"Grand Princess..." Seeing that Grand Princess Dongyu was hit on the shoulder by Qu Changqing, the deputy general in the distance was very anxious. He was so frightened that he was sweating profusely but was powerless to do anything. He shouted loudly while dodging the Chu King's army that was besieging him from all sides.
With a "rip..." sound, Qu Changqing exerted force with his wrist, and the sword continued to press into Princess Dongyu's shoulder.
Princess Dongyu's knees were bent suddenly by Qu Changqing's great pressure, and she immediately knelt on the ground. However, she bit her lips tightly, endured the severe pain in her shoulder, and suddenly rolled backwards, saving her life from Qu Changqing's sword. However, the sword tip cut all the way down from her shoulder. Princess Dongyu felt that the skin on her shoulder was as if burned by fire, and the blood spilled all over the ground was so shocking.
Princess Dongyu, who had rolled around for a few rounds, gritted her teeth and managed to stop rolling. She knelt on one knee, her heroic face now pale and covered in cold sweat...
"Swoosh..." Qu Changqing saw that the other party had no strength to resist, and was about to step forward to capture him, but he heard a strong sword energy rushing towards his face.
Realizing the direction the sword energy was coming from, Qu Changqing had no choice but to stop. He then slightly turned sideways, holding the long sword in his hand to block his chest. In the blink of an eye, he knocked down the oncoming long sword...
"Gee..." However, this blink of an eye gave Princess Dongyu time to catch her breath. She took advantage of Qu Changqing's distraction to stand up immediately, support her injured shoulder with one hand, run to the nearest horse, turn over and get on the horse's back. She immediately grasped the reins with her bloody hands, and rode her warhorse to rush out of the military camp in the chaos.
"Protect the princess!" When the deputy general saw that Princess Dongyu had escaped, he immediately shouted to the Dongyu army that was fighting with the Chu King's army.
As soon as he finished speaking, hundreds of Dongyu soldiers rode on their warhorses to follow the princess...
Qu Changqing glanced coldly and shot the long sword in his hand at his deputy general Dongyu. Then he raised his right hand to his mouth and whistled. Then he saw the warhorse that had just fallen to the ground suddenly stand up from the ground and run to his side.
Qu Changqing ran towards his horse and instantly sat firmly on it. With one hand tightly gripping the reins and the other tapping the horse's back with the hilt of his sword, he chased in the direction where Princess Dongyu had disappeared...
"Damned Qu Changqing, he actually took advantage of my carelessness to attack the military camp!" In the dark night, a series of almost roaring growls were left behind on the madly galloping mountain road. Princess Dongyu lowered her upper body and sat on the horse's back. She was pale and sweating profusely. The wound on her shoulder kept bleeding because of the bumps on the horse's back. She almost fainted from the pain.
However, her strong desire to survive made her eyes clear and her mind clear. She stared at the dark road ahead and rushed straight forward...
"Princess, Qu Changqing is catching up alone." The Dongyu Army behind gradually caught up with the eldest princess. Seeing Qu Changqing following far behind, they hurriedly reminded her.
Upon hearing the news, Princess Dongyu turned her head and glanced coldly behind her. She saw a man and a horse chasing her straight ahead in the silver-gray moonlight. The long sword in the man's hand shone coldly in the moonlight, and he rushed towards her with murderous intent.
Seeing that Qu Changqing refused to let her go, Princess Dongyu was filled with murderous intent. She then whispered to the Dongyu soldiers beside her, "Alright, since he's so eager to die, I'll grant his wish! You all know this area well, so go ahead and hide. I'll lure him into the trap!"
"Yes!" Hundreds of people obeyed the order of Princess Dongyu and instantly divided into several teams and ran towards different roads, while Princess Dongyu continued to run towards the road ahead alone.
Seeing that Princess Dongyu was the only one left among the hundreds of people in front of him, Qu Changqing became even more alert, but there was no trace of fear on his face. In fact, the speed of the warhorse under him was much faster than before.
Seeing the distance between the two getting closer, Qu Changqing bit the long sword in his hand with his teeth, freed his right hand to draw out the scabbard at his waist, and when the opportunity arose, he threw the scabbard towards the horse where Princess Wang Dongyu was sitting.
"Hiss..." The warhorse felt pain in its abdomen, suddenly stopped running wildly, raised its head and screamed towards the sky.
Princess Dongyu was injured in the shoulder and could not control the warhorse with one hand. She fell forward and her figure rotated in an arc in the air before landing on the ground. She was seriously injured and almost fell when she landed. Fortunately, her back was leaning against the tree trunk, which saved her from the embarrassment of falling.
"You..." However, her distraction allowed Qu Changqing to get close. By the time she regained her balance, a cold sword was already resting on her shoulder. Princess Dongyu's eyes widened, a look of disbelief in them.
"Sir Qu, thank you for your hard work!" At this moment, the sound of cavalry came from afar. Meng Tao, who led the troops, saw that Qu Changqing had captured the eldest princess of Dongyu alive. His expression suddenly brightened up and he hurriedly bowed to Qu Changqing for his meritorious service.
Seeing Meng Tao leading the Chu King's army's northwest camp to support him so quickly, Qu Changqing breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "Where are the other Dongyu troops?"
"Of course, they will be killed without mercy!" Meng Tao glanced at the furious Princess Dongyu and sneered, "Humph, thinking of taking advantage of the trouble in Xichu to seize the kingdom of Xichu, Emperor Longyu is too whimsical!"
"Kill me or plunder me, it's all up to you!" Seeing she'd fallen for a trick, Princess Dongyu knew the hundreds of men she'd just sent out had surely been slaughtered by the Chu army. Although she hated the Chu army immensely, now that she was a captive, she felt it was better to die and not burden her brother. As she spoke, she pulled out a dagger from her right sleeve and stabbed it fiercely at Qu Changqing, who was closest to her...
Qu Changqing, who had been keeping an eye on her, already knew that Princess Dongyu was very powerful, and had been on guard against this woman since early on.
A cold light flashed in the corner of his eyes, and Qu Changqing subconsciously turned sideways, but only felt a stinging pain on his face, and then a warm liquid quickly flowed down.
"Ah..." At this moment, a stream of warm blood sprayed on Qu Changqing's face, and the woman's shrill scream resounded through the silent night.
"Come here, tie up Princess Dongyu. This general wants to see what tricks she has up her sleeve!" Meng Tao's cold voice rang in his ears. Qu Changqing wiped the blood off his face with one hand. He saw that Princess Dongyu's hand, which had just been holding a knife, was chopped off by Meng Tao's sword. She was squatting on the ground in pain. Several soldiers of the King of Chu's army stepped forward and tied her up tightly.
"Is Lord Qu injured?" Seeing a bloody scratch on Qu Changqing's left cheek, Meng Tao frowned and asked with concern.
"It's alright. Keep her under guard, and wait for the prince's final decision." Seeing Princess Dongyu being suppressed, Qu Changqing spoke calmly. Killing Princess Dongyu was a minor matter, but the prince was currently under attack from both within and without. If he could use Princess Dongyu to secure temporary stability for the eastern part of Xichu, the prince could finally breathe a sigh of relief.
Besides, Meng'er is now trapped in Jincheng, and the prince has put all his energy into Jincheng. Naturally, they don't want other things to distract him.
Meng Tao naturally understood Qu Changqing's concerns and worries, nodded heavily, then withdrew his troops and escorted Princess Dongyu back to the northwest camp of the King of Chu's army.
At this time, outside the capital, two teams stood facing each other in the cold night.
Hai Chenxi sat upright on the horse's back, looking at Hai Yue, who was tied up and dragged behind the horse, with a half-smile in his eyes.
Qi Jingyuan pulled the rope in his hand, pulling Hai Yue, who was standing on the horse, to his side. He sneered at Hai Chenxi and said, "Did Prince Hai see clearly? I did what I said and brought the person here."
Hai Yue was dragged all the way here by Qi Jingyuan, and he had lost too much blood when Qi Jingyuan chopped off one of his hands half a month ago. Now he looked haggard and miserable. Where was the spirited and energetic Prince of the Sea as before?
However, when he heard the words "Prince of Hai" from Qi Jingyuan's mouth, Hai Yue's eyes suddenly showed extremely strong hatred. Hai Yue raised his eyes, which had been fixed on the ground, and looked forward. Sure enough, he saw Hai Chenxi, who looked refreshed under the moonlight.
Seeing Hai Chenxi, so handsome and radiant in his military uniform, while he himself was now not only a captive in Qi Jingyuan's hands, but also a disabled person, Hai Yue's hatred for Hai Chenxi grew even stronger. Hai Yue's eyes, filled with anger and jealousy, were filled with a strong and sinister light, and he wished that the smiling Hai Chenxi would also taste his pain.
"What's with that expression, Prince? Didn't you suggest that I, the Prince of the County, come and rescue you? Why, seeing your savior, do you look as if you want to eat me?" Hai Chenxi didn't answer Qi Jingyuan's question. His devilish eyes took in Hai Yue's expression, clearly understanding his thoughts. However, Hai Chenxi was extremely amused by Hai Yue's expression, his eyes filled with deep sarcasm.
Hearing this, Hai Yue sneered, and the hatred he harbored for Hai Chenxi intensified. He coldly asked, "Hai Chenxi, what is our relationship? Don't you know it? You're here to save me? Humph! Qi Jingyuan, why don't you quickly exchange hostages? Hai Chenxi is my father's most beloved son. With him in my hands, he's a bigger threat than me!"
Although he hated this fact in his heart, Hai Yue had to admit that in the heart of the Sea King, Hai Chenxi was the son his father valued most.
"I didn't expect that the prince could see this clearly after he fell into poverty. It shows that you still have some self-awareness! As you said, my father really loves me the most. You, the unfavored prince, are now a prisoner. I believe that my father will definitely hate you. It is better for you to end your life so as not to sacrifice the lives of the soldiers of the Sea King's Army and lose my father's face! Your Highness, what do you think of my suggestion?" Hai Yue obviously did not expect that Hai Chenxi would make him so humiliating in public. His face flushed for a moment, and the eyes staring at Hai Chenxi revealed an unresolvable hatred. His lips were buzzing but he could not utter a word. It was obvious that he was angry about what Hai Chenxi had just said.
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