CHAPTER 622: CHAPTER 466: CHANGES IN JINGGUAN CITY

A day later, Chuanzhong Pass.

The wind and snow swayed, the vast land and endless mountains were like three million jade dragons soaring into the sky.

At the Mountain-cutting Army’s station, inside the council hall, the brazier crackled as the cold wind outside the hall blew in a wisp of mist.

"Is there still no news?"

At this moment, a sound of footsteps echoed in the hall, followed by a deep and powerful voice. Judging by the tone, it seemed as if he was frowning.

"Returning to Commander, not yet!" a voice answered softly, followed by a gentle sigh.

"It’s been four days!" The person asking was clearly a bit anxious, his voice growing heavy and filled with unease.

Then the hall fell silent, with no one responding.

Just at this moment,

"Deng deng deng"

the urgent sound of footsteps ascending the stairs suddenly came from outside against the cold wind.

Inside the hall, swish swish swish, several gazes instantly turned towards the outside, their eyes carrying a certain tension.

The visitor was a Green Armored Military Officer, facing the gazes, standing outside the hall and reporting loudly.

"Sir, the South City Patrol Soldiers discovered someone trying to bypass the formation and escape back inside the border. After a fierce fight, they captured them, resulting in some casualties among the brothers. These people are descendants of several families from Jingguan City, and among them is a Heavenly Pass Expert, unruly and defiant. How should we handle them?"

As soon as these words were spoken, a gust of wind sounded in the hall, followed by a "crack" as the sound of a teacup breaking erupted inside the hall.

"Kill!"

A shout filled with murderous intent rang out from within the hall!

"Yes!"

Receiving the order, the Green Armored Military Officer turned and quickly left, gripping the sabre at his waist with one hand.

In the hall, at the center stood Pei Yanhu, like an enraged tiger, his eyes bulging, exuding a fierce killing intent.

Beside him, the faces of two Colonels were also grim as they got up one after another,

"Commander, please calm down. This is a critical moment; we cannot let these people disrupt our plans." The Sixth Mountain Lang General spoke, advising solemnly.

"I know!" Pei Yanhu snorted heavily, his eyes narrowing as he looked outside the hall, "But without news for a day, I can’t sit still. What is actually happening on the frontline? Has the plan succeeded? Have the Nine Colonels emerged?"

He finished speaking in one breath, pausing for a moment before letting out a long sigh, "Zi’an, my heart is like floating duckweed, truly uneasy!"

Finishing, a touch of fatigue appeared on his face.

"Sir, do not overthink. Consider, it’s been four days; if the plan wasn’t going well, there should have been news by now. Perhaps no news is the best news!" The Sixth Lang pondered for a while before speaking seriously.

"That’s right, I share the same thought as Brother Zi’an!" The other colonel did not consider this as mere comfort; he thought the same.

"Perhaps you two are right!" Pei Yanhu lifted his spirits, having thought similarly, but the matter was too significant, and the Mountain-cutting Army could withstand no more losses. The longer there was no news, the more uneasy it was.

"Continue sending people towards the southern direction to investigate!"

Outside the hall, an Armored Soldier immediately ran to deliver the order.

The scene shifted to outside the hall, the entire Chuanzhong Pass was shrouded under a milky white dome, stretching over ten miles, with flying snow blocked outside.

Since tens of thousands of troops set out from the pass a few days ago, Chuanzhong Pass has been on high alert.

Not long after,

footsteps echoed once more outside the hall, faster and more urgent than before.

It was the same Green Armored Military Officer who had gone to respond previously, now returning outside the hall, preparing to discuss various possibilities encountered during the troop deployment with the two Colonels using the sand table, when he stopped and turned.

"Returning after leaving, what’s the matter?"

The Green Armored Military Officer stepped aside, revealing a figure in green armor behind him, covered in snow, hair disheveled, dusty and hurried.

The newcomer strode into the hall, with an urgent expression, kneeling on one knee, cupping his fists, and reporting rapidly,

"Ninth Mountain Middle Route Divine Might Seven Camps Officer Xu San reporting to Commander, Jingguan City has changed, the court’s people have arrived, imprisoning several Piaoqi under house arrest; the remaining troops have been summoned back to the mountain."

"What?" Pei Yanhu’s face changed dramatically upon hearing this, followed by uncontrollable rage, "Damn the court."

"What are they trying to do?"

"They want to escort the General back to the capital..." This Ninth Mountain Officer was evidently furious, declaring loudly.

But in the next second, an unexpected change occurred; the officer’s throat seemed suddenly blocked by something, producing a fearful muffled sound, followed by a "puff" as a white, slender hand abruptly pierced through his abdomen.

Then, a swirl of white mist rose swiftly, engulfing the figure.

The sudden transformation within close reach jolted Pei Yanhu, his eyes widening with wrath as he roared thunderously, causing the entire hall to tremble.

"Who?"

His sleeves blew out a fierce wind, swirling towards the white mist, causing it to scatter further.

Simultaneously, shrill whistles erupted rapidly outside the hall.

The clattering sound of iron clashing quickly surged towards the direction of the hall.

At this moment, the rapidly dissipating white mist revealed two blurry figures inside.

A sharp, long voice sounded leisurely.

"You are Pei Yanhu?"

"Too poor, with your meager skills, you can control the situation? No wonder the Shu territory is a mess, no wonder it lost the Emperor’s favor."

As the words fell, the white mist finally scattered, clearly revealing the figures inside.

The newcomer had a face like an orchid, red lips, long eyelashes, unnervingly fair skin, wearing a robe embroidered with cloud waves. As he spoke, an Adam’s apple moved in his throat, with a sharp, piercing voice that made one’s skin crawl.

In his hand, he casually held the Ninth Mountain Officer from earlier, whose abdomen had a gaping wound as thick as an arm, his face twisted in agony, enduring the pain with a muffled groan.

Pei Yanhu stared fixedly at the suddenly appeared figure three meters away, this being neither male nor female, giving him the eerie sensation of being watched by a venomous snake.

Sinister, ruthless!

Cultivation in the Martial Vault!

But his chest burned with fury, having his Mountain-cutting Army soldiers harmed right in front of him, raging with suppressed anger:

"Release him!"

The stranger glanced disdainfully before casually tossing the armor-clad officer aside, slamming him against a pillar in the hall, sneering coldly,

"Heh, given my status, naturally won’t be troubled by such a small fry; I simply abolished his Dantian."

"As for you, daring to make a move against me?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Pei Yanhu vanished into a residual shadow, a startling explosive sound erupting as he punched fiercely towards this eunuch.

With unstoppable fury,

"Why would I not dare?"

His fist erupted into flames, screeching sharply, blazing wildly.

Simultaneously, the other two Colonels also sprang into action, launching whistling Spirit Light attacks from both sides, aiming to deal a fatal blow to this eunuch.

At the same time,

Swoosh swoosh.

The hall doors burst open, armored soldiers with long spears charged in, the cold gleam daunting.

Chen