Noble First Daughter-in-law

Chapter 1163: Not enough success, more than enough failure
This team of more than 20,000 people went south all the way, not too slow but not too fast either. Firstly, there were women like the Princess of Qin in the team, so they had to be more or less careful. Secondly, Yuwen Ye also had to take care of his own injuries. Although he had temporarily forgotten the pain during the battle after being burned by charcoal, he had a lot of trouble afterwards. He hadn't even told Shang Ruyi that doctor had to dig out a large piece of rotten flesh from his shoulder before he could barely suture the wound. Now half of his shoulder was paralyzed. If he was not careful, he might not be able to save that arm.

Therefore, they walked and stopped, and soon it was the early morning of the third day.

It was still dark and all around was pitch black. Only the torches held high by the people leading the way could barely illuminate the way ahead. But after all, they had lived here for a long time, and even though the scenery around them had completely changed, a familiar feeling still welled up in their hearts. Shang Ruyi even heard someone in the team sighing.

There are about ten more miles ahead to reach Luoyang City.

Looking back, it has been three years since Chu Yang went south to Jiangdu and Liang Shide occupied Luoyang, and they took advantage of the chaos to leave this place.

Three years is not a long time in a person's life, but it is definitely not short either. Moreover, looking back on these three years, too many earth-shaking things have happened not only in their lives, but also in the whole world, so that when they returned here, close to the East Capital City, their identities and state of mind had completely changed.

Shang Ruyi couldn't help but sigh.

Although everyone was concentrating on riding their horses and the sound of horse hooves filled their ears, Yuwen Ye was very sensitive to her soft sigh and immediately turned to look at her: "Are you tired?"

They hardly slept last night as they traveled all night, so not only her, but everyone was actually a little tired.

But Shang Ruyi immediately shook his head: "No, I'm not tired."

"then you--"

"I'm just a little... sentimental."

Yuwen Ye didn't seem too surprised to hear these two words, but a solemn and bewildered expression flashed across his face. He was silent for a moment before he said softly, "Hmm..."

He just said "hmm" without comment. Besides, he was not the kind of person who would feel sad about the passing of time, but people's emotions could still be connected. Watching him turn his head and slowly look at the still vast night in front of him, there was a light flickering in his deep pupils, as if ripples were created by the night wind. Shang Ruyi felt that he must have the same feeling in his heart.

They walked forward for a while, and gradually, the sound of gurgling water could be heard in the night breeze.

Shang Ruyi said: "That is——"

Yuwen Ye said: "Luoshui."

Shang Ruyi subconsciously raised his head, but unfortunately it was not yet the hour of Mao, the sky was still pitch black, and the outline of the city could not be discerned in the night ahead.

However, when the Eastern Capital was first built, Chu Yang specially diverted the Luo River to run across the capital, thinking it was the Tianhan River. Now that they heard the sound of the Luo River flowing, they knew that they were closer to Luoyang City.

It's just that we're so close——

Shang Ruyi asked, "Where are the King of Qi's troops?"

Yuwen Ye said: "We are taking the eastern route, but his camp should be in the south of Luoyang City, which is still some distance from here."

Shang Ruyi shook his head and said, "I mean, at this time, he still hasn't set up defenses around Luoyang City? Liang Shide sent people out of the city to get food before, and he still hasn't learned his lesson."

Hearing Shang Ruyi's words, Yuwen Ye couldn't help but frown.

But he said, "He is defenseless, so be it."

"..."

"If we meet him here, we will have to explain everything to him, which will be troublesome. He is a person who is incapable of accomplishing anything..."

Shang Ruyi glanced at him and said nothing.

Although the brothers had not been on good terms before, and Yuwen Ye had punished Yuwen Cheng severely, and Yuwen Cheng refused to obey him even after being beaten and injured, Yuwen Ye still had some brotherly affection for him - after all, if there was no affection, there would be no need to care about his character; but this time, Yuwen Ye's attitude towards him seemed to have changed a little.

In other words, Yuwen Ye figured it out.

This younger brother is not only incapable of accomplishing anything but is more likely to cause trouble. More importantly, no matter in daily life or at the most critical moments, Yuwen Cheng always stands on the side of Yuwen Qian. He not only opposes his brother who has the same father and mother, but is even an enemy of Yuwen Ye.

In this situation, if Yuwen Ye still wants to talk about brotherhood, it would be a bit... stupid.

If they can capture Luoyang City in one fell swoop this time, then together with the previous capture of Luoyang Eight Passes and the great victory at Hulao Pass, the entire Eastern Expedition will be his credit; on the contrary, if Yuwen Cheng knew of their arrangements this time and intervened, even if he had failed to capture Luoyang City before, and even until now had cut off the traffic around Luoyang City, the credit would all be credited to him.

There's no need to be so selfless at a moment like this.

Moreover, according to what Guan Chiying said before, Liang Shide would ascend the altar to offer sacrifices and proclaim himself king in ten days, which would be today. By the time they arrived in Luoyang City, it would probably be just the right time. If they went to meet up with Yuwen Cheng to discuss, they would probably miss the time.

Shang Ruyi said: "Then let's go quickly."

After saying that, she tightened the reins and spurred the horse forward for a while. Seeing her anxious look, Yuwen Ye couldn't help but smile. However, when he raised his hand to spur the horse, he felt a piercing pain in his shoulder and subconsciously dropped his arm. Shang Ruyi looked back at him and said, "Hurry up."

"Ah."

Yuwen Ye didn't say much, he immediately followed holding the reins with one hand.

As they moved forward, they saw the sound of gurgling water getting closer and closer, and the light of the torches illuminated a sparkling river ahead, but at this moment, a sound of horses neighing came from the wind.

There are people on the bank of Luo River ahead.

Yuwen Ye immediately raised his hand to stop the people behind him from moving forward, and Shang Ruyi also subconsciously held his breath.

The sound of wind and water was particularly clear in the quiet wilderness at dawn, and soon after, a familiar voice sounded in the noise of wind and water: "Second brother, second sister-in-law, long time no see."

"...!"

Upon hearing this voice, Shang Ruyi's brows were twisted into a knot.

Although Yuwen Ye's breath became heavier, there was no expression on his face. He just kicked his horse's belly and spurred it forward a few steps. He saw the shining firelight illuminating a group of people and horses on the river bank ahead. Standing in the front was Prince of Qi Yuwen Cheng.

I saw that he was also wearing armor, and there was even some dew on the corners of his clothes and his hair, and it was obvious that he had been waiting here for a long time.

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Yuwen Ye's eyes flickered as he glanced behind him, but he did not see Mu Xian, Cheng Qiao and the others. It was obvious that Yuwen Cheng did not bring them with him. Even Shang Shoufei was nowhere to be seen. He was probably left in the barracks to watch over Mu and Cheng.

Yuwen Ye asked solemnly: "Why are you here?"

Seeing him, Yuwen Cheng's smile became even more smug, as if the smugness was about to flow down from the corners of his eyes and eyebrows. He also rode forward two steps and said with a smile: "Second brother, what are you talking about? Shouldn't I be here?"

Without waiting for Yuwen Ye to speak, he immediately continued, "Yes, second brother, if you didn't tell me, you would think I shouldn't be here."

"..."

"What a pity. I won't be manipulated by others."

Yuwen Ye narrowed his eyes slightly: "Oh?"

Yuwen Cheng smiled and said, "Second brother, you are wise and brave. You defeated Xiao Yuansui's army of 100,000 with one man at Hulao Pass. You took all the credit. Don't fight with me for the small credit of attacking Luoyang. Otherwise, people will think that we brothers are only competing for credit. If that gets out, we will become a joke for the whole world."

Hearing this, Yuwen Ye's face became even darker.

Shang Ruyi also frowned.

They had just won a great victory at Hulao Pass yesterday, and now Yuwen Cheng knew the news and immediately brought people here to block them. It was obvious that he had sent people to keep an eye on Hulao Pass at all times - but, he could keep an eye on Hulao Pass at all times and block their way at a time like this, but he couldn't even do a good job of encircling the area near Luoyang, allowing Chen Cai, Guan Chiying and others to enter and exit without hindrance. It can be seen that this person's eyes have always been on his own people, not the enemy.

No wonder, nothing can be accomplished!

Thinking of this, Shang Ruyi also rode forward two steps and said, "Third brother, you misunderstood. We are not competing with you for credit. We just took this road and didn't have time to inform you."

Seeing him, Yuwen Cheng's eyes flashed with a sinister light, but he still smiled and said, "Second sister-in-law is right."

"..."

"But no matter what, I have met you here, so you should tell me what's going to happen next."

Yuwen Ye said coldly: "What are you talking about."

Yuwen Cheng smiled and said, "Tell me, how do you plan to attack Luoyang?"

At this point, he shook the reins and rode towards them. Yuwen Ye stood still, letting Yuwen Cheng ride his horse around him. By the way, he saw the large group of people behind him. The 20,000-plus mighty troops obviously surprised him, but Yuwen Cheng immediately calmed down, circled back in front of him, and said with a smile: "Second brother brought so many people this time, plus me, we will definitely win the battle."

Yuwen Ye said: "How I want to fight is my business."

Yu Wencheng raised his eyebrows: "So, second brother doesn't plan to take his brothers with him?"

Yuwen Ye looked at him indifferently and did not respond.

Yuwen Cheng sneered again, and directly placed his horse across in front of him, and said with a smile: "Anyway, I haven't seen my second brother for such a long time. Now that I finally meet, I want to have a good chat with you and my second sister-in-law. As for other things——"

At this point, he deliberately raised his eyebrows and said, "Anyway, I have been fighting in Luoyang City for so long, so one day won't make a difference."