The mountain peak!
As Qin Thirteen gave a detailed account of the northern expedition's encirclement of the Four Symbols Sect, Yu Haoran gradually frowned.
Emperor Qin's Kingdom had dispatched six armies in total for this expedition.
The armies in the east, west, and south were all led by generals close to the peak of the ninth level of the Martial Saint realm.
As for the north!
As they got closer to the central region, not only did the spiritual qi of heaven and earth grow denser, but the number of experts increased as well. The sects and clans grew stronger as well.
Therefore, three armies had been dispatched for the northern expedition: the central army, the left army, and the right army.
The central army was led by the new marshal of the Li Family, Li Changyu, who had just broken through to the pseudo-martial exalt realm.
The left army encircling the Four Symbols Sect was led by Great General Gu Yue, the younger brother of the head of the Gu Family of Xianyang City.
Not only was Gu Yue an experienced general who had been in the army for over thirty years, he had also comprehended the laws of killing and was an expert who could condense half an Asura True Body.
With Gu Yue's abilities, it would have been no problem for him to lead an entire army.
However, this was not the case.
The left army had swept through the dozens of clans and sects at the border like a hot knife through butter. This had not only demonstrated the strength of Emperor Qin's Kingdom's army, but also caused some of the generals to become blindly confident.
Therefore, after failing to take down the Four Divisions Spirit Concentrating Formation for a long time, their blind confidence caused many of the generals to become more and more irritable. Not only did they often beat the soldiers, several ninth grade Martial Saints even fought with them in private a few times.
This was what Qin Thirteen had just told him.
"Thirteen, how did the Great General deal with the chaos in the army?" Opening his eyes, Yu Haoran asked with a frown.
With Emperor Qin's strict military discipline and the elite troops he had trained for hundreds of years, they could have been completely calm after being held back by a mere formation for a dozen days or so. It was impossible for them to become irritable, much less to the point where the generals would challenge each other in private.
Furthermore, with Gu Yue's many years of experience in commanding troops, he should be able to discover it in time, and think of a way to pacify the spread of these emotions.
Why hadn't Qin Thirteen mentioned anything about Gu Yue in his narration just now? This was what puzzled Yu Haoran.
"The general isn't in the camp!" Qin Thirteen replied.
Although Qin Thirteen's tone hadn't changed much from before, Yu Haoran could still vaguely sense a hint of sarcasm.
"Where did Gu Yue go?" Yu Haoran's face darkened as he asked.
"Meeting Beauty!"
At the mention of Gu Yue's whereabouts, Qin Thirteen's expression finally changed. A trace of mockery and disdain appeared on his face.
"As a great general who has been in the army for more than thirty years, Gu Yue doesn't know that during the time of war, love is absolutely forbidden. Could it be that he's tired of living?!"
Hearing that the reason Gu Yue left the army was actually to meet a beauty, Yu Haoran was shocked, and a bad omen rose in his heart.
It seemed that ever since the left army arrived at the Four Symbols Sect, the entire army had started acting strangely.
"Who knows!" Qin Thirteen shrugged and responded with an indifferent attitude.
"Thirteen, who took charge of the left army after Gu Yue left?"
Ignoring Qin Thirteen's nonchalance just now, Yu Haoran lowered his head and pondered for a moment.
"Huang Qingling of the first-rate aristocratic Huang Clan!"
Qin Thirteen had just given him the name of the person in charge.
Then, a mocking sneer appeared on his face.
"But three days ago, General Huang tried to attack the Four Symbols Concentration Formation and was severely injured by the divine beast White Tiger formed by the formation. He's been unconscious ever since."
"Qin Thirteen, according to what you said just now, the left army is currently without a leader. What have you done, given your special status?"
Yu Haoran couldn't help but question Qin Thirteen. Qin Thirteen's overly aloof attitude displeased him greatly.
"Holy son-in-law, this subordinate is now just a soldier in charge of patrolling. Even if I wanted to do something, I have neither power nor influence," Qin Thirteen retorted helplessly with a wave of his hands.
"Phew!"
Yu Haoran took a deep breath, suppressing the depression he felt from Qin Thirteen's rebuttal just now.
"Has the situation of the left army been reported to His Majesty?"
"This subordinate used a special method to inform His Majesty as soon as General Gu Yue left the camp."
Qin Thirteen took out a commander's seal that glowed faintly with a five-clawed golden dragon engraved on the front and a large "Army" character on the back. He handed it to Yu Haoran.
"His Majesty's decree is for the holy son-in-law's army to temporarily take over the left army and lead them to break through the Four Symbols Concentration Formation and raze the Four Symbols Sect to the ground."
"You may return for now!" Yu Haoran took the commander's seal and gestured with a grave expression.
"This subordinate will take his leave!"
Qin Thirteen waved his spear and disappeared from the peak.
"Your Majesty, you're going back on your word!" Yu Haoran grumbled gloomily as he looked in the direction of Xianyang City.
… …!
Xianyang City, the study of the imperial palace.
"How's the investigation going?"
Emperor Qin asked a middle-aged man in black robes standing behind a desk as he slowly put down the jade slip in his hand.
"Your Majesty, we haven't found too many clues for the time being. We only know that the woman who led General Gu away stayed in the Four Symbols Sect for a few days," the middle-aged man replied in a slightly hoarse voice.
"Continue the investigation. I don't believe that General Gu Yue would be so bewitched by a woman that he would forget the laws of the Qin State and his duty as a soldier," Emperor Qin ordered with a gloomy face as he slammed the desk.
After nearly ten days of investigation, they hadn't found any valuable information.
If the middle-aged man in black robes wasn't his indispensable right-hand man, he would've beheaded him long ago.
"Your Majesty, this subordinate intends to go to the Four Symbols Sect in person to investigate the woman's origin!"
The black-clothed middle-aged man could sense the suppressed anger in the Qin Emperor's tone. He also felt a sense of urgency and even had the thought of going there personally.
"No, you must accompany me in the center of the formation and keep track of the movements of the six armies at all times," Emperor Qin shook his head and vetoed the middle-aged man's request without hesitation.
"But …!"
Qin Thirteen, who was in charge of the left army, was already one of his best subordinates.
If even Qin Thirteen couldn't find out the woman's origin, then no matter who he sent to investigate, the result would be the same.
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