713 The Rise of the Military Forces (1/2)

Ling Xiaozui sighed.

This matter had caused a huge headache to the two experts.

After a few rounds of reconnaissance… nothing was discovered.

The only thing confirmed was that the other party had other intentions in mind.

However, what was their true objective?

The situation was still a blur, and there were still no leads. Everything was still the same, as though they had never encountered the Four Seasons Tower in the first place.

Ling Xiaozui sighed, and spoke, ”After a few days, when everything has returned to normal… one of us shall stay, while the other leaves alone to assess the situation. We're being overly passive in a situation like this - we need to try our best to change our fate.”

Dugu Chou remained silent and only nodded his head gently as a form of response.

Ling Xiaozui continued, ”This plan by the Four Seasons Tower is completely void of logic, but within this lies an even more terrifying goal! I fear that this matter might be linked to even more terrible things…”

Dugu Chou raised his head slowly, with a gaze as sharp as daggers. ”No matter what their goal is, they will never succeed!”

…

Compared to the dire atrocities faced by Ling Xiaozui and his party, the Yutang empire, on the other hand, did not encounter anything of significance. The internal troubles and external aggressions had all been taken care of, and no active threats loomed before them.

The defensive frontiers on all four sides were equipped with strong, capable military might, held by men of integrity and exalted morale. They trained their troops incessantly, and the strength of their forces was astounding. Fang Qingtian's state of decline was a thing of the past as he glowed with vigor, his entire being brimming with the essence of life as if he was reborn anew. Even if he kept watch within the military department without saying or doing anything, that was all it took to reassure one of his or her safety.

The two old men - Qiu Jianhan and Leng Daoyin - had always been full of vigor, and their physique was always kept in tip-top shape; yet, they had aged inevitably along time, and could no longer depend on their muscles. However, after undergoing Yun Yang's little modifications, they did not age any further, and their bodies looked as good as new, functioning just like they had aged backward for a good decade or so. These two elderly chaps were brimming with vitality, and were willing to take on just about anything; they had even offered their lives to be at the frontlines, ever willing to trade places with the respective marshals for another chance to bask in glory - another chance to create fresh, new chronicles of battle.

However, His Majesty himself, the Emperor of Yutang, and all beneath his Excellency - be it the military or the government - were completely speechless towards this matter. They did not know how to respond for the longest time.

What kind of crazy idea are you two old blokes thinking of?

Do you even realize what you two are even talking about? What are you going to do?

If the two of you are so durable, why don't you just ascend straight to the heavens?

As of now, there was Tie Zheng at the north and Leng Shan at the south; Fu Baoguo at the East and Wang Yunzhu at the West - all of them were experienced, renowned leaders of the battlefield! Not forgetting Sun Zihu and the rest beneath them - these were also warriors who could take charge of a situation all by themselves.

Under their command were troops and troops of soldiers with countless years of combat experience - an army of fearless warriors and gallant knights.

However, the stronger one's army is, the stronger the attitude they tended to display. They were getting increasingly difficult to manage and were only devoted to their own superiors. Take a normal situation - the western front, for example. Sun Zihu would only listen to Wang Yunzhu's command. If Leng Daoyin and Wang Yunzhu gave out commands at the same time, Sun Zihu would most likely choose to comply with those issued by the latter.

However, apart from the little digression, it would not be much of a slip-up if the two old blokes were really transferred over. The same applied to the western front - as long as it was Qiu Jianhan who was transferred over, Wang Yunzhu, who was his apprentice, would not even utter a single word - perhaps he might even cry, ”Bring it on, bring it on, bring it on now!”

Similarly, if it had been Leng Daoyin who went to the southern front, there would not be any problems. The reasons behind it would be brutally simple - the current marshal of the southern front, Leng Shan, was his son, and the title that he held was actually inherited from his father!

However, the question now was this; how could the two of you white-haired elderly blokes intend to show-off now, when you looked as though you had one foot in the grave just yesterday? What are you planning to flaunt? Your gallantry?

Speaking from the bottom of his heart, Leng Daoyin, who was younger by Qiu Jianhan by five or six years, really did intend to get out there to oversee the southern front. Fang Qingtian's health had been deteriorating in recent years, and had lacked the strength and vigor that he had before to face the troops; if battles arose before them, Leng Daoyin could oversee the military. He was truly bored to the bone.

Leng Shan, the chief marshal of the southern front, was the best leader of defense amongst the four marshals of Yutang's four fronts. His methods of defense were second to none in the world, but his attack strategies were clearly lacking.At present, Yutang was rid off any internal conflicts, and had even broken through the threat of a siege by the surrounding countries from all four sides… the bordering frontiers had blatantly become a scene of change. Should Leng Daoyin makes his way towards the southern front, the lack of offense of the southern front could be filled in perfectly!

However, Qiu Jianhan's plan was only to escape the never-ending questions from His Majesty.