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On a distant cliff, Gu Danyan's clothes were lifted up by the cold wind, but when she tightened her grip on the reins and stopped at the edge of the cliff, she stuck tightly to the side of her face. Her messy hair covered people's eyes, but she just got off the horse and sat down on the cliff.

The dark gray robe covered half of her face. She looked at the mess below the Steel Cavalry from a distance and did not feel the blood boiling feeling that the soldiers were talking about. She only felt a dead silence.

She did not use her sabers, spears, swords, halberds to kill her enemies. That bloodthirsty slaughter was completely related to her.

"I still can't figure out someone like Lai Xuan." Gu Liuyan said to himself. He broke off the dry rations and stuffed it into his mouth, waiting at the edge of the chilly cliff all the while.

It was a dangerous place, so there were very few people who could ride their horses here. Even if they did come, it would be useless in the war. This was why she was able to wait for the moon to rise and for the sun to set.

Lai Xuan began counting the weapons in the morning, but the slaves could only tightly stand in the cages, warming themselves in the cold winter. However, because they were tired after standing for a long time, they would be fed large buckets of food, spoonful by spoonful.

Every time Lai Xuan passed by, she would unconsciously clench his fists and walk forward, "Release them."

"The king said we can't let these slaves be free." The deputy general that Gu Cheng had personally sent to stop him used all his strength to press on his shoulder, "As long as any one of them leaves, there won't be another slave joining the new country."

"But he once said that there won't be any more slaves in the future. They will all have names …"

"Those are just pretexts. Right now, we need a large number of people, and these slaves who are escaping in the chaos are the best manpower. Perhaps in a few decades, they will not be slaves." The assistant general even laughed lightly as he looked contemptuously at the slaves in the cage, "They were slaves since birth, so what can they do after leaving this prison?"

Stopping where she was, Lai Xuan didn't try to stop him. Instead, she thought about the days when she was on the road with Gu Danyan.

Every time she stayed out for a night, she would place the little girls in a warm and safe corner, while she herself would lean against the outside, her back facing the group of soldiers. In the carriage, she would write some words on the table with water, allowing the little girls to choose.

There were also those eyes that were always smiling when treating children, "In the future, all of you have to learn to read a lot, and then you'll be able to become an examiner. You can also do business, and that's better than now."

"A person should have a name. You have to sit, eat, and walk while standing. You are free."

This was what Gu Daiyan said to those girls the most.

However, he ruthlessly brought these slaves onto the battlefield. They did not use swords, spears, or sabers, they could only rely on brute force. They couldn't even use sabers to defend themselves.

Just as he was lost in his thoughts, the city guards rushed over and placed a piece of candy in his hands. "There's someone outside the city gates who wants to see you."

Lai Xuan was slightly dazed. She sent someone to open the city gates and welcome the people inside.

However, the person dressed in grey immediately said in a clear voice, "Is there anything I can help you with?"

Lai Xuan looked at the pair of eyes that were exposed as the grey robe fluttered in the wind. She once again wrapped the candy in her hand like a precious treasure and said, "You've won the bet."

Gu Danyan laughed lightly, then pulled the reins and left, leaving behind only a sentence: "The one who won is you."

No one knew what was going on, they only remembered that the grey robed black horse had galloped away, and then the four city gates were locked. Lai Xuan stood on top of the city walls, beating the war drums, her loud voice causing everyone to look up at the city walls.

Lai Xuan was still clad in her bloodstained armor, and her gaze was awe-inspiring.

"I rely on Xuan to not serve the monarch, but the people."

"Release all the slaves within the city, regardless of whether they are the new nation, Jiang Yan."

"Anyone who disregards slaves will be killed without mercy."

In a short period of time, the entire city felt as if it had fallen into a pot of oil. Gu Cheng had sent his deputy general to lead the troops to rush up the city walls, but as he was about to step onto the steps of the city wall, he was pushed down to the ground by the soldiers who had been fighting side by side with him.

"A slave will always be a slave! "How can you be human!" Some people shouted out loudly. One by one, they grabbed their weapons and rushed towards the cage.

A thousand of the Steel Cavalry mercilessly tried to suppress them.

When all the cages were opened, the blood and tears mixed with the shouts and cries of countless people.

The only thing left in the city was the murderous aura, while Lai Xuan just quietly watched from the side. She didn't move from beginning to end, only a mass of Qi in her chest expanded to the limit, stopping him from breathing.

Gu Danyan, on the other hand, had just returned to the cliff. Not only did he hear the shouts in the city, he also saw the man standing with his hands behind his back and looking at the dust on the cliff.

"The blood of revolution and the blood of war are of different colors after all." Gu Liuyan walked forward and lowered her head to look at the chaos in the city: "Unfortunately, Lai Xuan is not a leader. She is only one person among the flood. He cannot control the situation."

"This time, you didn't personally help them. If you had people assigned to you, they might not have killed each other in anger." Duan Chengxuan pulled down her hat and helped her tidy up his messy hair.

"Before, I thought the same, but now, I feel that these are their karma. If people with foresight protected them from all sides, in the future, they would only be mud that could not support a wall." Gu Daiyan looked around and asked, "Where did you hide my horse?"

"Since he has run away, I can only personally come to pick you up." Duan Chengxuan walked over to her side. "The cold wind is biting here, and you don't want your legs anymore?"

"I was just too curious and bored to come." Gu Daiyan didn't care where Duan Chengxuan came from and only said in a soft voice, "I thought Lai Xuan would bring people to the place I prepared. I didn't expect him to be so bold as to defend the city. If the new Jiang Yan knew …"

"The men I sent are outside the city." Duan Chengxuan pulled her away from him.

The sound of the horse hooves could be seen even from the mountain. The two looked at each other and Gu Daiyan only shook off his hand: "You're smart. I just took a step and you immediately know what I'm going to do next."

"Not only that, the silver bills and grains that you want to give me will also be delivered to Lai Xuan in the near future." Duan Chengxuan could only smile to this, and he even held her hand on the mountain.

"Su Yu Wan will also come to Er Dan in the future, so don't appear. Just let her think that there is still some friendship between you and him." As Gu Liuyan spoke, she turned her head to the side to look at Duan Chenxuan. "I'm afraid I can't leave the matter of torturing her to you."

"Consider it my punishment." Duan Chengxuan's heart was bitter, but on the surface, he still obediently carried her. "I heard that ghosts and gods once carried you up the mountain and down the mountain. Now, I should make it up to you."

"As you wish." Gu Daiyan raised his hand and gently wrapped it around Ye Zichen's neck.

In the city below the cliff, Duan Chengxuan rode his Iron Cavalry and openly surrounded the city, but in reality, he was guarding it. Lai Xuan watched as corpses filled the city, and those high-ranking officers that came from slave-like backgrounds wailed incessantly.