Zi'an said, "Cao Ji was your elder brother. When he died, as his younger brother, aren't you sad at all? But, it's true. How can people like your Cao family, who are so ambitious, have any affection for their own flesh and blood?"
"Princess, you are delaying on purpose. Do you really think Qin Zhou can come to save you?" Cao Le smiled coldly, having seen through Zi'an's intentions. "She will not bring anyone with her. Once they come, they will never come back."
"What do you mean?" Zi'an's heart sank.
"Princess, didn't you notice that there is kerosene at every intersection on the way up the mountain? As soon as Qin Zhou's people go up the mountain, rockets will fly over and ignite the kerosene. By then, the entire Wolf Tail Mountain will be a sea of fire."
The distance between Wolf Tail Mountain and here is about an hour, so the fire will not spread here immediately. She suddenly remembered that when she came here just now, fire zones had been cut between the mountains. In other words, the fire could only burn on Wolf Tail Mountain and would not burn here, and would have no effect on the imperial guards.
She suddenly felt cold all over. Qin Zhou knew that she was waiting at Wolf Tail Mountain and would definitely come to find her there. Even if she was not at Wolf Tail Mountain, Qin Zhou would still lead people up the mountain from there because it was the shortest distance.
She was so careless that she was only focused on looking for survivors and forgot to pay attention to the situation on the roadside.
Seeing Zi'an's face change drastically, Cao Le was very satisfied. He stretched out his hand and pulled Scar Suo, "Worried? Don't worry. Anyway, Wolf Tail Mountain has become a hell today, so it doesn't matter if there are more evil ghosts."
Zi'an looked at his domineering and arrogant face, and many thoughts flashed through his mind.
She couldn't handle these three hundred people. Scarlett failed this time and didn't summon out the venomous snakes.
Just as he was hesitating, the imperial guards from the opposite mountain also arrived, and a large crowd of people pressed towards this side.
Zi'an estimated that there were about eight or nine hundred people.
"No need to look. There are eight hundred people here. Another two hundred people are lurking on Wolf Tail Mountain. As long as a large force enters, they will shoot arrows and ignite the fire oil." Cao Le said proudly.
Zi'an shook his head, "No, your people did not intercept me when I went up the mountain."
Cao Le said arrogantly, "Of course I won't intercept you. If I only intercept one or two of you, wouldn't that be a waste of resources? This big battle is to deal with Qin Zhou and her troops. However, I thought my brother could handle you, but I didn't expect that I really figured it out. It's better for you to kill my brother, that useless guy, so as not to steal the credit from me."
Zi'an looked at his cruel and vicious face and said coldly: "You Cao family are really full of bad habits."
She saw Cao Le's hand make a move, and the imperial guards came over. Zi'an shouted, "Stop right there!"
She tightened the scar rope, which immediately made Cao Le's neck crackle. He had difficulty breathing, but still maintained a smug and arrogant smile.
Suddenly, he raised his palm and hit Zi'an's left shoulder. Zi'an already had an injury on his left chest, so he didn't mind his sudden attack. He subconsciously dodged to the right. A long arrow flew through the sky and brushed past Zi'an's right arm. Although it didn't penetrate his arm, it scraped off a piece of flesh and blood flowed out.
Scarlett pierced the archery guard's throat with lightning speed, and the guard fell to the ground dead.
However, Scarface only wanted to kill the man, but forgot that Zi'an was still in danger.
By the time Scarface returned to defend, Zi'an had already been hit by a sword. Cao Le snatched the sword of the imperial guard next to him and slashed at him. Zi'an used a dagger to block it, but how could she withstand Cao Le's strength
The dagger fell to the ground, and Zi'an's wrist was cut. Scar Rope wrapped around her wrist and arm with a whoosh. Zi'an's blood merged into Scar Rope, and Scar Rope glowed red all over.
Zi'an was forced back step by step, and dozens of swords were suddenly placed on her neck.
Cao Le laughed grimly, "Princess, just follow us obediently."
Zi'an said coldly: "Really? That depends on your ability."
As soon as she finished speaking, Scar Suo was seen moving back and forth between a dozen swords like a poisonous snake. There was a "clang clang" sound, and a dozen swords broke into pieces instantly.
The imperial guards were stunned. What kind of magic was this? This ordinary and even ugly rope could actually break the sword.
Cao Le saw through the trick and knew that the rope was powerful, so he ordered, "Come on, get the kerosene."
Because the operation was to burn Wolf Tail Mountain, many imperial guards carried a small bottle of kerosene with them.
They took out kerosene and poured it on Scar Suo. Scar Suo flew very fast, shuttling around the imperial guards, and was inevitably stained with kerosene.
Zi'an was so frightened that she snatched the sword from Cao Le's hand and started fighting with the imperial guards.
Zi'an didn't know martial arts, and didn't have any rules or tricks. She just fought recklessly. It was OK for her to deal with three or two people, but with so many people, she was injured by the imperial guards in just a few moves. Seeing that she was really stubborn, Cao Le sneered, "You're looking for death!"
He immediately flew up, his body tilted, and kicked out several times, all of which landed on Zi'an's chest. Zi'an flew out, feeling a fishy and sweet taste in his head, and a mouthful of blood spurted out.
It was too late for Scar to return to defend. He rushed towards Cao Le. Cao Le knew how powerful he was, so he quickly dodged and ordered, "Fire!"
Holding the torch in his hand, Cao Le took it and waved it vigorously. Scar's rope was filled with kerosene, and if it got touched by sparks, it would surely catch fire.
"I don't care whether you are a god or a monster. I will kill you here today." He grinned and chased after Scar with the torch.
Suddenly, he felt something wrapped around his left foot, and then he felt a slight pain. He lowered his head to take a look and couldn't help but gasp. A snake as thick as a bowl was wrapped around his left leg, and two drops of blood oozed from his ankle, staining his socks red.
He was bitten by a poisonous snake.
He chopped the snake down with his sword, and the snake broke into two pieces. It squirmed and rolled on the ground, looking extremely terrifying.
"Someone come..." His eyes went dark, and he saw that at some point, a large number of snakes rushed over, and they were all poisonous snakes.
He saw the guards falling to the ground in twos and threes, convulsing, and dying in a moment.
He knew how powerful these poisonous snakes were, so he did not dare to hesitate. He raised his sword and chopped off his left foot.
"Ah..." Various shrill cries echoed in the valley.
Seeing this, Zi'an didn't dare to stay and quickly ran away with the scar.
With the imperial guards chasing after them, the number of poisonous snakes was obviously not enough.
However, the number of people chasing them was scattered and spaced out, so Scarface was easy to deal with.
It showed unprecedented majesty, and pierced through the chest of the imperial guards with unstoppable force. However, it was stained with blood, and the poisonous snakes gradually dispersed, saving those people.
Zi'an immediately understood why. For Scarlett to summon poisonous snakes, it must be her blood. But if someone else's blood covers her blood, Scarlett will lose the ability to command the poisonous snakes.
Thinking of this, she had an idea and Scarlett flew back into her hand. Zi'an no longer cared whether he would lose too much blood. He pinched the wound hard to squeeze out the blood and smeared it on Scarlett's body.
Sure enough, after the blood was smeared on it, the retreating poisonous snake came back again.
She no longer dared to let Scarlett fight on his own, and instead wielded it in self-defense.
(End of this chapter)