Chapter 400: Soldiers Falling From The Sky
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
At the top of Snow Mountain was a cave made from ice that had been carved into the cliff.
The door of the cave was closed. It was made from ice too, and was shielded by a ray of light.
Inside the cave were two young women. They were sitting on cushions, face-to-face.
An impenetrable light separated the two.
One had long hair, smooth skin and a beautiful face, and looked very elegant and demure. She sat on the cushion without making a sound.
She also had a fine figure as well. She was the Water Empress, Hong Yan.
The other woman also looked very charming, but her personality seemed totally different to that of Hong Yan. Instead, she looked very seductive. This was the Ice Queen, Liu Jingning.
"Hong Yan, the whole of Water Nation is mine now. I think you'd better leave this place! The Five Elements Mountain is such a small place for you to stay in," Ice Queen said.
The Water Empress did not reply. Qi was rising from her body. It seemed that the Qi was trying to break the restrictive enchantments on the Holy Ground.
Obviously, one's True Core Strength would not lose effect in this cave.
"Do not try to break the restrictions here. You won't succeed! I know that you came here in order to try break the restriction. But you are bound to fail, just like your mother did. Why bother?" Liu Jingning laughed.
Hearing this, the Water Empress suddenly opened her eyes!
Hong Yan said coldly, "I know it is the Jiang family who sent the soldiers to help you. I want you to tell them that since I have already left, I will not go back to try and take the throne!"
Liu Jingning sneered. "No matter what you say, your family name is Jiang, so you are still a member of the Jiang family. As long as you are alive, those people will not stop worrying!"
"So they sent you here to take my life? You will not succeed!" Hong Yan said.
"Of course, I cannot take your life and I do not dare to as you are also a member of the Jiang family. Fifty years ago, I came all the way out here to take that item. I never thought that you would be here, and it never occurred to me that the late Emperor of Water Nation would actually turn out to be your father's servant. He even officially accepted you as his daughter and made you his heiress. I think the reason why he did so was to try hide his true identity as your father's servant."
"That item belongs to my late mother. You cannot take it!" Hong Yan shook her head.
Liu Jingning said in a low voice, "Why? Do you really think that item can change your fate? It's impossible! Your late mother failed that time, and you will too!"
Liu Jingning sneered. "Jiang Hong Yan, both you and your late mother are bound to misery. Your father died to change your mother's fate and he still did not succeed. In fact, no one can! But for me, that item can help me be stronger. Why do you have to stop me from achieving that?"
"I do not want to change anything! You want to be stronger, but there are many other ways to do so. Why do you have to take away the thing that my late mother left to me?" Hong Yan said. She closed her eyes.
If it were not for the impenetrable light between them, Liu Jingning would have already taken that item from Hong Yan.
Suddenly, a wooden plate flew into the cave from outside.
Liu Jingning caught it easily with her slim hand. There were a few lines inscribed on it. After reading it, Liu Jingning frowned.
"Flying lanterns in the sky?" She was rather confused. Then she took out a bronze mirror.
She snapped her fingers. The next moment, her True Core Strength changed into a ray of light and darted towards the mirror.
In the blink of an eye, the scene outside the cave was displayed in the mirror.
In the dark sky, thousands of huge shining lanterns were floating and flying higher and higher.
Many soldiers of the Ice Troops gathered together and talked about the peculiar scene. They were talking so loud that Liu Jingning could hear their voices.
"Why on earth are there so many floating lanterns? What is happening? They still have not occupied Snow City, have they?" Liu Jingning frowned.
She also thought the lanterns were the doing of the citizens of the Snow City.
Right at this moment, she saw something strange in the scene.
"What?"
Liu Jingning was surprised. A great amount of shadows were descending upon the Snow Mountain.
The soldiers of the Ice Troops outside the cave could not use their True Core Strength and the sky was too dark, so they failed to see the shadows. But she could see it and realized that something was wrong.
"Jiang Hong Yan, your country's citizens are really quite tough. Not only have they protected their city, but they also dared to come up to the mountain." Liu Jingning sneered. "Do not worry, they will all die!"
Hearing this, Hong Yan frowned. Still, she did not open her eyes. Meanwhile, the impenetrable light behind her began to shift.
Liu Jingning did not notice this, as she was busy looking at the scene in the mirror.
The thousands of soldiers of Snow City had already crossed the abyss and were already above the city wall of the Holy Ground. The distance between them and the ground was only meters.
The patrolling soldiers finally spotted them.
"Sh*t! They have come!"
"What the f*ck! Are soldiers falling from the sky?"
"F*ck, the soldiers falling from the sky.. they are people of the Snow City!"
"What! How did they fly across the abyss?"
"Don't talk bullsh*t! Inform the General!"
"Where are the bowmen? Tell them to come right now!"
The soldiers began to shout and run about like headless chicks.
At this moment, Xu Que and the soldiers of Snow City all landed.
Before he touched the ground, Xu Que took out a speaker and said, "Surprise! You have been surrounded by us! Now, men stand on the left, women on the right, and everyone else in the middle. Put your hands behing your heads and squat!"
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Chapter 401: Here He Was!
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Xu Que's voice echoed through the Snow Mountain!
Does this guy want to loot us?
Hearing him speak, Liu Jingning was stunned and could not help but laugh.
From the mirror, she saw clearly that the guy was a good-looking young man. She had never imagined that a man like him could talk like that!
Suddenly, the Water Empress opened her eyes. She was surprised by what she saw from the mirror—Xu Que and many other soldiers falling from the sky, where countless Kongming Lanterns were floating.
Even though he looks very gentle, he is actually quite powerful and brave!
How did he even get here?
The Water Empress was very surprised.
She had met Xu Que for the first time in the Tower of Souls, and had gotten to know his magnificent strength whilst they were in Fire Country together. Everything about him returned to her mind.
She smiled a little bit. Her smile was so beautiful that it could overshadow the loveliness of all the flowers in the world.
"Jiang Hong Yan, I have never come across this good-looking young man before. I saw him coming here with Situ, so he must be very strong.. why have I never seen him before?" Liu Jingning asked, staring into the mirror. "But it doesn't matter, really. They will all die, and it will be all because of you! Jiang Hong Yan, you really are destined to be unhappy! Even your name means beauty that will bring disaster to your beloved… it shows clearly that anyone who is involved with you will always lose their life for you!" Liu Jingning sneered.
Hearing this, Hong Yan said gently, "It is you who should be worried. Your soldiers will be defeated by him! Liu Jingning, if you do not want all your soldiers to die, I suggest you leave now!"
"Nonsense!" Liu Jingning turned around and laughed hard, as if she had heard a funny joke.
The Water Empress shook her head and smiled.
"Jiang Hong Yan, I never thought that you might have become less intelligent since leaving the Jiang family. Do you really think I will believe your words? Wait and see for yourself, my soldiers will surely kill that young man!"
The two stopped talking and stared into the mirror together.
Amongst all the people around them, Xu Que was the tallest. His cheeky personality did not seem at all compatible with his gentle appearance.
Although it seemed like Situ was the one leading the soldiers, in actual fact, Xu Que was their true leader.
Before landing, they had loosened their fabric wings and taken out their long spears, attacking the soldiers of the Ice Troops the moment they neared the ground.
The soldiers of the Ice Troops had not been prepared for this at all. There were only a few hundred soldiers patrolling the city wall, and they had never expected such a thing to happen.
Soon, hundreds of soldiers under the Ice Queen's command were killed.
Xu Que held his eight-star sword in his hand and attacked, felling most of the soldiers himself. Although he could not use his True Core Strength, he was still able to easily kill the enemy, cutting through their lines as if they were a pile of mud. Then he used his Lone Nine Swords technique until they were almost completely crushed.
In very little time, the last soldier of the Ice Troops fell. Xu Que stepped over his body and shouted, "Now, who still wants to fight me?
"Who?" all the soldiers of Snow City shouted in unison.
They felt extremely excited, having so easily killed all the patrolling soldiers. Situ proudly stood upon the city wall, holding her weapon, Fang Tian Ji, in her hand. Her eyes were full of exhilaration.
After seeing what Xu Que had done, she now felt very confident in their ability to win this battle.
"How dare you!" came a shout. A very strong man stepped out of the camp. Wearing ice armour, he was at Level 4 of the Infant Transformation Stage, and looked ferociously powerful despite having no access to his True Core Strength.
"How dare you! My fellows, let's kill them all!" the strong man shouted, gesturing wildly his hand.
In the blink of an eye, countless soldiers of the Ice Troops came pouring out of the camp and assembled themselves into a battle formation.
Since it was already late at night, most of the soldiers had previously been resting. After hearing the strong man's order, however, they had hurriedly gotten up. Some of them were still wearing ice armour.
Xu Que shouted, "Shoot your arrows!"
"Yes!"
All the soldiers of Snow City quickly let loose their arrows.
In one sudden movement, the arrows flew towards the soldiers of the Ice Troops like falling rain.
Countless soldiers of the Ice Troops died then and there, before getting close to the city wall. Without the help of True Core Strength, most could not withstand the arrows.
Most importantly, Xu Que was now already occupying the city wall.
"Shoot! Do not stop! Right! Let's shoot them to death! Shoot them in their faces!" Xu Que stood on the city wall, shouting encouragement.
Meanwhile, he summoned his System and purchased many containers of burning oil with his Acting Tough Points.
"Come and pour this burning oil down on them!" Xu Que instructed a few hundred soldiers. He ordered them to pour the oil down along the city wall.
Soon, the pungent smell of the oil began to permeate the area.
The soldiers of the Ice Troops frowned and covered their nose with their hands.
"What is this smell?"
"It smells so terrible!"
"Could it be urine?"
"F*ck! They are total nuts!"
"How shameless they are! Where are our bowmen? Come and cover us!"
"Huh? What are they doing with torches?"
Many soldiers of the Ice Troops were shocked.
Xu Que gave each soldier a torch and looked down at the soldiers from the city wall, sneering at them.
Seeing this, all the soldiers of the Ice Troops trembled.
"Do not stop! Do not be afraid! They are just playing tricks! Bowmen, shoot!" the General shouted.
Our numbers overwhelm them. Even though they are occupying the city wall, we will not lose. We have lost thousands of our peers, but that is normal in a war. I believe we will win in the end, the General thought to himself.
"Let's kill them!" the General shouted.
Hearing this, the soldiers of the Ice Troops began to run towards the city wall.
The bowmen behind them aimed at the city wall and shot their arrows towards the Snow City forces.
Seeing this, Xu Que sneered. "How stupid! Throw all the torches down!"
Chapter 402: It Was Time To Give Them A Real Show
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
All of a sudden, countless torches were thrown from the city wall. Their surrounding area was illuminated by firelight.
Bang!
As soon as the torches touched the burning oil on the ground and walls, it burst into flame. The fire quickly spread around the area.
The soldiers of the Ice Troops who were standing towards the front were surrounded by fire. Since they could not use their True Core Strength, they all melted.
"Sh*t!"
"Withdraw!"
"They are very wicked! They are trying to kill us with fire!"
"Do not push me! Retreat!"
"F*ck! My feet are on fire!"
It was total chaos. Soldiers from behind tried running to the front, soldiers in front tried to run behind!
They all tread in the burning oil. Many soldiers were on fire and screamed in great pain.
The smoke rose up from the crowd.
What a terrible scene. Thousands of soldiers were being devoured by the fire!
Xu Que stopped laughing. In fact he also felt that it was a bit cruel to kill them in this way. But if he did not kill them, then the soldiers of the Snow City would be the ones to die.
That was why he had decided to burn them to death in the first place. Once the soldiers of the Ice Troops were frightened enough by this, he would definitely win.
The screaming persisted as countless soldiers of the Ice Troops lost their lives in the sea of fire.
The bowmen at the back of the army were totally stunned. Their faces all turned to pale and they sat very still.
The General was shocked and so angry that he clenched his fists. The dead soldiers were all his subordinates—how could he not be furious?
"How wicked you are! How dare you do this!" the General shouted to the city wall.
Hearing this, the Snow City soldiers upon the city wall all lowered their heads, feeling a little sad about what they had done.
At this moment, Xu Que stepped forward and shouted, "They are traitors! They invaded your country! They killed your peers and looted us! Do you really think you should let them go?"
Hearing this, the soldiers of the Snow City did not reply.
Yes! They invaded us, killed our families, looted our houses and imprisoned our Water Empress. Why should we feel sorry for them?
Xu Que continued to speak. "They are cruel! If we feel sorry for them, we are being cruel to ourselves! Do you really think you should let them go?"
The soldiers on the city wall were all convinced by Xu Que's words.
"Yes! We shall kill them all!"
"Kill them all!"
"Kill them all!"
They all shouted together.
Seeing their peers burning in the fire and hearing the voices coming from the city wall, the soldiers of the Ice Troops freaked out and looked towards the city wall in a daze.
The soldiers of Snow City had become such a cruel and ferocious army!
They are occupying our city wall and killing our peers with fire. We cannot use our True Core Strength, which means that we are no different from mortals here. How can we defeat them?
All of a sudden, all the soldiers of the Ice Troops felt very tired. They no longer wanted to fight.
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The General was speechless. He looked at Xu Que and felt very surprised by what he had done.
"Who is this guy? He is so young, but he is already so good at lifting the morale of the soldiers! Who is he?"
During a war, aside from the strength of a soldier, the next most important thing was having a general who understood how to lift the morale of his soldiers.
No matter how physically powerful an army was, once the soldiers became dispirited, they would still be bound to lose!
Xu Que clearly knew this, which was why he was using his words so deftly to lift the spirits of his peers.
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Inside the cave, all the events happening outside were projected in the mirror.
Liu Jingning was completely shocked by what she had seen.
She had never expected that young man to be so cruel, and so effective at raising the morale of his peers. He had managed to completely change the energy of the soldiers of the Snow City, which would otherwise have been just a normal army. Furthermore, he had almost frightened her soldiers to death!
"It... it is impossible!"
Liu Jingning suddenly turned around and shouted, "Jiang Hong Yan, tell me who this young man is! Is he your Holy Son? That can't be possible. He is just at Level 8 of the Infant Transformation Stage, so he cannot be a Holy Son!"
Hong Yan smiled. "He comes from Fire Country, and he grew up in the Five Elements Mountain. But with his strength, he is definitely qualified to become a Holy Son!"
"Nonsense! It is impossible for there to be a Holy Son in the Five Elements Mountain!" Liu Jingning was shocked.
"You should leave with your soldiers now, otherwise, you will all be killed!" Hongyan said gently.
Hearing this, Liu Jingning was alarmed. "No, you are lying!" she insisted. "You think I would believe your words?"
Hong Yan spoke, "I just do not want that young man to kill anyone else anymore. He has already killed too many. Such acts committed at such a young age will make life very tough for him in the future!"
Liu Jingning sneered. "He is only at Level 10 of the Infant Transformation Stage. I don't see what difference he could make!"
Hongyan stopped talking, a wry smile on her lips. She closed her eyes again and continued to fight against the restrictive enchantments with her True Core Strength!
In her heart, she already knew that Xu Que would win.
Liu Jingning was furious and sneered. "Jiang Hong Yan, you can't scare me! It is only because my soldiers cannot use their True Core Strength here that they failed to fight back! Do not forget, I have already occupied all of Water Nation! If I want to kill him, I would be able to kill him right now."
Kill him right now?
Hong Yan had heard someone say the exact same thing in the past.
Tian Sha, who was at Level 8 of the Infant Transformation Stage, had once uttered this exact sentence. But he had been killed by Xu Que in the end.
Now, is it your turn? Does this mean you will be killed by Xu Que?
Thinking of this, Hong Yan smiled.
The restrictive enchantment behind her began to twist and shift.
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Outside, the battle was getting more and more intense!
The General had now changed tactics. He ordered the bowmen to shoot their arrows from a great distance, and gathered the remaining soldiers. He then divided them into many small teams. Each team had around a hundred people. At last, he asked all the soldiers to move towards the city wall from all directions.
Xu Que had plenty of burning oil, but he felt that it would be a bit too cruel to kill his enemies in this way. He was worried that this might create some psychological problems for Situ and the soldiers of the Snow City.
In fact, his concerns did make sense. Since the beginning of the battle, Situ had been standing next to him and she had not made a sound at all.
Now, Xu Que decided to change tactics too!
"System, how many Acting Tough Points do I need to pay to buy a Zhuge Repeating Crossbow? 10 Acting Tough Points for a hundred crossbows? Fine, give me 5000 crossbows." He paused. "By the way, give me 'King of Wushu' and 'Dragon Subduing Palms' as well. Since the body's own internal force is not been restricted here, it is time for me to give them a good show!"
Chapter 403: Zhuge Repeating Crossbow
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
"Ding! You have bought 5000 crossbows. 500 Acting Tough Points have been deducted." The notification of the System rang in his mind.
Xu Que had also bought two books—'King of Wushu' and 'Dragon Subduing Palms'—with 30 Acting Tough Points.
Both books concerned the practice of martial arts—or in other words, Yellow Stage Martial Arts.
If Xu Que were in a world of swordsmen, the two types of martial arts would be very helpful. But he was at that moment in the Cultivation World, where the two types of martial arts were not a big deal at all.
However, since no one could use their True Core Strength here, he felt no better than a mortal in that moment.
'King of Wushu', in fact, was a type of martial art that required the exertion of a great internal force. It was very masculine and ferocious. If an ordinary man learned how to perform it, his internal force would be greatly enhanced. Zhang Wuji was an example of this.
The King of Wushu technique was compatible with the Dragon Subduing Palm technique. Performing the two in conjunction would allow one to achieve a very good effect.
"Vice Battalion Commander, Come over here!" Xu Que pointed to a random soldier near him.
That soldier was stunned and said, "Sorry, I am not the Vice Battalion Commander…"
"Never mind that, from now on, you are the Vice Battalion Commander. Tell the others to throw their damned bows and arrows away and use the Zhuge Repeating Crossbow." Xu Que retrieved all the Zhuge Repeating Crossbows from his system storage.
Bang!
Suddenly, 5000 Zhuge Repeating Crossbows appeared on the ground.
Seeing this, everyone around him was shocked.
"What is this? It looks so strange."
"Hero Zhuge just said that this is the Zhuge Repeating Crossbow. Is this something he made himself?"
The soldiers had no idea how to use this crossbow.
After all, in the Cultivation World, cultivators were accustomed to using cultivation techniques and magic weapons. As for gunpowder, it had been invented by the cultivators by accident. Later, it was humans who had made cannons out of the gunpowder.
Compared with those items, the Zhuge Repeating Crossbow seemed a bit shabby. But in their current situation where no one could use their True Core Strength and there was no gunpowder at all, the Zhuge Repeating Crossbow seemed to be a good second choice.
"Repeat after me. Yes, right! First, target the enemy, put one hand on the switch, pull the device on the top with your other hand, then shoot!"
In the blink of an eye, a thin but sharp arrow quickly flew from the weapon and pierced on the chest of a soldier of the Ice Troops.
"Sh*t!"
Seeing this, everyone on the city wall took a deep breath.
"How amazing! It does not even take him much strength to shoot the arrow. The arrow flies so fast as well!"
…
The soldiers of the Ice Troops were also stunned. They stared at the city wall, trying to find out where the arrows had come from.
"They really are shameless! They are even using hidden weapons!"
"Fire first, then hidden weapons…"
The General's face turned gloomy. "Never mind," he said. "The hidden weapons will not affect us. Shoot! Hurry up! Kill them all!"
"Yes!"
Seeing this scene, Xu Que sneered and targeted the marching soldiers.
"Everyone, watch carefully now. I am going to show you how powerful the Zhuge Repeating Crossbow really is!" Xu Que shouted.
"Didn't we already see it just now?" one soldier said.
Xu Que pressed the switch. In the next moment, a thin arrow flew out. Then he quickly moved his finger, and the device on the crossbow continued moving forward and backward at a rapid pace.
Bang! Bang! Bang!...
In the blink of an eye, countless arrows were flying out one after another.
All the soldiers on the city wall were speechless.
"What the f*ck! So many arrows with just one shot?"
"The soldiers of the Ice Troops are doomed this time!"
"We have got five thousand crossbows. Just one is already this powerful…"
"Hero Zhuge is really powerful, and he has got so many weapons! It is lucky that he is on our side…"
Xu Que said, "See? Now, everyone take a crossbow and let's shoot them to death."
Hearing this, everyone got excited and hurriedly picked up a crossbow. They could not wait to test the crossbows themselves.
Situ also took a crossbow.
"Good, you guys take care of the soldiers. I will go and kill their bowmen and that General!" Xu Que stepped forward onto the edge of the city wall, about to jump down.
"Hero Zhuge, do not do that, it is dangerous!"
"Do not forget, we cannot use our True Core Strength!"
"Are you unhappy? Tell us about it! We can help you!"
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"I will be fine…" Xu Que said.
"I will go with you," Situ said, holding her weapon, Fang Tian Ji, in her hand.
"You should stay here and help them. I am the protagonist of the upcoming show!" Xu Que touched his chest and smiled.
"I know that you are powerful. But how are you planning to get down there in the first place? It is too high! We haven't got any fabric wings here either, unless you make another set…" Situ said.
"I will just jump down. Have you ever heard of the Chinese Qinggong? If not, let me show you!"
Chapter 404: You Have The Ball To Come Down? Yes! I Do!
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Before he jumped off, Xu Que purchased a book called 'Cloud Jump of Wudang Fraction' from the System, and quickly learnt and grasped the core idea of the book.
Then, he leapt forward and stood on the edge of the city wall!
Seeing this, all his fellow soldiers on the city wall were shocked, including Situ.
Does he really intend to jump off the city wall without using his True Core Strength?
When the soldiers of the Ice Troops saw this scene, they were stunned as well.
"Look! What is that wicked young guy going to do now?"
"He is just showing off!"
"Do you have the balls to jump?"
"If you do, then jump!"
Many soldiers of the Ice Troops began to shout at him. They thought that Xu Que was just showing off by standing at the edge of the city wall.
The General sneered. "He is really full of himself! I will cut him to pieces as soon as he gets down here!"
"That young guy does not have the balls to jump! He will be killed by our General if he comes down!"
"Wicked man! Come down and have a fair fight with us!"
"Come down!"
The bowmen also began to shout.
All of a sudden, around thirty thousand soldiers of the Ice Troops began to shout, their voices echoing around the whole mountain.
Hearing this, the soldiers of Snow City became worried and joined in the racket with their own admonitions. "Hero Zhuge, please do not jump off!"
"They are just trying to provoke you, do not jump!"
"Do not mind them! We should all just stay here, they cannot harm us on the city wall!"
"Yes! Hero Zhuge, do not jump!"
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In the cave, Liu Jingning saw everything happen through the mirror. She sneered at the sight. "Jiang Hong Yan, do you think he has the balls to jump off? No matter how powerful he is, he cannot possibly defeat the thirty thousand people waiting on the ground!"
Hong Yan opened her eyes and smiled. "He will jump off!"
Hearing this, Liu Jingning was stunned. Then she laughed. "No way! You think too highly of him! Neither you nor I would be able to beat thirty thousand people in an area that strips us of our True Core Strength! It will be impossible for him too!"
"He will win!" Hong Yan said. Then she closed her eyes again.
Right at this moment, the restrictive enchantment behind Hong Yan had become very thin. It was about to break!
Liu Jingning stared at the mirror and sneered. "I don't think he has the balls to jump off! And even if he does, he will definitely be killed!"
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Xu Que stood on the edge of the city wall. The wind was blowing, and his clothes were billowing out in the breeze. He looked extremely handsome and elegant.
Hearing what the soldiers of the Ice Troops were yelling, he sneered.
"Remember, you are the ones asking me to jump off! You will all regret this!"
He began to practise the King of Wushu technique. A magnificent, manly internal force began to flow all through his body! He stepped forward again, and jumped off.
"Hero Zhuge! Don't!" all the soldiers on the city wall exclaimed in fear.
The soldiers of the Ice Troops were euphoric..
"Good! He jumped off!"
"Everyone, go! Let's kill him!"
"He is asking for death!"
"Even if he is killed by the fall, we shall cut his body into pieces!"
"I will drink his blood and avenge my peers!"
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In the cave, Liu Jingning was shocked. "He is... he is crazy! I cannot believe this!" Then after a moment, she began to sneer: "Jiang Hong Yan, you were right, he did indeed jump off! Still, he will be killed!"
Hong Yan opened her eyes and stared at the mirror.
She knew that Xu Que would not do anything dangerous if he was not completely sure of himself. Nevertheless, she was still a bit worried and wanted to see how he was going to turn the situation around.
After all, under the same circumstances, both she and Liu Jingning would certainly have ended up dead.
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Xu Que was wearing a smile. He put his hands behind his back and gently moved his feet, as if he was walking in the air.
"Huh? Why he was falling so slowly?"
The soldiers of the Ice Troops were shocked.
"Sh*t! He is rising up!"
"He cannot use his True Core Strength, so how can he fly? Are my eyes deceiving me?"
"He just flew past me!"
"Shoot him! Shoot him now!"
Before, they had been about to kill him. They had never expected him to be able to fly!
The soldiers on the city wall were shocked.
"Hero Zhuge can fly?"
"How did he manage to do that?"
"He is really something!"
"How marvelous he is!"
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Situ was so surprised that her eyes were wide open. Then she began to shout. "Hero Zhuge, be careful!"
All the bowmen of the Ice Troops were now targeting Xu Que. They were about to shoot him down!
In the blink of an eye, countless arrows were flying towards Xu Que.
"You guys are so impatient!" Xu Que smiled and began to concentrate all his masculine internal force in his palm!
Then he drew an arc in the air and shouted, "Flying Dragon in Heaven!"
All of a sudden, a dragon's roar sounded.
His palm was shining with golden light. A golden dragon suddenly flew out of his hands, immense and roaring as it darted its way towards the rain of arrows.
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Chapter 405: Utmost Victory
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Bang!
The golden dragon quickly grew larger and larger, until it covered more than half of the sky.
All the arrows fell to the ground as if they had been swept away by a hurricane.
Everyone at present was shocked by this scene.
No one made any sound. The battlefield was completely silent.
"This...this is impossible!"
"No one can use his True Core Strength here, so how can he still be using magic inscriptions?"
"This isn't magic inscriptions! This is the technique of the mortals, Kung Fu!"
So this person is a cultivator… but can also practise the mortals' art of Kung Fu?
I have never seen a mortal's Kung Fu abilities like this… they can have such a magnificent effect! I mean, a golden dragon literally appeared!
In fact, this golden dragon had been created from Xu Que's internal force. A mortal's Kung Fu abilities however would not be as powerful as a cultivator's True Core Strength.
But the Kung Fu skill that Xu Que had just performed was already powerful enough to shock everyone at present.
Np one could use their True Core Strength here—and that made Xu Que seem all the more special.
"The great dragon is repentant!" Xu Que shouted.
The golden dragon turned around and flew towards the bowmen on the ground.
Bang!
The earth cracked. Dozens of bowmen were hit by its force and fell onto the ground, spitting blood.
"Run! Run!" the General shouted as he quickly backed away. He was very distressed. It would be impossible for him to launch a counterattack!
In reality, if they had access to their True Core Strength here, any cultivator of the Foundation Building Stage would easily be able to defeat Xu Que.
Seeing that the General had backed away, the bowmen all began to retreat as well.
"Come and fight against me! It is you who asked me to jump off! Do not run!" Xu Que shouted, landing on the ground.
The bowmen were running so fast that they almost fell over.
"General! Come and fight me! I'll even allow you to hit me first!" Xu Que shouted.
Earlier, the General had said that he would cut Xu Que into pieces if he dared to jump off the city wall. But oh, how the tables had turned. Now he was running away…
…
The soldiers atop the city wall were all stunned. Although Xu Que had already given them many surprises, this time they were so shocked that they almost passed out!
"Hero Zhuge is...amazingly powerful!"
"He alone has defeated the whole army!"
"I have never seen anything like this in my entire life! It is really scary!"
"What do you mean?"
"He is not only cleverer than us, but also more hard-working and knowledgeable than us. Don't you think that is scary?"
"Luckily, he is on our side! Otherwise, I would just kill myself… I would never choose to confront him!"
Situ took a deep breath and said in a low voice, "Listen! Everyone, raise your Zhuge Repeating Crossbows!"
"Yes!" the soldiers of Snow City replied.
They all felt very confident now. Some soldiers of the Ice Troops were slowly marching towards the city wall. Seeing this, they began to shoot with the Zhuge Repeating Crossbows.
All of a sudden, countless arrows were flying towards them.
In the blink of an eye, more than half the soldiers were killed!
Nevertheless, since there were lots of soldiers of the Ice Troops, some of them still managed to reach to city wall.
Knowing that they had no backup, these Ice Troops had decided to have a final fight!
Situ ordered some soldiers to stay upon the city wall and keep shooting. Then she herself took two thousand soldiers with her and began to fight against the climbing enemies.
…
In the cave, Liu Jingning and Hong Yan had seen everything through the mirror.
Liu Jingning was speechless and her face was frozen in a mask of shock.
Hong Yan, however, smiled. She had already known that Xu Que would win, but she had ever expected Xu Que to use Kung Fu!
He is still his funny old self!
Then she closed her eyes again and concentrated on breaking the restrictive enchantments behind her.
Once she managed to break those restrictions, she would be able to leave the Holy Ground and go to another mysterious place.
That was the reason that she had chosen to stay here—she had wanted to enhance her abilities in seclusion.
In that other mysterious place, she would find the item that her mother had left to her, and the knowledge that could immensely enhance her skills…
…
However, Liu Jingning did not notice Hong Yan's actions and continued staring in the mirror.
Xu Que had caught up with the bowmen. Then he jumped up into the air and executed the Eighteen Dragon Palms!
Then, a magnificent internal force oozed out from his palm.
Bang!
In the blink of an eye, hundreds of bowmen were hit.
Then he took out a sharp sword from his system storage. He executed the Lone Nine Swords and killed many soldiers…
Then finally, he caught up with the General and hit him with the Eighteen Dragon Palms.
This General was in the Infant Transformation Stage, but now he could not fight back. After being hit by Xu Que, he fell to the ground and started to cough up blood.
"Do you really think you can run away?" Xu Que smiled.
The General wore an expression of despair. "As far as I am concerned, even a mortal would not be able to use Kung Fu at the skill level that you did!"
Xu Que smiled. "The Kung Fu I performed is called the Ultima Skin Monster of the Wicked Massage's Breaking Veins and Bones. Do you want to learn it? I shall not teach you!"
Chapter 406: Risking Your Life To Eat The Ice?
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
The General was stunned.
"Wicked Massage?"
"Breaking Veins and Bones?"
"Ultima Skin Monster?"
"I f**king do not want to learn this!"
"If I were able to use my True Core Strength, I would definitely defeat you!" the General sneered.
Xu Que laughed. "Do you really think so? Ha, when I was four, I could already do fortune-telling. I knew that this day would come, so I worked very hard to learn Kung Fu…"
"You...you really are shameless!" The General was furious and began to cough.
The soldiers of the Ice Troops almost passed out when they heard Xu Que's words.
Fortune-telling? At four? So you're saying that you knew you would fight us one day when you were only four? You are shameless!
"You can kill me, but you cannot insult me! Despite everything, you are bound to lose!" the General sneered. He looked towards the city wall and continued speaking. "Did you really think you would win? Don't fool yourself! It would be almost impossible for you to beat us, since your side only has several thousand people! Even if we lose ten, twenty or thirty thousand people, we will still be fine. But the people on your side will be exhausted soon… and then we shall kill you all!"
Hearing this, the soldiers of the Ice Troops felt their spirits lift!
Yes! Even though we have lost so many peers, it does not mean that we cannot win!
We have got so many of us!
"Yes! You can kill us but you cannot insult us! Everyone listen, let's kill them all!" a young soldier shouted.
On the battlefield, shouting was one of the best ways to cheer up the soldiers.
…
In the cave, Liu Jingning saw all that was happening through her mirror, and sneered.
"It seems that they are not so useless after all. At least they know that they are far superior in numbers!"
Liu Jingning still did not believe that Xu Que could win, as there were too few people on his side.
"Jiang Hong Yan, why are you not looking now? Aren't you curious about the fate of the soldiers of the Snow City? Let me tell you what it will be… they will die of exhaustion! Ha!" Liu Jingning laughed.
Hong Yan opened her eyes and spoke gently, "And will you not go out and help them? Is it really worth it?"
"I don't care! Even if the soldiers on my side all die, it will be fine! I will make the Snow City mine at any cost! That young man will die!" Liu Jingning continued to laugh.
In reality, although the army of Ice Troops was very powerful, Xu Que had basically crushed them entirely. Liu Jingning had decided to give up this army.
Nevertheless, she wanted to see the exhausted soldiers on Xu Que's side getting killed by the soldiers on her side. She could not wait to witness it with her own eyes!
"You are too confident!" Hong Yan smiled and closed her eyes.
At that moment, a tiny vortex appeared in the restrictive enchantment behind her. It was moving slowly and becoming larger and larger.
…
Xu Que was amazed by the General's words!
Die of exhaustion? You really think that I would be foolish enough to not consider this?
"You are laughing?" the General was shocked. He begun to realize that things might be more complicated than he had though.
"Yes, I am laughing! So you really think my soldiers will be exhausted? Well, in fact, I am also very curious about this… so let's wait and see," Xu Que said, confidently looking at the city wall.
The battle on the city wall was getting more and more intense.
The city wall was soaked with blood and the dead bodies were piling up.
Soon, the soldiers of the Snow City began to feel very tired and their faces were getting paler and paler.
After all, killing people was very tiring.
"Kill them all!"
"They are getting tired now!"
"We will win!"
The soldiers of the Ice Troops shouted encouragement at each other.
They had survived the burning oil and the arrows, but unlike the soldiers of the Snow City who had been fighting with their weapons this whole time, the Ice Troops were not yet that exhausted.
So they felt very confident that they would win. Besides, they had gone through so much to reach to the city wall, they could not possibly give up now.
They had sworn to get revenge for their peers.
The badly injured General put his hand to his chest and sneered. "See? You will lose soon!" Then he shot Xu Que a bemused look.
Xu Que had suddenly taken out an ice lolly and put it into his mouth.
You b*stard! I am talking with you, so how dare you eat an ice lolly in front of me while I am speaking? Are you f*cking losing your mind? Do you always carry ice lollies with you or something?
At the same time, the exhausted soldiers of Snow City all took out their ice lollies as well and began to chew on them.
Seeing this, the marching soldiers of the Ice Troops were stunned.
What on earth are they doing? Are they crazy?
"Let's kill them all!" a soldier of the Snow City shouted suddenly.
His body trembled. Then all of a sudden, he became refreshed and energetic again!
Chapter 407: Victory
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
"Let's kill them all!"
"Let's kill them all!"
"Let's kill them all!"
The rest of the soldiers of the Snow City had all reclaimed their strength. They shouted loudly whilst eating their ice lollies.
The sound of them sucking on the ice lollies echoed through the air.
They felt very energetic, as if they had all just taken a dose of Viagra.
They stared at the soldiers of the Ice Troops and started to run towards them.
All the soldiers of the Ice Troops were stunned. Some of them were extremely terrified and could do nothing but fall back and slump onto the ground.
This is impossible!
Could it be possible that the ice has the power to help someone reclaim their strength?
All of a sudden, they turned around and began to run away, yelling, "Wveryone, go and eat some ice! It can help us reclaim out strength."
"The ice in the Snow Mountain must be magical ice!"
"There is a well over there, the ice inside must be very powerful!"
They began risking their lives to dig some ice up from the earth, not caring that the Snow City soldiers were approaching.
…
Seeing this, the General was shocked.
Obviously, the ice on the ground was different to the ice used in the ice lolly. The ice lolly had colors and a fragrant flavour.
"Do not be fooled!" the General shouted. "Attack them! The ice lolly is not made from the ice on the ground! You fools…"
As the voices of the soldiers of the Snow City were too loud, his own voice could not be heard.
The soldiers of the Ice Troops had descended into chaos.
Suddenly, the General spat out blood and fell onto the ground. He was deeply aggrieved and desperate!
He had never thought that he, a famous General of the Ice Troops, would be trapped in this sort of predicament.
Fifty thousand strong soldiers had been so easily destroyed by one young man and a few thousand ordinary soldiers!
"Face it!" Xu Que said. "You must want to know what the ice lolly is. Well, I'll tell you. It was made from oil, pig's skin, squid, banana and milk…"
He pressed his long sword against the General's chest, then stabbed him.
The General died!
…
The soldiers of the Snow City won.
Xu Que's Acting Tough Points increased, almost reaching forty thousand!
There were only a few hundred soldiers of the Ice Troops left. They were running around, trying to escape capture.
Just as Xu Que had said, every soldiers of the Ice Troops would be killed.
In the cave, Liu Jingning had become furious.
Crack!
She threw the mirror on the ground. The precious object shattered into pieces!
"Useless b*stards!" she cursed. "Jiang Hong Yan, who is that young man?" She stared angrily at the other woman.
Hong Yan slowly opened her eyes and smiled. "I told you that this would happen!"
"Tell me who that young man is!" Liu Jingning demanded.
"He comes from the Exploding Heavens Faction."
"Exploding Heavens Faction? I have never heard of that!" Liu Jingning frowned.
Since returning to Water Nation, she had been busy occupying all the big cities. She had had no time to care about anything that was happening outside of Water Nation.
Hong Yan said, "The old Killer God of Tian Sha was killed by him. At that time he was only at Level 8 of the Original Infant Stage."
"What?" Liu Jingning was totally stunned.
"And the Emperor of Fire Country was killed by him too."
Liu Jingning could not believe what she had just been told.
The Emperor of Fire Country and the old Killer God had both killed by him?
This is impossible! A young man in the Original Infant Stage managed to kill two powerful man in the Infant Transformation Stage?
Liu Jingning knew that Hong Yan would not lie to her, particularly as Liu Jingning would easily be able to send someone to Fire Country to verify the truth.
If this is true, then I shall catch him alive and send him abroad. The Banshee of the Utopia Faction will be very happy.
"I suggest that you give up the idea of trying to defeat him, he has got a powerful master that even we, members of the Jiang family, does not dare to provoke," Hong Yan said, as if she had already guessed what Liu Jingning was thinking.
Liu Jingning said in a low voice, "Who?"
"Duan Jiu De!"
Liu Jingning's face turned pale. She was speechless!
…
Right at that moment, the soldiers of the Snow City were sifting through the battlefield, trying to scavenge some weapons that they could still put to use.
Situ walked down the city wall and towards Xu Que, still licking her ice lolly.
The way she licked her ice lolly was very sensuous and seductive. Many soldiers were stunned by the sight and her beauty, and blushed.
They then lowered their heads and felt ashamed that they had though about Situ in such a way.
"Situ, why you are licking, not chewing the ice lolly?" Xu Que asked.
Situ replied, "This ice lolly is amazing. It tastes so good, so I want to savour it and enjoy it slowly."
"I see, it seems that you have a very flexible tongue. You would probably be great at giving blowjobs!"
"Huh?" Situ was confused. She did not know what Xu Que meant and replied politely, "Thanks, you too!"
"I—are you saying I'd be good at blowjobs too? Ha, well, yes. Apart from that, I am also great at handjobs. When I was in Fire Country, people even gave me a nickname for my skills at handjobs and blowjobs. If you are interested, I can show you!" Xu Que said shamelessly.
Situ became very curious and asked, "What is the nickname?"
Xu Que was amazed and said: "Twinkle Finger! Some also called me Jiateng Eagle on the Tony Ooki!"
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Chapter 408: You Are Mine!
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
After some preparations, Xu Que and Situ finally departed for the Holy Ground.
"Hero Zhuge, I think we'd better be careful. It is likely that the Ice Queen will be in the Holy Ground!" Situ said.
She had already said this before.
Not very long ago, the Ice Queen had gone to Snow City and tried to win people to her side by offering them the prospect of very good rewards. She had been rejected, after which she went back to the Snow Mountain. She had not come back down since.
Now, the entirety of the Ice Troops had been destroyed. It was quite strange that she had not yet appeared.
"Maybe it is because she does not know yet what has happened. Or, perhaps she already knows... you and everyone else stay here, I will go myself!" Xu Que said in a low voice.
After all, even the powerful Water Empress had been trapped by the restrictions here. He would have to be careful.
"You want to go in by yourself?" Situ was stunned and she shook her head. "I cannot possibly allow you to! It's too dangerous inside. I shall go with you!"
"I'd rather you not."
Since Situ was not that powerful, she would not be much help to him if something dangerous happened. Hence Xu Que preferred the idea of going in alone.
"Hero Zhuge, do not worry about me! It is my duty to rescue the Water Empress!" Situ said firmly.
My God! I am not worrying about you, I am simply afraid that you will be a burden to me…
When he saw that Situ was quite determined, he had no choice but to begrudgingly agree.
He ordered the soldiers to wait outside, and entered the Holy Ground with Situ.
The Holy Ground was actually a cave made from ice that resembled an ancient temple carved deep into the mountain. The entrance was covered by thick snow. Although it looked slightly shabby, it also gave off the aura of a sacred place.
The two stopped at the entrance of the cave. In front of them, there was a huge ice door.
"There are only two ways to open the door. One requires the bloodline, the other requires this jade! I think the Ice Queen must have stolen a jade of this kind from one of the Water Empress's loyal officials!" Situ said, taking out her own piece o broken jade.
Xu Que also had a piece of jade himself. But since Situ had taken out hers, there was no need for him to do the same.
Situ puressed the jade against the door!
Bang!
A vortex appeared on the door. With the jade at its center, it began to grow larger and larger.
In the blink of an eye, the ice door became a wall of water.
Then suddenly, the jade was swallowed up and a circular space appeared.
"Hero Zhuge, please get in!" Situ said. She stepped into the space and took hold of the jade once more.
Xu Que followed her. Suddenly, the ice door closed behind them.
In front of them was a long, dark and gloomy path that seemed to have no end.
"Hero Zhuge, we'd better be careful. I have not been here before, so I am not familiar with this place either," Situ said with a very serious expression.
Xu Que shook his head. Upon entering, he had already ordered the System to scan this place. He had discovered that there were no restrictions here.
"Situ I have already checked and it is quite safe here. Al the restrictions have been destroyed. I guess it was the Ice Queen's doing," Xu Que said.
Situ was surprised. "Hero Zhuge, you checked this place already?"
Xu Que nodded and proudly said, "Remember, everyone of the Exploding Heavens Faction is versatile. We can do anything we want. If the thing we want does not exist in this world, we shall create it. If it exists in the world, we shall create something better than it. Our principle is 'fulfill your dreams with your hands'!"
Situ was stunned. "Amazing! I do envy you for coming from that faction!"
"Do not envy me! From the first moment I saw you, I realized that you were the kind of talent that my faction is in dire need of. You belong with us!" Xu Que said.
Since it was dim around, Situ did not see the look in Xu Que's eyes and was very surprised by his words. She then said, "I? I am a talent?"
"You absolutely are! Your soldiers are so loyal and courageous! You are so talented and good-looking, you are indeed a rare talent! Think about my proposal. I can give you an interview if you want," Xu Que said.
Situ laughed. "Thank you for your compliments! But as I am the general of the army of the Snow City, I cannot join you at this moment!"
"Well, I can just ask the Water Empress to sack you," Xu Que said.
"Please don't!" Situ was startled.
"It's fine, I don't think the Water Empress would mind. Don't worry, she would definitely let you go!"
"It's just... I…"
"Situ, I have said that we are like a family. There is no need to thank me for this."
"No, it's not like that. Listen to me…"
"Let's continue onwards for now. I think there is nothing more to say on this subject," Xu Que said.
Situ was speechless…
When did I say that I did not want to be the general of the army of the Snow City? When did I say that I wanted to join your faction? I have worked so hard to become general, and you are going to ask the Water Empress to sack me? And you want me to thank you for doing this?
Situ was so upset that she almost wanted to cry!
Xu Que had already walked away and had not given her the chance to explain.
When she caught up with him, she found Xu Que standing still at the end of the path.
In front of them was a huge open field shrouded in the light of a restrictive enchantment.
There was only a cushion in the center of the space.
"What is that?" Situ asked. Her eyes found a pile of broken mirror shards on the ground. From the look of the broken pieces, it was easy to tell that it had been shattered not very long ago.
"How strange. Who broke such a precious bronze mirror?" Situ asked in surprise.
Xu Que did not reply.
He stood still and looked at the cushion.
On the ground, a few words had been left for him!
Chapter 409: You Should Have Dreams
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Little chap, I have already left. Come and wait for me at the Imperial City.
Xu Que knew that these words had been left for him by the Water Empress. She was the only person in the Cultivation World who would call him 'little chap'!
"Well, really! She's still calling me little chap… she knows nothing about being respectful. Next time I see her, I shall teach her a lesson. Ha…" Xu Que murmured under his breath.
He had finally made it to the Snow Mountain and entered the Holy Ground. But both the Water Empress and the Ice Queen had already left. What a shame!
"The Water Empress has left some words for you!" Situ exclaimed, seeing the words on the ground. "Who is this 'little chap'? Is the Water Empress implying something?"
"I have no idea who this was written for either." Xu Que pretended to be confused. He would not let anyone else know about the Water Empress calling him 'little chap'. He would become a laughing stock.
Little chap? Seriously? I am a big guy and I have a big penis!
"Situ, now we know that the Water Empress has left this place safely. We must go down the mountain and to the Imperial City," Xu Que said seriously to Situ.
Situ nodded. "Right. Her Highness has said that she will be in the Imperial City in five days' time. We can take a rest for a day or two. After that, we will depart."
"What? You want to take a rest? No, we cannot, we do not have enough time!" Xu Que said, waving his hands.
"Hero Zhuge, there is a transportation array in the Snow City. It can send us directly to a city very close to the Imperial City. From there, it will only take us less than a day to arrive at the Imperial City," Situ said.
"That's not what I mean. What I want to say is that we should lead our soldiers in a march toward to the Imperial City. We should take back all the lost cities along the road within the five days. Hopefully we can aim to reclaim two cities per day," Xu Que said.
"What?" Situ was stunned.
Taking two cities back a day, to reclaim the whole Water Nation in five days? Are you joking? The Ice Queen spent almost ten days bribing all the nobles. She also had a very powerful army with her. And you want to take the city back within five days with just a few thousand soldiers?
Situ shook her head and said, "Hero Zhuge, you are joking right? With the number of soldiers we have and your help, it would already be a miracle if we managed to take back one city in five days…"
Yes, it was true that they had only a few thousand soldiers. If it had not been for the restrictions on True Core Strength and Xu Que's amazing inventions, they would never have managed to defeat the fifty thousand soldiers of the Ice Troops.
The restrictions had negated the effect of all the soldiers' True Core Strength—however, Xu Que had helped all the Snow City soldiers regain their strength with his ice lollies. Furthermore, the Kongming Lanterns and the Zhuge Repeating Crossbows had been vital tools. Without all these things, it would have been impossible for them to defeat the soldiers of the Ice Troops.
Throughout the rest of Water Nation and within the other lost cities, there would be no restrictions on True Core Strength. The soldiers of both sides would be able to use magic inscriptions to heal their wounds. Additionally, all the cities were under the protection of the Protection Array.
Situ would not possibly be able to lead the soldiers and take all the lost cities back… without Xu Que's leadership, at least.
But even with Xu Que's help, Situ thought that taking back one city would already be an extremely difficult thing to do.
"Situ, you should change your way of thinking. As a person, you should have dreams. A man without dreams is like a dead fish," Xu Que said.
Situ laughed. "Hero Zhuge, I just feel like we should not rush to take our lost cities back. Let's just focus on one city first and take it back within five days. I think the Water Empress would definitely be happy with that."
"Situ…" Xu Que said.
"Hero Zhuge, I believe that you are powerful! But as the General, I have to be responsible for my city and my soldiers."
Hearing this, Xu Que felt rather sad. In reality, he would totally be able to take back all of Water Nation by himself.
But if he wanted to take all the other lost cities back too, he would need at least a few thousand soldiers to help him. He wanted to present them as a big surprise to the Water Empress when she came back.
When he had been in the Tower of Souls, he had done many things to please the Water Empress, but the Water Empress had not shown him any appreciation.
That was why he was so eager to take all the lost cities back within five days. He wanted to please the Water Empress again.
But he had never thought that Situ would be so stubborn!
Xu Que then said, "Situ, you stay in the Snow City. I will take a few thousand soldiers with me to take a city back. If I fail to do that within a day, I will immediately come back to Snow City. Do you agree?"
Situ thought carefully and said, "How many people do you need?"
"Around three thousand. Do not mind the food and medicines, I have got enough for them," Xu Que said.
"Deal!" said Situ.
After all, he has said that he will come back if he fails to take a city back within a day.
But Situ had no idea that Xu Que was famous for breaking his own promises…
In fact, he had already decided that he would take all the lost cities back along the road to the Imperial City…
Soon, Xu Que and Situ went back down the mountain with the remaining soldiers of the Snow City.
That night, they held a party to celebrate their victory.
To Xu Que's surprise, Buttface had already sneaked into the city. He had shamelessly said that he had also made huge contributions to this battle, and that he deserved to be treated with delicious food.
The people in the city had known about Buttface, so they had all given food to him to eat.
He was eating happily when he suddenly heard that Xu Que had come back. Buttface groaned, and acted as if he was on the verge of death. "You... you finally came back. I was attacked on the way when I was fetching help for you. I am badly injured, so I had no choice but to come back..."
Xu Que coldly looked at Buttface and said, "Bring me the Zhuge Repeating Crossbow!"
"Yes!"
Seeing this, Buttface jumped up and shouted, "Stop! I have brought big news for you! It is about the Five Elements Mountain!"
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