Having the genes of a demon king, I never intended to be a kept man.

Seeing this from afar, Ye Qingxin immediately raised her arm: "Fire, wind, and lightning mages, prepare! Combined attack!"

Upon receiving the order, thousands of mages rearranged themselves into a square formation to launch a combined attack.

Fire, wind, and lightning magical energies condensed on their staffs simultaneously and were then released at the same time!

It created an incredibly spectacular storm of lightning and fire!

"boom!"

With a roar from Ye Yang.

His fourth punch, seemingly possessing the power to split mountains and shatter rocks, slammed heavily onto the city gate once more.

At the same time, a storm of lightning and fire swept in.

It swept over Ye Yang's head.

It hit the city gate accurately!

"Boom! B ...

The thick steel city gate was instantly blasted into dust by the fusion explosion of the three elements.

"Oops......"

Count Condé's face turned deathly pale.

"What...what do we do now?" Viscount Linna said tremblingly, completely flustered.

Who would have thought that Jiangcheng, with its natural geographical advantages, easy defense and difficult attack, and known as the strongest defensive city in the southern region, would be so vulnerable in front of the Ye family!

"There's no other way," Earl Kant said gravely. "Have the city's defense forces prepare, activate all magic towers, holy towers, fully automated defense towers, and the anti-intrusion locking system. We have no choice but to fight them to the death within the city..."

Watching the battle from across the river, Night Owl murmured, "It's easier than I imagined. I didn't expect that the nobles of the Empire are still the same as before, without any progress."

"Uncle Xiao, the city gates have been breached." Ye Qingxin turned her head and asked, "Should we storm the city immediately?"

“No.” Night Owl shook his head, then waved his hand and said, “Sound the horn and retreat.”

Ye Qingxin was stunned for a moment: "What?"

Except for Ye Ge, who had anticipated this outcome, everyone else showed expressions of astonishment.

The owl offered no explanation and simply turned and left.

"Woo~~~~~"

The bugle call to retreat sounded.

Ye Yang, along with the group of warriors who had already stormed the city walls, all wore somewhat bewildered expressions.

What's going on? A troop withdrawal?

I had already breached the city gates and reached the city walls, ready to launch a fierce attack, and you suddenly tell me you're not going to continue?

Ye Yang frowned, wondering what had happened.

But on the battlefield, one must unconditionally obey the commander's orders, no matter what; this is the Night Family's death order.

So, having no other choice, Ye Yang had to retreat along the same route.

A group of martial artists jumped down from the city wall. The hundreds of people were well-trained and quickly and efficiently followed Ye Yang to retreat.

"What...what's going on?"

Viscount Linna and his companions were also completely bewildered.

Why did the Ye family army suddenly choose to retreat?

Several nobles turned to look at Count Kant.

"..." Count Kant's expression was complicated, and he couldn't say a word.

When the city gate was breached, his clothes were completely soaked with sweat. Now he finally let out a heavy sigh and leaned heavily against the wall behind him.

......

"Uncle Xiao, why did you suddenly call me back?"

Back in the war room that evening, Ye Yang asked helplessly, "I've already breached the city gates, my men are almost at the top of the walls, and we're about to take Jiangcheng. Why are we suddenly retreating?"

Night Owl crossed his arms and said leisurely, "Indeed, if we had chosen to attack the city just now, we should have already taken Jiangcheng by now."

“Exactly!” Ye Yang said, “Then why did you let them go?”

“We have indeed breached the city gates.” Night Owl glanced at him. “But if we force our way into the city, what price do you think we will have to pay?”

Ye Yang frowned: "This..."

“There were only a few thousand enemies on the city wall just now,” Night Owl said. “There are still more than 40,000 troops inside the city. If you lead your men in to fight them in close combat, the enemy will cooperate with the city’s tower defense automatic enemy elimination system. Even if you manage to take the whole city in the end, how many of your men will die?”

“Although we Ye family are all fearless warriors, our ultimate goal in this Southern Border War is to obtain the title of Duke. Is it rational to suffer heavy losses for the sake of Jiangcheng, allowing other nobles to reap the benefits?”

"..." Ye Yang was speechless.

"I see." Ye Qing pondered for a moment and then understood: "This was your tactic. You never intended for us to break into the city from the beginning?"

“Oh, that wasn’t my tactic.” Night Owl glanced at Night Song sitting on the corner sofa. “It was Night Song’s idea.”

"?" Upon hearing this, all the younger members of the Ye family turned their heads and looked at Ye Ge in the corner.

"Ah~"

Ye Ge was sitting in the corner with his mouth open.

Gao Shenxue, who was standing next to him, was holding a spoonful of snacks and feeding him into his mouth.

The members of the Night Family: "..."

Night Owl: "..."

Ye Ge felt her older siblings' gazes converge on her, and her face immediately turned red.

Fortunately, over the years, his thick skin has been toughened up by Shenxue Mama.

He quickly adopted a nonchalant attitude.

Well, as long as he's not embarrassed, it's others who are embarrassed.

"Uncle Night Owl, aren't you being a little biased?"

Ye Yulong said coldly, "This kid didn't do anything today, and you're just saying it was his idea with a single sentence? Isn't that giving him too much credit?"

The other younger members of the Ye family were also clearly somewhat dissatisfied.

Night Owl didn't care at all: "Hehe, you'll find out later whether it's gold-plated or not."

"Hmph..." Ye Yulong crossed his arms and glanced coldly at Ye Ge, saying, "Then I'd like to ask my good cousin, what should we do next? When should we launch another attack on Jiangcheng?"

"Ah um..."

Ye Ge opened her mouth again and ate the spoonful of pastry that Gao Shenxue fed her. She chewed a few times and swallowed it.

"Wait," Ye Ge said succinctly, "wait until they fix the door."

......

the next day.

News of the battle fought by the family army in Jiangcheng last night quickly spread throughout the southern border.

All the well-informed nobles in the empire already knew what happened on the battlefield yesterday—the Ye family army launched an attack on the opposite bank of Jiangcheng, and in less than half an hour, they breached the city gates, destroyed all the fortifications outside Jiangcheng, and even occupied the city walls.

Moreover, it is said that Night Owl and his main force of the Night family did not even lift a finger. The breach of the city gate was accomplished solely by two junior members of the Night family, and these two junior members were not even thirty years old.

However, the Ye family army did not choose to attack the city in the end. Instead, after bombarding the opposite bank of the river, they chose to retreat.

For decades, humanity has not experienced a large-scale invasion war involving multiple races.

Therefore, many people may have forgotten the horrors the Ye family inflicted on war.

Jiangcheng, council chamber.

"..."

Earl Conde, Viscount Robin, Viscount Linna, and the other three barons sat together, each with a deathly pale expression. No one spoke, and the atmosphere and morale were extremely oppressive.