Shennong Dao Master
Chapter 437 - 42: Be Careful in the Next Life (6K)_2

Chapter 437: Chapter 42: Be Careful in the Next Life (6K)_2

"Sir, we encountered a group of enemy troops disguised as the Southern Expedition Army in an ambush!" Han Bing pointed to Wang Ji lying on a stretcher. "The commander is severely wounded, and Minister of Agriculture Zhao has already taken people to pursue the enemy."

"Which direction?" Liao Rulong asked.

"Northeast." Han Bing pointed again.

"Chase them down!" Liao Rulong roared in anger, "Damn it, these bastards never learn and dare to ambush my city?!"

Chen Shijie saw through the facade at a glance. He approached and fixed his gaze on Han Bing, saying, "Tell me the truth, what exactly happened, and why isn’t Wang Ji being treated?"

Recalling Zhao Xing’s instructions, Han Bing gritted his teeth and said, "Sir, we were indeed ambushed by a group of enemy troops disguised as Black Dragon Army and the Inspector’s men."

Black Dragon Army? Chen Shijie felt a jolt in his heart.

"Alright, I understand." Chen Shijie stared at Han Bing, "Even if the ’Heavenly King’ came, you would say the same."

...

As Liao Rulong’s unit departed, Xia Jing arrived at City 98 with a warship.

"What’s the situation? Zhao Xing said you were attacked?" Xia Jing jumped off the ship. "Why is Mr. Wang still lying on the ground?"

Seeing this, Han Bing had no choice but to repeat what Zhao Xing had said.

Xia Jing wasn’t a fool. Upon hearing Han Bing’s words, he knew they had been ’polished.’ No doubt Zhao Xing had taught him.

"I see." Xia Jing jumped back onto the warship, took out a map, calculated for a moment, then licked his lips and said, "Heh heh, brother, you’re the first seventh-rank to dare pull the Tiger’s whiskers of Prince Liang. I, Xia Jing, will surely give you a hand."

"Xuanjia Army, hear my command! Target northeast, full speed ahead!"

...

After Xia Jing left, twelve more warships flew over, led by Li Que of the Zhenhai Army.

Fire Dragon Pass couldn’t send out all its troops. Someone had to stay behind to guard it, so Jiang Ming naturally took on this responsibility.

However, as soon as Jiang Ming heard that Zhao Xing was calling for reinforcements, he swiftly found Li Que.

This is what he said: "Brother, although I don’t know what he’s up to, our Zhenhai Army can’t just sit by and watch. Fire Dragon Pass still needs to be guarded. You just arrived, so this is a perfect opportunity to prove yourself. Once you get there, don’t ask anything, just follow his lead, and you won’t lose out."

Li Que immediately set out with his men.

His subordinate, ’Chen Lu,’ had once been saved by Zhao Xing. Back when the Zhenhai Army’s City 109 was breached and nearly wiped out, if Zhao Xing hadn’t happened to pass by, this radical commander would have had more military merits deducted.

Just for this favor, he had to go help. Moreover, now he, Li Que, needed to rely on others. Even though Zhao Xing was only seventh-rank, he was the link between the three armies. In Li Que’s view, his role was greater than Liao Rulong’s.

So, although no one notified the Zhenhai Army, Li Que quickly rushed over, arriving just slightly later than Xia Jing. That’s because he was aggressive, and his ship was excellent, flying extremely fast.

"Who might you be?" Han Bing asked curiously, not recognizing Li Que.

"Li Que of the Zhenhai Army. Which direction did Zhao Xing go?"

"Northeast."

Whoosh~ Li Que quickly jumped onto the warship and sped towards the northeast.

Seeing this, Han Bing couldn’t help but wipe a palmful of sweat from his hands.

Good heavens, three waves of people had arrived within such a short time.

Attacking Fire Dragon Pass would almost mobilize this many people.

Offending Zhao Xing and still thinking of running?

Die! Han Bing remained expressionless, but his heart roared with anger.

"Water, water..." Wang Ji’s lips were dry as he woke from his coma on the stretcher.

Han Bing was about to give Mr. Wang some water.

Unexpectedly, Yuan Yang remembered Zhao Xing’s instructions and delivered a knife-hand strike, knocking Wang Ji out again.

Han Bing: "..."

Wang Ji: "..."

...

In the Gang Wind Layer, aboard the Black Dragon Warship.

"Sir, the Earth Fire Lotuses have been counted."

"Report."

"There are five hundred mature fifth-order Earth Fire Lotuses, with two thousand seeds and seedlings."

Qian Shougang let out a cold snort, "Hmph, this Divine Might Army, if they have no other skills, they’re at least skilled at farming."

"Indeed, once we requisition these, we can certainly equip our Black Dragon Army with a new batch of vestment robes." The subordinate agreed.

"Indeed, what indeed?" Qian Shougang scolded, "I had to personally send someone to request these. They have no sense of propriety, entirely like Yang An’s behavior!"

"Your teachings are indeed correct, sir." The subordinate shivered.

"Dismissed," Qian Shougang waved him off.

He didn’t take this mission seriously at all because he had witnessed the dissolution of the Divine Might Army as part of the Black Dragon Guard.

Back then, Yang An was stubborn. Faced with Prince Liang’s orders, he remained indifferent and even voted against Prince Liang’s appointment to head the Nine Heavens Yingyuan Mansion. It was totally reckless.

The result was the Divine Might Army’s dissolution. Yang An could have been granted the title of First-class Marquis but ended up with only a county earl’s title.

Qian Shougang had personally seen the Divine Might Army’s chief resign and disband the army, with many soldiers leaving disheartened.

That scene was deeply imprinted in Qian Shougang’s memory.

The prince had magnanimously refrained from making things difficult for Yang An, and later the court re-established the Divine Might Army, yet that fool still didn’t know gratitude.

And he got lucky, taking Fire Dragon Pass.

Recently, Qian Shougang had sent someone to request Earth Fire Lotuses but hadn’t even seen Liao Rulong.

They clearly didn’t regard Qian Shougang or Prince Liang highly!

"These ingrates, they need a beating to learn submission." Fondly recalling Wang Ji’s attempts to stop him, Qian Shougang sneered disdainfully.

....

Zhao Xing estimated it would take two quarters to catch up to the Black Dragon Warship, but in reality, he saw its shadow in less than that time.

The Black Dragon Warship, unlike the Netherflame Warship, had heightened vigilance and spotted the Arrowfish Flying Boat behind it immediately.

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