Chapter 221 These two are truly a match made in heaven!
Yuwen Ye's heart skipped a beat.
He thought he was calm enough. No matter what had happened in the past few days, whether it was the battles, the deployments, or even the fall from the cliff into Xingluo Cang City and the hiding in this cold and spacious warehouse, he had not felt the slightest bit of fear.
But at this moment, upon hearing the young woman's calm voice, his heart began to pound wildly.
It looks like it's about to jump out of my chest.
But he immediately suppressed his heartbeat and looked up ahead. Some people were retreating in fear, but others had their fear turn into anger. They gripped their swords tightly and approached step by step.
Yuwen Ye took a deep breath.
He had just killed Lu Yong intentionally, because this man had to be killed, and also because he needed to use a devastating blow to break the spirit of some people as quickly and to the greatest extent possible.
Such cruel and bloody scenes did indeed terrify some people.
However, Wang Gangzhai and the people under Xiao Yuansui were not all ordinary people. Some of them, even in the worst environments and under the most fearful conditions, developed an indomitable spirit of resistance.
These people in front of you are them.
Seeing him so brutally and bloodily kill one of their brothers, those people felt a surge of anger in their desperate situation, and they all said, "We cannot let our brother die in vain!"
"That's right, so what if you come? We still won't give in!"
"Yuwen Ye, we people of Wanggang Village are not cowards!"
As those people approached step by step, Yuwen Ye did not retreat an inch. Not only did he not retreat, but he stood in front of Shang Ruyi, holding his sword horizontally, and he seemed to have the aura that no army could defeat him.
Just then, the door he had opened a crack let out another long hiss and was pushed open completely.
Immediately, a group of men rushed up from behind them, forming a neat line around Yuwen Ye, effectively blocking the Wanggang army that was about to charge forward!
They were his subordinates!
Shang Ruyi opened her eyes wide and looked at the soldiers holding swords and standing on both sides with murderous intent, but she immediately came to her senses.
Yuwen Ye would naturally not enter Xingluo Cangcheng alone. Even if his plan was successful, there were many soldiers guarding the cangcheng. Even if he had the power of a god, he could not be sure of victory. Therefore, bringing in such a team of people would at least allow him to contend with Xiao Yuansui at this time!
only--
Her eyes darted around quickly, sweeping over the group of people, and her heart skipped a beat.
There are only a few dozen people here.
On their opposite side, although Xiao Yuansui's men and Wang Gangzhai's men were fighting each other and many died, there were still over a hundred survivors. Moreover, their men were guarding various passes in Cangcheng. Once those people gathered, their small force would be no match for them!
As she was making her calculations, the person opposite her, with a flash of shrewdness in their bright eyes, also made their predictions.
However, the first thing Xiao Yuansui did was to raise his hand and stop the people behind him who were about to rush up.
Those people were stunned and stopped in their tracks.
One of them said angrily, "Boss, are you going to hold back now?"
"We are like fish on a chopping board, at their mercy!"
"Even if we don't avenge Lu Yong, so many of our brothers have died here because of this man's scheme. We must kill him!"
Xiao Yuansui shook his head but did not answer their questions. Instead, he looked up at Yuwen Ye, his handsome face as calm as ice. He said, "Yuwen Ye, you took away more than 10,000 people, and this is just a drop in the ocean."
"..."
"Where are the rest of them?!"
Those around were also taken aback upon hearing this.
Yuwen Ye smiled faintly and said, "You're still quite clear-headed."
Xiao Yuansui said, "We couldn't find their whereabouts before, but now I understand. It's because you sent them to Wanggang Village. They were the ones who set the fire, which is why we couldn't find them anywhere in Huangtuling."
"..."
"But now that you're here, where are those people?"
Yuwen Ye did not answer him immediately, but slowly raised his head and turned his face to the side.
A gust of wind blew past his ears, making his slightly disheveled sideburns flutter, as if something had come with the cold wind.
Xiao Yuansui said, "You—"
Before he could finish speaking, Yuwen Ye said, "You couldn't hear that just now."
"..."
"But now, you should be able to hear it."
"...!"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Yuansui's face immediately showed a look of shock, even more so than when he had just witnessed the brutal battle before him and when Lu Yong was killed with a single blow!
At this moment, the people around seemed to start to get chaotic as well.
They looked at each other, a sense of unease spreading silently, but no one dared to speak, for fear that their words would become a self-fulfilling prophecy.
Only Yuwen Ye was able to speak at this moment.
He said slowly, "In my plan, your recalling of everyone back to the city is the final step!"
At that moment, it seemed as if a deafening roar resounded above everyone's heads.
But when that voice landed in Xiao Yuansui's heart, it caused his heart to utterly sink.
Including everything about him.
A cold wind blew past once more, carrying with it the barely audible screams of battle, seemingly taking away the last bit of warmth and strength from his body. He stumbled and nearly fell, but fortunately, the people behind him rushed up to protect him, shouting, "Boss!"
"Brother Xiao, be careful!"
Xiao Yuansui didn't speak, but took a deep breath, then slowly raised his head to look at that cold and stern face, and said in a deep voice, "This, is this also your plan?"
Yuwen Ye said, "During the first attack on Xingluocang, I discovered that you had deployed many people on the way into the mountains."
"..."
“These people don’t need to fight head-on. They only need to do two things to ensure that Xingluo Warehouse is as stable as Mount Tai. First, activate the mechanism. Those thunderstones and rolling logs are enough to make the road into the mountain completely impenetrable. Second, send a message into the city so that the people inside can prepare for battle.”
"..."
"I can't beat these people."
"..."
"So, the only thing we can do is find a way to get you to withdraw yourself."
Xiao Yuansui's voice already revealed a hint of bitterness as he said, "Yes, I absolutely could not have removed those people myself, but someone stirred up discord among us in the city, and the people from Wanggang Village came to demand an explanation. In order to appease them and to prevent my brothers from becoming disloyal, I had no choice but to remove those people. But this, in turn, gave you an opportunity to take advantage of the situation."
As he said this, he looked up at him again.
They weren't just looking at Yuwen Ye, but also at Shang Ruyi behind him. Her bright eyes held no anger, but rather a hint of envy.
He said, "Although the couple haven't seen each other these days, they've worked together perfectly."
"..."
"You two are truly a match made in heaven!"
Upon hearing this, Shang Ruyi immediately heard a sudden sound in her chest.
Moreover, it wasn't just a sound in her chest; she seemed to hear an unusual throbbing in the heart of the person standing in front of her.
However, Yuwen Ye did not turn around.
He said without changing his expression, "The reason you can't find my men is indeed because they went to Wanggang Village and stayed in the vicinity of Wanggang Village; they only moved when Hu Jinfeng brought his men, and they have been following behind that group of men."
"..."
"So when they enter the city, my men can also enter the city."
As they spoke, the various passes of Xingluocang City, places that were usually heavily guarded and so impenetrable that not even a fly could get through, were now in chaos. Although Xiao Yuansui's men were brave, once the imperial army entered the mountains, their forces, several times larger than theirs, were overwhelming. Soon, every road and every pass was taken, and those who had vowed to fight to the death were now beheaded and lying on the snow.
Fresh blood slowly flowed down the mountain roads.
The entire city of Cangcheng was transformed into a blood-red landscape.
Even without seeing it with his own eyes, Xiao Yuansui could almost feel the painting before him. He raised his head, looked at the gloomy sky, and sighed in despair.
Yuwen Ye said, "Now, you have two choices."
Xiao Yuansui looked at him: "You speak."
Yuwen Ye said, "First, surrender and cease all futile resistance."
Upon hearing this, the surrounding men immediately showed expressions of anger, gripping their swords and preparing to charge forward again, but Xiao Yuansui spread his arms to block them. He coldly looked at Yuwen Ye: "Anything else?"
Yuwen Ye said, "Secondly, right here, fight me."
The person opposite seemed about to make a move again, but before they could, he said, "However, the result is—even if you can defeat me and my men here, my remaining subordinates will come over soon and still take care of you."
"..."
"You can become a dead hero."
Xiao Yuansui's eyes flickered, and those around him were also somewhat skeptical upon hearing this.
Indeed, even if they did kill Yuwen Ye in front of them, Yuwen Ye's army of ten thousand men had already entered Cangcheng, and there was no way that the people here could escape alive.
After saying this, Yuwen Ye looked at them coldly, as if waiting for them to think.
He also felt that Shang Ruyi, who had been standing behind him, took a step forward, and then another, until she slowly walked to the front of him.
He frowned slightly, as if he wanted to say something, when Xiao Yuansui suddenly laughed.
Yuwen Ye immediately raised his head and looked at him intently.
Xiao Yuansui slowly nodded and said, "Yuwen Ye is indeed Yuwen Ye. It was not in vain that I have been on guard against you day and night these past few days. But I still couldn't guard against you. Today, you have blocked all my escape routes."
Yuwen Ye asked, "Then what is your answer?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Shang Ruyi took another step forward.
Yuwen Ye was taken aback and was about to say something when he heard Xiao Yuansui suddenly look at him with a slight smile: "But I may not be without a way out."
No sooner had he finished speaking than a cold light shot out from behind him like lightning!
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