"The woman opposite our master is asking you a question. Should we answer her?"
Xiao Qiliang, standing beside the man in black, coldly looked at the woman on the opposite city wall and asked.
"If he asks, I'll answer? Bring me my bow, let's finish this quickly."
Yan Shengxiao's eyes darkened, and he spoke in a tone that was both cold and mocking.
Seeing that the other party did not answer for a long time, Cen Xi instantly understood his intention. It seemed that today it was truly a matter of either him or her dying. So she said nothing more and used all her inner strength to pluck the strings of the zither.
"Master, he's playing this tune again. I'm afraid our men will be under control again."
As soon as the music started, Xiao Qiliang felt his breathing become unsteady.
"A mere trick! We've been waiting for her arrogance today."
After saying a cold sentence, Yan Shengxiao took the bow and arrows handed to him by the servant. He flicked the bowstring, nocked three arrows, and pulled the bowstring with all his might, using ten layers of internal energy, and shot them at the woman opposite him.
The three arrows that pierced the air were deflected by Cen Xi's powerful internal force, and then three more arrows were launched.
After Cen Xi plucked the strings with all her might, the arrow that had shot through the air was blocked again.
Although the connection went smoothly, Cen Xi clearly felt that the other party's pressure was stronger than hers.
So she quickly squatted down by the wall, sat on the ground, and began to pluck the strings of her instrument.
However, due to the urgency of the situation, he had attacked both the enemy and his own forces. Now, there was no one left to defend the city, and the music he played, enhanced by his internal energy, could only last for the time it takes to brew a cup of tea. After that, the enemy would likely advance unimpeded, and she would become a prisoner.
After much deliberation, she decided to fight to the death today. Even if she were to die, she would perish together with her enemy. Sacrificing herself in the chaos of war, both of them dead, she had fulfilled her duty. Perhaps God would grant her a better reincarnation next time? There wouldn't be so many twists and turns, would there?
Having made up her mind, Cen Xi angrily smashed her zither, drew her Broken Shadow Sword, and channeled ten layers of internal energy into it, aiming it directly at the opponent's face. She thought to herself, even though they were a hundred miles away, with her skill, her family should be able to stab them.
To her surprise, the opponent reacted extremely quickly. Her Shadowbreaker Sword was shattered by a burst of white light mist when she was ten feet away from the opponent.
Then, the opponent fired three more arrows simultaneously, piercing through the air. Cen Xi tried her best to defend against the opponent's nine-arrow combo, but ultimately, due to the opponent's profound internal strength, the arrows were accompanied by the force of piercing the air. She dodged the first six arrows, but she couldn't dodge the last three no matter what.
As the three arrows flew toward her left rib, right arm, and head, Cen Xi leaned to the left, hoping to escape by sheer luck.
Oh, it was as if the enemy knew she would hide like that; the arrow just barely made a turn and went straight into her body.
Perhaps she was truly destined to survive. Shen Jinchen, who had been missing for more than two days, suddenly reappeared, picked her up, and threw her aside.
Then she heard the sound of arrows piercing flesh. Shen Jinchen was struck by three arrows and collapsed in front of her.
"No! Why?"
Cen Xi's eyes instantly turned red, and she scrambled to her feet to catch the person who was about to fall.
Yan Shengxiao, who was outside the city, heard the woman's loud shout from the other side and knew that they were powerless to fight back.
So he instructed Xiao Qiliang, who was beside him:
“The two on the other side are no longer capable of fighting. Qi Liang, go and cut off their heads. Since the plague won’t kill people, it won’t be the same today. So what if Heaven wants to stop my great cause? I have never believed in destiny, I only believe that man can conquer nature.”
"Yes! Our lord's great cause will surely succeed."
He had also heard the woman's scream from across the room, so his response was equally enthusiastic and joyful.
But sometimes, the situation changes so unpredictably that the ebb and flow of events applies to everyone.
No sooner had Xiao Qiliang finished speaking than a deafening roar of battle cries erupted behind them, clearly indicating that reinforcements from the city had arrived.
At the same time, a tall, elegant man in blue robes suddenly appeared on the city wall, wielding a longbow. He drew the bow and fired three arrows at once. As they approached, he quickly fired three more arrows after speaking.
"My lord, be careful!"
In his desperation, Xiao Qiliang had barely finished shouting those words when he saw his lord struck by three arrows in the left rib and right arm. At the same time, arrows from the opposite side were also flying towards them.
In his desperation, he could only imitate the white-clad man opposite him and shield himself from the arrows. He was hit by three arrows in the back before he finally regained his senses.
"Withdraw your troops. My junior brother's disciple has returned. We have no chance of winning."
Yan Shengxiao spat out a mouthful of blood and coldly gave the order.
"withdraw troops!"
Seeing that his master and strategist were both injured, Yan Shengxiao's attendants could only shout out these words in anger, and then vigorously waved the banner of retreat.
On the city tower, Cen Xi held Shen Jinchen and watched him cough up blood. She frantically searched around for people but couldn't find Feng Qin and Shang Se, who usually followed him.
In a panic, she planned to pick up Shen Jinchen and head to Governor Jun's residence, but she encountered Jun Jianchou, dressed in green, as soon as she got up.
"Jun Jianchou? You...you're back? Quick! Take a look at him, he's dying."
Cen Xi was momentarily stunned, then the thought of Jun Jianchou's medical skills suddenly popped into her mind. So she gently placed Shen Jinchen on the city wall and leaned against him, pleading with him.
After Jun Jianchou dealt with the group of bandits outside, his gaze fell upon the two people embracing each other. Having traveled for half a year, he never imagined that their reunion would begin in such a tragic way.
Moreover, the person she was embracing was the one she desperately wanted to get rid of. He was initially overjoyed, but the woman he loved begged him to save his rival.
"Why aren't you saying anything? Hurry up, he's dying. He was injured because of me. Jun Jianchou, you can't just stand by and watch him die."
Seeing that the other person was standing there motionless, Cen Xi got anxious and shook his arm to question him.
Jun Jianchou glanced at her, pursed his lips, and then walked directly to Shen Jinchen without saying a word. He sealed all the vital points on Shen Jinchen's body. With a push and a pull, he cleanly and neatly pulled out the three arrows from Shen Jinchen's body.
Then he took out a bottle of wound medicine from his sleeve and sprinkled it on his wound.
After doing all that, he took out a bandage and simply bandaged the wound.
"Is he alright?"
Seeing that he was still moving and not speaking, Cen Xi couldn't help but ask.
"It's okay, you won't die! I'm here!"
Jun Jianchou paused upon hearing her voice before slowly replying.
"I…"
Chen Xi was about to speak again when Shen Jinchen's two guards finally caught up to the top of the city wall.
Upon seeing his young master covered in blood, Shang Se immediately disregarded everything and roared angrily at Cen Xi:
"It's all because of you. If you hadn't been so stubborn, why would our young master have gone to all this trouble to come here and save you? Some people used to say you were the young master's benefactor, but I think you're more like a jinx."
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