Chapter 376: One Must Have Dreams

"Little lad, I have already left; wait for me at the Imperial City in five days!"

A small line of text was the message left beside the cushion!

Xu Que's mouth twitched instantly; he recognized the Empress's tone. In this Cultivation World, only the Empress would call him "little lad"!

"This young girl is becoming increasingly disrespectful. Next time we meet, this King of Acting Cool will definitely enforce the Sect Rules and reassert my authority as a husband!"

Xu Que muttered to himself.

After finally fighting our way up Snow Mountain and entering the Holy Land, the Empress actually left, and even Queen Bing Ning is nowhere to be seen. What a pity!

"Eh, there are words here; it is the handwriting of Water Emperor Highness!" At this moment, Situ Haitang also noticed the writing beside the cushion and exclaimed in surprise.

After reading the phrase, she was stunned, her face full of confusion: "Who is this 'little lad'? Who is Water Emperor Highness leaving this message for? Could it be hinting at something to us?"

"Yes, who is it left for?" Xu Que immediately cooperated by making a confused expression, determined that no one must know the Empress called him "little lad," otherwise he would surely be laughed to death if it got out!

Little lad?

Hmph, this King of Acting Cool is clearly a big lad, worthy of being called a Divine Eagle!

"General Haitang, actually, none of this matters. Since Water Emperor has broken free, we can also head down the mountain and prepare immediately!" Xu Que looked at Situ Haitang and said solemnly.

Situ Haitang nodded slightly: "Indeed, since Water Emperor Highness will return to the Imperial City in five days, after resting for a day or two, we can prepare to set out!"

"What? You still want to rest? No way, we can't rest, or there won't be enough time!" Xu Que immediately waved his hand.

Situ Haitang smiled: "Young Hero Zhuge worries too much. There is a Teleportation Array in Snow City that can help us teleport to a city near the Imperial City; after rushing a bit further, we can reach the Imperial City within a day!"

"I'm not talking about that!" Xu Que blinked. "I mean we must quickly organize the Snow City Army and march all the way to the Imperial City! We still have five days, so if we conquer two cities a day, fighting for five days will be just enough to take back the Water Yuan Kingdom!"

"Ah?" Situ Haitang was instantly bewildered.

Conquer two cities a day, take back the Water Yuan Kingdom in five days?

Are you dreaming?

Queen Bing Ning brought such an elite force from overseas and used massive resources to bribe various City Lords, which all took dozens of days.

And now, Xu Que actually says that within five days, he will lead the Snow City Army, which has only a few thousand people, to take back the Water Yuan Kingdom!

To anyone, this is completely the ramblings of a fool!

Situ Haitang shook her head, half-amused and half-frustrated: "Young Hero Zhuge, this... this is simply impossible! With Snow City's current military strength, plus your assistance, conquering one city within five days would already be a miracle!"

What she said was indeed what she thought. Snow City's military strength was truly too small. This time, being able to successively eliminate over fifty thousand Ice Armor Army soldiers was due not only to Xu Que's various strange inventions but, most crucially, because there was a Restriction on Snow Mountain!

The Restriction caused those Ice Armor soldiers to completely lose their cultivation, compensating for the cultivation gap between the Ice Armor Army and the Snow City Army. Finally, Xu Que used the Ice Lolly to restore stamina, leveling the numerical gap between the two sides, and relied on a night raid and the Zhuge Repeating Crossbow to win this battle!

But the other cities in the Water Yuan Kingdom do not have such a Restriction! Their military strength is formidable, their cultivation profound; they are simply not comparable to this special situation on Snow Mountain!

Without Xu Que leading them, Situ Haitang would definitely not dare to lead the Snow City troops to attack other cities, because that would surely be suicide!

Now that Xu Que is leading them, Situ Haitang believes that if they can conquer one city within five days, it will already be a miracle.

After all, by then everyone can use Dharma Spells, and can use Pills to heal injuries anytime, anywhere; casualties between the two armies will not be too rapid, and the cities are protected by Defensive Arrays. Conquering one in five days would absolutely be considered fast!

But saying this, Xu Que would surely be displeased. He immediately said: "General Haitang, this won't do. You must have dreams! If a person has no dreams, what is the difference between them and a Salted Fish?"

He began to preach chicken soup!

Situ Haitang smiled bitterly: "Young Hero Zhuge, this is no longer about dreams; it is... never mind. I feel we cannot act rashly. Let us conquer one city within five days first; at that time, Water Emperor Highness will surely be delighted!"

"General Haitang..." Xu Que opened his mouth again.

But before he could finish, Situ Haitang interrupted him, saying firmly: "Young Hero Zhuge, you need not say more. I trust your strength very much, but as a general, I must be responsible to the Snow City Army and cannot make such a decision!"

Xu Que instantly became worried.

If it relied on him alone, conquering the entire Water Yuan Kingdom would basically be no pressure.

But to conquer the major cities of the Water Yuan Kingdom within five days, he must have several thousand troops to assist him. After all, he wants to give the Empress a surprise before she returns to the Imperial City; this is, so far, Xu Que's most effort-intensive Flirting Technique.

Since the time at Spirit Domain Tower, he had used several Flirting Techniques, but the Empress was almost completely immune to these flirting methods, with basically no effect.

For some purpose, Xu Que decided to play big!

But he didn't expect Situ Haitang to be so firm, refusing to be swayed by him to attack other cities!

After pondering for a short while, Xu Que raised an eyebrow and said: "General Haitang, how about this? You first garrison Snow City, then assign a few thousand troops to me. I will go conquer one city. If I cannot conquer it within one day, I will lead the troops back to Snow City. This should be no problem, right?"

After hearing this, Situ Haitang thought seriously for a moment, then nodded: "I can see that Young Hero Zhuge's strength is not inferior to mine, and your application of military strategy is even more masterful than mine. Since you have spoken so, I will lend you troops. How many do you need?"

"Three thousand troops; I will provide my own provisions and Pills!" Xu Que held up three fingers.

"Agreed!" Situ Haitang immediately nodded, very decisively.

After all, Xu Que had said that if he could not conquer one city within a day, he would lead the troops back.

But she did not know just how shameless this lad Xu Que was!

He was famous for not keeping his word!

Moreover, this lad had just implied something. He said that if he could not conquer one city within a day, he would immediately lead the troops back.

But he did not say what would happen if he conquered one city within a day!

Because this fellow had already made his calculations: to lead three thousand troops, march all the way to the Imperial City, and do so at all costs!

Soon, the two retreated by the original path, taking several thousand Snow City troops, and returned in a grand procession.

That night, Snow City was brightly lit with lights, and a grand celebration was held.

To Xu Que's surprise, while they were ascending the mountain to attack the Ice Armor Army, that scoundrel Er Gouzi had also secretly returned to Snow City. He shamelessly claimed that he had also contributed during the battle against the Ice Armor Army, but was injured and needed a huge amount of provisions to heal!

The people of Snow City all remembered Er Gouzi, thinking he was Xu Que's pet, and they all brought out things for him to eat.

At first, he ate very happily, but as soon as he heard that Xu Que and the others had returned in triumph, he immediately collapsed on the ground, pretending to be on his deathbed, and cried out in pain: "L... Little lad, you're finally back. This Divine Venerable went to fetch help, encountered danger on the way, and had to retreat!"

Xu Que glanced at Er Gouzi indifferently and shouted without hesitation: "Second Battalion Commander, bring me my Zhuge Repeating Crossbow!"

"Yes!"

A young man forcibly appointed by Xu Que as Second Battalion Commander immediately handed over a Zhuge Repeating Crossbow!

Er Gouzi's face instantly changed. He darted up from the ground and shouted: "Stop, little lad! This Divine Venerable has a huge piece of news to tell you! It concerns Five Elements Mountain!"

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【Just returned to Shenzhen; I rushed out a chapter while in the car. Now I'll continue writing, and there will be more updates later! Finally, I recommend my good friend's new book, "Invincible Ghost-Catching System"—it's super interesting!】