What a lucky world!

Chapter 292 Saving Lives!

Ta-ta-ta, ta-ta-ta.

The sound of horses' hooves shattered the tranquility of the night.

Under the cover of night, Zhang Mu led about a hundred white-horse riders on horseback along the main road towards Qianyuan Mountain, leaving Ye Hanzhou behind in Wan'an County to quell the situation.

"I was careless!" Zhang Mu felt a pang of regret.

Zhang Mu's original plan was to help the White Horse Cavalry quickly seize the city through inside and outside cooperation. However, considering the thousands of White Lotus bandit prisoners, he specially arranged for Wei Wuyou to lead a thousand soldiers to follow up, firstly to search for the defeated soldiers, and secondly to escort the prisoners back to the mountain.

It wasn't that Zhang Mu hadn't anticipated the possibility of government troops lying in ambush, but the news from the county town indicated that everything was normal, which lowered his guard.

According to the messenger, the government troops were not numerous, numbering around a hundred, and did not engage in direct conflict with Wei Wuyou, but rather focused on harassment.

However, the opponent's combat strength was not bad, with most of them being at least at the fifth level of the Meridian Opening Realm, and there were also two at the Gallbladder Gathering Realm to reinforce them. Therefore, Wei Wuyou suffered a considerable loss and could only set up a defensive formation in a mountainous area.

"Could it be the elite troops garrisoning the county town?" A thought flashed through Zhang Mu's mind.

According to the Grand Canal system, the full strength of the garrison in the prefecture city is 10,000 men. If half of them are paid without actual service, that would be 5,000 men. It would not be a problem to select a team of 100 men with an average skill level of at least the fifth rank of the Meridian Transmission Realm from among the 5,000 men.

However, the fact that such a team was dispatched without him receiving any information meant that the spies he had placed in the county town had failed.

With these thoughts in mind, Zhang Mu kept whipping his horse and galloped away with his White Horse Cavalry under the cover of night.

……

A fiery red hue flashed across the eastern sky as the light of dawn pierced the darkness.

Wei Wuyou sat leaning against the outside of the makeshift tent, drinking freshly boiled water, his face full of worry.

It takes about three days to walk from Qianyuan Wuzhai to Wan'an County. We were only one day away from arriving when we were ambushed.

If it were a direct confrontation, Wei Wuyou was confident he wouldn't lose by much. However, the enemy was only harassing them, and they even had a Qi Gathering Realm expert backing them up. After several clashes, the Abyss Warriors suffered nearly 20% casualties. Left with no other choice, they could only rely on the nearby terrain to form a defensive formation and await reinforcements.

It's unknown whether the scouts who went out to fight back managed to get the information to the chieftain.

Looking up at the sky, Wei Wuyou let out a long breath and called out, "Lu Tianlu!"

At this moment, Lü Tianlu, who had already broken through to the Condensation Realm, jogged over, cupped his hands, and said, "Mr. Wei, what are your orders?"

"Tell the cooks to set up the pots and prepare the meal!"

Lu Tianlu agreed and was about to turn and leave when he heard Wei Wuyou say, "Also, all other soldiers, prepare for battle!"

Lu Tianlu was taken aback: "So, are we going to eat or not?"

Wei Wuyou rolled his eyes at Lü Tianlu: "The enemy didn't attack last night, presumably because they guessed we were on full alert, so they didn't take any action."

"When they see smoke from the chimneys, they'll surely think we've let our guard down."

"We'll catch them off guard!"

Lu Tianlu realized what was happening and nodded emphatically.

……

Several miles away from where the Abyss Warriors were arrayed, two people stood on high ground, hidden in the shadows, watching the area where the Abyss Warriors were arrayed.

The two people, a man and a woman, were quite different. The man was thin, and his clothes looked as if they were stuck on a bamboo pole. The woman was obese and looked to weigh at least 300 pounds.

"My lady, they've started cooking." The man spoke, his voice surprisingly carrying a hint of femininity, as he extended his delicate finger and pointed towards the wisps of smoke rising into the sky.

"Hmph, they're just bandits after all. They couldn't even stand guard for one night." The woman snorted coldly, her voice low. "Let the children get moving."

"I'll deal with the old one, you hold off the others at the Liquid Condensation Realm."

"We wiped out this band of bandits in half an hour."

Upon hearing this, the man hesitated slightly before saying, "Should we harass them a few more times?"

Although they were at the Gathering Courage Realm, they were still considered "mortals" and did not possess the power to influence heaven and earth like grandmasters. Even if they were just ordinary soldiers, an attack by hundreds of people would be enough to wear them down.

The reason why Sha Tonghai used his Qi Gathering Realm to intimidate the major martial strongholds was based on the premise that he also controlled a considerable number of soldiers, thus creating a situation of soldiers against soldiers and generals against generals.

Therefore, the man naturally had doubts about the woman's suggestion. "We have no other choice!" the woman sighed. "Seventeen of the Yang family members we brought out have already been lost."

"If we launch a few more harassing attacks, the losses will likely be even greater."

"How are we going to explain this to the young master?"

Upon hearing the woman's words, the man immediately fell silent.

The hundred-man squad they brought out wasn't government troops, but rather the Yang family's clan soldiers; calling them members of the Yang family wouldn't be unreasonable.

The clan has a total of 1,200 soldiers, each of whom is a potential martial artist. I wouldn't dare say that they are all courageous, but with proper training, they can definitely become warriors.

This time, the clan allocated 300 clan soldiers to the Third Master at once. These are the foundation of the Third Master's personal guard in the future. If they suffer a great loss, even if they have made a contribution, it will be a mistake.

Seeing that the man was still hesitating, the woman added, "We watched the Third Master grow up, so naturally he won't say anything."

"But the young master..."

The man immediately shuddered.

In the current generation of the Yang family, there are a total of eight young masters from the various branches of the direct line, but when it comes to the youngest young master, there is only one, Young Master Falcon, who was born with double pupils.

Young Master Falcon was personally raised by the Yang family's grandmaster patriarch, and is basically destined to become the future head of the Yang family. The fact that the Third Master was able to receive the appointment as a guerrilla general and the allocation of three hundred clan soldiers is, undeniably, due to his son's influence.

If you displease Young Master Falcon, it's tantamount to cutting yourself off from the Yang family!
“Alright!” the man immediately replied. “This is our first time working for Young Master Falcon… no, for the Third Master, so we must do our best!”

"Then it's your way!"

As he spoke, the man tore off a whistle-like object hanging from his chest, put it in his mouth, and blew it forcefully.

Suddenly, a cry that sounded like a hawk's cry spread out.

……

In the camp, the cooks were tending to the large pot of food, which was bubbling and steaming, filling the air with a delicious aroma.

Many soldiers were lining up for food, but upon closer inspection, it was discovered that the number of people was incorrect.

Just then, shouts suddenly rang out from all directions: "Enemy attack!"

The next moment, the soldiers who were queuing for food threw down their bowls, took out their weapons, and rushed to their designated positions in an orderly manner.

The Yang family soldiers, who had just arrived on horseback, immediately sensed something was wrong as they stormed into the camp.

No, it seems like you've been waiting for us!

"We've fallen into a trap!" some of the Yang family soldiers realized.

But at this moment, the Abyss Warriors had already surged forward like a tidal wave.

Meanwhile, the couple on the other side were also taken aback by what they saw.

They were originally servants of the Yang family and had no military experience. However, as the play had said, retreating at this time would result in even greater casualties. So, they made a tough decision, blew the whistle again, and ordered the Yang family soldiers to continue their charge.

"Husband, go help the children!" The obese woman, wielding two large axes, hacked down several charging Abyss warriors and shouted, "I'm going to find their leader and kill him!"

Upon hearing this, the man nodded, and with a swift movement, he rushed towards the most intense battleground. Meanwhile, the obese woman, having already spotted Wei Wuyou being protected by several Condensation Realm warriors, immediately charged forward like a ball of flesh.

"Protect Mr. Wei!"

Led by Lü Tianlu, five people at the Condensation Realm, armed with weapons, rushed towards the obese woman, but were all knocked away in the midst of the clash.

The obese woman only wanted to cut off Wei Wuyou's head as soon as possible, and did not chase after Lü Tianlu and the others who had been knocked away.

"Old man, prepare to die!" The obese woman's double axes slammed down with the force of a mountain splitting. Wei Wuyou saw that the woman, like a mountain of flesh, blocked his view, and a trace of regret flashed in his eyes. He gripped his ever-present goose feather fan and struggled to raise it upwards, trying to block the descending axe...

A sword rang out, followed by a tiger's roar like the wind.

The two axes were blocked by a long sword, and Zhang Mu's eyes were as cold as knives beneath the sword.

"Chieftain!" Wei Wuyou exclaimed in surprise!
(End of this chapter)