Chapter 86: Over Northern Qi troops surrounded Li Chengyun! Saint Begonia was abandoned? Uesugi Tiger made his choice!

Uesugi Tiger chewed a few mouthfuls of the roast meat, raised the corners of his mouth slightly, and said:
"You all think that a sheep has entered the tiger's mouth, but what if it is a tiger that has entered the flock of sheep?"

Upon hearing this, the deputy general laughed loudly and said:
"The general also has his moments of humor. Once Li Chengyun steps into our encirclement, there is no need to do anything. We will just fire thousands of arrows at him. Even a great master will not be able to escape death!"

Uesugi Tora smiled faintly but said nothing, yet he had his own plans in mind.

He also didn't think that Li Chengyun could escape this trap, but he didn't dare to underestimate the power of the grandmaster.

After all, this man once fought two people alone. Who knows if he has any secret method to escape?

Suddenly, a trace of solemnity flashed across his brows, and he said in a deep voice:
"But we still need to act with caution and not slack off! I just received a secret report that there seems to be unusual movement on the border of Nanqing, and troops are being dispatched."

Upon hearing the news, the deputy general's expression suddenly changed, and it was obvious that he had never heard of this matter. His worry was evident in his words:
"General, there are unusual movements on the Nanqing border, and they are obviously targeting us! Now that our border defenses are lax, they may take advantage of the situation and sneak in! Do we need to send troops back to reinforce the border defense?"

As an important general at the border, he cares about the safety of the border more than anything else.

Uesugi Tiger shook his head slightly and said thoughtfully:
"I know they may have some thoughts, but the most urgent thing right now is to kill Li Chengyun. This is a strict order from your majesty and the queen mother! Without the order from above, we can only move forward!"

Upon hearing this, the deputy general's barbecue instantly became tasteless, and he said worriedly:

"But if Qing Kingdom comes out in full force, won't the border be in danger?!"

Uesugi Tora nodded in agreement and swallowed the remaining meat in his hand without chewing.

Then, he stood up suddenly, with a look of determination in his eyes:

"Therefore, we must speed up our actions! At all costs, we must kill Li Chengyun in a short period of time! Otherwise, we will become the eternal sinners of Northern Qi!"

Upon seeing this, the deputy general quickly swallowed the remaining barbecue in his mouth, stood up, and said firmly:
"General, please give the order!"

"it is good!"

Uesugi Tiger gave an order, picked up the long sword from the ground, pointed the tip of the sword towards Li Chengyun, and said sternly:
"The army will march out immediately, target - Li Chengyun!"

"As ordered!"

After receiving the order, the deputy general did not dare to be negligent in the slightest. He immediately passed the order down layer by layer, quickly infiltrating it to every battalion and every soldier.

Soon, the Northern Qi army was awakened like a sleeping lion, ready to move.

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At this moment, Li Chengyun was sitting upright in the carriage, closing his eyes and enjoying the breeze on his face leisurely.

However, the tranquility did not last.

Suddenly, the horse pulling the cart seemed to sense something, and it pawed the ground restlessly with its hooves, making a series of subtle but ominous sounds.

In an instant, Li Chengyun sensed a slight tremor coming from the ground, as if a giant beast was about to wake up under the earth.

He suddenly opened his eyes, his gaze was as sharp as a sword, piercing through the void.

In the distance, dark clouds were seen looming over the city, and the Northern Qi army was surging in like a tide, so majestic that it blocked out the sky and the sun.

At a glance, the army numbered hundreds of thousands! It was like a vast iron sea, magnificent and powerful.

More than 100,000 soldiers gathered together and surrounded the carriage that Li Chengyun was riding in. It was so tight that they were like stars surrounding the moon, but they were also hiding murderous intentions.

If you look down from the air, the view is even more shocking!
It was a black torrent, rolling and roaring, but in the middle there was an extremely tiny white dot, which was the carriage where Li Chengyun was.

It's like a small boat, swaying in the strong wind and huge waves.

"Tap Tap!"

The sound of the Northern Qi army marching was like the only rhythm between heaven and earth, roaring and reverberating, shaking the sky. They were like a black torrent, rushing endlessly, invincible, crushing all obstacles, and everything trembled under their feet.

Li Chengyun, Haitang Duoduo, Lao Huang and the carriage were like small fish and shrimps in this torrent, precariously in danger and seemed about to be crushed to pieces by this ruthless force at any time.

Facing an army of more than 100,000, Li Chengyun and the other two were like duckweed on the lake, floating alone and helpless. They could only wait for the judgment of fate and the devastating moment.

In the blink of an eye.

The dark army had approached to within dozens of meters, forming an encirclement that seemed to have no end, like a net of death, trapping them tightly.

At this critical moment, a narrow gap suddenly appeared in the black encirclement, like a crack in the night sky.

Uesugi Tora rode a tall horse, looking majestic, followed by several lieutenants. He walked out slowly from the gap, like the god of death arriving.

The gap closed again.

Uesugi Tora's gaze penetrated the heavy encirclement and fell on the carriage.

He drew out his sword, the sword light flashed, pointing directly at the carriage and at Li Chengyun in the carriage. A cold murderous aura spread, making the entire battlefield tremble.

"Nanqing's Prince of Yan, Li Chengyun, listen up! I am the Northern Qi general Shang Shanhu. I am here today on the orders of His Majesty and the Queen Mother!"

"My Northern Qi army of more than 100,000 strong has surrounded you like an iron barrel. Stop struggling in vain. Surrender quickly and you can still save your life!"

"This general is magnanimous and will grant you a quarter of an hour to think about it! After a quarter of an hour, if you still refuse to surrender, this general will order a thousand arrows to be fired at once. By then, I'm afraid you will be shattered to pieces and die without a complete corpse!"

Uesugi Tora's words were cold and there was no room for compromise in his tone.

Li Chengyun's fate is already clear.

Either surrender or be captured by him and sent to Shangjing.

Otherwise there is only one way out: death!
After saying this, Uesugi Tora waited quietly for Li Chengyun's response.

However, there was total silence on Li Chengyun's side, without any movement at all.

Lang Tao, who was standing by, was stunned when he heard what Uesugi Tora said.

After leaving Dongyi City, he did not choose to return to Northern Qi, but was determined to find Shangshan Hu, wanting to kill Li Chengyun with his own hands and avenge his master Ku He.

Now that the encirclement was complete, he followed Uesugi Tora's footsteps and came in front of Li Chengyun.

He wanted to witness Li Chengyun's desperate death with his own eyes, but was frightened by Uesugi Tora's words.

He looked up in astonishment, looked at Uesugi Tiger, and shouted:
"General, you must not shoot! His Majesty has issued a strict order that we do our utmost to protect the Saint!"

"If you insist on shooting, won't Junior Sister Haitang also be doomed?"

He still had Haitang Duoduo in his heart and didn't want to see her die.

Hearing Lang Tao's words, Shangshan Hu couldn't help but show disdain:
"Lang Tao, you must remember that when Master Ku He was here, Haitang Duoduo became the Saint Haitang!"

"Now that the national teacher has passed away, the name of the saint has naturally vanished! She herself was not well-trained in learning and hiding, and was captured by Li Chengyun and fell into the hands of the enemy. She should have committed suicide to thank the world!"

"But he is still lingering on until now, which shows that he is a coward who is greedy for life and afraid of death!"

"How can such a person be worthy of being the Holy Maiden of Northern Qi? And certainly not worthy of being spared by this general!"

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(End of this chapter)