Zongwu: Aspiring to be the mastermind behind the scenes

Chapter 344 Facing a massive army, with the Kingdom of Guizi behind them.

"I was just talking about it a few days ago, I never expected they would actually come!"

Li Hongxiu was surprised.

Su Rongrong frowned: "Strange, even if we killed more than seventy of his men, is this matter worth their long journey? Especially since it involves going against the Tianxiang Kingdom?"

In this world, there may be some benevolent rulers who would choose to ruthlessly attack other forces for the sake of their subordinates' deaths.

But the Black Lama is clearly not that kind of person.

Lu Xiaofeng frowned as well: "Could it be that they really found out your identity? It couldn't be because they wanted to capture Miss Su and the others, could it?"

Tianxiang Kingdom is not weak. It appears to have only five hundred cavalrymen, which is less than the number of cavalrymen of the Black Lama Kingdom, which has thousands of cavalrymen.

However, those people, including the Black Lama, were more like horsemen than cavalrymen.

The difference between the two is enormous.

On the Tianxiang Kingdom's side, the five hundred cavalrymen were elite troops.

Moreover, Tianxiang Kingdom also has fortified cities for defense.

With the strength of its cities, Tianxiang Kingdom could withstand an army four or five times its own size.

The Black Lamas only number a few thousand, with a military strength similar to that of the Heavenly Fragrance Kingdom, but the quality of their soldiers is completely incomparable.

Moreover, there is a gap in the number of martial arts masters.

The Black Lama's large-scale invasion was not considered a formidable enemy for the Kingdom of Tianxiang.

Their target is naturally them.

However, which of them is worthy of the black lama doing this?
Naturally, only black pearls are available.

If she falls into the hands of the Black Lama, he can use her to blackmail the Desert King's tribe and gain huge benefits.

Black Pearl understood this as well. She raised an eyebrow and roared, "He's courting death! He's just a fake monk who's clinging to his castle and holding out for nothing. How dare he try to take advantage of me? Now that he's left the castle, his death is imminent!"

She wasn't exaggerating.

Because within the entire Black Lama faction, only the Black Lama himself possessed innate cultivation.

Everyone else is from the day after tomorrow.

As the daughter of the Desert King, Black Pearl is showered with favor and possesses considerable strength. If the two were to fight one-on-one, the outcome would be uncertain.

Just then, someone knocked on the door outside the courtyard.

Tie Chuanjia opened the courtyard gate, and a group of soldiers stood outside. The leader clasped his hands in greeting: "Gentlemen, King Tianxiang invites you."

Lu Xiaofeng asked, "What is it?"

As they spoke, a powerful and inexplicable aura erupted, causing many soldiers to tremble and reveal expressions of horror in their eyes.

The captain of the soldiers trembled, not daring to hide anything: "My lords, it is the Black Lama outside the city who demands that you be handed over. The king does not want to go to war with the Black Lama, so he wants to hand you over."

Lu Xiaofeng nodded, but he wasn't surprised.

Although the Kingdom of Tianxiang is not afraid of the Black Lama at all, why should they fight against the Black Lama for the sake of a few outsiders?

Are the lives of the soldiers of the Tianxiang Kingdom not lives?
None of them had expected that the Heavenly Fragrance Kingdom would fight against the Black Lama for them, so they immediately said, "Lead the way."

"Yes!"

Outside the city gate.

The black lama whispered, "Give the order: if they open the city gates later, rush into the city immediately!"

Upon hearing this, the two subordinates beside him immediately changed their expressions: "My lord, isn't that order from the Kingdom of Guizi..."

"Hmm? You actually want to take orders from the Kingdom of Guizi? Could it be that you've already found a new master?"

"I wouldn't dare! I would never have such an intention!"

"Then you'd better behave!"

"Yes!"

Upon hearing this, another subordinate, who had the words on the tip of his tongue, dared not utter them aloud.

He really wanted to ask, what if the other party didn't open the door, but instead sent those people down in a basket?
In fact, a city that is completely closed off during a war would use this method to communicate with outsiders and exchange envoys, rather than opening its gates.

Wouldn't that give the enemy an opportunity to attack?
However, his subordinates also knew that their boss had become increasingly arrogant and conceited over the years, and refused to listen to advice from others.

Moreover, this is happening now, after they've been driven out of their hideout and are being forced to come and arrest those people.

Of course, he also agreed with his boss's current idea... attacking Tianxiang Kingdom would allow them to use this city as a new stronghold.

They had at least found a place to settle down and make a living.

"If Tianxiang Kingdom uses a hanging basket to send those people out, then we'll have to think of another way."

he thought.

Surprisingly, Tianxiang Kingdom did not use this traditional method, but instead opened the city gates directly.

This was, in a way, a lucky accident.

The Black Lama never considered the possibility of the other party using a hanging basket, and after discovering that Lu Xiaofeng's men were all powerful and unfathomable masters, King Tianxiang dared not offend them at all, and was even prepared to go to war with the Black Lama directly.

Fortunately, Lu Xiaofeng and the others did not want to cause such devastation to the Tianxiang Kingdom for their own sake, so they took the initiative to suggest leaving the city.

King Tianxiang was overjoyed.

Of course, they wouldn't use a basket; instead, they would simply open the city gates wide and send the people out of the city.

But just as the group stepped out of the city gate, the Black Lama gave a command, and thousands of cavalrymen charged forward.

"Um... Could it be that we guessed wrong? The Black Lama's target isn't us, but rather he wants to take advantage of the situation to seize the Heavenly Fragrance Kingdom?"

Lu Xiaofeng was puzzled.

Black Pearl flicked her long whip: "Forget all that, I'll take care of the Black Lama!"

Li Xunhuan nodded and said, "Send Jia to clear a path for her!"

"it is good!"

Tie Chuanjia's true energy surged, and his whole body seemed to swell by half a size. Under the amplification of true energy, his skin showed a faint metallic luster.

While external martial arts masters may not show any advantage in one-on-one duels, they are virtually invincible in the current battlefield situation.

Tie Chuanjia charged straight out, colliding with two cavalrymen first.

The two bandits on horseback thrust their spears straight at the enemy.

It struck Tie Chuanjia's body, but only pierced his clothes, and then made no further progress.

Tie Chuanjia's charging momentum did not diminish in the slightest, directly knocking the horses of both men flying backward, and the riders also fell directly to the ground.

Although his charge had stopped, he stood firm on his feet, like a fortress, his fists flailing like catapults throwing stones at the galloping horse in front of him.

That's basically one punch per person.

The cavalry surrounded him and attacked him relentlessly, but they couldn't even scratch him.

External cultivation experts are terrifyingly powerful!
At the same time, Lu Xiaofeng, A Fei, Li Xunhuan, and Black Pearl also emerged.

Su Rongrong and the other two girls hid behind and threw hidden weapons.

Although they were slightly weaker, they could still easily deal with these ordinary people.

Especially since these bandits weren't wearing any armor, they were easy targets to kill.

With the combined efforts of several people, the cavalrymen were quickly routed.

Using the iron armor as a boundary, the charge of thousands of cavalrymen failed to break through this boundary, not a single person or horse could.

And this was all because Lu Xiaofeng and Li Xunhuan hadn't revealed their true strength. It was clearly visible that Lu Xiaofeng's Thunderclap Sword wasn't even drawn.

No special skills are needed; a simple punch or kick can inflict maximum damage on the enemy.

The Black Lama had previously been standing at the very front of the cavalry, but now he was positioned in the middle of the cavalry's charge.

Upon witnessing the group's formidable martial prowess, even the Black Lama's expression changed.

He cursed inwardly, "Damn the Turtle Kingdom! They didn't even tell me these people were martial arts masters!"

But considering his current situation, he still drew the decorated steel knife from his waist: "By Buddha, charge!"

It should be said that the religious deception and rule employed by the black lamas, with their rambling and irrelevant pronouncements, has had some effect.

Anyone with eyes could see that the guys in front were beyond their capabilities, but when the black-trumpeted man shouted "Buddha above," many of the cavalrymen felt a surge of fervor and charged forward.

Caught up with them, the other bandits, who didn't believe in any religion or Buddhism, were also forced to rush out as well.

But it was clearly visible to the naked eye that those cavalrymen who had a chance to escape at the edge of the entire army formation fled without hesitation from the left and right sides.

At the same time, the shout also caught Black Pearl's attention.

"Hmph! I was just looking for you!"

Using her light-footed skills, she rushed directly towards the black lama.

This is certainly not an impulsive decision, but rather a judgment based on the current situation.

Some charged forward with fanatical faith, while others were clear-headed and wanted to escape. Coupled with the terror brought about by the huge disparity in military strength, the number of cavalrymen continuing to charge forward was now less than before.

Black Pearl, with her nimble figure, stepped on the heads of the cavalrymen and quickly arrived in front of Black Lama. With a flick of her long whip, she entangled the steel knife in Black Lama's hand.

Although the Black Lama possessed the innate realm, he had not fought for a long time. When he did fight, it was always by bullying the weak, and his strength had long since deteriorated.

Moreover, as a bandit, the martial arts he practiced were not particularly powerful.

Even among the innate masters of the Western Regions, his strength wouldn't be considered that of a strong person.

At this moment, the steel knife in his hand was entangled by Black Pearl's long whip. With his strength, he was unable to withstand the immense force transmitted from the whip and was directly pulled off the horse by Black Pearl.

"I thought you were some kind of strong guy, but you're just such a weakling!"

Black Pearl grabbed Black Lama, trying to take him back, but Black Lama quickly dropped his steel knife.

But Black Pearl reacted quickly, immediately whipping her long whip around his neck.

No matter what, the Black Lama would never give up his own head.

Cavalrymen rushed to their aid, but Black Pearl used her whip to control the Black Lama, forcibly sending him to the blades of the cavalrymen.

Some couldn't stop themselves and left several knife marks on their leader on the spot.

"Hey! You idiots! Can't you see who I am? Stop it, all of you!"

The black lama kept shouting incoherently.

Seeing this, the crowd had no choice but to stop and dare not come forward.

"Hahaha, this is what they call a black lama?"

Black Pearl let out a somewhat arrogant laugh and dragged Black Lama back to the front lines.

Lu Xiaofeng held his sword to the black lama's neck: "Tell them to retreat!"

“Yes, yes, yes,” the black lama dared not disobey and hurriedly said, “Retreat, retreat, retreat! All of you, retreat ten miles!”

They were already no match for Lu Xiaofeng and his group, and now their leader has been captured.

The Black Lama's men had no choice but to retreat.

No one noticed that among the many infantrymen who hadn't even lifted a finger, there were several figures with strikingly different auras.

"do you understand?"

"I understand now. Those two grandmasters didn't use any unique skills, just simple fist and foot techniques. I can't tell their identities or backgrounds, but it's rare to find grandmasters so young."

The others were simpler: the burly man was an external martial artist, and the other young man was a fast swordsman. These two, plus the young grandmaster, must be Li Xunhuan and his companions.

Another master, perhaps a friend of Li Xunhuan, is said to have a good relationship with Lu Xiaofeng; we can tentatively assume he is Lu Xiaofeng.

"Li Xunhuan, Lu Xiaofeng... I thought they were people sent by some faction in the imperial court, but I didn't expect them to be just a few wandering martial artists. Heh, they've come all the way to the Western Regions and they're still so arrogant! They've ruined the Grand Eunuch's plans, they'll all die!"

Tianxiang is located in China.

"Congratulations to all the heroes on your victorious return!"

The King of Tianxiang wore a flattering smile and led his many ministers in bowing deeply.

Lu Xiaofeng said, "Your Majesty is too kind. They came for us, and this is what we should do. However, we still need a place to interrogate this black lama..."

"I'll arrange it right away; you heroes don't need to worry about it."

Although Tianxiang Kingdom is small, it is truly complete in every aspect, with a specialized prison system and some people skilled in torture.

Although the black lama didn't need much interrogation, he was so frightened by the instruments of torture placed in front of him that he trembled all over and confessed everything.

"Tell me, how did you know my identity?" Black Pearl lashed her long whip, making a hollow sound, and demanded.

"Huh?" The black lama was taken aback. "Who...is the young lady?"

"Ok?"

Lu Xiaofeng frowned: "So, your target is us?"

The black lama hurriedly replied, "Yes, the Kingdom of Kucha has ordered that I must capture you..."

"Kuji Kingdom? How did we get involved with them again? Let's start from the beginning!"

"Yes……"

The black lama began to speak from the beginning.

Actually, the reason he sent people to hunt down Black Pearl and her three companions that day was not because he recognized Black Pearl's identity, nor because of the appearance of Su Rongrong and the other two women, but purely because of the horses they were riding!

For bandits, horses were the most important means of mobility.

The black lama immediately recognized that the four were riding horses of a different bloodline, so he immediately ordered that their horses be taken away.

Unfortunately, of the more than one hundred people sent out, only more than thirty returned.

Everyone else was killed.

Although the Black Lama was angry, he did not intend to avenge his subordinates.

Unexpectedly, just two days later, a large army suddenly invaded.

Several experts also came with the army.

Although he had built his own fortress, those experts easily broke into it, opened the gates, and let the army in.

The black lama had no choice but to surrender.

At this moment, the Black Lama realized that the large army was actually the army of the Kingdom of Kucha!

"You mean to say that it was the people of the Kingdom of Guizi who sent you to arrest us?"

"Yes, I had absolutely no ill intentions towards you heroes. It was all forced upon me by those people!" the black lama cried out in protest.

"Hmph!" Lu Xiaofeng snorted coldly: "So, taking advantage of the opening of Tianxiang Kingdom's gates to launch a direct attack, was that also something they forced us to do?"

How intelligent he is!
Once you understand the Black Lama's current situation, you'll also understand the core driving force behind his previous actions.

"This..." The black lama was speechless.

(End of this chapter)