Un sueño de transmigración

Capítulo 57

Sure enough, the arrows flying from the city wall and the stones thrown down all avoided the men carrying the stakes, and the wooden stakes used to ram the city gate were finally successfully carried to the gate. Beside me, Xi Lan leaped towards the gate like an arrow, her speed so fast that she arrived at the gate at the same time as the four men in black who jumped down from the city wall! I covered my mouth in disbelief as I looked ahead. Xi Lan was entangled with the four men, their black and white robes flying through the air. The soldiers guarding the city dared not fire any more arrows for a moment, but only about a minute later, the five figures suddenly separated, and the four men in black lay dead on the ground.

Xi Lan untied the envoy from the wooden stake and held him in front of her, forcing the archers on the city wall to hold back their arrows. With a leap, she appeared behind the soldiers carrying the stake and kicked it. The thick, round wooden stake, which was originally carried by eight men, flew straight towards the city gate, crashing heavily against it with a loud bang. It then fell heavily to the ground, causing the ground beneath her feet to tremble three times.

Although the wooden stake didn't break down the city gate, it did dent a large section of it, startling the guards on the city wall. The soldiers who had been carrying the stake quickly recovered and rushed back to retrieve it. Just as the guards on the wall were about to attack, Tian Xilan swiftly scooped up the envoy and threw him onto the stake again. Unsurprisingly, the guards stopped. It seemed the envoy's identity was definitely not simple; could he be a prince of Wangyue Kingdom?

Xi Lan kicked the wooden stake again, her figure instantly following it, pulling the envoy who had been thrown onto it back. The stake flew straight forward, this time passing through the city gate! I couldn't help but gasp; Xi Lan's martial arts had reached such a divine level! I couldn't see the envoy's expression, but I imagined that if he could speak, he would definitely yell for the soldiers on the city wall to shoot him dead rather than suffer such humiliation.

The change happened so fast that the city gate was breached in an instant. The morale of the Tianqing Army soared, and several siege ladders were placed against the city wall. Soldiers disregarded the arrows and rushed to climb the ladders. Meanwhile, on the Sizhou side, the defending general, dressed in full military uniform, finally couldn't resist and stepped out of the city tower, appearing on the city wall.

In the blink of an eye, a whooshing sound pierced the air, and an arrow, with astonishing speed and force, shot from above my head towards the figure that had just appeared on the city wall. Before anyone could understand what was happening, the general had already been struck by an arrow and fallen backward, causing a commotion on the battle line. I turned my head abruptly, and not far behind me, on a tall, chestnut horse, clad in dark red armor, exuding an imposing aura, with a bow in his left hand still in a shooting stance, was none other than my second brother, Mu Qinglin, whom I hadn't seen for nearly two months!

Looking at him, my eyes instantly welled up with tears, but a big smile spread across my face. I had never seen Erlinzi so resolute, composed, and imposing before. But I knew that at this moment, he was the most real and the most attractive. At this moment, he was the undisputed Great General Mu Qinglin of our Longyao Kingdom! All the memories of our time together flashed through my mind. Heh, how could I have given him the nickname Erlinzi?

He didn't see me, his gaze fixed intently on the city wall. His right hand drew the bow to its fullest extent, and another arrow flew out. Immediately, someone fell to the ground. Around him stood a circle of personal guards, all dressed in dark red battle robes, each a young, imposing figure, exuding an air of elite strength. They too held bows in one hand and arrows in the other, shooting down those on the city wall from such a distance. Their position was outside the range of the archers on the city wall; they could shoot down their opponents, but their opponents couldn't hit them. Aside from the advantage of elevation, the Mu family army's archery range was far beyond that of ordinary soldiers. Previously, the Tianqing army archers, while shooting enemies off the city wall, also exposed themselves to the enemy's arrows. However, the advantage of their position was undeniable; not only were their casualties far greater than the enemy's, but they also couldn't even get close to the city gate.

I turned back to look at the battlefield ahead. How could I distract Mu Qinglin, who was so focused on the battle? Without their commander and repeatedly shot down by Mu's army, the city walls were thrown into disarray, and a large hole was smashed in the city gate. Taking advantage of the situation, Tianqing's army surged forward. Xi Lan even leaped into the city, just like the scene in the movie "The Generals of the Yang Family" where Li Ruotong's Eighth Sister breaks through the city. Not long after, the city gate swung open from the inside, and that white figure came into view as the gate opened, followed by a large group of fallen Sizhou defenders.

Besides shock and amazement, I felt fortunate and confident. A big smile appeared on my face. Sizhou has fallen!

Clouds Drunk, Moon Slightly Asleep (Revised Edition) Volume Three: If Life Were Only Like Our First Meeting, Meetings Are Few and Separations Are Many (Part One)

Chapter word count: 4353 Update time: 08-12-23 14:35

Separation is a frequent occurrence (Part 1)

I spurred my horse to the side and watched as the three armies of Tianqing, Longyao, and Hanxing entered Sizhou City one after another, leaving behind a field of corpses and a river of blood at Sihe Pass. I took out the sachet, brought it close to my nose and took a deep breath, then put it back in my bosom. Then I spurred my horse and followed the army, naturally remaining with the Tianqing army.

The city's inhabitants offered no resistance, the army maintained strict discipline, and there was no opportunity for looting. On the contrary, from the people's conversations, there seemed to be considerable dissatisfaction with King Wangyue's rule. Furthermore, some even spoke of the wise emperor and prime minister of Longyao Kingdom, expressing great admiration for my previous proposals regarding the imperial examinations, pensions, exemption from military service, land rent, and control over trade and prices. They even envied the people of Longyao for having such a wise emperor and prime minister. A smile involuntarily crept onto my face. Those loud, inflammatory, and persuasive individuals—if they weren't shills hired by Fox, I would have obediently followed their orders from then on. Fox tells me to go east, and I'll never go west! Humph!

The three armies advanced with overwhelming momentum, and by evening they had set up camp in the northern part of Sizhou. The Hanxing Army was on the left, the Longyao Army in the center, and the Tianqing Army on the right.

I was still in the same tent as Xi Lan, but today there was another person in the tent, the captured envoy from Wangyue Kingdom.

"Your Highness, I didn't expect to meet you again." I smiled and squatted down, blinking a few times at the person on the ground. The news that Ye Feng brought back was that this person was actually Crown Prince Wangyue Zongning of Wangyue Kingdom. I didn't expect that he would not only personally go on the mission, but also personally lead this battle.

He glared at me. If I hadn't been acupunctured, I probably would have been torn to pieces by him long ago.

"Xi Lan, let him speak." My smile slowly turned cold. I haven't forgotten the grudges of Hong'er's life and Yun Hui's severed arm. Wasn't the man in black that night sent by this person in front of me?

"Who exactly are you?" His first question was actually asking me who I was? Haha, it seems that women and prime ministers are never connected in their minds.

"What do you think?" I wouldn't be foolish enough to reveal my secrets to my enemies, even if they are dying. "Your Highness, as a way of repaying what you did to me that night in Youzhou, I will definitely let you return to Wangzhou alive so that you can see your father one last time."

"Haha, this time we were just caught off guard. You think you can take Wangyue with your three kingdoms united?" He suddenly laughed, his expression as arrogant and domineering as ever.

"Does Your Highness still expect Ye Cang and Xiu Ruo to come to the rescue of Wangyue?" I smiled as well. That fox had already thought of this possibility, so he told me before that he would take care of Ye Cang and Xiu Ruo, and that I didn't need to worry about it.

I handed Wangyue Zongning over to Xilan to handle, and then happily rode my horse to the Longyao military camp to find my dear Erlinzi brother.

But before I had run ten meters, several other horses suddenly appeared beside me. I turned around and saw that it was none other than the group that had surrounded me all the way. I reined in my horse, gave them a cold look, and finally just followed Ye Feng, that burden, and continued galloping towards the Longyao military camp.

As soon as I left the Tianqing military camp, I was stopped by Longyao's soldiers. I was sweating bullets; now that I was wearing Tianqing's uniform, it really felt like we were family. Seeing that Xiaoye was about to throw a tantrum and force his way through, I had no choice but to dismount. I reached into my pocket and took out his personal jade pendant, engraved with the character "Lin," which I had scraped from a fly earlier, and instructed, "Take this and tell General Mu that Qianqian requests an audience."

The soldier glanced at me with surprise, took the jade pendant, and turned to leave. I didn't think much of it and tilted my head, listing Erlinzi's faults: not a single letter in almost two months, ignoring me on the battlefield, and now setting up an unwelcome barrier against me. Humph, just wait and see how I deal with you later!

The soldier hadn't returned yet. Mu Mo saw me from afar and came to greet me, leading me and Ye Feng straight towards the commander's camp. As we walked, he kept apologizing to me. I was preoccupied with how to settle accounts with Er Linzi and initially wanted to ignore his nagging, but I couldn't stand it anymore, so I decided to play a little trick on the kid.

"Mumo, how old are you this year?" I asked, adopting the demeanor of a kind old man.

"Huh?" The kid didn't quite catch up with my jumpy thoughts. He was stunned for a second, then grinned a little embarrassedly and said in a simple and honest way, "Young master, I'm twenty-six years old this year."

Twenty-six? Same age as me! I mentally clenched my fist, but aloud I sighed, "Only twenty-six? How can she be more talkative than my sixty-two-year-old cook, Aunt Lin? Sigh, how am I going to get through this?"

The kid shuddered, barely managing to steady himself, then his face flushed red and he couldn't utter a single word. I stopped beside him, then burst into laughter, bending over with utter disarray. Suddenly, Ye Feng coughed lightly beside me. I looked at him in surprise. Damn, did Ye Feng have a problem with my prank earlier?

Huh? When did two stone statues appear on the right? They seem familiar; one is Xu Dingyuan, a second-rank general, and the other is Chen Zhu, a third-rank general. We used to see them every day at the morning court. But what are those expressions on their faces? They look stranger than if they'd eaten a plate of flies!

"Yun...yun..." Xu Dingyuan stammered for a long time without coming up with anything, his eyes wide open, filled with disbelief and incredulity.

I froze, covering my mouth and wishing I could disappear into a hole. No wonder Zhan Yan had been giving me strange looks this morning, and now Long Yao and the other two people in front of me... 5555, I've probably regressed to an idiot! I have a female voice now! Ever since Ling'er cured me of that drug, my voice has returned to a female voice. I was disguised as a man with the army, and because I only interacted with a few people around me, I didn't talk to anyone else. Those people all knew me well and hadn't had any adverse reactions, so I had temporarily forgotten about my abnormality. Now, as soon as I opened my mouth, my disguise as a man was completely exposed.

But what to do now? Admit to being Yun Xiang? Or deny it? I'm so conflicted!

What are you all doing standing here?

Oh my god, it's Erlinzi's voice! My heart immediately stopped fretting. With Erlinzi appearing, I basically don't have to worry about anything anymore.

Sure enough, the two generals ignored my question and immediately greeted Erlinzi. As soon as they finished, Erlinzi made up an excuse to send them away, and gave me a puzzled look as they left.

I happily called out "Second Brother," and followed him back to the command camp, completely forgetting about the morning's plan to settle scores with him. However, looking at Erlinzi's face, he seemed rather grumpy. This kid's attitude and temper seemed to have worsened in the past two months, and he'd gotten bolder, daring to give me attitude now.

Ye Feng waited outside; I was the only one in the commander's camp, along with Er Linzi.

"Second Brother?" I called out tentatively again. This kid was acting really strange; he still had a slightly sour face and didn't say a word. The adorable Erlinzi who used to get so angry at me with just a few words has become like this? Is he now dressed in armor to act cool and put on airs? Oh dear, it's not like we just met. It's too late for you to be putting on airs like a great general now.

"Er Linzi!" The thought of this made me completely lose my inhibitions, and my voice rose considerably. Humph, could Er Linzi possibly eat me?

Tsk tsk, that's strange. This kid suddenly turned a little red, as if something was bothering him, but he just wouldn't say a word. I couldn't help but wave my hand in front of his eyes while muttering, "Come back to reality, come back to reality!"

The boy finally couldn't hold back any longer, turned his head away, and only managed to utter the word "three" before falling silent again.

Three? Erlinzi hasn't said a word yet. Is he hesitating whether to call me "Third Brother" or "Third Sister"? Oh, I see. Hahaha, Erlinzi is still my adorable Second Brother Erlinzi.

"Erlinzi, when did you find out my identity?" I decided to let him keep quiet about the issue of how to address me for a while, so let's change the subject to something I'm interested in.

He held back for a little while longer, then finally couldn't help but twitch his lips a few times. He suddenly turned his face and yelled at me, "Don't call me that awful nickname anymore!"