Quick Transmigration: Saving That Cannon Fodder

With Chi Ge bound hand and foot in front of him, Cheng Hu roared at them to surrender and obediently open the city gate.

At this moment, Chi Ge's tendons in his hands and feet had been severed by Murong Yu, and he would be a cripple from now on. It would not matter if he was released.

But the Northern Di people are always ruthless. Chi Ren, on the city wall, ignored Murong Tuo's desperate pleas and Chi Ge below the city wall, and directly ordered the archers to fire arrows.

As the Dongqian soldiers retreated, naturally no one paid any attention to Chige at the front.

Chi Xing heard Murong Tuo's broken cries from the city tower, while Chi Ge below the city gate had long since become a hedgehog.

"Siege!"

Following Murong Yu's command, the soldiers began their attack on the city gate.

Chi Ren and his men stood guard above, their sinister eyes fixed on Chi Xing below.

The next instant, he took out a bow and aimed it at the red star below.

At this moment, Akahoshi also aimed his three arrows at Akaren.

In a split second, the bow was fully drawn and arrows were released. One of the arrows from the Red Star directly knocked down the arrow shot by the Red Blade, while the remaining two pierced the Red Blade without any hindrance.

At the critical moment, Chi Ren pulled a soldier to the side to shield himself.

The arrow struck the soldier squarely in the heart, and the soldier died with his eyes wide open.

Another arrow pierced Chi Ren's arm, causing him to wince in pain.

After capturing the second city, Chi Ren had already fled with his trusted men, leaving Murong Tuo alone on the city wall.

When Chi Xing and Murong Yu arrived in front of him, Murong Tuo was still talking nonsense.

"Why didn't the explosives work? Why? I'm from another time! I'm a time traveler!"

"Waaah... Why did it turn out like this? Chige..."

Murong Tuo, like a madman, collapsed to the ground and burst into loud sobs.

"Arrest him and send him back to the capital for Father Emperor to decide his fate."

Murong Yu didn't need to kill him, lest he be accused of harming his own brother.

Murong Tuo cried and begged to take Chi Ge with him, but in the end, he could only burn it on the spot and let him take the ashes with him.

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A year and a half later, the Kingdom of Beidi fell. After Chixing killed Chiren and the King of Beidi, the King of Beidi committed suicide by poison, and the rest of the people were all exiled by Chixing to the coldest place.

Once the officials sent by the imperial court arrived, Murong Yu led Chi Xing back to the capital, leaving General Zhao to guard the area.

After the destruction of the Northern Di, all of this land belonged to the Eastern Qian.

Murong Yu had been away from the capital for eight years, and upon returning, he was greeted with the kneeling homage of the entire city's inhabitants.

The Emperor, Empress, Murong Hao, and Murong Zhan's mother all came out to greet them personally.

They were praised and bestowed titles upon each of them in public.

Murong Hao was enfeoffed as Prince of An, Murong Zhan as Prince of Ning, Cheng Hu was appointed as a second-rank Assistant General of the State, and Zhao Jintong was appointed as a second-rank General of the Garrison Army...

Chi Xing was enfeoffed as the Prince of Dingbei, becoming the first prince of a different surname in the court.

The entire court was shocked. Chi Xing was, after all, the former prince of Bei Di, and should not have been granted the title of a king of a different surname.

The court officials opposed the matter and advised the emperor to rescind his decree, suggesting that if all else failed, he could be granted the title of viscount.

At this moment, the emperor dropped another bombshell.

The emperor bestowed Chixing upon the crown prince to be his principal wife.

The ministers were stunned, as if struck by lightning. Even after the court session ended, they still thought it was a dream, otherwise why would they hear such an absurd thing?

That one is the crown prince, and the other is a king of a different surname.

"No, does His Majesty mean we have to choose between the Crown Princess and a prince of a different surname?"

"What...what should we do?"

On one side was the male crown princess, and on the other was a powerful king from another family who held considerable military power. In truth, everyone already knew the answer in their hearts.

Three days later, the emperor issued an imperial edict bestowing the marriage upon them.

"So, you didn't ask for anything, and after eight years of fighting, all you got was this imperial edict?"

Chixing placed her hand on the imperial edict, which stated that Chixing, a woman of different surnames, would be the Crown Prince's principal wife.

Murong Yu nodded: "Yes, it's well worth it."

Murong Tuo and Murong Yan are imprisoned in the Imperial Clan Court, and barring any unforeseen circumstances, they will never be released before they die.

Those who threatened them have all disappeared, and it's time to fulfill their original vows.

Murong Yu went to propose marriage in accordance with the traditional three letters and six rites.

Chixing was initially unhappy because Ayu had left him at the Dingbei Prince's Mansion and could no longer hold him while he slept.

When Murong Yu arrived, Chi Xing couldn't help but grin.

On their wedding day, Chi Xing and Murong Yu each rode a red-maned horse, dressed in bright red wedding robes, and received blessings from the entire city.

For ordinary people, it doesn't matter if men marry men; what matters is that they will never again suffer from the invasion of the Northern Di people, and the people of Dongqian can live and work in peace and contentment.

Inside the East Palace, large red "囍" characters were pasted everywhere, and red lanterns were hung.

As the newlyweds entered the house, they performed the wedding ceremony and toasted each other at dusk. Chi Xing, unable to hold his liquor, soon became drunk and collapsed into Murong Yu's arms.

Murong Yu helped him walk towards the backyard.

"You can't hold your liquor that well?"

How come he can't see it? Or is it because he's too happy today?

Murong Yu helped Chi Xing into the bridal chamber. The bridal bed was made up neatly, there was nuptial wine on the table, and hot water had been poured into the pool inside.

Chi Xing turned around and hugged Murong Yu, whispering in his ear, "Ayu."

The warm breath on her ears sent a shiver through Murong Yu.

His hand touched Akahoshi's belt: "Akahoshi, shall we wash up or drink the nuptial wine first?"

Akahoshi pulled him to the table, and his previously dazed eyes cleared up a bit.

"Drink the nuptial wine."

Murong Yu was preoccupied with what she needed to do later and didn't notice the smile in Chi Xing's deep eyes.

The two intertwined their arms and drank the slightly sweet nuptial wine.

As soon as the wine entered his throat, Chi Xing leaned in and kissed Murong Yu's lips, exchanging the aroma of the wine in their mouths. The two, entwined together, headed towards the bathhouse.

Red belts, robes, hairbands, and hair ornaments lay scattered all over the ground, reaching the edge of the bathtub, where the water rose and fell, and red petals spilled out.

The red veil swayed in the breeze, and every now and then a soft call or a low sob could be heard...

After an unknown amount of time, Chixing carried the cleaned Murong Yu back to the wedding bed.

She kissed away the tears at the corners of his eyes and whispered, "My husband, go to sleep."

Hearing him call her "husband," Murong Yu gave a soft hum and turned her head to gently bite his collarbone.

The next day, Murong Yu's voice was a little hoarse. She wanted to blame Chi Xing but couldn't bear to.

The two rested in the East Palace for almost a month, but in reality, they argued endlessly for a whole month.

Six months later, they attended Zhao Jintong and Gu Panpan's wedding banquet. The Gu family was very generous, and Gu Panpan's dowry was comparable to that of Chixing back then.

The marriage of two women truly defied everyone's expectations.

But that's how it was done; the emperor had no objections, and no one could change the fact that it was done that way.

After attending the wedding, Murong Yu and Chi Xing went on an incognito tour, traveling north from the capital.

The area around Beidi has long been settled, and the people live and work in peace and contentment. Occasionally, bandits from Beidi will appear, but they will be quickly wiped out.

The two punished evil and promoted good along the way, and arrived at the former site of the Ice Kingdom.

Akahoshi erected a small grave next to his mother's tomb. It was a cenotaph for the original Akahoshi, which could be considered as fulfilling the female ghost's wish, even though they had long since been reincarnated.

Murong Yu accompanied him, saying, "If you want to come back, we can come once a year."

Akahoshi shook his head: "No need, the person I care about is right in front of me."

The two smiled at each other.

After Murong Yu ascended the throne, before officials could arrange for him to have concubines, he directly found a well-behaved child from his clan to be adopted and raised.

He had long known that his two younger brothers preferred men, so naturally he wouldn't ask them to marry women.

It just so happens that Prince Rui did not value the child born to his first wife at the cost of her life. The child was considered an omen of bad luck from birth and was abandoned to grow up in a separate family.

He was pitifully thin at the age of two, and Murong Yu took him back to the palace the moment she saw him.

Prince Narui thought he had gotten a good deal and fantasized about using his son to rise to prominence. Little did he know that his body, weakened by wine and women, was useless and he died within a few years.

Murong Yu and Chi Xing personally taught him. Murong Xi was made crown prince at the age of five and became the top scholar in the imperial examination at the age of thirteen. He achieved the highest rank in the imperial examination.

After that, no one dared to disrespect the young crown prince, and no one dared to advise Murong Yu to select concubines.

Empress Chixing was almost always with Murong Yu, attending court, dining, and handling official business.

There was plenty of playful banter during this time, and in the end, all the memorials were reviewed and approved by Akahoshi.

Chi Xing accompanied Murong Yu in this world from when he was eight years old until he was a hundred.

We don't need to get wet in the snow together to grow old together.