klisemfg Chapter 365 Unable to Resist
Chapter 365 Unable to Resist
Chapter 365: Unable to Resist
As they examined the items, the sound of horses' hooves and shouts came from afar.
It seems someone has tracked us down, intending to seize this treasure...
The horses' hooves pounded the ground as a procession of several thousand people arrived.
One of the leading generals shouted, "Qiu Ziyue, hand over the treasure!"
Upon seeing him, Li Cunxu was surprised to find that it was Zhu Yougui, the second son of Zhu Wen, the founding emperor of the Later Liang dynasty.
"Zhu Yougui, what are you doing here?"
Li Cunxu's eyes widened in anger, and his voice boomed like thunder.
He gripped the sword tightly, his eyes filled with contempt and anger.
Zhu Yougui, however, didn't care at all and instead burst into laughter:
"What else could it be? I have my trusted confidants among you, and we've been tracking you all along!"
Haha, it's like finding a needle in a haystack!
His laughter was shrill and arrogant, as if he had already won.
Li Cunxu snorted coldly and said sarcastically:
"You? You idiot!"
Your father would rather favor his adopted son than see you, and you still dare to indulge in wishful thinking!
These words pierced Zhu Yougui's heart like a sharp arrow.
His face changed drastically, veins bulged, and he roared through gritted teeth:
"What did you say? I'd like to see how a hundred or so of you can fight against a thousand of us!"
"Then bring it on!"
Li Cunxu was equally unwilling to be outdone, brandishing his long sword with overwhelming momentum.
Zhu Yougui stopped wasting words and shouted loudly:
"Soldiers, kill! I will reward you with Li Cunxu's head and the treasure you find!"
No sooner had the words been spoken than a deafening roar of flags and shouts erupted as countless soldiers swarmed towards Qiu Ziyue and her companions.
Faced with such a situation, Qiu Ziyue calmly said:
"Shi Jia, you lead the charge, it's up to you now!"
The crowd quickly parted to make way, and the stone-armored behemoth slowly emerged, fully revealing its enormous body.
Sunlight shines on its thick shell, making it shimmer with a metallic luster.
It stomped the ground three times with its huge feet, each time causing the earth to tremble.
Then, it let out a deafening roar and charged towards the enemy.
The earth roared, as if mountains were collapsing and the ground was splitting.
Wherever the stone-armored behemoth went, dust flew up and grass and trees were crushed.
The charging soldiers were terrified when they saw this.
The warhorses were startled, neighing repeatedly and retreating in droves, with many cavalrymen even falling off their horses.
Zhu Yougui stood at the front of the line, witnessing all of this, and was stunned.
He had never seen such a terrifying being before, and his previously confident plan instantly crumbled.
Looking back at the soldiers behind him, they were already in complete chaos, with many abandoning their armor and weapons and preparing to scatter and flee for their lives.
"You bastards, who dares to back down!"
Zhu Yougui shouted, trying to regain his composure, but his voice seemed insignificant in the face of the stone-armored behemoth's roar.
The stone-armored behemoth's speed increased, and with a sudden swing of its massive forelimb,
It sent a cavalryman and his horse flying dozens of meters away.
On the other side, its tail swept across, knocking several soldiers to the ground, their screams echoing around them.
As the stone-armored behemoth drew ever closer, Zhu Yougui's face grew increasingly pale.
He had a bad feeling and hurriedly shouted:
"Archers, prepare to fire!"
Qiu Ziyue was shocked upon hearing this and immediately shouted to the soldiers:
"Take out your shields and stand behind the stone armor!"
Upon hearing the order, the soldiers quickly sprang into action, holding their shields firmly in front of them to form a solid defensive line.
Qiu Ziyue, Qi Yuxuan, and Li Cunxu stood in a "candied hawthorn skewer" formation.
Hidden behind the stone-armored behemoth, waiting for the perfect moment.
However, Zhu Yougui was clearly not going to give up easily.
At his command, a volley of arrows was unleashed, countless sharp arrows raining down on the stone-armored behemoth.
But these arrows failed to cause the slightest damage to the stone armor—
Its scales, covering its entire body, were as hard as rock; when arrows struck them, they only made a clanging sound.
They then fell to the ground.
Nevertheless, Qiu Ziyue did not remain idle.
She knew that the stone armor could temporarily protect them from attacks.
However, prolonged exposure to such intense firepower can cause pain and even injury.
So she took out a jade flute from her bosom, parted her lips slightly, and played a tune called "The Demon Soul Breaks".
Instantly, a powerful sound wave rippled outwards from Qiu Ziyue, impacting the enemy's mind in concentric circles.
The soldiers, who had been so aggressive, instantly descended into chaos, clutching their heads and groaning in pain.
"Oh my god, my head is killing me!"
"Mom, what is this?! I can't take it anymore!"
Zhu Yougui was shocked to see this and hurriedly ordered a retreat, but it was too late.
At this moment, the stone-armored behemoth had already broken through their defenses and was heading straight for Zhu Yougui himself.
The sound of Shi Jia's footsteps was deafening; each step seemed to shatter the earth, and wherever he went, the enemy scattered and fled.
Zhu Yougui's face was deathly pale, his legs trembled slightly, and his weapon almost slipped from his hand.
He never imagined that his meticulously planned ambush would be so easily foiled.
At this moment, facing the ferocious face and sharp fangs of the stone-armored behemoth, he was filled with fear and regret.
In that instant, the stone-armored behemoth suddenly accelerated and charged toward Zhu Yougui.
Qiu Ziyue shouted loudly:
"Stone Armor, do not harm him, capture him alive."
Shi Jia slowed down, walked to Zhu Yougui's side, and like an eagle catching a chick, lifted Zhu Yougui off his horse.
Zhu Yougui trembled and begged for mercy:
"Grandma, Godfather, please, please don't kill me."
Li Cunxu smiled and said:
"Zhu Wen was on par with my father, a peerless hero. How could he have given birth to such a cowardly son like you? I'm ashamed of you."
Qiu Ziyue said to the soldiers behind her:
“Tie Zhu Yougui up, and I will give his father a letter of divorce so that he can come and redeem his child in person.”
"Yes, Your Highness."
Qiu Ziyue, holding the treasure box, met with Qi Yuxuan, Li Cunxu, and the soldiers.
They took Zhu Yougui back to the cave where Granny Cuihua lived.
Upon arriving at the cave, Qiu Ziyue asked Zhu Yougui to write a letter to Zhu Wen:
Zhu Yougui has been captured alive. Quickly bring tens of thousands of arrows and ten thousand bags of rice in exchange.
Without a pen, Zhu Yougui wrote on his clothes with a stick made of burning charcoal and handed it to a soldier to take back immediately.
A few days later, in Bianliang City, war drums thundered and smoke filled the air.
However, amidst this commotion, Zhu Wen sat alone in his palace, drinking with several beautiful women.
He frowned, occasionally raising his hand to rub his temples, seemingly overwhelmed by a multitude of worries.
Just then, a series of hurried footsteps broke the silence inside the tent.
A messenger rushed in, shouting in a panic:
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty! I have something important to tell you!"
Zhu Wen looked up and glanced at the scene, then said coldly:
"What's the matter that you're so panicked? If it's nothing serious, don't blame me for punishing you according to military law!"
The messenger immediately knelt down, presented a garment, and said in a trembling voice:
"This... was sent from the front lines."
"what?"
Zhu Wen stood up instantly and snatched the clothes away.
His gaze swept quickly over the writing on the clothes, and his face grew increasingly ashen.
A moment later, he slammed his hand on the table.
The palace maids around him were so frightened that they ran away.
Zhu Wen roared:
"That idiot! He actually got captured alive, and seeing he couldn't win, he didn't even try to run away. He's incredibly stupid!"
The entire palace shook from the force of the blow, and the guards standing nearby all lowered their heads, not daring to utter a word.
Zhu Wen's emotions had clearly spiraled out of control; he repeated through gritted teeth:
"Idiots! They're all idiots!"
Suddenly, he swayed and spat out a mouthful of blood, which splattered onto the table, staining a large area red.
The surrounding guards were shocked and rushed forward to help him up.
"Someone! Summon the imperial physician!"
A guard hurriedly shouted.
Zhu Wen pushed away the arm that was helping him up, struggled to stand firm, and spoke in a low, hoarse voice:
"No need to make a fuss, I am fine. It's just..."
He paused, a complex look flashing in his eyes.
"I never expected that Qiu Ziyue and Li Cunxu would dare to humiliate me like this!"
He picked up the garment again and read it carefully, growing angrier with each reading.
Finally, he violently tore his clothes to shreds, threw them on the ground, stomped on them, and roared:
"Qiu Ziyue is going too far! A mere woman has managed to fool me completely!"
Send the order to prepare a large army immediately. I will personally lead the troops to Tongshan to attack them!
The guards looked at each other, secretly lamenting their predicament.
Tongshan has a rugged terrain, making it easy to defend and difficult to attack.
"Your Majesty, you don't know, there aren't just a few hundred of them this time."
And with a giant stone beast helping them, we simply can't withstand it.
The soldier trembled as he spoke.
To be continued in the next chapter!