"Master Fang!" Zhou Lang saw Fang Zilan rushing down and quickly retreated to her side. "It was the general's dereliction of duty that he failed to guard the city gate."
"I don't blame you. It's only a matter of time before the city is defeated." Fang Zilan held the plum sword tightly in her hands and stood back-to-back with Zhou Lang. "The one-month period has long passed. You and I can stand up to the capital. We will die here today. No regrets.”
Zhou Lang nodded solemnly, and the two of them were surrounded by Miluo people under the city gate and fought bloody. However, being attacked from both sides, both of them soon became scarred.
Fang Zilan protected Zhou Lang. She was sweating profusely and her face was stained with blood. She was half-kneeling on the ground. Her elbow was so weak that she could hardly hold the sword, but she still used her last bit of strength to hold the sword in front of her. .
"Sister, if you surrender now, I will spare your life." Mu Chuji's joking voice came from afar, as cynical as ever.
"That's not necessary." Fang Zilan gritted her teeth and suddenly separated the sword in front of her, but she fell to the ground involuntarily. Zhou Lang dragged her to avoid one knife attack, but more swords hit her head and face, heading straight towards the two of them.
Fang Zilan looked up, and the dazzling silver light became more and more dazzling in the sun. She narrowed her eyes slightly and thought, is this really going to kill her?
The next moment, a strong wind overturned the knife closest to her. When she looked closely, she realized that the knife holder had been shot through by an arrow and nailed to the ground.
The other Miluo soldiers who were besieging Fang Zilan were stunned when they saw this, but in the blink of an eye, several of them were killed on the ground, and the remaining people quickly dispersed.
Fang Zilan took the opportunity to stand up, swung the plum sword in his hand, and stabbed to death the Miluo soldier closest to Zhou Lang.
Seeing that Zhou Lang was still alive, Fang Zilan breathed a sigh of relief, turned around and saw a man riding a tall horse, waving a scimitar in his hand, and said casually: "Master Fang, it's rare to see you. So embarrassed." There was no hint of ridicule in his tone, but a hint of concern.
It's Wei Subaru! Fang Zilan let out a long sigh of relief, being saved.
"Master Wei, thank you." Fang Zilan pointed her sword at the ground, and she and Zhou Lang helped each other stand up.
Wei Subaru stood in front of them, chuckled and said, "If Mr. Fang wants to express his gratitude, you might as well say it to Your Majesty personally."
Hearing this, Fang Zilan was stunned for a moment, and then he saw the soldiers not far away holding the dragon flag high. Behind him, among the thousands of troops, the leader of the man was wearing a black gold armor, as cold and dazzling as when he first saw him.
For the rest of his life, Fang Zilan felt that everything in front of him seemed like an unreal illusion. She never thought that Li Shengxuan would lead the expedition in person.
"Master Fang, why are you so stunned?" Wei Subaru casually killed a Miluo soldier in front of Fang Zilan and asked, "Do you still have the strength?"
Fang Zilan didn't dare to exaggerate, and immediately touched the powder in her sleeve calmly. Fortunately, there was still some left, and she should be able to last for a while, so she said to Wei Subaru: "It's okay to protect yourself, Sir Wei, don't worry."
Wei Subaru nodded slightly, then turned his horse to the other side, heading straight in the direction of Mu Chuji.
Seeing Murong Xun's order to withdraw his troops, Mu Chuji was unwilling to do so, but he did not dare to disobey the military order due to the general trend, so he had to retreat quickly under the protection of everyone.
Fang Zilan sheathed her sword, and suddenly a heartbreaking pain surged over her. She was confused and screamed secretly, it was the poison that had taken hold.
"Master Fang!" Zhou Lang supported her body, but saw her vomiting a mouthful of blood and fainting.
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When Fang Zilan woke up again, she felt severe pain all over her body. She raised her hand slightly, alerting Awan who was standing by, "You have too many injuries on your body. Don't move."
"I..." Fang Zilan coughed a few times. Her internal organs were being pulled and the pain was severe. She couldn't help but ask, "Why can I feel pain again?"
"Because the medicinal properties of forgetwort have weakened." Awan sat next to her and explained patiently: "I didn't know you were infected with forgetwort before, so I thought your lack of pain was due to the poison getting worse. But I came back from the southeast In Beijing, when I was staying at the master's house, I accidentally discovered his old man's manuscript. It mentioned that forgetwort grass and the poison in your body are incompatible, and long-term use will definitely have bad results. But the old man did not write about that result. Ming, I only wrote some guesses I got from Yaodu, and the loss of pain is one of them."
Fang Zilan was silent for a moment, and finally changed the subject, "How are Lao Cao and Zhen Zhu doing?"
Awan bit her lip and said nothing. Fang Zilan's heart tightened, "What happened to them?"
"Well..." Awan said hesitantly, "Miss Zhen... passed away."
"What did you say?" Fang Zilan struggled to sit up, and Awan held her shoulders, "Dead people cannot be resurrected, please show your condolences..."
"What about Lao Cao?" Fang Zilan looked anxious. Awan lowered his eyes and did not dare to look at her, and whispered: "Vice General Cao was seriously injured and has not yet woken up. Miss Zhen blocked the fatal blow for Vice General Cao, and then... "
"How serious is Lao Cao's injury?" Fang Zilan's voice trembled violently, and Awan took a deep breath and said, "When they rescued Deputy Cao, he was bleeding all over his body, and even his armor was sunk into his flesh. , it took a lot of effort to remove it. Moreover, his injured leg was completely broken. I am afraid that in the future..."
Fang Zilan's eyes turned red. She grabbed Awan's hand tightly and lost control of her emotions: "Awan, no matter what, no matter what method you use, you must let Lao Cao wake up. I beg you..."
"Fang Zilan, calm down." A Wan was in pain from being caught by her, and she grinned and said, "I've gone to see it. Vice Admiral Cao has a good foundation. There should be no problem when he wakes up. But after this experience, I'm afraid he will It will take a long time to recover."
"That's good. As long as the person can wake up, recuperation is not a problem." Fang Zilan calmed down, then suddenly thought of something, and asked again: "Where is Vice General Zhou?"
"Vice General Zhou's injuries are not as serious as yours." A Wan looked helpless, "How many swords did you block for him, and you were injured like this? I have never seen you suffer such a big loss with a sword."
"I was exhausted at that time. If it weren't for Sir Wei..." Fang Zilan suddenly paused as he spoke, "Your Majesty has come to Qiluo City?"
"Yes." Awan nodded, "His Majesty personally marched to aid Qiluo City. He was so frightened that the people of Miluo retreated thirty miles."
"Really?" Fang Zilan had mixed feelings in her heart. Awan raised her hand and waved it in front of her eyes, "The matter is over. Anyway, someone is in charge now, so you can rest easy..."
Before she finished speaking, she heard the door creaking and being pushed open. She was so angry that she shouted at the door, "Ouyang Zirou, you are a lady from a well-known family, can you learn to knock on the door? "
The girl named Ouyang Zirou turned a deaf ear and ran in happily, "Master Fang, are you awake?"
"Are you from the Ouyang family?" Fang Zilan frowned slightly, and Ouyang Zirou responded: "My little girl, Ouyang Zirou, has met Mr. Fang." After she said that, she bowed dignifiedly. She was undoubtedly a lady from an aristocratic family.
"I wonder why Miss Ouyang is here?" Fang Zilan's face was full of doubts, and Ouyang Zirou smiled with her eyebrows curved, looking cute and cute, "Master Fang, just call me by my name. I came here with my brother Ouyang Juncheng. Fang Sir, you don’t know yet, do you? All nine great families are here this time.”
"What?" Fang Zilan was stunned, and Ouyang Zirou counted them one by one: "Yes, in addition to our Ouyang family, Lord Wei Piao, Young Master Zhuge Yu, General Dugu Ming and General Huangfu Xin are all here. There are also Lords Pei Xiaoze and Su Master Yun and Master Wang Yuchen are already on their way. His Majesty is personally conducting the expedition, and the nine great families of the princes and ministers have joined forces and are unanimously facing the outside world. This is the first time for such a formation, not to mention the entire capital, to be seen in the world."
