Chapter 344: Drastic Measures Part 1 (1/2)

Chapter 344: Drastic Measures (Part 1) [Volume 5 – A Distance Within Reach]

Qianye had marked out the new intelligence he had gained on the large war-map. At the same time, he had drawn out a route for dispatching troops.

Qianye gave everyone a simple explanation of his gains during this trip. “This is the newest information I have obtained and the attack route I have planned. The good news is that the ruler of the territory, the arachne count Stuka, is exceptionally brutal and has already milked his subjects dry.”

“As such, my prediction is that there won’t be a lot of resistance in other areas as long as we can defeat the count’s direct forces. The bad news is that our chances to engage this count in battle are very high.”

Wei Potian quickly became excited. He leapt up shouted, “An arachne count! That will be goddamn satisfying. I must go this time! This daddy’s arts have improved again recently, and now I want to know if an arachne count can break through my Thousand Mountains!”

“He can definitely break it, and he won’t even need a second hit! Now sit!” Zhao Yuying was merciless in making Wei Potian see reality. Afterward, she reached out and pressed down on Wei Potian’s shoulder, causing him to fall back into his chair.

She sneered, “A brat who hasn’t even grown proper hair wants to imitate how adults fight? Just behave and stay in the city!”

Wei Potian glared angrily. He then turned around and pointed at Song Zining. “Then how about this gigolo?”

“Zining will go with us,” Qianye replied.

“Us?” Wei Potian was suspicious.

“Me and Yuying.”

Wei Potian began to stomp and roar. “Why does that sissy Song Zining get to go, but I can’t? How am I inferior to him?”

Without waiting for Qianye to reply, Song Zining stood up while flapping his fan and said, “That’s because this insignificant self is more handsome than you are!”

Wei Potian immediately erupted with anger. “Sissy, you’re courting death!”

Song Zining fanned rapidly while laughing. “I am indeed courting death, what can you do? We must see how capable the Wei clan heir is.”

Wei Potian wanted to retort but a gigantic force pressed him back into his seat.

After slapping Wei Potian back into his chair, Zhao Yuying scanned the two with cold eyes and roared, “Shut the hell up!”

Wei Potian and Song Zining immediately sat down, no longer making a din. Qianye was immediately stunned and almost couldn’t believe his eyes. He still had no idea that even Zhao Yuying had been annoyed to no end by the two bickering men. As such, she had set up a rule for the two of them, and she would immediately beat them up if they didn’t follow it.

With Zhao Yuying’s strength as a rank-twelve champion and her fierce brute force, she could even smash apart Wei Potian’s Thousand Mountains with a few hits. As for Song Zining, never again did he dare to use his Three Thousand Flying Leaf Art in front of her—domain takeover was no funny matter.

It turned out that these two young men had the fear of god put into them.

Everyone else understood why Wei Potian couldn’t be brought along for this battle. The horde of young misses from the upper continent would definitely follow suit once the Wei clan heir went to battle. A place like Blackflow City with nothing to see or do was incredibly boring, and that battle with Dong Qifeng was probably the only thing entertaining during these days. These noble ladies definitely wouldn’t miss the opportunity to take part in a real battle.

But the moment they moved, Zhang Zixing’s third army corps would have to follow. Once the dark races caught wind of an imperial fleet appearing in Evernight, they would also maneuver their own fleet to face the enemy. At that point, it would no longer be limited to a local battle, but escalate to an all-out war.

Originally, Qianye only wanted to seize a piece of territory to lay down his foundations. In a barren place like Evernight, any viscount could rule over a vast territory, and the major characters of the two factions wouldn’t even be interested in listening to the report.

But if an entire squadron of imperial airships were to appear, it would not only cause a marquis to appear, but might even catch the attention of a duke. And such a matter was neither Qianye’s goal, nor was it the empire’s intention.

Wei Potian actually understood this matter quite clearly, but he simply couldn’t swallow his anger after seeing Song Zining’s arrogant attitude. In his wrath, he couldn’t help but point at Song Zining and shout, “I challenge you to a one-on-one fight in the back alley. Come alone. Whoever doesn’t come isn’t a man.”

Song Zining’s eyes lit up as he said with a faint smile, “That’s fine too. Apparently, your skin is itching because it’s been a long time since I’ve beaten you up.”

Wei Potian sneered, “This daddy here has gone through life and death in battle. Do you think I can’t beat a useless person like you who surrounds himself with women every day?”

Qianye couldn’t help but feel an imminent headache after seeing the two of them once again making appointments for a fight.

It was still Zhao Yuying who had a good method of dealing with them. She lifted her Mountain Splitter, smashed it down in front of Wei Potian, and said, “This is for you!”

She then pounded the table in front of Song Zining with her fist and said, “And this is for you!”

There was a fiendish expression on the Zhao young miss’ countenance. Her gaze swept over the faces of the two as she said with a nasty laugh, “You two ignorant brats have already learnt to slash people? Fine! You have guts! Tonight, this sister will take the both of you in the back alley!”

The face of Wei Potian and Song Zining froze in place. It was unknown whether they were intimidated by this sister’s words or actions.

At this moment, Qianye let out a faint cough. Zhao Yuying turned back to point at him and shouted, “You, shut up! I’ll also beat you up otherwise!”

Qianye laughed innocently and said, “I only wanted to say that you’ll lose if they fight you together.”