Big Moon Ballad

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Gui Chen could sense the murderous aura emanating from Chunyu Ye from afar, which was even stronger than when he was about to kill him.

What exactly did Ying Baoyue say to Chunyu Ye?
Gui Chen tensed up, but dared not turn around. He knew that once these two started fighting, no one else could get involved; all ordinary people like them could do was stay far away.

"Quickly! Regroup and don't linger in battle!"

Gui Chen knew that his mission was to do everything he could to lead the Former Qin army to retreat while Ying Baoyue bought time for them.

Although withdrawing troops was a poor choice, Ying Baoyue's decision was undoubtedly correct.

The Western Rong cavalry that emerged from the underground cave of the Zen temple numbered only a thousand, but each of them was a cultivator capable of taking on ten men. Although the combined forces of the Former Qin and Southern Chu still held the advantage in terms of troop strength, the situation on the battlefield was not so simple.

The sudden appearance of the Western Rong army disrupted the formation of the allied forces of Former Qin and Southern Chu, greatly boosting the morale of the remaining troops led by Zhou Fu. After enduring several days of hardship, they finally received reinforcements, and the fighting power they displayed in this life-or-death situation was astonishing.

When Chunyu Ye arrived with reinforcements, it was clear they couldn't win this battle; even if they did, it would be a Pyrrhic victory. Thousands of the former Qin and Southern Chu allied troops had already fallen into the underground pits or were trapped in the swamps. With the Zen temple's mobile underground pits, Chunyu Ye could easily leave with his elite troops and Zhou Fu.

Gui Chen gritted his teeth and urged the Gui Family Army around him to regroup.

All they can do now is try to avoid losing too many men in Chunyu Ye's sneak attack.

Fortunately, he and other generals managed to stabilize the morale of the troops midway through the battle, and Ying Baoyue personally appeared on the battlefield, bringing confidence to the panicked soldiers.

Within half an hour, the allied forces of Former Qin and Southern Chu had begun an orderly retreat, leaving only the cultivators at the rear to fight against the Western Rong cavalry.

Gui Chen led the last retreating troops to reunite with Chen Yan, and only then did he dare to turn back.

In front of the underground cave of the Zen temple, only Ying Baoyue remained of the Former Qin people.

Before her lay the corpses of the Former Qin soldiers who had died in the initial ambush by the Western Rong, but behind her were no more corpses.

She was like a wall, standing in front of death.

And standing before her was a real Grim Reaper.

"What did Baoyue say? Is she coming with us?"

Chen Yan rode up to Gui Chen's side. The old man's brows were furrowed, and his armor was covered in blood.

"She only told me to lead the Former Qin army to retreat to Miyun Mountain in front of us."

"What about her?" Chen Zichu asked anxiously from the side.

Gui Chen was speechless.

"Understood," Chen Yan turned his horse around, "Let's go!"

"Wait, Father!" Chen Zichu exclaimed in alarm, forgetting even to call out his military rank. "Aren't you going to take care of Baoyue?"

“She can’t leave now,” Chen Yan said, rushing towards the Southern Chu army without looking back. “Once she leaves, no one will be able to stop Chunyu Ye.”

"Kid," Chen Yan turned around from his horse, "come with me!"

Gui Chen nearly bit his lower lip until it bled. He glanced at the Western Rong army chasing after him out of the corner of his eye, gritted his teeth, and raised his whip. "Gui Family Army, follow me!"

The Former Qin army followed the Southern Chu army and began to move. Only a small group of Former Qin soldiers reacted more slowly. Gui Chen knew what was going on just by glancing at the color of their armor.

"General, the Silver Cicada Guards..." the lieutenant asked, catching up with them.

“Never mind them,” Gui Chen sighed. “They’re not my concern. Let them stay or leave as they please.”

He was nominally the commander of all the former Qin armies under Ying Baoyue, but he had no control over this force.

To Gui Chen's surprise, Li Meiniang, along with the Silver Cicada Guards, followed behind while covering the rear, and did not stay in place to wait for Ying Baoyue.

Gui Chen was feeling puzzled when a loud noise suddenly came from behind him.

boom!
In an instant, the ground shook.

The immense pressure of true energy swept across the land, and even though the two armies had retreated more than ten miles away, many people were still thrown from their horses by the aftershocks.

Gui Chen's scalp tingled, and he immediately understood what had happened.

Ying Baoyue and Chunyu Ye made their move. "Run!"

No wonder the Silver Cicada Guards didn't leave any alive. With just two second-level cultivators fighting, no one present could have survived.

"Quick! Let's go!"

"Don't look back!"

Chen Yan led the Southern Chu army to speed up their journey. Many soldiers' horses were so frightened by the powerful pressure of true energy that their legs went weak. Gui Chen had no choice but to order all the cultivators present to open their true energy barriers, dismount, and lead their horses.

Fortunately, the Western Rong cavalry and Northern Wei rebels who were pursuing them encountered the same situation. Not only the horses, but many soldiers with no cultivation level or with low cultivation level were also overwhelmed by the pressure of the true energy, their legs trembling and unable to move an inch.

"Is this what battles between divine children are like...?"

Only the soldiers who had experienced the battles of the Eternal Night Great Wall and the Epang Palace were able to remain somewhat calm, while the soldiers who had not experienced the Heavenly Rank Battle were all horrified by the scene before them.

"It has been a long time since I have seen such a scene."

Chen Yan reined in his horse beside Gui Chen, his expression grave. "Why did you make a move?"

Ying Baoyue couldn't possibly be unaware of the consequences of a battle between Heavenly Realm cultivators. The difference in strength between her and Chunyu Ye wasn't significant, and the two of them shouldn't have made a move unless absolutely necessary.

"Has Your Highness ever fought with Gui Hua Jun before?"

Gui Chen was stunned for a moment, "I did fight, but..."

Ying Baoyue and Chunyu Ye had fought countless times, but a situation like today's was extremely rare.

Without Li Ji and Ji Jiashu present, Ying Baoyue fought Chunyu Ye all by herself... This was the first time Gui Chen had ever seen such a thing.

“Every time they made a move, Lord Zhaohua and Lord Chunhua would be there. When they weren’t there, Baoyue wouldn’t…”

"Can't do anything?"

Gui Chen was speechless. "Bao Yue won't fight Gui Hua Jun."

Gui Chen only realized how strange this was when he heard it.

But it is what it is.

When Ji Jiashu and Li Ji are not around, if Ying Baoyue and Chunyu Ye are together, their relationship seems to be quite good.

When Ying Baoyue was kidnapped to Xirong alone, Gui Chen still remembered that when they found Ying Baoyue, she almost became Chunyu Ye's queen.

He didn't know what the relationship between the two was.

"How did they start fighting today? And they really got into it!"

If the purpose was merely to cover the retreat of the Former Qin and Southern Chu armies, there was no need for the fighting to escalate to this extent.

Chen Yan, in a state of panic, directed the troops behind him to retreat. "Does Bao Yue intend to kill Chunyu Ye?"

"I don't know, it's just..."

Gui Chen couldn't help but turn around, but the two figures had already disappeared, and only two clusters of sword light could be seen in the clouds.

Could Bao Yue kill Chunyu Ye?
……

……

chap!
Amidst flashes of lightning and thunder, Ying Baoyue landed back on the ground, leaving a long trail as her Red Lotus Sword dragged across the earth before she regained her footing.

Her expression remained unchanged. After regaining her footing, she raised her sword again and pointed it at Chunyu Ye, who was flying in mid-air with black wings.

Chunyu Ye stared at her, his eyes narrowed.

"You are hurt?"