Sikong Zun didn't let Ling Xiao choose a regular army.
However, it didn't matter. Ling Xiao's Iron Mask Army wasn't inferior to the Divine Phoenix Army. In fact, they were even better.
As the saying goes, it's better to have nothing than to have something substandard. Ling Xiao didn't plan to choose anyone else. After arriving at Northern Desert City, he would take Qin Huo and the people from Qingxu College under his command.
"You didn't cherish this opportunity. Don't blame me for not giving you a chance! Army, set out for Northern Desert City! "
Sikong Zun sneered. Since Ling Xiao didn't have a choice, he would just let him be a centurion without an army.
On the contrary, he was very happy.
Of the one hundred thousand soldiers in the Imperial City Barracks, eighty thousand left in the end. The remaining twenty thousand were left behind to guard.
After all, the Imperial City Barracks was related to the safety of the Imperial City. It was impossible for everyone to leave.
The army left the barracks in a mighty manner. As they walked, the earth trembled slightly.
Eighty thousand people had such a terrifying pressure. According to the ancient books, when the True Demon Empire invaded the Sacred Dynasty with an army of a million, what a terrifying scene it was.
Sure enough, there were some differences between the military and the underworld.
…
Ten days later, a long line appeared on the main road near Northern Desert City!
It was a long line formed by an army.
As they walked, the beasts avoided them and didn't dare to approach.
The yellow sand danced in the air, covering the sky and the sun. It was as if there was an invisible wall separating the sand from the army.
This army was the punitive army led by Sikong Zun.
Other than the twenty thousand Savage Bear Knights and the ten thousand Phoenix Knights, the rest of the soldiers were on foot.
However, among these soldiers, the weakest was a Transcendent Realm cultivator. Therefore, it wasn't a problem for them to travel on foot.
At the front of the army was naturally Sikong Zun, Feng Qingyan, and Lv Chenglong, the three commanders and deputy commanders.
Behind them was the Savage Bear Knights.
As for the Phoenix Knights, they advanced in the air. At the same time, they could observe the situation around them.
However, Ling Xiao and the others weren't in the army.
They had been assigned by Sikong Zun as scouts to check the situation at the front.
Ling Xiao would have been tortured to death by Sikong Zun if he didn't have the privilege to do so.
Relying on this privilege, Ling Xiao didn't come back after he left. He stayed one li away from the army and did whatever he wanted to do.
Sikong Zun did not equip them with mounts, but this was not a problem for Ling Xiao.
He had long been on guard against this, so he had hidden a dozen of the best Dragon Horses in his beast ring.
It was rumored that the Dragon Horse was very brave in battle because it had the blood of the Dragon Clan. It was also not afraid of beasts. Compared to ordinary warhorses, it was much better.
The few of them rode on their Dragon Horses and moved forward leisurely.
Ling Xiao released his Soul Power and activated his Eyes of the World, taking in his surroundings like the back of his hand.
The red sun was high in the sky, and the air was distorted by the scorching heat.
The Northern Desert, which was made up of sand, was full of thirst and heat. To be honest, it was not a suitable place for living creatures to live.
"The Northern Desert City is in front of us. Sikong Zun's good days are coming to an end."
Ling Xiao sneered. Sikong Zun had been causing trouble for him along the way.
He had tolerated it.
Since he was weaker, he had to tolerate it.
However, after arriving at the Northern Desert City, with Ji Ning around, Sikong Zun did not dare to touch him.
Moreover, although the Sikong Zun was the commander of this expedition, Ji Ning was the governor of the Northern Desert City and the general of the border. Whether it was in terms of merit or position, he was above the Sikong Zun. Even if Ji Ning did not listen to the Sikong Zun, the Sikong Zun could not do anything.
"Should we go in and say hello?"
Cold Plum asked.
"No, let's wait. Otherwise, Sikong Zun will cause trouble again."
Ling Xiao shook his head and said, "Even though I really want to see Ji Ning, Qin Huo, and the others as well, we're still subordinates of Sikong Zun now. It wouldn't be worth it if we were to avoid being punished by others."
After putting away the Dragon Horse, they sat in the shade to rest. The Northern Desert City was close to the oasis, so there were more plants. It was quite cool under the huge cactus.
After waiting for about half an hour, the army slowly came.
After a long and arduous journey to this arduous place, even the army of warriors was obviously exhausted.
Therefore, their speed was very slow, and they were not in good spirits.
"Greetings, Commander Sikong and Deputy Commanders. We have investigated the situation nearby, and there are no suspicious people."
Ling Xiao reported.
"Humph, you are so relaxed."
Sikong Zun snorted. Although he wanted to cause trouble, he did not know where to start. He could only look at the shabby Northern Desert City.
There were guards on the city gate tower.
They looked at the army under the city warily, as if they were ready to fight at any time.
"Hurry up and open the city gate. The General of the North, Sikong Zun, is leading the army here!"
One of them rode on a Barbaric Bear and shouted towards the city gate tower. At the same time, he flashed his waist token.
"Wait, I will go and report!"
Someone on the city gate tower responded and then ran down the city gate tower.
After a long time, he reappeared.
"The Commander said that he has never heard of the General of the North, Sikong Zun, and he has not received the imperial court's decree. He is not to open the city gate easily."
"Bastard!"
Sikong Zun's face darkened. He shouted angrily, "I am Sikong Zun, and I have the Emperor's imperial decree in my hands. Hurry up and ask Ji Ning to come out and receive the decree!"
"The Commander is busy discussing how to deal with the enemy. He has no time!"
There was a reply from the city gate tower.
There were not many soldiers in Northern Desert City, only thirty thousand.
If it were anyone else, they would've been destroyed by the Black Raven Empire long ago. Only Ji Ning could rely on such a small number of soldiers to defend the border and repel the enemy's attacks again and again.
The main reason for the lack of soldiers was not because they died in battle, but because they were constantly weakened by the imperial court.
Northern Desert City did not even receive soldiers for many years. They could only recruit soldiers from a small place like the Northern Desert, or they could only rely on the heroes of the pugilistic world.
Therefore, in Northern Desert City, the soldiers only had eyes for Ji Ning, and did not care about the Divine Phoenix imperial court.
They were guarding here not to fight for the Emperor who was enjoying himself in the imperial city, nor for the nobles, but for the people behind them.
Therefore, if Sikong Zun used the Emperor to suppress them, it would have no effect at all.
"Hmph, Ji Ning is truly audacious. Does he still have any respect for the Emperor? Does he still have any respect for the law? I have long heard that he has a rebellious heart. In the past, he actually led soldiers into the imperial city. If not for the Emperor's mercy, he would have been sentenced to death.
I did not expect that today, not only did he not appreciate the kindness, but he also blocked the imperial army outside Northern Desert City. Is he trying to rebel? "
Sikong Zun snorted coldly.
"Commander, you can't say such things."
Lv Chenglong said, "General Ji Ning is a great contributor who helped the Phoenix race regain the throne. After that, he guarded the northern region for more than ten years and made countless contributions. How could he betray us?"
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