458: Chapter 458 Divine Retribution

The night had not yet passed.

Lin Xiao had already arrived near Daxing Pass.

Along the way, the brutal state of the battle, just as he had expected, far exceeded that of Mohe.

Many corpses of the Khitan Army bore distinct arrowheads and saddle emblems.

These were the two elite units led by the remaining two Silver Wolf Generals of the Khitan: the Iron Arrows and the Silver Saddles.

Although Lin Xiao had previously wiped out the White Wolf Cavalry and the Iron Kite Army, the remaining two cavalry units were not to be underestimated.

Especially after drinking that eerie holy water, they would inevitably become a nightmare for the ordinary soldiers of the Central Plains.

Suddenly!

Lin Xiao saw that flaming arrows were falling from the watchtowers of Daxing Pass.

Waves of battle cries and screams pierced through the wailing night wind, reaching Lin Xiao's ears.

They were actually still sieging the city in the middle of the night!?

Lin Xiao accelerated his approach, using his powerful eyesight to clearly make out the battle situation in the darkness.

It was indeed the Yan Army and the Khitan Army engaged in an offensive and defensive battle.

Most of the Yan Army soldiers on the city walls were already wounded, yet they gritted their teeth as they fired arrows and threw stones.

But in the darkness, the Khitan Army soldiers, like geckos, were climbing up the city walls from all directions.

Days of fighting had left the city walls pitted and scarred, with many sections even collapsed.

What was even more terrifying was that although these Khitan Army soldiers were bleeding and wounded, they felt neither pain nor fatigue.

Every now and then, some Khitan Army soldiers would breach the walls, acting like frenzied beasts and posing a massive threat to the defenders.

Just then, a Khitan person with bloodshot eyes climbed over the wall from the darkness. With a sudden lunge and immense strength, he snapped the neck of a defending soldier!

After drawing a scimitar, this Khitan person grinned hideously and charged toward the defenders ahead.

Seeing this, the defending soldiers clearly understood that one person could not handle him, so three of them quickly stepped forward to fight.

But when they clashed, the opponent's strength was simply beyond what they could bear, and their weapons were quickly knocked out of their hands!

The Khitan person, blinded by bloodlust, hacked two defenders to death with "click-clack" sounds, then slashed at the third man.

The last defender, in a moment of desperation, grabbed a spear nearby and thrust it into the Khitan person's abdomen!

Yet, the Khitan person did not stop at all. Ignoring the fact that his body had been pierced, he strode forward, letting the spear pass through his body and drag out fragments of his internal organs!?

"Ah!!—" The defending soldier screamed in terror; the scene before him made him break down!

"Move aside!!" A figure rushed over and kicked the Khitan person who was about to swing his blade away!

The newcomer was dressed in black leather armor, with long hair tied up, and held a long sword with a gold hilt and python patterns in her hand.

Her delicate, pretty face was currently stained with blood, adding a touch of wild, heroic spirit; it was none other than Princess Li Xinglan!

"Pri... Princess?" the rescued soldier cried out.

Princess Li Xinglan had no time to pay attention to him, her eyes locked firmly on the fallen enemy.

That person, despite having a spear run through him, seemed to feel nothing and was trying to get up to continue the attack.

"Monsters! They are all monsters!!"

Princess Li Xinglan accelerated in an instant and decapitated the enemy with one sword strike, finally killing him completely.

Yet, such scenes were happening on the city walls of Daxing Pass at every moment.

Taking advantage of the night, these Khitan cavalrymen chose to abandon their horses, lurking around the outside of the city like nocturnal beasts.

In the nights when they should be resting, they launched tireless surprise attacks.

Princess Li Xinglan listened to the screams and sounds of terror coming from all around.

Watching the Khitan Army still constantly trying to climb up from below the city walls...

A feeling of powerlessness and confusion appeared in her mind.

What on earth was she doing?

She was just a mascot, not the true guardian deity of the Yan Region!

Wasn't she supposed to just come and boost morale, then retreat to the rear and wait for the Zhenbei Army to come and settle the situation in one fell swoop?

But now? How many days had they been fighting?

Seven days? Eight days? Or ten days?

She couldn't remember, and she didn't know how many days it had been since she had a good night's sleep.

Every time she closed her eyes, all she saw were those monsters with broken limbs and gutted stomachs, still crazily crawling toward her to fight!

"Damn you, Lin Xiao... I, this Princess, really believed your nonsense!"

You said I only needed to help watch the place and act as a puppet.

Is this how one acts as a puppet!?

If she hadn't learned some escape skills from Taoist Master Cangshuzi, she would have died countless times by now!!

But the cries for help and shouts from the soldiers brought Princess Li Xinglan back to reality.

She moved her legs, which were aching terribly and felt as heavy as lead, and charged toward the other end of the city wall.

Using nimble Daoist movement techniques, she once again slew a Khitan Army soldier and saved her own men.

Princess Li Xinglan raised her sword and shouted loudly:

"Brothers, hold on! Dawn is coming! General Wei and General Mu will be back soon!!"

"I, Princess Li Xinglan, am right here! If we win, I promise you promotions and wealth!!"

"If we lose, I, this Princess, will die with you!"

"Fight with me! Fight these Khitan mad dogs to the death!!"

Her hoarse shouts, under the night sky, finally brought a glimmer of comfort to the remnants of the defending army.

Although it was the first time they had heard a princess refer to herself as "this old lady," she was truly fighting for her life!

"The Princess is still fighting; brothers, we cannot admit defeat!!"

"For our fallen brothers! Fight these beasts to the death!!"

The haze of fear was swept away, and the defending soldiers within the city surged with fighting spirit once again.

Lin Xiao had just arrived at the battlefield at this moment, and a hint of pleasant surprise stirred in his heart; Princess Li Xinglan had truly grown quite a bit.

To be honest, at the beginning, he only thought that this girl had a streak of ruthlessness, but she was essentially just a wild girl from the jianghu, and he couldn't expect her to accomplish anything significant.

But Princess Li Xinglan's performance over this recent period forced Lin Xiao to re-evaluate this woman.

"It is time to end this."

Lin Xiao spread his arms in mid-air, feeling the flow of the wind, as if it were the breathing pulse of heaven and earth.

Rending Sky Azure Dragon Formation!

Countless azure sword auras instantly condensed in the air, falling like a storm toward the Khitan soldiers below.

Under the influence of Lin Xiao's powerful perception, the sword auras accurately struck the heads of every soldier.

"Thump, thump, thump!!" The sound of sword auras piercing through was low and crisp.

The defenders had no idea what was happening, only seeing streaks of azure light falling from above the city walls.

In just a moment's time, hundreds upon thousands of the Khitan Army had lost their lives.

"This... what is happening?"

"Is it a god? Has a deity sent down punishment?"

"I knew it, these monsters would definitely suffer Heaven's Retribution!!"

Princess Li Xinglan, however, knew it was not; this was clearly sword aura, a supreme sword master!

She ran to the middle of the watchtower and looked up, and sure enough, she saw a man in black robes descending gracefully.

When she saw that handsome scholar's face clearly, Princess Li Xinglan could not control her emotions; she ran up quickly, about to throw herself into Lin Xiao's arms.

Lin Xiao hesitated for a moment, but this time he did not refuse, allowing the woman to hold him tightly while also patting her on the back.

"Princess Li Xinglan, you have done well."