Chapter 336 - The Defeat of the Luohai Kingdom and the Resolution of the Crisis (2/2)

Dong Gao was besieged and still unable to extricate himself from the ingenious formation of the Great Yue’s army, not a shred of pride or arrogance on his face. At this moment, an arrow whizzed over from the distance, ripped into his back and through his chest. It all happened in an instant and he didn’t have the time to react at all.

“Who…did…this…” Dong Gao started from head to foot, looking incredulously at the arrowhead protruding from his chest which was bleeding profusely, his eyes growing unfocused. Even in the last moment before his death, he still wondered who was the one that fired this arrow which claimed his life.

On seeing that Dong Gao was. .h.i.t by his arrow, Yuwen Tong coldly shouted, “Dong Gao, the general-in-chief of the Luohai Kingdom, is now dead. Kill all the others.”

His icy voice resonated through the whole battleground. The morale of the Great Yue’s troops were boosted and they started to steamroller their way to victory. The army of the Luohai Kingdom, which didn’t have many surviving soldiers, were demoralized to such a degree as though they’d been reduced to puppets abandoned by the puppeteer, and it didn’t take a genius to know how they would end up.

After landing on the ground, Yuwen Tong tossed the bow back to the body of its original owner, pulled his long knife out of the ground and looked in the direction of a blue-robed figure standing in the distance, his icy eyes instantly becoming so fervent as though they were as hot as the noon sun. Staring fixedly at that person, he made towards him.

It was Ling Zhang who was standing in the distance. After he had taken w.a.n.g Dashan and the others out of the city, they had made a beeline for the encampment, his anxiety deepening as he got closer to it. Eventually, heedless of his bodyguards’ efforts to dissuade him, he had insisted on going to the battlefield. By the time he had arrived, Shan Congwen had died, the army of the Wan Kingdom almost wiped out, that of the Luohai Kingdom ringed, battle cries filling the air on the battlefield strewn with corpses. His heart hammering, he had searched for Yuwen Tong constantly.

w.a.n.g Dashan and the others had also anxiously helped him look for Yuwen Tong. It had been only when the fight between Yuwen Tong and the four killers caused the ground to quake and his occasional upward leaps arrested their attention that they located Yuwen Tong.

Ling Zhang, after seeing Yuwen Tong safe and sound, had felt a sense of relief, intending to go to his help, but unexpectedly, he had just started walking and his feeling of relief hadn’t ebbed yet when his heart suddenly fluttered as though warning him something very bad was about to happen. He had subconsciously jerked his head aside to look in the direction of the source of his intense foreboding and seen a man in Luohai military uniform on a tall horse aiming his bow at Yuwen Tong in the distance. Having a very strong premonition that that person was the very reason for the unease that he’d been feeling all this time, Ling Zhang had unhesitatingly yelled, warning Yuwen Tong to be careful, and at the same time whipped out w.a.n.g Dashan’s saber, concentrated all his internal energy in his arm, leaped forward with all his might and then hurled the saber at the arrow that had just been fired.

Fortunately, he had successfully intercepted that arrow. After that, he had unblinkingly watched Yuwen Tong perform the series of subsequent actions, not daring to lower his guard for a split instant. It hadn’t been until that Luohai archer was shot to death and Yuwen Tong walked towards him with his eyes fixed on him that he abruptly heaved a sigh of relief, but unexpectedly, he had just relaxed when he buckled at the knees and, not even having enough strength to remain standing, limply sank to the ground, as though drained of energy. Meanwhile, all his meridians were aching dully, and so was his Dantian.

“Young Master?”

“Young Master!”

Taken aback, w.a.n.g Dashan and the others hurriedly cl.u.s.tered around him. Qiu Bing quickly held Ling Zhang’s wrist to feel his pulse.

At this time, the countenance of Yuwen Tong who was in the distance also changed drastically and with that he took a flying leap forward, making a beeline for Ling Zhang like the wind. “Brother Zhang!”

On landing, Yuwen Tong caught sight of Ling Zhang who was pasty and feebly sitting on the ground. His insides did a horrible somersault and he tossed his long knife aside and pulled Ling Zhang into his embrace from w.a.n.g Dashan’s arms. “Brother Zhang! What happened to you?”

On seeing that Yuwen Tong didn’t look very well, in order to spare him the worry, Ling Zhang hurriedly replied, “I’m not dead, just a little exhausted.” However, his voice was rather weak, which concerned the others even further.

Qiu Bing’s brows were knitted as he said, “Young Master overused his internal energy by hurling the saber just now. It almost drained his Dantian of internal energy instantaneously. Right now he’s suffering from overfatigue, and some of his meridians were damaged as well. We need to get him back to the encampment and let him take a medicated bath as soon as possible.”

Yuwen Tong hastily scooped up Ling Zhang and said to Yao Yi and some others who had followed at his heels, “Brother Zhang is hurt. I’m bringing him back to the encampment. You are to cooperate with Jiang Xi and handle the rest of the Luohai troops.”

Yao Yi was startled. He didn’t know any details about Ling Zhang’s injury, but he could tell from the grave expression on Yuwen Tong’s face that the situation was serious, so he immediately answered, “Yes, Marshal. Please just take Childe Ling back right away.”

Shan Congwen was dead, and the Wan Kingdom had suffered a disastrous defeat, with their whole army annihilated. Dong Gao had also kicked the bucket, and the main force of the Luohai Kingdom was as good as exterminated. Even without Yuwen Tong directing the troops, Jiang Xi and the others could also handle the rest.Visit website ReadNovelFull.com

Carrying Ling Zhang in his arms, Yuwen Tong quickly returned to the encampment and streaked into the main tent.

Qiu Bing directly went to the infirmary to get required medicinal herbs. An hour later, the preparation for a medicated bath was finished. Yuwen Tong carried Ling Zhang into the “bathroom” that Jiang Xi had specially pitched for Ling Zhang. The bathing barrel in it had already been filled with medicated bathwater.

“It’s a little hot, but Young Master still needs to get in there straight away, because it’ll be useless when the water cools down. I’ll go and prepare some herbal medicine. When it’s ready, I’ll bring it here and let Young Master drink it,” said Qiu Bing.

Yuwen Tong inclined his head. “Go. Right now Xie s.h.i.+ is on the battlefield. Tell him to come here to see me when he comes back.”

Qiu Bing nodded. “Okay.”

After saying this, Qiu Bing took his leave. Yuwen Tong undressed Ling Zhang and put him into the bathing barrel.

Ling Zhang gave a start from the scalding water, clenching his teeth, enduring it, some color back in his previously pallid cheeks because of the heat. He gasped in pain and said, “‘A little hot’? This is boiling! Qiu Bing is such a liar.”

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