Simultaneous travel: Starting from returning to the main god space.

Chapter 194 After all, I won’t show mercy (please give me a monthly ticket! Please subscribe!)
"Half a year ago, after the news of the destruction of the Wu family sword tomb spread, I heard Susu mention Wu Xian."

An hour later, five miles outside Tai'an City, a large number of elite cavalry appeared from all directions. Looking around, there were probably more than 200,000 troops and horses, all heading towards Tai'an City.

At this moment, Xu Xiao, who was in the center of the army, looked up at the all-too-familiar city ahead and said with a cold expression, "It is said that among the many illegitimate children of the Wu family in Jianshan back then, this person's physique and swordsmanship were not outstanding. Under normal circumstances, he would only be able to reach the first level in his lifetime."

"But the facts proved that Susu was wrong, or rather, this boy was too well-concealed. He actually deceived everyone in the Wu Family Sword Tomb. This shows that he is very scheming, vindictive, and cruel.

Just to avenge the Wu family for their harsh treatment of him in his childhood, he destroyed the entire Wu family without any regard for blood ties.

“And this time he left Susu behind. It seemed like he was just threatening me, but in reality he was trying to force the blame of regicide and rebellion on me, while he himself stayed out of it and confused right and wrong.

I guess he wants to wait until the war with Western Chu is over, then randomly support a prince or princess to ascend the throne and become emperor, and then use the emperor to control Li Yang and become the de facto ruler of the world."

Having said that, Xu Xiao sneered again, with murderous intent in his eyes:
"Unfortunately, he still doesn't understand me, Xu Xiao, well enough. I'd do anything in my life, but I won't be a traitor. Letting me return to Western Chu was the biggest mistake he made in his life."

"But what about my stepmother? She's still in that man's hands. What if..."

Beside Xu Xiao, a young man wearing silver armor and holding a gun said with a worried look on his face.

The young man looked to be about seventeen or eighteen years old, with an elegant temperament and a handsome face. The silver-white armor made him look even more handsome. He was Chen Zhibao, the eldest of Xu Xiao's six adopted sons.

Chen Zhibao is not even twenty years old yet, but his uncanny talent in martial arts has already begun to show. Two years ago, he defeated the Spear Immortal Wang Xiu with a bottle of plum wine. His cultivation has long reached the realm of Zhixuan, making him the strongest master in the Beiliang Army. Compared with the first and second masters in the current martial arts evaluation, he is only one step behind.

At the same time, when Xu Xiao heard Chen Zhibao's words, his eyes dimmed, but then he became firm again.

"No matter what, that man will never let Susu go. Even if I obediently attack Xichu, when I return to Liyang, I might only see the bodies of her and her mother.

But now I have an army of 300,000 men at my command, ready to storm Tai'an City and fight him to the death. If that man still has a bit of common sense, he won't choose to completely turn against me in this situation. Only in this way can we keep them and their child safe."

"The only thing we need to worry about now is whether that person will retreat in the face of difficulties. After all, based on the martial arts strength he has been rumored to have displayed, even if he cannot defeat the 300,000 cavalry of the Northern Liang Army, it would not be difficult for him to escape if he really wanted to."

As he spoke, Xu Xiao couldn't help but look at the two people beside him.

One of them was his personal attendant, named Xu Yanbing, whose original surname was Liu. His senior brother was the former spear immortal Wang Xiu, but few people knew that his junior brother's talent in spearmanship was far superior to his.

Therefore, although this person is unknown in the martial arts world, his cultivation level has reached the celestial level, enough to rank among the top five in martial arts evaluation.

As for the other person, he was a short, plain-looking old man with a broken arm, wearing an old and worn sheepskin coat.

However, if an older generation of swordsmen saw him, they would be shocked.

It was because this old man had disappeared for more than half a century. He was once one of the thirteen best sword masters in the Spring and Autumn Period, a swordsman who appeared once in five hundred years, and the legendary sword god Li Chungang, whose swordsmanship was comparable to that of Lu Zu.

Now that Beiliang has not been established, and Li Chungang has not yet sealed himself in Tingchao Pavilion, Xu Xiao spent a lot of effort to find him this time. He finally asked the old sword god to agree to take action to deal with the world's number one martial arts madman. Only in this way can he have a chance to trap him in Tai'an City and prevent him from escaping easily.

"Godfather! Someone has brought news!"

Xu Xiao was just thinking about this when his other adopted son, Yuan Zuozong, rode up to report, "Gu Jiantang has returned from Southern Tang, personally leading 80,000 elite troops. He's already ten miles outside Tai'an City. He'll be able to reunite with us in about an incense stick's time." "Gu Jiantang?"

Xu Xiao pondered.

Like him, Gu Jiantang is one of the four most famous generals in the world today. Unfortunately, he is too cautious, so his reputation is suppressed by him and Ye Baikui. But in fact, his ability to lead troops is not much worse than his own. His coming here this time was probably the idea of those ministers in Liyang.

Firstly, it is to increase the chances of success of this plan, and secondly, it is used to restrain him, and perhaps he is also thinking of taking advantage of the conflict between the two sides.

Thinking of this, Xu Xiao couldn't help feeling irritated.

It's already this time, and you still have the mind to engage in intrigue and deception. How can you run the Liyang Dynasty if you're with this bunch of insects? You might as well just establish yourself as king.

"It's said that Gu Jiantang is a true mortal enemy, the world's number one swordsman. His ultimate move, the Square Inch Thunder, can damage the destiny of masters in the immortal realm on land and even kill saints of the three religions. Perhaps with this in mind, those people sent him here to help, to increase the chances of victory in this battle."

At this moment, a voice sounded from behind them. It was a thin, middle-aged scholar with a pale face, looking as if he was seriously ill. However, no one in the Beiliang Army dared to look down on him.

It was just because his name was Li Yishan, the poisonous scholar Li Yishan. Looking at all the strategists in the world, except Huang Longshi, no one dared to be confident that he could surpass the other in strategy.

"Not only that, according to the intelligence we received earlier, there's another eunuch in Liyang who's as old as the country. His strength isn't much weaker than that man, and he'll definitely participate in this battle. Furthermore, Wang Xianzhi from Wudi City will soon be arriving in Tai'an City.

Even if the second best man in the world is unwilling to join forces against the enemy, we can use him to drain his strength. Then all the masters will rush forward, and with the support of our Northern Liang army, he will be killed even if he is a god from heaven!"

"Tsk tsk tsk! As expected, you scholars are full of evil intentions. This trap is so complicated and interconnected that it really makes people shudder."

Li Chungang stroked his goatee and laughed in a sarcastic tone, not knowing whether he was addressing Li Yishan or himself who had participated in the siege.

"After all, this beast is too ferocious. To be absolutely sure, we must think carefully. This is also for the sake of world peace. I hope the old Sword God will not blame us!"

Xu Xiao smiled bitterly, fearing that the former Sword God would be too disdainful to participate in the fight and would suddenly quit.

Li Chungang sighed and said, "I thought that the emergence of Wang Xianzhi in this world was a blessing from heaven for the martial arts, but I didn't expect that after only forty years, an even more ruthless person would appear.

Honestly, if it weren't for the Wu family's overly brutal temperament, I really wouldn't want to surround and kill this unprecedented talent here."

"Old Sword God, don't mind."

As soon as Li Chungang finished speaking, a light laugh suddenly rang out, causing everyone present to change color.

"After all, I won't show mercy when the fight starts later."

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