C1179 A Veteran
C1179 A Veteran
Ye Bufan and Qiu Lin looked at each other. They knew that they had not completely won their trust, so they could only follow them to the post house.
The general saw the two of them disappear on the city wall. He quickly turned around and ran to the other side of the city gate.
After a while, he arrived at the front gate of the city gate, which was the side facing the Barbarian Army.
At this time, many high-ranking generals were arguing with each other over the sand table map. Apparently, they had different opinions about how to defend against the barbarians' invasion.
However, among the military officers who were arguing with each other, one of them didn't say anything, but became more and more conspicuous.
That man was twelve feet tall. He had a big waist and a round waist. He was wearing a golden armor that shone brightly. Although he didn't have a weapon, he looked like a god of war who had descended to the mortal world. His powerful aura was incomparable. He was naturally the focus of everyone's attention.
This general's age was no longer green. His white beard fluttered in front of his chest, but his face was flushed and did not appear to be aged at all. Clearly, he was a veteran powerhouse with a profound cultivation base.
The moment the officer appeared, he was immediately noticed by the old general. He turned his head abruptly and looked at the officer with lightning-like eyes. "Liu Cheng, you are not guarding the city at the back door. What are you doing here?"
The officer hurriedly took a few steps forward and knelt down on one knee. He said loudly, "Reporting to General Lian Po, I have a military report."
"Speak!" Old General Lian Po said.
"Just now, there were two Soul Cultivator in the city. One was carrying the badge of a scout from the Pingling Pass. His name was Qiu Lin. According to him, he was sent to welcome the reinforcement of the Soul Cultivator from the Linhai. There was only one person who came back with him, and his name was Ye Bufan. It's the Array Master." Liu Cheng said casually.
"What!? Array Master? Where is it, where is it?"
Before Old General Lian Po could say anything, the other generals could not help but ask.
The preciousness of the Array Master was something that they, who were fighting on the frontlines, knew the best. If they had the Array Master, even if it was just an acolyte level Array Master, it would also allow them to maintain the city defense for a longer period of time.
A few generals even ran over without caring about their identities and pulled Liu Cheng over to ask about the details.
"Stop right now! A mere Array Master can make you so excited? Could it be that the reason why the Pingling Pass's defending troops were able to hold on for so long is because of the Array Master's contribution? Look at you guys, what kind of system is this! "
The old general's display of power immediately caused those excited generals to quieten down. Each and every one of them. They lowered their heads and did not dare to make a sound, but it was not like they really did not care about the Array Master. All of them were still secretly looking at Liu Cheng, their eyes filled with inquiry.
The meaning behind those words was very obvious. If what you say is true, it would be fine, but if there is even the slightest bit of falsehood, you will have to bear the consequences.
Liu Cheng was able to be sent out alone to be in charge of defending the city, so naturally, his thoughts were meticulous. He immediately understood the hints of these senior officials and his face immediately fell. He himself didn't have much knowledge about formations, he was simply excited to see the formation plate. He quickly ran over to report.
If that Ye Bufan only had one formation plate, and wasn't really proficient in formations, then he would have to suffer. At this moment, he couldn't help but regret not letting that Ye Bufan set up a formation to take a look.
After stopping the excited generals, Old General Lian Po walked up to Liu Cheng and grabbed his arm, pulling him away.
"Quick, lead me to that Ye Bufan. I want to see if this Array Master of his is really capable, or is it just a useless thing."
All the generals looked at him. Well, the old general wanted to be the first. He was really crafty.
They looked at each other helplessly. The old general was really getting naughtier and naughtier as he aged.
No matter how the generals criticized the old general in their hearts, they could only follow behind the old general and see the Array Master together.
Of course, they did not forget the city defense. They still left two generals in charge of defending the city. It was just that the two people who were left behind had unwilling expressions on their faces. But no matter how unwilling they were, they did not ignore the defense of Array Master City for the sake of seeing it. The others could only express their regret. After all, it was the old general who had ordered them to stay behind.
Although Pingling Pass was a checkpoint, it was actually a city. However, because of the increasing pressure from the barbarians on humans, this place, which was originally planned to be a human city, was forced to change to a checkpoint. From then on, only the army and the family members of the soldiers lived here. Many of the large cities had become warehouses. There were even more places that were completely unoccupied.
However, the relay stations in the city had always been flourishing.
Although it was a city pass, the number of government officials who came and went between Pingling Pass and Linhai was not small. There were many people who came and went, and most of them lived in the free relay stations.
Ye Bufan and Qiu Lin were also brought here. Both of them were arranged to stay in a small courtyard. There were two sentinels at the door to prevent them from escaping.
"These are the rules of the army. Don't be too angry. It's good that you get used to it. It's also for the safety of the city pass." Qiu Lin was afraid that Ye Bufan would get angry, so he advised him.
Ye Bufan shook his head and said, "How would I get angry? The stricter it is, the more assured I am. As long as it is not deliberately looking for trouble. The bigger the rules of the army, the more powerful it is. As a human, the stronger the combat power of the army is. How could they not want to have a strong army protecting them?"
"Haha, brother, you are truly righteous. I admire you." Qiu Lin felt relieved when he saw how easy Ye Bufan was to talk to him. After all, he was still a scout of Pingling Pass. Of course, he didn't want to lose the chance to obtain an Array Master.
Initially, the two of them thought that they would be locked up here for two days. However, not long after they sat down, they heard a lot of footsteps coming from outside.
The two of them looked at each other and came to the front door of the courtyard.
Before they could open the door, they heard the sentry outside shouting, "Greetings, General!"
General?
Ye Bufan and Qiu Lin looked at each other and could see the shock in each other's eyes. There was actually a general coming to see them. This commotion was too big.
The door opened with a swoosh. Ye Bufan and Qiu Lin were dumbfounded.
Although they were prepared, when they saw a dozen generals wearing golden armor standing outside the door, they almost blinded their Khorium Ore Dog Eyes.
Old General Lian Po, who was leading them, stroked his long beard. His eyes shone brightly as he looked at the stunned Ye Bufan and Qiu Lin.
"You are Qiu Lin, and you are Ye Bufan?" The old general recognized the two of them at a glance. He pointed at them and asked.
The two of them, who had yet to recover from their shock, nodded in a daze. Their mouths seemed to be stuck by glue, and they could not open their mouths to speak.
The old general did not have any dissatisfaction with their behavior, but he did not say anything. He only looked at Ye Bufan.
Without the old general's attention, and with his military background, although he had never seen such a big scene, he had seen the generals in the army from afar. Qiu Lin still came back to his senses before Ye Bufan.
He quickly knelt on one knee and said loudly, "Qiu Lin, the scout of Pingling Pass. Greetings, General Lian Po."
Ye Bufan was shocked by Qiu Lin's voice and also came back to his senses. He quickly imitated Qiu Lin and also knelt on one knee and said loudly, "Ye Bufan greets the old general."
"Get up, talk in the room." Old General Lian Po waved his hand and a strong buoyancy appeared in front of them, pulling them up.
Qiu Lin did not feel anything unusual. He felt that it was natural. Ye Bufan was secretly surprised.
The Soul Cultivator could use soul power to perform all kinds of special abilities, but to do these things, one had to rely on soul power. One had to have direct contact with soul power.
For example, if one used soul power to kill a person, one had to let soul power come into contact with that person. If soul power did not actually come into contact with the target, even if it was only the width of a finger, it would still not be able to kill the target.
Ye Bufan had clearly felt that he was lifted up by the buoyancy. There was absolutely no place where soul power came into contact with him. If there was anything that came into contact with him, it would be a gust of wind that dragged him up.
And wind was obviously not soul power. It could use soul power to influence nature. This was clearly a method that only Transcendence Realm experts had. Could it be that this Old General Lian Po was actually an expert in the Transcendence Realm?
Since the old general was in the Transcendence Realm, why did Qiu Lin say that the entire Pingling Pass could not withstand the elders of the barbarian tribes?
Ye Bufan gave Qiu Lin a strange look. But he did not say anything.
A large group of people walked into the main hall of the courtyard and sat down. Only Ye Bufan and Qiu Lin were left. They stood in the middle of the hall and became the focus of everyone's attention.
Old General Lian Po sat at the head of the group. He first looked at Qiu Lin and asked, "You are Qiu Lin? Tell me everything that happened after you left Pingling Pass. Don't miss anything."
"Yes!" Qiu Lin saluted and started to talk about what happened after he left Pingling Pass.
Ye Bufan did not know much about this experience, so he listened attentively, hoping that it would be beneficial to him.
It turned out that Qiu Lin did not leave Pingling Pass alone. There were a total of ten teams, and each team had three people.
Qiu Lin was a member of one team.
After leaving the Pingling Pass, Qiu Lin's team walked along the main road leading to the Linhai. Along the way, they observed the nearby forest, but the direction they paid attention to was still in the sky.
They brought a telescope with them. It was a soul item that was polished with the third eye of the three-eyed Demonic Beast. After aiming it in the direction of the mirror, they could see the scene in the distance.
Qiu Lin's team had the same mission as the other nine teams. They wanted to observe the Airship that came from the Linhai and see where they were, so that Pingling Pass could prepare to welcome them.
The Pingling Pass was in a tight situation. They longed for this batch of several hundred Soul Cultivator very much. That was why they had put in so much effort to arrange so many scouts to follow and observe them. They were afraid that something unexpected would happen.
But who would have thought that these scouts would be the first ones to have an accident?
As they had focused their attention on the direction of the sky, they didn't notice that the dense forest on both sides of the road had been ambushed by the barbarians in the middle of the road.
It was a group of bird men who had ambushed them.
This group of bird-men had concealed themselves from the guards of Pingling Pass with the help of the barbarian elders. Then, they secretly appeared behind the guards of Pingling Pass. They were lying in ambush in the woods on both sides of the road. Initially, they wanted to kill the Airship. However, they encountered a scout team before the Airship appeared.