Chapter 523 - Chapter 523: Chapter 479 Defense Setup_1 (1/2)

Chapter 523: Chapter 479 Defense Setup_1

“We had not engaged in any major battles recently, so our stockpile of pills is still plentiful.” Ye Yingying suddenly came to her senses and replied.

People around her were somewhat puzzled, wondering why she seemed so lost in thought.

“Ying Ying, are you feeling tired from crafting pills? Do you want to take a break?” Li Youlan asked with a slightly furrowed brow.

Thanks to Xu Mu’s presence, and due to their long acquaintance, Li Youlan maintained a good relationship with everyone.

“No, there’s no problem. I was just considering some issues related to cultivation. Thank you for your concern, your highness.” Ye Yingying hurriedly responded.

She did not initially need to be present at the defense checkpoint, as she was not proficient in combat.

However, due to her concern for the children, she volunteered to come. Being an Alchemist, she didn’t need to directly engage in combat even on the battlefield. After some discussion, she was allowed to accompany them.

As the ruler of the entire Eastern Region, the DaYuan Dynasty was not foolish enough to send only its own people here. The death rate here was high, and if the loss was too severe, it could potentially destabilize the imperial family’s reign.

Thus, besides deploying their own trusted intimates for the battle, they also drafted a large number of family elites.

As a thriving Golden Pill family in recent years, the Xu Family dispatched almost half of its power to join the fight against the Demon Clan.

Privileged by Li Youlan’s presence, they were allotted to stay together and avoided being treated as cannon fodder.

This time, upon Li Youlan’s proposal, most of the Xu Family members assigned were support roles. Si Tan’er was an Alchemist, Lan Shijin was an Array Master, Xu Tiangu, the Fourteenth Xu Tiansheng, and Xu Tianshu needed to be on the frontlines.

The reason for choosing these three, on one hand, was their own request. On the other hand, they had high combat abilities.

Xu Tianshu, Ye Yingying’s youngest son, was the main reason Ye Yingying opted to come along.

In addition to the Xu Family, there were also Li Youlan’s hangers-on. They were the Beastmaster Jia Zhiyi, apothecary Qiao Qianqian, body refinement expert Hong Xi, and soul master Xu Yuling, along with several new recruits.

Including Li Youlan, there were more than 30 Golden Pill cultivators on the field, making their force relatively powerful.

Seeing Ye Yingying’s response, Li Youlan didn’t ask more. She then inquired about other people and began to allocate tasks.

After setting up everything and bidding farewell to everyone, she stopped Lan Shijin to ask about Xu Mu.

“Our family sends messages regularly, but sadly we have not received any replies.” Lan Shijin sighed.

It had been hundreds of years since Xu Mu left in search of a breakthrough opportunity. To be honest, they were getting worried.

Many speculated he might have met with an accident, given the amount of time that had passed.

Based on Xu Mu’s circumstances back then, with such a long time already passed, he should have either accomplished his breakthrough and returned, or perished.

They were all just unwilling to admit it.

“I see, notify me immediately if there are any updates. You may go ahead with your duties.” Li Youlan said calmly.

Truth be told, she also suspected that Xu Mu had probably encountered some accident. If he had made a successful breakthrough, there was no way he wouldn’t return.

Everything was proceeding systematically. Just when everyone thought they would pass the time peacefully like the past 20 years, a large number of corpses started appearing nearby.

They gathered again and, after some discussions, guessed that a large-scale undead wave was likely to break out.