This System Is a Bit Crazy - Chapter 3

Chapter 3

When I opened my eyes again, Lin Ruoruo had tied me to a horse and was leading over a thousand cavalry in a mad dash across the road.

“You’re awake, my lady? His Highness said the battle ahead was too dangerous and entrusted us with escorting you to Jubei City.”

I thrashed wildly on horseback. Afraid I might fall off, Lin Ruoruo raised his hand, preparing to knock me out with another chop to the neck.

“Pffft-”

I finally spat out the strip of cloth stuffed in my mouth.

Flipping myself upright on the horse, I roared, “There’s an ambush ahead! All troops, halt! Prepare to meet the enemy!”

I grabbed a horse lance at hand, tested its weight, then swiped a great hammer from the horse beside me.

Up ahead, torches flared to life in the dense forest, and a troop of soldiers and horses surged out.

Lin Ruoruo looked rather startled and praised, “My lady, your foresight is divine! Even unconscious, you saw through the ambush.”

Saw through my ass. I had just suddenly remembered a line from the original novel, and I figured this must be where it applied.

[When Wanqing was young, Prince Zhennan marched north against the Xiongnu. Carelessly falling into an ambush, he lost soldiers and generals alike, returned in defeat, and gradually lost the court’s trust.]

“All generals, heed my command! Charge with me!”

I shot forward, charging straight at the enemy.

[In a moment, I’ll thrust straight in with the horse lance, sweep across with the iron hammer, tear open a breach, and let the cavalry break through. Then victory is ours.]

I was still picturing the battlefield in my head when I looked back.

Not a single one of the thousand-plus cavalry had followed. Even Lin Ruoruo remained rooted in place.

[Old Zhao, what kind of troops did you bring?!]

I cursed furiously inside, but my feet did not stop. I was already only an arrow’s flight from the enemy.

Lin Ruoruo shouted at the top of his lungs, “Stop cursing, my lady! These thousand-odd men are all young masters from the noble houses of the capital. They were only meant to return to the city and garrison it with you. If we withdraw at once, these pursuers won’t be able to catch us.”

I said nothing and lowered my head, charging into their formation.

In a single clash, I punched a hole straight through the enemy ranks.

The Xiongnu immediately shifted formation, surrounding me on all sides. They encircled me without attacking, clearly intending to exhaust me to death.

Unfortunately for them, they had no idea I was born with divine strength.

I shook the horse lance, let out a thunderous shout, then hurled it from my hand. It shot straight toward the enemy general on a distant slope.

“Hit!”

Right on time, a notification rang out in my mind.

[Mission complete. Reward: choose one of two-Boldness Embodied or Succubus Body.]

[Succubus Body! If I pick that, whether it’s some fake heiress or the Crown Prince, won’t they all be groveling at my feet?]

My eyes shone as I stared at the rewards. Without the slightest hesitation, I chose-

[Boldness Embodied.]

Obviously. There were at least three thousand Xiongnu cavalry around me. I had to kill my way out first.

Under the blessing of Boldness Embodied, though the enemy grew more numerous by the moment, I parried in front and slaughtered behind. Wherever I went, I was unstoppable. Almost no one could withstand even one exchange with me.

My surname is Zhao-the Zhao of Zhao Zilong.