119. One More Victory
Kill!
Zhang He led three thousand troops out of the military stockade to engage Xu Huang. After thirty rounds of combat, Xu Huang was bested and retreated with his men. However, Zhang He did not pursue, allowing Xu Huang to withdraw his forces unhindered.
"Tsk, Ziyu, this tactic didn't work."
On a nearby hillside, Xiahou Yuan watched the Yuan army pulling back into their camp.
Cao Xin frowned as well. This "luring the snake out of its hole" strategy was one they had carefully devised together, yet it had failed to yield any results.
The once-collapsing Jizhou had barely managed to stabilize, but the price was that Youzhou, formerly prosperous under Liu Yu’s governance, could now only maintain a precarious stability.
Falling from such a height did not necessarily mean certain death. Many of the Han soldiers who fell from the scaling ladders landed right in the moat. However, the weight of their armor prevented them from swimming to the banks, and if they could not shed it, they were likely to drown.
He Zheng had not anticipated this aspect previously. When he had established the class system, his intention was to foster growth through competition, with the differences between class tiers primarily reflected in the allocation of resources.
Once the soldier had caught his breath, Lao Qian and the others, at Toge's signal, sat to his right and began to listen to the soldier's account alongside Toge.
Curly-hair felt a sense of trepidation; after all, he had been sent by the Boss. If the Boss were to hear complaints later, he would surely be in for a miserable time. Everyone knew the Boss's temper—if he went into a rage, he would truly suffer.
Even among top-tier boundary-breakers, neither of them could be considered the strongest, let alone compared to the opponent’s strength, which was suspected to be beyond that level.
After all, the meals provided by Zhu Yuanzhang were truly delicious, surpassing anything they had ever tasted. In their entire lives, they had never eaten food so exquisite.
A black Mercedes-Benz slowly rounded a corner and drove into the entrance of Bailongtou Village. A vehicle of such high-end sophistication drew the gaze of many villagers as soon as it entered.
"Princess, you have seen the situation for yourself. This boy is truly overbearing. I humbly request your assistance." Fang Tian bowed to Yan Susu. After the brief exchange, he knew better than anyone that if it were left to them alone, they would be no match for Chen Yi.
On the other side, two young men, not yet of great age, exuded an aura of martial prowess with every gesture, clearly not ordinary individuals.
Everyone present who heard Jiang Feng speak like that frantically patted their own ears, unable to believe what they had heard.
"What?" The consul was frantic. She had pulled strings and spent a fortune on bribes to secure this position; was she really to be dismissed before even completing a month of work?
However, their gazes were mostly fixed on Jiang Feng, leading him to believe that they were not after Zhang Xiuxiu, but rather him.
The sound of water in the bathroom ceased. A moment later, the door opened, and the man emerged in his wheelchair, looking around until he spotted the light glowing in the distance.
The three men in black, who had just managed to escape the martial arts arena, were trudging through the darkness. Though the weather had turned cool, the area was damp and sweltering, filled with a foul stench.
Lady Yu also hailed from a great clan. Even though the Master of the Yu family oversaw the clan's affairs, her own status and the fact that she had managed the household for years meant she did not shrink away. Upon receiving the news, she did not hesitate for a moment, rushing over to confront the Master of the Yu family directly.
This was his first time performing a talisman activation, so he was exceptionally earnest and solemn throughout the process, completely oblivious to the expressions of astonishment and confusion on the faces of those outside the Mirror-Flower-Water-Moon transmission device.
Last time, that man in black had sent word that the Lingyun Sect was watching him, all without triggering the hostility-detection mechanism of the vigilance talisman.