723 Deserters (1/2)
Shangguan Ru did not know how far forever went, but she firmly believed that she would remember this moment forever.
The great strangeness in the Dragon King was melting like an ice cube in the scorching sun. His hard arms grew softer yet stronger, and the passion in his lips was as fiery as the hatred in his heart.
The Dragon King would also remember this moment forever.
Shangguan Ru wanted to laugh, but also cry at the same time. Then she bit her lip hard, gathered all her strength, and struck out with a serious blow.
A bit of the killer's instinct still remained in Gu Shenwei. He felt the movements of the body in his arms and had a premonition of danger, but couldn't avoid it.
His belly was punched, causing a strong wave of ambivalence and churning pain to roll out, which also knocked him out of his infatuation. Gu Shenwei bent over and covered his stomach with his hands. Instead of crying out, he let out a muffled grunt. But in contrast, the scars and pain on his lips were nothing.
The power of the punch was far beyond his imagination, and the contrast between this woman's attitude before and after the punch made him feel bewildered and even a bit exasperated.
Shangguan Ru jumped a few steps away. She hadn't planned to, but when it happened she believed that it was the best choice. ”You're a coward. You are not afraid of the Unique King, the saber and sword, or even ghosts. But you're afraid of yourself. You are afraid of throwing away that pathetic hatred. Then keep it why don't you. But you'll never forget me either.”
She ran away, crying and laughing just like a madwoman of the Waning Moon Hall.
The pain in his lower abdomen gradually subsided. Gu Shenwei touched the bloodstains on his lips, thinking that this was really troublesome.
His thoughts were like a prayer that was immediately answered. The real trouble was coming.
A group of horsemen came from the southeast, and Gu Shenwei was sure that they were not Shulitu's soldiers.
The deserters were thrown into confusion. They got onto their horses and tried to run away, but soon returned to the camp. There was also cavalry coming from the northwest. This was a classic siege strategy of the Norland.
”Court Attendants Army, it's the Court Attendants Army.” Someone recognized the horsemen through the darkness.
Three Court Attendants rode into the camp and faced the crowd without fear as if the other side were merely a passive herd of cattle and sheep. The one in the lead cried out, ”The Khan has issued a decree from Heaven that no army of more than a hundred men is allowed to leave the Royal Court in a thirty miles radius. You almost overstepped the boundary.”Find authorized novels in Webnovel，faster updates, better experience，Please clickfor visiting.
Both the Court Attendants Army and the Khan were a powerful deterrent to the people of the Norland. Those two or three hundred people really did quiet down like cattle and sheep. However, someone argued back in a low voice, ”We are not soldiers.”
The horseman shot a cold glance at him and said, ”It's the same to us. Turn back now. The Court Attendants Army will overrun this place within a quarter of an hour.”
The three horsemen turned around and left, leaving behind a panic-stricken crowd.
”Let's go back. There are at least a thousand soldiers of the Court Attendants Army, and we are no match for them.”
”Alas, if I knew it would be like this, I would have not stayed here for the night in the first place.”
”We have weapons. Why not rush out? They are the Court Attendants, but so what?”
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Mo Lin walked to the Dragon King, not seeming to notice the small wounds on his lips, and whispered, ”Something isn't right.”
Something was indeed not right. One of the main reasons why Mo Lin had chosen this camp was because it was at the back of Shulitu's main army and was quite safe. He was really surprised that the Court Attendants Army could ride straight through the army and come here.
”They don't seem to know that I'm here.”
”I hope so.” Mo Lin was very cautious. ”What will the Dragon King do?”
Shangguan Ru ran back with a serious expression as if the one who had been crying and laughing earlier wasn't her. ”There are not too many soldiers. I don't know about the northwest side, but there are only a hundred or so horsemen on the southeast side.”
Gu Shenwei thought for a while and said, ”I want to talk to everybody.”
Mo Lin nodded, raised his arm, and loudly said, ”Quiet. The Dragon King has something to say.”
As the noise died down, the crowd gathered and looked quizzically at the Dragon King. Some people noticed that his lips were injured, but they were not in the mood to read too deeply into it.
”Do you want to leave the Royal Court?” asked Gu Shenwei. His lips still hurt, but it did not affect his speech.
The crowd nodded with some hesitation. One veteran said, ”I don't even know who I'm fighting for. Staying in the Royal Court is the same as waiting to die. Besides, the Khan won't want a soldier like me. All he wants are the elite soldiers.”
The deserters nodded and echoed, ”The Khan doesn't want us.”
This was a group of timid soldiers who were tired of war and the ones who stood beside them were civilians who regarded war as being for tigers. Most of them were people that merely did small business in the Royal Court.
Mo Lin turned around to look at the Dragon King, thinking that the best choice was to mingle with the crowd and then find a chance to escape. With the Dragon King's martial arts skills combined with the speed of the Flame Foal, it shouldn't be too difficult for him.
The two or three hundred people also looked at the Dragon King, not knowing what he would say next.
”Are you willing to fight to escape?”
The question was a bit odd, especially the word 'escape.' It might not matter to the common people, but to the nearly a hundred soldiers, it was tantamount to throwing their faults into their face.
No one uttered a sound.