Starting with helping Zhao Kai ascend the throne in the snow

The defeat was swift and devastating. Just as the remnants of Chi Yuehu's army collapsed, daylight broke out, which only worsened their situation. Without the protection of the night, they had nowhere to hide.

Xuanyuan Qingfeng led his cavalry in the lead, followed closely by hundreds of warriors, and then Hama led the remnants of the Liyue tribe. In such a favorable battle, everyone's morale was greatly boosted as they pursued the fleeing barbarians. More and more stragglers were caught up and killed, while the barbarians in front fled even faster, wishing they had two more legs.

"Little devil, you were so impressive just now, why aren't you chasing after him now?" Just after everyone disappeared, the old sword god passed by Han Shengxuan and teased him with a hint of sarcasm.

Han Shengxuan glanced coldly at Li Chungang, but chose to remain silent. The next second, he closed his eyes again and quickly restored his internal energy.

It turns out that Han Shengxuan's seemingly imposing actions were actually achieved by relying entirely on his inner energy to sustain the three thousand red threads. Facing the continuous barrage of hundreds of arrows, he didn't even have time to breathe, resulting in a tremendous depletion of his inner energy. If it weren't for his extraordinary strength, even an ordinary Finger Profound Realm martial artist might not have been able to do it. Therefore, Han Shengxuan stopped immediately after breaking through the outer shield soldiers.

However, Li Chungang had to admit that while Han Shengxuan's actions had an element of showing off, his understanding of human nature was remarkably accurate. If he had chosen a different approach, directly charging into the Chi Yue Tiger tribe's ranks, he would have lost that powerful psychological pressure, inevitably leading to a chaotic melee. In that case, facing the desperate counterattack of nearly two thousand Chi Yue Tiger soldiers, aside from him and Li Chungang, probably very few of the people present would have survived unscathed.

By using this invincible and powerful force, he gradually crushed the last psychological defense of the Chi Yue Tiger Tribe, causing their morale to collapse and turn into a major rout. Naturally, this minimized the losses, but at the cost of consuming about 80% of his true energy.

After teasing Han Shengxuan, Li Chungang lightly followed the direction of the pursuit. His purpose was to ensure the safety of Xuan Yuanqingfeng. If anything happened to him, he would truly have no face to face Shen Qing.

The defeated soldiers of Chi Yuehu fled along the official road to the south, pursued by Xuan Yuanqingfeng and his men. Compared to the physical strength of martial artists, some of the defeated barbarian soldiers could not hold on any longer and, seeing that they could not escape, chose to kneel down and surrender.

"Patriarch, what should we do now that these people have surrendered?" Hong Biao asked, following beside Xuan Yuan Qingfeng and looking at the hundreds of people kneeling and begging for surrender.

Xuan Yuan Qingfeng looked at the routed soldiers kneeling and kowtowing on the official road, and after a moment's thought, said, "Accept their surrender, make them clear the road, and tie them all up."

This wasn't because Xuan Yuan Qingfeng had taken pity on them, but because she knew that if they didn't accept their surrender, these defeated soldiers, having lost all hope of survival, would only fight to the death, causing unnecessary casualties. Only by giving them a way out would the barbarian soldiers' resistance gradually weaken, which would be more advantageous to her side.

The most important thing at hand is to hunt down Chi Hu. Only by killing him can the objective of this battle be achieved. If Chi Hu is allowed to escape, at best it will only defeat the Chi Yuehu tribe, and will not achieve the goal of intimidating the Jiu Chi tribe.

Upon receiving Xuan Yuan Qingfeng's order, Xuan Yuan family cavalry immediately dismounted and drove the routed soldiers blocking the road to the side, clearing the way for them. Soon after, martial artists used their lightness skills to catch up with the cavalry. Just as they were about to kill the surrendered soldiers, they were stopped by Xuan Yuan family retainers. Upon learning of the soldiers' surrender, the retainers cursed "bad luck" and quickly rushed forward.

No matter how fast a person's legs are, they can't outrun a horse's legs. Along the way, stragglers were constantly caught up by Xuan Yuan Qingfeng. Some surrendered and were forced to kneel by the roadside, while those who resisted to the death all became victims of his blade.

"Chi Hu, don't even think about escaping. Stay here!" A moment later, Xuan Yuan Qingfeng saw Chi Hu holding a spiked club in the distance, with the Tiger King, who was blind in one eye, by his side.

Enemies meeting are bound to be filled with hatred. Xuan Yuan Qingfeng was no magnanimous man; having been nearly killed by Chi Hu's ambush, he was naturally determined to get revenge.

"Damn it, it's that crazy woman again. This is a huge problem." Chi Hu's face turned ashen upon hearing Xuan Yuan Qingfeng's voice. He knew that time was of the essence; only by shaking off the pursuers could he survive. If he were stopped, he would face certain death once the pursuers arrived.

"Lord Chi Hu, you go first, I'll hold them off." Sha Keliang, who was loyal to Chi Hu and had always stayed by his side, sensed the danger of the situation and stepped forward.

"Alright, Sha Keliang, you are my most loyal subordinate. After I return to the Jiuchi tribe, I will ensure that your whole family will have no worries about food and clothing." Chi Hu was originally worried about what to do, but after hearing Sha Keliang's voice, he was overjoyed and immediately patted his chest to make the promise.

Then Sha Keliang led a hundred or so soldiers loyal to Chi Hu to stand in formation on the official road, blocking Xuan Yuan Qingfeng's way. Chi Hu, on the other hand, led the Mountain Lord to quicken their pace of escape, running dozens of meters in the blink of an eye.

"Kill." Without exchanging many words, Xuan Yuan Qingfeng, along with Hong Biao and more than twenty cavalrymen from the Xuan Yuan family, immediately charged towards the enemy.

Facing the fearless Sha Keliang and his men, Xuan Yuan Qingfeng immediately sensed something different in their combat. Often, when she thrust her sword towards their vital points such as the chest and throat, these barbarian soldiers not only did not dodge, but instead accelerated and charged forward, all with a posture of fighting to the death.

Moreover, when faced with the charge of warhorses, they completely disregarded their own lives, slashing at the horses' legs with their swords or throwing away their weapons to crash into the horses in order to slow them down.

In just a few breaths, facing the enemy's reckless fighting style, five cavalrymen from the Xuanyuan family were killed. They died tragically; several of them were stabbed through the chest by a sword, then held tightly by the enemy's arms before being hacked to death by other barbarian soldiers who arrived at the scene. Of course, the casualties among the barbarian soldiers were even greater. This life-or-death tactic, although powerful, also resulted in heavy losses. In just a few rounds, the barbarian soldiers had lost about thirty men, but they had successfully stopped Xuanyuan Qingfeng and Hong Biao and the others.

In a normal battle between two armies, if cavalry faces infantry fighting desperately like this, as long as they keep charging back and forth and use the speed of their warhorses to constantly maneuver the enemy, they can prevent them from even having a chance to fight back.

However, the cavalry needed enough time to deal with them while minimizing casualties, and with Chi Hu escaping, Xuan Yuan Qingfeng and his men were short of time, leaving them somewhat helpless.

"Damn Chi Hu, you're not getting away!" Xuan Yuan Qingfeng said with a frosty expression after seeing that Chi Hu had already run hundreds of meters away. "Hong Biao, you take some men and stop them. I'll go after Chi Hu."

"Patriarch, perhaps I should go..." Hong Biao was about to say that Chi Hu's strength was considerable and it would be safer for him to go, but he was intimidated by Xuan Yuan Qingfeng's icy gaze and could only give up his rebuttal. At this moment, a sentence floated into Hong Biao's mind: women are the most vengeful, and should not be easily provoked. He guessed that Chi Hu had been resented by the patriarch, which was why he was determined to kill him.

"Patriarch, follow behind me, and I'll clear a path for you." After realizing he couldn't change Xuan Yuan Qingfeng's mind, Hong Biao had no choice but to cooperate.

He immediately took the lead, acting as the spearhead of the cavalry formation, charging towards the opposing barbarian soldiers. As Hong Biao's broadsword flashed, barbarian heads were continuously severed, but these soldiers seemed fearless, continuing their relentless charge. Especially with Sha Keliang's strength at around the third rank, able to parry a move or two, the barbarians gained an opening. Under the relentless onslaught of barbarian soldiers, Hong Biao couldn't dodge in time; his warhorse was stabbed in the belly. The pain caused the horse to rear up, nearly throwing him off, forcing him to retreat and avoid the barbarian's onslaught.

Just as the barbarian soldiers' attention was drawn to Hong Biao, Xuan Yuan Qingfeng suddenly seized the opportunity to gallop away on horseback. After killing two barbarian soldiers with two sword strikes, he broke through the obstruction of Sha Keliang and the others, and chased closely in the direction where Chi Hu had fled.