Chapter 707: Chapter 218: Wartime Preparations_3
Earth Ash had to admit that this time, they were really in trouble. This was the most disgraceful encounter that the Heaven and Earth Ghosts duo had experienced in nearly ten years.
“Tian Shuang, you bastard, you even used that move!” Earth Ash cried out in pain, his entire body covered in frost, looking utterly disheveled.
Tian Shuang’s face showed a look of deep sorrow: “My partner, do not be stubborn any longer. Quickly let me end you. This is my redemption, and also yours.”
“Our sins are too deep. Only by dying can we pay our respects to all beings.”
Earth Ash’s eyelids twitched in anger, gritting his teeth as he shouted: “Tian Shuang, listen to what you’re saying! I’ll record it all on the jade slip. Let’s see how you face me once you come to your senses!”
Tian Shuang turned a deaf ear, continually launching attacks.
Earth Ash fled in a miserable state, continuously shouting: “I’m recording it all, every bit of it!”
The front line camp of the Thousand Peak Forest.
“Haven’t you found those two cultivators, the Heaven and Earth Ghosts, yet?” Lord Long frowned, questioning the other cultivators, “What are all of you doing?!”
The other cultivators showed bitter expressions, with one shaking his head: “Lord Long, the Heaven and Earth Ghosts are not ordinary. They’re experts of the Nascent Soul Level. Coming from the Soul Devouring Sect, a major sect of the Demon Sect, even if they receive our flying messages, they might simply choose to ignore us.”
Lord Long pondered without speaking.
Lu Hongtu, standing beside him, sighed: “Indeed, the Heaven and Earth combined strike is formidable. With just one attack, it wiped out six or seven Nascent Soul cultivators of the Liangzhu Country.”
“Now is precisely the time when Liangzhu Country’s army is at its weakest. This could likely be the best moment for us to launch an attack in this war.”
“If we can find the Heaven and Earth Ghosts, spending heavily to have them join the battle, our chances of victory would increase by at least twenty percent!”
Then, Lu Hongtu’s tone shifted: “But it’s a great regret that we haven’t found them.”
“Time waits for no one!”
“If we delay any longer, we will lose such a golden opportunity. Liangzhu Country is a vast nation; surely by now, they are already reinforcing with some Nascent Soul level cultivators.”
Lord Long glanced at Lu Hongtu, understanding that the latter’s sigh was actually an admonition.
After a moment of thought, Lord Long decided: “We won’t wait for the Heaven and Earth Ghosts anymore. Gather everyone, we will launch a full-scale attack on Liangzhu Country’s front line camp!”
Liangzhu Country front line camp.
Zhao Xi frowned, questioning Liu Er: “Where is Ning Zhuo? Why hasn’t he returned yet?”
“The great battle is imminent. If the Heaven and Earth Ghosts attack…”
Liu Er looked helpless, spreading his hands: “My lord, you know me. How could a half-demon like me command the noble young master of the Ning Family?”
“In fact, my Three Generals Camp has always been funded by him. He is our financer; how could I possibly summon him back?”
Zhao Xi snorted coldly: “Since he disregards military order, the rewards he seeks will not come so easily.”
Liu Er sneaked a glance at Zhao Xi, seeing the latter’s iron-blue face. After some hesitation, he spoke: “My lord, Young Master Ning Zhuo is a man from another country, and his family is not in Liangzhu Country. His only connection here is through his marriage with Mu Lan, but even that he disregards, having agreed to part ways in the future.”
“Do you think a person like that will be swayed by promises of rewards for military achievements?”
Zhao Xi remained silent for a while, then pointed a finger at Liu Er, snorting coldly: “It seems he didn’t misplace his funds with you.”
“Very well.”
“Quickly send these rewards to him.”
“Deliver them in person!”
“And tell him, if he can help our army deal with the Heaven and Earth Ghosts in this great battle, our country will offer him substantial rewards!”
“No, I will personally write him a letter, which you must deliver to him directly.”
Liu Er immediately saluted: “I obey!”
After dismissing Liu Er, Zhao Xi was left alone in the room, letting out a deep sigh.
This high position was too hot to handle.
He was starting to feel unsettled.
He now deeply regretted seizing power.
He never expected the second great battle to arrive so soon.
According to Zhao Xi’s plan, he was supposed to gain significant military achievements during this transitional period. But he never expected the transitional period to be so short!