All Heavenly destiny reduced to ashes
Chapter 503 - 117: Dad, You’re Still Alive! (2/3)

Chapter 503: Chapter 117: Dad, You’re Still Alive! (2/3)

Without a moment to spare, in order to gain a deeper understanding of the exact nature of the mission, An Qianshan finally decided to participate, seeking out further insights into the matter.

Perhaps because of the bribes, An Qianshan and his team were assigned to logistic duties rather than accompanying the Iron Cavalry as support troops.

The latter, to put it plainly, is cannon fodder, used to test traps and build pre-war fortifications.

During his time with the army, An Qianshan continually sought opportunities to gather intelligence related to the Iron Cavalry, hoping to discover some weak points and peculiarities of the enemy.

Upon close observation, An Qianshan indeed uncovered quite a few critical pieces of information.

Leading the swift assault on various cities, Han Hao’s use of Martial Army’s armor and equipment revealed something peculiar; some were obviously not produced by Dust Li themselves, but rather came from the Tianyi Demon Sect.

Why is that? It’s simply because the emblems on these military gears were identical to those on the agricultural tools he had purchased.

Those Magic Artifact Formation Flags, used to shake the Earth Vein, as well as armor comparable to that of Da Chen’s Martial Army – most of these came from the Tianyi Demon Sect. Periodically, the Demon Sect’s flying shuttle would transport supplies to the Martial Army.

If they could intercept these supplies, the operations and combat activities of the Iron Cavalry would inevitably become less aggressive and more conservative.

Furthermore, it seems Dust Li has acquired some Earth Vein technologies.

After breaking through a city, the Iron Cavalry would pause to repair the Earth Vein and reactivate the Great Formation to extract some of its power.

They seem to also possess something akin to Divine Weapons to coordinate the Earth Pulse Hub; this primitive form of controlling Earth Veins seemed to have been known as ’Earth Spirit’ in the past and this technology has since been optimized.

Thus, as it stands now, in the lands of the Northern Border, it is this group of Dust Li people who can advance or retreat at their convenience.

As for the military formations, once the Iron Cavalry lost the Vanguard Camp, their advances were considerably slower, and their formations were quite loose. In key areas, auxiliary troops had to scout first before they dared to approach.

If Da Chen had a rapid response force at this moment to strike at them, the Iron Cavalry would lose their advantage and suffer tremendous losses.

However, recently, the pace of the Iron Cavalry’s march seems to have picked up, seemingly due to receiving intelligence support from another source.

But precisely because of this, since they had intelligence support, the supply lines of the Iron Cavalry were much more exposed and less cautious than before.

"The Tianyi Demon Sect, mysterious backers, and the five Dust Li clans from behind... various parties are exploiting the war between Dust Li and the Northern Border to bleed Da Chen dry."

An Qianshan, a man of scholarly attainment capable of passing the civil examinations, quickly identified the real reason for the rapid increase in the fighting prowess of the various Dust Li factions: picking up to a pile of fine military equipment and receiving tactical training from several factions, how could their combat strength not be strong?

If it weren’t for the fact that the target of this armed force was his own son, An Qianshan would be elated from joy, able to earn merits while lying down in logistics, an incredible feeling truly!

Considering the merits they’ve earned from capturing several cities before, the rewards this small team has received already surpasses what the An Family has earned in the past few years!

"I must find a way to send this intelligence to my son."

Thinking in this manner, while An Qianshan was pondering over how he might establish a communication channel with An Jing, suddenly four scouts, obviously from Da Chen’s Martial Army, appeared before him.

"Are you An’s father?"

Meanwhile, on the other hand, although essentially fleeing haphazardly to the rear, Cang Linzu carried himself with a demeanor that really didn’t seem like someone forced to flee.

He brought everyone up and circled around, discovering that this place was a supply relay point in a deserted town in the Northern Border of Da Chen.

Clearly, this was the extremely crucial part of the ’Iron Li Iron Cavalry’s supply line’ they originally planned to scout.

On the other side, Qin Yunye and the other two scouts also secretly gripped their weapons, ready to capture this unknown ’Dust Li man’ at any moment.

"This is no place to talk."

An Qianshan also noticed these people’s caution, shook his head indicating the four to follow him into his tent: "I didn’t call anyone, which shows my sincerity. Don’t worry, I am the officer in charge here, without my orders, no one else will come here."

Qin Yunye and the others looked towards Cang Linzu, and the young man did not hesitate, leading the group into An Qianshan’s tent.

Actually, no proof was needed, because An Jing was just a younger and more handsome version of An Qianshan, improved across many versions; it was obvious at a glance if they had a blood relation.

And on another side, Cang Linzu and Qin Yunye’s admiration for An Jing was not fake; An Qianshan glanced and knew they both had found the right person.

Upon learning that Cang Linzu and his party were scouts from Linjiang City, besides feeling that the ’Imperial Heaven was fortunate,’ An Qianshan also immediately realized their awkward initial appearance must have been due to some mishap.

The two sides conversed in detail, quickly understanding each other’s situations.

"I do have a Water Mirror that can contact An, but the distance is too far; the signal isn’t good."

Cang Linzu took out the Water Mirror; he just used Fate Pattern to contact An Jing while breaking out, and didn’t have enough time or the luxury to use the Water Mirror.

At this moment, he tried to communicate with the other side but repeatedly failed, becoming slightly anxious: "Uncle, the intelligence you gathered here is extremely useful, and the Dust Li people can even reuse the Earth Vein Great Formation? Has the Five Sects’ technology made a breakthrough, or have they acquired the Earth Vein technology repository of the Northern Border..."

He was somewhat anxious. Tianyi Demon Sect, unidentified forces, Earth Vein technology... the Dust Li people clearly weren’t fighting alone.

Moreover, if it was related to the Demon Sect, the situation of this combat might be much more dangerous than imagined, perhaps the Tianyi Demon Sect would also intervene, trying to take An Jing, the ’Divine General’, away in the defeat of Kanming City.

Fortunately, that dramatic situation of being unable to connect didn’t occur; as Linjiang City actively used Earth Vein Power to boost communication, Cang Linzu’s Water Mirror received a strong signal.

The communication started.

[Cang, are you alright?]

On the other side of the Water Mirror, amidst whirling snow and atop city walls, An Jing looked solemn, but soon, his expression turned into astonishment, as he saw the familiar face on the other side of the Water Mirror: [Heavens, Dad?]

[You’re still alive?!]

"My son!" An Qianshan was also teary-eyed: "Your dad isn’t dead!"

Honestly, whether it was Cang Linzu or Qin Yunye, or even the father and son An Jing and An Qianshan, they all found this conversation a bit excessively sentimental and abstract, but that’s how things were, beyond anyone’s denial.

An Jing and An Qianshan both wanted to catch up, or have Shen Mubai come over to see her alive husband, but now was not the time for family trivialities.

After learning about the situation of Cang Linzu and others, and An Qianshan’s whereabouts over these past years, An Jing suddenly realized, feeling sentimental, that some things from his past life memories were indeed not false.

—If scholars of Da Chen cannot outdo their hometown people in infighting, they really would abandon the wild lands to become military advisors, enhancing the border lands’ strength before fighting back!