zChapter 911 - Using a City as Our Wedding Gift (2/2)
Xuan Tian Hua looked at this younger sister and repeatedly shook his head: “How could it be so explosive? If it really was that easy for two armies to face each other, our Da Shun would not need to take care of those sick horses.”
“But have you not heard of the rumors about the heavenly lightning?” Xuan Tian Ge tugged at Xuan Tian Hua’s sleeve, saying with emotion: “Ever since passing through Sha Ping City, I have heard that ninth brother has something called heavenly lightning. When thrown out, it can blow up and kill swaths of people. The action is as though lightning came down from the heavens. The citizens call it heavenly lightning. Seventh brother, say, where would that sort of thing come from?”
In regards to this, Xuan Tian Hua had heard a bit about it, but he had never gone to ask Xuan Tian Ming about it. Intuition just told him that those things definitely could not have come from Xuan Tian Ming. If things went as expected, they should have come from that girl, right? In his impression, that girl was always bringing out all manners of strange things. Most of the time, they had never even seen them before.
But he did not want to say such things to Xuan Tian Ge. This younger sister’s thoughts were a bit more innocent. There were certain things where if she knew too much, he feared that she might someday make a mistake and slip up. In regards to Feng Yu Heng’s abilities, Xuan Tian Hua felt that it would be best if not too many people knew about it. Thus he shook his head and said to Xuan Tian Ge: “The people will always exaggerate a bit when speaking. I just heard that it was a large amount of gunpowder put together. It’s roughly the same idea as a firework! The craftsmen with a bit more ability made it. Gu Shu does not have any preparation or defenses against it, thus they fell. There’s no need for you to think too deeply on that matter. Especially after you return to the capital, you must not speak about it. Do you understand?”
Xuan Tian Ge nodded, “Seventh brother, don’t worry. Tian Ge knows what’s important. Imperial Uncle has already told me that I can know about ninth brother and A-Heng’s situation here, but I must not speak about it to anyone. It will arouse feelings of envy, and it will bring out the people with bad intentions, who will cause trouble for ninth brother.”
Seeing that this girl was understanding, Xuan Tian Hua calmed down. But when it came to that heavenly lightning, even he himself had begun wanting to see it. Tonight in the desert, it was unlikely that it would be peaceful. This was something that had basically been decided. They just did not know when they would choose to begin this battle. How much ability did Gu Shu have, and how far North could they travel?
The banquet continued until late into the night before the citizens dispersed to return home and rest. The soldiers, however, had secretly headed out of the city under Xuan Tian Ming’s orders. They headed toward the military camp to prepare for the battle at night.
Their expectations were correct. Yue Ping City had indeed received word of Xuan Tian Ming’s wedding; however, this news arrived extremely slowly. They only caught wind of it halfway through the celebration. In Yue Ping CIty, Bi Xiu and Fu Ya were in bed, enjoying the pleasure of intimacy.
When Fu Ya had met Bi Xiu, she was still a virgin; however, through Bi Xiu’s exploitation, she became more and more proficient and had become a bit clingy. As for Bi Xiu, he had become a bit addicted from Fu Ya’s initial offer to have him think of her as Feng Yu Heng. Without him noticing, he really had become a bit infatuated with Da Shun’s Imperial Daughter Ji An. He would even frequently think that it was the real Imperial Daughter Ji An underneath him. How joyous an occasion would that be? To be able to have that sort of woman, that would be the proudest moment for a man!
Gradually, he began to enter a fantasy. He would leave his head wife’s position open for Feng Yu Heng. In the future, that woman would become his wife. Not only could she accompany him onto the battlefield, but she could also produce steel for Gu Shu. She could even bring the heavenly lightning to Gu Shu. With steel and heavenly lightning, Gu Shu would no longer fear Da Shun. Who cared about any ninth prince or eighth prince, as he would not help anyone. He would just bring Feng Yu Heng and charge straight into Da Shun and go straight for the capital. He would have Gu Shu become the ruler of the world. Then, Gu Shu’s ruler would view him as his beneficiary, and his family would become the strongest family in Gu Shu. He would see who would dare to try anything!
With these fantasies, Bi Xiu exerted himself even more on Fu Ya. Although Fu Ya did not know what exactly this person was thinking, based on his eyes, she was able to make a reasonable guess. But she was not afraid in the slightest. She knew about Feng Yu Heng and Xuan Tian Ming’s abilities. She also knew that the lowly Gu Shu was not Da Shun’s opponent in the slightest. She was hoping for Gu Shu to quickly be defeated and Bi Xiu to take her to Gu Shu’s capital. There, she would live a peaceful life. Of course, she had also thought of Bi Xiu being a bit more competent and defeating Xuan Tian Ming. Like that, she would be able to feel proud and elated. Unfortunately, that was an impossibility.
These two had their own thoughts in mind, as the bed creaked endlessly. Fu Ya had been worried that the bed would collapse; however, Bi Xiu felt that this sort of sound was more stimulating and always enjoyed it.
Finally, news of the happenings in Jue Ping City reached Bi Xiu’s ears. When the deputy general reported this through the door, even Fu Ya was stunned. She then quickly reacted. The ninth prince had long since said that he would marry Feng Yu Heng on the day that she became of age. This person really had kept his word. Her heart was a bit sorrowful; however, she quickly recovered. It was water under the bridge, and she was no longer the same Fu Ya as before. It would be best if she did not think about what she had and did not have. That would prevent Bi Xiu from seeing through it. Like this, she could preserve her life.
As the general, Bi Xiu did not spend all of his time thinking about things in the bedroom. At this time, hearing about Xuan Tian Ming and Feng Yu Heng’s grand celebration and that all of Da Shun’s soldiers had gone into Jue Ping City to drink, he immediately realized that this was a great time to counterattack. So what if they had heavenly lightning? You will all be stuffed up inside the city. While you have drank yourselves silly, we will charge back into Jue Ping City. Xuan Tian Ming, this time, you cannot escape!
Bi Xiu let out a hearty laugh and immediately called for the soldiers. At the same time, he loudly said something from the bottom of his heart: “Keep that Imperial Daughter Ji An for this great one. She must be kept alive!”