RWNEFE -Chapter 234 Wei Dongzhu Restores His Identity!

Shen Lanxi casually tossed a piece of jerky to Xiaoxue, flicking her arm lightly.

Xiaoxue understood immediately and spread his wings, soaring into the sky.

Baru dismounted, his gaze solemn as he looked at Shen Lanxi.

“Anyone who can communicate with a heavenly spirit would never lie. I believe you!”

The Wala tribesmen followed suit. Baru dismounted, and the others all got off their horses in unison, bowing toward Shen Lanxi with a single hand.

Shen Lanxi turned and commanded, “Let’s move out!”

Xiao Fang caught up to her. “General, should we ask if it was them who threw stones in the Wolf Valley?”

Shen Lanxi shook her head. “No need. It’s meaningless.”

Even if it was them, what could they do? Kill them all? These people still have a use.

“Send a message to Hu Zhu!”

Xiao Fang nodded. “Yes!”

…

The members of the marriage mission couldn’t help but steal glances at Shen Lanxi from time to time, occasionally whispering to one another.

“At the welcome banquet before, didn’t they say the Southern Zhen King was giving way to General Shen?”

“One swing of her staff killed a horse outright, and several men too. Those Wala soldiers followed behind her like obedient children, not daring to make a sound. You call that ‘giving way’?”

“What if the Southern Zhen King were even stronger? Don’t forget, he’s the War God of Great Zhou.”

“Judging by that, the War God must be incredible!”

At night, Xiao Fang went out briefly and hunted two wild rabbits.

“General, this is cumin rabbit meat roasted with our family’s secret recipe. Try it!” Xiao Fang handed Shen Lanxi the rabbit legs, having pulled them off both rabbits.

“I sprinkled some exotic spices on it—numbing, spicy. I didn’t expect something used as ornamental flowers in the capital, roasted and ground into powder, would smell this fragrant!”

Shen Lanxi sniffed one of the front legs. Indeed, it smelled delicious.

“General, what about Yuanjing? What should we do?”

Shen Lanxi raised an eyebrow. “He sent you to ask?”

Xiao Fang quickly denied it.

“No, he didn’t. I was just delivering some medicine and food to him. Zhou Yunyue was guarding the door, shamelessly standing there. I really couldn’t bear it!”

Shen Lanxi called Ban Sicao over, and the two shared the rabbit meat.

“Zhou Yunyue’s mother was a palace maid in the Yeting. She conceived the princess because His Majesty was drunk. The maid kept it a secret until Zhou Yunyue was six. Then, the maid died from a terrible illness, and only then did the palace acknowledge her existence.”

Ban Sicao: “I find that a bit hard to believe.”

Xiao Fang frowned slightly as Ban Sicao grabbed a front leg of the rabbit without hesitation. Front legs are the most tender but scarce—there are only four in total. Even the General couldn’t eat enough.

Shen Lanxi said, “Regardless of the reason, Zhou Yunyue is royal blood. The royal family would never let her stay in the Yeting again. Because her mother was a palace maid, the royal family didn’t favor her. During my years in the palace, I rarely saw her!”

Hearing this, Ban Sicao grew interested in her life in the palace.

“I heard that when you were in the palace, you didn’t even care about the princesses and princes?”

Shen Lanxi’s eyes flickered. She hadn’t understood back then, only assuming the Empress Dowager and the Emperor favored her. After nearly dying once, she realized that could be a trap.

She could tell the Empress Dowager genuinely adored her—but the Emperor? Not necessarily.

“Most of the time, I stayed in the Empress Dowager’s chambers. Some rumors weren’t true. I didn’t disregard anyone; it’s just that when problems arose, they were the first to get scolded.”

Ban Sicao smirked. “If you wanted the same thing as a princess, the Empress Dowager would give it to you?”

Shen Lanxi gave him a long, calm look, then admitted, “The Empress Dowager did favor me more.”

Xiao Fang was a bit stunned.

“What about the princes?”

That question was devilishly clever.

Shen Lanxi: “Depends on what it is.”

Ban Sicao was astonished. “So if it’s something for women, the princes would give way to you?”

Shen Lanxi recalled her experience: “Exactly.”

Ban Sicao blurted out, “Those princes and princesses must hate you to death!”

Shen Lanxi stiffened. A terrifying cold light flashed in her eyes.

Ban Sicao and Xiao Fang were thoroughly shaken. Had they said something taboo?

For a moment, they feared she might draw her sword and strike.

After a long pause, Shen Lanxi chuckled lightly. She realized she had been blinded by the situation.

Unexpectedly, Ban Sicao’s offhand comment had broadened her thinking.

The person who tried to poison her could very well be someone in the royal family!

“Many people do hate me. If someone poisons me someday, I won’t even know who the culprit is!” Shen Lanxi said, half-smiling.

Ban Sicao shivered and grabbed another rabbit leg.

“Don’t worry. I’ll test it for poison; no one will be able to kill you!”

Xiao Fang looked at Ban Sicao holding the rabbit leg, speechless.

“I’ll give Shen Yuanjing time. If he can’t handle it himself, I’ll step in.” If she had to intervene in everything, Yuanjing might as well go back to studying!

Xiao Fang felt reassured, thinking that after this, Yuanjing would likely grow into a capable man.

Qian Feng and Wei Dongzhu arrived one after another. At this point, there was less than a day to reach Huangtu City!

“General!”

Wei Dongzhu’s heart raced, his fingers trembling with excitement.

Shen Lanxi raised an eyebrow, looking at Wei Dongzhu, her gaze landing on the mask covering his face.

She then pulled out the Wei Family Army tiger tally he had entrusted to her earlier and handed it over.

Wei Dongzhu froze, staring blankly at the item.

Shen Lanxi spoke clearly, word by word: “Wei Dongzhu, you can take off the mask now!”

Those nearby looked puzzled, glancing at Shen Lanxi and Wei Dongzhu. What did this mean? Was she speaking in riddles?

Wei Dongzhu’s heart, which had stopped for a moment, raced violently again.

He could restore his identity!

Finally, he could reclaim his status.

Tears glistened in Wei Dongzhu’s eyes as he took the tiger tally, handed it to the Wei Family Army beside him, and solemnly removed his mask in front of everyone.

“I am Wei Dongzhu, Major General of the Wei Family Army! Wei Dongzhu!”

Silence fell like death.

Clang! Qian Feng’s weapon dropped to the ground.

Those unaware of the truth were all dumbfounded as they looked at his face.

He was the one personally praised by His Majesty as unparalleled in his generation—the designated heir of the Wei Family Army. Wei Dongzhu!

Wasn’t he supposed to be dead?

Wei Dongzhu laughed excitedly. “I’m not dead. The Wei Family Army isn’t extinct. Today, the Wei Family Army returns to the northwest!”

Everyone could hear the immense excitement in Wei Dongzhu’s voice.

Out of 400,000 Wei Family soldiers, only he remained. The burden he carried was heavier than all of them combined could bear.