Chapter 431 (1/2)

When Long Yi said those words, everyone was shocked. However, their expressions changed to a happy one in an instant. Good deeds were often hard to encounter.

No one asked why as this wasn't something they should worry about. Their duty was to obey orders, especially Long Yi's orders.

Long Yi began to deploy his troops. Long Yi not only wanted to control Army Commander Shate, he wanted to control all the influential generals in the Violent Dragon Legion. He especially wanted to control the trusted subordinates under Ximen Tian.

Late at night, the barracks of the Unparalleled Battalion was still brightly lit. All the soldiers of the Unparalleled Battalion were wearing their military armor and they were lined up neatly. They were awaiting orders from above and they were ready to fight at a moment's notice.

The atmosphere was somewhat grave. Long Yi was sitting there as he thrummed his fingers on the table. The clattering sound shook the nerves of the generals standing below.

All of a sudden, the curtain of the tent was lifted and a soldier of the Unparalleled Battalion ran in. After performing his military salute, he handed over the military report with both hands and said, ”Reporting to General, a person with General's written orders was here to deliver this military report.”

Long Yi grabbed the report and opened it. A smile immediately appeared on his face. This military report reported the names of the important people in the Violent Dragon Legion along with their specific location. It even had the arrangement of the troops around them.

”Well, all of you can take this military report and look at it. After a quarter of an hour, take actions according to the plan. However, you have to remember, I don't want to see any casualties. It doesn't matter if it is among the soldiers of our Unparalleled Battalion or among the soldiers in the other battalions. Do you understand?” Long Yi's expression was flat, but his gaze was firm and he emitted a kind of imposing aura. It was an aura which appeared on superior beings.

Perhaps, Long Yi's playful expression would only disappear in the military barracks. The hidden temperament of a soldier in him would only show itself when he was in the military barracks. For him, the significance of controlling this army was far more than merely leading the troops to war.

”We understand!” Everyone simultaneously answered in a loud voice.

Currently, the sky was pitch black. A thick layer of clouds covered up even the brightest of stars. Except for the torches in the military barracks, there wasn't any other source of light.

Inside the tent of the Violent Dragon Legion, Army Commander Shate was sitting in his bathtub. He soaked his body in cold water while sipping on a gla.s.s of good wine. He seemed as though he was enjoying himself greatly.

This year, Shate was already 55 years old. 40 years had already pa.s.sed since the time he had joined the army at the age of 15. He was a very fortunate man. After mixing around in the military camp for three years without any achievements, he was about to retire with no achievements under his belt. On the day he was going to retire, Ximen Nu arrived at the military camp for an inspection. To everyone's surprise, spies planted in the military camp attacked Ximen Nu while he was in the middle of his inspection. Those spies were planted by Ximen Nu's enemies, and they were experts. They wanted to a.s.sa.s.sinate Ximen Nu when his guard was at his lowest.

Shate was an intelligent person. He knew that this was an opportunity. He dashed ahead without regard of his own safety in order to protect Ximen Nu and he received more than dozens of cuts on his body. From then on, he was regarded as the trusted subordinate of Ximen Nu and was eventually cultivated by Ximen Nu.

In the Violent Dragon Legion, the role of Shate was to suppress Ximen Tian. Of course, Ximen Tian had a similar role as he was there to suppress Shate. This was all Ximen Nu's arrangement. It's not because he didn't trust them. However, he preferred to be prepared for all contingencies. After all, the Violent Dragon Legion played a vital role in deciding the Ximen Clan's power.

”Our Army Commander is truly enjoying himself. How about drinking a gla.s.s with me?” A laughter resounded in the big tent and Long Yi appeared out of thin air. He appeared right behind Shate who was still in the bathtub.

Shate was startled, and a deep blue colored douqi flashed around his body.

All of a sudden, he relaxed. Without any hurry, he turned around to look at Long Yi. With a smile on his face, he said, ”So it is the young master who has arrived. I wonder what n.o.ble errand brings you here so late at night?”

Long Yi pulled a chair and sat down. He poured himself a gla.s.s of wine without worrying about his manners as he re-evaluated Shate's strength. Just now, in the midst of dark blue douqi he emitted, there was a trace of purple color. This clearly showed that he had already reached the pinnacle of the Great Swords Master realm, and he was not too far away from breaking through to the Swords Saint realm.

”I naturally have some matter if I'm here to look for you. I want to control the entire Violent Dragon Legion. I wonder if such a thing is possible?” Long Yi placed one leg above the other and said while he sipped a mouthful of wine. A command tablet belonging to the Ximen Clan appeared in midair.

When he saw the command tablet, Shate was shocked. He didn't have time to cover his ** body as he hastily jumped out of the bathtub. Kneeling down on the floor, he received the order, ”Subordinate Shate obeys the order of the patriarch.”

As a matter of fact, he already knew that Ximen Nu greatly doted on Long Yi. However, he never would have thought that Ximen Nu would actually hand over the patriarch's command tablet to Long Yi. This clearly displayed his intentions about wanting Long Yi to succeed the patriarch's position.

Long Yi nodded his head. This Shate had a clear view of things, and his reaction was no different from Long Yi's expectation.

Shate wore his clothes and he became more respectful in his treatment towards Long Yi.

”Second Young Master, although I am willing to hand over the control of the Violent Dragon Legion to you, my word might not work so well. Especially against some factions.” Shate said with some hesitation. Ximen Tian had managed the Violent Dragon Legion for so many years and there were many subordinates who were stubbornly loyal to him.