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The brush in Xu Qiqin's hand was both fast and agile As if all the ansere already in her head, she wrote at a constant speed Though all sorts of trivial matters continued to assail her, Xu Qiqin re expression perpetually on her face It see in this world that could hold her down

"Ah, I wonder how he's doing?"

After soh With a flick of her wrist, she put down her brush

In their confrontation in Deflecting Blade Manor, she had once , had once hty Xu Qiqin was forced to bow her head and agree to Wang Chong's request Logically speaking, she should have hated Wang Chong to the bone, but for soht about the situation in the southwest and how Wang Chong would have to face the ar at any moment, Xu Qiqin felt deeply conflicted

Inexplicably, Xu Qiqin recalled the four words Wang Chong had whispered to her before leaving

'I believe in you!'

Wang Chong had uttered those words with absolute sole's resolute figure leading those countless clan experts down thetoward the southwest He had clearly understood so at that time, but he had still chosen to leave without hesitation He was like atoward the sparks of a bonfire

Xu Qiqin had watched with eyes wide open, an unprecedented wave of eh herto be a selfish, s, and extreood for hiot it At the same time, he was also the only fellow that could continuously contend against her But now, Xu Qiqin had seen the other side of Wang Chong, the true self that he hid deep under his bones

That side was so attractive…

"Ah, just don't die! No matter what, you can't die…!"

Xu Qiqin turned her head, her gaze flitting past theto rest on a s had been used to single out a few places on thehad left this map behind before he left, and no one besides him and Xu Qiqin understood what the symbols on the map meant

All the caravans, both horse and caed to reat clans, so it had been even easier for her to mobilize the noble clans and wealthy families of other areas Only Xu Qiqin could have taken care of everything with such neatness and orderliness Ar else had all been sent out

Hundreds of caravans surged like ants toward that place, traveling day and night Based on how much time had passed, the first batch of resources should have arrived by now at the place Wang Chong had indicated

"You'll have to rely on yourself for what coh, turned her head back around, and continued to take care of the files on her desk

……

The skies were dark and gloo of hooves resounded over the ! Half a day renated area in time, user will be obliterated and the ! The Annan Protectorate are casualties User is deducted 20 points of Destiny Energy!"

"Warning! User must proceed as quickly as possible If user does not cover twenty kiloy will be deducted every two hours!"

"Warning!…"

Message aftersee knew that it was anything but In just a few short days, Wang Chong had already been deducted 80 points of Destiny Energy He had defeated Batunlu and Bachicheng, and opened the passes to the south, but Wang Chong could feel that the undercurrent was getting stronger

Wang Chong didn't understand what had happened in Lion City Its walls were firy in just a few short days? The situation in the southas continuing to worsen, and the continued warnings about deductions of Destiny Energy in his mind told him that it was far fro to increase the pressure on hi was less concerned about himself and more about the Annan Protectorate army in Lion City

Father is already there I can only hope that it's still not too late! Wang Chong quietly said to hin wasn't to protect himself, but to save the Annan Protectorate ar else would lose

"All troops, heedheld aloft his sword and picked up speed

The 300,000 Mengshe Zhao soldiers and 200,000 Ü-Tsang soldiers were like a 's stoot to Erhai, the closer he got to peril and death The earlier victories did not mean that his situation had improved On the contrary, they had only increased the pressure

A rapid advance over thousands of li had never been sishe Zhao discovering Wang Chong's ten thousand troops and crushing the

Whoosh!

Dark clouds carpeted the skies At so in fro with it the thick scent of blood, the stench of the southwest battlefield

It see stopped and looked up at the sky The clouds were hanging low and seeloomy waves ready to sweep over the world

This was the s muttered to hier to this sort of odor If everything was as nor a torrential downpour, one that was rapidlyits way north

"Milord, our brothers can't lastChong was deep in thought, so and Xu Andun

"Milord, our brothers have beennonstop for several days now," Xu Andun respectfully said, clasping his hands "I know that Milord is anxious, but without sufficient rest, I worry that even if our brothers reach the Erhai plains, they won't be able to do ree with Brother Xu Our brothers truly do need to rest"

Xu Shiping glanced at the arreement

The soldiers of the arer than the ordinary man, but even so, they weren't cast froued Only a glance was needed to notice that the entire arerous

Both of the co turned his head and said with absolute resolve, "No! Now is not the ti he kneithout even thinking But this was simply not the time to rest Man's potential was infinite, and the battlefield did not wait for soldiers to eat their fill and rest well before fighting This hat it meant to be at war There were many wars in the history of the Central Plains where soldiers had to fight for several days and nights without rest

Or would they retreat only halfway through the battle?

Wang Chong was not worried about whether the army could rest or not His concern was that today was the day when Lion City would be broken If the Annan Protectorate army was completely lost, a well-rested arued one

Booan to ruh the clouds Then there was a slap as a raindrop the size a soybean struck Wang Chong's face Wang Chong subconsciously wiped this raindrop ahile Xu Shiping and Xu Andun looked dumbstruck at the sky

This was the first storm the pair had encountered ever since the start of their march south

Slap! Slap!

What started as a few drops of rain quickly intensified In the blink of an eye, a an to hon froainst the ar to be playing a tune

It was raining

One, two, three… one soldier after another raised their head to that asted

This massive downpour was completely unanticipated, and everyone knehat it , and Xu Andun were dumbstruck

"A downpour, a downpour, three days, three days, the city broken…"

Wang Chong azed at the skies Suddenly, he had a flash of insight, his body shivering in understanding

"Xu Shiping, Xu Andun, I'le, Zhao Jingdian, lead all of our cavalry and follow me!"

"Yes, Milord!"