At East Arrival Cave, the beasts who had wantonly vented their frustrations by capturing a group of handmaidens were refreshed and full of vigor. At this moment, they were wreaking havoc everywhere in East Arrival Cave.
Yuan Zhengkun charged through the mountain gates on his dragon steed. He swung his halberd and charged back and forth twice. Amidst the rumbling sounds, East Arrival Cave's lofty mountain gate archway abruptly collapsed.
His subordinates charged everywhere, causing buildings to collapse one after another.
A few dragon steeds entered and exited the East Arrival Grand Hall, rampaging about. After a few rounds, the East Arrival Grand Hall collapsed into ruins amidst a cloud of smoke and dust.
Yuan Zhengkun charged back with a sweep of the halberd in his hand. The carved railings by the side of the pond shattered and flew in all directions. He turned around and shouted to the crowd, "Smash! Smash everything you can! Destroy everything you can!"
Houses, winding corridors, pavilions — each and every exquisite building was instantly reduced to rubble.
On the plaza, a dozen or so disheveled, or even naked handmaidens were either sitting or lying down. Some had stiff expressions, some were covering their faces and sobbing, while others still had bloodstains on their lower bodies from being ravaged.
What was originally a paradise for immortals in the eyes of mortals was now in ruins.
At this moment, Chen Fei led three steeds back and rushed to Yuan Zhengkun's side. He was shocked to see the situation around him.
"Cave Master Yuan, why are you like this?" Chen Fei frowned.
He was originally a member of East Arrival Cave, so he had some feelings for it. Seeing East Arrival Cave turned into ruins by Yuan Zhengkun, he felt a little unhappy.
Yuan Zhengkun didn't mind. "Brother Chen, if you want to lure the enemy in, you have to infuriate them."
Chen Fei took a deep breath. The situation was urgent, so he didn't want to dwell on this matter any longer. He cupped his fists and said, "Qin Weiwei's troops are almost here. Cave Master Yuan, please make your preparations."
"So fast?" Yuan Zhengkun was shocked. According to the plan, Qin Weiwei shouldn't be this fast.
He also didn't know that Qin Weiwei had already received news that East Arrival Cave might be attacked.
"Retreat!" Yuan Zhengkun hurriedly turned around and roared.
The scattered troops quickly gathered back. Unexpectedly, Yuan Zhengkun's gaze was fixed on the group of handmaidens.
Chen Fei sighed to himself. He knew that this bastard was going to kill them in order to infuriate Qin Weiwei. If Brother Miao were to find out about this, he would probably fly into a rage.
"These lowly servants have already heard our words. Don't let the news leak out."
Following Yuan Zhengkun's order, a group of maids were dragged away amidst screams. Using the ribbons of their clothes, he hung them one by one on the broken beams of the East Arrival Grand Hall.
Those who didn't die immediately had either had their necks broken or had been stabbed once more.
Some of the maids were even naked and their clothes were not in order. They were hung in a row. Their tongues were sticking out and their eyes were wide open. Some of their lower bodies were still dripping blood. It was a tragic sight.
The sound of hooves thundered in the distance. Yuan Zhengkun immediately brandished his halberd and shouted, "Line up to meet the enemy!"
With Yuan Zhengkun in the lead, the twelve riders immediately lined up in a row, each of them armed with weapons.
Up ahead, Qin Weiwei was leading a troop of seventy steeds as they rapidly advanced towards them. They saw the culprit who had turned East Arrival Cave into ruins.
As if he saw that Qin Weiwei's forces were too many to match, Yuan Zhengkun immediately shouted, "The enemy is outnumbered and we are outnumbered! Retreat! "
The twelve riders immediately turned around and galloped away.
The troops charging into East Arrival Cave paused for a moment. Each and every one of them looked around at the ruins of East Arrival Cave. It could be said that the destruction was shocking.
It was very rare to see people do this when the various forces were fighting for territory. Because if they did this, even if they managed to take down the territory, it would still be troublesome for them to rebuild it.
The miserable state of the dozen or so handmaidens hanging on the broken beams of the grand hall caused Qin Weiwei's charming face to turn as cold as frost. She coldly waved her Serpent Spear and pointed it towards the direction of the enemy's escape. "Yan Xiu, stay here to guide the way for the reinforcements. The rest of you, follow me and kill! Don't let a single one of those bastards go. I want to tear them to pieces! "
Everyone immediately followed behind Qin Weiwei. Urgently chasing after the fleeing enemy!
Only Yan Xiu was left on the scene. He sat on his dragon steed with tears streaming down his face as he looked at his home that had been destroyed beyond recognition.
He had been cultivating for so many years, and had always lived a lowly life. Only after he joined East Arrival Cave did he find his dignity as a human, and became the Chief Steward of East Arrival Cave. He had already treated East Arrival Cave as his own home. Now that his home had been destroyed to such a state, how could he not be sad?
A gust of cold wind blew, causing Yan Xiu to shiver. It was unknown what he had thought of, but he quickly jumped down from his dragon steed, and quickly ran to the broken beams where the dozen or so handmaidens were hung. He carefully identified each and every one of them, but he couldn't find the two half-disciples among the hanging handmaidens.
After doing a headcount, he found that there were exactly two people missing. Qian'Er and Xue'Er were indeed not among them.
"Qian'Er! Xue'Er …. "
Yan Xiu invoked his arts and shouted loudly in all directions. He shouted for a long time, but no one responded. Thus, he entered the ruins and searched everywhere.
After searching for a long time, he searched every corner of the collapsed ruins, but he still couldn't find them. His entire body was covered in dust.
At this moment, another group of people hurriedly galloped over. The person leading them was none other than Mount Calming Sea's number one expert, Gongsun Yu. He was originally Yang Qing's personal attendant, and could be considered his trusted aide. He had a cultivation at White Lotus Eighth Grade.
It was rumored that this person had always been pursuing Mountain Chieftain Qin Weiwei. This matter was known to the entire South Edict Manor, and Manor Head Yang Qing had even privately asked Qin Weiwei for her opinion. If Qin Weiwei approved of it, he would step forward to matchmake them. In the end, Qin Weiwei mocked him for being senseless, causing Yang Qing to not receive a definite answer.
Even Yang Qing wasn't clear on the extent of the relationship between Gongsun Yu and Qin Weiwei, so outsiders naturally had no way of knowing.
However, when he received Qin Weiwei's spirit eagle message, he didn't delay in the slightest, and immediately led his subordinates to rush over.
Afraid that something would happen to Qin Weiwei, he used his fastest speed along the way without stopping for even a moment. He rushed over as fast as lightning, but because of the distance, no matter how fast he rushed, he still couldn't catch up to Qin Weiwei.
The tragic state of East Arrival Cave before him also shocked Gongsun Yu. His gaze fell upon the dust-covered body of Yan Xiu in the ruins, and he immediately urged his dragon steed to rush over, shouting angrily, "What the hell is East Arrival Cave doing? Where is your Cave Master Miao Yi? How did he end up like this? "
The news of Miao Yi's departure was still sealed off for most people, so he still didn't know that Miao Yi was not around.
Yan Xiu sobbed, and blamed himself, "This old man is useless!"
"A bunch of useless trash!" Gongsun Yu smashed his spear onto Yan Xiu's shoulder. Bang! He smashed Yan Xiu into a half-kneeling position within the ruins. He then pressed his spear against Yan Xiu's chest, and shouted again, "I have come under the Mountain Chieftain's orders. Have you seen any traces of the Mountain Chieftain?"
Yan Xiu choked, and pointed in the direction Qin Weiwei had been pursuing, saying, "The Mountain Chieftain has led her troops to chase after the fleeing enemy."
"Useless trash!" Gongsun Yu coldly scoffed, as though it was beneath him to waste his time with such trash. He turned around, raised his spear, and shouted, "Let's go!"
Under Gongsun Yu's lead, the troops didn't make any detours, and directly crossed the ruins of East Arrival Cave, hurriedly chasing after Qin Weiwei.
However, Yan Xiu once again leaped onto his dragon steed, and began to gallop through the surrounding mountain forests, holding onto his last shred of hope as he searched everywhere. Within the mountain forests, his shouts could constantly be heard, "Qian'Er … Xue'Er …."
At this moment, Yang Qing was also hurriedly rushing towards East Arrival Cave. Similarly, he was rushing over at the fastest speed possible, without the slightest pause.
However, the area of the entire South Edict Manor was much larger than the area of Mount Calming Sea. The speed of gathering troops was definitely slower than the speed of gathering troops from Mount Calming Sea. Along the way, Yang Qing had only managed to gather troops from two mountains.
Along the way, a spirit eagle swooped down from the sky, and landed on Qing Mei's arm. Qing Mei quickly took out the jade archive from the tube at the spirit eagle's leg, and handed it over to Yang Qing.
After Yang Qing read the information in the jade archive, his expression darkened, and with a 'crack', he immediately crushed the jade archive into dust. As he had expected, the other party had indeed made a premeditated move. Zhang Decheng of Ever Peace Manor had already made a big move.
By the time the news reached Yang Qing's hands, there was already a delay. Zhang Decheng, who had already made preparations beforehand, was already about to arrive at the predetermined location. He had also gathered most of his troops, and the rest of his troops would soon arrive as well. The situation was gradually forming, and they were just waiting for the opponent to walk right into their trap ….
The Cave Master of Emerald Forest Cave, Meng Yide, who had retreated ahead of time, had already dispatched his subordinates to serve as hidden sentries on the way back. The news that Qin Weiwei had been hot on Yuan Zhengkun's trail all the way back had reached Meng Yide's ears.
Meanwhile, Meng Yide himself was by Mountain Chieftain Duan Jirui's side, constantly relaying the news he had received to Duan Jirui. Qin Weiwei had already been lured into the trap step by step.
Just at this moment, Duan Jirui and the others suddenly turned around and saw a large group of people galloping over the mountains.
Duan Jirui immediately turned his steed around to welcome them. Leading a group of men, he dismounted his dragon steed and cupped his fists, "Greetings, Manor Head."
The newcomers were none other than the Manor Head of Ever Peace Manor, Zhang Decheng, leading his team here. Duan Jirui was somewhat surprised, as the Manor Head seemed to have arrived quite a bit ahead of time. He had yet to officially fight Qin Weiwei here, so why was he already here?
He didn't know that Yang Qing's side had already set off ahead of time, causing the Manor Head's side to move the plan forward.
"How's the situation?" Zhang Decheng asked directly.
"As Manor Head expected, Qin Weiwei is about to fall into our trap," Duan Jirui replied.
"Looks like Yang Qing is about to arrive as well. I reckon that Yang Qing will only be able to gather forces from two Mountains at most, so there's nothing to worry about." Zhang Decheng laughed coldly, before decisively saying, "Mei Yu, Sheng Huaigang, Lin Xutian, Xu Zida!"
"Present!" The four Mountain Chieftains under his command stepped forward to receive the order.
"The four of you will lead the troops under your command and advance twenty li forward. Hide in the mountains on the left and right. If Yang Qing doesn't arrive, don't reveal yourselves. Once Yang Qing enters, the four of you will immediately cut off his path of retreat. I don't expect you to kill Yang Qing, but you must cut off his wings. When the time comes, Yang Qing will be alone in our encirclement, and only death awaits him. "
"Understood!" The four of them acknowledged the order.
"Remember, Yang Qing is a treacherous man, and is well versed in scheming. I'm afraid he will send people to check the surroundings, so you must widen the distance between your ambushes. Don't let him discover you."
"Understood." The four of them acknowledged.
"Duan Jirui, Luo Wuqing!"
"Present!" The two Mountain Chieftains stepped forward to receive the order.
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