Joyful Motherhood in a Rural Family-Chapter 1094 - 1093: Kill!

Liu Sisi was once determined on a matter, not even eight horses could pull her back!

No matter how much everyone persuaded her, she had made up her mind.

Zhao Yuanlang, having failed to retain her, could only send horsemen with Liu Sisi to escort her into Xixia.

What was originally a three-and-a-half-month journey to Xixia was, by sheer determination, completed by Liu Sisi in about two months.

Looking up at West Qing Prefecture, the capital of the Great Xia in front of her eyes, she adjusted the face towel on her face.

Within the lands of the Great Xia, sandstorms were fierce, and soil erosion was severe. Not wearing a face towel made it impossible to travel amidst the frequent violent winds. Fortunately, upon approaching the capital, the situation improved tremendously.

"Princess! It seems there are people coming ahead. Look!"

The person His Majesty had sent to escort Liu Sisi was none other than Gao Qi, the son of Lord Gao, a close friend of Chou Chou and now the Observation Envoy of the fifth rank.

Chou Chou, who now also held the real position of Commander of the Imperial Guard Infantry from the fifth rank, followed closely beside Liu Sisi. Hearing the words, he rode his horse forward from behind, peering through the rolling dust ahead, "The figures are not clear; it must be the people sent by the Great Xia to receive us!"

Liu Sisi also peered forward and, without commenting further, turned to ask another beside her, Marquis Yongwu, an old general, "Old Master Marquis, what do you think of this?"

Marquis Yongwu had volunteered to accompany Liu Sisi deep into Great Xia, and his offer had been accepted.

At her question, he turned his head to look at Liu Sisi, his slightly furrowed brow not relaxing, "I the minor official do not view this favorably. If these were truly here to receive us, they should have shown their commanding flags. But at present... it seems that something unexpected has occurred in Xixia, hence their approach."

The dust in front of them was billowing, and indeed, there were many approaching, but without displaying flags. It seemed there certainly was a problem.

"Hmm, Old Master Marquis, from now on... I will be relying greatly on you!"

Liu Sisi said solemnly, gently dropping the carriage curtain.

Through the swaying carriage curtain, Marquis Yongwu’s face was not fully visible, "Please rest assured, Princess, I the Marquis will not fail the trust of His Majesty!"

As everyone spoke, the troop of horsemen quickly approached and surrounded Liu Sisi’s party, enclosing them in the center. A middle-aged woman decked in armor emerged from within the ranks and scrutinized everyone before her gaze landed on Liu Sisi’s carriage.

In less than perfect Chinese, she asked, "Are you the Princess Ruyu from Zhao Country?"

The carriage curtain swayed gently with the wind, but no sound came from inside.

The newcomer seemed quite displeased, patiently repeating the question once more.

Chou Chou, after leaning in and listening for a moment by the carriage, stepped forward two paces, "Indeed! Who might you be?"

The middle-aged woman gave Chou Chou a thorough up-and-down look, suddenly took a few steps back, and waved at the people beside her! freёnovelkiss.com

"It does not matter who we are! You don’t need to know! Men, arrest them all, take them away!"

Everyone was shocked!

The soldiers rushed forward relentlessly, surrounding Liu Sisi’s carriage in the center.

Marquis Yongwu urged his horse forward, confronting the opposing horsemen head-on.

"Hold on! On what grounds are you arresting us? We are envoys from the Great Zhao! Even if nations are at war, envoys aren’t harmed, let alone when the Great Xia and the Great Zhao are in good relations! What you’re doing, does the Emperor of Xia Country know about it?"

He shouted fiercely.

The other side let out a sneer, "This is an order directly from the ruler himself! What are you waiting for? Take action quickly!"

The soldiers moved swiftly forward, ready to use force.

"Wait a moment!"

The carriage curtain moved slightly and was pulled open from the inside to reveal a fair hand.

The middle-aged woman’s eyes suddenly narrowed, intently staring at the trembling spot on the carriage curtain.

The next moment, Liu Sisi’s head emerged from the curtain, and she slowly stood up, stepping out of the carriage.

Her eyes shifted subtly, scanning everyone before finally settling on the middle-aged woman, and she gently parted her lips.

"You say, it was the ruler who ordered you to act this way?"

The middle-aged woman stared blankly at Liu Sisi’s face, her own filled with astonishment!

Even those around her were wide-eyed, gazing dumbfounded at Liu Sisi’s cheeks.

Not receiving a response right away, Liu Sisi knit her eyebrows and coughed forcefully twice.

That was when the middle-aged woman finally snapped out of her confusion: "Yes, yes... It was the ruler who sent us all to summon you and your party."

"I used to hear that Xixia Country was a nation of grand ceremony, with orderliness throughout, and strong soldiers and horses. The Emperor of Great Xia is even more so wise and valorous, respects talents, and shows humility to his inferiors—a rare enlightened monarch of the age! Now that I’ve come to Great Xia and witnessed it myself...Tsk, tsk! I really didn’t know that Xixia Country actually had such a group of military officers! No wonder you need to borrow generals from my Great Zhao Country!"

Liu Sisi said softly, the tone of regret in her words causing the surrounding soldiers to subconsciously retreat a couple of steps.

Looking somewhat troubled, the middle-aged woman still managed to clasp her fist in a greeting: "Princess... I too am simply following orders, and I hope the Princess will not make things difficult for this subordinate officer."

"It must be you flatterers who deceive and manipulate, causing the ruler to be misled by your lot, turning the mighty Great Xia into a country too poor to host its envoys!"

Liu Sisi’s emotions grew more intense as she spoke!

The middle-aged woman’s expression turned quite ugly: "Where are these words coming from, Princess? Are you saying this because you want to resist?"

"Resist? Haha! The general must be joking! Traitors like you deserve death!"

Liu Sisi sneered twice, her face fierce, and with a fierce swing of her hand in the air, she gave the order: "In that case, I will overstep my authority and punish you on the ruler’s behalf, you lot who live off the fat of the land yet disobey in secret! Execute them!"

As her hand waved, countless soldiers behind her suddenly bellowed: "Kill! Kill, kill——"

They charged forward and clashed with the opposing force!

Liu Sisi stood erect on the carriage, coldly observing the chaos of the battle.

She harbored killing intent towards these people!

How dare they attempt to strike at them upon their arrival! If today they were taken advantage of and captured, let’s not mention the risk to their safety. Even just considering the loss of face, Liu Sisi could not afford it!

After all, she, Liu Sisi, was the Princess of His Majesty of the Great Zhao Country, the daughter of the Princess of Great Xia Country!

How could she allow such people to trample over her?

Perhaps the fierceness in Liu Sisi’s words inspired Marquis Yongwu and the others, as none showed mercy in their blows.

The sounds of combat grew louder and louder!

Soon, the ground nearby was stained a bloody red, with corpses everywhere.

The battle became completely one-sided.

Although the opposing force had many soldiers, they were no match for the elite troops Liu Sisi brought with her. Everyone in the center was skilled in combat. In a short amount of time, Liu Sisi’s side suffered minimal losses, but eight or nine out of ten of their opponents were already down!

"Stop! Stop at once! Everyone, please stop quickly!"