The Phoenix Reborn Book II

Chapter 88 There are No Rules

Realizing that the men before him were dumbfounded, Huang Miaoling raised his left eyebrow. "No welcome for me, Lieutenant General?” ask her with a quip.

Aware of his shock, Fang Yu immediately knelt on one leg while shouting, “S-greetings to Mingwei Junzhu.” Hundreds of soldiers who were there also greeted Huang Miaoling, following the actions of the number two leader of the army.

“Stand,” reply Huang Miaoling while stepping down from Mazu. He rubbed the horse's neck, then said to some of the soldiers. “It has been so long since my horse ran off, and it seems like that thing that made him lose control.” He turned his eyes to a soldier—si second man who had gossiped about himself—lalu said, “You, your name?”

Realizing that he was appointed, the man blinked his eyes, a little in disbelief. “A-A Pao.”

“A Pao, take this horse around town.”

“Ah?” The soldier looked confused. “M-bring Junzhu horse around town?” repeated with uncertainty, part of the feeling was based on his concern over Mazu's crazy attitude.

Huang Miaoling ignored A Pao's disbelief, then added, “Don't forget to inquire about every store owner.” A faint smile was plastered on his face. “Do my orders well. If later I asked about something and you couldn't answer it, the smile on Huang Miaoling's face disappeared, and there was only a cold look aimed at the soldier, “then don't blame me for imposing punishment on you.”

Hearing this, A Pao hurriedly exclaimed, “A-I received an order, Junzhu!” Without much ado, he received Mazu's harness from Huang Miaoling, then took the horse away. Although hesitant about whether he can ride it, but A Pao prefers to disappear first from the sight of Huang Miaoling. ‘E-either why .. I feel Mingwei Junzhu knows about my words about her ...,’ Inner A Pao. ‘Really shit mouth!’ he slapped his own mouth.

On the other hand, seeing A Pao hitting himself, Huang Miaoling frowned. ‘Did I just hand over Mazu in good hands?’ He started to worry that the soldier he was pointing at had a mental breakdown.

Of course Huang Miaoling had no idea what A Pao had talked about him about. Although he had hearing more than an ordinary human, but that did not mean he could hear more than hundreds of meters!

At this moment, Fang Yu asked, “Junzhu, what would make you come here?” He could not distract her from Huang Miaoling's figure of dressing up like a man, honestly.

“A squad leader visits his troops, isn't that a natural thing?” huang Miaoling replied, not intending to look polite and gentle. “Nanhan's forces take advantage of the internal conflicts that exist in the Wu Kingdom to attack him, who knows if the same will happen to Shi or not.”

Hearing Huang Miaoling's words, Fang Yu's forehead wrinkled. Although his position was only a lieutenant general of a small army, but he knew the implied meaning of the words of the woman before him.

‘Does Mingwei Junzhu mean to say that there will be people taking the opportunity to cause trouble inside Shi?’ guess Fang Yu inwardly.

Taking a quick look at Fang Yu's expression, Huang Miaoling knew that the man understood his intent. ‘Quick response, someone reliable.’ He turned his gaze to the surrounding soldiers, some gave a look of admiration, and some gave a look of dislike. “Lieutenant General Fang,” call him.

“Ready receive the order, Junzhu,” reply Fang Yu respectfully.

Huang Miaoling walked to the center of the field, then turned to stare towards the soldiers with flat faces. “Five of the best Longzhu troops, fight me now,” he said.

Huang Miaoling's words made Fang Yu pensive for a moment. “Y-ya?” he was a little worried that he heard wrong.

“You heard me,” said Huang Miaoling as he tilted his head slightly. “It doesn't take you to say it, but I know that most of you question my abilities. As an army that was supposed to serve under the emperor, you were instead transferred to a lady of my own. If you feel hurt, it is not a strange thing.” The woman grabbed two daggers perched on either side of her waist—dagger which was a gift from her husband. “As a martial arts expert, let's straighten out the problem with ability.”

The few warriors stared at each other, their faces showing shock and disbelief. Questions ran through their minds, questioning whether there would be any consequences if they harmed Junzhu. However, if they were to say that, wouldn't that be the same as assuming Huang Miaoling was incapable of resisting them?

Feeling that his subordinates were looking all wrong, Huang Miaoling rolled his eyeballs. “None of you can beat me,” he's sure of it. “Although there are, hundreds of people here are witnesses to my promise. I will not punish those who hurt me.” A grin was plastered on Huang Miaoling's face. “If they are able, I will not even hesitate to give a gift to the entire team. One hundred taels per person, how?”

Hearing this, the soldiers' eyes immediately sparkled. “Junzhu! You can't lie!” exclaimed one of the soldiers with vigor, unaware that there were some of the other soldiers who felt slightly humiliated by Huang Miaoling's challenge.

Huang Miaoling glanced at Fang Yu. “As a lieutenant general, you are one of the five people who should challenge me. Four more, you choose.”

Fang Yu sighed. “Junzhu, you don't have to do this.” He felt that Huang Miaoling was using this method to win the hearts of his soldiers, but really.

To Fang Yu, whoever was the one who became the leader was the one he would respect, including Huang Miaoling. Therefore, he would relent and not exert all his abilities in this fight. But what about the other four? With the reward of a hundred taels, it was not strange if anyone was tempted and put aside the relationship of their superiors and subordinates.

However, Fang Yu's good intentions were like two blades. Although his intention was to help, but it was also a way to insult Huang Miaoling, stating that he considered the woman weak.

Huang Miaoling was silent. Then, he put two daggers into his scabbard. This made Fang Yu think that Mingwei Junzhu was finally thinking clearly and realized that he was too rash.

Merely, Fang Yu's guess was a huge mistake.

In the next instant, Huang Miaoling shot towards Fang Yu at a terrifying speed. As soon as he arrived before the man, Huang Miaoling grabbed the man's collar and hand. Then, astonishingly, the woman threw Fang Yu to the ground.

Everyone who was there was speechless, frozen, especially Fang Yu who was still not fully aware of what had just happened. ‘A-what-what ..?’

It didn't take long for the four people who were representatives of the soldiers to get out of line. In contrast to Fang Yu, they were more prepared and had no intention of succumbing. Huang Miaoling's action of taking the chance when Fang Yu was off guard was considered a shame. Therefore, the reason they did not want to give up was not only because of money, but also because they felt they had to restore the honor of Longzhu Army, he said, proving that Fang Yu lost because Huang Miaoling attacked when the man was unprepared.

“Junzhu, please don't blame me for not being polite,” said a soldier with a stocky body.

Just as the warrior with a full body of muscles took a step forward, Huang Miaoling raised his hand. “Wait.”

Thinking Huang Miaoling was scared, the soldier asked, “Did Junzhu change her mind?” There were eyes from him.

“Fang Yu, I didn't slam you hard. Join them and attack me together,” said Huang Miaoling to make the other soldiers wide-eyed. “Day is near noon, and I still have to train you guys. Let's get this done quickly, don't waste time.”

Dark expressions adorned the faces of the four warriors. They felt that Huang Miaoling was really looking down on them.

On the other hand, Fang Yu felt that he had to raise his vigilance. As a man, as well as a soldier, he knew clearly that his body was not light, especially for a woman. However, Huang Miaoling could lift and slam his body to the ground so easily. It shows that the strength of the woman cannot be underestimated.

Fang Yu looked at the other four soldiers, and they nodded their heads, giving a sign that they were ready. Finally, Fang Yu lowered the command, “Forward!”

Seeing that his opponent had advanced, Huang Miaoling stood up calmly. His gaze swept a glimpse of the five soldiers before him, taking into account the distance left between him and those people.

After feeling the time was right, Huang Miaoling darted towards the five people. Then, nimble and accurate, Huang Miaoling stuck certain points on their necks. As a result, the five opponents ended up frozen in place, then collapsed forward, unable to move his body.

Staring at his opponent frozen on the ground, Huang Miaoling announced, “You lost.”

“I-ini—!” On the sidelines of the pain of returning to meet the ground, Fang Yu felt extremely shocked. ‘Science ... Muscle lock?’ Although he had to admit that Huang Miaoling really had an amazing knowledge, but it was not a science that was worth using in a fight like this. “J-Junzhu! Isn't this outside the rules?!” he exclaimed, representing the thoughts of the other soldiers who also did not accept the results.

What Huang Miaoling used was not a fighting style, but rather medical science!

Huang Miaoling scrunched his forehead, putting on a dislike face. A mocking smile was plastered on his face. “Rules?” repeat the woman. “Is there such a thing as rules in a war?” There was a burning fire on his black bead.

The deep voice used by Huang Miaoling when saying that made Fang Yu's heart feel cold. Coupled with his ears that were so close to the ground, he could clearly hear the footsteps of Mingwei Junzhu who was getting closer towards him. That said, Fang Yu's heart rhythm followed the tempo of the woman's footsteps.

From the corner of his eyes, Fang Yu saw Huang Miaoling arrive by his side. Simultaneously, he saw the woman grabbing a dagger at his waist. The shrill whistling resulting from the friction of the dagger's eyes on the scabbard made Fang Yu's heart beat even tighter.

“If in war there is a rule, then the Fifth Prince will not be a victim,” Huang Miaoling said as he raised his dagger high, ready to stick it on his target.

Huang Miaoling's action made some soldiers unable to resist shouting, “Junzhu!” No one would have thought that Huang Miaoling was such a terrible woman.

Seeing the pointed tip of the dagger pointing at him, Fang Yu held his breath and closed his eyes. The sound of a sharp object that stuck in was clearly caught by the man's ears.

However, there was no pain surrounding him.

Fang Yu opened his eyes. He was pensive when he realized that Huang Miaoling had just stuck a dagger on the ground, so close to his face. ‘D-he didn't kill me,’ his inner self with cold sweat that started down his forehead.

“If there is a rule, then the Kingdom of Wu will not fall.” Huang Miaoling's heart was hot as Fang Yu's statement about ‘atur’. The woman turned and looked at the other soldiers. “If in this world there are rules, then there is no such thing as war.” He added, “As a true warrior, as a royal warrior, and as a protector, you should know that in this era of chaos.

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*Author who is visiting from the headquarters gate*: Hanjay\, G. G. Miaomiao.

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A/S:

Pas make this again sleepy, so if something goes wrong, moon maap.