manynovel Chapter 476 Extra: Not Wasting Youth, Only Regret for You
Chapter 476 Extra: Not Wasting Youth, Only Regret for You
Bai Ping said, "Oh dear, Eunuch Li, you've come at a really bad time. Our young lady has been targeted by a bad man, and we need to leave right now!"
Li Gui's heart skipped a beat. If something were to happen to the second young lady, how would the emperor live?
About an hour later, the second girl came out. She had changed into men's clothing, and someone in the front yard was already knocking on the door, saying that the Wolf King had invited her.
Li Gui never expected that the person the second daughter had offended was actually the Wolf King.
His first thought was, "Could it be that the Second Miss's identity has been exposed?"
"Don't worry about that for now, everyone come over here!" Shen Shixi clapped his hands, gathering several key figures together.
"We may not be able to escape for the time being, since we are on their territory. We will split up and leave the city first to avoid the pursuit of Beisha. If we get separated, we will meet up at Yingzuiling in three days."
Remember this: survival is paramount. As long as you're alive, I will rescue you no matter what. Don't fight them head-on!
She looked around at everyone. "Did you all remember it?"
Song Yan and the others all said they remembered it.
Shen Shixi said, "There are many of them, so we should try not to get separated. Also, they want to capture me alive, so they won't dare to kill me. I have the ability to protect myself, so you should try to protect yourselves and not waste your energy on me."
Even so, Song Yan and Lin Bi exchanged a glance, determined that they would rather die than let anything happen to the Second Miss.
Shen Shixi rode her neighing donkey at the very front. When the Wolf King of Beisha saw her come out, he was overjoyed. However, in the first encounter, the enemy's crossbows caused them to lose over a hundred men.
Shen Shixi, using some unknown weapon, blasted at the Wolf King. While the Wolf King was rescuing him, Shen Shixi's men escaped.
Li Gui was really screwed; he was appointed as an imperial envoy, but ended up being forced to flee for his life.
They didn't bother with the clothes and jewelry in those few truckloads; they fled lightly.
The Wolf King of Beisha was injured and furious. Who would have thought he was such a feisty little devil? He became even more interested.
It was the middle of the night when Li Yuanke received the urgent message. Cen Yin knocked on the palace gate and said, "Your Majesty, something terrible has happened! The Second Young Lady has been targeted by the Wolf King of Beisha, and the Wolf King has personally led three thousand elite troops to hunt her down!"
At that moment, Li Yuanke felt his blood rush back to his head, and he was completely stunned. He couldn't even feel fear anymore, and his mind went blank, unable to think straight.
Feeling confused and at a loss!
He dared not imagine what would happen if Shen Shixi fell into the hands of the Wolf King.
At that moment, he wasn't thinking about the Great Zhou Dynasty, nor that Shen Shixi would help the Wolf King deal with him; what he was thinking was that he couldn't lose her!
Without her, what use is this empire to him? Without her, what use is this prosperous era to him?
She was the meaning of his efforts, the courage and determination to endure humiliation and hardship. If he had no one in his life, how desolate and lonely it would have been for him to walk alone.
He finally realized that the reason he had been able to endure for so many years was because he still had a reliance and expectation in his heart. She had not grown up, and the Shen family had never arranged a marriage for her. He felt that he still had hope.
"Mobilize all troops from the Northwest and the North..." Li Yuanke thought for a moment before specifying, "Shuofang, Hedong, Fanyang, Beiting, Longyou..."
He rattled off the names of thirteen garrisons in one breath, declaring, "I order all military governors to deploy troops on the northern front. Once assembled, they shall march forth immediately. I will have the iron cavalry of the Great Zhou trample every inch of the northern desert!"
Prime Minister Pei only learned the next day that the Emperor had bypassed him and issued such an edict. At the court assembly, he trembled with rage, exclaiming, "Your Majesty, are you trying to destroy the Great Zhou Dynasty?"
Li Yuanke spent a sleepless night, filled with anxiety and anger. "This empire belongs to the Li family, not the Pei family. I am not afraid of losing the empire, so what is Prime Minister Pei worried about?"
Throughout history, there have only been loyal ministers, never loyal emperors! What's the rush, Prime Minister Pei?
Li Yuanke no longer cared about appearances! He no longer cared about the fate of the country!
If it weren't for the fear of trouble at home, he would have already left Beijing and headed north!
Shen Shixi and the others gathered at Eagle Beak Ridge. They originally thought they would only have to escape for two or three days, but the enemy was too persistent and had the advantage of the terrain. They actually escaped for more than ten days and took many detours before finally shaking off the enemy.
But it's only temporary. The other side is a local strongman, and no matter how strong they are, they can't be stronger than the local strongman.
Shen Shixi was now a mess, his face a mask of grime, his clothes tattered like a beggar's. He gasped for breath, "The ones who hunted us were the Grand Central Army, and the one who wants to capture me is the Wolf King of the Northern Sands, Lin Bi!"
"Your subordinate is here!" Lin Bi stepped forward.
Shen Shixi handed him a bundle of sticks tied together. "You set off tonight, return to Shangdadu, dig a hole at the foot of the palace wall, bury this thing in it, light it, and run as far away as possible."
She took a deep breath. "Things will get better after tonight."
She scanned the crowd and found that a couple hundred people were missing, which made her very sad.
She wrote a few lines in her own hand and said to Li Gui, "You must go to the border immediately and personally hand this to Cen Yin. Tell him that he must not raise an army for me."
I was born a citizen of the Great Zhou, and I will die a ghost of the Great Zhou. In this life, I will never betray the Great Zhou or the Emperor. If war breaks out between our two countries because of me, I will be a sinner for all time, and I will die with my eyes wide open in disgrace!
During his raid, Li Gui encountered the Great Central Army. He fought desperately to escape, but was hit by an arrow. He returned to the front of the Great Zhou army, fell off his horse, and delivered the Second Miss's words and letter to Commander Cen before closing his eyes.
Cen Yin opened the letter. Besides her request to avoid military conflict between the two countries, it also contained the following: "If I can break through, just send three thousand soldiers to meet me at Tujun Mountain on the 30th!"
Cen Yin trusted Shen Shixi completely. Although he didn't know how she planned to break through, he sent the letter and Li Gui's death warrant to the emperor by express courier, and ordered Nie Yunshen to lead troops to meet Shen Shixi.
Tujun Mountain is located within the territory of Beisha, about one or two hundred miles from the border, placing it in a strategically advantageous position where it can be attacked or defended at will.
With only three thousand soldiers, the two countries cannot go to war. Moreover, Shen Shixi was hunted in Beisha territory, and the Beisha Wolf King was already doing inhuman things.
Shen Shixi had already sent everyone out, leaving her with only a few dozen people. And that big, stupid donkey was running very slowly, only dragging her down.
In order to attract their attention and allow Lin Bi and Li Gui to leave smoothly, Shen Shixi quickly revealed his whereabouts.
Her opponent was held back and started circling around Eagle's Beak Ridge. After circling around a few times, Shen Shixi could basically tell that the defense in the outer areas was relatively loose.
Just as they were trying to figure out a way to break through, suddenly, two-thirds of their men were gone.
Judging by the time, Lin Bi should not have succeeded yet. The only possibility is that Li Yuange has made a move on the border.
When Li Yuanke received Shen Shixi's letter, he looked up and said "Brother Yuanke," and his eyes immediately welled up with tears.
Li Fude lowered his head, pretending not to see.
After Li Gui was dispatched, he came to the emperor's presence.
Unexpectedly, Li Gui lost her life while on a business trip.
Li Fude felt deeply sorry for him.
The emperor posthumously conferred honors upon Li Gui and ordered the construction of a shrine for him in his hometown. People offered incense to him, which Li Fude greatly envied. He deeply regretted that he was not the one who was sent away and died.
With the Northern Zhou army pressing in, the Wolf King was very nervous, but he also realized that this little girl was probably some important figure in Li Yuanke's life. If he could capture her, he would have the initiative in his own hands. What was there to be afraid of?
Just as he was being led around Eagle Beak Ridge like a dog by Shen Shixi, people from the capital arrived. Only then did he learn that half of the palace had been destroyed, half of the concubines had died, two princes had perished, and several princesses had also been killed or injured.
(One more chapter will be released together with the final chapter of this unit; the last side story of Li Yuange's rebirth will then officially conclude.)