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Chapter 700 - 682: Severing Ties_1

Chapter 700: Chapter 682: Severing Ties_1

Jun Ruochen, born into an influential aristocratic family and groomed for greatness from his youth, was unexpectedly subject to such mockery. How could he swallow this insult?

After expressing his anger, Jun Ruochen stood and headed out of his tent, "Let’s go! I want to confront him and see what makes him so audacious!"

At this point, the Deputy General still hadn’t seen what was precisely in the box.

Seeing that Jun Ruochen had already left the tent, he gritted his teeth, quickly opened the box for a look, and then tossed the lid far away!

Finally, he saw clearly that what the box contained was the head of General Cao, who had left two days earlier!

General Cao was actually dead!

Not only was he dead, but his head had been chopped off by Qin Yi, and put in a box to be returned to Jun Ruochen!

Such a blatant provocation, it’s no wonder Jun Ruochen lost his patience.

The war drums on the front line started to sound!

Each drumbeat seemed more urgent than the last.

Yet, there was no response at all from Hezhong City.

Helpless, Jun Ruochen ordered the Deputy General to challenge them.

According to general warfare habits of this era, a challenge made three times generally received a response. If they wish to avoid combat, a sign to that effect would be hung from the city tower. To accept the challenge, troops would be dispatched.

However, there was no reaction from the walls of Hezhong City at the moment. As if they were deaf to the call to battle, it was truly infuriating.

Frustrated, Jun Ruochen took off his war helmet himself and ignored the persuasions of his men. He rode his horse to the foot of the city walls alone, looking up at the city tower across the moat.

On the city wall, many have already drawn their bows and aim at Jun Ruochen’s head, waiting for the order to release a rain of arrows, intending to make him look like a hedgehog!

Just then, another figure appeared on the city wall!

"Hold! Let me go down and see him!"

Of course, the one speaking was the recently arrived Qin Yi. Seeing the opponent appearing in such a reckless manner, he suddenly felt a sense of loneliness. He suddenly wanted to meet him.

Old Cheng, however, disagreed with his rash decision: "Lord Marquis, are you planning on personally exiting the city? This is absolutely unwise! If you insist on leaving the city, let this old one go instead!"

"Old Cheng, there’s no need for concern, I’m just going to meet him, not to battle him for three hundred rounds. Everything will be fine."

In front of others, Old Cheng appears as Qin Yi’s aide. Therefore, he calls him Old Cheng in public. In private, though, he calls him Uncle Shi.

"But then..."

Old Cheng was still worried.

"Old Cheng, I’ll leave you in charge here once I’m out of the city. Should anything go wrong, remember to retrieve the drawbridge immediately!"

After giving his instructions, Qin Yi stepped off from the city tower with firm strides.

Jun Ruochen stood below the city walls, watching as the drawbridge slowly lowered. Then, a light rider appeared at the city gate. It didn’t take long for him to cross the drawbridge and charged toward his direction.

He narrowed his eyes and focused on the face of the incoming rider.

Upon recognizing it was indeed Qin Yi, he finally laughed!

"You’ve really outdone yourself, going to such lengths to deliver a gift to my person, quite a rare gesture!"

He uttered these words with a smile, but it felt as if each word were ground between his teeth.

Yet Qin Yi laughed heartily!

His cheerful laughter echoed across the distance!

"How is it? Do you like the gift I, an old friend, sent to you? This is a gift I’ve chosen just for you. Given that it removed a great concern from your mind, you should be happy!"

"Happy, indeed! What inexplicable joy!"

"As long as you’re pleased. With friendship like this, you could never say that I’m not a good friend. I gave this major gift sincerely!"

Jun Ruochen chuckled coldly, then abruptly erased the smile from his face: "Now, as our armies face each other on the battlefield, the battlefield respects no familial bonds, let alone friendships! Besides, I cannot afford to have such a friend as you!"

"Of course, you can! We are friends who have crawled out of the same trenches together. Why would there be any disparity?"

Qin Yi completely disregarded Jun Ruochen’s gnashing of teeth, and instead wore an expression of blissful satisfaction as he laughed at him.

Jun Ruochen’s face turned pale with exasperation!

Not bearing any further, he abruptly drew his waist sword and violently pointed it at Qin Yi.

"Friend? I, Jun Ruochen, do not have such a friend as you! Today, in the face of both our armies, I’ll formally disown any relationship with you! From this day forth, we’ll be strangers and at odds!"

As Jun Ruochen’s words fell, he suddenly swung his sword, slashing off a part of his own robe!

Only when a piece of his robe flew off, did Qin Yi’s smile disappear from his face.

"Are you truly willing to be so heartless?"

After a long moment, he finally uttered these words in a low voice.

"Henceforth, I, Jun Ruochen, will be at odds with you! If I break this oath, may I become as this robe!"

With a powerful declaration, Jun Ruochen flung his long sword from his hand.

The two men glared at each other in fury without uttering a word!

The multitude of soldiers behind them suddenly stirred, as though on the verge of charging forward.

Even the warhorse beneath Qin Yi seemed to sense the boiling killing intent around them. It stomped its hooves restlessly and snorted repeatedly.

Seeing the enemy forces increasingly encircling them, those standing on the high city walls held their breath in anxiety.

Old Cheng too looked anxious. He had already commanded the crossbowmen to draw their bows and aim, ready to unleash a flurry of arrows to protect Qin Yi at the slightest sign of danger.

Yet Jun Ruochen and Qin Yi still glared at each other, seemingly oblivious to the tense situation unfolding around them.

It wasn’t until the warhorse began to paw at the ground anxiously that Qin Yi snapped back to reality!

All of a sudden, he burst into laughter again!

"What’s this? You lot of drunkards and gluttons, intending to seize the opportunity of my lone appearance on the battlefield to outnumber and behead me? Come then! Today this Great General will see who amongst you will be the first to die under my silver spear!"

He, brimming with heroic spirit, called out loudly!

The surrounding men, startled by his impressive display of valor, hesitated and dared not approach!

"Come on! Weren’t you all flaunting your power a while ago? Come here, let this Great General see if you have the guts!"

Again, Qin Yi shouted fiercely!

The soldiers not only dared not move forward, but they also retreated a few steps in unison.

Qin Yi suddenly raised his horse whip high and spurred his horse forward.

The soldiers at the front line, seeing the tables had turned, quickly retreated.

But to their surprise, Qin Yi had feigned an attack. He quickly turned his horse back onto the drawbridge!

By the time they realized the situation and rushed to chase after him, they had already lost the initiative!

A rain of arrows descended from the city tower, killing countless men. At the same time, a contingency of troops burst out from the city gates. They had been prepared in advance to provide cover for Qin Yi’s retreat!

By the time Qin Yi made it back within the city’s walls, the drawbridge was retrieved, and the city gate promptly closed.