Rebirth: The Journey of an Heiress
Chapter 430 - 427: Don’t Linger in Battle_1

Chapter 430: Chapter 427: Don’t Linger in Battle_1

The entire city remained on high alert until Fu Ruoxi, riding at the front, held up the head of Liang Kingdom’s warrior Gu Shanhai and shouted, "This humble servant Fu Ruoxi, returning from rescuing at Huoshen Mountain! I’ve beheaded Liang Army’s warrior Gu Shanhai!"

No one expected Fu Ruoxi to be so brave, not only rescuing people but also beheading the fierce general of the Liang Army!

Liu Hong, overjoyed, shouted, "Open the city gates quickly!"

Bai Qingyan quickly rushed down the city tower, with Lu Ping and the Bai family guards immediately following.

Seeing the city gates open, Fu Ruoxi, Lin Kangle, and Wang Xiping rode into the city. As soon as she dismounted, Fu Ruoxi said, "Quick, prepare food and drinks! The brothers trapped in Huoshen Mountain are starving!"

After saying this, Fu Ruoxi hurriedly walked towards the visibly tense Bai Qingyan, clasped her fists, and said, "Commandery Princess, the Liang Army suddenly returned. To save the Jin Army brothers who have been trapped for nearly half a month, County Lord of Gaoyi led people to divert the Liang Army into the deep forest. Now, the Liang Army has set fire to the mountain, surrounded it, and I, unable to save County Lord of Gaoyi, had to return first! Please, Commandery Princess, forgive me!"

"Commandery Princess, don’t worry!" Wang Xiping wiped the ash from his face and said, "Du Sanbao took a battalion and is searching for County Lord of Gaoyi in the mountain."

Bai Qingyan’s hand tightened around the Sun-shooting Bow. She felt a surge of coldness through her spine, and her body trembled. She clenched her teeth, said nothing, untied the iron sandbags wrapped around her arms, and quickly stepped forward to grab the reins, leaping onto her horse. "Bai family guards! Mount up!"

"Yes!" The Bai family guards’ voices were booming.

Lu Ping gritted his teeth, and along with twenty Bai family guards, leapt onto their horses, their entire bodies radiating murderous intent. They were ready to follow Bai Qingyan to Huoshen Mountain to rescue Bai Jinzhi.

"Commandery Princess!" Fu Ruoxi called out with a guilty heart.

"Commandery Princess!" Liu Hong’s eyes widened as he shouted. Unable to care about anything else, he rushed forward and grabbed Bai Qingyan’s horse’s reins. "Commandery Princess! The Liang Army set the mountain on fire, and County Lord of Gaoyi has no chance of survival! Even General Fu Ruoxi couldn’t save her. If you go, it’ll be certain death!"

"So, leaving Du Sanbao and his battalion there means sending them to their deaths?" Bai Qingyan’s eyes were frosty, and she forcefully pulled back the reins.

Liu Hong gritted his teeth and stood in front of the horse. To prevent Bai Qingyan from rushing to Huoshen Mountain to her death, he shouted loudly, "Commandery Princess, you are different from Du Sanbao and the others. Even though I am the Commander of the Jin Army, Commandery Princess, your talent for commanding is the one who devises our military strategies! Du Sanbao can die, but you must not be harmed!"

"Move aside!" Bai Qingyan was furious. Her heart burned with the desire to save her sister. Her eyes turned red, and she didn’t want to argue with Liu Hong. She cracked her whip and urged her horse straight towards Liu Hong. "Hyah!"

"Commander, watch out!" Fu Ruoxi rushed over and pushed Liu Hong away.

Bai Qingyan’s horse leapt over Liu Hong and Fu Ruoxi.

Before Liu Hong could get up, he shouted, "Stop the Princess of Zhen!"

Upon the command of the main commander, the soldiers risked everything, using their bodies to block the city gate. Bai Qingyan’s horse reared and neighed, coming to an abrupt halt.

"Evil kills one person for selfish gain, good kills a hundred for the people of the world. Even if rescuing Jin Kingdom’s border people meant sacrificing your fourth sister, what’s the harm? The King of Zhen, Bai Qishan, in protecting the Jin people and to prevent enemy chaos, shot and killed five sons of the Bai family! But you, in your desire to save one person, are you worthy of the title ’Zhen’?!"

Liu Hong hastily got up, rushing towards Bai Qingyan, shouting hoarsely with veins bulging in his neck. He grabbed Bai Qingyan’s reins again, "Commandery Princess! The bigger picture is more important! The lives of tens of thousands of border residents are more important!"

"The Jin Army’s strategy is already set. General Liu, can you not follow the plan? Are the Jin soldiers so useless that they need a woman to win!"

"This morning, Commandery Princess told me, no matter Bai family or Jin soldiers, or even me! We are here to protect the people and the borders! County Lord of Gaoyi too! Commandery Princess, going to risk your life for County Lord of Gaoyi, is this what she would want to see? County Lord wants to see us driving the Liang dogs back to their Liang Kingdom!" Liu Hong spoke quickly and urgently. "Commandery Princess is a rare commanding talent in a hundred years, you must not be harmed! Using such a talent to exchange for the slim chance of saving County Lord of Gaoyi, is it worth it?!"

"The Bai family’s spirit, if sacrificing oneself can ensure fellow comrades’ safety, the Bai family is willing to die for righteousness! That is why the County Lord of Gaoyi led the Liang Army into the deep forest! I believe with the deep affection between the County Lord and the Commandery Princess, the County Lord would not want the Commandery Princess to risk her life!"

Bai Qingyan forcefully pulled back the reins, "If you speak of righteousness, then let me tell you what righteousness is! The Bai family’s commandment is never to abandon any comrades-in-arms! This is why the Bai family army is brave and fearless, knowing that their comrades won’t abandon them, daring to risk their lives for the bigger picture! This is why the Bai family army remains undefeated! Even if it were not my fourth sister trapped in Huoshen Mountain, but any Jin soldier who sacrifices for comrades, I, Bai Qingyan, would risk my life to save them! This is not about good or bad, worth or not! This is belief! This is righteousness! If today you can abandon one, tomorrow you can abandon ten thousand! How would this differ from a commander like Xun Tianzhang, who disregards soldiers’ lives?!"

The Jin soldiers, just returning from Huoshen Mountain, felt their blood boiling at Bai Qingyan’s words.

As Jin soldiers, they once envied the undefeated Bai family army. It turned out that the Bai family army remained undefeated because they knew their comrades wouldn’t abandon them, so they dared to entrust their backs, dared to risk their lives.

Liu Hong, standing by, suddenly recalled the Bai family army’s song!

Life and death together...

It spoke of the Bai family’s never abandoning comrades-in-arms.

"If you speak of emotion! Trapped in Huoshen Mountain is my fourth sister, I am the eldest! Protecting Bai Jinzhi’s responsibility is greater than my own life! Even if being torn apart is what it takes for her safety, I would willingly accept it!" Bai Qingyan gritted her teeth, her dark eyes sharp, sweeping over the Jin soldiers blocking her path. "I do not wish to hurt my fellow comrades. Move! I will only take the Bai family guards, not one Jin soldier! If anyone dares stop me, don’t blame me for accidental injuries! Move!"

Bai Qingyan’s murderous call to "Move" overwhelmed the Jin soldiers blocking her way, and they made way.

Liu Hong, knowing the Bai family’s ways and seeing Bai Qingyan’s resoluteness, knew he couldn’t stop her. He stepped aside.

Bai Qingyan, with her heart burning with urgency, immediately led the Bai family guards in a swift charge.

Liu Hong clenched his fist and shouted, "General Wang Xiping, take men lightly equipped to escort the Commandery Princess to Huoshen Mountain for rescue! Ensure the safety of both the Commandery Princess and the County Lord! Do not engage in battle, rescue them and return immediately!"