"Everyone, remove your armor, wear masks and enter the village. Leave no survivors."
At Mo Shaojun's command, everyone quickly transformed into bloodthirsty phantoms of the night, rushing into the village at lightning speed.
The soldiers guarding the village were exhausted and were killed before they could resist.
Sun Ke led a team as the vanguard.
The archers followed closely behind, searching for a suitable spot to attack.
At this moment, people were still in Xiao Cui's courtyard.
Everyone looked much better.
Even those who were seriously ill have now recovered.
Jiang Qingwan was sleeping in the rattan chair that the village chief had brought from his home.
Mo Yunhan stood by her side, the candlelight flickering.
A murderous aura suddenly descended.
Mo Yunhan suddenly stood up.
His eyes were deep and dark.
"Qinghui, protect the princess. Li Dou, uncle, protect the courtyard."
After saying that, he drew his sword and rushed out.
Jiang Qingwan was extremely tired. She couldn't help but frown and slowly open her eyes.
Her pale face looked even more fragile in the candlelight.
"What happened?"
Qing Sui half-squatted beside her.
"It's alright, Your Highness is here."
Jiang Qingwan hummed in agreement, still feeling drowsy and wanting to sleep.
The sudden tense atmosphere caused the villagers to become restless.
People whispered among themselves, wondering what had happened.
Li Dou and Zheng Qing led the guards to stand guard around the courtyard walls.
Seeing this, the village chief also called out in a low voice.
“Strong men, get up, grab your farm tools, and protect the women, children and infants in the center. Do not lose your composure, and cooperate with the Prince and Princess in everything they do.”
I don't know what happened.
The villagers still did as instructed.
I was just about to go find some tools.
An arrow shot in.
It almost hit a villager in the head.
He let out a bloodcurdling scream, which instantly shattered the tranquility of the night sky.
"Be on alert! Everyone inside."
Zheng Qing shouted loudly.
The courtyard was in complete chaos.
The place was noisy and crowded, and the cries of children were constant.
Jiang Qingwan had a splitting headache.
Looking up, I saw Qing Sui use a short knife to slash through a flying arrow.
Outside the courtyard walls, the sounds of fighting and clashing weapons were already rising and falling.
"Have the Third Prince's men returned? Have they gone mad?!"
Qinghui stood tense, blocking her way.
Upon hearing this, she said, "For a prince to massacre a village in the dead of night is utterly despicable. Your Highness, would you like to come inside?"
Jiang Qingwan shook her head.
"It can't fit that many people, and the room wouldn't be very safe either."
She had barely finished speaking when the courtyard gate was smashed open with a bang.
Two soldiers, stabbed in the chest, lay on the ground, twitching a few times before losing their breath.
Seeing that people had actually died from gunfire, the villagers who hadn't even squeezed into the house screamed in terror.
They were desperately trying to rush in.
Xiao Cui's yard is very big, but the rooms are not.
The main hall and the east and west wing rooms were packed with people, and the doors couldn't even be closed.
The village chief, gripping a hoe, shouted sternly, "All you grown men, come out and protect the courtyard! The prince is fighting a bloody battle, and the princess is outside too. How can we possibly hide?"
His shout brought many burly men back to their senses. Ashamed, they stopped pushing and quickly moved to another spot.
At least the door was closed.
Li Dou and Zheng Qing are battling against a hail of arrows.
Many soldiers were wounded.
They didn't have many men to begin with, and if this dragged on, they would surely die.
Jiang Qingwan took a deep breath, forcefully gathered her spiritual energy, and raised her hand to set up an array.
The defensive golden light quickly spread throughout the entire courtyard.
The arrows were blocked from entering.
All the villagers cheered in amazement, but Qinghui looked extremely anxious.
"Your Highness, can you hold on?"
Jiang Qingwan waved her hand.
"I can only defend against some of the attacks. You all go outside and finish this quickly."
Li Dou and Zheng Qing exchanged a glance.
They all ran outside.
Qing Sui looked at Jiang Qingwan.
Seeing her nod and urge him on, he gritted his teeth and rushed out as well.
The village chief and the others then realized that the crisis was not over, and they all spontaneously ran to protect Jiang Qingwan.
Outside the courtyard,
Although Sun Ke and his group were not as skilled as Mo Yunhan, they had the advantage of having more people.
A reckless, relentless encirclement tactic, combined with the support of crossbowmen.
Mo Yunhan was unable to break the deadlock for the time being.
The arrival of Zheng Qing and Li Dou slightly improved the situation.
From the shadows, Mo Shaojun roared, "Archers, fire with all your might!"
The arrow rain immediately shifted its direction, frantically attacking Mo Yunhan.
Subsequently, Sun Ke led his men to retreat and wait for an opportunity to strike.
Exhausted from defending, Zheng Qing urgently suggested, "Yun Han, quickly retreat back into the courtyard. Qing Wan has set up a defensive formation."
The Mo Yunhan soft sword swept across a wide area, its sound extremely cold.
"We can't retreat. You guys hold on, I'll go wipe out the crossbowmen."
He knew that Jiang Qingwan's defenses were only temporary, and that cutting off her supply lines was the fastest way to deal with her.
After saying that, he lightly stepped forward and rushed towards where Mo Shaojun was hiding.
Sun Ke reacted quickly and immediately swung his knife and slashed fiercely.
At the same time, he shouted, "Fire attack!"
The rain of arrows stopped instantly, and a patch of fire lit up not far away.
All the archers changed their arrowheads, dipped them in tung oil, and set them on fire.
Mo Shaojun snorted coldly.
"Let's see how long you can hold out! Kill them all!"
The arrow rain came again.
Carrying raging flames.
Mo Yunhan cleaved Sun Ke's longsword in two with a single sword strike.
However, their offensive momentum was also halted.
The arrows, trailing flames, flew in, clearly indicating a fight to the death.
Another group of flaming arrows shot towards the courtyard wall, but were blocked by the defensive shield.
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