Seeing that he was like this, Li Jingchen did not linger and turned back to his own tent.

Anzhi pulled the person inside and lifted her hat, practically fuming. "Didn't I tell you not to come?"

Yes, that person was An Ran. She was acting suspiciously because she was afraid of running into An Zhi, but she didn't expect to be caught red-handed.

"My parents know I'm here, and they both agree."

Anzhi felt sorry for his younger sister, "You're so young, what do you know about the dangers of swords and spears?"

An Ran said with great certainty, "Brother, I'm not stupid. Don't worry, the people from Liu An Pavilion are all here."

Liu Ange was one of the top experts Liu Huan trained for her two children. He was in his late teens or early twenties. Some of them were with the two children, while others were in the martial arts world. This time, she summoned them all to help.

"Whatever," An Zhi said angrily and left, but An Ran grabbed him and said, "Come to my place, I have something for you."

Anzhi didn't wear the other piece of gold-threaded soft armor after receiving it; instead, he placed it close to his body inside his clothes, saying, "This armor is for my elder brother."

Su Yuan, the eldest brother of the Su family, only knows a little bit of martial arts, and Anzhi is afraid that something will happen to him.

“But…” An Ran didn’t want to give it to him. It was for her brother, and she didn’t want him to be in danger.

Anzhi patted her head, "Be good, brother will be fine."

The two only met once and then did not contact each other again. After resting for five days, the main force set off for the next city.

An Ran was a forward on her team. An Zhi originally wanted to substitute her, but she refused.

"Brother, I'm not here to be a mere background figure. What's the point of me coming if I'm just hiding in the background?"

Anzhi couldn't argue with her, and each time he could only compromise or even be persuaded by her.

"Be careful and don't be reckless!"

An Ran's eyes suddenly reddened. "I know, I value my life. I just don't want to be bound by the title of 'woman.' I can do it, brother."

Their conversation ended there because Li Jingchen arrived.

He seemed completely unsurprised by An Ran's arrival, as if he never cared about it, and simply asked An Zhi to discuss matters as usual.

The final decision was that Su Cheng would lead the army as the vanguard. As for the Imperial Academy soldiers, although they were willing, Su Cheng decided to put them at the back because they lacked experience, except for An Zhi and Li Jingchen.

The city gate was very tall, and the guards wore foreign military uniforms, their laughter deafening. I heard that the people inside were living a life worse than death, especially the women.

Shields, ladders, catapults, archer cover, breaching the city gate—every step was planned in advance.

Even a single mistake could lead to the needless sacrifice of a soldier.

From a distance of several dozen meters, Anzhi led his archers, accurately shooting arrows at the enemies on the city walls, giving those preparing to climb the ladders a head start.

The generals behind couldn't help but praise him, saying, "This young man is truly formidable."

An Ran is in the Cloud Ladder team. Because of An Ran's deliberate concealment and An Zhi's cover-up, Su Cheng has no idea that An Ran is also in the team.

Until everyone's attention was focused on the siege ladder, they saw several agile soldiers dodging flying stones and arrows.

Qi Mu looked at the group and asked Su Cheng, "Who are those people? They're so powerful!"

Su Cheng also shook his head. He remembered that the last siege was not this swift, and there were even countless casualties.

A general standing nearby said, "You mean those few? I guess they were the dozen or so who arrived a few days ago. I didn't expect them to be so brave."

Hearing everyone say that, Su Cheng only wanted to conquer the city walls and then meet these people.

On the cloud ladder, An Ran's life wasn't as easy as they had imagined. Facing the occasional falling rocks and arrows, every move she made could bring her irreparable losses.

"Be careful, Anran!"