"It"s starting to rain," Fang Xiang muttered, slowly raising her palm facing the sky, catching onto some droplets of rain."Move cautiously to avoid falling and get injured before the battle!" Xian Ji"s voice boomed across the forest, receiving "yes" shouts from the soldiers.
"I wonder how he didn"t manage to hurt his vocal cord with that kind of volume." Fang Xiang thought to herself.
"That"s for me to know and for you to find out." The system replied curtly.
"You"re getting annoying you know, system."
"Because I"m bored."
"And here I am riding a horse under the rain marching to war." Fang Xiang rolled her eyes at the carefree system.
"Good luck, Host. Don"t die."
"I won"t."
The system stayed silent after that, leaving Fang Xiang to her own thoughts.
"Lieutenant general Fang," a deep voice called out to Fang Xiang.
"Lieutenant general Fang here, general Guan." Fang Xiang formally replied, straightening her back and inclining her head towards the general to her left.
Guan Chengyi looked at her coldly before speaking, "Do you think you can successfully perform your role?"
"Of course, general," Fang Xiang answered without hesitation. "I will complete it even at the cost of my life." Fang Xiang smoothly added, not really meaning it.
Guan Chengyi ignored her response before frostily leave her in the dust. "Did I just imagine it, or did the air got even colder than a few seconds ago?" Fang Xiang pondered as she followed behind the general.
Xuan Ji shuddered at the enraged general. Just what did that girl said that made the general so angry?
The said girl was excitedly scrutinizing her surroundings like she was going to go on a picnic. "Oh, Feng ge, look at the soaked squirrel!" Fang Xiang then called out to Qiu Li, Qiu Su"s colonel, "Li ge, look at that wolf that just ran past our army!" Then to Qiu Su, she would say, "Su ge, look at that adorable snow white bunny, although it"s wet due to the rain."
The soldiers just stared blankly at the enthusiastic beauty. What could they say to her anyway? She would most likely beat them up for being such an extra. She would with no doubt shout, "Background characters should stay in the background!" Then beat them up again black and blue.
Qiu Li cheerfully followed Fang Xiang, pointing at what seemed like an interesting specimen and would seldom joke around.
That is how our protagonist spends her journey towards the upcoming war.
With a few slip-ups like some soldiers falling facefirst into the mud and our protagonist with Qiu Li secretly laughing at other"s misfortunes, no other casualties occurred.
Lounging carelessly on top of the black horse, Fang Xiang came face to face with the enemy troops at about 0.5km radius from both sides.
"General Guan," the General of the Jun Empire started. "Long time no see. We finally met after a battle not too long ago."
"4 years ago," Guan Chengyi replied curtly, cutting off the enemy General"s long introductory speech.
General Ping laughed to diffuse the tension, "General Guan sure knows how to joke."
"Not joking, " Guan Chengyi replied sharply, cutting off another speech of the enemy General. Fang Xiang giggled at the exchange, giving thumbs up for her General.
Guan Chengyi glanced briefly at Fang Xiang before lifting a side of his lips. His smile came as fast as it goes. Unfortunately, Fang Xiang can only see the back of his head, not catching his enthralling smile.
General Ping who witnessed everything from his position turned towards the female soldier. He couldn"t help but catch his breath at the captivating sight of beauty with a sculpted figure which was twine-thin, equipped with a simple protective armor. Her waist was tapered, and she had a glowing complexion. She had a pair of arched eyebrows on top of her sweeping eyelashes. Her delicate ears framed a b.u.t.ton nose. Under the never-ending rain, her white clothes stuck onto her skin like a second layer, exposing her white, slender swan neck. It was a pleasure to see her flowing, ebony-black hair settling over her left shoulder that made it seem as if she just came out from showering. Her enticing black eyes, as dark as night, were gazing at him over her small, red lips.
Ping Shangye gulped at the alluring sight. How dangerous.
"Can I catch your name, miss?" Ping Shangye saluted at Fang Xiang from afar.
Fang Xiang broke into a smile, her beguiling, white teeth lighting up brighter than the morning sky. "This lieutenant general Fang greets general Ping." Fang Xiang responded with a salute. "Shall we start our fight?" Fang Xiang directly cut to the chase, not wanting to stall any more time.
"Oh, what"s the rush?" Ping Shangye countered, narrowing his eyes, presenting a friendly smile.
"This lieutenant general can"t wait to eat her meal after the battle," Ping Shangye"s eye twitch at the unexpected response.
"A meal?"
"That"s right, a meal. Since the food prepared by the barracks is too appalling to consume, this lieutenant general can"t wait to prepare her own meal herself." Fang Xiang nodded solemnly as if she was talking about the gravest matter anyone has ever heard of in history.
The Huo Empire"s soldiers, who felt wronged, looked towards their lieutenant general. As expected of their lieutenant general. She can"t go by a day without insulting anyone, especially them.
"I see…" Ping Shangye"s eye twitched again by another unexpected response.
"Why don"t we start, hm?" Fang Xiang immediately cut to the chase. "Or are you stalling time for something, General Ping?"
"What are you talking about, lieutenant general Fang? Why don"t we start with the customary individual fights?"
"It is not customary. But sure, I"ll gladly accompany you in your game to stall for time," Fang Xiang beamed as she edged her trusty steed to move forward. Overconfidence will surely kill her someday, but she might as well spend her days infuriating people to see their different colorful faces. Oh, she can already imagine the joy.
"Liu Tang," Ping Shangye said. A deep grunt was heard from a tanned man with a large build. His muscles rippled as he stamped out confidently in front of Fang Xiang, staring down at her. His scarred face contorted into a hideous grin as he blatantly ogled his eyes over Fang Xiang"s figure.
"They can"t wait to kill her, huh." Fang Xiang c.o.c.ked her head to the sky. "Well, let"s see if they have that capability!"
Fang Xiang revealed a radiant smile, her expression not once faltering under his sickening gaze and intimidating presence. "Nice to meet you, lieutenant general Liu."
"En, nice to meet you," Liu Tang licked his lips, suddenly feeling parched and a desire to possess the female soldier in front of him. Such a pity she had to die.
Fang Xiang jumped down from her horse, landing gently onto the ground, barely drawing up dust. She then drew her sword, raising it skyward, earning excited roars from her brothers. She proceeded to point her sword towards her enemy. "What are you waiting for, an invitation?" Fang Xiang rolled her eyes. "Seriously, can they be any more transparent in stalling for time?"
With a growl, Liu Tang raised his sword, and with no notice, he sliced it down directly at Fang Xiang.
"Not even trying to play fair, huh?" Fang Xiang simply raise her sword, facing the challenge head-on. Both swords met in the air with a resounding clang.
No one in the enemy troops expected her to fight head-on with brute force despite the disadvantage Fang Xiang had at first. But as the saying goes, all is fair in war.
Both figures jumped back and sized each other up before once again meeting their swords together.
Showcasing an entrancing smile, Fang Xiang dived towards the ground, stabbing her sword into Liu Tang"s thigh. She swiftly took it out before rolling a few feet away, avoiding a fatal slash from her previous position.
Fang Xiang went over with a great whirling movement. And before anyone knew it, a sword flew like a shooting star and impaled itself into the earth.
"Heh," Fang Xiang had won her first victory in war. Her brothers were cheering wildly in the background.
"Congratulations, lieutenant general Fang." General Ping congratulated her, sincerely awed at her skills.
"Indeed," Fang Xiang received the praise without any modesty, looking straight at the apparent fear in her opponent"s eyes, who is still at her mercy since her sword was dead set on his neck, drawing a bit of blood due to the contact. Without any hesitation, she slashed it through, forever separating his head from his body. Liu Tang"s head landed on the ground with a loud thud, followed by his headless body.
While the Jun Empire"s army is still stuck in a trance, the Huo Empire"s soldiers roared while running straight at them.
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"Heh, the battle has finally begun." Fang Xiang"s red lips faintly curved into a bewitching smile. Her eyes twinkled with excitement under the sun, her sword red from her first kill. Her figure at that moment was so dazzling that Ping Shangye sat dumbfounded, losing sight of the incoming danger.
That small mistake was all it took for the plan to work flawlessly.
Fang Xiang jumped back onto her black horse, joining her brothers to fight.
Before Ping Shangye realized his blunder, it was already too late for the enemy troops have been cutting down his men. Tightening his hold on the sheath of his sword, he loudly commanded his troops to fight.
"Tch," Ping Shangye cursed at his mistake, his eyes somehow gravitating itself towards the beauty who was annihilating his men with every slash, just like a death G.o.d.
Seconds turn to minutes. After about half an incense stick of time, the war appears to be favoring the Huo Empire. But before the Huo Empire"s army can rejoice, the tide reversed as the Jun Empire had commenced their pincer attack.
"It"s true…" The soldiers of the Huo Empire whispered. Their admiration for Fang Xiang grew as they proceeded to fight with renewed vigor.
General Ping was startled by the abrupt change in the enemy army. What caused them to change and why? Aren"t they at a disadvantage now? Ping Shangye had a sudden dreadful premonition as he pierced the sword into the enemy soldier"s heart, twisting it until the light in his eyes dimmed before withdrawing it and cutting down another.