Let Me Explain, Fairy
Chapter 237 - 184: That Year, A Group of People’s Ideal

Chapter 237: Chapter 184: That Year, A Group of People’s Ideal

The colossal Xuanying obscured the sun as it descended from the sky, its turbulent air currents swirling.

The next moment,

Origin Qi surged forth, and a row of translucent stairs formed by the Attic’s Formation Patterns appeared alongside the Xuanying, stretching from high to low.

Upon seeing this from the deck of the attic, Xu Yuan chuckled and shook his head.

According to Xu Xinyao’s explanation, just like choosing features for a car in a previous life, these stair Formation Patterns needed to be selected and purchased.

They served no practical purpose, but they certainly had a strong impact.

It was just a pity that there was no one below to receive him now.

Yuan Hao showed no intention of coming to greet him, not even sending a deputy over.

However, Xu Yuan didn’t take offense. Instead, he found Yuan Hao’s reticence rather amusing.

If he came over, it indicated that they most likely wouldn’t be fighting after all.

Stepping down the Origin Qi stairs after leaving the Xuanying Attic, Xu Yuan saw the walls of East City after the war.

Since the city was attacked from both inside and out, with the addition of airborne assaults, there had been little use for destructive siege engines, thus the walls remained intact.

However, the surfaces in many places were covered with a layer of rather disgusting green, sticky substance.

As the two of them approached,

Xu Xinyao caught sight of this stuff and first froze for a moment before her voice trembled slightly as she spoke:

"Is this... a Spirit-Damping Mucus?"

"What?"

Xu Yuan glanced at his fourth sister and, noticing something off in her eyes, casually asked, "Did you invent this?"

Xu Xinyao nodded:

"Yes."

Xu Yuan raised an eyebrow, sensed it briefly with his Will-spirit, and said with a smile:

"It didn’t destroy the structure of the Formation Patterns themselves but blocked the transmission of Origin Qi. This new weapon seems quite effective."

Xu Xinyao pursed her red lips, clenched her fist slightly, and said in a low voice:

"The purpose of my research was to test the independence of the array’s pathways, to prevent material from being wasted in case of a single failure, so it doesn’t damage the structure of the Formation Patterns themselves."

As she spoke,

her eyes grew dimmer, fixing on the green slime:

"But... but they actually made a weapon out of it."

"...."

Turning plowshares into swords.

Xu Yuan paused in his steps, gave Xu Xinyao a deep look, and, sighing, said nothing.

All along the way, Yuan Hao’s military governance proved to be very astute.

The Eastern wall of the Myriad Manifestation Sect had quickly returned to order after a brief period of chaos.

Beneath the Eastern Wall, the Black Scale Army bustled to and fro. Captured equipment was being cataloged, casualties were being counted, and some soldiers were clearing the streets and maintaining order within the distant city.

The dead comrades were neatly placed in the shade of the city wall temporarily, awaiting special flying Demonic Beasts to carry them back home. The Myriad Manifestation Sect’s defenders weren’t as fortunate; their bodies were piled carelessly on top of a large cloth, forming a small mound.

Beyond that, Xu Yuan saw many Black Scale Army units already reorganized and ready to obey further military commands at any moment.

It seemed Yuan Hao was getting impatient.

When Xu Yuan eventually reached Yuan Hao’s location, the man was issuing some instructions amidst a group of officers wearing middle-to-high-ranking armor.

Seeing this, Xu Yuan didn’t rush over. Instead, he stood quietly aside with the silent Xu Xinyao, waiting.

He knew Yuan Hao was aware of his arrival.

And indeed, Yuan Hao knew that Xu Yuan had come and that he stood not far away, watching.

He just didn’t want to face it.

Several times, the adjutant beside him tried to remind Yuan Hao that the commander had come, but each time he was sternly silenced by a look.

He liked the Third Young Master’s saying very much: when a general is abroad, military orders are not always to be obeyed.

Disrespecting military orders appealed greatly to him.

But now, with the man standing right in front of him, not respecting orders would have been ungrateful.

The circle of officers fell silent, exchanging looks; with the commanding officer remaining speechless, none of them dared to leave. They could only listen to him drone on about military discipline.

Finally, one of the adjutants couldn’t contain himself and hurriedly murmured a reminder in a low voice:

"Commander Yuan, the main commander has already arrived, maybe you should..."

"...."

Suddenly, silence.

Yuan Hao slowly turned and glanced at him, saying:

"Ah? The main commander? Where is he?"

"I am here."

"..."

Yuan Hao turned back for a look.

Xu Yuan greeted him with a smile, raising his hand in a wave: "Commander Yuan, if you haven’t finished speaking, feel free to continue."

"...." Yuan Hao.

Without missing a beat, Yuan Hao turned around, waved his hand to hastily dismiss the officers, and then quickly approached Xu Yuan, saying with a smile:

"You could have just told me you had arrived."

With a taunting tone, Xu Yuan replied:

"Wasn’t I worried about disturbing Commander Yuan while you were emphasizing military discipline?"

Yuan Hao’s voice was stern:

"It’s necessary. The city has been taken by our efforts, and the losses are ours as well."

After saying that,

Yuan Hao’s expression suddenly relaxed, he rubbed his hands together and asked with a low chuckle:

"So... may I know how the negotiations went? I heard the Black Scale Army is almost ready, just waiting for the seventh battalion to enter the city and regroup before..."

"Enough, there is no outcome yet," Xu Yuan interrupted him helplessly.

"..."

Yuan Hao’s eyes widened for a moment, apparently wanting to laugh but restraining himself, then frowned seriously and said:

"Is the Myriad Manifestation Sect playing the fool?"

Xu Yuan rolled his eyes:

"I don’t know, I told you there’s no outcome yet."

Testing the waters, Yuan Hao asked:

"So, our plan..."

"Continue."

"Then I’ll proceed....."

Yuan Hao clenched his fist, bowed, and was eager to leave.

A general abroad, military orders.....

"Hold on, you stay with me,"

Xu Yuan decisively quelled that thought: "I have something to ask you."