Chapter 634: After the Battle! (1/2)
Translated by: Hypersheep325
Edited by: Michyrr
The Tibetans had been defeated, thoroughly defeated!
Mengshe Zhao had also lost!
There was no more suspense in the war of the southwest. As the Great Tang pursued and cut the Mengshe–Ü-Tsang army down from around 190,000 to around 90,000, the Mengshe Zhao soldiers finally understood something and began to flee in every direction.
Although the war was not completely over, there was no mystery over its conclusion.
Dalun Ruozan and Huoshu Huicang were already fleeing with the Tibetan army in the direction of the plateau while Duan Gequan had extracted the unconscious Geluofeng and was fleeing in the direction of Erhai. The Erhai Great General of Mengshe Zhao had completely forgotten about the battle behind him. He only cared about Geluofeng's safety.
Duan Gequan did not dare to stop. He did not want to give the Great Tang any chance to create a result that could not be reversed.
Without the Great Generals of Mengshe Zhao and Ü-Tsang, the remainder were just weeds, fleeing in every direction, their courage shattered.
An hour later, the battle was over. Wang Chong, Li Siye, Elder Ye, Elder Hu, Old Eagle, Wang Yan, and Xianyu Zhongtong once more convened on the mountain.
”Boohoohoo…”
Before even reaching the mountain, Wang Chong could already hear the sounds of weeping. It was a very young and familiar voice.
”Just a little girl—who told you to come over!
”Just how old are you? And you want to learn how to fight on the battlefield? What were you thinking!
”Who gave you these metal hammers! In the future, you are forbidden from using them.”
……
From a distance, Wang Chong could hear the harsh discipline of his father Wang Yan. Raising his head, Wang Chong saw a girl of twelve or thirteen dressed in armor, her hair made up into two braids. She was currently wiping tears from her eyes as she wept in front of Wang Yan and his older brother Wang Fu.
On the side, Wang Fu advised with great solemnity, ”Little Sister, listen to your big brother. You shouldn't have come to this place.”
Only his little sister Wang Xiaoyao could achieve the feat of being scolded simultaneously by both Wang Yan and Wang Fu.
”Daddy, Big Brother, I just wanted to help… and I'm also very strong. Even Master praised me about it.”
Wang Xiaoyao pursed her lips as she whined.
”You still dare to mouth off!”
Wang Yan's face had gone white from rage.
Seeing that her father was truly enraged, Wang Xiaoyao finally shut her mouth.
”…You still keep running off. I'll have to let you suffer a little hardship this time.”
Wang Chong couldn't help but mentally chuckle at his little sister's submissive state as he slowly rode the White-hoofed Shadow up the mountain. This stubborn girl would immediately begin to run over to him as soon as she saw him. Even without his father and big brother present, Wang Chong would still have given her a harsh lesson.
Now was an even better time. Such a willful girl needed to suffer some hardship.
”Young Lady!”
Although Wang Chong had succeeded in suppressing himself, Old Eagle couldn't help but yell out upon seeing the scolded Wang Xiaoyao. Wang Xiaoyao's entire body trembled at this voice and she immediately turned around.
The tearful Wang Xiaoyao seemed to find her spine upon seeing Wang Chong. She ran over and hugged the White-hoofed Shadow as she tearfully implored, ”Third Brother, Daddy and Big Brother are scolding me! Hurry and help me…”
”Seeking help from your third brother is useless! Today, no one is permitted to speak on your behalf!”
Wang Yan's rage was exposed for all to see. Wang Xiaoyao had clearly stoked the flames of anger in his heart to an impressive level.
The Wang Clan was a clan of ministers and generals. Wang Xiaoyao was a girl, a twelve-year-old at that. And she wanted to learn from boys and fight and kill on the battlefield? What sort of person was she aiming to become?
Wang Yan had always been a stickler for family traditions, so this sort of thing was absolutely unacceptable.
”Master told me to come. He said I could help you.”
Wang Xiaoyao raised her head to her third brother, the look on her face conveying that she was innocent and being maligned.
”Still arguing!”
Wang Yan was fuming, but Wang Chong was moved by this explanation, a pensive look on his face. While others might not know, Wang Chong knew that the master his little sister spoke of was his own master, the Demonic Emperor Old Man.
Wang Chong's brows rose as he asked his little sister, ”You said that Master told you to come?”
”Yes! Do you think he would have let me go otherwise?”
Wang Xiaoyao continued to look at him with that aggrieved look.
Wang Chong glanced at her as he continued to think. His little sister didn't seem to be lying, and given his master's abilities, if he didn't want her to leave, she wouldn't be able to leave even if she flipped over the heavens.
Wang Chong turned his head and said to his father, ”Father, let's let this matter go. Little Sister is still young. In the future, I'll watch her.”
Strangely, the moment Wang Chong spoke, Wang Yan's explosive rage suddenly subsided. His complexion twitched only a little before accepting the proposal.
It took mere moments for seventy to eighty percent of his anger to be extinguished.
”For the sake of your third brother, I'll put aside this matter, but if there's a next time, I'll break your legs!”
Wang Yan's face was as cold as sheet of frost.
At these words, Wang Xiaoyao raised her head, her stunned gaze shuttling between her father and her third brother.
She didn't recall her father ever being so amenable or her third brother's words ever being so effective.
”Little Sister, don't do this again. Hurry and go.”
Wang Fu also waved his hand, his expression also much better.