In the evening, the army had already marched towards the valley under the order of Leng Changxi in accordance with the established plan. They didn't dare to move forward rashly towards the pocket-shaped valley. Leng Changxi had ordered two teams of cavalry and archers to take a shortcut to both sides of the valley in the morning. The horses they rode were not ordinary horses that were only good at running, but pony horses which were commonly used for transporting tea in the southwest region. And these horses were good at climbing and walking on steep mountain roads.
Leng Changxi rode a horse in front, and behind him was the Leng Army who had fought side by side with him for countless times. Qin Yunuan got out of the carriage and rode on a gentle maroon mare. The black cloak covered her hair which was fluttering in the wind, and her fair face stood out among the loess and brownstones.
Suddenly, there was a gust of wind, and there seemed to be a strong burst
The two pieces of rocks, as heavy as a thousand pounds, were still moving. Heiying fixed his eyes on Xu Ji. The resentment between the Xu Family and the Cang Family could be traced back a long time ago. Heiying seemed to remember that after his grandfather's sudden death in the palace, there were lots of accusations against the Cang Family. Their mansion was confiscated. His father had to take him from the huge mansion with seven front yards and seven back yards to a hut. His mother had to raise the family by doing needlework for people.Relying on the advantage of terrain, now Xu Ji couldn't help but feel proud when he saw from top to bottom the over 1,000 people played by him in hand. Especially when he saw that even Leng Changxi, the Mars of Qi, was as helpless as a trapped animal, he could not hold back his laughing voice.Mouth holding an agate grape, Xu Ji chuckled complacently, "General Leng, I know you're a famous general. I also don't want you to s
"No!" Xu Ji's heartbreaking cry from the top of the valley could not beat Qin Yunuan's quick eyes and hands. The grey materials for starting a fire were soon lit. The little sparkle was like a lively and mischievous child, running and jumping along the set route. Xu Ji opened his eyes as wide as copper bells. He had to witness that his greatest strategy was exploded into ashes in an instant before him.Leng Changxi stepped back and covered Qin Yunuan's ears tightly without any space. Qin Yunuan only saw that the towering stones before her eyes were instantly destroyed into dross. The loud cracking sound was deafening. Qin Yunuan was kept from the impact of the heatwave of the overwhelming explosion because of Leng Changxi's protection.The formula of the explosive was taken from the weapon factory founded by Chen Wan in the Yeren Valley, on the countless secret formulas on the top of the cave. It was lucky that Qin Yunuan was gifted with an extraordinary re
At this time, Maner pulled back the curtain and walked in with a tray in her hand. Leng Wu subconsciously walked to her to protect her because he knew Qiu Shuihan, who looked weak in fact, was a skilled martial artist.Two ordinary objects were placed on the tray Maner held. On the left was a piece of delicate embroidery, while on the right was the array map the scout took back that day."All generals and soldiers who have been to the rock gates know that the array is not fixed. It will only be activated when someone walks in. However, to draw this detailed map, one has to stand in a high position, which therefore makes the person unable to activate the rock gates. If so, how could one draw such a detailed map?" Qin Yunuan explained slowly.Leng Changxi echoed, "So this map is forged. You have bought over that scout and asked him to bring back the map. I truly doubted him then. He indeed had been out for a long time, but how could a little-educ
It was sunny today. Leng Changxi stood on the stadium to count soldiers, among whom the Leng Army stood in front of soldiers in black armor. These 1,500 soldiers of the Leng Army had proven their good teamwork by boldly walking in the rock gates to deploy explosive packages as planned in a short time.This was one reason why the Leng Army stood in front of soldiers in black armor. Another reason was that the latter deliberately did so. Soldiers in front would face dangers first. Now that the Leng Army would like to take the lead, how would soldiers in black armor refuse?They had taken a three-day rest. Now they were going to fight with Sima Ray's army. Luguan was the key pass to Qi, so if they broke in, they would enter the central region in Qi, which was so close to Qi's capital city.Leng Changxi was in silver armor, and the red tassel around his neck flew with the wind. Qin Yunuan wore a piece of plain white clothes. She quietly stood behin
At midnight, only the moon and stars were awake, but they were covered by thick clouds, indicating a heavy rainfall tomorrow morning.It was quiet and peaceful in Leng Changxi's military camp. On the high wooden lookout tower in the woods in the west of the camp stood a cautious sentry. He looked ahead and seemed to have not noticed people in the woods.A group of people narrowly broke a path in the woods. At this dark night, they looked like ghosts.The leading person was a robust young man. Young as he was, he was the most skilled one, but also the best protected one. Sudden dizziness made him tremble and almost fall down."Your Royal Highness," said the guard near him who supported him at once, "Are you alright? They're just a mob of rebels. You don't have to lead the sneak attack in person. We can take care of this.""No." "Your Royal Highness" the guard talked to referred to Sima Ray who was wildly arrogant on the
For this sneak attack, Sima Ray took with him 1,500 soldiers, the same number of soldiers in the Leng Army. He had become paranoid about fighting against Leng Changxi. However, he lost the majority of them who attacked the military camp from three directions, with only dozens alive. This said a lot about how cruel and ruthless Leng Changxi was.What happened next was so rare. Chief commander of two armies should walk shoulder to shoulder on the narrow path in the woods. Leng Changxi, followed by Qin Yunuan, walked with his hands behind his back. Qiu Shuihan, whose hands were tied by a hemp rope, followed Sima Ray who looked back at her in disgust from time to time."How about killing her? I don't want to bring her back," Sima Ray said with his head upward and looked as if he now could still decide Qiu Shuihan's fate. He then recalled how fierce Qiu Shuihan was to stab him in his throat with the hairpin. If she knew Qiu Murong and his four disciples were dea
Chen Feng also followed Sima Ray only after his rebellion. Discreet and paranoid as Sima Ray was, usually he wouldn't trust any generals coming from outside. However, Chen Feng had been behaving well in the past year. For several times, he had risked his life during the fight, saving Sima Ray from danger, which made Sima Ray look at this humble little general with new eyes. However, now..."Your Royal Highness, although I'm not a nobleman of Qi, my family has been serving the army of Qi for generations, so we can be counted as a valiant family. Having borne shame beside you, I think it's time for me to work for Qi. Your Royal Highness, please hand over the great seal and give the order back to Qi," Chen Feng stood outside, saying plausible words, "After all, you're just a concubine's son. You are not qualified to inherit the imperial power.""I'm not qualified?" Sima Ray only felt that Chen Feng was obviously a fence-sitter, "Well, in the past, who had kill
Qin Yunuan didn't know how long she had slept. She only felt that her whole body was soft. Her mind was in a whirl as if she had had a long dream. In the dream, her mother was still alive. Having been pregnant for eight months, she was working hard with needlework under a little lampion."Mother, have a rest. I can help you with the needlework.""The more needlework I do, the more cloth I can buy to make more beautiful clothes for your little brother in my belly. Yunuan, you are still young. It's cold in the winter. Hurry to warm yourself in the quilt.""No. Mother, I want to learn to do needlework from you and make clothes for my little brother. Mother, please teach me."It was said that the Third Miss of the Qin Family was good at doing needlework. However, nobody knew that the old saying, "Children in poor families can become independent very early", was the true portrayal of Qin Yunuan's childhood.Nobody knew it u