"handle?"

Chen Ze repeated, saying in his heart that it was indeed the case, but he didn't show anything on his face.

"It can't be said to be a handle, it should be said to be..."

Hua Lao thought for a while, shook his head and said, "It would be more appropriate to say they are hostages."

When he mentioned the word hostage, his dissipated momentum seemed to be rising again, so that Hua Lao's whole body trembled slightly.

After a long pause, he seemed to have used all his strength to suppress his slightly violent breath.

As a result, veins suddenly bulged on his wrinkled forehead, making Hua Lao's face look quite ferocious.

"If Meng Yang told you, you should know that they were not the only elite black armors I conquered."

Mr. Hua said and looked at Chen Ze.

Chen Ze nodded slightly, he had indeed heard Meng Yang mention this matter.

There were more than 3,000 Xuanjia elites who were conquered by Hua Lao at the beginning, and they have been following Hua Lao in all the wars in the north and south.

These people felt that they were Xuanjia traitors, so they never wanted to take credit during the battle. Therefore, even though this army became an ace unit in the hands of Hua Lao, everyone was just a civilian.

He has no military rank.

In the process of fighting together, Hua Lao also formed a deep friendship with these soldiers. Otherwise, how could Meng Yang be so disappointed when Hua Lao retired?

So Chen Ze knew that after that battle, only about 500 of the more than 3,000 black armor elites were left dead, and it was these 500 people who desperately protected Mr. Hua back to the Qingyang Empire.

Could it be...

Chen Ze raised his eyebrows slightly, just waiting for Hua Lao's next words.

"They...many of them didn't die."

Hua Lao's next sentence made Chen Ze's heart sink.

Not dead?

But five years have passed!

"Then they..."

Originally, he planned to wait for Mr. Hua to finish speaking before analyzing, but when he heard the news, Chen Ze couldn't help but speak.

This news really shocked him.

Xuanjia Elite was only related to Hua Lao at first, but now, Xuanjia Elite is also inextricably linked with Chen Ze.

It can even be said that if Hua Lao hadn't handed over some of the elite Xuanjia to him, Chen Ze would not have achieved what he has achieved today.

God knows how excited Meng Yang would be if he heard the news outside.

Those people are also his brothers!

"Back then, during the battle with the Bai Lie Empire, I had no choice but to do so. Although it solved the danger of the emperor being trapped, in fact at that time... I had no chance to leave the Bai Lie Empire again."

Mr. Hua sighed, with memories in his eyes.

"Speaking of which, you also knew the enemy coach at that time."

Immediately, he looked at Chen Ze with amusement in his eyes.

"Yan Haomiao?"

Chen Ze was stunned for a moment and suddenly thought of a name.

If there was anyone he knew in the Bai Lie Empire, it was Yan Haomiao.

"Yes, it's him."

When he mentioned this enemy again, Hua Lao's expression was very calm.

I don’t know if too much time has passed or if Yan Haomiao is already dead.

"At that time, Yan Haomiao led troops from Mohe Province to come for support, and he happened to collide with my troops."

"Yan Haomiao had sneaked into the Qingyang Empire as an undercover agent in his early years, and he had a relationship with me several times. In fact, I recruited him at the beginning, but later I found out that this person was a spy sent by the Bai Lie Empire.

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Hua Lao spoke slowly, as if the past events in his mouth were talking about other people's affairs.

"Do you know..."

Having said this, Hua Lao paused for a moment, then smiled bitterly and said: "The reason why Yan Haomiao was able to run back to the Bai Lie Empire was because I was secretly helping him."

Chen Ze was stunned when he heard this.

Unexpectedly, Yan Haomiao would do this.

Hua Lao's status at that time was so high. With his help, Yan Haomiao could return to the Bai Lie Empire. It sounds reasonable.

And Chen Ze probably also knows why Hua Lao did this.

This man, Yan Haomiao, is indeed a talent. He was the first to sense that there was an opportunity to take advantage of him, so he went all the way to sneak into the province of Nantes.

Mr. Hua loves talents, so he probably had an estimate of this person at that time, so he helped him.

"Then he..."

Chen Ze frowned slightly. Based on his understanding of Yan Haomiao, this person is not one who knows how to repay a favor. When Mr. Hua met Yan Haomiao in the Bailie Empire, he might not be able to escape so easily.

"He said he would help me go back."

Mr. Hua said expressionlessly: "In fact, he did the same thing. If it weren't for him, do you think I would have fled back to the Qingyang Empire with the five hundred remaining soldiers?"

Chen Ze was silent, but he also knew that there must be a sequel to this.

"At that time, Yan Haomiao met with me privately and said that he could help me break through the tight siege, but because he and I belonged to two countries, it was difficult to help each other openly, so we had to put on a show."

"acting?"

Chen Ze sneered, "It can't be that simple, right?"

Mr. Hua shook his head and did not deny Chen Ze's guess. He only said: "At that time, I also thought it was reasonable. In order not to make it too difficult for him, I agreed to the matter. You also know what happened next. The difference is

Yes, Meng Yang and others thought that those two thousand brothers were killed in the battle, but in fact they were not."

"They just became Yan Haomiao's prisoners."

"Yan Haomiao said at the time that these people were just showing off, and when I returned to the Qingyang Empire, he would try to put these people back."

Mr. Hua said calmly, "As you know, I had no choice at that time, either to lead my brothers to die in the Bailie Empire, or to choose to trust Yan Haomiao once and cooperate with him in performing this scene."

"Then I led Meng Yang and the others to fight a bloody road back to the Qingyang Empire. I thought Yan Haomiao was grateful for my kindness in helping him and came to repay my favor, but who knew..."

Having said this, Hua Lao remained silent.

Chen Ze sighed, now that it was over, he probably understood.

"But he didn't release the people back, but used these people as threats to make you step down as the general of the Qingyang Empire?"

Only in this way can we explain why Hua Laohui kept silent about what happened in the Bailie Empire after returning to the Qingyang Empire. Sure enough, someone was threatening him.

And it makes sense for him not to tell Meng Yang and them about this.

You must know that Meng Yang and others have a hot temper. If they knew that someone was threatening Mr. Hua with their brother's life, I am afraid that no one would be able to dissuade him, and they would immediately return to the Bai Lie Empire to find Yan Haomiao to fight for his life!

In this way, Hua Lao's five-year gap can be explained. In order to save the lives of more than 2,000 brothers, he could only accept Yan Haomiao's threats and let himself retire from the position of general and become a general.
Chapter completed!