Gu Ling slowly looked at her, the corners of her lips curling up slightly as she said, "Ping Yang doesn't remember promising Your Highness anything. How can I deceive you? "
Imperial Concubine Yi slumped into the prison carriage in despair, muttering, "Impossible, impossible." She then said to Gu Ling in distress, "You betrayed Nanhua. Don't tell me you don't care about your entire Gu family?"
Gu Ling smiled faintly and said, "Ping Yang is a fourth-rank imperial conferred by the emperor himself. She is not the princess of Nan Hua."
Imperial Consort Yi laughed and stared at her, "You actually helped Yi Ling. Pingyang, one day, you will be like me."
Gu Yan said, "Even so, it's a pity that you won't be able to see it."
Xiao Ze lost some of his confidence when he saw that Yi Ling wasn't dead. But when he saw the surprise and fear in the eyes of the Immortal Guards behind him, he knew that he couldn't be shaken. He immediately raised his spirits and said, "Yi Ling, even if you aren't dead, what can you do to me? Yin Zhou City is impregnable. My Immortal Guards are not afraid to fight with you!"
Yi Ling put on the helmet that he had just taken off. The tassels on the helmet swayed in the wind. He raised his voice and said to Xiao Ze, "Sir, you only guard the North Gate against Yi Ling. Don't you feel that the South Gate is very dangerous?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Xiao Ze's fear spread like ripples in his heart. He hurriedly called the people around him and prepared to send someone to check the South Gate. Before he could finish, a soldier covered in blood stumbled over and said, "Sir, the South Gate, the South Gate has been lost."
Xiao Ze turned around and looked at the South Gate. He saw a large black flag with the word "Yi" written on it. He felt like his liver and guts were being torn apart. His body went limp and he slid down the city wall.
At this moment, Yin Zhou City was filled with the sounds of battle. The army led by Li Feng entered the city but didn't scatter. They only killed the soldiers guarding the city and didn't destroy the houses or shops. The citizens of Yin State City were all hiding in their homes. There was not a single soul on the streets.
From afar, Yi Ling already knew that Li Feng had succeeded.
On the same day that he pretended to be poisoned, Li Feng was punished to the kitchen at the back of the barracks. No one would have thought that he had secretly led his troops over the mountain ranges on both sides, bypassing Yin Zhou City and directly attacking the south gate of Yin Zhou City.
Meanwhile, Xiao Ze was focused on defending the north gate that Huan Zhuo and the others had attacked from the north. How could he have expected that the south gate would be attacked?
Yi Ling saw that the time was right and shouted, "Soldiers, General Li Feng has broken through the South Gate of Yinzhou. Follow me and kill!"
When the soldiers of the two armies heard this, they were greatly shaken. They roared and charged towards Yin Zhou City's gate.
Boulders and logs rolled down from the city walls, but it did not dampen the enthusiasm of the two armies. For a moment, smoke rose from all directions, and the smell of blood rushed over like a huge wave.
Yin Zhou City's gate could not hold on any longer and opened wide. Yi Ling led his troops into the city, killed Xiao Ze, and captured more than eighty thousand soldiers of the Divine Guards.
The battle of Yin Zhou had finally come to an end.
— — —
The gates of Yin Zhou City were wide open. Gu Yan rode his horse slowly into this city that would eventually go down in history.
The large limestone road of the city gate was dyed red with blood. The rusty smell of blood made Gu Yan's stomach churn.
Yi Ling's army was cleaning up the aftermath of the battle in an orderly manner. The corpses were carried away. Large buckets of water were splashed on the road to wash away the bloodstains. It was as if nothing had happened.
Yi Ling came down from the city walls. He was wearing Jiang Xun's white armor, not his usual black armor. He appeared to be in high spirits. However, his body was soaked in blood and there were bloodstains on his face. It was a ghastly sight. Gu Yan reined in his horse and asked anxiously, "Are you injured?"
Yi Ling walked closer and pulled the reins. He looked up at her and said, "It's someone else's blood."
Gu Yan nodded in relief.
Yi Ling stroked the horse's mane and said, "Let's go into the city first. It's not safe here."
Gu Yan heard this and urged the horse into the city.
Yi Ling caught up from behind and got on his horse. He pulled Gu Yan into his arms and said, "Let me send you off."
Gu Yan leaned into his arms and smiled. She said, "Why didn't you send me off just now?"
"I was afraid that I would dirty your clothes." He was covered in blood. He was afraid of dirtying her dress.
Gu Yan smiled and did not say anything. They rode their horses until they reached the gate of the state capital. Zhao Shuyue was standing at the gate and looking around. When she saw the two of them, she hurriedly went forward and bowed, "Madam, General."
Yi Ling dismounted and looked up at her. He reached out his hand and said, "Come."
Gu Yan gave him her hand and let him help her down the horse.
Yi Ling said, "Let's go in first. I'll see you later."
Gu Yan nodded and followed Zhao Shuyue into the state capital. Although the war was chaotic, the state capital was well-equipped. Zhao Shuyue also found someone to heat up the water and waited for Gu Yan to take a bath.
Gu Yan had been in the tent for several days. She had not taken a bath for a long time. She dismissed the others and went into the wooden tub. She thought of the Imperial Consort Yi's words and couldn't help but sigh.
In a daze, she seemed to have returned home. It was the season of spring. The gentle wind blew. Mother sat in the garden pavilion and played the guqin. The lingering sound lingered in the air, lingering and sad. She sat on the side and played chess with Third Brother. Third Brother always played shamelessly and argued with her.
Suddenly, a large number of soldiers rushed into the state capital and surrounded them. Third Brother went up to argue but was stabbed by a sword. Gu Yan felt a sharp pain in her heart and shouted, "Third Brother!"
She suddenly opened her eyes, but found that she had fallen asleep at some point. The water in the wooden tub was ice cold. Gu Yan's forehead was covered in cold sweat.
Zhao Shuyue, who was guarding the door, heard the noise and asked from outside, "Madam, are you okay?"
Gu Yan returned to her senses and said in a steady voice, "I'm fine."
As soon as she finished speaking, the door was gently pushed open. Gu Yan thought that Zhao Shuyue had come in and said to her, "Give me my clothes."
A hand handed the clothes from behind. Gu Yan turned her head to take it, but found that the hand holding the clothes was big and strong. It was not Zhao Shuyue at all. She was shocked and shrank back into the water. She looked back and saw Yi Ling standing next to her with her clothes.
Gu Yan was embarrassed for a moment. Her face quickly turned red and she said, "You … when did you …"
Yi Ling had obviously bathed and changed into a dark robe. The simple long robe was different from the majestic armor he wore in the past. He looked straight into Gu Yan's eyes and frowned, "The water is cold. Why haven't you come out yet?"
Gu Yan tried to stay close to the other side of the tub and reached out to take the clothes in her hand, "I'll get up soon. You …"
Yi Ling suddenly smiled. He understood what she was thinking and said, "You forgot that I am your husband."
Gu Yan's heart tightened. She didn't know what he meant and didn't dare to get up. She obediently shrank back into the water and said, "I didn't forget."
Yi Ling saw that she was shy and stopped teasing her. He turned around and went out of the screen.
Gu Yan saw him go out and hurriedly got up to get dressed.
Yi Ling went out of the inner room and sat down at the table in the outer room. The thin screen was embroidered with a picture of blooming flowers and peonies. The sound of water splashing inside reflected Gu Yan's slender figure. The flowers on the screen were not obvious, but it was more attractive.
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