Longzang

Chapter 473 War Horn
Above Ding'an City, Bao Yun and Wei Yuan stood in the air, watching the last scout cavalry leave the city and head into the distance.

In the scout cavalry battalion, there are now fewer than ten men left to guard the important warehouse.

Bao Yun said, "Isn't it a bit too early to place such a heavy bet now?"

Wei Yuan said, "For the scout cavalry battalion that we've painstakingly established, yes. But for the entire Qingming, no. As for the Wu Clan, the stakes we've placed are probably far from enough."

Bao Yun looked at Wei Yuan and said, "Perhaps it would be more appropriate for me to go, just like before."

Wei Yuan shook his head without hesitation and said, "I can't risk you! This time, the Witch Clan is probably going to get serious, and there will definitely be Nether Witches lurking around. I just don't know how many there will be. With your current cultivation level, once you are discovered, let alone Nether Witches, even a Great Witch with military aura could kill you."

"It's dangerous for me to go, but not for you?"

“I’m different. Even with the support of 100,000 troops, the Great Shaman can’t kill me. I can’t defeat the Ghost Shaman, but I can escape.”

Wei Yuan then turned to Bao Yun and said seriously, "No matter how far this war goes, you cannot step outside the boundary. I'm not discussing this with you!"

Just as Wei Yuan was thinking how bright and lovely Bao Yun was, he saw her stick out her tongue and gently curl it up to lick her upper lip.

Wei Yuan took a deep breath, feeling an urge to slap her...

"You seem to care about me a lot right now, but you don't do anything about it. Why?"

Wei Yuan was silent for a moment before saying, "I brought you here, but I can't give you what you want. That's already very irresponsible of me, so I can't let anything happen to you."

Bao Yun smiled gently and said, "This time, the Witch Clan's forces are extraordinary. Aren't you afraid that after the war, even if you want to give me what I want, I won't be able to take it?"

Wei Yuan frowned and rebuked, "Don't talk nonsense!"

"Haha, I was just kidding!"

"Not even jokes!"

Wei Yuan's seriousness startled Bao Yun for a moment before she said, "Why are you so serious?"

Wei Yuan naturally couldn't say that he felt her luck had declined just because of her words. After carefully considering his words, Wei Yuan said, "Now we must be careful about any actions that may affect luck and feng shui. The war... has already begun."

Bao Yun nodded with a serious expression.

Wei Yuan said, "It's almost time, I have to go. You and the teacher can arrange the rest."

Wei Yuan's figure flickered, and he flew towards the place where the scouts had disappeared.

Bao Yun flew directly to the main peak, where the cultivators of Taichu Palace and Li Zhi were already waiting in the council hall.

Bao Yun entered the council hall and said to everyone, "Wei Yuan just said that the war has begun."

Li Zhi frowned slightly and said, "Why don't I feel anything at all? Damn it, my cultivation level is still too low!"

Li Zhi's foundation in Taoism was quite unique; he was extremely sensitive to changes in fortune, especially the fate of the nation, and often managed to turn misfortune into good fortune. He would also have sudden inspirations when faced with real danger. However, for some reason, whenever he was in the Azure Netherworld, Li Zhi found that his premonitions were unusually dull and often wrong.

Zhang Sheng stood beside the map, frowning slightly. He tapped the map a few times with his finger and said, "We can't fight alone now; we need to find reinforcements. First, we need the Western Jin court. We need to at least take over the garrisons in Bianning and Anzhao counties, even though they're not very useful. Then there's the Zhao state..."

When Zhang Sheng pointed to the map, many people in the room were slightly stunned, as if his hand was glowing. Zhang Sheng's voice continued to echo in the council hall: "...Immediately send someone to find Marquis Xiang. Wei Yuan is, after all, a relative of the empress, so they must also lend a hand. Oh, and don't forget the eunuch faction; the eunuchs are quite capable..."

Zhang Sheng then proceeded to arrange the preparations for war. She spoke at an extremely fast pace, so fast that even Dharma figures like Cui Yu and Chuhe Zhenren struggled to keep up. In the blink of an eye, Zhang Sheng had arranged nearly a hundred mobilization items, all in the time it takes to drink a cup of tea.

After saying that, Zhang Sheng tapped the table and said, "Alright, that's all. Get back to work!"

After the arrangements were completed, the cultivators dispersed, but Bao Yun remained. Only when she and Zhang Sheng were left in the council hall did Bao Yun ask, "How many reinforcements will there be?"

Zhang Sheng said calmly, "There are no reinforcements."

Not at all?

“Unless the palace can transfer troops from the northern mountain gate, the Wu tribe will never give us that opportunity. They only need to withdraw some troops from the border in the direction of the Liao tribe and transfer them to our side. The Liao tribe will naturally understand their intention and will correspondingly increase their offensive against the northern mountain gate,” Zhang Sheng said.

Bao Yun said, "Then I'll go and call my great-grandfathers over."

Zhang Sheng said, "We can use the same strategy the Witch Clan used last time. This is the Shattered Realm, so as long as we attract extraterrestrial monsters, none of the Imperial Realms will dare to act rashly. However, the two who attract attention will pay a price."

At this point, Zhang Sheng glanced at Bao Yun and said, "But I don't think your great-grandfathers would be willing to pay such a price."

Bao Yun fell silent for a moment, and the light on her face dimmed instantly.

Zhang Sheng sighed softly and said, "I originally planned to say this when you came to see me last time. But it's not too late now, I'll tell you sooner or later anyway."

Bao Yun forced a smile and said, "Don't worry, I'm carefree, my Dao heart will be fine. I need to go back and check the city's defenses."

After Bao Yun left, Zhang Sheng returned to his residence, lay down on the bed, and soon began to deal with military matters one by one.

Deep within the Witch Domain, on the stump of that colossal tree, hundreds of feet in circumference, now teemed with hundreds of thousands of Witch Clan members, no longer just a few Nether Witches. Among the Nether Witches, one Witch Clan member clad in white robes stood out, his aura completely different from his surroundings.

The white-robed witch sat side by side with a witch of profound features. Strangely, although this witch's aura was only that of a Great Witch, all the Nether Witches treated him with great respect.

One by one, the members of the Wu clan came to their seats and reported on the latest military developments.

"Our warriors are ready and have practiced new assault formations."

"We have a sufficient number of new Divine Arm Bows, and we have trained 10,000 archers. The range is twice that of the past."

"All the war beasts are ready. The three newly bred war beasts have been put into service, and the existing war beasts have also been adjusted by the wizards to be able to deal with their bullets."

……

In this way, dozens of witch generals reported the latest progress one by one, which greatly satisfied the two witch generals sitting on the platform.

The sorcerer, clad in a red cloak and with a profound face, stood up and proclaimed in a loud voice: "Excellent! Our warriors are now assembled, and our preparations are complete! The flaws of heaven and earth must be mended, and the thieves must be punished!"
We encountered minor setbacks in previous wars, but this time, the parasites and thieves will have no chance! We will completely wipe those treacherous elements from the world…

"Their way!"

(End of this chapter)