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The carriage moved along the streets of Qingmu City, heading straight for Qingmu Camp, which was set up within the city to guard against sudden emergencies.
As they went, armored soldiers, fully equipped, became increasingly common, marching in formation.
“Hiss...”
Xiao Li sat in the carriage, deep in thought.
“Brother Li, are you thinking about how to deal with my army formation later? Are you nervous?”
Zhong Zhenyue sat grandly, hands on his knees, grinning.
A military formation map lay before him.
After all, Brother Li had been preoccupied and serious all the way, so he had to show a serious attitude in return.
“Uh, it’s not just because of the army formation.”
“Oh? What else could make Brother Li so nervous?”
Zhong Zhenyue raised an eyebrow, quite curious.
“Ice... You’ve met Han Xianzi.”
“Mm, naturally.”
“She looked at me with this expression this morning.”
Li Mo narrowed his eyes, lowered his gaze but raised his chin, imitating the Ice Cube’s expression, capturing about thirty percent of her essence.
The Ice Cube’s Gaze, Xiao Li version.jpg.
“Hiss...”
Zhong Zhenyue leaned back defensively, spilling hot tea all over his lap.
“Based on your experience with women, what do you think it’s about?”
“But I don’t have any experience in that area, Brother Li.”
“.....”
Recalling Zhong Zhenyue drooling from being fooled by that demoness, even though she didn’t use mind-controlling martial arts...
Well, then.
It was redundant to ask him.
This guy probably had ‘fight, awesome’ filling his mind, on par with the big brothers of Gangdou Sect.
Before long, Qingmu Camp was reached. After the heavy gates opened, the two dismounted and walked in, seeing soldiers engaged in various drills.
Some were new recruits, mostly in the Qi Blood Realm, performing the most basic thrusts.
Others, at the Peak of the Qi Blood Realm, were bare-chested, sparring in pairs, pouncing on each other like large bears.
Sweat, muscles, true men in 1v1 combat...
The most elite were the archers, all at least in the Inner Breath Condensation Realm.
Many of them had faces distinct from Great Yu people, likely recruited from the local Southern Border.
“How many troops does our Qingmu Camp have? Is that something you can say?” Li Mo asked, looking at the vast camp.
“Brother Li, why don’t you guess?”
“Three hundred thousand?” ƒrēewebnoѵёl.cσm
Li Mo used to watch TV where armies of hundreds of thousands, even millions, were common. Seeing how massive the camp was, he felt he was being conservative.
“Haha, it’s eighty thousand.”
Zhong Zhenyue walked into the barracks, his Aura gaining a few points of majesty: “Three hundred thousand troops is more like Nanguan (Southern Pass) City. Nanguan (Southern Pass) City used to truly have a million strong army.”
Li Mo nodded.
He had also heard his father boast about it when he was drunk; there used to be no Qingmu City, and Nanguan (Southern Pass) was Great Yu’s only barrier in the Southern Border.
Back then, the Disaster Beasts caused much more havoc than they do now; even Nanguan (Southern Pass) was on the verge of falling several times.
“Oh, by the way, the Lu Yi you asked me to find hasn’t been located yet. It’ll take at least two or three more days.”
“That’s already very fast. It would be great if the garrison troops in every place were as disciplined as Qingmu Camp.”
“My King is also willing but powerless.”
Zhong Zhenyue understood Li Mo’s meaning and said after a moment of silence:
“The Emperor doesn’t value Nanguan (Southern Pass) as much as before, or perhaps it’s no longer needed.”
Li Mo seemed to understand, remained silent for a moment, then smiled and said:
“This shows that the Southern Border isn’t as prone to war, which is a good thing.”
“That’s true, Brother Li, please.” Zhong Zhenyue also smiled. Ahead was his personal guard camp.
On the spacious training ground, a team of three to four hundred heavily armored soldiers were practicing military formations, each exuding a fierce Aura and high spirits.
Commanding them was a valiant female general, holding a precious carved bow in one hand and a command flag in the other.
“The personal guards are all battle-hardened elites, with extraordinary Killing Intent.”
Li Mo’s heart stirred slightly.
This was somewhat similar to the Aura he felt from the Ya Zi True Spirit.
“How about I spar with Brother Li before they finish their drill?”
Zhong Zhenyue was eager to try.
“No problem.” Li Mo took out his Chixiao Sword.
Having not used a sword for a long time, and having been in contact with the Ya Zi True Spirit for a night, Swordsman Xiao Li was also itching for a fight.
The Ya Zi True Spirit, controls blades and swords, loves to fight.
The two sparred for a while, and Young Marquis Zhong’s skill had indeed improved greatly. Not only was his technique stronger, but his experience was also much more seasoned than before.
Li Mo only used his swordsmanship, and it was only after eighty moves that Zhong Zhenyue finally showed signs of defeat.
A moment later.
Xiao Li heard the familiar System prompt in his ear.
【Congratulations to the host for successfully investing in ‘Zhong Zhenyue’ and pointing out his martial arts flaws.】
【Investment feedback: Hundred-man Army Formation (Black Scale Formation)】
The art of army formations?
Xiao Li thought to himself that he wasn’t a soldier.
He wondered how this army formation compared to Zhennan King’s Zhong family Iron Formation.
“Given time, once I enter the Inner Scenery, I will surely shed the nickname of Eight-Armed Young Dragon.”
Zhong Zhenyue was covered in sweat, leaning on his long spear, his eyes shining.
He had lost, but he had made significant progress.
“So nicknames can be changed?”
“Naturally. What was Brother Li’s nickname again?”
“Hmm, Dugu Qi Jian!”
Li Mo emphasized seriously.
As the two were talking, Li Mo’s ears suddenly twitched, but he didn’t make any move.
Splat—
An arrow pierced the ground three inches from his foot, its fletching trembling violently.
The female general standing in front of the command platform spoke:
“Can a Prodigy ranked eleventh on the Qianlong Ranking not even dodge a sneak arrow? Does your ranking depend entirely on...”
“Wang Qi?”
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Xiao Li’s face instantly darkened.
Hitting where it hurts, huh!!
Zhong Zhenyue glanced at Brother Li’s sleeve, seeing that he was still holding a hammer, then breathed a sigh of relief. He then sternly rebuked:
“Zhong Ling, how could Brother Li not be able to dodge your arrow? He just didn’t want to bother with you. While he’s still holding his sword, hurry over and apologize.”
Judging by age, the female general called Zhong Ling should be Zhong Zhenyue’s older sister.
“Hmph.”
Zhong Ling glared angrily at Zhong Zhenyue, then shifted her gaze to Li Mo:
“Aren’t you going to challenge my Zhong family’s army formation? I’ll command, and Zhenyue will lead the charge. Does the Qianlong Heavenly Dragon dare to accept?”
“That’s exactly what I intended.”
Li Mo put away his Chixiao Sword.
He had originally intended to use the Killing Intent in the army to temper himself, to better accommodate the Ya Zi True Spirit.
Zhong Zhenyue: “!”
Why am I the vanguard?
I didn’t say that!
Although Zhong Ling’s usual temperament was a bit fiery, she wasn’t reckless. What was wrong with her today?
“Oh, by the way, how about adding a wager?”
“Alright. If you lose, you’ll serve as a cook for the personal guards in the army for a few days.”
Zhong Ling seemed to have thought it through long ago.
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“If you lose, you’re never allowed to call me Wang Qi Dou Hun again!”
Li Mo took off his upper garment, revealing his leopard-like torso.
His powerful muscles were now shrouded in dark light, accompanied by a strong, sharp Aura of military Killing Intent.
Behind him, a fierce beastly shadow vaguely appeared.
Ya Zi!
Zhong Zhenyue: “.....”
Is it still too late to withdraw?
Waiting online, it’s urgent.
