Chapter 29: The Girl of Sanhe Fortress

Most of the Karluks had been eliminated, leaving only a small number of remnants still hiding or fleeing.

Flames were rekindled in Sanhe Fortress. Numerous Han soldiers held torches and began to clean up the battlefield.

The orange-red flames, symbolizing hope and peace, rose slowly in this misty rainy night, illuminating the entire scene of Sanhe Fortress.

Shocking, miserable, bloody.

Corpses were scattered everywhere inside and outside Sanhe Fortress, most of them Karluks. A large amount of blood sprayed on the yellow sand and mud, making the whole world seem blood-stained.

Occasionally, intermittent screams or painful wails could be heard from those seriously injured.

Fragments of corpses were everywhere, and the smell of blood and stench wafted in the air, making people feel physiologically uncomfortable.

Seeing this tragic scene, many teenagers participating in battle for the first time vomited directly.

Retch retch retch!

Behind Li Xiao, Tie Tou and Dahu rode on their horses, vomiting as they went. The others didn’t look too good either, their faces a bit pale.

During the battle, their blood rushed to their heads, disregarding everything, with only killing enemies in their eyes.

But after the battle ended and the adrenaline faded, these teenagers became living humans again.

And no longer killing machines!

They would also feel afraid, nervous, even terrified and guilty!

Although many of them were not on the battlefield for the first time, the tragic extent of this battle was far beyond the previous one at the Dragon Bone River.

With corpse fragments almost everywhere, Sanhe Fortress looked like a hell on earth.

On the contrary, Erhu, although also seeing such a tragic scene for the first time, performed much better.

Instead, he laughed loudly and mocked Dahu and the others.

“You guys are really useless; a few dead people can scare you into vomiting!”

“Hahaha!”

Watching Erhu’s smug look, Tie Tou and the others flushed red, annoyed endlessly.

But they had to admit that in terms of mental endurance, they were still inferior to Erhu, this simpleton.

“You will see more and more of these bloody scenes in the future.”

“It’s normal to feel nauseous the first few times.”

“Later, when you kill more people and see more dead people, you’ll feel it’s no big deal.”

Li Xiao comforted Dahu and the others.

No one is born a demon butcher; they transform bit by bit.

As long as one kills enough people, one can kill people like killing chickens without any guilt or fear.

Holding a horse lance, riding on his horse, he quickly stepped over corpses one by one, passing through alleys and earthen houses.

Turning to look at Dahu and the others, the corner of his mouth slightly raised: “If you want to quickly overcome this fear, you can try sleeping next to a corpse for a night.”

Hearing Li Xiao’s words, Dahu and the others instantly shuddered, their faces turning even paler.

Sleep with a corpse?

What kind of joke is that!

Li Xiao watched their frightened appearance, turned his head back, shook his head lightly, and smiled.

These little brothers were still too immature. What was sleeping with a corpse?

This was a cannibalistic era!

Li Xiao had high hopes for this group of his little brothers.

In the future, they would be his right-hand men; he couldn’t let them be too benevolent and weak.

“We’re eating horse meat this morning!” Li Xiao said in a calm voice.

As his voice fell, the warhorse under Li Xiao stepped on a Karluk ‘corpse’. Immediately after, the horse lance in Li Xiao’s hand fell directly.

Instantly beheading this Karluk who was seriously injured and not yet completely dead but pretending to be dead.

Then he shouted to the little brothers behind him: “Search all courtyards thoroughly; don’t let go of any corner.”

“Find all the Karluks.”

But at this moment, Li Xiao’s ears moved slightly.

Vaguely, he seemed to hear a scream.

“Ah!”

“Little bitch, I’ll kill you!”

Although the sound was very faint, masked by the wind and rain in the dark night, after transmigration, not only did Li Xiao’s physique become stronger and stronger, but his five senses also became increasingly keen.

This scream and roar from the distance were very clear in his ears.

Most importantly, this person spoke the Karluk language.

Li Xiao’s gaze suddenly became sharp, looking toward a courtyard not far away.

“There’s a fish that slipped through the net in the house.”

“Charge in, don’t let anyone escape.”

Li Xiao shouted loudly, pointing his horse lance forward.

The little brothers behind followed closely, warhorses rumbling as they charged forward.

…

Inside the room, it was pitch black. Only at the moment of thunder and lightning, by the light of the lightning, could the scene inside be seen clearly.

A Karluk noble was rummaging through chests and cupboards in the room, packing up all the gold, silver, and treasures he could see, preparing to take them away.

This courtyard originally belonged to the Lord of Sanhe Fortress, and later became Aslan’s residence.

Since the Karluk rebellion, most of the plundered treasures had gone into Aslan’s pockets and were hidden in this courtyard.

Taking advantage of the chaos, this Karluk noble prepared to make a fortune and then flee far away.

But just as he had almost packed up the treasures, a sound of breaking wind suddenly rang out in the darkness.

“Danger!”

At this moment, the Karluk’s scalp tightened, and a sense of death crisis enveloped his heart.

“Damn it!”

He completely didn’t expect that an enemy was still hidden in this room, launching a sneak attack while he was relaxed.

“Ah!”

A painful scream rang out in the darkness.

A short knife stabbed into his back.

“Ah!”

“Little bitch, I’ll kill you!”

Finally, by the faint light, he saw the attacker clearly.

Different from what he imagined.

This was actually a stinking girl, wearing dirty clothes, not even as tall as his chest.

Thin in build, with hardly any flesh on her face.

In normal times, this was someone he could slap to death with one hand.

But unexpectedly, a tiger falling into the plains is bullied by dogs; now even a stinking girl dared to attack him?

“Seeking death!”

The Karluk roared. Ignoring his injury, he drew his saber and slashed wildly in a circle, wanting to finish the girl.

But in the end, he slashed at empty air.

The girl was thin but more agile. Standing behind the Karluk, she easily dodged his slash.

Most importantly, this was her home.

She knew the layout of the house even with her eyes closed, so she had the advantage in the darkness.

In the next moment, she appeared behind the Karluk again and gave him another stab.

Pfft!

“Stinking girl, I’ll kill you!”

The Karluk was furious, his eyes splitting with rage. Roaring in a low voice, he actually hugged a table with both hands.

Swinging this tabletop like a shield, he began to sweep across a large area in the room.

Bang bang bang!

The Karluk, activating violent bear mode, swung the table so tightly that not even wind could pass through, forcing the girl to retreat repeatedly.

“Found you!”

The Karluk suddenly grinned and laughed loudly, smashing the table ruthlessly toward the corner.

Crash!

The table smashed against the wall and shattered into pieces.

The girl hid in the middle of the corner. Although protected by walls on two sides, avoiding the greatest damage, the force of the table was still considerable.

Her head went blank. Coupled with not eating or drinking for two days, she became dizzy.

But before she could recover, she felt her breathing become difficult, her neck tightening.

The Karluk, strong as a black bear, grabbed the girl’s neck with one hand and lifted her up easily.

“Little bitch, let’s see where you hide now.”

The Han people hadn’t hurt him, but he got pecked in the eye by a little sparrow, making him grit his teeth in hatred for the girl.

Cough cough cough!

Feeling the strength on her neck increasing, the girl’s face flushed red, almost unable to breathe.

“Am I going to die?”

At this moment, there was no fear in the girl’s heart, but rather a trace of calmness.

The girl’s name was Erya, surname Wei.

Grandpa, father, mother, relatives in Sanhe Fortress were all dead. She only barely survived by hiding in the cellar.

She thought she could kill this Karluk by sneak attacking in the dark night, counting as avenging them with her own hands.

What a pity.

The only one she couldn’t bear to leave was her brother.

Thinking this, the girl’s gaze quietly glanced at a spot on the ground in the corner.

Below that was a cellar; she and her brother had hidden inside to survive luckily.

If she died, she wondered if the people outside would discover her brother.

“If it were normal times, I would definitely teach you a good lesson. What a pity!”

Looking at the girl’s delicate face, evil fire bred in the Karluk’s heart. He liked this kind of fresh little girl the most.

Unfortunately, now was not the time.

Better to kill her quickly and slip away.

As his voice fell, he drew his curved saber, ready to hack this stinking girl to death.

But at this critical moment, a loud crash suddenly erupted in the room. The door was violently broken open.

A horse lance stabbed in from outside the door.

Pfft!

Accompanied by the sound of a sharp weapon piercing flesh, the sound of bone breaking was also unusually clear in this quiet room.

“Uh uh!”

The Karluk let out a muffled groan, his eyes wide open.

He slowly lowered his head and found that the horse lance had pierced through his entire body, bringing out some shattered internal organs.

At this moment, the Karluk’s pupils shrank slightly.

He recognized it; this horse lance was captured by Aslan from the Northern Mountains battlefield.

Did Aslan die too?

He tried hard to turn his head to see the person behind him clearly.

Unfortunately, as the horse lance pierced his heart, his body had long lost strength.

Thud!

Another muffled sound rang out. Li Xiao stood at the door and pulled out the horse lance.

Without the support of the horse lance, the Karluk’s body fell heavily to the ground.

Eyes looking at the wall ahead, the light gradually dimmed.

At the same time, the girl’s body also fell to the ground.

Her gaze looked forward.

Under the illumination of torchlight, she saw a tall teenager wearing leather armor, holding a blood-stained horse lance, scanning everything in the room with vigilant eyes.

Seeing the teenager’s Han attire, the girl felt completely relieved.

Strong dizziness struck again.

Immediately after, the sound of footsteps rang out. The teenager stepped on the blood water on the ground and walked up to the girl.

Slowly squatting down, he roughly checked that the girl had no obvious wounds on her body and felt relieved.

“Little girl, are you okay?”

The teenager’s voice rang out. The girl forced herself to stay awake, looking at the teenager.

At this time, she clearly saw the teenager’s appearance.

His face was resolute, angular as if carved by a knife, with heroic sword-like eyebrows and deep, bright eyes. Only at this moment, those eyes were full of undissipated murderous aura, like a god of war just returned from a battlefield of carnage.

His cheeks were splattered with blood, looking somewhat mottled under the washing of rain, but highlighting his tough and cold youthful heroism even more.

Water droplets slid down his jaw, dripping onto his clothes full of mud and bloodstains.

Who knew how many Karluks had died at his hands to condense such chilling momentum?

Taking a deep look at the teenager, the girl’s gaze gradually became blurred, feeling her body had reached its limit.

She was too tired.

Wanted to have a good sleep.

Grabbing the corner of Li Xiao’s clothes, using her last bit of spirit, she looked at the corner of the wall and murmured: “My brother…”

Then she fainted directly.

“Fainted?”

Li Xiao touched the girl’s neck and felt relieved after finding a pulse.

Shaking his head slightly, he guessed it might be exhaustion!

Being mentally tense for a long time and then suddenly relaxing could easily cause fainting.

“Put her on the kang first.”

The ground was full of blood water and very damp; Li Xiao couldn’t let this girl lie unconscious on the ground.

So, he handed the horse lance to Tie Tou behind him.

One arm passed under the girl’s neck, the other under her knees, picking her up easily.

The girl wasn’t short, but her body was very light and soft, no burden at all for Li Xiao.

Carrying the girl into the inner room, he placed her on the kang.

Then, he walked to the corner the girl looked at before and found a wooden board here.

A pile of scattered miscellaneous items was placed nearby, which should have originally covered the wooden board for concealment, but now had been moved away.

Opening it revealed a cellar.

It was pitch black inside; nothing could be seen!

Thinking of the girl mentioning her brother just now…

Thus, Li Xiao looked at Luo Meng and Erhu.

(End of this chapter)