At the beginning, I gave up my military power with a cup of wine, and I ascended the throne

Chapter 22: Conquering the Female Devil

Ruoli still wanted to chase after him, but unfortunately the blood shadow had already blocked her.

The rain was getting heavier, the sky was covered with dark clouds, the wind was howling, and the surrounding mountains and fields were making a humming sound.

"Boom."

"Boom."

On the official road in the distance, smoke and dust rose into the sky, and hundreds of riders were coming towards them.

Xiao Han reined in his horse and stopped.

When he got closer, he recognized the person; it was Gao Li.

He held a seven-foot-long dry sword in his hand, and behind him followed a large group of Xiliang cavalry.

"General."

"Is everything okay?"

Gao Li's face looked solemn.

Xiao Han grinned and patted his shoulder: "How did you know I was coming?"

"Half an hour ago, someone sent a message with a command arrow, saying that the general was assassinated on the way, so I rushed here."

Gao Li explained.

No need to think, it must be the letter from Luowang.

"Damn it, where is the killer? I'm going to chop him into pieces."

"You'll find out later."

Xiao Han shook his head and looked at the hundreds of cavalrymen behind him.

"Meet the general."

All the armored cavalrymen who were swept by Xiao Han's eyes straightened their backs and held their heads high.

"Not bad, it looks good enough."

Xiao Han nodded.

"Let's go, let's go to Qimen Pass first."

Gao Li led the way, and hundreds of riders turned back in a mighty force. However, as soon as they reached the pass, it started to rain heavily.

The sky and the earth are vast and dark.

Qimen Pass is actually a valley with steep cliffs on both sides, which is several miles long.

The pass is right in the front, eight hundred feet long and wide, and seven feet high.

There are outer cities on both sides and inner city in the middle, which is equipped with battlements, shooting holes, arrow towers and horse paths.

There are one thousand elite cavalry and one thousand infantry stationed inside the pass. Even if tens of thousands of troops of the Northern Wei attack, they will not be able to break through the Qimen Pass within three to five months.

As for the detour, the hundreds of miles from east to west are all connected by the endless Qilian Mountains, where the mountains are high and the waters are deep, poisonous miasma is everywhere, and the land is full of poisonous insects and ferocious beasts.

Not to mention cavalry, even if infantry went in, it would be difficult to get out without someone to lead the way.

Xiao Han climbed to the top of the city wall and looked around. Under the rain, there was a vast expanse of desolation.

"General, are there any changes?"

Gao Li asked.

"You've been with me for so many years, but if you can't even guard a small Qimen Pass, you don't deserve your head."

Xiao Han curled his lips.

"It's just that two thousand people are a little too few."

"When the new recruits are trained next year, I will increase your number to 5,000."

"Thank you, General."

Gao Li couldn't stop laughing.

"This cannot be taken lightly."

Xiao Han warned: "Qimen Pass is the northern gate of Xiliang, you have to guard it well for me."

"In another month, I will use troops against the Ruoqiang tribe. By then, the Northern Wei will most likely take the opportunity to march south."

"If anything goes wrong, military justice will be applied."

He knew Gao Li's abilities, so he didn't say much. After patrolling around, he went down the city wall and came to the house in the inner city.

The servants had already prepared wine and food.

Several maids were dancing in the hall, while it was raining heavily outside.

Drinking the ten-year-old girl’s red wine is quite poetic.

After three rounds of drinking, Xueying stepped into the mansion, threw the unconscious Ruoli to the ground, clasped his fists and said, "Master, I have fulfilled your mission."

"Is it her?"

Gao Li's face turned cold, and he raised his hand to call two soldiers in: "Take them away and kill them."

"It would be a pity to kill such a beautiful woman."

Xiao Han shook his head, playing with the wine glass, and chuckled, "Take him down to bathe and change clothes, and then send him to my room."

Gao Li smiled and said to the two soldiers, "Why are you still standing there? Can't you hear what the general is saying?"

"Blood Shadow, sit down and eat together."

Xiao Han waved.

"I'm not hungry."

Blood Shadow shook his head and quietly retreated behind him, like a silent shadow.

If you don't see it with your own eyes, you would never notice the existence of such a person.

"General, go to bed early."

Gao Li winked and said, "Do you need me to find two more?" "Go away."

Xiao Han glared at him, then stood up and left.

I took a comfortable hot bath to wash away the dust of the past few days.

Push the door open and enter.

On the bed, there was a quiet woman lying.

"Ruoli, are you still pretending to sleep?"

He spoke, but the great devil of the Northern Wei Dynasty did not respond, as if he was really asleep.

"Let's see how long you can keep pretending."

Xiao Han sneered and took action directly.

The moment he touched her, Ruoli blinked and slapped him with her fair right hand.

Xiao Han didn't move, letting the palm power fall. Then there was a crackling sound, and her palm power shattered, as if it had hit a diamond rock.

Ruoli's hand bones were broken and she couldn't help but groan in pain.

Not to mention that her internal energy had been sealed by the blood shadow, even if it hadn't been sealed, she wouldn't be able to break through the defense of the Nine-Layer Nine Yang Divine Art with a full-strength palm strike.

Ruoli is good at killing King Kong with her finger, that's because she has never met a pervert like Xiao Han.

After all, Xiao Han is best at using the Vajra Killing Finger Xuan.

It is already clear who is strong and who is weak.

"It's quite strong."

The broad palm reached into the robe, Ruoli's body twisted, and her pretty face turned pale, even though she was a big devil in the Northern Wei Dynasty and killed people like crazy.

But at this moment I also felt powerless, even close to despair.

In the Northern Wei martial arts world, Xiao Han did not have a good reputation. Some people called him a butcher, a killing god, or a madman.

Some people even called Xiao Han the big devil.

If she fell into his hands, Ruoli could foresee her own fate, which would be very miserable, even worse than death.

Especially since she is a woman, a stunningly beautiful woman.

"kill me."

Ruoli opened her mouth, her pretty face turned from pale to red, her mouth corners slightly opened, and her eyebrows furrowed.

"Why should I kill you?"

Xiao Han chuckled: "When I get tired of you, I will destroy your martial arts and send you to the government office to reward the Xiliang soldiers."

"I think they will be overjoyed when they know you are the Northern Wei female devil."

Ruoli stopped talking, and a hint of sadness appeared on her pretty face.

"Why, you don't like this ending?"

Xiao Han took back his palm, put it on the tip of the pen and sniffed it: "Not bad, it smells good."

"Please, kill me."

Ruoli gasped, "Stop torturing me."

"You want to die?"

Xiao Han spoke.

"Ah."

She nodded slightly.

"Then do you want to live?"

silence.

After a moment, Ruoli said, "I want to live, but not the way you just lived."

"I can give you a chance."

"what chance."

"Work for me, be my personal maid, and protect me from swords and knives."

"How much do you charge?"

Ruoli hesitated.

"How much is your life worth?"

Xiao Han asked back.

"I'm a killer. According to the rules, if you want me to kill you, you have to pay me."

She paused and then said, "Even if it's one ounce of silver or one copper coin, it will be fine."

"But I don't want to give a penny."

Xiao Han shook his head.

"Half is fine."

There was a hint of pleading in Ruoli's tone.

"No."

Xiao Han still shook his head.

"But in exchange for your life, I can heal your eyes and let you see the light of day again."

"really?"

Her tone was urgent, and she held Xiao Han's hands tightly with both hands.

(End of this chapter)