CHAPTER 516: CHAPTER 436: YU WENYE, WEAKENED_3

But—

Just now, that strike had ripped open the web of his hand, and fresh blood flowed down.

At this moment, not only was Song Yu still reeling in shock, but even Xue Xian, who was closely following, felt a sense of disbelief for the first time. He widened his eyes at the person in front of him, almost unchanged from yesterday — equally valiant, equally formidable, equally unstoppable.

However, there seemed to be something different.

Though the warhorses galloped and water splashed, Xue Xian noticed the overly pale face of the opponent and the bloodless lips with a single glance.

Xue Xian’s heart was slightly moved.

And the next moment, Yu Wenye grit his teeth, forcefully flipping the Yanyue Blade. Xue Xian’s arm loosened, his long blade was lifted away, but he remained seated firmly on horseback, his waist unmoving.

Xue Xian’s heart moved again.

The strength of Yu Wenye seemed weaker than yesterday.

But there was no time for further thought. After deflecting the blade, Yu Wenye immediately shouted to Song Yu, "Return to the city!"

"Ah? Ah—!"

Song Yu, who narrowly escaped from the Ghost Gate, dared not hesitate now. Luckily, Yu Wenye’s appearance blocked Xue Xian and the warhorses closely behind him. He immediately turned his horse and led his men towards the city gate.

Yu Wenye also turned his horse, swung his long blade, startling several mounted soldiers surrounding him, causing two to tumble from their horses in their haste to stop.

Yu Wenye immediately nudged his horse’s belly, turning towards the city gate.

Xue Xian, unwilling to let them go, immediately ordered, "Chase!"

The men behind him surged like a pack of wolves on the grassland, surrounding their prey, rushing towards the city gate at his command.

As they galloped, nearly charging into the city gate, the people inside turned ashen with fear. Even if they allowed Song Yu and Yu Wenye through, they couldn’t close the gate in time, and Xue Xian’s army would seize the chance to storm the city!

Standing on the city wall, Shang Ruyi witnessed this scene, her eyes reddening.

What to do?

Watching them approach the gate, Xue Xian’s galloping grew more ferocious, his sinister grin even sharper than his blade. If he seized this chance to enter the city, no matter how valiant Yu Wenye was, he could not win this battle!

But just as they were a few hundred paces from the gate, as Song Yu led his men into the city, suddenly Xue Xian’s vision was sliced by a flashing blade.

"—!"

He caught his breath, focused his eyes, and saw Yu Wenye had abruptly turned back, holding a horizontal blade before him, intending to block his path!

Slowly, Xue Xian came to a stop.

He looked at Yu Wenye standing with his blade at the gate and sneered, "I didn’t expect General Yu Wen to be so diligent; you targeted my men just after they crossed the river."

Yu Wenye frowned at him.

The hand clutching the Mo Blade at his side unconsciously retreated a bit, his body shielding both his hand and the blade.

For just now, in that block, his arm felt waves of numbness.

It even numbed up to his shoulder.

This was not a good sign.

Yet facing Xue Xian, he maintained his composure, coldly saying, "I didn’t expect it, did I?"

"Oh?"

"I didn’t expect General Xue to return so quickly after yesterday’s defeat."

As they spoke, the sound of hooves approached from behind; it was Dai Junliang leading reinforcements. Although Yu Wenye had charged out alone to rescue, they couldn’t leave the Great General alone outside the city. So they quickly gathered the remaining troops to advance.

Dai Junliang and Cheng Qiao rode up from either side, positioning themselves beside Yu Wenye.

Seeing their formation, Xue Xian burst into laughter, "Is this how you follow rules in battle?"

"..."

"If so, that makes things easier."

Yu Wenye’s eyes darkened, "I do follow rules in battle."

"...!?"

Hearing this, Xue Xian didn’t react immediately, but Dai Junliang behind him was stunned, widening his eyes at the general’s back.

Just a moment before, this Great General had told him that in war, one must not follow rules. Otherwise, the enemy will not only break the rules but also destroy you.

How is it now, he instead—

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