Xia Linglong took a deep breath, her eyes icy, and said,
“The battle of Liangzhou was just the beginning, and fortunately it was defended by that youth, otherwise given the terrain of Liangzhou, once taken by demons, the next would be a direct route to Youzhou, plus the attacks through the rivers on other states, it would be both offensive and defensive, causing a major disaster!”
“They failed their sudden attack, losing momentum mid-way, and could only relocate, trying to tear a hole from our Youzhou. This is just the beginning. His Majesty must have sensed it too, but has yet to send reinforcements. If I’m not mistaken, the demons’ real plan might not be Youzhou, but the Imperial City…”
“Right now, it’s about who acts first, who can’t hold back any longer.”
“So, we can only rely on ourselves!”
On hearing her words, everybody’s face grew solemn, aware that the millennia of peace within the Dayu Divine Dynasty had been shattered.
As members of the Divine General Mansion, constantly receiving war reports from the border, they had long anticipated this and noticed that the Dayu Divine Dynasty’s deterrent effect on these demons was weakening year by year.
And the demons were growing more rampant; this battle was inevitable, just that no one expected it to come this soon.
“Heroes emerge in chaotic times, and that young hero emerged, clearly indicating that tumultuous times have arrived…”
Someone sighed softly.
“Then I’ll head to the Cang Ling area first, to set up defense in advance,” the elder said to Xia Linglong.
Xia Linglong nodded and said, “Thank you, Fourth Uncle.”
“There’s no need for thanks in demon-slaying, you must not disgrace me,” the elder replied coldly.
Xia Linglong’s icy gaze suddenly softened, and she said, “I was wrong.”
The elder waved his hand and was about to stand up when suddenly, a light as swift as an arrow sped toward the Divine General Mansion.
The elder sensed it immediately, his face faintly changed, and he gestured to capture the urgent message sent through the Xia Family’s secret technique.
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“Liyang?”
Seeing the word on the letter, the elder’s face changed slightly.
Xia Linglong also looked stern, “Liyang is under threat already?”
The elder pushed the letter towards her face.
Xia Linglong quickly read through it, her originally solemn expression slightly stunned.
“Liyang has fallen?”
“Is it a loss, or are they calling for help?”
Everyone else, knowing the message was about Liyang, also showed a change in expression, as if another loss in the northwest would mean demons attacking Youzhou from two sides.
After reading the letter, Xia Linglong couldn’t help but look up at the elder.
The elder’s eyes conveyed an inquiry.
In Xia Linglong’s eyes, however, a brilliant light gradually burst forth, “Liyang is safe!”
“They won?”
“They were cut off from supplies previously, those demons were probably planning a siege strategy. They should have delayed for some time.”
Everyone was surprised, then their faces filled with joy.
Finally, some good news amidst the continuous war reports.
“Could it be my son, Xia Yuanming, who made a breakthrough in the battle?”
“Your son is not as clever as Qing Shuang. It must have been her, but she only recently entered the Heavenly Human Realm, she shouldn’t have had the capacity to decide a battlefield yet?”
Hearing the good news, everyone looked much happier, even joking with each other.
Xia Linglong didn’t keep them in suspense and said, “You all remember that young duke, the general, right? He has come to our Youzhou!”
“What?”
“What!”
Everyone paused, then it clicked; the duke, that young general, was the only one in the whole Dayu Divine Dynasty who had defended Xialiang Zhou.
They were certainly familiar with him, and when the tales of his deeds spread across the states, each city started to create some war banners inscribed with the word ‘Haotian’ to be hung in times of chaos during demonic sieges.
The deterrent effect of that war banner spread far and wide, turning it into a strategic asset.
Perhaps one day when the Dayu Divine Dynasty faced widespread danger, cities everywhere would raise the banners of that youth, along with the mythical reputation that came with them!
About this phenomenon, although the members of the Divine General Mansion were envious of the youth’s fame, they also understood that only he could achieve this because of the unique nature of his war banner, which had even surpassed the traditional banners of the five great ancestors of the Divine General Mansion.
“Are you talking about the Haotian General?”
“Wasn’t he by the Mo River outside Liangzhou? How did he come to Youzhou, specifically for reinforcements?”
“Liangzhou is not far from Youzhou; could he have heard the news? But there was no news about him leaving the Mo River. Though the demons outside Mo River had retreated and attacked Qingzhou some time ago, there are no more demons outside there. Maybe after he left, no big battle erupted, so we didn’t know?”
“Could there be a mix-up with the news? Qingzhou is almost fallen, and he didn’t go there but came to our Youzhou instead?”
“Could he not know about Qingzhou?”
Everyone looked doubtfully at Xia Linglong.
Xia Linglong also realized, indeed, if the youth had come out, he should have gone to assist Qingzhou first. Could there be a mistake in the message?
But immediately, she thought of some things about the youth, her eyes flickered, and she instantly understood the reason.
It seemed the father-son battle in Qingzhou had indeed had a tremendous impact. The youth had really chosen to break away from the Li Family, cutting ties completely!