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Chapter 267: Infuriate Hozon!

Chapter 267: Chapter 267: Infuriate Hozon!

"Yes."

The Death Soldiers immediately took the order and once again sprinted out. This time, they didn’t enter from the front of the valley but followed Huo Sect Master’s command to rush up from both sides of the valley.

Before long,

a scream suddenly came from the valley.

The scream was low, but Huo Sect Master and his men still heard it and were all slightly surprised.

Soon after, a soldier stumbled down from the valley, his expression filled with a bit of panic, and said to Huo Sect Master, "Sect Leader, there seems to be someone up there!"

"I didn’t go far this time, and in a very hidden corner, I saw a dark figure lurking there, looking very much like a person."

"I was about to continue forward to explore, but then a scream came from nearby. I went to check and found that my companion was already dead, so I hurried down."

"What? Could there be an ambush around this valley?"

The Vine Armor Army Leader was greatly shocked, "Could Xiao Zheng and his men still have reinforcements?"

Huo Sect Master’s brow slightly furrowed, and he did not speak.

After pondering for a long time, Huo Sect Master snorted coldly, "Come, follow me. I want to see what kind of play Xiao Zheng is actually performing!"

Having said that, he led this group of soldiers to the outskirts of the valley and looked inside.

Only to see that at this moment, the valley had completely changed!

Before this, Huo Sect Master’s Vine Armor Army had suffered a great defeat here and had left behind at least a hundred corpses. But now, there was not a single body in the valley, nor even a trace of blood!

The entire valley had become completely clean.

Meanwhile, Xiao Zheng and his men were at the mouth of the valley, lighting a fire and roasting meat.

The beast meat was roasted golden brown and shiny, with juices dripping from it into the flames, making crackling sounds that carried far in the darkness of the night.

Xiao Zheng and Long Qie were loudly talking and laughing, eating large chunks of meat, appearing very pleased.

"Evil God, you’re in high spirits!"

Huo Sect Master watched this scene and sneered coldly.

"Haha, after all, we’ve been fighting for so long, I’m hungry. Huo Sect Master, won’t you have some too?"

Upon Huo Sect Master’s arrival, Xiao Zheng and his men obviously knew. Then, Xiao Zheng laughed heartily and said.

"Hmph, don’t think you can deceive me. You’re playing the Empty Fort Strategy, aren’t you?" Huo Sect Master’s expression was ice-cold.

"Right now, I just need to give an order, and the two hundred soldiers behind me will charge forward, and you’ll be dead without a grave!" Huo Sect Master’s voice was filled with intense murderous intent!

Xiao Zheng looked at Huo Sect Master slantwise and said contemptuously, "If you want to attack, then hurry up and attack, don’t stand here talking like a woman."

"You... hmph!"

Huo Sect Master was furious.

"What? Is that not so?" Xiao Zheng smiled faintly, "If I were in your position, I would have already attacked. How many people can we have here? And how many do you have?

With such a huge disparity in strength, you’re still hesitating here, your courage is really too small!"

Long Qie waved his ax, his eyes coldly staring at Huo Sect Master, "My ax has been too thirsty for too long; it wants to drink your blood."

Ten Killings did not speak, but all their expressions were icy.

Huo Sect Master looked at Xiao Zheng and his men and did not finish speaking for a long time.

Suddenly!

Huo Sect Master burst into laughter, and it was a loud laughter, leaning forward and backward with tears streaming down his face.

"Xiao Zheng, oh Xiao Zheng."

After finishing laughing, Huo Sect Master’s expression turned icy, "You are really too clever! You actually used reverse psychology. There must already be countless ambushes in this valley!

You want to draw us all over there. But I, Huo Sect Master, am not so easily deceived, you just thought of such an ’Empty Fort Strategy.’

In history, there had been a precedent where Zhuge Liang, with his Empty Fort Strategy, had scared away Sima Yi’s million-strong elite troops.

With that precedent in mind, you used the same strategy, not to make me retreat out of fear but to make me "see through" your Empty Fort Strategy and attack!

Then, you would deploy ambush forces to deal me a heavy blow!"

Clap, clap.

Xiao Zheng clapped his hands and laughed, "What a fascinating deduction process, but it’s all wrong."

"Heh heh."

Hozon sneered contemptuously, "Wrong? Humph, Xiao Zheng, you had already revealed clues without even realizing it."

"Hmm?"

Xiao Zheng’s expression changed slightly, but he quickly regained his composure and laughed loudly, "Clues? I think it’s your imagination."

Seeing Xiao Zheng’s expression, Hozon was even more convinced and sneered, "When you crossed the river earlier, you said this: ’If there are legends among others, don’t we have them in Sky Net too?’.

Even the most meticulous plots will reveal flaws at some unexpected moments. That statement of yours had already revealed a flaw!"

"And your second flaw is the Empty Fort Strategy that you set up! This plot is too contrived, not at all realistic.

Heh heh, this is your biggest blunder. If it weren’t for this Empty Fort Strategy, maybe I would have already entered this valley and been annihilated by your ambush soldiers by now!"

Xiao Zheng’s expression changed several times before he finally sneered, "Nonsense."

Hozon laughed triumphantly, "A mere trick, how could it deceive me? Humph, Xiao Zheng, since there are ambush soldiers and allies here, I’ll let you off this time. Let’s go!"

Having said that, Hozon turned around and left.

The two hundred soldiers also hurriedly followed suit.

In a moment, the group had disappeared without a trace.

Meanwhile, in the valley.

Xiao Zheng and Long Qie exchanged glances and burst into laughter.

Hozon would never have dreamed that here, there really were only a few of them!

"Mr. Xiao, I’m utterly in awe of you."

TW-2 sighed, "To think you had already started plotting against Hozon even when crossing the river. If it weren’t for that one statement, I’m sure Hozon would have definitely attacked by now."

Long Qie also looked at Xiao Zheng with admiration, "In ancient times, Zhuge Liang used the Empty Fort Strategy to scare away Sima Yi, and now Mr. Xiao, you’ve added ’reverse thinking’ on top of this Empty Fort Strategy, such wisdom is nearly divine!"

"Exactly, and Mr. Xiao’s acting, simply divine."

A member of Sky Net remarked, "When Hozon was speaking earlier, the changes in Mr. Xiao’s expressions were so subtle that no flaws could be discerned."

"Just thinking about how Hozon was played for a fool makes me want to laugh."

Someone else said, laughing.

This spurred another round of hearty laughter among them.

Previously, they had been in dire straits, with each brother meeting their death; now, at last, they had managed to catch their breath.

And the reason Xiao Zheng used the Empty Fort Strategy combined with reverse thinking.

It was entirely for the greater good, if it had just been him alone. He could have easily killed Hozon and fled far away.

However, with nearly thirty members of Sky Net, Xiao Zheng was unwilling to take the risk.

Moreover, they were all severely injured, and if they had left together, they certainly wouldn’t have gotten far before being caught by Hozon’s army.

So, Xiao Zheng’s enactment of this Empty Fort Strategy was to buy time.

First to let the injured leave.

He would cover the rear.

Once the injured had left, he could then leave and even if Hozon realized what had happened, it would be of no use.