CHAPTER 482: CHAPTER 378: ALL DEMON CORPSES

Right at the entrance of the military camp, Yun Tiansheng ordered those people to remove their armor,

Under the Ninth Mountain, above the military camp, a sharp eagle cry echoed, followed by a silver streak descending straight into the drill ground.

"Poof"

"Poof"

As it was about to land, a pair of large silver wings flapped, sending accumulated snow flying, and then two hook-like talons landed steadily on the muddy field.

"Sky Shrieking Falcon!"

On the nearby training field, many new recruits watched the commotion outside the camp, their eyes inevitably following the majestic eagle, a special raptor trained by the Ten Divisions, capable of traveling thousands of miles a day, usually used for urgent military reports, sparking curiosity in their hearts.

However, cold shouts from their respective Flag Officers quickly followed, "What are you looking at? Training and you’re getting distracted, on the battlefield, you’d be dead by now, extra training for you all."

The new recruits quickly shrank their heads, inwardly complaining but not refusing, throwing themselves into the charge, ever since joining the Ninth Mountain, the training here has been relentlessly strict, injuries are common, and the Flag Officers above are all cold-hearted and almost inhuman. However, besides the rigorous training, the Ninth Mountain treats soldiers very well in another aspect, never stingy with various basic elixirs, medicinal baths, talismans, and even rewards for cultivation techniques, very fair, which is one reason why many persist here because most who come to the Ninth Mountain are children from civilian families, another reason being that many heard of the legend of their Lang General from their hometowns, hearing that the Ninth Mountain was recruiting soldiers, they enthusiastically enlisted, thinking of going to the battlefield soon to achieve merits.

Therefore, even a few days ago, despite the rumors swirling around the entire Jingguan City, only some children from the noble families and people with impure intentions left the Ninth Mountain, the majority still buried themselves in training, causing no disturbance.

Soon, on the drill ground, the blood-boiling shouts and slashing sounds soared back into the clouds, no one paid attention to other affairs.

And from the top of the Sky Shrieking Falcon, a figure jumped down, heading straight for the Commander’s Platform in front of the drill ground.

"Zuo Zhi!"

"Weren’t you dispatched with your Colonel to meet the General outside the city?"

"Has the General returned?"

A familiar Colonel seeing Zuo Zhi coming with the Sky Shrieking Falcon, quickly walked up with a refreshed look, asking.

"I have urgent military news to report!"

"I need to see the three Piaoqi!"

Zuo Zhi didn’t engage in small talk with the Colonel, explaining directly without stopping.

"Urgent report?"

The Colonel’s eyes sharpened, quickly following at the side, "Liu Piaoqi is stationed at General Mountain, Lu Piaoqi led troops to Taiping County last night, now Yun Piaoqi is the one in the camp. I’ll call someone."

"No need."

At this time, Yun Tiansheng’s voice sounded, followed by his figure appearing on the high platform, blocking in front of the two, one hand behind his back, the other hanging by his waist, his eyebrows were stern,

"Urgent military report?"

"Follow me!"

"You wait outside first!"

He let Zuo Zhi follow him into the Commander’s Platform, instructing the Colonel to wait outside.

The Commander’s Platform wasn’t just a simple high platform, it was accompanied by a nine-story pagoda tower, usually used by the Ninth Mountain to dispatch troops and perform rituals, muster troops, and worship flags. Now with the Ninth Mountain’s expansion and the establishment of new positions, this place was given to Yun Tiansheng, Liu Qing, and Lu Ming, the three Piaoqi Generals for their usual office work, with no time to set up a separate camp yet.

Zuo Zhi followed Yun Tiansheng inside, Yun Tiansheng turned and swept his sleeves, closing the door, then his eyes tightened as he looked at this General’s Flag of the Right Army,

"What happened?"

Zuo Zhi knelt on one knee, clasping his hands in a solemn voice: "After the news about the Tianxiong Pass incident spread, I followed my Colonel to carry out the military orders of the three Piaoqi outside the city, and we were ready to welcome the General back to the city at any moment two hundred miles outside!"

"However, just now outside the city, we encountered a large batch of troops, about a thousand riders, led by a red-clad woman!"

"This woman claimed to be a Mountain Patrol Military Officer of Qingshan County, but she had Heavenly Barrier Cultivation, escorting a large convoy covered in black cloth, with prohibition measures, and we couldn’t find out what it was!"

Yun Tiansheng’s eyelid twitched at this line, "Qingshan County?"

"Could it be the Qingshan County under White Emperor City?"

That was where their General was from and the General also served as a Mountain Patrol Military Officer there.

"Reporting to Yun Piaoqi, yes, upon realizing it, my Colonel was quite courteous, wanting to know the reason for their arrival, and identified himself, but that female officer was very cautious and wouldn’t say, so the Colonel sent his men to report."

Hearing this, Yun Tiansheng recalled following the newly appointed Lang General from Qingshan County in suppressing the rebellion at Tianxiong Pass, seeing a valiant red-clad woman next to the General, he made a mental connection, a flash of insight in his eyes, "It must be something from Qingshan County!"

"Order down, bring a team of troops, leave the city!"

Soon, the gates of the military camp at the foot of the Ninth Mountain opened,

"Hyah"

"Hyah"

"Hyah"

Hooves thundered out, a line of horses galloping forth with raised hooves, dashing across leaving only snow marks, then seen were shadows of riders on the horses, black banners flying behind like streaks of metal cold light, the horses neighed, hooves leaping, stepping onto the Flying Banner, heading straight north.

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Meanwhile, at the back of the North City Jin Family, under a pavilion by the pond, a few wisps of warm steam rose;

The pond under the pavilion had frozen over, on the corridor bridge of the pavilion, there was an old man wearing a bamboo hat, holding a bamboo pole, fishing through a hole in the ice, and next to the pavilion a pine tree was laden with white frost.