Love Affairs in Chang'an - Chapter 446

Chapter 446 Ring the Drums, Gather the Generals!

The night was as dark as ink, and dark clouds surged with the strength of the north wind. The Fire Cloud Divine Colt ran wildly, risking its life and death. Qin Mubai lay on the horse’s back and used his last bit of strength to hug the horse’s neck tightly. He struggled to open his icy eyes and looked forward … In the vast darkness, it was as if a city with bright lights and flags was standing not far away.

“In the end, has Yu arrived?”

Suddenly, a black brain fainted in front of him, and he almost fell off his horse.

The mane on the Fire Cloud Horse’s mouth and nose had already turned into froth. It seemed to have seen the end point ahead as well. It let out a hysterical roar and sprinted towards Shanzhou City with all its might!

The guards on the city wall noticed the commotion at the gates.

“Look! A rider is rushing over!”

“It’s so cold in the middle of the night, why aren’t the people on horseback freezing to death?”

“Looks like that person is lying on the back of a horse. Could it be that he’s gone?”

Right at this moment, the Fire Cloud Horse rushed to the side of the tightly shut city gate and abruptly stopped. Its front hooves hissed, but its hind legs suddenly became powerless to support itself. Even its people and horses fell to the ground with a thunderous rumble.

Qin Mubai had already fainted. Fortunately, he wasn’t suppressed by the fire clouds, otherwise, he would have turned into meat sauce!

The soldiers on the city wall were shocked!

“Quick, save him!”

“Wait! What if there’s a scam? What if there’s a large number of enemies behind us?-Brothers, be on high alert!”

“That’s right! But, are we really not going to save him?”

The cold wind whistled and Qin Mubai and Huoyun lay on the ground together. Their bodies were cold and they were completely unconscious.

The soldiers on the city tower stretched their necks and looked around, wanting to save them, but they didn’t dare to open the city gate recklessly.

A moment later, the soldiers were shocked to see that the horse that had just fallen to the ground had struggled to get up with two miserable hisses. Seeing that his left hind leg was no longer able to land on the ground, he could only support himself with three legs and jump towards the city gate.

“Eh, what is this horse doing?”

“Bang–Bang–Bang!”

The Fire Cloud Horse smashed its head against the door!

“This horse is so intelligent!” All the soldiers sighed!

“Hehe!” A series of miserable hisses seemed to be asking for help, and the sound of mourning pierced people’s hearts.

“Too pitiful! How can we not save him?”

“Report to General Hou first! Let him decide!”

“Alright!”

The sergeants agreed and hurriedly rushed to call Hou Junji.

“Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!” The Fire Cloud Horse’s miserable hissing caused everyone who heard it to be moved.

Hou Junji came and looked down on the female wall. He, who had always been calm, immediately jumped up and shouted, “Quick, open the city gate! Help!”

“Yes–”

The military academies hurriedly ran downstairs!

Hou Junji’s heart, which had been invulnerable to wind, frost, water, and fire for a long time, suddenly jumped wildly at this moment!

“Fire Cloud Horse! That’s Fire Cloud Horse!!!”

…

It was already late at night, and Li Daozong was sitting in the marshal’s tent, approving military affairs books. He couldn’t help but feel burst of exhaustion. So he leaned his hand against his forehead and nodded on the table.

After countless sleepless nights, he, a valiant martial artist with a strong physique, couldn’t bear it anymore. His entire body turned black and thin, and the once dignified middle-aged beauty also lost a lot of elegance.

After taking a slight nap, he fell into a dream. In the blur, he saw a person walking in front of him. His face seemed familiar, but it was somewhat blurry and unrecognizable.

“Who are you?” Dao Sect Li asked.

“Your Highness, don’t you recognize me?” The person on the other side had a majestic and beautiful beard, and his movements were full of elegance.

“Uncle Treasure!!” Dao Sect Li was shocked, “You, aren’t you already?”

“Your Highness, how are you?” Qin Shubao stroked his beard and smiled, “I didn’t expect that we would all grow old once we parted ways. I, Qin, often recall the pleasure of galloping down to Tongguan with His Highness to seize the flag!”

Li Daozong, who was half asleep and half awake, seemed to have comprehended something. He was shocked and asked, “Uncle Bao, do you have something to entrust me with?”

“Great mountains and rivers, you can’t abandon them … Your Highness, take care!” As he spoke, Qin Shubao’s figure gradually blurred.

“Uncle Treasure!!!” Li Daozong shouted and woke up. He accidentally knocked over the ink stone on his hand. The ink stone was cheap, and it fell to the ground and fell into two halves.

The guards outside the tent hurriedly entered. Li Daozong was covered in cold sweat and waved his hand dispiritedly, “Get out. It’s fine.”

Li Daozong furrowed his brows and shook his head in pain, “I think I’ve been too tired and nervous recently. Lanzhou is the foundation laid by the Qin Clan and the Qin Clan. Now, is it going to be ruined by my Li Daozong? Don’t say that Wuyan will return to face the royal brother and will be underground. How can I face Uncle Treasure and Mubai?”

This was the first time that Li Daozong, who had been a hero for half his life, had felt helpless, and it could even be said that there was some despair.

“If I had known earlier, I might as well have stuck to Da Feichuan. At the very least, there is still room for retreat … But how should I explain that mysterious military order?” Thinking of this, Li Daozong suddenly woke up and said, “That’s right! Although I have long advocated withdrawing Da Feichuan to preserve my strength and retreat to Shanzhou to wait for the arrival of winter and the reinforcements of the Imperial Court, why would the long-dead Qin Mubai leave behind such an inexplicable military order?!”

“Am I confused? I should have figured it out long ago! Qin Mubai is definitely not dead!!” Thinking of this, Li Daozong was inexplicably excited and somewhat annoyed. He slapped the table a few times and said, “Someone! Someone! Go call Hou Junji and Xue Wan!”

“Your Highness, stop shouting. We’re here.” At this moment, a group of people suddenly rushed in from the handsome tent.

Hou Junji, Xue Wanjun, and a dozen other generals came in with a stretcher.

“What … are you doing?” Dao Sect Li asked in puzzlement. He lowered his head and saw that the person on the stretcher was wrapped tightly in a sponge. His face was so cold that he had a purple beard and a pulled residue. It was almost impossible to distinguish his face.

“Who is this? Why are you bringing him in?” Dao Sect Li asked curiously.

Hou Junji took a deep breath and spat out, “Qin Mubai.”

“What?!” Li Daozong was shocked, angry, happy, and angry. He patted his legs and jumped up, “I want to kill him!”

“Your Highness, please make your move.” Hou Junji deliberately dodged a step without stopping him and said indifferently, “I thank you on behalf of Gaer Qinling and the three hundred thousand Tibetan enemies.”

Although Li Daozong did not take it seriously, his heart trembled when he heard this. “What do you mean by that?”

“Since he has returned, it means that the big plan has been accomplished.” Hou Junji’s eyebrows sank as he said seriously, “Breaking the enemy is only for today!”

“Good, very good!” Dao Sect Li’s voice trembled as he roared, “Now, I don’t care what method you use to wake him up!”

“Don’t bother, Your Highness. I’m awake.” Qin Mubai, who was lying on the stretcher, spat out a few words with a weak aura.

Everyone immediately looked over in surprise. They squatted down and surrounded the stretcher, shouting, “Major Marshal!!”

“Heh, heh … apologize. Did I scare you guys by swindling corpses?” Qin Mubai did not have the strength to open his eyes. He wanted to laugh, but his face did not listen to his commands. Therefore, his expression was extremely ugly.

“If you have something to say, hurry up and say it!” Li Daozong was pleasantly surprised, worried, distressed, and annoyed. All of his emotions surged into his heart, causing him to feel somewhat flustered.

Qin Mubai stretched out her right arm from the quilt and raised it with great difficulty. She raised a trembling index finger and held her strength. She said,

“Beat, drum! Gathering, general!”

…

“Bang–Bang–Bang–”

A few drums rang out in the middle of the night, like thunder on a flat ground, causing the city to tremble!

Yuwen Hongtai, who was kneeling in the mourning hall and burning paper, jumped up as if he had been electrocuted. He shouted, “F*ck, did you kill him?-Third Brother, I’m going to chop off the dog’s head! … Eh, where’s the tiger-headed golden spear?”

“What the fuck is this! The tiger-headed golden spear was carried into the bridal chamber by his mother … Oh no, Princess Wen Cheng!” Yuwen Hongtai was so anxious that he scratched his cheek and rushed to the bridal chamber door, but he didn’t dare to knock.

“Squeak!” The door was pulled open and Chen Yan walked out.

“Blackie, you don’t sleep for most of the night. What’s the point of running here and messing around?” Chen Yan said.

“Uh, sister-in-law, didn’t you hear the drums?” Yuwen Hongtai said timidly like a child.

“I heard you.” Chen Yan said calmly, “But the drum beating in the army, could it be that the Tibetans have come?”

“Definitely!” Yuwen Hongtai’s eyes immediately glared like a copper bell, and a killing face appeared. He roared in a deep voice, “I want to use Third Brother’s tiger-headed golden spear to chop off more Tibetan dog heads!”

“Then wait.” Chen Yan’s tone did not change at all. She said indifferently, turned around and walked into the room. In a moment, she walked out.

“Take it. The princess agreed.” Chen Yan handed Yuwen Hongtai the tiger-headed golden spear, but there was a red scarf wrapped around it.

“Yes.” Yuwen Hongtai took the gun and nodded in agreement. He turned around and left. “Sister-in-law, why are you following me? … Eh, why are you still carrying a sword?”

“If it comes to killing people, you are far from being my match.” Chen Yan lightly threw down a sentence and walked straight forward.

“Ah!” This frightened Yuwen Hongtai. He hurriedly chased after her and shouted, “Sister-in-law, this is absolutely amazing! How can it be your turn to fight? The battlefield is not another place. No matter how strong your martial arts skills are, it would be useless! If anything happens to you …”

“Shut up! I’ve never seen such a long-winded man like you! If you dare to talk nonsense again, I’ll cut off your tongue!”

“Uh!” Yuwen Hongtai was immediately shocked. He subconsciously covered his mouth and opened his eyes wide to ask, “Am I … verbose?”

With another drum sound, the entire city had awakened from its slumber. The military camp was brightly lit, and the people were all shouting. The people also lit up the lights and turned on the doors to inquire, but the Tibetans had attacked?

The gloomy wind howled, and the temperature dropped again. It was already splashing water into ice.

In front of the Zhongjun General Stage, a drum that was more than one person tall rumbled on 18 sides, and 18 golden horns shot into the sky. The 12th Marquis of the Zhongjun Imperial Guard stood on the stage with his spear in hand, while the 24th Marquis held his halberd ring in front of the stage. Sixteen red-clothed executioner blades and thirty-two colored tooth flags were arranged in a dense arrangement.

The torch was like a forest, illuminating one side like day. The entire army nearly a thousand will school layout in the near front, more than a hundred thousand troops in their respective tuen camp array and wait.

After all the soldiers had gathered, Li Daozong, Hou Junji, and Xue Wanjun stepped onto the Dianjiang Stage.

After the drum horn was over, the entire arena became solemn and silent.

Li Daozong swept his gaze over the soldiers and shouted, “Soldiers, destroy the enemy. Today is the only day!”

The soldiers only said that the Tibetans had come to face the enemy, so they shouted together, “I swear to fight Tibet to the death!”

At this moment, Yuwen Hongtai and Chen Yan rushed over from the Prefecture of Governors and stood in front of the Dianjiang Stage. Dao Sect Li glanced at Chen Yan who was carrying a sword and immediately frowned. However, in front of everyone, it was hard to say anything else.

“Today, our army dispatched troops to launch a counterattack against Tibet!” Li Daozong raised his arm and shouted, “Soldiers, listen up! It’s not a defensive battle, it’s a counterattack!”

“Oh?” As expected, the soldiers let out an unbelievable cry of surprise.

“Don’t be surprised. When you see this person appear in front of you, you will understand everything.” Dao Sect Li said, “Of course, when you see this person, you will be even more shocked!”

“Who is it?”

“Could it be that reinforcements have come from the Imperial Court?”

“I’ve heard that if our army were to lose to His Majesty the Emperor, we should have personally conquered him. Could it be that the Emperor is here with divine respect?”

…

While everyone was discussing, several soldiers slowly walked out of the middle army’s marshal tent with the huge marshal chair.

There was a person sitting on the handsome chair. His entire body was wrapped in a thick cotton quilt. Under the swaying torch, he couldn’t see his face clearly.

“Eh, who is it?” Everyone stretched their necks and looked at it, guessing endlessly.

The sergeants lifted their handsome chairs and placed them on the podium.

Li Daozong, Hou Junji, and Xue Wanjun took a step back and stood behind the handsome chair.

Chen Yan, who had been standing with her sword in her arms, stared at the “mysterious man” for a few moments before her heart started to tremble violently, “Yes, it’s him?!”

“Who is it, sister-in-law? You know her?” Yuwen Hongtai asked in puzzlement.

As soon as he finished speaking, Yuwen Hongtai could only feel a gust of cold wind rising from his body, and Chen Yan suddenly disappeared. In the blink of an eye, she had already appeared on the Dianjiang Stage and stood in front of the mysterious man.

‘”Yan!” Qin Mubai’s frozen and swollen eyelids could only narrow a crack. He could vaguely see the person in front of him and cried out with difficulty.

“It’s really you.” Chen Yan said these four words. Suddenly, her mind went blank. She stared blankly at Qin Mubai, who had almost lost her human form. She was stunned.

“It’s me.” Qin Mubai struggled to squeeze out an ugly smile. A hand stretched out from the quilt, but with a ball of stuff in his hand, he slowly placed it on top of his head.

Peacock Twin Feathers Crown!

“Ah!! Isn’t that the crown that Major Marshal used?”

“Isn’t that woman … Mrs. Major Marshal?”

“Could it be!”

The soldiers were shocked.

At this moment, under the gazes of everyone, Chen Yan crouched down, put down her sword, extended her hand to Qin Mu’s white head, and fastened the pair of plume crowns for him.

The long pair of peacock feathers flew furiously in the wind!

Chen Yan quietly stared at Qin Mubai. She neither cried nor laughed, just like when the two of them ate at the same table in a small building outside Xiangyang City. Her eyes were clear and her smile was like spring.

“As I said, as long as you don’t leave, I will definitely not leave you, Yan.”

Chen Yan’s tears finally flowed down her cheeks. She rushed forward unscrupulously and hugged Qin Mubai tightly.

She didn’t say anything, didn’t cry, just hugged him tightly, even if another hundred thousand people were to watch on the spot, she didn’t care at all!

“Major Marshal! It’s really Major Marshal! I can see it clearly!”

“Ah! How is this possible?”

“Really! Really!”

“We can’t see clearly. Can Mrs. Major Marshal still admit her mistake?”

…

Shanzhou City boiled overnight!