girl let me check

Chapter 331 Blooming
Each of us and everything in this world will show different attitudes when facing different objects. This is not a differential treatment, but a natural principle.

Destiny favors smart people, animals are bound by blood ties, and humans are more pleasing to the eye when it comes to aesthetically pleasing things.

The justice you seek is not here, it never was.

There is only one object in this world that treats all individuals fairly, and that is time.

The 29th day of August in the Xianming year of the Great Zhou Dynasty was also the eighth day of the first lunar month in the 17th year of Xingping in the Fantasy of Mirrors, Flowers, Water and Moon.

Whether everyone wants it or not, it will come eventually.

……

……

Xunyang County is located in the middle of the Han River channel, on a higher valley. The Han River passes through the continuous peaks of the Qinling Mountains and makes a big bend in front of Xunyang County.

The city faces mountains on one side and water on the other. The whole city is in the shape of a cone, making it easy to defend but difficult to attack.

In the small open space outside the east gate of Xunyang, the Zhou army was making final preparations for battle.

"Put the horse here, move quickly!"

"Is the caltrops enough? Can it completely cover the front of the formation?"

"Miss Xie issued an order that everyone must carry a bundle of reeds. Violators will be punished!"

At this moment, when the sky is dark and the crowds are crowded, the torches and spiritual stone lanterns in the camp stand like beacons in the black tide.

Xie Lingwan was wearing a simple Tsing Yi today, and her long hair was simply tied up with a hairpin. A beautiful face without any makeup will win over countless beauties in the world.

The girl stood on a slope, far away from Xunyang City Gate. The tall commander's flag with the word "Xie" around him was flying, and there were many soldiers standing around, and they were heavily guarded.

Her eyes slowly swept across the Great Zhou Army Formation in front of her.

The loose troops at the front were two thousand people sent by the Jingzhou family.

The 1,500 Changyuan Iron Guards were arranged behind them. Their shields, spears, and swords were all performing their duties. The military discipline was strict, which was in sharp contrast to the aristocratic army in front.

The three battalions of Xuan Zhongwei guarded the flanks of the main formation, and their dark black armor perfectly matched the night.

The flat land in front of Xunyang is too small to allow too many troops to deploy. Even though the total number of troops was reduced to 3,500 this time, they could not participate in the attack at the same time and had to be divided into different batches.

Xie Lingwan said that she had never studied the art of war, which is true.

Therefore, she is only responsible for sitting in the middle army and commanding the long-range troops in the rear. This time, the specific battlefield command power was given to Xiao Jin and Tao Yunjiang.

The girl looked around.

In addition to the flag she has here, the military flag with the character "Tao" and the character "Xiao" are placed on both sides of the battlefield, facing each other from a distance.

This is also an experience for them... I believe they will not let themselves down.

"Report!"

The messenger's voice came closer and closer until it stopped behind her.

"Miss Xie, the artillery shells and mines are ready, and the twenty-three catapults are in good condition and ready to launch attacks at any time."

"Report!"

The voice of another messenger sounded.

"Miss Xie, the three-bow crossbow has been calibrated. The direction is clear and the fuel is sufficient. It's just waiting to be fired."

Xie Lingwan said nothing.

Time passed by minute by second, and the noisy military formation gradually became silent.

A touch of fish belly white appeared on the horizon, and a hint of red appeared at the end of the horizon.

The girl took out a shabby handkerchief from her pocket and brushed the yellowed silk carefully with her fingertips.

"So many people want to break us up, so many people want you dead. Noble families, emperors, alien races, and the Vulcan Cult..."

"That is the husband I wish to protect in the palm of my hand, the best husband in the world, but you want his life."

"You guys... are worthy of it?"

Xie Lingwan murmured softly.

"This is a long-standing grudge. Let's avenge part of it today."

The girl clenched her handkerchief tightly, her deep eyes reflected the blood-like rising sun.

"Do it."

Xie Lingyuan said coldly.

Fire whistle arrows soared into the sky, exploding like tracer bullets on the Chinese military tent.

The heavy object fell to the ground, making a loud noise. The seven-foot bowstring collapsed, like a thunderbolt from the sky.

Countless boulder shells mixed with burning crossbow arrows were woven into a giant curtain of death, facing Xunyang City in front of the rising bloody sun.

The Vulcan Cult members stationed on the city wall never thought that the Zhou army would really attack Xunyang City. When they were unprepared, the giant flaming arrows had arrived.

"laugh!"

The human body was as fragile as a piece of paper in front of these arrows. The sharp arrows penetrated the flesh and bones, piercing several members of the Demon Cult in a string and taking them down the city wall, and smashed heavily into the residences in the city.

The burning tung oil exploded instantly, and huge fires began to fill the city. For a time, there were cries, curses and scoldings.

"Get on the city wall, everyone!"

A man who looked like a leader grabbed a few believers who wanted to escape and walked back to the city wall.

"Pick up your bow and arrow and prepare to defend..."

Before he could finish his words, a shadow filled with the aura of death loomed over his head.

Dozens of boulders fell from the sky carrying huge air currents, and the shrill sound of the wind sounded like the punishment of the end of the world. Human power was so powerless in front of them.

His pupils suddenly narrowed, and his vision was fixed at this moment.

"boom!"

Several huge rocks hit the city wall, shattering all the towers on the city gate. There are many collapses in the city wall, but there are still no gaps.

All the remaining stones and rockets fell into the city, and the entire Xunyang City suddenly turned into a purgatory on earth.

"attack!!"

"Rush!!"

Seeing the horrific damage caused by the siege equipment, the family's army was finally able to muster the courage to roar and charge, as if to embolden themselves.

In the Changyuan Iron Guard Formation not far away, Tao Yunjiang silently looked at everything in the distance.

"Miss Tao, the people from the aristocratic family have begun to charge. Look... who are we?"

An Iron Guard general asked respectfully.

"Wait a minute."

Tao Yunjiang stood with her sword in hand, her peach blossom eyes reflecting the burning city in the distance, and those desperate cries seemed to echo in her ears.

What Xie Lingwan said to her rang in her mind:

"Yun Jiang, do you think those Changyuan Iron Guards are really willing to go with you?"

"This is what you want to do, not what your soldiers want to do. As a general, you cannot ignore the demands of the soldiers because you only consider your own personal feelings. The captain who crashes into the reef at the helm will definitely be abandoned by the sailors ”

Tao Yunjiang: "..."

The girl quietly lowered her head, and when she raised it again, her pupils were flashing with red fire.

"Xie Lingwan is right, but I... have my own principles."

"Soldiers don't want to die, but neither do the people. If everyone in the world is as indifferent as we are, then what's the point of the existence of this world?"

She thought silently.

"All innocent beings should retain the right to survive. If heaven is unfair, then I will use the sword in my hand... to measure true fairness."

Tao Yunjiang took a deep breath and stepped out of the formation.

"The Iron Guards obeyed the order, and the command was transferred to Sun Fuyuan, who was holding the halberd. Everyone was on standby, waiting for the opportunity to act, and could launch an attack when necessary."

"……what?"

The general just now was shocked.

"Where are you going, girl? I promised Mr. Tao..."

"I'm going to...do what I'm supposed to do."

Tao Yunjiang's voice disappeared in the wind, and the red cloak behind him was brilliant in the morning sun.

The girl left the Changyuan Iron Guard formation and jumped around the battlefield nimbly, avoiding all obstacles. "Ding ding ding!"

The sound of the protective aura deflecting arrows was endless, and the arrows fired by the Vulcan Cult members couldn't even break through her defense.

Tao Yunjiang was getting closer and closer to the city gate.

Sieges require gaps, otherwise the forced use of ladders would be too costly. However, the first round of trebuchet bombardment did not open the gap, so there must be a second round.

There was no way she was going to let that happen.

Before the second round of bombardment by the trebuchet, Tao Yunjiang had to open a gap first.

What the trebuchet can do, the Qicang Sword in her hand can also do.

Threads of blood extended from the girl's wrist and wrapped around the blade of the Qicang Sword. The sound of the sword pierced through the clouds and cracked the stone, echoing through the sky and the earth.

Every famous sword comes from the hands of a formation master, and of course the attack formation is also engraved on it.

Qi Cang is the divine sword of the world, and Tao Yunjiang, who is in the Qingyun realm, cannot exert its full power. And when she has become a god, the power hidden in the sword will also obey the girl's call.

With the sound of the sword ringing, a bright rainbow light exploded under the east gate of Xunyang, like a red lotus blooming in flames.

"Pray for the fate of heaven..."

Tao Yunjiang shouted softly, and a powerful glow of blood burst out from the sword in his hand.

"...Xianxin pours fire."

Brilliant flames swept across, and the sound like a collapse of the sky shook the rivers and mountains, as if the sky and the earth were about to change color.

"boom!!!"

Rubbles flew and a large section of the city wall collapsed, leaving a gaping hole ten feet wide.

The east gate of Xunyang was destroyed.

……

……

The usually deserted Yingluan Palace was decorated as resplendent as a palace in the sky. Graceful maids walked through it, and nobles in brocade clothes drank and chatted with each other, chatting and laughing.

"Your Royal Highness, I am glad that you are willing to cooperate with the Uehara Wang family."

Wang Qian nodded slightly to the girl sitting on the main seat with an indifferent expression.

As the patriarch of the Uehara Wang family, Wang Qian's Qi-nurturing skills are very good, and his joy and anger are indistinguishable.

It was the same even after hearing that Fang Tang finally agreed to their proposed plan.

"This is the conclusion I came to after careful consideration. Mr. Wang, please don't be polite."

The girl wore a golden-red palace dress and her hairpin was inlaid with gold and jade, which fully demonstrated the face and majesty of the royal princess.

"My ancestor Emperor Wu once said: 'My country is Zhou, Zhou is round, and my surname is Fang. Using Fang to govern Zhou is really incompatible. Therefore, the management of thousands of hectares of land and hundreds of millions of people depends on them. "The power of the king is yours," I think this sentence is still applicable today. "

Fang Tang said slowly with a decent smile on his face.

"Hmm...hahaha..."

Wang Qian was stunned for a moment, shook his head with a smile, and raised the wine glass in his hand. The wine in the glass was swaying with a dazzling afterglow, like an abyss swallowing people's hearts.

"Your Highness said it well."

"Let's raise a glass to celebrate this moment that will go down in history."

Wang Qian raised his wine glass, and everyone in the family responded.

Fang Tang stood up, took the wine glass, and drank it all with impeccable etiquette.

The atmosphere in the hall instantly relaxed a lot, and everyone returned to their previous state of drinking and chatting.

Using the excuse of ventilation, Fang Tang stood up and walked out of the hall without arousing anyone's alertness or attention.

She is just an ordinary princess, with the highest royal blood affinity, but without the corresponding cultivation and power, how can she make waves?

Everyone thinks so.

The bright moon was bright and clear, and the breeze and gentle clouds were floating in the sky, reflecting the stone steps under the girl's feet.

Behind her is her former bedroom, which is now a place for family members to gather together.

In front of her is the lonely star in the cold night, which is her lonely road forward.

The loyal Qimen guards patrolled past the courtyard wall, and Fang Tang could hear the sound of their armor clashing. They don't understand the power game at the top. They are just fulfilling their duties and eliminating all possible threats.

But they might never have imagined that...the biggest threat lies within the wall.

"I have been confused many times, and I have been unwilling to give in many times. Why...why, as a royal princess and the next emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty, I can't even protect my mother's life?"

"Why do those officials from aristocratic families protect them as if they were a guide even when I can see something wrong?"

"Why are the same mediocre people who can occupy the most resources, but those who are more noble than them can only live in dire straits all their lives, worrying about filling their stomachs all day long?"

"I don't want to see all this, I... want to change everything."

Fang Tang walked towards the corner of the courtyard wall, where the crabapple tree swayed quietly, which was planted when his mother was still alive.

In midsummer, the crabapple flowers here will be in full bloom. The strong aroma can be smelled even in the main hall.

The girl's palms gently stroked the mottled bark texture of the crabapple, her eyes filled with longing.

My mother liked this crabapple tree very much and even always took care of it herself.

She still remembered that day, her mother stood on tiptoes here, picked a begonia flower and pinned it in her hair, and rubbed her head.

she says:

"Your name is Fang Tang, Haitang's Tang! You are my daughter!"

"Since it is named after Tang, it must bloom so enthusiastically that it will eclipse all the flowers in midsummer! Just like your mother... Do you understand?"

She obviously doesn't look like a mother at all, but she completes her task as a mother very well. And at the last moment of her life, she made the greatest act of a mother.

Fang Tang was in a daze.

The sound of memories is ultimately a dream that can never be returned to.

When I woke up from the dream, I saw no midsummer, no mother, only the withered branches of the begonia, thin and hideous.

"My mother is a stupid woman...she can't protect anything, and she throws everything away for so-called love."

"Family, status, and your own life."

The girl's voice was soft.

"...I won't imitate you."

The stars flashed in the palm of my hand, and the starlight flames covered the branches of Begonia, turning into vigorous flames.

"But I am a good boy and I will listen to my mother."

"If Haitang is to bloom enthusiastically, why should we care about other people's eyes?"

Fang Tang turned around and reached out to pull the jade pendant hidden in his robe.

"Mom...I'll take you to watch the fireworks."

She punched the wall next to her.

The Lingshan Dragon Pond Formation covering the imperial palace flickered for a moment, and then collapsed inch by inch.

The divine dragon roared and Kyushu trembled.

"Ordinary fire burns, and the explosions are heard throughout the sky and the earth, but the damage cannot reach an inch of land or a foot of wood, and it can only last for a moment day and night; the fire of the North Ming Dynasty is vast and hot, silent and quiet, but it can start from eternity and end in eternity. ”

"understand?"

Dad's voice rang in his ears.

"understood."

My younger self answered this way.

"ignition……"

Now Fang Tang opened her pink lips lightly, and her eyes reflected the approaching flames.

"...Just order a big one, right?"

"boom!!!"

Using crabapple branches as firewood, the flames soared into the sky and instantly engulfed the Yingluan Hall, shaking the mountains and shaking the entire Changming City.

This is... the fireworks she promised herself.

(End of this chapter)