twin moon

Chapter 131 No.16 Scene [-]

In the battle of Qinmengze, Chengguo Qingharrier cavalry not only broke through the defense line of the defenders, but also completely defeated their will to continue to resist.In addition, after retreating in a panic, the banners were not organized and the military orders were not up to date. By the time Ye's army retreated to the north bank of the Zhihe River, the [-] army had been reduced by nearly [-]%.Even if Mi Ziya wanted to regroup, he was helpless.

The army was defeated like a mountain, and only one day later, the Qingyao cavalry went north again, breaking into the hinterland of the north bank of the Zhihe River for more than forty miles.At the same time, an imperial edict from Mulu City also arrived quietly.At that time, Mi Ziya was fully commanding and arranging the defense, planning to take advantage of the enemy's unstable foothold after crossing the river, and launch a second blocking attack with fire attack.Unexpectedly, in the imperial edict, he was ordered to hand over the military talisman and seal immediately on the grounds of successive disastrous defeats.

With a little guesswork, one can know that Liao Zuo must have contributed to the decision made by the lord of the country.However, after the change of command, Ye's army did not change the trend of being defeated at the first touch, and lost several battles in succession.Soldiers in the army fled dead or fled, and there were less than [-] people who could continue to obey orders.And the Qingyao iron cavalry who followed them quickly approached to a place less than a hundred miles away from Mulu City.

Cheng Guo's iron cavalry suppressed the situation, causing the entire Mulu City to fall into panic.Facing this hopeless battle, Qi Shouyu had no choice but to order the city to be closed.Unexpectedly, after less than three years, the first city in Wanzhou declared martial law again. Not only was all food and water strictly rationed, but even oil lamps and candles were not allowed to be used lightly after nightfall.

All of a sudden, every household panicked.The Pearl of Wanzhou, which was almost sleepless in the past, has lost its beauty overnight.The shadow of death is always hanging over everyone's head, lingering.

In fact, everyone knows in their hearts that Mulu is not an impenetrable and impenetrable city, and it will only be a matter of time before the city breaks down.But people also understand in their hearts that they are like ants trapped by the flood on the sandbar, unable to escape, let alone escape.Nowadays, it seems that apart from the Guan Ning military pawns who once broke through the Iron Mountain, there is no force in the world that can stop the Qingyao Iron Cavalry from attacking the city.

Yuansui 12 years, the [-]th day of the first month.In the south wind in early spring, there is a faint choking smell of burning.It was the smog that rose from the burning villages hundreds of miles away from the city, reminding the people in the city all the time that the enemy's iron hooves were approaching.

The well-informed wealthy merchants in Mulu City had already sold their properties the night before, and tried every means to escape the city with their families.Among them, of course, is the Shi Hua Pavilion on Zitong Street.

After days of fighting, almost all the registered men in the city were transferred to the front line, and now there are only all women left in the Shi Hua Pavilion.The old bustard was still standing at the door, but angrily directed all the beautiful women in the store to do rough work, moving all the gold and silver to the carts at the door, even Shi Ying, He Jin, Zi Yuan, Lily of the Land, the top four names in the city, was already sweating profusely from exhaustion.

Knowing that this brothel has a lot of friendship with the dignitaries and dignitaries in the palace, the exiles and bandits in the city did not dare to attack it easily.It's just that I can't escape the first day of the new year, but I can't escape the fifteenth day. In the messy Tianshui Lane, a series of shocking hoofbeats suddenly sounded, and then a group of black-clad and black-armored Mo Lingwei galloped forward. He stopped his horse in front of the chaotic brothel, and wanted to rush in without saying a word.

"Several military lords, why do you still have time to come to the store as a guest today? But I'm sorry, we have already closed down. If there is a chance in the future—"

The old bustard secretly rolled her eyes, wondering what kind of bastards planned to go to the brothel again before dying, but still greeted the visitor with a smiling face.Unexpectedly, Mo Lingwei, who was the leader, slapped her hard on the face, and cursed viciously:
"Stinky bitch, don't talk nonsense in front of me! If you want to live, get out!"

This blow was not light, and half of the bustard's face instantly swelled up.However, although she knew that the visitors were not kind, she still tried her best to squeeze out a tearful smile, and stood in front of these uninvited guests with her arms crossed:

"Masters, this shop is backed by big men, if—"

But before she finished speaking, she was kicked to the ground by the other party again.

"Great man? Our brothers fought bravely outside the city for those cowards in the palace. How many people lost their lives, but in return, no one cares about them, so that you moths can quietly escape with jewelry and money? Now brothers It took a lot of effort for a few of you to come back from the battlefield, if you guys want to leave, you have to pay a price!"

The leader was dressed as a captain, and before he finished speaking, he greeted the soldiers behind him, intending to grab box after box of silver pennies and gold baht on the cart, "Brothers, we are also considered You are a hero who has shed blood for the country, and now you should reward yourself! You can take as much of these things as you can take today, as long as you can take them away, they are all yours!"

"Master Jun, Lord Jun, these are all the property that we weak girls have accumulated over the years. If you snatch them all away, how will we live in the future!"

Seeing this, the old bustard was completely anxious, but she was afraid of being beaten again, so she just sat on the ground and cried, not daring to go forward.After finishing speaking, he heard the other party sneer and said in a low voice:
"Old pig dog, this store usually takes money from men! It's still a life-threatening thing to ask for money, so you can choose clearly! If you talk nonsense, I will kill you with a knife!"

Although the old bustard loves money, she also knows that the other party is not joking, so she dare not speak out anymore.Unexpectedly, a frail girl next to her stepped forward and continued to argue with the captain:
"At any rate, he is also a man who was born and raised on the land of Ye Kingdom, but he has lost even the last bit of shame? Now that the city has not been broken, you are going to commit murder in the street. Do you still have the law in your eyes?"

The girl's voice was like a silver bell, she had a handsome face, and there was a beauty mole on the tip of her nose.No one could have expected that the one who still had the guts to speak up at this moment would be the number one character in the hall: Zi Yuan.Right now, the girl's originally affectionate lacquered eyes were full of anger, and her delicate crescent eyebrows were also frowned.

"A bunch of stinky whores, what kind of king's law are you talking about with military men? Now in this city, whoever has a knife in his hand is the king's law!"

The captain was enraged immediately, he pulled out the saber from his waist and swung it towards the woman.Seeing that the sharp long knife was about to be cut down, Zi Yuan was so frightened that she let out an exclamation, but she still didn't retreat, she still stood on the spot with her neck stuck.In the end, it was a few other soldiers who stopped the leader and tried to persuade him:
"Brother, this girl is Ziyuan girl who is famous all over Mulu City!"

"Yes, I heard that countless dignitaries spent a lot of money just to see her. Isn't it a pity to cut it off like this?"

The captain was taken aback for a moment, but had no choice but to stop the momentum in his hand:
"A bunch of sluts, they can't walk when they see a woman? Then what do you want to do with her!"

"I heard that the top names in the Shihua Pavilion only sell their skills but not their bodies. In all likelihood, they are still young. Anyway, they have already robbed a lot of money today, and they don't care about robbing a few more women. Why don't you These women are also taken out of the city together, let the brothers taste something new, so that the brothers will not feel lonely along the way!"

Ziyuan never imagined that these once majestic Forbidden Army had changed their usual decent style and become extremely vicious, no different from the wandering bandits and bandits!
She was finally a little scared, and couldn't help taking half a step back, but unexpectedly, someone pushed her hard on her shoulder, and she staggered and fell directly into the arms of the group of hungry wolf-like soldiers.When she looked back, the girl realized that it was the bustard who got up from the ground and gave herself to the other party with her own hands:
"If the military men want a girl, just pick the one you like and take it with you. Just be merciful and leave some money for my old woman's life, don't kill them all!"

When a catastrophe loomed, the shameless old bustard was only thinking of how to get himself out of the way, but he actually used those young girls whom he used to call out to his daughters as bargaining chips in exchange.Hearing what he said, the murderous sergeants became more and more unscrupulous, and there were bursts of exclamations from the girls in front of the store.

"Today, I'll see who of you dares to touch Miss Ziyuan again!"

Suddenly, a middle-of-the-road voice sounded in the chaos.Mo Lingwei, who committed the crime, was surprised that there were still people who dared to challenge him at this time, and turned their heads one after another, only to see a disheveled, beggar-looking man coming out from the corner of the street.The man seemed to have injured a leg, and some dirty muslin was wrapped around the wound, and he walked with a limp.What he held in his hand was also a saber with a broad back that was almost covered in blood!

Seeing the real face of the visitor, a burst of unbridled laughter suddenly broke out among the soldiers, they didn't take him seriously at all, instead they surrounded him unscrupulously, mocking him unceasingly:

"Where did the cripple want to die, dare to talk to soldiers like this?"

"Where did you get this knife in your hand? Don't think that you can stand up for someone with a weapon. How the hell do you know it?"

But the beggar was not scared off by the group of soldiers, he still stood where he was, and questioned loudly.There was an indescribable sternness in his tone:

"Presumptuous! Even though you guys are wearing the black robes of the Yuling Army, I can still recognize the faces in front of me! They are just a few deserters from the Benhai Battalion. You should carefully weigh how much weight you have. !"

Hearing that the man was not small, the deserters couldn't figure out the origin of the beggar in front of them for a while, but they all drew out their weapons and stood ready.

Seeing that the crowd still refused to retreat, the beggar didn't say any more, and immediately opened his posture with the horizontal knife.However, before it was ready, the soldiers had already swung their knives and attacked.Suddenly he heard the other party sneer, holding the weapon in his hand upside down, using the strength of his waist and abdomen to drive his whole body to spin on the spot, and let out a murderous shout:

"break!"

"Wave Breaking Saber Technique? This person is extraordinary, brothers, don't be careless!"

The captain at the head knew the beggar's moves, and immediately tried to stop the left and right from rushing forward, but it was too late.The wide-backed saber was like a long whip, and a sharp light was thrown out from the air. Immediately, it swung away all the seven or eight weapons that were attacking in front of him, and cut off the arms of several sergeants in unison!

It was only because of the injury on his leg that the beggar was still a little inconvenient to move. He did not take advantage of the victory to pursue the attack, but returned the knife to protect his vitals, and still said coldly:
"Remembering the old love, I don't have to take your life today. If you are sensible, then hurry up and get out!"

It's just that the deserters on the opposite side had a hard time, how could they swallow this breath.The uninjured few among them continued to surround each other as if they were facing a big enemy, trying to find a weak point to attack.Unexpectedly, the leader of the captain suddenly spoke, as if recognizing the other party's identity:
"Brothers, stop fighting! Let's go!"

Hearing the eagerness of the leader's tone, the sergeants did not dare to go forward rashly, so they had to mount their horses in a hurry, carrying a cart full of money and leaving with the injured people.

"Oh, thank you, the strong man, for seeing injustice! You are really a hero!"

It wasn't until this time that the old bustard, who could see the wind and the wind, came forward again.When she said these words, although she was all smiles, her eyes couldn't hide her contempt and dislike for the beggar. After exchanging a few words, she pointed at Zi Yuan who was still in shock and said:
"Ziyuan! This is our savior, please take good care of her!"

Ziyuan gave the old bust a hard look, but she was sincerely grateful to the beggar, so she didn't bother with him, but politely asked her benefactor to sit in the shop less.

"Girl, you're welcome, it's just a matter of raising your hands."

The beggar waved his hand, as if he didn't want the girl to see him, he turned around and wanted to leave.Seeing this, the girl grabbed his hand holding the knife:

"The benefactor has an injury on his leg. Zi Yuan knows a little bit about medicine, and there are wound medicines in the store. Why don't you wash and bandage it here, otherwise I will feel very sorry."

The beggar hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded and let the other party support him to sit down on a round stool.Ziyuan hurried to the back hall to bring a basin of warm water, and carefully cut open the blood-stained trouser legs with scissors.Although the beggar's leg was an old wound, it looked like it hadn't fully healed.At this time, the re-exploded wound was obviously suppurated, but the girl didn't feel disgusted at all. She just moistened a piece of clean linen cloth, gently wiped off the blood scab around the wound, and squeezed out all the pus. It was only after reapplying the wound with the wound medicine that it was properly bandaged:
"How did my benefactor get this injury?"

Ziyuan's voice seemed to relax the beggar, and her tone became much gentler, but she answered irrelevant questions:
"I never dreamed that I would be able to see Miss Ziyuan again. I have to trouble you to bandage my wound with your own hands. It is really a blessing!"

"Have you and I-- met before?"

Ziyuan, who was half squatting on the ground, suddenly raised her face and looked at the other party in surprise.

"Maybe the girl doesn't remember, but we did meet once. But I'm really ashamed to say it, I didn't want you to see myself in such a miserable state."

As the beggar said, he raised his hand and brushed away the messy hair on his face, revealing a livid and ferocious face, who disappeared from the city after meeting General Yan on the execution ground a year ago Yu Li!
Yu Li also knew that he didn't look good, his round eyes didn't dare to look at the girl across from him.But what he didn't expect was that Ziyuan not only recognized him, but also remembered him vividly:

"You——are you the little general of the boat master who once sat across from me all night, but just listened to the music all night, and didn't even drink a sip of wine!"

"Girl still remember me? My face is ugly, does it scare you?"

Yu Li stood up immediately, with a look of joy on his face.Unexpectedly, seeing him admitting, Zi Yuan suddenly threw the wet cloth back into the basin heavily, and retreated a long way as if facing an enemy!
(End of this chapter)