From a slave to the Great Qian Martial Saint

"Senior sister, what are we waiting for?"

On the side of the candidates, everyone surrounded Nangong Caiyun and Feng Qi, their faces filled with anxiety.

It was already dark, and the two still hadn't given any orders. Someone couldn't help but ask a question.

Feng Qi also frowned, looked at Nangong Caiyun, and hesitated slightly before speaking.

"That boy is cunning and treacherous, and cannot be trusted. He has already won my favor and promised me, but who knows if he will go back on his word? It would be unwise to place all our hopes on him."

"Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated. To annihilate the entire army of Zheng Pisheng, you must first have accurate intelligence."

Nangong Caiyun's expression was serious, and his voice remained unwavering.

"But...but what if we don't get any information from that kid?"

Feng Qi's face was rather pale, and his voice lacked confidence.

He simply didn't trust Chen Shi.

He couldn't help but regret that he shouldn't have given Chen Shi the benefits first. Now that Chen Shi had already received the benefits, why would he be willing to do anything for him again?

But it's too late for regrets now that things have come to this.

"We must get our hands on this intelligence."

"Before determining the enemy's specific movements, if the enemy attacks, we should hold our ground and not engage."

"Wouldn't that...?"

"Oh ho, a meeting in progress."

As they were discussing strategy, a flippant voice suddenly rang out from the outside.

Everyone turned their heads to look in the direction of the sound, and their expressions suddenly changed.

A strange man with a black veil covering his face and a cloak covering his entire body stood there.

Where did this person come from?!

"Protect Senior Sister!"

Immediately regaining their senses, they shouted, and everyone quickly protected Nangong Caiyun and Feng Qi.

Looking at the newcomers, each of them had a serious expression.

Although they were all here, and military puppets had been set up for guard duty, why didn't the alarm sound?

Even if the military puppets aren't real people, there are still thousands of them. For this person to be able to bypass them and come directly here, he must have some skill!

"You've finally arrived!"

Just then, Feng Qi spoke as he pushed through the crowd and came out.

"Um?"

Chen Shi slightly widened his eyes and looked at himself. He was well covered up and there should be no clues.

He then looked at Feng Lin, his face full of confusion.

"How did you recognize me?"

"No matter how skillful the disguise, it can't change the eyes."

Feng Qi snorted lightly, his face showing disdain.

"I'll never forget those lecherous eyes of yours after just one look!"

"So it was an eye."

Chen Shi nodded, then rolled his eyes again.

"How am I considered to have lewd eyes?"

"What did you do? Did you...?"

"Alright, you two have plenty of time to catch up."

Nangong Caiyun also stepped out from the crowd, glanced at Chen Shi, and then turned and left.

"Come with me."

Chen Shi smiled and followed directly after them.

Feng Qi snorted coldly and quickly followed.

The others exchanged glances but remained standing still. They had some self-awareness and knew that this was not an occasion for them to participate in.

The three of them stood still in a secluded spot away from the crowd.

"Speak, what are your plans, Scholar Zheng?"

"Lure the snake out of its hole, and lure the enemy deep inside."

Chen Shi didn't mince words and directly and meticulously explained the plan and arrangements of the recruited scholar.

"Trying to take me down first? They're courting death!"

After listening, Nangong Caiyun let out a heavy snort, his face showing disdain.

Then he turned to Chen Shi again and said something indifferently.

"You can go back now. From now on, let's pretend we never met."

"clear."

Chen Shi smiled and turned to leave.

Watching Chen Shi walk away, Feng Qi turned to Nangong Caiyun, frowning.

"This boy is cunning and treacherous. Could he be deliberately providing false information to lure us into a trap?"

"That's possible, so we need to first determine the veracity of the information he provided."

Nangong Caiyun nodded, his expression serious.

After leaving the scholar's place, Chen Shi used his movement technique to traverse the mountains as if walking on flat ground. In no time, he arrived at a dense forest, where his hundred military puppets were neatly arrayed deep within.

Whoosh!

As Chen Shi waved his command flag, the soldiers all turned to face him.

Immediately afterwards, Chen Shi used a command flag to direct the army to leave with the puppets.

Compared to their shaky arrival, they now moved in unison, their steps precise and their actions synchronized, like elite soldiers who had trained for years.

A moment later, General Chen Shi led him to the spot where he was supposed to be the bait.

"You want me to be the bait? I don't even know who the bait is."

Glancing behind him, Chen Shi gave a cold laugh.

Let the recruited students and those recommended for official positions fight it out; let them fight however they want, it has nothing to do with Chen Shi.

But after all, it's a battle involving tens of thousands of troops, and it will take until tomorrow to determine a winner.

Chen Shi originally intended to continue his cultivation, but then he reconsidered and thought it was inappropriate. Zheng Pisheng did not treat him as one of his own, and Cha Jusheng was also untrustworthy. They might turn their backs on him and attack him again.

We must be wary.

Chen Shi looked around, and finally looked at the military puppet behind him.

With a wave of the command flag, the military puppets began to move swiftly, and the originally neat square formation was instantly lined up in a row.

Immediately afterwards, Chen Shi waved the command flag and continuously manipulated the military puppets to conduct various drills. What appeared to be a long, single-line formation was actually a coiled snake formation.

"really."

The puppeteers' movements became increasingly smooth and fluid, rivaling even those who had trained diligently for half a year.

Gradually, as Chen Shi's practice time increased, his proficiency surpassed that of most of the students in the academy.

It wasn't that Chen Shi was exceptionally talented, but rather that he benefited from the Eight Trigrams Formation!

Zhuge Liang created the Eight Trigrams Formation to teach future generations about battle formations.

These wooden military puppets are also intended to help students practice and familiarize themselves with military formations.

Since both were created by Zhuge Liang and serve the same purpose, there is an inherent connection between them.

Therefore, once Chen Shi became familiar with the Eight Trigrams Formation, he was able to manipulate these wooden puppets with ease and skill.

"Perhaps..."

Looking at the constantly changing formations of the military puppets, Chen Shi couldn't help but have an idea.

Perhaps the Eight Trigrams Formation and these wooden dummy soldiers were originally intended to be used together, with the Eight Trigrams Formation as the primary tool for learning and understanding the principles of formation operation and changes. The wooden dummy soldiers were then used as an auxiliary tool for practical exercises.

However, there was only one Eight Trigrams Formation, and it had long been lost. After changing hands several times, it was used to seal the Chi Dragon.

Later generations were unaware of the existence of the Eight Trigrams Formation and could not find it, so only wooden dummy soldiers remained. Therefore, they used them as puppets to replace real people and simply practiced troop deployment and formation.

Of course, this is just Chen Shi's conjecture, and the actual situation is probably impossible to verify after hundreds of years.

Chen Shi stopped thinking about it and took the opportunity to familiarize himself with and practice the military puppets, preparing to make up for the lack of training over the past six months in one night.

As Chen Shi's training became more and more proficient, the originally lifeless military puppets on the open ground gradually developed a chilling aura.