Chapter 313 Asylum

Outside Qinian Palace, there is a rebel camp.

The big tent was filled with a tense atmosphere. Lao Ai's army attacked Qinian Palace for two consecutive days, but they were still unable to confront Wang Jian. Each attack was repulsed, and the morale of the army was low.

Lao Ai stood in front of the sand table, her face solemn and her head lowered. The surrounding staff and generals walked back and forth, marking the latest information back and forth, updating the situation between the enemy and ourselves on the sand table.

Everyone knew that Lao Ai was in a bad mood at this time, so they didn't dare to provoke him and kept some distance from him.

"Report!"

When the soldiers came in to report, Lao Ai immediately raised his head and growled as if there was a wild beast hiding in his throat.

"Has the Di army from the North arrived?"

"Information came from the front. Qiang Yu, the leader of the Qiang people in the North, led his troops to rebel and captured several cities in the North. After hearing about it, the Rongdi County Dukes immediately turned their troops and returned to support the rear."

"Get out!" Lao Ai yelled, not only to the soldier, but also to the surrounding staff and generals, "Get out!"

The people in the tent retreated one after another, leaving only Lao Ai, who sighed.

Things were more complicated than Lao Ai imagined. He had a large army here, and many of the intelligence points he had around him were out of control and there was no news.

The guards in the palace and the soldiers in the surrounding counties are all Qin people, and they are not strong in fighting ability and cannot be trusted. The only people Lao Ai can really rely on are his retainers, private soldiers and the Rong and Di troops.

But now, the thousands of cronies he had supported were gradually worn away in the two days of attack, and the losses were huge, but the Rong and Di troops were hindered and unable to come.

hateful!

Lao Ai punched the sand table in front of her, but her heart became more and more upset.

After finally trapping Lu Buwei, the troops of Lord Changping and Lord Changwen were also blocked. The situation was obviously very good, but there was no victory as expected by Lao Ai.

If he continues like this, he is not far from defeat.

Only taking a risk, Lao Ai looked aside. In the shadows, there was the woman who had never left.

"Stunning Salamander!"

"What are your orders, Lord Marquis?"

This woman wearing a spider mask has been here since the beginning, but she has never spoken, like a sculpture.

"I want you to perform a mission and assassinate Wang Jian!"

As long as Wang Jian dies, there will be no suitable leader for King Qin in the Qinian Palace, and Lao Ai's offensive will be much smoother. Maybe they could take advantage of the opponent's military morale to break into Qinian Palace.

Jing Salamander stood there, silent. Lao Ai frowned and asked.

"Are you scared?"

Before Jing Salamander could answer, there was a sound outside the tent door.

"Master Hou, the doctor is back!"

Ling Qi?

Since the war became anxious, Lao Ai almost forgot about Ling Qi's existence. After all, the latest intelligence was that Ling Qi led his army to besiege Zhao Shuang. After that, there was no progress.

"Let him in!"

The tent door was opened again, and the sunlight shone into the tent, which was a bit dazzling. Lao Ai squinted her eyes, unable to see clearly Ling Qi's face.

"Did you succeed there?"

Lao Ai's question was not answered, but Ling Qi continued to walk forward. When Ling Qi got closer and the surrounding light became weaker, Lao Ai could see his face clearly.

Lao Ai immediately pulled out the long sword that concealed the sun and pointed it at Ling Qi. His face gradually became stupid, saliva overflowed from the corners of his mouth, and when he saw Lao Ai, he ran towards him.

"Onmyoji!"

Lao Ai looked at Ling Qi who was falling into madness and cut off his head with a sword.

Blood sprayed out, and the headless corpse fell to the ground. Lao Ai was furious and felt like he was being teased.

"who is it!"

"Master Hou, why do you do this?"

A familiar voice came from outside. Lao Ai raised his sword and pointed it at the young man who walked in from outside the tent.

Zhao Shuang wore the Qin Army's Black Iron Army uniform, took off his mask, and looked at the bloody scene with a smile on his face, but he didn't care.

"Zhao Shuang!"

Everything in front of him undoubtedly proved Ling Qi's failure, but Lao Ai didn't know what happened there. Where were the thousand elites?

"You dare to appear in front of me?"

You know, this is among thousands of troops. Once Zhao Shuang comes, there is no possibility of leaving.

"Why are you doing this, Lord Marquis? It's not impossible for you and me to cooperate."

"Cooperation?" Lao Ai focused all her energy on Zhao Shuang. As soon as Zhao Shuang spoke, she put down the sword in her hand and smiled softly, "Has Mr. Hanyang finally figured it out?"

"certainly!"

Zhao Shuang's words gave Lao Ai some confidence. With Zhao Shuang's help, it would definitely be of great benefit to the current situation.

"Okay, if everything is accomplished, now the land of Qin, Sanchuan, Nanyang, Nanjun, Shu, and Badi will all belong to the king!"

Zhao Shuang smiled and seemed a little dissatisfied.

"That's it?"

Lao Ai thought for a while and then added.

"The land in Guanzhong is divided between you and me."

Zhao Shuang smiled and shook his head.

"That's it?"

Lao Ai's expression changed, this was the biggest concession he could make. At this time, he looked bright, but he was already in danger. He originally thought that Zhao Shuang came here to see the right opportunity to ask for a price, but the other party's appetite was greater than Lao Ai imagined.

"You don't want the whole Guanzhong, do you?"

Zhao Shuang laughed loudly and looked at Lao Ai, as if laughing at his naivety.

"Actually, there is another way to cooperate."

At this time, Lao Ai had already noticed something was wrong and raised the sword in her hand again.

"What do you want to do?"

"Take your head and make it my destiny!"

Zhao Shuang said leisurely, with a bit of confidence on his face.

"Stunning Salamander, kill him!"

Lao Ai was on guard against Xuan Jian who might appear at any time, and was very nervous.

The Jing Salamander unsheathed his long sword, and the sound of sword chanting echoed in his ears. However, Lao Ai only felt the whistling wind of the sword. Jing Salamander's sword did not hit Zhao Shuang, but it was already stained with blood.

The angle of view scrolled, and the world seemed to be spinning. In Lao Ai's field of vision, the blood-stained Salamander sword was swung. In front of its owner was a body without a head, which was very familiar.

Then, her vision gradually blurred, and in her confusion, Lao Ai saw Jingyu walking to Zhao Shuang's side, holding his hands in front of him, as if he was telling something?

In the end, everything comes to nothing.

There was blood in the tent, and there were loud shouts outside the tent.

Jingyu followed Zhao Shuang out of the tent and saw that the originally well-ordered camp was now in chaos, with the sound of fighting everywhere, and it was impossible to distinguish between ourselves and the enemy.

"Your Majesty!"

Several military officers came to the big tent with their soldiers and horses and saluted.

"The leader of the rebels, Lao Ai, is dead. You will lead your troops to eliminate the bandits and capture more than twenty heads of thieves, large and small."

"promise!"

As the military schools left, the area around the tent became empty again. Jing Salamander glanced at Zhao Shuang and said.

"Your deal and mine are complete today."

"Yan'er is in Zhaojia Village. However, if you mother and daughter want peace, it will be difficult. After all, the snare is still there."

Jing Salamander sneered and pulled out the sword in his hand. The sword that had just cut off Lao Ai's head was now on Zhao Shuang's shoulder.

"What else do you want to use me for?"

"Rather than using it, I'd rather give you a place to spend the rest of your life safely."

"Your Majesty, are you willing to protect our mother and daughter?"

"I'm always willing to help others, don't you know?"

Zhao Shuang smiled softly, avoided the edge of the Jingli Sword, and walked down the steps outside the tent. Jing Salamander looked at such an unruly person, but he never doubted his sincerity.

Finally, the Jing Salamander sighed, took a gamble, and followed.