Heartless Phoenix Queen - C220

If he continued forward through this valley, then he would reach the bottom of the river. And the last core of the formation would be the mine hidden in the stream.

The water thunder mechanism exploded around the five of them. Everyone scattered in all directions to avoid the water thunder attack. With her sharp eyes, Qu Shuangshuang discovered a bamboo pavilion in front of her.

“Hmph, I guess the mechanism mechanism is over there.” From her quiver, Ziyuan took out two simple branch arrows. She placed the arrowheads of the two arrows on top of the fire created by the explosion of the mine, creating a simple rocket. Then she nocked an arrow and fired the rocket at the bamboo house.

The others who were inspired quickly picked up branches and other combustible materials, lit them up, and threw them into the bamboo house.

Even more impressive was Mu Rong Xiu. Although he didn’t have any internal energy, he knew how to use his strength to fight. He used the chain in his hand to knock the water mine out of the water and towards the bamboo house. The bamboo house quickly exploded, and just as everyone guessed, the mechanism to control the mine was inside the bamboo house. Following the explosion of the bamboo house, the water mines stopped being shot out. The thick fog in the valley slowly dispersed.

“The formation is broken?” At this moment, Zi Yuan was somewhat uncertain.

“Yes, it broke.” Yun Ji confirmed.

Violet Garden immediately turned around and ran back. When the sky completely darkened, she saw the military flag of Helian!

At this moment, Helian Lie realized that the formation had already been broken. He rushed out the moment he heard the Queen had come. He hugged Zi Yuan, whose body was covered in blood.

Zi Yuan carefully caressed Helian Lie’s face and said, “You’ve gotten skinnier.” Then, he fainted in Helian Lie’s arms.

Helian Lie carried the blood-covered Zi Yuan. He felt a burst of sadness in his heart when he saw Feng Lingxue and the others rushing over with the Violet Garden. Although a man would not easily shed tears, at this moment, he could not help but shed tears of gratitude for the Violet Garden.

Feng Lingxue handed Murong Xiu and Qu Shuang to Helian Lie and told Helian Lie of the general situation. Then, he left with Yun Ji. Helian did not keep him and did not thank him. He could only hate himself for not having such a talented person like Yun Ji by his side. However, he was very surprised with Qu Shuangshuang. Especially when Feng Lingxue said that she wanted to properly raise this child, the suspicion in her heart grew.

Fortunately, Zi Yuan woke up in the middle of the night. Helian had been guarding Zi Yuan. After conversing with her about the relationship between husband and wife for a while, he asked about Qu Shuangshuang.

Zi Yuan explained in detail about his encounter with Qu Shuangshuang, as well as her performance over this period of time. When Helian heard this, he was extremely excited. Especially after knowing that this child also had some understanding of formations, he was even more excited. He even said that he would definitely search the entire world for an expert to guide Shuangshuang.

Instead, it was Zi Yuan who took the matter lightly. She said to Helian Lie, “There’s no need for that. In my opinion, these special opportunities like the Door Escape Armor can only be found by chance. If you deliberately try, you might not meet any truly capable people.

Then the couple agreed to leave camp for the night and leave the valley for a safer place. Then, with Murong Ta’s strength as a hostage, he would negotiate with Tang Ao, who was guarding the Hibiscus Courtyard.

Even though there were less than forty thousand soldiers left, they were all very excited over the destruction of the formation and the arrival of the Queen. Their morale was very high, and even Murong Xiu felt that he was inferior.

The next morning, they left the Hibiscus Mountains and set up camp at the foot of the mountain. Zi Yuan had changed into a clean military uniform and looked extremely handsome. She called Qu Shuangshuang over and asked if she was willing to be her disciple.

Qu Shuangshuang already had endless admiration for her, but when she heard that she wanted him as her disciple, how could she be unhappy? She immediately knelt down and called Zi Yuan her master.

Currently, the conditions were limited. Zi Yuan only taught Qu Shuangshuang a few simple moves with close-combat techniques. Qu Shuangshuang was extremely intelligent, learning all of these moves in just one morning.

At noon, Zi Yuan changed into a set of ordinary peasant woman clothes that he had ordered people to buy from the village nearby and gave Qu Shuangshuang a clean girl’s outfit. The two disguised themselves as mother and daughter as they prepared to sneak into the city.

In order to prevent anyone in the city from recognizing Zi Yuan, Zi Yuan deliberately darkened her face and used clay to pinch a large mole before gluing it to her chin. If one didn’t look carefully, even Helian Lie wouldn’t be able to recognize this appearance.

Thus, she picked up a basket of eggs and, carrying Qu Shuangshuang, pretended to be a peasant woman who was selling eggs inside the city, walking towards the city gate.

The city guards had no qualms about the pretend mother and daughter, and they told them passionately to remember to leave the city before the sun set, or they would not be able to return.

Zi Yuan’s mission this time was to deliver a letter that she and Helian Lie had forced Murong Xiu to write to Tang Ao so that their next plan could be carried out without anyone knowing.

Except, this mission had a big difficulty. The Violet Garden didn’t know where Tang Ao was in the city. This task of inquiry was handed over to Qu Shuangshuang, a smart girl of about ten years of age.

The two of them first sold eggs in the afternoon market, while Qu Shuangshuang chatted with the hawkers beside her. Unknowingly, they found out that General Tang was living in the master’s house.

So Shuangshuang pretended to play and left the market, and then Viola played the part of a peasant mother looking for her daughter. She left the market and met up with Qu Shuangshuang in an alleyway, then followed her route to the mayor’s residence. When she passed by a clothing store, she had an inspiration and went to buy two sets of clothes with Qu Shuangshuang. When the two of them came out of the clothing store, they were no longer dressed as peasant women or village girls. Instead, they had turned into the typical image of a mother and daughter in the city.

Violet Garden’s luck wasn’t bad. When she arrived at the City Lord’s Mansion, she just happened to see Tang Ao walk out of the main gate with a few of his followers. Violet Garden picked up a rock from the ground and abruptly exerted her strength. Tang Ao felt something smash into his waist. Lowering his head, he saw a rock and a ball of paper. He looked around warily, and his guards shouted “Who’s there?” and assumed a defensive stance.

Tang Ao picked up the ball of paper, opened it up and took a look. His expression immediately changed, and with a flick of his sleeve, he mounted his horse and galloped away. The two lackeys hurriedly mounted their horses and chased after her.

Tang Ao rushed all the way to the tower. He called for the deputy general to call a meeting, took the observation mirror, and headed up to the tower.

Looking through the mirror, he could vaguely see the flag of the northern troop of Helian troops fluttering in the wind. Tang Ao clenched his fists and immediately ordered the city to forbid the entrance and exit of the city.

The Violet Garden originally wanted to immediately evacuate the Hibiscus City, but she didn’t expect Tang Ao’s order to arrive so quickly. She brought Qu Shuangshuang to the city gates and watched helplessly as they closed the gates.

The people who wanted to leave the city complained, but there was nothing they could do. Some who were not from the city could do nothing but return to their hotels.

Qu Shuangshuang nervously pulled Zi Yuan and whispered, “Master, what should we do?”

Don’t worry, since we can’t get out, we’ll find a place to rest, “Zi Yuan said calmly.” After the sky turns dark, we can also check on the troops here. Tomorrow, there will definitely be a period of time where the city gates will open and someone will be sent out.

Just as Zi Yuan was about to leave, she heard someone shout, “There’s a notice! Look at the notice!”

She played the song and blended into the crowd, looking at the notice. Originally, the notice informed the citizens in Furong City that they were going to go out of the city to do business. They had to register at the yamen and apply for an exit certificate.

Zi Yuan told him about the contents of Qu Shuangshuang’s notice. After hearing it, Qu Shuangshuang said worriedly, “Then can’t we go out?”

Zi Yuan pinched her palm. “Don’t worry, there will be a way.”

They found a small hotel and stayed there. When night fell, Zi Yuan prepared to go alone to investigate the military. Qu Shuangshuang knew that she did not have any martial arts, so it would be troublesome if she went along with them. Therefore, she stayed obediently in the hotel.

When the sky was about to brighten, Qu Shuangshuang was shaken awake. She opened her eyes and saw Zi Yuan’s cold face. She suddenly hugged her and cried, “You’re finally back. I’m so afraid I won’t be able to see you again …”

Zi Yuan was stupefied by her actions. She patted Qu Shuangshuang’s back as if she was coaxing a child of her own, comforting the child.

On the other hand, Qu Shuangshuang did not cry for long. It was just a short moment, but she stopped sobbing and apologized to Zi Yuan.

Zi Yuan patted her head and said nothing more. She went out to buy breakfast. After having breakfast with Qu Shuangshuang, she paid the hotel bill and brought her to the city gate.

“Master, are you ready to leave the city?” Qu Shuangshuang couldn’t help but be curious as she watched Zi Yuan confidently walk towards the city gate.

“I only got one. I didn’t get anything from a child, so when I tell you to hug me tight, you have to hug me tightly, okay?” Zi Yuan instructed in a low voice.

Qu Shuangshuang’s eyes immediately lit up. She didn’t mind the lack of her exit certificate at all. On the contrary, the method Violet Garden was talking about right now made her feel even more excited and fond of it.

Sure enough, after Zi Yuan showed her one person’s exit pass, the guard at the gate asked her to continue showing her child’s pass. Otherwise, Qu Shuangshuang would not be allowed to leave the city.

Purple Garden pretended to argue with them, inciting the surrounding people to speak up for their mother and daughter, saying, “Is there anything urgent that the child needs to get out of the city?” Then, she suddenly ordered Qu Shuangshuang to “hold onto me tightly” and picked her up in one go. With a movement of her body, the mechanism on the dagger sheath that Feng Lingxue had given her opened and countless silver needles shot out, causing the guard to fall to the ground. As the surrounding citizens cried out in alarm, she had already carried Qu Shuangshuang away from the city.

The soldier who was not hit shouted, “Quick! Quickly report to General Tang that a spy has escaped! ”

By the time Tang Ao received the report that someone had been ordered to shoot arrows at the city gates, the Violet Garden had already escaped the range of the arrows. Tang Ao knew that he wouldn’t be able to catch this spy. Thus, he had no choice but to follow what the note said and negotiate with Helian Lie.

In the afternoon, the western garrison opened the city gates and headed for the northern camp to call out for battle.

“The fish took the bait.” Helian, who was changing the medicine on the injured skin of the Violet Garden, was extremely happy when he heard this news.

“Why don’t I go?” Zi Yuan decided to accept the challenge. After all, Helian was the ruler of a country.

However, Helian was unwilling. Zi Yuan immediately kissed him, gave him a long tongue kiss, and then picked up her sword. She ordered someone to bring her war horse and gallop out of the camp.

Tang Ao was a bit shocked when he saw the Violet Garden. Although he knew that the Violet Garden had broken his Eight Lightning Formation and saved Helian, he didn’t expect that she would respond so enthusiastically. To be honest, he was quite afraid of this woman.

“Yo, long time no see. You’ve already become a general?” Ziyuan rode up and down in front of him.

“Tang Ao greets the Empress of the Northern Yue.” In the end, Tang Ao still had the bearing of a general, and he quickly regained his composure.

“Hehe, your words are so polite. I still remember how you cried a few months ago in the courtyard of your Prince Regent. I didn’t think that you would become the king’s dog so soon.” Violet Garden’s tone was extremely mocking, causing Tang Ao to feel that it was ear-piercing.