Chapter 242 Two Simple Words
When Shen Yuexi heard the conditions proposed by King Doma, her face suddenly turned red, a red of anger.
How dare this guy brazenly propose such humiliating conditions.
Before she could react, Xiao Zhuo had already uttered one word clearly: "No."
King Thomas tapped the saddle lightly with his whip and said with a smile:
"Xiao Zhuo, I think you should think carefully before answering. You don't have any army now, and it's impossible for you to compete with Xiao Beiheng anymore. If the Prince of Qi captures the capital and the Emperor of Dayan changes his name, you will no longer have any support. Even if Xiao Beiheng stops hunting you, you will have no choice but to live a humble life like this. Look at the clothes you are wearing. You are the Crown Prince of Dayan. Are you really willing to live like this?"
Seeing King Duoma trying to persuade Xiao Zhuo, Shen Yuexi couldn't help but retort, "This is our business, it's not your turn to interfere."
King Duoma glanced at her and continued, "Xiao Beiheng and I also have a deep hatred. It's not without reason that I want to use you to eliminate him. Now, if you only have to give up a woman, you will immediately have an army of 50,000. With the support of the Western Rong Army and your ability to lead troops, you can save your father from danger in the east and sweep across Liang and Jing provinces in the south. When you ascend the throne, there will be countless beauties in the world for you to choose from."
Shen Yuexi became nervous after hearing this.
King Thomas had a point. Xiao Zhuo truly had nothing left. If he were given soldiers, he could defeat the enemy and reclaim everything he had lost. But the price was handing her over to King Thomas.
She would never agree to this condition, but the person who answered the question was Xiao Zhuo. Xiao Zhuo had his back to her, so she couldn't see his expression and didn't know what he was thinking.
King Thomas said so much, but when he saw Xiao Zhuo didn't respond, he became a little impatient and his tone became tough:
"I respect your ability, so I'm discussing this with you. If I command my army to attack, what can you do?"
"It's just death." Xiao Zhuo slowly raised his sword.
Sumonai, standing behind King Doma, could no longer bear to watch. He urged his horse forward and said, "Xiao Zhuo, think carefully. If you don't agree to the king's conditions, he will never let you go. As long as you agree to the king's conditions, you will only temporarily give up a woman, but in return you will gain..."
Xiao Zhuo pointed the tip of his sword at Su Monai: "I have made up my mind. No need to say more."
King Thomas found this offer somewhat unreasonable. He believed that no one could refuse the conditions he proposed.
Although Shen Yuexi is as beautiful as Mei Dai and has the talent to make repeating crossbows, Dayan has a vast territory and there must be more than one such woman. Why is she irreplaceable in Xiao Zhuo's heart?
He really couldn't figure it out, so he asked loudly:
"Xiao Zhuo, is Shen Yuexi more important to you than the whole of Great Yan?
"Exactly."
Xiao Zhuo came to the conclusion without hesitation.
These two words were so simple that any man could say them to his wife a thousand times in his spare time. But Shen Yuexi behind him knew what these two words meant at this moment.
She opened her arms, hugged Xiao Zhuo tightly from behind, and shed tears of excitement.
This man truly cared about her. King Thomas made an offer that almost no one would refuse, yet he refused.
Only if he truly holds her in his heart can he resist this temptation.
But the time to feel this happiness was too short. Xiao Zhuo flatly rejected King Doma's conditions. King Doma would be furious and would never let them go if he was rejected.
"If you don't accept my toast, you'll be punished!" King Duoma's face changed drastically. He pulled his horse back and looked around, saying, "Don't shoot. Kill Xiao Zhuo for me and capture Shen Yuexi alive."
Xiao Zhuo turned around, looked at Shen Yuexi deeply, and said softly: "Yuexi."
Shen Yuexi raised her face and wiped away the tears on her face with her sleeve: "Husband, I heard everything. Give me the sword."
Xiao Zhuo put his arm around her waist and handed her the sword. "You go first. I will kill a hundred Xirong people to bury you, and then I will commit suicide to find you."
Only then did Shen Yuexi realize that Xiao Zhuo had misunderstood that she was going to commit suicide with a sword.
What a joke! She had just gained this man's true love, how could she easily commit suicide? He only wanted the sword because Xiao Zhuo had no use for it.
"My husband, please bear with me for now. Go and fight the enemy with your bare hands, but don't leave my range." Shen Yuexi placed the long sword horizontally on both hands. "Purchase time for me. My husband must hold on until then."
At this time, the Western Rong soldiers at the foot of the cliff had dismounted, drawn their swords and spears and swarmed towards the cliff.
Xiao Zhuo was stunned when he heard Shen Yuexi's strange instructions. Then he saw the shining sword flash in Shen Yuexi's hands and disappear.
The shouting behind him was getting closer and closer. Xiao Zhuo had no time to care about Chen Yuexi anymore and turned back to rush towards the Xirong army.
Several Western Rong soldiers who were rushing in the front stabbed at Xiao Zhuo with spears in their hands. The dark spear tips were full of murderous intent under the reflection of the fire.
But halfway through the thrust, all the Western Rong soldiers felt their hands suddenly become light, and the spears that had been thrust out suddenly became just the shafts.
Before they could comprehend what was happening, Xiao Zhuo had already dove into the crowd, striking out with both palms, sending the two Western Rong soldiers flying backwards. A Western Rong soldier poked Xiao Zhuo in the back with his spear, but it had no effect. Xiao Zhuo spun around, snatched the spear away, and swung it in his hand, striking the Western Rong soldier in the face. The soldier screamed and tumbled off the cliff.
With a stick in hand, Xiao Zhuo rushed down the mountain like a tiger, blocking Shen Yuexi and guarding the only path. He swung the spear in his hand, creating countless stick shadows, knocking the Western Rong soldiers off their horses and causing them to fall off the cliff like dumplings.
"Come on, husband!" Shen Yuexi raised her fists behind Xiao Zhuo to cheer him on.
In the past, Xiao Zhuo always used a sword, and she thought that Xiao Zhuo only knew how to use a sword. But now she discovered that Xiao Zhuo was not only good at using a sword, but he was also extremely powerful when wielding a stick.
The cheerful two-dimensional voice of Big Bear in my heart is constantly ringing.
"Dear Master, collecting... progress 21%... progress 37%... progress 64%..."
"Your Majesty!" Sumonai angrily approached King Doma, who was watching the battle. "For some reason, the weapons of our soldiers who charged forward have mysteriously disappeared!"
King Thomas couldn't believe it and kept asking, "Is it really gone? Is it really gone?"
"Yes, everyone rushed forward with their swords..." Su Monai spoke incoherently, "and suddenly everything was gone. That Xiao Zhuo swung a stick and killed or injured seventy or eighty of us."
"How is that possible?" King Doma looked towards the cliff.
Sure enough, the Western Rong soldiers rushed forward and faced Xiao Zhuo with bare hands. The few soldiers who had spears only had the spear shafts left, but the Western Rong people had no idea how to use sticks, and the sticks in their hands were no different from fire sticks. They were beaten one after another by Xiao Zhuo, with their heads broken and bleeding, and they cried for their parents.
"Could it be... that the gods are helping him?" King Thomas muttered to himself in horror.
He immediately denied it. The gods were supposed to protect the Western Rong people, so how could they possibly protect a Yan person? Besides, although everyone believed in the gods, they had never performed such a miracle. It felt as if all the weapons that could harm Xiao Zhuo had been taken away by some magical force.
"Don't attack," King Doma was frightened by this strange thing and no longer thought about Shen Yuexi. He ordered Su Monai, "Shoot, shoot quickly."
Shen Yuexi's heart tightened when she heard King Doma shouting in the distance.
Although Big Bear collects materials very quickly, the opponent's bows and arrows are too fast. Can Big Bear collect them in time?
But now she was only five percentage points away from collecting all the materials, and she couldn't leave anyway, so she decided to take the risk.
With a buzzing sound, it was as if a large group of bees flapped their wings at the same time, and countless arrows flashed in the air, flying towards her and Xiao Zhuo.
Xiao Zhuo stood in front of her, twirling the spear shaft with both hands, dancing it like a fan. A large number of arrow shafts without arrowheads clattered against the spear shaft, flying everywhere.
Several feather arrows that missed the target were stuck in the ground next to Xiao Zhuo. The arrowheads flashed with a sharp iron light and then disappeared in an instant.
Shen Yuexi knew this meant Big Bear wasn't collecting fast enough. Between collections, a feather arrow could kill her. The best strategy was to escape quickly.
"Progress 97%... Progress 98%... Progress 99%..."
"Jump!" Shen Yuexi shouted, and took the lead in jumping into the turbulent Benniu River below the cliff.
"Dear Master, the raw materials have been collected. Shall we continue with the production?"
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