Chapter 2403: Shu North Town (1)

No matter how slowly the griffin flew, it was still far faster than traveling on the ground.

A little over ten minutes later.

Zhao Chi and the others arrived outside Shu North Town.

Summoned creatures and soldiers couldn't enter, so after landing, Li Ruanyu recalled the griffin and the horse carriage that had followed behind, one by one.

There were many lords outside the town.

Zhao Chi hadn't seen those lords before.

They were probably all people from the Xuanwu Regiment.

Jiang Chen and his group had set out earlier and had long since arrived; they were currently talking with the Xuanwu Regiment's lords about something.

Shangguan Ting had also flown over ahead of time, standing in front with her head drooping as she took the scolding.

A beautiful, plump, mature woman was poking Shangguan Ting's forehead over and over with her index finger.

Shangguan Ting didn't dare to move at all, biting her lip as she silently endured the pokes.

Taking pokes while being scolded, her expression was utterly aggrieved.

Zhao Chi, however, very much wanted to laugh.

Li Ruanyu whispered, "That's our regiment commander Yao Feng. Don't provoke her—her temper has absolutely nothing to do with her looks; it's absolutely fiery."

Zhao Chi looked over again in astonishment.

Yao Feng was roughly thirty-five years old.

She had a tall figure, half a head taller than Shangguan Ting.

Beside her, Shangguan Ting really did look like a little girl.

Yao Feng's features were extremely gorgeous and maturely beautiful.

Her makeup was fairly heavy.

Especially her lips—red as though she had just eaten Qi Yue's gene, strikingly vivid.

Her figure was also explosively curvy.

She gave off the vibe of another Gu Qing—truly a very full and generous figure.

Her waist wasn't as slim as Gu Qing's, but her hips were fuller.

A perfectly proportioned figure, just right.

She could be counted as the finest among women.

For some unknown reason, Zhao Chi glanced at the large cart beside him.

Overall, Yao Feng was the type of commanding, queenly beauty.

Very beautiful, but with a great deal of distance.

There was a feeling that, standing before her, you'd be scolded the very next second.

At this moment her eyes were wide with fury, and her voice of rebuke was loud.

Shangguan Ting stood beside her with a look of unconvinced defiance on her face, her expression a little awkward too; she occasionally muttered a low defense, only to be met with an even louder scolding.

Not giving Shangguan Ting the slightest bit of face.

Li Ruanyu sighed, "Judging by the look of things, the regiment commander still dotes on Shangguan Ting quite a lot—she's probably going to be fine again."

"Huh?" Zhao Chi was a little puzzled. "Commander Yao is scolding Shangguan Ting this harshly, and she can still be fine?"

"The harsher the scolding, the more likely she's fine."

"Why?"

Li Ruanyu gave a charming smile.

"Think about it—why would the regiment commander choose to scold her like this in front of everyone? I'll explain it to you slowly later. I need to hurry over too. You two rest here for a bit first."

"Alright." Zhao Chi nodded.

"Okay, Sister Ruanyu, go ahead." Su Qin waved her hand.

Li Ruanyu smiled, nodded, and left.

She also walked to the front, joining the ranks of lords with Jiang Chen's group, and went to exchange pleasantries with the Xuanwu Regiment's lords.

Zhao Chi, meanwhile, looked toward Shangguan Ting again, lost in thought.

So Yao Feng had done this on purpose?

Scolding Shangguan Ting in public was precisely to protect her?

Even though Shangguan Ting had brought danger to Yao Feng, she was still shielding her?

This regiment commander Yao Feng isn't bad at all.

Interesting.

After another half hour of waiting, the lords gradually arrived in full.

With Yao Feng here, naturally Jiang Chen and the others had no say.

And the Xuanwu Regiment's commander was resisting the werewolves on the front line and had no time to come; the highest-ranking person here was Yao Feng.

Originally Jiang Chen had said they would gather at the military camp, but it seemed the final gathering point was here.

Yao Feng leaped up onto the city wall behind.

Then, in a voice everyone could hear, she said:

"Everyone has worked hard!

"Today we suffered heavy losses and lost quite a few comrades, but our final gains were also considerable.

"But I won't say too much more. Now that everyone has reached Shu North Town, you're temporarily safe. Everyone can hurry to rest afterward and seize the time to prepare for battle—after all, the werewolves haven't retreated, and the fighting is still ongoing.

"I know everything about everyone's performance today. Many lords showed extremely high qualities and shining moments, and we will give them special commendations!

"But there are also some people… whose performance was very poor and who need to be sternly criticized!"

At this point.

Yao Feng lowered her head slightly.

She shot a sideways glare down at Shangguan Ting.

Shangguan Ting looked up at the sky.

Yao Feng continued:

"In three days, if there's no fighting, we'll hold a timely commendation in the garrison town's council hall based on everyone's performance this time.

"We won't forget everyone's contributions.

"Although we've now reached the garrison town, there aren't many usable territory connection points, so we definitely can't accommodate this many of us.

"So for now, everyone keep your territory connection points on you. The garrison town's formation will continuously replenish a certain amount of energy for everyone.

"But please note.

"Without formation protection now, demonic beasts may invade the territory directly, and the difficulty is completely random.

"Still, don't worry too much.

"After all, we have a large number of friendly forces nearby.

"If you encounter an invasion, you can call for reinforcements immediately. We've already arranged dedicated support troops that can arrive quickly.

"Everyone's temporary resting point is the military camp. In a moment, follow Captain Guan and Captain Ren over there, set the teleportation connection points at the camp for now, and then you can return to your territory to rest and prepare for battle.

"Currently, our other several regiments are locked in a stalemate with two werewolf regiments, and we have the terrain advantage. Judging by the situation, the stalemate should continue for a while.

"Everyone use these few days to quickly repair your equipment. After all, war can break out at any moment and can't truly be predicted, so be prepared to fight at any time.

"Alright, that's all I have to say.

"Regiment Commander Jiang, Regiment Commander Shen, you two may rejoin your units.

"Captain Guan, Captain Ren, you may lead everyone away.

"Let everyone rest quickly."

Jiang Chen and Shen Jiyun, these vice regiment commanders, were originally Zhili lords by Yao Feng's side, having followed Yao Feng into battle.

Previously, they had only been temporarily dispatched to help the various brigades with garrison duty.

Now that the southern territory already been lost, these two vice regiment commanders naturally had to return to the regiment headquarters.

The supreme command authority of the Binghe Brigade and the Tongyan Brigade returned once more to the hands of Guan Zhiyong and Ren Yunchuan.

Everyone followed the two brigade commanders and entered the garrison town in succession.

On the way, Zhao Chi kept pondering a question.

Or rather, a doubt.

Back in school, Li Ruanyu had once explained it.