Wei Liuying's eyes widened when she heard what Yang Xian said to her. It was totally unlike him to give such advice because he would usually tell her that what he needed the most from her was her capability.

The strange request.

Felt oddly warm.

Looking at the row of men who were coming in their direction, Wei Liuying's eyes narrowed. "I won't."

"Good." After saying that, Yang Xian raised his sword and yelled, "The rest come with me! Head to An You City as fast as possible!"

"YES!"

Drap! Drap!

The cavalry soldiers were leaving to follow Yang Xian while a small portion of them stayed behind to help Wei Liuying.

"Wait until infantry come! For now, trample them all!"

"Yes!"

Wei Liuying didn't recognize the men who came charging in. in the first place, there were so many refugees because of the flood that they practically covered the entire area with people. It was not known how they lived after losing their home as Emperor Xuan could only handle a part of them.

The rest were abandoned.

"Kill them!" The man also shouted.

The men rushed over with their weapon ready. From their position, Wei Liuying could guess that they were waiting for her and Yang Xian to come. It seemed that someone had deliberately set a trap for them.

"Captain Hu soldiers to the front and Captain Tang soldiers to the back! Watch out for the rear!" Wei Liuying shouted.

The leader's face turned dark when he heard Wei Liuying's order. It got even darker when he saw how fast the soldiers moved. Under Prince Ji Sheng's harsh training, not a single one of them would dare to slack of, so they drilled the order and movement to their body.

Just as Wei Liuying had predicted, several men rushed out of the bushes from the other sides, intending to circle them. But as the soldiers were ready, the surprise attack didn't do much damage to them.

Staying in the middle, Wei Liuying narrowed her eyes. She needed to hold on until the infantry came here.

"Hold your position."

"Yes!"

Taking the bow from her horse's bag, Wei Liuying turned her horse around. It was now facing the back, towards the area where the infantry was heading to them. Due to Prince Ji Sheng's pace not long ago, they were left behind.

Docking two arrows, Wei Liuying aimed to the back and released them.

Dzing! Jleb!

The two arrows landed on the ground. The infantry soldiers were led by one captain, who was maintaining their speed. Upon seeing the two arrows, he immediately understood that Wei Liuying was warning them.

One arrow meant sneak attack.

Two arrows meant an ambush.

"Prepare for battle!"

Uooo!

The soldiers shouted as they prepared their weapon. As they kept their pace despite their heavy armor, the aura that they had suppressed exploded out. Dozens of soldiers were now ready to march forward in order to fight.

"Leader, this is bad!" one of the attackers shouted.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

Sitting on top of the horse, Wei Liuying didn't participate in the battle anymore. She settled in the middle of the soldiers while looking to her surroundings carefully, analyzing what might have happened while giving occasional order.

The attacker's leader also knew that the situation was getting worse for them. They were thinking of catching Wei Liuying unprepared and ambushed the soldiers, thus injuring most of them. But Wei Liuying was still as wary as ever and guessed their plan within split seconds.

The decision she made only make it hard for them to proceed forward.

'The title as one of the best strategists at the north is not given in vain, huh?' The leader swung his hand, giving signal for retreat.

"Move back!"

"You're not going anywhere."

Wei Liuying's cold voice startled the attacker's leader. He looked at Wei Liuying as if he was looking at an idiot. Right now, Wei Liuying's soldiers were getting attacked and only barely hold on. How could it be possible for them to stop them if they wanted to leave?

However, the same calm expression on Wei Liuying's face remained. She was looking at the attackers' group coldly.

"Now."

Turning his head to the infantry soldiers' side, the leader's face turned ugly. It was only now he realized that there were a group of archers who were lying low and prepared to shoot them.

"Run!"

Dzing! Jleb!

AAa!

Several of the attackers were hit and unable to retreat in time. Only the leader along with those who were quick enough managed to escape. They rushed into the forest, intending to use the terrain to escape.

"Let me…" Captain Hu was prepared to step forward when a slender arm stopped him.

"There's no need." Wei Liuying was looking at the direction where the attackers have left. The attack didn't seem to be that strong and only had the intention to hinder them. Though, Wei Liuying had to admit that most of them were not that bad.

"We're proceeding to An You City."

"Yes, Strategist Liu!"

"Onwards!"

With that order, the soldiers began to rush towards An You City. They didn't know what had happened there, but the distress signal wouldn't be given without reason. Rather than wasting time here, they should head there as fast as possible.

Wei Liuying turned her head to the back once more. Her cold eyes flashed with a glint as she looked at a certain direction, but she didn't do anything and ordered her horse to go in An You City's direction.

Drap! Drap!

As the soldiers left, a man walked out behind the tree from the direction where Wei Liuying looked at.

"Strategist Liu, huh?" the man muttered in low voice. "His Highness is correct. That strategist can be an eyesore."

The man's eyes narrowed. It seemed that his mission to follow Wei Liuying under Prince Ji Shu's order wouldn't go as smoothly as he thought it would be. That strategist was even more troublesome than most soldiers.