Tyrant Sky Martial Soul

Chapter 1061: Chapter 1061: The Retreat is Blocked

”Stop flattering me, Vice Dean Feng. I was truly on edge just now,”

Ling Xiao gave a wry smile.

He really had been gambling with his life.

Fortunately, he won the bet, and that was enough.

Timmerman Muto had left, and so had Jiumo Zhiyan.

The remaining remnants of the Black Crow Army, about three hundred thousand strong, had also fled.

Looking at the corpses scattered across the ground, Ling Xiao actually felt a tinge of regret. If he could have killed Muto or Jiumo Zhiyan, it would have been a perfect victory.

Alas, despite all the strategies he employed, the impact of powerful individuals was still too great.

”Qin Huo, give the order. Don’t bother with the bodies outside, return to Northern Desert City immediately, and reconstruct the defensive fortifications. The enemy still has three hundred thousand troops; they might turn back and attack again,”

”Yes, sir!”

Even though there were many spoils of war on the battlefield, Ling Xiao couldn’t afford to waste time collecting them. Staying safe was still his strategy.

Even though many buildings in Northern Desert City had been destroyed, the overall structure remained. It should pose no problem to set up defenses using it as a fortress.

However, when they arrived at the base of Northern Desert City, they discovered the city gates were tightly shut, and standing on the city wall were people they had not expected.

”Did you expect to see us here, Ling Xiao?”

”Jia Yun!”

Ling Xiao’s eyebrows furrowed deeply. The man standing on the city wall was none other than Jia Yun of the Righteous Qi Alliance.

Previously occupied with the war, Ling Xiao was unaware of Jia Yun, Ji Changran, and Wan Qiu Feng’s whereabouts.

And now, all of them were standing atop the city wall.

Of course, it wasn’t just them. There was also a stranger clad in armor. Judging by the style and color of the armor, he seemed to be of a rank similar to Ji Ning’s, also a general, and even a city lord.

”General Jia, since you’ve come to provide support, why are you keeping the gates shut? Let us in quickly. The Black Crow Army has already retreated,”

Li Ruguang seemed to recognize the people on the city wall and shouted loudly.

”You think with just your men, you could repel over a million Black Crow troops? I’m hardly convinced, unless you bring me the heads of Jiumo Zhi or Timmerman Muto,”

The General surnamed Jia sneered.

”Is this an imperial order?”

Ling Xiao suddenly asked.

”Hahaha, you’re quite sharp, kid. It’s just a pity that smart people often don’t live long! Ling Xiao, you collude with the Black Crow Army, slay God Phoenix soldiers, and even injure General Saxon, yet you still fantasize about sneaking into the city. You’re deluding yourself!”

Jia Yun laughed heartily.

Before Li Ruguang could say anything, Ling Xiao stopped him: ”No need to argue with them. Looking at their full readiness, we know they’ve been here for more than a shichen, watching us fight the Black Crow Army without lifting a finger, and now they turn around and bite back. These people are not reinforcements; they’re here for our lives, for our heads!”

”If you wish to live, hand over Ji Ning and Ling Xiao. The rest of you will be spared death and instead banished to serve as slaves.”

General Jia said indifferently, as if the people below were less than human, his casual words deciding the fate of countless lives.

”Bullshit! General Ling devised a plan to defeat the Black Crow Army, shaking the Black Crow Empire itself. Far from being guilty, he has made great contributions. There’s no chance we’ll let you capture him just like that,”

Zhang Yu Fei cursed loudly.

”General Jia, why not let the civilians enter the city? I will lead the troops to pursue the Black Crow Army,”

Ling Xiao suggested.

”No way, who knows if there are any spies among those peasants. If you don’t scram now, we will attack. Archers, get ready!”

General Jia looked down at the people below, his face filled with nothing but contempt.

”Retreat! Retreat quickly!”

Ling Xiao saw that this guy was indeed going to make a move, and was suddenly shocked, and he hurriedly shouted.

But even so, it was already too late.

From atop the city walls, arrows fell like rain.

The soldiers who had not been killed by the Black Crow Army perished at the hands of their own people.

Under the rain of arrows, the death and injury of the civilians were also extremely serious.

Blame only that they trusted others too much, never expecting that these people would really dare to make a move, dare to turn on their own.

”Jia Yun! Wan Qiu Feng! Ji Changran! And all of you, if I, Ling Xiao, do not die, I must kill you beasts!”

After losing nearly two thousand men, the army finally left the range of the archers.

”Send the order down, for now, we’ll station at the Northern Desert Pass, and after General Ji Ning wakes up, we’ll see what to do.”

Ling Xiao couldn’t deal with that General Jia right now because once the battle started, the name of rebelling would be definitively set.

This decision had to be made by Ji Ning.

Fortunately, Ji Ning’s detoxification process was going very smoothly, and he should wake up soon, and they were not short of food for the time being, so there were no worries—in fact, staying at the Northern Desert Pass for a month was not a problem.

One day later, Dark Stinger reported that the Black Crow Army had stopped retreating and stationed themselves sixty li outside of Northern Desert City.

There were currently around 350,000 in number, but Jiumo Zhiyan’s whereabouts were unknown, and Mu Tu had already sent people out to search for him.

”This is an opportunity!”

Ling Xiao stood up, looking into the distance.

The only reason that General Jia didn’t let them into the city was that they didn’t have evidence proving they defeated the Black Crow Army.

But what if they had Jiumo Zhiyan’s head?

Ling Xiao called over Qin Huo, Zhu ge Ming, Li Ruguang, Zhang Yu Fei, Ji Mingkong, and others and instructed, ”After I leave, Qin Huo will take temporary command here, waiting for the Great General to awaken. They want Jiumo Zhiyan’s head, do they? I’m going to fetch it for them right now and see what excuses they can come up with then!”

”I disagree, it’s too risky!”

Ji Mingkong was the first to stand up in opposition.

The others also wanted to object, but Ling Xiao interrupted them, ”I’m not discussing with you, I’m giving an order. Don’t make me repeat myself. Although this mission is dangerous, I have my own plans. What you need to do is protect the Great General and these people!”

After giving his orders, Ling Xiao took all the food from the Mountain and River World and quietly left alone.

With Shadow Armor and Shadow Step activated, his departure was unknown to the people of Northern Desert City.

Ling Xiao was confident that although his strength may not match Timmerman Muto’s, in finding people, he would definitely not lose to Timmerman Muto.

One day later, his Soul Power located Jiumo Zhiyan.

One hundred li away, Jiumo Zhiyan was resting with nearly three hundred Imperial Guards.

By their appearance, they seemed to be heading straight back to the Black Crow Empire.

But Timmerman Muto had completely gone in the wrong direction.

Opportunity!

Ling Xiao hurried to catch up, pushed Shadow Step to its limit, and finally, after one shichen, he saw Jiumo Zhiyan, who was just about to get up and leave.

Without deactivating Shadow Armor or Shadow Step.

Because Ling Xiao knew that his Cultivation Level was not as good as Jiumo Zhiyan’s and that he could not defeat his opponent unless it was by assassination.

However, when Shadow Cone was just over ten meters away from Jiumo Zhiyan, Jiumo Zhiyan suddenly threw the teacup in his hand.

The teacup exploded in the air, turning into fragments, and blocked the attack of the Shadow Cone.