"Stop praising me, Vice Principal Feng. I was really nervous just now."
Ling Xiao smiled bitterly.
He was really gambling with his life just now.
Fortunately, he won the bet and that was enough for him.
Timur Mutu and Tomohiko Kuma had left.
The remaining Black Crow Army only had about 300,000 soldiers left and they fled as well.
Looking at the corpses on the ground, Ling Xiao felt a little regretful. If he could have killed Mutu or Tomohiko Kuma, it would have been a perfect victory.
Unfortunately, although he had used up all his intelligence, the strength of an expert was still too useful.
"Qin Huo, pass down my order. Ignore the corpses outside and return to the Northern Desert City immediately. Rebuild the fortifications. There are still 300,000 Black Crow Army soldiers. They might turn around and attack again."
"Yes, Sir!"
Although there were many spoils of war on the battlefield, Ling Xiao did not want to waste time picking them up. He wanted to play it safe and that was still his strategy.
Although many buildings had been destroyed in the Northern Desert City, the overall structure was still intact. It should not be a problem to set it up as a defensive fortress.
However, when they arrived at the Northern Desert City, they realized that the city gates were tightly shut. An unexpected person was standing on the city gate tower.
"You didn't expect this, did you, Ling Xiao? We will meet again here. "
"Jia Yun!"
Ling Xiao frowned. The person standing on the city gate was none other than Jia Yun of the Righteous Alliance.
As Ling Xiao was busy with the war, he did not know where Jia Yun, Ji Zhangran, Wan Qiufeng and the others went.
But now, they were all standing on the city gate tower.
Of course, they were not the only ones. There was also a stranger wearing armor. Judging from the style and color of the armor, he should have a similar status as Ji Ning. He was also a general and a city lord.
"General Jia, since you are here to reinforce us, why did you close the city gates? Hurry up and let us in. The Black Crow Army has retreated."
Li Ruguang obviously knew the person on the city wall and shouted.
"You think you can defeat more than a million Black Crow Army soldiers? Why don't I believe it? Unless you can bring the heads of Tomohiko Kuma or Timur Mutu. "
The general surnamed Jia said with a cold smile.
"Is this an order from the imperial court?"
Ling Xiao suddenly asked.
"Hahahaha, you're smart, kid. It's a pity that smart people don't live long! Ling Xiao, you colluded with the Black Crow Army, killed the Divine Phoenix soldiers, and even injured General Sikong. Yet you still want to sneak into the city, wishful thinking! "
Jia Yun laughed heartily.
Li Ruguang wanted to say something but was stopped by Ling Xiao. "There's no need to argue with them. Look at how serious they are. It's obvious that they've been here for more than two hours. They ignored us when we were fighting the Black Crow Army and now they're accusing us. These people are not reinforcements. They're here to take our lives! They're here to kill us!"
"If you want to live, hand over Ji Ning and Ling Xiao. The rest of you will be spared from death and will only be sent to be slaves."
General Jia said calmly as if he did not treat the people below as humans. A casual sentence from him could decide the lives of countless people.
"Bullsh * t! Military Governor Ling plotted to defeat the Black Crow Army and shocked the Black Crow Empire. Not only is he not guilty, but he has also contributed. How can we let you capture him?"
Zhang Yufei scolded.
"General Jia, why don't we let the people into the city? I'll lead the army to chase after the Black Crow Army."
Ling Xiao said.
"No, who knows if there are any spies among the peasants. If you don't get lost, we'll attack. Archers, get ready!"
General Jia looked at the people below, his face full of contempt.
"Retreat! Retreat quickly! "
Ling Xiao was shocked when he saw that General Jia was really going to attack. He quickly shouted.
Even so, it was too late.
Arrows rained down from the city tower.
The soldiers who were not killed by the Black Crow Army died tragically in the hands of their own people.
Under the rain of arrows, the casualties of the people were extremely serious.
They could only blame themselves for trusting the people. They did not expect these people to attack their own people.
"Jia Yun! Wan Qiufeng! Ji Zhangran! And all of you! If I, Ling Xiao, am not dead, I'll kill all of you! "
After losing almost 2,000 people, the army finally left the range of the archers.
"Pass down the order. Let's set up camp at the Northern Desert Pass first. We'll see what we can do when General Ji Ning wakes up."
Ling Xiao could not fight with General Jia now. Once the battle started, the name of rebellion would be set in stone.
This decision had to be made by Ji Ning.
Fortunately, Ji Ning's detoxification process was very smooth. He should be able to wake up soon. There was no shortage of food, so there was no need to worry. At least, they could stay at the Northern Desert Pass for a month.
A day later, Dark Spies reported that the Black Crow Army had stopped retreating and set up camp at a place 60 miles away from the Northern Desert Pass.
There were about 350,000 of them. However, Tomohiko Kuma's whereabouts were unknown. Mu Tu had sent people out to look for him.
"This is an opportunity!"
Ling Xiao stood up and looked into the distance.
The only reason General Jia did not allow them to enter the city was that they did not have evidence to prove that they had defeated the Black Crow Army.
However, what if they had Tomohiko Kuma's head?
Ling Xiao called Qin Huo, Zhuge Ming, Li Ruguang, Zhang Yufei, Hime Myung-kō and the others and said, "After I leave, Qin Huo will be in charge of this place temporarily. Wait until the General wakes up. Don't they want Tomohiko Kuma's head? I'll go get it for them now. Let's see what else they can say!"
"I don't agree. It's too dangerous!"
Hime Myung-kō was the first to object.
The others also wanted to object, but Ling Xiao interrupted them. "I'm not negotiating with you. I'm giving you an order. Don't make me repeat myself. Although it's dangerous, I have my own plans. What you need to do is to protect the General and these people!"
After giving the order, Ling Xiao took out all the food in the Mountain River World and left quietly.
Because he had activated the Shadow Armor and Shadow Steps, no one in the Northern Desert City knew that he had left.
Ling Xiao was confident that although he was not as strong as Timur Mutu, he would not lose to Timur Mutu when it came to finding people.
A day later, his soul power found Tomohiko Kuma's whereabouts.
A hundred miles away, Tomohiko Kuma was resting under the protection of nearly three hundred guards.
Looking at them, it seemed that they were going to return to the Black Crow Empire.
However, Timur Mutu was going in the wrong direction.
An opportunity!
Ling Xiao hurriedly chased after them and used the Shadow Steps to the extreme. Finally, after two hours, he saw Tomohiko Kuma who was preparing to leave.
He didn't remove his Shadow Armor or Shadow Steps.
This was because Ling Xiao knew that his cultivation was not as good as Tomohiko Kuma's. Unless it was a sneak attack, he would not be able to defeat him.
However, when the Shadow Cone was ten meters away from Tomohiko Kuma, Tomohiko Kuma suddenly threw the teacup in his hand.
The teacup in the air exploded and turned into fragments, blocking the Shadow Cone's attack.
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