After the Liao Army and the Blood Drop were routed from Changxun Pass, they retreated in a panic, hurrying onward without daring to pause. They scurried like stray dogs, fleeing like fish escaping a net, cursing their parents for not giving them more legs to run on as they scrambled forward.
At this point, save for Liaocheng, the entirety of Liaodong had fallen into the hands of Jia Lingyun. The Liao Army had nowhere to go, and with the Brave Champion Army behind them refusing to take prisoners, the remnants had no choice but to swarm toward Liaocheng, begging Gongsun Yan for sanctuary.
Li Daoyang knew well the depth of Jia Lingyun’s hatred. She had personally killed the woman he loved most; he would never let her go. If she were to fall into his hands, death would be a mercy compared to the torture that awaited her. Thus, after galloping out of Changxun Pass, she rode her horse hard, not daring to stop. In the blink of an eye, she plunged into the dense mountain forest. Around her, the air was filled with the sounds of the Camp Breaker’s slaughter and the wails of the Blood Drop and the Liaodong Soldiers. Fortunately, the sun was bright, and she could finally see her surroundings, unlike earlier when she had been blundering about like a headless fly.
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