Chapter 113 Demon

An eagle's cry suddenly sounded in the sky.

“Here, here…”

Below, Shangguan Yunque kept waving, but the extremely handsome Saker Falcon ignored him and circled in the air, looking for the shadow of its master.

But in the end, it was still hugged by Shangguan.

"Look, I don't have time to deal with you. You might as well follow me in the future. You don't have to fly back and forth all day long. It's so tiring."

However, Haidongqing just tilted his neck and stared at the big tent with double curtains closed without blinking.

When Shangguan Yunque tried to take the letter box at its ankle, it suddenly turned its head and pecked his hand with its hard and sharp eagle beak.

"have to!"

Shangguan Yunque raised his hands, then stroked his sexy mustache and curled his lips: "Forget it if you don't want to show it to me."

But he still rolled his eyes.

Following Xiao Yan for the past few months, he had understood most of his plans and even intentions, and then secretly wrote them to Yuan Tiangang and Shi Yao. However, he had not yet found out the details of this news that came from the north from time to time.

My heart feels itchy as if being scratched by a cat...

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Unlike Shangguan Yunque who was scratching his ears and cheeks outside, in the big tent, in the quiet space, it seemed that even the breathing of the two people could be heard.

Ji Ruxue leaned against the wooden pillar with her arms folded, just staring at Xiao Yan in silence.

The latter deliberately avoided her eyes and paced back and forth.

"No matter what, you have to go back to Bianliang."

After a long time, Xiao Yan stopped and frowned, saying, "Besides, even if you stay here, it will not do me any good."

"But the news of Li Cunxu's military expedition was brought by us," Ji Ruxue retorted.

"and then?"

Xiao Yan's voice sank slightly. "You did bring this information very timely. But what use is it to me if you stay here? Can you fight the enemy? Can you go into battle? Can you protect yourself?"

It was obvious that his impatience was written on his face.

"I will keep a close eye on you for King Qi."

But Ji Ruxue did not answer those difficult questions. She just said with a cold face: "If you die in the North, who will fulfill the promise to King Qi? You must know that all preparations in the Central Plains have been made."

"I can't die!" Xiao Yan frowned, then waved his hand heavily and said without hesitation: "Don't you see it yet? I don't want to carry you as a burden!"

The girl clenched her fists.

Xiao Yan then took a step forward and used his height advantage to pressure him, "Do you really think that I will give you special treatment? Are you stupid? I just..."

The girl's face looked very ugly, as if she was shocked by these words.

The former emphasized, "I just want to have fun..."

"boom."

But before he could finish, a punch hit him in the face.

The force was so great that it even far exceeded the strength he had used to grab the girl's shoulders just now. Xiao Yan was caught off guard and almost staggered, taking a step back.

The next moment, he felt his collar being grabbed tightly. When he turned around, the girl's flawless, yet bright face, typical of her age, was pressing towards him, almost touching his face.

Ji Ruxue's eyes were cold, stubborn, and yet extremely angry.

Xiao Yan was stunned. He could see a layer of mist gradually forming in the pair of bright eyes that he loved most in the past.

This time, there was a hint of panic in his eyes.

It took a long time, but it seemed like just a moment. Ji Ruxue loosened his collar and turned her back.

But after letting go, she felt sad and sniffed.

"You can't drive me away."

After leaving these words, she strode out.

Xiao Yan wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and was stunned.

How could he be hurt by a woman whose martial arts skills were not even up to par?

After sitting on the stool for a while, he stood up, opened the curtain and walked out.

"Xiao Lang, you and that Miss Ji...?"

Shangguan Yunque came over at the right time holding the Saker Falcon and reminded carefully: "I see that she doesn't look well..."

"Ouch, why is there a bruise on the corner of your mouth?"

Xiao Yan frowned coldly.

The former smiled awkwardly and fanned his mouth lightly.

"You protect her and stay in the camp for the time being." Xiao Yan stretched out his hand, let Haidongqing jump onto his arm, and took out the letter tube.

"This..." Shangguan Yunque scratched his head and said with a wry smile, "Does keeping a woman in the camp damage your image?"

The former then glanced at him and said, "I didn't let her live with me."

"She won't stay in the same tent with you. This camp is full of stinky men. And you can..."

Xiao Yan was silent for a long time, suffering a loss in silence.

Seeing that he didn't say anything, Shangguan Yunque could only scratch his head and prepare to retreat.

"and many more."

Xiao Yan took the letter from the mailbox and handed the Saker Falcon to Shangguan Yunque.

"Send a letter to Li Mang, asking him to order Liu Rengong to guard against the Jin army. If they cannot stop it, you can lose any part of Hebei, but you must hold on to Youzhou until I return."

"Order."

Shangguan Yunque was immediately happy when he received the assignment and left immediately.

Xiao Yan pondered for a moment, then asked someone to find Wang Yanzhang.

"Military Envoy, are you calling me?"

The latter walked into the tent, took a closer look, and started shouting.

"Ah, General, the corner of your mouth..."

But his voice immediately slowed down, and he lowered his head, not daring to look directly into Xiao Yan's cold eyes.

Xiao Yan gripped the brush with extra force, as if he was using some murderous intent, and wrote the words so hard that the ink seeped through the back of the paper.

Then, he stamped his seals with "Youzhou Guoyi Duwei" and "Hebei Camp Left Vanguard Cavalry Envoy" and handed it to Wang Yanzhang.

"Send a few skilled men to escort this letter south. Make sure it is delivered to Yang Shihou, the Recruiting Envoy."

Wang Yanzhang's eyes lit up, "Are you going to take action against Cangzhou?"

"Do not."

Xiao Yan waved his hand, "Cangzhou is not urgent, I need to ask Yang Zhaotao to report to His Majesty..."

He turned around and found a map from the table.

He picked up the map so that the candlelight could shine brighter, and then he pointed at the word "Luzhou".

"As the saying goes, besiege Wei to save Zhao."

Wang Yanzhang was stunned for a moment, but he was also a man who was familiar with military books and was not a simple reckless man. He immediately understood and asked in a low voice: "Did the Jin State send troops?"

"You and I only need to know it, but no one else should know it."

Xiao Yan waved his hand and said, "Go and do it quickly."

"Here."

The former immediately hurried off and began to arrange this matter.

Although Xiao Yan felt that things seemed to be a mess, he somehow felt much calmer after being punched. He arranged a few things in an orderly manner, then sat back at the desk and took out the letter brought back by Hai Dongqing from his sleeve.

"The situation of civil strife in the Mobei royal court is already formed, and Yelu Abaoji will inevitably lose power. Don't worry.

“But be careful…”

He narrowed his eyes and unfolded the note.

"The Great Shaman of Mobei seems to have come out of retreat."

The letter was small, and could only carry these words, but at the end of the letter, there was a mark unique to the Bad People. Next to the mark, there was a special word "danger" circled in red.

Sanqianyuan had been in Mobei for several months and had apparently learned a lot of secrets, so he sent a letter specifically for reminder.

"Great Shaman..."

Xiao Yan frowned as he whispered these three words.

"Augu?"

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As night fell, no one was allowed to ride a horse in the entire camp.

Only the sparse lights from the dippers cast dots of light.

Because they were only a few dozen miles away from Yuyang, they did not dare to use a lot of lights at night to prevent the enemy's cavalry or scouts from finding out.

Although I have also sent out scouts, it is not a bad thing to be on guard against accidents.

Except for the soldiers who were on duty or patrolling in the camp, all the soldiers in the camp had already put on their armor and were asleep. They were not allowed to sneak around, make loud noises, or walk around at will.

In fact, as soon as these fighting men came to the table, they began to snore loudly, like dead pigs.

That night, perhaps only the cavalry patrolling outside the camp could not hear these disturbing noises.

……

Ji Ruxue had a cold face, dressed in men's armor, and guarded the door of the main tent meticulously.

Entering the tent, Xiao Yan was still writing and drawing on paper.

As a military commander, he actually did not have enough experience. In addition to continuous learning along the way, he also consulted Wang Yanzhang and the veterans of Dingbadu. Now that the war was imminent, he needed to plan and organize all the noteworthy points in the movements of the various parties and put them into his mind.

Fortunately, he made rapid progress.

[I have systematically studied "Meng De's New Book" and started to absorb and transform the "Thirteen Chapters of Military Strategies". The last chapter "Political Strategy" has been absorbed and completed...]

Xiao Yan's face was calm. He picked up the papers he had written on the desk and burned them all over the candlelight.

Then he raised his head and half-covered his eyes.

The tent curtains had been hung, and the night wind continued to blow inwards, but this made his mind clearer and enabled him to be the first to know what was happening in the camp.

The girl's skirt also swayed in the wind.

The slender waist was made even more slender by the belt. Although she was wearing leather armor, her graceful figure seemed still visible.

A wicked fire seemed to be unable to be suppressed.

Xiao Yan's face changed, and then he patted his face, his expression becoming a little gloomy.

For some reason, he was finding it increasingly difficult to control his desires, whether it was for power, the pleasure brought by fighting, or female beauty... It was as if an evil thought had been quietly released.

He frowned unhappily, spread out his hands, and black mist instantly spread out from his palms. The crazy murderous intent contained in it was several times stronger than half a year ago.

Stare at the eerie black fog until it becomes solid.

Inexplicably, his mind became hazy again.

For some unknown reason, he became more and more eager to go to war with Yelu Abaoji.

By then, under the slaughter, no one will be alive on the battlefield.

As long as he doesn't die, no one can live...

In his eyes, he seemed to have seen a battlefield gushing with blood, with countless people engaged in fighting and then dying under the blades.

And he was the only one standing in the sea of ​​corpses and blood.

Hatred? Murder?
It's just a means for him to move forward. The fact that countless people are increasingly afraid of him, terrified of him, and even hate him are just the rules that facilitate the cultivation of his divine powers.

"..."

"what's on your mind!"

Suddenly, he heard a cold voice calling him, and he didn't know when two hands were placed on his shoulders, shaking him.

The black mist in Xiao Yan's eyes faded away instantly.

He was sweating profusely and retreated backwards as if in shock, avoiding the girl's hand.

"What happened to you? Are you possessed again?"

Although Ji Ruxue deliberately kept a cold face, there was worry in her eyes. She picked up a handkerchief and wanted to wipe the sweat off his face.

"Do not touch me."

Xiao Yan brushed her hand away, his back covered in sweat.

Then, he began to stagger out of the tent.

Ji Ruxue could no longer maintain the coolness on her face, and with panic in her eyes, she hurriedly followed.

But the former just bent his body like a shrimp, gasping for breath at the door of the tent, curled his fingers to his mouth, and whistled violently.

Compared to the wind in the night, the whistle seemed to be completely silent.

But in a moment, two figures suddenly appeared out of thin air from the shadows of the night, and then quickly approached. They were two bad guys in green clothes and bamboo hats.

When the two saw the situation, they were both shocked.

"Captain, you are..."

Xiao Yan's face looked somewhat ferocious, but he still spoke through gritted teeth.

"Pass my order quickly--

"Come quickly, the corpse ancestor has surrendered to me."

The two bad guys didn't dare to delay at all. They clasped their fists and hid away in a hurry.

"Order!"

Behind, Ji Ruxue had sweat on her forehead and went over to grab Xiao Yan's hand.

"Do not touch me."

Xiao Yan pulled down the curtain suddenly, and finally he could not hold on any longer. He knelt heavily on the ground, as if he could no longer suppress the black mist that kept spreading around his neck.

"Get out now..."

"If you touch me, I will kill you..."

Ji Ruxue's eyes were startled.

Xiao Yan kept waving his hands, wanting her to leave quickly.

But immediately, his whole body trembled.

The fragrance of the girl is already overwhelming my nose.

And his entire forehead was pressed against the girl's abdomen.

Ji Ruxue put her arms around the back of his neck and hugged him tightly.

She bit her lips tightly, tears seeping from the corners of her eyes, but her tone was resolute. She just held him, just held him like this.

"I said that
"You can't drive me away."

……

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Gubeikou.

At the pass, corpses were scattered all over the ground.

On the city walls, fresh blood had once again covered the dried blood. Several corpses of Mobei people were drooping, with half of their bodies hanging on the edge of the battlements.

Two miles to the north, several riders surrounded Shuliduo and climbed the gentle slope.

From here one could only barely see the battle situation on the city wall, but it was obvious that they still could not capture this dangerous pass this time.

The ruggedness of Gubeikou is not just talk.

"There are two cliffs standing side by side, with a road in the middle that can only accommodate one car. Below is a deep ravine with huge rocks piled up. It is forty miles long and is a dangerous road."

It was already difficult for several people to walk in a row, let alone attack the city. Equipment was difficult to transport, so they could only use long ladders to attack the city. However, after several days of fighting and hundreds of deaths, they did not even have a foothold on the top of the city.

"Queen, General Yaonian has also retreated..." a general said cautiously.

"Attack again."

Shulido didn't even blink and spoke calmly.

"If you fail today, let Yao Nian bring his head to this Queen."

The generals around were all silent and dared not say a word.

Until the end, it was Shiri Qixiang who mustered up the courage to break the heavy atmosphere, raised her injured left arm and pointed to the pass.

"Queen, this dangerous pass is not enough to stop our army...

"But the garrison inside the pass is indeed strong. In my more than 20 years, I have never seen such a well-coordinated army. I fought with them two days ago. Almost all of them have the power of the middle star or above. In addition to their personal bravery, they also obey military orders and cooperate with each other so well that they are like one person.

"What's amazing is that these people are not only good at martial arts, but also have strange body movements. They can disappear out of thin air and reappear right under our noses. Although Nu and Yaoyan can find them based on their breath and voice, our ordinary soldiers have no way to deal with them..."

After saying this, she didn't dare to breathe and kept her head down.

In the hope that the pressure from the queen will be less.

But Shuliduo's face remained calm, and she said calmly: "I don't care about these things. I have already told you that the Central Plains people are capable, but you and Yaoyan underestimated the enemy. Today is the fourth day, and I don't want to hear the casualties -

"I only want Gubeikou."

Shili Qixiang looked frustrated and seemed to feel a little embarrassed.

She claimed to be a rare expert in Mobei, but she couldn't even beat these people from the Central Plains. She was extremely ashamed in front of so many people.

But she just crossed her hands and begged.

"Slave, I hope Da He Feng can be transferred..."

Someone beside him whispered, "Since we failed to make it through the attack two days ago, we have already invited Priest Nan to come."

Shili Qixiang gritted her teeth, as if she felt such humiliation for the first time. She finally stopped talking, asked for orders, and joined the troops that were attacking the pass.

But not long after, a cry of surprise suddenly came from the front.

Shulido covered her beautiful eyes and looked in the direction of the voice.

The gate of Gubeikou was suddenly opened from the inside.

After a while, Shili Qixiang came back and reported happily.

"Queen, the guards inside the pass have escaped..."

Hearing this, Shuliduo frowned slightly.

But the generals on both sides were all surprised.

"Queen, the southerners must be so demoralized that they can no longer fight."

"Queen, let's go through the pass! Our men have been fuming for a long time, and we wish we could tear these troublesome Central Plains people to pieces!"

With the army's morale so high, Shuliduo no longer restrained himself and finally waved his hand.

"Enter the customs."

The horn sounded immediately, and countless infantrymen and Hu cavalry began to rush into Gubeikou.

But just as they entered the city, someone came to report that they had discovered something.

……

Shili Qixiang led the people to guard the front, scanning every corner vigilantly along the way.

In the city, a majestic gate tower stands.

Inside the building, the tall and fat brother Yaoyan prostrated himself, not daring to look up at all.

Even though there were sticky bloodstains on the ground, he did not move at all.

"I am incompetent. Please punish me, Queen."

Shulido ignored him and was particularly interested in the table behind him.

On the desk, there was a piece of cut rice paper, with an inkstone pressed on the paper to fix it and prevent it from flying away.

She reached out to take it.

Shili Qixiang hurried forward and rushed to take it.

"Queen, be careful, it's poisonous..."

But Shulido just slapped her hand away, covered her beautiful eyes, and picked up the rice paper.

The writing on the paper had already dried up, and it could even be seen that it had been written a long time ago.

"I am at the foot of Yuyang City,
"Wait for the queen."

A breeze carrying the smell of blood blew by and easily blew away the paper in her hand.

“Queen, this…” Serika went to pick it up.

"Send the order to the entire army immediately!"

Shulido walked hurriedly out.

"Don't stop for a moment, head south quickly!"

Shili Qixiang was made to panic by her tone, and seeing that Yaoyan's brother was still lying on the ground, she kicked him hard.

In the wind, Shuliduo's anxious and nervous voice continued to be heard.
"Also, send a message to the royal court."

"Call, Aogu Nan for help."

(End of this chapter)