Seventy miles to the north of Longling City was Dragon Mountain. The mountain stretched on both sides in a horn-like shape, but after a few miles, it closed up again as if reluctant to part. In addition, there was a long river at the mouth of the mountain, leading into a shallow valley, forming a unique pattern of "waterspout". It was a very famous geomantic place.
The allied forces of Northern Tang and White Tiger had arrived at Dragon Mountain long before Lihen Heaven issued the declaration. They fought with Swallow Fort several times, but did not gain the upper hand. Only then did they realize that Swallow Fort was not the Noob Gang. Normal gangs in Jianghu were afraid of war, such as the Noob Gang. Although the Noob Gang was the number one gang in the human world, in the face of the Tang Sect and the Divine Weapon Clan, once there was a dispute that could only be solved by war, the former would immediately admit defeat, because they could not afford it.
The Second Realm did not attack Longling City because they were threatened by the Dragon Emperor. Yan Li's capture of Longling City had greatly damaged their interests. It should be known that the income of Longling City accounted for thirty percent of the total income of the Second Realm, an amount that even the Confucian orthodoxy would not give up. Therefore, they had long wanted to send troops, but at that time the Dragon Emperor's court was removing the pawns of Lihen Heaven and forbade the Second Realm from moving, so it had been delayed until now.
It was early June, and it was the height of summer. Under the clear sky, the watered city walls of Dragon Order City were smoking. A slightly plump general walked up to the gate tower, drenched in sweat. He narrowed his eyes and gazed in the direction of Dragon Perching Mountain. While wiping the sweat off his face, he cursed in a loud voice, "Damn this weather! It hasn't rained for days! It won't stop until this grandpa steams to death!"
A tall man who looked like an assistant smiled apologetically and said, "General Duan, I have iced bayberry soup at home, it is the best to relieve the heat. I will send someone to fetch it now."
"Go quickly, go quickly." General Duan patted the tall man and urged him. The tall man immediately called a soldier over to give the order, and when the soldier left, he sighed again and said, "Lihen Heaven issued the declaration a few days ago, all the territories have moved, but Longling City still can't move. It is really like a dragon trapped in the shallows being played by shrimps!"
General Duan snorted and said, "Even if we can send troops, what does it have to do with the Public Order Bureau? Just look at the arrogant faces of the three major legions. I'm afraid the Public Order Division doesn't even have the right to drink the soup. "
The Public Order Division was originally the Public Order Army. After Yan Li captured Long Ling City, Li Xiang Jun reduced the Public Order Army to twelve thousand and placed them under the Public Order Division, directly under the jurisdiction of the City Lord Mansion. Most of the generals in the Public Order Division had defected and were treated with contempt. Coupled with the return of the three great legions, their status became even more dispensable. Even when the enemy came to invade, the only role they could play was to guard the city walls.
Duan Du commanded 500 troops and was a small lieutenant. His deputy, the tall man, was a centurion. The military system of the Public Order Bureau was no different from that of the Dragon Emperor: a five-man team, with a five-man captain, twenty men as a division captain, a hundred-man team, a hundred-man team, a hundred-man team, a hundred-man team, a hundred-man battalion, a small commander-in-chief, a thousand-man regiment, a commander-in-chief, a three-thousand-man guard, a commander-in-chief, a nine-thousand-man army, a deputy general, and the head of the army was appointed by the Commander-in-Chief in times of war.
Of course, the Public Order Bureau could not be compared to the three great legions. Yan Li had given the three great legions a great deal of authority. Each legion could fight independently, and could recruit legions at any time according to the needs of the war.
The tall centurion felt sorry for Lieutenant Duan Xiao's words and said resentfully, "City Lord, why don't you think about it? The three great legions are used to being wild outside. Let's not talk about what they think, there must be some who are disobedient. How can they be as useful as the Public Order Bureau? Now that the Public Order Bureau is maintaining order in the city, they are doing a better job than before. It's fine if we don't get a word of praise, but we're also being ostracized by the three great legions. It's really infuriating! In my humble opinion, it was still better when the old City Lord was around. At least we could be put in an important position … "
Lieutenant Duan Xiao's expression changed. He did not expect the tall man to dare to say such words. Just as he was about to reprimand him, he heard a cold voice.
"So you're saying that because you're not put in an important position, you're against the rule of Swallow Fort?"
When they looked in the direction of the voice, they saw a person descending from the sky. Seeing the Vermillion Purple Profound Bow on the newcomer's back and his tiger-like eyes flashing like lightning, both he and the tall centurion were heartbroken. They cried out in fear, "General Flying Dragon …"
Because Swallow Fort was no longer a place of bandits, the original titles were all abandoned. The leaders of the three great legions were all called generals, using the legions' names as their titles so that they could be more easily recognized. The newcomer was the general of the Flying Dragon Legion, Lu Baichuan.
Before Lieutenant Duan Xiao was even a lieutenant, he had already heard rumors about the Flying Dragon Legion. It was said that after the Flying Dragon Legion pretended to leave Swallow Fort to avoid disaster, the entire army entered the desert plains to train. They trained their leg strength in the land of death filled with quicksand. If they were the slightest bit careless, they would be buried by the quicksand. If they trained their archery skills in the sea of sand where poisonous creatures ran rampant, they would become food for poisonous creatures if they were the slightest bit careless. After six years, half of the legion's members permanently stayed in the desert plains. However, it was said that at the end of the training, even the one with the worst archery skills in the legion could hit an ant from thirty steps away.
As soon as Lu Baichuan appeared, dozens of shadows silently appeared around him. They were all masked in tight clothes and carried bows, arrows, and sabers on their backs. Their auras were almost non-existent. If it weren't for the fact that it was daytime, it would be very difficult to discover these shadows in the dark.
Lieutenant Duan Xiao also knew that General Flying Dragon was the easiest to talk to among the three generals, but also the hardest to talk to. He was the easiest to talk to because he could rationally analyze whether something was right or wrong. He was the hardest to talk to because once he determined that you were wrong, he would punish you like a thunderbolt. Thus, he immediately pulled the tall one down and knelt down. "General Flying Dragon, please calm down. This subordinate is loyal to the City Lord and has great respect for the young master. The sun and moon can bear witness. I have absolutely no disloyalty!" After saying this, he repeatedly signaled for the tall one to speak quickly so that he wouldn't be implicated.
The tall one suddenly came to his senses and immediately kowtowed vigorously. "This subordinate is just babbling nonsense. I have absolutely no dissatisfaction with Swallow Dock. Please calm down, General …"
Lu Baichuan coldly said, "I don't care what you think. If you are dissatisfied with Swallow Dock's rule, you can retire and return to your hometown. You have no value in staying. The next time I hear something like this, I won't issue a warning. "
"Yes, yes, yes …" The two kowtowed as if they were pounding garlic, afraid that if they were any slower, their heads would fall to the ground. When the two looked up again, Lu Baichuan was nowhere to be seen. Even those shadow-like scouts had disappeared, as if they had never been there.
The surrounding soldiers hurriedly helped the two up. Lieutenant Duan Xiao came back to his senses and kicked the tall centurion.
Are you trying to get me killed?! "
"This subordinate knows his mistake …" The tall centurion hurriedly put on a smile and then asked curiously, "Lord Lieutenant, this General Flying Dragon seems to have just returned from outside. Could he have gone to spy on the enemy?"
Lieutenant Duan Xiao pondered and said, "Normally, when someone goes out from the city, they have to report to the department. This is a rule set by the City Lord. I haven't received any similar reports, so my subordinates naturally don't dare to hide it. It seems that General Flying Dragon went out without us knowing. I'm afraid he has received a secret order from the City Lord to spy on the enemy."
The tall centurion's heart stirred. "Could it be that we have to take the initiative to attack?"
"It's not impossible." Lieutenant Duan Xiao nodded. Suddenly thinking of something, he wiped his sweat and said, "This has nothing to do with us. Where's the promised iced bayberry soup?"
"Ah! That brat is new. I'm afraid he's lost. I'd better make a trip home personally … "
The tall centurion ran down the city tower after he finished speaking. He passed through the streets and alleys and arrived outside a house. He pushed the door open and closed it carefully. After listening for a while, he walked into the central room and took out a pen, ink, and a piece of paper. He quickly wrote a few words on it and sealed it in a scroll. He then went to the backyard and quickly opened an abandoned manhole cover. An Arrow Eagle flew into his hand. He tied the scroll to the Arrow Eagle's leg and let it fly.
Seeing the Arrow Eagle fly out, he heaved a sigh of relief. He was about to go to the cellar to get the bayberry soup when he suddenly felt the ground beneath his feet twist strangely. Even the surrounding earth walls softened. He was extremely shocked and did not know what was happening. The earth beneath his feet suddenly bulged and formed the shape of a hand. It shot into the sky like lightning and grabbed the Arrow Eagle that had not flown far.
"Ground Fury Skill!" The tall centurion's expression changed drastically. He quickly turned around and was about to escape when his ankle was suddenly entangled and he fell forward involuntarily. He saw a head poking out in front of him, looking at him with a faint smile. He was shocked and terrified. "Greenwood General …"
The only person who could be called the Greenwood General was naturally the leader of the Greenwood Army, Huang Shaoyu. Six years had passed and he had grown a beard. The sideburns on both sides were very lush, and his hair was coarse and fluffy. He looked like a young lion king, Huang Batian. These were all changes that would inevitably occur when one cultivated the Ground Fury Skill.
"Haha, why did you run when you saw me?" Huang Shaoyu's body slowly floated out of the earth. Under the effects of the Ground Fury Skill, the earth and rocks had become as soft as water, and he could manipulate them as he pleased. A few of his subordinates also floated out of the earth and took down the scroll from the Arrow Eagle and handed it to him.
The tall centurion's expression changed drastically. He said in a panic, "I'll let you know, General. My mother is seriously ill and urgently needs money for treatment. I had no choice but to agree to be a spy for the Divine Weapon Clan … They promised me that as long as I pass on any useful information, they'll give me five hundred taels of silver!"
Huang Shaoyu spat. Without even looking at the contents of the scroll, he kicked the tall centurion to the ground. "All these years, I've been leading my subordinates in the hunting grounds, and I've only come into contact with Starfall Beasts. Do you think I'm that easy to fool?"
"I really didn't, General. I'm telling the truth …" The tall centurion was so anxious that he was about to cry.
"Old Hei!" Huang Shaoyu called out with a sinister grin.
"Hey, boss, why don't you teach him a lesson?" Old Hei walked over and slapped Huang Shaoyu to the ground. He said pitifully, "Boss, why did you hit me?"
"How many times have I told you? We're a regular army now, not bandits. Call me General of the Greenwood Forest!" Huang Shaoyu was just like Leonis when he was young when he was angry.
"I've forgotten again." Old Hei laughed foolishly. When he walked up to the tall centurion again, he turned from naive and natural to ferocious. He picked up the centurion like an eagle catching a chick, and with a series of crackling sounds, he beat the centurion until he was dizzy and wailing.
But what Huang Shaoyu said next made the centurion calm down quickly. His sharp gaze stunned even Old Hei, a rough man who had roamed in a storm of blood for decades.
"Gao Zhi, Tang Sect guest elder, master of the 'Leaf Folding Hand', head of Dragon Order City's secret agents. Someone betrayed you a long time ago, and you're still pretending in front of me!"
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