Chapter 227 - 225 Bloodthirst_1
Chapter 227: Chapter 225: Bloodthirst_1
Chapter 227: Chapter 225: Bloodthirst_1
Shen Qingzhu bit down on his teeth and nodded, urging his horse up the steep slope.
Bai Qingyan, sitting atop his steed, watched as the gallant horses of the Huying Camp and the Dong family’s death warriors charged up the mountain. He tightened the reins, standing firm like a sea-stabilizing anchor in the middle and lower part of the slope.
From the high slope, a hundred arrows were loosed, flying from behind Bai Qingyan toward the front, and where they landed, Xiliang soldiers fell with screams.
Li Zhijie’s group had yet to reach Qiushan Pass when they heard the deafening sounds of battle within the city, accompanied by what seemed to be a blaze reaching toward the sky.
The Xiliang general leading the way immediately ordered the team to stop advancing. He rode swiftly to Li Zhijie’s carriage and shouted, “Prince, something seems to be happening in the city! Please wait while I take some men to investigate the situation!”
Lu Tianzhuo sensed something was wrong when the team suddenly stopped before entering the city. He glanced at the exhausted, sleeping Li Tianfu, then opened the carriage curtain and galloped toward Li Zhijie’s carriage. “Prince, has something happened?!”
Li Zhijie, having heard of the trouble within the city, had already dismounted and was about to accompany the Xiliang supervising general to check it out. Seeing Lu Tianzhuo approaching on horseback, he mounted his horse and said, “Let’s go and see together!”
As the city gates opened, a death warrior who had been trapped inside hurried over. “Prince, someone is seizing people!”
Li Zhijie’s grip on the reins tightened. “Who?!”
“The Bai family army, the Huying Camp!”