Why My Domineering Prince Regretted Filing for Divorce?

They seemed to have reached a dead end.

And just at this moment, a voice, somewhat weak yet exuding immense strength, rang out—

"Bring fire!"

The people around were stunned. 𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖

Everyone looked up and saw Shang Ruyi, the General’s wife who had just been shooting arrows alongside them, repelling the first wave of the Longxi Army’s attack. Remarkably, she showed no fear, still holding her bow. She tore a strip from her already damaged cloak, swiftly wrapped it around the tip of her sword, and instructed Dai Junliang, who stood nearby with bloodstained clothes, "It’s time now."

...

Everyone was dumbfounded.

What does she mean by "time now"?

Time for what?

The enemy below the watchtower was constantly surging upwards. Even though those on the watchtower tried to resist, it was so feeble that it was hardly effective. At this point, what time could it be?

Yet, Dai Junliang seemed to have been waiting for this moment, a glint flashing in his eyes as he immediately said, "Torch!"

But at this point, he couldn’t even wait for his subordinates. He rushed to grab a torch from the other side of the watchtower and handed it directly to Shang Ruyi.

Suddenly, the arrow wrapped in cloth ignited.

The firelight instantly illuminated everyone’s eyes.

What she intended—

And just as Shang Ruyi raised the flaming arrow and drew her bowstring, on the other side, another voice, calm, even carrying a slight smile at this moment, rang out.

"Not for me?"

Everyone turned their gaze to the other side to see Yu Wenqian, a tall, handsome, almost too unearthly man, standing on the opposite city wall. He too held a bow and an arrow, the tip wrapped in a strip torn from his clothing.

It was Yu Wenqian.

Though the soldiers hadn’t yet recognized this Heir of the Duke, Shang Ruyi instantly saw him and also noticed his clear, discerning eyes, seemingly piercing through her very being, just waiting for this moment.

Her heart suddenly skipped a beat.

But she said nothing; there was simply no time for words. She nodded to Dai Junliang.

Despite his astonishment, Dai Junliang immediately moved forward and used the torch to ignite the arrow Yu Wenqian held. His long arm stretched out as he drew his bow, sending the flaming arrow drawing an arc across the sky filled with the red glow of dusk.

Then, both pointed their arrows downward.

The people below the watchtower were momentarily amazed.

Though both sides had long been in a frenzy of spears and arrows, battling under a sunless sky, two flaming arrows suddenly appeared—yet they were aimed not at the distant soldiers of the Longxi Army, nor at the soldiers climbing the ladders.

Rather, they were aimed at the ground below the watchtower.

Specifically, the trench that had been discovered and deliberately avoided!

What are they going to do?!

At that moment, Xue Xian suddenly sensed something. He sniffed ardently and realized that the trench, scarred by the cloud ladders almost entrapped, emitted an odd smell. But due to the battlefield dust and blood mist, none had noticed.

The smell was—

Just then, the two on the watchtower exchanged a glance, Shang Ruyi spoke sternly, "Fire!"

As soon as her voice fell, the two flaming arrows shot toward the trench below the watchtower like fire meteors. They sank deep within the trench, the flames disappearing from everyone’s sight with a soft thud.

For a moment, everyone’s heart seemed to stop beating.

At this instant, Xue Xian suddenly realized what scent he had caught. He let out a loud shout—

"Watch out!"

As his words fell, only a loud boom was heard.

Two streams of fire burst from the trench, ascending like towering red walls, suddenly engulfing the ladders that had been propped against the watchtower!