Of the three counties in Zhuang Country, Hualin County and Daishan County were actually connected to the Mo Kingdom.
Logically speaking, it would be more convenient for the Jiujiang Xuan Armor's soldiers to return to Daishan County by land after retreating from the frontlines.
However, as the Zhuang Court was reorganizing the military, all the rotating troops at the frontlines had to complete their training and deployment in Hualin County.
Therefore, Du Yehu and the others had to return to Hualin County first before going to Qinghe County. They would then follow the west flow of Qingjiang River back to Daishan County's Jiujiang City.
The Jiujiang Xuan Armor had an expansion this year, from a thousand men to three thousand men. Originally, there were only four deputy generals under the main general, and each deputy general commanded two hundred soldiers.
Now that there was an additional deputy general, the number of soldiers under each deputy general was increased to five hundred.
What surprised many people was that the main general of the Jiujiang Xuan Armor, Duan Li, stood his ground and made Du Yehu, who was only at the peak of the Soaring Dragon Realm, the fifth deputy general.
One had to know that the deputy generals of the Jiujiang Xuan Armor had always been at the Inner Mansion Realm, and they could directly become the mayor of a city. With such a foundation, Jiujiang City was known as a county within a county. It was once known as the fourth county of Zhuang Country.
Now, the number of soldiers under his command had multiplied, and his real power had increased. Instead, Du Yehu, who was at the peak of the Soaring Dragon Realm, was appointed. It was inevitable that some people would be unhappy.
However, when the army was brought to the battlefield, everyone shut their mouths.
Du Yehu might not be the strongest deputy general of the Jiujiang Xuan Armor, but he was definitely the most hardworking and fearless one. He treated the battlefield as his home, staying at the frontlines and leading every battle. Of course, he also obtained the most battle merits.
Things in the army were simple. If you could win battles and take heads, everyone would respect you. Everything else was meaningless.
Jiang Wang did not know how Du Yehu was doing. He had never asked anyone about Du Yehu because he had already decided to take responsibility for everything. Asking around was also a form of evidence.
He had never thought of telling Du Yehu the truth.
With Du Yehu's personality, if he knew the truth about Maplewood City, he would not care about the difference in strength or consider the consequences. He would definitely rush to Xin 'an City immediately — that would undoubtedly be suicide.
And Jiang Wang would never want that to happen. Enough people had died in Maplewood City. Du Yehu had to live. No matter how painful it was, he had to live.
Right now, he just … just wanted to see Du Yehu with his own eyes. He wanted to see how the anxious and impulsive Brother Tiger was doing.
When he went to the Old Maple Forest Domain and saw the old place, he missed his old friends even more.
…
Jiang Wang boarded a passenger ship and took the waterway to the west of Qingjiang.
Now that he was truly sailing on Qing River, he could feel the difference in Zhuang State.
In the past, it was impossible for so many ships to pass by on the surface of Qing River. Occasionally, they would see the soldiers of the underwater manor patrolling. They were very polite to the merchants who came and went.
In the past, the eight hundred miles of Clear River was basically the private land of the Clear River Manor. The human race and the water race rarely interacted with each other. There were differences and conflicts, but both sides had basically agreed to establish a nation and were allies.
He didn't know if this was a good or bad thing.
However …
For some reason, Jiang Wang thought of Bei Nu whom he saved at the shore of Qing River. If … if there were still people from the Zhuang Court who secretly kidnapped the water race and extracted their Dao meridians, what would the attitude of the Clear River Manor be?
Would the master of the eight hundred miles of Clear River, Song Hengjiang, still be able to humiliate the chief of the Arrest Department and firmly say "no" to Zhuang Gaoxian?
Similarly, at the shore of Qing River, he risked his life to save White Lotus from the chief of the Arrest Department, Ji Xuan. That woman … was she still at the White Bone Path? What was she plotting?
Jiang Wang diverted his thoughts and thought of Jiang Anan's playmate, the girl with a ponytail named Song Qingzhi, and that "Elder Gui".
At that time, he was anxious to ask for help for Maplewood City, but was directly rejected.
Did the Clear River Manor refuse to help Maplewood City because of the conflict with the Zhuang Court or because they already knew Zhuang Gaoxian's intentions?
At that time, he was angry and said that if the water race didn't help the human race, the human race would help the human race. Then, he heard the news of the Three-Mountain City being sealed.
At that time, he felt that the Zhuang Court seemed to have been abandoned. But after a year, the entire Zhuang State was unprecedentedly stable.
Looking at the harmonious interaction between the water race and the human race in front of him.
Were the people's hearts so easily fooled? Did no one really care about what those in power did?
Or was it that the so-called truth could only be grasped in the hands of the real power?
Jiang Wang had experienced a lot, but the more he experienced, the more he couldn't understand this world.
He entered Dai Shan County very quietly.
When he reached Jiujiang City, it was almost impossible to sneak in.
This was because the entire Jiujiang City was the largest nest of ferocious beasts in the Zhuang State.
The Jiujiang Xuan Armor fought every day here. Therefore, in peacetime before war, they still maintained a strong combat power.
Other than the ferocious beasts, there were only the soldiers of the Jiujiang Xuan Armor. There were no outsiders.
Jiang Wang could only sneak in.
The most powerful person in the entire Jiujiang Xuan Armor was undoubtedly the main commander, the peak of the Outer Tower, Duan Li.
When Jiang Wang was still in the Chengdao Academy, he had heard of Duan Li's ferocious name.
From the spread of the battle records, Duan Li was definitely stronger than Hai Zongming. He should be a powerhouse on the same level as the King of Hell.
Although Jiang Wang killed Hai Zongming with his own hands and took his Dragon-imprisoning Rope, he was very clear that his strength was no match for Hai Zongming. He was able to kill Hai Zongming purely because he was unprepared, well prepared, and had various restraints.
He definitely didn't stand a chance against Duan Li.
Therefore, he needed to be extra careful here.
As the largest city in Dai Shan County, Jiujiang City had the largest nest of ferocious beasts. It was once known as the fourth county of the Zhuang State. After Jiang Wang sneaked in, he realized that the security was indeed top-notch.
The entire Jiujiang City was a huge military camp.
For safety's sake, Jiang Wang gave up on his half-assed stealth skills and put on the Stealth Cloak. He walked for a while and stopped for a while.
When he entered the Jiujiang Xuan Armor's territory, the sky was already dark.
It was better this way. Dark meant that everyone had to stay in the camp.
When Du Yehu had sent people back to Maplewood City to brag, he had bragged that he was a captain.
Later, Zhao Ru had sent him out to be a captain.
Jiang Wang knew Du Yehu well. He followed the path of the Ancient Military School's Qi and blood. The path was dangerous, but very powerful. It was one of the rare cultivation methods that didn't rely on resources.
Du Yehu's current strength should be between the Reaching Heaven State and the Soaring Dragon State. His corresponding position should be a captain or a deputy general.
Therefore, Jiang Wang looked for the tents of those deputies and captains.
However, he was disappointed again and again. After searching for half a night, he still didn't see Du Yehu.
He started to feel anxious.
Was Tiger Du not in the Jiujiang Xuan Armor anymore? Or … did something happen?
Right at this moment, he heard a voice —
"Zhao Erting, come here! General Du is looking for you! "
Jiang Wang's spirit lifted. He remembered this name.
Du Yehu had a little soldier called Zhao Erting. He had once brought a message to Maplewood City for Du Yehu. He was a little simple and honest.
He should know where Du Yehu was.
Thinking this, Jiang Wang followed the voice.
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