Chapter 23 Leaving Kyoto, Battle of the Armies

After chatting with the eldest princess and the second prince for a while, Ye Qi planned to go back.

Seeing Ye Qi was about to leave, Li Yunrui stopped Ye Qi.

"Are you interested in joining the Junshan Club?"

The so-called Junshan Society has a complex membership composition.

It involves the Ming family, the two priests of the Qing Temple, Lin Ruofu, Ku He, Si Gu Jian, Ye Liuyun (a chess piece planted by Emperor Qing), etc., and their strength is unfathomable.

Their original purpose was to do some secret dirty work for the Qing Kingdom, such as assassination and money-making, but later they united for the goal of assassinating Emperor Qing and became a force against Emperor Qing.

"Junshan Club? Sure!"

So, Ye Qi joined the Junshan Society founded by Li Yunrui.

After joining the Junshan Society, you can use Li Yunrui's power to communicate with other grandmasters.

Ten days have passed since I joined Junshan Club.

There is still no news about Zhan Yueyue's marriage.

Ye Qi could no longer bear it. Emperor Qing was testing his patience.

In the past few days, Ye Qi has reported on the marriage between the eldest princess Zhan Yueyue and the eldest prince Li Chengru.

As a result, it was temporarily shelved by Emperor Qing on the grounds of being busy.

Ye Qi also decided not to wait any longer. Since you have put the marriage on hold, the marriage will not take place.

Ye Qi told Zhan Yueyue about this, and Zhan Yueyue was also very angry: "You don't take our Da Qi seriously at all. Let's go back to Bei Qi!"

The next day, Ye Qi led the Northern Qi delegation to leave Kyoto.

Depart from the North Gate.

The guard tried to stop him but was kicked away by Wang Jian.

About a mile out of the city, they encountered pursuers from the Qing Kingdom.

Gong Dian, the deputy commander of the imperial guards and commander of the palace guards, led a thousand imperial guards out of the city.

On the other side, Fan Xian was ordered to lead a thousand black cavalry to surround from another direction.

One thousand imperial guards and one thousand black cavalry blocked the Northern Qi delegation's way forward.

Fan Xian asked, "Commander Ye, why are you in such a hurry to leave Kyoto?"

Ye Qi snorted, "My Northern Qi delegation has been in Kyoto for more than a month, and they haven't mentioned a word about the eldest princess's marriage. They don't take our Qi country seriously!"

"I don't mean that, Commander Ye. It's just that your Majesty has been busy lately. Once your Majesty is done with matters, the marriage of the eldest princess and the eldest prince will naturally be put on the agenda."

“When will it be completed?”

"I don't know about this either."

Ye Qi sneered: "You mean, this matter depends entirely on Emperor Qing's mood?"

Fan Xian was a little embarrassed: "That... you can't say that."

"What should I say?"

"Commander Ye, calm down. Let's go back to the city first, and we can discuss the rest."

Ye Qi shook his head: "I'm sorry, Fan Xian, I can't go back to Kyoto. We have decided to leave Nanqing, right, Princess?"

Zhan Yueyue said loudly while sitting in the carriage: "Yes, we will not return to Nanqing. We Beiqi people will not accept this humiliation!"

Ye Qi shrugged: "Master Fan, you heard it too, make way!"

Fan Xian glanced at Gong Dian, the deputy commander of the Imperial Guards. Gong Dian said, "Commander Ye, I have been ordered to keep you in Kyoto. None of you can leave Nanqing today!"

"So you mean you won't let me?" Ye Qi narrowed his eyes.

Gong Dian drew out his sword: "Your Majesty has ordered that the Nanqing envoys are not allowed to leave Kyoto. Anyone who disobeys the order will be killed!"

Ye Qi smiled: "Isn't Emperor Qing very busy? I think he can handle this matter quite quickly. I must leave for Kyoto today!"

As Ye Qi finished speaking, two thousand Snow Dragon Riders rushed over from a distance.

It had been expected that Emperor Qing would send troops to intercept them, and the Great Snow Dragon Cavalry had already been waiting in the nearby forest.

The murderous aura of the Great Snow Dragon Riders frightened the Black Riders and the Royal Guards and caused them to retreat.

"Fan Xian, Gong Dian, are you going to give way or not?!" Ye Qi drew out his Overlord Spear and pointed it at the two of them.

Fan Xian was somewhat frightened by this scene, and his head was buzzing for a moment.

Gong Dian said sternly: "No!"

"All troops, listen up! Charge and kill the Royal Guards and the Black Knights!"

Ye Qi shouted loudly, holding the Overlord Spear and rushed towards Gong Dian. The Great Snow Dragon Riders galloped towards the Imperial Guards and the Black Riders.

Wang Jian faced Fan Xian head-on.

Fan Xian finally reacted and faced the enemy with a knife.

Ye Qi rode his Red Hare to Gong Dian. Facing Gong Dian, who was at the peak of the eighth rank, Ye Qi knocked him off his horse with a spear and pierced his chest.

Gong Dian stretched out his right hand, and the next second he closed his eyes and died.

The Great Snow Dragon Riders, the Royal Guards, and the Black Riders also engaged in battle.

These guards and black knights are no match for the Snow Dragon Riders who have been fighting for two years.

You know, the Great Snow Dragon Riders have the strongest soldiers, the strongest horses, and the best equipment.

Each person was transferred from various barracks to fight one against ten.

Faced with the charge of the Great Snow Dragon Riders, the Royal Guards quickly began to collapse, with only the Black Riders still resisting.

The defeat was so disastrous that some guards were so frightened that they fled in panic.

The Royal Guards were mostly infantry, so they could not outrun the cavalry. Soon, the Royal Guards suffered heavy casualties.

As for Fan Xian, he was easily defeated by Wang Jian.

Fan Xian’s current strength is only at the peak of the eighth rank, while Wang Jian, like Ye Qi, is already half a step away from being a grandmaster.

If Ye Qi had not asked Wang Jian to let him go, Wang Jian would have killed Fan Xian with a single sword.

Fan Xian spat out a mouthful of blood, sat on the ground and looked around in horror.

The scene before him was like purgatory. Soldiers were killed one after another, and their blood soaked the ground. The shouts and sounds of collisions all stimulated Fan Xian's mind.

He had never experienced such a large-scale battle and such a terrible battlefield.

"Stop, stop fighting!" Fan Xian covered his chest and shouted loudly.

"Please, stop fighting!"

No matter how much Fan Xian shouted, it was of no use. The sound of horse hooves drowned out his voice. For the first time, Fan Xian felt how insignificant he was.

Fan Xian stood there staggering, looking at Ye Qi who was riding on a warhorse not far away.

Ye Qi's eyes were sharp and he was always paying attention to the situation on the battlefield.

Fan Xian gave a bitter smile. Compared to those who had actually been on the battlefield, he was nothing.

Finally, the battle was over.

It only lasted about ten minutes.

The first five minutes were spent fighting, and the second five minutes were spent slaughtering by the Snow Dragon Riders.

Ye Qi's two thousand Snow Dragon Riders wiped out the other side's one thousand guards and one thousand black riders at the cost of losing one hundred of their own.

I have to say that the Black Knights were still very powerful. They fought tenaciously and killed a hundred Snow Dragon Riders.

As for those guards, they were pure scoundrels, but their performance was very remarkable, killing several large snow dragon horses.

At this time, the only person from Nanqing standing in front of Ye Qi was Fan Xian.

"Kill me!" Fan Xian said in a trance.

Ye Qi didn't say anything and passed by Fan Xian.

With a pointed spear, he led the delegation and cavalry to continue advancing towards Northern Qi.

Looking at the corpses scattered all over the ground and Ye Qi's departing figure, Fan Xian shouted in a state of collapse: "Why, why did you kill them?"

"Our two countries have different positions. Go back and tell Emperor Qing that I will invade Kyoto soon. Tell him to be prepared!"

Ye Qi walked further and further away and disappeared from Fan Xian's sight.

Wang Qinian came running over from not far away and supported Fan Xian.

"Master Xiao Fan, are you okay?!"

"I'm fine, help me back."

Fan Xian was in a trance and fainted in Wang Qinian's arms.

Wang Qinian looked at the direction where Ye Qi left and sighed: "There is a killer god in Northern Qi, and Qing is going to suffer."

After a while, Qin Ye's son Qin Heng arrived with a thousand Qin family soldiers.

He wanted to continue chasing, but was stopped by Wang Qinian.

Looking at the more than 2,000 corpses outside the city, Qin Heng swallowed and decided to go back and ask for instructions.

(End of this chapter)