"Brother Xuance!"
"Rou'er!"
The two gazed deeply into each other's eyes.
The blood-splattered battlefield and the deafening cries of slaughter faded into mere background noise.
The ordinary soldiers hacking at each other nearby were dumbfounded.
Wait, what did they just hear?
These two actually started a war just so they could meet?
Then what did their lives amount to?
The surrounding soldiers all turned their heads to look.
They saw the two locked in a tight embrace, passionately making out.
In that instant, the soldiers felt their entire world collapse!
Weren't they fighting for their country, defending their homes and protecting the nation?
How did they become just a prop in these two people's romance?
"Brother Xuance, they are looking at us. I'm so shy."
Wang Xuerou whined coquettishly, her cheeks flushed red as she lightly pounded Xiao Xuance's chest with her small fists.
Xiao Xuance gave a wicked smile and pulled her even closer, his eyes filled with unreserved affection.
"Our forbidden love deserves to be witnessed by the world."
The two of them—one was a Great Qin general, and the other a general of Wu Zhou.
They were sworn enemies; to fall in love was a taboo.
Yet, the more restricted this love was, the more intoxicating it became, leaving them hopelessly addicted.
This scene pushed the Great Qin soldiers past their breaking point!
Their eyes turned red as they roared at the top of their lungs.
"Great General! What on earth are you doing! She is the enemy!"
"The Great Zhou army slaughtered our brothers-in-arms and invaded our lands! Why are you still showing mercy to this woman!"
"Kill her! Great General, kill her to avenge our brothers!"
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One furious, hoarse scream after another pierced the heavens.
"Shut up!"
Xiao Xuance suddenly turned his head, his eyes turning ice-cold.
He glared at the soldiers around him.
"Anyone who dares to spout more nonsense will be killed without mercy!"
Xiao Xuance's gaze was sharp, his entire body radiating a terrifying, chilling aura.
His imposing presence was even more overbearing than before!
It was an invisible pressure that forced the soldiers to shut their mouths.
But their eyes remained filled with grief, indignation, and despair!
They would rather die than serve as foot soldiers under a general like this!
Xiao Xuance looked down at the soldiers with a face full of disdain.
"A bunch of mud-legged peasants, daring to meddle in my affairs! You must be tired of living!"
"Lieutenant! Get the hell out here!"
He let out a low growl.
"General, I am here!"
The lieutenant was covered in blood, a blade still lodged in his stomach, blood pouring out in streams.
It was clear he had just survived a brutal fight, extracting himself from the chaotic melee to hurriedly run to Xiao Xuance's side.
"General, what are your orders?"
The moment he finished speaking and looked up, catching sight of Wang Xuerou, he froze in shock.
Good heavens!
Wasn't this the enemy nation's female general?
Wait!
Why was the Great General holding the enemy's female general?
And why were they in such an intimate posture?
The lieutenant was dumbfounded.
His face was written with pure disbelief.
Xiao Xuance scoffed coldly, raising his hand to point at the enraged soldiers, and commanded in the haughty tone of a superior.
"These soldiers defied my orders and spouted wild nonsense to insult Rou'er. I command you to kill them!"
Lieutenant Ma Shan stood rooted to the spot, his face full of disbelief!
Wait, what the hell?
Did he hear that wrong?
His respected Great General actually wanted him to slaughter Great Qin's own warriors.
To kill Great Qin's soldiers for the sake of this enemy woman?
What an absolute humiliation, what a bitter irony!
Ma Shan immediately lowered his head and cupped his fists. "Great General, I cannot do it!"
His voice was brimming with grief and anger, trembling slightly.
Xiao Xuance's eyes narrowed, and he raised his leg, kicking Ma Shan squarely in the chest.
"Trash! You are my personal guard, yet now you won't even listen to my words?"
"If you want to die, I can kill you right now!"
A terrifying murderous intent erupted from Xiao Xuance's body!
Time and time again, people were disobeying his orders.
And right in front of his beloved woman, no less.
This made Xiao Xuance feel that his dignity was being provoked!
"I wouldn't dare..." Ma Shan knelt on the ground, enduring the agonizing pain in his body as he explained:
"Arbitrarily executing border soldiers... if His Majesty finds out, he will surely pass down punishment. I beg the Great General to reconsider!"
Xiao Xuance flew into a rage. "Do you think I would fear a mere Qin Xiao?"
"Isn't it just that his background is a bit better than mine?"
"Here at Yumen Pass, this is my territory! Even if Qin Xiao comes, he will have to bow down to me!"
His words showed absolutely no regard for Qin Xiao.
In his eyes, this so-called Great General of Northern Liang was nothing special.
Didn't he just rely on his royal halo and the backing of the imperial family to make a name for himself in the world?
He, Xiao Xuance, was a grassroots commoner. He was a ruthless man who had carved his way out of thousands of troops and horses entirely through his own hard work!
Although the two had never met, from beginning to end, he never took Qin Xiao seriously.
Yumen Pass was his domain.
And he was the local emperor of Yumen Pass!
"Oh my, Brother Xuance, don't get angry over such a trivial matter."
Wang Xuerou chuckled softly, her slender, snow-white fingers tracing circles on Xiao Xuance's chest.
"I heard recently that Qin Xiao killed the Princess of Great Zhou and is now unable to even protect himself. How could he possibly compare to Brother Xuance?"
Xiao Xuance burst into laughter, his eyes unruly and full of domineering arrogance.
"That Qin Xiao really is just a playboy. Provoking people he shouldn't provoke—he's truly courting death!"
"If it weren't for me guarding Yumen Pass for him, Great Qin would have probably perished long ago!"
Wang Xuerou nodded eagerly like a chick pecking at rice, a flash of slyness passing through her beautiful eyes.
"Brother Xuance, the Empress of my Great Zhou has issued an order for me to conquer Great Qin, and I heard that Great Qin's emperor, Qin Xiao, is leading his troops in person."
"Brother Xuance, why don't you just defect to my Great Zhou?"
Unexpectedly.
Xiao Xuance shook his head and did not agree.
"No."
Hearing this, a glimmer of hope lit up in Lieutenant Ma Shan's dull, defeated eyes.
He knew it! Great General Xiao definitely wouldn't collude with the enemy and betray the country!
However, Xiao Xuance's next words turned him to stone on the spot.
"Rou'er, don't you think the way things are now is great?"
"We are enemies, a forbidden love. Only this kind of restrained, hidden love is thrilling enough!"
"As for Qin Xiao, you don't need to worry. So what if he is leading the troops in person?"
"He is just coming to put on a show. If he truly wants to defend Yumen Pass, he still has to rely on me!"
He was immensely smug, not taking Qin Xiao seriously in the slightest.
Wang Xuerou pursed her lips, saying somewhat unhappily, "But Brother, I just want to be with you."
Xiao Xuance's eyes were gentle and doting as he patted Wang Xuerou's small hand.
"We are already together like this."
"I am a man of Great Qin. My parents and family are all in Great Qin, so it's impossible for me to rebel and surrender."
"I know Xue'er is dissatisfied, so I will just gift you a city near Yumen Pass."
Wang Xuerou's eyes lit up with pleasant surprise, and she planted a light kiss on Xiao Xuance's cheek.
"Brother Xuance is so good to me. Thank you, Brother."
Off to the side,
Lieutenant Ma Shan fell into a dead silence.
Looking at the two of them flirting and bantering.
The light of hope in his eyes shattered completely.
At this moment, he finally saw clearly what kind of animal the general he had loyally followed all this time truly was!
"Hahaha..."
Ma Shan threw his head back and laughed wildly to the sky, his eyes red as he glared furiously at Xiao Xuance.
"Damn it! You are nothing but a beast!"
"To secure a meeting with the enemy, you did not hesitate to wage war at the cost of your soldiers' lives! How can you possibly face your brothers-in-arms?!"
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