Chapter 730

So for the moment, outside Yanmen Pass, Borhu's army had no way out.

Thinking of this, General Wulisu broke out in a cold sweat and said,

"Since we can only take Yanmen Pass, we can no longer use the previous tactics.

Starting tonight, we must assault the city day and night without rest."

This was indeed the only way.

In truth, General Wulisu very much wanted to say: let Meng Chixing, Watching Bi Xuan, and the other offering experts break into the city and destroy the defensive formation.

Without the defensive formation, how could a hundred thousand troops fail to take Yanmen Pass?

Only when he thought of the Qinglong Society did he instinctively dare not raise this suggestion.

"General Wulisu, to take Yanmen Pass, I'm afraid we must consider the Qinglong Society's attitude."

Meng Chixing had previously suffered a loss under the Kang Dragon Mace, and now had suffered another loss here at Yi Tianxing's hands.

At this moment his head ached as if splitting, and he also found it very strange.

He himself was clearly ranked thirty-ninth on the Heavenly Dao Golden List — though dead last, he had still made the list.

Yi Tianxing, though he was the Qinglong Society's November Hall Master, had been unknown before this.

He hadn't even been ranked on the Heavenly Dao Golden List.

How could such a person catch him off guard and wound him?

Could the Heavenly Dao Golden List be inaccurate?

Or perhaps... the Qinglong Society was truly that terrifying?

In such a short time, Yi Tianxing had caught up to and even surpassed him?

From the moment Yi Tianxing had just left until now, he had been racking his head, pondering the possibilities.

At this moment, happening to hear General Wulisu say they must assault day and night, he recalled how Wei Chi Zhen's certain-death situation today had been broken by Yi Tianxing.

Although no connection between the two had been explicitly stated, add to that the Kou Zhong Altar Master of the Qinglong Society inside Yanmen Pass.

For a moment, in Meng Chixing's eyes, taking Yanmen Pass was almost tantamount to making an enemy of the Qinglong Society.

That was why he had spoken those words.

Only General Wulisu only knew of the "Kou Zhong Altar Master" that Watching Bi Xuan had previously encountered, and also knew that this man's task was to guard the eye of the defensive formation.

In his mind, as long as they didn't touch the eye of the defensive formation, the Qinglong Society would not intervene.

Now that Meng Chixing had spoken thus, he found it strange instead, and immediately said,

"I don't know what the Grand Magician means. Could it be that we are not at war with the Great Tang, but with the Qinglong Society?"

These words carried a hint of mockery.

The military generals heard this, and although they didn't dare laugh openly, their expressions had already betrayed them.

"Utterly foolish..."

Meng Chixing had been wounded twice in succession, and was now in the throes of a splitting headache.

He had offered a well-meaning reminder, only to be mocked by General Wulisu and the other military generals.

He let out an angry shout and was about to fling up his sleeves and leave.

At this moment Borhu finally realized something was wrong, stood up and grabbed Meng Chixing,

"Grand Magician, calm your anger. This General Wulisu is a common fool who doesn't know the heights of the heavens."

After saying this, he turned to General Wulisu and said,

"You idiot, today's defeat is largely your fault.

Now instead of repenting, you mock the Grand Magician.

Even the Great Khan would not dare act so — who do you think you are?"

After saying this, Borhu again raised his voice and declared,

"Men! Drag General Wulisu out for me, twenty army lashes as a warning to others!"

In the past, when the Grand General gave an order, it was obeyed by all — even if the one to be lashed was a vanguard general like General Wulisu.

At a single command, his personal guards would have rushed in at once to carry out military discipline.

But now, after the order was given, silence reigned....

He watched the generals look at one another.

General Wulisu's face flushed red, rooted to the spot.

At the entrance of the great tent, there was likewise no response for a long time.

Only then did Borhu realize.

Almost all of his personal guards had been wiped out this afternoon.

Most of the personal guards had been poisoned by the White Camel Ancestor, and the poison-savvy offering experts were currently trying to save them.

Yet among the offering experts who had come with the army this time, the White Camel Ancestor was the most skilled in poison.

Even Meng Chixing and Watching Bi Xuan were not as proficient in the way of poison as he was.

So how many of these personal guards would survive, no one could guarantee.

As for the remaining small portion, some had already died under Wei Chi Zhen's sword.

Others were like Borhu's personal guard commander — his brother-in-law — who had lost an arm and the like.

Seriously wounded, they were recuperating in their tents!

Borhu was quite embarrassed, and could only give a cold snort, pretending he had never given that order.

He then explained today's situation to the assembled military generals.

They heard how, at the critical moment of Wei Chi Zhen's life and death, Yi Tianxing had boldly stepped in to save him.

And how he had successively defeated the White Camel Ancestor and Meng Chixing.

The assembled military generals clicked their tongues inwardly, and one of them could not help but say aloud,

"Then if that's the case, Yanmen Pass cannot be breached?"

Although Yi Tianxing had not stated his relationship with Sikong Yuchi Zhen today, nor indicated that Yanmen Pass was under the Qinglong Society's protection.

But just looking at his performance today, and how "Altar Lord Kou Zhong" guarded the eye of the defensive formation.

Even Meng Chixing and Watching Bi Xuan believed that Yanmen Pass might be connected to the Qinglong Society.

Let alone these military generals.

At these words, Borhu felt even more troubled.

For a moment, the great command tent fell once more into a deathly silence.

Everyone began to think about where the army should go from here.

Even Meng Chixing and Watching Bi Xuan had to think it over.

Although their cultivation was extraordinarily high, they naturally could not escape from danger alone.

But if they returned alone, their disciples would all be buried here, to say nothing of—

Once they returned to the imperial court, even if Tie Muzhen said nothing on the surface, their futures would be finished.

Borhu's army could also be considered the Great Yuan's secondary main force.

Compared to the Kesikten, Mu Huali's army might be inferior.

But it was still one of the Great Yuan's fighting forces, and Tie Muzhen could not easily abandon it.

After a long while, it was General Wulisu who spoke again,

"Grand General, Demon Mentor, Wu Zun, and all of you—have any of you considered this:

If Yi Tianxing of the Qinglong Society does not allow us to attack Yanmen Pass,

Then given his arrogant and domineering style today, he would likely warn us directly.

Since he did not say anything, it is clearly not much related to Yanmen Pass."

At these words, everyone's eyes lit up, and they all felt General Wulisu had spoken reasonably.

Borhu nodded as well; regarding Yi Tianxing's arrogance that General Wulisu mentioned, he had experienced it deeply.

After all, 【Yi Tianxing】 said the spiritual medicine was useless, and took away White Camel Ancestor and Sikong Yuchi Zhen without the slightest scruple.

Such behavior, and Yi Tianxing's performance at the time—

If the Qinglong Society had any connection with Yanmen Pass, he would absolutely have said so on the spot.

"Makes sense!"

Borhu nodded, endorsing General Wulisu.