#455 - Deterrent weapons
It was late Xu time, in the Weiyang Palace.
“Your Majesty, dinner is ready.”
In the quiet courtyard, after hesitating for a long time, the little eunuch finally approached Ning Yu Ke and said softly, “It’s time for you to eat.”
“...”
Ning Yu Ke, draped in a white cloak, did not answer immediately, but after a long while, she asked, “What time is it now?”
“Reporting to Your Majesty.”
The little eunuch replied softly, “It will be Hai time in a quarter of an hour.”
“I see.”
Nodding, Ning Yu Ke waved her sleeve, “You may withdraw.”
“Yes.”
The little eunuch bowed and left the small courtyard somewhat hesitantly.
After he left, Qing Xian, who appeared from nowhere, appeared beside Ning Yu Ke.
“Ning girl, looking at you like this... Is Guanghan finally about to be attacked?”
“Senior has keen eyes.”
Without concealing anything, Ning Yu Ke admitted truthfully, “Master said that the imperial army will attack the city at Hai time.”
“Then aren’t you going to Guanghan to take a look?”
Qing Xian smiled with his hands behind his back, “Shu Prefecture City is not far from Guanghan. If you really want to go, this king can quietly send you there.”
“Thank you for Senior’s kindness, but I’d better not.”
Without much hesitation, Ning Yu Ke gently shook her head, “Master won’t allow me to go.”
“...”
“You are obedient.”
The heavenly sound paused, and because of the veil, Qing Xian’s expression was not very clear, but there was some helplessness in his eyes.
“By the way, have you started cultivating the technique I taught you? Do you feel any pain?”
“Disciple has started cultivating, and I don’t feel any pain.”
Ning Yu Ke replied seriously, “I only occasionally feel a slight itching.”
“Itching? Can you endure it?”
“Yes, it’s not a problem.”
“Good, then continue practicing.”
“...”
Under normal circumstances, once you start practicing the “Spirit Transformation” technique, the practitioner will feel intense pain at all times.
Although this pain is not excruciating, it is unbearable because it lasts too long, at least for several years, so whether it is a human or a demon, it is basically difficult to persevere.
Ning Yu Ke’s “physique” is special, and she cannot feel pain, so she should have been the best candidate for “Spirit Transformation”.
However, it seems that she does not have any “abnormal reactions”...
“If one day your itching becomes unbearable, then tell this king, and this king will think of a way for you.”
After hesitating for a moment, Qing Xian added with some concern, “Remember not to be self-righteous, this king doesn’t want anything to happen to you.”
“Senior, rest assured, I know what to do.”
After softly agreeing, Ning Yu Ke suddenly turned her head and asked with a smile, “Senior, do you have anything else?”
The breeze lifted her skirt, and then slowly fell.
Ning Yu Ke stood alone in the moonlight for a long time, and then gently groped out a small sachet from her arms.
White background, gold pattern, with the words “Peace” embroidered on the front.
That’s right, this was the sachet she had embroidered for Wei Chang Tian, but was returned by the latter as a “love token”.
Of course, since it was returned, this sachet no longer has the function of “love token”, and at best can only be regarded as a testimony to Ning Yu Ke’s “unrequited love”...
Her fair and slender fingers stroked the smooth satin, and Ning Yu Ke’s eyes became even more gentle.
She sighed softly, held the sachet tightly to her chest, and looked up at the night sky.
Whether it was an illusion or not, the stars tonight seemed to be more numerous than usual.
“Boom!!!”
“Kill!!”
“The first to climb the city wall! Reward of a thousand taels of silver!”
“Rebels! Prepare to die!!”
“Brothers, the opportunity to make a name for ourselves has come!!”
“Kill!!!”
“...”
From silence to chaos, from darkness to blazing fire.
After the twelve war drums sounded, the surroundings of Guanghan City seemed to instantly turn from earth into purgatory.
Countless yellow-armored soldiers, under the cover of various large machines, approached the city wall at an extremely fast speed, with the generals of each army shouting various words to encourage morale.
What responded to them were dense arrows like locusts crossing the border, and the sudden bright and continuous fire.
“Puchi!!”
“Clang clang!!”
“Charge through!!”
“Don’t be afraid! The rebel army only has tens of thousands of people!”
“...”
As a round of arrows fell, countless people were shot and fell to the ground in an instant.
However, in the next moment, more people would step forward to fill their gaps, and continue to run towards the city wall at an extremely fast speed.
Five hundred zhang, three hundred zhang, one hundred zhang, fifty zhang...
Arrows rained down, and the bombardment of various boulders and giant crossbows exploded in the rapidly moving military formation.
As the attacking side, this kind of battle damage is unavoidable.
After paying the price of nearly a thousand lives, the first wave of offensive from the imperial army had approached the four walls of Guanghan County within a few dozen breaths.
“Archers retreat!”
“Prepare to meet the enemy!!”
The war drums above the city wall were beating loudly, and dense spears were “clattering” on the top of the wall, each containing majestic inner strength.
The melee was about to break out. The soldiers above and below the city wall were swept up by this momentum, and the fear in their hearts had completely disappeared, leaving only the beastly nature of fighting to the death.
For Xu Sui Sui, who was standing a little behind, her face was already pale with fright at this moment.
“Wei Chang Tian, is, is fighting so scary...”
She subconsciously shrank behind Wei Chang Tian, and the fearlessness she had in the afternoon had long since disappeared. Even her speech was trembling at this time.
“Aren’t you not afraid?”
Glancing at her, Wei Chang Tian helplessly persuaded, “Alright, you’ve seen enough, hurry down before the fighting starts.”
“Oh.”
Xu Sui Sui no longer tried to be brave, and weakly responded, preparing to pull Wei Chang Tian down the city wall.
However, the latter remained motionless.
“You, aren’t you leaving?”
“Ah! What are you doing drawing your sword?”
“Of course it’s to kill the enemy, what else could I do.”
Rolling his eyes, Wei Chang Tian waved his hand to signal two guards to come over.
“You take my sister down and protect her safety.”
“Yes! Young Master, don’t worry! We will protect the young lady!”
The two guards responded in unison, and immediately protected Xu Sui Sui, who was full of surprise, on the left and right.
At this time, Xu Sui Sui realized that Wei Chang Tian was really going to the battlefield to kill the enemy.
“You!”
Her expression instantly became anxious, and she opened her mouth as if she wanted to say something.
But Wei Chang Tian didn’t give her this chance.
Wei Chang Tian certainly knew the danger of going to the battlefield in person, and he also knew that once he appeared, Wei Xian Zhi in the capital would bear even greater pressure.
But in any case, he must show his face on the battlefield.
Because in addition to Han Zhao, there is also a second-rank deputy general in the imperial army.
But the Shu army does not have a second-rank general.
Therefore, he, who has the ability to kill second-rank generals, must appear on the battlefield.
On the one hand, it can deter the enemy, and on the other hand, it is to give Han Zhao a reason “not to send second-rank generals to participate in the war”.
The other side has Wei Chang Tian, what if a second-rank general is killed by Wei Chang Tian if they participate in the war?
Tsk tsk tsk.
I didn’t expect that I would become a “deterrent weapon”.
In front, soldiers in yellow armor had already jumped onto the city wall one after another, fighting with the Shu army.
In Xu Sui Sui’s eager gaze, Wei Chang Tian curled his lips, and then turned into a black shadow and shot towards the most intense battle position.
“Canglanglang!!”
The continuous sound of weapons tearing through the sky, fifty long knives poured out from the Star Sword scabbard, like a golden dragon closely following behind him.
Then, with a slash of the knife, the dragon’s head slammed into the enemy formation.
“Kill!!!”
