C463 (1/2)

The stench of rotting corpses.

The battlefield was riddled with wounds and the victors cleaned up the filthy battlefield. The victors in their tents were crying as they looked at their severed arms and legs. Their swords and halberds were stained with thick blood, and even the river water was dyed red.

Gu Danyan and Ghost mounted their horses and rode across the bloody shallows. Their eyes were filled with disarray, so any recruit that saw it would immediately feel sick and choke their throat. However, Gu Mingyan just calmly rode through all of this, showing her identity token in front of the city gate full of arrows.

Above his head was a city wall with a head hanging from it.

”Open the gates!” The soldiers on the wall waved the chess pieces in their hands.

The doors were wide open. On the main street and above the market, there was an orderly army. There was also a dark red color on the ground that could not be rushed.

Gu Liuyan could not imagine how many lives had been lost here.

Unexpectedly, Duan Chengxuan walked over from the side. The blood on his body had not been cleaned up, and the killing intent in his eyes had not truly dispersed. When he saw her, the flames of anger in his eyes actually flickered slightly.

”I heard that the Jing King won a great victory, so he came here specifically to come up with some ideas.”

The corner of Gu Daiyan's mouth lifted slightly, revealing the face under the cloak that was similar to Gu Daiyan.

”Mister military is joking. Didn't you serve His Highness the third prince? I heard that a few days ago, you were grounded, and now that you're here, do you want to change your backer?” Xiao Hai walked out from between the soldiers. He was dressed in a long black robe, as if he had entered the battlefield without any armor. The corner of his skirt was dyed red with blood.

Gu Danyan raised his eyebrows, but only smiled helplessly: ”Yunchen said he is only a Navy Tide man. What difference does it make if he is serving the Jing King or the Third Prince?”

Xiao Hai even wanted to say a few more words, but when he saw those eyes, he was stunned: ”You are Yun Chen?”

”Yes.” Gu Danyan nodded his head in understanding. His fingertips smoothed out the wrinkles on his sleeves: ”I've come to see you because I heard that there are a lot of slaves left behind in the city. May I ask, how does His Highness Duke Jing plan to punish them?”

”Of course we're going to kill them. Otherwise, we'll just stay here and waste the food.” One of the high-ranking officers standing on the side said fiercely, ”These slaves almost killed us on the battlefield, who knows how many of our brothers were killed by them.”

”You think?” Duan Cheng Xuan passed the long saber in his hand to Cheng Shan, then raised his hand to grab Gu Daiyan's wrist. ”Could it be that the Yun family is filled with kindness, and you want me to release these ten thousand slaves?”

Gu Danyan's wrist ached from being grabbed, but there was a smile on his face: ”Of course I can't let them go, but didn't your highness think that Jiang Yan's spies could be amongst the remaining slaves?”

Duan Chengxuan's gaze turned cold and he gave Xiao Hai a meaningful glance. Xiao Hai wanted to investigate this matter, but then he heard Gu Liuyan continue to say, ”I've seen these slaves before, whether they were identified or were identified, they should be arrested.”

Xiao Hai's footsteps stopped as he looked curiously at Duan Chengxuan.

”Do as she says.”

”Yes.” Xiao Hai looked at Yun Chen with a conflicted expression before walking away.