Chapter 175: Sorry to Bother You
On a plain, Ji Liuli looked at the glow of the fengshui array in her hand while ordering the several hundred people behind her, “There’s a camp up ahead. Your mission is to storm in, kill anyone you see, and set fire to any supplies you find. Once they realize what’s happening, make your escape. I’ll be waiting for you here. As long as I see smoke and you return alive, you’ll become full-fledged guardians of the realm! Now go!”
Though the cultivation levels of these few hundred people weren’t particularly high, every one of them wore a fierce expression. They immediately scattered upon receiving the order, each employing their own methods to sneak toward the distant camp. Moments later, the sound of battle erupted, and flames shot skyward. The group of hundreds had stormed into the camp, killing anyone in their path. They then hurled oil flasks that were strapped to their waists in all directions, setting vast swathes of the encampment ablaze with every throw.
The garrison troops inside the encampment were a split second too slow to react.They emerged from their tent and launched a counterattack. Well-trained and well-equipped, they swiftly cut down the invaders in droves. Seeing the tide of battle turning against them, the raiders let out a whistle and turned to flee.
It was at this moment Wang Ziyan emerged from the central command tent, shocked and furious, and soared directly into the sky. He saw that the raiders, having met a crushing head-on assault, had already begun to scatter in every direction.
Wang Ziyan swooped down from the sky and, with a sweep of his massive hand knocked out a dozen or so stragglers. By this point, over half of the several hundred raiders who had stormed the camp had been slain, with only about a hundred managing to escape.
Wang Ziyan ordered his men to round up all the survivors for immediate interrogation. He simply could not fathom why the outer sentries had failed to react, allowing this rabble to launch a successful raid on the camp.
The raiders were fierce, but there weren’t many tough nuts among them. They all confessed after just one interrogation.
They were originally horse bandits and thieves who had been recruited by the realm of Qingming just a few days prior. Overnight, they had been transformed into the realm’s regular army and even given the designation, “Loyal Brave Battalion”.
Today, they had been dispatched by those upstairs to raid a camp. If they were successful, they would be rewarded upon their return. These outlaws lived by the sword and couldn’t care less who was inside the camp—they simply followed orders and charged in, slaughtering everyone in sight.