#880 - One month
The moonlight was cold and clear, and the mountain peak, shrouded in darkness, was utterly silent.
As Yang Liu Shi and Xu Quan approached the great hall step by step, their eyes gradually grew fervent.
But their emotions were not actually the same.
For Xu Quan, he sensed a tremendous opportunity within the hall, one that would greatly benefit him.
For Yang Liu Shi, however, it was simply a pure, instinctive "attraction."
Yang Liu Shi had encountered this feeling before.
For example, the Solar Eclipse Pearl had given her a similar sense of "compulsion."
However, compared to the Solar Eclipse Pearl, this feeling was significantly stronger, even causing her breathing to become rapid.
“Madam, are you alright?”
Xu Quan, noticing Yang Liu Shi's unusual behavior, said softly, “The object within this hall is extraordinary, especially since it's located in the Fifth Demon Territory. There must be demonic beasts guarding the area.”
“Perhaps I should go in and scout the situation first, to ensure it's safe.”
“I told you it's not necessary.”
Frowning slightly, Yang Liu Shi calmed her breathing and stopped to look at Xu Quan. “Young Master Xu, if we encounter any danger, it would be better for both of us to enter the hall together, so we can support each other.”
“Alright, let's not discuss this any further.”
Shaking her head, Yang Liu Shi's expression was resolute.
Hearing this, Xu Quan didn't press the matter and silently swallowed the words he wanted to say.
At this moment, they were only about ten zhang away from the hall. The white jade steps in front of the hall door shimmered faintly in the moonlight.
Yang Liu Shi looked up and observed that the great hall seemed to have no windows except for the main entrance.
This meant they couldn't sneak in and had to force their way in.
“Young Master Xu, stay behind me.”
Commanding him without room for argument, a slightly eerie aura began to surround her.
Since consuming the Solar Eclipse Pearl and gaining a thousand years of cultivation, Yang Liu Shi hadn't gone all out. Tonight would be the first time.
Although she didn't know what was inside the hall, Yang Liu Shi felt confident that she had the ability to escape.
Of course, if she had the strength to spare, she would also take care of Xu Quan.
“...”
And so, the two of them quickly arrived outside the hall door, one in front of the other.
The profound aura within the hall was already very strong, yet no demonic beasts had appeared.
Yang Liu Shi and Xu Quan didn't speak, but exchanged a glance, then held their breath and pushed open the hall door.
“Boom!!”
In an instant, an invisible wave of energy surged out, and ten thousand rays of light intertwined like a net, shooting wildly across the sky.
Meanwhile, at the Tian Gou Army's barracks.
“Sigh...”
Facing such a “special” Child of Destiny, Wei Changtian felt an unprecedented sense of apprehension for the first time.
Or rather, he wasn't afraid of Huo Tianyang, but of the mysterious person behind him...
“Zhang San.”
He called out softly, and Zhang San, who appeared from nowhere, immediately approached.
“Young Master.”
“En, send a message to Xu Sui Sui, asking her if she knows about Huo Tianyang.”
“Also, ask about the situation with Liu Shi and Xu Quan, and ask them how long it will be before they can return.”
“Yes.”
Bowing his head in response, Zhang San quickly disappeared into the darkness again.
Wei Changtian then began to walk around the camp at random.
Since handing over the Tian Gou Army to Du Chang, he hadn't paid much attention to this “ace army.”
To be fair, although Du Chang was Kui Long's spy, he was indeed a capable military administrator, and had trained the Tian Gou Army very well.
Later, Yang Liu Shi also briefly took over for a period of time, and now Xu Quan, they were all doing a good job.
On the contrary, he himself didn't even know how many people were in the Tian Gou Army now...
“Young Master!”
Passing a patrol of soldiers, a squad of dozens of people stopped in unison, their voices loud and clear.
Wei Changtian smiled, also stopped, and said casually:
“You've worked hard.”
The soldiers were somewhat surprised, not expecting Wei Changtian to be so “amiable,” and their tone became a little more excited.
Seeing this, Wei Changtian wasn't in a hurry to leave, thinking he might as well chat a little more.
“Where are you all from?”
“Reporting to Young Master, I'm from Anzhou!”
“I'm from Shuzhou!”
“I'm from...”
The voices echoed in unison, as the soldiers eagerly spoke of their hometowns.
Wei Changtian waited until they had finished speaking, then asked with a smile:
“It's been so long since you came out, do you ever miss home?”
“No!”
“Hahaha, it's okay to miss home, we'll be able to go back soon.”
“Really? Young Master, after we destroy Da Qian, will we return to Da Shu?”
“En, probably in a month at most.”
“Alright!”
Cheers erupted, and everyone's face was filled with joy.
From Liangzhou to Fengyuan to Linchuan, the Tian Gou Army had indeed been away from Da Shu for a long time, and everyone inevitably missed their wives and children at home.
Therefore, now that they heard Wei Changtian say that they would be able to return home in a month at most, they were naturally more excited than the last.
However, some people asked with some doubt:
“Young Master, is a month enough?”
“Da Qian is so big, and we only have tens of thousands of people...”
“Shut up! Don't boost other people's morale and diminish our own!”
Before the person could finish asking, someone quickly interrupted him.
But Wei Changtian just smiled and waved his hand, answering casually:
“A month is enough.”
“We can't do it alone, but someone will naturally come to help us then.”
“Someone will come to help?”
The soldiers looked at each other in confusion, and someone whispered again: “Young Master, we haven't heard that there are reinforcements behind us.”
“Not reinforcements.”
Wei Changtian looked deeply in the direction of Linchuan City.
“It's rebels.”
“...”
Rebels?
Undoubtedly, the implied meaning of this answer was very intriguing.
A group of people looked at me, and I looked at you, and after a while, some people had guessed something.
But most were still at a loss.
“What did Young Master mean just now by rebels?”
“You're stupid, naturally Young Master wants to support the Da Qian people to rebel!”
“Ah? Support who?”
“How would I know, you ask Young Master.”
“How dare I...”
The sound of discussion echoed in the night, and Linchuan City in the distance was pitch black.
Wei Changtian left everyone with a suspense and turned to leave, and the soldiers soon continued to patrol.
One month.
This was the deadline given by Wei Changtian.
He felt that this time was wide enough.
Little did he know that this time he had thought about the problem too simply.
