The river was stained crimson with blood, dyeing the entire riverbank.
Swords and bodies were everywhere.
Xie Beihan swept his telescope across the battlefield on the river, his gaze finally settling on the warship opposite.
A man held the slender figure of a young woman tightly against the ship's railing, whispering into her ear.
His lips traced her delicate skin, licking her sweet, red lips, kissing her with an unbearable intensity.
He clutched her narrow waist in his hand, pressing her close to his chest as if to meld her into him.
Xie Beihan raised an eyebrow, glancing at his own hand.
Such a slender waist, he would surely grip it tighter than that madman. Would it snap?
Ye Luan?!
Ye Luan!
He raised an eyebrow and smiled, stepping down from the observation tower towards the bow of the ship, continuing to watch through his telescope.
Huo Dao emerged from the cabin, "Your Highness, this batch of munitions is likely to be destroyed."
"Mm, let it be destroyed."
Seeing the wicked smile on Xie Beihan's lips, Huo Dao was startled and dared not ask further.
On the opposing warship.
"Xiao Chizhan, are you mad? People are watching."
Ye Luan was both ashamed and angry, her small, pale face filled with unconcealable fury.
She was practically seething.
Xiao Chizhan ignored her, continuing to press her and kiss her. His deep red eyes were slightly raised, filled with a smile as he glanced towards the opposite side.
The strange excitement in his eyes was truly chilling and terrifying.
"Xiao Chizhan!"
Ye Luan roared, fiercely pinching Xiao Chizhan's abdomen.
The man, however, trembled, pressing her down even harder, his voice hoarse.
"My dear, dare to move again and I'll take you right now."
Ye Luan knew this madman was capable of anything.
If she truly suffered such humiliation, she would rather smash her head against the wall and die, not live.
"What's wrong with kissing you? What's wrong with me kissing my own Princess Consort?"
He leaned down, his eyes filled with a wicked smile.
"I want to show everyone that you are my woman, and only I can touch you!"
Ye Luan gritted her teeth, "Your rampant behavior is like a wild beast. Do you understand respect?"
"I don't understand, and I don't need to," he smiled despicably. "Whether I understand or not, you have to follow me, don't you?"
Ye Luan said coldly, "Are you threatening me by relying on the Bai family?"
"Mm, the method is quite despicable, but it's effective, isn't it, my dear?"
The smile on his lips was too sinister.
She looked into his eyes, fell silent for a long moment, and then suddenly sneered.
She was already a disaster. If she died, Xiao Chizhan would no longer harm innocent people.
"What are you thinking about?"
Ye Luan sneered, reaching out to stroke his face, her voice a little strange.
"I'm very curious, when will I see you in so much pain that you wish you were dead? Just thinking about it makes me excited."
Xiao Chizhan grinned and pressed her down forcefully, "You'll never have that chance in this lifetime."
"Is that so?"
Ye Luan raised her eyebrows and said no more.
She had made up her mind; she would continue to implement her original plan.
She would personally drag this man from his pedestal, seduce him, make him fall step by step, make him love her to the point of death, and then die in front of him, making him suffer immeasurable pain.
And she, she would find a place of natural beauty and live for herself.
Ye Luan looked up at the sky and smiled gently. She was truly looking forward to that day.
What would a man like a madman look like when he was in pain?
'You said he once choked you, didn't you?'
A sinister and fierce voice pulled her thoughts back.
Ye Luan smiled, "Yes, as cruelly as you."
"Blood Blade, bring me an arrow."
The icy white feather arrow, carrying the cold wind, was drawn back.
Ye Luan could clearly feel the sharpness next to her cheek.
Xiao Chizhan pinned her down, drew the bow, and smiled with extreme malice.
"I will help you vent this anger."
After saying that, he shouted to Tantai Ye on the other warship, "Do me a favor, shoot that bastard an arrow."
Tantai Ye immediately understood his meaning and laughed heartily, "You are truly insidious. Take it easy, he can't die in Youzhou."
"Stop the nonsense, hurry up."
"Got it, bring the bow and arrow."
Xiao Chizhan narrowed his eyes slightly, finding an extremely peculiar angle, and nocked the arrow.
As Tantai Ye shot his arrow, another arrow, carrying a bone-chilling cold wind, flew out with lightning speed, crossing thousands of troops and horses.
A bone-piercing killing intent surged, and Xie Beihan's pupils contracted. He swung his saber back, and the cold arrow was immediately split into two and fell onto the deck.
But in the next second, another extremely strange white feather arrow flew directly towards his neck.
He let out a cold laugh, dodged, but the arrow still grazed his skin, causing a stinging pain and bleeding.
He narrowed his eyes slightly, touched his neck, and blood flowed from his palm. He raised an eyebrow and took out a handkerchief to wipe it.
"Your Highness!"
On the heavily guarded warship, he had been ambushed.
Huo Dao hurried over, holding medicinal ointment, "Your Highness, are you alright?"
Xie Beihan threw away the handkerchief and walked to the bow of the ship with a faint smile, "Bring the fire crow."
"Yes."
He placed his hands on the side of the ship and looked calmly at Xiao Chizhan's warship, "King Dingbei, how about a trade?"
His voice, amplified by internal energy, permeated the entire river.
Xiao Chizhan, embracing Ye Luan, smiled with a chilling gloom, "What trade?"
"How about three cities in the northwest for one Ye Luan?"
As soon as the words fell, Xiao Chizhan's already grim expression turned terrifyingly cold.
Ye Luan could feel the immense pressure of his hand, almost crushing her to death.
"My woman is only worth three cities?"
"Hahaha, what does King Dingbei want? Why not say it?"
Listening to their conversation, Ye Luan felt immensely humiliated. Were they treating her like merchandise?
Xiao Chizhan sneered, "Blood Blade, bring the firearms."
"Yes."
Under the night sky, the river was filled with blood and corpses.
His voice was more chilling and piercing than the water in the river and sea.
"I want your life. Will you give it?"
Bloodthirsty, terrifying.
Ye Luan could clearly feel the malicious killing intent radiating from him.
Xie Beihan, holding the fire crow, looked at the firearm in the other man's hand pointed at his head, and smiled faintly, "She is just a woman, everything can be discussed."
"I'll raise the stakes, fourteen border cities in Jiuzhou, including the Dingyuan River, for just one Ye Luan."
"Oh ho." Tantai Ye stood on the observation tower, smiling arrogantly, "What is the relationship between Your Highness and Ye Luan? To be willing to exchange fourteen border cities for her."
Hearing this, Ye Luan's heart trembled. She felt Xiao Chizhan's gaze behind her become even more ferocious, completely unable to hide it.
Damn Tantai Ye, can't you shut your mouth when you speak?
Xie Beihan rubbed his chin with a sinister grin, "I just like women who are this stubborn."
The moment he finished speaking, bullets, carrying intense killing intent, flew out, directly crossing thousands of troops towards him.
Xie Beihan's eyes changed. The four fire arrows in his hand immediately shot out, directly targeting Xiao Chizhan opposite him.
Slaughter instantly erupted on this stretch of the river.
Ye Luan watched the bundles of gunpowder fly towards her, her pupils widening in shock. She quickly dodged backward.
Xiao Chizhan scooped her up, leaped upwards, and carried her to Tantai Ye's nearby ship.
With a loud boom, the original warship was blown apart by gunpowder and slowly began to sink into the river.
"Set up the gun carriage."