Accidentally dressed as an empress

As time went by, torches lit up in the distance and the bandits' shouts and cries grew louder and louder.

The bandits were like ferocious wolves, riding on tall horses and rushing towards us with great momentum.

They brandished shining swords that shone with a chilling cold light in the sun, rushed through the defense line, entered the village, and the battle was about to break out.

The wind also began to howl, sweeping sand, dust and fallen leaves across the battlefield.

Yunxiu and Zhong Yi led the guards into the battlefield. She gripped the hilt of the sword tightly with both hands. The grooves on the hilt hurt her palms slightly, but she didn't care.

She just shook her wrist suddenly, and the long sword swept through the air. The blade gleamed coldly in the sunlight, like a nimble silver snake, and instantly tore a hole in the group of bandits.

The guards were also very brave. One of the guards seized the opportunity, shouted loudly, and used all his strength to chop the horse leg of a bandit with his knife. The bandit screamed and fell off the horse.

Yunxiu was quick-witted and quick-handed, and used his sword to knock down the knife of another bandit.

The bandit was so shocked that his palms were numb. Before he could react, Yunxiu rushed forward, stomping his feet on the ground vigorously, raising a cloud of dust.

Yunxiu acted quickly and slashed the bandit's throat with his sword. Yunxiu wiped the blood splattered on his face and continued fighting.

The villagers were not to be outdone. Armed with farm tools and homemade weapons, they engaged in a fierce fight with the bandits.

A villager hit a bandit on the head with a hoe, knocking him to the ground.

Another villager hit the bandit's foot with a stone, preventing him from continuing to fight.

The villagers, armed with farm tools and homemade weapons, fought fiercely with the bandits.

A villager raised his hoe high and smashed it hard on the head of a bandit with all his strength.

The bandit suddenly saw stars, staggered a few times, and was knocked to the ground.

Another villager picked up a big stone, aimed at the foot of a bandit and smashed it hard. The bandit screamed in pain and could not continue fighting.

Hoes, rakes, sticks and swords collided with each other, making crisp and loud sounds.

However, as the battle continued, the number of bandits seemed to be endless, like a tide that kept pouring out from the cracks in the ground, and after one group was killed, another group came in.

The battlefield was filled with a strong smell of blood, and corpses were lying all over the muddy and trampled ground, some of them were bandits, some of them were villagers.

Yunxiu's forehead was covered with fine beads of sweat, her hair was a little messy and stuck to her cheeks, and her originally bright eyes were now bloodshot.

Zhong Yi's body was also splattered with blood, some from the enemies and some from his own accidental scratches, but his eyes were still firm and sharp.

The two men looked at each other in the interval of the battle, and the moment their eyes met, they had a plan in mind.

The wind on the battlefield howled, blowing sand and fallen leaves around them.

Yunxiu took a deep breath, and her clear and loud voice echoed over the noisy battlefield: "Everyone listen up, don't fight any longer, start retreating!"

As she spoke, she swung the sword in her hand violently, forcing the two bandits who were rushing towards her back a few steps. Then she turned around and retreated quickly.

Upon hearing this order, everyone quickly followed it and began to retreat. They fought and retreated, their steps seemingly panicked. Under the fierce attack of the bandits, they retreated step by step, as if they were really frightened by the bandits' fierce offensive and completely unable to resist.

When the bandits saw this, their bloodshot eyes flashed with pride. They thought Yunxiu and the others were running away because they were afraid, and they became more and more arrogant.

One of the bandits, with a face full of flesh, laughed out loud, and the laughter was as shrill as a broken gong.

He laughed as he vigorously swung the sword in his hand, drawing fierce arcs in the air one after another, and shouted, "I told you, these guys are just paper tigers. They were so arrogant just now, but now we've beaten them to a pulp!"

The other bandits also laughed. Some of them whistled excitedly, and some hit their shields with their weapons, shouting, "Don't run, or I'll kill you all today!" They chased after them aggressively, looking like a group of hungry wolves seeing a fleeing lamb, their eyes full of greed and excitement.

Some of the bandits grinned and let out strange, shrill laughs, some of them waved their weapons vigorously, gestured wildly in the air, and shouted obscene words, chasing after them aggressively, and the chaotic footsteps sounded like death-prompting drumbeats.

Yunxiu and others pretended to be in a panic and retreated into a valley. The valley was dangerous, with towering peaks on both sides and lush trees in the valley.

Many guards had already been ambushed in the valley. These guards were like cheetahs lurking in the dark, quietly hiding in the dense jungle that was almost opaque.

They all had solemn expressions, holding their breath and not daring to make a sound.

They gripped their weapons tightly, their knuckles turning white from exertion showing their inner tension. Their eyes were fixed on the entrance of the valley, waiting for the bandits to enter the ambush circle.

The bandits aggressively chased Yunxiu and others into the valley. All they could see were the fleeing figures, their hearts filled with the joy of impending victory, and they were completely unaware of the unusual abnormalities around them.

The mountains on both sides towered into the clouds, casting large shadows. They walked into the valley with a swagger, and the noisy sounds echoed in the valley.

When the last bandit stepped into the center of the valley, Yunxiu's originally slightly tired eyes suddenly became extremely sharp. She suddenly straightened her body and shouted with all her strength: "Do it!" The sound was like a thunder exploding in the valley.

In an instant, ambushes appeared everywhere, and countless sharp arrows shot at the bandits from all directions like locusts.

Those arrows carried with them sharp sounds, as if they were messengers of death. Wherever they went, the bandits panicked, like a group of hornets whose nest had been poked.

The arrogance of those bandits who had just been so arrogant and shouting happily was instantly replaced by fear.

The bandits stared with wide eyes at the sharp arrows raining down from all directions. Their bodies seemed to be under a spell of immobilization, and they completely forgot how to dodge.

They could only dodge randomly, but under the rain of arrows, they were soon shot like hedgehogs. Blood flowed out along the arrow shafts, staining the ground covered with fallen leaves and weeds under their feet red.

Some bandits tried to escape on horseback, but in a panic, the horses' hooves were tripped by the suddenly pulled lasso and fell to the ground. The bandits on the horses were thrown out and fell heavily on the gravel ground, wailing in pain.

Some bandits ran around in the crowd, bumping around like headless flies, trying to escape.

The branches and leaves of the trees in the valley rustled in the wind.

Yunxiu's face was stern as he led the young and strong men in the village and rushed into the group of bandits with an indomitable momentum like a tiger descending from the mountain.

Amidst the flashing of swords and the shadows of sabers, blood splattered everywhere. The bandits fell one after another under this fierce attack, and their desperate screams echoed in the valley.

The villagers also followed the pre-arrangement. They took various simple weapons and tightly guarded the entrance and exit of the valley, not allowing any bandits a chance to escape.

Under this fierce attack, the bandits suffered heavy casualties, and the once arrogant team was now left with only remnants.

The remaining bandits looked at the corpses scattered around them, their eyes filled with fear. They dropped their weapons, their legs went soft, and they knelt down in surrender.

Yunxiu and Zhong Yi looked at the corpses of bandits scattered all over the ground. The smell of blood in the air made them frown, but the big stone in their hearts finally fell to the ground. In this battle, they finally won a hard-earned victory.

After the battle, the village returned to its former tranquility, and the houses destroyed by the war now seemed particularly peaceful.

The elderly, the weak, women and children in the village came out of their homes one after another, their faces filled with joy at surviving the disaster.

The villagers expressed their gratitude to Yunxiu and Zhongyi. The village chief, with a stumbling step, walked up to Yunxiu and Zhongyi. His wrinkled face was filled with gratitude. He trembled slightly and said, "Thank you for helping us defend our homeland."

Yunxiu showed a warm smile on her face. She shook her head slightly and said softly, "It's okay, it's just a small matter."

After bidding farewell to the enthusiastic villagers, Yunxiu and others finally left Dihuo Village.