Chapter 264 - What It Meant To Be The Leader (2)

However, she knew that it was also her order that sent them to their end.

Generals and strategist could only reach their position by stepping on the pile of dead bodies laid before them. It was a path that was created through countless sacrifice from people who were willing to serve the kingdom.

'I should rest and leave tomorrow.'

Wei Liuying wiped her tears and tore part of her sleeves and rolled it up. There were several marks of blades on her arm. After fighting for so long, she didn't come out unscathed. She searched for some medicine in the tent and then wrapped her wounds with bandages.

After a while, Wei Liuying put the equipment away and lied down on the bed.

The night passed quietly.

The smell of blood would surely attract more people from Xiong Tribe, but Wei Liuying couldn't possibly leave the area directly. The cold wind would kill her if she were to get out now.

She had no other choice but to stay here until it was morning.

Just right before dawn, Wei Liuying draped thick fur clothes and headed to the stable. She picked one of the horses there and ride it, completely ignoring the complete mess in the area. People from the third area would surely come soon because of the smell of blood, so she couldn't stay here any longer.

'I wish I'll not be too late.'

She dragged Shi Mo's body with her. She couldn't possibly let his body stayed in this place and possibly left the traces. Even though it pained her greatly to see his body, she pushed down all of her feelings and proceeded with her plan.

There was no one around, so Wei Liuying immediately paced the horse through the plains. As for the third place, she had little confidence that she would be able to survive should she meet them.

Bang!

It was not long after she had left that soldiers were coming into the bloody camp.

"Your Majesty!" the soldiers who were still alive, which only amounted to two, quickly stepped forward and bowed down.

The Emperor looked in their direction with cold gaze. The third area, which he was staying was located in the middle of rock formation. It was the safest area and also a distance away from this military camp. It was the place where their people lived and the reason why it was located a bit further from the military camp was to prevent children from coming in.

They didn't want to create unnecessary casualties because of their mistake.

One of the soldiers stepped forward and told the emperor about what happened the day before. He explained everything, including the change that occurred to Princess Ji Xiaoli and the fact that Prince Kou was going to come with reinforcement.

"So, it's a brutal battle between siblings," the Emperor said slowly. He had heard that there was a lot of noise in the military camp, but since the people here were always like that and often have mock battle suddenly, he didn't pay that much attention. It was only when it was night time that he realized the smell of blood and also the fact that there were several pillars.

Unfortunately, it was impossible for him to get out of the tent when it was night time unless they wished to die.

They have to wait until it was morning.

"You're telling me that Princess Ji Xiaoli changed overnight because of battle?" the Emperor asked coldly.

"Y..yes, Your Majesty."

"She hold sword?"

"Yes."

"What else?"

"Her words were very concise and she's great at commanding."

The Emperor snorted. He had met with Princess Ji Xiaoli countless times in the past. He would believe it more if people say that chicken could fly rather than Princess Ji Xiaoli commanded the soldiers who used to belong to the first prince. It was simply an unachievable feat for someone like Princess Ji Xiaoli.

The only possibly person to do this would be a veteran in battle who had already fought at the frontline countless times. However, there shouldn't be anyone who had similar built with Princess Ji Xiaoli….

Unless they were children.

"She's not Princess Ji Xiaoli."

"Your Majesty?"

"You're all fooled by Strategist Liu," the Emperor said coldly. He waved his hand and his soldiers killed the two men. Looking to the west, he knew that his first son would never return. Prince Kou always had the tendency to run away when problem arise, so he could guess that his first son would never return.

Looking at the mess in the camp, the Emperor felt his head hurt. There were hundreds or even thousands soldiers died because of one person.

"Hah, if I don't personally kill that Liu Ying, I'm no longer the Emperor of Xiong Tribe," the Emperor said coldly. He turned to look at his soldier. "Send a message to Lian. Tell him that Strategist Liu is not within the city but in the dry lands. He can use that strategist to push Ji Sheng back or just simply kill that strategist."

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

The soldiers in Xiong Tribe have been docked greatly because of this incident. It would not be easy to recover from this loss. At the same time, the battle was not over yet because they have to take over several cities from Han Shi Kingdom if they wished to recoup the losses they got.

'I can't send more soldiers to help Lian.'

The soldiers who were left were soldiers under direct order of the emperor. He couldn't possibly send them to help Prince Lian out when the defense here was already compromised. The only thing that he could do was to send message to Prince Lian to inform what happened here.

"Lian better win the war or Xiong Tribe's name will be wiped from the map," the Emperor muttered in a low voice.

More losses on their battle would be fatal for them.

They could not afford to have any other loss.