[Wuxia] Roaming the World with Romantic Fortune (Complete) - 31-33

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Chapter Two: The Phoenix Submarine

It was late autumn, and the weather was slightly cool. Liu Lang felt a bit cold, but seeing Bai Fenghuang ahead of him, he dared not mention the cold at all. It wasn't until they reached the shore of Yi Lake that Liu Lang couldn't help but get goosebumps, thinking: "This lake water is so cold; if I stay in it for too long, I really won't be able to stand it. Although my swimming skills are passable, I've never practiced winter swimming before. I don't know if I can endure it."

Bai Fenghuang saw Liu Lang gazing at Yi Lake, somewhat hesitant, but she ignored him and went to the lakeside. When she felt the cool breeze carrying the icy air, she felt as if she were soaking in ice water. Then, she took a deep breath, cheered, and took off her outer clothes, revealing a water jacket underneath. With a powerful leap, she drew an arc in the air and jumped headfirst into the lake, only splashing a few tiny white sprays.

Liu Lang was behind Bai Fenghuang. Before he could see how she jumped into the water, everything went black. A gust of wind blew, and an object came crashing down on him. He reached out and grabbed the object, only to find that it was Bai Fenghuang's moon-white brocade robe. He shook his head, thinking, "Auntie is clearly urging me to go down quickly!"

Liu Lang looked towards the center of the lake and saw Bai Fenghuang swimming like a mermaid, occasionally leaping up and stirring up snow-white waves.

Bai Fenghuang darted in and out of the lake, as carefree as a fish, occasionally waving to Liu Lang and saying, "What are you waiting for? Come on down! This lake water is so refreshing!"

Seeing Bai Fenghuang so happily rising and falling, tumbling and rolling in the lake, Liu Lang felt a strong urge to join her. He laughed and said, "Alright, I'm coming!"

With that, Liu Lang took off his outer garment, placed it along with Bai Fenghuang's on the shore, and then leaped into the lake with a splash.

As soon as Liu Lang entered the water, he realized how icy cold it was, causing him to shiver uncontrollably for a long time before recovering.

Just then, Bai Fenghuang swam over and said unhappily, "Sixth Brother, how can you fight like this? You're utterly useless!"

Sixth Brother couldn't stand Bai Fenghuang's ridicule and yelled, "Auntie, come and catch me!"

Bai Fenghuang was prepared. Seeing Sixth Brother rushing towards her, she twisted her body and leaped into the water. Sixth Brother chased after her, and the two played and chased each other in the lake.

Bai Fenghuang wanted to test Sixth Brother's swimming skills. Seeing him chasing after her, she called out, "Sixth Brother, let's have a race! Let's see if you can catch me!"

With that, Bai Fenghuang's hair billowed, creating a trail of water droplets that arced through the air. She then submerged herself, her legs kicking rapidly, and she shot out like an arrow.

Liu Lang laughed heartily, "Alright, I'll definitely catch you, but after I do, won't there be a reward?"

At this moment, Bai Fenghuang surfaced about ten feet away from Liu Lang and said, "Haha, Liu Lang, you definitely can't catch me, what reward do you want?"

Liu Lang tilted his head, looking at Bai Fenghuang who was like a mermaid, and said, "That's not necessarily true. If I catch you, you can let me kiss you as much as I want!"

Bai Fenghuang was slightly angry upon hearing this and said, "Vulgar!"

Then, Bai Fenghuang chuckled and said, "Come and chase me!"

After saying that, Bai Fenghuang paddled hard with both arms, and she rose and fell like a butterfly, stirring up a lot of water. She swam more than twenty feet away, but when she looked back at Liu Lang, she saw that Liu Lang was swimming with great momentum, like a dragon stirring up the river, stirring up water that splashed several feet, just like the rolling waves of the Yangtze River, wave after wave pushing the previous wave, rolling towards her, fast, fierce and swift, and his speed was no slower than hers.

Liu Lang, having undergone some professional swimming training, was far inferior to a water dragon like Lan Mengdie, but not far behind Bai Fenghuang.

After swimming for a while, the chill in Liu Lang's body gradually disappeared, and he was getting closer and closer to Bai Fenghuang.

Seeing Liu Lang catching up, Bai Fenghuang's competitive spirit was ignited. Determined to compete with Liu Lang in swimming skills, she took a deep breath, kicked her legs rapidly, and shot out like an arrow, leaving no splash. Only a line of water could be seen swiftly cutting across the center of the lake.

Liu Lang was not to be outdone. He mustered his inner strength, breaking through the water and creating waves, relentlessly chasing Bai Fenghuang.

The two chased each other in the lake, sometimes rising, sometimes falling, sometimes sinking, sometimes floating, like a great whale chasing a mermaid. Bai Fenghuang was agile, while Liu Lang was powerful, but Liu Lang could not close the distance between them, while Bai Fenghuang could not shake off Liu Lang.

After swimming for a while, the lake suddenly became much calmer, startling Bai Fenghuang. She turned to look at Liu Lang, but couldn't see him. She quickly looked around, but still couldn't find him. She thought to herself, "Oh no! I was so focused on playing in the water that I forgot about the underwater traps. Could Liu Lang have been injured by one?" A sense of dread washed over her. She cried out, "Liu Lang!" But there

was no response, which chilled her to the bone.

She continued calling, "Liu Lang, Liu Lang, where are you?"

But only her echo was heard; still no reply. She wondered, "Could that little rascal have really fallen for one?" A chill ran down her spine. Losing all interest in swimming, she hurriedly turned back.

Bai Fenghuang knew the layout of the underwater traps in this area. She was pondering the places she had swum through, figuring she had avoided them. Just as she was about to dive into the water to find Liu Lang, a sudden surge of water rushed up beneath her feet, as if something was rapidly hurtling towards her. Startled, she quickly kicked with her right foot and swung her left leg, spinning to the left.

The current was incredibly fast, catching up to Bai Fenghuang in the blink of an eye. Then, with a splash, water erupted like a giant wave, showering down countless sparkling droplets like rain from the starry sky, creating a shimmering screen of water that enveloped Bai Fenghuang. A figure suddenly appeared in the spray and lunged at her.

Bai Fenghuang screamed, trying to dodge, but her left foot was grabbed by the figure and pulled back forcefully.

At that moment, Bai Fenghuang realized it was Liu Lang causing the trouble. In desperation, she kicked Liu Lang's head with her right leg. Her foot, like a splitting iron cone, suddenly transformed into a thin stream that shot towards Liu Lang.

Liu Lang chuckled and said, "Auntie, you can't escape now!"

With that, Liu Lang reached out and parried Bai Fenghuang's kick, then grabbed her ankle, preventing her from attacking again.

Although Bai Fenghuang's martial arts were superb, her skills in the water were only average, and with her lover as her opponent, how could she possibly fight back?

Bai Fenghuang's feet were held by Liu Lang's hands, unable to move at all, her face submerged in the icy lake water. She angrily cried out, "You little rascal, you're so cunning!"

After capturing Bai Fenghuang, Liu Lang gleefully surfaced. It turned out that Liu Lang felt it would take too much effort to catch up with Bai Fenghuang, and he might not even succeed, so he held his breath and hid underwater, making Bai Fenghuang think he was in danger and anxious. When Bai Fenghuang returned, he suddenly appeared and captured her.

Liu Lang hugged Bai Fenghuang tightly, bringing his face close to hers, saying, "Hehe, Auntie, all's fair in war!"

With that, Liu Lang kissed Bai Fenghuang's soft lips.

Suddenly, the white phoenix opened its soft lips and unexpectedly sprayed a jet of water, hitting Liu Lang in the face and even getting some into his mouth.

Liu Lang was startled and quickly reached out to block the water, while the white phoenix took the opportunity to slip away. Then Liu Lang heard the white phoenix's silvery laughter carried on the wind: "Serves you right! Who told you to lie to me!"

Liu Lang couldn't help but feel regretful, spreading his hands and saying, "Aunt, you're quite cunning too!"

The white phoenix cupped her hands and said, "Likewise! Likewise!"

Upon hearing this, Liu Lang felt both angry and helpless. He had lied to Bai Fenghuang, but Bai Fenghuang was no pushover either, and she retaliated by spitting water back at him. The two were now evenly matched, neither gaining the upper hand. He could only shrug helplessly and then pretend to be angry, saying, "Fine! Aunt, you dare to spray me with water? Let's see how I forgive you!"

With that, Liu Lang immediately caught up with Bai Fenghuang, and the two of them started bickering again.

The two played in the water for a long time. In the end, Bai Fenghuang's stamina was not as good as Liu Lang's, and he finally caught up with her, pinning her down. He said breathlessly, "Auntie, you really know how to hide! I finally caught you!"

Bai Fenghuang also said breathlessly, "Fine, I won't play with you anymore. Let's call it a draw!"

Liu Lang said, "Auntie, are you going to cheat again?"

Seeing Liu Lang looking at her helplessly, Bai Fenghuang couldn't help but burst out laughing. This laugh was as bright as a rose, like a pearl-like water droplet falling from a tender leaf after the rain, splashing into the pool and creating ripples that gradually expanded on the smooth, mirror-like surface of the water, so otherworldly and ethereal.

Liu Lang praised, "The ancients said, 'A smile that turns heads is captivating!' But even that's nothing compared to

that. If we're talking about freshness and charm, Auntie, your smile is even more delightful than Yang Guifei's." Seeing Liu Lang's deep affection and tenderness in his eyes, Bai Fenghuang felt a sweet warmth in her heart, as if doused in honey. She blushed and retorted, "How can I compare to Yang Guifei?"

Liu Lang embraced Bai Fenghuang tightly, kissing her luscious lips, savoring their alluring fragrance.

Bai Fenghuang struggled only symbolically before letting Liu Lang roam freely over her, from light touches to a passionate storm. While passionately kissing her, Liu Lang's hands gently caressed Bai Fenghuang's beautiful buttocks.

Bai Fenghuang could feel Liu Lang's large hand caressing her buttocks, and couldn't help but smile helplessly. She gently poked Liu Lang's forehead with her jade finger and said, "You, sometimes you really are like a rogue, you have no sense of propriety or shame at all. You dare to flirt with me in broad daylight!"

Liu Lang said seriously, "Aunt, we are in a proper relationship now, how dare you say I flirted with you!"

Bai Fenghuang said, "Who said we are in a proper relationship?"

Liu Lang hugged Bai Fenghuang tightly, his hard lower body pressing against Bai Fenghuang's body. Since they were only wearing thin water dragon clothes, they could clearly feel each other's heat, and the surrounding lake water no longer made them feel cold.

Liu Lang teased, "I'm your dear husband! Aunt, will you call me that?"

Bai Fenghuang frowned, glared at Liu Lang, and tilted her head back slightly, saying, "Nonsense! I won't!"

Bai Fenghuang's high, firm breasts appeared even more prominent, bouncing gently beneath her thin, water-draped robe. Her nipples stood proudly erect in the center of her jade-like breasts. Her alluring body curved slightly, making her curves even more exquisite. Her wet hair fell across her face, contrasting sharply with her snow-white neck, exuding a captivating charm that made Liu Lang's heart flutter.

"Aunt, I can't take it anymore! I want you right now."

With that, Liu Lang's lower body thrust towards Bai Fenghuang.

Bai Fenghuang shrank back in fright and shouted, "Don't do anything reckless! I'll really get angry!"

Seeing Liu Lang's eyes, which seemed to spit fire, Bai Fenghuang was afraid that Liu Lang was on the verge of losing control. Besides, he was capable of anything, and he might even force himself on her here.

Bai Fenghuang bit her lower lip and said softly, "Liu Lang, I don't want you to be like this. I brought you into the water, and we haven't even done anything proper yet! If you keep thinking about that and don't strive for anything, your aunt will be disappointed in you!"

Hearing this, Liu Lang barely suppressed the lust within him and said, "Aunt, I don't want to either, but I can't resist your temptation. Just give in to me!"

As he spoke, Liu Lang's hands slid down his water dragon robe and moved towards Bai Fenghuang's body.

Bai Fenghuang trembled instantly, desperately pressing down on Liu Lang's hand, saying, "No! Don't even think about it!"

Liu Lang shamelessly said, "Fine, if you won't let me, then at least let me kiss you a couple of times, right?"

Bai Fenghuang hesitated for a moment, then said, "That's possible, but you have to be quick, or I'll be so embarrassed if someone finds out!"

Upon hearing this, Liu Lang used his hands to forcefully roll up Bai Fenghuang's water dragon robe from her waist. The fabric was already smooth, and Bai Fenghuang's body was also extremely smooth.

Bai Fenghuang thought Liu Lang was going to kiss her lips, but she didn't expect him to do this, and couldn't help but let out an "Ah!"

as her breasts fell onto the water's surface, and then Liu Lang took them into his mouth.

Bai Fenghuang was both ashamed and angry. She first submerged her entire body in the water and said, "Liu Lang! You actually..."

Liu Lang innocently raised his head and said, "Auntie, you agreed to this!"

Bai Fenghuang's face turned bright red with anger. She sighed and said, "You little rascal, have you had enough?"

Hearing Bai Fenghuang's words, Liu Lang was overjoyed, knowing that she clearly allowed him to do whatever he wanted to her.

Upon seeing Liu Lang's delighted expression, Bai Fenghuang immediately looked away, her pretty face flushed.

Bai Fenghuang's shy expression caused a strong heat to surge in Liu Lang's lower abdomen. Her ambiguous words further stimulated Liu Lang's nerves, teasing the limits of his desire.

Liu Lang began to suckle Bai Fenghuang's breasts. He knew that this was the most sensitive part of Bai Fenghuang's body, so he patiently teased her.

Bai Fenghuang was beginning to struggle against Liu Lang's advances. Even in broad daylight, in the water, the intimate situation made her blush with shyness. The touch on her breasts by Liu Lang caused her body to tremble slightly, her body leaning back, her full, high breasts bobbing on the surface, receiving Liu Lang's teasing.

Finally, under Liu Lang's teasing, Bai Fenghuang couldn't help but let out a soft moan, then forcefully pushed him away and swam away like a fish!

Liu Lang was stunned for a moment, then called out, "Auntie, wait for me!"

He quickly chased after her.

After swimming for a while, Bai Fenghuang stopped. To Liu Lang's horror, he discovered a huge shark floating ahead.

Bai Fenghuang patted the shark's head, and it surfaced. As Liu Lang approached, he realized it was a lifelike white shark, exquisitely crafted, indistinguishable from a real one to the naked eye.

At this moment, Bai Fenghuang pressed some part of the great white shark's body, and a hidden door appeared on its back. Bai Fenghuang immediately slipped inside.

Liu Lang, finding this strange, swam over and discovered that the great white shark's belly was hollow. He then followed Bai Fenghuang and crawled inside.

Bai Fenghuang closed the cover on top of the great white shark and activated the second water-blocking plate. At this point, Liu Lang could feel the great white shark slowly sinking.

Bai Fenghuang laughed and said, "This is the Phoenix Deepwater Shark. I used it to rescue you from the Juma River. You should thank it properly."

Liu Lang looked at the interior of the giant shark in surprise and found that it was practically an underwater workshop. It was about two zhang long and six or seven chi wide and six or seven chi high. Liu Lang had to bend over to walk. The walls were milky white, but he didn't know what material they were made of. There were instruments at the head and tail that Liu Lang couldn't name at all. The round hand crank was probably for steering. There were also some cranks of different sizes and wooden boxes of various sizes. He could see two sharks in front of him whose eyes were transparent and could see the scenery in the water outside.

Bai Fenghuang, holding Liu Lang's hand, led him to the wooden crank and said, "This is for controlling direction, and the wheel next to it controls speed. There are also small thunder cannons on both sides to fire at the navy attacking our floating island. We're already four or five feet below the surface; the enemy can't detect us at all."

Liu Lang immediately broke out in a cold sweat, saying, "Auntie, this is clearly a nuclear submarine!"

Bai Fenghuang replied, "What nuclear submarine? What black submarine? Didn't I tell you? This is the Phoenix Deepwater Shark!"

Liu Lang said "Oh," and then, "Auntie, turn it on, I want to see!"

Bai Fenghuang had Liu Lang crank the speed-controlling wheel, and when Liu Lang's hands gripped it, he found it quite difficult. But after a few rotations, he felt the "nuclear submarine" actually move and break through the water.

Liu Lang asked in surprise, "Auntie, you're truly amazing! But how did you research and develop such an advanced contraption? And how does it move forward?"

Bai Fenghuang replied, "This thing is full of mechanisms inside, controlled by twelve thousand gears of varying sizes. Ah, you wouldn't understand even if I explained it. If you're a psychic, I could explain it to you."

As she spoke, Bai Fenghuang gripped the steering wheel, staring straight ahead, and through her almost transparent shark eyes, she could see the scenery in the water.

Liu Lang asked again, "What about the air we need?"

Bai Fenghuang pointed to two air pipes beside her, saying, "These things connect to the surface; one is for air, and the other is a backup!"

Liu Lang nodded, secretly admiring her, but still couldn't understand how this seemingly small shark could automatically rise to the surface. Thinking the reason must lie beneath his feet, he stomped on it, finding it sturdy and stable.

Then, Liu Lang saw a soft white carpet on the ground and couldn't help but think that if he and Bai Fenghuang made love here, it would be incredibly pleasurable!

Bai Fenghuang steered the Phoenix Deepwater Shark to the north bank of the Yi River. After quietly surfacing, she observed the shore and said, "Liu Lang, did you see that? The Liao soldiers have set up a checkpoint at this intersection."

Liu Lang saw through the shark's eyes that there were indeed Liao soldiers' tents on the shore, and a dozen or so Liao soldiers were laughing and talking together. Liu Lang was immediately furious and said, "Auntie, stop! Take me up there and teach them a lesson. I haven't even tested the power of the Heavenly Lightning Net I just learned yet!"

Bai Fenghuang replied, "No need! That would mean we'd have to go ashore, which is too much trouble. Let me show you the power of this Deepwater Shark!"

With that, Bai Fenghuang adjusted the other wheel next to the control wheel and pressed the firing mechanism, which produced a strange sound.

Through the shark's eyes, Liu Lang saw the explosion erupt in the center of the Liao soldiers. The thunder cannon fired by the Phoenix wasn't particularly powerful, but it was still slightly stronger than the "Heavenly Maiden Scattering Flowers" thunderbolt he had used earlier. Half of the dozen or so Liao soldiers weren't killed, but they were already terrified and scattered in all directions, shouting, "Enemy!"

Liu Lang exclaimed in amazement, "Auntie, I admire you to the core!"

The White Phoenix smiled and turned the Deepwater Shark around, saying, "Back to base!"

Liu Lang gave an "Oh!" and turned the speed control wheel, and the Phoenix Deepwater Shark returned victoriously.

On the way back to the Floating Island, the White Phoenix introduced Liu Lang to the various mechanisms in the vicinity.

Upon hearing this, Liu Lang repeatedly praised, "The Floating Island is indeed an impregnable natural barrier!"

As he spoke, Liu Lang gazed at Bai Fenghuang's slightly arrogant face, stepped forward, and embraced her, saying, "Aunt, are you planning to use the advantageous terrain of the Floating Island to fight the Liao army to the death?"

Bai Fenghuang replied, "I hadn't thought of that, but did you know that Yishui Lake, via the Tuotuo River, leads directly to Feihu City?"

Liu Lang said, "I know!"

Bai Fenghuang continued, "You've built an impregnable fortress on the south side of Feihu City, repeatedly hindering the Liao army. Now, Yelü Sage is personally leading his troops, and it seems he won't give up until Feihu City is captured. Since the Liao army has been unable to conquer Feihu City, I suspect they might try something to the east of Feihu City."

Liu Lang nodded, "That's possible. To the east of Feihu City is Yanji Lake; will the Liao army engage us in a naval battle?"

Bai Feng... Phoenix said, "I suspect that's possible! The Liao army stole many excellent cannonballs from Hungry Tiger Ridge and cruelly murdered over a hundred outstanding Qimen disciples on Floating Island. So, since they can't penetrate deep into the city walls south of Flying Tiger City, they might switch to sending their navy with warships carrying dozens of cannons to attack from the east."

Liu Lang nodded repeatedly, saying, "Auntie is absolutely right. What should we do then?"

Phoenix said, "Don't rush. My scouts haven't returned yet. Let's focus on cultivating our eighth primordial spirit on Floating Island for now. When the crucial moment arrives, it will naturally be our turn to act."

Liu Lang chuckled, "Alright! Why don't we cultivate here and see if we can achieve unexpected results in the water?"

Phoenix understood Liu Lang's wicked intentions, but before she could refuse, Liu Lang tackled her to the ground.

Three days later, Liu Lang's injuries had almost fully healed, but he remained preoccupied with the situation in Flying Tiger City.

That morning, Liu Lang saw Bai Fenghuang dressed in moon-white brocade sleeves, her entire body gleaming like snow. The tight-fitting clothes clung to her, highlighting her graceful and exquisite figure. Her Purple Jade Silver Eye Sword had transformed into a snow-silver jade belt around her waist, shimmering with silver light. She truly radiated heroic spirit.

Bai Fenghuang led Liu Lang to the Seven Star Tower, bringing with her the scouts who had returned to the Floating Island the previous night.

The scout reported, "Lord, after Yelü Sage occupied Waqiao Pass, knowing that the attack on Feihu City was stalled, he personally mobilized troops to go to Feihu City."

Liu Lang asked, "Waqiao Pass has fallen, what about my family?"

The scout replied, "Sixth Master, the commander of Waqiao Pass has already surrendered to the Liao. Yelü Sage learned from him that the one going to the meeting at Zijing Pass was not Emperor Taizong of Song, but your eldest brother. Because Yelü Sage was shot in one eye, in a fit of rage, he burned your house down!"

Liu Lang's heart sank. He asked, "What about the servants and my fifth brother?"

The scout shook his head. "It is said that they were all burned to death in the fire."

Liu Lang said angrily, "How can such a great hatred not be avenged!"

Bai Fenghuang asked, "Feihu City... " "Any updates from the front?"

the scout asked. "Yelü Sage has ordered reinforcements to Feihu City, and a naval force will depart from Zijing Pass today."

Bai Fenghuang sneered, "I guessed right! The Liao army thought your defenses in Feihu City were focused on the southern suburbs, so they wanted to launch a surprise attack from the east by water. We'll give them a good beating!"

Liu Lang rubbed his hands together excitedly, "Great, Aunt! But I know nothing about naval warfare, so I'll just follow your orders!"

Bai Fenghuang said, "Alright, I will lead the Phoenix, Vulcan, Thunder God, Golden Ring, and Silver Ring to assist in the battle. Messenger, quickly summon the sailors of the Shark First Squadron."

The messenger obeyed, and soon twelve sailors arrived.

After Bai Fenghuang explained the mission in detail, the twelve sailors, all veterans of naval warfare, immediately understood Bai Fenghuang's battle plan. Then Bai Fenghuang asked for their opinions, and all the sailors expressed no objections.

Bai Fenghuang said, "Alright! I hereby announce that we will now prepare three days' worth of rations and head to Yanji Lake to ambush the Liao navy. You twelve men will be divided into four groups. Once you reach Yanji Lake, hide. Do not surface without my order, and do not leave your posts! In case of danger, you must cover and rescue each other. Anyone who disobeys orders will be executed without mercy!"

"Understood!"

Bai Fenghuang waved her hand and said, "Let's go!"

After Liu Lang and his group had gathered all the necessary supplies, they arrived at the shore of Yishui Lake, where Bai Fenghuang's Phoenix was located.

Bai Fenghuang led Liu Lang into the Deepwater Shark, while the other twelve sailors submerged. Soon, they brought over four more Deepwater Shark ships.

Liu Lang noticed that the four large sharks were roughly the same size as the Phoenix, only slightly different in color. Two were gray, and the other two were dark red. In addition to these four Deepwater Sharks, there were also five smaller sharks.

At this moment, one of the sailors swam over and attached a small shark to the stern of the Phoenix. The White Phoenix then gave the sailor a "ready" sign and said to Liu Lang, "That small shark is an automated attack weapon, specifically designed to deal with enemy soldiers who dive underwater. One small shark can easily take down ten or so sailors. Liu Lang, let's go!"

Liu Lang excitedly went to the speed control wheel and said, "I'm so looking forward to this war! Let's go!"

Chapter Three: The Defense

of Flying Tiger City. The Liao army commander responsible for attacking Flying Tiger City was Yelü Xiezhen. Long before the Battle of Jinshatan, he had divided his forces with Yelü Xiuge. Yelü Xiuge was responsible for annihilating the Song army at Siping Mountain and besieging the Song army retreating from Zijing Pass; Yelü Xiezhen led an army of 200,000 to bypass Siping Mountain and directly attack Feihu City. Yelü Xiezhen thought that with his 200,000 troops, Feihu City only had less than 40,000, five times his number. Even if the defenders of Feihu City put up a fierce resistance, he could easily take Feihu City within three days.

However, Yelü Xiezhen was wrong. Siege warfare is not like open field battles. The Liao army's elite cavalry was invincible, but the Song army was determined to hold Feihu City.

To ensure a smooth capture of Feihu City, Yelü Xiezhen brought 1,000 siege ladders. He firmly believed in the bravery of the Liao soldiers and ordered 30,000 infantry, 10,000 archers, and 10,000 cavalry to attack the city, with 10,000 cavalry providing support. However, after the first attack by this army of 50,000, Yelü Xiezhen realized the strength of Feihu City.

Because the large open area south of Feihu City was filled with pointed wooden stakes about three or four feet high by the Song army, Yelü Xiezhen's troops could not advance smoothly. Moreover, about a mile from Feihu City, there were two earthen walls ten zhang high, filled with archers. If Yelü Xiezhen's troops tried to carry ladders to approach the city walls, they would be shot dead by the archers before they even got there.

Yelü Xiezhen was furious. Although he had a cavalry regiment skilled in archery, the wooden stakes prevented them from charging quickly. Without speed, the cavalry could not utilize their advantage. Although the Liao cavalry were good at archery, the Song army, with its high ground, was not at a disadvantage.

Yelü Xiezhen sent two cavalry detachments to engage the Song army in a ranged attack, but after an hour of shooting, the Liao army was defeated, and only half of the six hundred archers in the two cavalry detachments returned alive.

However, the Song army on the earthen walls maintained fierce firepower, forcing the attacking Liao army to temporarily remain two miles away from Feihu City.

Yelü Xiezhen was furious upon seeing this, and to minimize troop losses, he ordered a temporary halt to the attack and immediately convened an emergency meeting to temporarily change the battle plan.

Yelü Xiezhen said, "To capture Feihu City, we must first destroy these two earthen walls. Only then can our army smoothly advance to Feihu City."

Yelü Xiezhen ordered two of his generals to each lead ten thousand men to attack the two earthen walls separately.

At this moment, a Liao deputy general who had retreated from the front said, "General, those two earthen cities are easy to defend but difficult to attack. Besides archers and crossbowmen, they are also equipped with heavy artillery. Furthermore, there are many hidden bunkers beneath the cities, seemingly ambushing Song troops. If we attack like this, we will likely be defeated. Wouldn't it be better to quickly send artillery battalions from Zijing Pass to provide support?"

Yelü Xiezhen cursed, "Damn it! My 200,000 troops are attacking such a small city as Feihu, and we actually need to wait for artillery battalions to come and help? Wait..." The artillery battalion will arrive in three days. If we can't take Flying Tiger City within three days, won't Yelü Xiuge laugh us to death? You're all warriors of the Great Liao, and you can't even take two mere earthen cities? Then you shouldn't be soldiers! Issue an order to the entire army: if we don't take those two earthen cities today, we will not withdraw. Anyone who retreats in the face of battle will be executed without mercy!”

The two Liao generals received the order and each led ten thousand troops to launch a fierce attack on the two earthen cities.

At this moment, the ten thousand Liao troops formed a square formation, with one thousand shield bearers in front, one thousand archers behind, and eight thousand infantry behind them, a dark mass attacking the two earthen cities.

Seeing the large-scale Liao attack, the Song soldiers guarding the earthen fortresses unleashed a volley of arrows. The Liao shield bearers provided excellent cover. Just as the Liao troops were about to reach the two fortresses, the Song army suddenly opened fire with cannons. The cannonballs exploded among the attacking Liao troops, throwing their formation into chaos, especially the shield bearers at the front. The confusion exposed the infantry behind them, and the Song army immediately unleashed a dense hail of crossbow bolts, inflicting heavy casualties on the Liao.

At this moment, the Liao general commanding the troops brandished his sword, beheading several Liao soldiers who tried to flee in the chaos, thus restoring order to the advance.

After a round of cannon fire, the Song soldiers hurriedly reloaded their cannons, allowing the Liao troops to advance further. Then, the Liao army was subjected to another round of Song artillery fire, followed by another burst of intense fire, resulting in the loss of several hundred more Liao men.

At this moment, seeing the Song army loading cannons, the Liao army's assault troops immediately saw hope. After enduring the Song army's third round of artillery fire, the Liao soldiers had advanced to within a dozen paces of the gentle slope of the earthen city. Just as the Liao army's commander was about to give the order for a general attack, suddenly the bunkers that had been silent before began to attack. Because the people ambushing in those bunkers had not attacked the Liao army, the Liao army had temporarily overlooked their existence, which was a fatal mistake!

At this moment, hundreds of "Heavenly Maiden Scattering Flowers" grenades were thrown out of the bunkers, and these hundreds of grenades exploded in the very center of the Liao army, sending countless Liao soldiers' corpses flying into the air. Then, volleys of crossbow bolts came out one after another. This tactic caught the Liao soldiers off guard, and more than half of the shield bearers at the front were killed or wounded, making it impossible for them to cover the infantry behind them.

The artillery on the earthen city wall launched its fourth round of attacks, coupled with a hail of arrows and a powerful surprise attack from the bunkers, causing the Liao army to crumble instantly. The Song troops defending the city had received orders to avenge the Yang family generals and were determined not to let a single Liao soldier escape.

Amidst the arrow barrage, a Liao general was shot down by the artillery fire, and ninety percent of his ten thousand soldiers were lost. Another Liao army suffered an even worse fate; although their commander escaped, fewer than a hundred of their ten thousand men remained.

Yelü Xiezhen roared in fury, wishing he could personally rush forward and behead every Song soldier on the earthen city wall with his massive sword.

At this moment, noticing the bunkers, Yelü Xiezhen regretted his decision and was forced to retreat, intending to devise a new method to destroy them.

Those Liao soldiers who had miraculously survived, knowing the formidable nature of the bunker, told Yelü Xiezhen that it not only housed a large number of archers but was also equipped with small cannons. This was because the Liao soldiers were unaware of the "Heavenly Maiden Scattering Flowers" mine and mistook it for cannons. Furthermore, the bunker was extremely sturdy, virtually impossible to breach by manpower. It was less than three feet above the ground and had several attack holes. Its main structure was solid rock, which, when coated with tar, became virtually indestructible; even artillery bombardment might not be able to break through.

At this moment, the sun was about to set, a magnificent sunset glow shone on the western horizon, and the new moon peeked through the crimson clouds.

Looking at the thousands of Liao soldiers' corpses lying beneath Flying Tiger City, a few female generals clad in plain armor finally managed a smile on the city walls. However, despite today's resounding victory, the shadow of the defeat at Golden Beach lingered in their hearts.

The Yang family's female generals, led by Murong Feixue, wore only armor, without helmets, and had white mourning bands wrapped around their black hair. Every few dozen steps along the Flying Tiger City walls, white paper banners fluttered in the wind, seemingly still telling the story of the tragedy at Golden Beach.

Inside the general's mansion, a mourning tent was erected high, and beneath the large character for "sacrifice" were numerous memorial tablets for the Yang family: Yang Linggong, Yang Dalang, Yang Erlang, Yang Sanlang, Yang Sijie, Yang Wulang, Yang Qilang...

Originally, there was also a memorial tablet for Liulang, but Murong Feixue forcibly removed it. Despite Shen Lingmei's repeated claims that among the surviving Song soldiers, someone saw Liulang and Yang Sijie trapped on an earthen cliff, then Yang Linggong drew his sword and committed suicide, Liulang was severely injured by the Nine Heavens Mysterious Buddha and knocked into the water, and Yang Sijie, not wanting to be captured, committed suicide with a three-pointed double-edged sword.

Murong Feixue cried, “Sisters, before it’s confirmed that Liulang is dead, I beg you not to set up his memorial tablet. My son hasn’t been born yet; he can’t be born without seeing his father. I know none of you sisters want Liulang to die. Although there’s no news yet, we can’t curse him with a memorial tablet! I firmly believe he’s still alive. For the sake of each and every one of us, he should live…”

Bai Xuefei walked over, put her arm around Murong Feixue’s shoulder, and said, “Sister-in-law is right. Liulang won’t die. He won’t abandon us, or our unborn child. We should put away his memorial tablet. Besides, there are many others who are still buried in the Golden…” "The beach is gone, even the bones are gone. We must remember this hatred and avenge them."

Shen Lingmei wiped away her tears and said, "We are sworn enemies of the Liao army. As long as we have a breath left, we will help Liu Lang defend Feihu City."

The other sisters echoed, "We swear to defend Feihu City to the death and are sworn enemies of the Liao army!"

Lu Xueyao said, "Every siege in history has its unique characteristics. Success or failure has its specific conditions, but by studying famous battles from different periods, we can also discover the patterns of siege warfare. If the defending side is in an absolutely weak position, it is difficult to hold out for a long time without external support; conversely, if..." If the defenders face a difficult situation, but receive reinforcements, they can not only successfully defend but sometimes even crush the enemy beneath the walls. However, if the reinforcements are too weak, the defenders may also fail. For the attacking side, a sustained attack with superior numbers and firepower can always overwhelm a weak defender; the saying "no city is impregnable" refers to this situation. If the attacking side encounters enemy reinforcements, they must fully assess the situation and make choices such as blocking, besieging, or retreating. In today's battle, the Liao army was destined to fail. One reason is that the Liao army's total strength was 200,000, although our side... " Five times their numbers, but the numerical advantage wasn't significant; secondly, the Liao army didn't bring siege weapons—artillery; thirdly, they underestimated us from the beginning, which is why they suffered such a crushing defeat!"

Murong Feixue said, "Sister Xueyao is indeed amazing. The southern defense line of Feihu City is as solid as a rock. Today, more than ten thousand Liao soldiers died. Sister Xueyao deserves the greatest credit."

Lu Xueyao sighed, "I've only put my skills to good use... I wish I had more skills so I could have protected Liulang in the Battle of Jinshatan. How could this situation have occurred?"

Lu Xueyao's words stirred up the sadness of everyone present. Zi Ruoer and Lan Mengdie hugged each other and wept bitterly.

Although Murong Feixue was also extremely saddened, as the eldest sister and the supreme commander of Feihu City, she could only suppress her grief and persuade everyone not to be sad: "Sisters, if we cry and ruin our health, how can we avenge our loved ones?"

Pan Feng suddenly ran over in a panic, saying, "Everyone, come quickly! Yanzi's injuries are worse!"

Murong Feixue's heart skipped a beat, and she quickly led everyone to the inner room.

At this moment, Bai Yunfei was using the Eight Gates Life-Extending Technique to save Miao Xueyan. Seeing everyone enter, Bai Yunfei said, "This afternoon, Yanzi's injuries suddenly worsened. I've already used my technique on her three times, but she can't hold on for long each time. She even vomited blood clots just now!"

Murong Feixue stepped forward, grabbed Miao Xueyan's wrist, and checked her pulse, saying, "Indeed, it's very weak."

Miao Xueyan had just slowly woken up. Seeing everyone around her, she forced a smile and said, "Sisters, I'm fine. Why are you all here? No, there are still Liao soldiers besieging Feihu City. You should all go and defend the city. I'm fine..."

As she spoke, Miao Xueyan coughed violently again.

Bai Yunfei hurriedly handed a towel to Miao Xueyan, but the towel was immediately stained red with the blood Miao Xueyan vomited.

Murong Feixue was heartbroken upon seeing this, and said with tears in her eyes, "Yanzi, you must rest well. The Liao army has been defeated by us and has retreated completely!"

Miao Xueyan smiled with relief and said, "The retreat of hundreds of thousands of Liao soldiers is only temporary. We cannot let our guard down! I'm really fine, Sister Xue. You must quickly make arrangements... arrange for the sisters to defend the city, in case the Liao army launches a sneak attack under cover of darkness."

Upon hearing this, everyone nodded with tears in their eyes.

Miao Xueyan asked again, "Liulang, has he returned?"

Pan Feng blurted out, "We don't even know if Liulang is alive or dead..."

Murong Feixue quickly stopped Pan Feng and said to Miao Xueyan, "Yanzi, don't worry, news has come that Liulang is now at Waqiao Pass, preparing to lead his army back to Feihu City!"

Miao Xueyan gave a bitter smile, took Murong Feixue's hand, and said, "Sister Xue, I didn't protect Liulang well, I'm so useless..."

Shen Lingmei glared at Pan Feng and said, "Yanzi, don't listen to Pan Feng. I personally covered Liulang's escape before sending you back!" Miao

Xueyan shook her head and said, "Sisters, don't lie to me. Waqiao Pass has already been lost, I knew that a long time ago..."

After saying that, Miao Xueyan sadly closed her eyes, letting the tears fall.

Murong Feixue looked at everyone in surprise and asked, "Who told her?"

Pan Feng said with difficulty, "I told her."

Murong Feixue sighed and comforted Miao Xueyan, telling her to rest and recover.

Miao Xueyan vomited blood again due to excessive grief.

Seeing this, Bai Xuefei anxiously came behind Miao Xueyan and began to use the Eight Gates Life-Sustaining Technique to heal her, saying, "I entrust the defense of the city to you sisters. My sister and I will work together. Although we can't cure Yanzi immediately, as long as we are here, she won't be in any danger."

Miao Xueyan said gratefully, "Xuefei, thank you! But you're wasting your energy and can't save me. You should go and defend the city! Kill more Liao soldiers and avenge me, then I... I can die in peace!"

With that, Miao Xueyan fainted again.

Bai Xuefei said firmly, "Sisters, don't stay here. With my sister and me here, we'll fight to the death to save Yanzi's life. Your presence here only makes her uneasy!"

Murong Feixue nodded and said, "Yunfei, Xuefei, we're counting on you. Let's go out; I need to assign tasks to everyone!"

Two days later.

"Woo! Woo!"

The deep sound of horns rang out outside Feihu City. A large contingent of Liao troops emerged from their camp, with two hundred Shenglong cannons at the forefront, advancing towards Feihu City in neat square formations.

"Order the artillery to prepare for firing."

This time, the general commanding the battle had changed to Yelü Sage, who loudly ordered his troops.

"Your Majesty, you see, that mound is already within the cannon's range. I think we should wait until the assault troops advance a little further before concentrating our fire, so we can capture that place in one fell swoop."

Yelü Sage curled his lip and said, "Granted!"

A massive, dark mass of Liao troops and newly formed Southern Allied Army (surrendered Song soldiers) formed a formidable formation, slowly approaching the two earthen fortresses.

The Liao soldiers had already experienced the power of the bunkers, so during their attack, they tried to avoid their range. Simultaneously, the Liao army had prepared large quantities of incendiary poison, and each time they approached a bunker, they would drop a poison gas bomb. Although this came at a heavy cost, the powerful bunkers immediately fell silent.

At this moment, Murong Feixue, draped in a bright red cloak, with a sword at her waist, leather boots, a white jacket, a gold-bound crown, and her gleaming silver chainmail and plain white mourning band on her head, radiated a dazzling beauty under the sunlight.

Zhen Fuyao ordered the Song troops in the bunkers to retreat along the terrain.

Murong Feixue said, "Xueyao, it seems these two earthen fortresses can't be held. The Liao army seems to have a full two hundred cannons!"

Lu Xueyao said, "It's alright. Once the poisonous smoke in the bunkers dissipates, our troops will immediately return to defend them, and then we can launch a surprise attack on the Liao army."

Murong Feixue nodded and said, "Fortunately, these bunkers are connected by secret passages. The Liao soldiers would never dream that our troops can safely retreat back into the city!"

Lu Xueyao said fiercely, "They'll have a hard time later. Order the garrison of the earthen fortresses to hold their positions!"

"Xueyao, we want to see how those Liao soldiers are beaten to a pulp by us, their corpses strewn across the battlefield, their cries of agony echoing through the air!"

Shen Lingmei said.

Lu Xueyao nodded and asked, "Is there any movement at Yanji Lake in the east of the city?"

Zi Ruo'er replied, "We haven't spotted the Liao army's navy yet, but something seems strange on the water since yesterday."

Lu Xueyao asked, "What did you find?"

Zi Ruo'er shook her head and said, "It's precisely because we haven't found anything that I find it strange."

Lu Xueyao said, "The Liao army's frontal attacks have been stalled these past two days, they'll definitely try something else. Now they're setting up a strong offensive on the battlefield south of the city, I'm worried they might launch a surprise attack by water!"

Murong Feixue said, "Xueyao is right. We should concentrate all the artillery fire of Feihu City at the south gate. If the Liao army appears at the east gate, we'll be in danger." Shen

Lingmei said... "Yanji Lake to the east stretches for dozens of miles. The Liao army is only good at mounted archery and is not used to naval warfare. Why should we be afraid of them?"

Lu Xueyao said, "The Liao army once stored a large number of cannons and shells at Zijing Pass, originally intended for use when attacking Waqiao Pass. However, Emperor Taizong of Song retreated without a fight, and Waqiao Pass surrendered without a fight. Now that the Liao army has failed to capture Feihu City, they will definitely be furious. They will spare no effort to take Feihu City. Cheng Shijie is also leading an army of 100,000 to besiege Jietang Pass. Their goal is obvious: to occupy the area north of the Yellow River. Since they want to attack Feihu City, if they attack from the south, they may not achieve anything even by next year. But if the Liao army attacks from two sides, sending a naval force to Yanji Lake and then using..." "If the artillery bombards the eastern city wall, we'll be in a very passive position,"

said Lan Mengdie. "I'm a good swimmer and I'm willing to be ordered to guard the east gate. If the Liao army invades Yanji Lake, I'll make sure they don't return."

Lu Xueyao frowned and said, "Even if Sister Lan is a superb swimmer, can you stop a navy? If the Liao army sends twenty warships with heavy cannons, how will you annihilate them? Their artillery fire will prevent you from getting close to your warships. Even if you're a great swimmer and can destroy one or two warships, you can't stop the Liao army from bombarding the eastern city!"

Lan Mengdie said anxiously, "Then what can we do?"

Murong Feixue sighed, "It's a pity that Feihu City doesn't have a navy, otherwise we could consider setting up a formation at Yanji Lake to prevent the Liao army from getting close to the city wall, but now..." " It's too late to organize a navy,"

Lu Xueyao said. "Sister Xue, now we have to split up. Sister Lan and I will lead 5,000 troops to defend the east city, and then we'll adapt to the situation."

Murong Feixue said, "5,000 troops are too few. Take another 5,000!"

Lu Xueyao said, "If something unexpected happens, taking another 5,000 troops won't be of any use. I'll prepare more sandbags and pitchforks. Once the Liao army succeeds in bombarding the city walls, we'll fight to the death to block them and prevent them from entering. The longer we hold out, the less confident and more demoralized the Liao army will become. Then we can discuss how to defeat them."

After Lu Xueyao and Lan Mengdie left, Murong Feixue, Shen Lingmei, Zi Ruoer, and Pan Feng continued to command the battle.

Ai Hu, the commander-in-chief of the earthen city, was now almost engaged in close combat with the Liao army. Thousands upon thousands of Liao soldiers had surged to the walls of the earthen city, charging forward at all costs. Each earthen city was equipped with five Tiger Might cannons and a thousand archers. The Liao army had already reached the walls, but the Tiger Might cannons were no longer effective

. Fortunately, the strategist had foreseen this and had prepared a large number of rolling logs on the walls. These logs were massive tree trunks, each as thick as two people could hug. The tops and bottoms had been removed, the bark stripped, and

the bare trunks rolled down with tremendous force. The Liao soldiers had only advanced halfway when the logs were released, causing them to tumble and fall. The logs struck those in front, and those in front struck those behind, resulting in countless deaths and chaos.

Yelü Sage, overseeing the battle from the rear, was furious. After all, before even officially attacking Feihu City, his forces were already facing repeated setbacks.

Yelü Sage said to Yelü Xiezhen, "Isn't Yang Liulang already dead? Why is Feihu City still so difficult to capture? When will our army be able to take Feihu City at this rate? I have already sworn an oath before Emperor Muzong that before the heavy snow falls, we will surely flatten the area north of the Yellow River. When the grass grows and the orioles sing next year, the Liao Dynasty can march south and occupy the Central Plains in one fell swoop. But I didn't expect that a small Feihu City would be so difficult to capture!"

Yelü Xiezhen said, "Uncle, this way of fighting is not a solution. Our casualties are too great, and we cannot make use of the cavalry's advantage. Don't we have cannons? Why don't we blow up those two earthen cities?"

Yelü Sage thought for a moment. He said, "I'm heartbroken about those shells! We can't rely on the floating islands now, and our ammunition is limited. Plus, there are still many battles to fight along the Yellow River. Are we really going to waste more shells on these two small earthen cities? Besides, those Song soldiers were really tough after that round of artillery bombardment. Come on, give the order to stop the attack, and then bombard them again, turning all the Song soldiers up there into cannon fodder!"

At this moment, the messenger waved the order flag, and the attacking Liao soldiers retreated a portion of their force. Then, the Liao army's two hundred cannons split into two groups and opened fire on the two earthen cities on the left and right. Instantly, shells rained down, and the explosions were deafening.

Ai Hu then led the Song army to hide in the trenches. Lu Xueyao had already anticipated that the Liao army would bombard the earthen city, so she dug a long and narrow trench ten feet deep on the front line. If the Liao army bombarded the city, the Song army would hide. The Liao army's gunners were not skilled enough to hit the Song army in the trenches. Instead, they fired many shells at the earthen mound in the center of the city, causing dust to fly and flames to shoot into the sky.

After a round of artillery fire, Ai Hu crawled out of the trench and saw the Liao army organizing another large-scale attack. He shook off the dust and shouted, "Brothers, watch us! Archers, artillerymen, get the rolling logs and stones ready! When the Liao army gets closer, give them a good beating!"

Seeing that the earthen city remained still for a while, Yelü Sage snorted and said, "Order the army to attack and capture the earthen city in one fell swoop!"

The messenger waved the command flag again, and the Liao soldiers immediately shouted battle cries and launched another fierce attack on the earthen city.

Murong Feixue, standing on the city wall, also ordered the Song army to return to their bunkers through the tunnels to prepare for another attack on the Liao army.

Ai Hu was already prepared on the earthen city wall. Seeing the Liao army charging up, he calmly directed the archers to prepare. When the Liao army reached the foot of the earthen city wall and charged up the gentle slope, he shouted, "Attack them!"

Instantly, rolling logs rained down and arrows flew like locusts.

The Liao army had assumed the Song troops defending the earthen city would be pinned down by artillery fire, and that a single charge would capture it. However, they were unexpectedly met with another devastating attack, throwing them into chaos once more. Enraged, Yelü Sage roared from behind, completely disregarding strategy, drawing his sword and shouting, "Fire!"

Yelü Xiezhen hurriedly said, "Uncle, this will hurt our own men."

Yelü Sage replied urgently, "In war, there are sacrifices! We must sacrifice some men to capture these two..." "Being on high ground is worthwhile, and besides, if we just keep attacking blindly, even more people will die."

Yelü Xiezhen thought this made sense, so he ordered, "Fire!"

The cannons immediately opened fire, and cannonballs flew towards the earthen city like raindrops. The Liao gunners, skilled in the artillery, fired cannonballs directly into the Liao army's camp below the earthen city, causing Liao soldiers to be blown to pieces. However, the Liao army's supervisors, armed with crossbows, were watching from behind, preventing the Liao army from retreating. They could only grit their teeth and charge forward.

Yelü Sage's relentless attack really caused trouble for Ai Hu. He was pinned down by the artillery fire and couldn't lift his head, so he couldn't carry the log over. Seeing that the Liao army was about to charge, Ai Hu scratched his head and shouted, "Brothers, quickly carry the log over! Those who aren't afraid to die, follow me!"

With that, Ai Hu jumped out of the trench first, and a dozen strong soldiers followed. Braving the artillery fire, they carried a log over. But just halfway there, a shell exploded right next to them, blowing half of the dozen soldiers away. The rest were all wounded. Ai Hu was also hit by shrapnel in the thigh. He could only grit his teeth and cooperate with the soldiers to throw the log down.

As the log rolled down the slope, another large number of Liao soldiers fell, but more Liao soldiers continued their advance, stepping over the corpses. Archers quickly shot down the attacking Liao soldiers, who used their shields as cover to continue their advance towards the earthen city. Seeing that the earthen city was about to fall, Ai Hu anxiously looked towards the city walls of Feihu City.

Murong Feixue, observing the Liao army's actions, decisively ordered, "Order the defenders on the earthen city to retreat! Don't make unnecessary sacrifices!"

The commander immediately struck the gong.

Ai Hu decisively ordered, "Brothers, retreat! And before retreating, set all the cannonballs on fire! Don't leave any for the Liao army!"

At this moment, Ai Hu's men, under the cover of archers, retreated to the other side of the earthen city and used the prepared ropes to slide down, retreating towards Feihu City.

The general guarding the other earthen city was Chu Zhaoliang, Lu Xueyao's senior brother. Chu Zhaoliang had long harbored a secret crush on Lu Xueyao, but his feelings were unrequited; Lu Xueyao had fallen for Liu Lang. Although Chu Zhaoliang appeared calm and indifferent, he was secretly resentful. However, Liu Lang was too powerful, and he was powerless to do anything about it.

While Chu Zhaoliang was defending the earthen city, he had been defeating the Liao army for the past two days, making a name for himself in front of Lu Xueyao. However, just as he was gaining momentum, Murong Feixue ordered a retreat, which greatly displeased Chu Zhaoliang, as the earthen city he was defending remained impregnable.

Chu Zhaoliang was more astute than Ai Hu. He didn't just leave the rolling logs lying around on the earthen city wall; instead, he secured them one by one to the plank road with leather straps. So when the Liao soldiers attacked, he ordered his men to cut the leather straps holding the logs, allowing them to be thrown at the Liao army. Thus, although Ai Hu's side had fallen, Chu Zhaoliang could still hold out for a while longer. So, even though he heard the gong, he insisted on holding out a little longer to demonstrate his skill, but ended up missing the best opportunity to retreat.

By the time Chu Zhaoliang lowered the last bundled log and ordered the entire army to retreat, Yelü Sage was already blinded by rage. He ordered, "First Cavalry Regiment, attack!"

Two thousand Liao light cavalrymen formed a crescent shape, encircling Chu Zhaoliang's forces. Although the area was full of pointed wooden stakes, they were under orders to annihilate this Song army, or Yelü Sage would hold them accountable for losing face. At this moment, some warhorses were tripped by wooden stakes, and as the Liao soldiers and their horses fell, the sharp ends of the stakes pierced their bellies, killing them instantly. Blood gradually stained the battlefield.

Chu Zhaoliang was immediately alarmed and hurriedly ordered his soldiers to resist, but how could a single archer unit withstand a light cavalry force twice their size? With a single charge by the Liao cavalry, more than half of Chu Zhaoliang's thousand men were killed or wounded.

The Liao light cavalry did not attempt to outflank Chu Zhaoliang's men, but instead galloped to the walls of Feihu City, sheathed their swords, nocked their arrows, and fired at the Song army on the walls. At the same time, two thousand archers from the 1st Cavalry Regiment followed, and forty thousand infantrymen, arranged in four formations, slowly approached Feihu City under the cover of the archers.

At this moment, Murong Feixue ordered the soldiers in the bunker to temporarily refrain from attacking. She wanted to bring the main force of the Liao army's attack within range of the Liufeng cannons on the city wall. Although the Huwei cannons were powerful and had a long range, they were extremely short of those cannonballs, while the Liufeng cannons, although having a shorter range, had plenty of cannonballs.

Seeing that Chu Zhaoliang's troops had not retreated in time and had already been defeated by the Liao army, Murong Feixue couldn't help but sigh. Looking at the Liao soldiers' attack formation, she ordered, "Fire at the rear of the Liao army! Give them a good beating on the Liao soldiers' artillery!"

One hundred Liufeng cannons immediately opened fire.

"Boom! Boom!"

Loud explosions rang out on the walls of Feihu City. In a flash of red light, a swarm of cannonballs flew towards the Liao army in graceful arcs.

Yelü Sage stared in astonishment at the cannonballs in the sky, saying, "The Song army actually has such fierce firepower?"

The Liao soldiers approaching Feihu City stopped in their tracks, standing there dumbfounded. Even as the cannonballs exploded beside them, turning them into mincemeat, they still didn't understand what had happened. The infantry behind them were in complete chaos. The shield bearers tried to use their shields to block the barrage of cannonballs, but more cannons began to spew flames of hatred, raining down on the Liao army's dense formation. Each cannonball killed dozens of Liao soldiers with each explosion, while even more cannonballs landed on the Liao soldiers driving their artillery carts. Those Liao soldiers hurriedly stopped and moved their artillery carts, wanting to engage the Song army at Feihu City in a firefight, but the initiative was lost. Before the cannonballs could even be loaded, those Liao soldiers were already flying into the sky.

The dense barrage of cannonballs pierced the fragile flesh with unrestrained force, while the salvo from over a hundred Liufeng cannons transformed an area of over ten miles into a sea of iron and fire. The surviving Liao soldiers cried out and screamed as they ran through this ocean of iron and fire, only to be mercilessly engulfed in the blink of an eye.

"Adjust the range, fire in batches!"

Murong Feixue shouted the order.

"The bunker ambush troops, attack immediately! Fire on the Liao soldiers' artillery barrage!"

Murong Feixue continued to command.

The roar of the cannons paused only briefly before over a hundred more cannonballs slammed into the heads of the fleeing Liao soldiers, the shockwaves and shells mercilessly felling them.

The Liao's armored light cavalry and battle-hardened infantry were now reduced to mangled bones, and Yelü Sage's ambition was shattered along with the Liufeng cannons!

How could this be? How could this be? Yelü Sage, his face pale, repeatedly murmured to himself.

All the Liao army officers watching the scene were stunned. Screams and explosions relentlessly pounded in their hearts, one after another, leaving them breathless and speechless.

Yelü Sage hesitated to give the order to retreat, hoping for a miracle, hoping the Song army's artillery fire would cease due to a lack of ammunition.

However, the bombardment continued fiercely for about half an hour, and suddenly Song troops reappeared in the dozens of bunkers, unleashing powerful bows and crossbows along with a barrage of artillery fire, inflicting a fatal blow on the Liao army. Those half an hour felt like an eternity to the Liao soldiers. As

the smoke slowly dissipated, surviving Liao soldiers stumbled through the smoke, fleeing towards their camp. Some were ashen-faced, some had vacant stares, and some were covered in blood. All of this told a tragic story of their narrow escape from death.

"These people are doomed even if they run back!"

Murong Feixue, observing all this, knew the Liao army's discipline well and couldn't help but sigh. The Liao soldiers were terrified; they would forever live in the shadow and fear of this bombardment.

"Those who retreat in the face of battle, kill!"

Yelü Sage coldly looked at the surviving Liao soldiers. But would those terrified Liao soldiers ever pick up their swords again to face the deafening roar and the unforgettable terror?

Upon hearing this, the Liao army's supervisory team cruelly nocked their arrows, preparing to shoot the retreating Liao soldiers.

Seeing the severed limbs on the battlefield, the retreating Liao soldiers abruptly stopped, staring in horror at Yelü Sage. After a brief moment of thought, Yelü Sage waved his hand and said, "Forget it! Order the army to bring back our artillery and reorganize the artillery to stand by, ready to attack again at any time!" Yelü

Sage, his face ashen, stared at Feihu City, still hesitant to give the order to retreat.

"Your Majesty, the Song army's artillery fire is fierce. Should we withdraw our troops to camp and discuss this further?"

Seeing Yelü Sage's displeasure, the generals were all afraid of venting their anger on them. Only Yelü Xiezhen, oblivious to the situation, stepped forward to ask.

Yelü Sage ignored Yelü Xiezhen, pointing at Feihu City, and said, "I will not withdraw until Feihu City is captured!"

Yelü Xiezhen thought for a moment and said, "Uncle, the elite army hasn't moved yet. Should we send a portion of our troops to take out those bunkers first, and then attack with cavalry?"

Yelü Sage said, "The losses just now were too great. Let's rest here for a while and attack after dark."

But rather than waiting for nightfall, it would be more accurate to say that Yelü Sage was waiting for the navy.

Chapter Four: Annihilation of the Liao Navy

At this moment, a Liao navy fleet departed from Zijing Pass. The thirty warships, fully loaded with two hundred cannons, were approaching Yanji Lake. To avoid detection by the Song army, the Liao naval commander ordered a halt to their advance, waiting until nightfall before allowing the fleet to enter Yanji Lake and launch a surprise attack on the east gate of Feihu City.

Yelü Sage was waiting for this navy.

Liu Lang was also waiting for this navy.

At this moment, the moon in the sky was slightly waning, but its light remained bright, illuminating Yanji Lake. The thirty warships slowly entered…

Liu Lang excitedly asked, “Auntie, has the Liao navy arrived?”

Bai Fenghuang nodded and said, “Liu Lang, dive down to six feet below the surface, setting our coordinates.”

Following Bai Fenghuang’s instructions, Liu Lang adjusted the ventilation pipes of the Phoenix Deepwater Shark. Then, Bai Fenghuang pressed a mechanism, and the automatic attack shark attached to the tail of the Phoenix Deepwater Shark detached from the ship, traveled a short distance, and then stopped.

Bai Fenghuang said, "We've activated the automatic attack mechanism on the shark. Now, as long as we pass in front of or above it, it will attack the target frantically, even us."

Liu Lang nodded and said, "Auntie, you're brilliant! We'll hide behind the shark, so it naturally won't attack us."

Bai Fenghuang hummed in agreement and said, "Don't rush. Let's wait for the Liao navy to get closer before we attack!"

Liu Lang asked, "Auntie, can I fire a shot?"

Bai Fenghuang laughed and said, "Alright! You can fire the first shot!"

Liu Lang excitedly went to the gun emplacement, touched his left and right sides, and asked, "Auntie, we can't see the enemy at all like this. How can we attack?"

Bai Fenghuang said, "Don't rush. Let's observe the Liao soldiers' movements first, and then surface to attack them."

At this moment, the Liao warships lined up in a row, and the rippling waves caused the Phoenix to shake slightly. On the east side of Flying Tiger City, Lu Xueyao and Lan Mengdie had already spotted the Liao navy.

Lan Mengdie cried out in alarm, "Xueyao, they've really come! And it seems each ship has about ten cannons! Oh no! We're already within their cannon range! Quickly, give the order to attack!"

Lu Xueyao was also very nervous; after all, the Liao army had thirty warships and over two hundred cannons. If they bombarded them relentlessly, the eastern wall of Feihu City would surely be destroyed. But being anxious and afraid was useless now.

Lan Mengdie requested permission to attack.

Lu Xueyao said, "Let's wait a bit longer. If we really can't hold out, then we'll send troops."

Lan Mengdie looked at the dozen or so small boats they had hastily prepared and felt they were pathetic. Even with her excellent swimming skills, it would be difficult to destroy such a large navy. So she followed Lu Xueyao's arrangement and waited to see how the situation developed.

Fearing an attack from Song "water ghosts" on Yanji Lake, the Liao navy's archers first fired wildly at the nearby water. After confirming there was nothing amiss, the naval commander ordered them to move closer. Since their navy was newly formed and the gunners lacked experience, bringing the warships closer was crucial for a more effective attack on Feihu City.

Seeing the Liao navy finally reach the center of the lake, Bai Fenghuang quietly surfaced the Phoenix, personally adjusted the cannon range, and said to Liulang, "Liulang, it's up to you!"

Liulang excitedly shouted, "Liao dogs, watch my might!"

With that, Liulang pressed the firing mechanism, and two cannonballs flew out of the water, tracing graceful arcs as they accurately struck a Liao warship. "Boom! Boom!"

Two deafening explosions followed, and Liao soldiers were blown to pieces, with two cannons falling into the lake.

The Liao army, having suffered losses, were unaware of who had attacked them. The naval commander shouted, "Everyone, calm down! Aim at Flying Tiger City and fire!"

Although one ship had been attacked, there were still over two hundred cannons, so the Liao soldiers on the other ships, upon hearing the order, immediately launched the first wave of bombardment towards Flying Tiger City.

Lu Xueyao quickly pulled Lan Mengdie to hide and instructed the soldiers guarding the city to be on guard.

Lan Mengdie asked, "Xueyao, should we send artillery to support them?"

Lu Xueyao replied, "It's no use! Mengdie, did you see that? One of the Liao army's warships has run into trouble!"

Lan Mengdie said, "Yes, I saw it. Could it be that they didn't control the direction properly when firing their cannons and hit their own men?"

Lu Xueyao said, "The Liao army can't be that stupid, can they?"

After the Liao army's first round of artillery fire, some sections of the Feihu City walls had been extensively damaged, and nearly a hundred people were injured. While the Liao soldiers were loading their cannonballs, Lu Xueyao quickly directed her soldiers to rescue the wounded. She and Lan Mengdie went up to the city wall again and saw that the Liao army's warships had suddenly encountered an accident. Five warships were simultaneously subjected to devastating attacks.

The Liao naval commander had never encountered such a thing before. He clearly hadn't seen the Song army fire any cannonballs, yet his side was under attack, and the warships were blown to smithereens. The Liao army had suffered more than half of its casualties.

The naval commander roared, "Load the cannonballs faster!"

Upon hearing this, the Liao army began to load the cannonballs rapidly.

Inside the Phoenix, Liu Lang danced with joy, exclaiming, "Auntie, these idiots don't even know why they're being attacked! The cannonballs were so accurate, almost all of them

hit their mark!" Bai Fenghuang took cannonballs from the ammunition box, loaded them into the firing chamber, and said, "My sailors are all top-notch. At this close range, if they don't hit their targets, they'll have no face to return to the Floating Island. Liu Lang is ready; we'll fire before the Liao army, and we'll fire hard!"

Liu Lang grunted in agreement and pressed the firing mechanism again. Meanwhile, the other four Deepwater Sharks attacked the Liao warships with the same speed and firepower, inflicting devastating damage on a third of the Liao ships.

At this moment, a sharp-eyed Liao soldier noticed something in the water and shouted, "Commander, something's happening in the water! The Song army's cannonballs are all being fired from the water ahead!"

The naval commander noticed the situation and angrily ordered, "Quickly turn the cannons around and bombard the waters ahead! Archers, shoot at the Song soldiers in the water!"

Seeing the Liao army's busy activity and their cannons aimed at them, Liu Lang hurriedly asked, "Auntie, should we hide?"

Bai Fenghuang smiled slightly, continuing to load cannonballs, and said, "Ignore them; their skills are far superior to ours."

At this moment, Liao arrows rained down, but because of the distance, even if some arrows hit, they were weak and ineffective. Furthermore, the Phoenix's Deepwater Shark hull was exceptionally sturdy, rendering the arrows useless. Cannon fire did come, but the shells landed in the nearby water, failing to explode.

Seeing this, Liu Lang unceremoniously pressed the firing mechanism, and the other four Deepwater Sharks opened fire as well.

Seeing that five more warships had been lost, the Liao naval commander felt a chill run down his spine. Seeing that archers and cannons were ineffective against the Song soldiers hiding in the water, he drew his sword and shouted, "Go into the water! Go into the water and annihilate the Song soldiers!"

Seeing the Liao naval commander's bloodshot eyes, dozens of Liao soldiers removed their armor, endured the chill, and dived into the lake, swimming towards Liu Lang's location. But they had only swum halfway when they were attacked by a frenzied attack from small, automatic sharks. The dozens of Liao soldiers had their limbs severed by the sharks' sharp teeth. One small shark, driven to madness, chased after the other Liao soldiers, right up to one of their warships. The Liao soldiers scrambled aboard, shouting, "Oh no! There's a man-eating shark in the water!"

During the chase, the shark killed one Liao soldier. Seeing the others board, it rammed the warship, intending to explode. The shark's power was greater than ten cannonballs; the warship was instantly blasted to pieces, killing all the Liao soldiers on board. Even Liu Lang felt the immense shockwave.

"Excellent!"

Liu Lang pressed his advantage, firing another volley of cannonballs.

As Liao warships sank one by one, and the remaining three turned to flee, Bai Fenghuang shouted, "Chase them!"

Liu Lang, hearing this, controlled the speed wheel, directing Bai Fenghuang to pilot the Phoenix Deepwater Shark, bypassing the smaller sharks, and pursue the three Liao warships. The other four Deepwater Sharks followed closely behind, quickly closing the distance to within firing range. Bai Fenghuang adjusted the cannon distance and shouted, "Fire!"

Instantly, one warship was sunk by cannon fire, while the other two desperately fled, cunningly changing direction along the way, causing the other four Deepwater Sharks to miss. However, after Bai Fenghuang adjusted the cannon distance, Liu Lang hit the warship again.

At this moment, the last remaining warship stopped, and the naval commander raised a white flag, shouting something into the water.

Because he was inside the Phoenix, Liu Lang couldn't hear the naval commander's voice, but judging from his actions, he knew he wanted to surrender, so he looked at Bai Fenghuang.

Bai Fenghuang said, "You are the commander-in-chief of the three armies, make the decision yourself."

Liu Lang recalled the tragedy of Jinshatan, the Liao people's untrustworthiness, the heroic sacrifices of his father and brothers, and Yang Sijie's selfless act. Overwhelmed with emotion, he cursed, "Liao dogs, prepare to die!"

At that moment, two cannonballs flew out, tracing two arcs in the air, followed by a deafening explosion and the cries of the Liao soldiers. The four deep-sea sharks, receiving the attack signal, opened fire, and in an instant, cannon fire clashed. The Liao warship slowly sank to the bottom of the lake amidst the barrage.

The moonlight remained bright, and the lake returned to calm. Thirty warships, three thousand Liao sailors, and two hundred cannons had all been destroyed. The people of Feihu City cheered upon seeing this. The wounded soldiers helped each other up to the city wall, gazing at the distant lake.

Lu Xueyao exclaimed excitedly, "Mengdie, did you see that? All the Liao army's warships have sunk! They were sunk by secret underwater weapons hidden in the water! It must be Liulang returning! It must be him!"

As Lu Xueyao spoke, Lan Mengdie's eyes widened. Although Lan Mengdie hadn't seen Liulang, both she and Lu Xueyao seemed to sense his presence. They couldn't help but murmur, "It must be Liulang returning!"

The complete annihilation of the Liao navy made Liulang very happy. He pulled Bai Fenghuang into his arms and danced with her. If it weren't for the limited space on the Phoenix, Liulang would have jumped for joy.

Bai Fenghuang's face was also filled with the joy of victory. Suddenly, Liu Lang stopped, looked into Bai Fenghuang's beautiful eyes, and said, "Auntie, you are so beautiful, especially now."

Bai Fenghuang put away her bright smile and asked, "Am I not beautiful at other times?"

Liu Lang said, "It's not that you're not beautiful, but your beauty was slightly different just now. Seeing you happy, you're like a young girl with an innocent heart, a purity you don't usually have."

Bai Fenghuang had never paid attention to her usual words and actions before, and asked, "What am I like normally?"

Liu Lang hugged Bai Fenghuang tightly and said, "Usually, you are intimidating, especially when you're not smiling. I don't dare to hug you like this."

Upon hearing this, Bai Fenghuang's tense face immediately blossomed like a peach blossom, and she smiled and said, "Then I'll smile for Liu Lang often from now on."

Liu Lang hugged Bai Fenghuang and kissed her red lips...

On Yanji Lake, the moonlight was still there, the silver light spilled on the lake surface, and the night breeze gently rippled the autumn water.

The other four deep-sea sharks, having received no orders from White Phoenix, could only wait quietly.

In the distance, atop the Flying Tiger City tower, Lu Xueyao and Lan Mengdie searched intently, their eyes wide. However, Yanji Lake remained quiet, offering no surprises. Undeterred, they waited patiently on the city wall, hoping for a miracle. Meanwhile, the Phoenix drifted aimlessly in Yanji Lake.

The complete annihilation of the Liao navy left Yelü Sage nearly collapsing like a deflated balloon. He finally waved his hand and said, "Withdraw!"

Watching the Liao army retreat, Murong Feixue breathed a sigh of relief. It was past midnight. Murong Feixue instructed Ai Hu and others to guard the city gates. Having received news of the victory at the East Gate, Murong Feixue led several of her sisters to the East City.

At this moment, Yanji Lake finally stirred. Liu Lang pushed open the hatch of the Phoenix and raised his arms, shouting towards Flying Tiger City, "Everyone, I'm back!"

Lu Xueyao and Lan Mengdie cheered, "It really is Liu Lang!"

Murong Feixue also saw Liu Lang, and tears of joy streamed down her face. She led everyone to the city gate, and after opening the gate, they crossed a moat six or seven zhang wide and arrived at the dike of Yanji Lake.

Once on the dike, Murong Feixue shouted to Liu Lang, "Liu Lang!"

At this moment, the Phoenix slowly approached the shore. Liu Lang pulled Bai Fenghuang ashore. After their heartbreaking separation, everyone was overwhelmed with emotion.

Liu Lang hugged everyone one by one and said, "I'm sorry to have worried you all. Let me introduce you to a sister."

Bai Fenghuang gracefully bowed and said, "Hello."

The women looked at the stunningly beautiful woman in flowing white robes before them, and for a moment, they all exchanged bewildered glances.

Murong Feixue exclaimed, "Truly a beauty that could topple kingdoms! If I'm not mistaken, you must be the Phoenix Fairy of Floating Island."

She looked at Bai Fenghuang with envy.

Bai Fenghuang smiled slightly and nodded to Murong Feixue.

Liu Lang said, "Everyone, this sister is the world-renowned beauty, the Phoenix Fairy of Floating Island. I now announce her joining the Yang Family Women Generals, and it was because of her that the Liao navy was completely annihilated today."

The women burst into enthusiastic applause.

Bai Fenghuang, seeing this, gracefully bowed.

Liu Lang asked, "Why are there only a few of you? Where are Fourth Sister and the others?"

Murong Feixue sighed, "Waqiao Pass fell. Wulang risked his life to protect Bamei, Jiumei, and the Emperor, but died by the Yi River due to his severe injuries while crossing it. Si Niang was devastated when she found out. Because she was worried about Bamei and Jiumei's safety, she bid us farewell and returned to the capital! Si Niang told you not to worry. Although Father and the others all died in this battle, Si Niang will not be discouraged. She will live on stronger and fight alongside you until the Liao army is defeated. She is only worried about Bamei and Jiumei."

Liulang said, "I am also worried about Bamei and Jiumei, but with Si Niang around, they will be more obedient. Let's discuss how to repel the enemy!"

Murong Feixue said, "Yanzi's injuries are serious, and she is on the verge of death. Xuefei and Yunfei are taking care of her. Let's go and check on Yanzi first!"

Upon hearing that Miao Xueyan was seriously injured and on the verge of death, Liulang had no mood for discussion and hurriedly led everyone into the city, constantly inquiring about Miao Xueyan's injuries along the way.

Upon arriving at the General's Mansion, Liu Lang went straight to the bedroom. He saw Bai Xuefei and Bai Yunfei using the Eight Gates Life-Extending Technique to prolong Miao Xueyan's life. He rushed over and grasped Miao Xueyan's hand, saying, "Yanzi, I'm back!"

Although Miao Xueyan's injuries were severe, upon hearing that familiar voice, she opened her eyes and saw Liu Lang standing before her. A look of joy immediately appeared on her face. She opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but couldn't speak clearly.

Liu Lang quickly said, "Don't be excited, Yanzi, I'll find a way to save you."

Miao Xueyan nodded and closed her eyes, tears of joy streaming down her face. Despite her serious injuries, seeing Liu Lang return safely at this moment was a great comfort to her, and she found strength in the process.

Bai Yunfei wiped away her sweat and exclaimed with delight, "Liulang, you're finally back!"

Liulang nodded to the Bai sisters and said, "Yunfei, Xuefei, it's all thanks to you. Look who's here!"

Upon seeing Bai Fenghuang, the sisters cried out in unison, "Aunt!"

Bai Fenghuang looked concerned and, after embracing the sisters, began to examine Miao Xueyan's injuries. Bai Xuefei said, "Aunt, you've come at just the right time! Yanzi's eight extraordinary meridians were all severed by that bastard Jiutian Xuanfo. With our sisterly skills, we can only barely sustain her life; we can't even reconnect all her meridians."

Bai Fenghuang carefully examined Miao Xueyan's injuries and said, "She..." "Her injuries are severe, and with so many days of delay, the only way to heal her meridians is through a Qimen technique of level seven or higher."

Bai Xuefei felt a chill in her heart and sighed softly, "My sister and I are only level four, and you, Aunt, are only level six. Where can we find such a powerful Qimen technique?"

The women all wept upon hearing this, and Liu Lang was even more distressed, tightly holding Miao Xueyan's hand, saying, "Yanzi, I will find a way!"

Miao Xueyan said softly, "Liulang, being able to hold on until you return... I will die without regrets..."

As she spoke, Miao Xueyan coughed twice, wanting to continue, but she lacked the strength, and finally fainted again due to her emotional state.

The crowd immediately became chaotic, but Bai Fenghuang hurriedly said, "Everyone, don't panic, listen to me!"

Liu Lang, upon hearing this, signaled everyone to calm down.

Bai Fenghuang said, "Everyone, don't panic. Although my Eight Gates Life-Extending Technique is only level six, it is very close to level seven, and perhaps I can advance to the next level tonight."

Upon hearing this, the women finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Murong Feixue wiped away her tears and said, "Sister Bai, the Yang family is a family of loyal martyrs, but the elites of Jinshatan are all gone. We cannot afford any more sacrifices!"

Bai Fenghuang cast a firm gaze at Murong Feixue and said, "Please believe me, everyone."

Bai Xuefei was somewhat surprised to hear Murong Feixue call her Aunt Bai, and said, "Sister Xue, are you sure you're not mistaken? She is my aunt!"

Murong Feixue smiled and said, "No mistake! Although Sister Bai is your aunt, she has already been taken into the Yang family's female generals by Liulang, so I call her Sister Bai. Besides, Sister Bai's beauty is enough to impress every sister present. If it weren't for the age difference, I would also like to call her Sister Bai!"

Upon hearing this, all the women burst into laughter.

Bai Fenghuang blushed slightly, but she spoke gracefully to Bai Xuefei and her sister, "I'll tell you about Aunt and Liulang later. Saving lives is the priority now. They can call me Sister Bai, but you can't."

Bai Yunfei was overjoyed and said, "Aunt, we sisters will always respect you."

Bai Xuefei also seemed to wake from a dream. She glanced at Liulang and said, "Aunt, I'm truly happy for you that you've forgotten the past and found a new home. Although we share a husband, you will always be our aunt!" Bai Fenghuang nodded with a smile and said

, "It's getting late. The Liao army might attack the city again tomorrow. You should all go and rest. Only Liulang and I will stay here!"

Upon hearing this, the women all left.

Following Bai Fenghuang's instructions, Liulang sat upright on the bed, focusing his mind and observing his inner self. He circulated his true energy according to the Qimen Supreme Dual Cultivation Technique, while Bai Fenghuang helped Liulang activate his Dual Cultivation Divine Skill and urged him not to forget to sublimate his primordial spirit.

Dual cultivation is the way of Yin and Yang harmony. The saying goes, "Isolated Yin cannot produce, solitary Yang cannot grow." It is precisely through the fusion of Yin and Yang powers that one can cultivate divine skills. Liu Lang and the Bai Yunfei sisters had previously used this dual cultivation method and benefited greatly.

When Liu Lang activated his divine skill, his internal energy rose from his dantian, his whole body gradually warmed, his blood flowed rapidly, his heartbeat accelerated, and he could clearly hear his heartbeat. His groin also became erect, a true pillar reaching for the heavens.

Instantly, the internal energy of Liu Lang accelerated its circulation, sweat appeared on his forehead, and his muscles glowed red. When Liu Lang's internal energy circulated through the thirty-six great cycles, he faintly felt the internal energy in his dantian stirring, knowing it was a sign that the supreme internal energy was about to unleash its power. He hurriedly winked at Bai Fenghuang.

Bai Fenghuang nodded, her face blushing shyly, wrapped her legs around Liu Lang's waist, and then, drawing her energy into her dantian, guided Liu Lang's dragon spear into her jade gate.

Seeing Bai Fenghuang's face flushed with desire, yet her eyes held a hint of shyness, Liu Lang grew anxious, thinking, "Why can't Auntie concentrate?" With that thought, Liu Lang's dantian

suddenly trembled, and he mentally shouted, "It's coming!" At that moment, Liu Lang's dragon spear trembled violently, pressing deep within Bai Fenghuang's body. Instantly, waves of pleasure surged through Bai Fenghuang's dantian.

Bai Fenghuang was startled, thinking, "Liu Lang is often absent-minded when we practice, never remembering to sublimate his primordial spirit until the very last moment. Today, however, he's so eager, entering the state before even enjoying it!" Thinking this, Bai Fenghuang quickly sublimated her primordial spirit, circulating her energy in her dantian, merging it with Liu Lang's true energy, and then releasing it from the Baihui acupoint at the top of her head.

Meanwhile, Liu Lang had already circulated his Qi through thirty-six major cycles, unleashing the power of his Supreme Dual Cultivation. His Dragon Spear was pressed deep within Bai Fenghuang's body, and with each impact, the heat would come into contact with Bai Fenghuang's cool, yin energy, creating a powerful flow of Qi that circulated through their bodies along their eight extraordinary meridians.

At this moment, Bai Fenghuang used the Eight Gates Life-Sustaining Technique to slowly regulate this true Qi.

The yin and yang energies of Liu Lang and Bai Fenghuang clashed and merged in their lower bodies. With each impact, Liu Lang could feel a sensation like a hundred flowers blooming and the sun breaking through the clouds. The cool, yin energy deep within Bai Fenghuang's body was like a gentle breeze carrying dew, making Liu Lang feel completely comfortable, as if he were soaking in ice water on a hot summer day. Although he was using internal energy to heal his injuries, it was incredibly refreshing.

Bai Fenghuang had a different feeling. Every time she came into contact with Liu Lang, she felt a huge force surging like the tide, seemingly never-ending, and containing infinite vitality. She felt like a silkworm undergoing metamorphosis. Every impact from Liu Lang brought her a slight change and she kept accumulating energy, waiting for the moment when she would break out of the cocoon and flutter gracefully.

The power generated by Liu Lang and Bai Fenghuang's Supreme Dual Cultivation Divine Art grew stronger and stronger, and they became increasingly excited. Both were covered in sweat, their hair was soaked, and their bodies shimmered with moisture from their pores, as if coated with oil—smooth, tender, and radiant.

Liu Lang's dragon spear struck Bai Fenghuang's softest depths hundreds of times. With each strike, under Bai Fenghuang's control of the Eight Gates Life-Sustaining Technique, they exchanged and interacted, and a cool breeze would wash over them. Meanwhile, Bai Fenghuang felt waves of warmth emanating from her body, as if she were melting.

The two exchanged true yang and true yin, and after hundreds of intense strikes, Liu Lang felt the heat of his dragon spear subside slightly, no longer as engorged and about to burst as when they first began practicing. Especially after the squeezing, grinding, and absorption, even more energy was released, and it was gradually approaching its explosive point.

Bai Fenghuang sensed the growing power of the true energy generated by the violent impact and feared that Liu Lang might lose control and ruin everything. She quickly signaled him to stop and used the Eight Gates Life-Sustaining Technique to channel the energy into Liu Lang's body before withdrawing from him.

"Liu Lang! Don't be impulsive! You must maintain your inner strength and focus, and absolutely do not return to the Four Symbols Returning to Origin. Follow my instructions!"

With that, Bai Fenghuang picked up Miao Xueyan and placed her on Liu Lang's lap.

Miao Xueyan remained unconscious. At this moment, Liu Lang embraced her slender waist, and his dragon spear gently pierced her soft spot, waking her. Seeing Liu Lang holding her, joy immediately shone in her eyes.

Liu Lang maintained his inner strength and focused on Miao Xueyan, entering the deepest part of her body. He said, "Yanzi, Bai-jie and I are using the Eight Gates Life-Sustaining Technique to save you. Don't be distracted!"

Miao Xueyan nodded shyly, still powerless, and could only submit to Liu Lang's control.

Liu Lang's dragon spear, residing within Miao Xueyan's body, could feel her warmth. Recalling Miao Xueyan's selfless rescue at Jinshatan, his eyes welled with tears, and in gratitude, he was about to unleash his power.

Bai Fenghuang reminded him, "Liu Lang, you must guard your true essence and circulate that ball of true energy, sending it into Yanzi's body. Yanzi, you'd better use your Tianshan Sword Control's Yue Nu Heart Sutra to receive Liu Lang's power."

Miao Xueyan hummed in agreement and began circulating her energy, saying, "Sister Bai, I have no strength..."

Bai Fenghuang said, "Don't worry, I'll help you!"

With that, Bai Fenghuang came behind Miao Xueyan and used her newly advanced Eight Gates Life-Sustaining Technique, channeling her inner energy into Miao Xueyan's body to help her unblock her eight extraordinary meridians.

Once Miao Xueyan's eight extraordinary meridians were connected, her power circulated smoothly and merged with the true energy Liu Lang had sent.

Bai Fenghuang wiped the sweat from her brow, her face flushing slightly as she looked at the point where Liu Lang and Miao Xueyan were joined. She thought to herself, "If it weren't for treating Yanzi, I probably wouldn't be able to accept this scene!"

Liu Lang, feeling the heat emanating from Miao Xueyan's body, said, "Aunt, I can't handle it anymore."

Bai Fenghuang nodded and said, "That's about enough. Give it all to Yanzi!"

Liu Lang immediately felt a great weight lifted from his shoulders, tightly embracing Miao Xueyan, and ejaculated his semen along with the miraculous true energy generated with the assistance of the Eight Gates Life-Sustaining Technique into Miao Xueyan's body.

Miao Xueyan let out a soft moan, tightly embracing Liu Lang, feeling the powerful and warm semen and true energy entering her body. Under Bai Fenghuang's guidance, she used the Yue Nu Heart Sutra to straighten her eight extraordinary meridians, and the true energy healed every wound like the best medicine.

Miao Xueyan's eyes slowly regained their light, and color returned to her pale face.

Seeing that Miao Xueyan was out of danger, Liu Lang finally felt relieved.

Chapter 5 Eliminating the Traitor

At this time, Liu Lang and the other two prepared to rest, but Bai Fenghuang was not used to being naked. Although she was covered with a quilt, she felt very uncomfortable being sandwiched between Liu Lang and Miao Xueyan, so she wanted to sit up and put on her clothes.

Liu Lang stopped Bai Fenghuang, saying, "Aunt, don't be so shy! Yanzi isn't an outsider. If it weren't for you, she might still be in danger. Yanzi, quickly thank your sister Bai for saving your life."

Miao Xueyan was a little angry at this moment and said softly, "Thank you, sister Bai!"

Bai Fenghuang said, "Yanzi, we're all family, you don't need to be so polite. You need to focus on healing these next few days. Although your meridians have been reconnected, the residual poison from the Nine Heavens Mystic Buddha's Asura Netherworld Wave is still there, so you need to take care of yourself."

Miao Xueyan nodded, gazing at Bai Fenghuang for a long time before saying, "Sister Bai, you're so beautiful!"

Bai Fenghuang smiled slightly and said, "Your master is even more beautiful than me."

Miao Xueyan asked in surprise, "Sister Bai knows my master?"

Bai Fenghuang sighed, "Knowing is an understatement. The matter between us can't be explained in just a few words! Sixteen years ago, two young girls just beginning to experience love could have become close friends..." My dearest friend, yet because of a man, became a universally acknowledged enemy. Looking back now, I truly feel I've wronged her… What is worldly sentimentality? We two probably still don't understand.”

Liu Lang asked, “Aunt, it seems you and Yanzi’s master have a deep connection!”

Miao Xueyan said, “Sister Bai, if my master has wronged you in the past, please forgive her.”

Bai Fenghuang smiled faintly and said, “She hasn’t wronged me. Why are you apologizing for your master?”

Miao Xueyan stuck out her tongue and said, “Sister Bai, you don’t know, although my master is as beautiful as you, I always feel she has a stern face, which frightens me a little. She’s nowhere near as kind and approachable as you, Sister Bai.”

Bai Fenghuang smiled leisurely and said, “So Shi Yutang hasn’t had an easy time these past few years either. It must have been tough for her! Yanzi, has your master been…”

Bai Fenghuang stopped there, not finishing her sentence.

Miao Xueyan sensed what Bai Fenghuang wanted to ask, so she said, "My master is detached from worldly desires and studies the Tianshan Sword Technique every day. In recent years, she has hardly left Tianshan."

Bai Fenghuang nodded and said, "Shi Yutang is a martial arts genius. She will surely carry on the Tianshan Sword Technique. It's just a pity that your master's ambitions were too high, and her fate was too fragile. A beautiful woman of her generation has ended up like this, still all alone. I must persuade her when I have time."

Liu Lang interjected, "Why don't you two act as matchmakers and marry Shi Yutang to me?"

Miao Xueyan secretly laughed, but Bai Fenghuang said, "I'm afraid Shi Yutang won't like you. She's not as easy to talk to as I am. I advise you not to have any designs on her."

Miao Xueyan said, "Yes." "Ah! Master's temper is terrible! Even I, her favored disciple, dare not utter a single joke in her presence. If you dare to flirt with her, you're definitely dead!"

Liu Lang retorted, "I specialize in dealing with fiery women. I don't have a chance to meet her now, but if I did, you might have to call her Sister Shi from now on."

Miao Xueyan said, "Liu Lang, I wouldn't dare! Even if one day Master really is taken in by you, I still won't dare to be presumptuous in front of her."

Liu Lang laughed, "It seems Shi Yutang really has a way with you, making you so afraid of her. It's alright, I'll help you in the future."

The next morning, Murong Feixue got up early and, as usual, went to the mourning hall to pay respects to the fallen heroes of the Yang family, only to find that someone had arrived even earlier than her. Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be Liu Lang.

Liu Lang was kneeling on the prayer mat, lost in thought

. It seemed he had been there for a while. Murong Feixue quietly approached him and said, "Liu Lang!" Liu Lang turned around, looked at Murong Feixue, sighed, and said, "Feixue! The defeat at Jinshatan has wiped out all the heroes of the Yang family, leaving only me to live on. Will everyone look down on me?"

Murong Feixue knelt down beside Liu Lang and said, "Liu Lang, you are not afraid of death, but you have endured humiliation and hardship. How can you not avenge such a great grudge? And you must come to avenge it yourself. We will all support you."

Liu Lang said, "I was powerless to prevent the tragedy at Jinshatan, causing my father and brothers to die for their country, especially you and my second sister-in-law..."

Murong Feixue whispered, "Liu Lang, don't say anymore, everyone is very sad! Thinking back, I really feel sorry for your eldest brother, but I still have to live on strongly, just to avenge them. Meimei is the same; this blood feud depends entirely on you!"

Liu Lang nodded. At this moment, everyone came to the mourning hall and silently knelt down. Even Bai Fenghuang helped Miao Xueyan, who had just recovered from her serious injuries, to come over and kneel beside Liu Lang.

Liu Lang said worriedly, "Yanzi, your injuries haven't healed yet, so don't come here."

Miao Xueyan said, "Liu Lang, everyone is here, I want to come too."

Liu Lang looked at Bai Fenghuang again.

Bai Fenghuang said solemnly, "Liu Lang, I am no longer some phoenix celestial maiden, but your wife. It's only natural that I must come here."

Liu Lang nodded and said, "Good! Today, Liu Lang swears a solemn oath: I will not rest until I avenge this humiliation! Jinshatan is now history. Although the remains of my father and brothers have not been recovered, the Liao army is now at the city gates. Although we won a small victory yesterday, hundreds of thousands of Liao troops are still eyeing Feihu City with predatory intent. Waqiao Pass, Yukou Pass, and most of the passes in Shandong and Hebei have already fallen." "The defeat at Jinshatan revealed the incompetence and weakness of the Song Dynasty. Emperor Taizong of Song led hundreds of thousands of troops with great ambition, yet they were defeated without a fight, resulting in the martyrdom of my entire Yang family,"

Shen Lingmei said angrily. "As soon as the Jinshatan incident occurred, I sent someone to report to Siping Mountain, but reinforcements were slow to arrive. If tens of thousands of troops had come to our aid, we wouldn't have suffered such a crushing defeat!"

Zi Ruo'er said, "The Song emperors were just cowards!"

Liu Lang continued, "How many emperors throughout history have been fearless? I won't blame Emperor Taizong for being cowardly for now." He said, "But from now on, our military power in Feihu City, Woniu Pass, and Jietang Pass must never fall into the hands of others again. The defeat at Jinshatan is inextricably linked to Father and Lord Pan's blind loyalty to the Emperor. I warned them long ago not to be so hasty and not to trust the Liao people so easily. Perhaps if Father had listened to me, things wouldn't have turned out this way!"

Bai Fenghuang said, "Sixth Brother is right! From now on, we must break away from the Song Dynasty, establish our own independent regime, and use our strength to drive the Liao people out of the Central Plains."

Murong Feixue said, "I agree with Sister Bai." "We now hold three passes, with soldiers and generals, enough to stand alone,"

Zi Ruo'er said to Liu Lang. "Liu Lang, why don't you become king here?"

Liu Lang shook his head and said, "We are still in danger. What we need to do now is defeat the Liao army. As for becoming king, we can talk about that later."

With that, Liu Lang stood up and said to everyone, "Now the Liao army is at the city gates. Yesterday, the Liao navy was completely wiped out. I guess Yelü Sage will not let this go. Let's discuss how to repel the enemy?"

Everyone looked at each other but did not offer any opinions.

Liu Lang asked Lu Xueyao, "Xueyao, you speak first."

Lu Xueyao said, "Yesterday, we received a report from Jietang Pass. General Kou Zhun said that Cheng Shijie did not personally lead the expedition, but instead sent his general Han Rang with 50,000 troops to attack Jietang Pass. It seems that Cheng Shijie is cunning and knows that the Liao army cannot easily take Feihu City. He is conserving his strength, so we don't need to worry about Jietang Pass for now. We just need to focus on dealing with the Liao soldiers in front of us. I think that although the Liao army has suffered repeated losses, it has not depleted its strength. If we go out of the city to fight them, we may not be a match for the Liao army. It would be better to hold out for a while longer, slowly wear down the Liao army's strength, and then launch a counterattack when they are exhausted."

Bai Fenghuang said, "The defeat at Jinshatan proves one thing: the Liao army has top-notch experts assisting them, whether in one-on-one combat..." "It's still a battle between two armies, and we're at a disadvantage. Xueyao's suggestion to deplete the Liao army's strength is only one aspect; secondly, we need to find a way to defeat the Nine Heavens Mystic Buddha."

Liu Lang gritted his teeth and said, "I must kill this vicious monk and avenge my fourth sister!"

Murong Feixue said, "Although the Nine Heavens Mystic Buddha is very powerful, in a one-on-one fight, we're probably no match for him, but we can join forces! I know that Sister Bai is a saintess who cultivates both Qimen and Yuanshen. I wonder what level your Yuanshen has reached?"

Before Bai Fenghuang could speak, Liu Lang interjected, "Sister Bai has been practicing hard with me these past few days, and she now has eight Yuanshen."

Murong Feixue said with both surprise and envy, "So amazing!"

Bai Fenghuang blushed and said, "I heard from Liu Lang that Sister Xue has already cultivated eight Yuanshen."

Bai Xuefei's expression was ambiguous. Looking at Bai Fenghuang, she said, "Aunt, you've improved so quickly!"

Liu Lang said, "Xuefei, why don't you also start practicing the Primordial Spirit?"

Bai Xuefei said, "If I start now, I'm afraid it will be too hasty and I won't achieve the desired result! My sister and I are also good at practicing Qimen. If anyone gets injured, it would be very troublesome if we weren't there to treat them."

Miao Xueyan said, "Yes! I owe Xuefei this time, otherwise I would have been dead long ago!"

Murong Feixue said, "So, the three of us can use the Heavenly Lightning Net to kill enemies?"

Liu Lang said excitedly, "Yes! Feixue, we can fight side by side from now on!"

Murong Feixue said with a little regret, "It's just a pity that my eighth Primordial Spirit is only at the first level of the eighth level. I can only barely use the Heavenly Lightning Net. To kill enemy soldiers instantly, I still need more skill."

Bai Fenghuang said: “Me too,” Liu Lang chuckled, “but we can intensify our practice and strive to raise our eighth primordial spirit to the second level before the final battle. That way, if the three of us join forces, we can control an area of several dozen feet in radius, and we can instantly kill most enemy soldiers.”

“My primordial spirit is already at the second level of the eighth primordial spirit!”

The women all looked at him with envy, saying, “Liu Lang, you’re really amazing! You’re a true martial arts prodigy!”

Liu Lang said proudly, “Although I can now instantly kill a large number of Liao soldiers, in order to defeat the Nine Heavens Mystic Buddha, I’ve come up with a plan. We’ll split into two groups. Xue Yao will lead everyone to defend the city, while I will lead Sister Bai and Fei Xue into the secret chamber to practice our skills and strive to complete our divine skills as soon as possible!”

Everyone understood the meaning of “practice our skills,” but with a formidable enemy at hand, how could they be jealous? Only Pan Feng, oblivious to the danger, said, "Sixth Master, I also want to practice with you!"

Sixth Master replied, "With a formidable enemy at hand, how can we play around?"

Bai Fenghuang said, "Sixth Master, your arrangement is indeed inappropriate. These sisters have been separated from you for long enough. You should spend some time with them first, and then we can practice."

Murong Feixue also said, "Sixth Master, Sister Bai is right. Although our practice is urgent, you must make proper arrangements to boost everyone's morale!" Just as

Sixth Master was thinking about how to allocate them, a soldier reported, "Reporting to the General, reinforcements from Woniu Pass have arrived outside the West Gate!"

Sixth Master exclaimed with delight, "They've arrived! Please come in quickly."

Soon after, Zhang Huiru, Zhang Huiqing, Lan Liu, Su Ji, Zhang Lühua, and Tie Xinlan entered the room. Upon seeing Sixth Master, they were stunned for a moment, then all burst into tears of joy.

Zhang Huiru tore off the mourning band from her head and rushed towards Liu Lang, saying, "Sixth Master, we heard that you died in battle... We've come to Flying Tiger City to avenge you!"

Liu Lang sighed and, after comforting Zhang Huiru and the other six, said, "Now that we're all gathered here, let's pay our respects to the Yang family members who sacrificed their lives in this war!"

At this moment, Liu Lang led everyone in another solemn memorial ceremony and vowed to avenge this tragedy. Then, he led them to the hall.

Liu Lang learned that Zhang Huiru and others had brought 5,000 soldiers from Woniu Pass, and that Jietang Pass was safe and sound. He also learned that the Rentang Society had prepared troops to support Jietang Pass at any time.

Liu Lang said, "Now that the Liao army is at the city gates, we've already discussed how to defeat them. Since there are no outsiders here, I won't pretend. I'll divide you into three groups: Sister Bai and Feixue in one group; Yunfei, Xuefei, Yanzi, Meimei, Mengdie, Ziruoer, and Xueyao in another group; and Huiru, Suji, Huiqing, Lanliu, Xinlan, Lühua, and Pan Feng in yet another group."

Pan Feng said aggrievedly, "Liulang, I'm a princess, how can I be with these unofficial Yang family women?"

Liu Lang quickly said, "Don't be angry, as..." "You were all unofficial members of the Yang family's female warriors before, but today you're all officially recognized!"

Zhang Huiru and the others cheered. Liu Lang continued, "To be honest, I really feel guilty towards everyone. I shouldn't have had any selfish motives towards you. I did favor Fourth Sister too much before because she didn't like you, and I was concerned about her feelings. But in my heart, everyone here is my beloved, and everyone's status should be equal. From now on, there will be no more unofficial members like Pan Feng just said."

At this time, Murong Feixue arranged for everyone to have breakfast, and then everyone went about their duties. Lu Xueyao served as the commander-in-chief during the day, guarding Feihu City, while Zhang Huiru and the others rested today because they were tired from the journey. Su Ji served as the commander-in-chief in the evening, taking turns with Lu Xueyao. Afterwards, Murong Feixue said to Bai Fenghuang, "Sister Bai, we won't be assigned any tasks these next few days, but we can't be lazy. We must cultivate our primordial spirit day and night to deal with the Nine Heavens Mystic Buddha and avenge the Yang family!"

Bai Fenghuang nodded upon hearing this.

Liu Lang followed Lu Xueyao to the south gate of Feihu City. They saw that the Liao army had set up camp ten miles away and were not making any moves. Lu Xueyao had already sent troops to occupy the two earthen walls and the arrow towers in front of them. The defensive fortifications damaged by the Liao army had also been repaired. The successful recapture of these fortifications was truly thanks to those dozens of bunkers.

Seeing this, Liu Lang praised Lu Xueyao's command ability and said, "Xueyao, what do you think the Liao army will do in the next couple of days?"

Lu Xueyao replied, "Yelü Sage has mobilized so many troops to attack Feihu City; it seems he is determined to take it and won't give up just because of the loss of ten or twenty thousand men and two hundred cannons. In the past two days, I've noticed the Liao army is cutting down trees on a large scale; they must have a plan for attack."

Liu Lang looked at the Liao army camp in the distance and indeed saw that the Liao army was very busy, but he didn't know what they were doing.

Bai Xuefei asked, "The Liao army knows how to cut down trees, is it to make siege ladders?"

Lu Xueyao replied, "Probably not! The Liao army is attacking Feihu City, they must have come prepared. Although they've lost quite a few siege ladders in the past two days, they wouldn't need to build more. Liulang, will the Liao army build high platforms or something to deal with arrow towers and earthen walls?"

Liulang couldn't guess the Liao army's true intentions either, and said, "Don't worry about them for now. We'll remain still and wait for the right moment. You all need to keep a close eye on the Liao army's movements. I'm going to practice my martial arts." At

the Liao army camp,

Yelü Sage, seeing that he couldn't break through Feihu City, followed the advice of Jiutian Xuanfo, ordering the Liao army to cut down trees and use the trunks to make chariots to protect them. They also looted the nearby villages and laid the looted cotton quilts on them, which could both protect them from Song army arrows and reduce casualties from artillery fire.

Yelü Sage planned to build a thousand chariots, and over seven hundred had already been completed, expected to be finished by tomorrow morning. These thousand chariots could cover the simultaneous attack of thirty thousand Liao troops. Furthermore, the roadblocks in front of Feihu City had been largely cleared. When the general offensive launched tomorrow noon, the vanguard would use poison gas to suppress any Song army raids from the bunkers, while the artillery battalion would concentrate its fire on the Song troops on the earthen walls. The thirty thousand Southern Army soldiers would serve as the vanguard, using their own flesh and blood to pave the way for the Liao army's attack on Feihu City. Therefore, Yelü Sage was confident that victory would be assured for the Liao Dynasty once they reached the top of Feihu City. Moreover, with the martial arts of the Nine Heavens Mystic Buddha, he was virtually unmatched in the Song army.

These past two days, the Nine Heavens Mystic Buddha had been busy listening to the advice of his newly recruited disciple, the captured Chu Zhaoliang.

After his capture, Chu Zhaoliang initially gritted his teeth and endured the Liao army's whips until his skin was torn and bleeding.

After carefully observing Chu Zhaoliang for a while, Jiutian Xuanfo personally took action. He first ordered the Liao army to untie Chu Zhaoliang, then tried to entice him with bribes, followed by threats, and finally sent a seductive woman to tempt him, promising to take him as a disciple if he surrendered.

In the end, Chu Zhaoliang was swayed. He was initially afraid that Jiutian Xuanfo might kill him in a fit of anger, and he also harbored resentment towards Liu Lang for stealing his love. He was further tempted by the money and the woman, but most importantly, he heard that Liu Lang was still alive.

Chu Zhaoliang had originally thought that if Liu Lang died, he would have hope of being with Lu Xueyao. However, Liu Lang was alive and had safely returned to Feihu City, leaving him utterly despairing. He then chose to serve Jiutian Xuanfo.

After the young and alluring Liao woman used the most intense method to make Chu Zhaoliang lose his virginity, Jiutian Xuanfo entered, and the alluring Liao woman immediately retreated with her clothes.

The Nine Heavens Mystic Buddha asked, "Young man, wouldn't it be pleasant to cooperate with me? As long as you pledge allegiance to the Great Liao, I, your master, will accept you as my disciple. You will enjoy endless wealth and honor, and beautiful women will come and go at your beck and call."

Chu Zhaoliang quickly put on his clothes, knelt on the ground, and kowtowed, calling him master.

The Nine Heavens Mystic Buddha nodded, told Chu Zhaoliang to get up and speak, and asked, "Now that the Great Liao's attack on Flying Tiger City is being hindered, do you have any good suggestions or methods to help the Great Liao break through the city?"

Chu Zhaoliang thought for a moment and said, "Master, I have thought about it. The reason why the Great Liao has been unable to break through Flying Tiger City is because its defenses are too strong. It is really not easy to launch a frontal assault. However, why don't you strike secretly and catch them off guard?"

The Nine Heavens Mystic Buddha looked delighted and asked, "What good ideas do you have? Tell me quickly!"

Chu Zhaoliang said, "I have a plan that can quickly break through Flying Tiger City."

"Speak quickly!"

the Nine Heavens Mystic Buddha urged.

Chu Zhaoliang said, "I estimate that the Song army knows I was captured, but none of them know that I have surrendered to the Liao Dynasty. I am willing to use a ruse to return to Feihu City."

Jiutian Xuanfo nodded and said, "That's a good idea. What will you do after you return?"

Chu Zhaoliang said, "A petty person is no gentleman, and a man without ruthlessness is no true hero! I will secretly carry poison and put it in Yang Liulang's food, so that he and his women will perish together. I believe that no matter how good Feihu City's defenses are, with its commander dead, morale will inevitably collapse, and the Liao Dynasty will be able to break through Feihu City."

Jiutian Xuanfo said, "This plan is excellent, but Yang Liulang is no simple man, and the women around him are even more formidable..." "Making him believe you, and not letting them discover you've poisoned them, is no easy task."

Chu Zhaoliang nodded and said, "Master is absolutely right. Those women are all martial arts masters; poisoning them without being detected is truly difficult. But if the Liao Dynasty has a master of poisons who can give me some colorless and odorless deadly poison to bring into Flying Tiger City, then they'll be caught completely off guard!"

Jiutian Xuanfo said, "That way, we can teach Yang Liulang a lesson! I remember now, the eldest brother of the Yi family is skilled in poisons. I'll go see him now. You stay here and continue to think about what to be careful about when we get back."

After saying that, Jiutian Xuanfo went to find Yi Neng.

Yineng had just arrived in Feihu City with Yelü Changting when he saw that Jiutian Xuanfo had come to see him. Naturally, he dared not be negligent. After inquiring about their purpose, he said, "So you want a colorless and odorless poison! That's easy, leave it to me. However, this kind of poison needs to be prepared by me on the spot. I wonder when the Grand Preceptor needs it?"

Jiutian Xuanfo said, "Of course, the sooner the better!"

Yineng nodded and said, "Alright, I'll prepare it right away and send it to you in a little while."

Jiutian Xuanfo said, "Then I'll trouble you!"

After Jiutian Xuanfo left, Yineng began to open the medicine box to prepare poison.

While Yineng was busy, Yelü Changting walked in and, seeing him making poison, asked, "What are you doing?"

Yelü Changting asked, and Yineng answered truthfully. Upon hearing this, Yelü Changting was startled. Although she was Yelü Sage's daughter, ever since she pledged herself to Liulang in Shanxi, she had dreamed of marrying Liulang after returning to Ziyu Manor. She hoped that one day the Song and Liao armies would cease hostilities so that she could marry Liulang. She had finally hoped that the Song and Liao armies would sign a ceasefire agreement, but she never expected that a huge change at Jinshatan would shatter her dream!

Yelü Changting was filled with regret and hatred. She regretted not rushing to stop the massacre in time and hated her father for going back on his word. Later, when she heard that the Liao army wanted to attack Feihu City, she rushed from Ziyu Manor, ostensibly to help, but secretly to see if there was any news of Liulang.

Yelü Changting was overjoyed to hear that Liu Lang was still alive and was thinking about how to meet him when the Grand Preceptor came looking for Yineng. Yelü Changting thought, "My subordinates never contact the Grand Preceptor. What's he doing here?"

Yelü Changting had heard that many Yang family generals had died at the hands of the Nine Heavens Mystic Buddha in the Battle of Jinshatan, and as Liu Lang's betrothed, she naturally harbored resentment towards the Nine Heavens Mystic Buddha. He couldn't be coming to Yineng with good news, so Yelü Changting came to see what was going on.

Hearing Yineng's words, Yelü Changting thought, "Liu Lang is in big trouble this time. I can't just stand by and watch that traitor Chu Zhaoliang poison him!"

After preparing the poison, Yineng delivered it to the Nine Heavens Mystic Buddha, while Yelü Changting returned to his tent alone, feeling restless and racking his brains for a way to stop it.

Flying Tiger City.

While Lu Xueyao was patrolling the city, someone suddenly reported, "Reporting to the General, someone has been spotted rowing a small boat this way on Yanji Lake outside the East Gate. General Lan Mengdie requests permission to go out of the city to capture the person."

Lu Xueyao asked, "Is there only one person?"

The soldier replied, "We only saw one boat, but we can't see how many people are on it."

Lu Xueyao said to Bai Yunfei, "Xuefei, you two stay here and guard the city. I'll go to the East Gate to check."

When Lu Xueyao rode to the East Gate, Lan Mengdie had already opened the gate and saw Chu Zhaoliang covered in wounds. She was both happy and sad and went up to him, saying, "Senior Brother, you're finally back! How did you escape from the Liao army camp?"

Chu Zhaoliang sighed, "Junior Sister! I'm really useless. I couldn't defend the earthen city. After being captured alive by the Liao army, they forced me to surrender. When I refused, they tortured me."

As he spoke, Chu Zhaoliang lifted his clothes, showing Lu Xueyao his scarred chest, abdomen, and back.

Seeing the whip marks all over Chu Zhaoliang's body, Lu Xueyao said with heartache, "Senior brother, you've suffered so much."

Chu Zhaoliang continued, "It's nothing! I just hoped they would beat me harder and kill me! But the Liao army didn't seem to intend to kill me. After I fainted, they locked me up. Last night, I took advantage of the guards being asleep and broke free of my ropes to sneak away. But I didn't dare go directly back to Feihu City, so I went around to the east gate and found a small boat in the distance before I finally made it back. Junior sister, all one thousand men who followed me have been killed by traitors. Please punish me."

After saying this, Chu Zhaoliang knelt on the ground and began to sob.

Lu Xueyao quickly helped Chu Zhaoliang up, saying, "Senior brother, it's good that you're alive. Although those people sacrificed themselves, it's not entirely your fault. Come back to the city with me to see Liulang. Try to recover from your injuries as soon as possible, and then we'll give the Liao army another good beating to avenge our fallen brothers."

On the way back to the manor, Lu Xueyao asked, "Senior brother, the Liao army has been busy cutting down trees these past few days. Do you know what they're doing?"

Chu Zhaoliang replied, "I heard them say they're building several giant arrow towers so they can shoot down on the earthen city from a high vantage point."

Chu Zhaoliang didn't tell the truth, but Lu Xueyao believed him, saying, "It seems pointless for the Liao army to do this."

After returning to the manor, Chu Zhaoliang saw his other fellow disciples, and everyone was very happy, after all, Chu Zhaoliang had returned safely.

At this moment, Liu Lang was cultivating his primordial spirit in the secret chamber with Bai Fenghuang and Murong Feixue, and it was inconvenient for him to come out. Lu Xueyao arranged for a doctor to treat Chu Zhaoliang's wounds and instructed the kitchen to prepare extra food for lunch as a welcome feast for Chu Zhaoliang. Chu Zhaoliang was secretly pleased, because as the battalion commander, he rarely had the opportunity to eat at the same table with Liu Lang. If he hadn't been covered in injuries, Lu Xueyao wouldn't have kept him here, since they needed manpower right now, and Chu Zhaoliang was her senior brother. Having Liu Lang comfort him would also boost morale.

After listening to Lu Xueyao's suggestion, Liu Lang came out to see Chu Zhaoliang and had lunch with him.

Seeing Chu Zhaoliang covered in injuries, Liu Lang thought: He deserves it, but this kid is really lucky. How did he not die? And being captured by the Liao army, he actually managed to escape! Although Liu Lang thought this, he still comforted and praised Chu Zhaoliang and ordered that he be rewarded.

Chu Zhaoliang thanked him profusely, but secretly his eyes darted around, searching for the best opportunity to poison him. However, with so many people present, it wouldn't be easy to make a move, especially since Lu Xueyao and the other women were no pushovers. If he gave himself away, not only would he fail in his mission, but he might also lose his life.

Just then, Chu Zhaoliang's chance finally arrived! A soldier reported that a Liao spy had just been captured and was awaiting interrogation by Liu Lang.

Liu Lang cursed, "Since he's a Liao spy, why should I interrogate him personally? Just cut off his head and hang it on the city wall!"

The soldier was about to leave when Lu Xueyao said, "Wait a minute!"

Lu Xueyao said to Liu Lang, "The Liao army definitely wants to know our army's movements. Why don't you interrogate this Liao spy and see if you can get anything out of him? If he's really stubborn, it's not too late to kill him then."

Liu Lang thought it made sense, so he said to the women, "Everyone, I'm so sorry, please wait a moment. I'll go interrogate that Liao spy. We'll have dinner as soon as I get back."

The women all said in unison, "Go quickly and come back quickly. We'll wait for you."

Seeing Liu Lang leave, Chu Zhaoliang saw his opportunity and said to Lu Xueyao, "Master... " " Sister, look how kind General Liu is to me. I'm just a lowly battalion commander, yet I'm treated like an honored guest. I feel really bad about it. Why don't I go to the kitchen and help the ladies serve the dishes?"

Lu Xueyao said, "Senior brother, you escaped from the Liao army camp and suffered their torture. This is a special welcome-back dinner for you. Besides, there are so many servants in the kitchen, you don't need to go to all that trouble!"

Chu Zhaoliang said, "Junior sister, you know me. I feel uneasy if I don't help out, especially since General Liu isn't here. It feels a bit awkward to sit with you all. I think I'll just wander around the kitchen. If I really can't help, I'll come back."

Lu Xueyao didn't think much of it and nodded in agreement.

After Chu Zhaoliang went out, he returned shortly after, smiled helplessly at Lu Xueyao, and said, "As expected, you don't need me."

Lu Xueyao laughed and said, "I knew it! You should just wait here obediently!"

About the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, Liu Lang returned. However, his expression was not very good, but none of the women dared to ask him anything.

Lu Xueyao quietly instructed the kitchen to quickly serve the dishes, and soon the food and wine arrived.

Bai Xuefei said, "Sixth Brother, the food is ready. Would you like to say a few words?"

Sixth Brother noticed that all the women were around except for Bai Fenghuang and Murong Feixue, who were practicing in the secret chamber. He glanced at Chu Zhaoliang and couldn't help but let out a cold snort.

Lu Xueyao whispered, "Sixth Brother, judging from your expression, has something happened?"

Shen Lingmei said, "Sixth Brother, whatever it is, let's talk about it after we eat!"

Liu Lang said, "No rush!"

Then, Liu Lang said to Chu Zhaoliang, "General Chu, let me ask you, after you were captured by the Liao army, did you do anything to betray the Song Dynasty?"

Chu Zhaoliang felt a chill in his heart, but he quickly calmed down and thought: Yang Liu Lang has long disliked me. He may be using my capture to trick me. I can't fall for it. Thinking of this, Chu Zhaoliang said, "Sixth General, although I was unfortunately captured, my national integrity remains. Under the Liao people's cruel torture, I never knelt down. I beg you to make a wise judgment."

Liu Lang sneered and said, "Since the Liao army captured you, they should have guarded you closely. How could they have let you escape so easily?"

Chu Zhaoliang replied, "I took advantage of the Liao soldiers guarding me being asleep, then cut the ropes binding my hands, and slipped out of the Liao army camp under cover of darkness."

Liu Lang slammed his hand on the table and said, "That's utter nonsense! Last night was the nineteenth of August, the moon was bright. Let alone a living person, even a bird couldn't escape." "It's impossible to get past the sentries' eyes, unless they're all blind. You're so stupid! You clearly surrendered to the Liao army and then came back to be an undercover agent. Luckily, I can tell right from wrong, otherwise you would have ruined me!"

Although Chu Zhaoliang was surprised, he still stubbornly said, "Sixth General, don't wrong an innocent person! I came from my hometown to join your army to serve my country, but you're mixing our personal grudges with official business because of our past grievances! Junior sister, you must stand up for me! I'd rather quit and go back to Lu Family Village to farm!"

Lu Xueyao was confused by the situation and really didn't know who to believe.

At this moment, Liu Lang stepped forward, grabbed Chu Zhaoliang's wrist, and said, "Even now, you still want to argue? I ask you, you said you forcefully broke the ropes, so there should be abrasion marks on your wrists, but look!"

With that, Liu Lang held up Chu Zhaoliang's hands for everyone to see, coldly saying, "You do have a few marks on your arms, but those are whip marks, whip marks from before you surrendered! Chu Zhaoliang, you heartless bastard, not only did you surrender to the Liao army, but you also secretly offered advice and sneaked back to Feihu City, putting colorless and odorless Five Poison Corpse-Dissolving Powder in the food, trying to poison me and my beautiful wives, including your junior sister who grew up with you! You are truly ruthless!"

Chu Zhaoliang's head suddenly buzzed, as if he had been struck on the head with a blunt object, thinking: This Yang Liu Lang is so powerful? He even knows what poison I used! Thinking this, Chu Zhaoliang still denied it, saying, "I didn't, you're lying."

Liu Lang waved his hand and said, "Invite the princess in!"

At this moment, a soldier led Yelü Changting in.

Chu Zhaoliang didn't recognize Yelü Changting, so Liu Lang introduced her, "Do you know who she is? She is the daughter of the Southern King of the Great Liao, Yelü Changting. The poison that Jiutian Xuanfo gave you was obtained from her subordinate, Yi Neng. Chu Zhaoliang, your plan is truly ruthless and impossible to guard against. If the princess hadn't arrived in time to warn me, we would all have died at your hands!"

Chu Zhaoliang exclaimed in astonishment, "That's impossible! How could Yelü Sage's daughter help you?"

Liu Lang snorted, "Because she is also Sixth Master's wife. She has long since severed ties with Yelü Sage and submitted to our Great Song. You're still in the dark

, aren't you?" Only then did Chu Zhaoliang realize that something terrible had happened. His eyes darted around, and he shouted, "Grand Preceptor, save me!"

Then, taking advantage of everyone's distraction, he ran outside.

At this moment, Su Ji, who was near the door, saw this and threw a flying knife, which struck Chu Zhaoliang in the back. He groaned and immediately fell to the ground.

Liu Lang, along with the women, watched Chu Zhaoliang's dying struggle. Liu Lang cursed, "You bastard! You were so jealous that I married your beautiful junior sister, so you deliberately tried to harm me. How could your junior sister like such a wicked beast?"

Lu Xueyao was even more furious, her face flushed red. She drew her sword and pointed it at Chu Zhaoliang, saying, "You ungrateful wretch! My father rescued you from the snow, taught you martial arts, and treated you like his own son. And yet you did such a vile and shameless thing!" "How could I tolerate this!"

Chu Zhaoliang pleaded with a sliver of hope, "Junior Sister, I was wrong! Please spare my life!"

Liu Lang said, "A true man dares to take responsibility for his actions, yet you are so weak. It's truly despicable! Xueyao... whether to kill or torture, to spare or let live, is up to you."

Lu Xueyao was gentle by nature, and she truly felt a pang of conscience at the thought of killing her senior brother with her own hands. However, he was also chilling, especially seeing all the women watching her. Since she was Liu Lang's woman and the strategist of the three armies, how could she bend the law for personal reasons? So, she hardened her heart, brought her sword down, and beheaded Chu Zhaoliang.

Liu Lang said to the soldier, "Such a traitor! Hang his head on the city wall for three days as a warning to all the soldiers in the city: anyone who colludes with the enemy or betrays the country will be killed without mercy!"

Liu Lang said, "Xueyao, you did a good job killing him! I've always disliked this beast. I bet he wasn't on our side. He didn't come to Flying Tiger City to serve the country; he just wanted to take you back from me. Your sword strike today was truly gratifying, relieving me of a worry."

Lu Xueyao said with shame, "Liulang, it's all my fault. I brought such a heartless villain and almost killed you and all the sisters. Speaking of which, we really have to thank this princess!"

Yelü Changting was a little reserved, looking at the beauties before him, each one as beautiful as a fairy.

Liu Lang stepped forward and took Yelü Changting's hand, saying, "Princess, although your father and I are sworn enemies, you stood up for us at this crucial moment, sacrificing your own family for our cause. If it weren't for you, we would have been in real trouble, perhaps even losing our lives."

At this moment, the women all gathered around to praise Yelü Changting's great benevolence and righteousness.

Because they still didn't know which dish Chu Zhaoliang had poisoned, Liu Lang had his men collect today's food. They discovered something unusual in a crucian carp soup, so they brought in a dog to test it. After eating the fish, the dog soon lay on the ground, thrashing about, foaming at the mouth, and then dissolved into a pool of blood, leaving not even bones.

The women were stunned and terrified, all cursing Chu Zhaoliang as heartless.

Lu Xueyao felt deeply remorseful and finally cleaned up the mess, ordering the kitchen to prepare a new lunch.

Even as they ate the freshly served food, everyone was still shaken and ate with great displeasure. Yelü Changting, in particular, had no appetite; after all, her secret trip to deliver the message would surely enrage Yelü Sage.

Seeing Yelü Changting's troubled state, Liu Lang comforted her, saying, "Princess, your father is incompetent, colluding with Emperor Muzong of Liao to wreak havoc on the world. Originally, Song and Liao were about to cease hostilities—a truly enviable thing—but they plotted to assassinate our Song emperor, setting up a trap that led to a bloody massacre, making reconciliation between Song and Liao impossible, and plunging the world into chaos. I am glad you understand the bigger picture and act righteously, and I hope you will stay."

The other women also urged her, "Yes! Princess, your coming to Feihu City to deliver the message proves how much you love Liu Lang. Besides, what we are doing is a righteous act in accordance with the will of the people; your choice is not wrong, and we all support you."

Yelü Changting, however, was in turmoil, saying, "You all want me to..." "I've thought about it so much, I really don't know what to do... If I go back, my father will definitely not forgive me easily, but if I help Liu Lang fight against the Liao, then I'll be betraying my father. This is really..."

Seeing Yelü Changting's dilemma, Liu Lang said, "Princess, you left the camp to come to Feihu City, you must have been discovered. In addition, Chu Zhaoliang's head has already been displayed, the Liao army will definitely guess that you ruined their big plan. If you go back like this, your father will definitely not let you off. How about this, you stay in Feihu City for now and think carefully about what to do. Even if you don't want to stay and help me, you should wait until your father calms down before you go back. Xuefei, you will accompany the princess."

Bai Xuefei accepted the order and led Yelü Changting to rest.

Liu Lang sighed and said, "Everyone, we are truly grateful to Yelü Changting today, otherwise we would all be walking the road to the underworld together. Yelü Sage is cruel and ruthless, yet his daughter has such a connection with me. From now on..."

Shen Lingmei said, "Liu Lang, Yelü Sage is Yelü Sage. No matter how good his daughter is, she cannot absolve him of his crimes. How many Yang family soldiers died in the Battle of Jinshatan? How can we not avenge this great grudge?"

Liu Lang said, "Second Sister-in-law is absolutely right. Don't worry, I will not let personal feelings interfere with..." "We must not confuse national and personal vendettas. Even if Yelü Changting has shown us the kindness of giving us a second life, I will never show mercy to Yelü Sage. The decisive battle is imminent, everyone must be on high alert and extra careful to prevent a Liao army sneak attack. If this plan fails, they will surely take further action. This afternoon, Xueyao, you must guard the city walls and also pay attention to any unusual phenomena in the city, lest the Liao army take advantage of the chaos to launch a sneak attack."

Lu Xueyao accepted the order and led Shen Lingmei, Lan Mengdie, Miao Xueyan, Bai Yunfei, and Zi Ruoer to act separately.

April 18th,
Chapter Six: The Decisive Battle of Feihu City (Part 1)

Within a radius of about 100 zhang outside the south wall of Feihu City, one-meter-high pointed wooden stakes were scattered. These were primarily intended to slow down the Liao army's siege and hinder the mobility of their cavalry. If the Liao army rashly attacked, they would easily become sitting ducks as they moved through the dense network of stakes. Therefore, Yelü Sage wanted to clear these obstacles first to facilitate a rapid Liao siege. Furthermore, this would allow them to fully utilize the Liao army's skilled mounted archery, suppressing the Song troops on the city walls while their rapid and agile movement would avoid the destructive power of artillery.

Next were the dozens of bunkers. Yelü Sage discovered that the poison smoke didn't kill the Song soldiers inside, indicating that there must be secret passages connecting the bunkers. Therefore, Yelü Xiezhen suggested preparing more poison smoke and throwing it in periodically to control the Song soldiers inside the bunkers.

With those thousand siege chariots, Yelü Sage no longer needed to worry about the Song army's crossbows on the earthen city wall. Moreover, the limited number of cannons on the wall wouldn't inflict too many casualties on the Liao army. Once they could break through that open area, they could advance to the walls of Feihu City.

Although the cannons on Feihu City's walls were formidable, Yelü Sage relied on his superior numbers, and the betrayal of Yelü Changting had enraged him, so he was determined to capture Feihu City at all costs.

Yelü Sage was a seasoned veteran with rich combat experience, and he quickly devised a siege plan. Although the Song army's cannons were formidable, with the cover of a thousand siege chariots, even if tens of thousands of casualties were lost, they could still win the opportunity to attack the city. Besides, the vanguard Yelü Sage intended to use for the siege consisted of the Southern Army, composed of Song troops who had surrendered at Waqiao Pass, Yijin Pass, and Yukou Pass.

Using 30,000 Southern allied troops as a suicide squad—this demonstrated Yelü Sage's shrewdness and ruthlessness. To prevent the Southern allied army from not putting in their best effort in the siege, Yelü Sage appointed Yelü Xiezhen as the first commander of the supervisory force, assigning him 3,000 archers and 3,000 shield bearers. He also personally directed the artillery battalion to occupy advantageous terrain, ready to advance at any moment.

Meanwhile, two Southern allied generals were already prepared: Feng Xi of Waqiao Pass and Yang Ze of Yukou Pass. Feng Xi, originally a commander, had even led a search party for Zi Ruo'er at the Yang family's residence. After Zhao Guangyi's escape, he was ordered to guard Waqiao Pass, but surrendered after only one night!

Now, Yelü Sage had promoted Feng Xi to general, giving him command of 30,000 Southern allied troops as the main force in the attack on Feihu City, which pleased him greatly. He planned to impress Yelü Sage.

After arranging the attack formation, Feng Xi inspected the thousand siege chariots. Confirming everything was in order, he reported to Yelü Sage, "Your Majesty, our army is ready."

Yelü Sage pointed his whip at Feihu City and said, "General Feng, the time has come to serve the Liao Dynasty! If we capture Feihu City today, I will reward you handsomely. Your task is to use the chariots as cover to clear the wooden stakes in front of Feihu City, ensuring our cavalry can launch a rapid attack. Then, take the opportunity to advance to the walls of Feihu City and use these thousand chariots to storm the city walls! I don't care how difficult this task is; you can only advance, not retreat! Furthermore, there will be a supervisory team following you. Anyone who retreats in the face of battle will be executed on the spot, without exception!"

Feng Xi secretly stuck out his tongue in fright, thinking: This time, I'm going to risk my life! It seemed Yelü Sage was determined to win this battle, willing to pay any price to capture Feihu City. I and the 30,000 Southern Army soldiers were his suicide squad, essentially scapegoats for the Liao army. Moreover, the artillery fire from Feihu City was fierce; it was obvious that to advance, speed was essential. Any hesitation would mean certain death.

Yelü Sage raised his command flag and ordered the artillery: "Aim at the earthen city, fire!"

Under the cover of artillery fire, the Liao army's siege force began to slowly advance.

Because the Liao army's firepower was so intense, Ai Hu and his men, guarding the earthen city, found it difficult to mount an effective counterattack, allowing the Liao army to advance slowly towards Feihu City under the cover of a thousand chariots.

At this moment, over a hundred Tiger Might cannons on Feihu City had already opened fire, a dense barrage of shells landing on the Liao army's formation. However, thanks to the cover of the thousand chariots, the Liao army's casualties were significantly reduced.

Looking at the Liao army's attack formation, Lu Xueyao said to Bai Xuefei, "Look! The Liao army has been cutting down trees like crazy these past few days; it turns out they're building these chariots. They've even stolen all the bedding from the people's homes to use on the chariots to withstand our artillery fire. Xuefei, can the Liufeng cannons destroy these chariots?"

Bai Xuefei estimated the distance and said, "If they're accurate, one shell can destroy one chariot, but the Liufeng cannons have a shorter firing range. They're not even within range yet, and we only have about twenty Liufeng cannons. Their reloading time is also much slower than the Huwei cannons. Destroying all one thousand chariots is impossible." "It's possible."

Lu Xueyao said, "It seems the Liao army is going to attack the city walls this time!"

Bai Xuefei said, "Should we have some of the Tiger Might cannons aimed at the city walls?"

Lu Xueyao said, "No! We can let the Liao army's attacking forces get close, but we absolutely cannot let their artillery get close. Pass down the order: the main target of the artillery is the Liao army's artillery; they must attack any advancing artillery pieces."

Bai Xuefei said, "You're right. We can't let the Liao army's artillery reach the city walls. This task is entrusted to us sisters; we'll go and command the artillery."

With that, Bai Xuefei pulled Bai Yunfei straight to the artillery position.

Lu Xueyao gave the order: "Prepare the stones and refined oil for defending the city, and be ready to obey my orders at any time."

Below the chariot.

Feng Xi looked at Yang Ze and said, "Brother, this battle won't be easy! Our 30,000 Southern Army might all become cannon fodder today."

Yang Ze's face was ashen, and he didn't speak, his head lowered, his hand tightly gripping his sword as he slowly advanced with the chariot.

"Advance in dispersed formation, shields providing cover, clear obstacles quickly, understand?"

Feng Xi ordered his lieutenants.

"Understood, sir."

The lieutenants replied helplessly. They knew that fighting the Liao army would be a bad thing; they would definitely be cannon fodder. Moreover, the artillery fire from Flying Tiger City was so intense, watching tanks being destroyed one after another, with the soldiers beneath them flying into the air. This left all the Southern Army soldiers feeling bitter, as they were being used as scapegoats for the Liao army.

"Damn it, all of you, get your spirits up! The Southern King is furious; don't cause trouble."

Feng Xi glared at his dejected subordinates.

"Yes, yes, sir."

"Your subordinates will fight to the death to bring glory to you, sir,"

the men replied.

Watching his men slowly advance towards Flying Tiger City under the cover of chariots, while those chariots were constantly being destroyed and hundreds of soldiers were killed, Feng Xi sighed inwardly: "The situation is beyond our control! Although the Liao army is openly using us as cannon fodder, do I dare to disobey? Besides, there are Liao army supervisors behind us, all with bows drawn or swords unsheathed, watching us intently. Even if we don't charge forward, we will still die under the swords of the Liao army supervisors!"

Under the cover of shields, the 30,000 Southern Army soldiers shouted to bolster their courage while brandishing their swords and spears, stepping over the severed limbs and groaning wounded soldiers, and charged towards Flying Tiger City.

Bai Xuefei, observing the advancing Liao army from within the artillery ranks, said to Bai Yunfei beside her, "Those charging up are all surrendered Song soldiers. Give them a good beating!" "Little sister," Bai Yunfei said, pointing to the advancing Southern Song troops,

"these surrendered soldiers are meant to clear the wooden stakes. The main Liao force might be charging from behind . It's not worth wasting cannonballs on them!" "Then aim carefully and don't waste cannonballs," Bai Yunfei replied. "Alright, little sister, let's split up." The Song army only had the Liufeng and Huwei cannons, although the gunners' skills still needed improvement. At this moment, Bai Xuefei personally directed the gunners to quickly load small lead or pebbles into the muzzle, topped with a large lead or stone bullet. When fired, these shrapnel projectiles of all sizes flew out together, creating a thunderous roar. Their destructive power and range were immense, making them highly effective against large groups of Liao troops. The loading method affected the explosion's effect, while the muzzle angle determined accuracy. Under Bai Xuefei's supervision, the cannons indeed hit their targets without fail, inflicting heavy casualties on 30,000 Southern Liao troops. Bai Yunfei's side was also busy; twenty heavy Flowing Wind cannons were ready. Some artillerymen cranked handles to rotate the spools, loading huge crossbow bolts with gunpowder packets attached. These cannonballs were very easy to manufacture; simply stuffing compressed gunpowder packets with scrap iron and stones was sufficient. Although their range was inferior to the Tiger Might cannon, their power was immense. A single shell could obliterate a chariot, leaving the soldiers inside either dead or severely wounded. The Southern allied forces suffered countless casualties under the bombardment of heavy artillery, and their chariots gradually decreased from a thousand to six or seven hundred. However, the Southern allied forces in front had advanced to within a mile of Feihu City. Some of them continued to charge forward under the cover of chariots, while others used their personal tools to dig up the pointed wooden stakes in the ground to clear obstacles for the Liao army's fast cavalry charge. "Heh, General Feng, you're getting quite into it!" Yang Ze chuckled contemptuously, turning to Feng Xi and saying, "Don't you think we're doomed this time?" Feng Xi, while fighting, replied, "What can we do? If we don't fight to the death, we're doomed!" Yang Ze said, "When you were guarding Waqiao Pass, it wasn't like this!" Feng Xi sighed, saying, "That was out of necessity. If it weren't for my wife and children, I wouldn't have surrendered and earned such a bad reputation!" "Whoosh! Whoosh!" Giant crossbow bolts, each over ten feet long, flew from the city walls towards the Liao army, sparks flying. A shield bearer from the Southern Army was even thrown into the air by a single bolt. Before the Southern Army soldiers around him could even react, the incoming bolts suddenly exploded, "Boom! Boom!" Debris flew everywhere. The Southern Army was engulfed in explosions and dust, while those behind them stopped in shock, staring blankly before letting out shrill screams and turning to flee. Lu Xueyao, from the city tower, gave the order: "Fire all the giant crossbows!" At this moment, the Song army drew back their massive bowstrings, unleashing crossbows loaded with gunpowder towards the Southern allied army below. Simultaneously, Bai Yunfei's twenty-odd Liufeng cannons opened fire, instantly felling a group of Southern allied soldiers in the barrage. Although several chariots had reached the city walls, lacking support, the Southern allied soldiers cowered beneath them, too afraid to emerge. Some, deprived of chariot cover and fearing the power of the cannons, began to retreat. Feng Xi stared in astonishment at the fleeing Southern allied army. Yelü Xiezhen, his face cold, waved his hand and shouted: "Those who retreat! Kill!" At this moment, a thousand Liao cavalrymen leaped out of their ranks, charging headlong at the retreating Southern allied army. They skillfully drew their bows and nocked arrows, and with a "whoosh," thousands of arrows rained down on the retreating Southern allied soldiers. Those Southern allied soldiers who were only concerned with escaping were caught off guard and shot down in droves. The survivors stopped in shock, looking up at the cold, somewhat contemptuous eyes of the Liao soldiers. "The Southern King has ordered that anyone who retreats will be killed without exception!" A Liao officer rode back and forth twice, shouting loudly. "Go back, all of you go back!" The Southern allied general, facing the Liao cavalry, shouted helplessly to his subordinates, kicking and shoving those Southern allied soldiers who stood still. "Damn it, instead of charging forward with their heads in their hands, they should have turned back and fought the Liao army to the death. Thirty thousand Han people are being used like dogs by a thousand Liao soldiers. These cowards." Yang Ze spat and cursed angrily as he watched the retreating Southern allied soldiers stumble and rush forward again. Yang Ze knew that the Southern allied soldiers could not hear his advice, and even if they did, they did not have the courage to rebel, but he still couldn't help but curse, hoping that his curses would wake them up. Hearing Yang Ze's curses, Feng Xi hesitated. At that moment, more corpses fell beneath the walls of Feihu City, one on top of another, while those behind surged forward, trampling over the bodies. Fear was completely forgotten; they only knew to frantically chop down the wooden stakes in front of them and desperately push their chariots to the city walls. Advancing meant death, retreating meant death; as surrendered soldiers, they had only two choices: either die under the Song army's cannon fire from the city walls, or fall to the crossbows of the Liao army's supervisory force behind them. The crossbows on the city walls continued to fire, and the rubble mercilessly tore through the armor of the Southern Army soldiers, blood gushing from the wounds, staining the ground red. Yelü Xiezhen watched the massacre of the Southern Army soldiers beneath Feihu City expressionlessly. He didn't care how many of these worthless foes died; his only concern was whether he could successfully remove the wooden stakes so that the Liao light cavalry could charge forward and unleash their archery skills. "Order Yelü Xiezhen: after the Southern Army is wiped out, send more men to charge forward. If they fail to breach the walls of Feihu City before nightfall, they will be punished according to military law!" Yelü Sage, seeing that the siege was not going well, turned and gave the order. Under the cold gaze of the Liao army's supervisory team, the Southern Army cried out and continued to launch fierce attacks on Feihu City. "General Ai Hu, we're out of ammunition! What do we do?" Ai Hu, stationed atop the earthen city wall, looked at the vast Liao army and didn't know what to do. The Song army awaited his orders, and the Liao artillery barrage was fierce; even using arrows to stop their advance was difficult. He thought for a moment and said, "Everyone take cover and hold the slope ahead. Don't let the Liao army climb up. If they do, drop rolling logs. Archers, get ready, listen to my command!" The poisonous smoke inside the bunker lingered, so Lu Xueyao simply abandoned its cover and ordered the Song soldiers to carry all the large stones to the city wall and hurl them at the chariots. Seeing the Liao artillery positions begin to push the chariots forward, Bai Xuefei ordered, "Aim at the Liao artillery, prepare!" "Understood!" the Song soldiers shouted, waving their command flags to issue orders. "Tiger Might cannons, explosive shells ready!" "Left flank Tiger Might cannons, ready!"

"Right-wing Tiger Might Cannons ready!"

"Fire!"

At this moment, the dark black cannonballs traced graceful arcs and landed accurately in the Liao army's artillery formation. The Liao soldiers were instantly blown to pieces, and dozens of artillery vehicles were lost. The artillery commander hurriedly ordered his artillerymen to take aim and engage in a firefight with Flying Tiger City. Although the Liao army had a considerable number of cannons, their range was relatively short. The fire from slightly behind could not reach the walls of Flying Tiger City, and some cannonballs even landed directly in the formation of the attacking Southern allied army.

The Southern allied army began to curse under the constant casualties.

Bai Yunfei then directed the Flowing Wind Cannons to continue bombarding the Southern allied army's war machines.

"Reduce the fuse by half, raise the muzzle by two inches, and continue firing,"

Bai Yunfei gave another order.

After a brief pause, the Flowing Wind Cannons resumed firing. Now closer to the Southern allied army, the kill radius doubled, and screams of agony filled the air, slowing the Southern allied army down again. Newly erected chariots were destroyed, and some cowardly Southern allied soldiers hastily retreated, but remained outside the firing range of the Liao army's supervisory team, neither advancing nor retreating, staying within that range.

As the bugle sounded, the Liao army's supervisory team drew their bows and pressed forward towards the hesitant Southern allied army.

"Long range! One thousand paces ahead! Explosive shells! Fire!"

Bai Xuefei waved her command flag, directing the Tiger Might Cannons to continue attacking the Liao army's artillery. Under the overwhelming firepower, the Liao artillery was forced to retreat, losing a total of forty or fifty cannons. With a

deafening

roar, like the sky collapsing and the earth splitting, thick smoke propelled a massive fireball that crashed into the Liao army's supervisory team in the distance. All sound fell silent instantly. When hearing returned, the sound of hooves ceased abruptly, replaced by the mournful neighing of warhorses. Then, a rumbling sound resumed, the pungent smell of sulfur suffocating everyone.

When the smoke cleared, several black craters were visible on the ground, their edges littered with tattered armor. A dozen or so warhorses, startled, had thrown off their riders and were galloping frantically in the direction they had come from. The entire cavalry formation was thrown into chaos, a scene of utter disarray.

"Oh!"

The Southern allied soldiers couldn't help but shout excitedly as they saw their supervising troops suffer. Some even made various contemptuous gestures as they shouted. Just then, a troop of Liao cavalry draped in dark red cloaks rushed out from under the Liao army's central banner. It was none other than Jiutian Xuanfo leading this Liao army, which swiftly approached the Southern allied soldiers. Their gleaming sabers flashed in the sunlight, and one by one, the heads of the Southern allied soldiers were severed from their bodies.

Jiutian Xuanfo shouted, "All of you, charge forward!"

"What are they doing?"

someone on Feihu City cried out in astonishment. But because of the distance, those on Feihu City could only see silhouettes, but could not see the other side's actions clearly. They only saw warhorses falling one after another, followed by men falling from their horses. Whether lying on the ground or trying to chase after their horses, they all fell.

"Are they killing their own people?"

Lu Xueyao said. The Liao people used the indulgence of their soldiers' indiscriminate killing to boost morale, while also using ruthless slaughter to maintain order.

"Ah!"

The Song soldiers on Feihu City were all stunned. Everyone says the Liao people are cruel, but no one expected they would even kill their own people.

"Beasts!"

A slightly older Song army commander sighed and shook his head slightly.

"Worse than beasts!"

Shen Lingmei echoed.

"We will kill these beasts sooner or later! Xueyao, when are we going to have a decisive battle with the Liao army?"

Miao Xueyan suddenly felt a surge of anger.

Lu Xueyao said, "Then we must obey Liu Lang's orders."

Miao Xueyan smiled slightly and said, "We all know that Liu Lang will ultimately have to hear your opinion, so we're asking you first."

Lu Xueyao smiled leisurely and said, "Yanzi, how are your injuries? Are they serious?"

Miao Xueyan patted her chest and said, "Sister Bai is indeed amazing. In just two days, I've almost fully recovered, and

I'm definitely ready to go into battle." Lan Mengdie said, "Yanzi, don't be reckless. We all know how badly you're injured. If your old wounds flare up, won't Liu Lang be heartbroken?"

Zi Ruoer added, "Yes, Sister Yanzi, you'd better rest for a while."

Miao Xueyan blushed and said, "Really..." " I'm fine. Although saying I'm completely healed is a bit of an exaggeration, I'm about 60-70% better. I wouldn't dare go all out against a master, but killing some Liao soldiers is definitely no problem."

Lu Xueyao nodded and said, "First, we need to demoralize the Liao army, let them attack for a while, deplete their strength, and then we'll act when the opportunity arises."

The Liao army, having quickly regained order, retreated from the artillery range after another round of bombardment, suffering hundreds of casualties. The cavalry, under the arrangement of lower-ranking officers, dispersed into dozens of small teams of ten men each. A Liao general rode back and forth in front of the formation, shouting something, presumably relaying orders to keep the attacking Liao army calm.

While the Song army on the city walls was loading cannons, the Southern Army stacked the chariots they had pushed to the foot of Feihu City, four chariots at the bottom, two more on top, then one more on top, so that the Southern Army could climb the city walls using the chariots.

Arrows rained down relentlessly from the city walls, a hail of them mixed with massive stones and scalding lard. Despite the blankets on the chariots having been doused with cool water beforehand, many chariots still caught fire. The Southern Army, under the shouts of their rear guard, was forced to endure the most arduous task of their lives under the Song army's artillery and crossbow fire.

Seeing that the wooden stakes had been mostly cleared, Yelü Sage ordered his light cavalry to attack. Thousands of light cavalry let out a sharp, continuous howl: "Woo! Ah!"

like a pack of lone wolves seeing moonlight, a desolate yet bloodthirsty cruelty.

"Woo! Ah!"

With another cry from the Liao light cavalry, thousands of riders swept across the plains like the wind. The Liao people were exceptionally skilled horse archers; they moved in groups of a hundred or so, attacking the defending Song soldiers along the walls of Feihu City with flying arrows.

On the walls of Feihu City, cannonballs roared forth, trailing long plumes of smoke as they crashed into the Liao army, exploding and throwing cavalry and horses to the ground. The craters were littered with blood, flesh, and shredded armor. The surrounding cavalrymen paid no heed, their heads pressed against their horses' necks, rumps raised off the saddles, their bows pounding against their backs, pushing their horses to their limits, forgetting fear, forgetting the imminent death, knowing only to advance, relentlessly forward.

On the walls, Song casualties began to mount, while the Southern allied forces below managed to survive.

"Commander, let's cease fire. The cavalry are moving too fast; it's difficult to engage them,"

an artillery officer asked Bai Xuefei. Moving cannons was no easy task, and dealing with fast-moving targets was a challenge. The gunners had few good options but to concentrate their cannons to create a death zone within the Liao army. However, during the intervals between cannon fire, cavalry would quickly pass through this zone, forcing the cannons to adjust their angles again.

"Cease fire."

Bai Xuefei gave the order hastily while observing the Liao army's light cavalry. Then she said, "If the Liao army's artillery dares to get close, bombard them with the Tiger Might Cannons."

The Liao army's war drums thundered in the distance, even drowning out the roar of the artillery and the cries and groans of the wounded.

Before Yelü Sage, 50,000 infantrymen awaited orders. The second detachment of 3,000 light cavalry charged towards Feihu City with a shout. These cavalrymen circled in circles to avoid Song artillery fire and utilized their renowned flying arrows. The Liao army's intention was clear: to use the cavalry's rapid movement to minimize artillery damage and cover the Southern allied forces' swift capture of the city walls, while simultaneously using accurate flying arrows to inflict casualties on the Song soldiers on the walls.

Bai Xuefei ordered the artillery: "Change the exploding shells to loose shells. Fire the slugs in three waves to severely damage the Liao army."

The Liao light cavalry were skilled archers; they had already drawn their bows on horseback, and their arrows were almost always accurate. Any Song soldiers who peeked out were struck by flying arrows, which greatly annoyed Lu Xueyao.

"Prepare all the Heavenly Maiden Scattering Flower Thunder!"

Lu Xueyao ordered the Song soldiers defending the city to prepare for battle, ready to engage the Southern allied forces on the city walls in hand-to-hand combat.

Bai Yunfei's forces also adjusted the angle of their cannons in time, attacking the Liao light cavalry.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Deafening cannon fire rang out in succession. More than twenty Liufeng cannons each fired hundreds of iron pellets or stones. This close-range attack was terrifying; the rain of bullets blotted out the sky. The Liao light cavalry vanished completely after this barrage of cannon fire. Only a few bloodied, still-alive warhorses struggled and writhed on the battlefield littered with corpses. The Liao light cavalry behind them had no time to react; their galloping horses had already carried them to this carnage.

Bai Xuefei's Tiger Might cannons also opened fire simultaneously. After observing the Liao light cavalry's route, Bai Xuefei promptly adjusted the angle of her cannon fire, and a hail of bullets whistled in.

The Liao light cavalry who charged towards Feihu City in waves were brutally slaughtered by the volleyballs from the city walls. The few arrows they desperately fired were utterly futile; the arrowheads struck the walls, occasionally scattering sparks that served only as decoration for the attack. But the cannons on the walls spat out deadly flames, a dense barrage of shells sweeping across the Liao light cavalry who dared to reach the city. Each firing was like a storm, wiping out the Liao soldiers and their horses.

The war drums in the Liao army formation continued to thunder, while the surviving Liao light cavalry looked blankly towards the central army, neither daring to retreat nor having the courage to linger beneath Feihu City and endure the hail of bullets.

The Southern allied army, hiding beneath their chariots, watched the Liao light cavalry's pitiful state, a smug smile creeping onto their faces. They thought: "Our Han Chinese fighting strength may be lacking, but the Liao main force is no different. They were so arrogant all the time; now they're tasting their own medicine!" "It would be better if they were all dead!"

Yang Ze, hidden beneath the chariot, looked at the pale-faced Feng Xi and listened to the screams of the attacking soldiers and the neighing of the Liao light cavalry.

With each boom of the cannons from the city walls, Feng Xi's heart clenched. The casualties among the Southern allied army were mounting; if the fighting continued like this, they would be wiped out before nightfall!

Yelü Xiezhen frantically urged the light cavalry to attack, and attack again! Although the corpses and horse carcasses piled up like mountains beneath Feihu City, less than ten thousand of the thirty thousand Southern allied soldiers remained. And without the cover of those chariots, the Southern allied army would likely have been wiped out long ago.

In the gloomy sky, the moon slowly moved through the clouds, its light flickering.

The Southern Expeditionary Army soldiers, trembling with fear, clutched their shields and timidly gazed at the towering walls of Feihu City. They no longer dared to charge forward, despite the Liao army's disciplinary squad's loud curses and shouts, and even their firing arrows. The Southern Expeditionary Army soldiers remained hidden inside their chariots, refusing to emerge. They knew their shields shielded them from the Liao disciplinary squad's arrows, and they understood that attacking Feihu City would only lead to their deaths.

Seeing that the cannon fire on the city walls had ceased, and knowing that the Southern Expeditionary Army soldiers refused to fight, and knowing that Yelü Sage was still coldly watching him from behind, Yelü Xiezhen steeled his resolve, drew his sword, and shouted to the disciplinary squad, "These southern barbarians are all cowards! Charge and kill them all!"

With that, Yelü Xiezhen spurred his horse forward.

Seeing the Liao cavalry charge again, Bai Xuefei ordered the artillery: "Fire!"

Due to the continuous bombardment, shell consumption was extremely high, so Bai Xuefei had already ordered the Tiger Might cannon gunners to be divided into eight squads. After giving the order, she only allowed one squad to fire, while the Liao cavalry charged straight towards Feihu City against the artillery fire. Despite some losses, they quickly reached the city walls.

Seeing that the Liao cavalry wasn't firing wildly at the city walls as before, Bai Xuefei ordered a halt to the bombardment, wanting to see what the Liao army would do.

At this moment, Liu Lang, accompanied by Bai Fenghuang and Murong Feixue, emerged from the secret chamber and came to the city tower to observe the battle. Lu Xueyao then reported the day's battle situation to Liu Lang.

"Our army has only suffered a thousand casualties so far, while the Liao army has suffered over thirty thousand, mainly from the Southern vassal army. Although the Liao army has suffered heavy losses, they show no intention of withdrawing. Perhaps Yelü Sage has become ruthless, believing that our ammunition will eventually run out, so he is using those Southern vassal soldiers as human shields to deplete our ammunition."

Liu Lang asked, "Then how much ammunition do we have left?"

Bai Xuefei replied, "Not much! We've been fighting for a whole day, and we've already used up more than half. I've ordered the soldiers to conserve their ammunition and not to fire unless absolutely necessary." Liu Lang

saw the Liao light cavalry charging again, brandishing their swords and slashing at the Southern vassal soldiers hiding under their chariots, and couldn't help but ask, "What's going on? Why are they killing their own men?"

Lu Xueyao said, "Those Southern vassal soldiers are less than dogs in the eyes of the Liao army; they simply..." "They never cared about the lives of those Southern surrendered soldiers, otherwise they wouldn't have used them to block our cannon fire!"

Seeing the Southern surrendered soldiers being slaughtered, though they dared not resist, each one looked resentful, their fists clenched tightly, their eyes seemingly about to spit blood in the torchlight. So Liu Lang put his hands to his mouth and shouted down to the city walls, "Men below! I am General Yang Liu Lang, the General Who Guards the West. I know you surrendered to the Liao army out of necessity. Now you should know how the Liao army treats you. They don't treat us Han people as human beings at all, and Han people shouldn't kill Han people. We should unite to fight the Liao people."

Liu Lang's shouts were indeed effective. A commotion broke out below, and some of the Southern surrendered soldiers, who had been forced to surrender, could no longer bear it. Someone shouted, "Han people don't kill Han people, let's rebel!" The Southern surrendered soldiers

immediately erupted in clamor.

Seeing that his shouts had worked, Liu Lang quickly continued, "Brothers! As long as you are willing to leave the Liao army and return to Feihu City, I will forgive your past transgressions. Don't let the Liao dogs slaughter your brothers at will any longer!"

Countless people responded to Liu Lang from below Feihu City.

Yang Ze drew his sword and said to Feng Xi, "General Feng, what should we do now? Fight the Liao people?"

Seeing that Feng Xi was still hesitant, Yang Ze said, "Do you have any other ideas?"

He then looked at Feng Xi with slight anger, waiting for Feng Xi to agree or disagree.

Seeing that Yang Ze seemed intent on killing him with a single sword stroke if he refused, Feng Xi hesitated, remembering the loss of Waqiao Pass and the personal grudges he had with the Yang family. He worried that Yang Liulang might hold a grudge. So he said, "General Yang, I'm afraid! If they go back on their word, we'll still have no way out."

Yang Ze snorted and said, "But right now, there's no way out at all. Fighting the Liao dogs will at least give us a sliver of hope."

Seeing Feng Xi still hesitating, Yang Ze stepped forward and said, "If you don't make a decision soon, our brothers will be slaughtered by the Liao dogs!"

Feng Xi glanced at the Liao army's supervisory team, who were indiscriminately slaughtering the Southern vassal army. Although the Southern vassal soldiers were furious, no one took the lead, and they dared not resist, only crawling under the chariots. Even the Liao army supervisory team abandoned their horses and crawled under the chariots to further torture the Southern vassal soldiers.

Feng Xi cursed, "Damn it, let's fight them!"

As he spoke, Feng Xi drew his sword and shouted, "Generals! Follow me! Fight the Liao soldiers!"

Yang Ze charged forward first, yelling, "Everyone, we can't endure the Liao dogs' humiliation any longer! Fight them!"

With that, Yang Ze beheaded a nearby Liao soldier, blood splattering all over him.

From Yang Ze's resolute eyes, the Southern allied soldiers saw hope; their only path to survival was to fight the Liao army to the death!

"Everyone, surrender to General Yang Liu! Pick up your weapons and fight the Liao dogs!"

The shouts from the city wall carried on the wind to the ears of the Southern allied soldiers, while the Liao army's supervisors ruthlessly forced them to make a choice. More Southern allied soldiers began to resist.

"Ah!"

A scream rang out as a Liao officer was pierced by a spear, fell from his horse, and was trampled by a horse's hooves. Unable to run two steps, a flash of a blade, and his head fell to the ground.

"Take up your weapons and fight! Kill! Don't be cowards, don't be weaklings, don't be spineless cowards!"

Yang Ze brandished his sword, and Liao soldiers fell one after another beneath his blade.

At this moment, all the Southern Liao troops were moved by Yang Ze's actions, and they all took up their weapons, rushed out of their chariots, and engaged in fierce fighting with the Liao army's supervisory force. This sudden defection caught the Liao army's supervisory force off guard. Just moments before, those three thousand Liao soldiers had been smugly slaughtering these Southern Liao troops who dared not resist, but in the blink of an eye, these defenseless Southern Liao soldiers, like awakened lions, their eyes blazing with anger and hatred, pounced on them with reckless killing intent.

The defection of the Southern Liao troops instantly resulted in the loss of nearly half of the three thousand Liao soldiers' supervisory force, while the remaining half began to fight back desperately.

Liu Lang, watching from the city wall, was delighted. He said, "Pass on my order! Archers, shoot those Liao dogs mercilessly! Give the men below a helping hand!"

Immediately, arrows rained down from below Flying Tiger City. The Liao army's supervisors fell from their horses one after another. Coupled with the Southern allied forces' relentless close-quarters combat, their horses didn't even have time to run before they perished.

At this moment, Yang Ze swung his sword and beheaded another Liao soldier. "Ah!"

The scream abruptly stopped. Blood splattered across Yang Ze's face. The head rolled to the side, its wide-open eyes still filled with resentment.

Feng Xi instinctively gripped his spear, his heart surging with rage. He said, "Beasts, I'll fight you to the death!"

With that, Feng Xi plunged his spear deep into the back of a Liao cavalryman.

"Beast! Beast! I'll teach you to be fierce! I'll teach you to kill! I'll teach you to be fierce! I'll teach you to kill!"

In a semi-mad state, Feng Xi shouted as he relentlessly stabbed the fallen Liao cavalryman with his spear until he was a bloody mess, and he still wouldn't stop.

Seeing that Feng Xi had finally come to his senses, Yang Ze gave him a thumbs-up and said, "General Feng, well done! I'll fight alongside you, kill all these Liao dogs!"

"Crazy! Crazy! You bunch of bastards!"

Yelü Xiezhen, seeing the Southern allied army defect, stared blankly at the blood-covered Yang Ze as he raged.

At that moment, a Liao cavalryman charged straight at Yang Ze, his raised scimitar reflecting the moonlight, causing a Southern allied soldier to shout, "General Yang, be careful! Someone's attacking you!"

Yang Ze turned around and, without hesitation, swung his sword, which struck the horse's hind leg. The horse, in pain, bucked wildly, causing the Liao cavalryman to frantically try to calm the horse, abandoning his plan to kill Yang Ze. He quickly spurred the horse's flanks.

Feng Xi then charged forward and thrust his spear into the Liao cavalryman's stomach.

"Fuck your mother, you never treat me like a human being!"

"Fuck your grandma, you never kill again!"

"Liao dog, I'll stab you to death!"

Amidst the frenzied shouts, the indiscriminate cursing, and the utter rage, Feng Xi, spear in hand, began stabbing wildly at the Liao cavalryman.

Yang Ze, meanwhile, grabbed a spear and charged towards Yelü Xiezhen.

Yelü Xiezhen, a seasoned warrior and skilled horseman, seized the opportunity as Yang Ze's spear was severed in two with a single stroke, then grinned and raised his sword again.

"Thud!"

Suddenly, an arrow shot out, striking Yelü Xiezhen in the arm. He cried out and nearly fell from his horse.

Not far away, a general from the Southern Army, carrying a discarded bow, lunged at Yelü Xiezhen, shouting, "Liao dogs, give me back my brother's life!"

It turned out that this general's brother had just died under the swords of the Liao army's supervising officers.

Yang Ze seized the opportunity, lunging at Yelü Xiezhen and knocking him off his horse.

Yelü Xiezhen crashed heavily to the ground, gasping for breath, his scimitar slipping from his hand. At that moment, Feng Xi also ran over, and the two of them captured Yelü Xiezhen alive.

Liu Lang watched with delight from the city walls, seeing the Liao army's supervisory team wiped out by the Southern allied forces. He asked, "This is very advantageous for us. Should we seize this opportunity to fight the Liao army to the death?"

Bai Fenghuang nodded and said, "These Southern allied soldiers just defected on the spot, and they're still angry. I think we can."

Murong Feixue said, "It's a good opportunity for our Heavenly Lightning Net to show its power."

Lu Xueyao said, "I didn't expect Liu Lang to be so capable. With just one sentence, he made the soldiers defect on the spot, which greatly boosted our army's morale. It's dark now, which is advantageous for our battle. If we seize this opportunity to counterattack, we might be able to turn the tide of the battle, switch from defense to offense, and catch them off guard!"

Chapter Seven: The Decisive Battle of Flying Tiger City (Part Two)

At this time, the Southern allied forces below the city walls were already bloodthirsty. They had just wiped out the Liao army's supervisory team, and their morale was high. However, it was too late to turn back now. But facing the Liao army's central formation of tens of thousands of troops, they still did not have the courage to fight to the death.

Liu Lang shouted, "Everyone, the time to avenge our loved ones has come! This is an opportunity not to be missed. I'll go first, and Xueyao will help me mobilize the army to fight the Liao army to the death!"

With that, Liu Lang leaped onto the city wall, brandishing his Purple Jade Golden Eye Sword, and roared, "Southern Army, follow me and charge! Fight the Liao army to the death!"

After shouting, Liu Lang jumped down from the stacked chariots of the Southern Army.

Bai Fenghuang and Murong Feixue shouted in unison, "Liu Lang, we've come to your aid!"

The two peerless heroines each jumped down from the city wall, each wielding a long sword. Murong Feixue's lightness skill was superb; she caught up with Liu Lang in just a few leaps. Bai Fenghuang, known as the Phoenix Celestial Maiden, was also skilled in lightness skill, leaping through the air, her white robes fluttering like a white phoenix, and soon caught up with Liu Lang as well.

Miao Xueyan, Zi Ruoer, Shen Lingmei, and the others drew their weapons, ready to give chase. Lu Xueyao quickly said, "Sisters, you can't do this! Otherwise, who will command the troops? Everyone, listen to my orders."

The women thought it made sense; after all, this was a battle between two armies, not a brawl. So they all stopped and listened to Lu Xueyao's instructions.

Lu Xueyao gave the orders: "Su Ji, Zhang Huiru, Zhang Huiqing, Lan Liu, Tie Xinlan, and Zhang Lühua, each of you will lead three thousand cavalrymen from Woniu Pass to launch a surprise attack from the left flank. Move out immediately!"

"Miao Xueyan, Zi Ruoer, Shen Lingmei, and Bai Yunfei, each of you will lead three thousand cavalrymen to launch a surprise attack from the right flank."

"I will lead twenty thousand central troops to support Liu Lang!"

"Begin the operation immediately!"

After saying this, Lu Xueyao then assigned Bai Xuefei and Lan Mengdie to defend the city, while Pan Feng was at the mansion while accompanying Yelü Changting.

At this moment, the gates of Flying Tiger City opened wide, and six thousand cavalrymen rushed towards the Liao army from both flanks.

Liu Lang charged ahead, leading the newly surrendered Southern allies, rushing towards the Liao army's central formation. Caught off guard, the Liao army had no time to react, and the two armies were already locked in a fierce, interlocking formation, rendering their artillery useless.

Yelü Sage shouted, "Kill them!"

The well-trained Liao army immediately shifted into an offensive, goose-shaped formation, with cavalry positioned on the flanks and infantry charging forward.

Liu Lang, upon encountering these Liao soldiers, felt a surge of rage, his Purple Jade Golden Eye Sword flashing as he slaughtered them!

"Kill! Kill! Kill!"

"Kill! Kill! Kill!"

"Kill! Kill! Kill!"

At this moment, Liu Lang channeled his rage into his Purple Jade Golden Eye Sword, feeling a surge of exhilaration as he watched Liao heads fly and blood splatter.

Many of the Southern Army soldiers were former surrendered soldiers from Waqiao Pass. They had only surrendered to the Liao army as a last resort. Now that Liu Lang was willing to accept them, they all wanted to prove themselves and charged and attacked the Liao army with reckless abandon.

Bai Fenghuang shouted, "Sister Xue, come and test the power of the Heavenly Lightning Net!"

With that, Bai Fenghuang leaped twice, penetrating deep into the Liao army's formation. Seeing that the Liao army filled the area within a ten-zhang radius, she shouted, "Heavenly Lightning Net!"

As she spoke, Bai Fenghuang sublimated her eight primordial spirits, summoning thunderbolts with the force of a blazing fire.

A flash of eerie blue lightning flickered in Bai Fenghuang's palm. The terrifying blue light quickly ignited, forming a dark blue net that rapidly expanded, spreading endlessly towards the surrounding Liao soldiers. The Liao army was scorched so intensely that they could hardly breathe. A thunderclap erupted from within the "Heavenly Lightning Net," causing the Liao soldiers to feel as if their internal organs were being churned, their meridians twisted, and their blood flowed backward. Their vision was completely engulfed in darkness, and then they seemed to see thousands upon thousands of hideous white bones, their empty eyes crawling with maggots. Then, a bright blue flame burned their bodies, turning them into thick smoke. Afterward, the sky was filled with lightning that tore through the heavens, leaving them with no way to escape. Horses neighed and men screamed, each person clutching their head and howling like ghosts.

Unleashing this earth-shattering, awe-inspiring move for the first time, Bai Fenghuang was naturally overwhelmed with excitement. Cultivating divinity, cultivating divinity, cultivating divinity to the point of white hair—it was truly an undeniable truth. So many young and beautiful women, striving to master this Heavenly Lightning Net, had spent their lives with white hair, yet she could wield it with effortless ease. This was the joy of cultivating divinity.

Slaughter! Slaughter! And more slaughter!

Seeing that only a few highly skilled Liao soldiers within a ten-zhang radius managed to escape, while the rest were instantly annihilated by this single move, Bai Fenghuang felt proud of herself for wiping out over a hundred Liao soldiers in an instant.

The Liao soldiers, unaware of the sorcery Bai Fenghuang had used to wipe out so many of them in a single moment, their eyes bloodshot, trampled over the corpses and rushed towards Bai Fenghuang.

Murong Feixue said, "Sister Bai, I'm here!"

As she spoke, seeing the Liao army closing in again, she shouted, "Behold my Heavenly Lightning Net!"

A flash of eerie blue lightning flickered in Murong Feixue's palm. The terrifying blue light rapidly ignited, instantly forming a dark blue net that quickly expanded, spreading towards the surrounding Liao soldiers, scorching them until they could hardly breathe. A thunderous roar erupted from the "Heavenly Lightning Net," and the Liao soldiers were shaken so violently that their internal organs felt as if they were being churned. The pain was excruciating; his veins seemed to twist, his blood flowed backward, and his vision was swallowed by darkness. Then, he seemed to see thousands upon thousands of grotesque white bones, their empty eyes crawling with maggots. A bright blue flame then engulfed his body, turning him into thick smoke. Afterward, lightning tore through the sky, leaving him no escape. Horses neighed and men screamed, clutching their heads and howling like ghosts. In the blink of an eye, they convulsed, collapsed to the ground, foaming at the mouth, and died.

Bai Fenghuang exclaimed in surprise, "Sister Xue, your Heavenly Lightning Net didn't harm me!"

Murong Feixue smiled and said, "Our hard work these past few days hasn't been in vain."

The third wave of Liao soldiers charged forward, and Liu Lang rushed over, fearing that Murong Feixue and Bai Fenghuang would get there first and he wouldn't have a chance to unleash his power. So, before he even arrived, he shouted, "Behold my Heavenly Lightning Net!"

"Wait!"

Bai Fenghuang thought that Liu Lang's Heavenly Lightning Net might harm her and Murong Feixue.

"Sixth Brother, no!"

Murong Feixue tried to stop Sixth Brother, but it was too late. She quickly used the Wind, Fire, and Thunder Formation to defend against Sixth Brother's Heavenly Lightning Net.

A patch of eerie blue lightning flashed in Sixth Brother's palm. The terrifying blue light quickly burned, forming a dark blue net that rapidly expanded, spreading towards the surrounding Liao soldiers. It scorched the Liao soldiers, making them unable to breathe. A thunderclap erupted from the "Heavenly Lightning Net," and the Liao soldiers were shaken so badly that their internal organs felt like they were being churned. Their meridians reversed, their blood flowed backward, and their vision was completely obscured by darkness. Then they seemed to see thousands of hideous white bones, their empty eyes crawling with maggots. Then, a bright blue flame burned their bodies, turning them into thick smoke. After that, the sky was filled with lightning that tore through the heavens. There was no way to escape; they could only endure this merciless slaughter once again.

Liu Lang's skill was slightly superior to Bai Fenghuang and Murong Feixue's, so his Heavenly Lightning Net was more powerful, ensuring that none of the Liao soldiers within its range escaped.

Liu Lang was about to show off when he saw Murong Feixue use the Wind, Fire, and Thunder Formation. He then remembered that although he and they had achieved the Four Symbols Returning to Origin, they hadn't yet reached the point of mutual non-harm. He couldn't help but smile awkwardly. Fortunately, the Heavenly Lightning Net was a wide-area attack, lacking significant single-target damage, so Murong Feixue had more than enough defense.

Murong Feixue said, "Sixth Brother, what you're doing is wasting our time. Each attack takes time, killing only a hundred or so Liao soldiers, while these tens of thousands will take a while to kill. We should split up and keep our distance."

Sixth Brother said, "Alright! Take care, I'm off!"

With that, Sixth Brother leaped into the depths of the Liao army's formation, unleashing his Heavenly Lightning Net technique, causing heavy casualties among the Liao soldiers. Some Liao soldiers even tried to defend with shields, but it was futile, and they were all sent to their deaths by Sixth Brother.

Bai Fenghuang and Murong Feixue kept their distance from Sixth Brother and charged towards the Liao army, leaving them unable to resist and throwing them into chaos. The Southern Army also fought bravely forward. Because they were all harboring resentment and had long been unable to tolerate the Liao army's brutality, and wanted to atone for their sins, they were all extremely courageous.

The gates of Flying Tiger City swung open, and cavalry on both flanks galloped forward. The 20,000 infantry in the center surged forward like a tidal wave. Although outnumbered, their morale was high. Furthermore, the three generals leading the way used their lightning-weaving net technique, which dealt a blow to the morale of the Liao army's main force. Seeing their formation crumbling, the once-valiant Liao light cavalry began to falter and retreat.

Yelü Sage roared, "No retreat! Charge forward! Anyone who retreats in the face of battle or disrupts morale will be executed without mercy!"

Seeing the formidable skill of the Song army's cultivators, Jiutian Xuanfo quickly said, "Your Majesty, the Song army has powerful cultivators causing trouble. My Imperial Preceptor will go and deal with them. Your Majesty, please take care!"

With that, Jiutian Xuanfo charged towards Liu Lang.

Yelü Sage said to the Yi brothers and the experts like Changhe Luori, "Go and lend the Imperial Preceptor a hand!"

Jiutian Xuanfo and Liulang faced each other; being sworn enemies, they were filled with hatred and had nothing to say, immediately engaging in a fierce battle.

Although Liulang's skill had increased, defeating Jiutian Xuanfo was still difficult. At this moment, Bai Fenghuang and Murong Feixue also arrived.

Murong Feixue said, "Liulang, let us deal with this demonic monk first; you go and charge into battle!"

Although Liu Lang hated Jiu Tian Xuan Fo to the core, wishing he could twist his head off with his own hands, he considered the overall situation and knew that Bai Fenghuang and Murong Feixue could deal with Jiu Tian Xuan Fo, complementing each other in offense and defense. Even if they couldn't defeat Jiu Tian Xuan Fo, they could at least hold him off. What he needed most was to charge into battle to boost morale.

"Take care!"

After delivering a Thunderclap Spell to Jiu Tian Xuan Fo, Liu Lang withdrew and headed deeper into the Liao army's territory. The Southern Army behind him immediately followed, engaging the Liao army in a chaotic battle.

Meanwhile, Ai Hu, who had been silent in the trenches on the earthen city wall for an entire afternoon, saw the fierce fighting between the two armies and Liu Lang's leading role and advantage. He ordered his brothers to jump out of the trenches, aim the five cannons at the Liao army's cavalry on both flanks, and then fire!

The deafening roar of the cannons shook the heavens and the earth. The Liao cavalry were blown to pieces, and the cavalry on both flanks of Fei Hu City quickly rushed forward, and the two sides engaged in fierce combat.

After a night of fierce fighting, blood and corpses filled the open space outside Feihu City. Hundreds of thousands of Liao soldiers suffered heavy casualties, causing Yelü Sage to glare angrily at the Song army's triumphant advance, yet also feeling a sense of helplessness.

Yelü Sage raised his whip, but after taking in the carnage of the battlefield, while the cannons on the earthen city walls continued firing, he helplessly lowered the whip. After hesitating for a long time, he shouted, "Retreat!"

The sounds of gongs and horns mingled from the Liao army's rear camp. The Liao soldiers, struggling under the cannon fire, immediately began to retreat as if granted a pardon. Then the cannon fire gradually subsided, finally fading into complete silence.

The dawn began to break through the sky with difficulty. A gust of wind blew, dispersing the smoke that lingered around the battlefield and bringing with it the stench of blood.

The sun climbed again over the eastern hillside, but the area beneath the city walls was littered with mangled corpses and broken ladders. Hundreds of chariots, set ablaze by rockets, burned near the city gates, their flames illuminating the impregnability of Feihu City and the victory.

Yelü Sage's army suffered a complete defeat and fled back to Zijing Pass. Although he might return, today's battle was already etched in history, ending in a resounding victory for Liu Lang.

Chapter Eight: Celebrating the Victory

. Under Lu Xueyao's command, the soldiers of Feihu City began clearing the battlefield. The Liao army's two hundred cannons were considered the best spoils of war, and with these cannons, Feihu City's defenses would be even more impregnable. Coupled with the Liao army's heavy losses and weakened state, they might not be able to invade again this year.

Subsequently, Liu Lang led his army to seize the opportunity to recapture Waqiao Pass and Zhengding Pass. At the same time, Liu Lang received news that Kou Zhun had defeated Han Rang at Jietang Pass. In addition, Kou Zhun also sent definite news that Cheng Shijie had led his troops across the Yellow River to cooperate with Yelü Hongduo in invading Fenghuang City.

Liu Lang cursed, "Why is Cheng Shijie at odds with Li Deming again?"

Murong Feixue said, "This Li Deming is no simple man. He holds the official position of Jiedushi of Xiliang, but he has never been under the command or control of the imperial court. He has always acted arbitrarily. I suspect that the Liao Kingdom tried to bribe him but failed, so they plan to kill him to ensure that the Song Dynasty will never have the strength to retaliate again."

Lu Xueyao said, "That's right! Although we don't know Li Deming's intentions yet, and we don't care whether he is truly willing to support the Song Dynasty, in any case, his 200,000 Xiliang soldiers are the elite of the elite. The western region of Phoenix City is the largest and best horse pasture, and Menglan Xili is a treasure land that everyone wants to monopolize. The Liao army's intention to attack Phoenix City is very clear; they believe..." "The Song Dynasty's national strength has collapsed, and it lacks the power to defeat them. To conquer the world and unify it, three conditions are needed. First, manpower is required; the Liao army possesses a million soldiers, which is sufficient. Second, funds and provisions are needed; the Liao army is lacking in this aspect. Therefore, we hope to maximize the third condition to compensate for the deficiency in the second."

Liu Lang asked, "What is the third condition?"

Lu Xueyao replied, "Warhorses! To conquer the world, we must have a sufficiently powerful cavalry!"

Liu Lang said, "But the Liao army already has many cavalry; Zijing Pass alone has 200,000 iron cavalry, while our army only has a little over 10,000 cavalry."

Lu Xueyao said, "Although the Liao cavalry is very powerful, we must not allow our opponent to become too powerful." "This would weaken the opponent's strength. To possess the most powerful cavalry, one must have excellent warhorses. The Song Dynasty lacked excellent warhorses, which is why it couldn't engage in large-scale positional warfare with the Liao army and could only passively defend. There are two of the best horse ranches in the world, one in Ordos Banner, which is under Liao control, and the other in Menglanxili in Xiliang. Therefore, the Liao army wants to seize Menglanxili by force to create a unique Liao cavalry, then conquer the Central Plains and realize their dream of unifying the world!"

Liu Lang cursed, "The Liao are really cunning, but Menglanxili is so important. With the Liao army pressing in, won't Li Deming compromise?"

Bai Fenghuang said, " Li Deming's relationship with Emperor Shizong was fairly good, but his relationship with the Zhao Guangyi brothers was questionable. I suspect that he has been amassing power and harboring ambitions of becoming an independent king for years. It will be very difficult for the Liao army to invade Xiliang!

Liu Lang said, "Then can we unite with Li Deming and wage war against Cheng Shijie and the Liao?"

Lu Xueyao said, "That's a good suggestion, but I'm afraid Li Deming won't agree."

Murong Feixue said, "We can try. After all, we're all fighting under the banner of serving the court, and Liu Lang is now the General Who Guards the West. He's fully qualified to negotiate with Li Deming. If it works out, great; if not, there's no harm in it."

That day, Liu Lang had just finished interrogating Feng Xi and Yang Ze, who had surrendered, and he had a different opinion of them. Yang Ze was relatively decent; although he had surrendered to the Liao Dynasty, it was out of necessity. To avoid unnecessary sacrifices for his soldiers, and since his superior had already surrendered, there was no point in him fighting to the death. Feng Xi, as the garrison commander of Waqiao Pass, was perfectly capable of holding out for ten days and a half months, yet he surrendered to the Liao army, which displeased Liu Lang. However, given Feng Xi's past merits, Liu Lang decided to leave him alone for now, only inquiring about the situation after the Liao army captured Waqiao Pass.

At this point, Liu Lang asked Yang Ze and Feng Xi another question: did Empress Xiao know about the Liao army's plan at Jinshatan?

Feng Xi said, "As far as we know, Xiao Chuo is unaware that this is all Yelü Sage's scheme."

Liu Lang nodded and said, "I don't think Xiao Chuo would betray the Yang family. If she knew the truth, she would definitely tell me!"

Shen Lingmei said, "Liu Lang, how can you trust her so much? The Xiao family is a prestigious family in the Liao Dynasty. Her father is the Deputy Chief of the Northern Privy Council, and her husband is a prince of the Liao Dynasty. Liu Lang, don't be confused!"

Murong Feixue said, "Lingmei, Xiao Chuo is my cousin. If we only consider her background, I have reasons not to trust you. And Changting, her father is Yelü Sage, and isn't she devoted to Liu Lang?"

Liu Lang said, "Feixue is right. I trust Xiao Chuo's character. Besides, before she came to me, she had never been with any other man. Although she is the Princess Consort of Prince Jing, Prince Jing is unable to consummate their marriage due to a fall from his horse, so he has never touched Xiao Chuo." "Although she is the Princess Consort of Prince Jing, everything she does is for my benefit."

Lu Xueyao asked, "Where is Xiao Chuo now?"

Liu Lang replied, "She should be at Yuti Pass!"

Lu Xueyao said, "Just as I expected. The Liao Kingdom highly values those two horse ranches. Ordo Banner was originally a vital strategic location for the Liao Kingdom. Now that the Mongol prince has invaded, the Liao Kingdom absolutely cannot tolerate this precious land falling into the hands of others. They will definitely send their most capable people to reclaim Ordo Banner. Furthermore, Cheng Shijie and Yelü Hongduo's attack on Menglan Xili is enough to show that the Liao Kingdom's intention is those two precious lands."

Bai Fenghuang said, "Liu Lang, it is difficult for the Liao army to take any action against Feihu City in the short term. You should consider the next step of the plan."

Liu Lang asked, "What are your thoughts, Sister Bai?"

Bai Fenghuang said, "I cannot stay and help you recently. I must return to the Floating Island first to deal with the important matters on the island."

Upon hearing this, Bai Yunfei and her sister also wanted to return to the Floating Island with Bai Fenghuang.

Bai Fenghuang said, "You two shouldn't go. Don't worry about me."

Liu Lang was still worried about Bai Fenghuang and said, "Sister Bai, why don't I go with you? Xuefei is pregnant and has difficulty moving around, and Yunfei can't help either. I'll go with you so we can look after each other."

Bai Fenghuang smiled and said, "Liu Lang, thank you for your kindness, but there are still many things waiting for you to do. Although I don't know Xiao Chuo's personality very well, I know her strength. Mingge said that if the world must eventually be fought over, Xiao Chuo will be her greatest opponent. If you can really win over Xiao Chuo, then you and Mingge will be family from now on..."

Bai Fenghuang spoke very subtly, so Liu Lang didn't understand the implication.

"Sister Bai, actually, Mingge and I have already pledged our lives to each other, but I haven't heard from her recently."

Upon hearing this, Bai Fenghuang thought to herself: Liu Lang doesn't know that Mingge has already lost her virginity to him!

Afterwards, Liu Lang discussed the next steps with the others. Following their deliberation, Liu Lang decided to seize Cheng Shijie's territory while he was away from Shanxi. Simultaneously, Liu Lang planned to head to Yuti Pass, firstly to see if he could persuade Empress Xiao Chuo to completely break with the Liao Dynasty, and secondly to take the opportunity to occupy Ordo Banner, bringing that fertile land of grazing cattle and sheep into his hands.

At this point, Liu Lang told everyone his plan. Bai Fenghuang and Murong Feixue both agreed, and the others also voiced their support. Although some were worried for Liu Lang, seeing his strong determination to go to Yuti Pass, they no longer tried to stop him and all expressed their willingness to accompany him.

Liu Lang said, "If Xiao Chuo finds out about the Golden Beach incident, she should give me a clear answer: either she'll be my sworn enemy of the Liao Dynasty, or she'll sever all ties with me. It would be pointless for a whole group to come with me; just a few will suffice. The others can stay and help Xue Yao defend Fei Hu City, and ideally, conquer Shanxi."

The women said, "We understand. Liu Lang, who do you want to take?"

Liu Lang said, "Xiao Chuo is Fei Xue's cousin, so Fei Xue must go. I'll also take Shen Lingmei, Miao Xueyan, and Yelü Changting!"

Several women, hearing this, complained slightly, "Liu Lang, aren't you taking us?"

Liu Lang said to Zi Ruo'er, "Your martial arts are quite good; I originally wanted to take you." "But considering we still need to occupy Cheng Shijie's territory, and since you are, after all, a princess of the former Northern Han, staying here can persuade those generals,"

Zi Ruo'er said. "Sixth Brother, I understand. I will certainly live up to your expectations and try my best to persuade those old ministers who are still loyal to the former dynasty to stand up against Cheng Shijie."

Sixth Brother said, "That would be best. We will try to take down Cheng Shijie's stronghold in the shortest amount of time. Of course, it would be even better to take it all, or at least occupy a few cities. Everyone, it's up to you after I leave! If I can persuade Xiao Chuo to occupy Ordo Banner, I will lead troops to attack Yanmen Pass from the north. We will attack from both sides and occupy Cheng Shijie's stronghold this year, okay?"

Upon hearing this, the women clapped and cheered.

Liu Lang continued, "After I leave, Xue Fei will be the supreme commander. You must all listen to her and never bully her just because she's young. If I find out, I will not let that person off easily when I return."

The women replied, "Liu Lang, don't worry, we will remember."

Liu Lang cleared his throat and said, "Actually, I'm very reluctant to part with you all. You've all been on tenterhooks with me these past few days, it hasn't been easy for you! Let's have a celebration these next couple of days, after all, we've won a battle, we should have a good time. Also, Sister Bai, when do you plan to return to the Floating Island?"

Bai Fenghuang said, "If there's nothing else, I plan to return to the Floating Island tomorrow."

Liu Lang said, "Alright then! Tonight, we'll have a grand banquet to send Sister Bai off."

Murong Feixue sighed, "Sister Bai, since Liu Lang wants to see you off, let's escort Sister Bai to the bridal chamber!"

With that, Murong Feixue pushed Bai Fenghuang towards Liu Lang.

Liu Lang, who had already been unable to restrain himself, picked up Bai Fenghuang around the waist and carried her towards the bedroom.

After Liu Lang carried Bai Fenghuang into the bedroom, he placed her on the bed.

Bai Fenghuang, her face flushed with shyness, gazed at Liu Lang, their hearts instantly intertwined.

Liu Lang's heart swelled with sweetness, and he lowered his head to kiss Bai Fenghuang's lips.

Bai Fenghuang's heart pounded wildly, her cheeks flushed with shyness, adding a touch of radiance to her already beautiful face. She was forced to lift her head and share a passionate kiss with Liu Lang.

As Liu Lang and Bai Fenghuang were locked in their passionate kiss, Bai Yunfei entered, pulling Bai Xuefei along.

Liu Lang gave the two sisters a meaningful look, and they immediately understood. They undressed, revealing their exquisite bodies, and climbed onto the bed, one on each side of Bai Fenghuang, lying down beside her.

Bai Yunfei stroked Bai Fenghuang's snow-white and smooth skin, saying, "Aunt, please don't blame us! I'm actually quite afraid of you."

Bai Fenghuang smiled slightly and said, "You don't need to be afraid. I won't use my status as an elder to intimidate you. This is Liulang's Yang family, not the Bai family on the Floating Island. Besides, I am now Liulang's wife, just like you. As wives, we should be good wives and mothers, enjoying family life together. That's what we should do!"

Bai Xuefei said happily, "Aunt, you've really changed a lot. You weren't like this before. We only had respect and admiration for you. Now..."

Bai Fenghuang asked, "How is it now?"

Bai Xuefei said, "I think you're becoming more and more like Sister Xue. We all like you a little."

Bai Fenghuang said, "Don't talk nonsense!"

"What they said is true!"

Liulang said, and as he spoke, he stared at Bai Fenghuang's goddess-like body, his lower body involuntarily becoming erect.

Feeling Liu Lang's burning gaze, Bai Fenghuang looked down at his erect penis, her delicate body trembling. A faint blush rose to her skin, like a touch of rouge, making her incredibly alluring!

"So powerful today?"

Bai Fenghuang closed her eyes in fear.

Liu Lang swallowed hard, his hands trembling as he reached out and ran his fingers from Bai Fenghuang's forehead, down her hair, across her cheeks, chin, and neck, finally stopping before her two bouncy breasts.

Liu Lang couldn't help but marvel at the smoothness of Bai Fenghuang's skin; it felt so soft to the touch, he didn't want to let go.

Then, Liu Lang launched his most powerful attack, his thick penis plunging into Bai Fenghuang's honeyed depths.

Bai Fenghuang felt Liu Lang's strong penis, simultaneously receiving the caresses of Bai Yunfei and her sister, her heart enveloped in boundless warmth.

Liu Lang, incredibly valiant, repeatedly brought Bai Fenghuang to the summit of Mount Wu, until Bai Fenghuang's third ascent before Liu Lang finally ejaculated.

Afterwards, Liu Lang didn't forget to make love to Bai Yunfei and her sister, turning around and saying, "Yunfei, don't rush, I'll give it to you right away!"

With that, Liu Lang dismounted from Bai Fenghuang and moved to Bai Yunfei.

Bai Yunfei's lower body was already brimming with fluids, and during their pleasure with Liu Lang, she made continuous splashing sounds, causing Bai Fenghuang to giggle.

Bai Xuefei said, "Aunt, look how happy you are now! Like an innocent and romantic young girl, I'm so happy for you. Thinking back to when you played 'Phoenixes Roaming the Phoenix Tower' on the Phoenix Tower, you were a completely different person. Forget all those troublesome and heartbreaking things!"

Bai Fenghuang sighed, "Yes! What should be forgotten should be forgotten! If it weren't for Liu Lang, I really wouldn't know what happiness is. Xuefei, actually, I envy you so much!"

Bai Xuefei asked, "What does Aunt envy about me?"

Bai Fenghuang looked at Bai Xuefei's bulging belly and said, "You're going to be a mother."

A blush appeared on Bai Xuefei's face and she said, "Aunt, you have to work hard too!"

Bai Fenghuang glanced shyly at Liu Lang, seeing him entwined with Bai Yunfei, and smiled, "It will happen! It's just that when that day comes, when our children are born and grow up, when they play together, calling each other 'brother' and 'little brother,' although it's a bit chaotic, it's something to look forward to!"

The next day, Liu Lang discussed with Lu Xueyao and Murong Feixue and decided to go to Yuti Pass. They prepared to set off the next day, leaving Bai Yunfei, Bai Xuefei, Lan Mengdie, and Pan Feng to guard Feihu City, while the others would go to Jietang Pass with Lu Xueyao and Liu Lang. After dealing with the military affairs at Jietang Pass, Liu Lang would head to Yuti Pass.

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of episode 18 of "Conquering the World": [Note]: The online version is titled "A Noble Family's Romantic Journey." After the defeat at Jinshatan, Yang Sijie was captured and taken to Zijing Pass, where she was fortunately rescued by Xiao Nanyang, the younger sister of Empress Xiao Chuo! After leaving Zijing Pass, they encountered the Liao Dynasty's Grand Preceptor, the Immortal Lord Xiaoyao, who attempted to seduce them and even relentlessly pursued them. Fortunately, they were rescued by Yunluo, Xiao Nanyang's senior sister, who then revealed Yunluo's true identity... Empress Xiao Chuo plotted to overthrow the Liao Dynasty and kill Emperor Muzong of Liao. Liu Lang also arrived at Yuti Pass to meet with Empress Xiao Chuo. At this time, Emperor Muzong of Liao took Xiao Nanyang as his Imperial Noble Consort, but Xiao Nanyang refused to submit and attempted to assassinate Emperor Muzong with poison... Chapter One: Encountering the Demonic Monk at Jinshatan, Yang Sijie was heartbroken! Watching her loved ones leave her one by one, Yang Sijie, after pushing Liulang into the river, had no intention of living. However, Yelü Xiuge stopped the Liao army from firing arrows. Yang Sijie originally intended to end her life with a three-pointed double-edged sword to avoid being captured and humiliated by the Liao army. However, just as Yang Sijie was about to plunge the sword into her heart, something struck her arm, causing the sword to fall to the ground. She also fainted due to the severity of her injuries. When Yang Sijie awoke, she found herself imprisoned in the Zijing Pass dungeon. Although Yang Sijie had many arrow wounds, none were serious enough to threaten her life. However, after being struck by the Asura Netherworld Wave of the Nine Heavens Mystic Buddha, her meridians were disordered and even broken, making it impossible for Yang Sijie to use her martial arts skills. She was in excruciating pain all over her body and could barely move. Fearing she would be violated by the Liao army after her injuries healed, Yang Sijie attempted suicide several times, but failed each time because the Liao army kept a close watch on her, leaving her no chance to kill herself. Yang Sijie was worried that Liulang hadn't escaped and had been captured by the Liao soldiers, but she was now in dire straits herself; how could she save Liulang? Due to her severe injuries and extreme exhaustion, Yang Sijie drifted off to sleep, not knowing how long she slept. Suddenly, she felt someone calling her, and it seemed to be a girl. However, Yang Sijie was too weak to get up, so the woman picked her up and, avoiding the Liao soldiers' eyes and ears, secretly left the prison and went to an empty room. Yang Sijie asked the woman who she was and why she had saved her. The woman said softly, "Don't ask who I am yet. Your injuries are quite severe. Let me bandage you first." The woman removed Yang Sijie's blood-soaked clothes and cleaned each of her arrow wounds with white wine and water. Then she said, "Two of the arrows were poisoned, so I'll treat them briefly first. I'll find a way to treat you properly after we leave Zijing Pass." Yang Sijie saw that the woman was pretty and spoke gently, seemingly without any ill intentions, so she asked, "Can't you tell me who you are?" The woman smiled and said, "I am Xiao Chuo's sister, named Xiao Nanyang." Yang Sijie was overjoyed and struggled to sit up, but the movement aggravated her wounds, causing her to cry out in pain. Xiao Nanyang quickly helped Yang Sijie up and laid her down, changing her into clean clothes. He said, "Sister Yang, before my sister went to Yuti Pass, she told me to get along well with you all, but... I never expected this to happen. In the Battle of Zijing Pass, your Yang family generals... all died for their country. I was powerless to help!" Yang Sijie was heartbroken upon hearing this and said, "Xiao Chuo really didn't know what happened here?" Xiao Nanyang said, "If my sister had known, she would have tried her best to stop it! Yelü Sage is cunning and scheming. This time, he even deceived my sister. He first stopped the logistical support to Zijing Pass, making everyone think that the retreat was imminent, but no one expected him to pull such a stunt." Yang Sijie struggled again, trying to sit up. Seeing this, Xiao Nanyang quickly helped Yang Sijie up, saying, "The Asura Netherworld Wave of the Nine Heavens Mystic Buddha is incredibly domineering, so you'd better not use your true energy. I've already prepared the carriage; we'll leave Zijing Pass in a little while." Yang Sijie nodded and asked, "Where are you taking me?" Xiao Nanyang replied, "There's a great war between the Song and Liao dynasties right now; battles are raging everywhere. Let's leave Zijing Pass first." Yang Sijie asked, "Nanyang, Liulang... that's your brother-in-law, do you know anything about him?" Xiao Nanyang shook his head, saying, "I heard that after he fell into the Juma River, he never came back up. Before my sister left, she told me to cooperate with her brother-in-law's actions, but I... I really don't know how to tell my sister..." Yang Sijie lay on the carriage, and Xiao Nanyang drove out of the west gate of Zijing Pass. The two disappeared into the night. After leaving Zijing Pass, Yang Sijie, due to the severity of her injuries and the infection of her wounds, developed a fever. After driving the carriage all night, Xiao Nanyang believed they were out of danger. Given that Yang Sijie's injuries were severe and she couldn't withstand the bumpy ride, he stopped the carriage in front of an inn in a small town and checked in. Afterwards, Xiao Nanyang bought some medicine from a pharmacy and helped Yang Sijie clean her wounds one by one. Seven or eight arrow wounds on Yang Sijie's body had begun to scab over; these superficial wounds were easy to treat. However, Yang Sijie's meridians had been severed by the Nine Heavens Mystic Buddha, and although Xiao Nanyang was a master cultivator from the Divine Realm, he didn't know the Eight Gates Life-Extending Technique, a method for reconnecting meridians. Xiao Nanyang said to Yang Sijie, "Sister Yang, we must find a skilled Qimen practitioner to help you reconnect your severed meridians. However, war is raging everywhere. I think we should stay here for a day or two until your injuries improve, then we can decide where to go next." After staying at the inn for two days, Yang Sijie's injuries gradually stabilized and did not worsen. However, her internal injuries were too severe, so her internal energy could not be restored immediately. She could only rely on Xiao Nanyang to transfer his energy to her. Xiao Nanyang planned to stay there for another two days until Yang Sijie was better, then take her to Yuti Pass to find Xiao Chuo. Yang Sijie had heard that a fierce battle was taking place in Feihu City, but she was seriously injured and knew that even if she went to Feihu City, she wouldn't be able to help everyone and might even be a burden. Therefore, she felt that going to Yuti Pass with Xiao Nanyang to find Xiao Chuo was a good idea, and they could also discuss their next steps. On this day, Xiao Nanyang went to the pharmacy to get two doses of medicine and returned, only to find a strange guest at the inn.

The monk was wearing a linen short shirt and was less than five feet tall. His thick limbs were covered with hair, but what was even stranger was his face. His features were already quite ugly, but they were covered with seven colors: red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue, and purple. Each color occupied an area of the same size on his face. He also had a gourd of wine hanging from his waist and a rectangular black box on his back. The black box was very eye-catching, so when the monk was talking to the waiter, Xiao Nanyang paid attention to the black box.

The black box was four feet long and two feet eight inches wide. Although it was covered in dust, it could not conceal the exquisitely carved patterns on its surface . The patterns resembled Taoist talismans or the emblems of immortals. The carving was extremely fine, and the patterns seemed to have a life of their own, surrounding the black box and even slowly wriggling...

At this moment, a sandalwood fragrance entered Xiao Nanyang's nostrils, giving her a strange excitement. She involuntarily followed the monk upstairs, stopped outside the monk's room, and poked a hole in the paper window of his room.

After the waiter left, Xiao Nanyang saw the monk stretch, complain of being tired, and then take the black box down and place it on the table. When the candlelight shone on it, the box shimmered with a mysterious light. Then, the monk removed his head and placed it on top of the black box…

Xiao Nanyang had never seen such a horrifying sight and couldn't help but scream, “Ah…”

Hearing the scream outside, the monk ran out to see what was happening, but by then Xiao Nanyang had already run back to his room.

Even after returning to his room, Xiao Nanyang's heart was still pounding.

Seeing Xiao Nanyang's panicked expression, Yang Sijie asked, "What happened?"

Xiao Nanyang said, "I met a strange man. He actually removed his own head, and he was carrying a strange black box."

Yang Sijie smiled weakly, "How could that be? If it's true, he might be a very powerful sorcerer. We could ask him to treat my illness." Xiao Nanyang shook his

head and said, "He scared me to death. Who would dare to treat him?"

Suddenly, Yang Sijie and Xiao Nanyang heard a burst of laughter. The laughter was extremely eerie. Before they could think further, they saw a spark flash on the right wall, and then an ugly monk dressed in gray cloth broke through the wall and stood in front of Xiao Nanyang and Yang Sijie.

Before Yang Sijie and Xiao Nanyang could speak, the monk said, "I am the Carefree Immortal Lord of Wansheng Xiaoyao Cave on Tianmo Mountain in the South Sea. I just heard the two ladies say they wanted to see a doctor. As the saying goes, 'Saving a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda!' So I came uninvited."

Xiao Nanyang said unhappily, "How could you appear like this? You startled us! Do you really know how to treat illnesses?"

Xiao Nanyang saw that the person who came was the mysterious monk she had just met, and she also saw that he used the ability to pass through walls to enter, so he was obviously not an ordinary person.

Looking at Yang Sijie lying on the bed, Xiaoyao Immortal Lord said, "No rush, no rush, this is just a common cold, herbal medicine is enough to cure it. It's you who have been poisoned, and the poison has penetrated to the bone marrow, your lives are in imminent danger!"

Xiao Nanyang angrily said, "Don't talk nonsense, we're perfectly fine, what kind of poison could we have?

Do you even know how to treat illnesses, you monk?" Xiaoyao Immortal Lord said, "I am Xiaoyao Immortal Lord of Xiaoyao Cave, not some monk. As for whether we've been poisoned, we can find out with a test! Little girl, don't be impulsive, I'm doing this for your own good!"

Xiao Nanyang said seriously, "How do I test it?"

Xiaoyao Immortal Lord said, "I have a world-suppressing treasure called the Six Treasures Mysterious Flower Platform."

As he spoke, Xiaoyao Immortal Lord placed the black box behind him on the table.

"This treasure is as long-lived as the sun and moon, pure and yang, specifically designed to absorb demonic energy and evil poisons..."

As the carefree immortal spoke, he opened the black box. Inside was a metal disc, its surface smooth, almost mirror-like, yet unlike ordinary mirrors, it lacked a handle. The disc was about a foot long, surrounded by coiled dragons, radiating a metallic sheen. Completely rust-free, it appeared as if cast yesterday, its material a mystery. The base was inscribed with dense hieroglyphs, resembling Taoist talismans.

The carefree immortal said, "Just drip a drop of your blood on it, and you'll understand!"

Yang Sijie was somewhat skeptical, but Xiao Nanyang readily agreed. She had long been curious about the immortal and thought: "Just a drop of blood? What's the big deal?" With that, Xiao Nanyang rolled up her sleeve, revealing her arm, then drew a short knife and cut her skin. A drop of bright red blood immediately dripped onto the disc.

The seemingly silvery mirror surface immediately surged with waves. After a whirlpool, a blood-red spirit leaped in the waves before shrieking and diving below.

The Immortal Lord of Leisure then loudly proclaimed, "See that? This blood spirit has already cultivated for about six or seven years. If it's not eliminated, in another year or two, it will be able to control your mind. Even if you encounter me again then, I won't be able to cure you!"

Xiao Nanyang watched the disc calmly. Although Yang Sijie was physically weak, she had never seen such a wondrous sight. Seeing the Immortal Lord of Leisure chanting incantations, the image in the disc suddenly expanded tenfold, vividly appearing before them.

The Immortal Lord of Leisure said, "Demon, where do you think you're going? Prepare to die!"

With that, he vanished into the scene within the disc. Soon, a heart-wrenching cry for mercy echoed from within. A moment later, the Immortal Lord of Leisure reappeared, clutching something the size of a thumb. He tossed it onto the table in front of Xiao Nanyang.

The creature was entirely blood-red, its limbs incomplete, but its features were clearly defined. It seemed lifeless, lying there motionless.

Xiao Nanyang recoiled in terror, his voice trembling as he asked, "How could something like this be inside me? It's terrifying!"

The Immortal Lord of Leisure smiled but remained silent.

Xiao Nanyang's face turned pale. He asked, "Master, what happened?"

The Carefree Immortal Lord said, "If I'm not mistaken, you all came from the Starry Sea, right?"

Xiao Nanyang glanced at Yang Sijie, and seeing her nod, he quickly nodded and said, "Master is right! My senior sister and I are disciples of the Cultivation Realm."

The Carefree Immortal Lord continued, "Since the death of the Bright God, the Asura Realm has always wanted to annex the Cultivation Realm, causing endless strife… Your grandmother knew she couldn't defeat the Asura Realm, but as the Great Protector of the Cultivation Realm, she didn't want to watch it decline. So she pledged allegiance to the Black Mountain Blood Demon. The Black Mountain Blood Demon then came forward to protect the disciples of the Cultivation Realm, but he and your grandmother had a pact: every year she had to send a young and beautiful female disciple to serve him."

Xiao Nanyang frowned and nodded, saying, "That's true." "

The Immortal Lord Xiaoyao continued, "That Black Mountain Blood Demon was originally from the Asura Realm. Although he possessed boundless magical power and great supernatural abilities, he had a weakness: when cultivating with women, he feared they would absorb his vital essence. Therefore, to ensure his women's loyalty, he used the Illusionary Gu Technique to control the female disciples of the Cultivation Realm—the Blood Spirits you see here. When you were young, your grandmother gave you 'Golden Crow Soup' to implant Blood Spirits in your bodies, so that they could be at the Black Mountain Blood Demon's beck and call when you married him. But once the Blood Spirits controlled your bodies, they would drain your vital essence, and you would wither and die within a year."

Xiao Nanyang thought to himself: What he said wasn't wrong. Over the years, the Cultivation Realm had relied on the Black Mountain Blood Demon for help, but he never expected his grandmother to be so ruthless. His sisters and I had been terribly harmed by her! Thinking of this, Xiao Nanyang said, "No wonder we haven't heard from our senior sister who married the Black Mountain Blood Demon. So that's how it is..."

Xiaoyao Immortal Lord said, "You can't entirely blame your grandmother. She had to rely on the Black Mountain Blood Demon to protect the Silver Cloud Palace."

Xiao Nanyang asked anxiously, "Master, does everyone have a blood spirit within them?"

The Carefree Immortal Lord chuckled, "In the cultivation world, all talented and beautiful disciples are chosen by the Black Mountain Blood Demon. Have you not drunk the Golden Crow Soup? Don't you know?"

Then, the Carefree Immortal Lord looked at Yang Sijie, who lay on the bed, her beauty tinged with weariness, and said, "Your health is so poor; it must be because your body is controlled by a blood spirit."

Xiao Nanyang said, "But Grandma said the Golden Crow Soup is something everyone must drink upon entering the sect; it's used to open the Six Harmonies Profound Realm." "I'm so angry!"

Immortal Lord Xiaoyao sighed. "Naive! Your grandmother was lying to you. If she had told the truth, would you still have drunk it?"

Although Immortal Lord Xiaoyao did indeed possess some miraculous abilities, Sister Yang felt he was no good person. However, Xiao Nanyang was blinded by his own involvement and didn't notice anything amiss. Moreover, Sister Yang noticed lust in Immortal Lord Xiaoyao's eyes. If he were truly an enlightened monk, he shouldn't have such a look. Yet, Xiao Nanyang was already bewitched by him. Besides, Sister Yang wasn't even from the cultivation world; where would she get a blood spirit from?

Because Xiao Nanyang knew her grandmother's character well, she believed Immortal Lord Xiaoyao's words to some extent, and she had indeed drunk the Golden Crow Soup.

According to Xiao Nanyang's grandmother, the Golden Crow Soup was only used to open the Six Harmonies Profound Qi, but Immortal Lord Xiaoyao found a blood spirit in her. Furthermore, Xiao Nanyang hated her grandmother intensely because she had a very close fellow disciple named Yue He, who had been given to the Black Mountain Blood Demon by her grandmother last year.

Xiao Nanyang had heard from her fellow disciple that once married to the Black Mountain Blood Demon, one could never return. Moreover, over the years, no female disciple chosen by the Black Mountain Blood Demon from the cultivation world had ever returned.

Xiao Nanyang's relationship with Yue He was a special one, transcending ordinary friendship. Initially, Xiao Nanyang's grandmother didn't tell Yue He about this. It wasn't until the Black Mountain Blood Demon came to take her away that Yue He learned the truth. She didn't even have a chance to say goodbye to Xiao Nanyang before leaving with boundless sorrow and despair! Xiao Nanyang could still vaguely remember Yue He's sorrowful eyes, but she could only bid her farewell quietly with tears.

Yue He dared not defy her grandmother, and Xiao Nanyang dared even less, because her grandmother had always been arrogant and self-centered! Furthermore, in order to inherit the divine legacy left by the Bright God as soon as possible, she practiced day and night. Although the Asura Realm and the Cultivation World had been irreconcilable enemies for years, frequently clashing, her grandmother always adopted a conciliatory attitude.

Xiao Nanyang's grandmother once told the disciples of the Cultivation Realm that the purpose of forbearance was to ensure that she was strong enough. Before she had mastered the supreme Illusionary Thunder Limitless Divine Art of the Cultivation Realm, she had to be forbearing and forbearing again!

Xiao Nanyang could accept her grandmother's repeated forbearance towards the Asura Realm, but she could not tolerate Yue He being ravaged by the Black Mountain Blood Demon. So she once thought of going to the Sun and Moon Black Mountain alone to save Yue He, but in the end she calmed down. After all, even her grandmother was afraid of the Black Mountain Blood Demon's power. So if she went, she would not only fail to save Yue He, but she might also become the Black Mountain Blood Demon's captive.

Seeing Xiao Nanyang's confused expression, the Immortal Lord Xiaoyao said, "Although I helped you capture the Blood Elf, its lair is still there. If you want to completely eradicate the Blood Elf, you'll have to put in some effort."

Xiao Nanyang asked, "What else is needed?"

The Immortal Lord Xiaoyao said, "Come with me to this Six Treasures Mystic Flower Platform. Only after I cast my powerful spell can I completely eradicate the Blood Elf."

Seeing Xiao Nanyang hesitate, the Immortal Lord Xiaoyao continued, "If you don't completely eradicate the Blood Elf, it will grow stronger again in a year. At that time, you still won't be able to escape the control of the Black Mountain Blood Demon."

After speaking, the Immortal Lord Xiaoyao glanced at Xiao Nanyang sideways.

Yang Sijie sensed the Immortal Lord Xiaoyao's ill intentions, but she was powerless. Putting aside the extent of the Immortal Lord Xiaoyao's cultivation, even if she could barely walk a few steps now, she couldn't draw the Heavenly Cold White Jade Bow at all. How could she possibly fight against the Immortal Lord Xiaoyao like this?

Xiao Nanyang asked, "Master, how do we get in?"

The Carefree Immortal Lord said solemnly, "You must first remove all your clothes, otherwise you will definitely not be able to withstand the radiance emitted by this treasure mirror. Your clothes will hinder the flow of your true energy, leading to your death."

Xiao Nanyang blushed and said with difficulty, "Master, why can you go in so easily, but I have to take off my clothes?"

The Carefree Immortal Lord said, "If I live another year, I will be a hundred years old. How can your power compare to mine? If you delay eliminating the Blood Spirit because of shyness, then you will bear the consequences yourself."

Xiao Nanyang glanced at Yang Sijie and said, "It's too embarrassing for me to take off all my clothes. " "Why don't you go in first and wait, and we'll go in later? Is that alright?"

said the Immortal Lord Xiaoyao. "Sure! I'll tell you how to get in first. First, place your palm flat here, and then you'll feel a powerful current of air. You have to endure that feeling and don't move around. Then you can go in."

Xiao Nanyang nodded and asked, "Then how do we get out?"

The Immortal Lord Xiaoyao chuckled and said, "There's another mechanism for getting out. I'll tell you then!"

Xiao Nanyang nodded and said, "Then I'll trouble you to wait for us inside, Master!"

The Immortal Lord Xiaoyao smiled slightly and said, "Then I'll go in first and wait for you."

After saying that, the Immortal Lord Xiaoyao entered the Six Treasures Mystic Flower Platform.

Seeing the Immortal Lord Xiaoyao enter, Yang Sijie hurriedly said to Xiao Nanyang, "Nanyang, you mustn't believe him! I don't think he's a good person."

Xiao Nanyang whispered, "Sister Yang, I already saw through him. Don't worry, let's leave here quickly."

Yang Sijie said, "I thought you'd been deceived by him. Let's go quickly!"

Chapter Two: The Adventure on a Rainy Night.

Xiao Nanyang said, "I just remembered who he is! He's the Grand Preceptor of the Liao Dynasty, extremely powerful, so I pretended not to know him!"

Saying this, she helped Yang Sijie and prepared to leave the inn, while Yang Sijie didn't forget to take the Heavenly Cold White Jade Bow.

After helping Yang Sijie downstairs, Xiao Nanyang originally wanted to take a carriage, but it just so happened that Xiao Nanyang had instructed the innkeeper to clean the carriage that morning, and the waiter had also washed the horses. If they were to hitch the horses back onto the carriage, it might take some effort, and if the Immortal Lord Xiaoyao sensed something amiss, they wouldn't be able to escape!

Xiao Nanyang said, "Sister Yang, let's not take the carriage. Let's escape before Immortal Lord Xiaoyao notices."

After running a long distance, Xiao Nanyang saw that Sister Yang was weak and exhausted. He also believed that Immortal Lord Xiaoyao didn't recognize them and wouldn't know where they were going. Even if they searched everywhere, they might not find them. So, he helped Sister Yang to the roadside to rest. Just now,

the two of them had only been focused on escaping and hadn't paid attention to where they were running. Now, seeing the surrounding mountains, the precipitous peaks piercing the clouds, and the dark clouds gathering in the sky, it seemed like it was going to rain.

"Oh no! Sister Yang, it might rain!"

Xiao Nanyang said anxiously.

As he spoke, raindrops began to fall.

Xiao Nanyang was a cultivator, so getting soaked in the rain wasn't a problem for him, but Sister Yang was seriously injured. The rain was getting heavier and heavier, and the wind was strong. Sister Yang didn't feel too bad, but it was very cold, and she was weak.

Xiao Nanyang wiped the rain off her face and took shelter under a big tree, saying, "What should we do? It's raining so hard, Sister Yang, you'll get sick from getting wet."

Leaning against the tree trunk, looking around at the deserted surroundings and the lack of any dilapidated houses or old temples to shelter from the rain, Xiao Nanyang sighed and said, "We might be lost. We were only focused on running away! Sister Yang, what do you think we should do?"

Yang Sijie said, "The rain is so heavy, it's unlikely to stop anytime soon. We need to find a place to take shelter."

Yang Sijie and Xiao Nanyang were sheltering under a tree, which should have kept them dry, but the rain was so heavy that they were soon soaked to the bone. Their wet clothes clung to their bodies, revealing their delicate figures.

While trying to stay warm, they used their internal energy to ward off the chill of the rain. It took them a while to warm up.

Seeing that the rain showed no signs of stopping, Yang Sijie said, "Nanyang, we can't wait any longer! I think we should rush out together! I see a mountain path by that stream ahead; let's follow it and see if we can find shelter!"

Xiao Nanyang said, "That's a good idea. We can't stay here getting soaked."

Yang Sijie and Xiao Nanyang rushed into the rain. Although it was raining heavily, the people of the cultivation world had exceptionally sharp senses. Xiao Nanyang suddenly heard a strange sound, neither like speech nor music, but rather the panting of a man and woman in the throes of passion.

At this moment, Xiao Nanyang saw a thatched hut ahead. As she approached, the sound became clearer, making her blush and her heart race.

Yang Sijie's martial arts skills were no less than Xiao Nanyang's. Although she was seriously injured, she also heard the sound. Seeing Xiao Nanyang stop, she quickly said, "Nanyang, we've found a place to take shelter from the rain, but it seems inconvenient for them. Should we still go in?"

Xiao Nanyang saw that Yang Sijie was soaking wet and had finally found shelter, so why not go in? She went forward and knocked on the door.

The "bang! bang!"

knocking startled the couple making love inside the thatched hut.

The woman pushed the man away and said, "Someone is knocking on the door, stop!"

The man said impatiently, "Ignore them!"

With that, the man tried to pounce on the woman again.

At this moment, Xiao Nanyang called out from outside, "Brother, sister-in-law, could you please let us take shelter from the rain?"

The woman replied, "I'll go open the door. It's raining so hard outside; don't let them catch a cold."

Saying this, the woman dressed and came out, inviting Yang Sijie and Xiao Nanyang inside.

After some questioning, Xiao Nanyang took out some silver, intending to ask for the night's lodging, but the woman refused.

She told Xiao Nanyang to put the silver away and then led the two to the west wing, a thatched hut with drafty walls and a leaky roof.

The woman smiled and said, "I'm so sorry, this is the only thatched hut you two ladies can stay in temporarily. If you don't mind, please make do!"

Xiao Nanyang and Yang Sijie quickly thanked her.

As the woman left, she said, "Ladies, if you need anything, just call me. Don't be shy."

With that, the woman closed the door and departed.

Xiao Nanyang was a Khitan. Compared to Yang Sijie, she was more forthright. As she took off her soaking wet clothes, she said, "Sister Yang, be careful not to catch a cold! Take off all your clothes. There's firewood in the house; we'll make a fire to warm ourselves."

With that, Xiao Nanyang was completely naked.

Having practiced martial arts since childhood, and being a precocious Khitan, Xiao Nanyang, though only fifteen or sixteen, had a beautiful and well-proportioned body. Her breasts were firm, her waist slender, and her legs long and shapely—truly a beauty among beauties.

Xiao Nanyang started a fire and hung her clothes to dry. Meanwhile, Yang Sijie also took off her wet clothes, a slight blush on her face, and handed them to Xiao Nanyang.

Xiao Nanyang looked at Yang Sijie's fair and rosy skin and her full, firm breasts, and laughed, "Sister Yang, you have such a beautiful figure!"

Yang Sijie simply smiled.

Xiao Nanyang hung Yang Sijie's clothes by the fire and said, "I used to have a fellow disciple named Yue He, who was as beautiful as you. It's a pity she's gone."

Yang Sijie asked, "Did she pass away?"

Xiao Nanyang nodded sadly and said, "She was chosen by the Black Mountain Blood Demon and sent by my grandmother to become the Black Mountain Blood Demon's wife. Once you become the Black Mountain Blood Demon's wife, you can forget about coming back..." A look

of sadness appeared on Xiao Nanyang's face as she spoke.

Seeing Xiao Nanyang's sorrowful appearance, Yang Sijie guessed that her relationship with the person named Yue He was unusual, which stirred something within her. Just as she was about to ask something, the door suddenly opened, startling them both into screaming. They quickly covered their chests with their hands and glared angrily at the doorway, but thankfully, it wasn't a man who entered.

The woman smiled and said, "Excuse me, I just realized there are no quilts in this room, so I was thinking of getting a blanket for you."

Xiao Nanyang said, "Thank you."

After the woman left, Xiao Nanyang closed the door, turned around and went back to the bed, saying to Yang Sijie, "Sister Yang, let's share a blanket!"

Yang Sijie said, "Sure."

Xiao Nanyang leaned against Yang Sijie's warm embrace and whispered, "Sister Yang, are you a little cold? Then hold me for a while."

Yang Sijie agreed and then embraced Xiao Nanyang's delicate body. The moment their naked skin touched, they both felt a surge of excitement. A pleasure from the friction of their skin and a sense of shame from the constraints of propriety grew together; an intoxicating temptation made them hug each other tightly; a ticklish feeling made their bodies wriggle slightly.

"Sister Yang, you're burning up! Do you have a fever?"

Yang Si sighed and said, "Maybe! I don't know if I can make it on the road tomorrow looking like this."

"It's alright if we set off a little later. Are you alright?"

Xiao Nanyang asked with concern.

Yang Si replied, "I'm fine, I can manage."

The cool night breeze seeped in through the cracks in the wall, making Yang Si shiver. The blanket was small, so they had to squeeze together to sleep.

Xiao Nanyang said, "Sister Yang, you should rest!"

Yang Sijie replied, "My mind is in turmoil, I can't sleep at all… Nanyang, your grandmother was once renowned, why is she so cowardly? She actually yielded to the Black Mountain Blood Demon and even offered him a female disciple from the Cultivation Realm?"

Xiao Nanyang sighed and said, "Grandma said it was forbearance, but it was more like fear! Moreover, the Black Mountain Blood Demon is far more powerful than you imagine, so Grandma did this to protect the reputation of the Cultivation Realm. If it weren't for this, the Asura Realm would have already annexed the Cultivation Realm, and that's why Senior Sister Yue He was willing to sacrifice herself."

Yang Sijie said softly, "Your Senior Sister Yue He is great, but also insignificant. It seems she sacrificed herself to save the Cultivation Realm, but did she ever think about herself?" "Did you even think about her family and friends? As a woman, she can defend the beloved cultivation world with her life, but she should never use her body to become someone else's possession. This is not only a weakness that a woman shouldn't have, but also a disgrace! And after Yue He's sacrifice, will the female disciples of the cultivation world no longer suffer from the Black Mountain Blood Demon's ravages? I really don't know what your grandmother was thinking."

Xiao Nanyang said resentfully, "My grandmother said that one must endure what ordinary people cannot endure in order to do what ordinary people cannot do! One must sacrifice one's small body for the greater good, only in this way can the temporary peace of the cultivation world be ensured. Moreover, she told us to seize the time to improve our cultivation and wait patiently, because someone who will shake the cultivation world will definitely appear. If we all act impulsively, the cultivation world will cease to exist!"

"My grandmother always said that evil cannot prevail over good, but since the dawn of the gods, no masters have appeared in our cultivation world, and although Senior Sister Yue He and I have been cultivating together for a long time, we still cannot reach the Four Symbols Return to Origin."

Yang Sijie said, "I don't understand those things in the cultivation world."

Xiao Nanyang said, "My grandmother said that to achieve the Four Symbols Returning to the Origin, one must first achieve spiritual connection, and then be free from distracting thoughts. But we often focus too much on physical union, enjoying that pleasure and joy. Perhaps it's because we are still young... Although my grandmother said that it would be good enough if we could achieve the Qi Swallowing the Limitless!"

Yang Sijie didn't speak, but she understood the meaning behind Xiao Nanyang's words.

Xiao Nanyang said worriedly, "With love, it's impossible to be without distractions, but if there's no love, why bother with dual cultivation? How can cultivating immortality be so contradictory? My two older sisters, one became the Nanhua Sword Master, and the other went to Kunlun Mountain to learn strange arts. Only I entered the world of immortal cultivation. And the poem in the Silver Cloud Palace of the immortal cultivation world says it well: 'His merit is as boundless as heaven and earth, once you enter the world of immortal cultivation, the days and months are long; with white hair, he sings of the sorrows of beautiful women, having once seen the vast ocean, we are now separated by the boundless sea.'

Now, in this thatched hut, the man is named Long Qiuping, who is Lan Liu's senior brother. When he was at Woniu Pass, he fell for Lan Liu's honey trap and was injured by Liu Lang." After escaping from Woniu Pass, he found a place to heal his wounds and then became determined to take revenge. However, considering Liu Lang's strength, he wanted to find some helpers to vent his anger. He remembered that he had a junior brother named Sun Zhong in Longxi Mountain, who was skilled in martial arts and had many clever ideas, so he decided to go find Sun Zhong. However, Sun Zhong was out, and only his wife, Li Niang, was at home. Li Niang invited Long Qiuping to stay for dinner.

Li Niang was quite beautiful, and seeing that Long Qiuping was handsome and that Sun Zhong had been away for a long time, she decided to seduce

him. Since Long Qiuping had already lost all hope in Lan Liu, how could he not fall for the seductive Li Niang's advances?

After Li Niang and Long Qiuping poured out their hearts to each other, they were like dry tinder burning with passion.

After they took off their clothes, they rolled onto the bed, but they had only been halfway through when Xiao Nanyang knocked on the door. So Li Niang had no choice but to put on her clothes and go to open the door, disappointed.

After settling Xiao Nanyang and his companion, Li Niang returned to her room, undressed, and was about to continue her intimacy with Long Qiuping when she noticed his distracted state. Annoyed, she asked, "What's wrong? Why aren't you talking to me?"

As she spoke, Li Niang's slender hand grasped Long Qiuping's penis and began to knead it.

Earlier, Long Qiuping had secretly glanced at Xiao Nanyang and his companion from inside the room. He didn't recognize Xiao Nanyang, but Yang Sijie looked somewhat familiar, though he couldn't quite place her. Now, pressed by Li Niang, he quickly replied, "Those two women look familiar, but I just can't remember who they are."

Li Niang snorted, pinched Long Qiuping's penis hard, and said, "You're clearly just after their looks. If you're so capable, go after them! Don't just stay in my bed."

With that, Li Niang pouted and turned her back.

Seeing Li Niang's anger, Long Qiuping quickly smiled ingratiatingly and stopped trying to figure out who Yang Sijie was.

Long Qiuping embraced Li Niang from behind, kneading her breasts as he said, "Li Niang, what are you thinking! You're so devoted to me, how could I possibly have another woman in my heart?"

Li Niang turned and asked, "Really?"

Long Qiuping replied, "Of course."

With that, he showered her with passionate kisses.

Li Niang immediately began to pant heavily.

Seeing this, Long Qiuping grabbed Li Niang's snow-white, full buttocks from behind and excitedly entered her...

After a passionate lovemaking session, both of them were exhausted.

Li Niang lay contentedly in Long Qiuping's arms, saying, "Brother Long, you're amazing! You can even do it from behind?"

Long Qiuping replied, "Li Niang, hasn't Junior Brother Sun Zhong ever done this?"

Li Niang sighed, "Him? All he does is drink with those good-for-nothing friends. After years of drinking, he's ruined his health. He always has to force himself to do it, let alone use these techniques! Brother Long, your skills are truly remarkable. I'm almost inseparable from you."

Hearing this, Long Qiuping was deeply moved, completely captivated by Li Niang's tenderness.

Long Qiuping and Li Niang caressed each other, praising one another, and a burning desire ignited within them. They were about to take it a second time when, just then, there was a knock at the door.

Long Qiuping cursed, "What a spoilsport! Does he think this is an inn?"

Li Niang, also annoyed, said, "Let's just ignore him."

Long Qiuping chuckled, "That suits me perfectly. Let's ignore him. If he knows what's good for him, he'll leave; if he doesn't, I'll wring his head off."

With that, Long Qiuping lunged at Li Niang.

Li Niang immediately let out a soft cry.

But before Long Qiuping and Li Niang could even become intimate, they heard someone outside shout, "How dare you! You dare wring my head off!"

The voice had barely faded when the person burst through the wall.

The man's linen robe was soaked through, and he was extremely ugly, his face bearing multiple colors. He had somehow managed to break through the wall, causing Li Niang to gasp in surprise.

Before Long Qiuping could react, he felt his entire body go limp, his meridians frozen. He hurriedly tried to activate his Eight Kui Luo techniques, but the other person was even more powerful, suppressing his Eight Kui Luo techniques with ten...

Long Qiuping was both shocked and delighted—shocked by his opponent's strength, and delighted that it was a fellow disciple, yet one he didn't recognize. Just

as Long Qiuping was about to ask who the newcomer was, the person struck his speech acupoint.

And that person was none other than the Carefree Immortal Lord!

After throwing Long Qiuping off the bed, the Carefree Immortal Lord said, "You dog, don't take up my spot!"

Then, turning to the naked Li Niang, he leered, "Little lady, I'm sorry to have frightened you."

Li Niang knew very little about martial arts, but seeing the Carefree Immortal Lord's ghostly movements, she trembled like a leaf, asking timidly, "Master, what do you want?"

The Carefree Immortal Lord said calmly, "Little lady, don't be afraid. I am a celestial master who specializes in exorcising demons and monsters. I passed by your house just now and found that your house was filled with demonic energy, so I wanted to help you resolve it and also take shelter from the rain."

Li Niang breathed a slight sigh of relief and said, "Master, there's no need to exorcise the demon, but if you want shelter from the rain, that's fine. But could you please release him?"

The Carefree Immortal Lord said, "Not yet. Let me ask you first, is your husband a martial artist?"

Li Niang hesitated for a moment, then nodded, "Yes!"

Li Niang thought to herself: I can only temporarily acknowledge Long Qiuping as my husband.

The Immortal Lord Xiaoyao said again, "Young lady, you're possessed!"

Li Niang trembled instantly and asked, "Why do you say that, Immortal Master?"

The Immortal Lord Xiaoyao chuckled, took out the Six Treasures Mystic Flower Platform from his back, and placed it in front of Li Niang, saying, "This treasure is the Six Treasures Mystic Flower Platform, specially used to subdue demons and monsters. If you don't believe me, drip a drop of blood on it and see what happens." Li Niang

suspiciously extended her hand, and the Immortal Lord Xiaoyao lightly flicked her wrist, immediately leaving a scratch. Li Niang gasped in surprise, and just as she was about to pull her arm back, the Immortal Lord Xiaoyao grabbed her wrist, and a drop of blood immediately dripped onto the Six Treasures Mystic Flower Platform.

The carefree immortal first chanted a spell over the Six Treasures Mystic Flower Platform for a while. After the platform released its light, a vortex immediately appeared. The mirror-like surface, which looked as bright as silver, was then churned with waves. After a vortex, a blood-red spirit leaped in the waves and screamed as it darted into the Six Treasures Mystic Flower Platform.

At this moment, the Carefree Immortal Lord said to Liniang, "See that? This blood spirit has been inside you for quite some time. If you don't get rid of it, in another year or two, it will control your mind. Even if you encounter me again then, I won't be able to help you."

Liniang had never seen such a horrifying sight before and exclaimed in surprise, "What is that?"

The Carefree Immortal Lord said, "That is the blood spirit parasitizing you. Do you want me to help you get rid of it?"

Liniang quickly thanked him, "Then I'll trouble you, Immortal Master, but I don't know how to exorcise the demon."

The Carefree Immortal Lord said, "You need to come with me inside to catch the demon."

Liniang asked in surprise, "Then how do we go in?"

The Carefree Immortal Lord said, "Of course you can go in! Follow me."

Saying this, the Carefree Immortal Lord asked Liniang to place her hands on the Six Treasures Mystic Flower Platform. At this moment, Liniang felt a huge attraction coming from the mirror, as if she had fallen into a powerful vortex, and she immediately fainted.

After a long while, Liniang woke up. When she opened her eyes, she saw the Carefree Immortal Lord standing in front of her.

Li Niang immediately remembered that she was naked and felt incredibly shy. Her originally fair and translucent skin flushed a delicate blush.

"Master, is it ready?"

Xiaoyao Xianjun swallowed hard and said, "If you're ready, follow me."

With that, Xiaoyao Xianjun chanted an incantation, and the scenery before them began to magnify.

At this moment, Xiaoyao Xianjun led Li Niang into a waterfall, only to discover a hidden paradise inside. Before them were lush green trees, and twelve young Taoist boys were meditating with their eyes closed on the grass.

Upon seeing this, Li Niang, remembering that she was naked, immediately stopped shyly and covered her private parts with her hands.

The carefree immortal chuckled and said, "Little lady, don't be shy. These children are just there to guard the furnace. You see, although they are lifelike, they are not flesh and blood and do not possess life." Li

Niang found this strange, and indeed saw that the children were all in meditative postures, but they were all completely naked, which made her blush. After all, this was the first time in her life she had seen so many men's bodies.

Then, Li Niang saw a thousand-year-old divine cauldron among the children. This cauldron was called the Rainbow Flower Cauldron, made of red copper, its surface radiating golden light, illuminating the surroundings. Above the cauldron was a seven-colored glass sphere.

The Immortal Lord Xiaoyao made Li Niang kneel down, then instructed her to meditate in front of the treasure cauldron. He said, "Concentrate your mind and use all your inner strength. I will then help you with some more power. After the treasure cauldron activates its power, the blood spirit within you will naturally be forced out of your body, and we will then work together to capture it."

Li Niang responded and did as the Immortal Lord Xiaoyao instructed. As she was concentrating, she suddenly felt a warmth on her back; it was the Immortal Lord Xiaoyao's hands pressing against her…

This startled Li Niang, who was meditating and regulating her breathing. A surge of lustful desire suddenly rose within her, and she hurriedly twisted her body, trying to resist. But she was no match for the Immortal Lord Xiaoyao. Instead, she felt a warm torrent flowing through her entire body, making her feel numb and weak. She collapsed to the ground, unable to move.

At this moment, the Immortal Lord Xiaoyao's large hands passed under Li Niang's armpits, his powerful arms tightly embracing her, his palms resting on her most vulnerable spot.

Li Niang knew she was in trouble. She tried to struggle but was too weak. She cried out, "Let me go..."

The Carefree Immortal Lord could no longer suppress his long-dormant lust; he eagerly wanted to enter Li Niang's body.

As he thrust into Li Niang with vigor, listening to her moans and cries, he felt an intense pleasure, as if he were about to die.

Skilled in the art of absorbing essence, the Carefree Immortal Lord could use physical intercourse to gradually transform the nature of the Dao embryo within Li Niang, without harming her nascent soul, while still possessing her. He could then use her body to refine an unparalleled divine elixir.

The Carefree Immortal Lord experienced a pleasure he hadn't felt in a long time...

At this moment, the Carefree Immortal Lord, full of energy, ordered the furnace lid opened. The young Daoist boys immediately began to move, lifting Li Niang, who was still crying, and placing her into the furnace.

Li Niang never dreamed she would end up like this. Her immense regret transformed into countless transparent tears, each brimming with hatred, which dripped into the cauldron…

The Carefree Immortal Lord chanted an incantation, then closed the cauldron. Countless flames shot out from beneath the cauldron, instantly engulfing it. Yet, a mournful voice seemed to echo within, undoubtedly the weeping of Li Niang's unending spirit…

About an hour and a half later, the Carefree Immortal Lord opened the cauldron, took out a crimson elixir, sniffed it, swallowed it with satisfaction, and then left.

Just as the Immortal Lord Xiaoyao came to take shelter from the rain, Xiao Nanyang and Yang Sijie, who lived in the west wing, noticed someone else had arrived. Fortunately, the Immortal Lord Xiaoyao was unaware that the two women lived in the west wing. Xiao Nanyang and Yang Sijie, however, had been on guard. When they discovered that the person was the Immortal Lord Xiaoyao, they were frightened. Luckily, they heard that the Immortal Lord Xiaoyao had subdued Long Qiuping and tricked Liniang into going with him to the Six Treasures Mystic Flower Terrace.

After the Immortal Lord Xiaoyao and Liniang entered the Six Treasures Mystic Flower Terrace, Xiao Nanyang quickly helped Yang Sijie put on her clothes and said, "Sister Yang, the Immortal Lord Xiaoyao is chasing us! Let's run!"

Yang Sijie nodded hurriedly, ignoring her injuries and the typhoid fever she had just contracted, and slung the Heavenly Cold White Jade Bow over her shoulder. Just then, she saw an old umbrella in the room and took it.

Xiao Nanyang and Yang Sijie quietly left. The rain had subsided slightly, and they fled in the rain until dawn, when they saw the rolling Yellow River ahead.

Without much thought, Yang Sijie and her companion went to the dock and bought a ferry. After crossing the Yellow River, Xiao Nanyang breathed a sigh of relief and said, "That evil monk probably won't catch up anymore, right?"

Yang Sijie had been traveling all night, and her internal injuries had relapsed. She had also contracted typhoid fever and was already unconscious.

Xiao Nanyang took Yang Sijie to a small inn and then invited a doctor to treat her.

After examining Yang Sijie, the doctor shook his head and said, "Miss, to put it bluntly, your friend is on the verge of death. You should seek help from another doctor!"

Xiao Nanyang exclaimed in surprise, "How could this be? Doctor, please think of a way!"

The doctor said, "Her meridians are very disordered, possibly indicating severe internal injuries that haven't been treated in time. In addition, there are residual toxins in her body that haven't been cleared, and then she was caught in a heavy rain. If it weren't for her strong constitution, she would have died long ago!"

Xiao Nanyang was deeply saddened and said, "Sister Yang, I must save you."

The doctor said, "Miss, don't be sad. I'll prescribe some medicine to treat her typhoid fever. I see she has strong bones and muscles; perhaps she can hold on. However, I can only cure her typhoid fever. You must quickly find a highly skilled doctor to treat her internal injuries; that's the key to saving her."

Xiao Nanyang quickly thanked the doctor, took out some silver to pay the consultation fee, and then went to the pharmacy to get the medicine according to the doctor's prescription. After returning to the inn, she asked the waiter to help her prepare the medicine.

After taking her medicine, Yang Sijie slept all morning.

At noon, Xiao Nanyang wanted to buy an old hen to make chicken soup for Yang Sijie, but as soon as he stepped outside, he saw a man walking towards him. It was a monk, less than five feet tall, wearing a linen short shirt, and that familiar ugly mouth—who else could it be but the Carefree Immortal Lord?

Xiao Nanyang inwardly groaned: "He's really persistent; it's as if he knows where we've run off to."

Behind the Carefree Immortal Lord was another person—Long Qiuping.

Last night, after the Carefree Immortal Lord used the Six Treasures Mystic Flower Platform to refine Li Niang, he originally intended to kill Long Qiuping, but upon discovering he was a fellow disciple, he released Long Qiuping's pressure points and then asked who Long Qiuping was.

Long Qiuping hurriedly introduced himself as a disciple.

The Carefree Immortal Lord laughed heartily, "So you're Ouyang Dongli's disciple. Do you know who I am?"

Long Qiuping quickly asked, "May I ask who you are, Master?"

The Carefree Immortal Lord smiled, "I am your uncle, the Carefree Immortal Lord!"

Long Qiuping was stunned, "I remember my uncle, the Carefree Immortal Lord, didn't look like you now. How come your head..."

The Carefree Immortal Lord said, "My original head was too small; even I felt awkward looking at it, so I had plastic surgery and made a large one to wear."

Seeing that Long Qiuping still didn't quite believe him, the Carefree Immortal Lord then sublimated ten Kui Luo (a type of magical weapon).

Upon seeing this, Long Qiuping immediately knelt down and cried out, "It really is my uncle!"

The Carefree Immortal Lord told Long Qiuping to get up and then said, "How did you end up here? Weren't you working at Woniu Pass?"

Long Qiuping sighed, "It's a long story!"

Then, Long Qiuping recounted how Liu Lang had schemed against him.

The Immortal Lord Xiaoyao said, "So that's how it is. But don't be sad! At Golden Beach, the Nine Heavens Mystic Buddha has almost wiped out the Yang family generals, and we don't know if Yang Liulang is dead or alive. Now the Southern King is leading his troops to besiege Flying Tiger City, and they will help you get revenge! Besides, you are clearly a disciple of the Asura Realm, why did you have to help the people of the Cultivation God Realm? You suffered a loss as a result!"

Long Qiuping said, "Uncle-Master's teaching is correct. I will still rely on you to make a name for myself in the future!"

The Immortal Lord Xiaoyao nodded and said, "That's good. I am now on my way to Menglan West to help Prince Zhao capture Phoenix City. They are short of talents like you. Follow Uncle-Master, and I guarantee you will enjoy wealth and honor for the rest of your life, but..."

Seeing that the Immortal Lord Xiaoyao still had doubts about him, Long Qiuping quickly asked, "Uncle-Master, don't you believe me?"

The Immortal Lord Xiaoyao snorted. "I brought your wife to the Six Treasures Mystic Flower Platform and refined her into an elixir," said the Immortal Lord. "Don't you hold a grudge?"

Long Qiuping quickly replied, "Uncle-Master, that Li Niang is not my wife, but my junior brother's wife. We just became intimate. How could I let such a woman ruin my promising future?"

The Immortal Lord said, "I see. Then you should work hard with your uncle."

Long Qiuping suddenly thought of Xiao Nanyang and Yang Sijie and hurriedly said, "Uncle-Master, two very beautiful women came by just now. Why don't we join forces to capture them and then enjoy them?"

The Immortal Lord was taken aback and asked, "What kind of women are they? Was one of them carrying a bow and arrow?"

Long Qiuping said, "I didn't notice. Let's go and see!"

The two of them went to the west wing, only to find that it was already empty.

The Immortal Lord Xiaoyao roared, "These two girls are truly despicable! I'll catch them and refine them into pills!"

Long Qiuping asked, "Does Uncle-Master know them?"

The Immortal Lord Xiaoyao replied, "No, but I ran into them during the day. I saw how beautiful they were and tried to trick them, but they saw through my plan and even played me for a fool. It's outrageous!"

Long Qiuping said, "It seems we disturbed them earlier, so they slipped away when we weren't looking! Uncle-Master, what should we do?"

The Immortal Lord Xiaoyao snorted, "Let them go for now. We'll catch them when we see them again. There's no need to brave the heavy rain to look for them. Besides, we don't even know which direction they went. Let's sleep for a while and head to Menglan Xili at dawn."

Upon seeing the Immortal Lord Xiaoyao, Xiao Nanyang felt frightened. Seeing the Immortal Lord Xiaoyao enter the inn and order several dishes, Xiao Nanyang slipped back to his room, woke up Yang Sijie, and told her what had happened.

Hearing this, Yang Sijie mustered her strength and said, "Nanyang, I really can't walk anymore, and I don't want to be a burden to you . You escape on your own; I'll stay here. Perhaps the Immortal Lord Xiaoyao won't know I'm here!"

Xiao Nanyang said sadly, "Sister Yang, do you think I'm the kind of person who's afraid of death? No matter what, I won't abandon you! I'll secretly prepare a carriage outside, and then we'll go together."

After saying this, Xiao Nanyang turned and left without waiting for Yang Sijie's agreement.

Yang Sijie was too weak to get up. She could only secretly pray that the Immortal Lord Xiaoyao hadn't discovered them. Moreover, since being injured, her mind had been in turmoil. Her loved ones had died, and Liulang's fate was unknown. She didn't know what the situation was like in Flying Tiger City. If the worst possible outcome was as she feared, what was the point of her living?

The reason Yang Sijie forced herself to go with Xiao Nanyang to find Xiao Chuo was to rely on Xiao Chuo's power to see if she could avenge the Yang family. However, it now seemed that the hope was very slim. After all, there were too many powerful experts in the Liao Dynasty. The Nine Heavens Mystic Buddha was already very difficult to deal with, and now there was also the Carefree Immortal Lord...

Soon, Xiao Nanyang rushed in in a panic, helped Yang Sijie up, and said as they walked, "Sister Yang, something bad has happened! A large Liao army is coming."

Yang Sijie followed Xiao Nanyang around to the backyard, boarded the prepared carriage, and then Xiao Nanyang rode westward. At this time, Yang Sijie saw through the carriage curtain that there was a large Liao army outside, including cavalry and infantry, and some engineers were setting up camp nearby.

Xiao Nanyang said, "I just asked. This is the army of Prince Zhao, Yelü Hongduo, totaling 100,000 men. They are going to meet up with Cheng Shijie's troops here, probably to attack Phoenix City and seize Menglan Xili."

Yang Sijie said, "Phoenix City is the territory of Li Deming, the military governor of Xiliang. This Li Deming holds a large army. Although he is not on good terms with the Song Dynasty, he still receives a salary from the court. Why don't we go to him first and tell him that the Liao Dynasty is leading a large army to Phoenix City?" Just as

Xiao Nanyang was about to say something, a pair of light Liao cavalry suddenly appeared and blocked their way. The leader shouted, "Stop! It's closed ahead!"

Xiao Nanyang ignored the light cavalry and drove straight ahead.

The Liao soldiers shouted, "There's a spy! Chase after them!"

As they spoke, the pair of light cavalry immediately turned their horses around and gave chase.

Xiao Nanyang said to Yang Sijie, "Sister Yang, there's no turning back now. We have to hurry to Phoenix City. I've inquired; it's two hundred li from here. If we're quick, we can arrive tonight. These Liao soldiers are nothing to fear. Once they catch up, I'll wipe them all out."

Yang Sijie hummed in agreement, then touched the Heavenly Cold Jade Bow on her body, feeling a pang of sorrow. She possessed a divine bow and exquisite arrows, but now she couldn't use them. Otherwise, she could have easily killed those Liao soldiers by shooting arrows all the way.

The carriage couldn't outrun the light cavalry. Soon, the Liao army's light cavalry surrounded the carriage, and the leader shouted, "If you don't stop, we'll start a massacre!"

Xiao Nanyang snorted and said, "Come on then!"

Xiao Nanyang calmly drove the carriage while drawing her sword, waiting for the Liao army to pounce. Because Xiao Nanyang had just returned from Xingxiu Sea and had directly joined Xiao Chuo's Black Tiger Hall, most of the Liao soldiers didn't recognize her.

At this moment, two cavalrymen approached and leaped onto Xiao Nanyang's carriage, intending to capture him alive. However, Xiao Nanyang swiftly beheaded them both with a single sword stroke. Seeing this, the other Liao soldiers dared not approach further. Some drew their bows and arrows, aiming at the carriage, and

fired two arrows with a "whoosh! whoosh!" But Xiao Nanyang deflected them both with his sword.

Xiao Nanyang's carriage continued forward, and the view gradually opened up to an endless expanse of grassland. Moreover, thanks to the heavy rain the previous night, the weather was even clearer today.

Here, abundant rainfall and lush grass have made the cattle and sheep plump and strong. Everywhere, flocks of sheep, full and content, lie still; herds of cattle and camels lie on the grass, constantly chewing; groups of horses, having eaten their fill, leisurely sway their tails; on the distant hills, shepherds lie on the grass, humming a shepherd's song, melodious and unrestrained.

(04-18

Chapter 3: Yunluo, the Female General of Xiliang)

At this moment, Xiao Nanyang was in a state of turmoil. The Liao cavalry around her were extremely troublesome. Knowing Xiao Nanyang's martial arts prowess, they only cautiously pursued her from both flanks, occasionally firing stray arrows. Xiao Nanyang really wanted to stop the carriage and kill these cavalrymen first, but she worried that the main Liao army would catch up.

After traveling several dozen miles further, when crossing a stream, Xiao Nanyang found that the carriage was stuck on a rock. She simply stopped, creating a standoff with the Liao cavalry.

The Liao soldiers surrounded Xiao Nanyang. Their leader said, "Young lady, your accent doesn't sound Han Chinese, but rather like a Khitan. Why are you in such a hurry to run? Is there some secret in the carriage?"

Xiao Nanyang coldly replied, "None of your business!"

With that, she leaped into the air, her longsword unleashing a rain of sword strikes. Some of the Liao soldiers were caught off guard and fell from their horses, while the other half retreated in panic.

At this moment, Xiao Nanyang seized a warhorse, ordered the Liao soldiers to retreat, and then helped Yang Sijie onto the horse. Just as they were about to leave, someone shouted, "Girls, how dare you come here!"

Xiao Nanyang turned around and saw that it was the Immortal Lord Xiaoyao who had caught up with them.

A chill ran through Xiao Nanyang; she thought, "This is troublesome. "

Yang Sijie cried out anxiously, "Nanyang, don't worry about me! Two people on one horse can't possibly run away. You should run away by yourself, or we'll both die at the hands of the Carefree Immortal Lord."

Xiao Nanyang didn't speak, but instead held Yang Sijie and urged his horse on.

The Carefree Immortal Lord quickly caught up with Yang Sijie and the others, arriving behind Xiao Nanyang in the blink of an eye. He shouted, "Flying Dragon in the Sky!"

Xiao Nanyang immediately knew something was wrong. As a disciple of the Cultivation Realm, she knew the power of the Carefree Immortal Lord and knew she couldn't match him. So, before the Carefree Immortal Lord could attack, she abandoned her horse and unleashed the Wind, Fire, and Thunder Array. A crimson-blue wave of energy tightly enveloped Xiao Nanyang and Yang Sijie.

The Carefree Immortal Lord laughed, "On this vast grassland, do you really expect anyone to come to your rescue? With your skill, you can only hold out for half an hour at most. You might as well be bound sooner rather than later, to avoid unnecessary suffering."

Xiao Nanyang snorted coldly and said, "Carefree Immortal Lord, don't speak so arrogantly. To tell you the truth, although I am no match for you, I have already sent out a distress signal. Moreover, this place is not too far from the Starry Sea, so there will definitely be fellow disciples coming to rescue me. Show me what you've got, and see if you can break my Wind, Fire, and Thunder Formation."

The Carefree Immortal Lord's face turned pale with anger, and he immediately unleashed all his power in a full-scale attack. Long Qiuping was not idle either, and he also assisted from the side.

Although Xiao Nanyang had already cultivated seven primordial spirits, he could only hold out against ten Kui Luos for at most an hour or two. If Long Qiuping were added to the mix, Xiao Nanyang was really uncertain. He thought to himself: Even if I hold out for an hour or two, who on this vast grassland will come to rescue me and Sister Yang?

Seeing Yang Si defeated, Xiao Nanyang, while channeling his inner energy to defend against the attacks, said, "Sister Yang, if we really can't hold on, let's commit suicide to avoid being defiled by those villains."

Yang Si nodded tearfully, secretly taking the sword from Xiao Nanyang's hand, and said, "Sister will go first!"

Xiao Nanyang hurriedly said, "Sister Yang, it's not the final moment yet, don't give up so easily!"

Yang Si sighed, "Heaven has forsaken me, there's no saving me! Nanyang, if you are lucky enough to see your sister, please give her my regards and ask her to find your brother-in-law and avenge me!"

After saying this, Yang Si was about to commit suicide.

Just then, a warhorse flew in from the shadow of the western sun. The horse was like a streak of silver lightning from the horizon, galloping swiftly to Yang Sijie's side. On the horse rode a female general, dressed in silver helmet and armor, with a heroic and beautiful appearance. She shouted, "You audacious demon! How dare you insult my fellow disciples from the Cultivation Realm!"

As the female general spoke, a purple thunderbolt carrying a ball of lightning struck down towards the head of the Carefree Immortal Lord. This was the powerful attack technique of the nine primordial spirits of the Cultivation Realm—"Heaven-Destroying Divine Thunder." To resist the Heaven-Destroying Divine Thunder, one must use the Supreme Black Dragon Formation of the Asura Realm. The Supreme Black Dragon Formation is a must-learn for the ten Kui Luo masters of the Asura Realm. Therefore, Long Qiuping could not withstand the attack of the Heaven-Destroying Divine Thunder at all. However, the female general's target was the Carefree Immortal Lord.

Immortal Lord Xiaoyao cried out in alarm and hastily withdrew his attack on Xiao Nanyang, switching to the Supreme Black Dragon Formation to defend against the Heaven-Destroying Divine Lightning. Surprisingly, Immortal Lord Xiaoyao's power was roughly equal to that of the female general.

Upon seeing the female general, Xiao Nanyang exclaimed in surprise, "So it's Senior Sister Yunluo!"

Yunluo smiled coldly, continuing to unleash the Heaven-Destroying Divine Lightning while saying, "Nanyang, aren't you a Khitan? Why are you fighting with your own people?"

Xiao Nanyang replied, "Senior Sister, it's a long story… but this evil monk is a scoundrel; he wants to absorb my primordial spirit! Senior Sister, please save us!"

Yunluo shouted, "Nanyang, don't be afraid! With me here, I will not let them succeed!"

At this moment, the Liao soldiers surrounded Yunluo, each raising their swords and spears to stab her.

Yunluo didn't dodge the attacks, but instead shouted, "Behold my Heavenly Lightning Net!"

A patch of eerie blue lightning flashed in Yunluo's raised palm, the terrifying blue light rapidly burning and forming a dark blue net that quickly expanded, spreading towards the surrounding Liao soldiers, scorching them until they could hardly breathe. A thunderous roar erupted from the "Heavenly Lightning Net," and the Liao soldiers were shaken so violently that their internal organs felt like they were being churned, their veins twisted, their blood flowed backward, and their vision was completely engulfed in darkness. Then they seemed to see thousands upon thousands of hideous white bones, their empty eyes crawling with maggots. A bright blue flame then burned their bodies, turning them into thick smoke. Afterward, the sky was filled with lightning that tore through the heavens, leaving them with no way to escape. Horses neighed and men screamed, everyone clutching their heads, howling like ghosts, but none of them knew how to run away. They were burned alive by Yunluo's Heavenly Lightning Net.

Because Yunluo's primordial spirit had reached the ninth level, the Heavenly Lightning Net she unleashed was not only larger and faster than Liulang's, but also far more destructive. Even a master like Long Qiuping suffered internal injuries from this attack, with only the Carefree Immortal Lord escaping unscathed.

Since a nine-level primordial spirit in the cultivation world was comparable to a ten-level Kui Luo in the Asura world, the Carefree Immortal Lord knew he had encountered a true master of the cultivation world when Yunluo used the Annihilation Divine Thunder. In the Starry Sea, there were no more than three cultivators with nine levels of primordial spirit. Besides the White Wolf Holy Mother, there were two others: one was the White Wolf Holy Mother's junior sister, the Nine Nether Saintess Suma, but there had been no news of Suma for a long time; the other was the White Wolf Holy Mother's high disciple, Yunluo. It was said that Yunluo was a once-in-a-millennium genius in the cultivation world, having cultivated her ninth level of primordial spirit at just twenty years old, and she was very likely to inherit the White Wolf Holy Mother's hegemony.

Seeing this, Xiao Nanyang withdrew the Wind, Fire, and Thunder Formation and then assumed an offensive stance.

Although the Carefree Immortal Lord possessed considerable knowledge of unorthodox and unorthodox martial arts, they would likely be useless against Yun Luo. After all, her nine primordial spirits were no less powerful than his ten Kui Luos, and without assistance, he would find it difficult to win. He thought to himself, "A wise man doesn't fight a losing battle! I, the Carefree Immortal Lord, never fight a battle I'm not confident of winning. I'd better escape first!"

The Carefree Immortal Lord feigned an attack, using three black dragons to block Yun Luo's assault, then leaped onto an empty warhorse and fled in haste with Long Qiuping.

Xiao Nanyang, seeing this, was overjoyed and bowed to Yun Luo, saying, "I am deeply grateful for Senior Sister's rescue today; otherwise, I would have been in serious trouble."

Yunluo glanced at Xiao Nanyang and the other man, and smiled, "Nanyang, why were you being chased by these people?"

Xiao Nanyang briefly explained what had happened.

Yunluo looked at the seriously injured Yang Sijie and said, "Take her with you, let's go to my Phoenix City first!"

Xiao Nanyang asked in surprise, "Senior Sister Yunluo, what did you say? Your Phoenix City?"

Yunluo said calmly, "I didn't reveal my identity before. I am the eldest daughter of Li Deming, the military governor of Xiliang. I learned that the Liao army was going to take Menglan Xili, so I asked my master for leave to personally guard Phoenix City."

Xiao Nanyang carried Yang Sijie, leaped onto his horse, and then followed behind Yunluo.

Seeing Yunluo riding her white horse in the setting sun, looking dashing and heroic, especially in her pure white armor which made her appear even more spirited, Xiao Nanyang couldn't help but whisper in praise, "Senior Sister Yunluo, your armor is so beautiful!"

Yang Sijie said softly, "This is the Cloud Helmet Phoenix Armor, a divine weapon."

Yunluo glanced back and said, "You're right. How do you know about my Cloud Helmet Phoenix Armor?"

Yang Sijie said, "I heard it from my father. My father and Lord Li Deming are officials in the same court..."

At this point, Yang Sijie coughed violently and then leaned against Xiao Nanyang and fainted.

Xiao Nanyang quickly helped Yang Sijie up and said to Yunluo, "Senior Sister, Sister Yang's injuries are very serious. She was injured by the Asura Netherworld Wave of the Nine Heavens Mystic Buddha."

Yunluo nodded and said, "Come with me, let's go back to Phoenix City first."

Phoenix City is a formidable city on the Menglanxili Grassland. It is surrounded by fertile grasslands to the east and west, continuous mountains to the south, and hundreds of miles of swamps to the north, extending to the Yellow River, effectively protecting Menglanxili. Li Deming, the military governor of Xiliang, has stationed 50,000 elite troops here to protect Menglanxili.

As night fell, the enchanting moon lay quietly in the dark blue starry sky, unobstructed by any clouds, with only countless stars twinkling.

Yang Sijie lay on Yunluo's embroidered couch, still unconscious, her pale face unable to conceal her unparalleled beauty.

Looking at the sleeping Yang Sijie, Yunluo felt a surge of love in her heart. She then instructed her subordinates to bring over the medicine that Yang Sijie had personally brewed. Xiao Nanyang helped Yang Sijie sit up and drink the medicine. Soon after, Yang Sijie woke up.

When Yang Sijie opened her eyes, she found herself lying in bed, with Yunluo and Xiao Nanyang beside her. She quickly said, "Yunluo, thank you for saving us."

Yunluo smiled and said, "You're welcome! Mengluo, your father and my father are very close friends, and although we've never met, we feel an instant connection. Several of your meridians are broken; I'll help you reconnect them."

Yang Sijie asked in surprise, "You know the Eight Gates Life-Extending Technique?"

Yunluo shook her head and said, "I'm not a Qimen practitioner, but I have a unique skill that's no less powerful than the Eight Gates Life-Extending Technique. I'll demonstrate it for you now."

Then, Yunluo said to Xiao Nanyang, "Nanyang, I need to heal Mengluo's injuries. You should go and rest."

Xiao Nanyang nodded. Although she didn't know if Yunluo was confident she could heal Yang Sijie, she trusted Yunluo completely and followed Yunluo's men out.

Yunluo turned to look at Yang Sijie and smiled, "Mengluo, this healing method is quite special; you'll need to cooperate."

Yang Sijie nodded.

Yunluo continued, "I'm going to help you take off your clothes."

Hearing this, Yang Sijie blushed deeply.

As Yunluo removed Yang Sijie's clothes, her gaze fell upon Yang Sijie's beautiful, ethereal face, yet slightly pale, which evoked pity. Yunluo couldn't help but stare at Yang Sijie, forgetting to continue.

Seeing Yunluo staring at her so intently, Yang Sijie felt a little shy and lowered her head, softly saying, "Yunluo?"

Yunluo's body trembled upon hearing this, and she came to her senses, saying, "Mengluo, you are so beautiful!"

At this moment, not only were Yang Sijie's cheeks flushed, but her delicate neck also burned red, and she involuntarily closed her starry eyes slightly.

Yunluo supported Yang Sijie's soft, delicate body, and seeing the exquisite tattoo on her jade-like back, she couldn't help but exclaim, "This tattoo is absolutely beautiful! Especially on you, it suits you perfectly!"

Then, Yunluo suddenly frowned and said, "Why do you have so many arrow wounds? They'll leave scars!"

Yang Sijie said softly, "I'm already incredibly lucky to have survived the battle at Jinshatan. Why would I care about these scars?"

Yunluo lovingly stroked Yang Sijie's back and said, "It would be such a pity to leave scars. Let me first help you reconnect your meridians, and then I'll apply some medicinal herbs to remove the scars."

Yang Sijie said gratefully, "Yunluo, thank you so much!"

Yunluo told Yang Sijie to lie flat on the bed, and then took out twelve golden needles. These twelve golden needles were hidden in a brocade pouch on Yunluo's belt, inserted side by side, each needle being seven inches long.

With practiced ease, Yunluo inserted twelve golden needles into twelve meridians of Yang Sijie.

Before Yang Sijie could even feel fear at the sight of such long needles, they were all inside her body, with one-third of each needle remaining outside her skin.

Yang Sijie felt no pain as the needles pierced her, and each needle penetrated to the exact same depth, prompting her to exclaim, "What amazing skill!"

At this moment, Yunluo stroked Yang Sijie's soft abdomen, causing Yang Sijie to feel a warm current rising from below her navel. This warm current, following the movement of Yunluo's hand, spread outwards from her abdomen, gradually dividing into four streams that swept throughout her body.

The first stream of heat travels along the Du meridian down the spine to the back of the head, promoting the sublimation of the primordial spirit (although Yang Sijie did not cultivate her spirit, ordinary people still possess a primordial spirit); the second stream of heat travels along the Ren meridian along the internal organs, through the throat, and then through the mouth to the eyes, causing the primordial blood to boil; the third stream of heat travels along the Chong meridian from the spine to the left and right, flowing through the upper limbs, promoting the flourishing of primordial energy; the fourth stream of heat travels through the Yang Wei meridian to the lower limbs, promoting the unblocking of the primordial meridians. Blood, Qi, and spirit converge at the Qihai acupoint, causing the Qi and blood of all twelve meridians to flow

smoothly, and the spirit to flourish! At this moment, Yunluo placed her palms on Yang Sijie's jade-like back, pushing, grasping, pressing, rubbing, kneading, pinching, tapping, and patting with her unique techniques, leading Yang Sijie into a realm of illusion.

Ordinary massage techniques can only achieve the effects of unblocking meridians, promoting blood circulation, relieving pain, dispelling evil and supporting righteousness, and harmonizing yin and yang; while Yunluo's "Twelve Meridians Technique" regulates true energy and connects all twelve meridians of the body, not only cultivating the body and mind but also addressing physiological needs.

While Yunluo was helping Yang Sijie return to her original state, she was also arousing Yang Sijie's desire, making her feel an increasingly intense, unbearable tingling sensation in her dantian, especially at the Qihai acupoint, where she felt that her concentration of energy was too strong and needed to be released immediately.

What a powerful Twelve Meridians Technique! At this moment, Yang Sijie completely abandoned her self-respect and shame. As Yunluo's fingers rotated, her rationality was gradually disappearing, but her consciousness was unusually clear, and she could feel all the sensations coming from her senses.

Yang Sijie suddenly felt a stuffy, suffocating feeling in her chest, making it almost impossible for her to breathe. She involuntarily opened her mouth and gasped for breath, while the tingling sensation in her body clearly entered her brain.

At this moment, the twelve golden needles inserted into Yang Sijie's body automatically popped out an inch, startling Yang Sijie. Then, Yunluo skillfully inserted the popped-out golden needles back in and continued to massage Yang Sijie with special techniques. Yang Sijie continued to endure the sensation until the golden needles popped out again. After repeating this three times, Yang Sijie couldn't help but pant heavily, her flushed skin covered with fine beads of sweat, making her appear even more radiant and jade-like.

After Yunluo finished doing all this, Yang Sijie tried to circulate her internal energy. Although there was still some pain in her meridians, she could basically use it.

Grateful, Yang Sijie looked at Yunluo with admiration and asked, "Yunluo, what method did you use? How did you reconnect my meridians so quickly?" Yunluo

put away the golden needles, then opened her treasure chest, took out a small white porcelain bottle, poured some medicinal powder into a cup, stirred it with water, and then had Yang Sijie lie on the bed with her back turned. She applied the powder to her wounds and said softly, "This Twelve Meridians Technique is specifically used to treat injured meridians. Also, rubbing this medicine on your back a few times will remove the scars on your body!"

Afterward, Yang Sijie sat up, intending to circulate her internal energy to heal her internal injuries.

At this moment, Yunluo draped a blanket over Yang Sijie and sat behind her, asking with concern, "Mengluo, what are your thoughts on the defeat at Jinshatan?"

Yang Sijie calmly replied, "What thoughts could I possibly have? Avenging my family, and vowing to never let the Liao Dynasty be an enemy!"

Yunluo continued, "Now the Liao army is attacking Feihu City on one hand, and advancing south to attack Daming on the other. They even want to attack my Phoenix City! I think the Liao Dynasty is utterly arrogant."

Yang Sijie said, "Yunluo, hundreds of thousands of Liao troops are going to besiege Phoenix City. Are you prepared?"

Yunluo said, "Although Phoenix City only has 50,000 men, they are all elite cavalrymen trained by me, and we also have 60,000 warhorses, all of them excellent! I want to test my skills against the Liao Dynasty, who excels in cavalry warfare, and see whose cavalry is more elite!"

With that, Yunluo removed her armor.

The armor Yunluo wore was called "Yunhelmet Phoenix Armor," a priceless suit of armor, impervious to swords and spears. The cloud helmet was made of ten-thousand-year-old black iron, adorned with three peacock feathers—red, yellow, and white—stitched upside down. A dragon-eye jade was inlaid in the front, and a pair of fox tails dangled from the back. The phoenix armor was sewn from thousand-year-old golden cicada silk thread, with dragon scales and lotus leaves as a base, and gleaming protective mirrors on the front and back. Over the cloud helmet and phoenix armor was a white cotton robe with green floral patterns, the hem embroidered with white and purple, depicting the seven fairies descending to

earth. Seeing Yunluo's tender expression after removing her stolen armor, Yang Sijie was somewhat at a loss.

Yunluo leaned against Yang Sijie, feeling Yang Sijie's heart pounding wildly.

Yunluo whispered, "Mengluo, are you not used to being with me?"

Yang Sijie didn't know how to answer Yunluo. Although in Flying Tiger City, when she played and acted affectionately with her sisters Murong Feixue, Lan Mengdie, and Shen Lingmei, their hearts were extremely pure; at least, they only had Liulang in their hearts. However, Yunluo was different. Yunluo possessed an extremely strong possessiveness towards her. Yang Sijie could see that Yunluo was a strong woman whose thoughts were never truly understood.

Yunluo didn't know what Yang Sijie was thinking. She pulled the quilt up and said, "The nights in Phoenix City are chilly. Be careful not to catch a cold!"

As she spoke, Yunluo pressed her body closer to Yang Sijie.

Just now, when Yunluo was treating Yang Sijie's injuries, she had freely caressed Yang Sijie's entire body. Moreover, Yunluo's unique technique had made Yang Sijie feel like she was floating on air several times. So when Yunluo's hand touched her sensitive breasts again, Yang Sijie couldn't bear it.

But based on her feelings for Liulang, Yang Sijie still pushed Yunluo's hand away and said, "Yunluo, I can't do this with you."

The next day, Xiao Nanyang came to visit Yang Sijie early in the morning. Seeing that her health had miraculously improved, he was full of admiration for Yunluo's medical skills.

Yunluo said calmly, "Nanyang, the Liao army is now pressing in with overwhelming force, having already established a joint camp at Gumu Fort. I've also received secret intelligence from our military intelligence department that your sister is currently stationed at Yuti Pass, and it's highly likely she'll join forces with Yelü Hongduo to attack my Phoenix City."

Xiao Nanyang said, "Senior Sister Yunluo, don't worry. I'll try my best to persuade my sister not to be your enemy."

Yunluo said, "To be honest, there are only two people I admire most in my life. One is the Holy Venerable God of our cultivation world, and the other is your sister, Xiao Chuo. She is not only the prized disciple of the Old Immortal of Nanhua, but her six swords are also unparalleled in the world of swordsmanship. In particular, she is a man of great talent and strategy. Two years ago, at Yuti Pass, she led 20,000 men..." "Her elite troops decisively defeated the 200,000-strong armored army of the Huihe, making her famous overnight. Such superb command skills fill me with deep admiration. To be honest, I actually hope she's my opponent, so we can have a showdown and see who can truly dominate this grassland!"

Xiao Nanyang didn't quite understand the meaning behind Yunluo's words, but Yang Sijie could see from Yunluo's deep eyes that she was a remarkable woman with lofty ambitions. She hoped to conquer the grassland and even the world with her strength and ability. Li Deming had long harbored ambitions to become an independent king, which was common knowledge in the court. But it seemed that it wasn't Li Deming who was ambitious; the one with true ambition was Yunluo.

Xiao Nanyang, however, had a simple mind. She quickly said, "My sister's main reason for stationing troops at Yuti Pass is to deal with the Mongol prince and protect the Ordo Banner. She would never launch an attack on Xiliang."

Xiao Nanyang's words were innocent and naive, but they reassured Yunluo. She smiled slightly and said, "That's good. I was really afraid that Xiao Chuo would launch a surprise attack on Gua and Liang prefectures! As long as she doesn't invade our border within a month, I can defeat Yelü Hongduo at Gumu Fortress."

Xiao Nanyang thought for a moment and said, "Senior Sister Yunluo, why don't I set off for Yuti Pass now and tell my sister about the situation here? If she knows that Sister Yang was rescued by you, she will certainly not be your enemy."

Yunluo said, "That would be best! I will immediately send someone to take you across the Yellow River to Yuti Pass."

Xiao Nanyang asked, "Can Sister Yang come with me? " "Shall we go together?"

Yunluo said, "Her internal injuries are quite severe. It will take at least three more days to fully recover. During these three days, I must use the Twelve Meridian Techniques to regulate her meridians every day, so let her stay here for the time being. I guarantee Mengluo will be unharmed."

Xiao Nanyang said, "Then I am very grateful to Senior Sister Yunluo. Shall I set off today?"

Yunluo said, "That's fine. When you see Xiao Chuo, please give her my regards. Although I have always wanted to have a showdown with her, I would prefer her to be my friend."

Xiao Nanyang said, "Senior Sister, please rest assured, I will definitely convey your message to my sister. After the incident at Jinshatan, my sister will have new ideas about the Liao Dynasty, and I hope you can become friends."

After Xiao Nanyang left, Yunluo took Yang Sijie to her military camp. Yunluo had four female generals under her command, all selected from the female soldiers of the garrison. They were named Ziling, Baixue, Jinhe, and Qingping, and they had followed Yunluo for three or four years, with whom she had a very deep bond.

Yunluo said to Yang Sijie, "The four of them each possess unique skills and are excellent warriors; they are indispensable to me. Currently, our army and the Liao army are irreconcilable enemies, but I estimate the Liao army won't make any rash moves anytime soon. Look..."

As she spoke, Yunluo pointed to the map on the table and said, "Three hundred li north of Phoenix City is mostly swampy land, making marching difficult. However, there is a secret passage through this area. If someone familiar with the route leads the way, it can lead directly to Menglan Xili."

Ziling asked, "General, do you mean the Liao army might..." "Could they attack Menglanxi from here?"

Yunluo said, "This is merely speculation, but we must be on guard. Ziling, immediately take my command token and head to Menglanxi. Have my sister Yuanluo guard my three thousand Crimson Tiger Divine Soldiers carefully. If we really have to face the Liao army's hundreds of thousands of iron cavalry on the battlefield, we'll need them." Ziling

said, "This subordinate understands, I'll set off immediately!"

Yunluo added, "Warn Yuanluo, with a formidable enemy at hand, you must be extremely careful. If anything goes wrong, even if she's my little sister, I will show no mercy."

Ziling said, "This subordinate understands."

Yunlu handed the command arrow to Ziling and said, "Three days later, Yuanlu must lead the Crimson Tiger Divine Soldiers from Menglan Xili to Phoenix City. Yuanlu must also feed my three thousand Crimson Tigers well; their time to make their mark is fast approaching!"

Yang Sijie asked curiously, "Yunlu, what are these Crimson Tiger Divine Soldiers? I'm completely confused."

Yunlu laughed, "Isn't the Liao army skilled in cavalry warfare? I'll train three thousand fierce tigers to deal with the Liao army's cavalry formations."

Yang Sijie exclaimed in surprise, "Tigers can fight on the battlefield? Yunlu, you're truly a genius!"

Chapter Four: The Decisive Battle of Menglan Xili

Four days later, Yuanlu and Aslan led the Crimson Tiger Divine Soldiers to Phoenix City and then immediately came to see Yunlu.

Yunlu was dressed in plain clothes and sat upright behind his command desk. Beside Yunlu was a stunningly beautiful woman with a heroic bearing, wearing cloud-patterned armor and phoenix armor—it was Yang Sijie.

Upon seeing this, Yuan Luo was secretly startled, looking at Yang Si Jie's unparalleled beauty with a mixture of envy and jealousy. She thought, "My sister's most beloved Cloud Helmet and Phoenix Armor are actually on her? Could it be that my sister has found a new love? This Cloud Helmet and Phoenix Armor is a treasure that no one else can touch; even I, my sister, have never lent it to me.

" Thinking this, Yuan Luo stepped forward and bowed, saying, "Greetings, Marshal!"

Yun Luo nodded and looked at Yuan Luo, asking, "Have my three thousand Crimson Tiger Divine Soldiers arrived safely?"

Yuan Luo respectfully replied, "Sister, as per your orders, the three thousand Crimson Tiger Divine Soldiers have arrived in Phoenix City and are now in the Crimson Tiger Camp, ready to fight at any time. However, something happened the day before yesterday in Menglan Xili."

Yun Luo frowned and asked, "What happened?"

Yuan Luo said, "I dare not hide it from you, sister, three of the Crimson Tigers were poisoned to death by their keeper..."

"What?!"

Yunluo slammed her hand on the desk in fury, then stood up and walked towards Yuanluo, angrily demanding, "Is what you're saying true?"

Yuanluo quickly replied, "Sister, the murderer has been executed on the spot, and the mastermind behind it has also been apprehended."

Yunluo suppressed her anger and asked, "Who is the mastermind?"

Yuanluo whispered, "It's Chief Sanlong!"

Yunluo's brows furrowed, and she said sharply, "Chief Sanlong actually dared to betray Xiliang? Where is he now?"

Yuanluo immediately ordered the Black and White Duo to bring the three... Chief Long and his two sons arrived and said to Yunluo, "Sister, Chief Long Sanlong colluded with Cheng Shijie's generals to lead a large force around the Wannian Swamp and launch a surprise attack on the Crimson Tiger camp the night before last. Fortunately, after interrogating them overnight, I managed to get Chief Long Sanlong to confess, which stopped the attack in time. However, some Crimson Tigers were still sacrificed!"

Upon hearing this, Yunluo was furious. She grabbed Yuanluo's collar and asked, "What is the situation regarding my Crimson Tiger casualties?"

Yuanluo's heart trembled, and she hurriedly replied, "It's alright..." "Thanks to my timely intervention, we only lost eight Red Tigers."

Yunluo snorted and said coldly, "Only eight? What are you good for? I sent you to guard the Red Tiger camp in Menglan West, not to have fun. Now that such a big thing has happened, I will deal with you according to military law!"

Yuanluo exclaimed in surprise, "Sister! I've done my best, please don't be so heartless!" Yunluo

walked coldly to the commander's desk and sat down, saying, "Before, I forbade you to come and cause trouble in the army, but you insisted on coming. If..." "If you hadn't come to the army, you would be my sister, and I would have certainly tried my best to protect you. But now that you've come, you've become a member of the army. As the commander of the Red Tiger Camp in Menglanxi, I should have punished you for dereliction of duty, but considering that you discovered the traitor in time, I'll spare your life. Guards! Drag Yuan Luo out and give her forty lashes!"

Yuan Luo was terrified. She knew that after forty lashes, her buttocks would be raw and she wouldn't be able to get up for at least ten days or half a month, so she quickly begged for mercy.

At this moment, Aslan, unable to bear it any longer, stepped forward and said, "Marshal, Yuanluo is your own sister, why be so cruel? Besides, it's just the loss of some Red Tigers, why are you pushing people so far?"

Yunluo coldly replied, "Aslan, out of consideration for your status as the Kara envoy, I haven't punished you for dereliction of duty; that's already showing leniency. Yet you still dare to plead for Yuanluo?"

Aslan snorted, "I came to Xiliang on the orders of my Kara Khan, and now that I'm in your Xiliang, I'm a distinguished guest. What right do you have to punish me? I just want to... " "Plead for Yuan Luo! She's my future wife, something General Li Deming promised me himself. Is it wrong for me to defend my wife?"

Yun Luo sneered. "Perhaps Yuan Luo will be your wife in the future, but she's my subordinate now. Don't think that just because you can train the Crimson Tiger, I'll treat you like a god and let you do whatever you want! If you have nothing else to say, General Aslan, please step back and don't interfere with my business."

Aslan was somewhat annoyed, but since this was Yun Luo's camp, he waved his sleeve and left angrily.

At this moment, the Black and White Duo arrived with the Three Dragons Chieftain and others. Yuan Luo hurriedly said, "Sister! I accept your punishment! But you can't let the Three Dragons Chieftain and the others get away with it. If they hadn't been blinded by greed, how could Chi Hu have died so tragically?"

Yun Luo nodded and said, "I know, Yuan Luo, go out and prepare for your punishment!"

Yuan Luo asked in a trembling voice, "Sister, are you really going to beat me?"

Yun Luo's face was ashen, and she said, "This is military discipline, and it cannot be violated!"

Yuan Luo had no choice but to lower her head and obey the order, and obediently retreated.

Yunluo looked at the ashen-faced Chief Sanlong and said, "Sanlong, my father has always treated you well. Ten years ago, the Mongols drove your tribe out of Ordos Banner. If it weren't for my father taking you in, your tribe would have ceased to exist long ago! I never imagined you would be so heartless as to betray Xiliang. Tell me, why?"

Chief Sanlong sighed, "Marshal, I'm not senile. Several years ago, when my father and I were traveling to the Central Plains, we were robbed by bandits. If it weren't for the rescue of the hero Huabin, we would have perished long ago. I did this only to repay his kindness. Please understand, Marshal."

Yunluo patted his head . Shuai An, cursing, "You scoundrel! Sanlong, you're supposed to be a wise man over fifty, don't you know that we in Xiliang were kind to you first? If it weren't for our rescue, you wouldn't have faced danger in the Central Plains later. Otherwise, ten years ago, you and your tribe would have been wiped out by the Mongols. Your collusion with Cheng Shijie's men, how is that repaying a debt of gratitude? It's clearly an attempt to monopolize Menglan Xili! How foolish you are! Do you really think that after helping the Liao Dynasty occupy Menglan Xili, they will give you this precious land? You're a complete idiot!"

After saying this, Yunluo snorted, but didn't say how to deal with Chief Sanlong and the others.

Instead, he went straight to where Yuanluo was being punished. Yang Sijie followed Yunluo and saw the soldiers in charge of punishment really pressing Yuanluo to the ground. As the blows of the military rods fell, Yang Sijie was shocked. She hadn't expected Yunluo to be so strict in disciplining his troops, showing no mercy even to her own sister.

At this moment, Yunluo walked over, squatted down in front of Yuanluo, and asked expressionlessly, "Yuanluo, does it hurt?"

Beads of cold sweat, the size of beans, streamed down Yuanluo's forehead. Although she had a masochistic tendency, she had never suffered such severe punishment before. Moreover, the soldier administering the punishment was unlike her two masters, who could control the force; when the baton struck, it made solid contact with flesh. In the blink of an eye, Yuanluo's buttocks were covered in blood.

"Sister, how can it not hurt? But I can still bear it!"

Yunluo nodded and said, "Without strict orders, morale cannot be maintained. It's good that you know your mistake and accept the punishment!"

After saying this, Yunluo said to Yang Sijie, "Mengluo, let's go."

Yang Sijie glanced at Yuan Luo, who was gritting her teeth and enduring the caning, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Yun Luo, she is still your own sister, and she hasn't committed a serious crime. Besides, she has already admitted her mistake. Can't you stop here?"

Yun Luo said, "Military law is military law. There's no such thing as stopping here."

Yuan Luo gritted her teeth and said, "Sister, I understand. Don't worry about me. I can endure it."

Yang Sijie shook her head, thinking: It seems that these sisters are truly willing to be beaten and willing to be beaten. But then again, perhaps this iron discipline is the magic weapon that makes the Xiliang army invincible. Several years ago, outside Yumen Pass, in the Battle of Meng'adu, the Xiliang army won a great victory against the Huihe River with fewer troops. This classic battle is enough to prove Yun Luo's great talent and strategy. In this respect, I really need to learn from her!

Afterwards, Yang Sijie followed Yunluo to the backyard of the commander's mansion. Yang Sijie said, "Yunluo, you haven't dealt with that traitor yet. What do you plan to do?"

Yunluo smiled and said, "Mengluo, the thing I hate most in my life is traitors. I will punish them later. By the way, how have you been feeling these past two days?"

Yang Sijie stretched her limbs and said, "My external injuries are basically healed, but there are still some problems with my meridians. However, they are almost fully recovered. If the Liao army comes here for a decisive battle tomorrow, I can immediately go into battle and kill the enemy, so as to avenge the defeat at Jinshatan."

Yunluo nodded and then ordered his men, "Bring up the divine weapon that Gang Cong forged!"

Soon, only two soldiers carried over a three-pointed double-edged sword.

Sister Yang exclaimed with delight, "Yunluo, is this a three-pointed double-edged sword?"

She walked over and noticed the sword was heavy, with a slightly thick hilt that felt cool to the touch. Upon closer inspection, she realized it was forged from fine bronze, the blade gleaming and cold, with a high spine and a slightly blackish tinge—clearly not made of ordinary steel.

Sister Yang wielded the three-pointed double-edged sword and found it surprisingly comfortable to handle.

Yunluo said, "Mengluo, two years ago someone gave me a piece of 33-jin (approximately 11.5 kg) ancient cold iron. I've always wanted to forge it into a peerless divine weapon, but I considered that once this 33-jin ancient cold iron was forged into a weapon, including the hilt, the total weight would probably exceed 100 jin (approximately 50 kg), and such a heavy weapon would certainly be difficult for ordinary people to use. But yesterday, when I saw you training your arm strength, you were able to lift a 500-jin (approximately 250 kg) stone lock, which truly made me ashamed and made me admire you even more. So I had someone forge this three-pointed double-edged sword for you."

Yang Sijie held the three-pointed double-edged sword in her arms and said, "Yunluo, how did you know that the weapon I use is a three-pointed double-edged sword?"

Yunluo smiled and said, "Don't forget..." "I am also a general leading troops. Although I didn't participate in the Battle of Jinshatan, I have already been informed of the battle's details."

Yang Sijie said, "Yunluo, you gave me armor and a precious sword. I really don't know how to repay you!"

Yunluo looked at Yang Sijie with her deep eyes and said, "The decisive battle with the Liao army is about to begin. You can repay me with your actions on the battlefield."

After the banquet, Yunluo led Yang Sijie to her secret chamber. As arranged by Yunluo, her personal female soldiers had decorated the place elegantly. Red candles were lit on the candlesticks, red curtains were drawn in front of the embroidered couch, red incense smoke burned in the incense burner, and red petals floated in the warm pool.

Yunluo personally helped Yang Sijie undress. After Yang Sijie soaked in the pool, she said to the four female generals, "Bring them all up!"

Yuanluo was the first to enter.

Seeing Yuanluo limping, Yunluo asked, "Have you received the forty lashes?"

Yuanluo, with tears in her eyes, replied, "Sister! Not a single lash was spared; my buttocks are practically bleeding."

Yunluo had Yuanluo remove her clothes, then made her lie down. She took some wound medicine and applied it to her wounds, saying, "Yuanluo, I made you endure these forty lashes so you would remember that as the commander-in-chief of the army, you must always be prepared. You may not know, but after this battle, I will hand over the position of Grand Marshal of the Western Liang Army to you!"

Yuanluo was startled and asked, "Sister, what do you mean?

" Luo said, "Answer me first, are you capable of handling this important task?"

Yuan Luo shook her head and said, "I'm a little scared."

Yun Luo snorted and said, "Where have your past boasts gone? Didn't you always want to sit in this position? You've told Father more than once that you could also keep the enemy at bay like I do. It was precisely because of those boasts that Father allowed you to come to the front lines. Why are you scared now?"

Yuan Luo said, "No, I just don't understand why you, sister, are handing this great responsibility over to me when you're doing so well?"

Yun Luo sighed, gazing ahead, thinking of the stars in her memory. Su Hai, Yueying Peak, Yinxiao Palace, said, "There are some things I have no choice in. I can only choose between cultivating the God Realm and Xiliang. And in a few days, it will be time for the Sect Master of the God Realm to abdicate."

Yuan Luo said, "Sister, you're going to take charge of the God Realm? This should be a great thing!"

Yun Luo smiled bitterly, "What do you know? My grandmother only cares about herself! Sect Master of the God Realm? Heh... that's just for show! Every year on that day, a beautiful female disciple will wear the green jade ring of the Sect Master of the God Realm, and then gloriously ascend the supreme throne in Yinxiao Palace. But what happens after that?" "You'll become the Black Mountain Blood Demon's wife..."

Yang Sijie was shocked upon hearing this, her face contorted, and her lips trembled. "Yunluo, what did you say? Your grandmother wants you to marry the Black Mountain Blood Demon? That's absolutely unacceptable!"

Yunluo smiled sadly and said, "It's not really confirmed yet, but the Black Mountain Blood Demon's decree has arrived at the Silver Cloud Palace. It's a portrait of a female disciple from the cultivation world chosen by the Black Mountain Blood Demon, hanging on the Sun and Moon Brightness plaque in the Silver Cloud Palace. I secretly looked at it, and the person in that portrait is me."

As she said this, Yunluo's face showed a disdainful expression, and then she chuckled twice.

"Although I am my grandmother's most beloved disciple, she will not make an enemy of the Black Mountain Blood Demon because of me. Offering a young and beautiful female disciple to the Black Mountain Blood Demon every year is an unspoken agreement between them over the years. The Black Mountain Blood Demon uses his powerful magic to protect the peace of the Silver Cloud Palace in the cultivation world; and my grandmother also gets the chance to prolong her life, thus accelerating the cultivation of her tenth primordial spirit. However, if she does not cultivate the eleventh primordial spirit, my grandmother will not be qualified to challenge the Black Mountain Blood Demon! The Black Mountain Blood Demon has seen through my grandmother's plan of enduring hardship, but he is arrogant that my grandmother will never be able to cultivate the eleventh primordial spirit, and will have to submit to him for the rest of her life."

Sister Yang said softly, "Yunluo, don't believe your grandmother's words. She sacrificed you all for her own hegemony. It's not worth it!"

Upon hearing this, Yunluo's heart swayed, and then she soaked in the warm pool. Suddenly, crystal tears flowed down her cheeks.

Sister Yang, holding Yunluo's hand, said, "Yunluo, don't be afraid! You yourself possess unparalleled martial arts, and you have so many friends, so many troops, and I am here too. We will all help you fight against the Black Mountain Blood Demon."

The next morning!

The cannons! The cannons fired in rapid succession, like drumbeats!

The war drums! Like waves of thunder, they boomed in unison following the cannon fire!

The horns! They sounded like wild beasts howling in the wilderness!

The sky was clear and the sun shone brightly!

Snow-white swords and spears covered the open space outside the east gate of Phoenix City. Neat ranks lined both sides, men and horses standing at attention, banners fluttering in the sky.

After inspecting the army on horseback, Yunluo reined in his horse and shouted, "Warriors of Xiliang! The Liao army is now dozens of miles away. They want to invade our grasslands, they want to plunder our cattle and sheep, they want to abduct our sisters! Do you agree?"

"No!"

The resounding reply of 30,000 men was enough to shake the heavens and earth, the loud voice startling a flock of birds.

"Today, we are determined to drive the Liao army out of our grasslands! Warriors, take up your weapons!"

Yunluo drew his sword first.

Under the bright red sun, the silk banner shimmered, and the large, bright red character "Li" proudly overlooked the elite troops in the strong wind, proclaiming its unparalleled supreme status to all.

Under two imposing leopard-tailed banners, Yang Sijie, holding a three-pointed double-edged sword and wearing cloud-patterned armor, sat upright on her horse, awaiting Yunluo's command.

Yesterday, Yunluo had received a secret report that the Liao army planned to march their main force to the outskirts of Phoenix City today to besiege it. Therefore, Yunluo decided to take the initiative and use a surprise attack to crush the Liao army in one fell swoop.

At this moment, three thousand Red Tiger Divine Soldiers, under the command of their commander Aslan and deputy commander Zhu Jiucheng, were already in full battle array, ready to join the main force at any time.

"Xiliang! Xiliang! Victory! Victory!"

At the sight of the command flag waving, the soldiers shouted in unison, their imposing roar even drowning out the cannons, drums, and horns!

Yang Sijie, along with Yunluo's four lieutenants—Ziling, Baixue, Jinhe, and Qingping—led 15,000 heavily armored Xuanjia cavalrymen. Apart from the towering tassels on their helmets and the two white dots fluttering on their spears, the Xuanjia camp was a black swamp, a swamp that devoured people without spitting out bones, a nightmare for all enemies of Xiliang.

The Xuanjia heavy cavalrymen wore heavy, gleaming armor; every part of their bodies, including their joints, was encased in exquisite plates. Their warhorses were carefully selected tall, fine Xiliang horses, also clad in iron armor. When these heavy cavalrymen, wielding their straight, forest-like spears, swept across the battlefield in a diamond-shaped charge, it was like a black storm sweeping across the grasslands, leaving only corpses strewn in their wake.

At the forefront of the Xuanjia Camp stood three valiant standard-bearers. The one on the left carried the Xuanjia Camp's banner, embroidered with a black Qilin; the one on the right held a white flag bearing four large characters: "Xiliang Elite," each character as red as blood, the strokes heavy and fierce, just like the might of the Xuanjia. The one in the middle held aloft the great banner, the Xiliang Army's Panlong Banner. Although the flagpole was somewhat old, the golden dragon on it bore the marks of being cut, and the silk banner had faded with time, none of this diminished its unique weight; on the contrary, it further highlighted its achievements and sharpness. This was the aura of the Xiliang Army, renowned as the most elite force in the world!

Behind the first three ranks of Xuanjia heavy cavalry were crossbowmen, also dressed in black armor. Although their armor was not as fine as that of the heavy cavalry at the front, their powerful crossbows were the first to tear through the enemy formation. After all, no one wanted to be attacked by crossbow bolts and then trampled by heavily armored cavalry.

Yunluo personally led eight thousand Tiger and Leopard Battalions in the center.

Beneath the Flying Tiger banner stood gleaming Mo Dao (a type of long-handled sword). No army possessed as many valiant Mo Dao squads as the Tiger and Leopard Battalion, making the bandits who roamed Xiliang tremble with fear at the mere mention of their name.

When the Mo Dao warriors charged into the enemy ranks, it was essentially the end of the battle and the beginning of slaughter!

Countless innocent souls perished beneath the Mo Dao; its might was unmatched, with no retreat!

Like the Xuanjia Battalion, the Mo Dao squads also carried a white flag embroidered with four red characters—"Divine Might Unrivaled"—the four characters bulging like leopard eyes, standing alongside the Flying Tiger Battalion's banner, fluttering arrogantly in the wind, exuding an air of dominance and invincibility.

Beneath the white flag embroidered with the four characters "Phoenix Soaring to the Nine Heavens" was undoubtedly the Phoenix Wing Battalion, renowned for its defensive long-range attacks. Do not be misled by its vibrant golden phoenix banner; this unit comprised most of the Xiliang army's elite archers and melee fighters. The first three rows stood crossbowmen wielding various types of crossbows, followed by two rows of armored swordsmen and axemen, and finally two rows of archers carrying swords and clubs. The arrows flying everywhere could conjure a magnificent phoenix soaring through the heavens; this formidable and sharp arrow formation was a powerful nemesis of the Xuanjia Battalion, which was why the Phoenix Wing Battalion had possessed the Panlong Banner for three years. However, it was seized by the Xuanjia Battalion last year, and now all seven thousand soldiers were eager to annihilate the invading Liao army.

Three thousand Crimson Tiger Divine Soldiers stood at the very back. These specially trained Crimson Tigers, though now as docile as kittens, would revert to their ferocious nature upon hearing their master's command to attack. If they charged into the enemy's formation, even a large number of enemies would be defeated without a fight.

This very morning, Yelü Hongduo had also issued orders to march the army to Phoenix City, for he had no time or reason to wait any longer!

Yelü Hongduo planned to rely on his superior numbers to besiege Phoenix City and then annihilate it. Although Li Deming had over 100,000 troops, the Liao soldiers at Yuti Pass would serve as a distraction. Moreover, with superior numbers, even if Phoenix City had several thousand ferocious tigers, beasts are still beasts. Yelü Hongduo refused to believe that his 100,000 elite troops, plus Cheng Shijie's 50,000 men, could be no match for those 3,000 tigers.

Yelü Hongduo also considered the possibility of a surprise attack by Xiliang troops en route after leaving Gumu Fort. However, if that happened, it would be a perfect opportunity to fight them to the death. After all, while the Xiliang Red Tigers were formidable, they were only effective against cavalry. In that case, Yelü Hongduo would have heavily armored infantrymen with large shields at the front, supported by 6,000 elite archers, and with cavalry providing flank support.

Having devised his strategy, Yelü Hongduo led his army away from Gumu Fort, heading straight for Phoenix City.

The Immortal Lord of Leisure had clashed with Yun Luo once before. Although he hadn't won, he wasn't necessarily going to lose to Yun Luo in a one-on-one fight. Now, with tens of thousands of troops supporting him, the Immortal Lord of Leisure wanted to face Yun Luo again. After all, could his sixty years of cultivation be inferior to a mere youth? Long Qiuping's injuries had also healed, so he joined the army in battle. With the assistance of experts like Cheng Shijie and Master Wen, the Liao army hoped to completely crush Phoenix City through this battle.

The Liao army had only traveled twenty miles from Gumu Fort when a cavalry sentry ahead reported to Yelü Hongduo: "Reporting to Your Highness, we have spotted a large army from Xiliang ahead."

Yelü Hongduo nodded and said, "They really want to fight me to the death. Order the army to continue advancing and prepare for battle."

At this moment, the Xiliang army began their charge!

However, the Liao army was indeed prepared.

"Pull—the rope—"

Feeling the shock of thousands of cavalry charging towards them, the messenger at the front of the Liao army roared at his loudest, not out of fear, but because his blood was boiling!

"Pull—the rope—one, two, three!"

the soldiers at the front shouted, pulling together the hemp ropes in their hands. Ropes instantly sprang from the ground, rapidly pulling on the spikes buried in the mud. Immediately, a large number of sharp, slanted spikes emerged from the ground, their angle reaching about knee-high, directly threatening the forelegs of the Xiliang charging warhorses.

At this moment, a large number of spikes were pulled up, and the ropes, using these spikes as fulcrums, straightened the numerous tripwires between them. The Xiliang cavalry's path instantly became a huge and deadly spiderweb. Even worse, the thick smoke forced many Xiliang cavalrymen to close their eyes or become severely blinded during the charge. When they emerged from the smoke, many had not yet recovered their vision and could not see clearly what was ahead. With spikes and tripwires on the ground, many Xiliang cavalrymen fell to the ground without warning, then were crushed by their horses, severely injured upon falling, or trampled to death by the charging horses behind them.

The Liao army's archers unleashed a barrage of arrows at the Xiliang cavalry. Although the Liao army did not have many arrows and could not withstand such heavy losses, in order to win this battle, Yelü Hongduo organized five thousand archers and divided them into ten groups. Under the command of ten archers, each group fired a volley at different locations. Therefore, ordinary soldiers did not need to aim; they only needed to follow orders and fire in volleys before quickly reloading. So no matter how fast the Xiliang cavalry ran, they had nowhere to hide from such a wide-ranging barrage of five thousand arrows.

By this time, the first wave of Xiliang cavalry had already suffered over a thousand casualties. The remaining two thousand or so had charged to within fifty paces of the Liao army's main formation. Facing the tripwires, they could grip the saddles tightly, place their bodies to the side of their horses, and lower themselves to cut the ropes with their sabers. As for the slanted spikes, if a horse was struck in the foreleg, the cavalry would roll over, and the wounded horse would fall onto the spikes. If the cavalryman still had a breath left, he would use his saber to cut the ropes on the spikes, preventing them from harming the cavalry charging behind. Thus, a path to death was opened!

The distance of fifty paces, coupled with the destruction of the spider web traps, did not deter the Liao army. They were well-prepared and were not overly alarmed. They had fought these legendary and fearsome Xiliang cavalry many times with brilliant victories, so they were no longer afraid of them. They believed that victory was theirs.

Arrows clashed in the air, but the Liao army clearly held the advantage, possessing overwhelming numbers. With shield bearers protecting the front lines, the closer the Xiliang cavalry drew, the greater the power of their crossbows. Even if they missed, five or six arrows could kill a horse. Without horses, the fallen Xiliang cavalrymen either died under the hooves of their comrades or were accurately shot down by the Liao archers.

Yang Sijie, clad in cloud-patterned helmet and phoenix armor, witnessed this. According to Yunluo's plan, this Xiliang cavalry unit was merely a bone to be thrown to Yelü Hongduo, using the blood of three thousand soldiers to lure the Liao army into attacking. Such ruthless command was something Yang Sijie could never bring herself to do.

But Yunluo was Yunluo; she only saw victory and defeat, not these so-called pointless sacrifices.

For her, victory was paramount!

The three thousand heavily armored cavalry charged forward, but failed to shake the Liao army's formation.

At this moment, the Xiliang soldiers began to retreat rhythmically. Yang Sijie, carrying a three-pointed double-edged sword, began to retreat along the planned route.

Yelü Hongduo snorted and said, "Phoenix City only has forty or fifty thousand men, yet they dare to launch a preemptive attack? They've truly lost their minds! Now they've finally experienced the might of this prince! Issue the order! Pursue them with all our might and strive to annihilate the Xiliang troops beneath Phoenix City."

Cheng Shijie said, "Your Highness, be careful, the Xiliang troops might be playing a trick."

Yelü Hongduo sneered, "What's there to be afraid of? So what if they're hiding three thousand tigers? We have plenty of fearless warriors. The Xiliang troops can charge forward without fear of death to lure us into attacking, and our army will repay them with the same fearlessness! Ten lives for one tiger's life, surely that's enough? From my observation, they've mobilized about thirty thousand Xiliang troops. If we annihilate them all, Phoenix City will be an empty city. What are we waiting for? At worst, we'll sacrifice thirty thousand soldiers. Charge!"

At Yelü Hongduo's command, tens of thousands of elite Liao cavalry, along with their infantry, abandoned their defensive formations and charged towards the Xiliang troops.

Yang Sijie was secretly delighted, then quietly gave orders to her four female generals to prepare for a counterattack.

"Order! Phoenix Wing Battalion, prepare for battle!"

Yunluo's intention in this decisive battle was clear: to lure the Liao army into a new attack formation, allowing the Crimson Tiger Divine Soldiers to annihilate the Liao cavalry, while the Phoenix Wing Battalion would use their long-range shooting skills to both hold off the Liao pursuers and prepare for a counterattack.

After the Xiliang cavalry retreated about twenty li, the Liao cavalry and infantry had spread out to a distance of about three or four li.

Seeing that the Crimson Tiger Divine Soldiers were ready to move, Yunluo waved her command flag, and the retreating Xiliang soldiers immediately spread out in a swallow-wing formation to the flanks, while the three thousand Crimson Tigers charged towards the Liao army's charging force with lightning speed.

The speed of the Crimson Tigers' short-range charge was far beyond that of warhorses; before the Liao army could react, the three thousand Crimson Tiger Divine Soldiers were already upon them.

The Liao army wasn't inherently afraid of the red tigers, but their horses were a different story. The sight of just one or two red tigers would scare them into submission, let alone three thousand. Some horses turned tail and fled, while others collapsed in terror.

The Xiliang army's charge had finally begun!

The vanguard of the Xiliang cavalry quickly assembled, forming a wedge formation, and then turned to attack the Liao army.

At this moment, the Liao archers were protected only by two rows of shield bearers, and these shield bearers were torn apart in an instant by the Xiliang cavalry's charge!

However, the Xiliang cavalry's lances didn't actually harm the shield bearers; it was the force of the horses that sent them flying, crushing them onto the archers behind them, and then trampling them underfoot by the advancing horses.

Tens of thousands of Liao cavalrymen were routed in an instant by the Xiliang's red tiger warriors!

Yang Sijie shouted, "Kill!"

Immediately, all the Xiliang heavy cavalry began to slaughter the routed Liao army.

The Liao cavalry tried to stop their horses from retreating, but by then, the horses were no longer obeying commands. The three thousand Red Tiger Divine Soldiers, in an instant, almost entirely pounced on the horses and began to feast on them.

At this moment, the Xiliang soldiers' horses quickly reached the Liao infantry.

Yelü Hongduo, seeing this, panicked and quickly issued an order!

"Archers retreat, spearmen advance!"

Yelü Hongduo immediately commanded the spearmen to advance, and the spearmen, who had been preparing for some time, quickly moved forward. The archers blocking their path quickly made way for the spearmen.

The Salian cavalry had a height advantage on horseback, so ordinary swords and blades could only wound their thighs, rarely hitting vital organs. Furthermore, the horses' weaknesses lay primarily in their hooves and bellies, making fatal wounds difficult to inflict with swords alone. Adding to this, the Salian horses were heavily armored, protected by their mounted riders, making even shield bearers unable to withstand the cavalry in close combat.

The Liao army's rout seemed somewhat swift, yet it was also understandable.

Seeing this, Cheng Shijie sighed and gave Wen Tianshi a wink. Although he had anticipated the Liao army falling into the Salian ambush, he hadn't expected the Crimson Tiger Divine Soldiers to be so effective, completely halting the Liao cavalry's advance and inflicting fatal damage, causing chaos within the Liao army.

At this moment, Cheng Shijie began to command his troops to retreat. Although casualties were inevitable, they didn't put up the same desperate resistance as the Liao army.

At this moment, Yang Sijie was unstoppable, and countless Liao soldiers fell to her blade. Seeing the Liao army's rout, she was determined to kill their commander. She fearlessly charged into the heart of the Liao army's territory. Protected by her cloud-patterned helmet and phoenix armor, even Liao arrows couldn't harm her.

Yang Sijie hacked and slashed her way through, killing several more Liao generals. Suddenly, she saw Cheng Shijie preparing to retreat and thought: "Even if I can't kill Yelü Hongduo, capturing this traitor will avenge my father and brother!" With this thought, Yang Sijie gave chase to Cheng Shijie.

Cheng Shijie noticed someone was pursuing him, but his army was already in complete disarray. He didn't want to cause further trouble and only wanted to preserve his strength, so he ordered his deputy, Shen Tianhao, to lead troops to intercept Yang Sijie.

Shen Tianhao led his men to protect Cheng Shijie's retreat with all their might. At this time, Zi Ling, Bai Xue, Jin He, and Qing Ping also caught up. Cheng Shijie and Shen Tianhao fought and retreated, finally reaching the Yellow River in their panic. Seeing the surging river with only one boat on it, Cheng Shijie and Shen Tianhao hastily abandoned their horses, intending to seize a boat to cross the river and escape back to Taiyuan.

Seeing this, Yang Sijie took out her Heavenly Cold White Jade Bow and shot an arrow, striking Cheng Shijie squarely in the back.

After being hit by the arrow, Cheng Shijie fell into the Yellow River.

Yang Sijie then fired another arrow, killing Shen Tianhao.

Yang Sijie snorted and said, "This kind of villain never has a good end. It's a pity we didn't capture Cheng Shijie alive; it was too easy for him!"

After the great battle, Yang Sijie decided to head to Yuti Pass to find Xiao Chuo, hoping to encounter Liu Lang there.

Chapter Five: Romantic Encounters at Yuti Pass.

Lately, Xiao Chuo had been feeling like each day was an eternity. The bloody battle at Jinshatan left her unsure how to explain things to Liu Lang. Furthermore, she and Yelü Xian had never had any romantic feelings for each other. After arriving at Yuti Pass, Yelü Xian led his troops to Ordo Banner to join forces with Emperor Muzong of Liao, while Xiao Chuo remained at Yuti Pass to support Yelü Hongduo, who was attacking Menglan Xili.

Xiao Nanyang's arrival brought Xiao Chuo some relief. Then, Yelü Changting and Miao Xueyan arrived at Yuti Pass, bringing news that relieved her greatly.

Xiao Chuo already knew about the battle at Feihu City and the heavy losses suffered by the Liao army at Fenghuang City. She also knew that Liu Lang was about to arrive at Yuti Pass. Although Xiao Chuo had resolved to follow Liu Lang, the matter concerned the fate of her family, making her hesitant.

At this time, Emperor Muzong of Liao had already arrived in Ordo Banner. Xiao Siwen, Xiao Chuo's father and the Privy Councilor of the Northern Court, was an official accompanying the emperor and was also in Ordo Banner.

Emperor Muzong planned to quell the Mongol rebellion and restore stability to Ordo Banner before attacking the Central Plains.

On this very day, Yang Sijie arrived at Yuti Pass. After meeting with Xiao Chuo, the two embraced.

Xiao Chuo said, "Fourth Sister, I heard from Nanyang that you stayed in Phoenix City to help Yunluo, and you have already defeated Yelü Hongduo's army."

Fourth Sister Yang said, "Xiao Chuo, the Battle of Jinshatan cost me almost all my family. The hatred between me and the Liao Dynasty is irreconcilable, and you should understand how I feel."

Xiao Chuo sighed, "I really didn't expect Yelü Sage's move! Beforehand, he stopped supplies to Zijing Pass and created the illusion of peace talks with the Song Dynasty, then secretly laid an ambush and captured Hebei in one fell swoop. This man is indeed cunning and shrewd."

Fourth Sister Yang asked, "Xiao Chuo, what do you plan to do?"

Xiao Chuo said with difficulty, "I haven't decided yet, because the Xiao family is a noble family of the Liao Dynasty, with thousands of members, many of whom... " "I'm related to the Liao royal family by blood. If I were to betray Liao..."

Yang Sijie stared intently into Xiao Chuo's eyes and said, "Xiao Chuo, if you don't agree, Liu Lang will never forgive you!"

Xiao Chuo said, "But I don't want to harm my family, nor do I want to betray Liu Lang's feelings. It's a difficult situation, but I will come up with a foolproof plan!"

Yang Sijie nodded upon hearing this and asked, "What about Nanyang?"

Xiao Chuo said, "Father accompanied the emperor to Ordos Banner, while Nanyang and my sister Xiao Ming'er went to Ordos Banner to greet him. I should have gone too, but knowing you were coming, I made an excuse to stay at Yuti Pass and wait for you. We'll discuss what to do after Liu Lang arrives." After

a simple dinner, Xiao Chuo accompanied Yang Sijie to bathe.

Seeing Yang Sijie remove her cloud-patterned helmet and phoenix armor, Xiao Chuo exclaimed, "Yunluo is quite generous, willing to give you such fine armor! If it were me, I might not be so willing!"

Yang Sijie took off her clothes and soaked in the hot spring, sighing, "Although Yunluo is highly skilled in martial arts, she is also facing a major tribulation in her life. The Black Mountain Blood Demon has designated Yunluo as the next bride to be sent to Sun and Moon Mountain. It is said that none of the female disciples from the cultivation world sent there have ever returned alive."

Xiao Chuo then took off her clothes and also soaked in the hot spring.

Yang Sijie smiled and gently touched Xiao Chuo's increasingly protruding belly, saying, "Xiao Chuo, I wonder when the baby will be born? I can't wait any longer."

Xiao Chuo laughed and said, "Don't envy others, you'll have one sooner or later."

Yang Sijie listened with longing, but then sighed and said, "Since Jinshatan, I haven't seen Liulang. I wonder how he is now?"

Xiao Chuo giggled and said, "Look, I just said one sentence and you've already stirred up your spring fever." Yang Sijie quickly explained, "No! I'm..." "I really miss him. I wonder how badly he was injured that time, and whether he has fully recovered yet?"

Xiao Chuo hugged Yang Sijie from behind, rubbing her full breasts against Yang Sijie's jade-like back, while her hands encircled her slender waist. She said, "Sijie, should I comfort you for Liulang?"

Yang Sijie blushed and said, "No, please! In Phoenix City, I was almost seduced by Yunluo. She used the Twelve Orthodox Techniques to heal my injuries. To be honest, that feeling of ecstasy is truly unforgettable."

Xiao Chuo exclaimed in surprise, "There's such a thing? No wonder Yunluo would..." "I'll give you her cloud-patterned helmet and phoenix armor."

Yang Sijie said shyly, "Actually, I didn't want to be with her... but I was on the verge of death, and only she could save me. It wasn't that I was afraid of death, but the Yang family's great revenge was still unavenged, and I didn't want to leave this world like this."

Xiao Chuo nodded, embracing Yang Sijie, and said, "Sijie, your hatred is my hatred. I will help you avenge yourself! For Liulang and you, I would rather overthrow the Liao regime, kill Emperor Muzong of Liao and Yelü Sage, but you must be patient and give me some time. You must not..." "Because of a moment of recklessness, a grand plan for the future has been delayed."

Yang Sijie said softly, "Xiao Chuo, this is all up to you to arrange."

Xiao Chuo replied, "Actually, I already have a bold plan, or rather, this plan has been brewing for a long time. Yuti Pass is the birthplace of our Xiao family. I grew up here, and now the 50,000 elite soldiers of Yuti Pass are all my trusted confidants."

Yang Sijie asked happily, "Xiao Chuo, how do you plan to help me?"

Xiao Chuo said, "Come with me!"

After leaving the hot spring, the two put on a soft nightgown.

Xiao Chuo led the way, and the two arrived at Xiao Chuo's bedroom. There, they saw a snow-white silk canopy, made of celestial silkworm silk, which, together with the white bedding on the embroidered couch, formed a pure white scene.

Although it was late autumn, Xiao Chuo's bedroom was warm as spring.

After Xiao Chuo explained, Yang Sijie learned that the entire room's floor was paved with copper plates. Because copper is an excellent conductor of heat, every time the weather cooled, someone would use a stove to heat Xiao Chuo's room, making it even hotter than in summer. Because Yang Linggong was known for his frugality, Yang Sijie couldn't help but marvel at the room before her.

"Fourth Sister, come here quickly!"

Hearing this, Yang Sijie quickly snapped out of her reverie and went to Xiao Chuo's side.

Seeing Xiao Chuo stop before the bed and then activate a mechanism on the headboard, a huge world map immediately appeared on the wall inside the bed. This map was extremely accurate and meticulously crafted. The Liao Dynasty's territory was at the top, in vermilion, while the other countries—Song, Western Liang, Uyghur, Tibetan, Mongol, Karakhanid, and others—were marked in different colors, making it easy to understand at a glance.

"This map is very accurate!" exclaimed Yang Sijie.

Xiao Chuo pointed to Ordo Banner and said, "Emperor Muzong of Liao is right here."

Yang Sijie clenched her fists and gritted her teeth, saying, "Xiao Chuo, how about we launch a mutiny and attack Ordo Banner?"

Xiao Chuo shook her head, saying, "That's too reckless. We might not even be able to take Ordo Banner, and it could put us in a passive position."

Yang Sijie sighed and said, "Then let's wait for Liu Lang to arrive and discuss this further."

Xiao Chuo helped Yang Sijie lie down and said to her, "Sijie, don't rush. Revenge isn't something that can be done overnight. We must plan carefully and ensure everything goes smoothly. My scouts have already split up and will bring good news soon."

Yang Sijie didn't know what plan Xiao Chuo was secretly brewing, but seeing the confidence in her eyes, she felt relieved.

Xiao Chuo sat down next to Yang Sijie and asked with concern, "Is it hot here?"

Yang Sijie wiped the sweat from her brow and said, "A little, but it's very comfortable! It's so cold outside, but we can stay in this warm indoor space—it's truly a treat!"

Yang Sijie's fair, rosy-cheeked face and clear, bright eyes gazed at Xiao Fu. She wore no makeup; beneath her delicate nose, her lips were a luscious red, and two barely visible dimples graced her face—absolutely perfect, like fine wine, intoxicating.

"Sijie, let me give you a massage,"

Xiao Chuo said, her body slightly turned, her hands already resting on Yang Sijie's shoulders.

Yang Sijie felt a little thirsty and said, "It feels a bit too hot now."

Xiao Chuo smiled and said, "Sister, you don't know, I have a treasure here. After using it, you'll feel cold again!"

Yang Sijie smiled and said, "What treasure is it? Take it out and let me see."

Hearing this, Xiao Chuo clapped her hands.

A moment later, footsteps sounded outside, and two young girls slowly entered, carrying two silver basins filled with ice cubes of various sizes. The girls placed the basins on the bed and then took their leave.

Xiao Chuo casually picked up a piece of ice about the size of a goose egg and placed it on Yang Sijie's chest. She then chose a smaller piece of ice to apply as a cold compress to Yang Sijie's forehead.

Yang Sijie felt instantly refreshed and stretched comfortably, asking, "Xiao Chuo, it's not time for ice to freeze yet, where did such a large block of ice come from? I remember when the ice from Tianshan was transported to Bianjing, it was only the size of a grape."

Xiao Chuo gently used the ice to cool Yang Sijie's breasts as he replied, "Yuti Pass is closer to Bianjing. Also, I have a good place to store ice here. There's a temple in the city with a well whose water is exceptionally cold. When I found out, I requisitioned that well. Because I fear the heat most, I have ice transported from Tianshan in the summer. It melts on the same day, but transporting it every day would be a waste of resources and manpower." So someone taught me to sprinkle salt on the ice cubes that were brought in, and then send them to the underground storage. When I took them out the next day, the ice cubes had not melted at all. "

Fourth Sister Yang was surprised, "Who is so smart?

Xiao Chuo smiled and said, "It's me."

Fourth Sister Yang said: "You are really a genius." "

Seeing that Fourth Sister Yang's body began to tremble slightly due to the cold compress of the ice cubes, and the melted ice cubes wet her upper body, Xiao Chuo said: "Fourth Sister, your clothes are soaked, and you should be no longer hot, right? "

Fourth Sister Yang said: "It's still a bit cold now! "

Xiao Chuo took away the ice cubes from Fourth Sister Yang, and saw that the goose egg-sized ice cube in his hand had melted to the size of a peanut, so he ate it.

Seeing that Xiao Chuo was eating with gusto, Fourth Sister Yang asked, "What's so delicious about the ice cubes?

Xiao Chuo said: "You don't understand. I put honey in these ice cubes, especially in this shape. I put more honey in them." "

Xiao Chuo raised his body and took out a white porcelain water bottle from one of the silver basins, which was filled with ice water that had just melted.

Yang Sijie took a sip, and a refreshing and sweet sensation instantly filled her senses, making her shiver with delight.

Xiao Chuo asked, "Is it sweet?"

Yang Sijie nodded, drinking in large gulps until she finished the bottle of ice water, then said, "It's so delicious! Even if it's honey, it's no ordinary honey, is it?"

Xiao Chuo said, "This is honey from the Eight Lone Peaks outside the city. I picked it myself. Sister, you may not know, but there's a plum grove on that peak. The plum trees there are ancient trees, each as thick as two hands can encircle. The grove is home to countless robust wasps. The honey from these wasps is not only sweet and delicious, but it's especially good for the heart and lungs."

Yang Sijie exclaimed happily, "Is it really that magical? Such wonderful stuff!"

Yang Sijie turned to look at the map hanging on the wall and said, "One day, this red will cover all the places on this map, but Xiao Wei, I don't want that dynasty to be the Liao Dynasty."

Two days later, Liu Lang arrived at Yuti Pass. There, he not only met Xiao Chuo, but also Yang Sijie, whom he had been longing for day and night.

Liu Lang embraced Yang Si Jie, his nose stinging, tears welling up in his eyes.

Yang Si Jie was even more sorrowful, recalling the tragic scene at Jinshatan, tears streaming down her face as she comforted Liu Lang, "Liu Lang, I've finally seen you again! Am I dreaming? I thought I'd never see you again in this lifetime."

Liu Lang nodded, tears welling in his eyes, and said, "Our parents and brothers are all gone."

Yang Si Jie nodded, "I know, Liu Lang, don't be sad. We should live well and avenge our parents."

Seeing that Yang Si Jie was trying to comfort him, but was even more heartbroken than him, Liu Lang hugged her tightly and then said to Xiao Chuo, "Xiao Chuo, I've come to find you now. You should state your position. What will you do from now on?"

Xiao Chuo was also saddened by Yang Si Jie's sorrow, and said seriously to Liu Lang, "Liu Lang..." "The Battle of Jinshatan was my mistake; I didn't anticipate Yelü Sage's ambition."

Saying this, Xiao Chuo glanced at Yelü Changting and said, "Changting, you've already pledged allegiance to Liulang, so what about me? Now I will join you in helping Liulang pacify the Liao Dynasty. But then again, the Liao Dynasty isn't without good people; I hope you won't indiscriminately kill innocents."

Liulang nodded, "I know that; you don't need to worry. The key is what our next move should be."

Xiao Chuo said, "I just received intelligence from the front lines that Yelü Hongduo's attack on Menglanxili failed, enraging Emperor Muzong of Liao. He is now very disappointed in both Yelü Sage and Yelü Hongduo, but has regained favor with Prince Jing, Yelü Xian. This time, when he came to Ordo Banner, the ministers protecting him..." "It's my father and my husband..."

Liu Lang corrected, "Your former husband."

Xiao Chuo hummed in agreement, "Yes, he was my former husband! So I'm thinking of staging a sudden coup to overthrow Emperor Muzong of Liao's regime and seize control."

Liu Lang clapped his hands in approval, "That's a good idea."

Murong Feixue asked, "So how are things with the Mongol army now?"

Liu Lang also asked, "Yes, didn't you say that the Mongol prince has already invaded Ordo Banner?"

Xiao Chuo nodded, "That's right. Under the instigation of Hughes Erdon, the Mongol prince killed his brother and father and invaded Ordo Banner, but they invaded Erdu Banner. Now they are forming a complex situation with the Liao Dynasty. Emperor Muzong's army is not ready yet, plus..." The war situation on the southern front changed, so it was delayed for him to regain Earl's flag.

Rokuro was not very interested in these flags and just asked anxiously: "When will the coup be carried out?" "

Xiao Chuo said: "This is not an easy task. Now my sister Xiao Min'er and my sister Xiao Nanyang have gone to Ordo Banner to convince my father. In addition, I have contacted my two brothers. They are both generals with heavy troops. One is the commander of the imperial guard of Huanglong Mansion, named Xiao Tianzuo, and the other is the general Huwei in front of Muzong of Liao Dynasty, named Xiao Tianyou.

Rokuro laughed and said, "I know these two people."

Xiao Chuo was stunned and said, "How do you know him?"

Liu Lang was startled and thought: I have seen it on TV and heard it in storytelling, but there is no way to explain this to Xiao Chuo. Thinking of this, Liu Lang smiled sheepishly: "Didn't you say he was your brother?" That is my brother-in-law. I will be very close to him from now on. How can I not recognize him? "

Xiao Chuo saw that Liu Lang was a poor talker, so he ignored him and continued: "There is also Yelu Hongduo, I also plan to use him.

"Are you sure?"

asked Rokuro.

Xiao Chuo said, "No, but Yelü Hongduo is currently leading a large army towards Ordo Banner. Although his troops were defeated, they still number in the tens of thousands. If they were to launch a mutiny, they should not be underestimated."

Liu Lang said, "You can arrange that."

Xiao Chuo added, "There are also the two national advisors beside Emperor Muzong of Liao—Xiaoyao Xianjun and Jiutian Xuanfo. They are both experts from the Asura Realm and are extremely powerful. We must control these two guys for our operation to proceed smoothly."

Liu Lang said, "Yes! Jiutian Xuanfo is quite troublesome."

Murong Feixue asked, "Xiao Chuo, are your six swords no match for them?" "?"

Xiao Chuo frowned and said, "My swordsmanship is still not quite at the level of perfection. If it were a one-on-one fight, I could barely avoid defeat."

Yang Sijie said, "Not long ago, Nanyang and I were chased by the Immortal Lord Xiaoyao, but we were saved by Yunluo. I saw Yunluo drive the Immortal Lord Xiaoyao away with my own eyes. Yunluo said that she is a ninth-level sixth-stage primordial spirit. Sixth Brother, can't you and your sister-in-law together do it?"

Murong Feixue was stunned and said, "Yunluo? Mengluo, when did you meet Yunluo?"

Yang Sijie then remembered that Yunluo was Murong Feixue's fellow disciple, and the two had a deep and unbreakable bond. So she told everyone about her experiences in Phoenix City.

Murong Feixue listened and fell into deep thought. Sixth Brother, however, thought to himself: If I could recruit Yunluo and make her work for me, my power would be extraordinary.

Xiao Chuo said, "Sixth Brother, why don't you let Fourth Sister help you persuade Yunluo? If you win her over, those 200,000 Xiliang soldiers will all be yours."

Sixth Brother happily replied, "Great! Fourth Sister, then I'll trouble you to put in the effort and help me get Yunluo on board."

Fourth Sister Yang said, "Yes, ma'am!"

Suddenly, Fourth Sister Yang remembered something else and said, "Xiao Chuo, you just said that Yelü Hongduo and Immortal Lord Xiaoyao are also going to Ordo Banner? Immortal Lord Xiaoyao knows Nanyang and knows about Nanyang saving me. Will Nanyang be in danger?"

Xiao Chuo also thought of this. She thought for a moment and said, "Nanyang is very meticulous. She will protect herself. Besides, there's my father. But what you said has made me start to worry. How about this, we'll set off for Ordo Banner tomorrow. Although Emperor Muzong of Liao has..." "Two experts, but we're not bad here either."

Miao Xueyan interjected, "It's not far from Tianshan. If only my master could lend us a hand!"

Xiao Chuo laughed, "That would save us trouble, but given Shi Yutang's character and nature, she won't help us. We'd better figure it out ourselves."

Murong Feixue said, "If Sister Phoenix were here, it would be easier. Liu Lang, Sister Phoenix, and I once joined forces to defeat the Nine Heavens Mystic Buddha!"

Xiao Chuo asked, "Sister Phoenix, is it Bai Fenghuang?"

Liu Lang chuckled, "That's her. Sister Bai cultivates both Qimen and Yuanshen. The three of us are all at the Eight Paths Yuanshen level, which is just right to defeat the Nine Heavens Mystic Buddha's Ten Paths Kui Luo."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Chuo seemed thoughtful, recalling the scene at the Seven Star Tower. She thought: That night, after I lost my virginity to Liu Lang, I pushed him towards Chai Mingge and Bai Fenghuang, but I never imagined that Bai Fenghuang was already Liu Lang's woman. But I wonder what Chai Mingge's plans are?" She is ultimately Liu Lang's woman, though Liu Lang is still kept in the dark. Chai Mingge bears the heavy responsibility of restoring the Great Zhou Dynasty. What should I do now? When Liu Lang learns the truth, will he help Chai Mingge overthrow the Song Dynasty and fulfill her wish? If that's the case, then everything I'm doing now is just helping Chai Mingge. After years of open and covert struggles with her, I never expected it to end like this. I'm truly unwilling to accept it.

Liu Lang, unsure of Xiao Chuo's thoughts, asked when she remained silent, "Xiao Chuo, do you feel our strength is insufficient? Should I gather more people?"

Xiao Chuo replied, "Even if you find more, we'll have to wait for them to arrive. Once the plan is implemented, speed is of the essence; we can't afford any delays. However, Changting, Xueyan, and Fourth Sister are all quite skilled. Although Jiutian Xuanfo and Xiaoyao Xianjun are formidable, if our plan is meticulous and we launch a surprise attack, they might not be our match. My sister Xiao Ming'er, my younger sister Xiao Nanyang, and I together should be able to handle Xiaoyao Xianjun without much trouble. So, wouldn't the five of you be able to defeat Jiutian Xuanfo?" "Winning chances?"

Liu Lang cursed, "Isn't he just a lousy monk? My skills have improved greatly now, and I might not lose to him even in a one-on-one fight. I'm just afraid that if I can't hold him off, it will ruin your plan."

Xiao Chuo said, "We will first take control of Ordoqi's military power. Then I don't believe that we, along with thousands of troops, can't subdue those two vicious monks."

Murong Feixue said, "That makes sense. After all, we outnumber them and will seize the initiative by surprise. We will definitely make those two vicious monks lose their will to fight, and then we will definitely be able to defeat them."

Yang Sijie gritted her teeth and said, "I must personally kill the Nine Heavens Mysterious Buddha to avenge my father and brothers."

After discussing national affairs, he naturally couldn't resist being intimate with the women.

Liu Lang had been separated from Xiao Chuo and Yang Sijie for a long time and desperately needed their comfort to dispel his loneliness. Murong Feixue, being very understanding, suggested that Liu Lang, Yang Sijie, and Xiao Chuo have a good get-together. However, Liu Lang said, "Yanzi and Changting have also been separated from me for a while, and I miss them very much. Why don't we all sleep together?"

Yang Sijie blurted out, "No, Xiao Chuo's room doesn't have blankets."

Liu Lang asked in surprise, "Why is that?"

Yang Sijie chuckled and said, "Xiao Chuo's sleeping area has charcoal fires heating the floor and bed. Even if you sleep naked, you'll still sweat, let alone use a blanket!"

Liu Lang exclaimed happily, "That's great! I slept in the wilderness last night, and I'm still not warm. I'll go enjoy myself now!"

Xiao Chuo said, "No need to rush." "Let's have dinner first, then take a hot bath, and then we'll play."

In Xiao Chuo's bedroom, Xiao Chuo turned to the side, letting Liu Lang hold her tightly from behind. Her beautiful back, rounded buttocks, and long, slender legs formed an alluring curve, and the beads of sweat covering her skin made her appear even more translucent. Her beautiful eyes were half-open, half-closed, enduring Liu Lang's assault...

After a perfect lovemaking symphony, Liu Lang happily embraced Xiao Chuo, looking at the map on the wall. Liu Lang fantasized that Xiao Chuo belonged to him, and that red area also belonged to him. Sooner or later, that red area would gradually spread in all directions, crossing mountains and rivers, extending endlessly across the earth...

That night, Liu Lang, Xiao Chuo, Murong Feixue, Yang Sijie, Miao Xueyan, and Yelü Changting spent the entire night in revelry, a night of passion and debauchery.

After Yelü Changting left Feiying Hall, Jiutian Xuanfo took over Feiying Hall.

After the Liao army's defeat at Feihu City, Emperor Muzong of Liao realized his mistake. Although the Liao army was well-trained and well-supplied, it could not withstand fighting on multiple fronts. The original plan to quickly pacify the area north of the Yellow River was no longer feasible.

With winter approaching and a southern campaign becoming increasingly difficult, Emperor Muzong decided to concentrate his forces on a single point of attack. After consulting with his ministers, he decided to stabilize the rear first. He assembled his army at Ordo Banner to quell the Mongol rebellion and recapture Erxia Banner.

At this time, Jiutian Xuanfo arrived with his followers to join Emperor Muzong. Ordo Banner had originally been the Liao emperor's temporary palace; although it had walls, the population was small, and there were no military camps. Therefore, after meeting with Xiaoyao Xianjun, Jiutian Xuanfo stationed his army outside the east gate.

Chapter Six: Poisoning Emperor Muzong of Liao

, Xiao Chuo, Liu Lang, Yang Sijie, Murong Feixue, Miao Xueyan, Yelü Changting led three thousand soldiers to Ordo Banner, while Liu Lang and the others were disguised as Xiao Chuo's personal guards.

After Xiao Chuo stationed her troops outside the South Gate, she entered the city, while Liu Lang and the others remained outside to wait.

Upon entering the city, Xiao Chuo first went to see her father, Xiao Siwen.

Upon seeing Xiao Siwen, she noticed Xiao Ming'er was there but not Xiao Nanyang, so she asked him what was going on.

Xiao Siwen, however, looked delighted and said, "Nanyang has been summoned to the palace by the Emperor. He said he wants to make her a Consort!"

Xiao Chuo's heart sank upon hearing this, and she asked, "Is Nanyang willing?"

Xiao Siwen replied, "Why wouldn't she be willing? Think about it, you are now a Princess Consort, but Prince Jing is weak and powerless. If Nanyang becomes a Consort, coupled with the Xiao family's position in court, it will only benefit you, not harm you!"

Seeing that Xiao Siwen was only considering power and status, clearly without Xiao Nanyang's consent, Xiao Chuo then asked Xiao Ruo'er, "Sister, do you understand what's going on in this matter?"

Xiao Ming'er looked very... Seemingly unwilling to speak, she finally managed to say after much effort, "Actually, Emperor Muzong of Liao had long taken a liking to Nanyang. This time, Nanyang and I came to Ordo Banner and happened to run into Emperor Muzong, so he kept Nanyang in the temporary palace."

Xiao Chuo frowned upon hearing this and said, "Father, how could you do this? Giving your own daughter to the Emperor to please him, without considering Nanyang's situation and thoughts, she must be heartbroken!"

Xiao Siwen said, "What's wrong with that? Don't you want Nanyang to be made an Imperial Noble Consort?"

At this moment, someone announced, "Prince Jing has arrived!"

After seeing Yelü Xian, Xiao Chuo pretended to talk to him about recent events, and then everyone began to discuss current affairs.

Xiao Chuo said, “Prince Qi, Yelü Sage, has distinguished himself in battle and holds military power, with many supporters in the court; Prince Zhao, Yelü Hongduo, is cunning by nature and is most favored by Emperor Muzong. Now Yelü Sage is ordered to guard Youzhou. Once Emperor Muzong establishes an heir, although you are Emperor Shizong's biological son, think about how many ministers in the court will support you?”

Yelü Xian asked, “What about Cheng Shijie? Can he be considered one of us?”

Xiao Chuo said, “Cheng Shijie is two-faced and unreliable. Although he is openly friendly with us now, we don’t know what his true intentions are.”

Xiao Siwen nodded and said, “Chuo’er’s consideration is very insightful. Although Cheng Shijie has ulterior motives, he will not…” "He'll turn against us immediately, but once the battle for the crown prince breaks out, he might become a formidable enemy."

Yelü Xian sighed, "I really don't want to get involved in such a struggle. We're all brothers from the same womb, why fight to the death for the throne? If the Emperor insists on making Yelü Sage king, I will never compete with him."

Xiao Chuo sneered, "Your Highness, your benevolence won't win over Prince Qi. Didn't I tell you? Only if you inherit the throne can you brothers avoid sacrifice. If either Prince Qi or Prince Zhao becomes emperor, it will cause a bloodier disaster than when Emperor Muzong of Liao ascended the throne."

Yelü Xian sighed and said nothing more.

At this moment, the central army reported that Emperor Muzong of Liao summoned Xiao Siwen for an audience.

Xiao Siwen didn't know why Emperor Muzong summoned him so late, so he quickly put on his court robes and went to the palace for an audience.

Xiao Chuo also couldn't guess why Xiao Siwen was seeking out Emperor Muzong, but she seemed to sense a premonition, a bloody premonition.

Sure enough, an hour later, Xiao Siwen returned!

Seeing Xiao Siwen's somber face, Xiao Chuo hurriedly asked him the reason, and Xiao Siwen told her about Xiao Nanyang.

Xiao Chuo said, "Father, didn't you say that Nanyang being made a Consort was a good thing? Then why do you look so unhappy?"

Xiao Siwen shook his head and said, "Nanyang has been stubborn since she was a child. I know that once she's made up her mind, no one can change it. Although she was made a Consort by the Emperor, it wasn't her intention. Nanyang secretly told me..."

At this point, Xiao Siwen stopped speaking, glanced at Yelü Xian beside him, sighed, and swallowed back what he wanted to say.

Xiao Chuo was very clever and immediately guessed that Xiao Siwen definitely didn't want to explain things clearly in front of Yelü Xian, so she said to Yelü Xian, "Your Highness, since my sister is going to be a Consort, I would like to talk with Father for a while. It's getting late, and you have to accompany the Emperor tomorrow, so you should go back and rest."

Yelü Xian was simple-minded and didn't understand the hidden meaning in Xiao Chuo's words, so he took his leave.

After Yelü Xian left, Xiao Chuo asked, "Did my sister do something rash that she shouldn't have?"

Xiao Siwen replied, "She's determined to assassinate the Emperor, but because her martial arts skills are limited, she wants me to prepare poison for her so she can secretly kill him." Xiao

Chuo immediately understood the reason and bit her lip, pondering for a moment before deliberately saying, "Father, why don't you try to persuade Nanyang? How could she do such a foolish thing? Even if she succeeds, how could she survive? She might even implicate the whole family. It's not that I'm afraid of death, but since ancient times, no emperor has ever been wrong. We, as subjects, can only accept our fate. Nanyang can only accept her fate."

Xiao Siwen sighed, "I have tried to persuade her, but Nanyang refuses to give up no matter what. She said that if she doesn't get the poison before dark tomorrow, she will find another way to kill the Emperor. In short, one of them will definitely die tomorrow."

Xiao Ming'er sighed and said, "Nanyang is really too stubborn."

Xiao Siwen looked at Xiao Chuo.

Xiao Chuo's face was cold as she said softly, "Father, Nanyang's mind is made up now, and we cannot go to the palace to dissuade him. Once Nanyang takes action, whether successful or not, our Xiao family will be implicated. Although the crime of regicide is punishable by death, if Nanyang's assassination succeeds, the Xiao family might be able to seize this opportunity..."

Xiao Siwen was taken aback and said, "But this matter is of great importance; if handled poorly, it could bring disaster upon our entire clan."

Xiao Chuo smiled slightly and said, "If handled well, our Xiao family will rise to prominence."

Xiao Siwen remained silent.

Xiao Ming'er looked at Xiao Siwen, then at Xiao Chuo, not daring to interrupt.

Xiao Chuo continued, “I think now is a good opportunity! If we wait until the day the Emperor dies, Prince Qi and Prince Zhao will be fully prepared, and we will be in a very passive position. But now Prince Qi is far away in Youzhou, and although Prince Zhao is in the military camp, he is unprepared. At present, there are only 10,000 troops in Ordo Banner City, and the rest of the troops are stationed outside the city. The military power in the city is concentrated in the hands of two people: one is Wen Shan, the Marquis of Dongting of Ordo Banner, and the other is General Xiao Tianyou. If we act quickly and take control of the situation, after Prince Jing successfully ascends the throne, Prince Qi and Prince Zhao will have no legitimate reason to resist.”

"But why would they listen to us?"

Xiao Chuo smiled and said, "I have already conspired with Xiao Tianyou. As for Marquis Wenshan of Dongting, even if he has some troops, he is not a threat. Besides, this matter is beyond repair, because just three days ago, I wrote to Huanglong Prefecture, asking Xiao Tianzuo to prepare for a coup and seize the capital while Emperor Muzong of Liao is not in Huanglong Prefecture."

Xiao Siwen asked in surprise, "Chuo'er, you were prepared all along?"

Xiao Chuo nodded and said, "That's right, Father, don't forget how Mother died! It was all because of Emperor Muzong of Liao. He tried to rape Mother, but she refused and then killed herself by crashing into a wall." On a pillar inside the Jinde Hall. "Now is the time for me to avenge my mother! Moreover, when Emperor Muzong of Liao ascended the throne, he killed several uncles of the Xiao family. Have you forgotten?"

Seeing that Xiao Siwen still seemed hesitant, Xiao Chuo said, "Father, hesitation will surely lead to endless troubles! Today the situation is in your favor. If you do not act, what will happen if the Prince of Qi and the Prince of Zhao come to power in the future? Will our Xiao family still be able to survive?"

Xiao Siwen steeled his heart and finally said, "Chuo'er, I will listen to you!"

That night, Xiao Chuo went to the palace to meet the emperor, firstly to congratulate Xiao Nanyang, who was about to become a concubine, and secondly to report the military situation at Yuti Pass to Emperor Muzong of Liao.

According to the prohibition, weapons were not allowed to be carried into the emperor's palace, and Xiao Chuo was no exception. Therefore, before entering the palace, she handed her sword flask to the palace gatekeeper and was led by a eunuch to see Emperor Muzong of Liao.

Emperor Muzong was in a good mood that day, reviewing twelve Han women brought back from a prisoner-of-war camp by the Nine Heavens Mystic Buddha. These women were captured by the Liao army after conquering important towns in Hebei; each was beautiful, the oldest seventeen and the youngest only fourteen.

Xiao Chuo secretly resented Emperor Muzong's lustful nature, especially seeing Qin Lian, whom he held in his arms, her face still wet with tears, while Xiao Nanyang sat to the side with a sullen face.

When Xiao Nanyang saw Xiao Chuo, he was overjoyed.

Finally, Xiao Chuo suppressed her anger and stepped forward to perform the courtly rituals of a subject to Emperor Muzong.

Emperor Muzong of Liao asked, "My dear minister, how is the battle in Xiliang?"

Xiao Chuo reported, "Your Majesty, although Li Deming is a local hero with a powerful army stationed at Yumen Pass, he knows that our Great Liao Kingdom is strong and has long intended to annex the Central Plains. If he marches south, he will surely take Yumen Pass first. He is currently preparing his troops and has close ties with the Uyghurs."

Emperor Muzong praised, "My dear minister, you are indeed capable. You will continue to be in charge of Xiliang and the Uyghurs. As for your achievements, we will reward you after we return to Huanglong Prefecture. If there is nothing else, you may take your leave!"

At this moment, Xiao Chuo calmly took out a box from her bosom, opened it, and presented it to Emperor Muzong, saying, "My sister has been favored by Your Majesty and has been made a Noble Consort. I have a small gift for you, Noble Consort."

At this moment, a close eunuch took the box and placed it on Emperor Muzong's table.

Emperor Muzong of Liao found only a piece of women's lip paper inside. This paper was exquisitely crafted, with a bright silver outer edge and a vermilion center. Folded in half, the red and white colors were beautiful and fragrant.

Emperor Muzong disdained such a woman's item, and Xiao Nanyang lazily put the box away.

Seeing Xiao Chuo remain silent and bow to leave, Xiao Nanyang felt a pang of sadness. When she had just met Xiao Siwen, she had hoped Xiao Siwen would stand up for her, but Xiao Siwen's cowardice disappointed her. Now, seeing Xiao Chuo enter the palace, she thought things had taken a turn for the better, but Xiao Chuo didn't even offer a word of concern. She thought to herself: "It seems they don't want me to assassinate Emperor Muzong."

Xiao Nanyang smiled sadly to herself, thinking: "Even if you don't help me, I will find a way to kill this dog emperor and avenge my mother."

Although the Immortal Lord of Leisure told Emperor Muzong of Liao about Xiao Nanyang's rescue of Yang Sijie, Xiao Nanyang claimed that Yang Sijie was her sister from Xingxiu Sea and that she didn't know Yang Sijie was a general in the Song army. Emperor Muzong didn't seem to care and didn't make things difficult for Xiao Nanyang. Therefore, Xiao Nanyang feigned flattery towards Emperor Muzong, hoping to get away with it. Emperor Muzong

, the Nine Heavens Mystic Buddha, and the Immortal Lord of Leisure were busy flirting with the newly arrived Han Chinese girls, and no one noticed the complex psychological changes in Xiao Nanyang.

At this moment, Xiao Nanyang casually opened the box, then, with tears in her eyes, picked up the lip paper and applied it to her lips. While performing this tedious action, she pondered how to deal with Liao Muzong. Because the Immortal Lord of the Carefree Realm had restricted her power, she was currently powerless. If she tried to subdue the physically strong Liao Muzong by force, she certainly couldn't, especially since Liao Muzong was protected by experts like the Immortal Lord of the Carefree Realm and the Nine Heavens Mystic Buddha…

Suddenly, Xiao Nanyang noticed writing inside the lip paper. She was startled, and seeing that Liao Muzong and the others hadn't noticed her, she quietly opened the lip paper slightly. It was Xiao Chuo's handwriting: "Nanyang, this lip paper contains a deadly poison called Red Fierce Intestinal Severing Powder. Its poison will take effect immediately upon contact with strong alcohol, killing within seven steps. Use with caution!"

Xiao Chuo was indeed Xiao Chuo! Xiao Nanyang secretly admired Xiao Chuo's meticulous planning. After all, Liao Muzong would never have dreamed of such a concealed poison, which also made her assassination attempt easier. But when would she make her move? And what would Xiao Chuo do after she killed Emperor Muzong of Liao? Xiao Chuo didn't specify a timeframe; could it be that she had already prepared a response?

The banquet was held at the Emperor's temporary palace in Ordos Banner.

Today was Emperor Muzong's birthday. Besides Xiao Nanyang, two other concubines, Consort Tong and Consort Li, were also present. One of them was pregnant. Unlike Xiao Nanyang, they had fawned over Emperor Muzong while he was abusing Han Chinese girls.

After consuming the elixir of the Immortal Lord of Leisure, Emperor Muzong was exceptionally vigorous, having slept with three women before stopping to rest. Xiao Nanyang took the opportunity to surround him. She didn't do anything, only feigning shyness to lower his guard.

Emperor Muzong didn't intend to possess Xiao Nanyang immediately, knowing she was still a virgin; he wanted to save her for last.

When Emperor Muzong of Liao was having his way with the fourth girl, he summoned Xiao Nanyang to join him. Xiao Nanyang seized the opportunity to press his lips, coated with deadly poison, against Emperor Muzong's mouth…

After finishing with the fourth girl, Emperor Muzong, beaming with delight, raised his wine cup, inviting the Nine Heavens Mystic Buddha, the Carefree Immortal Lord, and his three beloved concubines to drink together.

Xiao Nanyang placed the wine cup on the table, watching Emperor Muzong down three large cups of strong liquor.

Emperor Muzong's face flushed red, and he stood up laughing loudly, shouting, "That was exhilarating! I'm going to devour the rest of the girls in one go!"

With that, Emperor Muzong stood up with a lewd grin and walked towards the trembling girls, grabbing the one closest to him like an eagle snatching chicks.

The girl looked only fourteen or fifteen years old; after being grabbed by Emperor Muzong, she was forced onto the table.

Just as Emperor Muzong of Liao was about to continue, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his chest, and a liquid rushed to his throat. He couldn't help but open his mouth, and dark brown blood cascaded down like a waterfall onto the young girl's fair chest and abdomen.

The Nine Heavens Mystic Buddha and the Carefree Immortal Lord were immediately alarmed and rushed forward to check on Emperor Muzong.

At this moment, Emperor Muzong had collapsed to the ground, his body limp and powerless. The Carefree Immortal Lord touched him and found that his pulse had stopped, but he was still breathing. His angry eyes were almost blazing with fury; perhaps due to excitement, or perhaps due to exhaustion, his mouth trembled, unable to speak.

The Carefree Immortal Lord quickly gave Emperor Muzong a Great Rejuvenating Pill; although it couldn't cure the poison, it could alleviate its effects.

After taking the Great Rejuvenation Pill, Emperor Muzong of Liao felt a little better, but then flew into a rage, shouting, "Who poisoned me? Who dares to murder the emperor? I am the Emperor of Liao, I will not die..."

A moment later, Emperor Muzong calmed down and looked at Xiao Nanyang, asking, "When did you poison me?"

Xiao Nanyang didn't know Emperor Muzong was lying to her, but she was straightforward by nature. Seeing that Emperor Muzong was doomed, she wanted him to die quickly, so she said, "Don't worry about when. In short, there's no antidote for this poison. Even if there were, I wouldn't give it to you. Just wait to die!"

Emperor Muzong suppressed his anger and asked... "I am the ruler of a nation, what's wrong with being my woman? Why do you want to kill me?"

Xiao Nanyang smiled bitterly, "Have you ever considered me your woman? Besides, your women are just your playthings, but I don't want to be a tool for you to vent your lust, and also to avenge my mother."

Emperor Muzong of Liao glared at Xiao Nanyang and said, "Aren't you afraid of death?"

Xiao Nanyang remained calm and said, "Being your plaything is worse than death. Since you dare to kill me, I'm not afraid." Emperor

Muzong of Liao asked again, "Then when did you poison me?"

Xiao Nanyang just chuckled.

Emperor Muzong of Liao gritted his teeth and nodded, saying, "I will grant your wish, but have you thought about it? Emperor regicide is punishable by the execution of the entire family! Lord Xiao is truly pitiful, having given birth to such an unfilial daughter..."

Xiao Nanyang's heart skipped a beat, but she quickly regained her composure. She snorted and said, "It has nothing to do with them."

The Immortal Lord of Leisure sighed, "Your Majesty, I have long said that this woman is colluding with the Song army, but you just wouldn't believe me."

Emperor Muzong of Liao sighed, closed his eyes, and said, "I've spent my life on the battlefield, thinking I've conquered countless women, but I never imagined I'd die at their hands. Women... you can't trust them at all!"

He then spat out another mouthful of blood and ordered the Grand Eunuch Wuhe to summon Yelü Hongduo to the palace immediately.

The Nine Heavens Mysterious Buddha asked, "What about Xiao Siwen and Prince Jing?"

Emperor Muzong replied, "I'm not an idiot. How could I not know that Prince Jing is also coveting the throne? I suspect the poison on Xiao Nanyang was brought to the palace by Xiao Siwen or Xiao Chuo. Therefore, Xiao Siwen must have made ample preparations. But Yelü Sage is brave but reckless. If I investigate the Xiao family now, I fear Yelü Sage will be the one to suffer. You two Grand Preceptors must remember to loyally protect Yelü Sage and consolidate his throne before dealing with the Xiao family and Prince Jing. I die..." Afterwards, it was announced that he had died of illness. "

Nine Heavens Mystic Buddha said again, "Although this will prevent the Xiao family from becoming suspicious, I'm afraid these women will gossip later..."

Emperor Muzong of Liao still didn't open his eyes, remained silent for a moment, and finally said, "All the concubines present... shall be buried alive with him, immediately... immediately."

Xiao Nanyang only smiled coldly upon hearing this, while Consort Tong and Consort Li were terrified and cried bitterly, begging Emperor Muzong to spare their lives. However, Emperor Muzong had already stopped breathing; a tyrant had finally met such an end.

Nine Heavens Mystic Buddha and Immortal Lord Xiaoyao understood Emperor Muzong's meaning; he clearly wanted to kill all the survivors to prevent the day's events from being revealed, so they immediately began to act.

The twelve Han girls were the most innocent, but no matter what, they could not escape their tragic fate. The method of their execution was very simple: they were tied to long benches, and their mouths and noses were covered with water-soaked mulberry paper to suffocate them.

Although Xiao Nanyang was not afraid of death, she was afraid of the darkness before her death.

Suddenly, lightning flashed outside the window, thunder shook the earth, and a light autumn rain immediately enveloped the dark palace.

Inside the palace in Ordos Banner, the rain lashed down like arrows on the bluestone floor, making a loud splashing sound. Lanterns swayed in the rain as guards patrolled the palace, while eunuchs bustled about like swarms of locusts.

The inner palace doors creaked open, and a sudden downpour rushed in, followed by a rumble of thunder and a flash of lightning. A dozen or so impeccably dressed ministers surged in. The one in the middle burst into tears, supported by others who offered words of comfort: "Prince Jing, the Emperor has passed away. Please accept this loss with composure. The Prince of Zhao is currently missing, and the Prince of Qi is far away in Youzhou. Prince Jing, you must take care of your health so that you can preside over the late Emperor's funeral."

Yelü Xian wiped away his tears, then entered the Hall of Supreme Harmony. He glanced at the closed eyes of Emperor Muzong of Liao before beginning to direct the chief ministers and eunuchs in arranging the Emperor's funeral.

According to the customs of the Liao imperial family, the coffin must be transported back to Huanglong Prefecture before burial.

At this moment, Jiutian Xuanfo and Xiaoyao Xianjun were preparing to execute Xiao Nanyang when they saw Yelü Xian suddenly arrive, while Yelü Hongduo was nowhere to be seen. They were momentarily bewildered and at a loss, especially seeing Xiao Siwen and Xiao Tianyou deploying a large number of imperial guards in the palace. They knew things were going badly, so they hid in the shadows to observe the situation.

Xiao Siwen quickly found Jiutian Xuanfo and Xiaoyao Xianjun and confronted them with weapons.

Jiutian Xuanfo said, "Lord Xiao, what do you want to do? We are executing Consort Xiao on the late emperor's orders. Do you intend to disobey the order?"

Xiao Siwen coldly replied, "Of course I dare not, but the current situation is chaotic. The new emperor has already issued an order that no one should be executed before the cause of the late emperor's death is clarified, lest it be suspected of silencing witnesses."

The new emperor? Jiutian Xuanfo and Xiaoyao Xianjun exchanged glances, then looked at Xiao Siwen together.

Xiao Siwen said, "Prince Jing, Yelü Xian, is now Emperor Jingzong of the Great Liao Dynasty. From today onwards, the reign title will be changed to Baoning. Don't the two Grand Preceptors know this?"

Jiutian Xuanfo exclaimed in surprise, "How is this possible? Before the late emperor passed away, he clearly summoned Prince Zhao to the palace. How could it be Prince Jing who ascended the throne?"

Xiao Siwen said, "Emperor Muzong summoned Prince Zhao to the palace, but he did not issue an edict to pass the throne to Prince Qi! A country cannot be without a ruler for a day. According to the laws of the Great Liao Dynasty, Prince Jing ascended the throne. Prince Jing is the legitimate son of Emperor Shizong, while Prince Zhao is not. Does Prince Jing not have the right to inherit the throne?"

Although Jiutian Xuanfo and Xiaoyao Xianjun were highly skilled in martial arts and possessed great supernatural powers, they were completely ignorant of such matters and how could they understand royal laws? They stared at each other in disbelief.

Xiao Siwen smiled and said, "Both masters are highly respected and especially possess great supernatural powers. Emperor Jingzong said that as long as the two Grand Preceptors have no disloyalty to the Liao Dynasty, you will remain the Grand Preceptors of the Liao Dynasty."

Upon hearing this, the two masters, Jiutian Xuanfo and Jiutian Xuanfo, immediately knelt down to express their gratitude.

At this moment, Xiao Siwen ordered Jiutian Xuanfo to release Xiao Nanyang, and then ordered them to immediately lead their men to guard the remains of Emperor Muzong of Liao.

After the two men, Jiutian Xuanfo and Xiao Nanyang, left, Xiao Nanyang collapsed into Xiao Siwen's arms, crying, "Father, I want to kill those two bastards!"

Xiao Siwen replied, "Your sister said that the situation is turbulent right now. We can only treat them with courtesy, not force, otherwise we'll force them to rebel. So no matter what they've done, even if they've committed heinous crimes, we have to wait until the situation stabilizes before we talk about it."

Xiao Nanyang cried sadly, "Father, do you know what those two beasts have done? Why do you always listen to Xiao Chuo?"

Xiao Siwen calmly replied, "Because Xiao Chuo is now the Empress of the Liao Dynasty."

Inside the camp outside the city, Xiao Chuo's deputies, Le Mei and Haitang, were dressed in plain clothes. A drunken Yelü Hongduo sat between them, touching Le Mei's hands one moment and Haitang's the next.

Le Mei and Haitang were acting on Xiao Chuo's orders, so they weren't angry at Yelü Hongduo's unreasonable actions and kept pouring him wine. Although Yelü Hongduo had a large capacity for alcohol, he had already been drinking there for an hour.

During the banquet, Yelü Xian said he was feeling unwell and had to leave. Xiao Chuo also said she needed to check on the military camp. Yelü Hongduo thought this was a good thing, as no one could disturb him and Le Mei while they drank. Little did he know that Yelü Xian had already entered the palace to inherit the throne.

Because Xiao Chuo had promised Le Mei a reward for completing this task, Le Mei, though disgusted, had no choice but to submit and flatter Yelü Sage's imposing manner in order to buy time for Yelü Xian.

When Haitang snuggled up to him, Le Mei pushed Yelü Sage away and said, "Prince Qi, you're too bold! Don't forget I'm a favorite general of Princess Jing. If she sees this when she returns, she'll blame you!"

Yelü Hongduo was taken aback, patted his head, and said, "I drank too much, don't blame me!"

Le Mei smiled lightly, straightened her clothes, and then pointed behind Yelü Hongduo.

Yelü Sage turned around and saw Haitang's fragrant body looking at him. Looking at her delicate and refined face, graceful figure, fair skin, slender fingers, and flowing hair, all of this aroused the lust within him, and he couldn't help but reach out and touch Haitang with both hands.

Haitang smiled and said, "I have long admired the King of Zhao's reputation, but I regret that we met so late. Today, I am fortunate to meet you here. I wonder if Your Highness can accept me? If so, please drink this cup!"

Yelü Hongduo quickly replied, "The two female generals are not only more beautiful than celestial fairies, but also heroines skilled in both literature and martial arts. If I could be destined to be with you, it would be an immense blessing."

Le Mei jokingly asked, "It is said that men love beauty more than power. We have been learning martial arts in Kunlun Mountain since childhood and are accustomed to the scenery there. We are eager to find a suitable husband to live our lives in Kunlun Mountain. Would Your Highness be willing to accompany us?"

Yelü Hongduo was taken aback upon hearing this, and the hand that was stroking Haitang's chest stopped. He asked, "What do you mean by that?"

Le Mei said bluntly, "We sisters want you to give up the prince and become a carefree hermit, laughing and roaming the world. Are you willing?"

"They are right!"

At this moment, Xiao Chuo walked in and spoke frankly to Yelü Hongduo.

Yelü Hongduo laughed heartily, "I would be willing, but family affairs, national affairs, and world affairs are all beyond my control. I think if I don't become a prince, the emperor probably won't agree!"

Xiao Chuo, seeing that Yelü Hongduo, though rough, was still quite perceptive, dared not press further. She simply said, "Prince Zhao, don't worry. I'm not trying to bribe you. Although there are rumors that you, Prince Jing, and Prince Qi are vying for the throne, the emperor is in his prime, and Prince Jing has never had any improper thoughts. It's all Prince Qi stirring up trouble. Prince Qi is treacherous and cunning, while Prince Jing is kind and benevolent. I'm afraid Prince Jing will suffer a loss at the hands of Prince Qi, so I want to find a powerful patron like Prince Zhao. Prince Zhao is highly respected in court; Prince Jing's future will depend on you!"

Yelü Hongduo laughed heartily and said, "Of course."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Chuo took her leave, saying she was going to inspect the barracks.

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