Azure Heaven Saber-Chapter 166 - 126 A Complete Victory

Chapter 166: Chapter 126: A Complete Victory

Chapter 166 -126: A Complete Victory

Bai Yixiu watches the raging fire outside with a calm facade, “When that fire dies out, they’ll storm this cave. Some should hold them off at the entrance, buying time with their lives. The rest should break through the cave wall on that side. The faintest glimmer of hope… We must seize it.”

“This… this ambush… it’s just too… unfair! These natural features and… that damn Qian Wanjing!”.

Bai Yixiu was seething with the desire to tear Qian Wanjing to pieces.

This foul trap had been sprung because of that stupid pig’s complacency.

He claimed everything would be just fine.

This place is nothing but a dead end, a place where we’ll end up unburied!

If Qian Wanjing is still alive by some miracle, he would probably have met a gruesome end at Bai Yixiu’s hand by now.

Right now, her heart is bleeding.

A thousand brave men, a thousand experts!

Left to die here, without rhyme or reason!

The sounds of battle still roar outside, amidst the blaze, agonized screams occasionally piercing the air.

Black Feather fighters in injured condition. Knowing they won’t survive, are making noise with their dying breaths to distract the enemy and protect their comrades inside the cave.

And their enemies, those cold-hearted Heavenly Clothes, still stand high above, taking careful aim with their arrows.

This torment is pushing Bai Yixiu to the brink of collapse.

But she cannot break; because she is the last pillar standing for hundreds of lives.

“Faster… and quieter…”

She stayed near the entrance, constantly issuing commands, oblivious to the few subordinates digging a pit at the deepest part of the cave. They dug deep, placed several water pouches inside, piercing tiny holes in them that trickled out water, at a slightly elevated position.

They toiled away desperately.

Finally…

A Black Feather, covered in dust, approached, “Miss, we’ve reached the cave wall. Would you please come over and see if…”.

“Okay.”

Bai Yixiu wore a solemn expression. She knew that even with this plan, it was uncertain how many of them could escape. Optimism was not an option.

It could very well end in total annihilation.

All this effort could be in vain.

How could someone as calculating as He Bibiqu not foresee her countermeasures or leave an escape route for her?

But this truly is the only, last shred of hope.

She walked deeper in, while arranging for another person to keep watch at the entrance…

As she rounded a corner about to head further in, a sudden blow struck her at the back of her neck.

Her vision spun, her consciousness slowly slipped away. In the last second, her gaze swept over the subordinate in front of her, she murmured subconsciously, “You…”.

“Ma’am, survive!”

His eyes were bloodshot, “Survive!”

He soaked a cloth in some potion, bound it around Bai Yixiu’s face, over her mouth and nose. The cloth held a sleeping draught.

A few of them quickly moved Bai Yixiu into the prepared pit, wrapped her up securely before placing her inside. The pit was situated right under where the water pouches were trickling out water.

They then started filling up the pit, working as fast as they could.

They buried Bai Yixiu in a two-zhang deep pit, carefully placed large rocks on her body, then continued dumping in more dirt.

At the end, they hopped into the pit out of fear that it wasn’t filled properly, stepped to compact it, ensured it was level. The experienced ones got rid of all signs of disturbance, while the others purposely left digging marks elsewhere in the cave…

Once everything was perfectly concealed, they left no signs of human activity.

Even so, they weren’t reassured. They brought over the rocks from the dug-up hole, piled them up in this part of the cave.

At first glance, it seemed like: these Great Yan martial artists tried to dig an escape tunnel in that direction, hauling the excavated rocks here for convenience.

After completing these tasks, they shifted a few rocks from the inside towards the outer section of the cave.

Having done all this, the men collectively breathed a sigh of relief, slumped to the ground, exhausted, smiled at each other. They all saw the resignation in each other’s eyes.

“Ma’am, you have to survive.”

The men repeated this quietly.

They were experienced veterans, well versed with the violent world outside. How could they not realize that breaking through the cave wall is likely a death trap, hardly any chances of survival?

The end of the tunnel they were digging started to let in some light. The remaining Black Feathers, a bit more than a hundred, paused their work, waited in silence, gathering strength hoping to augment their combat abilities for the final fight.

Their eyes flickered as they stared towards the entrance, at the still raging flames, at the overwhelming heatwave.

The torture they had endured seemed less agonizing now.

“Brothers, let’s march towards the afterlife together.”

“At this point, don’t dwell on anything…”

They vigorously shook hands, mustering weak smiles.

“Let’s fight together in the next life.”

“Together in the next life.”

“Next life, together!”

…

With the relentless scorching heat, there was hardly any oxygen left in the cave.

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The Black Feather members had already adjusted their breathing to retain their life forces, opening their water bags one by one. Although the water inside was as hot as boiling water, they still poured it on their clothes, covering their faces and noses, to buy a shred of breathing space.

Some who couldn’t stand it anymore used their weapons to bleed themselves, feeling slightly relieved as the fresh blood flowed out.

Outside, the flames still crackled, but the once ceaseless screams of agony had gradually weakened, till they fell completely silent.

All the Black Feathers who tried to escape had been killed, even the most skilled among them were personally slain by He Bibiqu and Kong Gaohan!

Striking first to gain the upper hand, planning before moving, strength in numbers, being trapped, meticulous arrangements, such multi-layered death traps left no room for enemies to escape,

not to mention under such a raging flame environment, He Bibiqu’s magical prowess seemed to have a natural advantage.

What’s more, Miao Sensen, the leader of the enemy, did not show up; among the Black Feather members, no one was a match for He Bibiqu, not to mention that Kong Gaohan was also on guard.

How could the Black Feather members, people dressed in black, and the entire Qian Wanjing family not be exterminated?!

Boom, the cave entrance was leveled by a powerful palm wind.

A figure rushed in head-on.

The man was He Bibiqu.

Leading one’s soldiers upfront was a tradition of the Great Qin’s Heavenly Clothes.

During this time, the enemy in the cave was like a wild beast being cornered, fighting desperately. That was when they were the most dangerous.

If one’s cultivation was slightly lower, entering was a one-way ticket to death.

Therefore, He Bibiqu charging in first was actually the safest tactic.

With a booming sound, the rocks in the entire cave started falling like rain. He Bibiqu let out a loud shout, his palms flapping; stones raining down posed no threat.

A couple of figures rushed forward, throwing out desperately do-or-die attacks. These strikes were not ones seeking life amidst death, but ones intending to drag their enemies to the grave with them, with the mindset of ‘even if I die, I’ll take a piece of you with me’.

Just this determination alone was chilling!

Meanwhile, there was another loud rumble from the other side, as the mountain wall on The Other Side was forcibly blasted open.

The remaining hundred plus Black Feather members, with crazed looks in their faces, rushed out with tremendous power.

Over there, Kong Gaohan laughed out loud: “How dare you show off such petty tricks? I was ready for you!”

In front of him stood rows of Heavenly Clothes members, bows drawn and arrows nocked. After two rounds of indiscriminate arrow rain, they drew their knives and swords, shouted loudly, and charged forward fearlessly.

“Die!”

The Heavenly Clothes members were roaring.

“Each of us takes one down with us! Brothers, don’t let it be in vain!”

The Black Feather members were shouting, it was their final cry.

The battle ended quickly.

Not a single one of the Black Feather members escaped; they all died here.

The outcome was not surprising, or rather, it was to be expected!

What truly surprised He Bibiqu and Kong Gaohan was…

Sixteen skilled Black Feather members, who were evidently seriously injured and dying, got up again as lively as ever and continued fighting.

A number of skilled Heavenly Clothes members were killed off guard in this way!

“This is so bizarre. People who have had their hearts pierced, their heads crushed, how can they still fight, let alone maintain a considerable amount of combat power? This is truly strange.”

No matter how unbelievable, it was happening right in front of their eyes.

Instantly He Bibiqu and Kong Gaohan both had the same thought, or rather the same person in mind.

“Great Yan’s Purple Emperor!”

“It must be Great Yan’s Purple Emperor’s miraculous method.”

“But why would Great Yan’s Purple Emperor give these ordinary Black Feather members such life-saving methods? Isn’t this revealing his cards, leading to a loss out of proportion to the gain!”

“What is his purpose? What is he trying to achieve!”

Neither of them could figure it out, no matter how hard they thought.

But this time, the comprehensive victory was undeniable.

The entire operation, which had been planned months in advance, or nearly four years if calculated from when He Bibiqu took office, was finally successful.

Taking risky chances several times, narrowly avoiding falling into the enemies’ traps, looking back now, it was all worth it.

“If it weren’t for a fortunate coincidence that we found out Bai Yihwen was in Yuezhou, the outcome would still have been undecided.” Kong Gaohan sighed.

“Yes, after we discovered the fact, Bai Yihwen could only take action in advance, and this advance action led him into our trap, from which he could not escape.”

“What a pity, we didn’t capture Bai Yihwen.”

“I think Bai Yihwen is much more uncomfortable than you are now.”

“Haha.”

While the Heavenly Clothes members were wiping out their enemies, they were also cleaning up the battlefield and treating the wounded. To make this operation a complete success, the wonderful medicines He Bibiqu distributed to the Heavenly Clothes’ various units were almost entirely depleted.

But the effectiveness was obvious.

After meticulously checking the pulse conditions of the injured one by one, Kong Gaohan sighed deeply.

“Doctor Feng, truly an unparalleled genius!”