Chapter 951 – How Could I Not Be Daring? (Part One)
The Second Prince was so paranoid about others discovering his plan to steal supplies and claim credit for his exploits that he was on guard against everyone like a thief.
He voluntarily requested to be stationed at Shangyu’s three cities, using an excuse to relocate the original garrison commander.
Because of this, when Fu Wang captured Shangyu’s three cities, the guards at the Northern Frontier hadn’t even received the news yet.
By the time they got word, Jiang Pengji and Li Yun had already arrived with reinforcements for Shangyu’s three cities. Thanks to the solid city walls and an abundance of defensive equipment, they firmly held the three cities. The Northern Frontier soldiers lacked sufficient logistical support, and should the two sides remain in a stalemate, the Northern Frontier would have no choice but to give in and retreat.
Jiang Pengji stood atop the city walls, observing the densely packed enemy troops below, their curses and foul language ringing in her ears.
“Lord—how about I lead a charge to teach them a lesson!”
“Han Mei, calm down.”
Qi Guanrang glanced at his lord’s indifferent expression and quietly pulled Li Yun’s armor to prevent this guy from acting impulsively.
“Military Adviser, how can we just sit here? They’re calling us cowards—”
Li Yun swallowed the rest of his words, his expression still filled with anger.
“Your lord has her own plans. Do you think she enjoys suffering?” Qi Guanrang advised in a low voice, “Why are they cursing us so loudly? Isn’t it just to provoke us into retaliating? Charging out now is not advantageous. We’ve just taken Shangyu; most of the people inside are sympathetic to the Northern Frontier. If we take the bait and go out to confront them, we might lose our hard-earned three cities if they manage to slip in while we’re distracted. Let them shout; they have insufficient reserves and won’t last long before they retreat on their own.”
Li Yun was no longer the rash young lad he once was, and of course, he understood the situation.
However—
What kind of insults were they throwing out there?
Calling them cowards was one thing, but that was just minor fuss. The real scandal was the filthy remarks directed at their lord, with various vulgar jokes and even references to people from her maternal side! How disgraceful!
“Letting them insult us like this? Where’s the dignity of our lord?”
Li Yun’s eyes nearly bulged out of frustration, his fingers turning white from gripping his weapon so tightly.
Even the little angel couldn’t stand it anymore.
Those Northern Frontier rascals were laying hands on their lord!
Though it was just verbal abuse, if it got out, what would happen to their lord’s reputation?
“Everyone knows this, but if the lord doesn’t respond, what can we do?”
Qi Guanrang tightened his grip on his fan. He appeared calm, but his frantic fanning revealed his true emotions.
It wasn’t just Qi Guanrang and his companions who were fed up; the audience in the live stream was also anxious, wanting to jump through the screen and bicker with the Northern Frontier soldiers.
Damn it, who do they think they are, insulting their little princess?
Do they believe one can hurl insults in Huaguo’s style and defeat this bunch of Northern Frontier turtles?
When it comes to the art of cursing, how could these uncivilized Northern Frontier folks even compete?
【Old Driver Alliance】: Host, they’re cursing so poorly! If you keep quiet, that’s just not you.
What did they think the host should act like?
Someone who could eat without suffering losses!
They had to admit, their understanding of Jiang Pengji was pretty spot on.
“Why the hurry? I’m the one being cursed, and I’m not even flustered.”
Jiang Pengji smiled, soothing Li Yun.
Her mental fortitude was far stronger than anyone imagined; it was merely verbal abuse—nothing that could make her lose her cool.
“To deal with such lowly people, we must use even lower methods. But engaging in a verbal brawl is unrefined; we shouldn’t stoop to that level.” She muttered and turned to Fu Wang, who was silently observing, “I have something for you to do—”
Fu Wang felt a jolt of alarm; he leaned in closer to listen to Jiang Pengji’s instructions, sighing at the sheer outrageousness of it all!
Fifteen minutes later, the soldiers of the Northern Frontier were shouting themselves hoarse, while the guards above remained utterly unmoved.
The Northern Frontier General clicked his tongue, grinning mockingly, “Is Liu Xi a man or a woman? Why is there no response to this scolding?”
Just as street shamers could hurl insults at a courtesan, the Northern Frontier soldiers mocked Jiang Pengji with every foul name they could conjure.
Any ordinary woman would’ve been infuriated into a rage, but Liu Xi seemed unbothered.
“Maybe she’s enjoying it and thinks we’re not lively enough!”
The Vice General wore a knowing smile.
“True enough—keep it up, don’t stop!” Just as he said this, a few figures emerged from the stagnant city walls. “Hey, it’s working! Don’t stop, keep going! This Liu Xi is something else—doesn’t come out unless we give her a good sufficient scolding—hahaha!”
The surrounding Northern Frontier soldiers laughed along.
But their laughter didn’t last long.
From the city walls, several ladders were extended over the walls, and a few naked men were bound and dangled out.
With the wind blowing, the men floated in the air.
Then came a line of naked Northern Frontier captives, shivering uncontrollably.
What the heck—what’s Liu Xi doing?
“Are you scared now? Who told you guys to be so lowly, we’re just responding in kind.”
Fu Wang poked the Second Prince’s aide in the side with his spear. Though the aide’s clothes were intact, he too was tightly bound like a dumpling, looking utterly pathetic.
The aide had dark circles under his eyes, and his cracked, dehydrated lips looked pale.
He seemed like a startled bird; when Fu Wang poked him, his legs buckled, almost collapsing to the ground.
Fu Wang raised an eyebrow, sneering, “If you want to avoid being stripped and hung, you should think smarter.”
Desperate to survive, the aide could only close his eyes in despair and holler down to the soldiers.
“I’m a minister under the Second Prince! If you see the Prince, don’t you want to rescue him?”
Fu Wang raised his hand to ear, frowning, “Not loud enough, keep going!”
The aide’s voice was already thin; forced to scream at the top of his lungs, he quickly lost his voice.
Hearing that someone was hanging above was the Northern Frontier Second Prince, the soldiers below broke into an uproar.
“What’s the rush? That Liu Xi lady is tricking you, keep on shouting!”
The Northern Frontier General bellowed, and the soldiers quickly steadied themselves, continuing with their insults.
As the scattered insults rose again, Fu Wang chuckled, readied his bow, and shot through a rope.
The man hanging from that rope let out a wretched scream as he fell, splattering into a puddle of mush.
“Hang him back up—” Fu Wang coldly ordered.
The soldiers behind him securely bound the naked Northern Frontier soldiers and hung them back where they were.
Witnessing this scene firsthand caused the previous hanging men to soil themselves, excreting from fright.
The more the soldiers below cursed, the more Fu Wang remained relentless.
One after another, he cut down dozens of ropes, and every person that fell was none other than dead.
No one knew who Fu Wang would target next.
The Second Prince’s aide was nearly on the verge of breaking down from fear.
Hanging near the city wall, the Second Prince himself was also crying out desperately, flailing his legs, his face a mess of snot and tears.
“Don’t kill me—don’t kill me—”
