I'd like to lend you a hand.
Li Xingyi and the other two rode their horses at breakneck speed toward the border, Li Xingyi's heart filled with anxiety and prayer.
Adou, please don't let anything happen to you. I beg you, don't leave me alone. You've already abandoned me once, please don't do it a second time, okay?
Her heart choked with emotion, and tears streamed down her face involuntarily. This was the first time Li Xingyi had cried since she grew up.
The horse galloped swiftly, tears streaming down his face. Li Xingyi raised his hand to wipe away his tears again and again, praying repeatedly in his heart.
After several days of fast travel, the group finally arrived at the frontier. The battlefield was still raging, and Li Xingyi was desperately searching for Qi Dou on the battlefield.
Finally, they found Qi Dou in the center of the battlefield. He was wearing armor and skillfully killing enemies, exchanging sword fights with soldiers from other countries. A soldier behind him took the opportunity to try to assassinate Qi Dou.
Just as Qi Dou was about to retaliate, a flash of cold light appeared, and the foreign soldiers were instantly decapitated.
Before Qi Dou could react, Li Xingyi had already hugged him tightly.
Qi Dou was stunned for a moment, then immediately pushed her away and said, "Why are you here?! Didn't I tell you to stay in the capital?!"
Although Qi Dou's tone was a bit fierce, Li Xingyi knew that he was worried about him.
Li Xingyi's eyes were a little red and swollen, and she looked at him with sadness in her eyes, but her heart was filled with the joy of regaining what she had lost.
Qi Dou stared at Li Xingyi in front of him, completely stunned, unable to utter a single word.
Seeing this, the other soldiers tried to launch a sneak attack, but Li Xingyi blocked them all.
Li Xingyi said, "Adou, even though I know the news might be false, I'm still afraid and don't want you to be hurt in the slightest, so I came here, just for you."
Upon hearing this, Qi Dou was overjoyed and felt a surge of excitement, realizing that he would likely fall even more in love with Li Xingyi.
At this moment, Li You shouted while fighting the enemy, "Hey! You two can be lovey-dovey later! Let's fight the enemy first!"
Upon hearing this, Qi Dou's motivation to kill the enemy grew even stronger, and Li Xingyi and the others quickly joined the battle. After a long while, the war temporarily ceased.
Inside the city, Li You sat down and drank water in large gulps, saying, "Ha, I'm so thirsty."
Just as I put down my water glass, I saw Qi Wenzhe bandaging Qi Qing's wound, Li Xingyi applying medicine to Qi Dou, and Zhao Hongxing checking if Qingyi was injured.
"..."
Li You looked at herself and then at them, unsure of what to say. She turned to Qi Xuan Gui beside her and smiled, "General Qi, how are you? Would you like me to apply some medicine for you?"
Qi Xuan Gui calmly replied, "No need, I've already bandaged it. But Your Majesty, are you alright?"
Li You said, "Tch, what could possibly happen to me? Who could get close to me?"
At this moment, Qi Wenzhe, having finished bandaging Qi Qing, came over with his medicine box and said with a smile, "Really? Then it seems Your Majesty doesn't need bandaging?"
Upon hearing this, Li You immediately stretched out his arm and said, "Academician Qi, you misheard. Please bandage my arm quickly."
Seeing this, Qi Wenzhe bandaged the wound while saying, "Your Majesty, has anyone said you're pretentious?"
Li You smiled and said, "Now we have it."
After the bandaging was finished, Qi Dou said, "I plan to march on their capital. What do you think?"
Upon hearing this, Li You immediately burst into laughter: "Hahahaha! Qi Dou, you're even more pretentious!"
Qi Dou looked at him speechlessly and said, "What do you mean?"
Li You stopped laughing and said, "We only have 700,000 people. After such a long battle, we don't even know how many are left. And you still want to attack the capital?"
Just as Qi Dou was about to speak, Li You added, "Moreover, I've heard that there might be internal strife in your imperial city as well."
Li Xingyi said calmly, "It's alright, they will handle it."
Qi Dou said, "Li You, are you scared? With your abilities, you can't possibly beat them, can you?"
Upon hearing this, Li You immediately slammed his fist on the table and stood up, saying, "Afraid? I don't even know how to write the word 'afraid'!"
Qi Xuan Gui looked at Qi Dou and said, "It seems His Majesty already has a plan."
Qi Dou looked at Li Xingyi and smiled, "Xingyi, what do you think?"
Li Xingyi thought for a moment and said, "The Frost Cold Sect is willing to lend Your Majesty a hand."
Li Xingyi did not intend to ask other sects for help. He had already used the Martial Arts Alliance Leader's Token last time. If he wanted Qi Dou to gain a firm foothold, he had to let Qi Dou solve the problem himself. Li Xingyi was willing to let his entire sect help him.
This was her decision, not Qi Dou's request, so no one will say that Qi Dou is incompetent afterward.
Qi Dou originally wanted to ask Li Xingyi for his opinion and whether he was willing to join him in attacking the capital of another country, but he did not expect that Li Xingyi would be willing to use his entire sect to help him.
Qi Dou looked at Li Xingyi, gently hugged her, and said, "Xingyi, thank you, and thank you for the last rebellion battle too."
Li Xingyi hugged him back and whispered, "No need to thank me, A Dou also protected me."
"If you really want to thank someone, then please let A Dou be safe and sound."
Qi Dou was deeply moved and hugged her even tighter.
Seeing this, Li You said while eating an apple, "Your apples aren't very good either, they taste like lemons."
Qi Qing smiled and asked, "Does it taste sour?"
Li You nodded meaningfully, looking at the half-eaten apple, and said, "Yes, it's sour."
Qingyi said, "Don't you have the Empress? You can hug her when you get back after the war."
Li You shook her head and said, "Alas, this empress is not that empress."
Qi Dou separated from Li Xingyi and said, "Alright, let's get down to business. According to my investigation, the enemy only has 400,000 men left, while we have 600,000 men left, which is enough to win this battle."
Li Xingyi said, "If the intelligence is correct, then these people from the East and West have already brought all their forces. I'm afraid they heard from someone that our country doesn't have many troops, and even with the Iron Tartars, it's still less than theirs, which is why they dare to come and fight."
It's obvious who it is without even thinking about it; who else could it be but Shi Hui and her group?
Li You laughed and said, "Unfortunately, they forgot that my army is very brave and skilled in battle, and your Qi army is naturally no less so."
"..."
Is this a disguised way of praising himself?
Everyone was speechless.
Qi Dou didn't want to argue with him about this, and said, "Then everyone should do their best tomorrow!"
Inside the imperial city, not long after Li Xingyi left, a group of soldiers appeared in the court and surrounded the palace. Qi Xuan stood up and said, "Who goes there?!"
Upon seeing this, Hu Cun immediately stepped forward, drew his sword, and pointed it at Qi Xuan, saying, "King of Huainan, I would like to make a deal with you. As long as you are willing to cooperate with us, we will guarantee your ascension to the throne!"
Li Fengtan roared, "Old Hu! What are you trying to do?!"
Hu Cun ignored him and said, "King of Huainan, what is your opinion?"
Qi Xuan pointed to himself and said, "Me? The throne?"
Hu Cun smiled and said, "That's right."
Qi Xuan said, "I'm sorry, but I think being a prince is quite good."
At this moment, a voice rang out, "Ha! Qi Xuan, whether you cooperate today or not, all I care about is that you give birth to a crown prince for the Great Qi!"
Everyone looked toward the source of the voice and saw that it was Shi Hui. To her left stood Shun Hua, and to her right was a middle-aged man who looked somewhat like her.
Shi Yi is Shi Hui's younger brother and Shi Yan's biological father. Eleven years ago, due to his father Shi Fa's situation, the whole family moved to the Jiangnan region. Over the years, he has maintained contact with Shi Hui and recently secretly went to the palace to see her.
Li Yanzhang exclaimed, "Shi Hui! How dare you plot a rebellion!"
Shi Hui looked at him with no attempt to hide her disgust and said, "The Li family members are all bad! I won't keep a single one of them!"
Li Yanzhang angrily shouted, "You!"
Liu Linye placed his hand on Li Yanzhang's shoulder, signaling him not to be led by the nose. He said, "Your Majesty the Empress Dowager is quite cunning. If I'm not mistaken, the sudden change of heart by the Eastern and Western kingdoms is related to you, isn't it? And using His Majesty's safety to lure the Empress away was also part of your plan, wasn't it?"
Upon hearing this, Shi Hui smiled and said, "That's right, it was all made by me."
Shi Hui suggested that the Eastern and Western Kingdoms attack the Qi Kingdom, and then send Li Xingyi away, so that she could take the opportunity to force the emperor to abdicate.
Ji Xi angrily said, "Shi Hui! How dare you collude with the enemy and betray your country!"
Shi Hui looked at Ji Xi and said, "Ji Xi, I am your mother-in-law, so you should speak politely."
Ji Xi then remembered that Qi Min's mother was Shi Hui. He had forgotten about it in his haste, but that did not stop Ji Xi's anger.
Shi Hui continued, "Min'er likes you, and I can let it go. As long as you're willing to stand by my side, you can still live happily with Min'er after this is done. What do you say?"
Ji Xi immediately retorted, "Don't even think about it!"
Upon seeing this, Li Yanzhang exclaimed, "Shi Hui! What exactly did you do with the two countries, East and West?!"
Shi Hui said, "I might as well tell you, so that you can die knowing why."
"I promise that if the two countries can lend me a hand, I will present each country with a beautiful woman every year after the matter is accomplished."
Both the emperors of the East and West were fond of beautiful women; otherwise, they would not have sought to marry the princess of Qi. The offer was indeed very attractive to them.
Li Yanzhang angrily retorted, "How could you do this?! Are you going to send that Shi family woman away too?!"
Shi Hui calmly replied, "Of course, not to mention the Ai family's daughters, even Yan'er can be sent away."
She said this without any emotional reaction, as if she had no feelings for them at all.
Shi Yi paused for a moment after hearing this, but ultimately said nothing, as if he had tacitly agreed.
Hiding outside the door, Shi Yan covered her mouth, tears streaming down her face, trying her best not to make a sound. She had never imagined that she would be abandoned by her closest relatives, and abandoned so completely.
Li Yanzhang pointed at Shi Hui and said, "Are you crazy?! She's your own niece! If your niece can be given away, then can't your daughter too?!"
Upon hearing this, Shi Hui immediately retorted, "Impossible! The only person I care about is Min'er! I would never send Min'er away!"
Li Yanzhang said, "Don't you have even the slightest feeling for Shi Yan?!"
Shi Hui said, "So what if I have one?! No one can compare to the place that Min'er holds in my heart!"
Li Yanzhang stared at her in shock, speechless.
Upon seeing this, Liu Linye exclaimed, "You're such a cold-blooded person!"
Shi Hui laughed and said, "So what?!"
Then she pointed and said, "Go! Kill them!"
Ji Xi and the others rushed forward and started a melee. Shi Hui looked at Qi Xuan on the high place and said, "Prince of Huainan, you should think this through."
Suddenly, several servants came to Qi Xuan's side, shielding him behind them and assuming a defensive posture, saying, "Your Highness, we are late."
Qi Xuan glanced at Shi Hui, then at the servants in front of him, and pushed them aside unhappily, saying, "Get out of the way! Do you really think I'm easy to bully?!"
He then picked up his sword and charged forward, joining the melee. Only then did the attendant realize that Qi Xuan was skilled in martial arts, and he also rushed forward, saying, "Your Highness, your subordinate is here to lend you a hand!"
After a long while, just as Li Yanzhang was about to kill a soldier, he heard Qi Xuan shout, "Wait! Young Master Li! Please give me this chance! There aren't enough enemies to go around!"
"..."
Li Yanzhang grabbed the soldier by the back of his collar and threw him towards Qi Xuan, where he landed right on Qi Xuan's sword. Qi Xuan laughed and said, "The 1378th one!"
The ground was littered with the corpses of soldiers, covered in blood.
Upon seeing this, Shi Hui exclaimed in disbelief, "Impossible! Impossible! There are clearly only 20,000 Imperial Guards in the capital! I have 50,000, how could I possibly lose?!"
Li Yanzhang threw the sword in his hand at Shunhua beside her, piercing her heart with a single blow, and Shunhua fell to the ground.
After the enemy was wiped out, Li Yanzhang looked at her and sneered, "Shi Hui, you underestimated your enemy."
“Every member of our Imperial Guard has been selected through rigorous processes, and their strength is considerable.”
"Also, your people are poorly trained."
Upon hearing this, Shi Hui slowly backed away, and Qian Wu, noticing this, immediately rushed forward and grabbed at her.
Shi Hui immediately spotted Shi Yan hiding outside the door, quickly drew a dagger and held Shi Yan hostage, shouting, "Don't come any closer! If you come any closer, I'll kill her!"
Qianwu had no choice but to stop. Seeing this, Li Yanzhang felt as if his heart was being gripped, his heart pounding, fearing that Shi Hui would really hurt Shi Yan.
Shi Yan's tears streamed down her face uncontrollably, and she choked out, "Aunt..."
Shi Hui said without any mercy, "Shut up! If you still consider me your aunt, then cooperate with me!"
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