In the distant mountain forest, a rider returned. The spy assigned to Chen Fei halted his steed in front of Meng Yide, cupped his fists and said, "Cave Master, East Arrival Cave was indeed unguarded."
This person was a subordinate of Meng Yide's cave. Chen Fei knew that Meng Yide didn't trust him too much. Otherwise, he wouldn't have sent his subordinate to follow Meng Yide to scout out the enemy's situation. Therefore, Chen Fei simply let Meng Yide's own subordinate report to him.
Meng Yide nodded. With a flip of his palm, a long axe flashed out from his storage ring. He then turned around and calmly ordered, "Zhong Weiyi, Shi Baixiang, Yuan Zhengkun."
"Here!" The three of them immediately urged their dragon steeds forward and cupped their fists to await the order.
"The three of you will each lead a unit and follow me to surround East Arrival Cave from four different directions. Yuan Zhengkun will lead his unit as the vanguard. Everyone else will act according to plan!"
"Yes!" The three of them answered.
Boom! With a swing of his axe, Meng Yide cut down a large tree in front of everyone and loudly ordered, "Move out!"
"Yes!" Everyone responded loudly.
As the vanguard, Yuan Zhengkun immediately picked out seven people from the original South Edict Manor. It wasn't appropriate for him to point fingers at Meng Yide's troops, but Li Xin and Sun Jiaojiao had always been his subordinates, so naturally they wouldn't be left behind.
The seven of them obeyed, and followed Yuan Zhengkun as the vanguard. They took the lead and charged out on their steeds, heading straight for East Arrival Cave.
After Zhong Weiyi and Shi Baixiang selected their men, they circled left and right to outflank them.
A messenger spirit eagle that was brought along with the team was released to inform Mountain Chieftain Duan Jirui that the attack had already begun, so that it would be easier for Duan Jirui to coordinate with them. After all, it wasn't quite possible for the people here to stop Qin Weiwei.
Once Meng Yide watched the spirit vulture fly into the distance, he turned around and personally led the troops to hold the rear.
Even though Yan Xiu was the only cultivator left to guard East Arrival Cave, and even though Yan Xiu reckoned that Miao Yi had most likely perished in the Sea of Constellations, Yan Xiu was still doing his job diligently. Aside from guarding the mountain gates, he would also take time out to patrol the mountain once a day.
Even though Cave Master Miao Yi was no longer here, he still didn't dare to neglect Mountain Chieftain Qin Weiwei's reminder.
Just as he was riding his dragon steed through the dense forest, surveying his surroundings, he suddenly heard the rumbling of hooves coming from the back of the mountain.
Why would someone appear from behind?
Yan Xiu frowned. This was not the first time he, who had surrendered many times, had been ambushed. It could be said that he was quite experienced. He was on high alert and had already vaguely sensed that something was amiss. Without any delay, he quickly grabbed the two axes on his back. He rode his dragon steed up to the top of the mountain and cast his transcendence vision to survey the area.
From the forest behind them, they saw eight riders dashing over, rushing towards this mountain.
The two sides quickly approached each other and could already see each other.
He saw that the one leading the charge was actually the original Transient Light Cave's Cave Master Yuan Zhengkun, as well as his old colleagues Li Xin and Sun Jiaojiao. Yan Xiu even thought that he had seen wrongly and could be said to be greatly shocked.
For Yuan Zhengkun, seeing his old subordinate, he was also surprised. Then, he pointed the halberd in his hand and shouted: "How dare you! Quickly dismount and accept your surrender!"
He did not intend to kill Yan Xiu. He wanted to capture him and ask him what was going on. From what he remembered, he had brought so many people with him. From what he remembered, with so many people rushing over, Shi Xiang would definitely not dare to make a move and would definitely obediently dismount and accept his surrender.
However, people always change. It had been a long time since Yan Xiu had heard the humiliating word 'Shi Xiang'. On top of that, Yuan Zhengkun had used everyone as scapegoats and caused the death of his own wife, Luo Zhen. It could be said that his heart was filled with old anger in an instant.
He knew that he was not Yuan Zhengkun's match. Not to mention that the other party had the advantage in numbers. The situation was not good, so how could he stay? He immediately turned around and ran.
There was no need to sound the alarm. He was the only cultivator left to guard East Arrival Cave. The others were all handmaidens who didn't even have mounts. Even if the handmaidens heard the alarm, no one would be able to escape.
"Shi Xiang, don't run!" Yuan Zhengkun was furious. That coward actually dared to escape. He waved the halberd in his hand and shouted, "Capture him!"
Li Xin and Sun Jiaojiao immediately sped up and rushed out of the troops, urgently giving chase.
Having been discovered by the other party's mountain patrol, the troops on both sides immediately increased their speed. The rumbling sounds of hooves in the forest frightened the birds into scattering in all directions.
"Shi Xiang, don't run!"
Li Xin and Sun Jiaojiao were hot on his heels. As Yan Xiu rushed all the way back to East Arrival Cave, he thought of his two and a half disciples. If he ran, Qian'Er and Xue'Er would be in danger. However, he didn't have the time to dismount and bring them away.
He could only howl in grief, "Enemy attack! Hide! Quickly hide! Quickly hide … "
In the end, not only did his warning not make those handmaidens hide, it made those handmaidens who had never seen the world and didn't know what was going on run out and look around, wanting to see what was going on. The result was as expected, each of their beautiful faces paled.
Chen Fei and the others, who were lying in ambush, saw Yan Xiu rushing over.
Chen Fei frowned slightly, but didn't show himself.
He was still calling the other party friends before, but he couldn't bring himself to immediately attack him. This person was Miao Yi's subordinate after all. However, on the battlefield, it was either you die or I die, so he couldn't sympathize with him. In addition, he couldn't just sit back and do nothing in his current situation. Thus, he could only tilt his head towards the two beside him.
"Dismount and die!"
The two of them leapt out on their steeds, and blocked Yan Xiu's path with their spears.
There was an enemy blocking in front, and a pursuer behind. Yan Xiu bellowed angrily, and raised both his axes. The dragon steed he sat on suddenly soared into the sky, wanting to leap over the heads of the enemies blocking in front.
The two people blocking in front of him with their spears also urged their mounts to soar into the sky, and both of them thrust their spears towards him.
The three dragon steeds leapt a hundred meters into the air at almost the same time. The mirage of the lotus on their foreheads revealed that all three of them had a cultivation at White Lotus Third Grade.
"Those who block me shall die!"
Yan Xiu bellowed angrily, and swung both his axes. 'Clang! Clang!' The two axes collided with the two incoming spears.
Li Xin and Sun Jiaojiao, who were pursuing from behind, looked at each other in astonishment. 'When did Shi Xiang become so fierce? Did we get the wrong person?'
The two spears in the air were jolted away. Yan Xiu, who was fighting against two White Lotus Third Grade cultivators at the same time, was also jolted to the point that his figure swayed, and almost fell from his soaring dragon steed.
Both parties were pouncing towards each other, and after exchanging blows in the air, they immediately brushed past each other.
One of them had an extraordinary spear technique. As soon as the spear in his hand was jolted away, he immediately took advantage of the situation to swing his spear, and thrust his spear back in the air, just in time to strike Yan Xiu's left arm.
"Ugh …" Yan Xiu let out a muffled groan, and the broad axe in his left hand immediately flew out. A pool of blood splattered out from the back of his arm.
Fortunately, both parties had brushed past each other in the air, and the other party's strength in his counterattack was limited. Otherwise, this spear might have chopped off one of his arms.
Although it seemed slow, it was actually very fast. In an instant, both parties exchanged blows in the air, and in the next instant, they landed on the ground.
Yan Xiu, who had landed on the ground, didn't think about anything else. He didn't even bother to pick up the broad axe that he had thrown away. Holding the broad axe in one arm, he desperately urged his dragon steed to flee.
The two steeds that had landed immediately turned around to give chase. Li Xin and Sun Jiaojiao were also in hot pursuit...
After a short while, the four pursuers once again returned at a gallop. Chen Fei, who had accompanied them from the forest, asked, "Did you kill that person?"
Li Xin shook his head, "He fought with his life on the line, and only knew how to escape. He simply didn't want to exchange blows with us. We were also afraid that we would run into reinforcements if we chased too far, so we let him escape by a fluke."
When they returned to East Arrival Cave, they saw that Meng Yide had also arrived. His troops had already gathered at East Arrival Cave's plaza.
Everyone basically didn't spend much effort, and effortlessly took over East Arrival Cave. Even Meng Yide's victory was a little baffling. Where did the men of East Arrival Cave go?
Meng Yide was even faintly worried that they might have fallen into some sort of trap. He hurriedly sent out a portion of his men, and expanded the perimeter of their search.
Seeing that Li Xin and the others had returned, Yuan Zhengkun, who was by Meng Yide's side, immediately asked, "Did you capture Shi Xiang?"
Li Xin shook his head, "We let him escape by a fluke."
Yuan Zhengkun immediately glared at him and said, "Trash! You can't even capture that idiot!"
Meng Yide tilted his head and asked, "What Shi Xiang?"
Yuan Zhengkun immediately retracted his angry expression, and turned back with a smile, "That person was originally a subordinate of my Transient Light Cave. He probably surrendered to Yang Qing again …."
He explained the origin of the nickname 'Shi Xiang'. After Meng Yide heard it, he coldly snorted in disdain, "If he escaped, then he escaped. We were originally prepared to let one person escape. Fortunately, we didn't kill him. Otherwise, there wouldn't be anyone to report to Qin Weiwei."
"Yes! Cave Master Meng is wise. "Yuan Zhengkun cupped his hands.
Meng Yide wasn't interested in this kind of flattery. He turned his head to the side, and looked at the eighteen handmaidens who were gathered on the plaza, trembling with fear.
Originally, East Arrival Cave only had sixteen handmaidens. After Zheng Jinlong filled in Song Fu's vacancy, he got another two from East Arrival City.
The group of handmaidens probably didn't expect that they wouldn't be able to enjoy immortal bliss for long before they encountered misfortune.
"Where did the men of East Arrival Cave go? Ask them. "Meng Yide said.
One of his subordinates immediately jumped off his dragon steed, walked up and slapped a handmaiden's face, "Where did the cultivators of East Arrival Cave go?"
In the end, each and every one of them said that they had been gone for almost a year, and no one knew where they went.
Only a ghost would believe this. How could the Cave Master overseeing East Arrival Cave take his subordinates and leave for almost a year without returning?
That person immediately pointed his saber at the handmaidens, "If you don't tell the truth, I'll kill you!"
In their fear, the handmaidens pointed one after another at Qian'Er and Xue'Er, whose cheeks were also swollen from the slaps, and said that they really didn't know. Those two were the Cave Master's handmaidens, and they might know where they went.
Everyone's gaze immediately fell on Qian'Er and Xue'Er, whose appearances were more outstanding. The two girls were also trembling with fear, as it was their first time seeing such a scene.
Hearing that they were Miao Yi's handmaidens, Chen Fei's gaze slightly flashed, and he quickly transmitted his voice to the two girls.
The two girls also turned to look at him.
After everyone saw the two girls' abnormal gazes, they also looked at Chen Fei.
Chen Fei took the opportunity to step forward and stop the cultivator who was about to continue interrogating Qian'Er and Xue'Er. "Please show mercy!"
He then turned to Meng Yide, who was sitting on his dragon steed, and cupped his fists, "Cave Master. I was originally a member of East Arrival Cave, and these two were my handmaidens. I didn't expect that they would become the Cave Master's handmaidens again. Why don't you let me ask them?"
Meng Yide didn't suspect anything. He nodded slightly and agreed.
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