Chapter 944: Chapter 689: If She Doesn’t Come Over, I’ll Go Over

Though the clouds remain thick and heavy, and the surroundings are shrouded in the darkness of slaughter, making the whole world appear dim and unclear, when that lone rider slowly approached the opposite bank of the Cangtou River, Shang Ruyi inexplicably felt that the scene before her suddenly brightened.

It seemed as though at this moment, a myriad of radiant beams descended from the gloomy canopy above, illuminating the rider and horse.

The tall and majestic horse, with deep purple fur close to black, was as graceful as a dragon. The rider on its back was even more imposing, with an impressive presence. In his hands, he held a Mo Blade with a dazzling chill, yet unstained by blood, its sharpness overwhelming, coupled with an invisible aura of might, pressing forward with the wind.

He was Yu Wenye.

Clad in Bright Armor, he brought forth light!

Shang Ruyi felt her breath catch.

Not merely because it had been so long—admittedly not very long—but seeing him again evoked a feeling of nostalgia, as if reborn in another world—even more so because he had truly come here alone, single-handedly!

The army behind him was at least a hundred paces away!

If those here suddenly turned hostile, wouldn’t he be in grave danger?

How did he dare?!

How did he dare!

"You—"

Thinking of this, Shang Ruyi couldn’t suppress the surge of emotions in her chest, instinctively wanting to speak, but upon uttering a single word, her throat choked, unable to produce any sound.

The next voice was Yu Wenye’s deep and resounding from across the river—

"Let her come over herself."

This sentence, Ashina Zhuxie said it. Shang Ruyi immediately turned around to see Prince Zhu Xie, unmoved, as if anticipating the movement from across the river.

"Do you think I’ll let her go?"

"If you weren’t going to let her go, you wouldn’t be specially protecting her at this time."

"..."

"Moreover,"

Yu Wenye said, turning his head slightly, behind him, though a hundred paces away, just from the advance speed of the troops, it was clear that with a single command, in fact, without a command, merely reaching their agreed time, the people behind would swarm forward immediately.

"If she doesn’t come, I will go over."

"..."

"And once I go, those who follow won’t just be me alone."

"..."

"Can you manage it now?"

"...!"

Listening to these words, Shang Ruyi’s heartbeat quickened, and she felt the aura of those around her turn grim.

It was Ashina Zhuxie.

His sharp, piercing eyes remained fixed on Yu Wenye, a flash of brilliance within—holding a hint of shock, and a trace of indescribable admiration.

He did not immediately reply, instead, he calmly scanned around. Although Heavy Cavalry was almost overwhelming against ordinary Light Cavalry, even then, it took a moment; furthermore, some were unwilling to concede, turning and running towards the Yatai tent upon realizing they couldn’t win. 𝙛𝒓𝒆𝙚𝒘𝒆𝓫𝙣𝓸𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝓶

Although Shali Khan had taken a large contingent from the Yatai tent to deal with Yu Wenye, a portion remained there.

Once they informed Lady Jiayuan and Shi Shu An Yi along with other commanders stationed there, telling them Prince Ashina Zhuxie had rebelled, they could send reinforcements instantly, ready to engage in a fight to the death with the rebel army.

Clearly, Ashina Zhuxie had already planned today’s actions beforehand, and since he took action, he had issued no further orders. Several of his generals each fulfilled their responsibilities, some leading Heavy Cavalry to continue assaulting the battling soldiers, others retreating to the back of the troop, killing those attempting to rush back one by one or defeating entire squads trying to flee!

In this instant, a chaotic battle erupted, making it difficult to unentangle quickly.

If at this time, a fresh troop suddenly joined, especially Yu Wenye’s, even possessing overwhelmingly powerful Heavy Cavalry, success under such a two-front attack wouldn’t be guaranteed, especially since his aim was rapid success, swiftly quell the chaos here, and return to Yatai to seize control, rather than fall into a deadlock battle.

Contemplating this, Ashina Zhuxie again raised his head to look across the river at the valiant figure.

As two gazes met, one was stern, the other hostile, yet the clash seemed to strike a spark in the air filled with a bloody scent, even Shang Ruyi felt an inexplicable chill, and she bit her lower lip, keeping her eyes on the two.

Only to hear Ashina Zhuxie say in a deep voice: "Have you thought, being here, you’ve already entered my realm."