Soul Town: Claiming the throne? You've asked my Tian Ce Army, haven't you?

After looking at her for a long time, Li Moxuan still couldn't see anything special about her. She was pretty, but Xiang Kunlun shouldn't be that superficial, right?

After all, Lu Xian Palace in the Hall of Heroes was quite beautiful, but the relationship between Xiang Kunlun and her was merely one of simple subordination...

Composing himself, Li Moxuan asked, "Why did you come to assassinate me? Were you sent by the leaders of the Black Tower?"

Upon hearing this, Jiuli hurriedly protested, "I am not an assassin!"

"Heh, besides assassins, who would sneak into someone else's camp in the middle of the night?"

Yan Zhuangyao snorted coldly, "You're about to die and you're still trying to argue!"

Jiuli explained anxiously, "I... I just wanted to ask you for help..."

"Help? Help with what?"

Jiuli hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said, "My friend has been captured by them. They want to use this to force me to work for them!"

"Originally, they wanted to send me to assassinate your leader and frame the Hall of Heroes, but I know I can't beat you, so I wanted to ask for your help..."

Upon hearing this, Li Moxuan retorted, "Why should we help you?"

Jiuli was taken aback. Right, he really didn't seem to have the right to ask for their help, and he had nothing to offer in return, except…

She gritted her teeth, her eyes resolute, and said, "As long as you help me with this, Jiuli is willing to stay by your side as your servant, and I will never regret it..."

This was the only thing she could think of that she could use to exchange for it...

Is this... selling oneself?

Yuan Xichen looked curious. "Would it be worth going to such lengths just for a few friends?"

"If I'm not mistaken, your lover should be inside, right?"

Jiuli shook her head, her eyes dimming slightly, "No..."

Uh……

Is it unrequited love?

"Hmm...we'll think about it. Sit down, Zhuang Yao, please take her away and keep a close watch on her!"

"no problem!"

"No vigilante justice allowed!"

"Um... don't worry..."

After Captains Yan and Wen left, Yue Yunxuan said he wanted to inspect the military camp again and left the tent.

"What do you think should be done with her?"

Li Moxuan raised an eyebrow at Yuan Xichen, wanting to ask for his opinion.

"Her stealth skills are superb. It would be best to recruit someone like her, but if not, it's better to kill her!"

"As for what she just said, I observed her for a moment, and she doesn't seem to be lying, so we can take her word for it..."

Li Moxuan nodded, agreeing with him. Killing this kind of person would be a waste!

What Li Moxuan disliked most was wasting food; he would even waste every single grain of rice in his bowl… cough cough, I digress…

Find an opportunity to ask Xiang Kunlun if he wants a wife...

……

Hall of Heroes.

"Ah-"

Xiang Kunlun sneezed, touched his nose, and frowned, feeling that someone was plotting against him...

After regaining his senses, he looked at Yang Luoqi, who had blocked his way, and asked, "Is Tanlang injured? And he wants me to pass on a message to the Spirit Master for him?"

Yang Luo nodded. "That's what my childhood friend told me..."

Xiang Kunlun sneered, "Who does he think he is? What right does he have to ask me to pass on his message?"

Yang Luoqi gave an "I knew it" look and added, "He seems to have guessed you would say that, and asked me to pass on a message to you..."

"What?"

"He wants you to remember the promise you made with him on Dead Soul Island..."

Xiang Kunlun was taken aback, remained silent for a moment, then said, "Okay, I understand. You can go back now..."

After Yang Luoqi left, Xiang Kunlun narrowed his eyes slightly. "Overlord, I should have guessed it was him. How could a dignified Martial God Body drown like that?"

"I just never expected that he would be the current leader of the Greedy Camp..."

Xiang Yu's voice followed, "Kunlun, are you afraid?"

"afraid?"

Xiang Kunlun scoffed, "I am indeed afraid, but I am afraid that he will have no opponent after he dies. In the underworld, only he is worthy of being my opponent, Xiang Kunlun!"

"Let's go! Let's pass on a message to the Spirit Master and see if the future belongs to me, Xiang Kunlun, or to Li Moxuan!"

Chapter 77: The Mantis Stalks the Cicada, Unaware of the Oriole Behind

The following morning, at the Rift Canyon.

Wu Renlong led a group of soldiers to the agreed location and met Chang Xiangpo, the fourth leader of the Black Tower, and Wu Tiangui, the fifth leader, who were already waiting there.

"Good morning, Master Wu!"

Chang Xiangpo greeted him with a smile.

Wu Renlong nodded, then frowned when he saw that it was just the two of them. "Where are Dai Yu and Uncle Yang? Didn't I tell you both to come?"

"Does Lord Wu think we're fools?"

Wu Tiangui chuckled and spread his arms wide. "This chasm canyon has a treacherous terrain, making it a perfect place for an ambush!"

"Yup!"

Chang Xiangpo gave a fawning smile, her words laced with sarcasm: "Lord Wu, we've given you so much gold, silver, and fine wine, yet we still can't earn your trust. It's truly heartbreaking!"

Wu Renlong's heart tightened. How did they know? Could it be that they had planted their people in his own army?

He put his hands behind his back, trying to appear calm, and said, "I don't understand what you're saying..."

At the same time, a hand behind him subtly signaled to the messenger behind him—fire the cloud-piercing arrow!

Let's take down these two guys first!

The messenger understood Wu Renlong's meaning and took out the Cloud Piercing Arrow, which naturally caught the attention of Chang Xiangpo and Wu Tiangui.

Chang Hao!

"Wu Long!"

A giant snake and a giant centipede emerged from the cliffs on either side of the canyon. The falling boulders crushed the messenger to death, but fortunately, he managed to release the Cloud Piercing Arrow in his last moments.

As the Cloud Piercing Arrow rose into the air, the soldiers of the Hall of Heroes who were lying in ambush nearby immediately responded.

Several boulders fell from the cliff above the canyon, blocking Chang Xiangpo and Wu Tiangui's retreat.

Above the canyon, on the cliffs on both sides, the soldiers of the Hall of Heroes stood ready, drawing their bows and aiming at Chang Xiangpo and Wu Tiangui.

"Fire arrows!"

A dense hail of arrows rained down on Chang Xiangpo and Wu Tiangui. Chang Hao and Wu Long quickly shielded the two of them with their own bodies, using their hard scales to block the arrows.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Wu Renlong and the surviving soldiers behind him retreated to a safe position.

Wu Tiangui's guardian spirit, Wu Long, raised his head and spewed out black mist. The entire canyon was instantly shrouded in black mist, just like night, so dark that one could not see their own hand in front of their face.

"It seems you don't realize your situation!"

Accompanied by wild laughter, Wu Tiangui's voice resounded throughout the entire black mist.

"Fighting a war isn't just about having more soldiers; this is our home ground!"

Wu Renlong was trapped in the black mist. He could hear Wu Tiangui's voice, but he couldn't find his location.

Suddenly, a huge rock came crashing down on Wu Renlong from the black mist. Wu Renlong's guardian spirit, Wu Song, was the first to notice it and appeared in front of him, smashing the rock to pieces with a single punch.

"Renlong, be careful!"

While cautiously observing his surroundings, Wu Song didn't forget to offer a reminder.

"I know……"

As soon as he finished speaking, huge rocks suddenly fell from above his head. Wu Song quickly grabbed Wu Renlong, tucked him under his arm, and after dodging them, they reached a relatively safe position.

The soldiers behind Wu Renlong were not so lucky. Before they could figure out where the enemy was, they were hit by boulders, and screams of agony filled the air.

The remaining soldiers who were lucky enough not to be hit, upon hearing these screams, also began to consider retreating, and the morale of the entire army instantly plummeted...

Wu Song looked up at the black mist above him, his brows furrowed. Weren't there soldiers from the Hall of Heroes up there? Why are so many boulders suddenly falling down?

Unbeknownst to him, at that very moment, the canyon was filled with wails and screams of agony...

Countless evil spirits are attacking the soldiers Wu Renlong left behind, and many soldiers have already been eaten, leaving only their limbs and torsos.

"Xiang Yu... help me..."

……

the other side.

Yue Yunxuan has led 50,000 well-equipped Yue Family Army soldiers to the vicinity of the Rift Canyon.

Li Moxuan appointed him as the commander-in-chief to lead the battle, and instructed Wen Zuoyi and Yan Zhuangyao to follow his orders, while Yuan Xichen was appointed as the military advisor to assist him.

As for Li Moxuan himself, he and Diao Lingyun led 10,000 troops of the Greedy Battalion to take a detour and sneak into the enemy's base...

"General, our scouts report that the three thousand troops of the Hall of Heroes have already engaged the two leaders of the Black Tower!"

"The Black Tower unleashed approximately ten thousand evil spirits to launch a sneak attack on the soldiers of the Hall of Heroes. The situation at the Hall of Heroes is dire, and they are unlikely to hold out for much longer..."

"Investigate again!"

"Yes!"

Yue Yunxuan stood in front of the sand table, carefully analyzing the current situation.