After deceiving the villain, I was forced to love him.

Chapter 198 War!

In the sudden, oppressive force, arrows, accompanied by extremely piercing sounds, flew through the air, piercing the bodies of the Gu Guards and causing them to fall to the ground with muffled thuds.

But soon, Jiu Er moved in front of Bai Li Ce with a few quick movements. His movements were so fast that Bai Li Ce didn't even have time to react before he caught a glimpse of a white figure rushing towards his face.

After running out of arrows, Baili Ce simply threw his bow away!

The porcelain doll that had been flung out from her sleeve slammed into the wall behind her to the left, accompanied by a crisp, long cracking sound. The violently reacting toxic fumes, like strong acid, instantly spread through the air.

The knife that Jiu Er had just placed against her neck was pulled back by his hasty retreat, creating a distance of more than ten steps.

The Gu guards, who were inexplicably controlled by the pressure, immediately collapsed to the ground with their bodies festering, but this did not stop them from getting up again and slowly gathering towards Baili Ce.

Holding his breath in time, Jiu Er mustered his strength and jumped up, using two leaps to avoid the range of the poisonous smoke, and landed on a tree in the distance.

"Husband...whoosh whoosh whoosh—"

Just as he was about to open his mouth to mock Baili Ce, he was shot down by several hidden arrows flying from behind.

"Shhhhh-"

During his fall, all he could hear were arrows flying from all directions, the sound of them whistling through the air as they struck flesh and blood.

"Bang!" Jiu Er convulsed as he fell to the ground, vomiting blood. Soon after, thin red lines also flowed from the corners of his eyes, ear canals, and nasal cavity.

The Gu guards who were closer to Baili Ce were all killed by a barrage of arrows.

The rooftops and walls were filled with the hidden guards that Baili had kept hidden for many years.

She leaped to Baili Ce's side with lightning speed, and with a swift, decisive motion, she drove back the Gu Guards who were surging forward again. Only then did the Qian Guard Captain return to her side, panting heavily.

"As soon as I saw the young lady's signal, I gathered my men and came over. Is the young lady injured?"

"..." She said that even if the sound of the whistle-blowing arrow could be heard a hundred miles away, the hidden guards could not possibly arrive so quickly.

Seeing Baili Ce covered in sweat, the head guard asked worriedly, "Young lady?"

"Sister...you really understand me..." Bai Li Ce clutched his chest and squatted down in pain.

"Young lady!"

He raised his hand to stop the head of the guard...

After pausing for a moment, Baili Ce stood up, supporting himself on his knees. "Kill! Leave no one alive!"

"Yes!!"

Amidst the resounding unanimous response, Baili Ce picked up a knife.

"How could you and your master think I would be foolish enough to go and rescue someone all by myself?"

"Swoosh!" A single slash severed Jiu'er's head.

These hidden guards lived in the Three Cities area from beginning to end.

But before that...

Bai Li Ce, who had gotten blood splattered all over his face due to his lack of skill, asked while wiping the blood, "Has Chao Sheng's poison been cured?"

"Thank you for your concern, young lady. The antidote has been removed." The head guard bowed respectfully. If it weren't for the antidote, they would have been controlled by Wang Qingyan for life, just like those monsters.

Looking around, not a single Gu Guard was alive.

He kicked the head off the ground, enduring unspeakable pain, and strode to the gate.

As he mounted the horse led by the guards, he took the bow and arrows handed to him and said, "Fire three flaming arrows to the north, and have the rest of the troops provide support there."

"Go to the farm in the west of the city yourself. The remaining human Gu are imprisoned near that location. After rescuing them, leave the city immediately and don't linger."

"Draw another portion of manpower to evacuate the people. Take as much food and property as you can, and burn everything that can't be taken."

"Yes!" The head of the guards immediately arranged for his men to split up and take action.

Then--

Turning her horse towards the nearest training ground, Baili Ce asked the guard closest to her, "Is it poisoned?"

"This is all we have," the guard immediately handed both the antidote and the poison to Baili Ce.

"It can't compare to yours, but it can still immobilize someone for a short period of time."

"Just right" means to apply it directly to the entire surface.

You enjoy controlling others so much, this time I'll let you experience what it's like to be a walking corpse.

......

Several hours ago.

Once the moonlight disappeared behind the clouds and visibility darkened, several men in black, who had been hiding near the water distribution point, began to move.

They first had someone distract the outer guards, then took the opportunity to sneak into the stable from the corner where miscellaneous items were piled up.

Then, working together, they passed through the stables, crossed an open area, and entered the kitchen...

He climbed through the kitchen window into the inner courtyard where the waterwheel was located, and using the waterwheel as cover, he carefully and slowly approached the pool inside the wall.

After patiently waiting, seize the opportunity, aim at the neck of the guard at the pool entrance, blow a few flying needles, count to three silently, quickly dart out, catch the unconscious guard, and make no sound.

Finally, they changed into each other's clothes and stood guard at the door, killed the real guards, dragged the bodies to a dark place and hid them, and let their companions enter the pool silently, so that they could find out the situation of the entire pool without anyone knowing.

"The pool was very deep, and I couldn't see the bottom at all. Later, I went ashore and walked along the path by the pool for about 15 minutes before I saw a huge sluice gate, which weighed at least a thousand kilograms and looked quite old."

"The top of the sluice gate is a bluish-brown rock mass with moisture on its surface, but no water seeps out where it connects to the sluice gate. Later, I listened for a while from a corner and could faintly hear the sound of flowing water."

If there is an underground river behind the sluice gate, then the sound of the flowing water should be very obvious.

But it could only be faintly heard, and the sluice gate weighed over a thousand pounds, which meant...

Suddenly noticing the moss on the young man in black's hair reflecting light, Song Zhaohe pondered for a moment, then sat down without making a sound.

"There must be more than one sluice gate, which shows that the water content is huge, and it may really be able to solve the current drought for the imperial court."

The young man in black who was reporting became visibly excited. "Great! I'll go prepare right away!"

"Wait!" the man in black shouted, stopping him.

"I have my own plans," Song Zhaohe immediately divided the fifty skilled men in the room into five groups, gave each group a note, and instructed them to leave in different directions overnight to spread the word.

He left only the young man in black who had gone to investigate with him.

"Sir, why is this happening?" The young man in black couldn't help but ask as he watched the five groups of brothers leave one after another.

He didn't quite understand why they shouldn't have immediately gone to find the upstream of the underground river based on the terrain they had explored, then marked the location and dug to bring the water source to the dried-up riverbed.

Song Zhao glanced at the young man in black, then deftly used chopsticks, twigs, and straw to stick the paper strips on.

Then he lit all the candles in the room to illuminate the shadows of these things, saying, "If you understood, what would you need me for?"

Outside, spies who had been following them stealthily approached the farmhouse where Song Zhao and his group were staying.

Because they were all specially trained, the spies were afraid of being discovered and dared not get too close.

So they estimated the number of people on the other side by looking at the "shadows" projected on the window, and added that to the dozens of people who had just run out...

That's it! This is their hideout!

But just to be on the safe side, the scout observed carefully again... Yes, it must be right, he had to hurry back and report to the head of the family!

"More than three hundred people?"

The scout confirmed, "Yes, judging from their skills and weapons, they should be the Dragon Armor Army serving the Emperor."

The Dragon Armor Army was formed by drawing troops from the Imperial Guards. Although small in number, it was a formidable fighting force.

The fact that Lu Jian was able to give it to Song Zhaohe and more than 300 people at once shows that he really wanted this water source.

This also shows that they were truly at their wits' end.

With a "whoosh," Wang Qingyan slowly drew his longsword, his eyes filled with bloodthirsty pleasure.

Then, it turned chilling and fierce like a gale, intimidating everyone around to kneel down in unison.

Several hours later, at this very moment—

With a "thump," Wang Qingyan kicked Song Zhaohe over, his face turning green.

The former burst into laughter, "Hahaha..."

After all these years, I've finally gotten my revenge!

"Uh...cough cough..." Then Wang Qingyan stomped on him, causing him to cough up blood.

He actually fell for such a simple trick!

The scout who rushed in to report, "The master...the patriarch...has escaped..."

A cold glint flashed, and another corpse lay on the ground.

Whether one person escapes or ten people escape, it makes no difference to him.

"..." Taking advantage of Wang Qingyan's distraction, Song Zhaohe used the ground to get up and strike with a palm!

But halfway through his palm strike, he was kicked by a flying kick and slammed into the wall.

"Uh, crash..." Just as he landed, the tip of the sword pierced his chest with lightning speed, only to be instantly broken by falling tiles and pieces of wood from the roof.

Dozens of hidden guards burst through the roof, and Wang Qingyan instinctively sheathed his sword and swung it, "Clang!"

In the blink of an eye, the flickering sword energy shattered the walls of the house, and after a deafening crash, the two guards grabbed Song Zhaohe and jumped into the open field behind the house.

Wang Qingyan retreated to the open space in front of the house, spun around, and used his sword to fly like a dragon.

"Clang clang clang..." Amidst the billowing dust, a sharp arrow shot precisely at him.

After sensing that the Gu Guard was bound in place by a powerful, invisible force, Wang Qingyan immediately felt his hands and feet being "bound" by a thousand pounds of force.

But it was only for a moment before he suddenly unleashed his energy and broke free from his restraints!

"Sss..." Even though it was a fleeting moment, under the relentless attacks, a hidden guard seized the opportunity and pierced his left shoulder with an arrow.

Immediately afterward, as sparks from clashing weapons exploded around him, Wang Qingyan froze, and the Gu Guards launched a frenzied counterattack, slaughtering all the hidden guards.

The remaining two or three survivors immediately drew their knives and committed suicide.

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