Son-in-law Heaven Emperor Xiao Yi

"What are you doing?"

"How dare you, Xiao Yi, attack General Zhang?"

Hou Sailei and Zheng Le's faces suddenly changed, their angry roars echoing throughout the hall.

The two of them transformed into streaks of light, shooting towards Xiao Yi from the left and right.

Zheng Le was at the Fifth Layer of the Golden Elixir Realm, and Hou Sailei was even stronger, at the Sixth Layer of the Golden Elixir Realm. Both experienced in numerous battles, they had accumulated a formidable Evil Qi. Together, they could even challenge a warrior at the Seventh Layer of the Golden Core Realm.

Facing the encirclement of the two men,

Xiao Yi didn't even turn his head, one hand supporting Zhang Baisheng, while the other executed a spinning back kick.

Smack! Smack!

Between the two thuds.

Xiao Yi completely crushed their thunderous attacks, stepping on their heads and pinning them to the ground.

Cracks spread all over the ground.

The two men clutched the ground with both hands, continuously roaring in fury, "Xiao Yi, General Zhang has made great contributions to the Tianqing Kingdom. How dare you kill him? Even if I become a ghost, I will not let you go..."

"Idiot!"

Xiao Yi huffed coldly, speaking indifferently, "Which of your eyes saw me kill General Zhang?"

"You still want to argue?"

"We witnessed it with our own eyes..."

Their faces were now buried in the dirt, shouting furiously.

At this moment,

Yan Ning's voice came, "Generals, please calm your anger. General Zhang is not dead!"

"Huh?"

Both of them were taken aback.

Only then did Xiao Yi lift his foot, looking down at the two men covered in mud and in a sorry state, his voice carrying a grave tone, "Considering you two were concerned for General Zhang's safety, I'll spare you this time. If there's a next time, I won't be merciful!"

Zheng Le and his companion exchanged a look, wearing expressions of confusion.

They had seen with their own eyes Xiao Yi killing Zhang Baisheng with a single finger strike!

How could he be alright?

Yan Ning had already taken Zhang Baisheng from Xiao Yi's hands, checked him over, and looked at Xiao Yi with ever-increasing admiration and awe, his voice deep, "Generals, His Highness the Martial King just used a special technique to induce a state of false death in the General!"

"False death?"

The two men were utterly bewildered.

Xiao Yi offered no explanation but took out the Tiger Talisman, his voice firm, "Zheng Le, Hou Sailei, step forward to receive orders!"

The two men glanced at each other.

Although they still didn't understand why Xiao Yi had put Zhang Baisheng into a state of false death, knowing that Zhang Baisheng's life was not at risk, they were somewhat relieved. Kneeling on one knee, they spoke solemnly, "Hou Sailei (Zheng Le) is listening to the orders!"

Xiao Yi's voice was stern, "Hou Sailei, effective immediately, you are in charge of the city's defense, and you must bring down all the guards from the top of the walls. However, increase the inner city patrols to ten times their usual number!"

"Yes!"

Hou Sailei was startled, not understanding the reason behind Xiao Yi's orders, but military orders are as heavy as mountains, so he saluted and accepted the command.

Xiao Yi then turned to Zheng Le, "Zheng Le, starting now, you are responsible for guarding General Zhang's quarters, and you shall not allow anyone to enter his bedroom!"

"Your Highness Martial King, may I know why?" Zheng Le asked, full of confusion.

With the army of Tianlan Kingdom looming at the gates, Xiao Yi was withdrawing guards from the ramparts yet intensifying city patrols. Moreover, he was assigning him, a high-ranking general, to guard Zhang Baisheng's bedroom?

If Zhang Baisheng had been in mortal danger, it would have been understandable for him to be in charge of guarding him.

But Zhang Baisheng was clearly just in a state of false death.

With no threat to his life.

So why wasn't he, a warrior at the Fifth Layer of the Golden Core Realm, involved in patrols or defending the city, but instead guarding a sleeping Zhang Baisheng?

Xiao Yi replied indifferently, "This is a military order. Just carry it out!"

Zheng Le opened his mouth but, seeing the Tiger Talisman in Xiao Yi's hand, he could only nod and say, "This subordinate obeys the command!"

Xiao Yi then turned to Yan Ning, "From now on, you must stay inside the old general's bedroom, and you are not allowed to leave without my order. Additionally, I'll arrange for someone to bring you a batch of medicinal herbs and food every three hours!"

"Yes!"

Yan Ning nodded vigorously.

He had been completely subdued by Xiao Yi, naturally, he would not disobey.

A series of commands were issued.

Xiao Yi personally shouldered Zhang Baisheng, his face no longer calm but anxious, and said in a deep voice, "Hou Sailei, go and strengthen the patrol immediately, Zheng Le and Yan Ning, follow me to take the old general to his bedroom!"

"Yes!"

The crowd saluted with cupped hands.

Hou Sailei left immediately.

Zheng Le and Yan Ning, one on each side, guarded Xiao Yi as they carried Zhang Baisheng toward the bedroom.

No one noticed.

Above Heiya City, within the gloomy clouds, a pair of cold eyes was paying attention to everything happening inside the city. They watched Hou Sailei withdraw the soldiers from the ramparts while strengthening the patrols inside the city, and Xiao Yi and others anxiously carrying Zhang Baisheng into the bedroom.

After watching intently for two hours, those eyes finally disappeared into the sky.

And just as those eyes vanished...

Xiao Yi in the bedroom, sensing something, glanced outside the window and the corner of his mouth lifted slightly, "The show is about to start!"

...

Outside Heiya City, inside the military camp of Tianlan Kingdom.

This time, Tianlan Kingdom had deployed a million soldiers, led by the current national advisor Ling Wufengyun as the chief commander, with two generals at the Golden Elixir Realm Peak assisting him, truly a formidable presence!

In the central command tent.

Geng Jie and Li Tenglong, the two generals at the Golden Elixir Realm Peak, sat at the two main seats on the left and right, while their subordinates sat upright and tense.

The dim firelight flickered, casting sallow light upon them.

Geng Jie said in a deep voice, "Gentlemen, scouts have reported that Heiya City has suddenly withdrawn its soldiers from the ramparts, what do you think?"

A Golden Core Realm general under him said in a deep voice, "General, could this be a feint by Zhang Baisheng?"

"If something had happened to Zhang Baisheng, they should be strengthening their defenses. In my opinion, Zhang Baisheng hasn't been injured at all. He is deliberately setting a trap to lure us in..."

Li Tenglong squinted his eyes, his fingers lightly tapping on the table, and said in a deep voice, "Stop arguing, we will know when the national advisor returns!"

Whoosh!

A gust of cold wind blew.

A figure wrapped in a black robe quietly landed in the commanding seat.

Shush shush shush! Continue reading on empire

All the generals stood up and saluted toward the figure in the black robe, "We pay our respects to the national advisor!"

The position of the national advisor in Tianlan Kingdom was extraordinary, on a par with Xiao Yi, the Martial King of the Nation.

Moreover, she was the only practitioner in the Tao Tribulation Realm in Tianlan Kingdom.

Even the King of Tianlan Kingdom would have to show the deference of a disciple in front of Ling Wufengyun.

Ling Wufengyun gestured for everyone to be seated and said, with a soft yet undeniably authoritative voice, "In half an hour, we attack Heiya City at night!"

Li Longteng said in a deep voice, "National advisor, is it because of Zhang Baisheng..."

Ling Wufengyun nodded and said faintly, "Zhang Baisheng has been poisoned with the Mo Luo Grass and has fallen into a coma. Right now, Heiya City is defended by Hou Sailei and Zheng Le. They have withdrawn the soldiers from the ramparts in order to confuse us. However, inside the city, the defense has actually increased tenfold, further proving that something has happened to Zhang Baisheng!"

"It is indeed impressive for Xue Yilou to possess such a poison as the Mo Luo Grass..."

"It's a pity for Zhang Baisheng, the illustrious General Baisheng, to not die on the battlefield but by poison..."

The crowd shook their heads and sighed.

The national advisor snorted coldly and said flatly, "Now is not the time to sympathize with the enemy. Get ready immediately. Tonight, this national advisor will break down the gates of Heiya City!"