It was unfortunate for Bao Bao, as the imperial troops hadn't seen what was thrown at them and were busy dodging. Bao Bao landed heavily on the ground, still unconscious. However, I saw clearly that she was only thrown, and had suffered no other injuries. With Bao Bao's foundation, there would be no problem.
The surrounding imperial troops saw that it was Official Zheng and quickly helped Bao Bao up, carrying her to a safe area outside the formation.
Since Bao Bao was fine, I turned my attention back to Xiao Nu. She had already engaged the Jing Zu, still holding half a spear shaft. The two were still within a blank circle, but Xiao Nu's aura was far inferior to Bao Bao's. She was hunched forward, her hands spread wide, almost touching the ground. Compared to her opponent, she looked more like a demoness!
Xiao Nu was human, there was no doubt about it, just that her skin was darker.
Because of the previous throw, the large Jing Zu didn't dare to underestimate Xiao Nu. The two were even exchanging words. Perhaps the Jing Zu thought her opponent was also a Jing Zu and wanted to condemn Xiao Nu from a moral high ground.
After exchanging a few insults, the Jing Zu attacked first, swinging an arm. Xiao Nu stood still. Just as the Jing Zu's mighty slap was about to land, Xiao Nu actually grabbed the Jing Zu's arm and, like a monkey, climbed onto its shoulder along its arm. The Jing Zu roared in anger and tried to grab her with its other hand. Xiao Nu then moved behind the Jing Zu, knelt on its neck, raised the half spear shaft in her hand high, and fiercely jabbed towards the Jing Zu's cervical vertebrae!
The Jing Zu seemed to have been acupunctured, frozen in its clawing and flailing posture. Xiao Nu jumped off it and walked directly out of the circle. Dozens of enemy soldiers dared not stop her, and parted to create a passage. However, the outer enemy forces didn't know what had happened inside. When they looked back, they saw a small female soldier of the imperial army, wearing the uniform of a cannon crew, and immediately came to surround and attack her.
I didn't see clearly how Xiao Nu fought. I only felt that she seemed to have passed through the enemy's defense. Wherever she passed, the enemy formation collapsed like a rat hole being blown up, falling down in heaps!
In one go, thirty to forty enemies were dealt with by Xiao Nu!
Xiao Nu returned to her own ranks, but did not join the battle. Instead, she ran to the rear, possibly to check on Zheng Bao Bao's injuries.
Bao Bao was fine. She had woken up and was looking for a horse, presumably to charge back into the fray.
I looked back at the enemy circle. The Jing Zu was still standing motionless, a spear shaft stuck in the back of its neck. A bold enemy general came over and asked something. The Jing Zu remained unmoved. The enemy general, who was on horseback, poked the Jing Zu's chest with the butt of his spear. The Jing Zu swayed in place, lost its balance, and crashed to the ground. The rebel soldiers surrounded it and then quickly dispersed.
It was obvious that she had been poked to death by Xiao Nu...
Perhaps I could understand that Zheng Bao Bao, due to continuous fighting and exhaustion, couldn't quite withstand the Jing Zu's attack. However, Xiao Nu stepped up and killed the Jing Zu in one move!
A good student who consistently scores 95 might be understood for occasionally scoring 80. But for a transfer student to immediately score 100 and even complete the bonus questions, doesn't that directly prove she is the top student!
I must have this person. Let her be dark. Anyway, as a ghost, when she enters the mortal world, she is transparent most of the time, so black or white doesn't matter.
With the Jing Zu slain, the morale of the rebels was further dampened. After another ten minutes of fighting, the rebel leader in the center saw that the tide had turned and proposed to surrender. What I didn't expect was that Li Yuanhao accepted the surrender, which was contrary to our predetermined strategy. I was about to go out and persuade him not to leave any loose ends, but the distance was too great, and I was at a height, unable to use the Gale Force Technique. I might end up crashing to the ground and dying, so I had to take a detour to the city gate below.
By the time I borrowed a horse and galloped out of the city to Li Yuanhao's banner, the enemy rebels had already laid down their weapons and were being orderly transferred into the city!
I dismounted, frowning and asking, "What's going on! Wasn't it supposed to be a complete annihilation!"
"This is His Majesty's command," Li Yuanhao said, pointing to a pigeon on a soldier's shoulder. It wasn't King Yama who had transformed into a pigeon. She hadn't participated in the battle and was still on the circular mountain, likely directing remotely.
I surmised that even if Li Yuanhao became the King of Xiliang, he wouldn't dare to falsify an imperial decree. This was because of the tens of thousands of troops under his command, only about ten thousand were his direct subordinates. The rest were other troops sent to support him. They were loyal to King Yama. For the sake of unified command, Li Yuanhao was temporarily in charge. If Li Yuanhao dared to betray them, these reinforcements would absolutely not follow him.
Therefore, this was truly King Yama's order!