The Empress Kneels in Her Palace to Admit Her Mistakes After Slaying Her Ways in the Female-Oriented

The next moment, arrows rained down.

Xiang Gui's eyes widened.

"You brat, how can you be so uncivilized?"

But he didn't have much of a chance to speak, as the arrows covered him in an instant.

This noble man was also a formidable opponent. Even amidst a hail of arrows, he was able to wield his golden hammer to deflect them, ensuring that only a few arrows managed to hit him.

It stubbornly stood firm and did not fall.

On the contrary, there is a tendency to move forward.

"Ha, one volley of arrows isn't enough, just send another!"

Ren Tianye commanded, "Fire the second wave of arrows!"

Arrows rained down once more.

Under two volleys of arrows, Xiang Gui, who was not wearing heavy armor, could no longer withstand the attack and was quickly riddled with arrows. The pair of golden hammers that represented his glory slipped from his hands and slowly fell to the ground.

With a loud "thump!", the man, the hammer, and the horse all came crashing to the ground!

Like a centipede that dies but does not fall down, even though it was on the verge of death, it still stared wide-eyed, its eyes filled with resentment.

"Ren Tianye, you, you..."

"You're shameless!"

"My disciple, your master can no longer protect you..."

Then, he closed his eyes completely and could no longer utter a word.

Ren Tianye's men didn't stop their movements. They charged forward, delivered a finishing blow, and then, along with the Jade Lion beneath them, they rushed towards the three hundred men like a whirlwind.

The 3,800 troops following behind immediately followed.

A frenzied massacre is underway!

"General Ren, we surrender!"

Before the men even arrived, some of the three hundred strong men had already knelt down on the ground.

As if a domino had been set in motion, a whole bunch of them instantly collapsed to their knees.

"General Ren, we were originally border troops. After being dismissed by His Majesty, we had nowhere to go, so we came to join Xiang Gui. We have not done anything to harm you."

"I beg General Ren to spare our lives, for we were once colleagues."

"We are willing to lead the charge!"

Herod!

Ren Tianye pulled on the reins and stopped.

Zhang Shi followed and whispered, "General, there are indeed many former border soldiers among them. I have dealt with them before."

Ren Tianye nodded. He didn't have much ill will towards these people. On the contrary, there were three hundred of them. Even if their combat strength wasn't that great, many of them were former border troops. They could be pulled into the battlefield with almost no training.

He did want to stay.

Immediately, he brandished his halberd and declared, "If you are truly willing to surrender, this general might spare your lives!"

"General Ren, we are truly devoted to you. Master Xiang Gui and his apprentice have always treated us harshly because Ye Fan said that we can't be fed properly and can only work when we are starving. So they withheld our agreed-upon monthly salary of one tael and two ounces and scolded us at every turn. However, due to Xiang Gui's extraordinary martial prowess, we dared not run away. Now that we have met you, General, it is like seeing the sun and moon."

"Please, General, take me in!"

The crowd was already condemning Xiang Gui and Ye Fan, and judging from their indignant expressions, they didn't seem to be faking it. Then someone shouted.

"General Ren, we have a total of three thousand men. We are willing to lead the charge and persuade them to join your cause as well!"

"General Ren, there is still 800,000 shi of grain stored in Qi Niu Town. We are willing to guide you there. Please accept our offer!"

Upon hearing this, Ren Tianye was stunned.

Three thousand men?

800,000 shi of grain and fodder?

No, he only brought 3,800 men and seven days' worth of rations with him. Now, he has 3,000 more men and 800,000 more bushels of grain.

I was quite excited, but I remained rational.

"Zhang Shi!"

"Your subordinate is here!"

"I'm ordering you to recruit these people."

As she spoke, she gave Zhang Shi a look.

Zhang Shi immediately understood.

They all started by following the general in gathering the Eight Hundred Army, so naturally they had ways to control these soldiers whose loyalty was still uncertain.

"Yes, I will do it right away."

"Eight hundred soldiers, follow me and slay Ye Fan!"

Ren Tianye spurred his horse and galloped away.

……

Ye Fan rushed into the room.

"Xiu'er, your master has fallen in battle!"

"What?" Su Xiu looked shocked, and fear instantly welled up in her swollen eyes. Fear of Ren Tianye, but also mixed with a trace of happiness, happiness because of Xiang Gui's death.

"My master treated me like his own son, but he was killed by Ren Tianye with a hail of arrows. This is an irreconcilable hatred. I am determined to take Ren Tianye's head and avenge my master."

Ye Fan's eyes flashed with a sharp light, instantly giving him an aura of supreme authority.

"Brother Ye Fan, are you going to lead your men to fight Ren Tianye now?"

"Foolish!" Ye Fan frowned slightly. "My master risked his life to save me, how can I not keep this useful body?"

"Huh?" Su Xiu was confused again: "But didn't you say..."

"Xiu'er!" Before Su Xiu could finish speaking, Ye Fan said with a stern and righteous look in his eyes, "As the player of the game, you must maintain enough calmness and rationality, and never let emotions ruin your plans."

"This is a major taboo!"

"I must leave immediately now, and I cannot shed a single tear, nor can I go to collect my master's body and waste time. He died a worthy death, and he should be gratified in the underworld."

"Yes, Brother Ye Fan, so what should we do now?"

"Let's go to Sifang City first," Ye Fan said. "My uncle listened to my advice and killed all the officials in Sifang City. He has already started an uprising. Now, Sifang City has a huge stockpile of grain and 20,000 troops."

"These soldiers are mostly recruited from those who had fled from the northern frontier, and they are quite capable in combat."

His eyes flashed with deep hatred: "Once I reach Sifang City, I will order Song Wan to come to the rescue. At that time, with the two armies surrounding us, I will make Ren Tianye know how powerful I am!"

As he spoke, a strong sense of confidence shone on his face, as bright as the rising sun, making it hard not to be convinced.

But Su Xiu's heart was truly wavering at this moment. Although she disliked Xiang Gui, she knew about the master-disciple relationship between Ye Fan and Xiang Gui, and could see how important Ye Fan was to Xiang Gui.

Now that Ye Fan has been killed, Xiang Gui immediately fled.

Is this really rational?

But she dared not say anything more, nor did she want to say anything more.

She only hoped that after arriving in Sifang City, she could escape Ren Tianye's persistent entanglement. At the same time, she hoped that Ye Fan would love her well and that there would be no more messy things to disturb their love.

The two immediately got up, spurred their horses, and rode off.

At this moment, Ren Tianye finally caught up and saw Ye Fan and Su Xiu from a distance, though they were only a few hundred meters apart.

"Chase!"

Ren Tianye gave another order.

He led his eight hundred soldiers like a golden dragon, charging forward relentlessly, with arrows constantly being shot from afar. Unfortunately, the arrows were not long enough, and since they were chasing people, they could not reach Ye Fan and Su Xiu before they collapsed from exhaustion.

……