After the indigenous heroine was reborn, she went crazy and reorganized the plot line

Chapter 187 Surrender

The setting sun was like a touch of blood-red, gently sprinkling on the vast camp, and even the thick dust was ironed into golden red.

Rong Su was wearing a crimson dress, and under the red light of the setting sun, her body seemed to be coated with a layer of golden red light, making her look exceptionally beautiful.

Just standing there quietly, she was already the most beautiful cloud in the whole picture, so beautiful that it was breathtaking and impossible to look away. Although those soldiers did not look at her directly, they would still secretly cast their glances at her.

Noticing those vague gazes, Rong Su ignored them, took the gong brought to her by the guard, and looked towards the platform in the center of the camp.

He walked up to the high platform, holding the shiny and ancient gong, his eyes sharp and stern.

Rong Su took a deep breath, and in an instant, the gong was struck loudly.

The entire camp was suddenly pierced by the deafening sound of bronze, like the beating of war drums, stirring every inch of land.

The soldiers, who were doing their own things lazily and leisurely, were startled by the sudden sound of the gong and looked at Rong Su in surprise.

Some soldiers were already dissatisfied and began to get angry.

"Who is beating drums and gongs in such an important place in the military camp? Are you trying to kill yourself?"

"That's right! I'm going to chop you to death!"

What's worse, some of them even picked up their swords, looked at Rong Su ferociously, and were ready to rush up and attack at the command.

Rong Su glanced at the soldier holding the long sword, and he suddenly felt the fierce pressure, and his hand holding the long sword trembled in fear.

Seeing that the soldiers no longer ignored her, Rong Su stopped beating the gong. Her tone was as calm as a cloud, but every word she spoke was full of majesty.

"You, the soldiers, are the shield of Central Continent and the safety of the people. This is also the mandate of Heaven. Yet, you are now doing nothing, using the people's food, pursuing pleasure, forgetting your responsibilities, and wasting your youth. Did you join the Phoenix Army just to enjoy yourself?"

Some of the soldiers below were persuaded, while others remained unmoved, and they discussed the matter word by word.

"Who do you think you are? What qualifications do you have to criticize us?"

"That's right! You're just a little girl. Breaking into the camp is already a crime, and you even dare to criticize us!"

The guards on the side couldn't stand it anymore and wanted to help Rong Su refute, but she raised her hand to stop him. The guards looked at her with a little confusion, but they couldn't go against her wishes. They could only stare at the soldiers who were refuting Rong Su.

Rong Su was pointed at and scolded by them, but he remained unmoved. He looked around at them and his eyes fixed on a man standing in the middle of them. It was General Niu who had just pushed the guard.

She looked directly at General Niu, her voice clear and firm, as if it carried the power to penetrate the clamor and reach the heart: "General Niu. Do you still remember the oath you swore when you joined the Phoenix Army? To sacrifice your life and shed your blood for the glory of Middle-earth, and to fight to the very last moment of your life, and never slack off."

General Niu's burly figure trembled upon hearing this, and a complex emotion flashed across his eyes, the disdain and contempt gone. He looked at Rong Su and said in a deep voice, "Why do you... know?"

Rong Su looked at General Niu with a resolute and confident gaze. Before coming to meet the Phoenix Army, she spent two full days learning the names and life stories of all the soldiers in the general's army, including why they joined the Phoenix Army.

This is why capital is standing here to confront and talk with them.

She didn't answer General Niu's words. Instead, she continued to question him, "Now that you are a general in the army, you have the glory and status, but now you have forgotten your original intention. Are you worthy of the original self who joined the army with lofty ambitions?"

As soon as these words were spoken, General Niu's whole body shook, and he was obviously enraged. He glared at Rong Su and shouted angrily.

"What do you care about me? What right do you have to criticize me?"

Rong Su faced General Niu's anger with a faint smile, and then his face was stern, making people not underestimate him: "With your neglect of duty and slackness in martial arts, you may not even be able to defeat me."

General Niu instantly became furious and roared, "How unreasonable! Fine! Today, I will use you to consecrate my blood-soaked iron axe!"

A huge axe as heavy as a mountain was suddenly brought to General Niu by two other soldiers.

General Niu did it in one go, took it with both hands, and with a tap of his light skill, he jumped onto the platform and confronted Rong Su face to face.

The guards saw this and turned pale with fear. They worriedly advised her, "My lord, please state your intentions. General Niu has a bad temper and I'm afraid he might hurt you."

But Rong Su was not afraid at all, and said calmly: "Wait for me downstairs."

Seeing that he could not persuade Rong Su, the guard had no choice but to get down from the platform. He thought about going to find Lord Wuxuzi to rescue people, so he set off with that thought.

General Niu pointed his giant axe at Rong Su and shouted angrily, "Are you scared? If you are, just call me Grandpa. I was wrong. I will just treat it as a bite from a kitten and let you go!"

The tone was full of disdain and contempt, and even the soldiers who looked down on Rong Su joined in the commotion.

"Haha, I think this little girl only has a talkative mouth. Now that she sees your majesty, General, she's too scared to speak!"

"Haha! Little girl, you'd better call the general grandpa quickly, otherwise when he strikes with that axe, your pretty head will fall to the ground."

The laughter of the soldiers below could not attack Rong Su, but instead increased General Niu's arrogance.

He shouted coldly at Rong Su: "Little girl! I'm going to give you one more chance. If you admit your mistake and call me grandpa right now, I'll let you go!"

Rong Su remained calm, neither startled nor panicked. She raised her eyes slightly, looked at General Niu, and said calmly, "General Niu, how about we make a bet?"

General Niu didn't expect that Rong Su not only refused to admit his mistake, but also had the courage to make a bet with him. He immediately looked down on him even more and sneered.

"Alright! Let's make a bet, otherwise people will think that this general is bullying a little girl like you."

After getting permission, Rong Su smiled slightly, looked at the soldiers below who wanted to laugh at her, and then looked at General Niu.

"If you lose, kneel down and acknowledge me as your Lord."

"What? It seems this little girl is really not afraid of death!" Some soldiers blurted out in surprise after hearing her request.

General Niu, upon hearing her request, began to mock her wishful thinking: "Haha, little girl, you can't even dodge a punch from me, and you still want to defeat me? You want me to recognize you as my master?"

Rong Su looked at General Niu mocking her calmly and insisted, "I wonder if General Niu dares?"

Apparently, this method of provoking the enemy was very effective on General Niu.

"Why not? I've never been afraid of anyone before! Today I want to see how a little girl like you can make me recognize you as your master!"

As he spoke, General Niu didn't care at all that Rong Su was a woman. He gripped the huge axe tightly with both hands, kicked the ground, and leaped three feet high like a flying goose.

Anyone who saw this sudden attack would panic, but Rong Su didn't. Instead, he stood there motionless.

The soldiers who saw this scene were all nervous and worried about Rong Su. Although they had just mocked her, they were still amazed that Rong Su dared to challenge the authority.

Seeing that Rong Su didn't move, General Niu thought that she was scared to the point of being unable to move. He felt proud in his heart, but he didn't reduce the strength in his hands at all. He showed no mercy when he chopped her down.

Seeing that the giant axe was about to hit Rong Su's shoulder, Wuxuzi, who had just arrived, also saw this scene, and his heart almost stopped beating.

"grown ups!"

Just as the giant axe was within reach, creating a hurricane in front of her, Rong Su narrowed her eyes, aimed at a spot, and with quick, fierce, and accurate movement, a silver needle accurately pierced a certain acupuncture point of General Niu, and then moved it to the side with light skills.

At this critical moment, a shocking scene happened.

No one could believe that Rong Su could dodge General Niu's attack, but she dodged it easily, and General Niu fell straight to the ground from mid-air as if his movements were locked by someone.

With a loud bang, the entire platform was covered in dust.

Suddenly, the entire camp fell silent, as if time had stopped.

The soldiers' expressions changed from contempt, tension, astonishment, disbelief, and finally to shocked silence.

They looked at each other with complicated expressions on their faces. They were shocked at Rong Su, couldn't believe that General Niu had lost, and regretted their previous contempt and ridicule. Finally, they were deeply touched by Rong Su's courage and confidence.

There was a subtle change in the air, and the silence was broken until Wuxuzi walked angrily to the platform and roared.

"How dare you be so disrespectful to Lady Tianfeng!"

This sound surprised everyone again.

"What? She's Lady Tianfeng?"

The soldiers were struck by lightning, and shock once again covered their faces.

Their eyes wandered over Rong Su. Some soldiers opened their mouths in disbelief; some quickly lowered their heads, secretly regretting their previous disrespect; some even had red eyes and were so excited that they almost shed tears.

Wuxuzi nervously walked up to Rongsu, looking worried: "Sir, are you hurt?"

Rong Su shook her head and looked at General Niu, who was lying on the ground with only a pair of shocked eyes moving. She said calmly, "I'm fine. You might as well go see General Niu."

Wuxuzi understood what was going on. He turned around angrily and glared at General Niu: "General Niu! Do you know that what you are doing now is harming the Fire of Middle-earth, the Light of Middle-earth!"

General Niu knew he had made a grave mistake, but he was unable to move or defend himself, so he could only say in a heavy voice, "I am guilty."

Rong Su looked at the guards and said, "Please remove the silver needle from General Niu's body."

When the guard heard this, he hurried over and pulled out the silver needle.

After removing the silver needle, General Niu finally felt that his body belonged to him. He quickly threw away the giant axe in his hand, clasped his hands together, knelt down towards Rong Su, and bowed his head: "Please punish me, sir!"

Rong Su didn't respond, but instead asked, "General Niu, does the bet between you and me still stand?"

General Niu was stunned for a moment, then nodded seriously, "Of course it counts. I, Niu Zhuang, will serve Lady Tian Feng as my master. I will follow her for the rest of my life and protect her with my life."

Rong Su glanced at Niu Zhuang, walked forward, and stretched out her hand to help him up. Niu Zhuang looked at her in surprise. She said in a light voice: "I don't need your life. I just want you to lead the Phoenix Army well."

Niu Zhuang looked at her with complicated eyes, was silent for a moment, and said, "I obey your orders."

Then, Rong Su turned to face the soldiers who were looking at her with various eyes.

Her voice was cold yet resolute, as if it could penetrate the clamor and reach the heart of the people: "I am the daughter of the Heavenly Phoenix, sent by Heaven. I come here today to boost the prestige of our army and to share glory. I hope you will remember your mission and live up to your youth. I swear to work with you, my comrades, with lofty aspirations, to forge glory together, to protect the people, and to let the world know the might of our Phoenix Army!"

After saying this, she raised her fist high, and her resolute and unyielding face was reflected in the setting sun.

At that moment, the wind seemed to stop, and the eyes of all the soldiers were no longer filled with regret and contempt, but were replaced by an indescribable admiration and faith.

Their hearts immediately turned into a raging fighting spirit.

Niu Zhuang was even more moved. He strode forward, knelt on one knee, and spoke in a loud voice like a bell:

"I, Niu, am willing to lead my men to regain our fighting spirit, brave all difficulties, protect the people, and bring glory to the Phoenix Army!"

After he finished speaking, he stood up, turned to face the entire army, raised his hands, and shouted: "Phoenix Army, join me in forging glory with blood and iron, protecting the people, and shining the glory of the Phoenix Army!"

These inspiring words instantly stirred the blood of all the soldiers.

They raised their hands and shouted.

"Shine the glory of the Phoenix Army!"

"Shine the glory of the Phoenix Army!"

The dark red sunlight shines through the clouds, dappling onto the platform, making Rong Su's figure look slender and majestic.

She stood there, like a female warrior from an ancient legend, surrounded by inviolable majesty and glory.

The people below were all great warriors cheering for her.

On the way back to Fengnu Palace.

Wuxuzi felt both admiration and lingering fear.

"Sir, you are truly amazing! You actually managed to subdue the Phoenix Army, which has been idle for several years!"

"It's just that it's too dangerous for you to rashly challenge General Niu Zhuang like this. He's a general known as a mighty warrior! You don't even know that when I saw him raise that axe to chop you just now, my heart almost stopped."

Rong Su knew what Wuxuzi was worried about, but she did this only after she had a plan.

"I never do anything without a chance of success. By the way, I remember you said that the Crown Prince of Beizhou sent an envoy to negotiate with Your Majesty? Do you know what the content of the meeting was?"

Upon hearing this, Wuxuzi thought for a moment and shook his head, saying, "I belong to the Emissary Palace, not the court, so I don't know much about this matter. But if you want to know, I can go and find out."

Seeing that Wuxuzi didn't stop her from asking about this, it meant that she could find out. Thinking of this, she nodded. It would be more convenient to ask Wuxuzi than for her to search around like a blind fly.

Besides, it will take a while to find out what Akucha is.

She just remembered Aku, and when she returned to Fengnu Palace, Fathead came with a letter from Aku.

After receiving the letter, it turned out that Aku had found the whereabouts of the old man.

"It's actually in Beizhou."

After burning the letter, Rong Su looked at the moonlight outside the window and whispered, "I have to catch up with the schedule for my trip to Beizhou."