"Even if you can't get it, only a portion of you won't be able to escape in time. If you guys can successfully send Gu Zheng back, I'm sure that you guys will be the first to be sent back." Su Nan said confidently.
"And I'll think of a way to get a pass. When the time comes, we just have to wait for a good opportunity to lure Ouyang Ping away and we can rush out." Su Nan was confident of getting a pass. As long as he said that he was going to help everyone, he would be given one.
The reason why they had to be on standby to command the battle was because he could tell from the tone of the person in charge when he arrived.
A puppet army was about to arrive and guard this place together.
In the following day, Gu Zheng and the rest discussed some details repeatedly and finally came to a consensus.
Su Nan had to get a pass first. The Zhu brothers would be in charge of internal news and reporting any movements.
Gu Zheng's main responsibility was to not let anyone discover his identity.
When he felt that it was about time, he let Little Worm transform back into his original form. The two of them split up and left.
When they reached the city, Gu Zheng and Su Nan had to part ways.
"Thank you, Su Nan." Gu Zheng knew that Su Nan really wanted to help him. Even though he did not know why, he would remember this kindness.
"No need. You should thank Little Worm." Su Nan smiled. If not for Little Worm's pleading, of course, she would have to thank him for the pills that he made for Little Goblin.
Together, this was the reason why she made such a decision.
"Thank you, Little Worm." Gu Zheng said to Little Worm. A small black shadow peeked out from Su Nan's ear and nodded at him.
After the two of them parted, he walked straight to the pub. He had not returned for two days. He did not know how Gao Feng was and whether the others had left.
For now, he still needed this layer of disguise. It was safest to be with them.
Just as he entered the pub, he saw them sitting together. Gao Feng had returned.
"Everyone, I'm back." Gu Zheng came to the table and saw that everyone was in high spirits.
"It's okay. As long as you're not late." Gao Feng was in a good mood. "Sit down. Since you're here, we'll set off in a while."
"Wow, Long Tian, so you're Su Nan's friend." Mo Xiaofan was no longer injured. When he saw Gu Zheng, he hurried over. "Why didn't you tell everyone? No wonder Sir Su defended us before."
"You don't know this, but when the news of you being Su Nan's friend spread, Jia Ning personally brought his men here to apologize to Captain Gao." Mo Xiaofan winked.
"What nonsense are you spouting? However, Long Tian, you have hidden yourself so deeply. How unexpected. Speaking of which, you must be a disciple of some big family, right?" Gao Feng said with a chuckle.
Everyone said that the Su family had declined and even their home had been torn down. However, no one would easily offend a genius who was destined to reach the Grand Heavenly Realm.
When his potential was exhausted, only then would his status be determined.
"How is that possible? I was just lucky to know him. I'm just an ordinary person like everyone else," Gu Zheng said modestly.
"No matter what, it's good that you're fine. When you were captured, I was scared to death. I almost got into a fight with them," Qiu Ning chimed in.
"Yeah, you don't know what happened. Sister Qiu even thought that the other party had invited us over." Mo Xiaofan thought that it had caused a scuffle. Fortunately, they didn't fight. Otherwise, they would have been punished even more severely.
"Haha." Thinking of this, Mo Xiaofan felt like laughing.
Gu Zheng and the others chatted and laughed. Soon, Gao Feng led them out of the place.
It was almost time for rest. At this time, the tavern was more than half empty. Many people had already left.
When Ma Pingqing returned to the hill from the east, he couldn't help but look in the direction of the town. It had been two days. Normally, they should have returned. However, he still didn't see the captain and the others.
Disappointed, he prepared to go down the hill and rest for a while before continuing his patrol. It was too lonely to be alone.
Out of the corner of his eye, he saw a black shadow rushing towards him. Ma Pingqing looked carefully and realized that it was the captain and the others.
As Ma Pingqing waited, Gao Feng and the others arrived at the bottom of the hill.
"Captain Gao." Ma Pingqing happily greeted Gao Feng.
"Mm, I brought some things for you. After a short rest, we will continue our patrol." Gao Feng handed over a lot of wine and meat.
"Thank you, Captain Gao."
"Sigh, do you know what happened this time? Let me tell you. It was really exciting." Mo Xiaofan quietly came to Ma Pingqing's side and talked about the events of the past two days.
This made Ma Pingqing envious. He had missed too many exciting events.
Fortunately, this rotation system gave everyone a chance to rest.
The dull and boring patrolling began again. For half a year, they didn't see a single person. It was very ordinary.
However, the team next to them met a few people.
During this time, Gu Zheng also looked for Su Nan and Zhu Feng.
Now, Su Nan had successfully obtained the pass. However, there was still no good opportunity to make a move in the town.
However, everyone's mood was much more relaxed. Some people even thought that the protector was making a fuss over nothing.
As usual, Gao Feng and the others were patrolling at the border.
Everyone was very relaxed and kept talking about cultivation. The enemy couldn't break through the protective formation. Even if the enemy found them, they couldn't do anything.
"Zeng."
A strange bell suddenly sounded in the air. The ancient sound continued to ring in the air. The long sound rang a total of nine times.
When the first sound rang out, everyone stopped where they were and didn't say a word.
"Enemy invasion." These words appeared in everyone's mind.
After the ninth bell chime ended, a loud and impassioned sound was heard. The bell chime was calling everyone to return.
"Let's go." Gao Feng directly gave up on the mission and led everyone to the town.
When they returned to the town, everyone had already returned. They were all gathered in the drill ground.
About 400 people were gathered in this small drill ground. The right protector, who had never been seen before, was on the stage.
His face was solemn and his eyes were closed as he sat on a chair.
The people below didn't know the specific situation. They only knew that the enemy had arrived. However, they didn't know the scale of the enemy's strength.
"Lord, except for the outer line, everyone is here." When the last team came back, the person in charge said to the right protector.
"En, are those puppets still obedient?" The right protector stood up and asked casually.
"We can't tell who is the spy. We've already used all our methods. I reckon that the enemy has already deleted this person's memory. They won't know their identity until they activate it." The person in charge knew what the right protector wanted to ask.
"Then continue to lock them up. No one is allowed to enter. Do you understand?" The right protector had already walked to the middle of the stage.
"Yes, no one is allowed to enter. The array at the entrance has already been activated. Without your permission, no one is allowed to enter." The person in charge said solemnly. As long as they didn't give those people a chance, they would always be puppets.
That was why they were locked up. They didn't want people to find them to vent their anger.
The right protector didn't reply. He looked at the black mass of people below. Everyone was looking at him curiously, waiting for his news.
The right protector didn't say anything. Instead, a light flew out from his sleeve. It formed a water screen in mid-air. The screen showed the scene in the distance.
A black mass of people was on a plain. They were already walking around. From time to time, someone would bend down and bury something. Then, they would sit down on the ground.
They seemed to be setting up a formation. However, no one knew what kind of formation it was that required so many people to cooperate.
The sharp-eyed people found this place very familiar. It was only about an hour's journey from here. It could be said that the distance was very close. They arrived in the blink of an eye.
Suddenly, a white light appeared in the water screen. Then, the water screen turned into a splash and completely collapsed. It seemed that the enemy had discovered that they were spying on them.
This made everyone realize that the other party also had a peak Zenith Heaven mission. Otherwise, they wouldn't have discovered and eliminated it so quickly.
"Clansmen, the enemy's plan has already caused us to lose too many companions. Now, the other party wants to step on our flesh and blood and put us to death. Are you willing to stretch out your necks and die without dignity?"
"No." The people below howled. When they knew that the enemy was coming, their blood had already been ignited.
The other party has a peak Asura. What's there to be afraid of? We have two here.
"Lord, please let us step forward. We won't retreat. Let these people know that they've 'died' once. We don't mind letting them 'die' again."
A person below shouted. His hot-blooded words were echoed by many people.
Everyone shouted excitedly.
"I know that everyone wants to go forward, but not now. We'll lead some people forward to scout the situation and wait for our reinforcements to arrive." The Right Protector directly revealed that he had reinforcements on his side. This was also the final decision he made after discussing it with the Left Protector.
The other party definitely didn't know about this news. This could cheer everyone up.
However, he didn't say where the reinforcements were or when they would arrive.
"Moreover, there's a protective formation set up by our ancestor here. They can't break through at all. We'll be safe from the beginning to the end. The final victory will belong to us," the Right Protector continued.
The Asuras below were in an uproar again.
"However," the Right Protector's tone changed. "So many of us want to go forward, but some of us are weak and some of us are strong. We can't go up recklessly. Everyone has to wait here until the Left Protector and I dispatch them."
Many people understood what the Right Protector was talking about. With so many battles, how could they all rush forward? That would be the stupidest thing. Although they sometimes didn't use their brains, they weren't stupid.
They all agreed to gather here and wait.
The Right Protector saw that he had perfectly completed his task and walked down. He still had to choose some people. What he said before was true.
He only calmed these people down because the Left Protector felt that some of them had already defected to the other party. They couldn't disperse and give the other party an opening.
Although the Right Protector felt that this was groundless, it was better to be careful. This wasn't a difficult matter.
Almost everyone, including the unaffiliated and the officials, was here.
Gu Zheng noticed that the Drill Ground's array formation had been activated. Without permission, no one could enter or leave.
It had to be said that this brought them a lot of trouble. Many of their follow-up plans couldn't be carried out. They could only take it one step at a time.
They really didn't expect the other party to be so cautious even with the protection of the formation.
In a relatively spacious house behind the drill ground, there were eight figures talking to each other. Now, all the peak gold immortals were gathered here.
Pan Xuan, Su Nan, and even Ding Xiao were here. The five peak Jin Xian cultivators were here before.
Ding Xiao was lucky to have woken up in Puppet Town. When he noticed the huge change in the surroundings, he immediately rushed here. He hadn't been back for long and had been recuperating, so he didn't show himself.
"Miss Pan, do you think this is an all-out attack or a probing attack?" Su Nan was talking to Pan Xuan. He changed the topic and asked about this matter.
They knew that the other party was about to attack. Now, they were waiting to see what the higher-ups would do.
"I think it's a probing attack. We have to figure out the other party's intentions first. Young Master Su, you must have thought of this. Why are you asking me?" Pan Xuan rolled her eyes. She didn't know what Su Nan was planning.
"I'm just thinking that even though the other party looks like those people, we have to consider if they have any tricks up their sleeves. I want to help Miss Pan out on the battlefield." Su Nan said sincerely.
"Hehe, who doesn't know that Young Master Su is unparalleled. Why would you need me to help you? You should be the one helping me." Pan Xuan laughed and said, "But the battlefield has no eyes. No one knows what will happen. I agree."
They weren't the only ones. The people who were familiar with each other were talking about the same thing. If a battle really broke out, with the help of a comrade, they might be able to avoid a fatal attack.
At this moment, a figure walked in from outside.
"Right Protector." Everyone stood up and greeted the Right Protector.
"Everyone please calm down and wait to depart." The Right Protector hurriedly left after saying this.
He had already said what needed to be said. He still had other things to do.
Gu Zheng really wanted to contact the Zhu Feng brothers. However, their team was lined up neatly on the side. It was clearly different from his team.
He could only discuss with Mo Xiaofan and the others in a low voice. His eyes kept looking around.
After an entire day, Gu Zheng finally saw the person in charge walking over from afar.
"Next, I'll call out your names. Please come together later." The person in charge held a book in his hand.
"Qiu Bian Rui."
"Le Si."
"Gao Feng."
.....
Soon, dozens of names were called out. Gu Zheng noticed that these were all powerful late stage Jin Xian.
"Everyone please come with me. The rest of you can wait here peacefully. At this stage, no one is allowed to cause trouble." Different from the Right Protector's gentle words, the person in charge's eyes were filled with warning.
"Sir, we also want to fight. We can't stay at the back." A brave Shura stood up. It was an official team member.
Looking at Peng Bo's aura, although he was also in the middle stage, he could break through to the late stage at any time. In his opinion, he could definitely go to the battlefield.
"No, you have to listen to the protector's orders. You'll just die if you go." The person in charge directly refused.
"I want to see the protector. I want to do my part for everyone." The brave Shura said unyieldingly.
"We also want to see the protector. We also want to go to the front lines." After seeing his performance, some people couldn't hold back the passion in their hearts.
"Kuo Kuo." A blood-red hand appeared in the air and grabbed at the Shura.
The Shura was grabbed into the air and then thrown out.
With a boom, the group of Asuras smashed into the ground, creating a human-shaped crater.
The Protector of the Left suddenly appeared in the air and looked at everyone coldly.
Everyone shivered. They felt as if a poisonous snake was looking at them coldly with its tongue out.
Everyone was silent. They were frightened by the Protector of the Left's cold killing intent.
"Cough, cough. Protector, I strongly request to go out and fight. I won't be a deserter." A weak voice came from below.
Everyone looked at the source of the voice in shock. The brave Shura crawled out from below while spitting out blood.
Didn't you see the Protector of the Left show mercy and spare your life?
You're still so stubborn. Do you really think the protector won't dare to do anything to you?
"Lord, I'm not afraid of death. Even if you take my life now, I'll still say it." He spat out blood and said with determination.
The Protector of the Left looked at him coldly with a frosty expression.
Drops of cold sweat flowed down the brave Shura's face. His already pale face became even paler. His legs trembled non-stop. It was obvious that he was under pressure.
Just when everyone thought the Protector of the Left was going to flip out, his figure flashed and he suddenly disappeared.
Everyone couldn't believe it. This matter was all bark and no bite. Just like that, it passed.
The brave Shura's expression changed as if he had heard something. His eyes flashed with surprise. Then, without saying a word, he dragged his tired body back to the group.
Gu Zheng saw everything clearly. His eyes kept flashing. If this brave Shura had succeeded, then he and his people would have gone forward and found a chance to escape. But it was a pity.
However, he realized something. This time, they must have gone out to test the waters. Otherwise, with the brave Shura's persistence, he wouldn't have stopped so easily.
Unless someone promised him something, only then would he be able to calm down.
Gu Zheng believed that when the final battle came, they wouldn't be trapped here. Then, there would be a chance.
He only hoped that he would be able to escape in time and participate in the final battle.
However, he also considered everyone's thoughts. The person in charge walked over with a cold expression and told everyone that he would show them the situation on the other side when the time came.
This made many people happy. At least they could know the situation on the other side. They didn't have to wait here.
Many people looked at the brave Shura gratefully. This was the result of him risking his life.
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
