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Chapter 653 - 598: If we really can’t save him, can’t we pretend to save him?

Chapter 653: Chapter 598: If we really can’t save him, can’t we pretend to save him?

On the morning of the following day, within the valleys of Falling Dragon Mountain, the battle had just ended.

Changsun Bubai, along with his three sons and his son-in-law, gathered together all of the Sui Army.

Though they had been fighting intensely since yesterday noon through the night and into this morning,

at least they had managed to repel the Tujue’s offensive.

However, this battle had been excessively brutal.

"Reporting to Emperor Kaihuang, the casualties have been fully accounted for, originally there were twenty-eight thousand soldiers, among which thirteen thousand still capable of fighting. The remaining fifteen thousand have sustained serious injuries and can only rest for now."

Afterward, Changsun Bubai glanced at several powerful warriors nearby and sighed deeply.

"The three Grand Offerers only sustained minor injuries, but Minister of War Wen Chudao broke through to the Purple Mansion Realm during the battle and then... then he was surrounded by three Tujue Purple Mansion Realm fighters, is now severely injured, uh... but still alive."

"I wanted to send out a distress signal to the Capital, only to find that the Tujue have already sealed off the surrounding space with formations. It seems this time, they not only sent at least three Purple Mansion Realm warriors, but also assembled Array Masters and other powerful entities."

"In the chaos of the battle, many ministers died. Here is the list."

Changsun Bubai said, handing a lengthy list to Kaihuang.

Kaihuang, looking at the familiar names on the list, even noticed the name Mei Fei.

"Mei Fei is dead too?"

Changsun Bubai frowned slightly and then nodded softly, whispering, "Yes."

Kaihuang faintly felt that there was something fishy about Mei Fei’s death, but at this moment, there was no time to dwell on it.

Moreover, his trust in Mei Fei was already exhausted, saving him before was already more than enough.

Whether Mei Fei died at the hands of Tujue or his own people, compared to the victory of this war, compared to whether he could survive, it was no longer that important.

"What exactly happened this battle? Have you figured that out?"

Just then, Kaihuang, stroking Pan Hu trembling beside him, asked softly.

Changsun Bubai replied, "I have already discussed with some cultivators in the army who are skilled in Rune Arrays. It’s because the Tujue studied the conditions of the Two Divisions Mountain in the northern secret realm and developed this technique to split the mountain."

"Then, combining it with Illusion Techniques, they executed it together. So in reality, this was originally a large mountain split by the Tujue beforehand, creating a terrain suitable for their cavalry charge inside it. Eventually, when we arrived, they triggered the illusion making us fall into the trap."

At this point, Changsun Bubai glanced at Pan Hu beside Kaihuang and couldn’t help but say, "Emperor Kaihuang, this creature is a demon! If it hadn’t claimed that this mountain splitting was an auspicious sign, my original force of forty to fifty thousand wouldn’t have fallen into jeopardy! I hope you can execute this demon!"

At this moment, Pan Hu, frightened, buried its head in Kaihuang’s hands.

Kaihuang gave a wry smile and waved his hand.

"Whether it is bad or good fortune, do you think I do not know?"

Changsun Bubai sighed helplessly. He knew that Pan Hu had to remain by the Emperor’s side for now.

"Your Majesty, there is a very serious problem now. Should the three Grand Offerers who secretly protect you stay by your side or be placed elsewhere?"

Kaihuang was taken aback, about to say they should definitely remain by his side, but he then realized what Changsun Bubai meant.

Now, everyone was trapped in the valley.

In the midst of a large plain, the Tujue could attack at any time.

They could even strike from all directions.

Having the three Purple Mansion Realm Grand Offerers by his side surely could keep him safe.

But the crux of the matter was that the Tujue also had three Purple Mansion Realm warriors.

Once the enemy discovered the location of the Great Sui’s three Purple Mansion Realm warriors, they could find out where Kaihuang was.

Killing an Emperor Kaihuang could be more useful than killing many Purple Mansion Realm warriors!

Many people believe that Emperor Kaihuang, as the holder of the Imperial Path Red Dust Immortal, merely had a positional blessing that could make his own power stronger, but it was impossible for him to rise from a Spiritual Platform Realm level and sweep through Purple Mansion Realm adversaries.

Moreover, although Emperor Kaihuang led the expedition himself this time, the Seal, to ensure the stability of Great Sui’s destiny, was still left back in Daxing City.

This meant that even if Kaihuang exerted all his fighting power, he was merely at a beginner level of the Purple Mansion Realm.

Such a level, if the Tujue were determined to kill him, was indeed achievable.

Emperor Kaihuang looked at Changsun Bubai, asking in a low voice, "Do you have any good suggestions, my dear subject?"

Changsun Bubai bowed his head; this was the first time Emperor Kaihuang had addressed him so affectionately.

"Your Majesty, I think while the three Grand Offerers are powerful, they could also become targets for the Tujue. The reason the Tujue retreated previously was partly due to the desperate resistance of our soldiers, and partly because the three Purple Mansion Realm Grand Offerers were there to fend off the Tujue’s champions. However, whether the Tujue will send more Purple Mansion Realm warriors, we do not know."

"So, we can only wait for external help to rescue us!"

Hearing this, Kaihuang knew that if there had been a way to break out, they would have done it from the start.

Forty to fifty thousand troops couldn’t break out, and now with less than twenty thousand capable of fighting, breaking out was even less likely.