Last time, Lü Bu and Zhao Yun had joined forces to chase him down like a homeless cur. He had engraved that humiliation in his heart, and today was the perfect chance to wash it away!
"Well met!"
Seeing that Ma Chao chose to meet him head-on rather than flee, Zhao Yun felt relieved.
At last, a chance to kill this villain!
Soon, the two clashed!
Clang-!
Their iron spears collided, throwing off dazzling sparks. Feeling the force transmitted through the shaft, Ma Chao was secretly shocked.
Zhao Yun's expression, however, remained unchanged. Only killing intent filled his eyes.
He swept Ma Chao's spear aside, then swung his own spear across again, striking straight at Ma Chao's exposed flank with an exceptionally fierce move.
Ma Chao dared not be careless. He immediately blocked, while trying to put distance between them and wait for an opening to counterattack.
But Zhao Yun would never give him that chance. Seeing Ma Chao trying to disengage, he immediately pressed close, allowing him not a moment to catch his breath.
Atop the city wall.
Seeing reinforcements arrive, the court officials were overwhelmed with excitement, almost weeping for joy!
"Wonderful! Reinforcements! We're saved!"
"His Majesty has finally arrived with his troops..."
"We held out until His Majesty came to our aid!"
"Chang'an is safe!"
"We held Chang'an City!"
Everyone felt the joy of escaping death. Finding hope amid despair felt truly wonderful.
At the sight of the reinforcements, a relieved smile appeared on Jia Xu's face. Unable to hold on any longer, he toppled straight over.
He had dragged his wounded body on until now. He was utterly exhausted.
"Director of the Secretariat!"
Fa Zheng, who stood nearby, was alarmed. He hurried forward to check on Jia Xu and only breathed a sigh of relief after