Xie Lanzhi was about to fall into a trap. She was now crouching under a big tree, the shadow of the tree shining obliquely overhead covering her.
Xie Lanzhi was clutching her stomach, staring wide-eyed at the leaves. It wasn't that her stomach was upset, but rather a sense of familiarity.
The familiar feeling of internal energy flowing into the dantian.
Having been away from her for almost a year, she had almost forgotten what it was like to have light-footed kung fu.
Now her internal energy has returned! No one knows why her internal energy has returned for no reason. But she vaguely guesses that the current Niliubei is no longer the place where losing her internal energy would mean certain death.
It is a place to recover one's inner strength and start anew from adversity!
So, is adversity ahead? Xie Lanzhi looked up at the sky, which still held a menacing, oppressive aura. The thunder was faint, and lightning flashed among the clouds. Compared to the previous two thunderous attacks, this one was as gentle as a kitten.
For some reason, because of the bitter tears of the past, Xie Lanzhi unusually clasped her hands in a fist salute.
She was grateful that her internal energy had returned.
As Xie Lanzhi rejoiced, what came into view through the gaps in the trees ahead was Pinggu. The Dead Land of Artu.
In the center of Pinggu stands a stone tablet. It was erected in honor of Duke Fu Ling of Lu, because Artu kept his promise and allowed the thousand Xiongnu soldiers he brought to return home obediently, instead of staying at Nilubei to fight Xie's army and harming the people of Lu.
Xie Lanzhi slowly walked towards the stone tablet. As soon as her figure emerged from the woods, she was spotted by the artillerymen lying in ambush nearby.
The Xiongnu soldier immediately said, "She's here! She's heading towards the stone tablet of the Great General King."
Upon hearing this, Dali Luo's eyes widened in fury: "How dare she approach my master's tombstone!!"
Although he didn't acknowledge that it was his master's stele, the Northern Hu and Xiongnu had already rebuilt the tomb. But his master had died in the State of Lu, and the Duke had even erected a stele at the site of his master's death. Everything at that moment told him that the stele was indeed his master's.
Dali Luo immediately picked up a pair of black hammers, the heads of which were as big as fists but weighed two hundred pounds.
When Dali Luo's personal guards saw him about to go, they immediately stopped him, saying, "You can't go alone. Our men are about to bomb that place!"
"When Xie Ying dies at Nilupo, he will die right before the Great General. We will offer Xie Ying's body as a sacrifice to comfort his spirit in heaven!"
Dali Luo was not afraid at all: "If I lose, you can blow me up too!"
"No! Without you, what will become of the troops..." The guard hesitated, then stopped speaking.
Dali Luo, on the contrary, grinned and said, "You all know very well that my title of General King is merely a gift from the King. I have absolutely no ability to represent my master!"
"I am merely a general who charges into battle! Not a strategist!"
After saying that, Dali Luo jumped off the two-meter-high rock and landed on a tree. He then walked step by step towards Daping Valley.
The guards ultimately failed to stop Dhaliro. Dhaliro was right; strategy wasn't his forte.
Strategy is the skill of the national sorcerer!
Once Xie Ying is dead, there will be no battle the king cannot win!
Xie Lanzhi walked to the stone tablet and looked at the inscription "Tomb of Artur." She squatted down and pulled a blade of grass from the ground in front of the tomb. The grass had grown taller than the top of the tablet.
Soon, she leaped over the pulled grass with her toes, darted to the right, and her figure was like a flying bird.
A cannonball landed on the stone tablet, shattering it.
Xie Lanzhi is jumping fast now. It's just that being constantly ambushed is making her very annoyed.
She was about to retreat into the woods when suddenly the shells stopped firing. A figure emerged from the shadows ahead, wielding two hammers with gleaming black heads. They looked like two dumbbells.
But the thought of hitting someone on the head and killing them instantly.
Xie Lanzhi reached behind her waist and found an iron rod in her hand. It wasn't that she didn't want to use a long spear, but rather that she hadn't expected her internal energy to recover. She still carried the iron rod behind her waist for self-defense.
Then he saw that the other person was nine feet tall and was staring at him with a face full of hatred.
Before Xie Lanzhi could speak, the other party roared at the wolf cub: "I am Dali Luo, the adopted son of General King Artu!!!"
Faced with the other party's hostile voice, Xie Lanzhi's expression darkened, and she said, "Xie Lanzhi."
Dali Luo didn't seem to hear her give her name before rushing over, wielding his double hammers and aiming for her head. Xie Lanzhi immediately retreated, and facing this wild young man, she swung her meter-long iron rod and thrust it fiercely into his chest.
Unexpectedly, the opponent struck the iron rod with both hammers, sandwiching it between them, and then suddenly threw it into the air.
The iron rod spun several times in mid-air before falling to the ground.
Xie Lanzhi began fighting bare-handed.
Dali Luo pursued with his double hammers, striking Xie Lanzhi's right wrist with one blow. Xie Lanzhi flicked her fist against the hammer shaft, instantly deflecting the hammerhead. Unexpectedly, the hammerhead shaft suddenly bent, revealing a small mechanism. Dali Luo seized the opportunity to twist her right arm backward. Then, he forcefully turned Xie Lanzhi around and pinned her down with her hand behind her back.
With a sharp, protruding blade, the powerful Luo boot plunged its foot into Xie Lanzhi.
Seeing the blood flowing from her right arm, Dali Luo laughed heartily. The blood of his enemy was indeed delicious.
Xie Lanzhi felt a sudden, sharp pain in her arm, but the next moment, she shifted her body to the side using the force of her right arm, freeing her left hand to grab Dali Luo's neck, lift him up, and throw him far away.
Dali Luo stooped and retreated three meters, leaving deep scratches on the grass from his boots.
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Chapter 216 Possessing her, possessing him?
Dali Luo noticed that Xie Ying's kung fu was not right, and seemed different from what was described in the intelligence. He immediately induced Xie Ying to make a move.
The close-quarters assassination attempt forced Xie Lanzhi to the stone tablet. The cannon fired without hesitation, blasting them three meters away.
Xie Lanzhi couldn't help but frown, looking at the not-yet-twenty-year-old Dali Luo in front of her, who wasn't afraid of being blown up with her. As she dodged, she looked up at the sky again; unlike when she encountered the double before, there was no storm or thunder.
Dali Luo, this stand-in, seems a little different. Xie Lanzhi always felt like she was missing something.
Dali Luo showed no mercy to her, and he was even more ruthless to himself.
Xie Lanzhi would occasionally get close to him, but the cannonballs would instead fly directly towards him, as if she wanted to kill two birds with one stone. She didn't care at all about the loss suffered by the General.
"When did even a general become a cabbage?" Xie Lanzhi said sarcastically. "If you want to kill me, why did you come here to die?"
Dali Luo stared at him, "You think I can't kill you?"
"I don't have the ability to be the only one who matters," Xie Lanzhi said with self-awareness. "Your attitude of courting death is also very abnormal."
Xie Lanzhi never considered herself a peerless martial artist or the best female general in the world. On the contrary, she felt that she was completely inept at fighting. Compared to Xie Ying, she was worlds apart.
Xie Ying never cared about losing troops or soldiers; as long as she won, that was all that mattered. Therefore, her battles were often highly efficient and yielded quick results.
She was rather naive, wanting to win but also unwilling to let others die because of her. She was never a qualified general!
Although she was not a qualified general, the fate of tens of thousands of Xie soldiers was changed because of her.
Xie Bing never wanted her to die.
Xie Lanzhi said, "Isn't it a pity to lose a general? Or is it that your Northern Hun generals can be replaced at any time?"
Dali Luo flung a dagger at her, and Xie Lanzhi turned to the side, caught the dagger, and then held it in her hand, thrusting the blade forward.
“The only general is Artu,” said Dali Luo. “Xie Ying, you won’t survive in Niliubei.”
"I will avenge my master."
"Alright," Xie Lanzhi reminded him, "but if this drags on for too long, my chances of survival will be higher. Your soldiers, on the other hand, will die very quickly."
Dali Luo thought of the group of Xie soldiers who moved swiftly. Perhaps they were used to being led by Xie Lanzhi. Every time Xie Lanzhi led a group of Xie soldiers into battle, the soldiers quickly absorbed Xie Lanzhi's tactics.
Although it couldn't compare to Xie Ying's blitzkrieg tactics, her surprise attacks were also consistently victorious.
It has never been imitated to this day.
Dali Luo suddenly thought of Banatu's death. Banatu's death was a minor matter, but the cause of his death was thought-provoking.
Surprise attacks are not uncommon throughout history.
Few commanders would lead troops to lure the enemy first, and Xie Ying's tactics were highly varied. A military uniform draped in leaves was unprecedented in history. He moved with the mountains, disappearing into the earth as if it were the ground itself. He vanished without a trace.
Xie Bing, stationed on the eastern high mountains, has discovered the location of the Xiongnu army and has begun sending men to pursue them.
The Hunnic army was under immense pressure. Their mission was to kill both Dali Luo and Xie Ying. This wasn't just Dali Luo's own confession.
Derrick's personal guards sensed danger approaching.
The guard immediately ordered, "Never mind that, fire it now!"
The Hun soldiers immediately lit the fuses. Five cannon shots exploded in quick succession, hitting two figures in the distance.
Xie Lanzhi was constantly bombarded by artillery shells, and dust covered her and Dali Luo.
Xie Lanzhi held an iron rod. She wielded the rod with the agility of nunchucks.
Dali Luo scoffed, and attacked Xie Lanzhi's head with his double hammers, one light and one heavy. Xie Lanzhi retreated repeatedly, appearing somewhat distracted at this moment.
With each block, Xie Lanzhi noticed that Dali Luo didn't possess any unique abilities characteristic of a Stand. Artu, as a Stand, had a faster recovery rate.
Just like her, Anshan, who is her stand-in, will become very strong.
However, her body had been trained by the female demon, so her primal strength was already very strong, coupled with a strange internal force. She would believe it if you told her she was a giant mountain of immense strength.
But the powerful Luo in front of him, apart from the first few attacks, seemed to lack strength as he fought.
Xie Lanzhi probed step by step, looking at the young man who was five or six years younger than her. He wished he could take her head, but as the battle went on, he couldn't hide his anxiety as he exposed his moves.
As Dali Luo attacked again, Xie Lanzhi grabbed his iron hammer and used her inner strength to strike it. Dali Luo's left hand instantly broke.
Dali Luo himself also let out a muffled groan.
Then, Xie Lanzhi grabbed his shoulder and ran seven or eight meters to the left, and soon exploded on the spot again.
It was as if the shells were starting to become clumsy.
Actually, Xie Lanzhi had determined the approximate location of the cannon while dodging. As long as she escaped to an angle that required her to adjust her direction, she could buy time to escape.
It's not as simple as playing a game; she possesses internal energy, allowing her to truly control speed at will.
Dali Luo ultimately lost because of his youth; he thought he could hold Xie Lanzhi back by sacrificing himself.
Unexpectedly, Xie Lanzhi led the way, making it seem as if he had been rescued by her. Dali Luo was somewhat embarrassed and angry, and suddenly punched Xie Lanzhi's right arm.
Xie Lanzhi withdrew her right hand and put it behind her back, bandaging her right hand while dodging.
After the bandages were finished, Dali Luo noticed she still had bandages and medicine bottles on her body. He immediately said disdainfully, "You're just afraid of dying!"