The Flower Of War

Chapter 61: The Destruction of Zhang Wu

"What did you do to my kingdom?!"

Hai Ran looked at Wu Xiao who was looking at him sharply casually before turning to Yiu. "Daughter, I acknowledge your ingenuity but, .. to declare yourself to be God of Strategies? Hmm. I think you're too proud and naive."

Wu Xiao tightened his grip on Hai Ran's collar with his right hand that kept hitting Hai Ran's battered face.

Yiu pecked for a while in place before retreating slowly with his back to hit the prison bars.

His mind was empty, he did not know what to do. The entire room seemed to feel very empty, empty, although it was actually very boisterous by Wu Xiao's angry voice.

Nah! This can't happen! I'm stupid! I let my guard down! .... I have to do something!

Yiu took a deep breath and exhaled slowly, pushing his mind a little calmer.

He looked up and immediately hugged Wu Xiao's back which shook violently and pulled him back with all his might. "Wu Xiao, relax! Stop that!"

Wu Xiao continued beating and yelling at Hai Ran whose face was already almost formless, Wu Xiao's face was flushed red. Yiu forcefully dragged him back a few steps and in one go stepped forward to block Wu Xiao from approaching again.

His embrace was tight and his feet locked onto the ground with a leaning body that kept pushing forward, like a wrestling match. He was betting on whether his small strength could defeat Wu Xiao's uncontrollable power.

"Wu Xiao, you can kill him! Calm down! Think of your kingdom and your family, they are waiting for you! My thoughts too! You're causing trouble in my kingdom!"

The previously cursing Wu Xiao began to lower his voice, slowly he looked at his bloodied hands before looking down at Yiu who was still tightly hugging him.

Feeling Wu Xiao slightly calm, he looked up and touched both of Wu Xiao's warm cheeks for a moment. Staring at the emerald green bead was fixed.

"I'm here. Both my brothers are here too. We're ready to help you. We're going through this together."

Wu Xiao's lips trembled slightly, his manic slightly narrowed for a while. His face was getting closer making Yiu feel a strange signal, his body was getting frozen looking at the distance between the two slowly but surely getting thinner.

He felt deja vu, this strange feeling grew stronger. On the other hand, Wu Xiao was getting closer, leaving a gap of one inch between the two.

Yiu closed his eyes, he did not know what else to do besides that. He is afraid of missteps or rashness so that he can only wait for what will happen later.

He was fixated for a long time according to him and nothing happened. Suddenly, he felt his left shoulder feel extremely heavy.

Yiu opened his eyes and found Wu Xiao who had drowned his face on his shoulder while Wu Xiao's two hands tightly hugged Yiu's possessive back as if he would not let anyone else snatch his.

Although hugging him tightly. However, his blood-filled palm he hid behind the cloth of his long arm.

He didn't want her blood or Hai Ran's blood on a bit of her pretty clothes.

Yiu who was half surprised returned the hug stiffly, he focused more on his wet left shoulder.

Wu Xiao was crying!

"Please promise not to leave me no matter what."

Yiu furrowed his brows before replying awkwardly, "I promise. Now clear your mind and tell my brother, he'll definitely help."

Wu Xiao smashed his face in the recess of Yiu's neck a sign of agreement, inhaling the fragrant aroma of her peony before running left Yiu who was still fixated with a few words that became increasingly faint as the distance between the two got wider.

"Stay here and wait for me to come back, Jiefang Yiu."

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Braaks...

"Bad! We need to send troops right now! I'll teach you a lesson about those dogs!"

"Prince Huang, please watch your words."

Huang, who was in emergency discussions with several high-ranking royal officials, princes of the west, and of course the head of the government could not control his emotions.

In that not-so-great discussion room, he kicked down the large table in front of him while hissing not forgetting the imaginary smoke coming out of both ears before being reprimanded to re-press his emotions that were already at the top.

"Sorry, Your Majesty."

Xiao Ce who saw him only let out a small sigh, he knew that his younger brother was very sensitive by the name of Liu Yu and his minions.

The wound in his heart was more severe compared to Yiu or himself, and Xiao Ce would inevitably have to accept the change. He could not blame his sister.

Although now his brother is a Great General of the Kingdom but his brother's mind is currently being carried away by the hot current of emotions so he must avoid questions for his didi.

"Deputy General Rong, please give input."

"Please, Your Honor. I have a suggestion of dividing the troops to stand guard in two areas of Zhang Wu as well as one follow-up force. The first troops should be launched immediately given that this is a precarious state, they will be positioned at the border and the core of the kingdom while for the additional troops are relief forces with careful preparation and better-prepared equipment."

Xiao Ce nodded his head before turning his attention to Ming Zijing.

"Prince Ming Zijing, because of this precarious state you can return to your kingdom to warn the current conditions on Emperor Ming as well as keep watch to prepare troops there."

"Okay, Your Majesty."

"Is there any feedback?"

All were silent signs of approval for the deputy general's plan.

"alright. Prince Huang, please lead the army together with Prince Wu Xiao."

The brief discussion was finally over, Qiu Wang finally sent the help of five hundred troops who were ready to launch with the command of Prince Huang while the reserve force was held by Vice General Rong.

"Your Majesty, General Rong, I'm sorry for disturbing you. There are some things I need to talk to you about."

Xiao Ce and General Rong halted his steps shortly after Yiu with a bowed flat face blocked the exit.

"Please come with me to my residence."

Hearing that, General Rong was slightly surprised and felt uneasy. "Sorry, Princess. Is that .. I don't dare."

Understanding the view, Yiu replied in a soft voice that was too calm and expressionless, "I just want to show something .... Something that could change history."

The two men froze for a moment. General Rong lowered his head to Xiao Ce for approval. Because, a man is not allowed to enter the palace harem let alone the room of a princess except the emperor or the royal nuclear family.

Xiao Ce again had to massage his head which suddenly felt dizzy due to the behavior of his two younger siblings.

Come to think of it, his meimei was also acting strange today. He had never seen his sister as calm, no, this flat as his face after all this time, made him feel a little afraid of her.

He also did not speak or protest asking to be included in the mission this time as before. Throughout the discussion, his face was slightly bowed with a blank look and slightly pale lips.

"Your Majesty, please allow me to show it to you and General Rong."

Xiao Ce was forced to agree to it so that the three were now walking towards the Dahlia Pavilion which was Yiu's residence.

The three entered a fairly narrow hallway and turned around before meeting a worn-out wooden door at the end of the road.

Yiu who was walking the very front stopped his steps and turned around. "I want to tell you one more thing. The things I will show you today have the potential to cause war atrocities and more and more losses. Therefore, I want to ask for one thing to do."

The two men looked at each other before nodding in curiosity.

"Destroy these two weapons of my creation after 'he' and his kingdom are destroyed and the world is safe again."

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The distance between Qiu Wang and Zhang Wu in case it was half a day of traveling at a medium speed, with the speed now Wu Xiao estimating it would reach before sunset.

Their troops continued to walk non-stop, as if they were betting on time.

Not as per the estimates, they arrived at the border when the sun had set.

Justright. The situation at the border was very chaotic, from the top of the entrance gate many flames were raging, some of the gate stones were charred and cracked, most likely due to the explosion.

Many bodies scattered, rivers of blood flowed profusely accompanied by a pungent iron smell. The atmosphere was already very quiet, leaving only chaos here and there.

They're late.

There's nothing left.

Someone approached the corpse of a soldier nearby, he touched the pulse on his neck and then turned to touch the stab wound that was covered in blood.

He rose to his feet then approached the point where the explosion had occurred, with just one touch the man said to Prince Huang, "The body of the corpse is still warm and the blood on its body is still flowing, not yet thickened. The ash of this explosion is not too cold. I estimate they just left right at sunset and it's not too far away to catch up now."

Prince Huang nodded in response, his manic was fixed on Wu Xiao who was not too far away in front of him.

Wu Xiao's face instantly lost its color, he stopped breathing as he circulated his gaze, his right hand which was holding the horse harness slightly trembling.

His bead was instantly misty, his gaze faded, his legs and back felt limp so he even thought about dropping himself to the ground.

The swift footsteps of the horses approaching towards Wu Xiao were. A light pat from the person landed on Wu Xiao's shoulder as he said, "This is not the time to be sad. There's still something you have to save, they're still not far from here."

Wu Xiao glanced over from the corner of his eyes and found Huang already beside him. Wu Xiao raised his head, he tightened his grip on the horse harness before jerking his legs and hands.

Seeing Wu Xiao who had been speeding his horse through the dark streets, Huang immediately did the same along with a portion of his army according to the original plan.

Before long, they began to enter the dense forest area, Wu Xiao was still speeding his horse even leaving his soldiers who had already dashed with all their might behind.

Suddenly his speed slowed down, Wu Xiao spurred back his horse to run faster. However, it is useless.

His horse stopped and then collapsed to the ground with a rapidly expanding stomach plus he overstretched Wu Xiao's leg which fell along with him.

Luckily, Wu Xiao did not sustain any injuries and managed to pull his leg out. Before long, his troops came following with Huang who arrived first.

He got off his horse and approached Wu Xiao. His face looked calm under the moonlight, for only and should he be able to think clearly for now given Wu Xiao's unstable condition.

He watched Wu Xiao who looked frustrated, Huang again could only pat Wu Xiao softly on the shoulder. That was all he could do, comforting men was much harder than comforting women.

Their comforting manner could not be equated, it was impossible for him to comfort a burly man with a hug or a shoulder to lean on as well as a gentle elution in the hair all night.

He might get battered!

"We need to rest. Look at your horse, he's exhausted, so are my soldiers. They've been running for half a day, at least let them rest until morning."

Wu Xiao stared intently at Huang full of intimidation as if refusing his offer.

The Huang who was stared at so soon racked his brain to reason. "Hi Ran's army must have been resting too, they had just conquered the gate and must have been extremely exhausted .... We're leaving before sunrise, how? That way we can catch up with them, right?"

Wu Xiao still did not reply. However, he immediately sat himself on the ground while ruffling his long shapeless hair.

Huang sighed and gestured for rest and to build a camp.

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The faint rays of the sun began to adorn the sky in the eastern horizon, Huang and Wu Xiao's forces began their journey.

The sun is going up and up. However, the typical cold air of the morning still faithfully enveloped.

Just as the air began to heat up, Huang's forces entered the capital. Again they lost a step.

The warrior Bai Qing had already managed to break through the capital city which was actually the most difficult to break through when compared to other western countries.

The streets of the capital were deserted, all the windows and doors of the citizens were tightly shut, and there were several corpses of soldiers lying poor by the roadside.

The troops continued to walk unperturbed until the sound of the simple clanking of swords was heard clearly in the palace area.

The next sight was predictable. The palace has been breached! Initially Zhang Wu's forces were in a difficult situation. However, the reinforcements that Wu Xiao brought in helped them a little.

As expected, Bai Qing's forces came with very thorough preparations. The proof was that they were able to break through Zhang Wu's famous defenses was extremely strong.

Despite getting reinforcements, it only lessened the chances of dropping the kingdom even faster.

Wu Xiao broke through the crowd with his horse while his right hand was busy swinging a sword at Bai Qing's warrior.

He then got off on his horse and immediately ran through the main hall towards the palace harem. He must immediately meet the Emperor and the Empress.

He continued to circulate his gaze as his hands incessantly slashed at the soldier Bai Qing who was trying to block him.

While passing through the palace garden in the eastern corner of the kingdom he briefly saw the silhouette of two women running from the pursuit of Bai Qing warriors not far behind them.

They looked familiar, making Wu Xiao even more run up to them with great difficulty.

Wait for.

The soldier was already right behind them and was ready to swing the sword.

"Mother! A-Yeah!"

*ting....

Spring....

Spring...

Brucc*...

Someone came to dispel the sword and then dodged to do a lightning slash twice before kicking the soldier to the ground unable to move his fingertips.

The two women looked back, one of the women yelling, "Dad!"

"Run!!"

They had not had time to run away, Bai Qing's soldiers came from behind and tried to stab Emperor Zhang Wu's heart.

Wu Xiao who was looking from afar spontaneously shouted, "Dad, watch out!"

*jleb....

Dor dor dor*....

TB