Chapter 34 After a night of fighting, she took him to her dorm to shower.
The hundreds of archers from the Yu Kingdom who were hiding inside the city walls quickly received the strategist's order and immediately came out from their sentry posts to fetch oil.
Taking advantage of their high position, which would prevent them from being spotted by the Xuan Kingdom cavalry below, they made no attempt to conceal themselves when moving the oil jars.
Little did they know, their busy figures were captured by a drone high in the sky.
"Trying to sneak up and launch a sneak attack? Dream on." Ning Jinli sneered.
She controlled the drone to fly to Xiao Qidi's side and quickly informed him of the situation.
In the distance, Ba Yong was entangled by Duan Wu and could not attack Xiao Qidi for the time being.
But he saw a strange thing floating beside Xiao Qidi's shoulder, and then he saw Xiao Qidi turn his head and seem to be talking to the strange thing.
The scene was truly bizarre, but he didn't have time to think about it in detail.
During a lull in his fight with Duan Wu, he picked up a spear dropped by a Yu Kingdom soldier and hurled it at Xiao Qidi with all his might.
Ning Jinli had just finished telling Xiao Qidi the situation when she suddenly caught a glimpse of Bayong's sneak attack in the distance on the screen.
Because of his extremely tall stature, Xiao Qidi couldn't wear the bulletproof vest that Ning Jinli bought for him.
So he was still wearing the tattered bronze armor.
If struck by a spear thrown with all its might by Bayon, one would be severely injured, if not killed.
In the blink of an eye.
Ning Jinli's adrenaline surged, and she directly used the drone to crash into the flying spear!
drop--
The remote controller emitted a warning tone indicating that the drone had lost contact.
The screen went dark, and no more images could be seen.
Ning Jinli was trembling all over, staring at her own pale face reflected on the screen.
Judging from the situation, it seems they've run into a spear.
But she wasn't sure if she had helped Xiao Qidi block the way...
After all, this drone has a plastic shell, which can still be pierced by enemy iron-tipped spears...
The more she thought about it, the more panicked she became.
The image of Xiao Qidi falling from his horse with a spear stuck in his chest even flashed through his mind, and his heart ached.
"Xiao Qidi... Xiao Qidi! You absolutely can't be hurt!"
Just then, the remote control screen flickered a few times and suddenly Xiao Qidi's face appeared.
It looks like he picked up the damaged drone and is holding it in his hand, examining it from all angles.
"Xiao Qidi! Xiao Qidi!" Ning Jinli shouted with tears in her eyes.
But all they saw was the other person's mouth move; no sound came out.
It is clear that the drone was severely damaged.
However, seeing that he was alright when the image reappeared on screen put her at ease.
"Waaah...you scared me to death." Ning Jinli held the remote control, her voice trembling.
This side of Xitun Pass.
The archers of the Yu Kingdom have already moved a large number of jars of kerosene to the city wall.
Just as they were about to make their move, a volley of arrows suddenly rained down, killing most of them on the spot!
They turned around in shock and were horrified to see Li Yao leading several hundred Xuanjia Army archers, looking menacing!
These archers from the Yu Kingdom never understood how they had been discovered until their deaths.
While Li Yao led his troops to deal with these people, the battle between the two armies below had also ended.
The Xuanjia Army had more than two thousand soldiers. Some were injured, but none were serious, and there were no casualties.
The 10,000 Yu Kingdom soldiers stationed in Bayon were all wiped out!
Even the strategist was captured by the Xuanjia Army.
Bayon's face was covered in blood, his expression extremely ferocious. He roared and howled while wildly slashing around with two broken iron knives in his hands.
A dozen or so Xuanjia soldiers had surrounded him, and they could kill him with spears at Xiao Qidi's command.
"You... all get out of the way..." Duan Wu said breathlessly, "His life must be taken by me."
"Yes, General Duan."
As soon as the Xuanjia Army made way, Duan Wu charged towards Ba Yong with his battle sword.
The two then engaged in another fierce battle.
Despite his injuries, Bayon remained incredibly strong, seemingly possessing inexhaustible energy.
Duan Wu was far inferior to his opponent in size and strength, but fortunately, he was able to hold his own thanks to his superior armor.
He seized the opportunity and cleaved Bayon's two swords in two with a single stroke.
The blade struck Ba Yong's shoulder and got stuck in his collarbone.
"Ah!" Bayon's eyes were bloodshot. He roared and slammed his arms down with a powerful thud!
Clang!
The long sword used by Duan Wu was actually broken in this way by the extremely violent Ba Yong!
The enormous tremor ripped open Duan Wu's tiger's mouth, and his arm went numb as a result.
In the moment of distraction, Ba Yong, with half a knife stuck in his shoulder, opened his arms and pounced, pinning Duan Wu to the ground in the blink of an eye.
With both sides unarmed, they could only engage in close-quarters combat.
Ba Yong beat Duan Wu until his face was covered in blood, and his bulletproof vest was also torn off.
Duan Wu became extremely fierce, enduring Ba Yong's heavy punches that were as big as sandbags, biting the wound on his face with his teeth, and tearing off a large chunk of skin and flesh!
The scene of fierce fighting, like wild beasts battling for their lives, made the others' hearts pound with fear, and they all held their breath for Duan Wu.
Just then, Ba Yong found an opening, grabbed Duan Wu by the neck with both hands, and lifted him up.
"I've said it before, you're not qualified to kill me." The savage grin on Bayong's bloodied face was even more chilling.
"Oh no, General Duan is about to be strangled!" Several generals were about to draw their swords and rush forward.
Xiao Qidi raised his hand to stop him, "Your help is also to avenge General Duan, but this is by no means what Duan Wu wants. He definitely wants to kill Ba Yong with his own hands."
"But Your Majesty, he can't hold on any longer!" Li Yao said anxiously.
Xiao Qidi drew his long sword from his waist and threw it at Duan Wu, shouting, "General Duan! Catch this!"
He threw it very accurately, and Duan Wu caught it very well.
Before Ba Yong could react, Duan Wu held his breath and used all his strength, twisting his wrist and slashing the long sword down in front of him.
Whoosh!
Bayon's two arms were severed cleanly at the elbows in an instant!
With a thud.
Duan Wu fell to the ground, pressed his knife against the ground, and knelt on one knee, panting heavily.
Bayon let out a shrill roar, waving his two severed arms, staggering backward, and then stumbled and fell to the ground with a thud.
Seeing this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
Duan Wu staggered to his feet, picked up his knife, and walked step by step to Ba Yong.
Ba Yong stared intently at the long sword that Duan Wu slowly raised. His usually fierce and bloodthirsty eyes now revealed despair and fear.
He used to be the one killing others.
He treated human life as a game, even taking pleasure in torture and killing, and never knew the value of human life.
Now, it's finally his turn to experience the taste of being killed.
"No...don't kill me..." he pleaded with difficulty.
"Wait!" the captured strategist shouted. "If you kill General Ba Yong, you will not only completely offend the Yu Kingdom, but also his clan! There are hundreds of thousands of people as ruthless as him. Can your Xuan Kingdom bear the consequences?"
Upon hearing this, Duan Wu's hand, which was about to swing his knife, froze.
The other soldiers also instantly became serious.
Bayon is a member of the Shayet tribe.
The Sha Yue people were originally a Yi tribe in the southwest region, living in poor mountains and rivers, and leading a barbaric life of eating raw meat and drinking blood.
That area borders both the Xuan Kingdom and the Yu Kingdom.
A hundred years ago, a king of the Xuan Kingdom ceded a piece of land within the Xuan Kingdom to the Sha Yue tribe.
I hope to improve their lives, befriend them, and eventually join forces to resist the Yu Kingdom.
Unexpectedly, the Sha Yue tribe secretly allied themselves with the Yu Kingdom.
Then, using the iron weapons obtained from the Yu Kingdom, they seized more land on the southwestern border of the Xuan Kingdom and established the Sha Yue Kingdom.
By the time the Xuan Kingdom discovered how barbaric and greedy the Sha Yue people were, it was too late.
The Sha Yue people have no bottom line; they fight without regard for their lives, and with weapons provided by the Yu Kingdom, the Xuan Kingdom is quite wary of them.
Bayong was both a general on the border of Yu Kingdom and the eldest son of the king of Shayue Kingdom.
If we kill him now, the consequences will indeed be severe, just as the enemy strategist said.
Blood and tears welled up in Duan Wu's eyes. He wished he could tear Ba Yong to pieces, but... for the sake of the future safety of the southwestern border of Xuan Kingdom, he could only grit his teeth and put down his knife.
"Consequences?" Xiao Qi's gaze was like a knife, making the strategist tremble. He spoke in a low voice, "In the past, the Sha Yue tribe broke their promises, seized our Great Xuan territory, and killed our people on the southwestern border of Great Xuan. Did they ever consider the consequences?"
"If we don't kill Ba Yong this time, it will only make those barbaric and greedy bastards think that our Great Xuan is weak and easy to bully!"
"General Duan, I order you to kill him!"
Xiao Qidi's voice wasn't loud, but every word struck the strategist's ears like muffled thunder.
"Your Majesty..." Duan Wu's eyes filled with tears.
Xiao Qidi nodded slightly to him.
Duan Wu took a deep breath, no longer hesitated, and swung his long sword down forcefully!
laugh!
Bayon's head flew off.
The strategist, his face ashen, collapsed to the ground, stammering, "Don't...don't kill me! I...I'm still useful. I can tell you where Bayong's remaining 20,000 troops are stationed. I can give you advice and be your strategist in the future."
“Ha, no need,” Xiao Qidi sneered. “Ba Yong’s ruthless methods of conquering cities and seizing territory were all devised by you. I have no need for such an unscrupulous strategist.”
"Your Majesty... spare me—" Before he could finish speaking, Xiao Qidi signaled the general to cut off his head.
At this point, there were no more enemy soldiers inside the Xitun Pass tower.
Xiao Qidi looked around at the blood-soaked ground, his thin lips moving slightly. "We have won a great victory in this surprise attack, and our first battle has been won. But it's not time to rest yet, because there are still 25,000 enemy troops stationed outside Linxian Village."
"Fairy Jinli has helped me locate the remaining enemy camp. Are you all willing to continue fighting alongside me?"
The soldiers' eyes lit up, and they rubbed their hands together in anticipation.
That's right. Taking advantage of the enemy's lack of knowledge about the situation here, we should launch a surprise attack overnight. It will definitely catch them off guard!
"We are willing!" the crowd shouted in unison.
Even though they had just fought a fierce battle and were exhausted, everyone was in high spirits and full of enthusiasm!
Kill them! They must be killed!
Let those enemy troops who dared to invade Xuan Kingdom and those beasts who slaughtered Xuan Kingdom's soldiers and civilians pay for their crimes in blood!
"Alright, let's go." Xiao Qidi pulled on the reins, spurred his horse, and led the Xuanjia Army to the next enemy encampment.
...
In the blink of an eye, a night has passed.
Ning Jinli waited all night in the soldiers' camp in Linxian Village.
She didn't sleep a wink all night.
Even when her soldiers advised her to rest, she refused.
How could she be at ease without seeing Xiao Qidi and the Xuanjia Army return?
That night felt like an eternity to her...
Until the sun rises on the horizon.
Suddenly, a soldier guarding the city wall of Linxian Village rushed in to report:
"Fairy Jinli! The Lord and the others are back!"
"They're back?" Ning Jinli asked hurriedly. "Are they injured? Never mind, I'll go see them myself!"
She couldn't wait to run out of the camp.
Just then, a warhorse galloped toward her in the distance, facing the rising sun.
The young king, seated on horseback, wore tattered bronze armor that seemed to glow in the soft sunlight.
“Xiao Qidi!” Ning Jinli shouted.
Before his horse had come to a complete stop, Xiao Qidi flipped off and jumped off.
Before he could say anything, Ning Jinli threw herself into his arms.
"You're back, you're finally back."
Her voice was choked with emotion.
That night, she was filled with fear and her mind kept replaying various scenarios of what might happen to him.
At this moment, seeing him finally return safely, she couldn't hold back her tears.
"Hiss..." Xiao Qidi took a soft breath, his brows twitching slightly.
Ning Jinli exclaimed in alarm, "You're injured?!"
“No…” Xiao Qidi shook his head.
Ning Jinli's face darkened, and she pried open the tattered bronze armor on his chest.
The close-fitting clothes underneath outlined the contours of his chest and abdominal muscles.
It was already soaked in sweat, exuding a smell that was a mixture of blood and sweat.
Upon smelling the distinct stench of blood, Ning Jinli's expression darkened further, and she quickly lowered her head to rummage through the blood.
A look of helplessness crossed Xiao Qidi's slightly tired face. "I wasn't injured this time, I—"
"Shut up!" Ning Jinli snapped.
When you pull aside the clothes covering his chest and abdomen, you'll find that there are no wounds or bloodstains in that area.
Could it be somewhere else?
She immediately ordered, "Take them all off, I need to check."
Xiao Qidi's cheeks twitched. "Actually, it's the arrow wound on my back that hurts. It's probably from the intense fighting that it tore it open."
Ning Jinli frowned. "Why didn't you say so sooner?"
Xiao Qidi was speechless and sighed silently.
After a medical examination, it was confirmed that his previous injury had not fully healed and had reopened, but fortunately it was not serious.
The military doctor took out the medicine kit that Ning Jinli had provided earlier, took out the medicine, and treated him.
"What about the others? Were there any casualties?" Ning Jinli asked.
Hsiao Chi-ti said that there were injuries, but none of them were serious.
Ning Jinli didn't have time to care why he took a whole night to bring his troops back, and grabbed him to leave.
"Miss Ning, where are you taking me?" Xiao Qidi asked while hurriedly adjusting his clothes.
Ning Jinli said, "Of course I'll take you to rest."
Xiao Qidi asked, puzzled, "I'll just rest here."
"No way!" Ning Jinli's attitude was firm. "We can't get any rest here at all. If it weren't for the fact that only you can travel through the time-space tunnel, I would definitely take the rest of the soldiers with me to get a proper rest."
Xiao Qidi muttered, "So you weren't just thinking about me..."
...
So, early that morning, Ning Jinli dragged Xiao Qidi back to the factory and led him into her dormitory room.
She made some minor renovations to one of the staff dormitories.
There was only a bed, a table, and a wardrobe inside.
It's very simple and clean, with the fresh scent of a girl's bedroom in the air.
Xiao Qidi looked around and inadvertently glanced at the clothes hanging on the clothes rack, which made him frown in confusion.
The other clothes looked similar to what Ning Jinli usually wore.
However, those two pink circular and one triangular pieces of fabric are quite strange...
Is it clothing too?
Why is there so little fabric?
"Where are you looking!" Ning Jinli's face inexplicably flushed, and she quickly raised her hand to pry his face.
"Hey, this is the bathroom."
She opened the bathroom door and led him inside, then taught him how to use the showerhead: "Turn the switch to the left for hot water, and to the right for cold water. Just try adjusting the water temperature."
"On the shelf next to me, this is shampoo, and this is shower gel."
"I'll go get you some clothes and buy some breakfast. Take your time washing up, and wait for me here when you're done. Don't wander off."
After giving her instructions, she walked out of the bathroom and closed the door.
The sound of Xiao Qidi rustling as he took off his clothes could be heard from the bathroom.
However, just as she picked up her car keys to leave the dormitory, a low gasp suddenly came from the bathroom.
Immediately afterwards, something fell.
At the same time, a heavy thud was heard...
Ning Jinli's heart skipped a beat, and she quickly ran back and pushed open the bathroom door!
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