Chen Ping's Sword

The news of Chen Ping about to cross the river.

Not only did Jiang Yuanhao know, Yan Beifei also knew.

If it weren’t for Chen Ping leading his army to sweep across, capturing fifty-two cities, and marching all the way to the banks of the Wenjiang River, Yan Beifei wouldn’t have hurriedly launched a surprise attack on East Sea City.

Yan Beifei understood very well.

Compared to Chen Ping, Jiang Yuanhao’s East Wood Army could only be considered a minor threat.

If this bandit army wasn’t eliminated, his own troops in Jiangyou would find themselves in a precarious situation, attacked from both sides.

No matter who they fought with, they had to be wary of a sudden stab in the back.

Although Chen Ping had a deep-seated vendetta against Jiang Yuanhao for killing his father and son, a true hero at the brink of life and death wouldn’t be too concerned with such "trivial matters."

And Jiang Yuanhao was just such a hero.

If no one intervenes, King Ping’s Army and the East Wood Army would inevitably collide, their brains reduced to mush.

However, when faced with the Great Li Court as a common enemy, no matter how much these two "rebel armies" disliked each other, they would certainly unite to first take down the Great Li Army.

This is beyond doubt.

This was also why Jiang Yuanhao was confident he could make Yan Beifei withdraw his troops.

Choosing the lesser of two evils.

Whether the East Wood Army is destroyed or not does not affect the overall situation of the court.

Letting Chen Ping sweep through the Southern Region, however, would spell trouble.

As long as Yan Beifei, under pressure, is forced into a deadly confrontation with Chen Ping, his own East Wood Army can sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight, profiting from it and breaking the stalemate.

Over the past month, he sometimes found Chen Ping’s behavior strange.

Clearly, he could wait until he and Yan Beifei had fought to mutual exhaustion, so why was he in such a hurry to join the battlefield?

Could it be that there are things he doesn’t understand?

Jiang Yuanhao sensed that something was amiss, but there was no time to think more about it.

On one hand, he operated the military array to defend the city stubbornly, and on the other, he used words to influence Yan Beifei, hoping he wouldn’t be too hard-headed.

He was just about to order tung oil to be poured down from the city walls and set aflame.

Suddenly, his heart raced wildly. He spun around, and upon seeing what lay ahead, he let out a shrill, frenzied cry.

Within the great array in the East Wood Army’s city, suddenly a soldier raised his head...

With a flick of his hand, a faint shimmer appeared, and a gold-and-white ring shot skyward.

The ring expanded in the wind, rumbling as if the sun and moon radiated together, transforming into a massive ball of blinding light, crashing down with a roar.

Boom...

Jiang Yuanhao hadn’t even had the chance to unleash his True Essence and draw on the power of the city’s array.

The ring’s light had already broken through the Cyan Wood Dragon Locking Array’s green glow, with gold-and-white brilliance erupting like a volcano, slamming directly into Jiang Yuanhao.

The array collapsed, city walls crumbled...

Jiang Yuanhao’s entire upper body was blasted into a mist of blood by the light, his lower body slowly collapsing.

A ripple of Qi energy surged in all directions, sending hundreds or thousands of East Wood Army soldiers flying, some of whom were torn to pieces mid-air.

"Sun and Moon Ring? Brother Mingcheng."

Yan Beifei retracted his sword for defense, looked up, and saw a swirling gold-and-white ring flying up, landing on the wrist of a vine-armored soldier by the collapsed city wall.

The soldier lifted his head, raised a hand to remove his hat.

Revealing an aged, pale face.

His forehead was covered in sweat, his eyes weary...

Clearly just using that ring had significantly drained his energy.

"Junior Yan, the master received a message, commanding me to come and lend you a hand.

It’s been seven years since we last met, and now you are a high-ranking official, wielding power and influence. Well done, indeed."

Just as Yan Beifei was about to offer a few polite words, Daoist Mingcheng waved his hand dismissively and said calmly, "Now isn’t the time for pleasantries, let’s first capture this city and completely defeat and subdue the East Wood Army.

Jiang Yuanhao is dead, the array is broken; I doubt anyone can withstand your army now."

"Very well, Brother, please wait a moment."

Yan Beifei bowed slightly, and immediately led his troops into the city.

As the sounds of conflict echoed everywhere, within less than half an hour, the city was pacified.

"Brother, these women were gathered from various places by Jiang Yuanhao of the East Wood Army. While they may not be absolute beauties, they are far from ordinary.

I hope you won’t disdain them, but enjoy them to your heart’s content."

Yan Beifei remembered that this Brother Mingcheng had always followed the master closely. His skills were truly the master’s teachings...his disposition was remarkably similar to their master, the Venerable Yuxiao...

He had always been enamored with carnal pleasures.

Food or women, he loved them all.

During his years learning on the mountain, Yan Beifei occasionally saw this brother catch women from the town below to bring back up.

After a while, those women would disappear.

One time, when Brother Mingcheng went down the mountain, Yan Beifei stealthily ventured into the valley where his brother lived, only to find a cave filled with bones.

He never knew what auxiliary cultivation technique this man practiced to consume so many furnaces.

Though Yan Beifei vaguely sensed there was something sinister about such actions, something demonic at play.

Fortunately, he himself was not a moral paragon, so he didn’t say anything, just kept his guard up around him.

He initially thought, after joining the court, with His Holiness’s favor, holding a high position and eating lavish meals, he wouldn’t have much business with this brother.

To his surprise, when hardship struck, Brother Mingcheng so loyally came down to help.

Recalling his brother’s interests.

Yan Beifei knew exactly what to do.

He knew the East Celestial King Jiang Yuanhao’s residence housed hundreds of concubines and maids.

Being chosen by this rebel leader, gathered from multiple residences, they certainly weren’t run-of-the-mill.

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