Chongzhen: Why is the emperor's head square?

Even though Cao Bianjiao was exceptionally brave and skilled in martial arts.

But in the end, two fists can't fight four hands.

As the enemy forces attacked in shifts, Cao Bianjiao gradually began to tire.

Due to a moment of carelessness.

He was even injured.

I was slashed on the shoulder, though the wound wasn't deep.

Seeing Cao Bianjiao gradually losing his strength, Li Zicheng held up his bow and arrow.

He aimed at Cao Bianjiao on horseback and shot an arrow.

Because of the armor, the arrow hit its mark but did not cause any harm.

However, he successfully shot him off his horse.

After dismounting, Li Zicheng, holding a long spear, spurred his horse and charged towards Cao Bianjiao.

By the time Cao Bianjiao reacted, it was too late to dodge the momentum of the horse's impact.

Even with armor protecting them, they were still dragged a long way by the powerful inertia.

At this moment, Cao Bianjiao's personal guards also spotted Cao Bianjiao and were charging towards them.

Looking down at Cao Bianjiao, who was lying on the ground severely injured, Li Zicheng looked down at him.

"If you surrender, I will spare your life."

Hearing Li Zicheng's offer of surrender, Cao Bianjiao's eyes were filled with disdain.

They would rather die than surrender.

Li Zicheng sighed softly.

He raised his spear and murmured, "What a pity."

The gunshot pierced Cao Bianjiao's throat.

Fresh blood gushed out.

Cao Bianjiao's eyes were filled with regret.

He was not afraid of death, but he regretted not being able to avenge his uncle.

Just as Cao Bianjiao was about to close his eyes and prepare to face his final death.

Then, the sound of something breaking rang out.

Cao Bianjiao lay helplessly on the ground.

Is this the sound of death?

Something feels a little strange.

I've heard that people feel cold when they die, but I don't feel cold at all.

Is it still warm?

Just then, Cao Bianjiao unconsciously swallowed.

This is a normal physiological reaction.

But Cao Bianjiao suddenly felt a jolt in his heart.

"Wasn't my throat pierced by Li Zicheng?" Cao Bianjiao reached out and touched his neck.

At that moment, he suddenly realized.

His pierced throat has healed completely!

How is this possible? Wasn't I dead? How did my wounds disappear into thin air?

Although I don't know why my injuries suddenly healed.

But now is not the time to think about these things!

Cao Bianjiao suddenly stood up and looked at Li Zicheng, who had his back to him.

A sudden charge.

He knocked the horse off its hind legs.

Because he had no weapons, Cao Bianjiao couldn't care less about anything else.

He grabbed Li Zicheng and immediately kissed him.

They bit off one of Li Zicheng's ears.

"ah!!!"

A scream echoed across the battlefield.

At this moment, Li Zicheng's personal guards realized what was happening and hurriedly stepped forward.

Cao Bianjiao knew that continuing the fight was pointless; without weapons, he couldn't kill Li Zicheng.

If you can revive after dying once, can you keep reviving indefinitely?

He quickly broke free.

Li Zicheng covered his ears, staring at Cao Bianjiao with eyes full of terror.

"How is this possible?! I clearly pierced your throat! How can you be unharmed?!"

Cao Bianjiao's fall brought the morale of the Ming army to the brink of collapse.

Everyone thought that Cao Bianjiao had died at the hands of Li Zicheng.

To their surprise, Cao Bianjiao actually stood up again.

This scene instantly revived the previously low morale!

Cao Bianjiao's personal guards also accelerated their charge towards this side.

Meanwhile, Li Zicheng's side...

Cao Bianjiao's personal guards were only twenty paces away.

It only takes twenty breaths to rush to their side.

It's practically impossible to kill Cao Bianjiao now.

"General! Let's retreat! If we don't retreat now, it will be too late!"

Li Zicheng covered his ears, staring at Cao Bianjiao with bloodshot eyes.

"Cao Bianjiao! You just wait! I swear I'll kill you someday!!!"

With that, Li Zicheng quickly mounted his horse and fled.

Lieutenant General Long Zhaiwen quickly rushed to Cao Bianjiao's side. Seeing Cao Bianjiao's mouth full of blood, he hurriedly asked, "General Cao, are you alright?!"

Cao Bianjiao pointed in the direction Li Zicheng had gone and mumbled out a single word.

"Chase!!"

Upon hearing this, Long Zhaiwen did not refuse.

Li Zicheng's hasty escape threw the already fragile peasant army into chaos, rendering it completely incapable of forming a fighting force.

Immediately, Long Zhaiwen led more than a thousand men to pursue Li Zicheng for twenty miles.

But in the end, Li Zicheng escaped with only seven men.

This battle was a great victory.

Although Cao Bianjiao risked his life to venture deep into enemy territory alone, he nearly died in battle.

However, because of Cao Bianjiao's recklessness, Li Zicheng fled in disarray, and therefore, their soldiers did not suffer many losses.

Long Zhaiwen returned to Cao Bianjiao's side and looked at Cao Bianjiao, whose mouth was full of blood.

He asked, "General Cao... what exactly happened just now? Didn't you collapse?"

They witnessed Cao Bianjiao being pierced through the body by Li Zicheng's spear.

Although it's unclear where it runs through.

But blood doesn't lie; after Cao Bianjiao was pierced by the spear, he indeed stopped moving.

Cao Bianjiao then suddenly remembered that Li Zicheng's ear was still in his mouth.

He immediately spat it out.

After vomiting, he was able to speak normally: "I don't know either, what exactly happened?"

"All I remember is that Li Zicheng stabbed me in the throat, and blood gushed out, but I didn't die."

Even Cao Bianjiao himself didn't know? Perhaps, this is what it means to survive a great calamity?

Looking at the bloody mess that Cao Bianjiao had vomited, Long Zhaiwen frowned: "What is this?"

At first, he thought it was blood vomited by Cao Bianjiao, but upon closer inspection, it didn't seem to be.

Cao Bianjiao said calmly, "Li Zicheng's left ear."

Long Zhaiwen remained silent, somewhat helpless.

As expected of Cao Bianjiao, his fighting style is still so brave and so... reckless.

As the battle ended, the flames of war gradually subsided.

Cao Bianjiao also felt a wave of fatigue wash over him.

After a day of fierce fighting, I almost died.

Naturally, this leaves them physically and mentally exhausted.

After entrusting the task of setting up camp to Long Zhaiwen, Cao Bianjiao returned to his camp to rest.

They removed their blood-stained armor and robes.

Cao Bianjiao was just about to rest.

Suddenly, two things fell out of his robes.

Upon hearing the sound, Cao Bianjiao immediately sat up.

His gaze fell to the ground.

Cao Bianjiao picked up the things that had fallen to the ground and remained silent for a moment.

This appears to be an immortal totem bestowed by His Majesty.

However, he seemed to remember that there wasn't just one of these things.

How did it break?

Was it broken on the battlefield?

Cao Bianjiao stared at the immortal totem in his hand for a long time.

My body, which was originally calm and tired, suddenly started to feel goosebumps for some reason.

He began to recall the words the eunuch had conveyed.

The Immortal Totem, bestowed by His Majesty, can save your life in times of danger.

"The Totem of Immortality".

Cao Bianjiao then realized what was happening.

Could it be?!

Was it this immortal totem that saved my life?!

How is that possible?

How could something smaller than the palm of your hand be possible...?

Cao Bianjiao sat on the edge of the couch, holding the immortal totem that had been broken in two.

There was a long silence.

His Majesty bestowed upon him the totem of immortality. He was stabbed in the throat by Li Zicheng, and as he was on the verge of death, he heard a shattering sound, indicating that he had not died.

Are these all just coincidences?

How could such a coincidence exist in this world?

But... if this immortal totem can truly protect people from death.

Such a precious gift, how could His Majesty possibly bestow it upon me, a mere general?