Chapter 1410: All Participate in Battle

From now on, no one may inquire about Ye Liuyun's situation. Even the information you know must not be spoken. He is now our ally; you must not leak his information!

Qujing warned everyone, lest they all start asking and cause Ye Liuyun to become uneasy.

After Ye Liuyun returned to the cabin, he greeted Qujing and the others, then went back to cultivation.

Later, whenever five or six Flying Boats followed behind, Ye Liuyun would go clear them once.

Those of lower realms will return quickly.

Those of higher realms, he would take the chance to train longer, even waiting until the Warships were far away before releasing a clone to spar together.

Qujing and Wen Chenggang both did not let Ye Liuyun go out, because they knew Ye Liuyun must be confident to venture out.

But Qu Wanying worried each time, waiting anxiously for his return. When he came back a bit later, Qu Wanying seemed especially tense.

Qujing saw this and only smiled, not paying attention.

Wen Chenggang secretly sent a Transmission Voice to Qujing: "Prince, if you could recruit such a capable son‑in‑law, that would be great!"

Qujing shook his head helplessly: "I just think, you have to be liked by that silly girl! Do you think Ye Liuyun is a simple person?

The first time I saw him, I felt he was a greater threat than the Xie family! Fortunately we became allies; otherwise our 200,000 troops might not have been enough to kill him!"

Wen Chenggang thought for a moment and admitted: "Indeed, the fact that he could easily rescue you shows he is no ordinary person!"

He then asked: "Where is he from? Should we keep an eye on him?"

Qujing replied: "I tried asking, but he wouldn't say. That's understandable; everyone has secrets! But I don't think we need to guard against him—he has nothing to gain from us."

"Prince thinks so highly of him? Then why don't we find a way to keep him?" Wen Chenggang asked Qu Wanying.

Qujing shook his head: "I do have high hopes for him, but we can't keep him forever. He's been targeted by the Empire; he might cause trouble later, depending on his luck!

Moreover, we have nothing that could lure him to stay. He'll probably leave after safely delivering us to the West Phoenix King!"

"Then why does he repeatedly intervene to help us?" Wen Chenggang asked, puzzled.

He had previously thought Ye Liuyun acted because he fancied Qu Wanying.

"Maybe it's simply because we are the enemy of his enemy, so he helped out of convenience!" Qujing speculated.

While they were chatting, Ye Liuyun rushed back from outside.

"Xie Tianqi is catching up!" he told Qujing and Wen Chenggang.

Both were startled by Ye Liuyun's words.

"How many are catching up? How long until they arrive?" Wen Chenggang asked.

"Probably four hundred thousand troops have already pursued! Their Warships are faster than yours! They can catch us in less than a day!" Ye Liuyun replied.

"How do you know that?" Wen Chenggang was baffled. A Warship can't travel that far in less than a day!

But Ye Liuyun's Golden Pupil could see. The Warships fly through the air, and his sight isn't blocked.

Ye Liuyun was taken aback by the question, about to explain, when Qujing directly ordered: "Prepare for battle. In half a day, all board the Warships and form formations!"

"Yes!" Wen Chenggang immediately agreed and began transmitting orders to each Warship.

Qujing also assigned people to pilot small Flying Boats, racing ahead to Luanfeng He to request aid.

They were still two days away from Luanfeng He.

"Young Master Ye, you take Qu Wanying and go ask the West Phoenix King for aid first!" Qujing was actually arranging for Ye Liuyun and Qu Wanying to leave first.

They only had 200,000 men, while the enemy had 400,000; the disparity was obvious.

"Do you think we can hold out until reinforcements arrive?" Ye Liuyun asked skeptically.

He also guessed Qujing wanted him and Qu Wanying to go first, thinking they wouldn't wait for aid and would be nearly killed.

"We'll try to hold out; it should be about right!" Qujing replied.

Ye Liuyun smiled faintly: "Thank you for the Prince's kindness, but if I stay, my help to you will be greater. Let Qu Wanying go first!"

Ye Liuyun understood his good intention but refused, only letting Qu Wanying go first.

Qu Wanying, hearing this, also insisted on staying: "I won't go either; I'll fight alongside my father!"

Seeing both of them refuse to leave, Qujing had the aid‑seeking soldiers depart first.

He thought that if danger arose later, they could have Wen Chenggang lead them away as well.

Two hundred thousand troops could still stall the enemy for some time.

Afterwards, everyone hurriedly prepared for battle. Ye Liuyun also returned to his room to check his combat strength.

A thousand Demon Beasts haven't broken through to the Zao Hua Realm, and they're still small. But against ordinary soldiers, they should be sufficient.

Besides, he has four Evil Dragons, thirty‑to‑forty Earth Sovereign beasts, thirty‑to‑forty Sky Sovereign beasts, and fewer than three hundred stones and Metal Puppets.

He also commands nearly one hundred thousand Yin Soul troops. Even the lowest‑level Yin Souls are at Earth Sovereign level.

These forces are enough for him to clash head‑on with Xie Tianqi. As for Qujing's 200,000 troops, he doesn't know their strength, so he can't rely on them too much.

Coincidentally, the beasts' food supplies are nearly exhausted and need replenishment. That's also why Ye Liuyun wants to join the fight.

Especially those Evil Dragons; they eat so much they'll be starving soon!

Moreover, he still has over nine thousand Demon Beast Eggs unhatched; the stored food is far from enough.

Thus Ye Liuyun immediately decided that everyone should take part in the battle.

He also distributed many Storage Rings to the beasts and Demon Beasts so they could store food themselves.

Once all preparations were complete, Ye Liuyun went to find Qujing to discuss tactics.

"I'll cut off the enemy's rear route and launch a surprise attack. You all fight as usual, and we'll strike from both front and rear!"

"Fine." Qujing answered without question, immediately agreeing.

Thus Ye Liuyun led the way out of the Warships.

"Is this guy slipping away first?" Wen Chenggang asked with some worry.

"He won't!" Qu Wanying said at once.

Qujing also glared at Wen Chenggang: "Didn't I say we should trust him completely?"

"But even if he has dozens of ferocious beasts, he still couldn't copy the retreat of a hundred‑thousand‑strong army, could he?" Wen Chenggang said plaintively.

Qujing then lectured Wen Chenggang: "You shouldn't worry about that; set things up however you see fit! Since he said it, let him do it. This is our own fight, and we can't always count on others, can we?"