Chapter 534: Chapter 534- Good News
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
‘Qing’er, Qing’er is here?’
Long Ling had taken a hit to his shoulder. It was also because Xiao Zeyu’s spear was too blunt to pierce through Long Ling’s armor that he had managed to escape. He wanted to launch a sneak attack on Xiao Zeyu but was interrupted by a loud explosion. Long Ling turned in shock and saw his subordinates blasted into the sky.
Just as Long Ling was shocked that the power of this weapon was ten times stronger than before, another cannonball flew over and exploded in the dense Wan Clan army. It was equivalent to saying that they had gathered together to make it more convenient for them to explode.
Long Ling realized this and hurriedly shouted to retreat, but the explosion drowned out his voice. Three consecutive sh.e.l.ls killed and injured half of the Wan army. The remaining soldiers were also frightened by this terrifying weapon and looked for a hiding place.
This thing was too terrifying. It could not even see the enemy’s shadow and would be blown to pieces. This was more terrifying than being beheaded.
Xiao Zeyu’s eyes lit up as he raised the spear in his hand and shouted out heroically,
“Kill them.”
“Kill them. Kill, kill…”
Seeing that the reinforcements had arrived, the Xiao Family’s army no longer had the determination to die. They all revived with total health, and their shouts resounded through the sky.
“Shoot arrows.”
After Su Qing fired all the sh.e.l.ls, she ordered the 100 cavalrymen to shoot at the Wan Family soldiers who had escaped the explosion.
“Retreat, retreat.”
Long Ling didn’t know how many reinforcements had come. Seeing such a dense rain of arrows, he used his halberd to deflect the flying arrows and shouted for the three armies to retreat.
Xiao Zeyu led his men in pursuit. He, Zhong Yong, and Zhang Jinglin were all fierce generals. The three of them were invincible when they joined forces. They slaughtered the Wan Family Army and wiped out those lagging. This battle was an earth-shattering victory. It was an unusually difficult one.
The Wan Clan Army quickly retreated to the camp like a tide. Xiao Zeyu was afraid he would be ambushed, so he did not continue chasing. He pulled his horse and looked at Su Qing with a smile.
Qing’er was his lucky charm. She had turned the tables the moment she arrived.
Su Qing did not partic.i.p.ate in the battle. When she left Jingshi Dao, her Martial Uncle Zhou Bo had told her to kill less and acc.u.mulate more merit. Su Qing did not care about merit or not.
She was afraid of hurting the child in her stomach, so she let the men do the war. She only helped to deliver the weapons.
“Qing’er.”
Xiao Zeyu rode his horse to Su Qing’s carriage. Seeing Su Qing sitting in the carriage, Xiao Zeyu’s eyes were filled with doubt.
According to Su Qing’s personality, she would complain about the slow ride. She must have come on horseback. Was she not feeling well?
Xiao Zeyu couldn’t sit still anymore as he thought about this. He dismounted and strode to the front of the carriage, carefully sizing Su Qing up.
“Qing’er, are you feeling unwell?”
“No, I’m not.”
Su Qing looked at Xiao Zeyu and smiled but didn’t reply. They were on the battlefield. She’s waiting for him to go home and close the door.
The city gate was opened. The people in the city thought that the city was going to be destroyed. They didn’t expect there to be a turning point.
Seeing Xiao Zeyu accompanying Su Qing into the city, the commoners were all jumping for joy. The one who took the lead to shout ‘Long live’ immediately followed suit.
“Long live the Xiao family’s army, long live the young master…”
This scene was too shocking. Su Qing sat in the carriage and looked at the excited commoners. She also felt that these commoners were not bad and worthy of protection.
“You should thank my wife. She came in time to save all of us.”
Xiao Zeyu raised his hand to stop the citizens from shouting Long live. He held Su Qing’s hand and got out of the carriage. He didn’t want to take credit; he wanted everyone to know that Su Qing had saved them.
“Long live the Young Mistress!”
Hearing the Young Master’s words, the commoners looked at Su Qing with fiery eyes. The Young Master’s wife was as beautiful as a fairy. It must be a fairy from heaven who had come to save the commoners from the fire and water.
Amidst the cheers, Xiao Zeyu held Su Qing’s hand as they walked through the crowd. Su Qing’s mood was a little different now that she was being treated like the moon by the stars. She wasn’t as cold anymore and felt warm.
Xiao Zeyu brought Su Qing back to the main tent. He still had to lead people to reinforce the city so that he couldn’t stay by Su Qing s side.
“Qing’er, you should rest well. I still have to reinforce the city.” Now that the city’s rolling trees and thunder stones were all used up, they had to organize the people to cut down trees on the mountains outside the city. However, it was dangerous outside the city, so the soldiers had to follow them to protect them.
“Alright.”
Su Qing was pregnant, and she was exhausted from the long journey. Anyway, the danger in Luo City has been lifted. She needed to take a shower and sleep. When she woke up, she still needed to make artillery sh.e.l.ls. The artillery sh.e.l.ls she brought were all used up, and she needed to replenish them as soon as possible to prevent the Wan Family Army from making a comeback.
Xiao Zeyu saw the tiredness on Su Qing’s face, and his heart ached as he caressed her face,
“Have a good sleep. I’ll order someone to bring you some food later.”
“Alright.”
Su Qing nodded. She suddenly felt nauseous when she saw the blood and brain matter on Xiao Zeyu’s battle robes.
” Urgh, urgh…”
Su Qing couldn’t help but vomit, which frightened Xiao Zeyu. He hurriedly came over to take her pulse,
“Did Qing’er catch a cold?”
When he felt her pulse, Xiao Zeyu looked at Su Qing in surprise,
“…. Qing’er?”
“You’re going to be a father.”
Seeing that Xiao Zeyu had already felt her pulse, Su Qing smiled and nodded. Her gaze was gentle as she rubbed her belly, and the smile on her lips was filled with joy.
“That’s great, Qing’er. This is the best New Year gift you’ve given me.”
Xiao Zeyu was overjoyed. He wanted to hug Su Qing, but he was afraid that the smell of blood on his body would make her vomit again. He walked back and forth excitedly in the tent. His eyes were like the dazzling sun, shining with joy. Their Xiao family had an heir, and he and Qing’er were having a baby.
“Where are the clothes I made for you?”
Su Qing saw that Xiao Zeyu was still wearing his old clothes under his armor and asked casually.
Zhong Yong drooped his head and said listlessly,
“Master hit me. I lost my big brother’s clothes.”
“Lost?”
Su Qing frowned. She had spent a few nights making those clothes. She wanted to let Shuisheng wear new clothes for the new year. Every single needle and thread was her love for him.
“When Zhong Yong came, the Wan Family Army surrounded Luo City. He went through thousands of troops alone and lost the clothes in the fight.
Xiao Zeyu quickly explained on Zhong Yong’s behalf. His heart ached even more than Su Qing’s. That was a New Year’s gift that Qing’er had rushed to make for him.
“That’s not your fault. Good job.”
When Su Qing heard he had lost his clothes on the battlefield, she no longer blamed him. Su Qing took out the pouch that Jiang Yuyan had embroidered for Zhong Yong and handed it to him.
“This is the pouch that Jiang Yuyan asked me to give you.”
“Thank you, Master.”
Zhong Yong held the purse with both hands as if he had found a treasure. He smiled happily. He thought he would not live past today and never see Yu Yan again! Fortunately, his master was here.
Luo City was busy strengthening the city’s defenses and preparing weapons for defense. Long Ling’s side was greatly injured. After counting the number of people, he found several thousand people had died. This was the most tragic death since the establishment of the Wan Family Army. He had already thought of his fate. His face was ashen as he wrote a memorial to the Emperor, reporting that terrifying killing weapon to the Emperor..