Like the last island in the vast ocean.
Clad in a bright red Python Robe, stepping on the cracked green bricks, Mr. Hai, with all his hair now white, deeply gazed at the Empress's back, bowed with a trembling voice:
"As per Your Majesty's decree, bury all the soldiers who died in battle within the city on the spot, wrapped in the Dragon Flag. Now there are forty-eight people left in the city, all gathered here, awaiting Your Majesty's orders."
Amidst the smoke of war, the Empress, as poised as a jade figure, finally recovered her senses, turned around, and her gaze swept across the forty-seven lined up below the city wall.
In the silence.
Xue Shence, dressed in black armor and holding a heavy halberd, stepped forward, suddenly knelt on one knee, and spoke earnestly and loudly:
"Your Majesty! The battle is lost, the Emperor's body cannot be harmed, I humbly request to escort Your Majesty out of the city, reunite with the reinforcements, and rebuild the old rivers and mountains!"
