After that, Wang Yanzhou gave Wang Nianqing a look, and Wang Nianqing understood what he meant and said loudly: "Where are the Qilin Guards?"
"I'm here," he said, and a group of people wearing qilin masks and dressed in fancy clothes suddenly appeared on the battlefield like ghosts.
Wang Yanzhou immediately made arrangements: "Xiahou Chun is not on the battlefield, and he may not be in the camp either. Find him for me."
"I obey your orders."
After arranging everything that needed to be done, Wang Yanzhou took advantage of the fact that Tianshu Tower hadn't made any obvious offensive moves yet to pull Shi Zairong off his horse. Wang Nianqing then transferred him to his own horse. Shi Zairong, bewildered and like a helpless puppy, asked, "What's this all about? Why can't I understand it at all?"
Wang Yanzhou explained in a low voice, "Grand Master, I have arranged people to protect you. Remember, don't show up unless it is necessary. If something happens to me, these people will be handed over to you."
Shi Zairong never expected that even after preparing all the necessary self-defense supplies, he wouldn't actually have the chance to charge into battle. If Wang Yanzhou had told him earlier, he wouldn't have followed them today. "You!"
"I believe in Tang Chen. Since she believes in you, so do I. If I unfortunately die in battle, I have already made all the necessary preparations. The Qilin Guards protecting you will hand over everything you need to you." After saying this, Wang Yanzhou straightened his back and waved his right hand, signaling Wang Nianqing to escort Shi Zairong off the battlefield. Shi Zairong also knew that Wang Yanzhou simply didn't want him, a non-martial artist, to be a hindrance and wanted to be free of worries. Therefore, he didn't struggle anymore, but just told him to be careful before leaving.
In fact, the main reason for sending Shi Zairong away now was to distract the attention of Tianshu Tower, as if the Qilin Guards could find Xiahou Jun behind these thousands of troops.
Before reaching the town entrance, Wang Nianqing slowed down very rudely, threw Shi Zairong down, and without hesitation pulled the reins and galloped in the direction they came from.
Just as Shi Zairong tightly closed his eyes, ready to make close contact with the earth, a gentle embrace caught him firmly. Without waiting for his feet to touch the ground, Shi Zairong ripped off the man's Qilin mask. With his exceptional sense of smell, he knew the familiar scent on this man was likely someone he knew.
As expected, when he saw that smiling face, Shi Zairong was shocked at first, and then a little angry: "Wasn't the person Wang Yanzhou arranged for me to be a Qilin Guard? How could it be you! What on earth is he thinking? Didn't he agree not to involve you?"
Hong Yu knew that Shi Zairong would not be too happy to see her this time, so she had prepared an explanation long ago: "Don't blame Wang Yanzhou, blame Tang Chen for being soft-hearted. As for why Wang Yanzhou agreed, it might be because Tang Chen and he both felt that compared to the Qilin Guards, she felt that I would be easier to communicate with you."
After saying this, Hong Yu took the mask from Shi Zairong and put it on. He bowed his head and said, "It's not safe here. Let's go back first. I don't think you're in the mood to reminisce with me right now. Everything is ready on the city wall. Please follow me, Grand Master."
Shi Zairong held his forehead and sighed, then reluctantly accepted the reality: "Forget it, let's go."
On the way to the city wall, Shi Zairong would turn her head from time to time to look at Hong Yu. She would look, sigh, and sigh again. No matter how good-tempered Hong Yu was, she didn't like seeing Shi Zairong like this. Shi Zairong had to consider the overall situation. She didn't want to distract him because of her presence: "Don't sigh. I know what's happening in Nanyue now. Brother Huimin told me everything. Since I have chosen you in this life, I will go with you. I hope that from now on, I will be there in every important moment of your life."
After hearing Hong Yu's words, Shi Zairong's pace gradually slowed down and he said softly, "Don't be like this. I don't want outsiders to say that I have a preference for Longyang."
Hong Yu looked down at Shi Zairong who was holding her hand tightly, and chuckled, "Then you'd better be serious. I've already thought about it. When it's over, we will get married."
"……good."
By the time Shi Zairong arrived at the tower, the two armies had just launched a charge. The only people fighting on the battlefield from Tianshu Tower were the able-bodied men, who made up the majority. As for Xiahou Qing and the man in the silver helmet, they seemed to have seen that their strategies were useless, so they stood there with the Tianshu Tower followers, observing the unfolding situation on the battlefield.
Despite their bravery, the Tianshu Tower's able-bodied soldiers lacked even basic martial arts skills. They were quickly defeated by the well-trained soldiers of Qingliang Valley and Shi Zairong. Coupled with the fire in the camp, the archers' impact on the Qingliang Valley army was less than expected. Within half an hour, Tianshu Tower was already showing signs of defeat.
Seeing that the time was almost up, Xiahou Qing calmly ordered, "Pass the order and retreat."
"yes!"
The first battle against Tianshu Tower ended with victory for the Nanyue and Qingliang Valley armies. While the army's morale soared, Wang Yanzhou couldn't help but feel unhappy when he saw the bodies of innocent civilians on the battlefield. After ordering his men to clean up the battlefield and, if possible, collect the bodies of the innocent civilians Xiahou Qing had brought with him, Wang Yanzhou and his men returned to the town.
Although they had won this battle, no one present had a look of relief on their faces. After Wang Yanzhou returned from the battlefield, he felt waves of untimely pain in his chest. After sending Wang Nianqing and Xiao Liang away and asking them to gather the senior generals for a meeting, he went to Huangfu Ning to see if he had any quick-acting methods to relieve the pain and, by the way, improve his complexion.
When Wang Yanzhou returned, he saw the silence of the crowd in the hall and couldn't help but chuckle. After sitting down next to Shi Zairong, he said, "We've won the battle, don't you have anything to say?"
Shi Zairong rolled his eyes at Wang Yanzhou so huge that everyone could see, then said, "...This battle was won in a strange way."
Wang Yanzhou looked at the Qilin Guard standing motionless beside him and said with a smile, "So the Grand Master thinks so too?"
Shi Zairong nodded slightly and said nothing more. After signaling his men to speak freely, Xiao Liang stood up and said, "Tianshu Tower's strength is definitely more than this, but I can't figure out what other trump cards Xiahou Qing has."
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