Chapter 275 - Chapter 275: Chapter 268 Great Victory_i (2/2)

Who would dare to risk their lives to deliver a message to the Shennong Sect’s army?

Needless to say, what followed.

After Master He Shan led the Insect Master battalion to clean up all the insects of the enemy army, he directly stationed in Luoshui Town.

Not even a mosquito could fly past, so how could anyone send a message?

The Shennong Sect’s army had no time to worry about much else; those who could swim immediately shed their armor, threw away their weapons and other items, and plunged into the icy river, swimming towards the opposite bank.

Those who could swim were only a small part; the landlubbers could only flee along the river, waiting for the Marshal to send boats to meet them.

Vice City Lord Bai led his troops to the riverbank, where they joined forces with Master He Shan and quickly made a decision after a brief understanding of the situation: to mercilessly attack the drowning dogs.

The victory had to be expanded.

Two hours later, the battle was completely over, and the likelihood that soldiers from the Shennong Sect made it back was less than one in ten.

The poor landlubbers ultimately failed to wait for the Marshal to send large boats for them.

Constructing a warship takes at least half a month, and even longer for a large ship.

All the boats had been burnt to ashes.

Where would their Marshal find boats now?

Having led his troops to a resounding victory, Vice City Lord Bai was naturally elated and in high spirits.

“Master He Shan, how did Elder Jiu Yin manage to escape? If this man had been killed, it would have dealt a heavy blow to the Nine Insect Gang.”

This battle yielded countless armors, shields, and weapons, and over ten thousand of the enemy troops were killed.

The only disappointing part was that the main enemy and Elder Jiu Yin were not captured.

“We never saw that old scoundrel Jiu Yin coming! We only saw the Shennong Sect’s army escaping back to Luoshui Town. We took the opportunity to command the poisonous insects to bite a large number of the enemy troops, but we never saw a trace of Elder Jiu Yin. Unless Elder Jiu Yin disguised himself as an ordinary soldier and mixed in with the troops to escape, we would have definitely spotted him.”

This puzzled Master He Shan as well.

“It doesn’t make sense! 1 led my forces to closely pursue and attack the enemy from the rear. Elder Jiu Yin led the Insect Masters of the Nine Insect Gang and his guards at the forefront of the army. They should have been the first of the enemy to reach Luoshui Town. How did we not encounter them?”

Vice City Lord Bai’s brow furrowed slightly.

“At that time on the battlefield, Elder Jiu Yin suddenly let out a scream and vomited blood. I guess that his life-bound insect was killed by you.”

“Dear me, that’s not good! Qin Niu is in danger!”

Upon hearing this, Master He Shan slapped his thigh.

“Qin Niu? Are you referring to that young Insect Master?”

“Yes, that’s him. Not to embarrass myself before you, but I led the Insect Master battalion to battle against the twelve disciples of Elder Jiu Yin. Elder Jiu Yin left eight Taiyin Yaoyao to besiege me. If Qin Niu hadn’t stepped in, slaughtering left and right, my Insect Master battalion and I might no longer exist. All eight of Elder Jiu Yin’s Taiyin Yaoyao were taken by Qin Niu. Elder Jiu Yin must have gone after Qin Niu, following their connection.”

Master He Shan seemed very anxious.

Qin Niu had saved his life; this was a great debt of gratitude.

Now that Elder Jiu Yin had not fled to Luoshui Town, it was very possible that he had taken his men to seek out Qin Niu instead.

“For our army to have such a formidable warrior is truly Heaven’s help to the Black Tiger Gang. Without Qin Niu defeating Elder Jiu Yin’s disciples, we couldn’t have burned the enemy ships, and the enemy troops wouldn’t have been annihilated in such numbers. Moreover, without Qin Niu killing Elder Jiu Yin’s life-bound insect, Elder Jiu Yin would not have suddenly retreated to flee. Qin Niu is truly the lucky star of our Black Tiger Gang, and we cannot allow even the slightest mishap to befall him. All soldiers, heed my command: Deputy Marshal Wei Zhongyuan will lead the troops to hold Luoshui Town. I will lead the elite battalion with Master He Shan to rescue Qin Niu.”

Upon learning of Qin Niu’s prowess and how he alone had turned the tide of the entire battle, Vice City Lord Bai knew they had to do everything possible to protect such an exceptional talent.

“Where is Qin Niu’s hometown?”

“Jade Stream Town, Shuangfeng Village!”

“We must rush to Shuangfeng Village at once and cannot let that old scoundrel Jiu Yin succeed.”

Vice City Lord Bai, leading his elite troops, joined forces with Master He Shan’s elite Insect Master battalion and headed to Shuangfeng Village for the rescue. On their way, they quickly discovered some traces left by Elder Jiu Yin leading his troops in their escape.

This made Vice City Lord Bai and Master He Shan even more anxious..