"Yes!" Xiaochaihuo responded promptly.
Ji Xinhe once again lowered his glance over the stirring Rouyi Army down the hillside, then turned around and left directly, seemingly uninterested in the predicament that Song Yalin was about to face.
The arrival of the imperial troops would not be immediate; Mingyin Mountain was not big but not small either. Besides, the people from the imperial court did not dare to act rashly.
He wondered how Song Yalin’s decision to throw herself into the net would play out in the hands of the Rouyi Army.
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Below the hillside, the Rouyi Army, who had been debating whether or not to pursue and kill Princess Pingyang, witnessed a woman dressed as a man tumbling down the slope. At that point, her ponytail had come undone, revealing her feminine grace in full display.
A sudden cry arose within the Rouyi Army, their eyes burning with excitement, "Ha! A woman from Da Qian!"
"Even Princess Pingyang has escaped, what revenge can we take? This disgraceful woman from Da Qian just happened to fall into our hands, how could we let her go easily?" one of the Rouyi generals said, looking scornfully at Song Yalin, his eyes filled with malice and savage desire.
Song Yalin had been somewhat stunned by her fall. After all, she was a pampered lady raised in a luxurious lifestyle, unaccustomed to such harsh conditions. Her head ached terribly, and she could barely keep her eyes open. However, at the sound of the Rouyi Army’s proclamation, she trembled in fear.
The Rouyi deputy said coldly, "This woman got some looks. Today we suffered a loss and lost many of our brothers, it’s only fitting for this Da Qian woman to compensate on behalf of the Yu State Army." He then violently grabbed Song Yalin’s hair and tore apart her garments. 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦
Song Yalin screamed, fully alert now, hastily saying, "I am from the imperial court, you can’t touch me! I am the Emperor’s spy in the Pingyang Prince Mansion, you can’t lay a hand on me!"
The deputy burst out laughing, "From the imperial court? You think I would fear you just because you said you are from the imperial court? Do you know how many of our soldiers were lost because of your spineless Emperor of Da Qian? Our commander was killed by that bitch, Princess Pingyang. Today, I won’t hesitate to sleep with a pawn inserted by the Emperor. It would be justified even if I slept with his wife!"
As he said this, his brutish face twisted into a hideous smirk, seemingly recalling the numerous brothers he had just lost on the battlefield. His gaze on Song Yalin grew more hostile.
All his anger accumulated, wishing he could rip this woman apart to vent his rage!
If this were before the battle, the Rouyi Army might have considered abiding by the pact with the imperial court, sparing royal insiders out of mercy. However, after their defeat, not to mention the Emperor’s spies, they would desire to vent their anger on any person from Da Qian who dared to cross them.
"Who cares if she is from the imperial court or not? Since when did we Rouyi need to consider Da Qian’s opinions? She’s but a woman, we made such losses for your cowardly Emperor, losing so many of our brothers, isn’t it worth a woman of his? Deputy, we might have been scared of Princess Pingyang, but does that mean we would be scared of this powerless woman?" Someone cried out.
The Rouyi deputy sneered, violently tore apart Song Yalin’s clothes with his coarse hands, if previously, capturing a Da Qian woman was to vent their anger,
Now, seeing Song Yalin’s tempting figure, they desired even more!
"Ah!" Song Yalin screamed, but her feeble resistance only served to further excite the crude man.
The surrounding Rouyi soldiers began cheering and watching. In their eyes, the sight was a reprieve, even a victory, a chance to do whatever they pleased. This was their way of letting off steam!
The Deputy, bulky and black-faced, his lewd and violent eyes drew attention, Song Yalin’s scream of humiliation rang through the air. At this moment, she regretted choosing this path. She would rather have been killed by Ji Xinhe than suffer such dishonor.
She was the legitimate daughter of the Song family, the top lady of the Yu state, a pampered daughter of nobility. The more advantageous her birth, the prouder and more prideful she was, yet now, she was being publicly stripped by these despicable Rouyi people, her dignity trampled and ground to dust.
Song Yalin wept, she was set to marry the prince, she was to become a princess, she was still the side consort of the Prince Pingyang’s Mansion!
"I belong to the imperial court, you can’t touch me, you have a pact with the court, how can you lay hands on me!" Song Yalin screamed amidst her sobs.
Only to be met with mocking laughter filled with scorn and humiliation.
The Rouyi deputy, annoyed by her shrieking, slapped her across the face.
"Ah!" Song Yalin’s despairing scream was filled with sheer fear and hopelessness.
She stopped struggling and collapsed onto the ground like a lifeless doll, allowing the Rouyi deputy to continue his willful abuses. Ji Xinhe’s words echoed in her mind: If you jump, it’s like throwing yourself into the net. The Rouyi Army won’t spare you.
She didn’t take that seriously. The Rouyi and the court had a pact, they wouldn’t dare to harm her. With that thought, she jumped.
But her reckless leap led her not to freedom but to a despairing dead end. She was foolish, indeed, very foolish. Ji Xinhe knew that the Rouyi Army wouldn’t spare her because he knew how furious the Rouyi Army was.
And this fury was provoked by Ji Xinhe. Ji Xinhe killed their commander, caused their defeat, and now all the anger of the Rouyi Army had to be borne by her.
Why should she bear the consequences of Ji Xinhe’s actions, why?
Song Yalin was filled with hatred!
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