Before General Xie could say anything, Xiao Yulin directly shot an arrow at his chest.
At the critical moment, Lieutenant Sheng blocked the arrow for General Xie. However, his own arm was almost pierced through by the arrow. Despite this, he still firmly stood in front of General Xie.
Immediately afterwards, they started to talk. But Xiao Bao'er could only see their expressions and couldn't hear a single word of their conversation at all.
No one knew what Xiao Yulin had said to the two of them. All that could be seen was that their faces turned deathly pale. Lieutenant Sheng was so emotional that he seemed to be questioning something, while General Xie's face was ashen. He closed his eyes in disbelief.
Judging from Lieutenant Sheng's lip - reading, he kept repeating the word "sister".
Finally, Xiao Yulin let out a cold laugh. He ordered his men to control Lieutenant Sheng and then severed the tendons of General Xie's hands and feet. During this process, General Xie seemed lifeless and didn't resist at all.
After getting the commander - in - chief's flag, Xiao Yulin issued false orders in General Xie's name to General Xie's troops, causing the team that originally had a chance to break through to fall into disarray again.
Taking advantage of the chaos on the battlefield, he sent General Xie to the camp of the Rouyi leader. Then he ordered his men to shoot cold arrows at the Xie family's army, helping the Rouyi people kill these poor soldiers.
Finally, when retreating, less than ten thousand soldiers of the Xie family's army managed to withdraw to the border city. However, what awaited them in the border city was not redemption but a purgatory of death. After surviving so many hardships, they returned to their beloved homeland, only to be stared at menacingly by their fellow countrymen with sharp blades.
Before they could relax, the border defense army that had long been lying in ambush in the border city massacred the exhausted soldiers of the Xie family's army like chopping radishes...
Until their deaths, these more than ten thousand soldiers of the Xie family's army couldn't understand why they didn't die on the battlefield but died on their own homeland, having their lives mercilessly taken away by their fellow countrymen.
General Xie and his two hundred thousand troops were thus wiped out. When the news reached the capital city of Shangjing, the emperor in the Imperial Study let out a soft sigh. There was no surprise or regret in his eyes, only a long - suppressed relaxation finally achieved.
Xiao Yulin led thirty thousand border defense troops and pretended to fight against the Rouyi people. After the Rouyi people got the supplies that originally belonged to the Xie family's army, they returned to their snowy homeland. In the eyes of outsiders, it was once again Xiao Yulin who had saved the day.
Because of the emperor's deliberate indulgence, the Xie family was ordered to be executed. It was Xiao Yulin, who had already become the Marquis of Dingbei, who led people to raid the Xie family's mansion.
After he arrived at the Xie family's mansion, the first thing he did was to order his men to close the main gate. Then he humiliated the Xie family to the extreme. After one night, the Xie family's mansion was filled with blood, and the wronged souls lingered...
On the night when the Xie family was massacred, General Xie, who was far away on the border, also suffered a great deal. He knelt naked on the ice. His gray hair was pulled out forcefully, leaving only a bloody scalp with a few strands of hair.
His body was covered with Rouyi words, all of which were insulting terms like "sinner" and "pig and dog". His once tall and straight body was hunched together. There was no trace of his former might and domineering left on him.
The Rouyi people dug out his eyes, pulled out his tongue, and there was a neat cut on his ankle. To prevent him from escaping, his whole foot had been cut off. He wanted to cry to the sky, but only two lines of bloody tears flowed from his black eye sockets.
The Rouyi leader picked up a big knife and directly cut off General Xie's head. His skull was carefully carved with patterns and inlaid with gems, becoming one of the many wine cups of the leader.
As for Lieutenant Sheng, he was taken back to the border city by Xiao Yulin. He watched helplessly as the remaining soldiers of the Xie family's army were massacred. On the way back to the capital, he was tied behind a horse by Xiao Yulin and dragged all the way back.
Halfway through the journey, Lieutenant Sheng had lost his breath. His body was covered in blood and flesh, and in some places, the white bones were faintly visible. Amidst Xiao Yulin's laughter, his body was chopped into pieces and fed to the stray dogs by the roadside.
Xiao Bao'er woke up with a scream. When she opened her eyes, she met a pair of peach - blossom eyes full of worry.
She suddenly pushed Xie Yumo away, got out of bed, and hugged the chamber pot to vomit. She vomited until she threw up stomach acid. Even then, Xiao Bao'er still felt that nauseous feeling lingering in her heart for a long time.
Xie Yumo gently patted Xiao Bao'er's back, frowning and looking worriedly at Xiao Bao'er, who was a bit weak from vomiting.
After she recovered, when Xiao Bao'er turned around and saw Xie Yumo, the picture of General Xie being tortured by the Rouyi people reappeared in her mind. That nauseous feeling instantly welled up again, and she could only hug the chamber pot and continue vomiting.
Xie Yumo was a bit dissatisfied with Xiao Bao'er's actions. Was he really that ugly? Why did Xiao Bao'er want to vomit as soon as she saw him?
After vomiting for a long time, Xiao Bao'er propped herself up, walked to the window, and blew the cold wind for a while. Only then did she feel that the depressed emotions in her heart dissipated a bit.
In her dream, she watched the whole process of how General Xie led the Xie family's army to struggle bitterly in the northern border. Originally, she only thought that the Xie family's army was simply starved to death in the northern border because of the lack of military pay. She didn't expect that there would be so many things involving the Xiao family.
What kind of mentality did she have in her previous life to think that the people of the Xiao family were worthy of forgiveness? What kind of face should she show now to face Xie Yumo and the loyal souls of the dead in the Xie family?
Without her knowledge, her biological parents and her blood - related brother had left the world in such a tragic way. She had been controlled and used by the Xiao family for her whole life. How could she not hate them!
Just thinking of these things, Xiao Bao'er felt as if she couldn't breathe. Her heart seemed to be tightly grabbed by an invisible big hand, causing her so much pain that she even wished to die.
Xie Yumo saw Xiao Bao'er leaning against the window with a painful face, and the light in her eyes gradually fading. He couldn't help but feel panicked. Since he sent Xie Yi to be by Xiao Bao'er's side, he had known that Xiao Bao'er was almost tortured by nightmares every night.
At this moment, Xiao Bao'er scared him. This lifeless appearance made it seem as if Xiao Bao'er would leave at any time.
He had finally seen his little bun again. He had finally known that she wasn't the daughter of the Xiao family. He still had so many things to say to his little bun. He would never allow her to leave so easily!
Xie Yumo quickly stepped forward, tightly grabbed Xiao Bao'er's shoulders, and forced her to look directly into his eyes.
Xiao Bao'er was still immersed in the intense pain of the Xie family's army and her brother being killed. Subconsciously, she wanted to struggle and escape, but Xie Yumo didn't give her that chance.
"Xiao Bao'er! What's wrong with you? Are you so scared by just a few dreams?!"
Xie Yumo's question made Xiao Bao'er shed tears. How could she tell him that it wasn't a dream but something that really happened in her previous life!
She had indirectly killed the Xie family, the Sheng family, and many other people. She was the murderer! The accomplice!
Suddenly, the wind howled outside the window, and the temperature dropped sharply. Xiao Bao'er choked with sobs, and her voice was faint.
"What if it wasn't a dream? What if I really killed you?"