Chapter 1016: Chapter 1010: The Hidden Dangers
Shadowfell Prefecture.
Spear Saint Gu Fenghua calmly directed the grand army forward.
His Divine Soul hovered between heaven and earth, simultaneously detecting the great battle between Ba Siyu and the Rising Sun Sage Elder in the distance.
Intelligence from the rear fell into his hands, yet Spear Saint Gu Fenghua was not as nervous as Ba Siyu.
He glanced at the young-looking Daoist beside him, who still remained as steady as an old god.
“It is indeed just as you, Li Clan members, said; our Deston Prefecture’s grand army has massive problems.
The longer this great battle drags on, the easier it is to be confused by issues from all sides.
To think that in Highsun City, that fellow Ba Siyu actually reared a tiger to court ruin.
The Rising Sun Sage Elder had already laid an ambush for him decades ago.”
Li Yunlin!
A smile graced Gu Fenghua’s face.
Over these past thirty-odd years, ever since Bi Shihu was driven out of Huizhao City due to various issues, this outstanding hero of the Li Clan, Li Yunlin, had become Gu Fenghua’s confidant.
Gu Fenghua was not like Ba Siyu, who constantly weighed pros and cons; he was just like his Spear Dao—upright, unyielding, and unable to tolerate even a grain of sand in his eyes.
Over thirty years ago, when Bi Shihu lodged a complaint to Gu Fenghua, Gu Fenghua kicked Li Yunlin out of the meeting.
Conversely, this made Gu Fenghua appreciate a transcendent Daoist like Li Yunlin even more.
Such a long span of time could change many things.
At the same time… the Li Clan was also the mastermind behind this great battle!
In the Azure Cloud Prefecture, there was not only Li Yunlin but also Jiang Chenghuan.
No one understood the Wu tribe better than the people of Azure Cloud from back then.
Rather than trusting those laymen, Gu Fenghua found it better to trust these men of the Azure Cloud Prefecture who had once driven the Wu tribe out of the Azure Cloud Region.
“Senior Gu, my second brother, is clearer about this kind of matter.”
Li Yunlin said calmly,
“My second brother once said that when fighting a great battle with the Wu tribe, we absolutely must not give them time to react.
The Wu tribesmen revere the strong.
Only by truly beating them into submission and beating fear into them can we make them feel dread.
If we want to destroy the Wu tribe, we must destroy their totems; only then will they lose their confidence.”
“Never be afraid.
When facing the Wu tribe, if we take even a single step back, their numbers will only increase, and in the end, we will only face defeat.
Beating them into submission and fear is the only way to win.”
“At the same time, the Wu tribesmen are not all fools.
At the very least, our Li Clan has encountered quite a few respectable Wu tribesmen.
A sudden attack is enough to throw the Wu tribesmen into complete disarray, forcing them to exhaust the trump cards they’ve gathered over the past decades.”
Hearing this, Gu Fenghua fell silent for a moment.
For over thirty years, the Li Clan members had been planning this sudden attack with him—a sudden attack to reclaim the Shadowfell Prefecture.
If this battle is won, it will sound the horn for a counteroffensive; if this battle is lost… they will reorganize their forces and start again!
“Your second brother? Jiang Chenghuan is your second brother?” Gu Fenghua raised an eyebrow slightly.
In truth, over these past thirty-odd years, he had long sensed that something was amiss; these two brothers were constantly by his side.
Li Yunlin followed his orders to fight the Wu tribe, while Li Yunbing schemed and plotted for him—their coordination was incredibly seamless.
However, having heard about what happened in the Azure Cloud Prefecture back then, Gu Fenghua felt relieved and did not harbor much suspicion.
He asked, “Where is your second brother?”
“Killing people.”
Li Yunlin smiled.
“If we want to take down Shadowfell Prefecture, we must eradicate the hidden dangers.
Our sudden advance leaves the three major cities empty, which is enough to make some scoundrels show their heads.
The mastermind behind the Shadowfell Prefecture battle that Senior has always been worried about is also an enemy of our Li Clan.”
“Rather than living in fear and anxiety, it’s better to expose a flaw and force them to reveal their tracks.
After all, just like the Wu tribe, the more time we give them, the more time they have to prepare, and the lower our chances of winning become.”
“Please rest assured, Senior Gu.
Although our Li Clan has been silent for these past thirty-odd years, it doesn’t mean we were doing nothing. You just focus on fighting, and we will…”
“Drag them out one by one!”
Gu Fenghua’s expression changed.
He truly did not know where this guardian clan of the Southern Border got such confidence.
…….
Highsun City.
The Divine Flame Grand Array was completely extinguished, and the Wu tribesmen swarmed into Highsun City like a dark cloud.
Feng Tu was, after all, a cultivator from the Northern Border battlefield; even though he had lived comfortably as a City Lord for many years, he remained an outstanding general.
At the very moment the city fell, he had already ordered the soldiers of Highsun City to retreat to the second line of defense and erect a new array formation.
“What should we do… what should we do?!!”
Feng Tu watched with a pale face as the Wu tribesmen summoned their Wu Spiritual power, destroying the once-prosperous buildings of Highsun City.
Three hundred thousand Wu tribesmen, all of them skilled warriors.
Let alone holding out until the major cities sent rescue forces, it would be a miracle just to hold out for another day!
Right at this moment, the panicked cultivators who had fled to the inner city all looked outside the city with joy.
“City Lord, Bi Shihu and the others… they have withdrawn!”
“No, Bi Shihu has appeared behind the Wu tribesmen. They have raised the banners of our human race!”
“Bi Shihu’s three armies have sent a message. They want to launch a pincer attack on the Wu tribe with us. He is our savior!”
“…”
This sudden change also stunned Feng Tu. He saw that the survivors of Highsun City were all wild with joy.
When they looked at the deserters of Bi Shihu’s three armies now, it was like looking at saviors.
Sure enough, the ten thousand men of Bi Shihu’s three armies had all appeared behind the Wu tribe.
A subordinate beside him said with great joy,
“City Lord, let’s charge out! This is the best moment to eradicate the Wu tribe.
With a pincer attack from us and Bi Shihu, the Wu tribe will surely be destroyed!
Furthermore, the two sides combined have eleven Void Refinement cultivators.
We just need to send people to stall the Wu tribe’s Void Refinement cultivators. Just two cultivators would be enough to completely turn the tide of the battle!”
“…”
However, there was no joy on Feng Tu’s face.
How could he not see the true state of Bi Shihu’s grand army?
Although Bi Shihu had appeared in the Wu tribe’s rear, that bastard was not launching a massive attack.
He was merely blocking them for the sake of blocking them; Bi Shihu’s grand army would only act if the Wu tribesmen attempted to flee.
And as deserters, what combat power did they really have?
In an instant, Feng Tu understood Bi Shihu’s calculation, and his face turned even paler.
“He wants to frighten the Wu tribesmen and scatter their morale.
Meanwhile, our military and civilians in Highsun City, thinking Bi Shihu has turned over a new leaf, will be filled with righteous indignation and charge at the Wu tribe with no regard for their lives.
But Bi Shihu… he wants to pick up a cheap victory. When all our people are dead, will this victory belong to us, or to Bi Shihu?”
Feng Tu gazed from afar at Bi Shihu riding his flying tiger.
Bi Shihu looked incredibly majestic, and his three armies resembled divine soldiers descending from heaven, looking exactly like saviors.
Yet, Feng Tu only saw Bi Shihu’s filthiness. Even though a sliver of hope had arrived, Feng Tu only felt like vomiting.
“City Lord, let’s charge out! This is our great opportunity!”
Someone beside him roared with joy.
Feng Tu still remained speechless.
Looking at the joyful expressions of his soldiers and the panicked looks of the Wu tribesmen, he only felt a profound sorrow, as if he were mourning his parents.
“Motherfucker, motherfucker! Born as a human, how the fuck can you be this disgusting?!!”
Feng Tu had no choice!
In the distance, Bi Shihu smiled at him.
It was a kind smile, as if Bi Shihu truly was their great hero coming to save their lives.
But Feng Tu knew that such a smile was more disgusting than any threat; Bi Shihu had driven him into a corner.
If he led his people to charge out, from then on, Bi Shihu would be the great hero in the eyes of the world.
It would be a blessing from the heavens if even ten percent of Highsun City’s military and civilians survived.
The things Bi Shihu had done in the past would be wiped clean with a single stroke, and all of Deston Prefecture would remember his grace.
Meanwhile, the military and civilians of Highsun City would die in ignorant gratitude, their corpses piling up to form the staircase for Bi Shihu’s ascent to the pinnacle.
Yet Feng Tu had no choice but to do this. If they didn’t charge and fight, Highsun City would be destroyed, and Deston Prefecture would be in peril.
He was like a toy being played with in Bi Shihu’s hands.
“I have to admit, Bi Shihu is formidable.”
At this moment, a calm voice pulled Feng Tu out of the abyss of despair.
Li Changsheng looked mockingly at the despicable fleeing general in the distance.
“He must have waited a long time for this day. Only in this way can he once again openly and legitimately become the Marshal of his tiger-wolf army.”
“A person who has fallen into the mud wants to wash himself clean.
From now on, he will sit high above the rest, and the world will only remember his good deeds.
City Lord Feng, look at the military and civilians in our city.”
Feng Tu looked around.
Sometimes people were simply foolish; even when being played with like toys, they would still revere the other party as a god.
Cheers rang out everywhere, and morale had reached its peak.
But at the same time, hope kindled on Feng Tu’s face.
He knew exactly what kind of person Li Changsheng was.
This was a coward to the extreme.
During the years Li Changsheng stayed in Highsun City, whenever a Golden Core realm cultivator passed by the Li Clan’s Chamber of Commerce, Li Changsheng would poke his head out and scrutinize the other party for a long time, suspecting them to be an assassin.
One day, Li Changsheng even grabbed Feng Tu’s face. When asked about it, it turned out Li Changsheng suspected he was an impostor wearing a human-skin mask.
Yet, it was such a person who, at this very moment, showed not a single trace of panic, and even had the leisure to evaluate Bi Shihu!
“The world says that every cause must have an effect, but that is not actually true.
Sometimes, we don’t even know what kind of beast with a human face lies behind someone’s glamorous exterior.
By using a deliberate act of kindness to cover up monstrous evil, he will become a great man.”
Li Changsheng, sitting in his wheelchair, looked at Feng Tu.
At this moment, Li Changsheng’s eyes seemed to hold a Spiritual power as he asked faintly,
“City Lord Feng, do you want Bi Shihu to use the lives of the people of Highsun City to become a great man?”
“Like hell I want that! Screw his ancestors to the eighth generation!” Feng Tu gritted his teeth.
He had thought of over a hundred methods in his mind, but there was absolutely no way to break this stalemate. “But what can I do now?”
At this moment.
Li Changyao grinned.
“City Lord Feng, you know my brother. For these past decades in Highsun City, he hasn’t done anything else but study one single thing.”
“What?” Feng Tu was stunned for a moment.
“Running away.”
Li Changyao patted Li Changsheng’s shoulder and proudly lifted her head.
“When it comes to running away in this world, I’ve truly never seen anyone more formidable than my brother.
Even if you combined ten Bi Shihus, their running speed wouldn’t be as fast as his.”
“City Lord Feng, you and the people in the city are blessed to be able to run away with my brother, hehe.”
“…”
The corners of Feng Tu’s mouth twitched, yet his heart was already at ease.
Looking back at Bi Shihu, who sat high above as if he were about to receive the admiring gazes of others in the very next second, he gritted his teeth. “Let’s do it!”
“Li Changsheng, I leave the great mission of our entire city’s military and civilians running away in your hands!”
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