Chapter 200: Why Doesn’t This Hongliang Stop Flowing? Instantly Defeating the Cavalry!
Emperor Han’s face changed instantly.
He really didn’t dare to fight!
The national power of the Qin state was far superior to that of Han.
Now, the border was entirely relying on Bai Xianwu to take charge of the overall situation.
Without her, Han didn’t even have a general capable of standing out and bearing the banner.
And as for the Qin state:
It had numerous powerful generals, well-trained troops, and a strong economy.
Fighting against them would be almost a sure loss.
Li Mo emphasized again: “Emperor Han, rest assured that as long as we leave safely, the princess will definitely return to the palace unharmed.”
Emperor Han frowned: “Impossible.”
Who knows if he can be trusted?
What if he takes the hostage back and refuses to release her, leaving her in Qin as a hostage?
Li Mo sneered: “I am not negotiating with you, Emperor Han.”
Emperor Han was now more panicked than anyone.
He even suspected that the Azure Dragon Seven Mansions were also stolen by Li Mo.
Otherwise, how could it be such a coincidence that nothing happened for so many years, and then it got stolen as soon as he arrived at the palace?
Now letting him go was not just a matter of losing face.
But Li Mo had a point.
Without Bai Xianwu, Han wouldn’t even have a leader for its armed forces.
That would put them in a truly passive position.
After much deliberation, he said in a deep voice: “Alright, you can take Hongliang, but you have to release General Bai first.”
Only with Bai Xianwu did he have a chance to fight back.
Hongliang was stunned as if struck by lightning.
She looked at Emperor Han incredulously.
Did she hear wrong?
Even if Emperor Han was making concessions, shouldn’t he be asking Li Mo to release his precious daughter?
“Father…”
A trace of pain flashed across Emperor Han’s face.
He had doted on Hongliang since childhood. If possible, he would not want to say such words.
But Bai Xianwu was vital to the entire country of Han.
She was far more important than a spoiled princess!
He was a father, but he was more of a king.
“Hongliang, Father will definitely come to save you.”
These words weren’t very convincing, as he didn’t know Li Mo’s character.
So he had no idea whether Li Mo would release Hongliang.
Hongliang seemed soulless.
Tears welled up in her eyes.
The feeling of grievance was like something being forcibly stuffed inside her, causing her to shiver with pain.
To her father, she, his precious daughter, was less important than Bai Xianwu.
“Father… you don’t want Hongliang anymore?”
Emperor Han’s face was gloomy and uncertain.
Her crying made him feel extremely uncomfortable.
He could only avoid looking at her and said loudly to Li Mo: “Release General Bai, and I will let you leave!”
Upon hearing this, Hongliang’s legs went weak.
Li Mo quickly tightened his hold around her, pulling her into his arms.
He didn’t expect Emperor Han to say such a thing.
Had he known this, he would have captured Bai Xianwu directly.
Why drag Hongliang into this mess?
There was no way to judge this situation.
From the ruler’s perspective, Emperor Han wasn’t wrong in his decision.
But from a father’s standpoint, he certainly was unqualified.
Li Mo sighed inwardly. Royal families were truly heartless.
Today, he had witnessed it firsthand.
“How about I let you go?”
Li Mo whispered in Hongliang’s ear.
To Emperor Han, Bai Xianwu was far more important than his daughter.
So it would be better to take her hostage instead.
Hongliang bit her lip stubbornly and said, “No!”
Even her father didn’t want her; she refused to go back.
Li Mo smirked.
Got it.
He looked up at Emperor Han and said, “I will take both of them today.”
Emperor Han’s face twitched with anger.
“Then there’s no room for negotiation?”
Li Mo, holding Hongliang with one arm and gripping Bai Xianwu’s neck with the other, said solemnly: “You have no choice.”
“You…you dare! If you kill them, you won’t be able to leave!”
Li Mo sneered: “Wanna bet?”
Emperor Han took a deep breath.
He didn’t dare take the risk!
“Alright, alright, I will let you leave, but you must keep your promise.”
After he finished speaking, he waved his hand, and the crowd parted again.
Watching them leave swaggeringly, Emperor Han’s old face turned livid.
He slumped back into the sedan chair.
Waving his hand, he ordered the general beside him, “Send someone to follow them, and make sure the general… and the princess return safely.”
“Understood!”
The general took the order and personally led people to follow.
“Your Majesty, let’s return to the palace first. The general and the princess will definitely return safely~.”
The eunuch in charge stepped forward, cautiously advising.
Emperor Han looked ahead with vacant eyes, nodded, and was about to speak.
Suddenly, a bolt of lightning streaked across the night sky, illuminating the surroundings as if it were daylight.
Emperor Han’s pupils suddenly contracted.
Not far ahead, on the ground, there was a particularly familiar box about a foot in size.
He shuddered, stood up, pushed the eunuch aside, and rushed into the heavy rain.
He ran a few steps to it, bent down to pick up the box from the ground, and his face immediately turned pale.
His body began to tremble violently!
This box was none other than the copper box originally kept in the ancestral temple of the royal palace!
“It’s him, it’s him… It really is him!”
Emperor Han suddenly twisted his head around.
His face was almost contorted, and his eyes were terrifyingly fierce.
“Chase! Chase him for me!”
“We must… We must not let him leave Han!”
Now, even if it meant bargaining with Hongliang’s life, Emperor Han wouldn’t hesitate.
A carriage sped along the muddy road.
The potholes were filled with rainwater.
When the wheels ran over them, it splashed murky water everywhere.
The torrential rain pounded heavily on the carriage.
The driver was a peculiar person.
Completely wrapped in a cloak, with a hood covering their head so only two ghostly glowing eyes shone through the darkness.
Mo Yu Qilin.
Known as Han’s number one assassin.
Elusive in their movements, masterful in illusion arts.
Their assassination skills left people defenseless.
In the martial world, they remained a mysterious figure.
No one even knew their gender!
Suddenly, Mo Yu Qilin’s eyes shifted slightly.
They glanced back into the carriage.
From inside came an unending sound of weeping.
Mo Yu Qilin truly admired the princess.
In the three to four hours of this journey, she had cried nonstop.
The crying was miserable, sounding more painful than losing a loved one.
The three people inside the carriage wore expressions of utter despair.
They were at a loss with Hongliang.
They tried comforting her and reassuring her.
But she refused to go back, continuing her relentless crying.
Tears streamed in torrents.
Li Mo had no idea where she got so much water from.
Hongliang wore a blanket to keep warm.
The other three had used their inner strength to dry their soaked clothes.
As for Bai Xianwu.
She lay there drenched, ignored by everyone.
Her soaked clothes clung tightly, outlining her exquisite curves.
Her figure was undeniably impeccable.
Yan Lingji couldn’t take it anymore. The mournful crying was giving her a headache.
She kicked the ‘pretending to be dead’ Li Mo nearby, signaling him to soothe her again.
Li Mo shrugged helplessly.
He had tried to comfort her numerous times.
But she wouldn’t listen!
This stubbornness matched even Yan Lingji’s.
Fei Yan remained relatively calm.
Constantly watching the lying Bai Xianwu.
Bai Xianwu lay stiff as a corpse.
“The Dragon Roaming Qi” could be sustained for only twelve hours.
Moreover, Bai Xianwu was unique, carrying heavy Yin energy within her.
Fei Yan worried she’d break through her major acupoints.
So, she kept a close watch.
Yan Lingji kicked Li Mo again, pinched her delicate small ear, and whispered, “Soothe her, my ears are hurting.”
This mess is yours to clean up, as you fooled her into coming.
Li Mo himself had a headache.
This was no protective charm, but rather an ancestor.
Li Mo was helpless. If he didn’t come up with a solution soon, he would be kicked to death by Yan Lingji.
He had no choice but to brace himself and say, “Honglian, you need to see things more clearly.”
“Although your father paid more attention to Bai Xianwu, he didn’t just let them shoot earlier. He was afraid of hurting you,
He still loves you.”
Honglian’s sobbing stopped abruptly.
Her large, tear-filled eyes were red and swollen.
With a pitiful look at Li Mo, she choked, “It seems… it seems you’re right.”
Yan Lingji suddenly showed a look of joy.
It actually worked a bit, if you had just persuaded her earlier, it would have been fine, wouldn’t it?
But before Li Mo could breathe a sigh of relief.
His face suddenly changed drastically.
A loud shout came from behind the carriage.
“By order of the Emperor of Han, the Qin envoy must not be allowed to leave Han, release the arrows!”
Then came a series of thuds from the carriage.
A dozen arrows hit the back of the carriage like the quills of a porcupine.
Honglian froze for a moment.
Then burst into even louder tears.
Crying out, “Father doesn’t love me anymore either!”
They had already released the arrows without care for her life.
Li Mo sighed.
Great, now who knows how long she’s going to cry.
Yan Lingji peeked outside through the carriage curtain and said gravely, “About three hundred, all light cavalry.”
Judging from what the pursuers had said earlier, they no longer cared whether Bai Xianwu and Honglian would be hurt.
They were determined to bring Li Mo down at all costs.
She couldn’t understand.
The Emperor of Han had been hesitant before, why suddenly make such a decision now?
Li Mo, however, knew very well.
It must have been the Emperor of Han seeing the copper box on the ground and guessing that he had stolen the Canglong Seven Constellations.
The Canglong Seven Constellations were of utmost importance, with each of the Seven Empires safeguarding their own copper box for centuries.
If lost, no one knew what might happen.
Some countries even regarded it as a treasure linked to their national destiny.
Although this carriage was fast, it was still slower than light cavalry.
Moreover, it was obvious that this was only one of the pursuing squads. If they were held up, it would be even harder to leave when the main forces arrived.
The rain showed no sign of stopping.
Yan Lingji’s fire array was not very effective.
Fei Yan lifted her head, looking at Li Mo with a soft voice, “I’ll hold them off, you two leave first.”
This foolish woman didn’t care whether she would be in danger.
Li Mo quickly reached out and held her back.
“You stay here, I’ll go deal with them.”
Fei Yan worriedly said, “Three hundred cavalry armed with bows, they are not ordinary soldiers, it’s too dangerous.”
You do know it’s dangerous?
If you know it’s dangerous, why would you still rush forward?
Li Mo patted her small hand and consoled, “Rest assured, I have my ways. Trust me.”
These words seemed to have a special charm that instantly calmed Fei Yan.
Yes, he could even achieve instant enlightenment, what could he not do?
“Go with confidence; if you die, I’ll go with you.”
Yan Lingji said sadly.
Li Mo pursed his lips.
You really love me.
I would truly thank you for that.
Lifting the carriage curtain, the rainwater outside instantly poured in.
Li Mo stood beside the Ink Jade Kylin and ordered, “You leave first, as fast as you can.”
The Ink Jade Kylin’s rider harshly whipped the horse’s rear.
Li Mo liked subordinates like this.
Few words, but highly capable.
This Ink Jade Kylin was quite impressive; when disguised as Han Fei, he almost couldn’t tell the difference.
Li Mo jumped straight off the carriage.
The three hundred light cavalry charged fiercely, pausing for a moment when they saw him jump down.
Could this person really intend to stop them single-handedly?
Under the assault of their formation, even a deity would be trampled into mush.
“By order of the Emperor of Han, life or death doesn’t matter, kill!”
The leading captain’s face was full of a murderous aura.
No matter what trick this person was trying to play, he did not believe anyone could withstand the charge of cavalry.
“Kill!”
Three hundred cavalry roared in unison.
Their voices pierced through the layers of rain, reaching the speeding carriage.
Upon hearing this, the crying Honglian suddenly shivered.
Only now did they realize that Li Mo had gone down to stop the pursuers.
“Is he crazy? How dare he stop cavalry by himself?”
Honglian immediately stopped crying and, together with Yanlingji, lifted the car curtains on both sides to look back.
Raindrops were dense, and their vision was blurry.
A blurry yet upright figure stood in front of a dense mass of black shadows.
Li Mo stood in the rain, his body quickly getting drenched.
The ribbon fluttering in front of his eyes no longer waved.
Listlessly, it hung behind his head.
Raindrops slid down his forehead, passed his thick eyebrows and prominent nose.
Finally gathered at his chin.
Plop!
Raindrops quickly gathered into a drop and fell off his chin.
At this moment!
The two drooping ribbons suddenly fluttered.
Immediately after, a crackling sound erupted.
Blue lightning bolts lit up on his body like winding long snakes.
Li Mo, bathed in thunder, rose straight into the sky!
A streak of blue light pierced through the darkness, shooting straight up!
Honglian’s eyes widened in shock.
“A reverse meteor!”
It turned out that this was the guy she had seen last time, the one who could fly from the ground into the sky!
Seeing Li Mo dive towards the crowd, the three hundred cavalrymen were horrified and abruptly pulled the reins to stop.
“Release the arrows, quick, release the arrows!”
At the leader’s command, the cavalrymen began fumbling to draw their bows and notch their arrows.
But the blue light came too fast.
In the blink of an eye, Li Mo had already reached the middle of the crowd.
Surrounded by thunder, he was unstoppable, like a descending thunder god!
Boom!
A loud explosion was heard.
A large pit, half a meter in diameter, was blown open in the middle of the crowd.
Li Mo pressed one hand on the ground, and qi surged explosively from his body.
The lightning surrounding his body instantly grew brighter.
The emitted thunder snakes shattered the rainwater around his body.
The electricity from his body spread across the waterlogged ground.
Like a blossoming blue net, it covered the ground beneath all the cavalrymen’s feet.
In an instant, the three hundred cavalrymen convulsed, their bodies and horses flipping over!
With only a scream and a neigh, they, along with their horses, were buried under the thunder!
Li Mo did not hurry to get up.
Qi surged wildly within his body.
He did not stop until white smoke rose from the ground, accompanied by the smell of burning, and then he slowly stood up.
The scene was a mess.
Humans and horses were charred black by the violent thunder.
The smell of burning flesh was in the air.
It was unbearable to look at!
The speeding carriage had no idea when it had stopped.
Moyu Qilin held the whip in his hand, suspended in mid-air without bringing it down.
Looking back at the scene behind him, he was frozen there.
The three women in the carriage were also stunned.
Honglian’s mouth hung open, dumbfounded.
Fei Yan and Yanlingji were speechless, their heads close together.
They had been very worried about Li Mo.
With so many cavalrymen, it wouldn’t have been easy for even a master in the Tongshen realm to handle.
But now.
In almost an instant, they were all annihilated by Li Mo.
Not even Fei Yan would have managed that.
Even if Donghuang Taiyi had come, he couldn’t guarantee he would succeed!
This wasn’t slaughter, it was a massacre!
After a long, long time.
Honglian suddenly swallowed a mouthful of rainwater.
In a daze, she muttered, “Is this something a human can do?”
Then, her eyes sparkled with determination.
“Such cool skills, I have to learn them no matter what!”
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