The battle went even more smoothly than Yan An had expected.
Yue Xiyuan had already made all the arrangements long before they discovered that Yun Xi and Yan Shaoheng were developing living dead in the southern region.
Although the people of Yue Kingdom were more suitable for being turned into living dead, without the people of the southern border to use as test subjects, Yun Xi and his group could only target the people of Yan Kingdom.
But Yan An and the others never expected that in just a few months, Yan Shaoheng and his gang would harm so many people.
Although the water of Tianshan is also nourishment for Gu worms, the pure water of Tianshan, like that of Yan An, is the only nemesis of Gu worms.
The once rampant undead collapsed one after another, long since lifeless.
Yun Xi and Yan Shaoheng fell to the ground side by side, their bodies curled up in a ball, their expressions contorted, their faces full of pain.
At this moment, the Gu worms were frantically moving back and forth inside their bodies, each wriggling bringing an unbearable pain.
They seemed to be enjoying a feast, greedily devouring the flesh and blood of Yun Xi and Yan Shaoheng, gradually exhausting their life force.
As time went by, Yun Xi and Yan Shaoheng's faces grew paler and paler, and their bodies gradually became thinner.
Yun Xi took out two bottles of pills, swallowed one whole, and threw the other to Yan Shaoheng, who was some distance away.
"Eat it if you don't want to die."
Yan Shaoheng knew that if things continued like this, they wouldn't be able to attack the Yue Kingdom, and it was uncertain whether they could even return.
"Master." Cheng Ying frowned, his face full of worry, his eyes filled with concern and unease.
Yunxi's medicine was indeed miraculous. After the two of them took it, the Gu worms in their bodies seemed to have disappeared, and they became completely still.
If it weren't for their pale faces and weak legs, it would seem as if they hadn't just walked through the gates of hell.
An Si thought they were dead, but to his surprise, they stood up again in an instant. "Your Highness, strike while the iron is hot and take their lives!"
Yan An turned to look at Yue Xiyuan. She had no experience in leading troops into battle, so she couldn't just give orders arbitrarily.
“Yes, Your Highness, our troops have greatly increased in number. Why not take this opportunity to capture them?” the deputy general in charge of the army said.
"Open the city gates! Those who surrender will not be killed. Regardless of whether Yun Xi and Yan Shaoheng live or die, I will reward them handsomely!"
"Charge!"
With the undead gone, the morale of the Moon Kingdom's army soared.
Since ancient times, the land and water of the Yue Kingdom have been different from those of the Yan Kingdom, which is why the people of the Yue Kingdom are stronger and taller than those of the Yan Kingdom.
Over the years, the Yue Kingdom has never lost to the Yan Kingdom in military campaigns.
Without the arrival of the living dead, Yan Shaoheng realized that they were destined to lose this war.
"Master, you go first." Cheng Ying shielded Yan Shaoheng behind her.
Yan Shaoheng glanced at the tens of thousands of troops. If they fought to the death, they had no chance of winning. "Retreat!"
Yan State military camp —
Yun Xi angrily accused Yan Shaoheng, "Didn't you say that young girl posed no threat to us? Where did she get so much Tianshan water? What are your men doing?"
As the emperor of a nation, being publicly rebuked by Yun Xi in such an angry tone ignited a fire of rage in Yan Shaoheng's heart, and his face turned gloomy and distorted.
This sudden insult made him feel incredibly humiliated and angry, as if he had been slapped in the face in public.
His eyes were filled with murderous intent, and his hands were clenched into fists, veins bulging.
"If your Gu worms were even a fraction as good as theirs, you wouldn't be in this state now," Yan Shaoheng cursed through gritted teeth, his voice filled with barely suppressed anger.
To think that he, the ruler of a nation, would end up fleeing in panic.
Yan Shaoheng secretly vowed to make these people pay the price.
Yun Xi was always arrogant and conceited, and he didn't even take Yan Shaoheng seriously. "Yan Shaoheng, don't forget that there is something else in your body. I still advise you to calm down and quickly bring Yan An to me. I want to turn her into a living dead as well."
Yun Xi's hands were clenched tightly, the veins on his hands bulging, and his teeth were grinding as if he wanted to crush them.
"What is it? Could it be the mother-child Gu you mentioned? What a coincidence, I do have a Gu on me, but it's not the child Gu you sent me."
Yan Shaoheng's words were resounding and struck Yun Xi's heart heavily.
If it wasn't the offspring gu, then where did the offspring gu go?
Back then, in order to control Yan Shaoheng and make him obey him, he created the Mother-Child Gu.
The offspring of a Gu will be influenced by its mother Gu for its entire life.
If the mother Gu dies, the offspring Gu will surely die; if the offspring Gu dies, the person will surely die.
A bad thought popped into Yun Xi's mind. Could it be...?
"Now that you understand, Yunxi, put away your arrogant nature. I cannot tolerate your barking, unless you want to lose your most beloved disciple?" Yan Shaoheng's lips curled up, revealing a ferocious and twisted smile, a smile that seemed to carry a hint of madness and cruelty.
"Oh, right, and that little blonde girl you mentioned, if I remember correctly, she should be your senior brother and sister's disciple."
Yan Shaoheng shook his head, his face full of sarcasm, "We can't beat the big ones, and now we can't even beat the small ones."
He smiled, turned and left. Now, the Moon Kingdom and the land were no longer relevant to him.
Because he had already learned from Cheng Ying that Chen Jingshu had already... on the seventh day after he set off.
He had a nightmare that day, and perhaps it was at that moment that his Jing Shu suffered a backlash.
If only he had noticed sooner—
If he had stayed a few more days—
If he had controlled himself, he wouldn't have gone mad that day—
If he had returned to Beijing on the day he had the nightmare, perhaps he could have seen her again.
It was all too late.
Nothing matters anymore.
"Master, please kill me." Cheng Ying knelt on the ground, looking at the distraught Yan Shaoheng, wanting to atone for her sins with her death.
"Return to the capital." Yan Shaoheng left with only these two words.
Yan Shaoheng spurred his horse and galloped away, calling out, "Jing Shu, wait for me."
——
Inside the Moon Kingdom's military camp—
"Greetings, Your Highness and Your Highness. Our scouts report that Yan Shaoheng has returned to the capital with his troops."
Yan An turned to look at Yue Xiyuan, "The medicine is working. Do you think the Yan Kingdom is about to undergo a major upheaval?"
"Perhaps, but that depends on whether the father and son are truly deeply in love." Yue Xiyuan instructed, "Give those living dead a proper burial in the back mountain. If any relatives want to take them back, prepare a fine coffin and give them some silver."
"Master, what about the Yan Kingdom?" An Si asked.
"Let him be buried on the southern border; it will be like returning home."
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