Chapter 1470 - 1467: Arrival at the Military Camp

Chapter 1470: Chapter 1467: Arrival at the Military Camp

Chen Tianlong grabbed Wu Mengting and used the Flying Shoes, instantly speeding away like a racing car.

In no time, the two caught up with the troops ahead. At this moment, Kuang Shengtian saw Chen Tianlong had arrived, and immediately led the team down the narrow path, hastily trying to ambush them as Chen Tianlong’s troops retreated.

This time, Kuang Shengtian was determined to eliminate Chen Tianlong. Watching him grow stronger every day made him particularly anxious.

He was very frustrated, no matter how strong he became, he would always be suppressed by Chen Tianlong. Therefore, he had to get rid of Chen Tianlong, or the consequences would be unimaginable.

Meanwhile, Chen Tianlong sped up with Mengting, and after running for a while, called Xiaogu down, then flew in the sky. With Xiaogu, the giant eagle, it’s different; what others took two hours to travel, he caught up in half an hour.

At this moment, the troops had reached the Capital City border, preparing to enter the Mountain Secret Passage.

But at this time, a troop of about seven or eight thousand came galloping from Capital City. Leading them was Kuang Shengtian, closely followed by a familiar person, Hao Shuai.

Chen Tianlong had just landed when he saw the imposing sight, and immediately furrowed his brow; there was no way they could retreat into the secret passage now. The army moved slowly, and once inside the narrow path, large-scale passage was impossible. If the enemy seized this opportunity for a sneak attack, they’d be doomed.

So, after discussing with Ru Nian, Chen Tianlong decided to wait first, then retreat in batches, avoiding congestion. Otherwise, even if the enemy hadn’t started attacking, many could die due to panic trampling, which would be truly ridiculous.

"Chen Tianlong, do you still want to escape? This is already a dead end."

Now Kuang Shengtian had sent reinforcements of seven thousand, coupled with the presence of Hao Shuai and several Celestial Dao masters, beginning to act arrogantly.

Chen Tianlong furrowed his brow and, seeing the massive army ahead, knew it was pointless to waste words.

"Ru Nian, you lead the brothers to leave in order, Mengting and I will cover the retreat."

Chen Tianlong’s sole thought was that among the thirty-six strategies, running away was the best option.

"Okay, got it. Junior Brother Chen Tianlong, be careful."

Ru Nian nodded, turned, and began arranging the retreat.

Kuang Shengtian observed for a while and discovered a narrow path along the mountain, then thought of something. He shouted, "They’re trying to escape, chase them now."

As soon as he finished speaking, the troops behind began attacking, Hao Shuai and Kuang Shengtian also galloped forward on horses. At this moment, Chen Tianlong and Wu Mengting remained motionless, looking at each other, stabilizing their swords: "Mengting, let’s use our powers together."

"Mm-hmm."

Wu Mengting knowingly nodded.

Suddenly, the two soared into the air, Chen Tianlong exerting all his strength with the Dragon Slayer Sword, suddenly a powerful sword qi surged like a tsunami.

In the middle of the path, suddenly, a cloud of dust billowed across.

Simultaneously, Wu Mengting leapt and with all her might swung, a cold sword qi swiftly flew.

The cavalry at the front suddenly halted, instantly collapsing on the ground, uncertain if dead or alive.

The soldiers behind, upon seeing the scene, were shocked and didn’t dare advance. Kuang Shengtian, furious, charged through the dust, speeding towards Chen Tianlong and Wu Mengting.

Seeing their aggressive approach, Chen Tianlong immediately used the Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Root, surrounding them. Luckily, they had horses; Hao Shuai and Kuang Shengtian quickly dismounted, pulling the horses closer and hiding beneath them.

After a flurry of illusion swords, the horses fell heavily, motionless. Chen Tianlong also felt annoyed, not expecting these two fellas to escape this disaster.

At this moment, Chen Tianlong saw the troops had all entered the dark path, then turned to flee with Mengting.

Shortly after, Kuang Shengtian pushed aside the dead horses, both sprang up, only to find Chen Tianlong had already run far away. But Kuang Shengtian was still not willing to let them go, leading the troops in pursuit.

"Kuang, this isn’t good. We don’t know inside here, if there are traps, we’ll suffer too much." Hao Shuai hastily tried to stop.

Kuang Shengtian considered this and found it reasonable, but he couldn’t swallow this anger. Although attacking the mountain succeeded this time, his fifty thousand troops lost over twenty thousand.

Calculating carefully, he lost greatly. Their six thousand troops now only had over a thousand left, and most importantly, none of their major generals died.

Thinking of this, Kuang Shengtian was furious, shouting, "Never mind, chase them down. I want Chen Tianlong dismembered."

Hao Shuai could only smile bitterly; despite Kuang Shengtian’s words, even he knew, Chen Tianlong was unlikely to be captured.

If they were surrounded here by the army, it might be possible, but they’ve already escaped through the secret path. Ahead isn’t far from the Outer Border army, plus several forests with traps must be countless.

Under Kuang Shengtian’s leadership, seven thousand troops slowly walked towards the secret passage. But due to its narrowness, they could only advance in two parallel groups.

As Kuang Shengtian went deeper, he felt increasingly uneasy, sensing an ambush ahead.

"Release the arrows!"

Suddenly, countless arrows flew out from the bushes, showering down like raindrops, startling the Sabina Soldiers to flee in panic, trampling many underfoot.

Kuang Shengtian focused his gaze and saw that it was the Outer Border Grand Generals Zhao Zhuo and Jiang Yun.

He had seen these two faces before, having battled against them several times at the Outer Border. Both were Celestial Dao Seven Star masters, exceptionally skilled, and most notably, adept at leading troops.

"Retreat!"

Seeing the Outer Border reinforcements had arrived, Kuang Shengtian knew that if he continued to pursue, his entire army would be annihilated, and he wouldn’t be able to save himself.

Chen Tianlong hid within the bushes, finally letting out a sigh of relief. It turned out to be the dozens of soldiers guarding this secret passage who, upon seeing the situation, quickly returned to the main camp for help.

As soon as Ancient Celestial Dragon heard Chen Tianlong was in trouble, without a second thought, he ordered Generals Zhao Zhuo and Jiang Yun to lead five thousand troops for a rapid rescue.

"Thank you both for coming to my rescue."

Chen Tianlong exhaled deeply. A few days ago, he had borrowed five thousand troops from here, and now only a few returned with him; he was too ashamed to face Ancient Celestial Dragon.

"Chen Tianlong, why say such things? We are all on the same side, harassed by the Sabina. Ancient Celestial Dragon and Lord Xu miss you dearly, so hurry and return to the camp with us."

General Zhao Zhuo didn’t mention a word about the defeat, instead inviting Chen Tianlong to return to the camp.

Originally, Chen Tianlong felt too ashamed to return, but hearing Zhao Zhuo’s words, he couldn’t decline.

Firstly, not returning all the borrowed troops was a grave mistake, and now refusing the invitation would make him not a person of character.

Chen Tianlong smiled bitterly, bringing Wu Mengting along as they followed the two generals back to the military camp.

Before long, the group arrived inside the main camp’s tent. Upon seeing his uncle Xu An and Ancient Celestial Dragon, Chen Tianlong immediately knelt on the ground, and with some shame, said, "Chen Tianlong acknowledges his guilt and awaits Ancient Celestial Dragon’s punishment."

Ancient Celestial Dragon was momentarily surprised, then laughed and asked, "Chen Tianlong, what are you doing? A man’s knees are golden, I am neither your parent nor your ancestor, why bow to me? What guilt do you have?"

Chen Tianlong thought Ancient Celestial Dragon was intentionally saying so and continued, somewhat aggrieved, "Chen Tianlong acknowledges his sins, please punish me, I caused the death of so many brothers."

"You caused their deaths? I would like to hear how you did that."

Ancient Celestial Dragon was amused, wondering what antics Chen Tianlong was up to, pushing all the blame onto himself.

"If it hadn’t been for me borrowing troops from Leader Gu that day, they wouldn’t have died." Chen Tianlong gritted his teeth and explained.

"Oh? And how did they die? Did they tell you that you caused their deaths? Did they resent you?" Ancient Celestial Dragon’s string of questions left Chen Tianlong bewildered.

"Haha... can’t answer, can you? From the moment they went into battle, they had already disregarded life and death. I heard your six thousand troops actually fought valiantly against Kuang Chenggong’s fifty thousand elite soldiers. It’s truly a pity I, this old man, did not see it with my own eyes."

Ancient Celestial Dragon suddenly stood, "Listen to me, Chen Tianlong, you did well this time; the fight was thrilling. Exchanging five thousand for twenty thousand of theirs, isn’t this a fantastic deal?"

This had been reported by scouts long ago, but they couldn’t deploy large numbers of troops for support; otherwise, Ancient Celestial Dragon would have ordered reinforcements earlier.

But they had to consider the tens of thousands of Sabina troops at the border; if they dispatched troops to the Assassin Group, they’d surely be besieged, resulting in heavier casualties.

While Chen Tianlong led a retreat, Kuang Chenggong could only reposition the troops from the Capital City, not daring to easily mobilize the border troops.

The reason was simple. After their last major defeat, a shadow had been cast; if they diverted their attention again and the Outer Border forces seized the opportunity to invade, it would be a dire situation.

"This..." ℴℴ𝘮

Chen Tianlong realized that Ancient Celestial Dragon was comforting him, not wanting him to be overly self-reproachful.

"What do you mean, this? That battle was fought splendidly; you’re a rare talent. If you join our ranks in the future, those five thousand troops can be considered my gift to you."

Ancient Celestial Dragon, being Ancient Celestial Dragon, saw the bigger picture. Those troops weren’t meant for sacrifice, but wartime sacrifices were inevitable, and their deaths meant fewer people would die and more would live peacefully.

"Hurry up and express your gratitude, why grovel on the ground?" Xu An, seeing that Ancient Celestial Dragon had completely forgiven Chen Tianlong, hurriedly gave him a hint.

Upon realizing, Chen Tianlong quickly understood Xu An’s words, swiftly stood up, and respectfully said, "Alright, I am willing to join the Outer Border forces to serve the country."

"Hey! What do you mean, the Outer Border forces? It’s the Huaxia Army. From today, we will crusade against the invaders, reclaiming Huaxia’s lands." Ancient Celestial Dragon said.

Chen Tianlong was momentarily stunned, then immediately realized what Ancient Celestial Dragon meant, quickly correcting himself, "Alright, the Huaxia Army!"

"Haha, good. Now that you’re back, don’t think too much. A true man focuses on his country; there’s no fear in death. Moreover, the brothers’ deaths weren’t in vain, they were profitable, five thousand for their twenty thousand - it was worth it."

Having mentioned it all, Ancient Celestial Dragon straightforwardly turned it into praise.

Chen Tianlong was both flattered and amazed, from a criminal to a great hero. He knew all of it was from Ancient Celestial Dragon’s appreciation and regard for him. Although Chen Tianlong didn’t like fighting for the sake of fighting, at this moment, he also decided to stay within the army and contribute to the country.