Chapter 71 071 When the Beiting incident is over, will you marry me? ...
Ashina rode his horse all the way, and when he thought of his food and fodder, he was so angry that he wanted to vomit blood.
Xie Zhan, that despicable villain, has no food or supplies. What's the point of him fighting this war? He won't be able to recover for three to five years.
On the way back to the tent, he became angrier and angrier, and was determined to block Xie Zhan's way.
Ashina did not order the army to take the main road, but instead divided them into several small roads. He did not believe that they would not encounter Xie Zhan on any road. Even if he had wings, he would not be able to escape tonight.
"Khan, there are torches ahead."
Xie Zhan also raised his hand. He dismounted and lay on the ground, listening to the sound of horse hooves in the distance. Suddenly, his face became serious and he said, "Ambush us on the top of the mountain."
When Ashina rode over excitedly, there was no one in sight.
He looked up at the dark hilltops, raised his head and laughed, "Xie Zhan, you have finally come to this day. What's the matter? When did you become such a coward that you dare not even meet this Khan?"
Apart from the howling north wind, the surroundings were completely silent.
Ashina gnashed his teeth in anger, sneering, "Xie Zhan, Xie Zhan! You've teamed up with Emperor Yonghui to deal with this Khan, unaware that your true enemy isn't me at all, but your hypocritical emperor."
Emperor Yonghui wanted to sit back and reap the benefits, but that was impossible! He would never let the people of the Central Plains have an easy time. Now that things had come to this, Ashina had no need to continue hiding the truth for the old emperor.
He continued, "How do you think your father was defeated by my brother? If it weren't for the Emperor's interference and the traitor in the army, how could your father have been deceived so easily? What a pity for such a great general..."
Before Ashina could finish his words, a cold arrow pierced through his shoulder.
"Tell me again, how did my father die in battle?" Xie Zhan's face flickered in the twilight, his eyes sinister, like a ghost.
Ashina screamed in pain and fell off the horse. His attendants hurriedly helped him up.
He pulled his mouth and said, "What do you think? At this point, do you still want to deceive yourself?"
Ashina vented his anger by telling the story of several years ago one by one, and the veins on the back of Xie Zhan's hand bulged as he gripped the hilt of the sword.
The corners of his eyes were bloodshot, his pupils were dry, and he seemed to have lost his mind.
Although Xie Zhan had long guessed about his father's death, now that Ashina Dala had spoken it out, he heard the truth with his own ears, and it took him a long time to recover.
While Ashina was feeling proud, he took advantage of Xie Zhan's inattention and shot an arrow with great pain to avenge the arrow that had just been shot at him.
The people around him shouted urgently: "General."
The soldiers had no time to swing their swords to stop it, and could only watch as the arrow pierced Xie Zhan's chest.
With a "puff", Xie Zhan suddenly woke up from his dream. He held on to his body and pulled out the sharp arrow without blinking.
"Swish, swish, swish..."
Thousands of arrows were fired at once, and the two armies engaged in battle. The scene immediately became chaotic, and the sounds of fighting and killing resounded through the sky.
A soldier looked back and said hurriedly, "General, you are injured. Return to the city first. We will cover your retreat."
Xie Zhan swallowed the sweet taste in his throat and said in a suppressed voice, "No need. I will personally avenge the old general."
Emperor Yonghui is the main culprit, and the Tuqu people who repeatedly provoked wars also deserve to be put to death!
Ashina drew his sword and left, sneering, "You've already been shot by this Khan's arrow, yet you still dream of revenge? You're courting death."
"Really? The Khan was also hit by an arrow from my general." Xie Zhan stepped forward and reminded him.
Whenever the two of them fought during military parades, Ashina was no match for Xie Zhan. Now, both of them were injured, and after a few rounds, Xie Zhan had a knife on his opponent's neck.
Ashina's eyes were as big as copper bells. The moment his head hit the ground, Xie Zhan was also stabbed and fell off his horse.
"Great Khan!" Ashina's deputy general turned around and shouted heartbreakingly.
His eyes were bloodshot as he roared word for word: "Turkic warriors, kill them mercilessly and avenge the Khan!"
"Revenge! Revenge! Revenge!"
The Turkic soldiers were numerous, and just when the Dingbei Army was at their wits' end, the sound of horse hooves echoed in the distance, and the General of the Central Army said, "General, I am late."
The situation of the battle turned around in an instant.
He said to Yun Sheng urgently, "Madam Yun, please take the general away. We are here to take care of you."
Yun Sheng said hello, she rode her horse to find Xie Zhan and extended a hand.
Before the two of them could say anything more, Xie Zhan flipped over onto the horse's back, and Yun Sheng pulled the reins and squeezed the horse's belly hard.
Deputy General Ashina waved his hand with red eyes: "Release your arrows, and chase them for me."
The cold wind blew across Yun Sheng's face, and her heart was pounding, not daring to stop for a moment.
Suddenly her shoulders felt heavy, and she looked back. Xie Zhan's face was pale, and he seemed to have lost consciousness, slumped on her shoulder.
Yun Sheng was anxious and called out while galloping, "Xie Zhan, Xie Zhan, wake up. You can't sleep."
In the darkness, there was a cliff ahead and there was no way to go. The Turkic soldiers were still chasing them.
What should she do? What should she do?
Do you want to jump down to get a chance of survival?
But Xie Zhan was seriously injured. Could he hold on after jumping?
"Ah Sheng, jump down, trust me."
Xie Zhan's weak voice suddenly rang in my ears.
Yun Sheng bit her lip. As she hesitated, an arrow struck her horse's hind leg. She closed her eyes, pulled Xie Zhan along, and leaped down.
The two rolled down the steep slope, not feeling the pain they had imagined. Yun Sheng opened her eyes and realized that she was being held tightly in Xie Zhan's arms, with the man cushioning her body.
"Xie Zhan, wake up." The moonlight shone on Xie Zhan. He lay there quietly. No matter how Yun Sheng shook him or called him, he did not respond at all.
Yun Sheng panicked, his fingertips trembling.
She stumbled over to check his breath and let out a long breath.
Yun Sheng gritted his teeth and tore her dress to pieces. He pressed down on Xie Zhan's bleeding wound in the moonlight and bandaged him skillfully.
She was sweating all over and looked at the quiet forest around her. Fearing that there might be wild wolves lurking around, she forcibly put the unconscious Xie Zhan on her shoulders and dragged him to find a hidden cave.
The cave was too dark, with only faint moonlight shining in from the entrance. Yun Sheng helped Xie Zhan to lean against the wall. She picked up the hay and piled it up, took out the flint and scraped it quickly. With a few crisp "crackling" sounds, a few sparks burst out, and the hay quickly ignited, making the cave as bright as day.
Yun Sheng leaned over and saw that Xie Zhan's lips had lost their color, and were cracked and pale. What should he do if this continued?
It's freezing cold, and the spring weather hasn't warmed up yet. I don't know if I can find water.
She had to try anyway.
Yun Sheng pursed her lips and tried to turn around, but someone suddenly grabbed her wrist.
"Asheng, don't go."
"Don't go."
Xie Zhan muttered to himself while he was drowsy.
"I'm not leaving. I'm just going out to find some water for you." Yun Sheng's expression was complicated. She wanted to pull her hand out, but unexpectedly, Xie Zhan, who was in a coma, was still much stronger than her.
She was still angry about Xie Zhan knocking her unconscious, but seeing him looking so weak, which she had never seen before, how could she still be angry?
Yun Sheng sighed softly. How could she not know that Xie Zhan was worried about her?
"Don't go, Ah Sheng, don't be angry with me." Xie Zhan raised his heavy eyelids, slowly opened his dark eyes, and locked his eyes on Yun Sheng.
"You...you're awake?" Yun Sheng opened his eyes wide, his face full of joy.
To be honest, it was out in the wilderness and it was pitch black outside, so it would be a lie to say I wasn't afraid.
She had to admit that she felt much more at ease now that Xie Zhan had woken up.
Xie Zhan didn't care about his own wounds. He forced himself to sit up and hugged Yun Sheng tightly in his arms.
Yun Sheng was so frightened that his soul flew away. He said anxiously: "Your injury..."
"Don't move, let me hug you tightly." Xie Zhan didn't care much. He buried his head in Yun Sheng's neck and took a deep breath.
"You..." Yun Sheng froze. She opened her mouth but said nothing. Instead, she heard Xie Zhan mock her, "My father spent his entire life in the military, loyal to his emperor and his country, yet in the end, he died at the hands of his loyal monarch. How ridiculous!"
"Is the old general's death in battle really related to Emperor Yonghui?" Yun Sheng asked with difficulty.
Xie Zhan pieced together his memories, "Emperor Yonghui murdered his brother and rebelled. He must have been afraid that my father would return to Chang'an from Beiting to ruin his plans, so he turned his attention to the Turks and held my father back."
He only blamed himself for being deceived for so many years.
Yun Sheng didn't know how to comfort Xie Zhan for the murder of her father. She raised her hand and patted his back gently.
Xie Zhan lowered his head. He took Yun Sheng's hand and said in a hoarse voice, "Ah Sheng, after the Beiting incident is over, will you marry me?"
When the Beiting matter is settled, will you marry me?
Yun Sheng was stunned. Xie Zhan's voice echoed in her ears, but she couldn't come back to her senses.
"Marry you?" she murmured softly, as if talking to herself.
"Yes, are you willing?" Xie Zhan's heart was in his throat. He stared at Yun Sheng, not wanting to miss any expression on her face.
His face was calm, but a layer of cold sweat had already appeared on his palms.
Yun Sheng suddenly curled the corners of her lips and smiled. "When the Marquis took me as his concubine, it was always forced upon him without asking for my consent. Now that you want to marry me, you're asking if I'm willing or not?"
Xie Zhan's heart was gripped tightly, and he mumbled, "In the past... everything that happened in the past was all my fault."
Unfortunately, he realized it too late.
He had always viewed Yun Sheng as a weak vine that could only survive by clinging to him, not realizing she was a flower that could thrive in the sun even in the wild. His previous attempts to train Yun Sheng to be completely in his way had been a complete mistake.
Xie Zhan looked up at Yun Sheng, who had a temper and a true character, and it made him love her madly.
Yun Sheng's heart trembled, and her lips trembled, as if she couldn't believe it.
Xie Zhan, who has always been so arrogant, will there ever be a day when he takes the initiative to admit his mistakes?
"My Lord, do you expect me to forgive you with just a few words? Do you want to erase the harm you've done to me in the past?"
Yun Sheng bit her lips tightly, stubbornly refusing to let the tears fall.
Every time she questioned him, she felt more aggrieved.
Why did Xie Zhan treat her like that?
She was a living person, not an object for him to manipulate.
Yun Sheng scoffed, "Just because I'm of low status, can you humiliate me so wantonly? Just because I'm secretly using contraception, you can cruelly torment me all night, torture me in every way, and even chain me up. I'd like to ask you, am I just a bed warmer or a tool for you to have children? And then... then, to force me to submit, you took me to the banquet on the painted boat. What was your intention then? Did you want to give me to that playboy brother-in-law of the Crown Prince?"
She didn't even breathe, the grievances she'd been holding in her heart for years bursting out like a flood. Today, she decided to make it clear. Yun Sheng was indeed very aggrieved. But before, she didn't even have the courage to vent her grievances, let alone raise her voice like she was now.
With every extra word Yun Sheng said, Xie Zhan's face turned paler, and he was unable to refute.
Xie Zhan's eyes were red and his voice was hoarse. He only heard the last part. "A Sheng, you misunderstood. I took you to the banquet on the painted boat and never had any other intentions."
His throat was dry. "If anyone dares to touch you, I will grind him to dust."
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