Chapter 189

You say they're twenty li out—who came up with this idea? The Grasslands are all cavalry; are they sure they can stop them?

Shen Tianxing was somewhat speechless; as for the others, it's no big deal, but Yun Tianxia and Yun Tianxue, having once been emperor and princess and having personally led troops in battle, actually made such a stupid mistake.

This minister also doesn't know; anyway, there definitely haven't been any Grasslands cavalry coming these past two days—they must have been blocked. But what's the situation? No letter has come from that side either.

Shen Tianxing stroked his chin; normally, military reports should be sent at least two or three times a day, but now it's been two days with no news—there's definitely something wrong here.

It's not as simple as you think; no letters have come for two days—didn't you send anyone?

Upon hearing Shen Tianxing's question, Yuchi Jingde immediately gave an embarrassed smile.

Your Majesty, it's not that I don't want to send people; rather, before they left, Grandmaster Yun said not to send people randomly—they'll naturally send someone if they have any business.

As long as they don't send bad news, I just need to worry about guarding the city properly—they won't let the Grasslands' iron cavalry and their grandmasters breach the defense line.

Hearing these words, Shen Tianxing couldn't help but roll his eyes; if he didn't know these grandmasters hadn't betrayed him, he'd suspect these guys had defected to the Grasslands!

Who acts like this? This is war, not a game. Of course, for Shen Tianxing, it's actually a game too—after all, with the system's support, everything easy is like a cheat-enabled game.

Forget it, let me go see for myself; I also want to know what they're up to.

Shen Tianxing originally intended to personally settle the Grasslands affair; now he can naturally go along with it.

Your Majesty, why not let me bring some people to go with you?

Yuchi Jingde also knew he couldn't protect Shen Tianxing, but letting him just stay here idle felt wrong.

Shen Tianxing laughed and patted him on the shoulder.

Guarding the city is what you should be doing; moreover, going there would be useless—your role is only at the West Gate.

Yuchi Jingde could only force a laugh and nod; in front of Shen Tianxing, he indeed had no use.

Afterward, Shen Tianxing led the Five Tiger Generals away from West Gate; when they were about ten li from that so-called encampment, Shen Tianxing summoned his 100,000-strong army.

To reach the 100,000 troops, he deliberately went to the System Advanced Mall and bought another Super Fourth-Tier Soldier Summoning Token, adding 20,000 Flying Dragon Cavalry.

It wasn't expensive—just 10 million Killing Value—but this item is limited in the System Mall; only one can be bought per month.

Afterward, Shen Tianxing continued forward with the Five Tiger Generals and this 100,000-strong army; soon they saw yellow sand filling the sky ahead, and the System Prompt sounded.

Yellow Sand Imprisoning Dragon Formation detected—should we break it with force?

What is this? Could it be that Lei Zhenchuan and the others are trapped in this yellow sand?

Shen Tianxing also couldn't help asking Xiao Yu beside him.

This should be an ancient formation that uses poisonous insects to continuously kick up yellow sand within a certain range; the sand is also toxic, so it's quite formidable.

But for you, breaking it is simple—just raise your hand and use Buddha Moves Mountains and Rivers; hurry, the people inside can't hold out much longer.

Xiao Yu answered with a smile, while Shen Tianxing laughed and cried at once, but without wasting words, he leapt into the air and unleashed a Buddha Moves Mountains and Rivers strike.

Instantly, golden light burst forth; a huge golden palm fell, and the previously endless yellow sand vanished in an instant, revealing an extremely dilapidated camp, though much of it was still covered by yellow sand.

But one could clearly see Lei Zhenchuan and the others lying on the ground, in a deathly state.

It's Your Majesty who came to save us—thank goodness you arrived, otherwise we'd have died here; it's truly embarrassing, with so many grandmasters nearly dying beneath this endless yellow sand.

The one speaking was Yun Tianxia; he struggled to his feet, then reached out to help his sister Yun Tianxue up, while the others also struggled to stand, after which each took their last remaining Great Return Pill.

We pay our respects to Your Majesty, thank you for saving our lives; may Your Majesty reign for ten thousand years, ten thousand times ten thousand years.

After taking the Great Return Pill, everyone recovered from their injuries; they then knelt to pay respects to Shen Tianxing, thanking him for saving their lives, and Shen Tianxing shook his head helplessly.

Everyone rise; I admit I'm impressed with you—properly guarding the city you didn't do, instead you came out here to set up camp; you survived, but the five thousand soldiers who came with you all died.

I really don't know what to say about you; wanting to show off isn't done this way, and the compensation for those you got killed will be deducted from your stipends.

Also, tell me what exactly happened—how could you make such a stupid mistake? And what's the deal with this Yellow Sand Imprisoning Dragon Formation?

Lei Zhen Tian and the others exchanged glances, but could only nod helplessly; then Yun Tianxia stepped forward to explain:

Report to Your Majesty, we didn't want to do this, but the Grasslands tribes adopted guerrilla tactics, sending small forces each time to harass West Gate.

Whether day or night, they launch precise strikes; after attacking, whether successful or not, they immediately flee back to the Grasslands.

Thus, the West Gate garrison could never rest, and we also tried sending enough troops to counter these Grasslands cavalry raids, but we ultimately couldn't detain them.

So we discussed and decided to simply set up a camp on their necessary route, with us taking turns to deal with these small Grasslands cavalry units; the effect was actually quite good, and we initially dealt with several waves.

But we never expected that two days ago, rolling yellow sand suddenly appeared, engulfing the entire camp, and the sand contained deadly poison.

"Even if we Grandmasters were poisoned, fortunately we had Your Majesty's Great Return Pill, which allowed us to survive; if Your Majesty had not arrived in time, once the Great Return Pill ran out we would all have died!"

After hearing Yun Tianxia's words, Shen Tianxing also furrowed his brows tightly; this is acceptable, but it's not particularly good either. Actually, if it were a small contingent of Grasslands iron cavalry, only needing these Grandmasters to take turns sending out a few each time, they could easily resolve it each time.

So many people ran over here and set up a camp as a blockade to hinder their advance, but in reality it was merely to better vie for merit.

"Forget it, you didn't do it on purpose; let this matter drop, but only this once—if there is a next time, punish however it should be punished!"

"We officials kowtow to thank Your Majesty's great grace; may Your Majesty live ten thousand years, ten thousand times ten thousand years."

Lei Zhenchuan and the others heaved a deep sigh of relief. Shen Tianxing also merely shook his head helplessly, no longer blaming them for this.

"Alright, everyone rise. Tell me, what exactly is the situation? Have you all seen the opposing side's five Grandmaster experts? How strong are they?"