The Savage Lady Wants to Kill Me! Reborn on the Path of Cultivation

Chapter 358: Number One Fanboy

Seeing another large group of reinforcements coming, Duan Tianyang couldn't help but sigh inwardly, feeling a sense of powerlessness.

The rebels' training is so sophisticated and their deployment so fast that it is astonishing.

In a short period of time, two waves of reinforcements arrived one after another, with large numbers of people, while their own troops were constantly being depleted.

Although he had just killed Chen Liang, he had already begun to think about retreating.

On the other hand, Bao Kang was encouraged by the arrival of these rebels.

His sharp eyes locked onto the rebel general, Zhang Liao, Zhou Baiyuan's trusted and beloved general, and shouted, "Old Zhang, come with me to kill this villain!"

After saying that, he pointed the blade directly at Duan Tianyang.

Zhang Liao and Bao Kang stood side by side, their eyes fixed on Duan Tianyang who was standing next to Chen Liang's body.

It would have been fine if he hadn't looked at it, but once he did, his expression suddenly changed, with an expression of disbelief and astonishment flashing in his eyes.

Bao Kang stared at him, growling in grief and anger: "Brother Chen risked his life to save me, but was killed by this villain! If I can't avenge him, I, Bao Kang, will have lived in vain!"

After saying this, he found Zhang Liao still standing there in a daze. He was so angry that he pushed Zhang Liao hard and roared, "Old Zhang, what are you doing standing there? Come with me and kill this thief!"

Before he finished speaking, he had already strode towards Duan Tianyang, gritting his teeth, and vowed to avenge his best friend: "Today, I will make you buried with Brother Chen!"

However, at this moment, a cold light suddenly appeared behind him, and Zhang Liao suddenly attacked, stabbing with a knife as fast as lightning.

Bao Kang was thinking of Duan Tianyang, but he didn't expect that there was a murderous intention behind him. He had no time to react. He saw the black knife piercing his back, and the tip of the knife came out from his chest, and blood stained his clothes red...

This scene stunned everyone present...

His body suddenly froze, his eyes widened, and his pupils were filled with fear, anger, doubt and deep confusion.

Until his death, he didn't understand what was going on, and didn't even know who was behind it.

"hiss!"

Zhang Liao pulled out his sword, and Bao Kang's body fell forward stiffly with a dull "thump". His body fell heavily to the ground, and his limbs twitched a few times before he fell silent.

Zhang Liao stepped forward, stepped on Bao Kang's body, and announced loudly to the stunned rebel soldiers around him: "The defense lines in the east and west of the city have collapsed, the Hongxing Army and the imperial army have marched straight into the city, and the situation in the city is determined! Brothers, if you want to save your lives, you have no choice but to lay down your weapons and surrender. If you continue to resist, you will only die!"

As soon as these words were spoken, there was a dead silence in the rebel camp, and even Duan Tianyang looked incredulous.

How could the impregnable city of Saint-Luo be lost in an instant?

Although Duan Tianyang was unfamiliar with Zhang Liao's identity, all the rebel soldiers knew him. He was a capable general under Zhou Baiyuan and his words were trustworthy.

Since East City and West City have been captured, that is an indisputable fact.

At this moment, the only thing left in the hearts of the rebel soldiers was shock and despair.

Everyone looked at each other, their fighting spirit had completely gone. They threw their weapons to the ground, lowered their heads, and were silent as night.

Seeing this, Duan Tianyang quickly called out to his soldiers: "Hurry up to the top of the city, lower the drawbridge, and open the city gate!"

Of the more than one hundred elite Hongxing soldiers he brought with him, more than half had been killed, leaving only more than fifty people.

They responded and rushed to the top of the city wall, shouting along the way: "The East and West cities have been captured. There is no point in fighting any further. We will only die!"

The rebels on the city walls had the same reaction. They had no desire to continue fighting and dropped their weapons, sitting dejectedly on the battlements.

As the suspension bridge slowly lowered, the city gate burst open and the Hongxing Army outside the city poured in like a tide.

The battle situation changed rapidly. The Hongxing Army, who originally thought that their sneak attack was hopeless, had a sudden turn of events due to the timely appearance of Zhang Liao.

Zhang Liao's words decided the outcome, causing the rebels' morale to collapse and their backbone to be lost.

They stopped resisting, laid down their weapons and chose to surrender.

Zhang Liao put away his armor and walked towards Duan Tianyang with firm steps.

He clasped his hands together and asked excitedly, "Excuse me, sir, is this Lord Duan Tianyang?"

Duan Tianyang looked at the unfamiliar but fiery-eyed man in front of him and asked in confusion, "Who are you?"

Seeing Duan Tianyang staring at him, Zhang Liao said with a trembling voice, "I am Zhang Liao, a humble disciple of Zixiao Palace in the past. It is a great honor for me to see Senior Brother Duan today!"

After saying this, he involuntarily knelt on one knee and performed a great salute, his body trembling slightly with excitement.

Duan Tianyang helped him up and asked, "Are you a disciple of Zixiao Palace?"

“It used to be!”

"Then how do you know me?"

"Brother Duan... uh... Lord Duan's reputation had already spread throughout the entire Zixiao Palace. How could I not recognize him..."

It turned out that when Duan Tianyang was in Zixiao Palace, he got a ticket to the inner courtyard of Zixiao Palace with the first place in the inner courtyard selection competition, but he did not go to the inner courtyard, but resolutely went to Xuanhuang City.

He himself didn't feel anything, but what he didn't know was that from then on, the three words "Duan Tianyang" became a legend in Zixiao Palace...

Zhang Liao, who was once a disciple of Zixiao Palace, was Duan Tianyang's number one fan. He admired him very much and regarded him as a role model.

Later, Zhang Liao was expelled from his sect for some reason and drifted to Xianling Town. Later, he offended the government and fled to Xiguan to avoid being hunted down. Finally, he joined Zhou Baiyuan's army.

Traveling with him were two outer disciples who were also from Zixiao Palace.

Zhou Baiyuan gave shelter and trust to the three people wanted by the court. They also made great contributions to Zhou Baiyuan during the Xiguan Rebellion and won his favor and trust.

It was not until Duan Tianyang rose in Xiguan and became the lord of Yunzhong City that Zhang Liao and others learned that he was demoted here for offending the princess.

They originally decided to leave Zhou Baiyuan and join Duan Tianyang.

But Zhou Baiyuan's sudden decision to lead his troops to Xihui City changed the determination of Zhang Liao and the other two.

They knew very well that it would be difficult to achieve anything if they joined Duan Tianyang at this moment.

On the contrary, staying with Zhou Baiyuan as an insider might play a greater role in the future.

So the three of them kept their troops in place and waited for the opportunity.

Zhou Baiyuan led his troops to attack various cities in Xiguan twice, but both times he returned in failure. Zhang Liao and the other two quietly accumulated strength, waiting for the situation to change.

Finally, the Hongxing Army joined hands with the imperial army to launch a fierce offensive against the City of Saint Luo.

At this moment, they finally got the opportunity they had longed for.

Zhang Liao didn't know that the person who attacked North City this time would be Duan Tianyang. He only came to reinforce according to Zhou Baiyuan's instructions.

As for what he mentioned about the successive fall of East City and West City, it was actually all groundless.

After arriving at North City, he saw Duan Tianyang and stood there in a daze. Bao Kang mistakenly thought that he was shocked by seeing Chen Liang's body. In fact, Zhang Liao was shocked by Duan Tianyang's appearance and could not recover for a while.

When the Zixiao Palace inner court selection competition was held, there were thousands of spectators on the sidelines, and Zhang Liao was among them.

So when Bao Kang proposed to join forces to deal with Duan Tianyang, Zhang Liao killed him with a single blow with lightning speed.