SBCEJM -Chapter 83 Two “Idiots” Swap Identities? I Can’t Even With This Plot!

After finishing the last bite of braised pork, Feng Zexuan let out a satisfied burp.

“Brother, I’m going to meet that Shi Jun first.”

With that, she put down her chopsticks.

Feng Zekai reminded her, “Be careful. If they got the news so quickly, it means there’s a mole inside Great Xia.”

Feng Zexuan nodded and, with a thought, returned to the post station.

Chen Jin had locked Shi Jun in a separate room, guarded by two elite soldiers.

Feng Zexuan pushed the door open, and a musty smell hit her face.

Shi Jun was curled up in the corner. The sound of footsteps made his battered body tremble uncontrollably.

“Speak. Who sent you?”

Feng Zexuan didn’t sit. She simply paced up to him and looked down coldly.

Shi Jun had already been beaten into submission, trembling nonstop.

“L-Lord… I really was just following orders! This operation… it was personally ordered by the Second Prince!”

【Second Prince? Of the Xiongnu?】

Feng Zexuan narrowed her eyes.

“The Xiongnu Second Prince is far away in the royal court. His hand reaches this far? This is Great Xia territory!”

Shi Jun, afraid she wouldn’t believe him, hurriedly explained.

“The Second Prince has already infiltrated Great Xia! He… he is currently in—”

He suddenly stopped himself, swallowing the rest of the sentence.

Feng Zexuan let out a soft laugh. The sound echoed eerily in the empty room.

“At a time like this, still trying to protect your master? Should I remind you what happened to your father, Shi Meng?”

At the mention of Shi Meng, Shi Jun’s face turned deathly pale.

His father had betrayed his country three years ago, defected to the Xiongnu, and was eventually discarded and killed by them—dying miserably.

In that instant, all his loyalty collapsed.

“I’ll talk! I’ll say everything!”

Shi Jun almost shouted, his mental defenses completely shattered.

“Our Second Prince… he… he swapped identities with your Great Xia Second Prince two years ago!”

“He is now your Great Xia Second Prince! And your real Second Prince is currently in the Xiongnu royal court, acting as our Second Prince!”

Feng Zexuan froze.

【What the hell?!】

【The Xiongnu Second Prince became Great Xia’s Second Prince? And our Great Xia Second Prince ran off to the Xiongnu?!】

【What is this—“Two Twos swapping lives”?! Is this some annual award for the most absurd behavior in history?!】

She forced herself to stay calm and asked, “How would you know something this secret?”

“Because I’m the Second Prince’s trusted aide! I was the one who helped him enter the capital back then!”

Shi Jun, desperate to survive, spilled everything like a broken bamboo tube.

“Two years ago, the Great Xia Second Prince went to the Xiongnu on an envoy mission. He and our Second Prince hit it off immediately. They both felt their identities were shackles and envied each other’s lives…”

“So they agreed to swap identities?” Feng Zexuan interrupted.

“Yes! The Second Prince said this way, they could both break free and live the lives they truly wanted!”

Feng Zexuan felt her brain short-circuit.

【One wanted to experience Great Xia’s prosperity, the other wanted the freedom of the grasslands…】

【This isn’t an identity swap—this is an international exchange student program! And it even comes with guaranteed heir-to-the-throne admission?!】

【With something this reckless… aren’t they afraid they’ll mess it up and start a war?!】

【Ding! Host, they really aren’t afraid. After deep system scanning: the “Second Prince Xiao Mingyu” currently in the Great Xia palace is actually the Xiongnu Second Prince Huyan·Agula! And the one in the Xiongnu royal court is indeed the real Great Xia Second Prince Xiao Mingyu!】

【To prevent escalation, they made three private agreements: first, not to harm each other’s nations; second, to stay low-profile and not compete for power; third, if war breaks out, they must remain neutral.】

Feng Zexuan almost laughed out loud.

These two idiots were surprisingly contractual about their chaos.

【So this assassination attempt means the Xiongnu one broke the rules.】

【Correct. Huyan·Agula realized your strength and feared you might heavily damage the Xiongnu. For the sake of his country and family, he chose to intervene.】

【At the same time, he also didn’t want the real Great Xia Second Prince to return and compete for power after Xiongnu’s defeat.】

【Great… so I’m the unlucky variable disrupting their “balance”?】

Feng Zexuan straightened up.

“Besides the eighteen of you, are there others?”

“Yes! The Second Prince has a group of death warriors in the capital—trusted men he brought from Xiongnu! But I don’t know the exact number!”

“Method of contact.”

Shi Jun quickly pulled out a jade pendant and offered it with both hands.

Feng Zexuan took it and noticed two intertwined dragons carved on it, exquisitely crafted.

【System, what’s special about this?】

【Scanning… This is a temperature-sensitive stone. When heated, hidden text appears. The text is in ancient Xiongnu script, listing contact points and codes in the capital.】

She tucked the jade away.

“Good. I’m satisfied with your attitude.”

Shi Jun breathed a sigh of relief, forcing a flattering smile.

“So… does that mean I can live?”

“Live?” Feng Zexuan sneered. “Your father caused the deaths of tens of thousands of soldiers. That debt hasn’t been settled. You also participated in an assassination attempt on the commander-in-chief. That makes it worse.”

Shi Jun’s face went completely white.

“However…” she continued, changing tone, “if you can redeem yourself, there might be a way out.”

“Please tell me! I’ll do anything!”

“Go back to the capital. Continue relaying information to your ‘Second Prince.’ As for what information you send…”

A sly glint flashed in Feng Zexuan’s eyes.

“I’ll decide that.”

Shi Jun immediately understood and started kowtowing like crazy.

“I understand! I’ll follow your orders completely!”

【A counter-espionage plan? I like it. Let him dig his own grave—much more fun than exposing him directly.】

At the doorway, Feng Zexuan paused without turning back.

“Keep what you heard today buried. Otherwise…”

She didn’t finish the sentence.

But the invisible killing intent made Shi Jun tremble even harder.

Outside, Chen Jin immediately came to meet her.

“General, what did you find out?”

“Some useful information.”

Feng Zexuan only briefly mentioned the Xiongnu Second Prince’s infiltration, omitting the shocking identity swap.

Chen Jin inhaled sharply.

“So that’s why they’ve been able to track our movements so precisely!”

“Order the troops. We continue marching tomorrow as planned, but tighten security.”

“Yes!”

Chen Jin left to carry out the order.

Feng Zexuan returned to her room, closed the door, and immediately entered her inner space.

“Brother! Annual earth-shattering gossip! Come eat this!”

She sat across from Feng Zekai excitedly and recounted the entire absurd story in detail.

After listening, Feng Zekai’s usually calm face went blank for a long time.

After a moment, he slowly exhaled and rubbed his temples.

“This is truly… the height of absurdity. The princes of two nations… treating politics like a game…”

“Right?!” Feng Zexuan nodded vigorously, her expression strange yet serious.

“One uses a ‘cute kitten’ to paralyze enemy forces, the other uses an identity swap to infiltrate high-level politics.”

“Brother, I think I’ve figured out the ultimate rule of this world.”

“The more absurd you are, the more likely you are to win.”