C2 Moonlight

It was a beautiful night. The moon shone with a silver luster, causing the beautiful land to appear hazy and beautiful. In the forest at night, the mottled gaps created by the leaves made one feel lonely and fearful.

"Drive."

Borrowing the mottled branches from the leaves between the trees, they could see that on the official road within the forest, there were two groups of people riding large horses trying their best to run. The number of people running in front was around thirty, while the people behind them were a large black mass that was estimated to be no less than a hundred. Whenever the people in front of them were shot by the arrows of the people behind them, they would let out extremely miserable cries.

This was undoubtedly adding to the endless fear of the forest. Under such a circumstance, these people were able to kill the enemy with the faint moonlight, which was not something an ordinary person could do. And with so many people chasing after them, this was definitely not a conspiracy.

"Uh, uh, uh."

A few more miserable screams rang out, and among the fleeing horses, a few rough men were hit by the arrows. They didn't even have a chance to fight back before falling to the ground with unwillingness in their eyes.

"Humph!" Great General, I advise you to surrender and not continue to stubbornly resist. The empress said that as long as you kill the baby in your hands, you are still my Da Yue's Great General. Otherwise, you know the consequences. "

He only saw a loud and clear voice resounding through the forest from the group of horses behind him. However, the tone of this voice was overbearing.

The one who spoke was a young man wearing a black armor and a red kerchief. Although the noise of the horse hooves constantly overshadowed his voice, the sound was not drowned out by the sound of the horse hooves.

In front of Ma Qun, there was a middle-aged man with mottled blood on his forehead and his entire body was covered in red blood. On his chest, there was a round and swollen orange colored silk cloth.

Gently stroking the infant in his arms, the middle-aged man's tiger eyes revealed a rare trace of warmth. When the horse stopped its galloping pace, it gently covered the baby's face with a purple handkerchief.

Ma Qun, who had been chasing after the middle-aged man for a long time, suddenly stopped because he was alone. Everyone stared at the middle-aged man in front of them before forming a circle formation with him in the center.

When the young man who just spoke saw the person he had been chasing for a long time finally stop, his face revealed a sense of secret delight, as he was afraid that the person would run away again in the dark night.

Seeing that the people behind did not stop and instead increased their speed, the middle-aged man in the lead finally revealed a hint of hostility and a bloodthirsty expression. When Ma Qun got closer, he took out an exquisite longbow from his back.

"Humph!" "After killing so many of my brothers, you still have the qualification to negotiate the terms with me. The leader of the traitors, leave him to me. As for the rest, settle them all!"

The middle-aged man opened his mouth and uttered the order coldly. He drew the bow with his left hand, and with his right hand, he took out ten arrows from the quiver by his side. He placed them on the bow and waited quietly.

The others did not say a word. The thirty plus people took out their arrows and nocked them together. Even under the dim moonlight, their movements were still very consistent.

"Drive."

"Capture Great General alive, I'll immediately promote him to be a field officer."

This voice was obviously that of the young man in the lead, but under such great rewards, there would definitely be brave men. When other people heard this, they didn't even have any thoughts.

Ma Qun's voice was getting closer and clearer in the dim moonlight. The arrow in the middle-aged man's hand was released in the next moment and shot towards the group of people like a fierce tiger.

"Swish, swish, swish."

The arrows in the hands of the entire team flew towards the group of people, emitting a sound as if they were tearing through the air.

"Clang!"

The sound of a treasured sword being unsheathed resonated through the night sky. The middle-aged man took out the Longsword in his hands, with his big hands, he pulled on the reins of the horses and kicked the horses' legs.

The other thirty or so people also took out their weapons. They all had bloodthirsty expressions on their faces as they radiated with killing intent. They protected the middle-aged man and quickly charged into the chaotic crowd.

"Ahh!

The strong arrows had killed dozens of the enemy, turning the people upside down. The mournful bloodstains tripped many riders who could not control the ropes, causing the ground to be stained with blood. A battle of life and death had officially begun.

"Damn it, I will kill you!"

When the young man in the lead saw that the other party was actually trying to trick him, he continued to shoot arrows at the middle-aged man. Then, he roared at the middle-aged man in charge and pulled out his Longsword.

"Humph!" So it was you, the lackey, who was my friend at that time. Looks like this general will personally clean up the mess today! "

The middle-aged man said while holding onto the Longsword, he released the arrow and looked towards the direction the arrow came from, revealing a look of disdain, his legs clamped on the horse's abdomen, only to hear the horse below letting out a roar, and directly rushing towards the young man's horse.

"Clank, clank, clank."

The sound of weapons clashing rang out as the middle-aged man and the young man began fighting.

After a few moves, the young man was already out of breath and looked a little disappointed. In a moment of desperation, his target turned towards the baby in Great General's arms and stabbed out with the Longsword in his hand.

A cold light flashed, and the general's ice-cold Longsword cut through the ropes of the horse, but he saw the young man's Longsword piercing towards the infant in front of him. The general's face was shocked, he raised his hand, and directly blocked the cold sword edge, he immediately channeled his inner strength and directly deflected the Longsword.

The young man frowned and was greatly shocked in his heart. He never would have thought that after only two moves with the general, he would be beaten to the point where he had no way to fight back.

"Die!"

Seeing the look in the young man's eyes freeze, of course the general would not miss this chance. With a loud shout, the Longsword in his hand directly pierced into the thick armor of the young man.

The young man only felt his chest turn cold, and then a sharp pain spread throughout his entire body. He opened his blurry eyes, and looked at his own chest, causing blood-red blood to gush out. His body gradually turned ice-cold, and then unwillingly covered his own heart, falling to the ground.

The general swung the blade of his blood and turned around. He faced the crowd and shouted with his loudest voice, "Hmph! "Since the traitor is dead, who would want to give it a try?" This is the end! "

The moonlight was cold, especially the bright moonlight. When it shone on the general's blood-stained battle robe, he was like a god of war that came from hell, exuding a monstrous killing intent.

"Clank, clank, clank."

The rest of the crowd, under the deterrence of the general, threw down the weapons in their hands one after another. Their eyes were filled with gratitude as they looked towards the domineering man who was surrounded by killing intent under the moonlight.

Looking at the crowd, the middle-aged man put away the Longsword in his hand and spoke again to the crowd:

"Very good, I know …"

"Now that His Majesty has suddenly died, there must be something more to the story. But it's useless as the empress is anxious to seize power, she has the military power in her hands."

Everyone was silent. Suddenly, a young knight said loudly, "General, we don't want to follow him either. We only did so because of the threat from our family.

"Enough!"

Before he could finish, the middle-aged general interrupted him. His eyes swept across the exhausted faces of the crowd, and he said in a clear voice, "It was not easy for us to fight our way out of the Imperial City, how could we overestimate our strength? Now, what does the prosperity or wealth have to do with me? I just want to continue living a normal life, this path is too bloody, and I don't want to drag the prince into the snow and hatred of the great heavens. He is innocent after all, I want to give him a happy childhood."

"I've decided. We will go to the neighboring countries to develop, go there, take root, and search for our own paradise. It's not easy for all of you, if you want to go with me, then stand up. If you don't want to go with me, then I won't force you, you just have to pray for good fortune."

The general's words were undoubtedly the best choice for everyone. In principle, choosing both sides required careful consideration. No matter which side they chose, their fates would no longer be entangled.

The thirty brothers of the family took a big step forward without hesitation, all of them looking resolutely at the domineering man under the moonlight. It was as if their souls and thoughts no longer belonged to them, they only believed that the man in front of them, even if he was destroyed, was still the most loyal guard.

Seeing so many people bravely taking this step forward, many people steeled their hearts and strode forward one after the other. They seriously looked at this man who they feared the most.

In less than a quarter of an hour, they said that there were people on their own horses, causing the general who was looking at them to feel a sense of warmth in his heart. The general wiped away the sweat on his forehead and solemnly said to everyone, "Very good, I believe that your choice will not make you regret your decision. Now, everyone listen carefully, get on your horses and follow me to carve out a path of blood!"

"Yes."

At this moment, the two groups of people, who were fighting passionately just now, suddenly mixed together. It had to be said that at this moment, the atmosphere on this wide road had become very strange and was filled with a sense of haziness.

The group of people hurriedly disappeared into the forest along with the middle-aged general amidst the mottled leaves, leaving only a few chirping bugs behind. The world once again returned to its previous tranquil state.