Rebirth: The Journey of an Heiress
Chapter 540 - 537: The Silver Armored Woman_1

Chapter 540: Chapter 537: The Silver Armored Woman_1

A thousand light cavalry crossbowmen aimed at the sky. Countless arrows whistled as they shot out, seemingly about to break through the heavens, then quickly descended under the billowing black clouds, striking the heavy shields of the Nanrong soldiers with such force that it nearly knocked down the shield-bearers.

The Dengzhou Army was most famous for its light cavalry crossbowmen.

The light cavalry crossbowmen did not need precision but rather speed, and the ability to fire thousands of arrows to force the enemy to retreat and hesitate from advancing.

Bai Qingyan and Dong Changlan were both clear on their mission: they were here to rescue, not to fight. As long as they could bring Princess Mingcheng of Yan back to Dengzhou City, that would suffice. Hence, they only brought elite light cavalry for a quick snatch and escape.

Xiao Rongyan, holding Princess Mingcheng, charged through the encirclement surrounded by his guards fighting fiercely. Taking advantage of the arrow rain coming from behind, the Rong army retreated under heavy shields. Xiao Rongyan’s guards saw hope and fought even harder, attempting to carve a bloody path out for Xiao Rongyan.

Blades and swords clashed, sparks flying. The maid trembled, her face pale and sweating profusely. She bit her lips hard to resist the urge to switch places with the nanny nearby. Tears streamed down her face, but she dared not cry out. Instead, she pressed tightly against the wound on Princess Mingcheng’s neck, staying close to Xiao Rongyan and keeping her head down. Arrows whizzed past her ears, making her even more afraid to scream, fearing that if she showed fear... Xiao Rongyan and his men might abandon her.

The Nanrong army saw the reinforcement of light cavalry had arrived and began to retreat towards their commander-in-chief, the Ghost-faced General. Xiao Rongyan’s guards and the Yan Wedding Escort Guards, seeing this, put all their remaining strength into protecting Xiao Rongyan and breaking out.

Bai Qingyan, riding a swift horse alone, locked eyes with the blood-covered Xiao Rongyan, who held the Princess of Yan in a fiery red wedding gown in his arms. She was quite surprised. What was Xiao Rongyan doing here?!

Xiao Rongyan had recklessly come to rescue the Princess of Yan. Was he not afraid of exposing his identity?

Before Bai Qingyan could think further, she heard Yue Shi, who was protecting Xiao Rongyan from behind, excitedly shout: "Miss Bai!"

Bai Qingyan turned to look at Dong Changlan. Understanding her signal, Dong Changlan spurred his horse forward, leading the light cavalry to charge ahead and suppress the Nanrong soldiers with their crossbows. Bai Qingyan led her family’s guards on swift horses to reach Xiao Rongyan’s side and dismounted with a leap.

Seeing Xiao Rongyan holding the barely alive Princess of Yan, Bai Qingyan’s gaze fell on Xiao Rongyan, who was covered in blood and wounded.

It was the first time she had seen Xiao Rongyan in such a sorry state.

Xiao Rongyan’s throat rolled. His voice was hoarse: "Why are you here?"

Bai Qingyan looked at Dong Changlan in the lead and, not wanting Xiao Rongyan to expose his identity because of the Princess of Yan, reached out to take Princess Mingcheng from his arms: "Give me the Princess of Yan; take your men and leave quickly!"

Xiao Rongyan did not refuse Bai Qingyan’s action of taking Princess Mingcheng but shook his head: "I can’t leave yet. I need to ensure Mingcheng’s safety!"

Bai Qingyan’s hand paused as she tried to take the princess again, then retracted it, her deep and serene eyes fixed on Xiao Rongyan: "If you’re not afraid of being unable to explain to the Crown Prince of the Jin Kingdom and the Wei Kingdom, suit yourself. But I must take Princess Mingcheng to Dengzhou City! We agreed beforehand... even if you are a benefactor to my Bai family, national duty comes before personal sentiments!"

After speaking, Bai Qingyan turned and ordered her family guards: "Escort them back to Dengzhou, and quickly find a doctor for the Princess of Yan! Hurry!"

For such a severe blood loss injury, the sooner it was treated, the better!

As soon as Bai Qingyan finished speaking, she mounted her horse: "Mr. Xiao, you might want to think about how to explain your presence here on the way to Dengzhou. Of course... don’t even think about escaping! Yan Kingdom sought aid from my Jin Kingdom. We cannot allow Wei to take Princess of Yan! Or do you have confidence that these remnants of your men... can take the Princess of Yan away?"

With that, Bai Qingyan spurred her horse forward.

"Master?!" Yue Shi gasped, looking back at Bai Qingyan who had charged into the killing field, then at her master, "Master, do we stay or leave?"

Xiao Rongyan slowly put Princess Mingcheng down, looking at her pained expression: "Mingcheng, can you hold on?"

Princess Mingcheng blinked her eyes, her consciousness already faltering. But she knew... with the reinforcements from Jin Kingdom, they would never let Xiao Rongyan take her away. Instead of forcing Xiao Rongyan’s remaining men to their deaths, it was better to go back to Dengzhou with the Jin Army, where there might still be a slim chance of survival.

In her fuzzy consciousness, Princess Mingcheng thought of the female general in silver armor holding a bow and arrow she had just seen. She must be Bai Qingyan, eldest granddaughter of the King of Zhen, and Young General Bai of the Bai family army!

Princess Mingcheng struggled to look towards the vague figure’s back, feeling deeply envious of such a daughter of the Kingdom of Zhen. She was brave and fierce, unmatched among women, a formidable warrior feared by many countries. Unlike her... who could only marry for her nation’s relief.

She also wanted... to fight alongside Xie Xun.

Thinking of Xie Xun, tears slid down Princess Mingcheng’s cheeks. She tightly clutched the sachet in her hand, her mind filled with the image of Xie Xun smiling at her. A slight smile appeared on her lips as well.

If she could not survive this time, she hoped... Xie Xun would forget her as he had prayed before she got married!

"We found her! Retreat!" Bai Qingyan shouted to Dong Changlan.

Dong Changlan responded, leading the light cavalry in a half-circle to turn around, firing crossbow arrows at the Nanrong army while retreating in the direction they had come from.

Xiao Rongyan was already on a Bai family guard’s horse with Princess Mingcheng in his arms. One hand tightly held the reins, and the other pressed down hard on the wound on the princess’s neck.

Dong Changlan, leading the way, was momentarily stunned seeing Xiao Rongyan holding Princess Mingcheng. Seeing the wound on her neck, he didn’t waste time asking more questions and urged: "Back to the city quickly!"

Xiao Rongyan nodded, increasing his speed.

The light cavalry of Dengzhou and the Bai family guards acted in succession, pulling up Xiao Rongyan’s men and the wedding escort guards onto horseback, heading towards Dengzhou City.

Under the protection of the Dengzhou Army, they sped towards Dengzhou City.

"General!" Dong Changlan’s deputy called out to him. Dong Changlan turned and extended his hand to the deputy, leaping onto a horse to retreat.

Dong Changlan then turned to look at Bai Qingyan, who was still holding the rear and shouted: "Cousin! Retreat!"

Now, without the cover of the Dengzhou light cavalry’s crossbow arrows, and fearing the Rong army would shoot arrows at them, Bai Qingyan had to delay the Rong army to buy time for the Dengzhou Army.

The Nanrong Ghost-faced General, poking his head out from behind the heavy shields, was about to order the Nanrong crossbowmen to fire. Then he saw the silver-armored woman, mounted on a high horse, seizing a long spear from a Nanrong soldier, sweeping through them effortlessly, and tossing a Nanrong soldier to the side, knocking over a group of Nanrong soldiers.