"As long as you let your soldiers take another step forward-"
A smile appeared on Yunzong's face, and he grabbed the collar of the dragon-robed girl, trying to push her down, and sneered loudly:
"—I will throw the Queen off this city wall and let the whole world see that Xi Chenzhou, who keeps saying he wants to be loyal to the Emperor and protect the Emperor, is actually just a traitor who wants to seize the throne!"
The shouts of killing between heaven and earth seemed to have stopped for an instant. The winter wind was so cold that the moon shrank and hid behind the thick clouds.
In the wilderness, there are only prairie fires jumping on the torches, making crackling sounds, and the fire's scorching light illuminates countless pairs of peeping eyes outside the city and inside.
The sights cast by those eyes were all fixed on the face of the handsome man with silver armor and long sword among the soldiers.
At this time, the Sixth Army did not send any troops, only waiting for the man's order.
At the top of the city wall, the girl in dragon robe sobbed and looked at the man imploringly, her voice trembling: "Zhenbeihou, Zhenbeihou, please order a retreat quickly and save the orphans - isn't that why you raised the army to save the orphans?! "
Yun Zong pinched the girl's shoulder with one hand and held a sharp dagger in the other hand, pressing it against the girl's neck and yelling: "Retreat!"
Xi Chen Zhou's eyes were as cold as night, and his gaze was as sharp as a sword's blade as he pierced Yun Zong fiercely.
"Yun! Zong!"
The look on Yunzong's face became more and more malicious, and the dagger was slashed towards his neck, and a thin line of blood trickled down: "Retreat! Surrender! Otherwise, if I am scared by the rebels and my hand slips, you will suffer eternal infamy—"
The Northwest Army only thought that the Queen had really been caught by Yunzong. During the confrontation, people were panicked, trembling and murmuring: "General... let's, let's, or else..."
"The Queen cannot die! If the Queen dies, the general will be a villain as accused by thousands of people, and his reputation will never be cleansed!"
"It's better to withdraw first. There is always a chance anyway..."
There was a slight argument, and Yun Zong laughed more viciously and happily. He put the dagger closer to the girl's neck, stared at the city, and almost laughed: "—Traitor, you are still not retreating?!"
Xi Chenzhou looked coldly, raised his chin slightly, and looked at the top of the city wall.
The firelight illuminated half of his cheeks, so half of his handsome face was still hidden in the darkness, making the faint smile on his lips even more cold and cold.
His eyes were fixed on the sobbing girl in dragon robe on the city wall. He listened to the small discussions around him, and suddenly.
Lift your feet.
Step back.
As soon as they retreated, the army made a roar. They looked at Xi Chenzhou in disbelief. Yun Zong's eyes on the city wall burst into ecstasy: "You order the troops to retreat immediately, and I will-"
"Actually, I've always wanted to ask."
Xi Chenzhou's expression was as calm as water. Although he was in such a dangerous situation, Yun Zong could hear a mocking smile in his voice. He said leisurely:
"Nine thousand years old, aren't you curious about how I knew about the path that destroyed Qincheng?"
—Xiaolu, how did he know? !
Yun Zong's cheek was slapped hard.
Now that time was running out, he didn't really want to spend time talking nonsense with Xi Chenzhou, but having said that, this question was indeed a puzzle that he couldn't figure out when he came in.
"...how on earth did you know?"
He still couldn't hold back and asked.
Xi Chenzhou chuckled again and avoided answering. Instead, he took a step back and made a respectful gesture.
At this time, Yun Zong realized that the step back that Xi Chenzhou had just taken, and the step he was taking now, were not about fear of retreat, but more like...
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