Taiping rift 362. Night exploration, the whole army was wiped out

Late at night, a group of strong men in black quietly sneaked into the Mohist Army camp. Although this place is not the main camp of the Mohist Army where Prince Ding is in charge, it is only more than 20 miles away from the main camp, and they are closely related to each other. Moreover, this is also the place where the most food and grass are stored. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is the military supply warehouse of the Mohist Army's front line. The strict defense is self-evident. However, these people were able to sneak in quietly without alerting anyone, which shows their excellent ability.

In the silent barracks, except for the soldiers patrolling back and forth, all the soldiers have fallen asleep. In the darkness, only the occasional cries of night crows can be heard, which makes people feel vaguely uneasy.

The leader raised his hand to stop the people behind him from moving forward, looked around vigilantly, and suddenly whispered hurriedly: "We've been discovered, retreat!"

The others were also startled, but before they could react, a rain of silver arrows broke through the sky in the night.

"Retreat!" The men in black were all very skilled, and almost at the same time they scattered in all directions. The military camp was immediately lit up. A man in black walked out of the darkness, a sneer appeared on his lips, and he said, "Since you are here, don't leave. Chase!"

Countless black figures dashed across hidden places in the camp, chasing in the direction of the fleeing man in black.

These infiltrators in black did not flee directly, but instead wandered around, and many of them went to the place where military supplies were stored in the camp. It was obvious that they wanted to destroy most of the military supplies of the Mohist army in one fell swoop. You must know that before the three armies move, the food and grass must go first. In this era, when two armies fight, in addition to combat power and military tactics, they compete for food and grass. If you don't have food and grass, even if you are the most powerful army in the world, you will still starve to death.

They had a good plan, but how could the Mohist army, which had been in existence for hundreds of years, not have considered this problem? As soon as they entered the place where the grain was stored, they were surrounded by a group of equally mysterious men in black, and the two sides started fighting without saying a word.

On a hidden high ground not far from the camp, Xu Qingfeng, dressed in black, stood on the edge of the cliff, looking at the camp below with a gloomy face. Standing next to him were the always unruly Han Mingxi and the elegant Han Mingyue. Behind him stood a group of men in black, also staring at the camp with flickering lights not far away.

"What a great place." Han Mingxi smiled at Xu Qingfeng. He and Han Mingyue were originally ordered to escort food and fodder here, but they didn't expect to see such a good show.

Han Mingyue seemed to be thinking about something, and said calmly: "These people seem to act somewhat similarly to Qilin."

Xu Qingfeng said proudly, "It's just repeating what others have said. It's hard to paint the bones of a tiger, but it's not bad for the Beirong people to be able to do this. Since they provoked us first, it seems unreasonable not to teach them a lesson. Come here."

"Commander." A man in black stepped forward and bowed to obey the order.

Xu Qingfeng said, "There is a Northern Rong military camp about sixty miles from here. You might as well go and have a look."

"I obey your command." The man in black responded loudly, and with a wave of his hand, he led dozens of men in black and disappeared into the night.

The others stopped talking and looked down at the camp below. This place looked ordinary, but standing on the cliff, one could have a good view of the entire camp. In this way, even if the Beirong people had the ability to reach the sky, how could they escape the eyes of Qilin?

"They are going to retreat." The Beirong people below obviously knew that it was impossible to do so, and they were sent here to test the enemy. It would be a good thing if they could burn the food and grass of the Mohist army, but it didn't matter if they couldn't. Seeing that they couldn't gain the upper hand, they immediately prepared to retreat.

Xu Qingfeng stroked his chin and smiled, "Since they were sent to test us, just let one go. Kill the others." Han Mingxi, who was standing aside, couldn't help but twitch his lips. Letting only one go would be more embarrassing for the Beirong people than not letting any of them go back. It was clearly telling the Beirong people, you sent someone to test us, I'll leave one person to report back, I'm not afraid of your testing. I originally thought that among the brothers of the Xu family, Xu Qingfeng was the kindest one, but I didn't expect that he was not a good person either.

The Beirong people wanted to run away, so the Qilins let them go. But they did not let them go, but moved the battlefield outside the camp. The original twenty or so black-clothed men were soon separated and fought on their own. In less than half an hour, the camp, which was originally brightly lit, returned to peace.

In the darkness, three men in black ran frantically towards the Beirong camp. In this moonless night, even though there was a little starlight, it was not enough to illuminate the way ahead. The three of them ran in the woods in a panic and accidentally lost their way.

They stopped and looked back, and breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that there seemed to be no pursuers. One of them couldn't help but say, "I didn't expect these Central Plains people to be so powerful!" They were carefully trained by Helian Zhen and Helian Peng in the past few years, and they were much more elite and powerful than ordinary Northern Rong soldiers. The Northern Rong people respected the strength of their military power, and the warriors in the Yazi Army even looked down on the ordinary Northern Rong soldiers on weekdays, not to mention the Central Plains people who were always weak in their eyes. But they didn't expect that in the first battle of Yazi tonight, let alone one against several, even one-on-one, they couldn't gain any advantage, and even fell behind.

"It's just that the Central Plains people are cunning and set up an ambush beforehand!" The other person refused to admit defeat. He was more skilled than the others, and he had not suffered any loss in the battle with the Mohist army just now, but he had fewer people and had to flee. Naturally, he refused to admit defeat at this time.

The remaining person couldn't help but frown and said, "We seem to be lost. We'd better hurry back to the camp."

The other two also nodded in agreement. They had been running in the woods for more than an hour but still couldn't find a way out. They were obviously lost in the woods.

"It's hilarious that a mighty and powerful Northern Rong warrior would get lost!" In the woods, a burst of hearty laughter came from the darkness, but it was so erratic that people could not determine where the sound came from for a moment.

The three of them were all shocked. "Who is it?!"

"How do you know Ya Zi?!" Ya Zi was the mysterious trump card in Helian Zhen's hand. Not to mention outsiders, even the King of Beirong and Yelu Ye didn't know it in advance. They didn't expect that the other party would reveal their identities as soon as they opened their mouths.

The visitor laughed and said, "As long as they are barbarians who dare to step into the Central Plains, there is no reason for our Mohist army not to know about it."

"Qilin?!" the three of them said in unison, staring vigilantly at the void in the darkness.

"It's Qilin. Don't you all want to experience the power of Qilin? Why are you leaving again?" The figure in the dark laughed.

The leading black-clothed man shouted, "Come out and fight if you have the guts. Are you Central Plains people only good at sneaking around?" The man in the dark sneered, "I'm just going to deal with you!" A black shadow shot over like a stream of light. Before the three Beirong men could see the appearance of the person coming, the leading man felt a chill on his neck. A cold hand pinched his neck. With a little force, the Beirong man made a gurgling sound in his throat and fell to the ground, dead.

The remaining two Beirong men roared and rushed towards the shadow. The shadow snorted lightly, and a flash of cold light suddenly flashed. The soft sword with the cold light danced out dazzling flowers in the night. But a moment later, another man fell to the ground. The only remaining Beirong man was almost scared out of his wits. As long as they are human, they are afraid of death. Although the Beirong people are more brave than the Central Plains people, it does not mean that they are less afraid of death than the Central Plains people. If it were on the battlefield, the two armies might not care about life and death when fighting, but at this time in the dark night, facing this mysterious shadow, the bodies of his two comrades were lying beside him. The Beirong man, who had been running for more than an hour, finally lost his mind and roared. He didn't care about the difference between the enemy and himself, and just rushed towards the black shadow madly. The black shadow sneered, turned around and appeared behind the Beirong man, and slapped him right behind the neck. The crazy Beirong man fell to the ground immediately, and the forest returned to peace.

The man in black put away his soft sword, turned around and walked out of the forest. Outside the forest, Xu Qingfeng, Han Mingxi and others had been waiting there. Walking out of the dark forest, a handsome face appeared under the starlight. Who else could it be but Zhuo Jing?

Han Mingxi leaned against the tree trunk and yawned in boredom, saying, "Just three little thieves who escaped, is it necessary for Princess Ding's most capable confidant to personally take action? It's making a big fuss out of nothing."

Zhuo Jing ignored Han Mingxi's ridicule and said calmly: "Princess, I just want to know how strong these people are."

Xu Qingfeng asked curiously, "How was it?" They had watched the fight from beginning to end tonight, and naturally saw that these people's strength was not far behind Qilin. They were indeed trained by Helian Zhen after years of hard work.

Zhuo Jing smiled and said, "Your skills are not bad, but other aspects are far behind." In Qilin's training, personal skills are of course very important, but they are not absolute. There are also some people in Qilin whose skills are only slightly better than ordinary soldiers. But they have expertise that others cannot match. Moreover, Qilin is good at teamwork. If they are surrounded by them, even the best masters in the world will not find it easy to escape. In addition, there are various practical skills training, so the incident like these Beirong people getting lost in the woods tonight will never happen to Qilin.

In addition, the psychological quality of these Beirong people is far less outstanding than that of Qilin members. In the past few years, under the leadership of Qin Feng and others, Qilin has gradually formed a standardized system, and every officially selected member has emerged from various desperate situations. They will only become stronger when facing stronger opponents, and will only become calmer when facing dangerous situations instead of going crazy meaninglessly.

Xu Qingfeng nodded and said, "That's good. Let's go back too."

In the early morning, Helian Peng and Yelu Ye sat in the battle waiting for news. Yelu Ye frowned slightly, feeling a little uneasy. Ever since the war with the Mohist army, he has been worried about Ye Li's Qilin. Although the Qilin has not made any movement, their reputation of hitting the target with one blow always casts a shadow of uneasiness in his heart. If Helian Peng's grudge can restrain the Qilin, he will naturally have fewer concerns when marching and fighting.

Looking at the sky outside which was about to get bright, Yeluye sighed with disappointment and said, "It seems like it won't work."

Helian Peng did not show any anxiety on his face, and said calmly: "Your Highness, don't worry. It is expected that these people will fail. If the Mohist Army cannot even deal with such a small accident, the Mohist Army is too vulnerable. This time, I just want to know how strong the Qilin of the Mohist Army is."

Hearing what Helian Peng said, Yelu Ye was relieved and said, "Helian, you just need to know what's going on. Although Ye Li is a woman, she is no easier to deal with than Mo Xiuyao. Helian, please be careful."

"Oh?" Helian Peng looked at Yeluye with some surprise. He was surprised that Yeluye valued Ye Li so much. Although even if Yeluye didn't say it, he would never look down on Ye Li.

Yeluye smiled bitterly and shook his head, saying, "I just figured it out these past two days. Ren Qining was defeated by Ye Li... I'm afraid Ye Li had already started to plot when Ren Qining first arrived in Li City. These are things that Mo Xiuyao and Xu Qingchen cannot interfere with. Also, when Ye Li defeated Lei Zhenting in the northwest, many people said it was an accident. But they in the Central Plains said it well, many accidents piled up together, I'm afraid it's not an accident, but a premeditated plan."

Helian Peng nodded in agreement, "Your Highness is right. In the past two years, I have carefully studied the whole story of Ye Li's defeat of Lei Zhenting. It was obvious that Ye Li deliberately showed weakness to lure Lei Zhenting's army into the hinterland and cut off his food supply from the rear. He also gave up the city of Xinyang to destroy the most elite troops of the Xiling army. Lei Zhenting's defeat was indeed not unfair. Princess Ding is a woman, but she is not lacking in vision, scheming, decisiveness, and courage. If she were not a woman, I'm afraid there would be another person competing for hegemony in the Central Plains."

They were both silent for a while, and thinking about the current situation, they couldn't help but sigh that the Central Plains is really a place of outstanding people and beautiful scenery. It would be difficult for the Northern Rong to conquer the Central Plains.

"Your Highness, General Helian, the troops we sent out last night have returned." Someone reported from outside the tent.

Yeluye couldn't help but stand up and asked, "How many people have returned?"

The guard outside the tent hesitated for a moment before answering, "Your Highness, there is only one person."

"One person?" Not only Yelu Ye, but even Helian Peng was a little surprised. Although they talked about the fact that Ya Zi would be defeated tonight, which was also a lesson for these arrogant subordinates. But even Helian Peng did not expect that only one person would come back alive. Originally, he thought that even if these people could not defeat the Mohist Army and failed to complete the mission, they could at least escape back.

"Let him in!" Helian Peng said in a deep voice.

Not long after, a dishevelled man in black came in, looking gloomy. He knelt before Yeluye and Helianpeng and said, "I am honored to meet you, Prince and General."

Helian Peng frowned and asked in a deep voice, "What's going on?"

The man in black recounted his experience last night. It turned out that he was the last one to be knocked unconscious by Zhuo Jing in the forest. Zhuo Jing didn't hit him hard, so he won in a short time. He stumbled out of the forest and returned to the Beirong camp when it was almost dawn.

Helian Peng and Yelu Ye looked even uglier. How could there be only one person left to escape? The last one was clearly released by the Mohist Army on purpose to report the news. When the man in black finished speaking, Helian Peng stood up and slashed the man in black's neck with a knife. The man in black suddenly widened his eyes and fell to the ground with his eyes wide open. He did not die at the hands of the enemy, but in the end died at the hands of the person who trained him.

Helian Peng wiped the blood off the knife and said coldly: "Since you are the only one left, there is no need to go back." Although he wanted to suppress the arrogance and pride of these people last night, such a terrible defeat would not teach them a lesson but completely suppress their morale. If they were allowed to return to Yazi, these things would spread out, which would inevitably make Yazi people have a natural fear of the Mohist Army and Qilin, which would be very detrimental to the war. The people of the Central Plains have a saying that is right, ignorance is fearlessness.

"Your Highness, General Ye He sent someone to report that his camp was attacked last night. Two granaries were burned!" The soldier outside the door hurried over to report.

Yeluye's face darkened, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Qilin!"

Helian Peng lowered his eyes and said in a deep voice: "You are returning the favor so quickly, you are indeed worthy of being the Mohist Army."

Yeluye said coldly: "Helian, no matter what method you use, you must get rid of Qilin for me as soon as possible! Otherwise, they will become a worry for me sooner or later!" Compared with the Mohist Army, food and grass are more important to the Northern Rong Army. Even if the Mohist Army has no food and grass, they can still find a way to mobilize it from other places. The area of ​​the territory controlled by the Ding Palace now spans the two countries of the original Great Chu and Xiling. The area is not small compared to the original Great Chu. Even if it does not include Jiangnan and other places known as the Great Chu granary, it is easy to collect food for a few hundred thousand troops. But looking at the Northern Rong Army, the Northern Rong Royal Court is thousands of miles away from the Great Chu, and the Northern Rong itself does not produce food. They could only plunder the people inside the pass, but when they first entered the pass, most of the people in the north were killed by them. After two years, only one in ten people in the north survived. Where would they get so much food to plunder? Although they only lost two small granaries, Yelu Ye was still furious.

Helian Peng responded: "Seventh Prince, please rest assured."

"I hope you won't let me down." Yelu Ye said in a deep voice.

In the Mohist Army camp, Ye Li couldn't help but smile after listening to Zhuo Jing's report and said, "This Helian Peng is quite interesting."

Mo Xiuyao snorted in displeasure and said, "What's the point? I don't have the time to deal with those things that only work but don't know the meaning. I have trained hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers." There was no concept of special operations in this era. Naturally, no one except Ye Li could summarize a self-contained combat direction, combat theory practice and training methods. In Mo Xiuyao's opinion, Helian Peng's so-called Ya Zi might not be as good as the original secret guards of Dingwang Mansion. The most important thing is that Helian Peng has no clear idea what Ya Zi is used for. Now it seems that it is just to oppose Qilin, but they are not Qilin's opponents, which means that Helian Zhen and Helian Peng have wasted a lot of effort.

Ye Liqian smiled and said, "Since Helian Peng has this idea, it is obvious that he is targeting me. Let me deal with this new and famous general of Beirong."

Mo Xiuyao hesitated for a moment before nodding and saying, "Okay, when He Su comes, let him follow you. Also, Yun Ting and Chen Yun, you should follow the princess as well."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Yun Ting and Chen Yun lined up and bowed in response. Yun Ting was originally brought back to the Mo Family Army by Ye Li from Yonglin Murong Shen. Chen Yun also admired this young princess very much. When Mo Xiuyao gave such an order, the two of them naturally agreed happily.

Ye Li nodded in agreement. The generals below looked at each other for a few times, and had a deeper understanding of Ye Li's status in their hearts. He Su was originally a secret guard beside Princess Ding, and now he has 300,000 troops under his command. He is no worse than other veterans in the Ding Palace. This time he followed Princess Ding to pacify the northern border, but the prince still let He Su follow the princess. It is obvious that he wants to hand over He Su and his troops to the princess for full control. Become a veritable personal soldier in the hands of Princess Ding. What is the most important thing in the world today? Naturally, it is military power. The prince can even share military power with the princess. What else can't he give?

Now, Prince Ding's Mansion and the Northern Rong are in full-scale war, and the entire battlefield stretches from outside Feihong Pass to near Chujing. The entire battle line can be said to occupy more than half of the original northern part of Great Chu, so it is naturally impossible to surround a large area. The Mohist Army is also divided into three routes: left, middle, and right. The right route army is led by Ye Li, stationed in Lingjiu Mountain near Feihong Pass. The left route army is led by Lu Jinxian and occupies Liangcheng, a hundred miles away from Chujing. And Mo Xiuyao is stationed in the middle army, guarding the Mohist Army's middle route camp. So Ye Li had just returned from the northern border, and had to leave again without a few days of rest.

If Ye Li is willing, she can stay in the camp with Mo Xiuyao. Even if Ye Li does nothing from now on, the Mo family army will never complain about this princess. But Ye Li is not willing to do so. She did not go to the battlefield to gain the recognition of the Mo family army, but because she likes it. Even after a lifetime, the heroic spirit of being born in a military family has never been eroded. So everyone in the world thinks that Princess Ding looks like a scholarly lady, but acts more like a descendant of a general.

Outside the Mohist army camp, Zhuo Jing, Qin Feng and others stood far away, looking up at the sky and the earth but not looking at their wise and powerful His Royal Highness Prince Ding who looked down upon the world.

Lin Han looked up at the sky, touched his nose, and signaled Qin Feng with his eyes: Are you going to leave or not? It's almost dark?

Qin Feng touched his nose and rolled his eyes: How should I know?

Zhuo Jing looked at his nose and then his heart: If we can't leave today, we can leave tomorrow. The prince and princess are not in a hurry, so why should we be in a hurry?

Feng Zhiyao, who came to see them off, looked at someone awkwardly, and decided decisively that his relationship with Qin Feng and the others was better than his relationship with Princess Ding, so he should still send them off. The four looked at each other expressionlessly, but they were all complaining in their hearts: What sin did Master commit in his previous life that he was enslaved by such a person for most of his life? If outsiders saw it, Master would lose all his face.

On the other side, Ye Li looked helplessly at someone who was looking at her eagerly, and sighed, "Xiu Yao, I have to go."

Mo Xiuyao said with some resentment: "Ah Li just came back, can't she stay with me in the Central Army? I'll let Nan Hou go to Lingjiu Mountain for a while, okay?"

Ye Li said softly: "We have already agreed on this before."

"You can go back on your word even if you've made an agreement. I've gone back on my word." Mo Xiuyao said confidently, "I will now order Nan Hou and his son to go to Lingjiu Mountain immediately."

Ye Li rolled his eyes at the sky. What was wrong with him being so coquettish no matter what? He had never been so abnormal in front of others. "Are you the same age as Mo Xiaobao? Mo Xiaobao never goes back on his word like you do. Be good... defeat the Beirong people quickly and everything will be fine."

Mo Xiuyao held her in his arms and said gloomily, "Ali lied to me. After defeating the Beirong people, there is still Lei Zhenting, and maybe Mo Jingli. Why don't they die?" A trace of scarlet light flashed in his eyes buried in Ye Li's shoulder, and Mo Xiuyao said gloomily. Ye Li sighed softly, "They will die, stop making trouble, I have to go."

After much persuasion, Mo Xiuyao finally let go of Ye Li. He watched her mount her horse and ride away with a gloomy look. Feng Zhiyao, who was standing beside her, couldn't help but laugh in a low voice, "My Lord, this isn't the first time the princess has gone out, there's no need to be so reluctant to part with her, right?" The most important thing is, if you casually subvert your image like this, it will be hard for not only your subordinates but also me, a buddy who grew up with you, to accept it.

"Humph! If you have time to joke around, why don't you kill Yelu Ye for me!" Mo Xiuyao glanced at Feng Zhiyao indifferently, snorted coldly, and walked away. There was no trace of the harmless look he had just shown in front of Ye Li.

Feng Zhiyao groaned, holding his chest and shaking his head helplessly with a bitter smile. He really values ​​women over friendship. Even if he is angry, he doesn't need to vent it on an innocent passerby. If you don't want the princess to leave, you shouldn't have agreed to it in the first place. Feng Zhiyao secretly complained in his heart, but he could only follow him helplessly. Who made him so unlucky in making friends?

Ye Li and his party left the Mohist Army camp and rode quickly to the Lingjiu Mountain camp. This place is not only the closest to Feihong Pass, but also the closest to the area controlled by Lei Zhenting. Lei Zhenting has hundreds of thousands of troops on the border. Although Xiling is very busy now, no one can say whether Lei Zhenting will intervene when the Mohist Army and Beirong are fighting the most fiercely. The reason why Ye Li is stationed here in person is to be able to respond in case of any accidents.

Lingjiu Mountain was more than two hundred miles away from the main camp of the Mohist Army. Even if Ye Li and his companions rode at full speed, they would not be able to arrive there until at least night. However, there were people guarding the camp, and there was also the veteran general Yuan Pei at Feihong Pass, so Ye Li and his companions were not in a hurry.

The group rode their horses along the way, not too fast or too slow, and hurried to Lingjiu Mountain. When they reached the exit of the mountain, Qin Feng took the lead and pulled the reins. The galloping horse was suddenly pulled by the reins, and the horse neighed and stood up on its legs, turning around for a few steps before stopping. Ye Li and others who followed him naturally stopped as well.

"Who are you, my friend? Please show yourself." Qin Feng said loudly, and his voice echoed strangely in the mountain stream.

"Haha... Princess Ding, I have long heard of your great name. Today I see that you are indeed worthy of your reputation." On the mountain road ahead, a young man wearing a battle robe and holding a long sword appeared. He laughed and bowed to Ye Li. Ye Li frowned slightly, rode forward and smiled calmly, "General Helian, nice to meet you."

The smile on Helian Peng's face faded slightly, "Princess Ding has good eyesight."

Ye Li smiled faintly and said, "Who else but General Helian dares to lead troops to block the road under the control of my Mohist Army? General Helian, did you also come here with your Jiaozi today?" After hearing what Ye Li said, the muscles at the corners of Helian Peng's eyes jumped. Last time, he underestimated the strength of the Mohist Army, so that all the people he sent out were annihilated. Although only a few dozen people were sent out for the purpose of testing, it is not a glorious record to test and then annihilate the whole army. He said in a deep voice: "I did come here with Jiaozi, but it seems that the princess did not bring Qilin. It is really a pity. Does the princess think that this place is controlled by the Mohist Army, so there is no danger and they can do whatever they want?"

"How dare I have such an idea? Even if I stay at home, troubles may come to my door. But, I can't just stop going out from now on, right? Wouldn't that be like choking and throwing away food?" Ye Li said with a smile.

Helian Peng looked at the woman in white thoughtfully. Compared with the women in the Northern Rong, the women in the Central Plains never looked old. If she were in the Northern Rong, Ye Li would look no more than 17 or 18 years old. She was wearing simple snow-colored clothes, and her black hair was casually tied up. In the breeze, her snow-white clothes fluttered, and her hair danced lightly, just like the Snow Mountain Saint in the ancient legend.

"Since I'm here, I would like to invite the princess to be my guest in the Beirong Army today. I hope the princess will do me the honor." Helian Peng said in a deep voice.

Hearing this, Qin Feng, Zhuo Jing and the others looked at Helian Peng with a more gloomy and fierce look. Several people rushed forward and blocked Ye Li. Helian Peng didn't care. He laughed and waved his hand. A group of people in black came out on the mountain road. At a glance, there were more than a hundred people. Helian Peng looked at Ye Li and said seriously: "Please give me the honor, Princess."

Qin Feng sneered and said, "You are too arrogant to want to take the princess away with just a few people."

"Oh?" Helian Peng raised his eyebrows and glanced at Qin Feng and the others. "Who are these people?" He could see that the aura of Qin Feng and the others was definitely not just ordinary guards. Unfortunately, the intelligence of the Beirong people was far less accurate than that of the Mohist Army, and they couldn't even recognize the few people Ye Li trusted the most.

Qin Feng said calmly: "General Helian, you are an unknown person, so please don't ask me. However, General Helian wants to invite the princess to be his guest, so he has to ask us first."

Helian Peng grinned and said, "Really? In that case... go ahead!"

The black-clad men behind him received the order and immediately surrounded Ye Li and the others. Qin Feng, Lin Han and the others rushed forward, but Zhuo Jing retreated and pushed to Ye Li's side without attacking. The people Ye Li brought with him, including Qin Feng, Yun Ting, Chen Yun, and a few others, totaled no more than ten people. It was naturally a bit difficult to fight against the hundreds of people under Helian Peng. However, these people were the best among the best, and they managed to defeat so many people and did not fall behind.

Seeing this, even Helian Peng couldn't help but change color slightly. I don't know if these people were specially sent by Mo Xiuyao to protect Ye Li or if the fighting power of the Mo family army is so strong. If it is the latter, I am afraid that the end of the Beirong army will be worrying.

"As expected of the elite of the Mohist Army, you are indeed extraordinary." Helian Peng praised loudly, "Princess, no matter how powerful your people are, I'm afraid they can't be as powerful as me, right? Why let me sacrifice myself? I sincerely invite you to visit Beirong, why don't you give me some face?" Helian Peng's appearance is not handsome, but he has a rare bravery that is rare among men in the Central Plains. He said such flowery words, which gave people a weird sense of disharmony.

Ye Li smiled faintly and said, "General Helian seems to be very interested in my Qilin?"

Helian Peng raised his eyebrows and smiled, "It's embarrassing to say, but I find it very interesting. How can I not be extremely impressed by the fact that the princess can train such a mysterious army, whose combat power is even far superior to the Mohist Army's trump card Black Cloud Cavalry? I just want to ask the princess for advice."

Ye Li nodded and said, "In that case, I will tell you how to use Qilin." Before she finished speaking, Ye Li raised her hand and a sharp whoosh sounded through the air. A turquoise flash shot into the sky, and instantly emerald fireworks were set off in the sky. A moment later, emerald fireworks rose in a place not far away.

Helian Peng's face darkened and he asked in a cold voice: "How come there is a Qilin here? Did the princess expect that I would be waiting here?" The two fireworks were obviously the people of the Mohist Army responding to Ye Li's call, and the one who would use this as a means was most likely a Qilin.

Ye Li shook her head and smiled, "General, do you think I can really predict the future? The purpose of Qilin is to be everywhere at any time. This is still a battlefield, so how can we do without them?"

Helian Peng sneered. Compared with Qilin, his subordinate Yazi was indeed a bit out of shape. But it didn't matter... "Then Princess, why don't you see if they can come to save you in time!" After saying that, Helian Peng flew up and rushed towards Ye Li on the opposite side. What surprised Ran was that Helian Peng was not like the ordinary Beirong people who only valued external skills. On the contrary, he also practiced the Central Plains internal skills, and it seemed that his skills were not shallow. At least with Ye Li's eyes, he couldn't tell how deep he was.

Zhuo Jing beside Ye Li jumped up and flew over. The two started fighting in the air, and in a flash, they had exchanged more than ten moves before they both landed. Zhuo Jing's face was slightly gloomy. Helian Peng's martial arts skills were beyond his expectations. If he had joined forces with Qin Feng and Lin Han, he would have had no chance of winning, but now it was impossible.

Helian Peng was quite confident in his martial arts. He had fought with the Mo family army several times before and had never met an opponent, although Mo Xiuyao did not attack. He did not expect to be stopped by an inconspicuous guard. With a cold smile, Helian Peng praised: "Good kung fu."

Zhuo Jing remained silent and stared at Helian Peng calmly.

Helian Peng snorted and said with a smile, "It's a pity that it's still a little short." After saying that, he ignored Zhuo Jing and flew towards Ye Li again. How could Zhuo Jing let him succeed? He flew up to block him. On the other side, Ye Li also jumped off the horse at the same time, and the short blade in his hand flashed and stabbed Helian Peng's chest. Helian Peng exclaimed in surprise and raised his hand to grab Ye Li's wrist. But he saw Ye Li move his wrist and slash his wrist with the horizontal blade. In just a moment, Helian Peng saw the short blade in Ye Li's hand clearly. It was not like an ordinary dagger, but a three-pointed spike with a blood groove on it. If you were stabbed like that, you would definitely lose half your life if you didn't die.

Helian Peng stepped back and said with a smile: "Princess Ding has such a cruel hand."

Although Ye Li was a woman, she was not afraid of anyone in close combat. It was just that she had practiced internal skills too late, so she could not achieve great success in internal skills. At this time, in close combat, internal skills were not of much use. Although Helian Peng was very powerful, he was still far from being able to send and receive as he wished.

Zhuo Jing would not let Ye Li fight alone, so he flew up with a long sword and swung it with unparalleled force. The two of them, one at a distance and one at a close distance, cooperated well, and for a while Helian Peng was helpless.

Helian Peng knew that if he wanted to capture Ye Li, he had to deal with Zhuo Jing first. However, with Ye Li around, he had no time to deal with Zhuo Jing, and Zhuo Jing was not a useless person that he could easily knock down. Therefore, he had to turn to attack Ye Li. As long as he hurt Ye Li first, he would naturally have time to deal with Zhuo Jing.

Having made up his mind, Helian Peng swung the long sword in his hand and separated himself from Ye Li. The long sword danced vigorously and came towards Ye Li. Ye Li knew that she was far less powerful than Helian Peng, so she did not fight back and flew back. Zhuo Jing stepped forward to block Helian Peng's long sword, and Ye Li appeared behind him and stabbed Helian Peng with the short blade in her hand. Helian Peng was waiting for this moment, and swung the long sword in his hand with all his strength. Even Zhuo Jing was shocked by his strong sword energy. However, Ye Li, who should have been more seriously injured than Zhuo Jing, seemed to ignore the sword energy and rushed forward towards Helian Peng.

Ye Li moved very quickly, and in a flash, the short blade in her hand had already stabbed Helian Peng. Helian Peng didn't have time to be surprised at how Ye Li could resist his strength, and his face was distorted by the severe pain in his body. Zhuo Jing retreated to the side and swung the long whip in his hand to pull Ye Li back.

Helian Peng stood still, and when he saw the wound on his body, he gasped. Although he dodged quickly, the thorn only pierced his arm. But it can be expected that this arm will not be able to move for two or three months. If it really pierced the body, even if it was not a vital part, I am afraid that no matter how much internal strength I have, I will die.

"Your Highness, you have some good tricks." Helian Peng stared at Ye Li with a changing expression.

Ye Li looked calm and said calmly: "General Helian has overrated. The general's martial arts skills are extremely rare among the Northern Rong people."

Helian Peng did not hide it and said with a smile: "Yes, my martial arts were indeed taught by the masters of the Central Plains." Helian Peng tore off a long scarf and bandaged the bleeding wound while smiling.

"Not just one master, I also know a few masters from the Central Plains."

Helian Peng smiled and said, "It's embarrassing to say that my master... just happened to die at the hands of Prince Ding."

Ye Li frowned slightly and pondered for a moment, "Murong Xiong." Murong Xiong was probably the only one who could teach such a master after dying at the hands of Mo Xiuyao. Moreover, Helian Peng's martial arts style was indeed similar to Murong Xiong's.

Helian Peng smiled but said nothing, neither admitting nor denying.

Ye Li didn't care and said calmly: "General Helian had better go back quickly. A bleeding arm can still kill someone."

Although Helian Peng bandaged the wound on his arm, it obviously couldn't stop the bleeding. After a while, the whole cloth was stained blood red. Helian Peng smiled bitterly, raised his hand and pressed a few acupuncture points. Just as he was about to speak, he saw a few cold lights flashing in the distant woods, and several feather arrows shot towards this side. Not far away, several men in black were shot and fell to the ground. Helian Peng's face changed, "You came so quickly! Retreat!"