At 100 years old, he joined the army in place of his granddaughter, and became a national war god.

"So you're the one who killed my brother?"

Upon hearing this, Su Mu frowned slightly, looking at the imposing Northern Di general riding a tall horse before him, and then looking down at the horse-slaying sword in his hand.

A figure appeared in his mind.

At the entrance of Qin Family Village, there stood the Northern Di general whom he had cleaved in two.

"I never expected that scoundrel would be your brother." Su Mu slowly raised his saber, the tip pointing directly at Chi Lie. "What a coincidence. Today I'll send you down to reunite with your brother."

Upon hearing this, Chi Lie's eyes instantly turned red, filled with a furious expression.

It was the kind of rage that comes from having your most sensitive spot hit and being publicly humiliated.

"Old man, what a boastful tone!" Chi Lie gritted his teeth, his sword creaking in his grip. "You really think you can defeat my blade at your age? Wishful thinking!"

He pulled on the reins, and the warhorse reared up high.

"Today, I will use your head to pay tribute to my brother's soul!"

Su Mu stood there, his body hunched over, his white hair fluttering slightly in the night breeze.

He looked into Chi Lie's angry eyes, and the corners of his mouth slowly turned up, revealing a cold killing intent.

"You Northern Barbarians, you invaded my Great Qian territory, burning, killing, and looting. How many Great Qian people have you killed?"

"If we're talking about revenge, it's us who should take it; you're not worthy."

"Hmph! Enough with the nonsense! Take this!"

With a fierce spur, the black warhorse neighed and galloped wildly toward Su Mu.

At the same time, he raised his saber high, the blade gleaming coldly in the moonlight.

That sword was twice as wide as an ordinary horse-slaying sword, with three iron rings inlaid on the back of the blade, making a clattering sound as the horse galloped, a sound that was awe-inspiring.

The soldiers of the Great Qian Dynasty who witnessed this scene were on tenterhooks.

That black horse weighed at least a thousand pounds, and combined with Chi Lie's weight and charging speed, the power of this strike was at least several thousand pounds.

Let alone a centenarian, it could probably split open a wall.

Zhou Huchen lay on the ground, enduring the excruciating pain in his shoulder. Seeing Chi Lie's charging momentum, he felt a chill in his heart.

It’s over.

There's no way this old man could stop him.

In his view, both he and Zhao Tieniu had been defeated by Chi Lie, and no matter how strong the old man was, he couldn't possibly defeat a fierce Northern Di general riding a warhorse and looking down from a high position.

"Captain, what should we do?" The captain beside him was sweating profusely. "That old man can't possibly beat this guy! We have to think of a way to save him!"

Zhou Huchen gritted his teeth, his mind a complete mess.

Save? How can we save them?

He looked around and saw that the supply camp had been ravaged by the Northern Di people, with fires and sounds of fighting everywhere.

The defending forces suffered heavy casualties, and less than half of them were still able to fight.

The Northern Di cavalry continued to pour in.

They either had to fight to the death or abandon the military camp and flee into Qinghe County.

But if the city gates are opened at this critical juncture, and the Northern Di people take the opportunity to storm into the city, then the Daqian army will have no place to defend and will only face total annihilation.

At that time, Zhou Huchen will be a sinner of the Great Qian Dynasty.

Just as he was frowning in worry, a horse's neigh echoed through the night sky.

Chi Lie had already reached Su Mu.

The black horse's forelegs leaped high and stomped down on Su Mu's head.

The fierce, scathing swords cleaved down simultaneously, their blades whistling through the air as they descended with thunderous force.

The man and his horse instantly concealed Su Mu's hunched and thin figure.

"Go to hell, old man!"

Zhou Huchen closed his eyes.

Zhao Tieniu shouted hoarsely, "Old man..."

Gu Changfeng's pupils suddenly contracted.

In this situation, Su Mu did not retreat.

Just as the horse's hooves were about to pound his head, the saber in his hand suddenly jerked, and Su Mu's hunched body shot forward like an arrow, sliding across the ground under the belly of the leaping warhorse.

At the same time, the horse-slaying saber was raised high, blade facing upwards, and using the speed of the slide, it cut a long gash from the horse's belly to its tail.

"puff!"

The sound of a blade slicing through flesh was dull and grating.

The warhorse's belly was completely ripped open, and blood gushed out like a waterfall.

The black horse let out a mournful neigh, and before its front hooves even touched the ground, it lost its balance and crashed to the side.

Chi Lie's body was thrown out by the enormous inertia, tumbling half a circle in the air before crashing heavily to the ground, rolling several times, his armor scraping against the ground and sending sparks flying.

Su Mu got up from the ground without panting or pausing.

He dragged his saber and charged towards Chi Lie.

As soon as Chi Lie regained his balance on the ground, before he could even stand up, he felt a chilling killing intent rushing towards him.

He looked up abruptly, only to see the other man's saber already slashing down.

"clang!!!"

Chi Lie instinctively raised his saber to parry. The two blades clashed, sparks flew, and a deafening clang of metal exploded in the night sky.

Chi Lie felt an overwhelming force coming from the sword, and his kneeling body was pressed down, his knee hitting the ground and creating a shallow crater.

He felt a sharp pain in his hand; it had split open, and blood was flowing down the hilt of the knife.

What terrified him was not just the power the old man unleashed.

There's also the old man's fighting style.

One slash after another, giving him no chance to breathe.

Just as I blocked one blow, the second one came crashing down, leaving no time to think, adjust, or counterattack.

Chi Lie's pupils contracted.

At that moment, he finally understood how his younger brother, Chi Na, had died.

Su Mu swung his sword a second time.

Chi Lie gritted his teeth and blocked again.

This cut was even more severe than the previous one.

"clang!!!"

A crack appeared on the blade of Chi Lie's horse-slaying sword.

His body was jolted back more than a foot, and he almost fell over.

Su Mu didn't give him a chance and immediately unleashed his third strike.

He slashed horizontally with his sword.

The cleaver, accompanied by a whistling sound, swept across Chi Lie's waist and abdomen from right to left.

Chi Lie didn't have time to stand up.

He could only kneel on the ground, gripping the saber with both hands at his sides, and endure the blow.

"clang!!!"

With the third strike, Chi Lie's horse-slaying saber broke.

The blade shattered in the middle, and the front half flew far away, sticking into the ground and vibrating.

Su Mu's cleaver still had momentum, and the back of the blade struck Chi Lie's ribs, sending him flying four or five meters away.

Chi Lie rolled several times on the ground, overturning a grain cart, before finally stopping.

He struggled to stand up, but a sharp pain shot through his chest, and a metallic taste filled his mouth.

He looked down and saw that his armor had a tear from his waist to his chest.

The force of that strike, even through the broken blade and the iron armor, left a gash on his body.

If he had scored just one more point, he would be dead by now!

Chi Lie gasped for breath, looking at the broken half of the knife in his hand, then at the hunched old man with flowing white hair in the distance...

For the first time, fear appeared in his eyes.

He fought for twenty years, killing countless enemies, and never knew how to write the word "fear".

But today, he was afraid.

The object of their fear was a centenarian with white hair, a hunched back, and a look that suggested he might die at any moment.

Zhou Huchen lay on the ground with his mouth open, unable to close it for a long time.

"This...this old man..." His voice trembled, "He defeated Chi Lie with just three strikes?"

He rubbed his eyes, thinking he was seeing things.

He had just fought Chi Lie and was severely injured in just two rounds.

Even a formidable man like Zhao Tieniu could only barely withstand a dozen or so moves from Chi Lie.

But this old man only used three strikes.

The sword of the Crimson Blade broke, the sword of the Crimson Blade shattered, and the armor of the Crimson Blade cracked.

The captain beside him made a gurgling sound in his throat, swallowed hard, and couldn't utter a single word.

Zhao Tieniu sat on his horse, knife still in his hand, mouth agape, his large, round eyes filled with shock.

Gu Changfeng stood not far away, his usually calm eyes now gleaming with intense light.

"Old Master..." Gu Changfeng murmured, his voice filled with awe, "He truly is a man of great hidden talent. Such swordsmanship is rarely seen in the world."

"No wonder he's so old, yet he still wants to join the army."

Su Mu, leaning on his horse-slaying saber, stood on the battlefield, staring at the routed Chi Lie, preparing to strike again and end their lives.

Knowing the situation was critical, Chi Lie shouted without hesitation:

"retreat!"

His voice was hoarse, filled with resentment, humiliation, and deep-seated hatred.

"retreat!"

The general was defeated by a centenarian with three blows; his warhorse was cleaved in two, his precious sword was broken, and even his iron armor was cracked.

In this situation, the Northern Di soldiers were already terrified.

The morale of the troops has collapsed; how can we fight this battle?

"retreat!"

"Retreat immediately!"

The Northern Di cavalry turned their horses around and retreated from the camp like a tide.

A group of cavalrymen surrounded Chi Lie, protecting him, and at the same time gave up a warhorse for Chi Lie to ride away!

"General, go first; we'll cover your retreat!"

Su Mu looked at Chi Lie and said coldly, "Trying to leave? Absolutely not!"