Chapter 274: Jiang Ziya

How dare you secretly harm the Crown Prince—you're asking for death!

Just as Gui Li Sun felt heartache for his disciple, who had died so obscurely and without reason, suddenly a fierce shout came.

Immediately, Gui Li Sun felt a blinding white light flash before his eyes, and a sharp pain shot through his eyes.

Gui Li Sun, senior brother, hurry, hurry, hurry and retreat!

Just then, Jiang Ziya urged anxiously.

Unable to see with his eyes, Gui Li Sun felt a brief panic, but being a Great Luo Golden Immortal cultivator, he quickly steadied his mind, employed an evasion technique, and fled toward Jiang Ziya's direction.

All troops, withdraw, withdraw, retreat!

Accompanied by Jiang Ziya's order, the West Qi great army began to retreat swiftly.

All troops, attack!

Meanwhile, on the other side, although he had just almost been ambushed, Yin Jiao did not lose his composure; with a wave of his hand, he commanded the great army to begin pursuit.

After doing all this, Yin Jiao then turned around, returned to a military tent, and bowed respectfully.

Thank you, Aunt Yuchan, for just now saving my life!

Yin Jiao said sincerely.

When Yin Jiao's words fell, a female voice came from within the tent——

Since my husband ordered me to protect you completely, I naturally won't let anything happen to you!

Thank you, Aunt Yuchan!

Yin Jiao thanked again, and at the same time he admired his stepfather all the more.

After all, the other party didn't come in person; they merely sent a concubine over, who with a slight strike killed an immortal.

Thinking of that shorty's sneak attack earlier, a fierce gleam flashed in Yin Jiao's eyes and then vanished.

Someone, take this shorty's head, chop it off, hang it in the camp; the Crown Prince intends to behead one by one the heads of all immortals who aided West Qi, so that those immortals who think themselves high and mighty will know the fate of opposing my Great Shang!

Upon these words, the army's morale greatly rose.

West Qi also produced a formidable immortal, who even single-handedly suppressed the Mo Family Four Generals, which also gave some soldiers a hint of gloom.

And that lofty hanging immortal's head, combined with Yin Jiao's bold words treating immortals as nothing, instantly swept away the gloom in all soldiers' hearts, raising the army's morale once more!

Wen Zhong, who had just returned to camp after an unsuccessful pursuit, hearing Yin Jiao's words, couldn't help but show a relieved smile.

Here, the Yin-Shang morale rose high, while on the other side, the West Qi great army's morale had sunk to a valley low.

Simply because, in that battle just now, West Qi suffered too great a loss.

Not only did they lose a large number of troops and supplies, but more importantly, the immortals who supported West Qi were beheaded.

That lofty hanging head could be seen not only by the Yin-Shang soldiers, but also faintly by the West Qi camp.

My disciple died too miserably!

Gui Li Sun's eyes had recovered, but still felt a faint sting.

But at this moment, what he hated most was the death of Tuxun Sun.

There was no way; the calamity had just begun, and the disciple who was supposed to ward off the calamity for him died outright, leaving Gui Li Sun feeling utterly without confidence.

He also wasn't sure whether this calamity had passed or not.

Gui Li Sun, senior brother, don't, don't, you needn't be too grief-stricken; whoever dies in the Investiture of the Gods War will enter my Investiture of the Gods List, and after the war they will all be granted godhood, ascend to the Heavenly Court, and take their place among the immortals!

Just then, Jiang Ziya beside him offered comfort.

Upon hearing this, Gui Li Sun looked at Jiang Ziya's hand holding the Investiture of the Gods List, and a flicker of fear and aversion crossed his eyes.

What he feared was that his name should have been written on this Investiture of the Gods List originally.

It's just that he took Tuxun Sun as a disciple precisely to ward off the calamity for himself and get onto this Investiture of the Gods List.

And what he disliked was naturally because the Twelve Golden Immortals all harbor ambitions to become sages; if they were listed on the Investiture of the Gods List, their cultivation would be eternally sealed, and even their souls would be bound by the Investiture of the Gods List.

Put nicely, it's taking a place among the immortals; put bluntly, it's going to work for the Heavenly Court.

As a Twelve Golden Immortal, one is essentially a carefree immortal; how could one possibly consent to being listed?

Merely, although he thought this in his heart, Gui Li Sun could not show it, after all, the lofty image of a Twelve Golden Immortal must not be ruined.

In that case, I'll trouble you, Junior Brother Ziya; my wicked disciple, though he is by nature unruly, after all is my junior brother's peer, and I naturally also hope he may have a good ending.

Gui Li Sun said, forcing two tears from the corners of his eyes.

Jiang Ziya took all this in his sight, and a hint of contempt, hard to detect, flashed in his eyes.

Gui Li Sun, senior brother, you just rest and recuperate here; I still have military affairs to attend to, so I'll take my leave now.

Saying this, Jiang Ziya clasped his hands, turned about, and prepared to leave the tent where Gui Li Sun was resting.

Wait a moment!

Just then, Gui Li Sun called out to stop him.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Ziya halted, his hands slightly clenched, turned to look at Gui Li Sun, and asked: 'Gui Li Sun, senior brother, do you perhaps still have something to entrust, to entrust?'

Gui Li Sun stared at Jiang Ziya, and after a while, under Jiang Ziya's somewhat tense gaze, he took out a bottle of pills.

Junior Brother Ziya, you now bear the heavenly mandate of the Investiture of the Gods; you must pay good attention to your body. Look, you've been toiling lately, to the point that even your speech is incoherent; senior brother here has a bottle of pills that will surely restore this ailment after you take it.

Gui Li Sun said, handing the bottle of pills to Jiang Ziya's front.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Ziya smiled and accepted the bottle of pills.

Thanks, thanks, senior brother!

Having said that, Jiang Ziya put the bottle of pills away, turned, and left the tent.

Meanwhile, inside the tent, Gui Li Sun let out a sigh and began to regulate his breath.

Although the earlier clash was brief, he had been careless and wounded by Wen Zhong's heavenly eye; he has not yet fully recovered and also needs to regulate his breath to dispel the heavenly eye's effect.

After all, at present he has joined the West Qi great army to repay Jiang Ziya's kindness; he will inevitably have to clash with the immortals of Yin-Shang in the future, and naturally needs to adjust his condition to perfection.

……

"Chancellor, the army's morale is currently suffering a setback; what do you suggest we do?"

Ji Fa said somewhat irritably.

Upon hearing that, Jiang Ziya said calmly: "No, no, no..."

"No way?"

Ji Fa's heart sank; this chancellor, whom he and his father had personally invited back as an expert, if even he had no solution, then the fate of their Xi Qi would be worrisome.

"It's fine!"

At this moment, Jiang Ziya finally said: "The previous battle was merely my probe; now I have basically figured out the details of the Yin Shang army, and I, I already have a solution to break the deadlock!"

Upon hearing that, Ji Fa's heart leapt with joy, looking at Jiang Ziya he said: "Really? Chancellor, do you already have a solution to break the deadlock?"

"No, no, not bad!"

Jiang Ziya said with a confident expression: "That Mo, the four generals of the Mo family possess boundless strength and high magical prowess, but they are slow in movement; a disciple of my senior martial brother wields a magic treasure that excels at dealing with such immortals—I, I will go fetch him, bring him here!"