Chapter 220 A Shocking Strike!
He was dressed in a thin, close-fitting outfit, looking capable and efficient. His tightly cinched belt accentuated his wasp waist and agile back, making him appear as lithe as a leopard. Despite the frigid conditions, he didn't feel cold at all. In fact, Shang Ruyi, standing in his arms, could clearly feel a familiar, scorching heat emanating from his breath and even from every pore of his body.
It also enveloped her completely.
She suddenly stopped feeling cold, but felt a slight, uncontrollable shiver.
Yuwen Ye, he actually showed up like this?
He really came!
She wanted to say something, but her lips parted and closed, and no word came out of her choked throat. Instead, in front of them, amidst the rising steam of blood, a deep voice slowly rose.
"Yu-Wen-Ye!"
Both of them looked up and saw Xiao Yuansui slowly walking up.
This scene wasn't entirely unexpected for him. After all, ever since Yuwen Ye disappeared, he had been hoping, or rather, on guard, that this person would suddenly appear, and that he would appear at the most inopportune time and in the most inopportune circumstances.
But he never expected that such a moment and such a situation would actually occur in Xingluo Cang City.
Xiao Yuansui looked the person in front of him up and down, then thought for a moment, chuckled, and said, "It seems that I underestimated you after all."
Shang Ruyi's heart skipped a beat again.
The hand on her shoulder squeezed her slightly, as if signaling her to support herself. Then, in a flash, Yuwen Ye walked in front of her.
Its towering figure immediately blocked out the bloodshed and carnage ahead.
Yuwen Ye said in a deep voice, "You couldn't even fathom the intelligence of my wife, so how could you possibly fathom mine?"
"..."
"However, the fact that you were able to figure this out so quickly shows that I underestimated you."
As he spoke, he lowered his eyelids and glanced around at the corpses lying scattered on the ground. Those Wang Gangjun soldiers who were still standing were already covered in wounds and blood, and were now unable to fight.
The recent chaotic slaughter, even if it didn't wipe out everyone here, it certainly exhausted their fighting strength.
Xiao Yuansui's eyes twitched. After a long silence, he said, "So, those three defeats were indeed intentional on your part?"
Yuwen Ye took a deep breath, raised his chin slightly, and said, "It was intentional, but it's also the truth."
"..."
"The fact is, you have defended Xingluocang City very well. With my current troop strength and combat power, we really cannot break through."
Xiao Yuansui's eyes grew even colder: "So, you'll use this result to carry out your plan."
At this moment, although those around them had realized they had fallen into a trap set by Yuwen Ye, they were still somewhat confused. Someone immediately asked, "Boss, what exactly is his plan? He was clearly defeated, so why—"
Xiao Yuansui said, "Because he lost three battles in a row, some of us became complacent."
Upon hearing this, everyone around turned their gaze to Lu Yong.
At this moment, Lu Yong, whose face was covered in blood, looked rather pale, his complexion alternating between red and white. His eyes were bloodshot and he glared angrily at Yuwen Ye, but he couldn't utter a single word. He could only lean on his knife to support his body, slowly calming down and gradually gathering his strength.
Someone nearby said, "We're smug, but then what?"
"Then, we became complacent and thought that we had everything under control around Huangtuling, so we transported grain to Wanggangzhai three times!"
"So, all three grain transports were—"
Xiao Yuansui nodded, then looked up at Yuwen Ye: "Excellent technique."
"..."
“You not only hijacked the grain carts, but also killed all the people transporting the grain. This way, we won’t know what happened, and the people of Wanggang Village will think that I, Xiao Yuansui, am ungrateful. Their suspicion of me will gradually deepen. Finally, you can send someone to set fire to their grain storage. They will come to me in their hunger and cold, filled with resentment.”
At this point, he gave a wry smile and said, "Under these circumstances, they won't listen to any explanation."
Yuwen Ye said calmly, "I've said it before, you've defended Xingluocang City very well."
He fell silent after saying that.
Those around them may have only heard that first sentence, but Xiao Yuansui knew that Yuwen Ye had left out the rest of his sentence—
But you failed to manage people's hearts.
Just like when she abducted Shang Ruyi to Xingluo Cang City on the first day, she said almost the same thing—it's not that I saw through them at a glance, but that you, Young Master Xiao, simply couldn't control them.
He looked up at the two people and suddenly let out a bitter laugh.
This couple appears to be loving, yet there seems to be some unspoken rift between them; but even if there is a rift, they also have an almost seamless and perfect harmony that is truly amazing.
With a wry smile, Xiao Yuansui said, "You flatter me."
"..."
"If I had truly defended this city well, I wouldn't have let you in, let alone allowed you to hide right under my nose for so long."
Yuwen Ye said calmly, "Well, you can't really blame yourself for that."
"..."
“Huangtuling is so big, and you have limited manpower. Even if you can guard all the passes, you can’t guard every mountain wall and cliff.”
Xiao Yuansui was startled.
Standing behind Yuwen Ye, Shang Ruyi's breath caught in her throat, and she subconsciously stammered, "You, you are—"
Although he knew he shouldn't be distracted at this moment, Yuwen Ye still turned his head when he heard her voice. In fact, since the two of them were so close, Shang Ruyi noticed upon closer inspection that there were many abrasions on his body and hands, and even a large brownish-red stain on his clothes on his back and shoulder, which was obviously dried bloodstains!
However, Yuwen Ye's expression showed no sign of pain.
He glanced at her briefly, his gaze calm yet gentle, as if a hand were softly caressing her soul, and then said in a deep voice, "I'm fine."
"...!"
Shang Ruyi's heart skipped a beat again.
She quickly lowered her head, as if trying to restrain herself.
At that very moment, Lu Yong, who had been silent all along but whose face was ashen, finally erupted and roared, "I'll kill you!"
As he spoke, he swung the knife he was leaning on the ground. The knife was still covered in someone's blood, which was almost frozen into ice by the cold wind. When he swung it, countless blood crystals scattered out, forming a visible whirlwind. In the whirlwind, the knife, carrying cold air and anger, and with immense force, viciously slashed at Yuwen Ye.
Shang Ruyi exclaimed in alarm, "Be careful!"
But the instant those two words left his lips, Yuwen Ye's profile hardened with a cold expression, and he said to her, "Close your eyes!"
With just two words, clean and decisive, the others rushed forward.
Shang Ruyi, however, did not listen.
She opened her eyes wide and watched as Yuwen Ye strode forward, his long arm outstretched, and the long sword he had been holding upside down suddenly drew a bright arc of light, intersecting with the whirlwind formed by the ice crystal blood particles, and abruptly cleaving the whirlwind in two.
Lu Yong was also cut in two at the same time.
As the two passed each other, Yuwen Ye simply turned to the side, and the blood-red broadsword barely grazed his shoulder. However, just as the Mo Dao in his hand passed Lu Yong's head, it suddenly changed direction and forcefully chopped down on the back of Lu Yong's neck!
There was a hissing sound.
The sound was extremely soft and subtle, the kind of faint sound that a gust of wind could easily carry away. Yet, everyone present heard it clearly. They could even hear the dull thud of the blade piercing the body and severing every bone. Then, in the next instant, the Mo Dao, accompanied by a spray of blood, swung out from Lu Yong's lower abdomen!
His entire body was sliced into two thin pieces, and he collapsed to the ground.
Fresh blood, along with those gruesome fragments of bone and internal organs, splashed onto the snow with a whoosh, instantly submerged by the blood that had already accumulated deep inside!
"ah--!"
A scream rang out!
But the sound didn't come from the dead man, because Yuwen Ye's knife cut his throat the fastest. He didn't even make a sound before he lost his life. The one who actually screamed was a soldier from Wanggang who witnessed the scene.
They fought in various places, and once slaughtered other tribes in order to seize food and territory.
However, they had never seen such killing before. At least, they had never seen the people of Wanggangzhai killed so helplessly, and even killed without any dignity!
The person standing at the very front saw every detail clearly and was immediately terrified!
Even those who hadn't gone mad were all pale-faced and weak-kneed after witnessing the bloody scene; they could barely hold their weapons.
Being schemed against and falling into a trap is not enough to break them.
However, such killing is enough to shatter a fragile soul that already has no way out.
The only one that was not defeated was Xiao Yuansui.
But at that moment, his bright eyes also lost their brightness for a fleeting instant.
But Yuwen Ye, from beginning to end, did not even change his expression. His figure was swift, and he even dodged the blood that was splashed in the air. With a wave of his hand, he cleaned the bloodstains off the Mo Dao in his hand, and immediately retreated a few steps back to Shang Ruyi.
When he turned his head, he found that the young woman had kept her eyes open the whole time.
He frowned and said in a deep voice, "I told you to close your eyes!"
Even the people from Wanggang Village ahead were terrified, one of them went mad—
He felt a vague sense of unease, but when he looked at Shang Ruyi's face, although she was pale and the muscles around her eyes were twitching involuntarily, her eyes and voice were calmer than when they first met.
She said, "Anyway, this won't be the last time."
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