Shu He lowered her bow and, with Nan Qi’s assistance, flew back inside the city walls.
By now, the Beidi soldiers who had breached the city had been slaughtered to a man. With the exception of the elite marksmen still firing arrows from outside, the remaining soldiers finally had a moment to catch their breath.
On the ramparts, which were engulfed in raging flames, half the sky above Beisha City was stained a deep, burning red. Amidst the gaps in the fire, Shu He stood atop the wall. She spotted a figure: a commander on horseback clad in black-and-gold armor.
Chapter 85