Chapter 12
Chapter 12
“Hey! You! —Don’t waste time . Quickly dismount and remove your weapons and armor!” that military officer faced him and shouted .
The words broke off abruptly .
Yan Bai’s hand tugged on his shoulder and efficiently snapped his neck with a crisp ke-cha, snatched the long spear from the military officer’s hand in a smooth motion, and easily picked off one of the Lord Yonglin’s cavalrymen in the vanguard .
“Lord Yonglin, you want me to submit to you? Dream on!” The white-robed young general suddenly laughed mockingly and pointed straight at the commander in the war chariot . As soon as he moved, the surrounding forest of weapons then closed in, and countless long spears and short arrows greeted him .
Yan Bai spurred his horse and fought as he rode, picking off more than ten enemy soldiers in a row, yet the vacancies from these casualties out of the tens of thousands of troops were filled up in a flash . He only felt that there were endless amounts of weapons and swords before his eyes and endless amounts of slashing as well .
The flying arrows as they whistled past, the infantry on the ground, and the cavalry on their horses…
Blood slowly pervaded out from his white robe, a ghastly sight .
However, he clenched his teeth and repeatedly killed people and seized horses on the way, dodged swords and arrows, and rushed straight to the center of the army — Lord Yonglin! Even if his blood splattered for three chi, he would still plunge his very last sword into his personal enemy’s heart![1]
The sun was already tilting toward the west, and the bloody setting sun which passed through the thick, yellow dust that filled the whole sky was also miserable .
The army rushed out and about and their formation constantly changed . Yan Bai sensed his stamina decreasing minute by minute . Sweat and blood mingled together as it trickled down his forehead . He felt the weapons in his hands getting heavier and heavier and the number of people in front of him also increased more and more .
However, as if a God of War had possessed him, the lone white-clothed general unexpectedly fought a fierce battle all the way there .
“How can he survive for so long?” Xu Fuyan frowned and pinched his beard as he looked at the battlefield’s situation below the city wall, a little concerned .
“Seventh Brother’s martial arts skills are astonishing . It’s already this easy to take his head amid a million soldiers — How easy would it be to kill him?” Crown Prince Chengde looked at his own younger brother with a look of both admiration and hatred in his eyes, “But, it may not be so bad if he could seize the chance to kill Lord Yonglin . ”
“That is not true — Lord Yonglin can be dealt with later, but the opportunity to kill Seventh Prince is fleeting . We absolutely must not wait until that Terrifying Tigress returns!” Chief Advisor Xu looked at the sun and calculated the time, “I’m afraid that as soon as it gets dark, we must order a retreat — Then, it would allow Prince Xueya to take advantage of the opportunity to escape . In that case, such a major event would be disastrous!”
Crown Prince Chengde trembled and his gaze also grew impatient, “Right! But Lord Yonglin’s army can’t kill him, so how?”
Chief Advisor Xu nodded and suddenly coldly grinned, “Perhaps… we could even give Lord Yonglin a helping hand . ”
Blood splattered on the battle robe . Yan Bai gritted his teeth and backhandedly pulled out an arrow that had been shot into his leg along with blood and flesh . He flung it behind him, and a cavalryman shrieked horribly and fell off his horse . However, blood and sweat obscured his eyes .
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With the sun setting, he felt like his body was plunged into an ice cave as it slowly turned colder .
Plop, his body jolted . Yan Bai looked down and watched part of a spear emerge from his shoulder . He suddenly laughed and his right hand went backward and returned a slash . The longsword stabbed into soft flesh and then, the same repetitive blood-curdling scream rang out .
He unhurriedly stretched out his hand and snapped off the spear’s shaft yet left the severed spearhead in the body .
It was almost time for the final blow… Yan Bai raised his head and looked toward Lord Yonglin’s war chariot which was no longer far away, the fire in his eyes blazed .
The setting sun was like blood, and at the end of the Dragon Head Plains, there were overlapping mountains that rose and fell… Within the mountain pass were the excellent lands of Li Country .
However, the vow he had made to assist his elder brother in reuniting the broken lands was about to be shattered today .
Wuchen, Wuchen… To reunite Li Country, that was also your wish, right? It’s a pity I can no longer keep that promise .
Prince Xueya suddenly laughed toward the heavens . Amid his laughter, his eyes were as bright as lightning as he leaped up from his horse, seized a long spear, and closed in while he charged at Lord Yonglin . His murderous aura was overwhelming .
He unexpectedly didn’t even dodge or evade the arrows that were coming toward him like rain!
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“Your Majesty! Troops are coming from the northwest!” Just as he heard the scout’s report, Lord Yonglin turned back and saw the cloud of yellow dust on the northwest corner of the Dragon Head Plains . He didn’t know how many soldiers arrived . He was in a state of shock and when he turned around, he saw that the bloodstained garments were more than 30 meters away .
Such sharp eyes!
The ruthless man’s heart was also shaken, and he shouted to the horsekeeper, “Fall back! Quickly withdraw!”
However, the white garments that had been stained red with blood braved the rain of arrows and flitted past like lightning . The numerous spears were like a forest as they one by one snapped beneath his sword . Prince Xueya held his spear in his hand and thrust straight into the throat of the Lord in the war chariot!
The horsekeeper turned the horse’s head around and retreated amidst his panic, but where was there still time?
Lord Yonglin’s eyes also widened in fear . His body leaned back extremely hard and against the back of the chair, looking at the blood-clothed man who had come like the imperial wind . Arrows like raindrops in mid-air had already hit the man one after another, and yet he actually seemed oblivious!
This kind of killing intent…
He looked at Prince Xueya and his pupils contracted . Suddenly, his eyes crossed over to the man in white and saw Ye City towering behind him against the setting sun . Abruptly, his eyes brightened, and he was both surprised and delighted as he blurted out— “Crown Princess Zhangsun? Chengde wants to kill the Crown Princess!”
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“Seize it”, an unintentional shout came out of his mouth . The spear slipped out and flew from his hand, yet somehow it was slightly off-center for some reason and missed its target . All of a sudden, it nailed to the wide sleeves of Lord Yonglin’s Nine Dragons Robe and penetrated the back of the chair .
Lord Yonglin’s face was ashen with fear, but he saw that the blood-covered God of Slaughter, sure enough, stopped in his tracks and looked back toward the wall of Ye City in a flash .
There — under the bloody setting sun, a woman in gorgeous clothes was taken to the top of the city wall with a long, dazzling sword at her neck . There seemed to be a soldier setting up a horizontal beam next to her and putting a thick rope over the woman’s head .
So…so that’s how it was! Was it because Imperial Brother had learned of their secret and was now trying to get rid of the two of them all at once?
“Wuchen!” Yan Bai’s body suddenly shuddered and he didn’t have time to think, so he returned and raced toward the city .
As soon as he left, the gaping hole in front of Lord Yonglin’s chariot was blocked by the heavily armored warriors, making it impossible for swords and spears to enter .
Lord Yonglin fumbled for the spear that had pinned him down, pulled it out with great difficulty, and with a livid face, raised his whip and shouted loudly, “All officers and soldiers, tear this fellow to pieces! Whoever gets the head receives ten thousand gold and the title of Marquis!”
Footnotes:
[1] I think the blood splattering for three chi (~1 meter) is supposed to be a reference from《战国策》which was written a long time ago