There are too many female protagonists with deceased husbands in the Qin Dynasty's Past Books.

No matter how bravely he fought, his brothers continued to dwindle.

"General, we must retreat!"

Amidst the clanging of metal, the curved blade that had been aimed at Li Kai's back was deflected. Tang Qi, who was providing cover beside him, roared in a hoarse voice:

"If we don't retreat now, we'll miss our chance!"

Tang Qi's words were true; their well-equipped team was in a precarious situation.

It could even be described as a dead end.

Originally, Li Kai led only a small number of elite troops this time, intending to bypass the Baiyue garrison and launch a surprise attack to contain them, thus creating an opportunity for the main force to launch a major offensive.

By attacking the enemy from both sides, we can annihilate them in one fell swoop.

Unexpectedly, these Baiyue barbarians somehow obtained the information and had laid an ambush in advance, launching a surprise attack when Li Kai and his group were halfway there.

They were slaughtered until they were all thrown into chaos.

From the very beginning of the attack, Li Kai had someone send out a signal, attempting to send a large force to come to the rescue.

With the help of both inside and outside forces, breaking out is not difficult, and under the right conditions, it can even be used to restrain the enemy army.

The original strategic goals can still be achieved.

But reinforcements were slow to arrive. In just a short while, Li Kai had already cursed Liu Yi's ancestors for eighteen generations in his mind.

Seeing that the situation was hopeless, and disregarding the consequences of violating military orders, he immediately raised his arms and shouted:

"withdraw!"

With a roar, he turned his horse around and charged at the enemy, trying to break through the encirclement.

The few remaining brothers rallied and launched a breakout attempt. The bloodthirsty aura they had cultivated coalesced, instantly becoming a menacing force.

This fully demonstrates the combat effectiveness of elite troops.

They fought their way out from the encirclement.

Ignoring the further losses and casualties among his brothers, Li Kai led the remaining troops to retreat and flee, when another force suddenly appeared from the side.

This unit was extremely strange; not only were there no flags or unit numbers, but everyone was also masked.

They look like a disorganized rabble.

Unfortunately, their weapons were of extremely high quality, and each of them possessed exceptional skills, plunging Li Kai and his companions, who were already exhausted after the bloody battle, into an even more desperate situation.

His mount, with a mournful howl that seemed to reach the sky, crashed to the ground. Li Kai, who was desperately wielding his longsword to parry the attacks, also ended up in a sorry state.

Swish swish swish~

Before he knew it, swords flashed and shadows danced all around him. Li Kai, who hadn't even recovered yet, was no match for the relentless onslaught that seemed intent on tearing him to pieces.

Yu'er...

As the shadow of death loomed over him, scenes from the past flashed before his eyes. The other person's every smile and frown was still vivid in his mind, but he feared he would never be able to touch them again.

Was I wrong?

He hoped to make a name for himself in this war, and that after the fall of the Baiyue, he could provide shelter for Huoyu Manor and then formally marry Hu Yuer.

To achieve great deeds and return home in glory is the noble ambition of a man.

But now, all Li Kai is thinking about is why he didn't spend more time with her.

Clang~

His palm loosened slightly, and the tattered longsword slipped from his hand and fell to the ground. His blood-stained fingertips tightly gripped the warm Fire Rain Agate.

Ha, Lord Liu will reward you handsomely as long as you take this man's head!

Seeing that Li Kai had fallen to the ground and had no strength left to resist, the masked experts rushed forward like vultures that couldn't wait to devour the carcass.

But a gentle breeze quietly swept across this battlefield where battle raged on.

The numerous weapons swung down simultaneously, but amidst the clanging sounds, no blood or flesh splattered; only sparks flew from the clash of weapons.

What about people? !

The tiger's mouth trembled, but these experts were even more puzzled.

They all stared wide-eyed, searching everywhere for Li Kai, who had suddenly disappeared.

How can we let the duck that's already in our mouths fly away?!

Many skilled fighters turned their heads and looked around, their fierce gazes quickly sweeping across the surroundings. Immediately, someone noticed the uninvited guest who stood out from the crowd.

"there!"

Gripping his weapon tightly, the man who first locked onto the approaching figure shouted loudly to his companion.

Actually, he originally wanted to keep a low profile and make a fortune by twisting off Li Kai's head and going to Liu Yi to claim the reward, but for some reason, when his eyes fell on the handsome and dashing figure, his heart couldn't help but tremble.

I couldn't help but shout it out.

It's like when you're walking alone at night, you can't help but want to call out to two brothers to walk with you, just to give yourself courage.

When did he, who used to kill without blinking an eye, become so cowardly?

While the man was still wondering and doubting himself, his companions around him turned around and stared at the newcomer, like a pack of wolves poised to pounce.

The person who saved Li Kai was dressed in a black outfit, with a slender and handsome figure.

Despite being in the midst of a fierce battle, he exuded an aura of detachment, as if he were not even there.

He didn't even glance at the people around him.

He lowered his gaze, looking with concern at Li Kai, who was seriously injured and on the verge of death in his arms, and quickly pressed on the vital acupoints on Li Kai's body to temporarily stop the bleeding.

This move undoubtedly demonstrates their stance.

Then, in the next instant, several whooshing sounds rang out as darts and hidden weapons, emitting a faint luster, were launched simultaneously, like vicious venomous snakes baring their fangs.

Jiang Mo didn't move an inch, but when the darts were three feet away from him, their flight paths all distorted, and they scattered all over the ground like fallen leaves blown by a strong wind.

These weak and ineffective attacks, of course, could not harm Jiang Mo.

After breaking through to the Innate Realm, he could freely release his true energy, transforming it into a protective gust of wind that surrounded him.

They are particularly adept at dealing with underhanded attacks.

However, this scene appeared quite bizarre to the unsuspecting crowd, who couldn't help but speculate whether Jiang Mo had used some kind of sorcery, and hesitated to step forward. Jiang Mo, on the other hand, had no time to waste.

Carrying the barely alive Li Kai, he turned to leave.

As soon as he moved, several men in black pounced on him. They didn't use any hidden weapons anymore, but brandished their weapons and attacked Jiang Mo's vital points.

With a slight frown, Jiang Mo's figure remained unchanged as he flew away.

With just a flick of his fingertips, a graceful shadow drifted out from his sleeve, like dark clouds silently falling and scattering a torrential rain of blood.

Chapter 97 People Over the Past Century

The assassins who ambushed Li Kai made a grave mistake.

Seeing Jiang Mo turn and retreat quickly, they assumed that Jiang Mo was afraid and unwilling to be an enemy of everyone, so he pretended to be calm on the surface but was actually very flustered inside.

They seized the opportunity and couldn't wait to escape.

There wasn't even a feint attack to cover for them.

So they pounced on the enemy like wolves and tigers seeing their prey fleeing.

This cannot be blamed on them being too complacent and arrogant.

After all, Jiang Mo's current situation can be described as being surrounded by wolves in front and tigers behind. In addition to this group of masked assassins, there are also countless Baiyue soldiers shouting and about to chase after him.

To save Li Kai, Jiang Mo will have to face far more than a thousand people.

Faced with such a situation, it's hard for anyone not to feel like giving up, but those who feel they belong to the majority and have the upper hand inevitably feel a surge of courage that they don't know where it comes from.

They thought they could do nothing to Jiang Mo.

They are just like those small fry who clamor that "Zhang Sanfeng couldn't possibly kill us all before he ran out of energy," showing no respect for the world.

Jiang Mo indeed couldn't kill all of the hundreds or thousands of people.

It's not that we lack the ability, but rather that we lack the patience and, more importantly, the time to waste here.

He didn't come here to wreak havoc; he came to save people.

Jiang Mo didn't dare to claim he was particularly skilled in medicine, and Li Kai, who had already collapsed from exhaustion, was covered in wounds. Just the arrows piercing his back, almost turning him into a hedgehog, posed a huge challenge to deal with.

If you want to save people, you can't afford to delay at all.

Therefore, Jiang Mo immediately withdrew and retreated, without even having the leisure to support Li Kai's few remaining subordinates.

Unexpectedly, someone would actually seek their own death.

Faced with those relentlessly rushing towards him, Jiang Mo showed no mercy. His true energy surged, creating a gentle breeze, and the phoenix feathers hidden in his sleeves silently drifted out.

There was no dazzling light or shadow.

There was no booming, piercing whistle.

Those light, fluttering phoenix feathers and wispy plumes were nothing more than fallen leaves and feathers that could be seen anywhere, and were not worth the minister's vigilance or precautions.

With this understanding, the onrushing crowd only felt a slight chill on their necks.

The next instant, his vision spun, and the familiar yet strange headless body remained in a forward-leaning posture, its clean, smooth neck severing like a volcanic eruption, spewing blood straight into the sky.

Was that his own corpse?

Only after his head hit the ground did his remaining thoughts, before completely shutting down, come to the realization of what had happened.

In an instant, the battlefield, which had been filled with shouts of fighting and killing, fell silent.

Those who were trying to seize Li Kai's head were horrified when they saw the bizarre scene of the head rolling silently to the ground.

They were originally trying to use various means to rush over and kill first.

At this moment, however, he slammed on the brakes as if he wanted to rub his heels raw just to stop the car.

I dare not take even one more step forward.

They didn't even dare to breathe loudly.