538 Confrontation (1/2)

He was just an ordinary cavalry leader of 1,000 soldiers, carrying out an ordinary task: escorting guests from Western Region to the royal court, walking on Norland territory, backed by the Khan flag. He never expected to encounter such a complicated situation.

The Naihang Tribe cavalry came again, with more people than the last time, led by furious King Rizhu.

”Your Highness, how do you ...”

Before the leader of 1,000 soldiers could finish his sentence, he was kicked down by King Rizhu, ”Back off! You idiot!” King Rizhu had never been so angry. Even when Old Man Mu humiliated his concubine, he did not feel such an urge to kill.

Flame Foal was far more important than a hundred concubines. Perhaps Dragon King was ignorant of Norland traditions and took it as an ordinary animal. King Rizhu wanted him to understand a brilliant horse was far more important than a human life to Norland people.

” Ask Dragon King to come out. I want to see him.” King Rizhu shouted. The drunk soldiers behind him waved their weapons and shouted along, ”Come out!”

The leader of 1,000 soldiers bore the pain and stood up. He was an officer under Khan, but worthless in the lord's eyes. He only dared to blame Dragon King secretly for causing the trouble, ”I'll go get him for you.”

The leader of 1,000 soldiers ran back to his tent and ordered a trusted attendant to summon Dragon King. He decided to stay away from the trouble and refused to get up from his bed again. Since King Rizhu came here in person, it was none of his business from now on.

At the crack of dawn, a small team rode out of the camp. King Rizhu took a look but did not see Dragon King with them. The leader was a young woman.

”Dragon King is such a coward. Ask him to come out. Don't hide behind a woman.”

Shangguan Ru raised her head and said, ” I am the archer coach of the Land of Fragrance, not anyone's shield. ” Since she refused to accept any prominent title, ”archer coach” was the only title she agreed with.

King Rizhu frowned and looked again at the young woman in front of him. This was the ”Queen” in which the second wife of the Khan was interested. But she looked like a young girl who had just grown up. ”You are Shangguan Ru?” King Rizhu asked.

”Yes.”

”Whom do you serve? Golden Roc Fort, or Dragon King?”

This problem troubled many Western Region and Norland people. They could not understand why Supreme King's favorite twins would serve Dragon King.

”Neither.” Shangguan Ru said coldly.

King Rizhu's brows twisted, and he turned to general Zhe Su next to him, ”It seems that Dragon King can't control his own woman.”

His voice was not loud but could be heard from far and near. Soldiers nodded in favor of King Rizhu's statement. Words like ”boy toy” and ”henpecked” gushed out from all directions.

Shangguan Ru did not say a word. She picked up the bow, pulled the string and released the arrow in one second. Before King Rizhu and his men could respond, a sharp arrow was shot at him. Although Zhe Su was fat, his response was the fastest. He urged the horse to jump in front of King Rizhu and he reached out for the arrow but missed it.

The arrow flew over King Rizhu's head and hit the flagpole behind him.

The soldier guarding the flag was given a shake. He looked up at the arrow in astonishment: the thick wooden pole was shot through.

Norland people were renowned for brilliant riding and shooting skills. The accuracy and strength of Shangguan Ru's shot were beyond everyone's expectation. ” Bravo.” Someone could not help but praise aloud but immediately shut his mouth, because King Rizhu's face was turning red, which was a sign of his intent to kill.

”Fuck! Even Dragon King's woman has the guts to look down upon me. Go get the little bitch alive...”

King Rizhu only finished half of his sentence.

After the shot of Shangguan Ru, hundreds of female archers came out of the nearby tents. They lined in the shape of an arc, all prepared to shoot. Their target was King Rizhu.

As the cavalry was about to rush up to protect King Rizhu, a female archer shouted, ”Stop! We'll shoot anyone who goes one step further.”

King Rizhu realized that he was caught in a trap. His soldiers had the advantage in number and skill, and they could wipe out this group of women. But he was too close to the enemy to avoid being hurt. If the women shot indiscriminately, no one could protect him.

If he died under a woman's arrow, he would become a joke in the whole grassland. King Rizhu took a look at Zhe Su. Zhe Su knew the king's mind best and spread out his arms, ”You are guests, King Rizhu is the host. Is this how you people from the Land of Fragrance behave in the host home?”

A female official next to Shangguan Ru quipped, ”Ask your lord to watch his mouth, and we will watch our arrows. ”

King Rizhu laughed with extreme anger, ”Ha! In the grasslands, no woman has ever asked a man to do anything.”

Zhe Su gave his lord an out, ”They are guests from far away and do not understand the rules of our Norland.”

King Rizhu snorted, ”I don't have time to chat with women. Ask them to hand over Dragon King and Flame Foal.”

Before Zhe Su passed the word, the female official already heard King Rizhu and said,”Dragon King is not here.”

”Dragon King is not here...” He was startled and repeated it to King Rizhu.

”Dragon King is not here?” King Rizhu was more surprised and asked as if he misunderstood what was said.

”Where did Dragon King go?” King Rizhu asked directly.

Finally, a man emerged from the female soldiers. Fang Wenshi cupped his hands over his chest and addressed King Rizhu and his men, ”Dragon King left for the royal court last night. He was in a rush and couldn't say goodbye to King Rizhu. Our apologies.”