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As the bait, he naturally couldn't reveal the matter openly—the city walls were a melting pot of people, and enemy spies were bound to lure them in. If the news leaked, they wouldn't be able to lure out the enemy's Grandmaster. To defend the imperial city, those who originally lived there but lacked official titles and ranks, yet possessed martial arts skills, were also deployed to the city walls to fight the enemy. Under these circumstances, not everyone on the city walls could be trusted.

"Your Majesty is mighty!" Although Xiao Changshan did not understand why Su Mu had asked His Majesty to risk his life, he knew that it was not appropriate to ask too many questions at this time, so he immediately shouted loudly, hoping to boost the morale of his side.

Upon hearing the shouts, the surrounding guards also chanted "Your Majesty is mighty!" in unison, instantly boosting their previously low morale.

Xiao Anxun turned to look at the silver puppet not far away, carefully probing it with his divine sense, but he couldn't sense any unusual aura—when the puppet wasn't attacking, it looked exactly like an ordinary eunuch with no martial arts cultivation. But Xiao Anxun knew that the puppet's strength was at least comparable to an ordinary early-stage Grandmaster, and with it by his side, he was sure to be safe.

At this moment, Su Mu had already returned to the sky above the library.

"Eunuch Su, was it you who sent His Majesty to the north city wall?" Xiao Anran had just seen Xiao Anxun flying towards the north city wall and had already guessed Su Mu's intentions.

"That's right." Su Mu nodded in agreement. "The enemy's Grandmasters may not make their move at the very beginning of the siege. I don't want to waste too much time, as that would only lead to more soldiers sacrificing themselves in vain."

"His Majesty's presence on the city wall makes it easier to lure out the enemy's Grandmasters sooner." Xiao Anran instantly understood Su Mu's thoughts—using the emperor as bait to lure out the enemy's Grandmasters was something only Su Mu had the courage and confidence to do.

The defending army did not want to suffer too many casualties, and neither did the attacking enemy army. If they could kill Emperor Xiao Anxun on the city wall, it would surely throw the defending army into chaos, or even cause them to collapse completely. This would allow the enemy army to break through the imperial city more quickly and achieve victory.

However, killing Xiao Anxun was no easy task—he was a mid-stage Grandmaster, and he was protected by many royal family experts. Only a Grandmaster could be absolutely certain of killing him.

"It's not that Anran doesn't trust Eunuch Su, it's just that... what if something unexpected happens and His Majesty is in danger?" Xiao Anran was still a little worried, her expression uneasy.

"Your Highness, please rest assured, there will be no accidents." Su Mu's tone was confident, giving Xiao Anran peace of mind.

"I'm relieved to hear that Eunuch Su says so." Xiao Anran has always trusted Su Mu and knows that he never speaks recklessly.

"Let's go, let's go too." Su Mu said, and then flew towards the north city wall with Xiao Anran.

He said there wouldn't be any surprises, but he was mentally prepared for unforeseen circumstances. For example, the strength of the barbarian grandmaster had exceeded his expectations; another example was that the enemy might be hiding other grandmasters. He absolutely could not allow Xiao Anxun to die on the city wall—if something happened to Xiao Anxun, the defending army would surely collapse completely, and at that time, even if he was strong, he would find it difficult to withstand the fierce attack of hundreds of thousands of enemy troops.

Following Su Mu to the vicinity of the north city wall, and seeing that Su Mu was secretly guarding her from a short distance away, Xiao Anran finally felt relieved.

Waaah—

The sound of horns echoed outside the city as the barbarian army launched a fierce attack on the north and west walls of the Great Qian Imperial City. Following closely behind, the army of the Northern Desert Kingdom attacked the south wall, while the Japanese army focused its assault on the east wall—comprising all four sides—and simultaneously encountered fierce resistance from the enemy!

The sounds of battle shook the heavens and earth!

Perhaps infected by the intense atmosphere of war, the gold on Su Mu's shoulder started chirping excitedly, its little paws flailing incessantly.

Su Mu sat atop a five-story building, quietly gazing at the northern city wall a hundred feet away, watching Xiao Anxun's valiant figure fighting on the wall. Xiao Anran stood beside him, appearing unusually tense compared to Su Mu's composure, her eyes fixed on the battle on the wall, fearing any unexpected event.

One after another, the barbarian innate realm experts and grandmaster realm powerhouses leaped onto the city walls, engaging in close combat with the martial arts experts among the defenders. The light of magical treasures and dazzling martial arts techniques flashed continuously on the city walls, and the sounds of booming, clashing weapons, and screams mingled together, creating an extremely tragic scene.

The defenders on the city walls continuously fired arrows from their powerful bows and crossbows. Although the bows and crossbows of the Great Qian Imperial City were not magical treasures, they were still quite powerful, enough to pierce through the true energy shield of a master at the Innate Realm; even against the true essence shield of a Grandmaster Realm expert, it would crumble and shatter after being hit several times in succession.

In such large-scale wars, the difference in level is not absolute—if a group of Acquired Realm warriors are not afraid of death, they can join forces to surround an Innate Realm expert and, under a frenzied attack, kill him with a flurry of blows.

This war was exceptionally brutal and bloody. Martial arts masters at all levels had a limit to their power, and it was consumed at an extremely rapid rate. Unfortunately, no one had any pills that could quickly restore their power. Once their power was depleted, they had to leave the battlefield immediately; otherwise, even those at the Grandmaster level could be caught off guard and die at the hands of the enemy.

On the city wall, the two sides fought fiercely, resulting in heavy casualties. Xiao Anxun's presence on the battlefield undoubtedly had a strong boosting effect. At least on the north side of the city wall, the defending soldiers fought bravely and relentlessly. Even when wounded and lying on the ground, they would struggle to get up and continue fighting the enemy.

The barbarian army that attacked the city paid a heavy price. Su Mu estimated that the barbarian Grandmaster should be making his move soon.

As Su Mu had predicted, the two sides fought fiercely for half an hour. Although the thick and tall northern city wall was damaged in many places, it still stood firm. On the barbarian side, at least two Grandmaster-level experts and more than a dozen Innate-level masters died on the northern city wall. The number of Qi Refining and Acquired-level warriors killed or wounded was countless, and the corpses of ordinary soldiers piled up like mountains at the foot of the city wall.

Finally, an old man shrouded in blazing flames rose from the barbarian camp outside the city and instantly flew to the top of the north city wall.

This old man was none other than Tuoba Zan, the only Grandmaster of the barbarian tribe. Like ordinary barbarians, Tuoba Zan was tall and strong, with two horns on his head and his body covered in brown hair. His fierce and imposing appearance inspired awe. Apart from being relatively short in stature, the Wa people were not much different from the humans of the Great Qian Dynasty, while the barbarians had a very obvious physical difference from the humans.

call!

With the scorching heat of his acquired essence fire and the overwhelming aura of a grandmaster, Tuoba Zan charged straight at Xiao Anxun—to capture the enemy, first capture their leader; as long as Xiao Anxun was killed, the defending army would surely collapse without a fight!

"This Emperor of the Great Qian Dynasty does have some guts, daring to personally go to his death!" Tuoba Zan was extremely fast, and in the blink of an eye, he rushed in front of Xiao Anxun. He swung his broadsword and slashed straight at Xiao Anxun's head. The blade was sharp and carried the sound of it cutting through the air.

"Your Majesty, be careful!" Xiao Changshan, who was not far away, shouted loudly when he saw this. He wanted to rush over to rescue him, but he was entangled by several barbarian experts and was unable to spare any attention.

At this critical moment, the silver puppet dressed in ordinary eunuch's clothes swayed and instantly moved five or six zhang to the side, blocking Xiao Anxun's path. It tightly gripped Situ Jing's silver spear, blocking Tuoba Zan's broadsword with precision.

Tuoba Zan's broadsword was a high-grade Xuan-rank weapon, and his silver spear was also a high-grade Xuan-rank weapon. The silver puppet was not a true Grandmaster and did not possess any acquired essence fire, but it was a top-grade Xuan-rank puppet, naturally possessing extremely powerful strength, enough to contend with a Grandmaster.