My vicious dog, my horse, I can do whatever I want with it

Chapter 294 Imitation

It was also Lu Peibai’s first time to paint skin, so naturally he couldn’t do it in one stroke.

He tried this three or four times, but the person he drew looked like neither human nor ghost. Zong Yanli went to see it twice and felt more and more disappointed. He thought this plan would not work, but in the end Lu Peibai got some advice from Zhan Haoyue and deliberately drew the person in a disfigured posture, making the person look like neither human nor ghost. It was enough to draw him with a 30% resemblance.

Two days later, Lu Peibai brought the female prisoner to report. Zong Yanli only took a look and made the decision on the spot.

Zong Yanli sent word that he wanted to negotiate with Wuhuan, which was exactly what Duzhe wanted, so he agreed to the negotiations immediately. In the same position and the same scene of confrontation between the two armies, Zong Yanli personally drove his horse forward without carrying a sword, which obviously met all the standards for negotiations.

Du Zhe did not hesitate when he saw this. He took off the sword at his waist and rode forward.

"Now that we have come to this point, I am too lazy to play along with you." Zong Yanli looked at Du Zhe coldly. The more he looked at this handsome face, the more infuriating he felt.

"You are willing to disregard our past friendship and use your first wife to gain your own advantage. I think you are afraid that when the truth comes out, the Wuhuan will abandon you and you will no longer be able to hold the throne." Zong Yanli lowered his eyes and said solemnly, "Min Xue'er is in my hands. If you want her, release her."

"I don't understand what my brother is saying. I just want an explanation!" Du Zhe still showed a look of grief, as if he had no idea why Queen Sai Ya died. He said, "If Min Xue'er can really prove that someone else killed Sai Ya, I will definitely release my brother's men immediately!"

"Haha..." Zong Yanli sneered twice and said, "Why, do you really think that if you act well, I will give her to you for free?"

"Du Zhe, you should think clearly. If Pei Liang and Bai Xiuyun died, it would not hinder my steps to conquer the north." Zong Yanli said with a cruel look in his eyes: "I will slaughter all the Wuhuan and send them off with your blood."

“But you, Duzhe, if you fight to this extent, Min Xueer will appear among the crowd of Wuhuan people and tell the truth about Queen Sai Ya’s death.”

"Can you, a son-in-law who only ascended the throne of Wuhuan by marrying the princess, really win the support of the people and continue to support them?"

"Du Zhe, you better think it through."

Zong Yanli's words contained terrifying power. Just a few words made Du Zhe's heart tremble. A hint of guilt flashed in his eyes. His hands holding the reins tightened a little. It was obvious that he did not dare to confront Zong Yanli head-on. He could only lower his head to avoid Zong Yanli's oppression.

He pretended to be sad and said: "I don't want to be your enemy, but Sai Ya is my life..."

Du Zhe changed the subject and continued, "In this case, you and I should both take a step back. I want to interrogate Min Xueer in person. After all, if my brother randomly finds a similar woman to deceive me, I can't do this for Saiya."

"I have two of my brother's men in my hands. I'll exchange one for the other." Du Zhe looked at Zong Yanli and said, "As long as I can take Min Xue'er away and find out from her that Sai Ya's death was indeed not related to my brother, I will release the other one immediately."

Zong Yanli was not surprised at all to hear Du Zhe's words. With Yue Yuqi by Du Zhe's side to give him advice, he must have been prepared.

Zong Yanli pretended to be angry and argued with him for a few more sentences. Finally, he showed an attitude that he had to compromise. After weighing the pros and cons, he asked Pei Liang to come back for the time being. Bai Xiuyun had been the commander of the Ghost Camp for a long time. If he was alone in the enemy's camp, he might have a greater chance of escaping.

After Du Zhe agreed, they went back to their respective places. Zong Yanli brought out Min Xueer, and Du Zhe brought out Pei Liang.

When Min Xueer appeared, Du Zhe obviously frowned, and then he heard Zong Yanli say: "In the cold winter, Min Xueer rushed thousands of miles to ask for help for Queen Saiya. Du Zhe, do you really not know who caused Saiya's death?"

Zong Yanli's words revealed the time when Wuhuan set up the plan, and Duzhe's face changed instantly.

This sentence also indirectly explained where the scars on Min Xueer's face came from. Du Zhe remained silent and waved his hand to signal the soldiers behind him to let her go.

Under the witness of both armies, the two sides exchanged hostages. Monkie rushed over to support Pei Liang, quickly untied the ropes on his hands, and protected Pei Liang to the rear.

After the exchange was reached, the troops of both sides retreated. Zong Yanli looked at Du Zhe coldly, not caring at all about what would happen if Min Xueer was discovered to be a fake. On the other side, Long Feiguang had already arranged for Bu Gaoxuan to sneak into the enemy's camp. If Min Xueer was discovered to be a fake, it would be the beginning of a war between them.

What Zong Yanli has to do now is to pretend to abandon Bai Xiuyun and go to war with Wuhuan!

Pei Liang was not seriously hurt. It was obvious that Du Zhe wanted to use them as bargaining chips in negotiations with Zong Yanli, so he would not use any tricks against them.

Pei Liang brought back a lot of news after he came back. Everything was just as Zong Yanli had guessed. Wuhuan had been setting up the plan a long time ago. The big cake of Qi State really filled Wuhuan up. After eating it, he couldn't help but want more.

After conquering Qi, the countless treasures and fine swords they obtained were things that the Wuhuan had never dared to imagine.

"We haven't seen Queen Sai Ya since we arrived in Wuhuan." Pei Liang, wearing an outer coat and holding a cup of hot tea, said to Zong Yanli: "Every time we asked to see Queen Sai Ya, Du Zhe always refused, and in the end we only saw her back..."

"What happened to Queen Sayya's death?" Monkey asked with his eyes wide open: "Were you really there?"

"Yes……"

Pei Liang responded slightly weakly, and he was helpless when talking about the situation at that time. From the very beginning, Pei Liang and his men became pawns of the game. They appeared there because they rushed in after hearing Queen Saiya's cry for help.

but……

Pei Liang raised his eyes and looked at Zong Yanli and said, "I came across Queen Saiya's body. She didn't look like she had just died. It looked like... someone made her into an object after her death and placed it at the scene."

After being captured, Pei Liang was not idle. He learned that Queen Sai Ya was not pregnant at all and everything was fake. As for the death of Queen Sai Ya, no one knows when she died.

After listening to Pei Liang's words, Zong Yanli lowered her eyes and after thinking seriously for a long time, she asked Pei Liang to rest for a while. She had not yet gone to deal with the war with Wuhuan.

As Zong Yanli had expected, Du Zhe was furious after finding out that Min Xueer was fake. He claimed that Zong Yanli was deceiving him because he was guilty, and that Zong Yanli had betrayed their oath of alliance and that it was Zong Yanli's meanness that harmed his beloved wife. The talks between the two sides broke down and war broke out.

The State of Lu cooperated well and extended an olive branch. Using the excuse of being of the same ethnicity, it announced to the world that they were of the same blood and would expel foreign enemies. It reached an alliance with the Wuhuan and completely brought their secret tricks into the open.

Then they launched a month-long pincer attack on Zong Yanli.

In October, Fu Jiashi finally returned safely with Cai Kangyu. Dozens of siege crossbow carts, improved chariots, and siege ladders were all transported. Zong Yanli instantly changed the current situation and started a counterattack against the State of Lu.

"Daqian actually has chariots!" Baines looked at the chariot pulled by two horses wreaking havoc on the battlefield, his face changed expression, and he slammed the table in anger and said, "This is simply outrageous!"

"It seems that we have no choice but to let Wuhuan take action." Yue Yuqi returned to Baines' side and frowned when he saw this scene. "General, do you still remember that when Zong Yanli fought against Xue Liqing of Qi State, he used his sweetheart as bait."

"We should follow suit today." Yue Yuqi said in a low voice.

Upon hearing this, Baines immediately looked up at Yue Yuqi, raised his eyebrows and said: "You mean..."

Yue Yuqi smiled calmly and said, "General, you can ask Kan Shi to fight Zong Yanli, and then ask Du Zhe to bring the captured Bai Xiuyun out. I heard that Zong Yanli has been friends with this man since he was a new soldier. Their friendship of several decades must be very strong."

"If we take this opportunity to severely inflict damage on Zong Yanli, it will be a great opportunity for our army."

As Yue Yuqi finished speaking, Baines' eyes lit up and he clapped his hands in approval: "Then go and talk to Du Zhe. Given the current situation, it's useless to keep the hostage. It would be best if you can severely injure Zong Yanli!"

Yue Yuqi agreed and turned to do it.

Du Zhe did not have much opinion on Yue Yuqi's proposal, but just said: "Is this really feasible? From what I see from Zong Yanli's offensive, he clearly wants to give up on Bai Xiuyun..."

Yue Yuqi laughed and said, "That may not be the case. Regardless of success or failure, it is not a bad thing at all."

Du Zhe thought about it and nodded in agreement, then ordered people to go and pull Bai Xiuyun out of the death row.

The next day.

In the battle, Kan Shi was chosen to go into battle and challenge Zong Yanli. Kan Shi thought it was just a show of strength as usual, so he took his weapon and rode his horse into the battle, challenging Zong Yanli with great momentum. When he saw the familiar black warhorse walking out of the enemy's formation, Kan Shi felt in a very good mood!

"Zong Yanli! Come and fight!" Kan Shi shouted loudly. He felt that just shouting Zong Yanli's name was so exciting. He rubbed the hilt of the knife in his hand, and the fighting spirit rising in his eyes was so intense.

"I'll fight you over there." Zong Yanli sat high on her warhorse. The bronze ghost mask still covered her face, and the eyes that were revealed were as dark and cold as ever.

Just when Zong Yanli rushed out to fight and drew the long sword in his hand, he suddenly saw the Wuhuan army retreating. Then he saw Bai Xiuyun, who was tied up on the high platform, being pushed out. When he saw Bai Xiuyun again, he was no longer in his unscathed appearance. He was hanging on the high platform with blood all over his body, and looked like he was dying.

The moment Zong Yanli looked over, his pupils suddenly shrank and his throat seemed to feel a little dry.

Even though Zong Yanli might have been prepared for a long time, she might not be able to make full preparations. When giving up Bai Xiujun finally became a fact, she could only accept it. However, when she really saw Bai Xiujun with her own eyes, the myriad emotions rising in her heart were difficult to control.

No matter how powerful a person is, he is still a human being.

"Kan Shi!" Zong Yanli had no idea what she didn't understand after seeing this scene. This scene was too familiar to her. It was just that she was the one in charge in the past, but today she was the chess piece!

"What's going on?" Kan Shi was also stunned, looking at this situation with confusion.

"Kan Shi, kill Zong Yanli!" Baines ignored Kan Shi's question and directly ordered: "This is a military order!"

Kan Shi turned his head to look at Zong Yanli, and just as he was about to speak, he saw Zong Yanli rushing towards him.

Today, Zong Yanli's sword moves were sharp and fast, mixed with fierceness. Kan Shi did not dare to take it lightly, and naturally had to be fully alert to deal with it. Baines and Yue Yuqi, who were watching the fight from a distance, saw that Zong Yanli had taken the bait, and they smiled and began to concentrate on watching the fight.

Seeing that the situation was becoming increasingly tense, he ordered his men to prepare bows and arrows. When they saw the gleaming arrow tip pointing at Bai Xiuyun, not to mention Zong Yanli, even Long Feiguang, Meng Qi and others behind him felt nervous.

"I want to save Xiaobai!" Lu Hao roared with red eyes and was about to go out, but was stopped by Fu Jiashi: "General Lu, you can't do that! Going out at this time will affect the general! That Kan Shi is not an ordinary person!"

"Do we really want to watch Xiaobai die?" Lu Hao clenched his fists. When it comes to the recruit camp, he is the same!

Even though I'm not in the same camp with Bai Xiuyun, how could I remain indifferent after walking together for so many years?

Long Feiguang said to Lu Hao: "Don't be anxious, don't be anxious yet."

Actually, Long Feiguang was unsure. Although he knew that Bu Gaoxuan had sneaked into the enemy's military camp, he had no idea how far Bu Gaoxuan had gone, whether he had contacted Bai Xiujun, or whether Bu Gaoxuan was watching him in secret.

He could only suppress the anxiety in his heart and calm everyone down to focus on Zong Yanli's fight.

If he were asked to choose, he would choose Zong Yanli without hesitation. Although it was cruel to say so, Long Feiguang really thought so. Between rescuing Bai Xiuyun from the arrows or saving Zong Yanli from the battle, he would choose the latter without any hesitation.

Of course, he hoped he didn't have to make that choice.

Long Feiguang looked deeply at Bai Xiuyun on the high platform, then frowned and carefully looked around, trying to find Bu Gaoxuan, but he found nothing.

He sighed slightly, thinking that Bu Gaoxuan's hiding skills were indeed amazing, so it seemed that the enemy would not be able to detect him, and at the same time he was anxiously wondering if Bu Gaoxuan had not appeared at all.

Clang——!

The situation on the battle changed. Zong Yanli knocked Kan Shi's weapon away, and it seemed that Zong Yanli had the upper hand.

At this moment, Du Zhe turned his head to signal to shoot. The arrow flew past and hit Bai Xiuyun's arm directly. Zong Yanli's heart trembled when he saw this scene. He turned his head suddenly to look in the direction of Du Zhe. His dark eyes contained murderous intent, and his blood was boiling with hostility.

"Go on." Du Zhe felt a chill on his back, but he still gritted his teeth and gave the order.

Zong Yanli wanted to go in the direction of Bai Xiuyun, but was blocked by Kan Shi. This feeling of impatience and frustration, as if he was being roasted on the fire, made Zong Yanli angry and furious.