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When Long Chen heard Wen Hu's words, his heart skipped a beat. He secretly nodded his head. It seemed that whether it was for the Third Prince or for the rewards, he would have to make this trip.
Moreover, he had said that becoming an Intermediate Disciple would be of great help to him on the road to immortality.
"Elder, please speak your mind. I will accept this mission," Long Chen said.
When he saw Long Chen agree, Wen Hu instantly revealed a wisp of a smile, and then he raised his hand and passed a jade slip to Long Chen before he said with a smile, "The assignment arrangements are all in there. Kid, you have to complete it properly. After all, it was I who recommended you. If you perform well, then I'll be able to obtain a great amount of rewards. Wear this identification jade pendant, it'll be able to reveal your identity …"
After saying that, Wen Hu didn't stay any longer. He turned around and left the Pill Tower. He had been waiting for Long Chen to come out of seclusion for the past few days, so he had accumulated a lot of things to do.
Long Chen held the jade slip, and an array formation was transmitted into his mind.
After a short while, Long Chen put the jade slip away, and then the corners of his mouth revealed a wisp of a smile as he said, "This assignment isn't bad, I just happen to have the opportunity to practice …"
Although that was what he said, Long Chen was extremely alert because this mission was directly issued by the Empire.
The targets of the mission were ten Divine Transformation Stage generals!
The three Lieutenant Generals who were originally stationed at the Qilian Ghost Mountain in the east led seven Major Generals and rebelled. They actually disobeyed the Empire's orders and led an army of ten thousand men to burn and pillage the three nearby cities.
Long Chen's mission was to kill as many Divine Transformation Stage generals as possible without engaging in direct combat. Once the ten generals died, their army of ten thousand soldiers would naturally crumble. For every general they killed, they would gain a thousand soldiers.
However, Long Chen was not the only one on this mission. There were nine other students.
Long Chen even guessed that these people were most likely guests of the other princes. After all, being able to obtain the rank of Major General and being able to establish a private army was not a small amount of military resources.
Long Chen thought to himself. At this moment, he already had the ability to protect himself. There was no need for him to hide in the Pill Pagoda. Before he left, he gave Yan Li the detailed explanation of the Water Array Formation.
After purchasing some healing pills, he left the Pill Tower and headed straight for the Imperial City's eastern gate.
According to Wen Hu, this special mission had already started yesterday, and the other nine people had been waiting for him at the Eastern Gate Relay Station.
At the Eastern Gate Courier Station, near the tea table, Long Chen recognized the nine mission takers at a glance. This was not because Long Chen used his Divine Sense to investigate them, but because they were in a very depressed state, as if they were prisoners on death row.
After Long Chen arrived, nine pairs of eyes immediately fell on the identification jade pendant on his waist.
Soon after, a big fat man suddenly beat his chest and stomped his feet. He stood up comically and said, "Why are you here after only one day? How good would it be if you didn't come!"
"That's enough. Do you really think that if this kid didn't come, we would be able to hide here forever?" Another cold and resolute young man said in a deep voice. However, his complexion was not good either.
Long Chen looked at the sighs of these people and couldn't help but find it funny.
Among the nine people, there were six men and three women. After a short sigh, several people came forward to welcome him.
Among them, a pale-faced scholar with a long sword at his waist said to Long Chen, "Since you're here, let's go on our way. We'll reach the Qilian Ghost Mountain in a month's time."
The words "go on our way" sounded like a parting of life and death, as if in front of them was the Limitless Hell.
Long Chen frowned slightly. This place was actually a month's journey from the Qilian Ghost Mountain? Could it be that these people wanted to walk to the Qilian Ghost Mountain?
Long Chen couldn't help but ask, "Why don't we use flying demonic beasts? This way, we can get there in a few days at most."
Suddenly, everyone's complexion changed slightly. They looked at Long Chen as if they were looking at an idiot. Just as they were about to speak, one of the burly men stood out and shouted, "Little brother, you're so brave. You're going to die anyway. How can you be so hesitant?"
"The sooner we die, the sooner we'll be reincarnated. Maybe we'll be lucky enough to meet a general who's out. We can join forces to kill one of them. At that time, don't steal my kill." The big fat man gnashed his teeth and said.
"With the ten of us, killing ten enemy generals in the midst of ten thousand soldiers is like pulling chestnuts out of the fire. It's a narrow escape."
…
Long Chen realized that these people didn't seem to be willing to come. They were quite afraid of this trip and thought that they would die without a doubt.
However, after some discussion, the three women and three men reached a consensus. They were willing to use flying demonic beasts. They were ready to die.
As for the other three people, when they saw that even the three women agreed, they could only go along.
Finally, at sunset, the ten people used two eagle demonic beasts and set foot on the path to the Qilian Ghost Mountain.
After soaring into the sky, the timid mood of the people disappeared without a trace. They passed the information they had obtained to each other, including the martial arts cultivation of the ten generals, the weapons they used, and so on.
…
A day after the people left, at midnight the next day, the ten giant flying demonic beasts flew up at the same time. The route they took was exactly the same as Long Chen and the others.
"Major General Deng, we've received news that they're going to the Qilian Ghost Mountain to complete a special mission. Among the ten people, there are also the First Prince's men."
Deng Fan, who was standing at the front of the demonic beasts, nodded and said in a deep voice, "They'll most likely die on this trip. It's best if we don't do anything. However, if Long Chen is lucky enough to survive, we'll kill him. Of course, there are the other nine people … It's best not to leave anyone who knows about this!"
"Major General, with the speed of our marching demonic beasts, we can stop them in front of the Qilian Ghost Mountain and kill them all directly!" The middle-aged man continued.
Deng Fan shook his head and said, "These people all have some background. Most of them are guests of the Prince. Even Long Chen is the same. Moreover, they've accepted the mission directly from the Empire. Unless it's a last resort, we can't kill them directly. Otherwise, it'll bring a lot of trouble to the General's Mansion, and we'll even become the target of public criticism."
…
The Qilian Ghost Mountain was rumored to be the site of an ancient battlefield. The mountain was shaped like a skeleton, and the shadows of the trees were dancing. At midnight, ghosts wailed and wolves howled.
The mountain stretched for hundreds of thousands of miles, bordering several countries.
Every once in a while, there would be strange demonic beasts attacking. Therefore, each country had stationed troops here.
The three lieutenant generals and seven major generals of the Black Dragon Empire were originally loyal to their duties and were sworn brothers. However, not only did they suddenly betray their country, but the strange thing was that their ten thousand men army did not have any resistance at all. They all followed them.
After a few days, Long Chen and the others had already dismounted from the flying demonic beasts and walked.
At this moment, they were standing in the first city on the east side of the Qilian Ghost Mountain …
Everyone's face was as black as the bottom of a pot.
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