Liu Mu was also very scared. The moment the knife fell, images of his wife and children flashed through his mind.
But there was no severe pain as he imagined. He only heard a few bangs, followed by a loud shout: "Liu Mu! Follow me!"
Liu Mu looked around in panic and saw a short and thin figure with a long knife in his hand, fighting.
For a moment, he did not recognize this person.
But at the critical moment of life and death, he couldn't care less and hurriedly ran behind the man.
There were two people here, with Liu Mu sandwiched in the middle, and they fought hard.
Over there, Zi Nu and Yin Xiangyu faced off, swords flashing.
After more than a year, Zi Nu is no longer the young man he used to be. Now he is tall and has improved his martial arts skills a lot.
Yin Xiangyu was no match for him. He fell behind within a few moves.
Zi Nu hurriedly stepped forward, grabbed his neck, held it with a knife, and shouted loudly: "The Elephant King is in my hands, who dares to move rashly?!"
Yin Xiangyu, who was still arrogant just now, has turned into a coward at this moment. His face turned pale and he said in a trembling voice: "Everyone stop it! Stop it!"
The sound of swords suddenly stopped.
The person who rescued Liu Mu was also able to rest. At this moment, Liu Mu could see clearly who this person was.
After not seeing each other for two years, Liu Mu could not recognize He Tiantian who was dressed as a man.
He Tiantian just glanced at him and then looked nervously in the direction of Zi Nu.
Zi Nu recognized her at a glance.
He has changed, he is no longer the child with a rough voice, but she is still so bright.
The two just looked at each other for a moment. Zi Nu quickly returned to the topic and gestured to Yin Xiangyu: "Surrender or die, you choose!"
Yin Xiangyu was not that tough-minded, so he immediately said: "Come on, come on, come on! Open the city gate!"
But he had already released the rumors before, and the people watching stopped and shouted:
"No! Emperor Renwu's army eats people!"
"It's better to fight to the death than to be eaten!"
"Fight for our family!"
He Tiantian frowned immediately and hurriedly shouted: "Emperor Renwu has an order that no one who surrenders will be killed, and the people are not allowed to be robbed. Who spread these rumors?!"
The knife in Zi Nu's hand tightened, and Yin Xiangyu's neck suddenly turned red.
Yin Xiangyu's legs were soft and turned into balls of cotton. He trembled and said: "Yes, yes, it's me. Don't move. Surrender quickly!"
Not only the people, but also the city defenders were stunned.
They fought hard to defend the city and lost their elephant soldiers, but it turned out to be because of Yin Xiangyu's nonsense.
The city was in chaos.
The city gates were opened wide and the defenders surrendered, but Yin Xiangyu didn't have time to see this because he had been torn apart by the angry people.
Emperor Renwu's army marched straight in, collected the surrendered troops, and occupied the palace, but did not touch the people at all.
Among the people coming and going, Zi Nu stood still and stared at He Tiantian.
He Tiantian took a deep breath and walked towards him slowly.
"Why are you here?"
The two said in unison.
He Tiantian chuckled, "My mother and I sneaked in to see why they didn't surrender. Who knew we would just happen to run into you."
Zi Nu exhaled and raised the corners of his lips slightly, "Liu Mu and I came back from the capital all the way. We were delayed for a while and happened to stop at Xiangcheng."
His voice was deep and magnetic, showing that he was no longer a teenager.
He Tiantian whispered, "What a coincidence."
The smile on Zi Nu's lips became even wider, and he stretched out his hand to rub the top of her head a few times, "Why did they let you two women come to inquire for information?"
He Tiantian suddenly pouted, "What are you doing? Aren't you just growing a little taller?"
Zi Nu laughed, held her head high and said, "Have you grown a little taller? I used to be about the same height as you."
But no, this is much taller than her.
He Tiantian rolled his eyes at him, "When you grow taller, you will be my younger brother too!"
Zi Nu snorted disdainfully, "He Tiantian, I'm already fifteen!"
"Well, I'm eighteen!"
The corner of Zi Nu's mouth twitched, "I'm not discussing my age with you, I'm telling you that I'm already old enough!"
"Okay, okay, you are not a child, you have grown up!" He Tiantian coaxed a child.
Zi Nu held his forehead and said word by word, "I mean, I'm old enough to get married!"
"Then let's go back to Jingjiu County quickly!" He Tiantian said.
Zi Nu's eyes lit up, but before he could speak, He Tiantian said again: "Hurry up and ask the emperor to arrange a marriage for you! You are now a prince, and all the girls in Jingjiu County have to catch up..."
Before she finished speaking, Zi Nu grabbed her wrist, looked at her, and said resentfully: "I don't want an engagement, I don't want another girl! He Tiantian, if you make peace, I'll marry you!"
He Tiantian, who had always been calm and composed, panicked. She tried to pull out her arm, but in vain.
Zi Nu smiled faintly, "I told you, I am no longer the young man I used to be, so don't work in vain..."
Before he finished speaking, he heard a loud shout: "Mo Zichuan! Let me go!"
He Tiantian turned around and saw Jiang Nan running over angrily.
Zi Nu raised his proud chin, "You still have some courage, you dare to go to the battlefield!"
Jiang Nan took a few steps forward and, without saying a word, raised his hand to him...
Zi Nu suddenly felt his legs go weak.
How could he forget that Jiangnan still has this skill?
Jiang Nan pulled He Tiantian over and glared at him fiercely, "I don't care what kind of prince you are. If you dare to take advantage of my wife, I will poison you directly next time!"
In the midst of his scolding, Zi Nu gradually closed his eyes.
The victory in the battle at Xiangcheng made He Tiantian's title of General Fengxiang more stable. Those who originally doubted women joining the army gradually suppressed their objections.
The army stayed outside Xiangcheng, recuperating and waiting for the next expedition.
He Tiantian and Jiangnan escorted Zi Nu to Pingxiang.
When Zi Nu woke up, she was already lying on the carriage.
To be precise, he woke up from the cold.
He just lay in the carriage, with Jiang Nan sitting on the side surrounded by several quilts.
Zi Nu glared at him and pulled a quilt hard, "Give me one!"
Jiang Nan rolled her eyes at him, "You still want a quilt when you miss someone else's wife? Take it back!"
Zi Nu immediately glared at him and raised his hand to hit him.
Jiang Nan also raised his hand, revealing the crossbow arrows in his sleeves, "Come on, come on, this time I put on giant poison, you try it!"
Zi Nu glared at him angrily and put his hand down.
Jiang Nan curled his lips and said: "Come, tell me, I will never make any plans for other people's wives again! I'll give it to you after you say it!"
Zi Nu glared at him fiercely, sat cross-legged and said nothing.
Jiang Nan clicked his tongue, "You're so tough! Your Majesty, didn't you teach me? It's wrong to miss someone else's wife!"
Zi Nu closed her eyes and whispered: "If you make peace with her, she will no longer be your wife."
"You are so beautiful!" Jiang Nan curled her lips, "I will not divorce her even if I die! My wife is good-looking and virtuous, how can I reconcile with her? Just wait until the next life!"
Zi Nu chuckled, "Jiang Nan, don't get too proud too early! Just wait!"
Jiang Nan snorted disdainfully.
At this moment, he never imagined that one day he would have the idea of entrusting He Tiantian to Zi Nu...