Chapter 1018 Subduing, Competitors
Chapter 1018 Subduing, Competitors
Duanmu Yan suddenly turned back in mid-air, and when the Heaven and Earth Thunder Sword was thrust out, the tip of the sword suddenly burst out with blue light.
The hurricane, carrying sand and stones, rushed towards him, causing the Five-Colored Divine Light to sway erratically. He caught the Hurricane Shadow Dart that returned from behind Kong Xuan and threw it again. The three-sided dart transformed into thousands of phantoms in the hurricane, and the blue light poured down like a torrential rain.
"To fan the fire with wind?"
"Too bad it's useless!"
Kong Xuan chuckled, and his five-colored armor suddenly glowed with a crimson divine light. He opened his mouth and spat out a fiery red aura that shot out like a dragon, igniting the raging hurricane and lava.
"Ding! Kong Xuan's skill Divine Light effect four was activated twice for the last time, increasing his martial prowess by 1. Skill Peacock King effect two was activated once more, increasing his martial prowess by 1."
Kong Xuan's current combat strength has risen to 140!
Duanmu Yan felt a wave of heat hit her face, and the manes of the four elemental warhorses curled up. Then she saw Kong Xuan riding on fire, his five-colored black blade slashing down with the force of burning the sky and boiling the sea.
"Is the young general convinced now?"
He moved like a ghost to Duanmu Yan's left, and gently patted the back of the boy's neck with the back of his blade.
Duanmu Yan felt a chill run down his spine, thinking to himself that this pedantic military general was quite formidable, having figured out all of his moves during the fight!
He suddenly looked down, and the Mad Kite Bow, which had been straddling his side, was already nocked three wolf-tooth arrows, the arrows crackling with golden lightning, aimed at the opponent's throat.
"Oh? Still going to resist?"
Kong Xuan chuckled, and his five-colored armor suddenly emitted a white light, as if time and space had frozen at that moment.
Duanmu Yan felt as if the arrows were plunging into a quagmire, making it difficult to even breathe. Then she watched helplessly as Kong Xuan's five-colored black blade pointed towards her brow, the qi emanating from the blade's tip piercing her skin painfully.
"Young general, do you know that I hate two kinds of people the most?"
Kong Xuan's tone remained gentle, but the tip of his knife had already knocked off Duanmu Yan's hair ornament.
"First, there are those who are arrogant and conceited; second, there are..."
"What an ignorant fool!"
He suddenly raised his voice, and five-colored qi pressed down like a mountain.
Duanmu Yan glared angrily at Kong Xuan, but a fiercer fighting spirit burned in her eyes.
This pedantic military general is indeed formidable, but to make him bow his head, you'd have to cut off his head!
He suddenly bit his tongue, spraying his blood onto the Mad Kite Bow in his hand. The three wolf-tooth arrows suddenly turned into blood-red meteors, scorching the air wherever they passed.
"Sacrificing blood to arrows?"
Kong Xuan's eyes flashed with a strange light, but the Five-Colored Mystic Blade had already drawn out five-colored divine light. The blood-red meteor collided with the five-colored divine light, and the thick qi wrapped around it was instantly and slowly dissolved by the five-colored divine light, and then suppressed!
"Why bother? I merely wanted to test the young general's abilities; why must it be a fight to the death?"
He glanced at Duanmu Yan, whose face was flushed and blood was boiling, preparing to unleash his most powerful techniques in a fight, and sighed softly.
Duanmu Yan, who was about to unleash another "Azure Kite Piercing Demon Explosion" on Kong Xuan, was stunned upon hearing this, and the attack she was preparing faltered.
This pedantic military general... just now he said he was testing our skills?
Just as he was about to speak, he saw Kong Xuan's Five-Colored Mystic Blade suddenly plunge into the ground, the protective energy receding like a tide, and the Misty Cloud Steed trotting up to him on clouds, with a wine bag on its back.
"Have a sip of wine to cool down."
"The battle in the capital is still under control. If you really want to help, why don't you come with me to escort the grain supplies, so you won't be mistaken for a Yellow Turban spy and killed on the way?"
Kong Xuan tossed the wine flask over, its five-colored armor gleaming warmly in the twilight.
Duanmu Yan caught the wine pouch, her fingertips brushing against the remaining qi on the armor, and suddenly chuckled.
"General, your methods are truly impressive! Duanmu Yan has learned her lesson!"
He tilted his head back and took a swig of wine. As the warm wine went down his throat, most of the frustration in his chest dissipated.
After Kong Xuan's beating, Duanmu Yan calmed down from her initial anxiety and regained her usual sharp mind, instantly realizing that the other party had been toying with her all along.
But... how should I put it, the opponent's fist was indeed a tiny bit bigger than mine.
I, Duanmu Yan, will remember this grudge for now!
"Would the young master be willing to return to camp with me? If the Duke of Zhenguo were to see such a valiant general as you, he would surely clap his hands and laugh heartily."
Seeing that Duanmu Yan's emotions had begun to stabilize, Kong Xuan dismounted, walked up to Duanmu Yan, and extended his right hand.
Duanmu Yan grasped that pale white hand, and the force from his palm sent a shiver through his body.
"The general just said he hates those who are arrogant and ignorant of the times, but I despise pedantic military generals and those who bully the weak!"
He took a deep breath, grabbed Kong Xuan's hand to help him stand up, and then suddenly leaned close to Kong Xuan's ear.
Kong Xuan was stunned for a moment, when the phoenix and luan patterns on the five-colored armor suddenly burst out with joyful divine light. He looked at the arrogant face of the young man and suddenly chuckled.
As dusk deepened, the dust on the official road did not dissipate. The Mist-Colored Steed strode over the clouds to the side of the Four Elements War Steeds, and the manes of the two divine steeds suddenly shimmered with light at the same time.
"This wine is called 'Drunken Immortal Brew.' It is a strong liquor newly brewed by farmers in Hengzhou under the guidance of the Duke of Zhenguo. If you can drink three jars, young general, I will teach you the way to break the Five-Colored Divine Light."
As Duanmu Yan mounted her horse, she suddenly felt another wine sack flying towards her, and Kong Xuan's voice drifted over on the evening breeze.
"General, don't try to fool me!"
Duanmu Yan tossed aside the wine flask, and as the strong liquor went down her throat, a warm feeling welled up in her eyes.
"Giddy up! Watch as I escort this shipment of provisions and slaughter the Yellow Turban rebels until not a single one is left standing!"
He gazed at the long, winding procession of grain carts ahead, then suddenly cracked his whip and burst into laughter.
……
As dusk settled, the rumbling of grain carts shattered the silence of the official road.
Kong Xuan's five-colored armor shimmered with a glassy luster under the campfire. He casually tossed a piece of dry rations to Duanmu Yan, and when the black iron wrist guard grazed the back of the boy's hand, it sparked a string of tiny sparks.
"Is it still raining heavily in Wuzhou?"
Kong Xuan looked at the boy's bulging cheeks as he ate his dry rations and suddenly asked a question out of the blue.
He remembered that last month, during their battle, Su Ye unfolded a battle report from the Wuzhou battlefield in the conference room. The report said that the counties of Wuzhou had experienced continuous heavy rain for more than a month, which had greatly affected the offensive of Xue Rengui, Zhuge Liang, Zhou Yu, Wu Qi, and others.
Duanmu Yan nearly choked on the wheat cake. He took a swig of wine to catch his breath and mumbled something.
"Down, why not down? Before I left, I saw a Yellow Turban soldier lose two toes to frostbite, saving me the trouble of beheading him."
He realized he had misspoke as soon as the words left his mouth, and hurriedly glanced at Kong Xuan's expression out of the corner of his eye. He saw that the other man was using the tip of his dagger to pick up a piece of pine wood to add fuel to the fire. The firelight cast a flickering shadow on his brow bone, making it impossible to discern his joy or anger.
"Wuzhou..."
Kong Xuan took a bite of the flatbread, and the aroma of wheat mixed with grit burst between his teeth.
"I heard that the Yellow Turban Army set up a nine-palace linked fortress in Wuzhou, completely surrounding the upper and lower reaches of the Lu River, and managed to resist the fierce offensive of our Hengzhou Army by relying on a scorched-earth policy."
"Now, many Yellow Turban rebels and local strongmen in Wuzhou are confronting the Hengzhou army under the lord's command. It is truly impressive that you, General, a man of the Great Qian Dynasty, were able to fight your way out of such a dangerous place."
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