Chapter 431

In an awkward position, Mo Junhao wanted to dodge and staggered backward for a few steps, but the sharp arrow followed him like his shadow, trying to stab his eyes seemingly.

How could a person be quicker than an arrow?

The sharp arrow was about to penetrate Mo Junhao’s head. At the critical moment, another sharp arrow rushed out from behind him and happened to aim at the first arrow shot from Shi Qingxue.

The two sharp arrows collided less than one and a half meters away from Mo Junhao’s eyes. With a clear sound of metal collision, the two arrows were broken and fell on the ground at the same time.

Everything happened all of a sudden. After quite a while, somebody came back to earth gradually.

It appeared that Mo Junhao collected a little more of his scattered wits. He would die if it happened one second later, and the breathtaking moment almost scared him to death.

“Your…Your Highness, are you okay?” a soldier next to him screamed worriedly.

Mo Junhao finally came to his senses. He found that his soldiers were looking at him with an inexplicable expression, which embarrassed this man who was always arrogant.

It was brought by Shi Qingxue.

Mo Junhao was so angry that he shook off the soldier’s supporting hands and glared at Shi Qingxue gloomily, as if he would rush out and eat her.

However, Shi Qingxue had no time to pay attention to Mo Junhao’s slight emotional change. She just frowned and looked at something behind him, trying to see who had saved him.

Unfortunately, the person who had saved Mo Junhao was determined to hide himself seemingly. Shi Qingxue waited a while yet didn’t see the figure of that mysterious person. Instead, she heard Mo Junhao’s exasperated curse. “Shi Qingxue, do you want to die?”

Shi Qingxue glanced at Mo Junhao indifferently, but she looked as if she took it for granted.

In fact, she was curious about why Mo Junhao was angry. Not to mention that they were enemies, only because of his words to provoke her, wasn’t it a matter of course that she wanted to kill him?

Did this guy still think that she would remember her love for him or that she couldn’t forget him?

Was he insane?

Probably Shi Qingxue’s mental activity was shown on her face, so Mo Junhao was furious and stomped. He pointed to her but was unable to speak after a long time.

At this time, Mo Junyang stood in front of Shi Qingxue again and looked at Mo Junhao calmly. “Won’t you continue with what you wanted to say just now?”

Mo Junhao finally remembered that he planned to show off his heroic deeds to Mo Junyang, yet Shi Qingxue interrupted him unexpectedly, and he was so angry that he forgot it.

Mo Junhao was surprised by Mo Junyang’s eyes with a faint smile, while he was eager to show his powerful strength in front of Mo Junyang. He was unable to think about so much, and he just laughed loudly. “Mo Junyang, you can be so calm before death. To be frank, among so many brothers and cousins, I admire you most. I always treat you as a formidable enemy, and only you are qualified.”

Listening to Mo Junhao’s wordy speech, Shi Qingxue felt annoyed and wished that she could shoot another arrow and make the guy have no chance to babble.

However, Mo Junyang pressed the back of her hand, gesturing for her not to move.

Shi Qingxue had to continue to listen patiently.

After hearing that, she finally understood why Huwenbei became empty overnight.

It turned out that Mo Junhao kept an eye on this good place since a few years ago and joined hands with Yelü Beichen, making Huwenbei Town their hideout to develop their force two years ago.

It was no wonder that Mo Junhao fled to the northern border as soon as he was in trouble. It turned out to be his base.

Shi Qingxue involuntarily remembered that after Mo Junhao took the throne in the previous life, he had personally come to the northern border once. He must have come to inspect his force.

However, the comfort on the throne could destroy a person’s will. Later, Mo Junhao was content with pleasure and thought that the whole country was his, so he feared nothing and just guarded the imperial capital. In the end, he was defeated by Mo Junyang.

The course of nature goes round, and there is retribution everywhere.

Shi Qingxue had thought for several times that Mo Junyang had avenged her, so she didn’t feel the deep hatred when she saw Mo Junhao.

Nevertheless, every time she thought so, Mo Junhao would show up and do something to irritate her again.

Thinking that Mo Junhao even pretended to surrender but lured Shi Junhe to Huwenbei and trapped the Shi Army in the valley, she wished that she would kill this despicable guy at once.

Shi Qingxue gently grabbed Mo Junyang’s arm and wanted to say something yet stopped herself.

Mo Junyang returned a smile and signaled to her where nobody could see them.

Shi Qingxue understood it and stood out from behind Mo Junyang again, with a bow in her hand.

Perhaps the last arrow scared Mo Junhao, and he moved a big step backward subconsciously, trying to dodge.

Soon he realized that he was cowardly to do that, so he became angry from shame and glared at Shi Qingxue, shouting loudly, “Shi Qingxue, I know that you are superb in shooting, but do you think that you can gain the upper hand under the situation?

“Just be good and surrender. For the sake of our love, I can probably spare your life.”

“Maybe I can’t gain the upper hand, but so what?” Shi Qingxue sneered and snorted crossly. “I just want to take your life.”

Even though Mo Junhao was sure that he would be fine, facing Shi Qingxue’s piercing momentum, he was scared and moved backward.

“No. No way. You don’t dare to.”

Mo Junhao could hardly recover from the shock and almost forgot that he had many soldiers to defeat only two people, Shi Qingxue and Mo Junyang.

At this time, a long roar emerged from the depth of the valley, and then deafening clops came from all directions, surrounding the two parties.

“What happened?” As soon as Mo Junhao stopped feeling ashamed and annoyed and came back to reality, he realized that there was something wrong, so he hurriedly grabbed the telescope from his subordinate.

He didn’t know since when a large group of people on horseback rushed over from around the valley and stopped behind them.

“Bad news. Your Highness, we are fooled. Somebody leads one hundred thousand soldiers to surround us.” The advance soldier fell off the horse’s back and reported to Mo Junhao in a flurry.

Mo Junhao kicked that man away and cursed in a rage, “I knew it earlier, yet you came to report so late. We might have nothing left.”

After rebuking his subordinate, Mo Junhao was still furious and glared at Mo Junyang. “Are these your people?”

Although he asked, his tone was certain.

Mo Junhao could be sure that it was the reversal Mo Junyang played. Only Mo Junyang would do something like this.

Mo Junyang said so much just now, and he just wanted to attract Mo Junhao’s attention to stall for time, as he never talked much.

However, Mo Junhao was fooled by such a simple strategy.

Mo Junyang raised his brows slightly. It seemed that he was afraid that he couldn’t irritate the opponent to death, and he added at leisure, “Thanks for your cooperation, Your Highness.”

Mo Junhao was rendered speechless and looked more embarrassed.

Nevertheless, he was unwilling to lose face in front of Mo Junyang, so he struggled. “Hum, do you think that you can reverse the situation in my territory as you play a trick and have some soldiers?

“Stop trying. Huwenbei Town is my zone. Don’t try to save Shi Junhe.”

“I don’t need anybody to save me.” A majestic voice came from behind.

Shi Qingxue turned around in surprise, to see that Shi Junhe rode his fast horse and led the Shi Army out of the valley unhurriedly.

“Father!” She forgot that a battle was on the verge of breaking out here and rushed to Shi Junhe happily. Then she hugged him she hadn’t seen for several months till she confirmed that this man was really her father, still alive.

She was finally relieved after being worried for half a month.

Shi Qingxue knew that it was inappropriate, but she still had tears in her eyes involuntarily and called in a low voice, “Father, it’s great that you are all right.”

She choked with sobs and held Shi Junhe’s arm, refusing to let him go.

Looking at Shi Qingxue who had lost much weight, Shi Junhe also felt sad.

He knew that he made this girl worry about him.

“I am alright. Stop crying.” Shi Junhe sighed deeply and restrained his worry, looking calm and majestic again.

He walked to Mo Junyang and looked at this man, with a complicated expression. Mo Junyang stared at him calmly, and his beautiful eyes were like stars in the sky at night, which were bright but elusive.

They looked ordinary, yet nobody could see through them.

Shi Junhe had many questions to ask, but seeing Shi Qingxue’s smiling face, he knew that it was not the time to bother about this. He just nodded and said in a deep voice, “Thanks a lot.”

Mo Junyang smiled faintly and also nodded. “You are welcome.”

“I misjudged this time, so the Shi Army was trapped. I feel guilty. Fortunately, you give me a chance to take revenge, Your Excellency. Please give me the job to capture the head of the rebel army. I will capture the rebel army and won’t let you down.”

Mo Junyang uplifted his brows and finally started to look Shi Junhe up and down seriously.

Although General Shi was more than forty years old, he looked like a tall and big man at the prime of his life, showing his staunch and unyielding temperament all over his body.

To say something unpleasant to hear, he was inflexible.

He knew that the people brought by Mo Junyang were enough to defeat Mo Junhao easily, yet he was in a fit of pique and determined to capture Mo Junhao in person, so he could wipe out the humiliation.

If this were not Shi Qingxue’s father she respected, Mo Junyang would respond, “It’s a waste of time.”

However, because Shi Qingxue was here, Mo Junyang didn’t get angry but made way for Shi Junhe politely.

Shi Junhe had a long broadsword in his hand and rode his horse to the front of the two armies at a stalemate, staring at Mo Junhao coldly. “Your Highness, you cheated His Majesty and rebelled the country. I will take you back to the capital. I am sorry if I offend you.”

The clarion emerged, and Shi Junhe took the lead. All people from the Shi Army thoroughly changed the backwardness and followed him, rushing to the rebel army.

All people said that the leader of a defeated army couldn’t be brave, while the Shi Army was different.

Perhaps they had been defeated and had to retreat. They were even trapped in a small valley and hid themselves to subsist, but they didn’t lose their unyielding temperament.

Once the time was right, the Shi Army’s great momentum was like an unsheathed sharp sword and fiercely stabbed the Achilles’ heel of the enemy.

Mo Junhao’s soldiers were scared and trembled, losing their fighting spirit.