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After the forces of the three Mountains regrouped, aside from Qian 'Er and Xue' Er's Troop Supervisors, who suffered around forty casualties, the forces of the other two Mountains didn't suffer any losses at all.
After the three Mountain Chieftains regrouped, they were in high spirits. Not only had they successfully accomplished their Manor Head's mission, they had even annihilated their enemies!
"Brothers, we've won!" Mount Spiritual Longevity's Mountain Chieftain, Xiang Dongliu, loudly announced. At the same time, he didn't forget to flatter the Manor Head, "This is all thanks to the Manor Head's wise decision!"
"The Manor Head is wise!" the crowd cheered.
Everyone was in high spirits, and some of them even felt a little smug. Let alone Raincloud Manor, even the entirety of Suppressing Tenth Hall hadn't gone to war for many years. When they met up with the others, they could boast that they had been on the battlefield before, and that they had even won a great victory against the enemy.
As for the consequences, that wasn't something they had to worry about. If anything happened, the Manor Head would be the one to take responsibility. They were only following orders, so they wouldn't be held accountable. In any case, this experience was enough for Suppressing Tenth Hall to brag about for a long time.
However, Qian 'Er and Xue' Er couldn't bring themselves to be happy. They were extremely worried about the other Mountain Chieftains and Troop Supervisors, and requested that they reinforce the other Mountain Chieftains.
Now that the two Aunties had spoken up and realized that fighting a battle wasn't as scary as they had thought, everyone agreed without hesitation.
Just as Xue 'Er released the spirit eagle she had sent to contact Miao Yi, the Mountain Chieftain of Mount Spiritual Longevity raised his arm and shouted, "Brothers! Go and reinforce the other Mountain Chieftains! If they can't do it, we'll lend them a hand! "
The Mountain Chieftains immediately galloped off.
When they finally reached Chen Fei and the two Troop Supervisors, they realized that Chen Fei was facing the same situation as Qian 'Er and Xue' Er when they attacked Mount Hui Yan. Under the siege of the enemy, more than a dozen of them managed to escape in desperation. Chen Fei was also heavily injured. He wasn't as well-equipped as Qian 'Er and Xue' Er, so he almost lost his life against the enemy's Blue Lotus cultivators. If not for the fact that the enemy was running for their lives, and the Mountain Chieftains were worried that something might happen to the Manor Head's trusted aide, Chen Fei would have died there.
However, Chen Fei couldn't swallow this resentment. Miao Yi had personally brought him here with the intention of putting him in an important position. How could he afford to lose face like this? He gathered the majority of his troops and chased after them.
Qian'Er and Xue'Er were worried that something might have happened to Chen Fei, so they immediately ordered the Mountain Chieftain of Mount Spiritual Longevity, Xiang Dongliu, to lead his troops to reinforce Chen Fei. The two of them led the rest of the group to another path.
In the end, the other group made the same mistake as Mount Hongdong's Mountain Chieftain, Cheng Hailiang's initial mistake. Troop Inspecting Advisor Hu Defu ordered his men to attack directly, but only managed to kill a portion of them. The enemy Mountain Chieftain escaped with a few dozen men.
It was unknown whether it was because he thought that it would be too easy to defeat the other party, or because he was afraid that he would not be able to complete the task that the Manor Head gave him. Advisor Hu Defu also led a large number of troops in pursuit.
When Qian 'Er and Xue' Er arrived at the battlefield where the other Advisor, Han Chunfeng, was supervising the troops, they discovered that there was no battle at all. When they ran into several dozen Raincloud Manor troops and asked them what was going on, the two ladies were shocked.
Even the other Raincloud Manor troops that had tagged along were shocked!
When Advisor Han Chunfeng met up with the two groups from Mulberry Cloud Manor, the other two Advisors were also supervising the troops. In the end, the three of them were of the same mind and felt that there was no point in winning this battle. In fact, the higher-ups might even punish them for it, so there was no point in risking their lives. After a brief discussion, the three Advisors from the two Manors actually encouraged everyone to escape.
They weren't that stupid. If they ran back to Raincloud Manor, wouldn't that be sending them right back into Miao Yi's hands? Naturally, they wouldn't run back to Mulberry Cloud Manor either. Instead, they planned to pass through Raincloud Manor and hide in the neighboring Pure Dream Manor. Once Suppressing Tenth Hall's verdict was out, everyone would be safe.
Out of the three groups from the two Manors, nearly two hundred of them actually ran away with the Advisors. The rest of them who were unwilling to leave went back to their respective Manors. After all, it would be dangerous for them to fight with such a small number of people. It was already good enough that they didn't run away with them!
However, this move had already frightened the men and steeds of the various Caves of Mount Tielan into huddling together. They had probably already sent a message to Tranquil Sun Manor to ask for reinforcements.
Coincidentally, Miao Yi was rushing over with Raincloud Manor's main forces.
When he heard the report, Miao Yi was enraged and bellowed, "Desertion!" He turned around and shouted, "Mu Tailai!"
"Here!" Advisor Mu Tailai hurriedly stepped forward and cupped his fists. The Manor Head's might in destroying Tranquil Sun Manor had him trembling in fear.
Miao Yi immediately wrote down a letter and tossed it to Mu Tailai. He then said sternly, "I order you to lead the main forces of Raincloud Manor, as well as the forces from five Mountains! Head straight for Pure Dream Manor's territory. I don't care where Han Chunfeng and the others have fled to, I want you to surround them immediately. Don't let them get away. At the same time, send a letter to the Manor's host, ordering them to hand over the traitors immediately. Otherwise, they'll learn from Tranquil Sun Manor's mistakes. I'll personally lead an army to flatten Pure Dream Manor and let them dream on! Depart at once! I'll catch up after dealing with the remaining enemies! Remember to leave a few signs on the way! "
"Understood!" Mu Tailai immediately received the order and ordered his men to give chase!
Miao Yi swept a cold gaze across the crowd and waved his hand. "Everyone, surround Mount Tielan at once. Anyone who disobeys will be executed!"
The army immediately set off. The remaining two hundred or so people rushed to Mount Iron Bar at top speed. They surrounded the hundreds of people who were still clueless as to what was going on. More importantly, there was no response from Tranquil Sun Manor even after a long time had passed.
"Tranquil Sun Manor and your Raincloud Manor have never interfered. What is the meaning of this?"
The Mountain Chieftain of Mount Tielan, who had gathered more than a hundred men, shouted.
Miao Yi didn't care at all. He shouted to the crowd, "Surround them properly. Let anyone escape alive. Execute them! Anyone who takes a step back will be executed! I will personally make my move. Open your eyes wide and see how it's like to fight! "
As soon as he finished speaking, he brandished the Inversed-Scales Spear and let out a dragon roar. Charcoal let out a sigh as he pointed the spear at Miao Yi. Without even donning his armor, Miao Yi charged out alone like an arrow released from a bow.
He was actually doing it alone! The forces of Raincloud Manor stared at Miao Yi in shock.
The Mountain Chieftain of Mount Tielan had heard that Miao Yi had just returned from the Sea of Constellations Subjugation Crusade. Seeing that Miao Yi was charging at them alone, the Mountain Chieftain of Mount Tielan boldly shouted, "How dare you bully my Tranquil Sun Manor! Attack together! The one who kills Miao Yi will be rewarded handsomely!"
As soon as he finished speaking and the group of riders charged out, Miao Yi was already upon them. A cold glint flashed in his hand as he thrust his spear forward like a dragon.
The scene was like a tidal wave crashing into a pillar. Water splashed everywhere as cries of agony rang out. Wherever the cold glint passed, horses and men were thrown off their feet. It was as though Miao Yi had cleaved through the waves with a single slash of his saber. No one could stop him! In the blink of an eye, Miao Yi had arrived before the Mountain Chieftain of Mount Tielan and stabbed the panicking man in the head with his spear, killing him on the spot.
Miao Yi didn't seem to stop for even a moment. He continued to kill his way through the crowd, directly killing from one end to the other. Any mounts that dared to block his way were either sent flying by Charcoal or knocked to the side.
In just a single charge, Miao Yi had already lost more than thirty men to the Inversed-Scales Spear. The rest screamed in fear as they retreated. No one dared to step forward to stop him.
The forces of Raincloud Manor gasped. 'This Manor Head is so fierce! As expected of the survivors who survived the 180,000 cultivators of the Sea of Constellations! '
Even Qian'Er and Xue'Er exchanged glances with gleaming eyes. 'As expected of their master. Killing these people was as easy as chopping vegetables. There's nothing to worry about at all!'
Miao Yi then turned around and chased after the fleeing riders. His spear was fast, and he caught up to them without hesitation. For a moment, the battle was like a raging inferno.
In the blink of an eye, seventy percent of the hundred-strong army had been killed. The survivors no longer cared about the number of people surrounding them. Miao Yi's side simply couldn't hold them off. There was almost no one who could block a single spear strike from him. In their desperation, they tried to break through the encirclement once more.
With Miao Yi's ferocious might standing guard, none of the surrounding troops dared to be careless. They immediately joined forces and surrounded the fleeing enemies.
In less than a quarter of an hour, the battle was over. Corpses littered the ground, and blood mixed with the rainwater.
Miao Yi stood in the center of the encirclement. Seeing that the battle was over, he quickly galloped off and left without stopping. "Ten of you will stay behind to clean up the battlefield. The rest will follow me to Pure Dream Manor and kill the traitors!"
None of the Raincloud Manor troops dared to be careless, and they immediately followed after Miao Yi.
If they had the heart to take a look at their current situation, they would know that they didn't care about their formation when it came to fighting.
The clouds dispersed, and the rain stopped, revealing the blazing sun. Miao Yi rode at the front, leading his troops through the mud without stopping. As the sun rose and set, they passed through Raincloud Manor and headed straight for Pure Dream Manor.
Miao Yi was racing against time. He had already severed the connection between Tranquil Sun Manor and Suppressing Tenth Hall. It would take time for Pure Dream Manor to reach Suppressing Tenth Hall as well. He had to resolve this matter before Suppressing Tenth Hall could find him. He couldn't let those traitors have their way. Otherwise, it would be disastrous for others to follow suit in the future!
Little did he know that Sikong Wuwei was also furious when he met up with his troops. It was one thing for those bastards to be useless, but now there were even traitors among them!
Without another word, Sikong Wuwei immediately led a group of troops over, intending to clean up the traitors!
Thousand Lake Manor's forces were doing quite well, mainly because Zhao Fei had brought many trusted subordinates with him. However, Zhao Fei's expression remained cold and emotionless. This was because one of his subordinates had done something ridiculous because they didn't have any trusted subordinates serving as Army Overseers.
His decree was to kill every single one of them, and those bastards had indeed won. Moreover, they had won effortlessly. They had actually used their mouths to persuade an entire mountain's forces to surrender. Neither side had to sacrifice a single soldier, and they had easily taken over a hundred captives!
As soon as Zhao Fei arrived, he sat on his horse and asked, "Are Army Overseer and Mountain Chieftain aware of my decree?"
The Army Overseer replied, "Yes!"
"Repeat it for me!" Zhao Fei said coldly.
After the other party repeated himself, Zhao Fei calmly said, "Arrest them!"
Several of Miao Yi's trusted subordinates immediately dashed out and restrained the Army Overseer and Mountain Chieftain. The two of them were still trying to explain themselves. Was it wrong for them to have won? Zhao Fei coldly said, "Disobeying my decree will be executed!"
Before the two of them could even react, two of Miao Yi's trusted subordinates had already raised their sabers and chopped off two heads. The other Thousand Lake Manor members watched on in fear!
As soon as the heads fell to the ground, Zhao Fei pointed at the group of captives and said, "I said not to leave a single one of them alive. Execute them!"
Several of Miao Yi's trusted subordinates immediately rode out, ignoring the cries of pain and begging for mercy as they slaughtered their way through the corpses.
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