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"Run!"

Someone in the crowd shouted, and countless gongs sounded out right after.

The people had neither drums nor commanders, but the gongs never stopped, and the cries of children were drowned out by the clutter of footsteps and shouts. Smoke and dust flew in all directions from the crowd, and the horses beneath Ayane fell to the ground with a long cry.

As for the two thousand soldiers who had lost their armors and armor, they had long taken out long spears and sabers from the grain.

"Kill them all!" The cheers of the soldiers were deafening, like a sharp knife stabbing into the army.

In the corner, Duan Chengxuan could only steadily hug Gu Pingyan as he followed the crowd to avoid the city walls that were on the verge of collapsing. In his ears were the sounds of the blade piercing through flesh and blood, but the woman in his embrace was still able to tightly grasp the front of his shirt amidst the chaos.

"Shut up." Duan Chengxuan viciously threatened the pale-faced woman in his embrace.

Gu Daiyan, on the other hand, was engrossed in the last battle of the city.

The women and men also took up their weapons and charged at the enemy without hesitation.

Gu Mingyan would remember this scene in her heart. She didn't look away until she heard the ear-piercing sound of an explosion and the sound of a collapsing wall. The pain in her chest became more and more intense, and her vision gradually blurred.

Feeling her hands falling from his embrace, Duan Chengxuan was even more convinced that she had fainted from the pain.

The wall that had been hollowed out earlier exploded, and the broken stone bricks fell down along with the smoke and dust, drifting in the air.

Exclamations of surprise came from Ai Yan's army. The long built wall was broken and the dust was illuminated by the flames, but no one could see what was happening. The soldiers on the wall poured the water they had prepared down.

"You can go now! "Hurry up and leave!" The clanging of the gong was accompanied by the rise and fall of several people's shouts.

Duan Chengxuan had already changed directions long ago and headed out of the city.

Smoke and dust were stirred up by the falling water. However, they opened up a path within the smoke and dust that could be seen with the naked eye. Stepping on the jagged rocks, they ran out.

Ai Yan's soldiers could already see the people fleeing in panic, but the forest before their eyes didn't have any sparks.

"They're trying to escape!" The eight thousand soldiers behind him all charged forward. Only a few thousand people in the city were still resisting the enemy, while the remaining two thousand were protecting everyone who was leaving.

Duan Chengxuan didn't dare believe that this city was a piece of loose sand.

After arriving outside the city walls and charging into the mountain forest, Duan Chengxuan's remaining men had already gathered by his side.

"Go find Ai Qi and bring her over. Go straight west and there are two chain bridges. They should cut off the chain bridge after they go over there. Also send two people to prepare a team and bring the carriage and herbs to wait there." Duan Chengxuan carefully thought about what Gu Panyan had ordered people to prepare in the past few days, then he held the person in his embrace tighter and slightly slowed down his steps until the soldiers behind him caught up.

The remaining officers covered them and left. They saw Duan Chengxuan stop in the middle of the chaos, and the person in his arms was the same lord that General Lai Xuan trusted the most. They immediately shouted angrily, "Quickly cross the bridge!"

"Send someone to ignite the fuse and burn only one chain bridge. When tomorrow morning arrives, all the soldiers will split into two hundred men and leave with the civilians, leaving eight hundred behind at the south gate of the Lai Xuan city, leaving behind eight hundred men to guard the area with all the arrows. The first is to reinforce the remaining men, the second is to strangle the remaining enemy troops, and after the enemy leaves, the eight hundred men will turn back, and the pigeon will send a message asking the five thousand men of the Lai Xuan Sect to return and collect all the armor and iron." Duan Chengxuan spoke extremely quickly, so the few officers that hurried over hadn't heard him clearly yet.

Duan Cheng Xuan instead quickly repeated her words with a gloomy face. Just in case, he added, "These are all Sir's intentions."

"Yes, I'll inform the others immediately." The soldiers were dazed for a moment before they finally left in a half-believing manner.

But there were still some officers that didn't trust Duan Cheng Xuan, so they closely followed behind him.

Instead of continuing to run forward, Duan Chengxuan only placed Gu Pingyan under a tree trunk. The few soldiers behind him wanted to urge him on, but they only saw a black shadow flash past and the dust covered Eiche was thrown by the two Dark Guards at Gu Daiyan's feet.

"Wake her up." Duan Cheng Xuan once again swapped out a thinner handkerchief for Gu Ming Yan and placed it on the tip of her nose while soaking it in water to help wipe off the dust on her face.

Ai Qi wiped the blood off his face. With a vicious gaze, he threw the blood-stained sword to the side and bent down to take Gu Tinyan's pulse.

"This smoke isn't good for the poison in her body, but she's already taken medicine and will wake up soon. I'll give her a little more medicine to ease the pain." Ai Qi took out a bag of powder and added some water before putting it into Gu Liu Yan's mouth. He instructed her, "Let her rest well. Her body is a bit unstable, so it's hard for her to withstand."

"Follow me." Duan Cheng Xuan helped her wipe the powder off the corner of her mouth and picked her up.

Ai Qi let out a long sigh and followed obediently.

Behind him, the city surged forward once again. The fire and the mountain were blown away by the wind.

When Gu Daiyan slowly woke up in Duan Cheng Xuan's embrace, one after another, thunder and fire bombs exploded out of the city.

The darkness of the night was also ignited, spreading to the ends of the horizon.

"This is all your credit, isn't it very beautiful?" Duan Chengxuan hugged her and leaned against the tree trunk. Beside him were the civilians and soldiers who had landed in a sorry state, but even the stars in the sky above their eyes had been annihilated by Mars.

"Those are all bones below." Gu Danyan held her stomach and sat up from his embrace. The pain in her lower abdomen had also disappeared. What she had anticipated made her carefully turn over her body: "But now, I'm not just a doctor."

"Isn't it fine?" Duan Chengxuan carefully pulled her into his embrace. "I'm also an executioner, and so are you. We should be together."

"Do you regret not saving them?" Gu Danyan embraced Duan Cheng Xuan's shoulder and pressed her fingertips against his chest. "Don't lie to me, I want to hear the truth."

Gu Liuyan still smelled of herbs and smoke.

Duan Chengxuan moved closer, burying the tip of his nose into the hollow of her neck as he lightly rubbed it, "I am not worthy of having children. "Those ghosts have never left. I can't give up yours for your child …"

Perhaps that was why he didn't want children.

Duan Chengxuan's heartbeat quickened for the sake of the common people who bravely advanced, and he would speak up for the lives of others.

The two of them were speechless. The second chain bridge's fire oil had been ignited, and after an incense stick of time, it had collapsed. The city's Thunderfire Bombs were still making loud noises from time to time.

Gu Liuyan was about to adjust her posture when Ai Qi said, "I'll accompany you to cure the poison. If you still want to give birth to a child, you can have it."

Initially, she thought that Gu Mingyan would react, but she only used one hand to push Duan Chengxuan into her embrace. She turned her head and made a silent gesture towards Ai Qi with a warning look in her eyes, "Alright."

Gu Liuyan knew perfectly well about his condition! Aki's palms were sweating.