Chapter 225 - 225 123 Kill for Me_1

Chapter 225: Chapter 123: Kill for Me_1 Chapter 225: Chapter 123: Kill for Me_1 Bai Jinzhi’s blood kept flowing down her large arm. Her entire arm was numb from pain; she had no feeling and kept trembling. Nonetheless, her hand still gripped the silver spear tightly just in case. After all, nothing was more important than protecting Bai Qingyun and leaving here alive.

“General!” An Elite Soldier from Huying Camp killed the last dead soldier guarding the small side door of the inn. He called out to Shen Liangyu and went ahead to scout the way.

“Turn!” Shen Liangyu suddenly took the lead, changing direction and retreating towards the side door of the inn. Amidst a flurry of arrows and lights glinting off blades, they fought while retreating.

The leader of Li Zhijie’s dead soldiers shouted, “Have the city guards stop them!”

The side door of the inn opened. Shen Liangyu covered the rear. As soon as Xiao Ruohai, Bai Jinzhi, and Shen Qingzhu exited the inn, they were immediately surrounded by Xiliang city guards holding torches high. The crossbowmen aimed their weapons at Shen Liangyu and Xiao Ruohai’s group.

Bai Jinzhi’s throat rolled as she instinctively placed one hand on Bai Qingyun’s back and tightly gripped the silver spear with the other hand. Her eyes hurt from the flickering firelight.

“Jin soldiers?!” The Xiliang city guard general on his high horse pointed his scimitar at Shen Liangyu, gritting his teeth as if harboring a deep blood feud with the Jin Army. “Are you Jin soldiers? The ones who killed tens of thousands of our Xiliang soldiers?!”

Bai Jinzhi gritted her teeth and glared at the Xiliang city guard general on horseback, ready to fight to the death.

Shen Liangyu spat out a mouthful of blood-tinged saliva. He made a gesture with his hidden hand to protect Bai Qingyun. Determined to carve a bloody path for Bai Qingyun and Bai Jinzhi, he coldly declared, “I am Shen Liangyu of Huying Camp under the Bai family’s army!”

The valiant soldiers of Huying Camp fearlessly advanced with their swords raised.

The Dong family’s dead soldiers retreated to Bai Qingyun and Bai Jinzhi’s side. They used their bodies to shield them.

The Xiliang city guard general’s eyes were bloodshot. He roared with rage, “Kill these Jin dogs who dare to step on Xiliang’s soil! Avenge our Xiliang soldiers!”

“Kill!” Shen Liangyu commanded. The experienced Huying Camp warriors charged forward in unison as the Xiliang soldiers’ arrows flew at them. Their longswords glinted coldly as they leaped and cut the Xiliang archers’ throats, slicing into the enemy troops.

Shen Qingzhu and Bai Jinzhi stayed close beside Xiao Ruohai, gripping their weapons tightly.

The clash of the Dong family dead soldiers’ and Xiliang soldiers’ blades was intense. As long knives pierced flesh and blood splashed, Bai Jinzhi’s blood boiled, making her want to rush into the fierce battle and kill these Xiliang soldiers. But she had to protect the severely injured Bai Qingyun.

The Dong family dead soldiers and the Elite Soldiers of Huying Camp, led by Shen Liangyu, used their bodies to hold off the Xiliang soldiers. They bought time for Xiao Ruohai, Shen Qingzhu, and Bai Jinzhi to retreat with Bai Qingyun.

“When we get to the hillside, you protect Fourth Miss and Ninth Young Master and ride away quickly! Watch out for arrows! I’ll hold them off!” Shen Qingzhu said sternly, protecting Xiao Ruohai and Bai Jinzhi as they quickly retreated.

“Surround them! Don’t let any of them escape!” The Xiliang general on horseback shouted. His hawk-like gaze focused on the blood-soaked, unconscious Bai Qingyun on Xiao Ruohai’s back. He instantly understood these Bai family soldiers were risking their lives to save that person!

The Xiliang general pulled the reins, spurred his horse, and charged straight toward Xiao Ruohai and the others with his elite soldiers in tow, his raised scimitar emanating killing intent.

“Xiao Ruohai! Get the girl and the young master out of here first!” Shen Qingzhu gritted her teeth and charged towards the general with her sword.

Leaping off a wall, she aimed her longsword straight at the mounted general. The Xiliang general quickly blocked with his scimitar, but Shen Qingzhu swiftly drew a dagger from her back with her left hand, just like Xiao Ruohai. With a longsword in one hand and a dagger in the other, the cold blades aimed for the Xiliang general’s throat.

The Xiliang general widened his eyes, bending backward to avoid Shen Qingzhu’s attack. But he didn’t entangle with Shen Qingzhu; his warhorse leaped towards the retreating Xiao Ruohai. The general’s high-raised scimitar… poised to decapitate either Xiao Ruohai or Bai Qingyun with one stroke.

Xiao Ruohai used his longsword to steady himself and spun around, gripping his dagger to block the oncoming deadly blade.

Bai Jinzhi’s eyes widened as she roared, grabbing the silver spear and thrusting it at the warhorse’s neck.

In an instant, a buzzing arrow, seemingly from nowhere, pierced the Xiliang general’s throat and embedded itself in the opposite restaurant’s eaves. The arrow quivered endlessly, its cold aura permeating the air.

The horse impaled by Bai Jinzhi’s spear reared and neighed miserably.

The Xiliang general’s raised scimitar failed to fall. He stared wide-eyed at the treacherous slope illuminated by the moonlight. One man and one horse stood atop the steep slope, bowstring taut, with armor gleaming coldly. A red cloak billowed, exuding an intense, hellish killing intent.

Before the Xiliang general could cry out, blood spurted from the hole in his throat. He had no chance to warn his men, spewing blood as he and his dead horse fell, spraying blood mist.

Bai Qingyan’s heart surged with anger­—a moment later and the consequences would have been unimaginable!

Her eyes filled with a chilling gleam as she raised her archery bow and shouted hoarsely, “Kill them for me!”

Under the moonlight’s cold sheen, the Xiliang soldiers looked up. They saw Bai Qingyan shouting fiercely. Behind her, nearly a hundred warhorses seemed to have appeared from nowhere.

The warhorses neighed, their cries piercing the sky. Nearly a hundred cavalrymen charged down from the perilously high position with unparalleled ferocity, enough to make anyone’s spine tingle and hair stand on end!

Bai Jinzhi saw Bai Qingyan leading the charge under the moonlight’s icy glow. Her blood surged as she couldn’t hold back tears, shouting, “Eldest Young Lady!”

She thought she would die here today with Ninth Brother!

Having narrowly escaped death multiple times, Bai Jinzhi was unmatched in Dadu City and had her Eldest Young Lady beside her at the Battle of Wengshan. She never felt as isolated and helpless as she did today, nor had death felt so close.

Seeing her Eldest Young Lady, she felt like she had found her pillar, unable to contain her excited tears.

With Eldest Young Lady here, what was there to fear?!

The shouts of battle echoed all around the treacherous rocky slopes.

Bai Jinzhi felt her blood boil like drinking bull’s blood. She wiped away her tears with her sleeve, stepped on a horse’s head to draw her silver spear, and gripped it tightly, shouting, “Come on, Xiliang bastards!”

Xiao Ruohai, protecting Bai Qingyun on his back, gripped his weapons tightly, on guard.

Nearly a hundred warhorses charged into the encirclement. Their riders cut off many Xiliang soldiers’ heads, breaking the encirclement around Xiao Ruohai. The Xiliang soldiers, seeing such fierce soldiers, grew fearful and slowly retreated with their long knives.