Many children, many blessings; a stunningly beautiful wife is given to you right from the start.

The army was defeated like a mountain.

Zhang Cheng had only seen these five characters in books before, but today, he experienced them firsthand.

Just moments before, his 20,000-strong army was in high spirits, completely surrounding the 3,000 defeated soldiers.

The next moment, the gates of hell opened.

The black-clad army that poured in through the east gate was like a giant meat grinder.

They didn't shout or charge; they simply marched forward in unison, step by step.

The shield wall was as high as a mountain, and the spears were as thick as a forest.

With each advance, his soldiers fell in droves.

There was no struggle, no entanglement, only the splattering sound of spears piercing flesh and the muffled thud of shield walls shattering bones.

His proud Zhenbei Army was as fragile as a windowpane that could be torn by a gust of wind before this black wall of death.

"Devils...they are devils!"

"Run! I don't want to die!"

"Stop killing me! I surrender! My mother is waiting for me at home..."

The front line completely collapsed.

The soldiers abandoned their armor and weapons, crying and fleeing in all directions, wishing they had two more legs.

But the three thousand ravenous wolves of the Mountain Shaking Army that flanked them from both sides had already cut off their last chance of survival.

Zhang Cheng sat astride his horse, his whole body cold, as if he had fallen into an ice cave.

He stared at this hell on earth, his mind blank.

How could this happen?

Why is this happening?

He didn't understand.

But one thought exploded in his mind with unparalleled clarity.

run!

Must run!

This thought grew wildly in his mind like weeds, instantly devouring all his pride and resentment.

As long as the green hills remain, there will always be firewood to burn!

He yanked the reins hard and squeezed the horse's belly with his legs, no longer caring about the dignity of a commander.

The warhorse, in pain, neighed and turned tail, galloping wildly toward the only unblocked western direction.

On the clock tower.

Lin Mo took in all of this.

Watching that hastily fleeing figure, he suddenly smiled.

"Trying to run away?"

Did you ask me, the player,?

He glanced down at the little head trembling against his chest, and a mischievous urge struck him.

"Military Advisor Chu, may I borrow something from you?"

"Um?"

Before Chu Mengyao in his arms could react, she felt a sudden loosening of her head, and a strand of hair slipped down her cheek, tickling her.

Lin Mo's fingers had somehow slipped into her thick hair bun and deftly withdrew.

wow-

With her restraints gone, her long, flowing black hair cascaded down, draping over her fair neck.

The scent that brushed against Lin Mo's arm carried a faint fragrance, causing Lin Mo's heart to flutter.

"you!"

Chu Mengyao gasped in surprise, feeling both ashamed and angry. She instinctively tried to cover her hair, but it was too late.

But Lin Mo was faster than her.

He held the ebony hairpin he had just pulled out between two fingers, and with a sudden flick of his wrist, he pointed it at the galloping horse.

Whoosh-!

A barely perceptible whooshing sound rang out.

That small wooden hairpin had now become a deadly hidden weapon.

It drew a straight black line in the air and caught up with the fast horse with perfect accuracy.

While fleeing, Zhang Cheng felt as if he had been lightly bitten on the back of the head by a mosquito.

He instinctively reached out to touch it.

But I couldn't touch anything.

Immediately afterwards, an indescribable pain exploded from the depths of his brain.

The world before his eyes began to spin.

Firelight, shadows, sounds of fighting... everything became blurred and distorted, eventually turning into boundless darkness.

He opened his mouth as if to shout something, but no sound came out.

His body went limp, and he fell straight off the galloping horse.

With a loud thud, it crashed heavily to the ground, kicking up a cloud of blood and dust.

The warhorse continued to gallop forward.

Zhang Cheng's feet were caught tightly in the stirrups, and his body was dragged along the street full of rubble and corpses, leaving a long trail of blood.

The clamor of the battlefield seemed to freeze at this moment.

Everyone witnessed that incredible scene.

The coach is dead.

The man on the clock tower killed him instantly from a hundred meters away with some unknown object.

"The general...the general is dead!"

Someone let out a desperate wail.

This wail became the last straw that broke the camel's back.

"Clang!"

"Clang! Clang!"

The sounds of weapons hitting the ground rose and fell in succession, creating a continuous chorus.

All the remaining Zhenbei Army soldiers seemed to have all their strength drained away.

They all knelt on the ground in unison, raised their hands, and cried out in surrender.

A great battle came to an end in such a dramatic way.

It was almost at the same moment that Zhang Cheng fell to the ground and died.

A familiar notification sound rang in Lin Mo's mind.

【Ding! 】

[The host has successfully captured Zhenbei City. Do you wish to activate it as your personal territory?]

Lin Mo's eyelids twitched.

I love it!

Is there such a good thing?

He originally thought that he had to kill Yuwen Biao to activate Zhenbei City, but he didn't expect that he only needed to actually capture it!

That makes things much simpler afterwards!

"Activate! Immediately! Right now!"

Lin Mo roared madly in his heart.

[Ding! Activation confirmed...]

[The "Map of Mountains and Rivers" is being updated...]

The next second, an unprecedented feeling surged into Lin Mo's limbs and bones!

He seemed to see an invisible net, centered on him, instantly enveloping the entire town of Zhenbei!

He could "hear" the sound of the wind blowing across the city walls, and he could "feel" the pulse of every street.

You can even "smell" the aroma of food coming from the houses in the distance.

The entire city seemed to come alive at that moment, becoming an extension of his body, breathing with him!

On the map, the thick fog that had been shrouding Zhenbei City dissipated rapidly.

The outline of a huge and prosperous city appeared, and finally, the three golden characters "Zhenbei City" were imprinted on it, shining brightly!

This illuminated area is more than ten times larger than Iron Wall Pass and Black Wind City combined!

It's like suddenly unlocking a main city next to the starting village map!

It's out!

This is an absolute steal!

Lin Mo looked at the vast expanse of golden territory on the map, so excited that his mouth almost watered.

"Heh...hehe..."

Lin Mo, holding Chu Mengyao, stood atop the clock tower, letting out a silly, infatuated laugh at the air.

Chu Mengyao, nestled in his arms, finally recovered from the series of unexpected events.

First, this bastard messed up her hair, then he killed someone with her hairpin.

Now, holding the man she loves, she starts giggling inexplicably again.

She felt like her brain wasn't working properly.

She cautiously raised her head and looked at Lin Mo's dazed expression, which was practically drooling, and felt a strange chill run down her spine.

This guy... could he have hurt his head from using too much force just now?

She reached out her finger and gently poked Lin Mo's arm.

"Are you... alright?"

"what?"

Lin Mo snapped out of his daze and subconsciously wiped the corner of his mouth.

Thankfully, it didn't leak out.

"It's nothing, it's nothing."

Lin Mo was about to make up some excuse to brush it off.

Just then.

A series of hurried footsteps came from under the clock tower.

Lin Mo looked down and saw a fiery red figure.

Escorted by a dozen or so black-clad shadow guards, they were hurrying towards this place, passing through a battlefield strewn with corpses.