First Lady of the Crown Prince

Chapter 866: Xuanyuan’s Wrath! (two updates)

Gu Jiao is wearing Jin army armor, so the other party should just ask normally.

Gu Jiao gently patted the Black Wind King's horse back. The Black Wind King gathered his royal aura and drooped his head, looking like he was about to be exhausted.

 When it comes to acting skills, no one can compare to Gu Jiaoshen.

 Except...Xuanyuan Qi.

The cavalryman sped up and ran towards Gu Jiao, stopping about six feet away from Gu Jiao. He looked Gu Jiao up and down and asked, "Which battalion are you from? Who is your subordinate?"

The Jin dialect I just learned happens to contain these sentences.

 Gu Jiao answered his second question without changing her expression: "I am under the command of General Liu."

She didn't know which camp she was in, and she was most afraid of what General Liu he would say.

The cavalryman glanced at Gu Jiao suspiciously: "Are you under the command of General Liu Wei? I've never seen you before."

Gu Jiao said: "I was just transferred from General Min Hongyi's staff. General Min was killed."

 The emphasis is on the last sentence.

As expected, the other party's expression immediately changed after hearing the news: "What? General Min was killed?"

Min Hongyi was killed the night before yesterday. It seems that the news has not reached Xincheng yet.

 Gu Jiao: "Yes."

The cavalryman asked: "How did you get killed?"

Gu Jiao said coldly: "I can't say more." The main reason is that the Jin dialect he learned on the fly is not enough, and the secret will be exposed.

This is an experienced cavalryman who is obviously not easily fooled. He frowned and looked at Gu Jiao again: "Then what are you doing here? To catch the murderer?"

If I say to arrest the murderer, why don't you ten thousand people follow me and arrest him?

Then how can I return to Quyang City?

Gu Jiaoxi's words are like gold: "Secret order, it's inconvenient to say more."

Everything has a sacred and inviolable color once it is mentioned with the word "secret".

Coupled with Gu Jiao's open face and lack of concentration, the cavalryman wrote the letter.

He was about to say, "Let's go." At this time, another cavalryman came over.

 Judging from the red tassels on his armor, he is a small boss.

 “What happened?” he asked.

The cavalryman cupped his hands at him and said, "As for Vice General Zhang, he is a soldier under General Min. General Min was killed and he was transferred to General Liu. He is now out of the city to carry out secret orders."

 Vice General Zhang's eyes turned cold: "Secret orders are executed by at least two people together!"

 Is there any other way to say this?

Your Jin army is so advanced?

By coincidence, Xuanyuan Qi and Tang Yueshan arrived.

Xuanyuan Qi's aura made people feel that strangers should not enter. He glanced at the two Jin soldiers coldly, and the two of them suddenly felt like Mount Tai.

 “General Liu!” Gu Jiao raised her hand to Xuanyuan Qi.

The visor on Xuanyuan Qi's helmet was lowered, making it difficult for people to see his appearance clearly, but given their status, these two people did not dare to look directly at General Liu's appearance.

 The two of them also bowed with their hands in hand.

Xuanyuan Qi simply said two words: "Leave."

Gu Jiao hurriedly replied tacitly: "Yes!"

 The three of them then returned the same way.

 The two cavalrymen, Monk Zhanger, were confused, but they did not dare to leave them behind.

 The two men rode their horses back to meet up with the larger army, and reported the situation to General Di who was leading the troops this time.

General Di noticed two important points: something happened to Min Hong, and his men were asked to leave by General Liu Wei.

 “This is impossible!” General Di said.

 The two of them were stunned.

General Di frowned and said, "Liu Wei is from the scout camp. He is responsible for collecting intelligence. He is the eyes and ears of General Gongsun. What does he want Min Hongyi's people to do?"

Min Hongyi's soldiers are used for fighting, not professional scouts. It is useless for Liu Wei to ask for them.

 Most importantly, why did Liu Wei come to Quyang City in person? What secret order is he executing?

They were clearly coming towards him, but after meeting his cavalry, they turned around and left?

 I always feel something is fishy.

“Are you sure that person is General Liu Wei?” General Di asked.

 “This…” The two exchanged glances.

 Vice General Zhang thought carefully: "He was wearing a helmet and lowered his mask. We didn't see his appearance clearly...but...his figure does seem to be burlier than General Liu Wei."

Subordinates dare not question their superiors easily, but General Di is the same level as Liu Wei, so it was he who was questioning, and it was only Vice General Zhang who dared to tell the slightest trace of something strange.

General Di said: "Something's wrong... Zhang Ren, lead your cavalry to chase him!"

"yes!"

 Vice General Zhang immediately led 500 cavalry to take the lead, outflanking them from official roads and side roads.

Hearing the sound of horse hooves coming from behind, the three of them all understood that their identities might have been exposed, and it was unfortunate that there was no woods to hide from in this section of the road, only a small sparse village.

Gu Jiao tightened her grip on the reins: "We can't go to the village."

The Jin army is not good at fighting, they can do anything!

Tang Yueshan said: "We can't keep going forward. We have to go back to Pucheng! If we are attacked from both sides, we will be in trouble!"

Gu Jiao also understood this in her heart. The current situation was too unfavorable for the three of them.

There are nearly a thousand lives in the tunnel waiting for reinforcements. Every second of delay puts them in greater danger.

They managed to get here with great difficulty. Could it be that they were forced back by the tens of thousands of Jin troops?

Gu Jiao tightened the reins: "We can't go forward!"

 Can't leave either.

Their horses were exhausted after a long day's journey, and it was only a matter of time before the Jin army's cavalry, waiting for work, would catch up.

 All three men stopped their horses.

The sound of galloping horse hooves could be heard from both the front and the sides. The Jin army divided into two groups, blocking their front and rear routes.

 They are left with only one choice—

 Deus ex machina!

 The situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly, and any perfect plan will encounter unpredictable situations, and this is the case now.

The imperial army is out in full force, and there are no spare troops in the city. They can only rely on themselves!

 But can three people...really be able to fight through a force of 10,000?

Tang Yueshan entered the army camp at the age of twelve and fought countless battles in his life. He has never fought such a difficult battle. This is not two thousand against twenty thousand, but three against ten thousand.

Gu Jiao held the red tassel gun: "There is no need to annihilate them, we just rush out. As long as we successfully enter the city, they will have nothing to do with us."

Having said that, this will definitely be a fierce battle!

The sound of horse hooves is approaching, and the murderous aura surges endlessly. The setting sun disappears into the clouds, and only the gray-blue sky is left as far as the eye can see.

Xuanyuan Qi looked at the Jin cavalry charging towards him and the Jin infantry in the dark behind. He rode a few steps and stood in front of Gu Jiao.

Gu Jiao was always used to rushing to the front. Suddenly someone took this extremely dangerous position, and she was slightly stunned.

Xuanyuan Qi drew out the long sword from his waist. The three-foot green blade reflected a cold light in the twilight, like a dragon out of the sea, eager to eat the bones and blood of the enemy.

“Who is in front of you? Dismount quickly and follow me—”

The cavalryman was only halfway through his words when Xuanyuan Qi drove up and chopped off his head with a sword!

This scene happened so unexpectedly that the cavalry at the rear had no time to change course. The horse's hoof collapsed from the rolling head, and the brains were trampled out.

Xuanyuan Qi raised his sword and brought it down with fierce strikes, using the power of thunder to clear a way for Gu Jiao.

"Count me in!" Tang Yueshan raised his hand and took the big bow from his back, pulled out the arrows from the quiver, and fired three arrows at once, without missing a single hit!

Gu Jiao took advantage of the situation and rushed over with the Black Wind King.

The Jin cavalry were overturned. If all five hundred cavalry were here, they might not have succeeded so easily. Instead, half of their troops went to the official road on the side.

 The three of them are not fond of fighting.

After breaking out of the encirclement of the cavalry, they continued running towards Quyang City without stopping.

 Compared to the more than 200 cavalry, the more than 9,000 troops in front were the real difficulty they had to face.

Xuanyuan Qi took the lead and cleared the way. Tang Yueshan and Gu Jiao formed their own wings and charged into the densely packed Jin army.

 Just as Gu Jiao said, their goal is not to defeat them. If they rush over, they will win.

 “Form up the formation!” General Di shouted sharply.

The well-trained Jin army held shields and quickly formed impenetrable iron walls.

 “Fire the arrow!”

Following General Di's sharp shout, the archer behind the shield stood up and fired a deadly rain of cold arrows at the three of them!

Xuanyuan Qi pulled the reins, changed direction, and ran from Gu Jiao's diagonal front to directly in front of her.

He used his long sword to cut off all the flying arrows and built a wall for Gu Jiao that no weapon could penetrate.

Tang Yueshan also drew out his long sword and quickly picked up the sword flower.

 Xuanyuan Qi came to the first group of formations with murderous intent. His fierce killing moves were accompanied by strong internal force. He defeated the Jin army's shields with one sword, and the Jin army fell to the ground with a crash.

Xuanyuan Qi leaped on his horse and flew high over the heads of all the Jin troops.

 A powerful war horse can make its owner even more powerful. Similarly, a strong master can also make the war horse display incredible fighting power!

It stood proudly among the heroes, like a beast from the abyss, and under the control of Xuanyuan Qi, it suddenly stepped into the Jin army's camp.

The Jin army was as frightened as if they had seen the ancient killing god!

But this big killing **** was not enough. There was also a small killing **** following behind him, cutting through thorns and thorns all the way. Wherever he went, everyone in the Jin army was turned upside down, and blood was splashed three feet!

Tang Yueshan also had a hearty killing spree!

 "Enjoyed! Hahahahaha! Come and kill your grandpa! Come on, come on! Come on!"

 He shouted to attract more troops to attack him, so as to relieve some pressure on Gu Jiao and Xuanyuan Qi.

 “This general is here to meet you!” General Di pulled out the sword from his waist and galloped towards Tangyue Mountain!

Tang Yueshan fought fiercely with General Di of Jin.

General Di was also a powerful general in the Jin Kingdom. He was highly skilled in martial arts. Tang Yueshan looked down upon him at first, but after a few moves he realized that he was a tough opponent.

Tang Yueshan was forced to take it seriously.

On the other side, Xuanyuan Qi and Gu Jiao also encountered a comprehensive encirclement and suppression by the Jin army.

 They learned from their previous defeat, abandoned their defensive formation and changed to an attacking formation, and the situation suddenly became more serious.

Everyone's physical strength is passing away. The difference is that the Jin army always has a steady stream of fresh blood to replenish it, while Gu Jiao and Xuanyuan Qi are using up a little less.

 Gu Jiao’s eyes turned red.

Soon.

 He rushed out quickly...

"I'm going to **** you!" Tang Yueshan almost received a stab in the back. He stabbed behind him with a backhand sword, piercing General Di's waist and abdomen.

 He leaned back on the horse, curled up his belly and raised his legs, grabbed General Di's head with both feet, and gave him a hard squeeze.

There was only a click, and General Di fell down with a scream!

 One of the Jin soldiers suddenly changed his color: "General Di—General Di—"

Tang Yueshan gritted his teeth and sat back on his horse. Who had attacked him just now? Got a dart in the thigh!

 He pulled out the dart and threw it away, slashing all the way, catching up with Gu Jiao and Xuanyuan Qi, and the three of them kept pace.

Gu Jiao noticed the blood on his leg at a glance: "You are injured."

Tang Yueshan said: "It's a small injury, it's not a problem!"

The fall of General Di made the morale of the Jin army low for a moment. This was a great opportunity for them to break out of the encirclement!

However, at this moment, a terrifying murderous aura suddenly came from behind!

Gu Jiao’s heart suddenly shook!

　　逿!

It was Xuanyuan Qi who raised his arrow and chopped off the sharp arrow!

This was no ordinary sharp arrow. The moment it broke, countless poisonous needles suddenly exploded. In a flash, Xuanyuan Qi swung his long sword and used the sword as a shield to block all the poisonous needles.

A woman’s silver bell-like laughter came from behind: “Hehehe... amazing... really amazing...”

This voice…

 The only female general under Gongsun Yu, Liuyue Feihuayue Liuyi, who is good at concealed weapons and formations.

 She is the same age as Gu Jiao, sixteen this year.

 Unexpectedly, she would submit to Gongsun Yu so early.

 She is of Turkic origin and has a pair of beautiful light brown eyes. Her appearance is bright and beautiful, but she still has the purity and agility of a girl.

She is dressed in a graceful pink dress, with a slender waist and a nimble figure, which reminds people of the butterfly spirit among the flowers in the misty jungle.

She is riding a beautiful white horse. The horse is beautiful and pleasing to the eye, but it is incompatible with the **** battlefield.

 “Yue girl!” A Jin soldier recognized her.

At this time, Yue Liuyi was not a general of the imperial court, but a master recruited by Gongsun Yu.

 But she is not, it does not mean that the other person is not either.

A strong man riding a tall horse chased after him, and said in a rough voice: "Xiao Liu'er, this is where the men are fighting. You'd better get out of the way, so as not to hurt you and blame the master." , I can’t bear it!”

Yue Liu Yihun said nonchalantly: "Oh, my lord, it's you who blames it, not me. I don't care about you!"

 One of the Jin soldiers said excitedly: "General Zhu! It's General Zhu who is here!"

That’s right, this person is none other than another fierce general under Gongsun Yu—Zhu Zhangkuang, who is known as the Iron Palm!

His status in the army is much higher than that of General Di. His arrival undoubtedly revived the morale of the Jin army.

Yue Liuyi looked at one of the three people with a smile and said: "That fat man! Yes! It's you! You were hit by my poison dart. Without an antidote, you will die in less than half an hour!"

Tang Yueshan was furious: "I'll **** your uncle's fat man!"

 He is so strong! As strong as a yak!

The arrival of Zhu Zhangkuang and Yue Liuyi reignited the Jin army's enthusiasm, and they rushed forward and surrounded Gu Jiao and the others.

 If this continues, all three of them will be killed...

Xuanyuan Qi looked ahead. At the end of the official road was a pass. After passing the pass, he could see the towers of Quyang City.

 “Don’t fight, run at full speed,” he said.

 “Yeah!” Gu Jiao nodded, “Boss!”

The Black Wind King ran at a speed that he had never seen before in his life. He was hit by countless swords, but he still didn't hesitate at all and rushed towards the pass with Gu Jiao.

Zhu Zhangkuang led his troops in pursuit, and Yue Liuyi assisted with hidden weapons.

 Xuanyuan Qi's horse was hit by a poison dart. The poison invaded its internal organs and it could no longer run.

Gu Jiao stretched out her hand towards Xuanyuan Qi: "Get on the horse!"

Xuanyuan Qi stretched out his hand towards Gu Jiao, but it was not to hold her hand, but to slap the Black Wind King with his palm, and the huge internal force sent the Black Wind King and Gu Jiao forward!

Gu Jiao frowned and turned to look at him: "Xuanyuan Qi!"

Xuanyuan Qi sent Tang Yueshan and his horse away with another palm.

He didn’t do this because he lost his mount. He had already made this decision in his heart from the moment he gave the order to charge towards the pass.

His life is coming to an end, but he still doesn’t know what his mission is.

 He often thought that he might not be able to wait any longer.

Yue Liuyi said disdainfully: "Hmph! You even want to stop our 10,000 Jin army with your own strength! What a dream!"

She flew up, holding the folding fan as a weapon, and slashed towards Xuanyuan Qi!

The silver needles like flying flowers shot at Xuanyuan Qi, and Xuanyuan Qi's figure flashed and disappeared from Yue Liuyi's eyes.

"What a speed!" Yue Liuyi's expression changed, and a chill ran down her spine. She quickly turned around to defend, but she was a step too late, and Xuanyuan Qi stabbed her right wrist with a sword!

“Ah—” She felt severe pain in her wrist, blood spurted out, her weapon folding fan fell to the ground, and her face turned pale.

"Bullying a little girl is nothing! If you have the ability to fight with me, the general!" Zhu Zhang struck at Xuanyuan Qi with his palm!

His palm actually forced Xuanyuan Qi back several steps.

Zhu Zhangkuang snorted proudly: "This general will not kill unknown people! Who are you? Tell me your name!"

Xuanyuan Qi's eyes were cold and he said: "You, rats, are not worthy!"

 He ​​seemed to be forced to retreat, but in fact it was a feint. This distance was more suitable for him to cut out the Ghost Mountain Sword Qi.

Zhu Zhangkuang was slashed away by his sword, fell heavily to the ground, and immediately spit out a mouthful of blood!

Yue Liuyi said fiercely: "Let's go together!"

Zhu Zhangkuang ordered: "Don't be stunned! Kill me! Whoever can rush over today will receive a reward of one thousand taels!"

There must be brave men under the heavy reward, so the Jin army rushed towards the pass crazily.

Xuanyuan Qi holds a three-foot green sword and defends the pass domineeringly. One man can guard the pass and ten thousand others can't open it!

Tang Yueshan's poison spread in his body. He lay on his horse vomiting blood and lost the ability to fight.

 The sound of fighting came from behind.

The Black Wind King did not look back. It exhausted all its physical strength and rushed forward regardless of life or death.

Gu Jiao held on to the reins tightly: "Xuanyuan Qi... hold on... the Black Wind Rider is coming soon..."

"The Jin army is coming!" On the observation deck of the city tower, a defender spotted the figure running towards the city gate, "Wait! It doesn't seem like..."

 “Open the city gate!” Gu Jiao shouted.

The person guarding the east city gate today is General Ji. He recognized Gu Jiao's voice: "Commander Xiao! Commander Xiao is back! Open the city gate quickly!"

“Black Wind Rider—” Gu Jiao shouted again.

 What happened?

 Why are you suddenly called Black Wind Rider?

 Could it be that—

"General Ji! Look!" A defender pointed to the pass in the distance. The pass was not directly aimed at the tower, but had to turn right.

The mountain blocked most of the Jin army, and also blocked Xuanyuan Qi's figure, but the number of Jin troops behind the mountain was decreasing.

They rushed into the pass, but no one came out, as if... they were all swallowed up by the pass.

General Ji said: "Inform the Black Wind Cavalry to fight!"

The defender said in embarrassment: "Only the reserve battalion of the Black Wind Cavalry can fight..."

General Ji said: "We go to the reserve camp not because they are weak, but because there are certain things that must be done by someone. Don't underestimate any soldier."

"yes!"

 Two hundred meters…one hundred and fifty meters…one hundred meters…

 I'm about to enter the city...

The capstan of the city tower made a rumbling sound, the two gates in the city gate were opened one by one, and the last city gate was raised heavily.

　　Bang!

The Black Wind Cavalry from Tangyue Mountain fell.

 A man and a horse fell heavily to the ground.

Gu Jiao gritted her teeth and ran towards the city gate quickly without stopping.

 Xuanyuan Qi…

 Hold on…

 You have to hold on...

Xuanyuan Qi stood guarding the center of the pass covered in blood. The Qingfeng sword was bleeding drop by drop. His physical strength and life were also rapidly passing away.

Yue Liuyi said: "Their city gate is open! There are less than 10,000 combatable troops in Quyang City! Why don't we take the opportunity to rush in!"

Zhu Zhangkuang covered his chest and said: "But this guy is not dead yet!"

Yue Liuyi wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth, looked at Xuanyuan Qi, who had his arm chopped off by a Jin soldier due to exhaustion, and said: "I think he is almost exhausted. When we enter the city, we will kill that kid first. Kill their city guard general again! This is a good time to capture Quyang City, God help me!"

Zhu Zhangkuang also thought that this idea was feasible. He attacked Xuanyuan Qi again, but he never expected that Xuanyuan Qi was so exhausted that he could still chop him away with a sword!

 He gritted his teeth: "Damn it!"

Yue Liuyi panted and said: "I calculated, we must kill him within ten moves, otherwise we will not be able to catch up."

Zhu Zhangkuang said with lingering fear: "But with the power of you and me, let alone ten moves, twenty moves can't do anything to him!"

Yue Liuyi was so angry that she vomited blood: "What a monster!"

No wonder Yue Liuyi said this, that guy was neither afraid of death nor pain. He was like the living dead crawling out from the ground. He couldn't be beaten down or killed!

Yue Liuyi clenched her fists, glanced coldly at Zhu Zhangkuang, who was trying to retreat, and hummed: "You can hide if you like! I won't hide! Only one of him and I can survive today!"

 After saying that, she pulled out the soft sword from her waist and used Qing Kung Fu to stab Xuanyuan Qi!

Her soft sword entangled Xuanyuan Qi's Qingfeng sword. She curled her lips and a poisonous needle flew out from her fingers, piercing Xuanyuan Qi's life gate!

Xuanyuan Qi withdrew his long sword, and the sword energy knocked Yue Liuyi away and shattered her silver needle!

Yue Liuyi hit the stone wall behind her, was bounced off by the huge force, and fell embarrassingly at Xuanyuan Qi's feet.

 Xuanyuan Qi stabbed Yue Liuyi between the eyebrows with his sword!

“Ah—” Yue Liuyi was so frightened that she closed her eyes and turned her face away.

 She heard the sound of a sharp knife entering her body, but the severe pain she imagined did not come.

A drop of hot blood fell on her face. When she opened her eyes, she saw Xuanyuan Qi's long sword stopped in front of her eyebrows, only half an inch away from stabbing her.

 Her gaze moved upward.

Xuanyuan Qi was pierced through the chest by a spear with cold light.

That spear looks familiar...

She turned around, and in the low night, a man in white brocade clothes was riding on a majestic dark brown war horse.

 The man has an aura that is unparalleled in the world, and his eyes are calm and calm.

Yue Liuyi’s eyes lit up: “Lord!”

Zhu Zhangkuang also quickly bowed and saluted: "My lord!"

Gongsun Yu raised his hand lightly.

Yue Liuyi kicked Xuanyuan Qi over: "I told you to do it! You can do it to me again!"

Xuanyuan Qi's chest was dripping with blood. He gripped the sword tightly, supported his body and stood up slowly.

The well-trained archers behind him all drew their long bows and aimed them at Xuanyuan Qi uniformly.

 Xuanyuan Qi had a spear stuck in his body. He didn't bother to pull out the spear, but dragged the long sword towards Gongsun Yu step by step.

 The long sword made a sharp sound on the cold rocky ground.

The Black Wind King jumped into the city gate!

 Gu Jiao did not look back.

Her heart was twitching uncontrollably, and her hands holding the reins began to tremble.

 “Commander Xiao!”

 Zhao Dengfeng called her on horseback.

 She seemed not to hear.

 She let go of her already stiff hands, got off her horse, and walked up to the tower with a calm face.

Only Wen Renchong noticed that her whole body was trembling slightly.

 A Jin army was about to attack Xuanyuan Qi, but Gongsun Yu raised his hand to stop him.

Xuanyuan Qi's vision was blurred by the blood. He was overdrawn, his Dantian had already exploded, his bones were broken, and his seven orifices were bleeding.

 Severe pain gnawed at his body.

 He walked towards Gongsun Yu with difficulty but determination.

Yue Liuyi stood beside Gongsun Yu’s horse, looking up at Gongsun Yu in confusion: “My lord…”

 “Let him come over.” Gongsun Yu said.

 In just a dozen steps, Xuanyuan Qi seemed to have walked a lifetime.

Xuanyuan Qi used all the remaining strength in his body, raised the Qingfeng sword in his hand, and launched the final attack on Gongsun Yu.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　——

 The long sword enters the body.

 It is Gongsun Yu’s sword.

　　Bang!

 The city gates are closed.

Gu Jiao stood on the towering city tower, holding tightly to the city wall with both hands, scratching out large blood stains: "Spread the flag!"

 “Show, what flag are you showing?” General Ji was stunned.

 Wenren rushed forward, tiptoed, jumped onto the tower, and unfolded the flying eagle flag in his hand!

The Great Yan Banner and the Xuanyuan Commander’s Flag are hunting and fluttering in the west wind!

Xuanyuan Qi knelt on the ground weakly, looking in the direction of the city tower from a distance.

Is he the handsome flag of the Xuanyuan family?

 You can still see it before you die...

very nice…

 No more regrets…

Zheng'er, forgive me dad... I can't wait for the day when I can be reunited with you.

 …

 Lord of Shadow…

 Xuanyuan Qi…The mission has been accomplished.

 See you in the next life.

A heart-wrenching cry came from the official road at the rear.

Xuanyuan Qi closed his eyes and lowered his arms.

 (End of this chapter)