Chapter 1224

The Ju City county magistrate was so anxious that his hands and feet were cold; he had only been in office for a few months, and his official hat was about to fall off? Falling off the hat is a small matter, but he was afraid his head would fall off too.

He stole a glance at the Pixia army commandant, whose surname was Shi, who was pulling a long face, blaming his subordinates for ineffective searching.

Actually, in the county magistrate's view, the death row prisoner might have already fled Ju City.

But no one dared to say this out loud.

A shadow flashed outside, and someone rushed in.

The county magistrate looked closely; it was a centurion.

This was originally a soldier leader under Commandant Shi, but he didn't salute or lower his head when he saw the two superiors, just said expressionlessly: "I know who raided Boss Situ He."

He suddenly had no respect for his superiors, and red light appeared in his eyes again. Commandant Shi was startled and tentatively asked: "Heavenly Venerable?"

This centurion was another ghost slave placed in Ju City by the Xuanlu evil spirit; this scene should be the ghost possessing him. But Commandant Shi didn't care who raided the prisoner, he just wanted to know the whereabouts of the death row prisoner: "Where are they?"

"Most likely already left the city."

Commandant Shi's heart was heavy, like being pressed by a big stone. Boss Situ He escaped under his nose, and he was seriously derelict in his duty.

But the Xuanlu evil spirit didn't care what he was thinking: "Allocate two thousand people, I want to use them."

"Ah?" Commandant Shi had to ask clearly, "What do you want two thousand troops for?"

Two thousand troops is not two thousand silver; it's not something you can just allocate.

"This time, let you get a bargain." Xuanlu said gloomily, "This Venerable wants to strike personally."

This surprise for Commandant Shi was no small matter: "You are going to lead the troops personally? Are you going to take Yaopo?"

He heard that this evil spirit had a big appetite and a high price; it wasn't easy for their side to ask him to work.

Now this Ghost King said, it wanted to strike personally?

"No, I want to take Rolling Stone Valley."

"Rolling..." Commandant Shi thought he heard wrong, "That, that place isn't considered an enemy stronghold, right?"

"Naturally." Xuanlu glanced at him, his gaze cold, "How much longer do you want to talk nonsense with me?"

Realizing he was talking to a Ghost King, Commandant Shi felt a chill in his heart and steadied his mind: "The end general can't make the decision, I have to ask the superiors to decide."

The centurion was expressionless, but Commandant Shi could hear the disdain in his voice: "In the army I was in before, trash like you wouldn't live for two days."

Commandant Shi choked. He also knew the surrounding terrain; Rolling Stone Valley only had a mine, only a small village, although it was easy to defend and hard to attack, it was all stone skin mountains, couldn't grow crops, couldn't station troops.

What's the use of taking that place now? The mine is good, but can it feed the troops? Not to mention Ju City suffered a major setback tonight, and the death row prisoner was raided.

According to the plan, they were supposed to resist the Boss Situ family's attack on the city; now that the important bargaining chip was gone, would Boss Situ still come to attack the city? Commandant Shi had a pile of broken things in his hands, and the Xuanlu Ghost King still wanted to borrow two thousand people, this was really, really...

Misfortunes never come singly.

But he knew the weight of the Xuanlu Ghost King, so he could only continue respectfully: "Heavenly Venerable, I need a reason to report to the superiors. Why, why do you want to attack Rolling Stone Valley?"

Xuanlu Ghost King looked at him: "Do you know the Luo Sheng Armor?"

Commandant Shi was stunned and nodded.

This is an ancient legend in the central and western parts of the Flash Gold Plain, and he is a military officer, so how could he not have heard of it? "The Luo Sheng Armor has been born, and it might be in Rolling Stone Valley." Xuanlu Ghost King said coldly, "The Pixia war is tight, and we can't take Boss Situ down for a long time; don't we want to borrow the power of the evil armor?"

This reason was something Commandant Shi never expected, and he was stunned for a while before saying: "I will immediately find birds to send a message."

Not daring to say more, just as he was about to turn and go out, Xuanlu Ghost King added: "My main body will arrive soon; before the day after tomorrow, you had better prepare the troops."

He didn't say 'otherwise', but everyone knew the consequences.

Yaopo military camp was brightly lit.

Boss Situ Yu stood outside the main tent, often looking at the distant sky.

The night sky was clean, with nothing at all.

Fu Liushan agreed with him that once the rescue of Boss Situ He was successful, he would set off fireworks as a signal.

Not that fast, he kept comforting himself; calculating the time, Fu Master's team had only just sneaked in and was about to carry out the rescue.

His fists subconsciously loosened and tightened.

If it fails...

Once the rescue fails, he will take Ju City by surprise! As for Yaopo, he hopes the remaining strength can hold out until he brings the troops back.

Father and son are connected at heart; he absolutely cannot sit by and watch his son be killed.

Boss Situ Yu took a deep breath to relieve the scorching anxiety in his heart.

Just at this moment, he actually heard the most familiar voice coming from behind: "Father!"

It was Boss Situ He's voice. Did he hallucinate? "Father, I'm back!"

Boss Situ Yu turned around suddenly and saw his son running over surrounded by several guards, covered in blood stains.

"A-He?" Boss Situ Yu was overjoyed, but the blood on his son's body made his heart jump with fear.

However, the guards behind him immediately stepped forward and raised a lamp to shine on Boss Situ He's face.

If someone was impersonating or disguising, they would reveal their form with such a shine.

Real, no fakes.

Only then did Boss Situ Yu step forward and press his son's shoulder, looking up and down.

"This..." As soon as he saw the wounds on his beloved son's hands, his face suddenly sank, "Who did this?!"

"Someone, someone, where is the medical officer?" Father and son are connected at heart; his heart aches.

"Ghost King." Being a death row prisoner is not a vacation; Boss Situ He had a very difficult time these two days, and suffered Xuanlu Ghost King's torture, so he was swaying, but his mind was very clear, and he could explain things clearly in a few words, "Xuanlu Ghost King wanted to force me to persuade Father to surrender."

The medical officer rushed over when he heard the sound, and seeing Boss Situ He's injuries, he asked him to enter the tent for treatment.

Boss Situ He lay on the narrow bed, and his father asked him: "By the way, where is this whole team of Master Fu, how come only you came back?"

"Huh?" Boss Situ He was startled, subconsciously looking left and right, "Master Fu came too?"

He also knew Fu Liushan.

Boss Situ Yu was even more surprised than him: "Wasn't it Master Fu who rescued you?"

Then how did this son appear out of thin air!

"No, no, it was an old friend of mine!" Seeing the topic was about to be led astray, Boss Situ He immediately pulled back to the main topic, "Father, since I have escaped, what do you plan to do next?"

This is the urgent matter at hand.

Boss Situ Yu's face became serious.

Boss Situ He said firmly: "My escape speed was too fast, the Pixia people haven't reacted yet, and they are probably still searching the city. The timing is great; Father must not waste it!"

From his vision going dark to returning to Yaopo, it was less than two quarters of an hour!

He still hasn't figured out how He Xiao sent him back until now.

To say escaping Ju City, he could understand; but the distance from Ju City to Yaopo is several miles, the mountain road is difficult to walk in the middle of the night, winding and turning, and horses are easy to sprain their feet or fall off cliffs if they run fast.

Then, how could He Xiao send him back to Yaopo safely in two quarters of an hour?

He didn't feel any bumps at all! This matter is too weird.

The only reason is that He Xiao is proficient in escape techniques.

Boss Situ Yu was asking him: "How long did it take you to escape?"

Boss Situ He hurriedly shook his head, throwing the distracting thoughts out of his mind: "From my rescue to now, it's been less than two quarters of an hour."

"Two quarters of an hour!" Boss Situ Yu's face changed, and he was also surprised. But as the commander of the army, he first realized the opportunity had come.

Just like his son said, he escaped too fast, and the Pixia people hadn't reacted yet; now is the great opportunity! "Good, very good." He sat on the bed beside Boss Situ He, "I originally planned that if the rescue failed, I would attack Ju City before dawn. Ju City probably expected this and made defensive preparations."

Boss Situ He immediately asked: "What about the Pixia people's front line?"

The Pixia people have another team stationed in Baijian Town, forming a horn shape with Ju City, staring fiercely at the Boss Situ army.

The Boss Situ army suffered two defeats and changed from attacking to defending, also because they were outnumbered and couldn't handle it.

No matter which one he attacked, the other would take advantage of the emptiness to attack.

"The scouts reported that the Pixia camp in Baijian Town is also brightly lit all night, horses unsaddled; it seems they are also prepared, wanting to wait for me to send troops to attack Ju City, and then they will come to attack Yaopo. I originally thought about dividing a thousand people to guard the camp here."

The Pixia people used an open plot, and Boss Situ Yu originally knew it was a trap but had to jump into it; who told him he couldn't bear to part with his son?

But that was originally! Boss Situ He suddenly escaped, and the situation reversed immediately.

His Boss Situ Yu's soft underbelly was gone, but the Pixia people hadn't reacted yet! Boss Situ He immediately said: "But Ju City made defensive preparations beforehand, with elite soldiers and sufficient food; if we still go to attack strongly, I'm afraid we won't be able to take it down in a short time."

Ju City was originally bait to lure the Boss Situ family to make a move.

Then the Pixia army in Baijian Town will still come to attack Yaopo, trying to crush the Boss Situ family's front line.

Boss Situ Yu nodded: "Not bad, A-He, what do you think?"

Boss Situ He hadn't slept for several days, and suffered torture, losing too much blood. It was hard for the medical officer to treat the wounds and stop the bleeding, and as soon as he lay down, his limbs felt like they were weighed down by heavy lead, and he wished he could faint.

But at the critical moment, he had to force himself to be energetic: "Ju City made defensive preparations, but did Baijian Town? Their attention is all on Ju City in front, and they won't pay attention to the danger behind."

A word wakes the dreamer!

Boss Situ Yu punched his palm: "Wonderful, Baijian Town definitely wouldn't expect us not to attack Ju City, but instead go to sneak attack them!"

"Good, good, this idea is good! The Pixia people want to sneak attack Yaopo? I will use their own way to treat them!" He stood up, paced seven or eight steps, and said, "But we still need to set up some suspicious arrays to make the Pixia people think we are sending troops to attack Ju City."

Ju City just had trouble, and it's not certain that Boss Situ He has escaped the city, so Baijian Town naturally wouldn't receive the news so quickly.

Speed is the essence of war.

Boss Situ Yu patted his son's shoulder: "You rest well, I'll go arrange it."

His son is back, so he has no worries about fighting, and can let go and do it!

Boss Situ He exhaled: "This battle will definitely be a great victory!"

The effect of the tranquilizing medicine also came up, and before Boss Situ Yu walked out the door, he couldn't support it anymore and fell into a deep sleep.

&&&&&The next day was a good day, with a bright sun hanging high and a cloudless sky.

At the end of the morning, a team of people walked into Jishi Village to visit 'He Xiao'.

(End of chapter)