Let Me Explain, Fairy
Chapter 479 - Two Hundred and Sixteen: Pfft

Chapter 479: Chapter Two Hundred and Sixteen: Pfft

At the Soul Condensation Realm stage, Xu Yuan knew that military formations were strong, strong enough that few high-ranking cultivators dared to forcefully stand out in front of one, but he only had a vague concept of its true power.

The moment Li Qingyan grasped his wrist, Xu Yuan suddenly understood why the Barbarian King had not dared to move before.

A sudden feeling of heart palpitations and near-death, as if locked onto by a primordial behemoth in someone’s gaze, overwhelmed him.

"...."

Locking eyes momentarily,

Xu Yuan’s expression became serious, his tone grave,

he said,

"What I mean is, maybe you could consider showing me a bit of respect when you’re in a good mood."

"Virtue."

Li Qingyan gave him a look and her red lips unintentionally curled up slightly as she released his hand: "I’m going to the city to make arrangements first. Your odd Qi might make you a target if you go directly."

Having said this, she didn’t wait for Xu Yuan’s response. Her figure accelerated suddenly, leaving the other three far behind, and she dashed towards the giant city in the canyon....

"...."

Watching the red silhouette disappear into the giant city, Xu Yuan turned back and glared at Luo Xiran, who was stifling a laugh:

"What are you looking at?"

Luo Xiran, as if it were only natural,

replied, "I’m looking at you getting snubbed, kid."

"...." Xu Yuan.

"A child is still a child, got angry already?"

Luo Xiran emitted a graceful chuckle, her curiosity apparent as she asked, "What was the technique Princess used just now? It raised her energy levels several tiers in an instant without any side effects."

Xu Yuan shot the old woman a look:

"Huh, why should I tell..."

"Brother."

"...." Xu Yuan.

The woman from the Lake Blue Palace, with flawless skin and crescent eyes,

asked, "Brother, could you please tell Xiran about it?"

"...." Xu Yuan.

Giving the old woman a deep look, Xu Yuan exhaled and said:

"Military formations, a path of cultivation that only rose to prominence in the past few thousand years. As for the specifics, you can ask Li Qingyan later."

"Military formations... human formations?"

Luo Xiran seemed to have thought of something, murmuring softly, curiosity flickering in her bright eyes. However, she then looked gleefully at Xu Yuan:

"Kid, the energy mechanism she displayed was strong, but she probably still can’t beat you."

"Heh...."

Xu Yuan couldn’t be bothered to entertain the fickle old woman, and looking at the approaching Barbarian Tribe Holy City, said nonchalantly:

"Of course I know that, just by sensing a bit... I know Qingyan can’t beat me."

Luo Xiran appeared slightly surprised:

"Oh~ So the kid actually has pity for others?"

"Tsk, I thought you were quite smart before?"

Xu Yuan looked at her as if she were a fool:

"If I don’t let her win now, what are you going to do when this strange cultivator in me is gone and she bullies me every day? Will you stand up for me then?"

"...." Luo Xiran.

After a pause, Xu Yuan added in a low voice:

"Besides, what she showed was just a rudimentary form of a military formation, not fully deployed."

...

...

...

When Xu Yuan and his two companions flew above the Barbarian Tribe Holy City, looking down from the sky, his first impression of the city was that it was very empty.

So sparse that one could hardly see people in many of the districts.

As soon as the thought crossed his mind, Xu Yuan shook his head.

A city originally inhabited by a million people now only had ten thousand stationed there, indeed it should be sparse.

As for the original million barbarians....

Xu Yuan’s gaze swept over the several hundred mounds outside the city wall covered with snow....

Well, they must have moved to live inside those mounds.

"....."

What a hellish joke.

Muttering a few silent prayers for kindness and meritorious deeds in his heart, Xu Yuan shifted his gaze to the city walls around him.

As he had thought, most of the Northern Border White Armors were stationed near the city walls.

And at that moment, the soldiers who were originally off-duty inside the city had started to mobilize due to Li Qingyan’s arrival.

Many came running out of their houses without having properly put on their armor.

Some were putting on their armor while running.

Some were going to gather, some to the stables to harness horses, and others were moving supplies around, making the scene look rather chaotic for a time.

It seemed like an emergency assembly.

As Xu Yuan pondered, Li Qingyan’s voice suddenly came from below:

"Changtian, over here."

"..."

Xu Yuan looked in the direction of the Origin Qi’s source.

She, in a red dress, was standing on top of the city wall, waving at him.

The three landed together.

Luo Xiran curiously sensed the surroundings, Bai Muxi carefully took in everything on the ground.

Xu Yuan walked straight to Li Qingyan’s side, looking down below the city wall, he asked with a smile:

"Qingyan, what are you preparing to do?"

Li Qingyan didn’t even think before responding:

"Can’t you see for yourself? Naturally, we are preparing for battle."

"What?" Xu Yuan asked subconsciously, "Preparation for battle?"

Li Qingyan looked at him with a smile and asked:

"Changtian, if you were the Barbarian King, what would you do first after coming out of the Underground Palace?"

"...."

Xu Yuan frowned slightly, a contemplative look in his eyes.

Upon exiting the Underground Palace, the Barbarian King had two choices, north or south.

First, head south back to the Dayan battlefield.

Second, return to this Holy City, either from the south or the north.

It had been just over ten days since they entered the Underground Palace.

With the speed of a Saint, the Barbarian King could have returned to the battlefield within the Dayan Territory in two to three days.

If he, Xu Yuan, were the Barbarian King,

he would most likely use the Saint’s cultivation to rush back to the Dayan Territory’s battlefield in the shortest time possible after coming out of the Underground Palace.

Whether it was in terms of importance, urgency, or timing, rushing to the Dayan Territory to take command of the hundreds of thousands of elite Barbarian Tribes was the best choice.

As long as the Barbarian Tribes’ army avoided battle, a war involving millions of people was unlikely to end within half a month.

If the tribal leaders under his command directed properly, they might even be able to preserve the strength for another battle under Zong Qingsheng’s command.

And the Holy City?

The Extreme Black Lands were so vast that whether Marquis Wucheng could find it was another matter...

Thinking of this, Xu Yuan’s gaze became fixed.

He suddenly remembered something.

Something that made him want to slap himself.

While tricking the Barbarian King into cooperating in the Underground Palace earlier, he... seemed to have blurted out the location of the Barbarian Tribe Holy City.

Although in fact, he had not told Marquis Wucheng the exact location, would the Barbarian King believe him?

The answer was certainly no.

This piece of information would likely directly influence the Barbarian King’s decision-making.

His fists clenched slightly tighter, Xu Yuan’s eyes darkened with gravity:

"The Barbarian King will come to this Barbarian Tribe Holy City, we must immediately break camp and retreat north."

Seeing the change in his expression, Li Qingyan comforted him in a gentle voice:

"Changtian, don’t worry too much. Although I have ordered to prepare for battle, by all logical reasoning, the Barbarian King should head to..."

"No, he will definitely come here," Xu Yuan interrupted.

"What?" Li Qingyan’s eyes were filled with confusion.

Xu Yuan took a deep breath, stared into her beautiful eyes with a serious look, and spoke with a grave tone:

"I said, the Barbarian King will definitely come, and he should be arriving soon."

"..."

After exchanging a glance, Li Qingyan, seeing his earnest gaze, slowly narrowed her phoenix eyes:

"Are you sure?"

Xu Yuan spoke with gravity:

"Certain."

Li Qingyan fell silent for a moment, then her lips curved into a gentle smile, nodding at him:

"Then good, I believe you."

"..."

Hearing this, Xu Yuan felt a sigh of relief within.

He was genuinely worried the Wrapped Chest Princess would revert back to her usual mode of thinking once back on the surface.

After all, he couldn’t explain this matter; he certainly couldn’t blame Old Man Luo again, could he?

But Xu Yuan quickly noticed something wrong; the Wrapped Chest Princess had agreed with him verbally but made no move.

"..."

Licking his lips, Xu Yuan hesitated before speaking:

"Qingyan, aren’t you... going to make arrangements?"

Li Qingyan raised a delicate finger and pointed to the soldiers forming up below the city wall, saying with a smile:

"Haven’t I already done so?"

"No," Xu Yuan uttered, smacking his lips and glancing in the southwest direction: "The Barbarian King is about to arrive."

"So what if he does?"

"He has become a Saint."

"So?"

"..."

Utterly doomed.

Xu Yuan had some idea of what Li Qingyan wanted to do.

Choosing his words carefully, Xu Yuan said in a low voice:

"Qingyan, if the Barbarian King dares to come to the Holy City, he must have embraced death. The strength of a Saint with a death wish does not need to be explained by me. We’d better avoid the sharp edge for now and go find Marquis Wucheng."

"This princess avoid his edge?"

"....."

Li Qingyan’s lips slowly ceased smiling, and her brow carried a fieriness Xu Yuan had never seen, her rising phoenix eyes blazing so sharply they were impossible to look at directly:

"We can retreat, but what about the ten thousand Northern Border Army inside the city?"

"..." Xu Yuan.

"Within the military formation, to flee at the sight of the enemy, I cannot do that," she expressed firmly.

Li Qingyan took a deep breath, with the Scarlet Blade emerging out of thin air in her palm, she looked toward the dark horizon in the southwest and said with a smile:

"If, Changtian, you want to leave, then..."

"Slap—"

A crisp sound cut her words short, and a sexy wave of flesh surged under her red gown where her shapely buttocks were.

"...." Luo Xiran’s eyes widened in surprise, her lips parting into a small ’o’.

"...." Bai Muxi blinked her bright eyes and shrunk her neck slightly.

"....."

Li Qingyan stiffened abruptly, her voice then trembling with suppressed anger:

"Xu.. Xu Changtian, this princess is not in the mood for jokes right now!"

As she spoke,

the Scarlet Blade was already placed at Xu Yuan’s neck.

"....."

Xu Yuan looked at the sharp blade against his neck and chuckled as he took a step forward.

The blade cut through his skin, and blood flowed down from the wound.

Seeing this, Li Qingyan’s brow furrowed slightly, and she instinctively moved the blade away.

Because of her action, Xu Yuan managed to close the distance between them.

At close quarters, he suddenly reached out and embraced Li Qingyan’s soft and boneless body into his arms, comfortingly rubbing the buttocks he had just slapped, and said softly:

"How could I, as a Mortal Transcendence specter, possibly leave you behind?"

Li Qingyan’s cold expression turned a shade rosier due to the movements of his hands. She responded coldly:

"So, you’re not leaving?"

Xu Yuan smiled at her and nodded firmly, his hands pressing harder:

"Since you’re not leaving, how could I abandon you?"

"Oh, is that so..."

Li Qingyan’s phoenix eyes drooped slightly, grasping the blade harder, and then, feeling his fingers slowly moving downward, she suddenly asked with a smile:

"Changtian, did you just say you are still a ghostly body?"

"Hmm?"

Xu Yuan showed a hint of confusion, his roving hand did not stop, and he replied instinctively:

"Yes, what about..."

"Pfft!"