Chapter 7: Night raid attack and defense, Part 5 of 5
Su Ren’s face grew more deflated, but Han Shu was laughing out loud, “Commander Su, it seems that Madam’s tactic is not only a simple diversion, but should also be called a two-p.r.o.nged approach! Hahaha… It’s obvious your dual deployment stratagem had just been cracked.”
Su Ren this time indeed became victim of his own ingenuous plan!
Su Ren shook his head with a wry smile, around this time several black-clad soldiers left the fighting on the tower, directly stormed to the area far behind the city gate and entered a small room where the guards rest and sleep.
Pushing open the room’s wooden door, they did not have to look hard, a long wooden case was placed flat on top of a table, the young soldier Liu Xing happily laughed saying: “Just as Boss predicted, sure enough the wooden case is really here!”
He was just about to pick it up, when he felt a chill coming through the wooden case, baffled Liu Xing remarked: “Huh? What’s inside this? Something frozen?”
“It does not matter, hurry up, let’s go, let’s give the wooden case to Boss to win!” Leng Xiao grabbed the tablecloth and wrapped it around the wooden case! Strapping it to his back, he dashed first out of the room.
They returned again to the gate tower. When the guards saw them they were surprised. No one expected that after Leng Xiao s.n.a.t.c.hed the wooden case, he would actually choose to exit from the tower. Liu Xing and several others covered for him as Leng Xiao jumped down from the tower. Actually he knows martial arts, his qinggong skill is not bad, leaping down from a three zhang alt.i.tude it can be said is not at all too difficult for him.
At the same time he jumped down, the soldiers who fired the flaming arrows on both sides of the walls and were lying in wait finally emerged from the shadows, and covered his retreat.
Leng Xiao did not stall, rushing towards Gu Yun’s direction finally he stood in front of her, hurriedly Leng Xiao took the wooden case and proffered it to Gu Yun’s hands: “Boss, I’ve got the wooden case at last!”
Running like mad a moment ago he was too nervous all the way, only now he sensed the tingling numbness on his back, his back is practically frozen and numb, what on earth is inside this wooden case?
Gu Yun took the wooden case, but she did not seem to feel its very cold condition, setting the case upright on the ground Gu Yun glanced to Su Yu, laughing she declared: “It seems the game is over.”
The wooden case is now in Gu Yun’s hands, the battle has really ended.
Su Ren and Han Shu descended from the tower, went out of the city gate, all the soldiers were lined up outside standing in the open s.p.a.ce, at this moment, tiny red rays of light also pierced the clouds, heralding the break of the day.
Su Ren stood in the middle of Su Yu and Gu Yun, looking to Su Yu, he asked: “The outcome of the battle has been decided, third brother, do you have anything to say?”
In front of everybody, Su Yu did not waver, straightforwardly he spoke: “I concede I lost the bet, I have nothing more to say.”
Gu Yun smiled, even though this man is rude, impetuous and haughty, yet he’s also upright, did not care for other people’s approval or opinion, her view of him improved a bit.
Recalling the wooden case she held, Gu Yun handed it over to Su Ren, “this is yours.”
Su Ren declined to accept it, he merely smiled and said: “Since you gain the spoils of war, it’s now yours.”
A booty, huh? All along she sensed Su Ren’s meaningful facial expression appeared odd! Gu Yun caressed the wooden case, the chill made her suspect, “Bing Lian?”
Opening the wooden case, inside lies indeed the snow white, sparkling silvery Bing Lian.
The expression on Su Yu’s face dramatically changed, anxiously he spoke: “Second brother, how can you arbitrarily decide?!” Only the daughter-in-law of the Su family can have this sword, second brother how can you …
Su Ren gently interrupted him, “it’s not my decision, it’s Bing Lian’s own choice.”
“Do not …” Su Yu did not have time to finish speaking, already he watched in horror as Gu Yun grasped Bing Lian, smiling she was caressing the sword blade, not the slightest bit frozen by its coldness! She … Bing Lian really chose her?!
Gu Yun has always liked Bing Lian. The last time she had to leave it in a hurry, but she missed gripping it tight in her hands. Remembering its innate magic, Gu Yun could not resist taking out Bing Lian to examine it again.
The moment the long sword was unsheathed, a voiceless cry, as if a touch of bright moonlight, as cold like frost a cold light suddenly shone, apart from Gu Yun, everyone within ten feet from Bing Lian felt the arctic cold air.
Even if Su Yu still wants to say something more, he can only hold it back! Yet not knowing why, in his heart rage suddenly surged forth, not knowing how to describe how he felt, in short, he felt terribly upset, even more upset than losing in the battle!
Gu Yun finally sensed everyone behaved peculiar, she put back Bing Lian into its scabbard and case, still intending to give Bing Lian back to Su Ren. He had already guessed her intention, changing the subject Su Ren said: “Sister-in-law, you won this battle, the last time you have not set the stake of the bet, now you may say what you want?”
Stake of the bet? Oh yes, she almost forgot about this matter. She entered into this battle, first, because she was extremely bored, second, Su Yu’s persistent poor att.i.tude towards women, but actually she just wanted to curb his spirit, and now the goal was achieved, it seems there’s nothing she wants in particular. Across her eyes flitted seemingly a feeling of loss, or perhaps dejection, or excitement, or expectation, the corners of Gu Yun’s mouth gently turned up, she knows what she wants.
Gu Yun stepped forward, her voice resonant she said: “the soldiers who partic.i.p.ated in the night raid battle today are all outstanding. I want them all together to stay in the General Manor, join the Su family army’s elite division and become excellent soldiers.”
After Gu Yun’s voice fell, silence followed afterwards, especially among the defeated new recruits, every one of them stared wide-eyed at Gu Yun, lest they heard it wrong!
Su Ren laughed hard, “that’s it?” Of course, he planned already to keep all these men, if this is the case, then the favor she demanded is already considered granted.
Gu Yun nodded her head in confirmation, replied: “Yes.”
“Okay.”
Hearing Su Ren’s approval, the first to recover their wits were Leng Xiao and Ge Jing Yun, they replied in unison: “Thanks a lot, Boss!”
Gu Yun laughingly said: “You deserve this. In the future you have to train hard, or else …”
“Leap frog a thousand times!” A mult.i.tude this time cried out.
Dumbfounded Gu Yun did not know whether to laugh or cry.
Su Ren can clearly see the rapport between the soldiers and Gu Yun, even though at this moment he didn’t really want to interrupt, but he said in a bright, clear voice: “The battle ends today. Starting tomorrow, all the soldiers who partic.i.p.ated in the night raid battle can stay at the General Manor. Your group will join the Piao [white horse] cavalry battalion.”
“Many thanks Commander!”
Gu Yun’s eyes rolled, the battle has already concluded, she now wants to meet Qing, the sooner the better, if she faints in front of so many people right now, the Su family will unlikely not summon a doctor, right?
Her mind quickly came up with a plan, Gu Yun closed her eyes, stiffened her body to fall on her back.
Naturally she was already bracing herself well for the fall, but when she was just about to fall to the ground something suddenly tightened on her waist, a pair of warm hands tightly embraced her collapsing body.
“Qing Mo! What’s wrong with you? Qing Mo! Quickly wake up! Wake up!”
Is it Su Yu?
Who knew his reaction would be this fast, a pity … she could not wake up.
“Boss!”
“Madam?”
“Hurry, hurry, hurry, call a doctor!”
After she pa.s.sed out, the big crowd of men expectedly turned into a ma.s.s of chaos. Gu Yun pleased with such outcome, closed her eyes, relaxed her body and blacked out in grand style.