"How are we supposed to fight? We don't know anything about the situation in Evil Wind Valley. If we charge in like this, we'll just be throwing our lives away. "
"Not only are they familiar with the environment, but they're also waiting for us to attack. I don't think we should go in."
"But the late-stage God Monarch from the Guan family has already given the order to attack. Are we supposed to disobey?"
Zhang Hai and the others discussed. They were all skeptical about attacking Evil Wind Valley.
At that moment, Guan Yiyuan suddenly took out his communication bead and said to Miss Jing, "The higher-ups want us to surround the peak of the valley. They want us to hold back for now and take the time to recover."
"One moment they want to fight, and the next moment they want us to stop. I really don't know what they're doing. Do they even know how to fight?" Zhang Hai said.
"Haha, I think I understand the intentions of the late-stage God Monarch from the Guan family. He's purposely letting us charge in while we're not in our best condition to lure the people in Evil Wind Valley out to fight. Although this will put us at a disadvantage, it's still better than us fighting in Evil Wind Valley," Miss Jing said with a smile.
"Damn it. The people from Evil Wind Valley clearly don't plan to fight outside, even if we're not in our best condition," Xiao Lingyu said calmly.
"That's why they want us to stop and rest. Our condition is so bad that the people in Evil Wind Valley don't dare to come out. They probably know that we're too strong and don't want to fight with the Guan family. They want to use the fog and evil wind to scare the Guan family away, "Miss Jing added.
The evil wind and fog were not simple. It was unrealistic to send scouts down to investigate the situation. Not long after the scouts went down, they would probably get lost or be killed by the bandits in Evil Wind Valley.
Then, the late-stage God Monarch from the Guan family sent another message. He ordered all the God Monarchs to fly into the air above Evil Wind Valley and bombard it with spells, talismans, and weapons.
As for the Heavenly Gods, they continued to surround Evil Wind Valley, ready to kill any bandits that came out of the valley.
Xiao Lingyu, the three Guan brothers, and Zou Gen then flew into the air and attacked the ground with all kinds of long-range attacks.
However, even the attacks of God Monarchs would be weakened by the evil wind after they fell into Evil Wind Valley. Their lethality was very limited.
Moreover, the fog also obscured everyone's vision and Divine Sense, making everyone's attacks aimless. The effects they could receive were very limited.
However, even though Evil Wind Valley was vast, the housekeeper's experts were very patient. They only allowed the Divine Lord experts to bombard the ground day after day.
In this way, as time passed, the Evil Wind Valley would suffer great losses. After all, it was impossible for all of them to hide in a safe place. They had to send out some people to stand guard, and those who were on guard could very well be killed by the explosion.
For an entire three months, the Flowing Fire Mercenary Squad and the Divine Lord powerhouses sent by the Steward Manor repeatedly bombarded the entire Evil Wind Valley dozens of times. Even so, the Steward Manor's commander didn't order them to stop. He only sent a message to Guan Yiyuan, ordering him to order the mercenaries to withdraw from Evil Wind Valley.
"It seems like the steward is just putting on an act. He just wants to teach the bandits of Evil Wind Valley a lesson. He doesn't really want to wipe out Evil Wind Valley," Miss Jing said.
"That's good. Mercenaries like us don't have to fight. Although I haven't been to this valley, I still hate it." Zhang Hai nodded.
"Senior Xiao, why aren't the Divine Lords retreating with us?" Ma Chun asked, puzzled.
"They're probably going to continue attacking and cover our retreat," Miss Jing replied.
"But we came here with so many people. If we just go back like this, won't they laugh at us?" Xiong Meng also seemed to be confused.
"Haha, you should know that in the past, many large factions came here with great fanfare, but didn't they all retreat like us after destroying Evil Wind Valley?" Miss Jing said with a smile.
The more the Steward showed signs of retreating, the more the bandits of Evil Wind Valley wouldn't come out. For many years, they had faced the powerful families and factions of Hush City in this way. They were very patient, because if they rushed out of the valley, they wouldn't have much of a chance of winning.
Not long after, the Divine Lord powerhouses stopped bombarding Evil Wind Valley. Xiao Lingyu and the others also returned to Wildfire and retreated with the rest of the group.
However, a thousand miles away from Evil Wind Valley, Guan Yiyuan received another order from the late-stage Divine Lord of the Steward Manor.
"The higher-ups want me to leave a tenth of our men behind every hundred miles. They say it's to guard against a counterattack," Guan Yiyuan said to everyone.
"Guard against a counterattack? Those cowards from Evil Wind Valley will counterattack? Do you believe that? "Zhang Hai asked in surprise.
"I don't believe it. If they dared to attack, they would have attacked us when we were in the worst condition when we first arrived," Ma Qiu said, shaking his head.
"Guarding against a counterattack is just a pretense. I think the Steward Manor hasn't given up and is still planning to deal with Evil Wind Valley," Xiao Lingyu said as he stroked his chin.
"I think the late-stage Divine Lord of the Steward Manor isn't a simple person. At the very least, he has the talent to lead an army," Miss Jing praised.
"If we leave a tenth of our men behind every hundred miles, won't we leave all of our men behind within a thousand miles?" Xiong Meng asked.
Xiao Lingyu nodded and said, "It's easy to hide a few thousand people in the vast wilderness. Even if some of them are discovered, they'll only think that we've left people behind to keep an eye on them. They won't pay too much attention to us."
To the cultivators of the Flowing Fire Mercenaries, a distance of a thousand miles was not considered very far. In just a few hours, the entire Flowing Fire Mercenaries, more than three thousand people, had all disappeared.
However, they had come separately, so it was normal for them to disperse on their way back. Even if the Evil Wind Valley cultivators discovered this, they probably wouldn't suspect anything.
As expected, after everyone had dispersed, the late-stage Divine Lord of the Steward Manor sent a new order for everyone to hide and not act on their own.
However, those who went into hiding were all ordinary mercenaries. Wildfire's captain and vice-captain were ordered to return to Duhu City. They weren't allowed to hide their tracks, and Xiao Lingyu was naturally among them.
After half a year, the campsite of the Flowing Fire Mercenary Group in the faraway Du Hu City gradually became lively. Large groups of mercenaries could be seen entering and exiting the campsite. Moreover, several important figures of the Flowing Fire Mercenary Group also frequently appeared in Du Hu City.
Everyone deduced that Wildfire had successfully returned to their camp in Duhu City.
In fact, Wildfire's mercenaries were still hiding in the forest near Evil Wind Valley. As for the mercenaries in Duhu City, even Xiao Lingyu and Guan Yiyuan didn't know where they came from. They were all Heavenly God cultivators, and their auras were fierce. They were very similar to the original three thousand mercenaries.
Wildfire's camp was only lively for a short while before it returned to normal. This was because the mercenaries in the camp had swaggered out of Duhu City under the leadership of their captain and vice-captain, saying that they were going to train in the Floating Cataclysm Mountains.
The bandits in Evil Wind Valley would definitely know about this. When they found out, they first sent out a large number of cultivators who were good at scouting. They didn't find anything out of the ordinary. Only then did they feel that the crisis was over. The bandits who were originally in charge of guarding the area climbed up the mountain peaks around the valley. The fog that had been wreaking havoc in Evil Wind Valley was gradually blown away by the evil wind.
In fact, during this half a year, the three thousand mercenaries who had been hiding in the vicinity of Evil Wind Valley were slowly retreating. They were now fifteen thousand miles away from Evil Wind Valley.
However, to these Heavenly God cultivators, it wouldn't take long for them to cross fifteen thousand miles if they traveled at full speed.
These mercenaries continued to hide and bide their time. As for the captain and vice-captain of Wildfire, after bringing the fake mercenaries of unknown origins to the Floating Cataclysm Mountains, they suddenly turned around and scattered towards Evil Wind Valley at full speed.
The reason they were called fake mercenaries was because these people didn't seem like they had just been recruited. They didn't need any training and were very disciplined. Moreover, their expressions were firm and steady, and their auras were fierce. They were more like a regular army.
Moreover, these people clearly had a sense of pride in their bones. Even when facing a Divine Lord like Guan Yichuan, they didn't show any respect.
"Where did you get these people from? Could it be that they're secretly groomed by the steward? "Xiao Lingyu was extremely puzzled.
After a few months, Xiao Lingyu and the others arrived within twenty thousand miles of Evil Wind Valley once again. The fake mercenaries who had followed them out of Duhu City also arrived.
Less than four hours after Xiao Lingyu met with Miss Jing and the others, the late-stage Divine Lord from the steward once again sent a message to Guan Yiyuan, ordering the original three thousand members of Wildfire to attack Evil Wind Valley at full speed.
Miss Jing didn't hesitate and followed the order. She felt that the Qi Family experts in charge of this expedition to Evil Wind Valley were already confident of victory.
As for Xiao Lingyu and the other Divine Lord experts, they were also ordered to rush to Evil Wind Valley ahead of time and bombard it in the air once again.
This time, Xiao Lingyu flew into the air above Evil Wind Valley. There was also fog in Evil Wind Valley, but it was clearly much thinner than before. It didn't affect the vision of the Divine Lord experts as much as before.
The Divine Lord experts flying in the air could even roughly determine where the fog was rising from. Naturally, they had to focus their attacks on those areas.
It was clear that the bandits in Evil Wind Valley were already on guard, but their vigilance was a bit too late. Not only did they not expect the steward to make a comeback, but they also didn't expect the steward to act so quickly.
Under the attacks of the Divine Lord experts, the fog in Evil Wind Valley was unable to thicken. The bandits also didn't have many Divine Lord experts to deal with Xiao Lingyu and the others, so they could only passively take a beating.
Two hours later, the Wildfire cultivators who had been waiting for a long time finally arrived at the vicinity of Evil Wind Valley.
The fake mercenaries that came with Xiao Lingyu and the others were right behind the three thousand members of Wildfire, ready to attack at any time.
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