The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 1213: open the city gate
Chapter 1213 Opening the City Gate
Du Sanbao hated General Cui so much that his teeth were itching, and he was also eager to redeem himself for his crime. Bai Qingyan said that he would capture Cui Shanzhong alive at all costs, but Du Sanbao was determined to capture General Cui alive even at the cost of his own life.
Following General Cui’s order, the Xiliang soldiers followed their leader and fled the battlefield.
Xiao Rongyan was worried about Bai Qingyan, and when he saw the Great Zhou soldiers chasing the defeated Xiliang soldiers, he ordered Yue Shi to lead his troops to block the defeated Xiliang soldiers at the east, west and north gates of the city. He then led his guards on fast horses towards the direction of the city wall.
The guards around Xiao Rongyan kicked their horses and rushed to the city gate first, shouting loudly: “The Ninth Prince of Yan State is leading his troops to help us. Please open the gates of Jiangzi City.”
Bai Qingyan watched as Xiao Rongyan, accompanied by a team of guards, rode fast towards Jiangzi City. He tightened his grip on the Sun-Shooting Bow. Seeing the black mud on the legs and belly of Xiao Rongyan’s black horse, he knew that he must have come non-stop.
For some reason, there was a surge of heat in her eyes.
Ever since her grandfather, father and uncles passed away, she never thought that anyone would come to save her.
She always remembered that she was the eldest sister and the legitimate daughter of the Bai family. No matter how difficult the road ahead was, she should protect her mother, aunts, and younger brothers and sisters from wind and rain and must not become a burden to them.
She can rush to Daliang day and night to save her sister, she can sacrifice her life for her brother, she can sacrifice her life for her mother and aunts, she can sacrifice her life for the great cause!
In her life, the Bai family’s ambitions and the safety of all her family members come before her own life.
She never thought that someone would come to save her day and night just for her!
If it were her younger brothers and sisters… she would never allow them to take risks for her, and would never allow them to give up Yunjing for her and hinder their great cause.
She had never thought that Xiao Rongyan would come, because in her heart, Xiao Rongyan was a person who, like her, put state affairs before love between men and women.
Now Dayan is also attacking Xiliang. Although neither country has said it, they are indeed secretly competing to see who will take Yunjing first.
The Great Zhou captured Yechengguan and captured Li Tianfu alive. If the Yan Kingdom wanted to surpass the Great Zhou in momentum, it had to capture Yunjing and capture Li Tianjiao alive before the Great Zhou.
But he…didn’t attack Yunjing, but came to save her! He came so quickly!
She knew what Xiao Rongyan was giving up.
In the future, when Yan State competes with Zhou State for national politics, the most important city will be Yunjing, the capital of Xiliang, which has already been fully built in Xiliang… the center of the entire Xiliang.
If there was Yunjing, Yan might still be able to fight against the Great Zhou.
Without Yunjing, the State of Yan would lose.
At this moment, Xiao Rongyan had already arrived under the city wall. He looked up at Bai Qingyan, and was relieved to see that Bai Qingyan was safe.
After leading the troops on the journey day and night without sleep, we finally… caught up!
Xiao Rongyan didn’t dare to think about what would happen if he arrived a day later and allowed Xiliang to capture the Gyantse City.
He knew Bai Qingyan too well. Bai Qingyan would never let herself become a burden to the generals of the Bai family, nor would she let herself become an obstacle on the road to unifying the world!
Just like before… Bai Qingyan’s father, Bai Qishan, the deputy commander of the Bai family army, raised his arrows and shot the five sons of the Bai family to death.
Bai Qingyan was never afraid of death, but he was afraid of…
Xiao Rongyan’s mind was full of this thought these past few days, and it was so distressing that it almost cost him his life.
Amidst the sea of blood and corpses, Xiao Rongyan sat on his horse and stamped his hooves. He pulled the reins tightly and stared at the city wall. Bai Qingyan, who had her long hair tied on top of her head and was wearing silver armor, wished he could hug her tightly in his arms right now and never let go.
Bai Qingyan’s throat tightened, and he turned around and told Wang Jin: “Open the city gate and let Prince Yan Jiu in.”
Wang Jin responded by shouting, “Open the city gates!”
“Your Majesty…” Wei Zhong stepped forward and tried to take the heavy Sun-shooting Bow from Bai Qingyan’s hand, “I will help you downstairs!”
Clearly, she didn’t feel tired at all before Xiao Rongyan appeared, but now that Xiao Rongyan appeared at the foot of the city, she seemed to have exerted too much effort and suddenly lost her strength.
Bai Qingyan nodded and walked downstairs holding Wei Zhong’s arm.
The people and soldiers in Gyantse City stood on both sides, watching the Ninth Prince of Yan State enter the city to help them.
Xiao Rongyan entered the city with his armor stained with blood and a strong smell of blood. The mane of the black horse he was riding was dripping with a glaring red color, and it was unclear whether it was the blood of the injured horse or the enemy.
The people were forced to retreat due to the bloody smell of the Yan army. When they saw the masked Ninth Prince of Yan jump off his horse and throw the bloody sword in his hand to the Yan army behind him, the people took a step back, not daring to look at the majesty of the Ninth Prince of Yan.
Hearing the sound of Bai Qingyan walking down from the city wall, the people quickly made way for him and watched him walk to Xiao Rongyan.
“Ninth Prince…” Bai Qingyan nodded lightly towards Xiao Rongyan, “Thank you very much for coming to help this time, Ninth Prince.”
Xiao Rongyan’s throat rolled over, and he bowed to Bai Qingyan, his voice hoarse and unrecognizable: “Your Majesty, are you well?”
Bai Qingyan pursed her lips and smiled warmly at Xiao Rongyan: “Don’t worry, Ninth Prince, everything is fine…”
“Your Majesty, please return to your residence first and let the soldiers clean up the battlefield.” Wei Zhong stepped forward and whispered to Bai Qingyan, then smiled and saluted towards Xiao Rongyan, “Your Majesty, you should also tidy up, change your clothes, and drink some hot tea!”
“Let’s talk about it when we get back! Ninth Prince, please…” Bai Qingyan made a gesture of invitation to Xiao Rongyan.
Xiao Rongyan nodded seriously and followed Bai Qingyan towards the mansion where she was staying. He stared at Bai Qingyan’s back, and every step he took was extremely difficult.
He was seriously injured and had not yet recovered. Because he was worried about Bai Qingyan, he led his troops day and night. Xiao Rongyan had a high fever all the way and after the battle just now, he was almost unable to hold on.
Soon, after arriving at the mansion, Wei Zhong respectfully invited Xiao Rongyan to sit in Bai Qingyan’s temporary study. The servants came in tremblingly, served Xiao Rongyan hot tea and then left.
Chunzhi, who was restless, saw Bai Qingyan coming back and hurried to greet him, but was frightened by Xiao Rongyan, who was covered in blood and wearing black armor.
Wei Zhongli asked Xiao Rongyan, “The Ninth Prince’s military doctor will be here soon. Do you want to change your clothes first?”
Xiao Rongyan pursed his thin lips and shook his head uncomfortably.
“Wei Zhong, you and Chunzhi… you step back first.” Bai Qingyan untied the cloak on his armor and casually put it aside. “Bring the military doctor in when he arrives.”
“Yes!” Wei Zhong responded and left. After leaving, he told the others that the Ninth Prince and His Majesty were discussing important matters, and asked the servants to leave and not disturb them. He then said to Chunzhi, “Chunzhi, His Majesty and the Ninth Prince are discussing important matters right now, so there is no need for us to serve them. Go to the small kitchen and boil some water first.”
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