Chapter 1102: Deterrence

Mu Yangling bit the tip of her tongue and exerted a little force, sobering up from the pain and metallic taste of blood. She forced her gaze away from Qi Haoran and turned to look at the Yuan Army.

Mu Yangling took a deep breath and looked at Fei Bai. Fei Bai also bit his lip. When he saw the Princess Consort looking over, he carefully handed over the quiver on his back and left carefully with the guards behind him.

Mu Yangling lowered her body and breathed lightly, then knelt on one knee and aimed the arrow at Ogedei. After a while, the arrowhead moved slightly and aimed at the person beside him. She shot an arrow!

When Ogedei and the people around him heard the faint sound of something ripping through the air, they subconsciously dodged to the side. However, it was too late. An arrow pierced through General Wu Yan’s chest. His eyes widened in shock and he fell back with a plop. He died with grievances!

Ogedei was scared out of his wits. Wu Yan was standing next to him, his shoulder pressed against his. He definitely did not believe that the other party had missed, so he knew that the other party had done it on purpose.

“Qi Haoran!” Ogedei gritted his teeth and asked word by word, “Is this an attitude one ought to have when negotiating?”

When Qi Haoran saw the arrow, he knew that it was Mu Yangling. He resisted the urge to look back and smiled at Ogedei. “This isn’t my subordinate and only my royal brother can order this person around. Looks like my letter was delivered in time.”

Ogedei’s pupils constricted, and he glared at Qi Haoran with a scowl, as if he was weighing the truth of these words. However, he quickly realized he had no time to think because the person in the dark once again shot an arrow and killed the two guards in front of him. This intensified the fear within Ogedei. The second time, he was so close to death.

Perhaps because he had died once, he was even more terrified of death.

Ogedei’s soldiers shot arrows in the direction of the arrow, but they didn’t hear any sound. They could only run over to investigate, while the guards continued to block Ogedei.

Qi Haoran straightened his body and looked at Ogedei with a faint smile. “I’ve never seen anyone capture that person. Ogedei, it’s easy for her to kill you. Now, it’s your turn to make a decision. Are you going to exchange hostages or not?”

As soon as Qi Haoran finished speaking, another two arrows shot out from another direction and pierced through the necks of the two guards in front of Ogedei. The tips of the arrows almost touched Ogedei’s nose.

Ogedei’s pupils constricted, and he said slowly, “I’ll do it! Someone, bring Li Zhang here.”

Mu Yangling had left that place the moment the arrow was shot, so the Yuan soldiers could not find her at all. Instead, they were attracted by the commotion caused by Fei Bai and the others and completely lost track of her.

Mu Yangling nimbly climbed up a tree and sat on the branch to look at the situation outside through the gaps in the leaves. Ever since Ogedei agreed to the exchange, she had stopped shooting arrows.

Li Zhang was quickly dragged out, covered in blood and on the verge of death.

Seeing him like this, the generals of the Yuan Army felt a little complicated. They had either received his favor or been promoted and nurtured by him. Even if they had conflicts with him, they had worked with him for a few years. They all knew that he was sworn brothers with the Khan. Previously, the Khan trusted him very much, but because he was unwilling to deploy the troops against Great Qi, he was tortured by the Khan. Although no one said it, they all felt that Ogedei was too sinister and narrow-minded.

Even if Li Zhang had informed Great Qi that they were about to deploy troops against them, there was no need to torture him like this and attempt to kill his family. Even if the Khan really couldn’t tolerate his presence, he could very well have given him a dignified death and treated his family well. It was really wrong to torture and humiliate him like this.

Qi Haoran glanced at Li Zhang to confirm that he was still alive. With a wave of his hand, a guard went forward to take Li Zhang and helped him onto the horse.

Ogedei narrowed his eyes at him and said, “Qi Haoran, it’s your turn to release my Great Yuan’s generals.”

With a wave of Qi Haoran’s hand, Commandant Fang pushed out a person and said, “I’ll have to trouble the remaining two generals to send us off. Don’t worry, Great Qi will definitely not go back on our word.”

Everyone slowly retreated. When Ogedei’s guards chased after them, an arrow shot at their feet. They could not help but retreat and stop moving forward. Instead, they looked at a tree in the distance.

Qi Haoran tightened his grip on the reins and instructed Commandant Fang in a low voice, “Defend!”

Meanwhile, Ogedei was also looking at the tree. He instructed the guard beside him in a low voice, “Kill that person at all costs!”

“But the two generals are still in the hands of the Qi army.”

Ogedei looked at him coldly. The guard lowered his head and quietly retreated…

However, Mu Yangling had already left the tree. She was grateful for her persistence in practicing qinggong and her love for flying. While her qinggong was nothing compared to Qi Haoran, it was more than enough to deal with these soldiers who only knew how to run on the ground.

Mu Yangling easily jumped over a few trees before stopping on the branch of a tree to look back. Seeing that she had already left the Yuan soldiers behind, she smiled and was about to leave when a crossbow bolt tore through the air. When Mu Yangling heard the sound of something ripping through the air, she didn’t have time to look in the direction of the arrow. She hugged the tree trunk and turned around to hide behind the tree. The arrow pierced through the tree trunk and almost touched her neck, making her pupils constrict. This near-death moment instantly heightened her focus.

She focused her attention and listened, but she could not tell the direction of the arrow.

Mu Yangling thought of the broken arrow on Qi Haoran’s chest, and decided the other party mustn’t be kept alive. Keeping such an assassination expert would be a disaster.

Mu Yangling gripped the crossbow in her hand tightly and quickly observed her surroundings. With a tap of her feet, she quickly jumped from behind the tree to another tree. A crossbow bolt quickly brushed past her waist and abdomen and shot to the ground. Meanwhile, Mu Yangling had already swiftly jumped onto the tree and determined the general direction of the other party.

Without stopping, she changed directions and continued to fly. The crossbow bolt brushed past her ear again.

In the air, Mu Yangling quickly drew an arrow from her back. When she landed on a tree, she quickly drew her bow and shot it out. A figure jumped out of the bushes and dodged her arrow.

Mu Yangling was very surprised that the person could actually dodge her arrows. Little did she know that the other party was also very surprised. Ah Yong was a sharpshooter and had always been Ogedei’s trump card. Even Li Zhang didn’t know about him. His arrow could hit the highly-skilled Qi Haoran, but he didn’t expect that even three arrows couldn’t kill this person in the dark.

This ignited Ah Yong’s fighting spirit, while also having an admiration for this person. He thought for a moment and quickly ran forward. Mu Yangling followed closely behind.

Ah Yong was a sharpshooter, and his hiding ability was not inferior to Mu Yangling’s. However, he only knew how to run. Although his speed was not slow, it was still inferior to Mu Yangling’s qinggong, so he was quickly injured under his ribs.

He broke the arrow under his ribs and gritted his teeth as he hid behind a tree. His breathing became slightly heavier.

Mu Yangling lowered her breathing and squatted on the tree. She didn’t know where exactly the other party was, but she knew that he was here.

“Ah Ling!” Qi Haoran ran over on horseback with Fei Bai. When Ah Yong heard the sound, he drew his bow and shot towards Qi Haoran. Mu Yangling’s expression changed. She pulled off the jade slit ring on her neck and threw it in the direction where Qi Haoran came from with all her internal energy and strength. The jade slit ring collided with the arrow, slowing it down and tilting it. Qi Haoran had already swung his sword and cut off the flying arrow. At the same time that Mu Yangling threw the jade slit ring, she pulled out an arrow and shot it towards Ah Yong…

Ah Yong had only taken three steps when an arrow pierced through his heart from behind. He lowered his head in disbelief. He had clearly dodged just now…

When he turned around and saw Mu Yangling jumping off a tree branch, he was shocked that it was a woman.

Mu Yangling looked into his eyes and said, “Your skills are impressive, but every time you dodge an arrow, you take two steps to the right. This isn’t a good habit because it will make your opponent remember your habit.”

Ah Yong spat out a mouthful of blood and fell to the ground.

Qi Haoran’s face turned slightly ashen as he went forward to hold Mu Yangling’s hand.