Hai Tang did not hide anymore and admitted straightforwardly.

"What if it is me?!" 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂

"But... how did you find out?!"

Hai Tang was confident in her disguise skills.

Even that dog thief Hai Xiangjin didn’t notice, how could Hai Situ discover it?!

Hai Situ suddenly burst into laughter.

"It’s not difficult at all!"

"Seeing as you’re about to die, I shall tell you!"

"You disguised yourself well, but you forgot, a woman is a woman, a man is a man!"

"That day, you stabbed your own arm and exposed it... I knew in one glance you were a woman."

Most men’s arms are thick with bulging veins.

Women’s arms are much more slender, and their skin is relatively smoother.

So, the difference between male and female is apparent at a glance!

Hai Tang felt a wave of regret, she had been careless!

Hai Situ sneered coldly.

"By blood relations, you can be considered my cousin! I didn’t want to make things difficult for you!"

"But you colluded with the Great Chu traitors, harming tens of thousands of Western Xia soldiers, I have to kill you!"

"Prepare to die!"

He exerted force on his wrist, the great blade slashing towards Hai Tang’s throat.

Hai Tang instinctively turned and dodged backward.

The great blade narrowly slid past her ear, cutting a lock of her raven hair.

The hairpin loosened, and the slightly curled long hair spread out in the air.

Brushed past the shoulders, reaching the waist.

Hai Tang’s sharp brows furrowed slightly, in her glazed eyes, cold light suddenly appeared.

Within the moves, she had drawn the long sword from her waist, beginning to duel with Hai Situ.

Sounds of clashing swords and blades filled the air, battle horses neighing as they collided.

Smoke rose from the ground, sparks flew in the sky.

Hai Situ, tall and dark-skinned without much hair, possessed a pair of amber eyes.

Since childhood, he followed Prince Jin, tempered deeply within the army.

He was proficient in all sorts of schemes and special combat formations.

His character was sensitive and suspicious, solitary and arrogant, insidious and ruthless.

Hai Tang was trained by General Ye Xiao, an old subordinate of the late King Western Xia, whose skills were unmatched back then.

Therefore...

The two were locked in combat, unable to determine a winner quickly.

Hai Situ’s blade wielded expansively, imposing and fierce, extremely aggressive and domineering, making him intimidating. His moves changed with exceptional forcefulness.

Hai Tang’s long sword wielded skillfully, the dazzling sword light shot skyward like a splendid silver snake, seemingly splitting the air open. Her moves were nimble and elusive.

It is unclear how much time passed.

The wound on Hai Tang’s arm throbbed in pain, her strength gradually waning, showing signs of defeat.

Hai Situ, however, fought with increasing courage, effortlessly. Each move was lethal, determined to annihilate Hai Tang.

Just as Hai Tang was cornered and faltering.

Yang Chenyi suddenly charged from the side, wielding a great blade, shouting loudly.

"Western Xia scoundrel, how shameless to trouble a woman!"

Hai Situ’s moves paused slightly, then he laughed triumphantly.

"Haha!"

"Princess Hai Tang of Western Xia, your accomplice has finally arrived!"

The moment he said that, he turned his blade, instantly pulling Hai Tang’s body over.

The great blade strapped her by the waist, his other hand tightly gripping her throat.

Hai Situ laughed wildly.

"Come at me with all your men, I want to see how your Great Chu values our Western Xia princess!"

Hai Tang’s entire arm wound split open, blood flowed more freely, the pain pierced her heart, turning her face pale.

Trapped against Hai Situ’s chest, she couldn’t move an inch.

Gritting her teeth, she warned.

"Don’t come over!"

"Brother Yang, don’t come over!"

Hai Situ sneered sarcastically.

"Calling him Brother Yang, how intimate!"

"What right does such a lowly person have to be a princess of Western Xia?!"

Yang Chenyi could no longer bear it, stepping forward to rebuke angrily.

"Shameless villain! Who’s the lowly one?!"

"Great Chu and Western Xia originally were on good terms, both at peace. It’s you ambitious villains, seeking power and trying to incite war!"

"You deserve to die, not her!"

Hai Situ’s face twisted with malice, appearing fierce and menacing.

"Enough nonsense, withdraw your troops for me!"

"Or I will kill this woman right in front of you!"

"Is she very important to you? I will cut her into pieces if I please!"

His tone was venomous and provocative.

Yang Chenyi felt a burning in his chest at once, this scoundrel, how shameless, even resorting to threats!

"If you have the guts to capture, you better have the guts to kill!"

Xia Tingfeng rushed over with a team from another direction.

"Brother, don’t come over!"

"Brother Xia, don’t come over!"

Hai Tang and Yang Chenyi almost spoke in unison.

Hai Tang worried for Xia Tingfeng’s safety.

Yang Chenyi worried for Hai Tang’s safety.

If anyone acted recklessly, what if that villain really made a move? Shameless guy!

The situation reached a stalemate.

Tingfeng dismounted, advancing single-handedly, eyes glaring fiercely at Hai Situ.

"What do you want to do?!"

Hai Situ arched a proud brow.

"I want you to retreat, clear a path!"

"Your Great Chu is indeed despicable and shameless, always using underhanded tactics!"

Xia Tingfeng’s gaze was icy, voice cold and aloof.

"What’s despicable and underhanded? This is called strategic deception!"

"Besides, if we are despicable and shameless, then what is Western Xia?!"

"Choosing such a border town for massacre, setting up traps at this deployment!"

"If we are despicable and shameless, you are worse than beasts!"

Xia Tingfeng did not say much, but his insults were frank.

Hai Situ’s face twisted with anger, became extremely sinister.

"Hahaha!"

"What’s the use of saying more!"

"If I don’t retreat within the time of a burning incense stick, prepare to clean up her remains!"

Xia Tingfeng and Yang Chenyi exchanged a look.

Both were somewhat at a loss!

Retreat?! Blocking the Western Xia Army like this wasn’t easy, this opportunity was once in a lifetime.

Not retreating? Hai Tang’s life would be in danger!

Caught in a dilemma, neither could easily make a decision.

...

Xia Tingfeng scanned the surroundings, calculating in his mind the odds of successfully rescuing someone from Hai Situ’s grasp.

Yang Chenyi also pondered gravely.

Hai Situ was ruthless, if they acted even slightly, he might really show no mercy...

So snatching a person from him would be nearly impossible.

And just at that moment.

Hai Xiangjin, who was clashing everywhere with troops, charged towards this only exit with his team.

Before assessing the situation, they had already surrounded Hai Situ’s back.

This made a surprise attack plan even less likely to succeed.

Hai Xiangjin was somewhat surprised and puzzled by the situation, Hai Situ quickly explained everything clearly.

Hai Xiangjin was indeed more ruthless.

He squinted his eyes, demanding outright.

"As long as the exit is opened, we will immediately release!"