"Yu'an, don't talk anymore. You need to rest. I'll be fine, don't worry. I'll definitely turn bad luck into good."
I guess Roubao should bring reinforcements by now; any later and they might really be doomed.
"Stop talking nonsense and get inside."
Cui Yulu was shoved by him and almost fell over.
Abu was restrained and unable to move, and could only watch helplessly as she was bullied.
Cui Yulu glanced at the distance again. Why hadn't they arrived yet? They were taking so long. If they didn't come soon, there really wouldn't be any food left.
She didn't want to give the grain to Tuoba Xuanyi, so she deliberately fell to the ground, saying, "Ouch, I twisted my ankle."
"Don't give me that. I pushed you like that just now and you didn't twist your ankle. Do you think I'd believe you if you said you twisted your ankle now?"
Tuoba Xuanyi took out his whip and raised it high in the air, about to strike her. This greatly worried the injured Han Yu'an and the restrained Abu.
"You, cough cough, don't hurt her."
The moment he moved, his wounds tore open again, the pain became unbearable, and he collapsed once more.
"Yu'an, don't move, be careful of your wound."
Cui Yulu was heartbroken to see him so careless.
Just then, with a whoosh, the whip in Tuoba Xuanyi's hand fell to the ground.
At the same time, fresh blood dripped down.
"What are you doing?"
An angry voice rang out, and at the same time a tall horse appeared before them, and the surrounding foreign soldiers knelt down to pay their respects.
However, Tuoba Xuan ignored them and dismounted to stand in front of Cui Yulu.
A pair of eagle-like eyes scanned her body from head to toe: "Are you injured?"
"Luckily, my older brother arrived in time, otherwise I might have really lost my life here."
Cui Yulu looked at Tuoba Xuan with a pounding heart. If it had been any later, she might never have seen him again.
"Here I am, Tuoba Xuanyi. I never expected you to be such a wolf in sheep's clothing. I really underestimated you before."
Tuoba Xuanyi glanced at him disdainfully, then pulled the rope in his hand, and Cui Yulu flew up and landed heavily at his feet.
The pain brought tears to her eyes; she never expected that Tuoba Xuanyi would have such a skill.
I really didn't expect that.
"You bastard, release my sister right now, or I'll kill you."
Tuoba Xuan looked at Cui Yulu with heartache and reached out to snatch the rope from his hand.
"General, don't worry. I will return the rope to you, and this matter will be settled. But before that, I want to have a duel with you and settle this matter in a manly way."
"What exactly do you want? I don't want to duel with you. Release her immediately and go back to the king to apologize."
Tuoba Xuanyi sneered, "I knew you were a coward. I just don't understand why those people call you a warrior. What you did was brave. When you saw this woman, you readily agreed to help her. Why did you help her? Was it because she was beautiful, or did she have something on you, or did you not want to conquer the Central Plains at all?"
Tuoba Xuan was surprised that his younger brother had such thoughts. He said helplessly, "Although we are not brothers born of the same mother, we are both grandsons of the same father. We grew up together since we were little. You have always been disobedient to me and always competed with me for everything. I didn't hold it against you because we are brothers. But now you have developed rebellious intentions. I'm afraid I can no longer forgive you. Our ancestors said that the Tuoba family will not produce traitors."
You could see that Tuoba Xuan's face was rather pale, and he looked at his younger brother with eyes full of heartache.
"Okay, what's so good about it? I've always lived in your shadow. Our names are only one character different, but they only remember you and no one remembers me. No matter how hard I try, people just can't see it. But when you achieve something, everyone raises their hands to celebrate. Is this what you call good? I don't care."
Tuoba Xuanyi's expression became frantic, and he tightened the rope in his hand, making it difficult for Cui Yulu to breathe.
Her round little face turned bright red from holding it in.
“If you have a problem, come at me. Don’t drag innocent people into this. This girl is innocent, so let her go.”
"I won't. I know her place in your heart. Don't think I don't know. This girl looks exactly like Yu Yan. You still can't forget Yu Yan, so you listen to this girl's every word. But do you know who Yu Yan likes? It's me. Are you stupid? The person she has always liked is me."
Provoked by him, Tuoba Xuan angrily swung his whip and struck him.
"You bastard, what nonsense are you spouting? There has never been a substitute for Yu Yan in this world. She is Cui Yulu, and she is different from Yu Yan. I have never looked for a substitute for Yu Yan. Besides, I have always known that Yu Yan likes you, but what you don't know is that it is your sensitivity and suspicion that made Yu Yan unwilling to be with you. Even if she likes you, the person she ultimately married is me."
Cui Yulu was astonished by this incredible relationship: someone loved one person but gave their body to another. What an open-minded nation, with such progressive ideas!
"You bastard, Yu Yan wanted to marry me. You interfered and ruined our relationship. You are the culprit. If it weren't for you, Yu Yan wouldn't have died."
Tuoba Xuan lashed out with his whip again, striking Tuoba Xuanyi.
"Only you could say such nonsense. Don't you ever think about what you've done to Yu Yan? If you hadn't broken her heart so completely, would she have died?"
Cui Yulu suddenly felt that Tuoba Xuan was a really good person. He was able to endure so much humiliation for the woman he loved. If it weren't for true love, probably no one would do that.
A feeling of admiration arose spontaneously.
But couldn't Brother Tuoba Xuanyi let go of the rope and catch his breath? Why did you keep pulling on him during your conversation?
Cui Yulu inwardly groaned, her mournful eyes pleading for help from Tuoba Xuan.
"You released Yulu, or I'll beat you to death."
"Fight me, or I'll kill her."
Cui Yulu was furious when she heard this. Why should she be killed?
"Well, why don't you duel him, Brother Tuoba?"
Cui Yulu could no longer endure such torment.
It hurts so much from being bound so tightly.
The bones are about to shatter.
Tuoba Xuan couldn't bear to see Cui Yulu suffer any longer, so he could only nod in pain and agree.
"Alright, you released Yulu, and I agree to a duel with you to settle this matter in a manly way. From now on, our grudges will be wiped clean."
"Okay, it's a deal."
Upon hearing this, the foreign soldier immediately knelt down: "General, please don't! We have other ways to resolve this."
"My affairs are none of your business. You just need to stand by and watch."
Tuoba Xuanyi stopped the soldiers from pleading for mercy, his expression resolute. Cui Yulu couldn't understand why a competition had been made to look like a life-or-death situation.
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