Chapter 1844: Deploy Troops to Siege

Ye Liuyun finished collecting the reward and immediately led a few people back to the army camp.

He Lian Xiu originally wanted to say a few words to him but had no chance.

"This guy took this princess away and didn't even say a word to me!"

She complained inwardly.

But when she thought about marrying Ye Liuyun, her face flushed a bit, and she didn't get angry at him.

After returning, Ye Liuyun called the Martial Cultivator who could tame beasts and the archer one by one into the main tent for questioning, which was actually a Soul Search.

It turned out that the beast‑taming Martial Cultivator was indeed a spy planted by King of Xiliang Wang An.

Ye Liuyun said nothing and immediately placed a Slave Seal on him.

But the archer was just an ordinary Martial Cultivator and came from a relatively poor family.

Ye Liuyun then signed an equal contract with him.

Afterward, Ye Liuyun called Xiao Yunfang and Yu Xiaofeng in and introduced these newly recruited people to them.

"Soul Cultivator Wu Mu Hai, Beast Tamer Bai Tianguang, Body Cultivator Xiong Wanlin, Archer Mu Tianyi.

You two should have Xiong Wanlin train the soldiers in body refining, and Mu Tianyi lead the archers in arrow practice.

When fighting, Wu Mu Hai is only responsible for Spiritual Soul Attack, while normally he instructs the soldiers in cultivating their Soul.

Bai Tianguang will go to the guild first to select some ferocious beasts for the army's siege."

"Yes!"

Xiao Yunfang and Yu Xiaofeng replied affirmatively and were about to lead the group out.

Yu Xiaofeng suddenly sent a Transmission Voice to Ye Liuyun: "Leader Ye, don't you find it odd that we've suddenly encountered so many people in need?

I may not have dealt with the King of Xiliang, but I know that such big figures don't use ordinary methods and often lay plans in advance!"

Yu Xiaofeng was clearly warning Ye Liuyun to be wary of spies.

Ye Liuyun took the opportunity to Soul Search, found Yu Xiaofeng to be fine, and directly signed an equal contract with him.

"I hope you can understand.

I do this because I don't want any barrier between us later! Wu Mu Hai and Bai Tianguang are spies sent by the King of Xiliang, but I have already taken control of them, so you can use them with confidence."

Ye Liuyun explained to him.

Ye Liuyun also told him that Tong Xin, Mu Tianyi, and Xiong Wanlin have already signed equal contracts, to reassure him.

Yu Xiaofeng also understood Ye Liuyun's approach, after all they were not yet familiar with each other.

Moreover, Ye Liuyun could have signed a Master‑Servant Contract, but voluntarily chose an equal contract, showing he does not intend to enslave them.

"So that leaves only Leader Xiao?"

Yu Xiaofeng asked at the end.

"Hmm, I'll communicate with her!"

Ye Liuyun reassured Yu Xiaofeng.

The Soul communication took only an instant; Yu Xiaofeng pretended nothing was wrong and, together with Xiao Yunfang, led the group down to make arrangements.

"Yu Xiaofeng is far steadier than Xiao Yunfang in handling incidents!"

Ye Liuyun immediately decided that when he is no longer in the army, he will hand over military authority to Yu Xiaofeng.

That night, while Ye Liuyun was cultivating, he communicated with Xiao Yunfang via Divine Sense.

He told Xiao Yunfang about the King of Xiliang's planting of spies.

He also informed Xiao Yunfang that he had forcibly Soul‑searched Yu Xiaofeng and signed an equal contract with him.

It seemed he was merely conveying this information to her.

Even if Xiao Yunfang were still reticent, she quickly caught on and signed an equal contract with Ye Liuyun.

She also did not want Ye Liuyun, Yu Xiaofeng, and others to treat her as an outsider later.

Later Ye Liuyun also had her and Yu Xiaofeng sign an equal contract, so both felt at ease with each other and cooperation would be smoother.

In this way, Ye Liuyun finally resolved the spy issue completely.

Xiao Yunfang's and Yu Xiaofeng's understanding of Ye Liuyun also let him breathe a sigh of relief.

"Being in a high position really requires constant caution.

Otherwise you might not even realize you've fallen into someone's ambush!"

Ye Liuyun silently reflected in his heart, reminding himself to act even more carefully in the future.

So he grew to respect Yu Xiaofeng even more.

Yu Xiaofeng knew to send a Transmission Voice to him rather than speak directly.

This shows he had already considered that someone might monitor them with Divine Sense.

"Deploy troops quickly and capture Lin Royal City to secure our own base!"

Ye Liuyun immediately made that decision.

Yu Xiaofeng and Xiao Yunfang also received Ye Liuyun's Transmission Voice, understood his meaning, and promptly began preparations.

The next day, Ye Liuyun brought these newcomers to Mysterious Origin Tower and equipped them with fifth‑grade weapons and armor.

He will definitely fulfill the promises he made to them.

The colors can't be changed for now, so they have to make do for the time being and adjust later.

Tong Xin also went with Ye Liuyun and purchased a lot of refining materials.

The basic training has ended; Tong Xin will no longer need to train with the soldiers and can now focus on refining peacefully.

The custom pills and equipment materials Ye Liuyun ordered are not yet complete; they'll have to wait until they capture Lin Royal City before retrieving them.

After they returned, Yu Xiaofeng and Xiao Yunfang were already ready to set out.

All the soldiers donned combat black armor and boarded the warship.

Ye Liuyun and the others boarded the Warship and set off immediately.

No one knew where they were going or what they intended to do, and no information leaked at all.

After moving away from the Royal City, Ye Liuyun began to discuss strategies for attacking Lin Wang City with Xiao Yunfang and Yu Xiaofeng.

Xiao Yunfang said, "The soldiers' combat power is definitely much stronger than before.

But we have almost no siege equipment! We'll probably have to use the previous method: you send people to open the city gates, and we charge in, so we can minimize losses!"

Yu Xiaofeng shook his head and said, "That's different.

Before, you were robbing bandits, and everyone inside the stronghold could be killed outright.

But now the city is filled with civilians and ordinary soldiers.

Our target, however, is to clear out the City Lord's residence.

I suggest we first persuade the soldiers to surrender; otherwise the casualties will be too great and will cause panic among the civilians."

"But if the persuasion fails, the other side will become defensive."

Xiao Yunfang said anxiously.

Both of them were indecisive, and finally Ye Liuyun said, "Slow the Warship's speed! Circle a few times so no one can discern our objective.

I'll send someone into the city to scout the situation."

Ye Liuyun released the Black Panther, letting it go first to gather information.

But after the Black Panther returned with the report, they learned that Lin Wang City had been sealed off to fend off bandits during this period.

When City Lord He Qianzhong died, the news spread, and the nearby bandits united to assault Lin Wang City.

The defending soldiers, fearing the civilians would be looted, voluntarily sealed the city and resisted.

"Full speed ahead!"

Ye Liuyun ordered immediately.

"Who are we fighting?"

Xiao Yunfang asked.

Ye Liuyun smiled, "Suppress the bandits, reinforce Lin Wang City!"

Yu Xiaofeng instantly understood and nodded in agreement with Ye Liuyun's plan.

Xiao Yunfang finally realized that Ye Liuyun intended to use this pretext to slip into the city.

She laughed, "You, it would be a pity not to become a bandit!"

The defending forces of Lin Wang City have held out for over ten days, suffering heavy losses.

But they dare not abandon the defense.

Most of them are locals with families behind them; they'd rather die in battle than let the bandits enter the city.