It would have been better if she hadn't asked around. Once she did, she was dumbfounded.
At first, she thought the Left Inspector-General didn't welcome her. After all, she had already experienced it when she first arrived at the Black Dragon Division. It was obvious that someone didn't welcome her and wanted to force her away. That was why they purposely created such a situation for Blue Tiger Division.
However, the truth was cruel to her. The people from Black Tiger Division were the same as those from Blue Tiger Division. Niu Youde was facing the same situation as her. It could even be said that the conditions of the Blue Tiger Flag's encampment were much better than the Black Tiger Flag's encampment. His subordinates were fully equipped, while Niu Youde only had a few pitiful subordinates.
Niu Youde had only used less than two days to set up a trap and lead the central army away from the encirclement. Then, he used thunderous methods to kill everyone, catching them off guard. He killed Kang, Yao, Pei, Wu, Heng, and then pacified the central army. Then, with unparalleled courage, he personally led the central army of ten thousand soldiers to face the Ten Eagle Flag's hundred thousand strong army. He shouted at the front of the formation, intimidated the Ten Eagle Flag, and in front of the entire Black Tiger Flag, he whipped the Ten Eagle Flag's Commander, quickly reshuffling the Black Tiger Flag and taking control of the entire Black Tiger Flag.
When Zhan Ruyi's friend told her about this, although he didn't praise Niu Youde in front of her, the praise in his tone was obvious. But this compliment was no different from a resounding slap to Zhan Ruyi's face, causing him to feel dizzy and confused.
At first, she didn't believe it. She asked a few more people, but it turned out that everyone knew about it. She was the only one who was kept in the dark.
When faced with the bloody truth, it was clear who had the upper hand. Niu Youde's prowess showed how useless Zhan Ruyi was. She was inferior to him in every aspect. How could she take this lying down? How could she keep a foothold in the Zhan Family in the future?
"Why aren't you saying anything?" Zhan Ruyi seemed to have guessed something from everyone's reaction. He scolded, "Did you already know and purposely hid it from me?"
Everyone lowered their heads. Still no one said anything.
Not saying anything was a form of attitude. Zhan Ruyi understood. With a cold expression, he said, "Did my family ask you to keep this information a secret?"
No one made a sound. Zhan Ruyi's chest heaved heavily. His face was completely drained of blood, and his fingers under his sleeves clenched and clenched again and again. He felt like he was about to go crazy. Finally, he gnashed his teeth and said, "I'm sure you all know why I'm here. I want to wash away my shame. You're not helping me, you're harming me! Now that Niu Youde has already taken control of the Black Tiger Flag, it's like I'm stuck in a muddy waterfall, unable to move forward. Comparing the two, it's an extraordinary shame and humiliation. What do you think I should do? "
The group of people still lowered their heads in silence.
After waiting for a while, no one said anything. Zhan Ruyi could understand them and didn't force them. He gritted his teeth and said, "Niu Youde can do it. Why can't we do it? Is it because we don't have as many people as they do, or our cultivation is not as good, or our strength is not as good? If we can't even do the same thing and continue to drag on like this, then we'll become the biggest joke in the world. We won't be able to go out and meet people in the future. We might as well just kill ourselves with a piece of tofu! "
The ten of them were shocked. Someone anxiously said, "Grand Commander, you mustn't. The conditions on both sides are different. How could Niu Youde have the Six Fingers School playing tricks on him, helping him transfer out of the main army, while we are deep in the forest, surrounded and besieged. There's no reason to move the central army. "
Zhan Ruyi immediately interrupted, "Territory is dead, but people are alive. If we can't move the central army, then we'll just move Sun Mingdong and Jiang Shiqi out of the central army and wait for an opportunity to strike."
The Sun Mingdong and Jiang Shiqi she mentioned were the two Vice Grand Commanders of the Blue Tiger Flag. One of them was called Sun Mingdong, and the other was called Jiang Shiqi. They didn't care whose granddaughter she was. Even Heavenly King Ying couldn't care less about the Left Supervisory Warden.
Actually, she should have had a better start than Miao Yi. First of all, her grade and cultivation were sufficient. In addition, her identity as Heavenly King Ying's granddaughter made her a bit of a deterrent. After all, no one could stay in the army forever and never come out. As long as she, Zhan Ruyi, came here, she would use conciliatory methods to appease the two Vice Grand Commanders and stabilize their positions. She wouldn't be in a hurry to take all the good positions, and would leave half of the space for her subordinates. Even if they had any complaints, they wouldn't be able to do anything about it. After all, it wasn't like Miao Yi's side, where someone bullied Miao Yi because he was weak. They immediately set their sights on Miao Yi's position as Grand Commander and made him suffer the moment he arrived. After such a long time, Miao Yi couldn't even enter the door. How could Miao Yi not want to kill them?
However, ever since Zhan Ruyi became an official in the Heavenly Court, with her family background, she never had to care about the mood of her subordinates. No matter where she went, her subordinates had to obey her. She had always been the one calling the shots. She never knew what conciliatory methods were. Even if she did, she would never use them.
Even though this was the Left Supervising Warden, Zhan Ruyi had the halo of the Ying Clan on her head. How could she disregard the Ying Clan's reputation and lower her head here? That was why she didn't speak politely as soon as she arrived. What was worse was that the people she brought here also understood that she was from the Ying Clan, and that her background wasn't for nothing. Sooner or later, the positions of the two Vice Grand Commanders would have to come from one of them. Even if they couldn't do it now, it would only be a matter of time in the future. Her words were clearly hinting to her subordinates. She was trying to get them to listen obediently and help them stabilize their positions. That way, they would naturally benefit from it in the future.
'How could this be? We didn't snatch your position, but you're going to kick us out of office?' With the threat looming over their heads, Sun and Jiang naturally wouldn't let it slide. At first, they were still polite to Zhan Ruyi. They didn't try to intimidate her like they did to Miao Yi, making it so that she couldn't even enter the door. Once the two of them tore off all pretenses and changed the topic, they immediately showed Zhan Ruyi the power of a 'local bully'.
Seeing how resolute she was, someone hurriedly advised, "Grand Commander, Niu Youde only brought a small number of people with him. Coupled with the fact that his cultivation isn't high, that's why he was able to numb the two Vice Grand Commanders. On the other hand, the fact that we have more people and are stronger has instead become our weakness. It's even harder for us to succeed. Just look at how Sun and Jiang always bring a group of people with them whenever they go in and out of the Grand Commander's place."
Zhan Ruyi said hatefully, "How can I not understand that logic? But with just the dozen or so subordinates they have, as long as they don't have the help of the army, they won't be a match for us in a head-on fight. I alone will be enough to defeat them. What's more, I have your help."
Her trusted aide, Kang Daoping, said, "Grand Commander, I'm sure we already know what happened with Niu Youde. Even if we can get rid of Sun and Jiang, Wang, Hou, and Lu of the central army won't just sit around and wait for their deaths. They will definitely resist with all their might. With what happened with Niu Youde, they'll know what's going on and won't give us the chance to incite the central army to defect. The consequences are not something we can bear."
Zhan Ruyi said, "I'm not that stupid. I naturally have a good plan. This matter cannot be delayed. Kang Daoping, I'll leave it to you. Go inform the two of them that I'm going to patrol the Ten Eagle Flags. Have them accompany me. Don't dawdle. Go now! "
The ten of them looked at each other. Kang Daoping looked even more troubled.
Zhan Ruyi's eyes widened. "You dare to disobey me?"
"Yes!" Kang Daoping could only grit his teeth and agree. He realized that this woman was too impulsive when she was angry. He was prepared to contact the Zhan Family the moment he left the courtyard. He couldn't stop her and could only let the Zhan Family do it.
Who would have thought that Zhan Ruyi stared at the others and said, "Let me tell you, I know that there are people among you who have been in contact with my family. I'll say this here today. If anyone dares to inform my family about this matter … don't forget that you're all in the Left Supervisory Guard now. You're all under my command. My family can't do anything about it. Once I find out who dares to spoil my plans, don't think that I won't dare to take his head!"
The moment she said this, everyone was speechless. Kang Daoping, who was walking with his back facing her, groaned inwardly. He realized that this Young Miss was really hard to please.
Zhan Ruyi immediately laid out a plan. In order to not arouse Sun and Jiang's suspicions, she decided to only bring two of the ten people with her publicly. The rest would hide in the beast sack and wait for orders. Once anything happened, they would immediately come out and encircle Sun and Jiang's men.
In another courtyard on the mountain, not long after Kang Daoping left, the three Deputy Generals of the Blue Tiger Flag, Wang Tong, Hou Yuhuan, and Emperor Luen, arrived.
Sun Mingdong and Jiang Shiqi told them about the inspection by the Senior Commander and asked the three of them to look after the house and not let anyone lure the tiger away from the mountain. Secondly, the two Deputy Commanders also needed to borrow some experts from the Middle Command to protect them. Naturally, they needed to inform the Middle Command before they could bring the people from the Middle Command away.
The three of them were shocked when they heard this. Wang Tong said, "My Lords, since things have come to this, leaving the army without permission might be a trap. For the sake of safety, it's better for my Lords not to go. Just transfer some people from the Middle Command to follow that woman."
Sun Mingdong waved his hand and said, "That's not appropriate. Even if we're fighting, there must be a bottom line. We're just making her a figurehead. If she doesn't accept it, we'll just topple her. If she doesn't even care about the patrol, it'll be a dereliction of duty. If she reports it to her superiors, it'll be us acting recklessly and we'll be the ones in trouble."
Hou Yuhuan frowned and said, "My Lords, haven't you heard about the incident at the Black Tiger Flag? This woman is biting Niu Youde's butt. Niu Youde has set an example. If this woman uses it as a reference, won't she be in danger?"
Jiang Shiqi smiled and said, "How can I not know? That woman shouldn't be so stupid. Niu Youde is playing like this and she also plays along. Does she really think that we're all fools? Even if the two of us are eliminated, how can the three of you suffer the same loss as the Black Tiger Flag? I think no matter how arrogant that woman is, she will understand this. Moreover, the people accompanying us are not to be trifled with. I don't think she will dare to act rashly. "
Wang, Hou, and Lu looked at each other. The nature of the Middle Command was clear. Others may have a way out, but with such a thing happening, the three of them had no way out. They could only succeed and not fail. They couldn't help but tremble with fear and be especially careful.
Emperor Loen said in a deep voice, "She is the granddaughter of King Ying. This place is under King Ying's jurisdiction. It may be difficult for others to cause trouble here, but it's not difficult for the Ying family to arrange some people in this area. If they arrange people to ambush us on the way, it's not safe to rely on the people around the two Lords."
Sun, Jiang Yimo, and Jiang Shiqi frowned and said, "No matter how bold King Ying is, would he dare to directly attack the Heaven Sovereign's guards?"
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