My cultivation techniques can be infinitely fused.

On the other side, after a day of travel, Yun Chen, the commander of the Northern Garrison, looked at his listless subordinates and finally said, "Let's rest here for an hour."

They had been running all day and most of the night, even eating on horseback, and now these men had reached their limit.

If we continue like this, we might collapse from exhaustion before even reaching Huangsha Fortress.

After dismounting, Yun Chen found a rock and sat down.

Seeing Lin Tao bending down to approach, he frowned and asked, "Did you place spies in Huangsha City? Have they sent any messages back?"

"Commander, the spies I arranged have most likely perished in Huangsha City. This was my mistake, and I am willing to bear any cost." Lin Tao knelt on the ground, his forehead touching the yellow sand, his face full of bitterness.

"You can take the responsibility? Can you afford to take it? If Huangsha Pass falls, the entire northern frontier will fall under the iron cavalry of the Rongdi. For them, this place will be a flat plain with no obstacles."

How many people will die? Don't even mention you, even I would be guilty of this a thousand deaths.

"The entire Northern Garrison is guilty of dereliction of duty, cough cough cough..." Yun Chen finished speaking, his face flushed red, and he coughed incessantly.

Xiao Ling, who was standing nearby, quickly stepped forward to massage his back.

After hesitating for a moment, he said, "Our deputy commander of the Thousand Households, Lu Zheng, should have already gone to Huangsha City by now, but I don't know how he is now. He was the one who delivered that secret letter."

"When he sent me to the prefectural city to fetch reinforcements, he went to Huangsha City himself under the guise of an inspection."

"How many people did you bring?" Yun Chen asked, looking up. A glint of light flashed in his cloudy eyes.

"The power of a hundred households."

  

"Sigh, that's too few. According to intelligence, the local border troops must have colluded with the Hundred Households. I've seen Lu Zheng's file. It would be a real pity if he really died in Huangsha City."

"It's rare to find someone with such a sharp mind in our Northern Garrison." Yun Chen didn't have high hopes.

As far as he knew, the Hundred Cavalry Division of Huangsha Pass was now mixed up with the border army, and there were probably hundreds or even thousands of martial arts figures inside, including many experts. Without the support of the border army's heavy armor elites and heavy crossbows, they were in a difficult situation.

Relying solely on the people Lu Zheng brought would be like lambs to the slaughter.

"Bang!"

Thinking of this, Yun Chen kicked Lin Tao in the chest, panting as he said, "Cough cough, you, cough cough, you piece of trash, you can't even keep an eye on your own men. I must have been blind to promote you."

After being kicked over, Lin Tao simply got up and continued to kowtow on the ground.

This was the first time he had seen Yun Chen so out of control, and he was terrified.

Lin Tao can be said to have started from humble beginnings and was promoted by Yun Chen.

Among the various military commands, the Northern Military Command was known for its clear distinction between rewards and punishments, considering only merit and not family background.

Lin Tao was daring and willing to fight, which is why Yun Chen took a liking to him and promoted him to the position of captain among the disciples of various aristocratic families. However, he did not expect this.

The other party was so careless.

He couldn't even control his subordinates.

That's absolutely damnable.

The other officials of the Garrison Command lowered their heads and dared not speak after seeing the Governor's fury.

Even Xiao Ling held her breath.

Lu Zheng, unaware of all this, was still sitting at the Hundred Cavalry Commandery's encampment, drinking.

Shi Yan has regained consciousness.

However, he didn't make a fuss. He stared at Lu Zheng with dead fish eyes, as if he wanted to devour him alive.

He knew in his heart that beheading was the best outcome for the crimes he had committed.

Feeling uncomfortable under Shi Yan's gaze, Lu Zheng gestured towards his subordinates with his lip.

"Da da!"

The next moment, someone stepped forward, raised their sheathed sword, and smashed it onto Shi Yan.

In an instant, the other party screamed incessantly, his head and face covered in blood.

"Lu Zheng, don't be so smug. Do you really think I've been in Huangsha City for nothing? You'll regret this. If I don't leave here, you'll be buried with me..."

"Bang!"

Before Shi Yan could finish speaking, the scabbard slammed into his mouth.

A tooth fell out.

Blood kept flowing down the corner of his mouth.

"Boom!"

However, at that moment, a loud roar came from outside the backyard.

Then came the clash of weapons and shouts of battle.

This made Lu Zheng frown.

"Da da!"

Huang Yan rushed in: "Sir, the camp has been attacked by assassins. More than twenty men in black are rushing towards the backyard. The weakest of them are all at the Refining Realm, and the leader has reached the Innate Realm."

Your humble servant will escort you to safety.

Sweat streamed down his face as he spoke.

The current garrison of the Hundred Cavalry of Huangsha City only has the thousand-odd men brought by Lu Zheng, which is no match for such a lineup of assassins.

"Haha, see? You messed with me, so naturally someone else will mess with you. The Yellow Sands are a deep shoal. Don't even mention you, even Lin Tao would drown if he came. Do you think I really wasn't prepared? I made arrangements just in case before I came." Shi Yan raised his chubby face covered in mud and said.

Lu Zheng ignored him and walked outside.

The first thing they saw was their elite guards, who had retreated to the backyard, where corpses littered the ground.

More than twenty men in black advanced forward as if they were cutting melons and vegetables.

At this speed, they'll be right in front of him in less than fifteen minutes.

"Sir, let's get out of here quickly, or we'll really be stuck here." Huang Yan's voice was urgent; his life and fortune were all on Lu Zheng's shoulders.

Now the latter has become a deputy commander of a thousand households, and he is still waiting to be promoted to the rank of general.

"Go? Where can we go? There are even more people in the martial arts world outside. We'll die even faster if we go out. Now we just hope that He Yun doesn't mess things up." Lu Zheng frowned.

Since we've embarked on this path, how can there be no risks?

"Kill these henchmen of the imperial court!"

"kill!"

......

The sounds of battle cries echoed in my ears.

Lu Zheng's gaze darkened as he turned to Huang Yan beside him and asked, "Can you tell which sect these people belong to?"

"Judging from their techniques and moves, they should be from the Flying Eagle Sect. They have a good relationship with the Heavenly Net Sect, and there's some history between them," Huang Yan said anxiously, swallowing hard.

"Let's wait and see, maybe someone else will make a move." In Lu Zheng's mind, the image of the paper ball being thrown at him flashed through his mind.

The person who passed on the message to me, I don't even know their capabilities.

Did they come here with me back then?

If they come, will you take action?

A series of questions flashed through his mind.

"Bang!"

One of the flag bearers brought by Lu Zheng was kicked out. He couldn't even block a single move, and blood mist flew through the crowd.

The Hundred-Rider Sitiqi retreated visibly; the leader of the assassins was too strong.

Every kick and punch he delivered carried immense force; a single blow from him would kill a hundred of the Imperial Guards, and a mere graze would leave them wounded.

In a short time, the two sides were less than ten meters apart.

This battle was arguably the most dangerous one for Lu Zheng.

Even from a distance, he could sense the intense stench of blood emanating from these assassins.

The difference was too great; the mere aura emanating from them was enough to suffocate him.

"Clang!" Huang Yan drew his sword and stood in front of Lu Zheng, gritting his teeth and preparing to fight to the death.

"boom!"

But the next moment, a corpse was thrown out. The force it contained was so great that when it hit Huang Yan, it also knocked down Lu Zheng behind him, although Lu Zheng was not directly hit.

But the latter still felt an unparalleled force hitting him, causing him pain all over his body, making it difficult even to stand up.

Is this innate power?

He must break through his current strength as soon as possible if he can escape this predicament.

Nowadays, only by being strong enough can one give him enough security.

Thinking of this, he took out a medicine bottle. In fact, this was his trump card that made him dare to appear in Huangsha City. He hadn't used it because the wind direction had been wrong.

Now, however, there's no time to worry about that anymore.

However, just as he was about to open the bottle cap...

On the roof of the Hundred Cavalry Commandery's encampment, a burly figure appeared out of nowhere.

He wore a worn-out cotton-padded coat and a straw hat.

Looking down at the assassins.

A cold glint flashed in his eyes, and then he swooped down straight down.

The astonishing fist force stirred up a gust of wind, its target clearly the leading assassin.