Chapter 998: Duwu Silis True Goal! (1/2)

Translated by: Hypersheep325

Edited by: Michyrr

The giant ballistae were the Great Tang's tools against the Arabian Behemoths, but now that six of these enormous beasts were dead and the last one was on the verge of death, the giant ballistae were heroes with no place to show their prowess. Whether Duwu Sili destroyed one or not, it would have a limited effect on this battle. Duwu Sili's actions were more like a final effort to salvage his dignity. Everyone knew this, though they had the tact to not say it out loud.

”Hmph, what fighting with the giants? He saw that the Tang boy had gotten control over the four Behemoths and knew he couldn't win, so he initially found the giants to drag himself down. But does he think us fools who can't see this?” Huoba Sangye sneered.

Although Ü-Tsang did not revere martial prowess as much as the Arabian Empire, they were still a fierce people who revered true heroes. At the start, Huoba Sangye had highly anticipated Duwu Sili's efforts, but none of his actions were worth his respect.

Gallop! Duwu Sili apparently seemed to understand that he had lost all his dignity, so while galloping toward the hills, he suddenly turned and began to head for the Turkic camp.

The hills instantly fell silent. Everyone watched quietly as the Celestial Wolf Great General vanished into the Western Turkic camp.

After a period of prolonged silence, everyone finally turned away. No one said anything, but even Dusong Mangpoje, who had spoken up for Duwu Sili just now, felt a little embarrassed. One could easily imagine how the rest of them had reacted.

”Haha, all of you are looking down too much on Duwu Sili.” Dalun Ruozan suddenly spoke, his sleeves gently fluttering in the wind. His back was to these generals, and his hair was being blown here and there by the wind, imbuing him with an elegant and graceful aura.

”If Duwu Sili really only had this much ability, he would have never become the Celestial Wolf Great General.”

These words immediately attracted the notice of Huoshu Huicang, Dusong Mangpoje, and Huoba Sangye, all of them turning with the other generals to Dalun Ruozan.

”Great Minister, you mean… that Duwu Sili was deliberately acting clumsy?” Huoshu Huicang probed.

”Haha, he wasn't being clumsy. He always had a clear goal in mind. It was just that none of you could see it.”

Dalun Ruozan didn't turn his head, but he knew what they were thinking like they were his own thoughts.

”Great Minister, if I may speak frankly, it is not that I do not believe Great Minister, but I truly cannot see just how Duwu Sili is formidable. Throughout this entire battle, I truly have not seen him render any substantial feats on the field,” Huoba Sangye said. Although he still believed in Dalun Ruozan, he could not readily subscribe to the argument that Duwu Sili was some capable general.

Dalun Ruozan chuckled, but he did not retort.

”Huoba, there are some things that you can't just see by looking at the surface. Duwu Sili's feats are far greater than you can imagine… Have none of you noticed that while he left alone, he returned with something else on the back of his horse?”

”What?!”

These words left the gathered generals dumbfounded.

Duwu Sili's excursion had failed, and so all of them had only noticed that he had left in high spirits and returned furtively. Wang Chong was still alive, so anything else he did could not be considered substantial. As for whatever extra thing he had on the back of his horse, they truly had not cared.

But Dalun Ruozan's words made all of them turn pensive as they began to recollect that sight.

Their expressions quickly turned strange.

”When Duwu Sili returned, it appeared that… he had another person on his horse!” a Tibetan general said, and his comment also caused the other people to remember. After all, it had only happened a few moments ago, and the memory was still fresh on their minds.

”But what's so special about that?” Huoba Sangye said with a frown.

Even if this matter was confirmed, they still didn't understand why Dalun Ruozan had brought the matter up. Had everything changed just because Duwu Sili had brought someone back?

”If Duwu Sili had been aiming for Wang Chong from the very start, there would naturally be nothing special about this, but what if that wasn't the case? If Duwu Sili had never been going for Wang Chong from the very beginning, would all of you still think the same?”

Dalun Ruozan faintly smiled.

”Ah!”

For a moment, everyone was flabbergasted. Even Huoba Sangye's mouth dropped open in speechlessness.