Chapter 294 Besides celebrating the New Year with you all today, I have another piece of good news to tell you.
The targeted strikes were powerful enough to shatter Niu Tiezhu's knife, something Li Shiyue hadn't expected.
She was really holding back when she fought Niu Tiezhu!
He didn't use any internal energy; it was purely due to his great strength and fast swordsmanship.
Yet, even this can cause the blade to crack!
Niu Tiezhu was dumbfounded, and the onlookers, from the Prince of Zhenbei down to the low-ranking military officers, all looked incredulous.
With the knife shattered, Li Shiyue naturally couldn't take advantage of the situation, so she withdrew her attack and returned.
But looking at the broken blade of Niu Tiezhu, he couldn't accept that he had lost like this!
If he were to admit defeat so easily, wouldn't all the tough talk he had made earlier become a joke?
So, after a moment of hesitation, Niu Tiezhu ignored the broken blades on the ground, and instead gripped the broken blade and swung it at Li Shiyue again.
Li Shiyue frowned. She felt that things had come to this point, so Niu Tiezhu should just admit defeat. It would be a win-win situation for everyone.
What's wrong with admitting defeat?
Zhang Dayong had lost before Niu Tiezhu;
Before Zhang Dayong, didn't the general who said Li Shiyue had never been on the battlefield and would cry at the sight of blood also fall?
If we go back further, Li Shiyue also threw the eight princes of the Turks to the ground.
So, even if Niu Tiezhu admits defeat, it's really nothing.
However, Niu Tiezhu refused to admit defeat and continued to advance forward with his knife.
In that case, Li Shiyue would naturally not indulge him.
Therefore, the quick-knife technique was used with a "swish swish swish" motion!
Murder is out of the question, after all, today is New Year's Day, the first day of the new year, and killing someone would be considered unlucky.
So Li Shiyue quickly swung his knife at Niu Tiezhu, tearing his obviously new outer garment into shreds.
Li Shiyue was quite particular; she controlled her strength and only tore her outer garment, leaving her white inner garment intact.
This at least prevented Niu Tiezhu from making a fool of himself in front of the important person.
However, with Li Shiyue tearing his clothes into strips as if he were playing a trick on him, Niu Tiezhu had truly lost face.
A few breaths later, Li Shiyue, who had sheathed his sword, looked at Ma San. Ma San shouted and stopped Niu Tiezhu, who was still charging towards Li Shiyue with the broken sword.
Now that things have come to this, Niu Tiezhu has no choice but to admit defeat, whether he wants to or not.
"Li Shiyue wins!"
"You flatter me, General Niu!"
Looking down at the broken blade on the ground and his clothes, which had been torn by Li Shiyue as if she were playing a trick on him, Niu Tiezhu had to admit that Li Shiyue was indeed more powerful than himself.
The loser leaves the stage, and nobody cares.
Li Shiyue put down her knife, turned around and bowed to the Prince of Zhenbei, who was sitting at the head of the table with a slightly surprised expression, and said: "Your Highness, although Shiyue has never been on the battlefield, she has killed barbarians!"
"If Your Highness requires it, October is willing to go to the battlefield, to take up arms and ride forth for Your Highness, for Andong, and for Dalong, to slay all the enemies!"
"well!
With soldiers like you under my command, I am confident that I can ensure the peace of the land I govern!
Lieutenant Li, get up quickly! You are a military officer personally appointed by the King. I believe in you, and I am sure you will achieve great things in the future!
General Zhang and General Niu are just worried that you have never been on the battlefield and have no experience.
Now that they've witnessed your true abilities, they'll surely be convinced.
Come, today is New Year's Day, and you are all civil and military officials of Andong. I will drink this cup with you all!
Last year, the border regions were peaceful and there was no war on the frontier, all thanks to your hard work and dedication.
Let's celebrate the New Year together!
Li Shiyue returned to her seat, picked up her wine glass, raised it like the others, and drank the wine with the Prince of Zhenbei.
The Prince of Zhenbei, having put down his wine cup, spoke again: "Gentlemen, although the border is at peace, there are undercurrents within the pass, and I... am very worried about it."
At this point, who still doesn't understand the unfinished words of the Prince of Zhenbei?
Therefore, Li Shiyue shouted first: "Your Highness has the world in your heart, and this humble general is willing to follow you to the death!"
"This humble general is willing to follow Your Highness to the death!" Most of the generals in the hall echoed in unison.
Some of the military officers took a moment to glance at Li Shiyue; this time, they truly dared not underestimate this young lady.
They all knew that Li Shiyue was not only capable, but also very good at pleasing the prince. She was much better at talking and winning the prince's favor than they, these grown men.
Look, she was the first to speak up and echo the prince. Her clear, crisp female voice was much more pleasant to hear than the shouts of these roughnecks.
However, some people think that Li Shiyue's personal combat skills may be really impressive, but who knows what will happen on the battlefield?
Besides, whether Li Shiyue can go to the battlefield is another matter entirely.
Didn't you hear the Prince of Zhenbei's repetitive words to outsiders? He didn't agree to send Li Shiyue to the battlefield in those words.
Therefore, the more shrewd military officers would only glance at Li Shiyue and that was it; they would never be as brazen as Zhang Dayong and Niu Tiezhu in directly provoking Li Shiyue.
At that moment, the Prince of Zhenbei raised his hand and pressed down to stop the crowd from expressing their loyalty.
"I appreciate your loyalty, everyone."
After saying this, the Prince of Zhenbei raised his cup again, "Today we will only talk about romance and not anything else."
Come, gentlemen, let us drink another cup!
Then a group of beautiful dancers dressed in brightly colored dresses began to dance in the center of the hall.
Li Shiyue put down his wine glass and picked up the roast chicken on the small table in front of him to eat.
She deliberately acted rudely, directly reaching out and grabbing the chicken leg of the roast chicken to eat.
In order to present herself to the outside world as a guileless, loyal, and highly skilled warrior devoted to the Prince of Zhenbei, she had no choice but to act in this way.
Regardless of whether she could convince others, Li Shiyue at least felt that the number of the dozen or so military officers looking at her had decreased significantly compared to before.
After the dancers left, the Prince of Zhenbei raised his wine cup again and announced another big piece of news to the crowd.
"Besides celebrating the New Year with you all today, I have another piece of good news to share with you."
Li Shiyue looked at the smiling face of the Prince of Zhenbei, exchanged a glance with the Princess Zhao Changying beside him, and then turned to the crowd and said, "I am deeply grateful to Duke Xie Zheng of Mengying. His granddaughter Xie Mingyue is gentle and virtuous, and is about the same age as my son Liu Shu."
Last winter, our two families exchanged birth charts and arranged the marriage!
The hall fell silent for a moment, then burst into cheers.
General Liu Tan was the first to stand up. He raised his wine cup to the Prince of Zhenbei and Liu Shu: "Congratulations, Your Highness! Congratulations, Heir Apparent!"
The daughter of the Duke of England and the Crown Prince are truly a match made in heaven!
Liu Shu quickly stood up, bowed to Liu Tan, and said, "Thank you, elder brother! I will certainly live up to Father's expectations!"
Li Shiyue followed the crowd and rose with the others to toast and congratulate the Prince of Zhenbei, his wife, and Liu Shu at the head of the table.
What she was thinking was, "I'll have to ask Ninth Sister later what kind of background this Duke of Ying is."
Later, Li Shiyue listened carefully to Liu Tan and Liu Shu talking and heard them say that Liu Shu's marriage was set for three years later, that is, the year after Liu Shu's eighteenth birthday.
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