"Hmph, does City Lord Tang mean that I, Wan Bugui, am afraid? I just don't want the people to be plunged into misery and suffering, "Wan Bugui retorted.
Tang Zhenghe stopped talking. At this point, he knew that Wan Bugui would not force Zhou Yang anymore. Otherwise, the army's morale would be shaken.
"Alright, then wait for our Nanman Kingdom army to come closer."
Wanyan Ziyue walked toward the Tianshui River without looking back.
"Third Sister, are we just going to let it go? Why don't we kill them all now?" Wanyan Jing said indignantly.
"The army's morale is shaken. How can we fight? Retreat." Wanyan Ziyue waved her hand and boarded the seven-colored carriage.
At the same time, Wan Bugui also gave the order to retreat. Both sides walked back.
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"Zhou Yang, I want you dead!"
However, at this moment, a delicate shout resounded. Following that, a tri-colored light rushed over from the other side of the Tianshui River and appeared behind Zhou Yang in the blink of an eye.
A sneak attack!
Zhou Yang felt that the power behind him was extremely powerful and exuded a sharp edge.
An arrow. This was an arrow that could easily penetrate his body.
At the critical moment, he instinctively turned around and stretched out his hand.
It was a small tri-colored arrow with a starlight on the arrowhead.
Swoosh!
The arrow instantly penetrated Zhou Yang's palm and shot toward his heart.
At the critical moment, his brain worked rapidly and he finally used his other hand to block his chest.
Buzz …
A small compass appeared in his palm.
Five Elements Tracing Compass.
Clang!
The tri-colored arrow hit the compass, and Zhou Yang was forced back several hundred feet before he stabilized himself with Tang Yuewu's help.
"Fortunately, I won the bet …"
Looking at the tri-colored arrow on the compass, Zhou Yang heaved a sigh of relief. At that critical moment, he had pinned his only hope on the Five Elements Tracing Compass because this treasure was given to him by Su Xin.
It was a gamble, but he had won. The compass was indeed very powerful and had blocked the terrifying arrow.
"How despicable. Do the Nanman Kingdom only dare to sneak attack?" Xiao Lin said angrily.
"General Wan, the Nanman Kingdom attacked us in the dark, and you still sent troops?" Tang Zhenghe looked at Wan Bugui.
"There's no need to make a big fuss over a personal grudge. Moreover, the soldiers are already exhausted and can't fight anymore." Wan Bugui said casually and turned to leave.
Zhou Yang looked at the arrow in his hand and felt that it was still trembling as if it wanted to fly away. He quickly wrapped it with his True Qi.
"Give it back."
Wanyan Jing said anxiously from afar.
"Return it to you?" Zhou Yang smiled coldly. From Wanyan Jing's expression, he could tell that the Tri-colored Arrow was very important to this woman. It might even be related to her cultivation.
"Zhou Yang, my sister was in the wrong just now. Return the arrow to Jing 'er and I, Wanyan Ziyue, will owe you a favor." Wanyan Ziyue looked at Zhou Yang.
"I don't need your favor. From now on, this arrow belongs to me. If you want it back, come and find me. However, I will not show mercy to those who want to kill me." Zhou Yang's eyes narrowed as killing intent shot out from his eyes.
Wanyan Ziyue's expression darkened as she glared at Wanyan Jing.
"You reap what you sow. After you return, stay in the palace and are not allowed to leave the city." Wanyan Ziyue shouted coldly and a few subordinates took Wanyan Jing away.
"Zhou Yang, I won't let this go. Wait for me to kill you."
Wanyan Jing shouted unwillingly.
"I'll wait for you."
After saying that, Zhou Yang ignored him and immediately turned to leave.
After returning to Border City, he and Zhou Shaoyu were sent to Wan Bugui's residence.
In the meeting hall of the residence, Tang Zhenghe, Xiao Lin, He Lanshan, and Wan Bugui were already seated. Zhou Shaoyu was also given a seat, and only Zhou Yang remained standing.
"Zhou Shaoyu, you won the first battle today. You will be awarded a fifth-grade military merit and pass the warrior assessment. From now on, you are a warrior of my Dragonwu Country." Wan Bugui looked at Zhou Shaoyu and smiled.
"Thank you, General." Zhou Shaoyu cupped his hands with joy.
Wan Bugui nodded and turned to Zhou Yang. "As for Zhou Yang, although you have merit in this battle, you are also at fault. Your merits and demerits offset each other. You will still be locked up for ten days."
"That's not appropriate." Xiao Lin immediately stood up and said, "This time, our army's morale soared because Zhou Yang defeated Wanyan Ziyue. If not for that, we would have fallen into Wanyan Ziyue's trap. How can you say that your merits and demerits offset each other?"
"General Xiao is right. Although Zhou Yang fought one battle and drew the other, he greatly increased our army's morale in both battles. I think he should be awarded a fifth-grade military merit," Tang Zhenghe added.
"City Lord Tang, you are wrong. Zhou Yang should have won the second round, but you insist on calling it a draw. This seems to be colluding with the enemy. In the third round, he cultivated together with Wanyan Ziyue in the Spirit Pearl. He probably benefited from it." He Lanshan looked at Zhou Yang with a smile that did not reach his eyes.
Zhou Yang smiled faintly and said, "That's right. I did have a breakthrough in the third round, but that was my opportunity. It was also my reward for being on the verge of death. As for colluding with the enemy … the most important thing in this battle is to increase our army's morale. Victory or defeat is not important."
"Ridiculous. I think you are in cahoots with the Nanman Kingdom warriors. Otherwise, your father would not have been accused of treason." He Lanshan stood up and scolded.
"City Lord He, please watch your words. We are still investigating whether General Zhou committed treason. As for Zhou Yang, if he had colluded with the enemy, he would have long become someone's son-in-law. If you use this as an excuse to deny his merits, I'm afraid the army's morale will be unstable," Tang Zhenghe said, pretending to be worried.
Wan Bugui frowned and hesitated for a moment before saying, "If that's the case, then we'll do as we said earlier and exempt him from prison. As for the fifth-class military merit, it's better for him to go to the military neutral."
"General Wan, Zhou Yang has made such a great contribution, but you won't even give him a fifth-class military merit. Aren't you being too stingy?" Xiao Lin said unhappily.
"General Xiao, I don't think General Wan's decision is wrong. However, it's not right to not give Zhou Yang any chance. I do have an idea, but I don't know if it will work."
At this moment, Zhou Shaoyu suddenly sneered.
"What idea?" Wan Bugui asked with a smile.
Zhou Shaoyu turned to look at Zhou Yang and said, "I heard that the second brother of the Bloodthirst Group, Blood Disciple, is currently in the Nanman Kingdom city. The city is only a hundred miles away from us and can be reached in a day. I think it's better to let Zhou Yang kill Blood Disciple. Firstly, it can prove that he really has nothing to do with the Nanman Kingdom. Secondly, it is also a chance to make a contribution …"
"Alright, Blood Disciple of the Bloodthirst Group is on our wanted list. Killing him will be a fifth-class military merit. Zhou Yang, are you willing to go?" Wan Bugui stood up and said happily.
"No, entering the city is the Nanman Kingdom's territory. Isn't Zhou Yang courting death by going there?" Tang Zhenghe immediately objected.
"Forget about entering the city, even if it's a hundred miles away from the border, how can he cross it with his strength?" Xiao Lin also objected.
"I'll go!"
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