My reborn husband and son are thinking about how to kill me every day.

"we won!"

"The soldiers of Canglan Kingdom have been driven away!"

The soldiers were stunned for a long time before they belatedly realized what was happening and began to cheer excitedly.

Su Zimu bowed deeply to Lu Yinheng and said, "On behalf of the people of Beiguan, I thank Your Highness for protecting Beiguan with the divine artifact."

Although he didn't say it explicitly, his respectful address to Lu Yinheng already showed that he trusted Ji Yunshuang.

Lu Yinheng said, "General Su, you're too kind. This is what we should do."

The two didn't exchange many polite words.

Although the Canglan soldiers have been driven away, the war is far from over. Both men understand that Emperor Xuanzhao is not one to give up easily, and the Canglan Kingdom will surely attack again.

Lu Yinheng, however, felt even heavier.

Su Zimu didn't understand the situation; they didn't have many of these kinds of weapons.

According to his estimate, everyone should have used up most of their bullets today.

When the Canglan Kingdom's soldiers attack again, they should be unable to use machine guns as weapons.

Although many Canglan soldiers were killed today, the Canglan soldiers are still far superior to them.

They should take advantage of the fact that the Canglan soldiers are now terrified and press their advantage to deliver a heavy blow to the Canglan Kingdom.

If they could kill Emperor Xuanzhao or an important general in the army, the Canglan Kingdom might be able to temporarily withdraw its troops.

Given the current situation across the country, it is definitely not suitable for a protracted war.

After pondering for a moment, Lu Yinheng quickly made a decision: he would lead his men to assassinate Emperor Xuanzhao.

Lu Yinheng leading men to assassinate Emperor Xuanzhao was undoubtedly the most suitable option.

They were not only wearing protective suits and equipped with advanced weapons provided by Ji Yunshuang, but they were also all highly skilled.

Moreover, they are a small team, not a big target, making it easy to conceal their whereabouts.

After making up his mind, Lu Yinheng immediately told Su Zimu about his arrangements.

Su Zimu was very surprised when he heard this.

Putting aside how dangerous Lu Yinheng's actions were, his decision was extremely risky.

If they harbor other thoughts, not only will their mission fail, but they may also face attacks from both sides.

At that time, not only will the people of Canglan Kingdom want to kill them, but the soldiers of Beiguan may also target them.

He made such a risky decision in the blink of an eye.

He was also told to stay in the army.

At this moment, Su Zimu couldn't help but admire him.

Most people wouldn't dare to be so decisive. And no one would dare to take such a risk!

Su Zimu then said, "Your Highness, rest assured, I, Su Zimu, will defend the North Pass with my life. Unless I die, I will never lead my soldiers to retreat a single step."

Lu Yinheng patted his shoulder, and without lingering any longer, immediately led his men out of the city.

Emperor Xuanzhao led his soldiers in a retreat, and soon they reached their encampment.

The soldiers, who had been so spirited, were now all wilted like frostbitten eggplants. Emperor Xuanzhao was also in a sorry state.

During his escape, his hair ornament fell off at some point, and now his hair was disheveled.

Blood was everywhere—on his face, in his hair.

In the chaos of the moment, the guards and generals protected him as he fled, and no one noticed when the blood had appeared on his face and in his hair.

Upon returning to the camp, the palace servants noticed the blood on his face and immediately asked anxiously, "Your Majesty, are you injured?"

"No, it's not my blood."

When Emperor Xuanzhao spoke, his voice trembled slightly.

He was still in shock from what had just happened.

The screams of the soldiers as they fell, and the feeling of blood splattering on his face, still sent chills down his spine.

Several times, he felt like he was about to die. It was as if, in the next second, that thing would pierce through his head just like it pierced through the soldiers' heads.

Thinking back to how he felt then, he was furious and shouted, "What is that? How did you all gather this information? Didn't you say that Qi is in chaos right now, and that this is the best time to attack Qi? How could Qi have something so powerful?"

This was something Ling Yixiao couldn't understand either. He had been closely monitoring the situation in Qi these past few days.

The State of Qi was thrown into chaos, and King Jing of Qi even abandoned Qiongdu and fled.

Now that the capital of Qi has been occupied by the people of Zhou, he took this opportunity to attack Beiguan, and Qi was unable to send reinforcements.

This is the best opportunity to take Beiguan.

He originally thought this attack was a sure thing, but he never expected such a change to happen.

He lowered his head and said, "Your Majesty, according to the information we have gathered, King Qi Jing is currently gathering troops at Zhenxi Pass, hoping to use the troops at Beiguan Pass to help him reclaim Qiongdu. He absolutely has no spare strength to support Beiguan Pass now, so this is definitely not King Qi Jing's doing."

"If it's not King Qi Jing, then what is it? Could it be that old scoundrel Su Zimu?" Emperor Xuanzhao looked at Ling Yixiao reproachfully and said, "When did he acquire such a powerful weapon? How could you not have noticed it at all?"

"Your Majesty, I believe that this weapon may also have nothing to do with Su Zimu."

Ling Yixiao said, "Recently, I have heard some rumors. However, I previously thought that they were just rumors spread by that female rebel from Zhou in order to win over the people and ascend the throne smoothly. Now it seems... those rumors may be true."

Emperor Xuanzhao's face was ashen.

He was naturally aware of the information Ling Yixiao had mentioned. Like Ling Yixiao, he didn't take Ji Yunshuang seriously.

As for what he had people find out—that Ji Yunshuang was a deity descended to earth, a true emperor—he always believed it was just a scheme by Ji Yunshuang.

Countless rumors like this are recorded in historical texts. In the Canglan Kingdom alone, they've been repeated countless times.

For a rebel to legitimately become emperor, the fastest path is to portray himself as the true Son of Heaven.

However, he had to admit that Ji Yunshuang was the boldest person in the world throughout history. Others who wanted to establish themselves as the true Son of Heaven would do so by burying a tombstone in the ground and using inscriptions to allude to it.

Only this woman was incredibly audacious, portraying herself as a deity descended to earth.

Because of this, he looked down on Ji Yunshuang even more. He felt that she was just a woman after all, and although she was bold, she was not as thoughtful as a man.

By portraying herself as a deity, she might easily ascend the throne and become empress, but this is extremely easy to expose.

He didn't take Ji Yunshuang seriously.

Conquering the northern pass was only his first step. The next step was to send a large army to Qiongdu, shatter her imperial dreams, and seize the entire territory of Qi.

But now...

His brows furrowed deeply, and after a long while, he finally said, "Are you sure you're not mistaken?"

Ling Yixiao analyzed, "Your Majesty, we were careless and underestimated her before. Now it seems that the reason she could make the people of Qi believe that she is a god so easily must be because she has some special methods."

Putting everything else aside, the weapons in the hands of the soldiers at Beiguan were divine weapons.

Ordinary bows and arrows have a range of only about a hundred meters, and shields can at least provide some defense. But that thing has a range of several hundred meters…

No, it's more than a few hundred meters.

He even suspected that they could have hit them from a kilometer away from the city wall. It was because they wanted to kill as many of them as possible that they waited until the enemy was three or four hundred meters from the wall before launching their attack.

Because the enemy's firing range was far, their retreat after reacting was also within the firing range.

This way, they can kill even more people.

Because the enemy's weapons were too powerful, even though they had the advantage of numbers, they were unable to get close to the city wall.