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The arrows rained down from the top of Jian City City. Lu Ji only had to block for a while before the spirit armor on his shoulders were shattered. A Eagle Feather Arrow pierced deeply into the gaps between his shoulder blades.

Lu Ji screamed in pain. He didn't dare to delay any longer. He turned his horse around and fled in panic, returning to his original formation.

When he saw Zhong Tian, Lu Ji jumped down from his horse, and with one hand covering the arrow wound on his shoulder, he shouted anxiously: "Great King, Mayor Qiu Yue is very bold, to actually submit to the Tianyuan Army, and reject our army's entry into the city!"

"This thief deserves to die a thousand deaths!" Zhong Tian was not blind, he saw the Jian City Arrows that were shot towards him, he clenched his teeth and cursed, then turned to Zhan Wushuang and said: "General Wushuang, our Jian City is not strong, we should attack the city in one go!"

Zhan Wushuang stared at the city in front of him and remained silent for a long time. It could be seen that there were not many soldiers in the Jian City, but their city defenses were perfect, not only were the walls high, there were also wide moats outside, their army was exhausted, and they did not have any large scale siege weapons, so even if they could attack the Jian City, it would probably cause a lot of casualties, which would also delay them for a long time.

After thinking about it, he met Zhong Tian's gaze and said faintly, "Your Majesty's subjects have truly broadened my horizons!"

These words caused Zhong Tian's face and ears to turn red, while the surrounding Peng Chen's and General of Peng Country's also dared not to say anything.

Zhan Wushuang did not care what Zhong Tian and the others thought, and immediately ordered: "We will bypass the Jian City, and continue our southern retreat!"

Afraid that it would increase their losses, and also afraid that the Tianyuan Army behind them would chase after them, Zhan Wushuang didn't make a move with his blade and spear on the Jian City, and instead chose to detour around the city. Originally, people had planned to enter Jian City to have a good rest. But who would have thought that they would have to continue escaping?

After passing through the Jian City, Zhan Wudi who was still on patrol caught up with Zhan Wushuang, and said in a low voice: "Big brother, if this goes on, we won't be able to do anything, the soldiers have been fighting fiercely for two whole days and one night, and have not even eaten a single mouthful of food. If we continue running, I'm afraid we'll die from exhaustion!"

Without waiting for Zhan Wushuang to speak, Zhong Tian swallowed his saliva and said: "How about … Shall we stop and rest before we go? Right now, the sky is about to turn dark, so I believe that Tianyuan Army will not dare to rashly chase up. "

"Mm …" Zhan Wushuang pondered for a moment, and felt that what Zhan Wudi and Zhong Tian said was true, and now, even he himself was exhausted, thirsty and hungry, the soldiers below could only imagine. He nodded and asked Zhong Tian: "What is that place in front?" He was far less familiar with the terrain of Feng Country than Zhong Tian.

"If we think about it again, we will only need to walk three hundred kilometers before we reach the Fang City. Once we pass the Fang City, we can retreat to the Mo Country realm at any time …"

Without waiting for Zhong Tian to finish speaking, Zhan Wushuang impatiently waved his hand and said: "I am asking Sovereign if there is any place to hide, to allow us to rest."

"This …" Zhong Tian frowned. He wasn't sure what terrain was in front of him. Zhong Tian turned around and called over a General of Peng Country who was familiar with the terrain, and asked: "Is there a place in front suitable for our army to rest?"

The General of Peng Country thought for a moment and said: "About five kilometers ahead, there is a forest on the official road. Although it is not large, it is large enough to accommodate our troops."

Zhan Wushuang replied as his eyes rolled around. He raised his head and said: "Alright! "Our army will go to the forest to rest."

What the General of Peng Country said was right. After walking forward for more than five kilometers, there was indeed a pitch black woodland under the official road. At this time, the sky had already darkened, and no one could clearly see just how big the forest is. When they walked over, they felt that the forest was not small, Zhan Wushuang pondered for a moment and said: "My army will rest in the forest! "If the enemy does not dare to come, then it is fine, but if they dare to chase us, our army can use this forest to ambush them!"

Zhan Wushuang was good at leading troops and taking advantage of the surrounding environment. This forest was around the right size and was close to the official road.

Hearing that, Zhan Wudi laughed, he nodded his head, and replied: As big brother thinks!

Under Zhan Wushuang's orders, Ning Jun entered the forest.

On the other side, Tang Yin's commander's Tianyuan Army had reached the Jian City. Although the sky was pitch black, the Tianyuan Army was filled with torches. Each of them illuminated the entire army as bright as day. From afar, it looked like a huge fire dragon was snaking through the dark night.

Looking forward, in front of Tianyuan Army was the same color of light cavalry, all the soldiers were wearing their armor neatly, with black helmets and black armor, with a red tassel on top of their head, and a black war horse riding down, each of them looked imposing and majestic, their morale high, and looking back, they were exactly the same color of light cavalry, their armor was no different from the cavalry, there were too many of them, their aura was vast and overwhelming, swallowing the heaven and earth.

After he finished reading, Qiu Yue could not help but grin secretly. Fortunately he had listened to Subordinate's advice and did not make an enemy of Tianyuan Army, otherwise, how could his tiny Jian City defend against so many Tianyuan Army. He swallowed his saliva, turned around and ran down the city wall in a hurry, causing people to open the gates of the city, respectfully welcoming Tianyuan Army into the city.

Along with piercing sounds, the bridge of the Jian City descended and the city gates slowly opened. Qiu Yue led the Jian City officials and soldiers out of the city one by one.

Tang Yin could see everything clearly from within the Tianyuan Army, and he smiled towards the generals from the left and right: "Qiu Yue is indeed sensible, and surrendered to our army." As he spoke, he urged the warhorse forward.

Seeing that, Zi Ying anxiously chased up to Tang Yin, while looking at the situation inside and outside the Jian City, he advised: "Master, be careful of any tricks!"

"Hehe!" He wouldn't dare to do it even if I had the guts. " Tang Yin shrugged his shoulders and smiled confidently.

Soon enough, he arrived at the entrance of the Jian City. Sitting on the horse, he didn't immediately get down, but instead looked down at the people in front of him and said in a clear voice: "I am Tang Yin, and everyone is …"

Ah? Qiu Yue who was standing at the front gasped. He had met Tang Yin before, and he was the one who went to escort the empire's princess through the Jian City. He passed through the Jian City a long time ago, but it was a long time ago after all.

At this time, he suddenly shivered. Before he could even speak, he bent his knees and knelt in front of Tang Yin, raising the small box in his hands up as he said: "Sinner Qiu Yue greets Master Tang!"

Qiu Yue took the initiative to kneel down, causing the Jian City officials and many soldiers behind to kneel down as well, with a series of hualala sounds.

After Zhong Tian usurped the position, he had tacitly accepted Zhong Tian's position as the ruler of the Peng Country. Now that Tang Yin had basically regained his Tianyuan Army, he naturally could not avoid the blame.

Tang Yin lowered his head to look at Qiu Yue. When Zhong Tian gained power, he was loyal to Zhong Tian, and now that he had gained power on his own, he turned to his side. Towards such a capricious person, Tang Yin looked down on him from the bottom of his heart, and with his previous personality, he would immediately choose to execute Qiu Yue. But now, he had become much more mature, and understood that everything should be done according to the general situation. If we execute Qiu Yue now, who would dare rebel against their side in the future? Hence, no matter how dissatisfied he was with Qiu Yue, he had to endure it for the time being. Only after the situation had stabilized would he be able to settle the score with him.

After pausing for a few seconds, Tang Yin got down from the horse. With a smile, he helped Qiu Yue up and said: "Master Qiu can repent in time and give up on Zhong Tian.

"Master Tang …" It was unknown if Qiu Yue was truly moved or if he was just pretending.

Tang Yin scoffed in his heart, but he did not show it on his face. Waving his hand towards the others, he said, "Everyone, get up!"

"Thank you, Master Tang!" The officials and warriors of the Jian City stood up one after the other.

Tang Yin's gaze landed on the little Brocade Box that was in Qiu Yue's hands, and asked: "Master Qiu, what is this?"

Qiu Yue opened the lid of the small box, inside was an official imprint, he said with a trembling voice: "I am personally aware of my heavy responsibility, and am unable to make up for it, so, I am willing to hand over the Mayor's official imprint, please do so."

"Oh!" Tang Yin replied as he pushed the box back to Qiu Yue, and said in a serious tone: "I have already said this before, for Master Qiu to be able to repent in time, it has only been a meritorious deed, and it has not been done. As for the seal, Master Qiu should take it back, and continue to keep it with the Jian City.

"Thank you, Master Tang, for your kindness! Thank you, Master Tang! This official will never forget the great kindness that the Master Tang has shown me. " After hearing what Tang Yin had said, Qiu Yue's heart that was stuck in his throat finally stopped beating. He once again knelt on the ground and paid his respects to Tang Yin. Tang Yin was a good person to the end. He reached out to help Qiu Yue up and said, "Master Qiu, there's no need to be so polite."

"Master Tang, please enter the city to rest!"

Qiu Yue was so excited that his eyebrows were raised and his voice trembled violently. He turned and allowed Tang Yin to enter the city.

Tang Yin did not stand on ceremony as he walked in side by side with Qiu Yue.

Shangguan Yuan, Yuanwu, Yuanbiao and the rest followed closely behind Tang Yin, not daring to leave for a moment, he looked as though Qiu Yue was very honest and sincerely submitting, but in truth, no one knew what the hell he was planning, if he were to ambush an assassin or an ambush inside the city and suddenly attack Tang Yin, the consequences would be unthinkable.

While entering the city, he chatted and laughed with Qiu Yue who was accompanying him. He asked: "I heard that the traitor Zhong Tian has already bypassed the Jian City and escaped in the direction of the Fang City?"

"Yes!" "My Lord!" This time, Qiu Yue was full of energy and said: "When Zhong Tian reached the Jian City, he wanted to force this official to let him in, but this official has long planned to let him in, how can he allow this traitor to enter the city? This official immediately gave the order to shoot, but unfortunately, Zhong Tian was fast enough to not harm him … "

Along the way, Qiu Yue kept talking and talked about how his heart was facing the wind and how he hated Zhong Tian for what he did. On the other hand, Tang Yin kept smiling in return, not interrupting him. Just from the surface, it was hard to tell whether he liked or hated Qiu Yue.