned by a sudden piece of news: Qinghe had rebelled, the imperial palace had fallen, and the emperor had been captured!