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The messenger was led before Shi Xie and Wang Yue.

Shi Xie grasped at this as if it were a lifeline, his face plastered with a smile that was a mixture of flattery and fear. He hurriedly invited the envoy to take a seat, and kept saying this.

"It's a misunderstanding, all a misunderstanding! Your Highness... no, I have long been loyal to Your Majesty, but I was coerced by treacherous people and had no choice... Now that Your Highness is so magnanimous and willing to give me a chance to repent, I am deeply grateful and will definitely lead my people to surrender, with no other intentions whatsoever!"

The envoy, following Gu Rubing's instructions, wore a warm smile and spoke gently to comfort him.

"Your Majesty's ability to repent and return to the right path is truly a wise move. His Highness King Lie's benevolence is known throughout the land, and having promised to spare Your Majesty's life, he will not break his word. All Your Majesty needs to do is..."

The envoy's gaze swept over Wang Yue, who stood to the side with a livid face and remained silent. He was about to proceed with the plan to further propose that Shi Xie and his main leaders leave the city and come to the Han camp to discuss the surrender details, so as to capture them all in one fell swoop.

However, he didn't have time to say what he was going to say next!
A sudden change occurred!

Wang Yue, who had been silent like a statue, had an instant flash in his mind when he heard the envoy mention the words "promise to spare his life." The image that flashed through his mind was of his loyal old subordinate, who raised the white flag but was still shot through the heart by an arrow and died painfully in the yellow sand!

The scene was like the most intense poisonous fire, instantly burning his last remaining sanity to ashes!

"Magnanimous? Hahahaha!"

Wang Yue suddenly raised his head and let out a shrill and maniacal laugh, filled with endless grief, indignation and resentment!

His eyes were bloodshot as he stared intently at the messenger, his voice sounding as if it came from the deepest hell.

"My lieutenant surrendered sincerely! Why was he shot dead by your cold arrows?! You even kill those who surrender, and now you feign benevolence and righteousness, what do you mean by saving his life?! Gu Rubing! Zhang Fei! You have gone too far—!"

Before he could finish speaking, Wang Yue's figure had already sprung up! So fast that he left only a blur!
With a clang, his sword was drawn from its sheath, its light flashing like a bolt of lightning. Carrying his long-accumulated anger and hatred, it slashed straight at the messenger who had no time to react!
"Pfft——!"

The sound of a sharp blade slicing through flesh was clearly audible!

A head, filled with astonishment and disbelief, shot into the sky with a surge of passion! Then, with a muffled thud, it rolled to the ground, covered in dust.

The headless corpse swayed before collapsing heavily to the ground.

Silence! Deathly silence!

Inside the ancient city, Shi Xie and his remaining confidants were all stunned, staring dumbfounded at this sudden and bloody scene!
The fawning and hope on Shi Xie's face froze instantly, then turned into boundless fear and anger!
He pointed at Wang Yue, his fingers trembling violently with extreme fear and anger, his voice shrill and distorted.

"Wang Yue! You...you've gone mad?! What are you doing! You killed the envoy! You're going to get us all killed! You...you madman! Fool! You've ruined me!"

He was furious and ranted incoherently, as if he could already see Gu Rubing's thunderous rage and his army trampling the ancient city.

Wang Yue ignored Shi Xie's angry curses. Holding the blood-dripping sword, his chest heaved violently as he gasped for breath. The madness in his eyes was gradually replaced by a cold, desperate resolve.

He glanced at the messenger's head on the ground, his voice hoarse and resolute.

"Revenge...I want revenge! At worst, we'll all perish together!"

Seeing Wang Yue, who seemed to have gone mad and was clearly ready to risk everything, Shi Xie felt as if all his strength had been drained away. His legs went weak, and he slumped back into the dilapidated chair that had been dug out of some ruins, his face ashen and his eyes vacant.

He knew it was all over. The path to negotiation had been cut off by Wang Yue himself; now, only death remained.

He closed his eyes in despair, bracing himself for the fury that Gu Rubing was about to unleash.

Outside the city, the Han army camp.

When no news came from the city after the envoy entered, Gu Rubing had a bad feeling. Soon, the faint commotion and angry shouts coming from the city wall confirmed his guess.

Immediately afterwards, a sharp-eyed sentry spotted a bloody human head being thrown down from the city wall!

"Wang Yue! How dare you do this!"

Gu Rubing's face instantly turned ashen, and a surge of anger rose within him.

He never expected that Wang Yue would be so decisive and mad, disregarding even the rule that envoys should not be killed in battle, and directly killing the envoy he sent!
This is not only a provocation, but also a complete severing of any possibility of peace talks!
"Big brother! What are you waiting for?"
These shameless bastards! Attack the city! Let me, Old Zhang, tear them to shreds!

Zhang Fei could no longer contain himself, and when he saw the messenger's head being thrown down, he roared in fury.

Ma Chao's face was also frosty, his silver spear gripped tightly.

"My lord, it seems that a direct assault is the only option!"

Gu Rubing no longer hesitated, his eyes revealing murderous intent. He suddenly drew the sword from his waist and swung it forward, his voice as cold as ice.

"Send the order! Attack the city!"

However, once the order was issued, a real problem arose.

Deep in the desert, the army was traveling lightly equipped, without heavy siege equipment such as battering rams, ladders, or siege towers. Facing this ancient city, though dilapidated, its walls were still thick. If the infantry, lacking equipment, were to attempt to climb it, they would inevitably suffer heavy losses.

Gu Rubing glanced at Zhang Fei and Ma Chao, who were both full of fighting spirit, and immediately made a decision.

"Yide, Mengqi! Extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures! You two, break down this city wall for me!"

"Order!"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Fei and Ma Chao not only did not feel troubled, but their eyes also blazed with astonishing fighting spirit!
The two spurred their warhorses forward, like two arrows released from a bow, heading straight for the most dilapidated section of the ancient city wall, which had previously been considered the weakest point in its defenses!
"Open it for me—!"

Zhang Fei roared, his voice shaking the surrounding area. A violent black aura surged out from his body, and a black dragon phantom seemed to be coiling around his arm!
He poured all his strength into the eighteen-foot spear, which seemed to come alive, carrying a terrifying power that could shake mountains and shatter peaks, and crashed into the city wall like a real black python!

"Boom——!"

An earth-shattering bang!

The section of the city wall shook violently. Where the spear struck, a huge crater instantly appeared, and spiderweb-like cracks spread wildly, with rubble flying everywhere like raindrops!
Almost at the same time, Ma Chao also made a move!

He let out a clear whistle, and his body was surrounded by dazzling silver energy, as if he had transformed into a white tiger ready to devour its prey!
The dragon lance in his hand transformed into a silver lightning bolt that tore through the sky, piercing with unparalleled precision into the edge of the crack created by Zhang Fei's attack!
"break!"

Another deafening roar! The combined terrifying power of two legendary warriors erupted, and the already crumbling section of the city wall could no longer hold on. With a deafening boom, it collapsed, revealing a huge gap several meters wide! Smoke and dust billowed into the sky!

"Kill—!" Gu Rubing personally went to the front of the war drum, snatched the drumstick, and beat it with all his might!

The stirring war drums thundered like lightning, instantly igniting the passion of all the Han soldiers!

"Kill!"

Zhang Fei and Ma Chao took the lead, like two invincible sharp blades, leading the Han army's elite troops like a tidal wave, surging into the ancient city through the forcibly opened breach!

The scene inside the city was even worse than I had imagined.

The remaining few thousand bandits had been terrified by the terrifying force of Zhang Fei and Ma Chao breaching the city walls, and their morale had completely collapsed.

The reason they followed Shi Xie was simply for food and money.

Now that Shi Xie is in dire straits, with the fierce Han army and two generals who are like gods descending to earth outside, who would be willing to risk their lives for him?

They encountered almost no decent resistance. When the Han army rushed in, the bandits threw down their weapons, knelt down and begged for surrender, shouting "Spare our lives!"

The Han soldiers quickly brought the situation under control and detained the surrendered bandits in batches.

Zhang Fei and Ma Chao had a clear objective and ignored the henchmen. Following the directions given by the surrendered men, they headed straight for the center of the ancient city, to the relatively well-preserved stone hall—the final hiding place of Shi Xie and Wang Yue.

Inside the stone hall, Shi Xie heard the deafening shouts of battle and the loud crash of the collapsing city walls outside, and knew that all was lost.

When Zhang Fei and Ma Chao burst through the palace gates like gods of war and appeared before him, his last shred of hope vanished. His survival instinct drove him to make the final choice—run!

He jumped up from his seat in a panic, not caring about his manners, and tried to crawl out through the hole in the back hall.

"You scoundrel! Where do you think you're going!"

Zhang Fei roared, and the sound wave shook the dust in the hall, causing it to fall in a flurry.

"Come and die!"

Ma Chao thrust his silver spear forward, his killing intent locked onto Shi Xie.

The two attacked almost simultaneously, their spears flashing and their weapons gleaming, both driven by an unwavering determination to kill, and it seemed they were about to bring this scourge of Youzhou to its final end!

However, in that split second, a gray figure, like a ghost, appeared in front of Shi Xie again without warning!
It was still that dark spear, and that indifferent gaze—Tong Fei reappeared!

With a flick of his wrist, the black spear traced a strange arc, striking Zhang Fei's serpent spear and Ma Chao's dragon cavalry spear simultaneously!

When Zhang Fei and Ma Chao saw Tong Fei reappear and stand in front of Shi Xie, their anger and fighting spirit instantly soared to their peak!
New and old grudges intertwined, making them almost forget the difference in their strength, and their eyes were only on this Penglai envoy who had ruined their plans time and time again!
"Tong Fei! Take this from Old Zhang!"

Zhang Fei roared like thunder, his voice shaking the roof tiles. Black energy surged around him, and his eighteen-foot spear, carrying a violent aura that could tear everything apart, was like an enraged black dragon, heading straight for Tong Fei's center!
"Don't even think about saving this scoundrel!"

Ma Chao also let out a clear whistle, suppressing his old injuries. His silver spear trembled, conjuring up a sky full of cold stars. Each spear thrust contained incomparably sharp Geng metal energy, blocking Tong Fei's retreat from the flanks, with the spear tip pointing directly at his vital points!
The two attacked in a fit of rage, their offensive fierce and unparalleled, enough to crush a thousand armies! However, they were facing the unfathomable Tong Fei.

Faced with this deadly attack from both sides, Tong Fei's indifferent face remained completely calm.

He didn't even make any big movements; he just slightly turned his wrist, and the dark spear in his hand seemed to come alive, drawing arcs in the air that looked simple but contained profound truths of the universe.

"Clang! Clang!"

Two crisp sounds, almost simultaneously!
Zhang Fei's powerful spear, capable of splitting mountains and shattering rocks, felt a strange and subtle force the moment it touched the black spear. It was as if it had pierced into an endless swamp. All the fierce force was easily deflected and deflected. Not only did it fail to harm Tong Fei in the slightest, but Zhang Fei was also dragged down and his blood and qi surged!

Ma Chao's swift, cunning, and ruthless spear techniques were precisely struck by the black spear at the weakest point of its tip. A sharp, spiraling force surged upwards along the shaft, causing his arm to ache and go numb. The injuries he had just suppressed nearly relapsed, and a sweet taste rose in his throat as he forcibly swallowed back the blood that was welling up inside him!

In just one exchange, the difference in skill was immediately apparent! Even when the two joined forces, they were still no match for Tong Fei!
Tong Fei repelled the two men but did not pursue them. He simply swept his emotionless gaze over them and spoke in a calm voice, which struck them like a heavy hammer.

"You can't stop me. By the way, tell Gu Rubing that something has happened in Yuyang City. Tell him to go back and check it out as soon as possible. Perhaps... it's not too late."

After saying that, he completely ignored Zhang Fei and Ma Chao, whose faces were full of shock, anger and resentment. He still held Shi Xie, who was ashen-faced and trembling like a leaf, and glanced at Wang Yue and Shi A beside him, saying coldly.

"If you don't want to die here, come with me."

Although Wang Yue was still filled with hatred, he knew that only by following Tong Fei could he have a chance of survival. He glared at Zhang Fei fiercely, as if he wanted to etch his image into his bones, then pulled up the still somewhat dazed Shi A and followed closely behind Tong Fei.

Tong Fei's figure flickered, and like a ghost, he led the three of them out through another gap in the stone hall. In a few leaps, they disappeared into the ruined buildings of the ancient city and the sandstorm, leaving no trace.

Zhang Fei and Ma Chao watched helplessly as Tong Fei once again calmly took Shi Xie away. Although they were so angry that they gritted their teeth and wished they could chase after him and fight him to the death, their remaining rationality told them that chasing after him would only bring them humiliation and they would not be able to stop him at all.

The two exchanged a glance and saw the helplessness and solemnity in each other's eyes.

"This Tong Fei is terrifyingly strong!"

Ma Chao wiped away a trace of blood from the corner of his mouth and said in a deep voice.

"Bah! He bullies people just because he's good at martial arts! I, Old Zhang, will settle the score with him sooner or later!"

Zhang Fei roared in frustration, but he knew there was nothing he could do at the moment.

He frowned, recalling Tong Fei's words before he left.

"He just said something happened in Yuyang? He told my brother to go back immediately?"

Could this be a ploy to lure the tiger away from the mountain?

"It's better to believe it exists than to believe it doesn't. Go and report to our lord immediately!"

Ma Chao remained relatively calm.

The two dared not delay, immediately composed themselves, and returned to report to Gu Rubing.

When Gu Rubing heard Zhang Fei and Ma Chao's report, especially Tong Fei's parting words about the incident in Yuyang, his first reaction was disbelief, even scoffing. (End of Chapter)