It’s hard to break a phoenix’s destiny

Chapter 693: A Stunning Look that Enchanted Everyone
The journey south was very smooth.

Liu Yao led his army very slowly. After all, he adopted the method of "slow advance and quick battle", which had a great deterrent effect on the bandits and independent towns along the way. Therefore, gradually, many towns and prefectures heard that Liu Yao's army had arrived, and they took the initiative to surrender and no longer resisted.

On the other hand, Shi Le used extremely brutal methods to rob most of the gold, silver, jewelry and food in the towns along the way, which made his reputation even worse.

Three months later, the two armies met in Jingzhou as agreed.

Because Shi Le had advanced into Jingzhou City, he showed his dominance and looked down on Liu Yao's army.

As soon as Liu Yao's vanguard Liu Yue entered the city, he started fighting with Shi Le's general Shi Hu. The two extremely rough men wrestled with each other, and the scene was very intense.

What's more, both armies were holding back their energy and always looked down on each other.

Shi Hu was good at cheating. After a few moves, he actually tricked Liu Yue into falling into his trap. Shi Hu punched Liu Yue on the bridge of his nose, causing blood to flow immediately. Liu Yue fell heavily to the ground.

Shi Le's side naturally cheered and shouted, and their arrogance was extremely arrogant.

When Liu Yao rode over, he saw Liu Yue, who had wiped the blood off his face, standing shirtless outside the city gate, refusing to go in.

"We are here to negotiate today." Liu Yao had heard about this. Although he was unhappy, he did not show it on his face. At least he did not want to make the situation more embarrassing.

"They used dirty tricks, too bad!" Liu Yue was a warrior, and after being cheated, he couldn't say anything, and felt very aggrieved. Several deputy generals around him started to shout and were indignant.

"It's just a temporary win or loss, it doesn't matter." Liu Yao still thought that peace was the most important thing, and he didn't want to lose his manners before they even met. At this time, Yang Xianrong's carriage also caught up, but she didn't come out, but just quietly parked aside, waiting for Liu Yao's instructions.

At this time, Shi Le had already strode out with his generals and followers, smiling and shouting loudly: "Brother Liu, after so many years, we meet again!"

The call of "Brother Liu" made Liu Yao's face turn dark. Everyone knew that Liu Yao was now the king of a country called Zhao.

"General Shi." Liu Yao was not polite and directly called Shi Le general, still using the title he had during Liu Yuan's period, forcibly lowering his rank.

Shi Le laughed, his eyes full of cunning. However, he still strode towards Liu Yao, hugged him warmly, and patted his shoulder hard, "I remember you were a handsome young man back then, but now you have white hair. Time really spares no one."

"Same here." Liu Yao also laughed, and when they held hands, they secretly exerted some strength. Because the two were evenly matched, neither of them took advantage.

The gates of Jingzhou were wide open, and Shi Le's troops stood neatly on both sides of the gates, welcoming Liu Yao's troops. However, their faces were mostly filled with contempt and disdain, which was unpleasant. Liu Yue clenched his fists, as if he still wanted to fight again.

"Brother Liu, let's go into the city and drink. I have prepared good wine for you, and we won't go home until we are drunk!" Shi Le invited Liu Yao into the city as a host, which was even more annoying.

Liu Yao held Shi Le's hand and said with a smile, "Wait a minute, my queen is still behind me, I want to go with her." He turned his head and saw Yang Xianrong's carriage coming slowly. Her carriage was rebuilt according to the black carriage structure of the Yang family, and of course it was three times larger than before. At first glance, it was plain and simple. But if you look closely, all the components and decorations of this carriage are first-class, even the necklaces of the six tall horses are made of gold thread, which looks low-key and luxurious.

"My sister-in-law is here too." Shi Le smiled even more. "I am so lucky to meet this famous woman with the Phoenix Fate."

"My queen must be with me." When talking about Yang Xianrong, Liu Yao's eyes always showed a little more tenderness. He patted Shi Le with his backhand, left him, and walked towards Yang Xianrong's carriage.

The drivers were Yuan Jianshuo and Zhang Heng, both of whom were dressed in heroic and imposing manner.

For some reason, everyone suddenly became quiet, holding their breath and looking at the carriage, their hearts trembling a little.

The curtain of the carriage was lifted, and a hand was revealed. Then, Liu Yao whispered a few words to her. It was obvious that this person was not Yang Xianrong, but her maid Cui Xi. From the sleeves of the woman's clothes, it could be seen that it was just a simple gray palace maid's dress.

Even after Cui Xi married Yang Xiankang, she preferred to be Yang Xianrong's maid, saying that such a relationship made her feel more comfortable. Therefore, whenever she was with Yang Xianrong, she still dressed like a maid. The only difference was her headdress and shoes, which were a little different from those of ordinary maids, with more gold and silver items.

For some reason, all the soldiers outside the gate of Jingzhou felt that even though the curtain was only opened a corner, a fragrance was already wafting out, which made people feel itchy. Especially Shi Le's army, those rough men had heard of Yang Xianrong's beauty and her reputation for metaphysics, so they all opened their eyes wide, hoping to glimpse the beauty from the opened corner.

Cui Xi whispered a few words to Liu Yao, but Liu Yao shook his head.

However, Cui Xi didn't care about that. She only obeyed Yang Xianrong.

She stretched out her hand to lift the curtain wider, and Yuan Jianshuo and Zhang Heng also stepped forward to take over and lifted the curtain completely. Although Liu Yao was a little unhappy, he still stretched out his hands towards the carriage.

A pair of delicate hands appeared in front of everyone, and then a black robe of the same style as Liu Yao's was embroidered with a golden phoenix pattern, with wings spread out, which was extremely delicate. At this moment, a pretty face appeared in front of everyone.

My heartbeats all missed a beat.

Yang Xianrong was already thirty-four years old, but her pretty face looked like she was only in her twenties, with a soft glow. She opened her red lips slightly and said something to Liu Yao.

No one could hear it, but everyone felt a buzzing in their ears and blood rushing to their heads.

This woman is truly a beauty in the world.

Some people immediately understood why Liu Yao was determined to seize the queen of the Jin Dynasty. If they had the ability, they would definitely do such a thing.

Shi Le stood there and didn't say a word.

His eyes were filled with the figure of Yang Xianrong. While he was amazed, he suddenly thought that Liu Yao's weakness must be this woman. What if he could get this woman?