Chang'an is good

Next, just as Li Suining had expected, when the pursuers behind him caught up with the mountain road, most of them were stopped as expected.

The mountain road was too winding and narrow for two horses to run side by side, and the Northern Di army chasing behind could only pass one by one. Sheng's army took advantage of the advantage of being on the road ahead and ambushed the enemy at the corners with spears or shot arrows to stop them.

The Northern Di soldiers in the front kept falling down. Although the scope of casualties was destined to be limited, the fallen Northern Di soldiers and horses effectively blocked the progress of the rear. When Li Suining led his men out of the mountain road, there were only about two hundred Northern Di soldiers who followed in time.

The horses' hooves soon stepped onto the glacier.

This section of the river is about dozens of steps wide, and the river surface is covered with snow and ice. The ice is hard enough for carriages and horses to pass, but the galloping of more than a hundred war horses still caused cracks to appear on the ice surface.

Although the river is long, only this small section leads to the trail on the other side. There is no way to go on the other side of the river, and all you can see are chaotic and rugged rocks.

As Ashina Tilie also led his troops to follow, the cracks in the ice surface, unable to bear the weight, quickly turned into cracks. Some horse hooves sank into the freezing water, and the horses neighed and struggled, causing the entire ice surface to shake and vibrate.

Ashina Tilie, who had already crossed the river first, changed his expression and hurriedly ordered the soldiers on the opposite side to choose a detour. He then led the less than 100 soldiers who had barely crossed the river to continue pursuing Sheng's army.

The road ahead gradually opened up, and in the white snowfield, one could see that Sheng's army suddenly split into two groups, heading in opposite directions.

Ashina Tilie focused his eyes and made up his mind for a moment, then ordered the pursuit to be divided into two groups. He led his troops to the left and issued a strict order: "Not a single soldier of Sheng's army will be allowed to leave alive today!"

Li Suining was in the team on the left.

Ashina Tilie was able to accurately determine her location, not only by visually observing her figure and horse from afar, but also because of his natural lock on the scent of his prey.

The war horses of Sheng's army had been trapped in the mountains for many days. In this severe winter snowfield, it was difficult for them to outrun the energetic war horses of the Northern Di army.

As the distance between the two sides shortened, bows and crossbows came in handy. When the distance between the two sides got closer, the bows and crossbows were replaced by spears and swords for close combat.

There were only dozens of people on each side, but Ashina Tilie was not afraid at all.

Those subordinates who took a detour in the rear would always arrive one after another, and even if their numbers were equal, he had the confidence that all of these Sheng troops would be killed here!
A general of the Sheng army held a ring-handled sword in his hand, blocked the curved sword of a Beidi soldier, and shouted with all his might: "...We can protect ourselves, Your Highness, please leave quickly!"

Li Suining seized the opportunity, knocked a Northern Di soldier off his horse, put away his gun, and galloped away on his horse.

Upon seeing this, Ashina Tilie sneered with disdain, drew his sword and rode his horse to chase after them. Only one of his generals followed him, and he left the rest behind to deal with these powerful troops.

But they were unable to run too far as sharp arrows from the Sheng army behind them shot the general following Ashina Tilie off his horse.

Ashina Tilie gritted his teeth and ran quickly to avoid the sharp arrows behind him, occasionally leaning his body or looking back to raise his sword to block, until he walked onto a slope, finally cutting off the danger behind him.

What surprised Ashina Tilie was that the horse Li Suining was riding galloped all the way and even disappeared from his sight several times.

But the traces of the horses' hooves could not be concealed, and after running for dozens of miles, the horses of both sides became increasingly exhausted, and Ashina Tilie finally caught up with the dark figure in front.

The mountains ahead blocked the way, and Guiqi was finally exhausted, with white foam coming out of his mouth. After Li Suining dismounted, he almost fell into the snow like a soldier who had completed his mission.

Li Suining stroked its head gratefully: "Thank you very much, I'll be back soon."

From the very beginning, Li Suining was certain that among all the war horses, only Guiqi could bring her here safely. He was as outstanding and brave as his father Liuhuo.

The sound of horse hooves was getting closer, and the wind and snow were getting heavier. Li Suining stood still and drew his bow, and three arrows were shot at the same time.

Ashina Tilie suddenly reined in his horse, and as the horse's hooves rose, he swung his sword to block two arrows. The remaining arrow hit the warhorse under him. The horse neighed and struggled. Ashina Tilie jumped off the horse, and his fur boots stepped heavily on the thick snow, leaving wide footprints.

The horse behind him fell to the ground. Ashina Tilie did not look back, but only looked at the mountain wall behind Li Suining and her horse. He walked slowly towards her with a knife in hand, saying, "Your Highness, if you want to fight to the death, you don't have to take the trouble to bring me here. If you ask, why wouldn't I help you?"

"It's different. I'm afraid you'll regret asking for help if you're defeated, so I chose this place as your burial place." Li Suining threw away his longbow and slowly drew his sword: "If you have any last words, I can help you bring them back to the Northern Di King's Court."

"Good suggestion." Ashina Tilie raised the corner of his mouth, stopped, and his eyes suddenly became cold: "It's a pity that the ownerless head can't speak!"

Before he finished speaking, he had already picked up the knife and rushed away.

The sky was dark and the canopy of heaven was so low that it seemed to be pressing down on the top of the mountain, giving people the illusion that when the rocks could no longer support it, the sky would fall down and bury everything in the world in this endless darkness and paleness.

With the sound of swords clashing, the bleak sky gradually became colorful. That color was bright red, like a blooming red plum.

But this is the far north, there is no faint scent of red plum blossoms, only the smell of blood.

Li Suining's injuries had not yet fully recovered, and the bandaged wounds had cracked, oozing blood along with the new wounds.

The clash of swords and knives produced dazzling sparks of golden light, but they were not enough to dispel the slightest bit of the cold air.

Li Suining skillfully blocked the force of the sword many times. When Ashina Tilie drew his sword again, he chose to hold the sword with both hands. When he got close to Li Suining, he chopped down with a force that Li Suining could not resist!

Li Suining dodged and quickly retreated several steps. Using all his strength to strike with the sword has both advantages and disadvantages. The sword cannot be easily retracted and changed direction immediately if it does not see the object. Ashina Tilie slashed in the air, and the tip of the sword fell into the snow. At this moment, Li Suining, who had been retreating, suddenly flew up, stepped on his sword quickly, and rushed forward to kill with the lightness and speed of a swallow!

The sword's wind was fierce and headed straight for Ashina Tilie's face. His pupils suddenly shrank, but his reaction was extremely fast. He quickly pulled back his left hand holding the knife and barely blocked the sword with his hard wrist armor, blocking the murderous intent at a distance.

The sword and the wrist armor were pressing against him. His wrist strength was extremely steady. Li Suining still held the sword to press against him. Taking advantage of the strength he used to dodge the long knife stuck in the snow, he suddenly raised his body again, wrapped his left arm around his head, suddenly raised his right knee, and slammed it into his head and face.

This blow made Ashina Tilie dizzy for a moment. He seemed to hear the sound of his cheekbone breaking, and his eyes saw alternating black and white.

In shock and anger, he shook off Li Suining's grip with great force, raised the long sword from bottom to top, and chopped it. Li Suining turned his body and dodged to the side. As he fell to the ground, he inserted the Sun in his hand into the snow and stopped.

Ashina Tilie raised his hand to wipe away the blood from the corners of his mouth and nose, squeezed out a laugh from behind his teeth, and said truthfully: "Yes, your skills and courage are equally outstanding!"

"If you were a man, I really wouldn't be able to defeat you..." He raised his eyes to look at the woman who stood up with a sword, his eyes flashing like lightning under the mask: "It's a pity that you are just a woman!"

He has practiced martial arts for many years and knows better than anyone that under the crushing power of absolute strength, no matter how many skills and tricks one has, they can only be called outstanding tricks!

Ashina Tilie had raised his sword to attack again. His strength was great, but his body movements were not clumsy. His long sword repeatedly broke through Li Suining's attacks until the swords collided and there was no escape. Li Suining held the sword with both hands to block, but was forced to retreat again and again by the huge force. The two had exchanged more than a hundred moves so far, and Li Suining's strength was almost exhausted. Fighting with such an opponent, she was destined to not have any strength left every time she attacked, and her strong and powerful enemy was getting braver and braver.

Li Suining repeatedly used killing moves, but the killing moves used on others were never enough to cause fatal damage to Ashina Tilie.

He is like a giant beast, with a strong body and sharp eyes.

Blocking with swords and knives, Li Suining saw that she was about to be forced to the front of the stone wall. When she was about to have no way to retreat, she suddenly tilted the sword, kicked her foot in the air, stepped on the rocks behind her, and used this powerful force to force Ashina Tilie back two steps.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, she drew back her sword, moved her feet, and quickly drew her sword from the side, stabbing at Ashina Tilie.

Ashina Tilie leaned back to avoid the attack, leaning on his sword with one hand to steady his body. When he stood up, he kicked out quickly, sweeping heavily at Li Suining.

The kick landed on Li Suining's shoulder with such force that it was almost enough to break her arm bone, causing her to fall heavily into the snow.

Before he could even stand up, the long sword arrived.

Li Suining rolled several times in the snow, and the long knife that could kill someone with one strike brushed past her body several times and sank into the snow.

Ashina Tilie leaned over and attacked again. When Li Suining stood up with the sword, she raised her leg and kicked Ashina Tilie's jaw. However, he stood still. He grabbed Li Suining's leg with his backhand, took advantage of the strength and almost lifted her up, then threw her to the ground.

Li Suining's body was covered with snow. She leaned on her sword and stood up again. Before she stood up completely, Ashina Tilie threw out a dagger and kicked sideways. The dagger flew quickly and pierced Li Suining's left leg, and that leg immediately knelt in the snow.

Seeing Ashina Tilie attacking, Li Suining held the sword horizontally to block until his strength was exhausted and he suddenly fell backwards, but still held the hilt tightly to resist the heavy knife that was almost approaching his neck.

As Ashinatilie lowered his body and approached, Li Suining realized that she was unable to support herself, so she tried her best to move her body and turn her head to avoid it. The next moment, the sword and the knife fell just beside her ear, and the knife left a shallow scar on her neck as she dodged.

Ashina Tilie used his sword to fight back and threw Li Suining's sword away.

The next moment, he stood up and stepped hard on her dislocated left shoulder, like ruthlessly crushing a bird with broken wings into the snow.

He looked down at her, ready to pick up the knife again, with a grim smile of delight on his face.

He wanted to thrust the long knife neatly into the chest of this "bird". If she still dared to struggle, she would die even more miserably.

For some reason, he felt that she would not accept death obediently, so this snowfield would become her broken place, just like Chongyue was shattered in the past.

Ashinatilie was inexplicably excited. Just as he was about to make the bloodiest ending to this hunt, in a flash of lightning, he suddenly heard the woman whose half face was hidden in the snow say, "Ashinatilie..."

This was the first time he heard his name coming out of this woman's mouth since the fight. It was normal for her to know his full name, but this voice, this tone——? !

Just when Ashina Tilie felt an inexplicable repulsion of familiarity, the weak voice asked: "...Do you still remember this voice?"

The woman's dark eyebrows and eyes were covered with snow, but Ashina Tilie clearly saw that in those eyes, there was a calm and mysterious smile. For a moment, it seemed as if the world was turned upside down, and he seemed to have become a weak person looked down upon by her.

What is she laughing at? What's that sound? What is she trying to be mysterious about -

During this brief moment of thought, Ashina Tilie suddenly saw a thumb-length bone whistle appear in her right hand. Soon, the bone whistle was blown at her blood-stained lips and made a sound.

The whistle sounded loud and melodious, and the music it played was not that of the Northern Di people.

When Ashina Tilie heard this, his eyes suddenly changed. The long sword he had raised fell uncontrollably into the snow. He felt dizzy and was pulled back to that night seventeen years ago in an instant.

That night...he was attracted by this voice!

He followed the sound, stepped over the campfire, and saw a figure sitting on a stone about a hundred steps behind the king's tent.

The music had stopped, and the surrounding area was illuminated brightly by the moonlight. He knew who that person was just by looking at the figure from afar.

She seldom wore their clothes, and most of the time she wore plain clothes. Perhaps that was why, even though she became his father's second queen, no one really regarded her as the queen, but only as the Princess of Dasheng.

This Princess Dasheng was not treated well. She was often injured, spoke very little and never conflicted with others. But even so, she still made people feel that she was like a bamboo that could not be bent.

It has to be admitted that she has well demonstrated the magnanimity and pride of Dasheng, which is engraved in the bones and blood and cannot be easily destroyed by external forces.

The men in the royal court often treated her with foul language, but she never responded or got angry. At most, she looked at them without any emotion. In her calm gaze, each of them seemed so vulgar and boring.

So she was particularly hated.

He hated her just as much, but it was hard for him not to admit that he had some hidden feelings towards her.

As a young boy, he has already been recognized by almost everyone. He is his father's most outstanding son. One day, the entire Khanate will be his. Every blade of grass and every tree here will submit to him, including this Princess Dasheng...especially this Princess Dasheng!

Those indifferent eyes, neither humble nor arrogant, always appeared in his dreams, as if they were a piece of territory he had failed to conquer.

He drank a lot of wine that night, and under the influence of alcohol, he walked towards her.

Before he could touch her, she stood up, took a few steps back, and looked at him quietly.

Those eyes were undoubtedly extremely tactless. He raised his eyebrows to hide his anger and drew the dagger from his waist. The exquisite dagger was inlaid with various gems. It was given to him by his father, and many years ago, his grandfather also gave this knife to his father.

The dagger itself is a threat, but what he really wants to show off is the identity symbolized by this dagger - he will be the next king of the Khanate.

He was prepared to see hesitation, consideration, and even fear on that calm face.

He was very excited about this, but before he could see anything, an accident happened.

It was that accident that destroyed everything for him. (End of this chapter)