Chapter 684: Xiongnu Royal Court

Very soon, Touman sent someone to invite the Elders of Wolf God Palace.

"Greetings, Grand Chanyu!"

Before long, two elders arrived at Touman's royal tent.

"Hahaha, Elder Tuge, Elder Tongman, please rise quickly!"

Seeing the two arrive, Touman hurried forward to personally help them up, laughing as he spoke to them.

"Many thanks, Grand Chanyu!"

Seeing Touman's attitude was so cordial, the two were quite pleased inwardly, and replied to him respectfully.

"To be frank, this Chanyu has invited the two Elders here because I have a matter to request your help with!"

After helping the two up, Touman got straight to the point, speaking to them with a solemn expression.

Hearing this, Tuge and Tongman also grew solemn, and said gravely to Touman:

"Grand Chanyu, please feel free to give your orders. As long as it is within the power of the two of us, we will give our full assistance!"

"Elder Tu speaks rightly. Grand Chanyu, please feel free to speak. The two of us will do all we can to help!"

Hearing their words, Touman nodded in satisfaction. All the resources he had spent on these two over the years had not been in vain.

"Two Elders, this Chanyu has just received news that a hostile army has infiltrated our Grassland."

"Several of our Xiongnu tribes have been attacked by them, and the blow to our Xiongnu Tribes has been severe."

"Moreover, the losses they have inflicted on us are also very great."

"At present, we still do not know the enemy's exact numbers or position, but this Chanyu has already dispatched Protector Huyan Qing to go investigate."

"And to guard against the possibility that Martial Emperor Realm experts may be hidden within their Army, this Chanyu wishes to ask the two Elders to hold the fort."

"If the enemy truly has Martial Emperor Realm experts, I ask the two Elders to intercept them at that time."

"The two Elders must surely know the destructive power of Martial Emperor Realm experts."

"If our Xiongnu Cavalry were truly to face the enemy's Martial Emperor Realm experts, it would be a tremendous threat to our Cavalry!"

After hearing Touman's words, Tuge and Tongman were instantly furious.

"How audacious! To dare bully our Xiongnu like this — do they truly think the Blade of our Xiongnu has lost its edge!"

"Indeed, Grand Chanyu, you should have told us sooner. This Seat does not care whose army they are — anyone who dares set foot on the Grassland is as good as dead!"

"Right. For all these years, it has always been us bullying others. No one has ever been able to break into the Grassland."

"Let alone attacking so many of our tribes. No matter who they are, we will make sure they go and never return!"

Hearing the words of Tuge and Tongman, Touman was overjoyed, and immediately said to them:

"The two Elders speak rightly. Once Protector Huyan Qing has scouted out their numbers and position, this Chanyu will utterly Extinguish them!"

……

After leaving the Wang Court, Huyan Qing flew swiftly southward.

Two hours later, he finally discovered the four hundred thousand Xuanwu Legion troops led by Zhang Liao.

"Good heavens! This army actually has so many people — by sight, there must be three or four hundred thousand of them."

"How did such a massive Army reach the heartland of the Grassland? Our Xiongnu scouts actually failed to detect them!"

Looking at the scale of Zhang Liao's Xuanwu Legion, Huyan Qing could not help being greatly shocked.

They had always assumed the enemy force this time numbered only a few tens of thousands; they had not expected there to be so many.

One must understand, the more people there are, the larger the target. For such a massive army to reach the heartland of the Grassland without alerting them should, by all reason, be an utter fantasy!"

Yet the enemy had somehow accomplished it — that was what puzzled him.

Immediately, Huyan Qing came to a spot thirty li from the Army and extended his divine sense to probe.

The instant Huyan Qing released his divine sense, Zhang Liao and the others had already detected him.

But the Elders and others, long prepared, instantly suppressed their cultivation to between Martial King Seven Heavens and Martial King Nine Heavens.

They did not wish to reveal their true cultivation — if it scared off the Xiongnu, they would be hard to find again.

To lure the enemy into a trap, Zhang Liao even had people set up formations to conceal the cultivation of the entire Army.

Now, in Huyan Qing's divine sense perception, the cultivation of these Xuanwu Legion Soldiers appeared to be nothing more than ordinary soldiers.

"Good — the strongest within their Army is only one person at Martial King Nine Heavens. There are no Martial Emperor Realm experts accompanying them."

"In that case, even if you have four hundred thousand troops, this time I will wipe you all out!"

"Even if you have more than ten Martial King Realm experts, they cannot save you!"

After thoroughly probing Zhang Liao and the others' cultivation, Huyan Qing muttered to himself.

In his eyes, he had already placed a death sentence upon Zhang Liao and his four hundred thousand troops.

Soon, after fully probing the situation of Zhang Liao and the others, Huyan Qing quietly departed.

"Hehehe, the other party has left. It seems this person should be someone from the Xiongnu Royal Court."

Sensing the other party's departure, Zhu Yuyan said with a smile to everyone.

"Indeed. The strength of Martial King Nine Heavens — he should be a powerful figure within the Xiongnu Royal Court. It seems the Xiongnu Royal Court has also received news of the tribes being Extinguished by us!"

Hearing Zhu Yuyan's words, Zhang Liao also said with a smile.

"Hehe, I wonder what expression they'll have once they learn our true strength!"

Zhu Yuyan said with a playful look, a hint of anticipation on her face.

"Hahaha, the way you put it has even This Seat looking forward to it!"

Hearing Zhu Yuyan's words, the usually easygoing Zhang Sanfeng also said with a smile, a flash of anticipation crossing his face.

"Hahahaha, what you all say is most true. Let us hurry and head for the Xiongnu Royal Court — we mustn't keep them waiting too long!"

Hearing their exchange, Zhang Liao, standing nearby, also said with a great laugh.

Immediately, Zhang Liao led the Army swiftly toward the Xiongnu Royal Court.

Along the way, the Xiongnu tribes they encountered were all taken down by Zhang Liao and the others.

Three days later, Zhang Liao had already led four hundred thousand Xuanwu Legion soldiers to the lands of the Xiongnu Royal Court.

By this time, the Xiongnu Royal Court, having received the intelligence brought back by Huyan Qing, had long made its preparations.

Upon receiving the news, Touman gathered all the cavalry from the Xiongnu tribes within a hundred li, amassing a full fifty-five thousand iron cavalry.

Given more time, he could have assembled another two or three hundred thousand men, but he felt that with these fifty-five thousand iron cavalry, it was already enough to deal with the opposing four hundred thousand Army.

The moment Zhang Liao and the others arrived, the two men stationed at the Xiongnu Royal Court, Tuge and Tongman, had already sensed it.

The two immediately went to see Touman, and Touman promptly assembled the fifty-five thousand iron cavalry, awaiting Zhang Liao's arrival.