"Soldiers of the Great Qin?"
The newcomer was none other than Qin Xiao.
If he had followed the main army, it would have taken half a month to reach the border.
But worried about unforeseen changes at the frontier, Qin Xiao had rushed ahead using his lightweight movement skill.
As soon as he arrived in the Southern Frontier, he discovered a group of Great Zhou soldiers chasing down his Great Qin warriors.
Everyone revealed expressions of surprise at Qin Xiao's sudden appearance.
"Just who exactly are you?"
The bearded man leading the group stared at Qin Xiao, looking him up and down, with greed shining in his eyes.
This armor was too dazzling!
Anyone who could wear such armor had to be a high-ranking official of Great Qin!
Perhaps even a prince of Great Qin!
If they could capture him, it would definitely be a massive merit!
"Has Xiao Xuance been defeated?"
Qin Xiao ignored these ants; his gaze fell entirely upon Ma Shan.
Ma Shan saw Qin Xiao, dismounted his horse, and knelt before him.
"This lowly general pays his respects to Your Excellency!"
He did not know who the person in front of him was.
But seeing the dragon patterns on the armor, he knew the other party's status was extremely high.
"Your Excellency, our soldiers of the Southern Frontier are brave and martial, swearing to the death to resist the Great Zhou army!"
"We have not been defeated! We have not lost a single inch of territory!"
Qin Xiao frowned and pointed at the Great Zhou cavalry.
"Then what exactly is going on here?"
Since the Southern Frontier had not collapsed.
How did the Great Zhou soldiers fight their way into the hinterlands of the Southern Frontier?
Ma Shan smiled bitterly, his eyes brimming with tears. "Your Excellency, Xiao Xuance is busy romancing the enemy nation's female general on the battlefield, treating the lives of our Great Qin soldiers like a child's game!"
"This lowly general only managed to escape under the protection of my brothers from the Southern Frontier, seeking to find His Majesty..."
Hearing this, Qin Xiao's eyes gradually turned cold, his entire body exuding an icy killing intent.
Xiao Xuance!
What a Xiao Xuance!
To actually treat the lives of soldiers like a child's game!
What audacity!
Qin Xiao's fury was instantly ignited!
"That dog! What tremendous gall!"
Female-oriented fiction tropes are truly absurd.
Damn it all, falling in love on the battlefield.
It was simply treating the soldiers' lives as if they meant nothing!
"Hey! I never kill nameless nobodies! Who are you? State your name!"
The bearded leader seemed to have grown a bit impatient, roaring at Qin Xiao.
Qin Xiao suddenly turned his head, his gaze falling heavily upon him.
A terrifying aura soared into the sky!
The domineering aura of an emperor swept out in all directions!
At this moment.
Everyone watched as Qin Xiao's entire demeanor drastically changed!
That was not a man... but a... peerless, ferocious dragon!
The one thousand cavalrymen were forced to retreat continuously under the pressure of Qin Xiao's aura.
They couldn't even hold their swords steadily.
Qin Xiao drew his sword!
Hum!
The Xuanyuan Sword let out a resonant hum, radiating divine light!
"I am the Lord of Great Qin!"
"Wh... what! You are the Emperor of Great Qin! Qin... Qin Xiao!"
The crowd stood frozen in place, their faces filled with disbelief.
They never in a million years expected that the Emperor of Great Qin would appear all by himself!
After the shock came wild ecstasy!
If they captured him alive, wouldn't that be an earth-shattering merit?
"You... you are His Majesty!"
Ma Shan's eyes widened, and he hurriedly and respectfully knelt on the ground to kowtow.
"This lowly general kowtows before His Majesty!"
"Just now, this lowly general had eyes but failed to recognize Mount Tai. I beg His Majesty's forgiveness!"
Qin Xiao merely waved his hand casually.
"It matters not. I shall first dispose of these enemy troops."
Hearing this, the bearded leader couldn't help but burst into loud laughter.
"Hahaha! Just you? I think it's more like I'll be capturing you alive!"
"Brothers, kill! Capture the Emperor of Great Qin alive!"
As his words fell, the fighting spirit of all the Great Zhou soldiers was ignited!
"Kill!"
Over a thousand men raised their broadswords in unison, roaring as they charged forward!
Ma Shan wanted to step forward to help, but Qin Xiao blocked him, keeping him behind.
"Your Majesty..."
He hesitated to speak.
Qin Xiao ignored him, took a step forward, and his gaze instantly turned ice-cold.
A single horizontal sword strike!
Instantly, a terrifying force swept out in all directions like a tidal wave!
A burst of silver light made the heavens and earth change color!
Intense light shot forth, as if to tear through the firmament!
The soldiers at the very front were cleaved in half by Qin Xiao's single strike.
Blood and flesh flew through the air!
The people behind were greatly alarmed, forcefully halting their steps and staring at Qin Xiao in horror.
One man, one sword, intimidating a thousand troops!
The bearded leader's pupils violently contracted, his heart trembling.
"Impossible!"
Refusing to believe it, he roared and personally brandished his broadsword, slashing down right at Qin Xiao's head!
Qin Xiao's expression was indifferent as he lightly swung the Xuanyuan Sword in his hand.
Hum!
The unparalleled sword aura flashed across the sky like a startled swan.
The bearded man's eyes widened, his body suddenly stiffening, remaining motionless in his slashing posture.
The next second.
A thin line appeared across his neck.
His head fell to the ground, and blood sprayed into the sky!
Silence!
The thousand-plus Great Zhou soldiers looked at one another, horror revealing itself in their eyes.
Qin Xiao, however, was not going to leave them time to be shocked.
His figure darted back and forth through the crowd, swift as the wind!
In just a few breaths, over a thousand men all fell to the ground.
Blood flowed like a river, and corpses littered the field!
Ma Shan looked at the scene before him in shock.
His Majesty... alone... slaughtered a thousand cavalrymen!
Qin Xiao sheathed his sword, his eyes calm, as if he had merely done something insignificant.
He turned and walked up to Ma Shan.
"Let's go. Take me to find Xiao Xuance."
Ma Shan's jaw had dropped in astonishment.
After snapping back to reality, he nodded repeatedly.
"Yes, Your Majesty. As you command."
He staggered to his feet, his face deathly pale, and suddenly fell to his knees again.
Blood was flowing from his chest, his face pale as paper, gasping heavily for air.
Qin Xiao took one glance and knew that Ma Shan was heavily injured.
"Sit properly and circulate your energy. Do not resist."
A golden light flashed in his hand as he pressed a palm against Ma Shan's back.
A surge of pure internal energy entered the body, helping to heal Ma Shan's injuries.
Feeling that warm true qi, the deathly pallor on Ma Shan's face gradually regained its color.
Under that vast true qi, like a boundless ocean, he only felt pitifully insignificant.
Is this His Majesty's true strength?
Too terrifying!
In just a moment, Ma Shan's bleeding stopped.
He opened his eyes, knelt on the ground, and looked at the emperor before him with a face full of worship.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for saving my life! From this day forth, through mountains of daggers and seas of flames, this lowly general swears to follow you to the death!"
If not for Qin Xiao, he would probably be dead already.
At the same time, he compared Xiao Xuance with Qin Xiao; the former was absolutely incomparable.
As an emperor, Qin Xiao was willing to condescend and heal him. Such magnanimity was worthy of Ma Shan's devotion!
"Your Majesty! Slow down! Otherwise, this general won't be able to catch up!"
Just at this moment, the sound of the wind being pierced echoed through the sky.
Lu Fengxian, carrying a deathly pale Jia Xu in his hand, stepped through the air and landed in front of Qin Xiao.
"Slow down! General Lu, slow down! I'm afraid of heights!"
Jia Xu dry-heaved, looking thoroughly dispirited.
His hair was blown into a mess by the wind, his eyes rolling back as if he were about to pass out.
Seeing the two catching up, Qin Xiao ordered Ma Shan, "Let's go. To Yumen Pass."
Time was of the essence, and Qin Xiao did not want to linger for too long.
Ma Shan hurriedly nodded. Just as he was about to lead the way, he suddenly seemed to remember something. Slapping his forehead, he hastily spoke.
"Your Majesty, there is another major matter!"
"The reason this general broke ties with Xiao Xuance is because, in order to curry favor with the female general of Great Zhou, he gave Qingshan City away to Great Zhou!"
"What?!"
Before Qin Xiao could even speak.
Lu Fengxian and Jia Xu's faces simultaneously underwent a drastic change!
Jia Xu's head was no longer dizzy; a terrifying light burst from his eyes as he stared dead at Ma Shan.
"Every time our Great Qin conquers a city, who knows how many young, brave men must be sacrificed! Every inch of our land is bought with an inch of blood!"
"Yet Xiao Xuance actually gave away a city just to please a woman?"
"How can he face the fallen compatriots of our Great Qin?!"
Lu Fengxian's eyes widened in fury, his fists clenched tightly.
"Does Xiao Xuance not know that whenever the Great Zhou army captures a city, they wash it in blood for three days without sheathing their blades!"
This was the most brutal part of it all!
They had crossed paths with the Great Zhou army in the past.
They knew of a specific rule Great Zhou established to boost their military morale.
Whenever a city was breached, the soldiers were allowed to indulge themselves freely for three days.
Within those three days.
They would burn, kill, rape, and pillage, committing every evil imaginable!
"Xiao Xuance is truly courting death!"
Qin Xiao's eyes flashed with a profound, icy light!
In his heart, this man had already been sentenced to death!
"Ma Shan, lead the way to Qingshan City first!"
He ordered without the slightest hesitation.
Ma Shan hesitated.
"Your Majesty, shouldn't we go to Yumen Pass to request reinforcements first?"
"We will be facing the Great Zhou army. After all, the troops are in Xiao Xuance's hands. If we charge in so rashly, I fear..."
It must be known that Great Zhou had a massive army of two hundred thousand!
The four of them combined were just four people; wouldn't going there be a suicide mission?
Qin Xiao waved his hand dismissively, his heavy gaze landing on Ma Shan.
"If I remember correctly, Yumen Pass is a hundred miles away from Qingshan City. Deploying troops will take at least three days. By the time our army arrives, Qingshan City will likely have been slaughtered to the last man!"
He would absolutely never allow his compatriots to be wantonly massacred!
Ma Shan's body trembled. With his hesitation gone, he nodded heavily.
"Your Majesty, I will lead the way!"
He leaped onto his horse and galloped wildly in the direction of Qingshan City.
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