"Wang Fei, be careful!" Feng Zhiyao, who had been laughing merrily, saw the silver light flash and hurriedly warned in a stern voice. On the other side, one of Zhu Ling's subordinates looked at Ye Li who was evenly matched with Zhu Ling and a vicious light flashed through his eyes. The moment Ye Li and Zhu Ling separated, a hidden weapon flashing with silver light shot out.
Hearing Feng Zhiyao's warning, Ye Li also heard the sound of a hidden weapon breaking through the air behind her. Without turning her head, she swung the dagger in her hand backwards to block the hidden weapon behind her. But Zhu Ling, who was not far away, suddenly leapt at her. Ye Li frowned slightly. Just as she was about to send out a palm strike, she saw Zhu Ling push her aside. The hidden weapon shot into Zhu Ling's chest without any obstruction.
"Young Master!" The guard shouted harshly. Before they could react, the long arrows of the Mohist army had penetrated their chests.
Ye Li steadied herself and turned to look at the person on the ground. A hint of shock flashed across her beautiful face. Feng Zhiyao saw that Wang Fei was fine and released a breath. He hurriedly led people forward to see if there was anyone alive in that group to prevent another hidden weapon like the one just now.
That hidden weapon was a common willow leaf dart. The entire dart had shot into Zhu Ling's chest and only the head of the dart glowing with a blue light was exposed. Feng Zhiyao's expression changed slightly. He said, "There's poison on the dart." Lin Han looked at Zhu Ling on the ground and said faintly, "Even if he did not block it, the dart would not have hit Wang Fei." Originally, Ye Li's dagger could have knocked the dart away, but it had been knocked aside by Zhu Ling.
Zhu Ling was lying on the ground covered in blood. His upper body was pillowed on the body of a soldier who had been dead for a long time. His eyes were dim as he looked at Ye Li in front of him. His lips moved but he did not say anything in the end. Ye Li lowered her head to look at him and said indifferently, "Why do you have to do this?"
The handsome young man forced a smile on his lips and said, "I've lost … My life is actually like this …"
Ye Li said calmly, "Victory and defeat are common in war. You can only flip your cards if you're alive. If you're dead, you'll have nothing. " Zhu Ling was stunned for a moment before he quickly shook his head and smiled at her. "What's the point of saying all this now? I never thought … I never thought that I would be defeated like this … Just like how I never thought that you would actually be, actually be the chosen Imperial Concubine … "
Ye Li was silent. Zhu Ling smiled faintly and said, "You don't have to … don't have to feel sorry. I'm also tired … tired … "The poison on the willow leaf dart was obviously not an ordinary poison. After a while, black blood flowed out from the corner of Zhu Ling's mouth and he slowly closed his eyes.
Ye Li looked at the scene of corpses lying in front of her. She looked at the young man whose moon-white clothes were already stained with blood. She closed her eyes peacefully. Suddenly, she felt a bone-chilling cold and couldn't help but wrap her arms around herself.
"Princess, he didn't want to live. It's not your fault." Lin Han whispered. Even if Zhu Ling didn't block the dart, Princess would be fine. They could see it clearly from so far away, so could Zhu Ling who was next to them. From the moment he pulled out his sword and asked for the battle, he already had the will to die. Such a proud young man had tasted such a crushing defeat in the first battle of his life. He had no reason to let himself live.
"I know." Ye Li nodded and said, "Clean up the battlefield and go back to reinforce General Zhang!"
"Yes, Princess." Feng Zhiyao replied.
In a small town dozens of miles away, Zhu Yan, who couldn't sleep late at night, stood on the city wall and looked into the distance. Suddenly, an inexplicable tremor made him stunned. He stared blankly at the southwest direction and moved his lips. Two lines of turbid tears slowly flowed down his wrinkled face.
"Ling 'er …"
The West-Hill defenders in the small town suddenly launched an attack in the fourth night watch period. Although the Mohist army had been vigilant, the fourth night watch period was the time when most soldiers were sleeping. The sudden attack caused the Mo Family Army to be in a state of chaos. But after all, the Mohist army was an elite army. Soon, they reacted and fought with Zhu Yan's Xiling Army.
"What's going on? Why did Zhu Yan suddenly attack? "Behind the army, Zhang Qilan stared at the battlefield in front of him and asked in a deep voice. He had been in the army for half of his life, so it was easy for him to see that the morale of the West-Hill defenders in front of him was completely different from before. It was clear that they wanted to die together with the Mohist army. Looking up at the old figure standing on the city wall in the distance, Zhang Qilan always felt that something had happened that he didn't know. With Zhu Yan's experience and ability in war, it was absolutely impossible for him to make such a decision.
On the other hand, Qin Feng, who was at the side, had a calm expression. He said indifferently, "It's probably because Princess Consort and the others succeeded. But … we haven't received the news yet. How did Zhu Yan get the news? "
"Succeeded?" Zhang Qilan turned around and grabbed Qin Feng's collar and said, "You haven't told me, where did Princess go?" Qin Feng slowly slapped away the hand that was grabbing his collar and said, "Wangfei has gone to investigate where Zhu Ling's army of a hundred thousand is staying. And … there should be a large number of provisions there. In this way, we don't have to worry about provisions and military supplies in a short time. "
"What?" Zhang Qilan was shocked. "Princess went …" Qin Feng laughed and said, "Otherwise, why do you think we are guarding this useless county these days? If they hide in the mountains and refuse to come out, even if we send in three hundred or four hundred thousand troops, we may not be able to do anything to them. Now they come out by themselves, right? As soon as they come out, we can take the opportunity to destroy that place. The one hundred thousand troops that went back last night are probably gone. Otherwise, Zhu Yan wouldn't be so crazy. "
Zhang Qilan took a few deep breaths. He felt that he was almost scared to death by this sudden news. But … this was good news, wasn't it? Even if Zhu Yan was crazy, he was not afraid of him in this dark fight. The difference in strength between the two sides was not much. It was hard to say who would win in the end.
In the chaotic battle between the two armies, the sound of horse hooves came from afar. The Mohist army soldiers who were familiar with them all showed joy.
"It's the Black Cloud Cavalry! The Black Cloud Cavalry is coming! "In the southwest, a black cavalry swept over like a gust of wind. They rushed into the battlefield quickly. Soon, the battle that was originally evenly matched became one-sided. Behind the black cavalry, Ye Li and Mo Xiuyao rode horses one after the other and quickly merged into the camp of the Mohist army.
Seeing Ye Li coming back from afar, Zhang Qilan quickly led people to greet her. "Princess!"
Ye Li glanced at the battlefield in front of her and of course saw the lonely old figure on the tower. She paused for a moment and said, "General Zhang, you don't have to be so polite. How is the battle? " Zhang Qilan smiled and said, "Princess, don't worry. With the Black Cloud Cavalry joining in, the defenders of Xiling will be wiped out before dawn." Seeing Ye Li come back with his own eyes, Zhang Qilan was completely relieved. A few days ago, the princess came with Qin Feng and others, saying that they were under the order of the Prince to help him defend the city. But ever since the princess consort came, he had never seen her again. It was not until just now that he knew what the princess saw. It only scared him so much that his heart was still trembling. If something happened to the princess, how could they explain it to the Prince?
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