Chapter 51: Saving Beauty
On the vast sea of sand, a lone horse trotted on the snow-covered ground.
Xu Zheng was on horseback, his mask concealing his expression, revealing only a pair of determined eyes.
“Hey…!”
Xu Zheng was stunned.
He turned his head and saw Zhao Linxu on Yuefeng, catching up to him.
Xu Zheng said coldly, “You can’t stop me.”
“Who’s trying to stop you!” Zhao Linxu shouted. “Wouldn’t it be better to have one more fighter?”
Xu Zheng was stunned.
Then, the two of them looked at each other and smiled.
Without any preparation, without any army, just like that, they would charge into the enemy camp alone! Bringing only their own flesh and blood.
Their beloved was not far away. If they were to cower in their own camp, what kind of men would they be!
“Zhao Linxu! Are you afraid of death?” Xu Zheng shouted. “If you’re afraid of death, don’t follow.”
“Even if you hadn’t come tonight, I would have gone,” Zhao Linxu shouted. “I, Zhao Linxu, am not afraid of death. I’m only afraid of not having a wife!”
Just that unpromising.
“Good!”
“We’ll turn the Great Xi’s camp upside down today!”
The two horses galloped towards the ancient city, neighing excitedly.
A cloud of dust was kicked up along the way.
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It seemed he had had a very long dream.
In the dream, there were scenes from his past life, none of which were pleasant. There was the man he hated, the smiling faces of his parents before they passed away, and the brawl in the small alley. But in the end, all these fragmented images turned into Zhao Linxu’s spoiled appearance.
“Mmm…”
Li Jianyu slowly opened his eyes, and what met his gaze was that terrifyingly pale face.
It was the sorcerer who had attacked him that day!
Li Jianyu’s whole body stiffened.
“City Lord, you’re finally awake.” Qing Luo shook the empty medicine bottle in his hand and smiled. “Did you sleep well?”
Where was Zhao Linxu?!
Li Jianyu looked around warily.
This was not the Great Gong’s camp!
Li Jianyu slowly remembered everything he had vaguely heard while he was unconscious.
He had been sent to the Great Xi’s camp…
Li Jianyu felt a chill run through his body.
This despicable villain, Qing Luo!
He had not been out of his body at all. How could Qing Luo have such great ability? He had been unconscious all along, able to feel the warmth of Zhao Linxu holding him, and had vaguely heard a few words from Chong Xi about his past.
In short, his mind was a chaotic mess.
But it was definitely not the out-of-body experience Qing Luo had described.
And after being sent to the Great Xi’s camp, Qing Luo seemed to have poured something into his mouth. He only felt his mind go blank, and then he woke up.
…It was a feigned death potion!
Qing Luo had pretended to be Feng Juhua and had come to the Great Gong’s camp to deceive Zhao Linxu and give him the feigned death potion.
Li Jianyu looked at Qing Luo with cold eyes and said fiercely, “You despicable and filthy liar!”
“If I hadn’t done this, how could I have invited the noble City Lord here?” Qing Luo’s lips curled into a smile, looking sinister.
“The City Lord should just stay here.”
With that, Qing Luo left.
Li Jianyu’s hands clenched into fists slightly.
This was great. He had been captured here and had become a sharp blade for Feng Juhua to threaten Zhao Linxu with.
Li Jianyu observed his surroundings. Although it was just a simple tent, without even a cage, there must be layers of guards outside. It was a fantasy to think of breaking out.
And his feet were still shackled, so he couldn’t run far.
If he transformed into a phoenix…
No, although phoenixes were strong, they were not indestructible. If he just flew into the air, wouldn’t he become a huge living target for the Great Xi? He wasn’t afraid of being injured, but now he was not alone. He had a little bun in his belly.
Or should he have Dabao and the others come and fight their way out with him?
No, no, no!
He absolutely could not expose the phoenixes to everyone.
Although he had transformed like that in a hurry to save Zhao Linxu last time, Zhao Linxu had at least managed to suppress the public opinion. After all, it was just a silhouette in a big fire.
This was no good, that was no good. Li Jianyu frowned slightly.
What should he do now?
But no matter what, he had to find a way to save himself. He could not be tied up on the battlefield and become a constraint on the Great Gong.
The Great Gong…
The Great Xi…
Feng Juhua!
Li Jianyu’s mind was racing, but he saw a man step into the tent.
“City Lord, it has been a long time.”
Li Jianyu was stunned.
Isn’t this…
“Mister Yi?” Li Jianyu said with a smile that wasn’t quite a smile.
You’re good, Yi Miaosuan. You actually dare to come now!
“Does the City Lord seem unhappy to see me?”
I’m not a masochist. Why should I be happy? Li Jianyu thought.
“The City Lord will be happy soon enough,” Yi Miaosuan said, waving the folding fan in his hand with a grin. “If I say I can take you to find Feng Juhua, will you be happy?”
Yi Miaosuan squinted at Li Jianyu.
If Li Jianyu had a mind to escape, he would definitely join forces with Feng Juhua.
Li Jianyu was stunned.
“Why do you want to take me to see him?”
“Could it be that you don’t want to see him?” Yi Miaosuan tilted his head and looked at Li Jianyu.
Li Jianyu was silent, looking straight at Yi Miaosuan, as if he wanted to see what he was thinking.
But it didn’t matter if Yi Miaosuan was lying to him. Feng Juheng couldn’t possibly kill him. If Yi Miaosuan wasn’t lying, he would have gained something. And if Yi Miaosuan was lying, at most, he wouldn’t be able to see him.
“I was originally a sorcerer of the Great Xi, but the appearance of Red Snake and Qing Luo seems to have made me a waste,” Yi Miaosuan said with a smile. “I’d like to see what Feng Juheng’s reaction will be if the person controlled by Red Snake is rescued.”
Thump—!
After Yi Miaosuan had unlocked the chains for Li Jianyu, the two of them heard a commotion from outside.
“What happened?”
Yi Miaosuan frowned slightly. “Perhaps there are intruders or assassins.”
Crash—
Li Jianyu lifted the tent flap and was stunned.
Outside was a chaotic scene. The camp was on fire, with flames everywhere, and the soldiers were rushing in a certain direction, where the sounds of fierce fighting could be heard.
Yi Miaosuan looked around. “Not bad. Half the people are gone. It’s more convenient for us to act.”
This camp was originally not large, with only about two hundred men.
This was Feng Juhua’s strategy.
To prevent a sneak attack on the camp, he had divided the Great Xi’s forces into countless camps, scattered around the ancient city. His own main camp was in the very center of the ancient city.
This way, if one camp detected an enemy attack, it could give a warning signal to let the other camps come to the rescue, and the entire army would not be annihilated.
But it was precisely because of this strategy that it was more convenient for Zhao Linxu and Xu Zheng to break in.
Li Jianyu hurriedly left under the cover of Yi Miaosuan’s secret art, and did not see that not far away, in the direction the soldiers were going, Zhao Linxu and Xu Zheng were on a killing spree.
“Kill————”
Zhao Linxu held the reins with one hand and swung the whip in his other hand, sweeping away the enemy.
Blood covered his armor, his cheeks, and the iron whip. Xu Zheng was the same, but the two of them became more and more addicted to the killing, like two ants on the shore trying to resist a huge wave, facing the swarming Great Xi soldiers, but without any fear.
Circles of soldiers surrounded the two of them. Zhao Linxu and Xu Zheng had many cuts on their bodies, and it was no longer possible to tell if the blood was their own or the enemy’s. But under their feet, a pile of corpses and injured, immobile people had accumulated.
One against a hundred!
Xu Zheng’s mask had been knocked off, and his terrifying face was now adorned with blood, making him look like a human Asura.
“Zhao Linxu! We have to find the person before the reinforcements from the other camps arrive!”
After all, he had been a person in power in the Great Xi before. Although they had almost all been offered up by Feng Juhua, there were naturally still Xu Zheng’s and Feng Ju Qianli’s men in this Great Xi’s camp. Therefore, he had learned that Li Jianyu was being held in this camp.
As for Feng Juhua, Yi Miaosuan had previously given Xu Zheng a wax pellet.
He would also bring Feng Juhua here!
“Stab…!”
A longsword slashed across Xu Zheng’s chest, and blood gushed out. Xu Zheng frowned slightly and pressed on the wound.
“I’m fine!” Xu Zheng shouted. “Zhao Linxu, it’s up to you now!”
The two of them had rushed in with a burst of impulse and hot blood. Now, they naturally could not retreat!
Zhao Linxu nodded, had Xu Zheng open a bloody path for him, and he himself rushed out of the enemy’s encirclement.
“After him!”
“Kill—”
