Even emperors have it tough, so don't be too picky about the entries.

Xiao Lue was indeed vigorous despite his age, and he actually rushed to the front, even surpassing Chen Shao.

He cleaved open the tent flap of a camp with his sword, and the warhorse reared up, pawed twice in the air with its front hooves, and landed with a thud.

The Lulong army quickly followed behind, brandishing their swords and spears and thrusting them at the tent.

The main tent was overturned.

But it was empty inside.

The guards beside him then chopped down another one with a single blow.

It's still empty.

Let's flip over another one.

Empty, empty, all empty.

There was only hay inside the tent.

Xiao Lue's heart sank to the bottom.

He looked coldly at Chen Shao:

His voice was hoarse.

"Master, where are the people from the imperial court?"

......

Cliff top.

Bai Bingbing pressed her hand on her embroidered spring knife, coldly watching as the Lulong army in the valley slowly crept into the trap.

"It's time to close the net."

Behind them stood soldiers with bows drawn and arrows nocked, waiting to light the oil and fire on the arrowheads.

She raised her hand, ready to give an order.

The aluminum cloth next to them was horrified.

"Lord Bai! The great Holy Emperor is still inside! These rockets don't care when they land."

"It's alright."

Bai Bingbing smiled, but she was naturally aloof, and even her normal smile looked cold.

"Your Majesty is the reincarnation of the True Lord of Fire Virtue; how could mere mortal fire possibly overcome him?"

The aluminum cloth froze.

A quick mental search of His Majesty's titles revealed:

[Supreme Great Luo Heavenly Immortal, Purple Extreme Longevity, Sacred Wisdom, Illuminating Spirit, Unifying the Three Primal Elements, Proving Response, Jade Void, Supreme Master of the Five Thunders, Great Sage Emperor of the Mysterious Capital Realm]

Why is the Fire Virtue True Lord mentioned again?

"His Majesty is not the venerable Supreme Celestial Immortal..."

Bai Bingbing has already raised her right hand:

"put!"

Hundreds of rockets launched simultaneously.

Arrows streaked across the night sky, trailing long, fiery tails, falling in dense clusters like a meteor shower.

Once one round of archers has finished firing, the next round immediately follows.

Their coordination was seamless, flowing smoothly like clouds and water.

......

Chen Shao pointed to the top of his head.

"The people from the imperial court have always been there, they're just at the top."

Xiao Lue was greatly shocked and suddenly looked up.

Rows of fiery rain were seen falling rapidly.

The night sky was as bright as day.

"You! You! You! You!"

At this point, he no longer had time to settle accounts with Chen Shao.

He shouted:

"Retreat! Retreat!"

The Lulong army discovered something unusual: fire rained down from the sky, and the tents were full of haystacks.

The valley is narrow and bright, and it's practically a natural, scorched-earth landscape.

"withdraw!"

"We've been ambushed!"

The army was thrown into chaos in an instant.

Arrows rained down on the tents, and flames suddenly shot up.

In the blink of an eye, it swallowed up the entire tent.

The second one, the third one...

With the aid of white phosphorus, the flames spread incredibly fast.

The cavalrymen at the front desperately turned their horses around.

But the horse was more afraid of fire than a person, and it ran wildly around on all fours.

Before the infantry behind could react, they were knocked to the ground.

In an instant, chaos erupted, with people and horses falling over and cries of despair filling the air.

Countless soldiers perished in the raging flames that erupted in an instant.

Upon seeing this tragic scene, Xiao Lue's eyes immediately filled with tears.

I felt as if all my energy had been drained.

He fell flat on his backside.

Finished!

It's all over!

Such narrow terrain made an orderly retreat impossible.

Going forward, with such a large fire, it's even more impossible.

He looked up at Chen Shao, who remained calm in the face of danger, and said tremblingly:

"Why...why would you go to such lengths to frame us? My Xiao family has no grudge against you..."

"No enmity or grudge? Not necessarily."

Chen Shao gave a cold laugh, "Besides, I didn't frame you. The information I provided to you was all true."

"Indeed, it is I personally leading the expedition!"

Xiao was stunned for a moment, then his face turned deathly pale.

"You...you are Emperor Chen Shao of the Great Yan Dynasty?"

"What, it doesn't look like it?"

Xiao Lue quickly recalled everything he knew about the new emperor of the Great Yan Dynasty.

Four large characters suddenly popped into my mind.

Six Ding Liujia!

This emperor's methods of feigning divine intervention had reached an unparalleled level.

Xiao Lue's pupils contracted sharply:

"No wonder...no wonder you can perform such wondrous magic...it really is you!"

He was filled with remorse. The Xiao family had been cautious their whole lives, how could they have never imagined that some wild Taoist priest could have such demeanor and methods?

The army built walls of fire both in front and behind, trapping the 50,000 Lulong soldiers in the middle.

Wailing cries filled the air.

Why?

Xiao Lue roared madly:

"My Xiao family has guarded Yanyun for so long, protecting your Chen family's territory. If you want military power, just issue an imperial decree. Why... why must you be so ruthless and annihilate us!"

In response, Chen Shao simply said:

"You deserve to die."

Suddenly, more than a dozen people rushed out of the fire, still covered in sparks, and rushed to Xiao Lue's side.

"General, we'll get you out of here."

Xiao Lue immediately stopped him, "No, I have no face to live any longer."

"Don't worry about me, go kill him! Go kill him!"

"He is the Emperor of the Great Yan Dynasty; killing him will bring him a noble title and a high-ranking position!"

"What?!"

More than a dozen people turned to look at Chen Shao.

His eyes immediately blazed with greedy fire.

The Emperor...

"kill!"

Without saying a word, he grabbed his knife and charged.

The dozen or so men were well-trained and surrounded Chen Shao, blocking his escape route.

They maintained a proper distance from each other, preventing the horses from charging forward while also providing cover for each other.

Unfortunately, Chen Shao, wielding the Green Dragon Crescent Blade, was invincible, at least in their presence.

"With just you guys?"

The Green Dragon Crescent Blade twirled.

Instead of retreating, Chen Shao took the initiative to attack.

With a single sweep of the blade, a head flew off.

Before the first strike had even finished, the second strike followed immediately.

In just a short while, Chen Shao had killed all of the dozen or so people.

Damn... even the emperor knows martial arts? Xiao Lue was shocked once again.

Chen Shaoqing held his dragon-shaped crescent blade to his neck.

"To fail to come to the aid of a nation in peril, to stand by and watch someone die, is to be a traitor!"

"Flame and thieves are irreconcilable enemies!"

Faced with a life-or-death situation, Xiao Lue surprisingly gained a new perspective on everything.

He didn't care at all about what Chen Shao said.

Loyalty and righteousness? That's something for scholars and fools.

What national crisis? That's their crisis.

The army is truly our own.

He burst into laughter as if in a final burst of energy.

"Fine, fine! Chen Shao, you win!"

"But I don't understand what you're yelling about. We're surrounded by flames on both sides, how are you going to get out?"

"With you buried with me, I can die in peace."

"To be buried with them?"

Chen Shao did not strike.

"General, I am not pretending to be a Taoist priest, but playing myself."

"Lulong is so isolated that they don't even know about my escape plan on the night of the full moon. How laughable!"

Chen Shao ignored him.

He took a water bag off the saddle and gulped down a mouthful.

Turn the horse around and squeeze its legs together.

With a whoosh, it pierced into the sea of ​​fire like an arrow released from a bow.

"Playing the mystic..."

Xiao Lue was completely stunned.

"A ghost...a ghost!"