Noble First Daughter-in-law

Chapter 1140: Life and Death
Hearing her voice, Xiao Yuansui silently walked back to the table and sat down, then nodded to Hua Ziying. He immediately turned around and went out. After a while, it was quiet outside, and Shang Ruyi lifted the curtain and walked into the central military tent with a cool breeze.

Although her face was covered, Xiao Yuansui could tell at a glance that she looked unhappy.

The eyes revealed above the veil were bloodshot, obviously she had not slept well for several days, and were filled with deep worry and a little subtle fear. The interesting thing was that she herself didn't know how many times she had participated in the war. She was captured by herself in Xingluo Cang before, and this time she was captured alive by Shi Yuxin in Huyang Valley, but she had never experienced such fear. But this time, she was clearly out of it, but she showed such a look.

The slight hesitation in Xiao Yuansui's heart was immediately dispelled by an inexplicable anger.

He asked, "What is it?"

Shang Ruyi took a deep breath, and the veil covering her face was slightly sucked close to her face. She said, "You, are going to send troops."

Xiao Yuansui said: "You saw it."

"Are we going to mobilize the entire army?"

"good."

"You want to have a decisive battle at Hulao Pass?"

"if not."

Seeing Shang Ruyi's eyes darken, Xiao Yuansui felt a little happy inexplicably. He deliberately said, "If you still want to dissuade me at this time, you'd better keep your mouth shut."

Shang Ruyi raised his eyes and looked at him: "Can I go with you?"

"what?"

Xiao Yuansui's brows immediately knitted together, and Shang Ruyi took another deep breath. The veil that was pressed against her face allowed her to clearly see the outline of her nose and lips. She could also clearly see that her lips were trembling slightly, and her voice was trembling as she spoke: "This battle is between you and my husband. I want to watch it. Whether we win or lose, I want to see it with my own eyes."

"Regardless of success or failure," Xiao Yuansui repeated these four words, and said in a sarcastic tone: "You are talking about his success or failure."

Shang Ruyi looked at him silently without saying a word.

Naturally, it was Yuwen Ye's success or failure. She went through life and death, and she only cared about that one man.

Xiao Yuansui sneered in an almost vicious tone: "You think that if he wins, you can go back to him."

Shang Ruyi remained silent.

Xiao Yuansui asked: "What if he loses?"

Shang Ruyi remained silent, but the fear in her eyes seemed even greater than before. The thought that Yuwen Ye might lose was like a gust of wind colder than ever before, which instantly swept away all the heat from her body. She stood there motionless as if she was frozen.

Xiao Yuansui stood up and walked towards her step by step, saying: "I can take you with me, but——"

Having said this, he just walked in front of Shang Ruyi. As soon as she raised her head, her wrist was grabbed by Xiao Yuansui. Before she could react, the dagger tied to her arm was easily pulled away by Xiao Yuansui.

"you--"

Shang Ruyi seemed to be about to say something but stopped herself and just stared at him.

Xiao Yuansui skillfully played with the sharp dagger with his fingertips twice, then looked at her with a sneer: "You don't have to bring this." Shang Ruyi bit her lower lip: "Do you think I want to kill you?"

"No matter who you want to kill, no matter what you want to do, you have no say." Xiao Yuansui flicked his fingertips, and the short knife was thrown aside. He said in a deep voice: "The outcome of this battle will be decided by me."

"..."

"The same goes for your life and death."

Shang Ruyi's face darkened, knowing that it was hopeless to get it back. After a moment of silence, he held his wrist with his other hand and said in a deep voice, "Not necessarily."

Xiao Yuansui smiled faintly. The frustration and uneasiness brought by that night seemed to disappear in an instant. The desire to control everything once again reached the peak in his heart. He said slowly: "Then let's see."

Soon, the army assembled, and Xiao Yuansui led a group of generals, and Shang Ruyi walked out of the camp gate. The army was so vast that it almost covered the earth in front of them. Flags were fluttering, trumpets were blaring, and the sound of war horses was shaking the sky. The momentum was overwhelming and the power was so great that it covered the sky and the sun, which was shocking.

Shang Ruyi couldn't help but shiver in the cold wind.

Although she often followed Yuwen Ye to lead troops into battle and had experienced many wars herself, when she counted carefully, it seemed that they had never fought many "rich" battles. The last time she saw so many troops was in Fufeng, where Xue Xian built a Jingguan with the bodies of more than 80,000 soldiers who died in the battle.

The more than 100,000 living horses were like a terrifying behemoth, capable of flattening any mountain, river or stream.

But Yuwen Ye...

Shang Ruyi knew that he had only 30,000 troops this time, who had previously attacked and occupied Dagu, Huanyuan and other passes, and Yuwen Cheng was also attacking Luoyang City from the other side. If he guessed correctly, Yuwen Ye should have also sent his own people over, not necessarily to help, but to keep an eye on him and not let him cause greater trouble. In this way - how many troops could be left in Hulao Pass?

Ten thousand?
Or a few thousand?

Can you contend against this army of hundreds of thousands?

Originally, Shang Ruyi had a trust in Yuwen Ye that was stronger than any pass or city, but at this moment, Shang Ruyi couldn't help but worry.

Just as she was staring at the endless army, she heard the sound of horse hooves approaching her. She looked up and saw Hua Ziying personally leading a horse to her and said, "Princess Qin, please get on the horse."

Shang Ruyi came to his senses immediately, glanced at him, took the reins and jumped onto the horse swiftly.

Hua Ziying couldn't help but admire in his heart, but his expression was still indifferent. He raised his head and said in a threatening tone: "There are many people on the battlefield, and the swords are blind. Please be quiet, Princess Qin."

Shang Ruyi glanced at the bow on his back and said calmly, "No need for you to remind me."

"That's good."

After saying that, Hua Ziying turned around and walked towards his warhorse, but heard Shang Ruyi ask again: "Where is Miss Lu Xiao?"

Hearing the name, Hua Ziying glanced at her and turned back to look at the camp. After more than 100,000 people left, only the empty fences and camp gates were left, and a few bonfires lit up the few remaining tents. Although he took almost all the troops away, Xiao Yuansui still left dozens of people to guard the camp, and of course, Lu Xiao was among them.

Hua Ziying stepped on the stirrup and mounted the horse, then said, "The general is willing to take you with him, which is already a special favor."

The implication was that Lu Xiao was not even within his consideration.

Shang Ruyi glanced at the tents and didn't say much. At this moment, the horn of expedition sounded from the front. When the first ray of sunlight shone through the clouds, Xiao Yuansui's army marched towards Hulao Pass!