Chapter 1469 - 1466: Escaping Danger

Chapter 1469: Chapter 1466: Escaping Danger

In an instant, the two armies began to battle on the crowded mountain path, many people were pushed directly into the mountain ditch, while the Assassin Group’s guards were clearly trained in the mountains, so they even knew where the traps were and where they couldn’t go.

In just a few minutes, Kuang Shengtian’s brought army killed several thousand.

However, Kuang Shengtian was powerless. He stood at the back of the army directing, having no opportunity to advance and kill the enemy. After observing for a while, a sinister smile appeared at the corner of Kuang Shengtian’s mouth.

"Swish swish swish....."

A flurry of arrows shot out, the members of the Assassin Group’s guards struggled to block, but had no way, the opponent’s attack was too fierce.

Seeing the opportunity had come, Kuang Shengtian quickly stepped forward with a swift step, swung his sword vigorously, how could the Assassin Group’s guards withstand a Celestial Dao Seven-Star Great Perfection master’s Sword Qi, and a large area fell immediately.

Ru Nian and Ding Kong were also nearly hit by the attack, so they quickly retreated, everyone withdrew to the stones. At this moment, not many soldiers were left, although the enemy suffered heavy losses, after the last mêlée, it was a bloody fight, and there was no way to avoid losing troops.

Currently, more than a thousand people were left, while the opponent still had nearly twenty thousand. This ratio was overwhelmingly skewed. Although in this battle, the Assassin Group’s army lost five thousand, and the opponent lost twenty thousand?

But, the results of war matter, clearly, this time the Sabina people’s army had the upper hand, the Assassin Group was probably unable to hold on. At this point, seeing that the situation had completely reversed, Kuang Shengtian felt they now had the advantage, and as long as they pressed the attack, they could capture the Assassin Group and annihilate all the enemies.

"All soldiers, hear my command, press the attack and charge directly up the mountain."

After Kuang Shengtian shouted, the soldiers behind him immediately charged, with great momentum.

Ru Nian frowned, knowing that this time it seemed impossible to escape the calamity, he was just about to tell his brothers to fight to the death. At that moment, suddenly two people came swiftly from behind, two powerful Sword Qi rushed past them, heading straight for the enemy army.

"Boom boom boom....."

A huge sound erupted, dust rolled, a large group of enemies in front fell, groaning in pain. Kuang Shengtian finally saw clearly, it turned out to be Chen Tianlong and Wu Mengting, immediately feeling extremely frustrated, but due to the chaos, he couldn’t act in time.

After attacking, Chen Tianlong quickly instructed Ru Nian and Tan Batian, and others to retreat to the top of the mountain. Ru Nian didn’t ask much either, with Chen Tianlong here, he was the leader, and all orders were to be followed.

"Everyone, quickly follow me to leave through the secret passage, the Assassin Group is doomed, as long as the green hills remain, there’s no fear of running out of firewood, there are twenty thousand enemies here, and ten thousand reinforcements behind them, we cannot defeat them."

Chen Tianlong informed everyone of the military situation.

Ru Nian, Tan Batian, and Ding Kong thought this was right, otherwise they would certainly face complete annihilation, at that time, who would restore the Assassin Group, thinking of this, Ru Nian, the second senior, swallowed his pain, gritted his teeth, and led the soldiers toward the Forbidden Land entrance.

Chen Tianlong looked into the sky above the Assassin Group, where Senior Brother Wu and Kuang Chenggong were fighting, he didn’t know where they had flown to, but since their martial arts were high, it seemed there was no cause for concern.

However, Chen Tianlong was not worried about Wu Guangzu’s strength, but rather his disturbed state of mind, if he were to be taken advantage of, it would be troublesome. But in this situation, Chen Tianlong could not worry about so much, he directly took Mengting and followed others up the mountain.

Not long after, everyone entered the Forbidden Land, advancing steadily.

Passing through the empty room in the Forbidden Land, Chen Tianlong found Gu Yuxin lying on the ground, unconscious.

"Yu Xin, what’s wrong with you?"

Chen Tianlong quickly walked over, then bent down to support Gu Yuxin, and immediately checked her breathing with his finger, then sighed with relief.

Fortunately, Gu Yuxin was still alive, perhaps Wu Guangzu, due to demonic possession, had broken through her acupuncture point, and she happened to be knocked out here.

Sure enough, not long after, Gu Yuxin slowly woke up in Chen Tianlong’s arms, Wu Mengting was also very worried, quickly walked over, seeing Gu Yuxin awake, instantly relieved.

"Ah? Chen Tianlong, why are you all here?"

Gu Yuxin had just woken up, evidently still a bit confused.

"Haha, Yu Xin, it’s like this, we just passed by and saw you lying here." Chen Tianlong smiled and said: "It was probably Senior Brother Wu who knocked you out, right?"

Upon hearing Chen Tianlong mention Wu Guangzu, Gu Yuxin immediately remembered something, and quickly said: "Chen Tianlong, it’s bad, Brother Wu Guangzu has gone mad, he doesn’t recognize me anymore, and even knocked me out."

"Hmm, I know. Previously in the Assassin Group courtyard, he saved us. It seems Wu Guangzu’s strength increased greatly, we no longer saw him and that Kuang Chenggong fellow when we returned."

Chen Tianlong nodded and explained what happened when he encountered Wu Guangzu.

"Then, could Big Brother Wu be in trouble?" Although Gu Yuxin did not love Wu Guangzu, he was like her brother, so she couldn’t help but worry.

"It shouldn’t be. His strength seems as high as Kuang Chenggong’s, so there won’t be any danger for the time being. Moreover, our situation is urgent now, so let’s retreat first."

Chen Tianlong planned to withdraw his troops to the Outer Border since staying within the territory would lead to their eventual demise. After all, the enemy had tens of thousands of soldiers, whereas his men were already down to a few.

With that said, Wu Mengting supported Gu Yuxin, who was feeling a bit weak after just waking up, while Chen Tianlong and Ru Nian walked ahead cautiously.

They couldn’t confirm if the enemy had detected their presence and set up an ambush.

Therefore, when Chen Tianlong reached the exit, he signaled everyone to quiet down and immediately activated the Nine Yang Celestial Dragon Technique, gently closing his eyes. At this moment, Chen Tianlong could observe everything within several miles.

After a short period of observation, he indeed found no activity. Chen Tianlong then felt relieved and waved his hand for Ru Nian to lead the team to start moving out slowly.

As soon as they left the cave, a wave of fresh air greeted them, filling Chen Tianlong with delight. The small forest grew very lushly, no wonder it went unnoticed.

"I’ve already surveyed this area; there are no enemies within several miles. Everyone, pick up the pace and follow me, let’s head to the Outer Border to join the main army."

Chen Tianlong turned around and sternly addressed the more than thirteen hundred soldiers behind him.

Although they lost this battle, they did slay countless enemies, which was some consolation. Fortunately, there was a secret passage to escape; otherwise, they would all have been doomed by the Assassin Group.

Currently, there were no enemy troops here, likely because they went to support Upper Waist. Therefore, Chen Tianlong thought they must retreat quickly, or once Kuang Shengtian realized they’ve fled, he would definitely pursue them.

Thus, under the leadership of Ru Nian and Chen Tianlong, the army began advancing rapidly towards the Capital City’s border, not caring whether their identities were exposed. Even if they weren’t exposed, the enemy would surely suspect upon seeing such a hurried group when they came chasing.

In this way, they might as well proceed directly, saving some time.

As long as they reached the Capital City’s border, they could follow the previous mountain path back. Even if the main force chased them down, they wouldn’t be too worried, as they could quickly retreat along the way.

By then, it was unlikely the enemy would dare pursue them relentlessly, considering the Outer Border army’s territory lay ahead.

After a day and night of travel, everyone was extremely exhausted and had to camp midway to rest. Under the dim night sky, Chen Tianlong felt quite sentimental, never expecting that this battle would once again result in a loss against the Assassin Group.

The master’s painstaking efforts remained unprotected for who knows how long — probably until the moment the Sabina People were driven out.

So, Chen Tianlong planned to start strategizing from the eradication of the Sabina People, rather than capturing the Assassin Group. He knew that even if he seized it, Kuang Chenggong would attack again, resulting in more casualties and entering a vicious cycle.

More important still was the likelihood that Kuang Shengtian had already discovered the Forbidden Land’s secret passage. By then, with both exits guarded, it would be impossible for Chen Tianlong to access the Assassin Group.

After setting up the bonfires, they began barbequing some game, drank some water, and due to the day’s fatigue, fell asleep as soon as they closed their eyes.

This night was very quiet, seemingly the most peaceful one in recent days.

However, the next morning, at the crack of dawn, the sound of urgent hoofbeats was heard. With his keen sensing power, Chen Tianlong immediately woke up, and Wu Mengting, who was leaning on him, also awoke.

The two immediately stood up, and Chen Tianlong quickly said, "Brothers, get up, it seems the enemy is here."

Upon Chen Tianlong’s words, the soldiers promptly rose and formed ranks, with Ru Nian hurrying over to organize. Shortly, the army started advancing quickly, while Chen Tianlong and Mengting stayed behind to guard the rear.

Kuang Shengtian led three thousand troops in a night pursuit, with two hundred cavalry forging ahead. However, upon nearing Chen Tianlong’s troops, they came to a halt.

Kuang Shengtian didn’t want to take action without the main army; with only three hundred cavalry, they were no match for Chen Tianlong. Although he didn’t know how his father’s thirty elite fighters died, it was clearly related to Chen Tianlong.

Chen Tianlong looked back and smiled wryly, knowing Kuang Shengtian wasn’t far behind but dared not approach rashly. In light of this, Chen Tianlong simply stopped moving. He and Wu Mengting stood in the middle of the road as a rear guard, with some team members from the Outer Border in the ranks who knew the exact route.

Led by Ru Nian, the team advanced quickly, with just half a day’s journey remaining to reach the predetermined junction. There would be no concerns about enemy pursuit then.

Kuang Shengtian felt very frustrated. Originally, he intended to return to the Capital City to mobilize troops to intercept them, but unexpectedly, Chen Tianlong discovered them midway, making it impossible to charge ahead rashly now.

If Chen Tianlong had any aces up his sleeve, it would be disaster.

Although Kuang Shengtian had three hundred cavalry, it wouldn’t matter how many men he had if they decided to take out the leader straight away. This was his only fear, which deterred him from proceeding. ℯℯ𝘭.

He thought of taking another small path once Chen Tianlong moved but, at that moment, Chen Tianlong and Wu Mengting stood right in the middle of the road, preventing Kuang Shengtian from acting recklessly. Chen Tianlong stood there for nearly an hour, seeing that even Mengting was sweating. Gazing at the sun in the sky, he felt it was about time.