C445 (1/2)

The snow was thick with killing intent.

Duan Chengrui was clad in heavy armor, and he held a long spear in his hand as he rode on the horse. The blood of the Duan Clan's war horses had never been erased by the peace of the country.

On the other hand, Ai Yan was in his forties or fifties, and the only reason he wasn't angry was because of the smell of blood on the battlefield that he was unable to wash away.

Seeing Duan Chengrui's appearance, Ai Yan laughed out loud. ”I didn't expect that Navy Tide's prince would actually be a prince that hasn't even grown hair yet.”

He only gestured at the soldiers behind him to retreat, leaving him alone to ride his horse and stay in front of the city gates. The long spear was stabbed into the ground, and the sound of internal energy mixed in with it spread throughout the entire battlefield, ”If you are able to enter a city that only has children of my caliber and still manage to escape unscathed, I'll present this head to you with both hands.”

”With the spear as your boundary, you can give it a try.”

On top of the city wall, Gu Liuyan straightened her back and waved at the soldiers behind her.

The ghost lightly placed a hand on Gu Daiyan's wrist, as if he was prepared to take her away if things went wrong.

The soldiers behind him left without a sound.

On the other side, Ai Yan only raised an eyebrow, but before he could figure out what the other party was trying to do, he heard a deep voice from the other side, ”Please enter the city.”

”How ignorant.” Although Aiyan said this, she didn't do anything.

With Gu Cheng and Gu Sheng, they knew about the situation in Navy Tide Nation.

However, he truly did not know whether Guan Ping truly had any heavy soldiers in the city or if there were no soldiers. As he hesitated, he did not directly make a surprise attack, only investigating the situation in the snowy night.

Initially, he wanted to hesitate, but Gu Danyan had already whispered something into the ghost's ear. The ghost then continued, ”The subordinates of General Ai disobeyed the military's orders and secretly brought a catapult to the city's edge. We have already helped you settle it.”

As soon as his voice fell, one could hear the sound of fire burning in the south of the city. The snowflakes that fell from the sky brought with them a fiery glow, as if they were ashes that fell from the sky.

Ai Yan was shocked, he never thought that this matter would be discovered. His subordinates also hurried forward, indicating that they had lost contact with the people over there.

Gu Danyan, on the other hand, was looking up at the burning wood shavings and houses in the south side of the city, the corners of his mouth raised up under his scarf.

Another soldier walked up and whispered, ”They only attacked 2000 people. We only need 1000 people to stop them. The oil has already been ignited. We should be able to hold on until morning.”

”Enough.” Gu Liuyan nodded. At a place that Ai Yan couldn't see clearly, he threw a torch down from the top of the city gate. Someone then sent a signal to Duan Chengrui.

Duan Chengrui only sneered when he saw this as he backed off quite a bit. He rode his horse and stood on the streets of Guan Ping City as two soldiers lit the lanterns beside him.

Ai Yan watched all of this quietly, while Gu Danyan stared at Ai Yan with his brows furrowed.

This time, he could only gamble.

If Ai Yan had the guts, there would only be a few thousand soldiers left in the city. It was impossible for them to survive.

However, if Ai Yan suspected that there was some trickery involved, he would drag it out for as long as he could.

Both sides were in a deadlock, while Duan Chengrui's heart was pounding like a drum.

Ayane's army moved.

The thousand men from the left flank rode on the snow, the heavy sounds of their horses' hooves leaving deep marks in the hearts of everyone in Guan Ping city. Everyone held their breaths as they stood there, trying their best to not let the arrows fall or to charge at their enemies.

Gu Danyan stared straight at the snow falling from the sky, and slowly closed his eyes.

”Mother is still waiting for me to return.” The soldiers beside her looked at her and felt the hoofbeats of the horses grow heavier.