Wang Yan and his son were not as famous as their father, Duke Jiu, in the Tang dynasty. However, as a general, Wang Yan was famous for his ability to fight. His military tactics were both offensive and defensive. Although he lacked flexibility, he was truly invulnerable. The army had besieged the city for so many days without any results. This was where the problem lay.
"Report!"
"Traces of the enemy have been discovered! A large breach has appeared between the east and the south of the city. There is a gate at the breach. Many muddy horse tracks have been found below! "
As they spoke, the sound of galloping horses could be heard. Amidst the splashing rain, an elite cavalryman of the Ouzan Protectorate rushed over. Before the horse came to a stop, the cavalryman dismounted and knelt on the ground, his chest rising and falling rapidly.
"Buzz!"
In an instant, the surroundings were silent. Whether it was Huoshu Huizang or Dalun Ruozan, they all fell silent. The army of over two hundred thousand soldiers split into four groups and chased through the four open gates, but in the end, they all failed. The Annam Protectorate actually escaped through one of the city walls. This was something that no one had expected.
Without a doubt, they had been played!
"Zhang Shouzhi …"
The sound of the rain drowned out the thunder. Dalun Ruozan slowly raised his head and looked at the towering silhouette of the city in front of him. A thought flashed through his mind. A gate was hidden in the solid city wall. This had nothing to do with the war. It was the masterpiece of the city's architect. It was no secret that Leo City was built by the architect of the Tang dynasty, Zhang Shouzhi.
"The Tang dynasty of the Central Plains is really full of talents!"
Dalun Ruozan sighed deeply. Even as the enemy, Dalun Ruozan could not help but admire the Tang dynasty's wealth of talents and culture. It was not something the Ouzan Protectorate could compare to.
"… Unfortunately, even so, it is useless. Let them escape for a while and be happy for a while. Huoshu Huizang, I'll leave the rest to you! "
Huoshu Huizang just sneered and said nothing.
The torrential rain was indeed the best cover for the Annam Protectorate. Even they had no way of knowing when the Tang army would break out, and their eyesight was so poor in the pouring rain. However, if the Annam Protectorate thought that they could escape so easily, they were gravely mistaken.
"If they had defended the city, they might have been able to live for a few more days. However, they actually thought of abandoning the city and running away. That's simply courting death! Someone, blow the horn and summon the army! "
Huoshu Huizang flung his cloak and left through the curtain of rain.
"Wu! — "
Not long after he left, a bleak and sonorous sound of a horn rang out on the plain of Erhai. The sound traveled a hundred miles and was completely different from the ordinary horn. Even the dense curtain of rain couldn't block it. Following the loud and clear call of the formation, thunderous hoofbeats could be heard from all directions, and the densely packed Ouzan swarmed over once again.
"Traces of the Communist Party have been discovered! — — "
An hour later, with a burst of noise, the atmosphere of the southwest suddenly changed and a tense pursuit began.
… …
At the same time, on the other side of the Erhai plains, Wang Chong was facing another crisis of his life.
"Warning! User has not yet reached his destination. Distance from Lion City is over one hundred li!
"Warning, the host has less than an hour left!"
"Warning, the trial mission is about to fail!
"There are still ten kilometers left. User has not completed the mission and will be obliterated. Countdown: 50, 49, 48 …
… …
Even with the White-hoofed Shadow's speed, getting within one hundred li of Lion City in such a short time was still an arduous task. And the torrential rain was also a significant hindrance to Wang Chong.
"I have to go even faster!"
Even with Wang Chong's eyesight, he could no longer make out his bearings in this storm. The only thing he could rely on was the shrill cry of the eagle in the sky.
"Hyah!"
Wang Chong urged his horse forward like a bolt of lightning.
Rays of red light had already appeared in front of him. Everything around him, including the torrential rain, was covered in a layer of flickering bloody light in Wang Chong's eyes. Everything around him slowly grew blurry. Wang Chong knew that this trial mission had reached a crucial point. If he could not reach his destination in time, all that awaited him was death.
The matter of the Stone of Destiny was still a secret. Besides Wang Chong, not even the nearby Eagle knew why Wang Chong was so desperate.
"40, 39, 38 …"
The Stone of Destiny's cold and emotionless voice resounded in his ears. However, Wang Chong maintained his calm, his face beneath his armor completely devoid of emotion. All his attention was focused on the thick line of blood in the depths of the storm.
"One hundred kilometers. That red light should be the border. I have to get there as quickly as possible! "
Countless thoughts flashed through Wang Chong's mind.
The torrential rain slammed against his armor like iron beads, but Wang Chong had no time to worry about anything else. The Halo of Dusk Stallion had already been pushed to its limit. The two halos, one on the inside and one on the outside, rumbled and blew away the surrounding rain. "Hyah!" Wang Chong pushed the White-hoofed Shadow to its limit.
"Whether or not Little Shadow can escape this calamity depends on you!"
Wang Chong whispered from atop his horse, his palm lightly patting the White-hoofed Shadow's neck. The torrential rain blurred his vision, casting everything in a gray haze. Although Wang Chong could see the red light and vaguely see the border, he could not determine how far it was. At this moment, he could only place all his hopes on the White-hoofed Shadow.
Neigh! Neigh!
The warhorse neighed as fiercely as metal. The White-hoofed Shadow seemed to understand Wang Chong's meaning. All the muscles and tendons in its body tightened, and its already extremely fast speed was forcibly increased in this almost impossible situation. It was as if its hidden potential had been stimulated.
Boom!
The horse's hooves kicked up a waterfall of rain in the mud. From atop the horse, Wang Chong could clearly sense that the White-hoofed Shadow was exerting all its strength. Every muscle and every bone was exploding with its potential. But Wang Chong was still in danger.
"15, 14, 13, 12 …"
The countdown continued. Not only did the rain not weaken, it seemed to grow even heavier. At the start, Wang Chong could still see ten meters away, but now, he could no longer see beyond four meters. This long-awaited downpour was far heavier than anyone had imagined. In this sort of situation, Wang Chong's judgment was completely off the charts.
Without sufficient reference, Wang Chong couldn't even tell whether he was heading east or west. But one day, Wang Chong was certain that the giant arc of red light in his field of vision was growing more and more intense. Without a doubt, the distance between him and the White-hoofed Shadow was closing.
"Little Shadow, I can only rely on you now!"
Wang Chong's body tensed up as he whispered into the White-hoofed Shadow's ear.
There was nothing he could do at this point. Even if his martial arts had greatly improved, he still couldn't outrun the White-hoofed Shadow.
"Seven, six, five, four …"
It was only a short moment, but it suddenly felt like an eternity. Every second was stretched into countless fragments. Finally, Wang Chong could see that giant arc of red light. The light had reached its peak. But from his senses, he could tell that it was at least fifty meters away.
"There's no time!"
Wang Chong clenched his teeth. Fifty meters was by no means a long distance, but at this moment, it had become a matter of life and death. Fifty meters. Wang Chong's heart tightened to the extreme. The White-hoofed Shadow's speed had reached its peak, and it couldn't go any faster.
"User is about to be obliterated. Counting down, three, two, one …"
This was the first time Wang Chong had felt the Stone of Destiny's binding power ever since he had obtained it. Although it gave him a chance to be reborn, it also tied a rope tightly around his neck at the same time.
"Little Shadow, whether we can succeed or not depends on this!"
In the blink of an eye, Wang Chong had no time to think. He poured all of his strength into the White-hoofed Shadow.
Boom!
The White-hoofed Shadow seemed to sense something. At the last moment of the Hour of Destiny's countdown, the White-hoofed Shadow stomped on the ground and soared into the sky like a cannonball.
"Neigh! — — "
The warhorse's neighing echoed through the night, and at the final moment before the warhorse soared into the sky, a figure flew into the air.
In that final moment, Wang Chong had used all of his strength.
This was a gamble of life and death!
Wang Chong clenched his fists. Time and space seemed to freeze at this moment.
"Congratulations to User for arriving at your destination on time. The punishment of obliteration has been lifted. The reward for the first phase of the mission is 200 points of Destiny Energy, which will be distributed after the trial is over! "
After what seemed like both an instant and countless centuries, the Stone of Destiny's long-awaited voice finally resounded in Wang Chong's mind, but it sounded very different to him. Rumble! The frozen time began to flow again. Wang Chong somersaulted through the air and landed on the horse's front.
"That was close!"
Wang Chong let out a long sigh, his heart pounding. In that moment of life and death, no one but himself knew that he had escaped from the claws of the god of death.
"Young Master!"
A familiar voice, battered by the wind and rain, came from behind him. The Eagle, riding a buckskin horse, had caught up from behind. He looked at Wang Chong with a strange expression. Although the situation ahead was truly urgent, Wang Chong's performance just now had been too strange. It really didn't seem like he was on a normal journey.
It was more like something had happened that he didn't know about.
"Young Master, are you alright?"
The Eagle asked hesitantly, as if he wanted to say something.
Wang Chong shook his head. Just as he was about to reply, he suddenly heard a high-pitched cry.
"Milord, there's an enemy up ahead …"
The Eagle cocked his head to the side, but before he could finish speaking, he heard a massive drum beat. Dong dong dong! Each beat was incomparably loud, as if it were pounding on a person's heart. At the same time, the wild wind carried the raindrops with it, carrying the indistinct cries of battle in the distance. Those cries were definitely not the voices of one or two people, but more like the cries of tens of thousands of people.
In an instant, the expressions of both Wang Chong and The Eagle changed. There was no need to say anything more.
"Follow me!"
Wang Chong waved his hand. Without another word, he led The Eagle and the Black Dragon Bandit elites that Li Siye had left behind to guard him. Braving the rain, they sprinted in the direction of the battle cries.
"Woo! — — "
As they galloped, the desolate, resonant sound of bull horns came from afar. When dozens of bull horns lined up in a row, even the rain could not stop them!
It was Ouzan's cavalry!
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