Chapter 333: Killing Xiao Yuan With Her Own Hands
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
When she saw that dawn was approaching, Qin Xiaoyao’s expression grew more and more grim.
According to her and the Second Prince’s speculation, the Liao army would definitely launch an overall attack after daybreak.
After that, the east town would quickly become a war zone.
As for the Second Prince’s men, they had no town to defend and would definitely not be able to hold the defense line for long.
If she still could not locate Xiao Yuan, she would have to expose herself like she did yesterday.
Only then would she be able to force Xiao Yuan to retain some of his forces behind to guard against her, an assassin who could appear at any time.
Qin Xiaoyao leaned against the outside of a military tent and reminded herself not to be anxious.
There was still some time before the sky completely lit up.
If the Liao army wanted to launch an overall attack, Xiao Yuan had to personally give the order.
Perhaps, Xiao Yuan’s whereabouts would be exposed soon.
She had to be patient.
At the thought of this, Qin Xiaoyao calmed her mind and continued to search through the various tents.
Gradually, the sky finally brightened.
Qin Xiaoyao was hesitating, wondering whether she should continue to wait when the sound of horse hooves suddenly burst out from ahead.
Thereafter, she saw a few people dressed in the uniform of the Liao army’s general galloping past her on their horses.
A thought popped into her mind and Qin Xiaoyao moved quickly, following them secretly.
In the end, she saw the few of them enter a small tent.
Qin Xiaoyao approached the tent and went around to the back.
When she leaned closer and listened in, her face lit up.
She had finally found him!
Yes, the person staying in the tent was Xiao Yuan.
Xiao Yuan was currently having a meeting with his generals, discussing the attack on the east town of High Pass Town.
Qin Xiaoyao hid in the dark and listened. She was not in a hurry to make a move.
It wasn’t easy for her to find him, and if she wanted to make a move, she had to be absolutely certain her strike was failproof.
There were too many people in the tent now, so she had to wait a little longer.
Xiao Yuan’s meeting didn’t take too long. In less than 15 minutes, he had already assigned the battle missions.
Soon, the generals went out.
After Xiao Yuan watched the last general leave, he leaned back in his chair and closed his eyes to rest.
At this moment, Qin Xiaoyao finally sprang into action.
From the back of the tent, she circled back to the front.
After silently taking care of the soldiers guarding the tent, she sneaked into Xiao Yuan’s tent.
In the end, the moment Qin Xiaoyao entered the tent, Xiao Yuan’s eyes, which were closed earlier, snapped open.
At this moment, the flying dagger in Qin Xiaoyao’s hand was already flying toward him.
Xiao Yuan’s expression changed, and his body moved instantly, falling off his chair.
Even though he fell, he still managed to barely avoid Qin Xiaoyao’s strike.
“Men! There’s an assassin…” Xiao Yuan immediately yelled out when he saw Qin Xiaoyao.
While he was shouting, Qin Xiaoyao had already shot out two more flying daggers at him.
She then pulled out the Liao-style saber at her waist and charged at him.
Xiao Yuan dodged awkwardly again. Although his vital parts avoided getting hit, his left shoulder and right arm were slashed by the flying daggers.
In the face of Qin Xiaoyao’s Liao-style saber, Xiao Yuan ignored the pain in his body and quickly flipped sideways to avoid the incoming Liao-style saber.
He looked at his long saber on the shelf not far away. Xiao Yuan wanted to get up and retrieve his weapon.
However, Qin Xiaoyao would never give him such an opportunity.
She attacked him swiftly and ruthlessly.
Xiao Yuan could only dodge continuously. He couldn’t even stand up on his feet.
Even though he managed to dodge Qin Xiaoyao’s numerous strikes with his fairly good skills and years of experience, he couldn’t dodge all of them.
Before long, Xiao Yuan’s body was slashed many times.
Following Xiao Yuan’s cry for help, the Liao soldiers quickly rushed in from outside.
Qin Xiaoyao knew that she couldn’t delay any longer.
Her eyes darkened, and she increased the speed of her attack.
At the same time, a concealed weapon appeared in her hand again.
Xiao Yuan was already sick, and he had been injured by Qin Xiaoyao, so his reaction speed was gradually slowing down.
Eventually, he did not manage to dodge in time.
His arm was hit by the flying dagger which nailed him to the ground.
Qin Xiaoyao took the opportunity to press the saber against Xiao Yuan’s neck.
The whole area instantly fell silent.
The Liao soldiers who had wanted to charge at Qin Xiaoyao all froze on the spot.
In fact, some even took a step back.
Qin Xiaoyao’s lips curled into an icy smile. She reached out and yanked Xiao Yuan, who was no longer resisting, up from the ground.
“Supreme Commander, it wasn’t easy to find you,” she said as she glared at Xiao Yuan.
Xiao Yuan’s brows were tightly furrowed, and his expression was extremely unpleasant.
“I didn’t expect that you still have the guts to come again,” he said in a deep voice.
“Hmph!” Qin Xiaoyao gave an icy sneer.
The saber in her hand pressed close to Xiao Yuan’s neck, drawing a line of blood.
When the Liao soldiers saw this, they retreated again.
“Quickly release the Supreme Commander! Otherwise…” a general shouted viciously.
“Otherwise what?” Qin Xiaoyao turned her head abruptly and shot the general who spoke a sharp gaze.
At the same time, the saber in her hand moved closer to Xiao Yuan’s neck, drawing a deeper line of blood.
That general’s face instantly turned pale, and he didn’t dare to act rashly anymore.
Qin Xiaoyao’s lips curled into a cruel smile.
Only then did she turn around to look at Xiao Yuan again.
“Pass down the order to withdraw your men from High Pass Town,” she said in a stern voice.
Xiao Yuan’s expression was grim, but he didn’t reply.
“I don’t want to say it a second time,” Qin Xiaoyao continued quickly. At the same time, she slid the Liao-style saber slightly again.
Xiao Yuan’s neck started to bleed, and the pain finally made him frown.
“If I kill you, the army loses their commander and the morale of the army will be thrown into chaos. Your men will still suffer defeat!” Qin Xiaoyao added. Xiao Yuan finally looked at Qin Xiaoyao.
“If you kill me, you won’t be able to escape from the Liao army’s campsite!” he said.
To his surprise, Qin Xiaoyao wasn’t the least bit afraid.
Instead, she laughed out loud. “Haha! If I want to leave, who can stop me?”
Suddenly, Qin Xiaoyao’s face turned chilly.
“Since you are not willing to cooperate, then you… can die!”
After she finished speaking, Qin Xiaoyao pulled out her Liao-style saber viciously…
Xiao Yuan didn’t have time to say anything more before his head dropped down.
Meanwhile, Qin Xiaoyao had already lifted the head with practiced ease and charged toward the Liao soldiers at the entrance.
The old fart wanted to stall for time so that the Liao soldiers could surround her, but that would have to depend on whether she was willing to cooperate. After all, her initial goal was to kill him. Since it was too troublesome to capture him alive, she might as well go back to her initial goal.
She was really downright practical and not greedy…
Qin Xiaoyao was filled with killing intent and quickly slew all the Liao soldiers blocking the entrance of the camp.
At the same time, she carried Xiao Yuan’s head and slashed her way out of the Liao army’s campsite.
As she slew, she didn’t forget to shout loudly, informing all the Liao soldiers that she had already killed Xiao Yuan.
“Xiao Yuan is dead. Withdraw your troops quickly, or you’ll end up like that old fart. Hahahaha…”
Qin Xiaoyao mounted the horse and raised the head high in her hand. She kept shouting as she galloped out of the campsite.
Her voice could carry very far and the news soon spread throughout the Liao army’s campsite.
When the Liao soldiers heard the news, they were terrified.
Some people saw Qin Xiaoyao holding the head in her hand. Although they couldn’t see the face of the head, the head made Qin Xiaoyao’s words more credible.
With that, the Liao army’s morale was in turmoil.
When some of the soldiers saw Qin Xiaoyao appear, they didn’t even stop her.
Just like that, Qin Xiaoyao successfully charged out of the Liao army’s campsite.
After leaving the Liao army’s campsite, Qin Xiaoyao went directly to the South Town Gate..