When Qin Su appeared at the edge of the city wall, Qin Zhi’s eyes were fixed on him. If you didn’t know, you would think he was afraid that Qin Su would disappear.

Isn’t it because he is afraid that he will disappear? He took so much effort to lure Qin Su out. If he disappears again, who knows how much effort he will have to put in to see him again.

The smile on Qin Zhi’s face was both sincere and expectant: “Brother Huang, long time no see.”

Qin Su looked up, his expression as usual, and said gently: “Azhi, I have been looking for you these years.”

Qin Zhi looked back with a half-smile in his eyes: “You haven’t received any definite news about my death. My brother must be very worried, right?”

Qin Su smiled but said nothing. He turned his gaze towards the direction where Xie Jin and the others were. “Xie Jin and the others have been bothering you for a long time. It’s time for you to go home.”

Since Qin Su appeared, Qin Zhi has been smiling very humbly, as if he respected his brother very much: “How about you ask them first? If they nod, I’m not the kind of person who would force them to do anything.”

As soon as Qin Zhi finished speaking, Qin Su asked him, “Xie Jin, what did I teach you when you were a child? Why don’t you come back?”

Xie Jin understood and sincerely admitted his mistake, then walked towards the city gate. Seeing this, Zhao Shu followed him.

Lin Xun was also a smart man, and seeing this he also wanted to follow, but unfortunately the Hu soldiers behind him did not give him the chance at all.

The two sides are facing each other, looking down on each other with a covetous eye. No matter which side is a pushover!

Xie Jin slowed down his pace, and Zhao Shu walked beside him, and gradually the two of them returned to their normal pace.

Looking at this scene, everyone inside and outside the city held their breath!

Halfway through the journey, Qin Zhi, who had been silent all this time, suddenly chuckled. His faint chuckle made everyone’s heart rise to their throat.

I don’t know if Xie Jin and the other two didn’t hear the chuckle, as they continued walking forward as if no one was around.

Qin Su, who was standing on the high wall, stared at this scene. Suddenly, his face changed. He didn’t have time to think about it and said, “Xie Jin, stop!”

Xie Jin looked up suddenly, and after seeing the solemn expression on Qin Su’s face, he pulled Zhao Shu to stop.

Qin Zhi had unknowingly pointed the bow and arrow at the two people in front of him, and looked at Qin Su on the city wall with a smile: “Why doesn’t my royal brother leave? Keep telling them to leave.” As he spoke, he gathered strength in his arm and pulled the bow to its full length.

Qin Su looked at Qin Zhi with a gloomy expression: “Ah Zhi, don’t you want to talk to me? Let’s talk.”

Qin Zhi did not play by the rules. His right hand holding the arrow was about to let go. Qin Su shouted, “Qin Zhi, how dare you!”

Qin Zhi’s face changed, and he looked at Xie Jin’s back viciously: “Do you think I dare or not?”

The words flew as soon as they were spoken!
Xie Jin’s brows furrowed and he quickly pushed Zhao Shu away. The sharp wind from the arrow blew up the hair by his ears and pierced into the city wall with a whoosh!
This arrow broke the apparent peace between the two sides.

Archers on the city wall appeared from nowhere and took their positions in an orderly and continuous manner. The Hu soldiers also raised their bows and arrows and aimed at the people on the city wall.

The atmosphere between the two armies was tense.

Xie Jin and Zhao Shu were standing between the two armies with frowns on their faces. As long as one of the two sides broke the deadlock first, he and Zhao Shu would become a hornet’s nest.

Lin Xun, who was shackled by the Hu people, looked anxiously at Zhao Shu in front of him. He wanted to break free from the Hu people’s restraint, but as soon as he moved, he was kicked on the calf by the Hu people and fell to his knees on the ground.

He arched his body forward, as if trying to crawl to Zhao Shu’s side, but the Hu man would never let him do as he wished. He sneered and stepped on his back.

The body that was pinned down could no longer crawl forward. Its eyes looked anxiously ahead, and it was still twisting its body and struggling.

Qin Zhi seemed very satisfied with the two armies’ readiness to fight. With a smile on his face, he looked at the man in the bright yellow dragon robe and said, “Brother Emperor, we can talk now.”

Qin Zhi’s current behavior is like that of a child who has successfully cheated, with a hint of pride in his expression.

Qin Su stared at him for a long while, then he said, “Tell me, what do you want?”

It seemed that Ju found what he said funny, so Qin Zhi laughed out loud: “Brother, what if I say I want the clothes you are wearing?”

As soon as he said this, everyone’s faces changed and they all looked at him with unpleasant expressions.

Qin Zhi looked at everyone’s reactions and burst out laughing, unable to control his laughter. Everyone’s expressions became even uglier as they listened to his laughter.

Qin Zhi laughed so hard that he couldn’t breathe. He coughed twice and looked at Qin Su with a smile in his eyes: “Brother Huang, don’t worry, I don’t like your position.”

Qin Su said nothing, just looked at him calmly.

Under his gaze, Qin Zhi reached out and pointed at the chips in his hand – Xie Jin, Zhao Shu and Lin Xun.

“Brother, I want to play a game with you. It’s a very fun game.”

What he said and his actions made Qin Su frown involuntarily.

Qin Zhi kindly calmed his anxiety: “Brother Huang, don’t worry, this game is very simple, all you need is a word.”

Qin Zhi glanced sideways to his side, and the soldier who was stepping on Lin Xun immediately understood what was going on. He roughly pulled Lin Xun up from the ground and dragged him towards Xie Jin and the others.

Lin Xun was pushed by the soldiers to the feet of Xie Jin.

Qin Zhi picked up the bow and arrow again and aimed at Qin Su on the city wall. The people around Qin Su were startled and wanted to pull their king away and block him behind them.

But Qin Su stood there motionless, and because of the distance, it was impossible to see the look in his eyes.

Qin Zhi smiled silently, and suddenly moved the bow and arrow that was aimed at Qin Su slowly, and finally stopped at Xie Jin.

Qin Zhi looked at Qin Su and said silently: “The game begins!”

Qin Zhi’s men exerted their strength, looked at Qin Su and said, “Brother, please choose one.”

The bow and arrow in his hand were aimed at Xie Jin, Zhao Shu, and Lin Xun one by one: “Is he or she or is he?”

The people on the wall were silent for a long while. Qin Zhi didn’t have the patience to play silent games with him. He used his bow and arrows to count, “One…”

“two”

Qin Su finally raised his eyes and said softly, “Zhao Shu.”

After he finished speaking, Lin Shuo, who had been holding the city wall tightly, showed no big expression on his face but his hands tightened slightly.

Turning around to look at the expressions of the other two fathers involved, they were all indifferent, with no extreme joy or sorrow.

Xie Jin didn’t look too surprised when he heard the answer, and Lin Xun smiled with relief.

Qin Zhi’s eyes were surprised for a moment, and then he clicked his tongue twice: “Brother, your choice really surprised me. I thought you would choose Xie Jin.”

When she heard her name, Zhao Shu looked at Xie Jin blankly.

Xie Jin turned his head and curled the corners of his lips slightly at her. Seeing his smile that was not at all surprised by this result, Zhao Shu’s eyes darkened.

Qin Zhi looked at the three people in front of him with interest, and finally fixed his eyes on Xie Jin. He said playfully: “Xie Shizi, you defended the territory with your life, but in the end, they gave up on you. You firmly chose him, but in the end, they chose you to die.”

“Royal brother, after all, he is a brave general who risked his life for you. Would you like to consider it again?”

“After all, you are my brother. I can give you a chance to change your mind and choose again.”

Xie Jin raised his head and met Qin Su’s gaze on the city wall. After a moment, Qin Su looked away calmly: “Zhao Shu.”

Qin Zhi raised his hands helplessly: “Thank you, Master. I can only help you up to this point.”

Xie Jin ignored Qin Zhi who was talking in a flowery voice behind him and looked at Zhao Shu gently: “You go into the city first, I will come to find you later.”

Zhao Shu’s eyes felt a little sour: “I’ll wait for you.”

Xie Jin raised the corners of his lips: “Okay.”

Zhao Shu looked at him deeply, then walked towards the city gate without looking back.

Xie Jin’s eyes followed Zhao Shu’s figure. When Zhao Shu arrived at the city gate, the soldiers guarding the city immediately opened the tall and heavy gate to welcome her in.

As soon as the city gate opened a crack, two soldiers hurried out, walked beside Zhao Shu and protected her as she entered the city.

Before Zhao Shu, who was being hugged, entered the city gate, the two people beside her fell to the ground without warning. Zhao Shu turned around suddenly and saw Qin Zhi holding a bow and aiming at them, but the arrow on the bow had disappeared.

Zhao Shu immediately squatted down and pulled out the sabers from the waists of the two soldiers lying on the ground. She then turned to the people in the city gate and shouted, “Give me the sabers!”

The person inside the door was stunned by the yelling. Although he didn’t understand the meaning of her action, he still obediently took off the sword from his waist and handed it to her.

After Zhao Shu took the saber, she growled, “Close the door!”

The people in the city understood what she meant and hurriedly closed the city gates.

Zhao Shu quickly picked up three swords and rushed towards the two people opposite.

Qin Zhi’s two arrows broke the temporary harmony between the two sides. The city gates were quickly closed, and the people on the city wall were ready to go! However, due to the identities of Xie Jin and the other three people under the city wall, no one dared to act rashly. After all, if they were accidentally injured, the Duke, the Marquis, and Minister Lin would not forgive them afterwards!

The people on the city wall would think so, but the Hu people would not think so. They would rather Xie Jin and others be used as targets and shot into sieves by arrows.

Xie Jin looked at Zhao Shu who had returned with a bad expression, but Zhao Shu ignored his bad mood. After putting the sword into their hands, she turned around and looked at Hu Jun indifferently.

Xie Jin walked up to her and asked softly, “Why did you come back?”

Zhao Shu squinted at him and said, “The city gate closed too quickly, and I couldn’t squeeze in.”

Lin Xun walked over shakily, holding his sword, and rolled his eyes at Zhao Shu: “How big are you that you couldn’t squeeze in?”

Zhao Shu replied calmly, “I’ve gained weight recently.”

Lin Xun glanced at her figure with disdain, then faced Hu Jun with his sword in hand.

Seeing that the two had ended their conversation, Xie Jin’s cold eyes slowly turned warm. He looked ahead calmly and said gently, “I feel great.”

Zhao Shu’s eyes were startled, and then her ears turned red.

This made Lin Xun’s eyes dim slightly.

The three men looked calm, as if they were not facing a massive enemy force but just a group of strangers passing by.

Qin Zhi was intrigued by their attitude. He leaned slightly on the horse’s back and suggested to Xie Jin and the others, “Prince Xie, I’ll give you a chance. As long as you shout out loud that Qin Su is not as good as Qin Zhi, I can consider sparing you.”

Lin Xun had never seen anyone more shameless than him. His face flushed red and he shouted at him angrily, “You’re dreaming!”

Qin Zhi didn’t take his words to heart at all. He turned around and asked Xie Jin, “Xie Shizi, what do you think?” Xie Jin thought for a moment and said, “Okay, let’s not talk about whether you will forgive us if we really say that. Are you sure that the Hu people behind you will let us go?”

Qin Zhi smiled and said, “I promise.”

Xie Jin looked at him calmly: “I don’t believe you.”

Qin Zhishu stood up lazily: “Since you don’t believe me, there is nothing I can do.”

Xie Jin lowered his eyes and thought for a moment, then said, “Okay, I’ll believe your words for now, but after we say that, can you guarantee that the people on the city wall won’t want to kill us?”

Qin Zhi smiled and glanced at the crowd of people on the city wall, then shook his head regretfully: “Xie Shizi, you also know the character of those people very well. I can’t say whether they will want to kill the girl next to you, but Master Lin will be safe and sound. As for you, there is no guarantee that someone will not get rid of you as soon as possible.”

Xie Jin looked at him with deep eyes: “Why do you feel that someone wants to get rid of me as soon as possible?”

Qin Zhi smiled and spread his hands: “I’ll have to ask you, Master Xie.”

Seeing that the two of them were talking more and more outrageous, and the conversation was getting smoother and smoother, Lin Xun finally couldn’t help but frown and growl: “Xie Jin, what do you mean!”

But his angry roar did not bring back any conscience from Xie Jin. She completely ignored him and continued talking to Qin Zhi.

Being treated so coldly by Xie Jin in front of Zhao Shu, Lin Xun felt embarrassed and annoyed for a moment, and wanted to walk around Zhao Shu and towards Xie Jin.

Zhao Shu grabbed his hand in time, looked at him steadily, and shook her head slightly at him.

Lin Xun was stunned for two seconds, then gradually came to his senses. He no longer tried to cause trouble for Xie Jin, and obediently stepped back.

Xie Jin’s eyes were very deep, so deep that one couldn’t see the bottom.

Qin Zhi was in a good mood and curled his lips: “Thank you, Prince. Please.”

Xie Jin raised his eyes, fixed his gaze on him, and said, “Qin Su~”

Qin Zhi was looking forward to what he was going to say next.

“Qin Su mastered poetry at the age of six, read widely at the age of ten, felt deeply the suffering of the people at the age of twelve and proposed to the late emperor to reduce taxes for the people, at the age of fourteen his martial arts were no less than those of the palace masters, at the age of fifteen he followed the late emperor to go to war, at the age of seventeen the late emperor passed away and your majesty succeeded to the throne. Since the new emperor took the throne, the country has been peaceful and the treasury is rich. Every citizen in the world has enough food to eat, and they work from sunrise to sunset. He has created a peaceful and prosperous era, and the throne is only for him!”

Every word is sonorous and powerful!
As Xie Jin finished his words, the smile on Qin Zhi’s face faded a little, until there was no smile at all.

The people on the city wall looked at the tall figure of the young general below with complicated and unreadable expressions.

Xie Jin stared at Qin Zhi: “You are not as good as him!”

Cracks appeared on Qin Zhi’s face. Everyone could see that Xie Jin’s words were like a needle piercing his heart, making him angry and hurt.

Lin Xun approached Zhao Shu slyly and whispered, “I admit that what Xie Jin said is true, but considering our current situation, isn’t it a bit too arrogant for him to give Qin Zhi such a face?”

Zhao Shu kept her eyes on Xie Jin: “I think it’s good.”

Seeing her undisguised gaze, Lin Xun pursed his lips and straightened them a little, then he perked up and made a joke: “It’s just so-so.”

Zhao Shu suddenly turned her head. Lin Xun held his breath at the close distance. Their eyes met. Just when he couldn’t bear it anymore and wanted to step back, Zhao Shu looked him up and down, then lightly moved her eyes away: “Yeah, that’s true.”

Although Zhao Shu agreed with what he just said, he still felt something was wrong, especially the way she looked at him just now, like a customer looking down at a substandard product.
He is very uncomfortable!
Xie Jin looked at Qin Zhi with an indifferent and calm gaze, and his expression told Qin Zhi that he was just stating a fact.

But it was his normal expression that made Qin Zhi increasingly angry.

It would be fine if he was deliberately trying to provoke him, but that was not hateful or infuriating. He was just talking about something that couldn’t be more ordinary.

So ordinary that it makes him angry!
Qin Zhi’s face turned pale, and he stared at Xie Jin gloomily: “Xie Shizi, you are not afraid of death, but aren’t you afraid that this beautiful girl beside you will die because of you?!”

It is a threat and a warning.

Xie Jin’s cold eyes turned to Zhao Shu. At that moment, his eyes seemed to be tender. He whispered, “Afraid.”

Zhao Shu walked towards Xie Jin, and before he could react, she held his hand hanging by his side, raised her head slightly, opened her red lips, and said in a voice that only the two of them could hear: “If you accompany me, I won’t be afraid.”

Xie Jin’s gaze was fixed on her face, and after a while, a smile appeared in his eyes.

Yes, he will always be with her.

When Lin Xun saw the two people holding hands, his eyes darkened and he could no longer maintain the expression on his face. He tried to keep his mouth open a few times but to no avail. He could only force himself to look away from them and stare blankly at the ground beneath his feet.

Zhao Yao’s face looked a little unhappy. Xie Jingrong noticed his friend’s bad mood and put his hand on him to comfort him: “Children and grandchildren have their own blessings, let them be.”

It would have been better if he didn’t comfort him. The more he comforted Zhao Yao, the angrier he felt. Thinking back to when Shu’er was willing to draw a line between her and him for the sake of that boy, he felt uncomfortable. Thinking of this, he couldn’t help but roll his eyes at his friend who was taking advantage of him!
Qin Zhi laughed in anger and said three times in a row: “Xie Jin, don’t regret it!”

Xie Jin held Zhao Shu’s hand in return: “No regrets.”

Now that our skin has been torn apart, there is no need to sew it back together.

Qin Zhi waved his hand slightly forward, and Hu Jun’s arrows immediately shot towards the people on the city wall and Xie Jin and the other three like dense rain.

Zhao Shu and the others used their knives to block the dense arrows that were coming towards them. Among the three, except for Lin Xun whose martial arts skills were weaker, the other two were top masters. While protecting themselves, they could also help Lin Xun who was struggling. In addition, the soldiers on the city wall were helping them to get rid of the Hu soldiers who were pointing bows and arrows at them, so they could still cope with it for a while.

An arrow shot straight at Zhao Shu. She blocked the knife in front of her with her backhand. The light shining on the back of the knife made her narrow her eyes. When the arrow collided with the knife with a clang, she immediately grabbed the arrow that was about to fall, ran forward a few steps, and shot the arrow in the direction it came from.

Although Zhao Shu did not have a bow and arrow in her hand, the arrows she threw at this time were extremely powerful. Qin Zhi did not expect that Zhao Shu would throw arrows at him with her bare hands. He was able to dodge the arrow when it was in front of him, and his body looked a little embarrassed for a moment.

When Zhao Shu saw him dodge the arrow, her brows suddenly turned cold, but the rain of arrows kept coming, and she could only cheer herself up and deal with it.

Qin Zhi was not going to let her go so easily, and shouted to the soldiers behind him: “See that girl in front? Aim your bows and arrows at her. If anyone shoots her, I will reward you handsomely!”

The word “reward” ignited the bloodthirstiness in the soldiers’ bones, and they aimed their bows and arrows at the seemingly weak girl in front of them.

Zhao Shu heard what Qin Zhi had just said, glanced at him calmly, and concentrated her mind to cut off wave after wave of arrows.

When Qin Zhi finished speaking, Xie Jin’s originally expressionless face frowned fiercely. He quickly knocked down the arrow with a knife and moved quickly towards Zhao Shu.

Although the attacks on Zhao Shu were intensified, it had little effect on her, and she remained as relaxed as before.

The arrows of both armies were soon exhausted, the city gate under the city wall slowly opened, and wave after wave of soldiers rushed towards Hu’s army.

When all the soldiers ready for battle had been deployed, the city gates were closed again.

The two armies charged forward with roars. The harsh sounds of weapons clashing and the hissing sounds of flesh being torn apart became the main sounds on the battlefield.

Zhao Shu raised her eyes to look at Qin Zhi who was standing on his horse. The blade in her hand touched the ground, and her quick movement caused sparks to fly from the blade.

Qin Zhi looked at Zhao Shu who was attacking him. When they were four or five meters away, he squeezed his legs against the horse’s belly and rushed towards her.

A man and a horse rushed towards each other. At the critical moment, the horse leaped up and Zhao Shu passed under the horse with a knife. The horse’s intention of trampling Zhao Shu to death was instantly thwarted.

Zhao Shu quickly stood up with her sword in hand, stepped forward, leaped into the air, and stabbed the man on the horse with her sword.

Qin Zhi leaned sideways and used the scimitar in his hand to block the fatal blow.

The swords and sabers collided quickly. Zhao Shu stepped on the horse’s back and raised her sword to chop at Qin Zhi again.

Qin Zhi swung the reins, the horse neighed, and carried him away from Zhao Shu’s blade.

Zhao Shuren fell to the ground, leaned sideways, and swung her knife at the horse’s legs.

The horse couldn’t dodge in time and was hit by her. The horse fell over instantly, and Qin Zhi jumped off the horse and rushed towards her with a knife in hand.

Zhao Shu walked briskly towards him. The weapons collided with a deafening “clang”. Qin Zhi used force to push Zhao Shu back with the knife, getting closer and closer, and refusing to give in!
Zhao Shu pressed her right foot against the yellow sand, spun the blade, and passed under the blade. She stood up and swung the blade at Qin Zhi, one strike after another, each one fatal!

Qin Zhi was forced to retreat repeatedly by Zhao Shu’s hacking, because Zhao Shu’s knife was too powerful and she hacked at him without taking a breath. Gradually, he found it a little difficult to face Zhao Shu’s knife.

He didn’t feel anything before, but now under Zhao Shu’s deadly attack, Qin Zhi finally realized something. He raised his eyes to look at her, and in an instant, he curled his lips.

“What’s your little sister’s name? I think her name is Hu Jing, right?”

Zhao Shu paused with the blade, and Qin Zhi took advantage of her distraction to turn the hand holding the knife back, and the blade cut a bloody wound on her arm.

The stinging sensation brought Zhao Shu back from her trance, and she staggered back, holding her bleeding arm.

Qin Zhi raised the bloody scimitar to his nose with both hands, sniffed the blood deeply, and showed an expression of great enjoyment on his face.

Zhao Shu looked at him with an ugly expression, and when Qin Zhi was about to speak again, she raised the knife and slashed at him again.

This time Zhao Shu’s attack was more fierce. While Qin Zhi was dodging, he said, “Your friend didn’t have to die so quickly. I knew the relationship between you two and Mian Ru. I originally wanted to send someone to kidnap your friend and slowly play games with you. Who knew that your friend was a girl but actually a reckless man. Because of her stupidity, she died at the hands of an insignificant soldier in the Hu army. Tsk, it’s a pity. If she had fallen into my hands, she could have lived a few more days.”

The corners of Zhao Shu’s eyes turned red. Under the fierce attack, the tip of her right toe sank into the yellow sand. Her legs were suddenly lifted up, and the yellow sand flew into the air, blurring her vision.

Zhao Shu kicked Qin Zhi’s calf, and Qin Zhi was caught off guard and fell to his knees on one knee.

Qin Zhi turned around and was about to stand up, but Zhao Shu moved quickly and came behind him, putting the blade against his neck.

Qin Zhi paused, and slowly knelt down with his leg raised.

Zhao Shu looked at him with cold eyes, leaned over to his ear, and said in a cold and terrifying voice: “Don’t you like to play? I’ll take you downstairs to play with A Jing, okay?”

As soon as he finished speaking, he was about to raise his knife and kill the person, with blood splattering on the spot. But just as the knife was about to touch Qin Zhi’s neck, a bony hand grabbed Zhao Shu’s hand.

Zhao Shu turned around suddenly, with a ruthless look in her eyes. After she saw who was coming, the ice and snow in her eyes slowly melted away.

Xie Jin shook his head at her gently, and Zhao Shu immediately understood what he meant, but the knife in her hand was still stubbornly against Qin Zhi’s neck.

She is unwilling!
Seeing her like this, Xie Jin’s eyes flashed with a trace of heartache, and he said in a hoarse voice: “Be obedient.”

(End of this chapter)