Chapter 1126 Shi Yuxin has been arrested!
Upon seeing that it was her, Shen Wuzheng's bright eyes immediately dimmed.
In fact, Shen Wuzheng had felt a little uneasy from the fact that Xiao Yuansui had left so easily, without even looking back when he left. Based on his understanding of this person, and especially his attitude towards Shang Ruyi, he could understand that since Xiao Yuansui had set up an ambush tonight to lure Yuwen Ye into the trap, he would not let them rescue him so easily, nor would he leave without any hesitation.
So it really is true. Yuwen Ye rescued not Shang Ruyi, but Wo Xue.
At this moment, the last breath that had sustained him all night seemed to vanish completely. Shen Wuzheng felt powerless, and anger and resentment surged within him, causing his eyes to turn red. He glared hatefully at Yuwen Ye.
As if sensing his resentment, Wo Xue hurriedly said, "Young master, it's my fault."
Shen Wuzheng did not look at her.
Wo Xue continued, "Xiao Yuansui guessed that His Highness Prince Qin would break into his camp tonight to rescue the Princess, so he took the Princess away early this morning and locked her in his central military tent. He also set a trap in our tent. His Highness Prince Qin has already been seriously injured."
Everyone was shocked to hear this.
Even Shan Tong'er hurriedly turned around. When he led this group of monks in, he was only focused on fighting them. After protecting Yuwen Ye, he didn't look back at him. In addition, it was dark at night, and only now did he see clearly that Yuwen Ye had been hit on the shoulder and was bleeding profusely, with half of his body stained red with blood.
He gasped, "You're badly injured!"
Only then did Yuwen Ye utter a sound.
Instead of explaining or arguing, he let out a deep sigh. That sigh was a release of tension that had been building since Hua Ziying nocked his third arrow, and it also seemed to contain a deep sense of unspeakable resentment and anger. After a long silence, he finally said in a deep voice, "Tonight, I failed."
Upon hearing this, Wo Xue hurriedly said, "Your Highness—"
Yuwen Ye merely turned his head slightly, his gaze sweeping over Shen Wuzheng's eyes, which had softened slightly but remained solemn and deep, and said, "Let's go back first and talk about it later."
They are not entirely safe now either.
Shen Wuzheng glanced at him once, then turned to look in the other direction, in the direction Xiao Yuansui had retreated. By this time, they had gone quite far, and the soldiers pursuing them had slowed down, some even beginning to retreat in an orderly fashion. Shen Wuzheng raised his hand high and shouted, "Go!"
Soon, just as they had planned, the group entered Hulao Pass as the first rays of sunlight shone on the turbulent waves of the Yellow River that had been churning all night.
Meanwhile, Xiao Yuansui finally returned to his camp.
As dawn broke, he could see a bustling scene in the camp from afar. Last night, Yuwen Ye and a few riders had turned his camp upside down. Although it was partly due to his intention to let them run wild, he really hadn't expected these people to go to such lengths. In fact, they had actually broken into the deepest part of the camp, until they walked right into his trap.
Yuwen Ye's combat prowess is evident.
Thinking about it this way, he became even more furious and regretful—he had missed the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to kill him last night.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but exert force in his hands. When he reined in his horse in front of the camp gate, the horse he was sitting on neighed loudly and reared up. This scene startled everyone around him. Hua Ziying, who had already dismounted, immediately stepped forward and helped him pull the horse's bridle.
He said, "Great...Great General..."
Xiao Yuansui glanced down at him, remained silent for a long time, and then waved his hand: "Get out of the way."
Hua Ziying lowered her head, let go of his hand, and stepped aside.
Xiao Yuansui dismounted and immediately headed into the camp. After the chaos of the previous night, the soldiers in the camp were still somewhat shaken, but the tents and fences that had been broken into and destroyed had been rebuilt and repaired. Xiao Yuansui only glanced at them briefly before heading straight for his central command tent.
He had only walked halfway when several people suddenly cut in front of him and blocked his way.
"General!"
Xiao Yuansui stopped and looked closely. It was the same elite soldiers he had sent out last night, and the person they were surrounding was Shi Yutao, who was disheveled and looked extremely miserable!
They rescued him!
Upon seeing him, Hua Ziying and the other generals breathed a sigh of relief: "General Xiao Shi!"
When those four words rang in his ears again, Shi Yutao's face turned somewhat ugly. However, the dust and dirt he brought back from his desperate escape that night made it impossible to see the change in his expression. In fact, his expression had never seemed to be that important all along.
Xiao Yuansui's gaze grew even colder.
Meeting his sharp and cold gaze, Shi Yutao suppressed his fear and resentment, and bowed his head, saying, "This humble general knows his crime."
Xiao Yuansui ignored him, only waving his hand to let the elite soldiers go down to rest and receive their rewards. He then walked straight ahead, but stopped after taking two steps. When he looked back at Shi Yutao, his eyes were filled with a sharp, bone-scraping edge. He said, "I will not show favoritism in dealing with you according to military law, but you should first think about how to explain this to General Shi."
Shi Yutao lowered his head even further.
Just as Xiao Yuansui was about to continue walking forward, he finally raised his head and asked, "General, where is my sister? I came back but couldn't find her."
Hua Ziying, standing behind him, whispered, "General Shi has led his troops back to Luocang to provide reinforcements."
After saying that, he looked up at the sky. The first rays of dawn were breaking in the east. Even they had already returned. So he murmured, "Logically speaking, she should be back soon too."
As if to confirm his words, no sooner had he finished speaking than the sound of horses' hooves suddenly rang out outside the camp gate behind them. But the sound was unusually chaotic and panicked, and even included some people's exclamations, as if something unexpected had happened.
Xiao Yuansui immediately turned around, exchanged a glance with Hua Ziying, and then walked towards the camp gate.
Sure enough, a group of men arrived, but they were stopped by the soldiers at the camp gate. They were unfamiliar to the soldiers, and all of them were wounded and looked suspicious. One of the young men, leading the group, shouted, "We are from Luoyang, men under General Chen Cai!"
Upon hearing Chen Cai's name, Xiao Yuansui immediately stepped forward.
He knew that Liang Shide had sent Chen Cai to lead troops to transport grain back to Luoyang. Logically, if everything went smoothly, Chen Cai's men should have already returned to Luoyang with the grain, and Shi Yuxin, who had helped him, should have returned here by now.
Why are his subordinates here?
He immediately asked, "What happened?"
The young man said in a hoarse voice, "We were ambushed. General Chen was killed. And the female general who came to our aid was captured!"
"What!?"
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