Why My Domineering Prince Regretted Filing for Divorce?-Chapter 554 - 461: Hell on Earth, Exists Only in the Human Heart_2
The desperate cries and terrified screams before death echoed through the entire night sky.
...
By the time everything calmed down, it was nearly dawn.
Shang Ruyi had been standing on the city wall, motionless, watching the gruesome scene ahead. Even though the night was deep and the darkness swallowed everything, she could still clearly see the distant Little Forest River gradually being stained red.
The red had also seeped into her eyes.
Until the east gradually revealed a pale white, and the once-hot land beneath the city wall finally cooled down, the soldiers who pursued the victory also slowly returned outside the city gates.
Each of them was covered in blood and had quite a few injuries, but the excitement on their faces and the satisfaction in their hearts couldn’t be erased by pain or fatigue. When they looked up again, the sun was already rising, and all the light seemed to focus at that moment on that slender figure on the city wall.
The admiration and respect in everyone’s eyes were also illuminated by the sunlight.
Someone quietly said, "Madam Shang... we owe it all to this General’s wife."
"Unexpected, a woman could actually—"
"Who says a woman can’t fight? If it weren’t for her, we wouldn’t have won this time."
"Madam Shang, she’s the daughter of the General of Cavalry who once divided the Turkic people! General’s Tiger Daughter, so much stronger than those others, it’s unfathomable."
The more they talked, the more excited they became. Someone even raised their still-blood-stained sword, shouting loudly, "Thank you, Madam Shang!"
This shout seemed to ignite the people’s stirring emotions, and more and more people began shouting along, "Thank you, Madam Shang," "Thank you, Madam Shang," until these voices finally merged into a deafening cheer—
"Madam Shang!"
"Madam Shang!"
"Madam Shang!"
The wave-like cheers were so overwhelming that the Little Forest River ahead was stirred into blood-red waves, and Shang Ruyi was a bit taken aback, widening her eyes to look at the jubilant, cheering crowd below.
But this scene was not unfamiliar.
She vaguely remembered the first time she followed Yu Wenye into the Taiyuan Camp, competing in archery with Huang Gongyi. Although she lost, because of her open demeanor and glorious defeat, she won the cheers of the soldiers in the camp and even Yu Wenye’s respect.
Unexpectedly, at this moment again—
At this moment, the cold and ruthless killing intent that had lingered in her heart all night was finally dispelled by the cheers below the city wall, and Shang Ruyi’s cold expression melted, replaced by a joyful smile. 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞
But this time, she did not raise her strong bow high and respond to the crowd’s cheers like before.
Instead, that smile quickly disappeared into the depths of her eyes, replaced by a more composed expression than when she watched the soldiers killing the enemy just now.
She raised her hand and gently pressed down, signaling everyone to calm their excited emotions, then turned around and addressed Dai Junliang, Yin Changyue, and others who were also overjoyed: "Gentlemen."
The few of them stepped forward immediately: "Does Madam have any further instructions?"
At this time, Song Yu and Ma Xu beside her, both showed a bit of astonishment and anger.
One must understand, in the military, a General’s wife holds no real power and shouldn’t even meddle in military affairs, let alone command the supervisor and assistant general. But now, everyone was following this wife’s lead, whereas they two, one Fufeng Defender and one Marching Commander, were not only ignored but even the passing soldiers didn’t spare an extra glance.
Yet, the two couldn’t say a word.
After all, in the military, strength and victories are what matter. After this battle, everyone understood the energy of this General’s wife, even directly taking her words as orders.
However, faced with such an attitude from everyone, Shang Ruyi was quite cautious. She gave a slight bow and then said, "Dare not give orders, but though we won this battle, we must not be careless."
"Yes."
"Clear the battlefield, and then, return to the official office immediately."
"..."
"I still have something to say!"
Everyone was a bit surprised upon hearing this, not knowing what else she needed to relate to at the official office at this time, but no one dared to delay. Dai Junliang hurriedly instructed those below the city wall to clear the battlefield immediately and quickly had the carriage that Madam came in brought to the city wall, immediately calling everyone to return to the official office with her.
As she left the city wall, Shang Ruyi glanced back once more.
Although the sun had just risen, the sunlight had already illuminated the large area of scorched black land below, with numerous, almost uncountable charred corpses, and ahead in the Little Forest River, even more, were the overturning blood waves, countless bodies floating on it, a scene tantamount to hell on earth.
But she knew very well in her heart.
The real hell on earth often only exists in the human heart.
Thus, the remaining soldiers began to clear the battlefield, while a team of people followed the General’s wife’s carriage eastward in the early sunlight, passing through the cheering crowds of countless civilians, returning to the official office.
This time, Shang Ruyi walked at the forefront.
Dai Junliang and Yin Changyue, along with Shantong’er, followed closely behind, while Song Yu and Ma Xu, seeing this scene, became increasingly dissatisfied, as if Shang Ruyi was the one in authority within Fufeng City. The two exchanged a glance, and Song Yu said coldly, "We are tired. If there’s nothing else, we’ll take our leave to rest—"
Before he finished his words, Shang Ruyi’s steps halted.
"No one is to leave."
As soon as she finished speaking, Nie Chong and Mu Xian, who had just returned to the official office, together with several personal soldiers, stepped forward and blocked Song Yu and Ma Xu in front of them. The two were startled and looked back at Shang Ruyi, only to see her with her hands behind her back, slowly turning to look at them.
The pair of eyes that seemed to have been stained with fresh blood all night still carried a heavy murderous intent at this moment.
"I said, I have something to say."
