The establishment of the Celestial Dynasty began with the bestowal of the title upon the River God.

Chapter 145 Jiang Gaoqi Reappears

"There's still some time before the Lunar New Year, and it's not a holiday, so why are they setting off fireworks?"

The people were confused, but that didn't stop them from looking forward to the fireworks.

But when they turned their attention to what was behind them, the spectacular scene they had envisioned did not appear; instead, strange movements began to occur around them.

Li Yi stood by the railing, observing the slight commotion below, but showed no intention of making a move.

All the troops stationed under the garrison, upon receiving the order, acted almost simultaneously and subdued their respective targets. Only one Dali scout, at the early stage of Qi Refining, put up a slight resistance, but was no match for the hidden sentry.

Even before hearing Liu Tianyun's telepathic message, Li Yi had already suspected the possibility of a secret invasion by Dali scouts. Otherwise, who would they be putting on such a grand show in the county town? How could they possibly deceive people?

What perplexes him now is Liu Shishuai's decision to arrest people.

Has the situation on the other side of Liangjie Mountain changed?

Although the commotion below was fleeting, it did not escape Huo An's notice.

"What's going on here?"

Li Yi relaxed his brow, shook his head and smiled, "Let's continue watching."

The situation at the front is extremely sensitive; even the individual battalions and squads know very little about it. How could we possibly reveal this to a mid-stage body cultivator with ulterior motives?

It.

But let's return to Liangjie Mountain, half a day ago.

Of the eight battalions and one guard of the main army, and nine elite scout detachments, two rushed to Meng Yunjie's aid. The remaining six detachments failed to see their comrades' arrows. Fortunately, the Trapped Camp and the Tiger Might Camp both noticed the strangeness of the mountain wind, so they each sent one person to catch up with their comrades and spread the news.

The six scouts quickly merged and split into two groups, no longer concealing themselves, and began to traverse the mountains.

"Since the Dali scouts will dispatch Foundation Establishment cultivators to intercept us, then most areas of the Two Realms Mountain will be weak in combat, and the patrol teams will most likely lack Foundation Establishment leaders!"

"Let's clear out the scouts on the mountain first; we might find a map!"

The two old scouts from Xiaguan and Weiyuan joined forces with their colleagues from the Xuanjia Battalion. After a brief exchange, the three officers reached a consensus and decided to search from high vantage points.

Although Xu Xiaofeng saved Huang Wenbin's cultivation by burning him with the Primordial Fire Qi, nearly half of his Daoist power was damaged. Fortunately, he has recently been treated with high-grade spiritual pills, which has initially stabilized his Daoist foundation, so he is not unable to fight.

Although he was no match for the likes of Zhong Ming and Xiao Zhou, he was still far superior to ordinary junior officers; so even though his superiors specifically asked him to recuperate, he still volunteered to come along.

It was only natural that he had no say in the conversation between the three superiors, but this surprised his superiors, especially considering that Huang Wenbin was the same person who used to be so arrogant.

The news that Wu Shuangxue had been rescued by Ding Shuzheng reached Huang Wenbin's ears through Tantai Shu, which made him both angry and relieved.

What annoyed him was that the old scoundrel was still alive, but what pleased him was that he still had the chance to take revenge himself.

"I heard that old scoundrel was severely wounded, and it's hateful that he's still missing despite being heavily protected by the enemy—"

The scouts moved swiftly through the mountains. As they ventured deeper, they began to see vegetation, and the vegetation became increasingly abundant. By the time they realized this, the surrounding vegetation was so dense that it could be described as a "forest."

If you pay a little attention, you can also hear the sound of flowing water in the distance.

It turns out that these two mountains were not barren, barren mountains; they just didn't show the five elements on the surface, only highlighting the earth element.

A moment of confusion flashed through Huang Wenbin's mind, and his eyes darted around, trying to spot any signs of the enemy.

"Even if we can't take revenge ourselves, we should do our best to help. That old bastard has his eye on this broken mountain, and he insists on taking it down!"

Huang Wenbin's face turned stern. Suddenly, a figure flashed in his peripheral vision, startling him. He turned his head to look.

Just over ten meters below, three Dali scouts looked over at the same time, and their blank faces gradually turned into fear in Huang Wenbin's eyes.

found it!

Huang Wenbin stopped in his tracks, his body propelled several meters by inertia until he hit a dead tree. He pushed off with his foot, bursting forward and throwing a punch.

One of the three was smashed in the chest on the spot and fell to the ground dead.

Before the other two could react, their heads were pressed down, and they were forced to their knees by an immense force.

Huang Wenbin looked down at the two men, his tone icy: "Say what I want to hear in three sentences."

"I surrender!"

"One sentence."

The man on the left, his hands on the ground, was unable to lift his head and said in a panicked voice, "Brother Xun—the one who was beaten to death by the adults—had a complete map of our entire jurisdiction on him!"

"Two sentences."

The man's eyes darted around, his mind filled with turmoil, and he suddenly fainted.

As they were talking, a colleague had already found a map on the dead body and nodded to Huang Wenbin.

He snorted coldly and looked at the last conscious person.

"And you? Only one sentence left."

The scout was covered in cold sweat, his mind a complete mess. He seemed to remember something and smirked, "You scum, run for your lives!" Before he could finish the sentence, he was punched in the temple and died unexpectedly.

Having just found the colleague who had been searching the map, he looked at the unconscious Dali scout and frowned, saying, "What should we do with this man? We don't have enough manpower to take him into custody right now."

"Since Captain Huang has promised him, let him live. Just strip him naked and tie him up." Xiao Changfeng gently patted Huang Wenbin's shoulder, said nothing more, and after briefly looking at the small map, led the team to set off again.

Normally, the commanders of the various scouts are mostly centurions with the first level of Foundation Establishment cultivation. However, the Xuanjia Battalion is personally commanded by Captain Xiao Changfeng, and has not been separated from the regular army system, all for the purpose of taking care of Huang Wenbin.

Such situations were not uncommon in the four battalions of the new army, but the Huang, Cai, and Tantai families held higher positions and therefore received more preferential treatment.

The difference in rank between a Qianzong (a military officer) and a Duwei (a military officer) is neither too great nor too small, and there is naturally a difference in cultivation level as well, but it is more reflected in their noble titles and...

The ranking of military achievements.

Among the nine elite sentry detachments, Xiao Changfeng possessed the deepest cultivation and the highest level of Taoist practice.

Even among the captains, he stands out from the crowd, having already reached the second stage of Foundation Establishment. As long as he has enough military merits, he is expected to become a division commander.

Therefore, after the three scouts merged, Xiao Changfeng naturally took the lead.

The maps possessed by a single Dali scout were far from sufficient, but it was a good start.

The group hurried along the map and soon entered the territory of another sentry. Before long, they found signs of human activity.

This time, they had a full complement of men, but without a commander to lead them, they were nothing more than lambs to the slaughter when facing Xiao Changfeng and his group.

Huang Wenbin was the first to make a move, his movements so fast that they were almost invisible, and he rushed in front of the person in the blink of an eye.

Just as he raised his right fist, a blurry figure suddenly appeared in his peripheral vision, and then he was sent flying backward.

After landing awkwardly and rolling a few times, he finally got a clear look at the person.

Xiao Changfeng was on high alert and secretly exchanged glances with the two commanders of Weiyuan and Xiaguan.

"It's truly surprising to find such a skilled fighter hidden among the Dali scouts."

Xiao Changfeng scrutinized the man, secretly thinking that if they could capture a Foundation Establishment cultivator while fighting three opponents alone, wouldn't that be a great achievement?

However, for some reason, looking at the man's slanted eyes and sword-like eyebrows, he felt a vague unease, as if his internal organs were being stimulated by needles.