Big Moon Ballad

Chapter 2692 Charge
Just as Chunyu Ye was gritting his teeth, Li Ji's expression inside the carriage was also not good.

In fact, the moment Ying Baoyue drew her sword, Li Ji suddenly grabbed her wrist.

Ying Baoyue was therefore unable to draw her sword.

Even so, her sword energy was still drawn, and she used her inner strength to shatter all the boulders that the guards had failed to split.

After doing all this, Ying Baoyue looked up at him and met Li Ji's gaze calmly.

"you!"

Li Ji's dark eyes turned deep. He knew that Ying Baoyue knew why he was stopping her. She knew everything, but she just wouldn't listen.

"When are you going to change this habit of always leading from the front?" Li Ji gritted his teeth. "You're the commander-in-chief now!"

“I didn’t lead the charge,” Ying Baoyue said, looking at him. “Mei Niang was the vanguard.”

If she could put aside her past, she wouldn't be so willing to give up her position as a vanguard, as she was known as a "first to scale the walls" on the frontier battlefield.

The first to scale the city gates in each battle is the person who first ascends the gate.

"But you shouldn't have made a move!" Li Ji suppressed his anger. "If you had, Chunyu Ye would have made a move too!"

Under the Heavenly Dao, Heavenly Realm cultivators cannot attack those below the Heavenly Realm, but this rule changes on the battlefield.

On the battlefield, once a Heavenly Realm cultivator from one side makes a move, even if it's not directed at the soldiers, a Heavenly Realm cultivator from the other side can also make a move.

This is the natural order of things on the battlefield.

While Ying Baoyue's actions seemed to have prevented the soldiers on the mountain path from being crushed into mincemeat, they actually made the battle situation even more dangerous.

The Heavenly Realm cultivators of the Western Rong are now ready to join the battle.

Although there are many high-level cultivators in the Western Rong region, there are probably not many at the Heavenly Rank. They will mostly be coming for Ying Baoyue.

“I know,” Ying Baoyue said, looking at Li Ji, “it’s inevitable that I’ll fight him.”

“We have an agreement,” she said, taking Li Ji’s hand in return, “If only Chunyu Ye appears in this battle, you cannot make a move.”

If Li Ji were to take action, it would be a battle on another level, with even the gods joining the fray.

Such a large-scale battle has not broken out on the continent of Shan Hai for a long time. Gods have also not fought for their respective camps for a long time, at most they only lend their support in the clouds, playing a role in providing momentum.

The battle between gods has not occurred for a long time; the last time was the founding war of the Qin Dynasty.

Even in the war to establish a nation, the gods only officially joined the battlefield when it was almost the final decisive battle.

According to Ying Baoyue's prediction, neither Yun Zhongjun nor Bai Quanshen should appear in the Battle of Juyong Pass.

That seems to be true at present.

Before setting off, Ying Baoyue had made an agreement with Li Ji that if Yun Zhongjun and Bai Quanshen did not appear, he would not intervene, even if she was in danger.

"What if I don't use the power of the gods? That won't work either?" Li Ji frowned. "Chunyu Ye also possesses the power of the White Dog God."

“No,” Ying Baoyue said solemnly, “He is not like you.”

Chunyu Ye was merely a parasite of the White Dog God, while Li Ji was the reincarnation of the Azure Dragon God.

“You don’t need to worry about me,” Ying Baoyue smiled and patted Li Ji’s hand reassuringly. “Chunyu Ye can’t kill me.”

Even in a one-on-one duel, at most they would both be severely injured.

But it was only the first battle, and Chunyu Ye wouldn't risk his life for her to such an extent.

"Don't worry, my life is not in danger."

Li Ji looked away. "I just don't like you facing him."

This was the first time Li Ji had spoken so frankly, which surprised Ying Baoyue.

Ji Jiashu, who had been keeping quiet in the carriage as if he didn't exist, looked over for the first time.

“I hate the way he looks at you,” Li Ji said seriously, turning his gaze back to the person he was looking at. “I don’t like you fighting with him.”

“I’m back. Chunyu Ye is my opponent, not yours.”

This was the first time Li Ji had so clearly expressed his likes and dislikes, leaving Ying Baoyue momentarily speechless.

Last night, she asked Li Ji to act like he did when he was a child, and to her surprise, he really seemed to have turned back into a child, saying such willful things as if they came from the mouth of little Li Ji.

"Your opponent is Lord Yun Zhongjun."

But since we were on the battlefield, we couldn't let him act so recklessly. Intense battle cries echoed outside; Li Meiniang and her group at the forefront had already reached the foot of Juyong Pass.

Ying Baoyue gripped the hilt of the Red Lotus Sword tightly, her heart pounding.

This is the tension before the start of the war.

"You stay here. If Yun Zhongjun doesn't appear, you absolutely must not show up."

After saying that, she disappeared.

"hug……"

Li Ji was surprised that Ying Baoyue disappeared so suddenly. He looked at Jia Shu abruptly, and in a flash, the two men's eyes met in the air.

They didn't even have time to say another word.

Ji Jiashu also disappeared.

The Battle of Juyong Pass has begun.

Ying Baoyue suddenly disappeared because Chunyu Ye had already made his move.

His goal was simple and clear: to capture Li Meiniang, who was at the forefront of the vanguard.

A single, decisive strike to the throat—simple and swift.

Li Meiniang didn't even see the attack; she only caught a glimpse of a black lightning bolt out of the corner of her eye.

Her body, honed by countless battles, instinctively allowed her to raise her sword to defend herself at the critical moment.

"Snap."

The tip of Li Meiniang's longsword was shattered, and she tumbled off her horse.

"General!"

The Silver Cicada Guards were highly trained; even after their commander fell from his horse, they continued to charge forward fearlessly, with not a single one stopping.

Li Meiniang rolled on the ground, feeling very gratified.

The broken sword fell to the ground and pierced her back, but she felt only relief.

If it weren't for that raised hand, what would have been shattered now wouldn't have been the longsword, but her throat bone.

"amazing."

A soft laugh rang in her ear, "Besides her, you are the second person to dodge this sword."

"Truly worthy of being called General Plum Blossom."

Li Meiniang hadn't felt death so close in a long time. Her body was still unstable, and she couldn't block the man's second sword.

"Zheng!"

This was the sound of a clash between evenly matched forces, no longer the sound of a sword shattering.

Even faster than death itself came her general's voice.

He grabbed Li Meiniang, who was rolling on the ground, with one hand, and held a sword in front of her with the other.

Li Meiniang opened her eyes wide and looked at the slender figure blocking her way.

"General."

“You came really fast,” Chunyu Ye’s eyes flashed. “I thought you would stay hidden in the back.”

But he knew in his heart that only Ying Baoyue could have saved Li Meiniang under the circumstances just now.

He knew she would come when he made his move.

"Stop pretending," Ying Baoyue laughed. "You attacked her just to lure me out, didn't you?"

Li Meiniang's heart skipped a beat, "General..."

"Go," Ying Baoyue said, swinging her arm to throw Li Meiniang onto the horse. "Your mission is to capture this fortified pass!"

Li Meiniang gripped the saddle tightly and charged toward the city wall without looking back.

A deafening clang of sword energy clashing came from behind her.

Just as the Qin cavalry charged to the foot of the city, the battle between Ying Baoyue and Chunyu Ye began.