There was a lot of blood on the ground. The cold wind in winter made the blood coagulate quickly, but the bright color could still be seen.
Apart from the blood, there were also very obvious traces of a fight on the ground, as well as horse hoof prints and chariot wheel prints.
Mu Tingyu tightened the reins, his chest rising and falling violently due to the fast pace. He looked at the five people a hundred meters away, but did not get up immediately.
The attendant pulled off the horse's reins and was about to step forward. Mu Tingyu said in a deep voice, "Wait a minute."
The follower stopped and turned to look at him.
Mu Tingyu calmed his breathing as quickly as possible, his thick eyebrows furrowed.
The people around the campfire were all healing their wounds. The two big men were tall and tall, and the two beauties on the other side were holding each other's hands tightly and looking at him.
Besides the four of them, there was a girl, but she just raised her head and looked away.
"Second Miss, who are these people?" Shi Guoxin asked.
"I'll deal with it," Xia Zhaoyi said.
After finishing the last stitching, Xia Zhaoyi handed it over to Li Man. She wiped her hands with a wet cloth, stood up and looked towards Mu Tingyu.
Mu Tingyu tightened his fingers on the reins and said softly: "Prepare hidden weapons. If there are any changes later, kill this woman immediately!"
"Yes!" the followers responded.
The girl walked towards the horse on the side, got on the horse, and the horse stepped on the firelight on the ground.
The speed was neither fast nor slow, and the shadows of the fine mud and rocks were elongated by the firelight, making them visible. Mu Tingyu looked at the lightly splashed dust and felt that something was collapsing and nothing remained.
Pulling the reins, Mu Tingyu stepped back a few steps to the other side and drew out his sword: "No matter what happens, don't dismount. If I fall into the hands of the opponent, kill me!"
The men frowned, because with his words, they suddenly felt like they were facing a powerful enemy.
Mu Tingyu didn't look away, looking closely at the girl whose features became clearer.
As soon as she approached, Mu Tingyu shouted loudly: "Did you kill Qian Yuandeng?!"
Xia Zhaoyi reined in the reins and said softly: "Yes."
"Then do you still want to kill me?"
"I want to kill him."
"Qian Yuandeng's body was sent back?"
"yes."
Mu Tingyu's face was pale and bloodless, and his lips were a bit bitter.
After several months of operation, everything was ruined.
After countless calculations and overcoming all difficulties, an Ah Li emerged halfway!
Mu Tingyu had never seen her as an adult, but as smart as he was, as soon as he saw those two beauties, he immediately knew what happened.
These two frightened women were looking at him calmly at this moment. Who gave them the courage?
Although the man was injured, looking at the way he was sitting, the wounds on his body were not enough to leave a large pool of blood on the ground.
There are only three mounts near the bonfire, which correspond to these three people, so it is clear which side the blood comes from.
If there was a fierce fight at the scene, Mu Tingyu would still be lucky and guess that Qian Yuandeng might take advantage of the chaos to escape.
However, the scale of the fighting at the scene was too small, far from the level of a fierce battle.
How many ways are there to subjugate an enemy without fighting?
At the moment, the only thing Mu Tingyu can think of is the most tragic one.
And if only one or two people died, then among those who died, it was very likely that Qian Yuandeng was the one who died.
Mu Tingyu knew very well how much the girl hated Zhu Xian's death.
The enemy general's head was taken from the crowd of thousands of troops. Others, Mu Tingyu, did not believe it, but this woman, Mu Tingyu did not believe it.
"You can't kill me," Mu Tingyu took a deep breath, "If Qian Yuandeng is surrounded by masters, I won't be able to kill him. So before leaving Hejing, I ordered him to kill the powerful men around him.
They have all gone to investigate other matters. But I am different, I am surrounded by masters who are as skilled as you!"
Xia Zhaoyi smiled slightly: "Really?"
"I know you are crazy," Mu Tingyu looked at her, "Maybe you have the means to kill me in front of my subordinates, but the loss of eight hundred to yourself is not worth the loss."
"From your tone, you want to negotiate terms with me."
"Killing me is just to vent your hatred and take revenge. Your enemy should not be me. Killing me is meaningless to you."
"No need to be verbose," Xia Zhaoyi said calmly, "make a condition that can exchange for your life."
Mu Tingyu frowned, his handsome face was serious and cold.
"Can't think of it?" Xia Zhaoyi smiled, "Originally, I thought you were going to kill Li Ju and Lu Mingfeng for me."
"No, I can't do this."
"It's honest."
"Do you want me to do other things," Mu Tingyu said in a deep voice, "The fact that I want to kill Qian Yuandeng is enough for you to use it as a handle, and those two women are witnesses. Once you expose this matter, I, Mu
Ting Yu will definitely become an enemy of the General's Mansion. You won't have to kill me by then, and I will die in their hands. But if you and I cooperate and become people on the same line, I will do things for you and you will save my life.
Everyone gets what he needs."
Xia Zhaoyi's smile deepened: "Okay."
She agreed so readily that Mu Tingyu didn't look at all relaxed.
"Ali... No, Miss Xia Er, is this a promise?"
"Go back and tell Li Ju," Xia Zhaoyi pulled the reins and the horse raised its hooves lightly, "Qian Yuandeng's corpse was just a small gift. He destroyed my Xia family and slaughtered my whole family. Even my orphan daughter Qingqian was alone.
I want to let him have a taste of this feeling. From today on, there will be more and more corpses around him, including the royal family members named Li, the famous princes and ministers beside him, and his descendants.
The corpses of all the princes and grandsons will be laid out in front of him one by one. Please ask him not to forget to send someone to remember the signs of his death, because it is the same way of death, and I will let him go through it when I kill him."
The girl's voice was calm and quiet, and there was no hint of blood feud, but it was the quietness that came slowly that made Mu Tingyu's hair stand on end.
"Okay..." Mu Tingyu said, "I will report everything to Your Majesty."
"One more thing," Xia Zhaoyi pointed at the long whip in his hand, "give me a horse."
"horse?"
"There are two more girls, so we need to ride horses."
Mu Tingyu took a deep breath and looked at his followers: "Let a horse come out."
He was somewhat reluctant to follow him, but he dismounted and gave way.
Xia Zhaoyi took the reins from the other party and looked at Mu Tingyu: "You can go."
Mu Tingyu was full of anger and dissatisfaction, and raised his hand to Xia Zhaoyi.
It was a quiet night, and the girl's eyebrows were shining brightly under the many torches, but there was no emotion at all.
Mu Tingyu turned around and left with a group of people.
When he came, he saw traces of fighting at the scene. After the analysis in his mind, he still looked down upon Qian Yuandeng and the others, but now he himself left in despair.
In a real head-to-head fight, Mu Tingyu was actually sure that this woman wouldn't have much advantage, because his subordinates were really not weak.
However, he couldn't risk his life, and he had to go back to Li Xiao's camp tonight. He couldn't allow his men around him to be reduced in number, or to be injured and become a burden.
A man who knows the current affairs is a hero, and the other party has no real intention to kill, so he endures this breath.
