Chapter 23: Pursued Under the Night

ary officials paid their respects. Seeing the array of civil and military officials who held most of the power in the Daqian Dynasty kneeling before her, Zhang Liyang suddenly understood why so many p...The night in the northwest, under the gentle caress of the moon, was usually tranquil and peaceful. However, tonight's peace was torn apart by a cacophony of noise.

The icy blade reflected the moonlight as it pierced through the warm chest, splattering scalding blood.

Under the icy night wind, the boiling blood landed and instantly turned to ice, transforming into round, rolling blood beads scattered across the ground.

"Kill!"

Xiao He mountain roared incessantly, his spear transformed into a silver glow, continuously harvesting the lives of the enemies charging at him.

The imposing Xiao He Mountain quickly caught the attention of the other leader.

Here we go!

Sparks flew as Xiao He's silver blade in his hand was blocked by a saber.

"It's you!"

Although it was only a single exchange, Xiao He immediately sensed that the other person was the one who had attacked him on the riverbank that night, wearing chain mail.

"Haha... Not bad, it's your old grandpa!"

No one denied it, sitting on the horse, shaking the saber in his hand, "That day's battle wasn't pleasant, today we fight again!"

The saber whooshed forward, and Xiao He Shan raised his spear to meet it.

Surrounded by the wielder of the horse cleaver, the soldiers of Pishan's camp, who were slightly gaining the upper hand, fell into a disadvantage again due to poisoning.

"Go take out the target, I'll hold them off here!"

The man brandished his saber, shouting at the top of his lungs. Then Xiao He's mountain-like eyebrows shot up in anger as he saw a dozen figures leaping over the edge of the battlefield and charging toward their rear.

"Be bold!"

Xiao HeShan roared in anger, but the opponent's strength was not inferior to his, causing Xiao HeShan to be unable to help for a while.

At the back, Zhang Liyang, who was always paying attention to the situation on the ground, immediately saw the figure rushing towards him. Without thinking, he immediately retreated with Mu Yinghua.

Mu Yinghua's safety comes first. Engaging in combat with the enemy is a last resort.

"Beep, system task issued: Escape enemy pursuit!"

As Zhang Liyang retreated, a system prompt sounded in his ears, which inevitably made him feel uneasy.

Although Zhang Liyang has not completed several system tasks so far, he also found some patterns from the tasks released by the system.

That is to say, if Zhang Liyang can complete this task, then the requirements for completion are all about defeating or repelling. If it's about escaping, then it means that there is a high probability that Zhang Liyang will encounter things he cannot handle during this process, such as powerful enemies.

"Everyone, evacuate this place!"

Xiao He's fifty cavalrymen, Zhang Liuyang naturally wouldn't abandon them. After giving an order, he took Mu Yinghua on horseback and retreated.

The other soldiers also knew the importance of Mu Yinghua, so they remained silent and directly followed Zhang Liyang in retreat.

But it seemed the enemy was unwilling to give up. Seeing Zhang Liyang retreat, they immediately grabbed a few warhorses and chased after him.

"We can't let them hang back forever!"

Upon seeing the pursuing soldiers, Zhang Li's eyebrows furrowed.

"Your Highness, you should take part of the people and keep running forward. I will stay here with the others to deal with the pursuers."

"Zhang Liyang, please don't do anything."

"Haha... Don't worry, Your Highness. I can handle just a few people!"

Mu Yinghua only learned to ride a horse a few days ago, although she is not very skilled yet, but now there is no other way.

"Bring fifteen people, and I'll take care of those pursuers!"

As expected of the soldiers from Pianshan Camp, upon hearing Zhang Liyang's order, nearly fifteen horsemen broke away from the ranks at an undiminished speed and arrived directly behind Zhang Liyang.

"Sir, how do we fight" A cavalryman looked to Zhang Liyang.

"I'm not a soldier, and I don't know how to command. Just do things your way, and leave the pointy end to me!"

"Great!"

Zhang Liyang's words made the eyes of this cavalry soldier light up slightly. What they feared most was someone who pretended to understand and gave clueless orders. With such a person around, their danger level would rise exponentially.

Now Zhang Liyang lets go and allows them to fight on their own, which will naturally ease the tension in their hearts a little.

"Brothers, Zhang-daren said that we should let ourselves go. Don't disgrace ourselves in front of Zhang-daren later!"

"Don't worry, boss. I guarantee I'll take care of all of them!"

Alright, brothers, bend your bows and nock your arrows, three hundred paces ahead, fire!

Although there were only fifteen of them, under the rain of fifteen arrows they still shot down two or three pursuers.

Break it up!

Seeing that Zhang Liyang's side was sharp and swift, the pursuing soldiers dispersed directly. Some continued to charge toward Zhang Liyang's side while others drew their long blades from their waists!

"Brothers, follow me!"

Three hundred steps, only enough for Zhang Liyang's side to shoot three volleys of arrows. As the enemy approached continuously, the fifteen cavalry behind Zhang Liyang formed a charge formation and charged towards the pursuing soldiers.

"Drive!"

Zhang Liyang, who deliberately lagged behind by ten steps or so, also followed up from the back after the cavalry began their charge.

As Zhang Liyang himself said, he was not a military man and did not understand command, so all he could do was to follow behind and provide reinforcements while trying not to interfere with the others.

"Kill!"

Under the short distance, both sides quickly collided. The excellent equipment of the Pianshan camp soldiers made it almost impossible for the pursuers to resist.

But fifteen riders were too few, and their charge had a limited range. After losing some men to the pursuing enemy, they split up directly, minimizing the cavalry's potential advantage.

While they couldn't defeat the cavalry of Pishan Great Camp in a group charge, a single soldier might stand a chance.

When deprived of the charging power of their steeds, soldiers find their armor becomes a burden, hindering their agility.

“There's even a dead eunuch here, go die!”

When Zhang Liyang joined the battle, he immediately encountered a pursuer. This pursuer, likely filled with resentment and disdain for eunuchs, swung his sword toward Zhang Liyang's head.

"Damn it, did the eunuch piss you off I don't want to become a eunuch either!"

Zhang Liyang's anger flared up like a fire, rising explosively at the sound of "dead eunuch".

The entire person leaped onto the horse's back, like a bird taking flight. Then, as his body rolled to evade the opponent's long sword, his palm shot out from his sleeve!

Bang!

With a dull thud, the pursuer was sent flying backward, spewing blood from his mouth. He resembled something that had been rammed by a charging rhinoceros, his entire chest caved in!

Zhang Liyang, whose cultivation had reached the fifth realm of the One Ring, was empowered by the Five Emperors' Rotating Sutra. His qi and blood had long since reached a superhuman state under its blessing, not to mention his immense vigor.

Although Zhang Liyang hasn't personally tried it, he is confident that if faced with a rhinoceros, he could smash its skull with one punch!

With a single strike, he instantly killed one of the pursuers. Zhang Liyang's heart surged with excitement, and the scene of his sparring with Xiao Heshan came to mind again. Zhang Liyang struck out with his palm like a fiery dragon and leaped towards another pursuer.reaching the formidable level of the Eight Meridians Realm!"You're dead!"Although He Houde previously possessed cultivation, he had never reached the Eight Meridians Realm. Zhang Liyang had seen him s...