After being reborn, I went on a killing spree in the imperial court.

Cao Yuan was halfway there when she crossed a small bridge and suddenly realized something was wrong.

"Stop!" Cao Yuan urgently called for a halt.

"What's wrong, Princess?" Commander He asked.

Cao Yuan dismounted and lay on the ground listening to the sounds. "Someone's coming, and it looks like quite a few."

This road marks the border between Chen and Wei. Could it be that the State of Chen has changed its mind?

"All soldiers, take immediate ambush!"

At the command, Cao Yuan's Tiger Head Army sprang into action.

They quickly dispersed, searching for suitable hiding places. The dense woods on the hillside provided them with excellent cover.

The soldiers disappeared into the woods, hiding among the trees and bushes, blending into their surroundings.

The sound was getting closer and closer. Cao Yuan gave the order, "Prepare to fire the arrows!"

Suddenly, a cold arrow shot out in front of Cao Yuan.

"Princess Huayang, you still prefer to launch sneak attacks as always."

Qi Gengxuan stood alone on a hillside not far from Cao Yuan.

Down the hillside, Chen's troops followed from behind.

"Sixth Prince, who attacked whom?" Cao Yuan stood up.

"Hmph! The matter between the two countries is over, but our own affairs still need to be settled."

"You didn't bring many men this time. You can't defeat us!"

"What do you want?" Cao Yuan said. "We have already signed a truce agreement. Do you want to break it? Is this your idea, or the idea of ​​the King of Chen?"

"Make your move! Today I want to have a good fight with you. Last time you ambushed me, this time it's one-on-one!"

"None of you are allowed to help!"

Qi Gengxuan, holding his curved sword, leaped off his horse.

Cao Yuan knew that he wouldn't give up easily if she didn't fight him this time.

Cao Yuan gripped the gun tightly; it had been so long since she'd fired a shot, she needed to loosen up her muscles.

"Prepare to die!" Qi Gengxuan threw his curved sword directly at Cao Yuan.

Cao Yuan nimbly dodged it, the scimitar spun around on his spear and returned to his hand.

The two fought their way down the hillside to the wasteland below.

Cao Yuan and Qi Gengxuan started fighting, and for a time it was difficult to determine a winner.

However, at that moment, Cao Yuan suddenly felt a sharp pain in her chest, as if an invisible hand was tightly gripping her heart.

The sudden pain caused her to lose some of her strength instantly, and her movements became somewhat sluggish.

Cao Yuan immediately realized that the situation was not good, so she quickly changed tactics from offense to defense.

She carefully dealt with Qi Gengxuan's attacks while trying to regulate her breathing to alleviate the sharp pain in her chest.

Cao Yuan was kicked by Qi Gengxuan and was forced to retreat repeatedly, kneeling on one knee and panting heavily.

"Huayang, you've only made a few moves. It seems you've become rusty since you haven't been on the battlefield for so long."

“We’ll fight another day!” Cao Yuan said.

"Why should I!" Qi Gengxuan shouted.

"I'm not in a good mood today, I don't want to talk to you... cough... cough."

Cao Yuan felt that she was not in good condition. Not only was her chest painful, but her temples were also in severe pain, and her whole head felt like it was about to split open.

"You look down on me! You'll have to fight me today, whether you like it or not!"

Qi Gengxuan raised his curved sword and slashed at Cao Yuan, who could only fight back with great effort.

Qi Gengxuan's moves became increasingly fierce, each move containing immense power that Cao Yuan could not withstand.

She felt the energy within her body surging like a turbulent tide, constantly rolling and churning, as if it were about to tear her body apart.

She tried to concentrate, but Qi Gengxuan still punched her in the chest, sending her flying backward and crashing heavily to the ground.

She could only barely use the gun to support herself on the ground, trying to keep herself from falling.

However, a sharp pain shot through her abdomen, causing her to cough up a mouthful of blood.

The blood was black!

Could it be poisoning?

Cao Yuan wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth; she had been poisoned.

The troops of He Lingjun and Qi Gengxuan also clashed, and the scene was chaotic.

Cao Yuan was getting increasingly suspicious. "Qi Gengxuan, you can't beat me, so you resorted to trickery!"

"It seems you're no match for me at all! You were just lucky last time!"

"Huayang, take this!"

"what!"

Cao Yuan's right hand was cut by Qi Gengxuan's knife, and blood kept flowing down, but her trembling hand still firmly gripped the gun.

She had no recollection of when she was poisoned.

"Didn't you say it was just a competition? Why did you kill me?!"

"I've changed my mind! If you, Huayang, were to fight fair and square, this wouldn't be any better!"

"Now that I've captured you and made you a prisoner of my Chen state, I will make your Wei state pay tribute to my Chen state! To avenge the ambush you launched!"

"Shameless!"

Cao Yuan tried to resist, but the soldier slashed her from behind, and this time she couldn't stand up at all.

Is she going to die here?

Qi Gengxuan slowly approached her, when suddenly a cold arrow shot towards her, almost grazing Qi Gengxuan's other cheek.

Then three arrows were fired simultaneously, and several Chen soldiers behind were also shot dead.

Qi Gengxuan turned around and saw that it was Mu Yezhi.

"you?"

Mu Yezhi, carrying arrows on his back, ran to Cao Yuan and asked, "How are you? Can you still walk?"

"It's too dangerous here. You can't fight this alone. Let's go. I don't want to drag you down with me!" Cao Yuan coughed up blood again.

"Twilight, you burned down my camp without my permission, and I haven't even held you accountable yet, and you still dare to come out and rescue people!"

"Sixth Prince, although I previously reported to you in a letter that officials from both countries were suspected of colluding with the enemy and betraying their country, we can be considered to have cooperated and achieved a win-win situation! But don't forget that I am a citizen of Wei!"

"What kind of skill is it for a grown man like you to bully a woman!"

"On the battlefield, there is no distinction between men and women. Fighting and competing are a matter of life and death! Besides, if she hadn't ambushed me and slashed my face, forcing my Chen Kingdom to pay tribute to the Wei Kingdom every year, this debt should be held against her."

"Men, capture them both!"

Looking at the countless dead and wounded around them, Cao Yuan whispered to Mu Yezhi, "I'll go and distract them. You take care of these soldiers and make sure they're safe!"

"You're in this state, how can you expect these soldiers to live? There's no logic in the saying 'the commander dies, the soldiers live'!"

The concept of twilight.

"No, he took it out on me to vent his anger. He won't make things difficult for you. Thank you!"

After saying this, Cao Yuan mustered her last strength and, despite her injuries, ran out of the encirclement of the advancing Chen soldiers.

"Chase me!"

After saying that, Cao Yuan used all her strength to fight her way out and took the opportunity to run away despite her injuries.

"Quickly chase after her! Don't let her get away!" the Chen general shouted in exasperation.

The Chen soldiers quickened their pace, giving chase. As they ran, they brandished their weapons, trying to capture Cao Yuan.

Cao Yuan gritted her teeth, blood seeping from her wounds, but she dared not stop and could only keep rushing forward.

Cao Yuan stumbled and fell every two steps she took, and finally she stopped, her hopes utterly extinguished!

There was a cliff in front of us.

The soldiers of Chen also caught up.

"Brothers, in a little while we'll strip the Wei princess naked and hang her at the gate of Chen! To vent the Sixth Prince's personal grievances!"

"on!"