Chapter 1716 - 1709: Must Not Disappoint the Women of the World
Chapter 1716: Chapter 1709: Must Not Disappoint the Women of the World
Let her try first, see if she can lift it.
Lin Sisi handed the blade to Lin Yu.
Lin Yu could hold the blade, but wielding it freely...
Lin Yu sweated, "General Lin, I’m afraid I can’t use it as a weapon."
The blade required her to exert both arms forcefully to lift it, and she had to carry it on her shoulder to avoid tearing her wounds.
If she used it to face Qi Xuan, his hammer strikes would likely shatter her along with the blade.
"You must try with all your might!"
Lin Sisi patted the gleaming blade. "When I was competing in the military camp, I also didn’t have a weapon I was comfortable with. I just grabbed my father’s large blade and defeated many people, including Qi Xuan."
"Really?" Lin Yu suddenly felt a surge of strength and excitement.
Lin Sisi stroked her face and smiled, telling her, "I will be there to guide you from the audience, but remember—this time, you must embrace the determination to win!
Once you step onto that martial stage, there’s no turning back! You carry the hope of the three of you—and the future!
You must fight your hardest to achieve this! Just like you did for the past ten years, fighting with all your strength!"
Holding the heavy blade, Lin Yu suddenly felt a power she had never experienced before. Her energy core burned, her whole body swelled with heat—she wanted victory!
Every drop of blood in her veins roared—she would win!
"Lin Yu! Be careful! We’re waiting for you!"
Yang Xianhui helped Fu Yuan up and shouted to Lin Yu, "Win or lose, we will accept you as our sister! We believe in you!"
"Lin Yu, go for it!"
Fu Yuan spoke solemnly.
Lin Yu turned to look at them, her heart growing warmer.
The power within her amplified indefinitely.
She had carried the weighty blade effortlessly onto the martial stage.
When Qi Xuan saw her, he spat disdainfully, "A little girl wrapped in bandages wants to fight me? How useless!"
A bunch of ignorant women dared to dream big just because they were granted an opportunity!
Did they think all women were fit for the military?
Did they think they could become female generals?
Spit!
Women should stay in boudoirs, marry, and raise children!
It’s absurd to indulge their wild fantasies!
Independent and self-reliant? Ridiculous!
They were born weak—what could they rely on for strength!
Lin Yu steadied the blade and answered calmly, "What of me being a woman? What of me being injured? Have you forgotten, General Qi, that years ago, you too lost to this blade?"
Her blade pointed at the sun, reflecting piercing rays that flashed straight into Qi Xuan’s eyes.
Qi Xuan’s heart jolted abruptly. "Great General Lin’s blade? Damn!"
Back then, he had been defeated by this blade!
Lin Sisi had used the blade to duel soldiers in the camp. Belittling her as a woman, he had stepped forward to fight, only to be defeated by Lin Sisi wielding this very blade!
"Don’t think that just because your surname is Lin, you can be like Lin Sisi! Let me tell you, women can never beat men!
Lin Sisi, no matter how capable she was, now she’s lost all her martial arts and resigned to standing humbly beside Prince Ling!
You women only disrupt the court and throw the army into chaos!
Spit!"
Qi Xuan’s fury surged into his chest. Wielding his hammers, he charged violently at Lin Yu.
"Clang—"
The collision between the hammer and blade reverberated heavily, causing everyone present to feel their eardrums tremble momentarily.
Lin Sisi stood behind Lin Yu, loudly guiding her, "Lift the blade—step back—rotate—slash sideways swiftly!"
Lin Yu followed her instructions, responding to Qi Xuan move by move.
Having been caught off guard by the blade, Qi Xuan lost his initial advantage and was forced into a passive position throughout the fight.
Furthermore, Lin Sisi knew Qi Xuan thoroughly; all his martial arts techniques were exposed.
"You... you two women are despicable!" Qi Xuan roared, resorting to brute force to try to take Lin Yu down in one blow.
At this moment, Lin Yu needed no guidance from Lin Sisi. She knew Qi Xuan had already lost his composure!
If she performed well, she was certain she could defeat Qi Xuan.
"Splurt!"
The blade stabbed into Qi Xuan’s body, causing him to spew blood.
He swung his hammer forcefully, aiming for Lin Yu’s head.
He refused to believe he couldn’t crack her skull!
"Lin Yu, drop the blade and dodge!"
Lin Sisi urgently shouted.
Lin Yu was also aware she had to dodge—the blow would be fatal if it landed!
But she knew even more clearly that if she could knock Qi Xuan off the stage, victory would be hers!
Clenching the blade, Lin Yu twisted her body, taking the hammer’s blow on her back. Then, with all her strength, she swung the blade, "Ahhh!!"
She hoisted Qi Xuan up and hurled him off the martial stage.
"Thud!"
Qi Xuan landed heavily with a loud crash, vomiting blood profusely as he fell to the ground.
"Someone, call the court physician!" Chu Heng immediately stood up and ordered.
The palace attendants brought a stretcher and promptly carried Qi Xuan away for treatment.
Only Lin Yu remained on the martial stage.
She was still gripping the blade tightly, unaware that she had already won.
Qi Xuan’s hammer strike had left her numb, as if her soul had detached from her body. Half of her body swayed unsteadily, blood trickling from the corner of her mouth, hanging in mid-air. Her hair was disheveled, her eyes clouded, and she staggered.
"I cannot lose... I must win..."
She refused to disgrace everyone!
The path she had fought for with all her might—their dream of joining the military—hers and Yang Xianhui’s, and Fu Yuan’s—must... must come true!
"Lin Yu! Lin Yu!"
Lin Sisi rushed onto the stage and held Lin Yu in her arms, calling out to her loudly.
Lin Yu’s eardrums had been damaged and could no longer hear their voices.
She collapsed into Lin Sisi’s embrace, her blade quickly taken by Lin Sisi.
She smiled, blood covering her face.
Smiling, she said, "General Lin, I... I did it."
She had fought for herself and her sisters to gain the chance to join the military!
She had truly... given everything she had and succeeded!
"Yes, you were incredible." Lin Sisi wept with gratitude, holding Lin Yu close.
Lin Yu had lived up to her expectations and the hopes of all of them. She had shown the opposing civil officials—who said women were inferior to men?
Women could also surpass men in the military!
They had the capacity to serve. They could also achieve greatness for themselves!
Among the martial generals, many were moved by Lin Yu and willing to support her, backing Lin Aotian’s proposal for women to take military trials and serve in the army.
But the civil officials still voiced their opposition.
Lu Mian especially said, "Women in the military will inevitably cause numerous problems. I urge the Crown Prince to consider carefully, set this matter aside for now, and implement new policies only after thorough deliberation."
Chu Heng had often heeded Lu Mian’s advice, but today he directly announced, "Lin Yu defeated Shaoling General. I must reward them, grant them permission to join the army, or else I’ll be breaking my promise!
My words are binding—I will never disappoint the women of the world!"