Volume 1 Chapter 306: Out of the City for Siege
On this day, the gates of Tianchan City were wide open. Wang Shu, holding the flag of the Dayun Empire that symbolized his status as an envoy, and Shen Qingqiu, who was carrying the Yaoyang Sword, walked out of the city one after the other, heading towards the vast land ahead with their weapons and iron horses.
There was no one to see him off, no one shed tears, only the Fire Cloud Army with solemn faces!
The two men were only a thousand meters away from the city when the scouts of the Chixiao Dynasty's vanguard army, who had been lying in ambush all around, spotted their whereabouts at the first moment, followed them closely, and sent people back to the vanguard army camp to report as quickly as possible.
The army sent by the Chixiao Dynasty to attack the Dayun Empire was one of the three armies of the dynasty, the Black Armor Army, whose main mission was to capture cities and territories.
The commander in chief was Zhao Wenzhang, fifty-six years old, and had been promoted to general.
The commander of the Black Armor Army's vanguard troops is named Ge Hong, who is 32 years old and holds the rank of fourth-rank general in fierce battles. He is considered one of the more capable generals in the Black Armor Army.
When the scout came to report, Ge Hong couldn't help but laugh and said, "Is there no one in the Dayun Empire? Yi, the mighty Tianchan City, actually only brought one person out of the city. What does he want to do? Is he openly provoking us or planning to surrender?"
A young general said directly: "General, just fight and kill. There is no morality in the war between the Ten Thousand Dynasties. It's a fight to the death."
Ge Hong smiled and stood up and said, "I've been bored in the army these days, so I'll let this general go there and have some fun."
Wang Shu and Shen Qingqiu were on their way quickly when they suddenly heard the sound of horse hooves in front of them. Looking up, they saw a tall and strong general riding his horse hurriedly towards them with a dozen soldiers.
The two of them hurriedly stopped, and soon Ge Hong led his men to surround them. Wang Shu looked calm, took the initiative to step forward and bowed, saying: "I am Wang Shu, the right prime minister of the Dayun Empire. I am here on behalf of the emperor of the Dayun Empire, requesting to meet the monarch of your dynasty, and wishing to establish a friendly relationship for eternity..."
Before Wang Shu finished speaking, Ge Hong laughed and said, "Is this General correct in hearing this? You two are envoys seeking peace?"
Wang Shu nodded slightly, and Ge Hong laughed at him, "Is your emperor crazy? The rule of the war between the dynasties is to fight to the death, and the war will end when the enemy monarch's head is taken. He actually wants to ask for peace. What a joke! Is he willing to offer his head?"
The black-armored soldiers around Ge Hong immediately laughed at him. The next moment, Ge Hong said, "Since the beginning of the Wanchao National War, there has never been such a thing as an envoy. Is your king trying to make fun of you? Or is your identity a fake?"
As Ge Hong spoke, his tone turned cold, and he immediately ordered: "Tie them both up for me and bring them back to the barracks!"
Wang Shu's face changed when he heard this, and he shouted angrily: "When two countries are at war, envoys are not killed. This is an eternal truth. I am here on behalf of His Majesty the Emperor of the Dayun Empire. I am of noble status. How dare you kidnap me!"
Upon hearing this, Ge Hong looked at Wang Shu as if he were a fool, spit with disdain, then turned and left. The soldiers around them quickly dismounted and approached Wang Shu and the other man with ropes in hand.
Shen Qingqiu was a little panicked at this time. Looking at the murderous aura of the Chixiao Dynasty soldiers around him, how could a weak scholar like him bear it?
Wang Shuze shouted coldly: "Sword!"
Upon hearing this, Shen Qingqiu hurriedly handed over the Yaoyang Sword in his hand. Wang Shu instantly drew out the sword and stood in front of him. The Guiyuan Meridian in his body circulated, and a vast amount of source energy burst out from his body, shocking the surrounding black-armored soldiers.
Each of the Black Armored Army soldiers was not a weakling, they all had cultivation skills, and even their vanguard troops were the elite among the Black Armored Army. Seeing that Wang Shu dared to attack them, they immediately activated their internal energy to resist.
However, they still underestimated Wang Shu's cultivation level. Although these people resisted temporarily, they all retreated the next moment, and were numb all over by Wang Shu's source energy.
However, this was like a fuse that angered the soldiers. They drew their swords and continued to approach Wang Shu.
A drop of cold sweat fell from Wang Shu's forehead. He didn't expect things to turn out to this point. All he had been thinking about along the way was how to ask for peace and talk after meeting the monarch of the Chixiao Dynasty. However, he never thought that he might not be able to meet their monarch.
These soldiers are all unreasonable barbarians. How can I explain it to them?
But he didn't come here to fight, he came here to negotiate on behalf of the Dayun Empire!
Wang Shu could not help but speak loudly to Ge Hong who was not far away: "I am an envoy of the Dayun Empire, representing the emperor, so I will never accept such humiliation as being tied up. There is no reason for such brutality in a war between two countries!
This is a major military and political matter between the two countries. What right do you, a small general, have to make the decision? This Prime Minister advises you to quickly take the two of us to meet your commander. Otherwise, it will delay the military affairs and neglect the envoys. Such a serious crime is something you, a small general, cannot afford to bear!"
As soon as these words came out, Ge Hong's expression turned cold, he stared at Wang Shu and said sternly: "Kill him!"
Immediately, the soldiers around him mobilized their internal energy and rushed forward, chopping with their swords, without any intention of holding back.
This really frightened Wang Shu, and he quickly took Shen Qingqiu back several steps, until there was no place to retreat, so he had to raise his sword to resist.
"Ping pong pong~" The sound of a large number of swords clashing was heard. In just a few breaths, Wang Shu had fought against dozens of swords in a row.
In fact, his cultivation was much higher than these soldiers, so it would be easy for him to deal with them. However, he came with sincerity now, and he absolutely could not kill anyone, otherwise there would be no way to talk about it. Moreover, he had to protect the safety of Shen Qingqiu behind him, and he had to be careful when he attacked, so that he could fight these soldiers on equal terms.
Seeing Wang Shu in a tough fight, Ge Hong couldn't help but sneer: "How dare you threaten this general? You are just an envoy, what a nobody! Bah!"
As time went by, Wang Shu gradually figured out the patterns of these soldiers' sword-drawing techniques and began to become proficient at it.
The Guiyuan Sutra he practiced enabled him to generate his own source of energy in his body, which was much more powerful than those soldiers. Combined with the various martial arts and swordsmanship he learned from the Taixu Fairyland, his level was much higher than those soldiers.
Soon Wang Shu seized the opportunity, raised his sword and broke the broadsword in the hand of the soldier closest to him, then struck out with a palm, and the majestic source energy shot into the opponent's body!
"burst!"
The soldier screamed and flew out, fell to the ground, holding his abdomen, rolling on the ground in pain, and it was difficult for him to stand up again in a short time.
Then Wang Shu jumped into the air, dodged the two swords that were chopping at him, and then did a roundhouse kick, kicking two more soldiers away in the air.
As he grasped the pattern, Wang Shu saw more and more flaws in these soldiers. After thirty moves, these twenty-plus soldiers all collapsed to the ground, wailing in pain, and could no longer stand up.
Wang Shu breathed a sigh of relief. He had done it. He held the Yaoyang Sword without killing anyone!
But before he could catch his breath and rest, Ge Hong shouted angrily and rushed over with a two-meter-long sword in his hand.
The broadsword was swung open and closed, and Wang Shu's Yaoyang Sword was simply difficult to approach. A large amount of internal force was constantly condensing on the blade, making it glow with extraordinary momentum.
Wang Shu felt terrified when he sensed it carefully. Ge Hong was gathering a powerful killer move, and he must not resist it.
Ge Hong came at him with a knife. Wang Shu retreated repeatedly and dodged Ge Hong's hacking with agility, not daring to take the knife head-on.
"Ah~ If you have the guts, don't run. Take my sword!" Ge Hong couldn't chop Wang Shu, and he felt uncomfortable with the strength in his hands, so he couldn't help but yell angrily.
But Wang Shu would never do as he wished. Instead of stopping, he dodged even faster.
Seeing that he couldn't hit Wang Shu, Ge Hong got so angry that he raised his knife and chopped at Shen Qingqiu who was not far away!
“Ah~” Shen Qingqiu screamed when he saw it, and quickly turned around and ran, shouting: “Prime Minister, save me!”
Wang Shu frowned when he saw this. He admired Shen Qingqiu quite a bit. He thought he could make important use of him in the future to benefit the Dayun Empire. He absolutely could not let anything go wrong here.
So Wang Shu immediately placed the Yaoyang Sword in front of him, and a large amount of source energy condensed under his feet. The next moment, it exploded, and he turned into an afterimage and rushed towards Ge Hong!
"Self-created secret technique - Shadow Step!"
Although Ge Hong was attacking Shen Qingqiu, his attention was always on Wang Shu. After all, his main goal was to kill Wang Shu.
But the next moment he was stunned, because he couldn't even see Wang Shu's figure clearly!
"Damn it, where is he!" Ge Hong's pupils kept twitching as he looked around for Wang Shu's figure. Unfortunately, despite his best efforts, he could only see a residual shadow.
The next moment, Ge Hong felt the sword in his hand shake. He immediately looked forward and saw that Wang Shu had come in front of him at some point and slashed with his sword directly on his sword.
The huge recoil force made it difficult for Ge Hong to hold the sword, but after all, he had been immersed in this art for many years. It would be too embarrassing if the sword was broken by such a blow.
He shouted angrily, suddenly exerted force in his hands, forcibly grasped the big knife, and then chopped it down hard, and was in a stalemate with Wang Shu's sword.
"Shadow Step!"
With a low shout, Wang Shu disappeared from the spot again, and appeared in front of Ge Hong the next moment. He kicked Ge Hong in the chest instantly. At the same time, the source energy on the sole of his foot burst out. With a strong shock, Ge Hong flew backwards like a kite with a broken string. The big knife in his hand fell off and was tightly grasped by Wang Shu.
How could the strong Ge Hong be knocked down by this blow? He struggled to get up immediately after landing, but before he could stand up, his body was half bent, and he immediately froze, not daring to move again!
It was because Wang Shu appeared in front of him again at some point, and the Yaoyang Sword was struck out. The tip of the sword had slightly pierced the skin on his neck because of Ge Hong's movement, leaving a trail of scarlet blood.
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