Chapter 179:
The setting sun had already sunk halfway into the clouds, like a huge clot of blood frozen in the sky.
The bloody sunlight fell on the battlefield outside this lonely city, casting long shadows on the shoulders of the old soldiers.
This isolated army was cleaning up the battlefield, preparing the bodies, and the old general intended to take Qiao Mu and two others into the city. However, when they reached the city gate, their footsteps suddenly stopped.
"Sir, let’s not rush into the city. Before entering, I have some words I would like to say… This is not the place to talk. Please follow me," the old general turned around.
Since he asked Qiao Mu those two questions, he started to think deeply and made a decision at this moment.
The other soldiers also stopped their steps and sensed something unusual in the atmosphere. They discreetly glanced at the old general and quietly gathered around.
They didn’t know what the old general was thinking, but they thought that he had noticed something suspicious about Qiao Mu and didn’t want them to enter the city.
However, the old general shook his head slightly at them and turned to Qiao Mu, saying:
"In this lonely city, there are only three hundred old soldiers left, as well as women and children who cannot go to the battlefield…"