272: Chapter 272 People from the Yellow Heaven Sect Arrive

Before long, Luo Ningshuang arrived.

She looked at Chen Hu with a mix of surprise and suspicion, then asked, "Brother Hu, how did you conjure that meteor?"

The Brocade Guard scouts reported that a single wave of meteors smashed over ten thousand soldiers of the Lingzhou army, completely crushing their morale.

"That is a type of sorcery!" Chen Hu said. "I don't just Cultivate the martial Dao; I am also a sorcerer!"

Suddenly, Luo Ningshuang realized something. "A sorcerer? Could you be the same sorcerer who harmed Young Marquis Wei Wuji?"

Chen Hu nodded. "Yes, it was me."

Suddenly, Luo Ningshuang felt a chill in her heart. "Young Marquis Wei Wuji is the only son of Marquis Weiwu; he is treasured dearly. If he finds out you were the one who conspired against his son, he will likely lead the Imperial Guard to attack you immediately!"

"It doesn't matter!" Chen Hu said disdainfully. "If he dares to come, I will destroy him!"

"Seriously, the move you used to summon meteors will spread quickly. If it reaches the ears of Marquis Weiwu, he will definitely suspect you!" Luo Ningshuang said with a grave expression.

"Rest assured, isn't it just someone in the Liangang Realm? I don't take him seriously at all!" Chen Hu said indifferently.

"Then what Realm are you at now?" Seeing that Chen Hu didn't even take Marquis Weiwu, who was in the Middle Stage of the Liangang Realm, seriously, the spirit of gossip within Luo Ningshuang was activated once again.

"Hunyuan Martial Saint!" Chen Hu softly uttered the four words.

"Hunyuan Martial Saint!" Luo Ningshuang exclaimed. "You are simply a monster. To have achieved the Hunyuan Martial Saint Realm at only twenty-one years old—no wonder you have the confidence to rebel!"

"You aren't worried now, are you?" Chen Hu smiled.

"Now that you are a Hunyuan Martial Saint, why would I be worried? However, do you think I can achieve the Hunyuan Martial Saint Realm?"

"Yes!" Chen Hu thought for a moment and nodded. "You are my woman; in the future, I will help you reach the Breakthrough to Hunyuan Martial Saint!"

Just then, someone came to report.

"General Chen, a group of people has arrived in the city and wishes to meet you."

"Who are they?"

"They won't say; they claim they will only speak once they see you."

"Arrange for them to go to the front hall!" Chen Hu said.

"Yes!"

Before long, Chen Hu arrived at the front hall of the City Lord's Mansion.

He saw four people: a middle-aged man, a handsome youth, and a pair of teenagers.

As Chen Hu arrived, all four pairs of eyes focused on him.

He activated his Eye of Insight, and the identities and cultivation information of the four appeared in Chen Hu's mind.

"Greetings, General Chen!" The middle-aged man took the lead in standing up to offer a salute.

The other three also stood up to salute, though the handsome youth's gesture seemed somewhat perfunctory.

"Please, everyone, take a seat." Chen Hu walked to the main seat and sat down. "Since members of the Yellow Heaven Sect have come to visit, may I ask what the purpose of your visit is?"

Indeed, this group was from the Yellow Heaven Sect.

The middle-aged man was the Vice Sect Leader of the Yellow Heaven Sect, General Yan Ming, whose cultivation was at the Early Stage of the Blood Refining Realm.

The handsome youth was the son of the Yellow Heaven Sect Leader, also the Young Sect Leader, named Zhang Yu, whose cultivation was at the Early Stage of the Organ Refining Realm.

As for the pair of teenagers, they were the Disciples of General Yan Ming, both having reached the Bone Refining Realm.

Having been identified, General Yan Ming was slightly startled. He smiled and said, "I did not expect General Chen to actually know our identities!" His words carried a hint of probing.

Chen Hu said lazily, "Since we are all rebels, naturally I have to learn a bit about you!"

These words fell into Zhang Yu's ears, and he looked slightly dissatisfied. "General Chen, that is incorrect. Our Yellow Heaven Sect rose up in arms not to rebel, but to plead for the sake of the common people of the world!"

"Heh, it's fine to fool others, but don't fool yourself as well!" Chen Hu said indifferently.

Hearing this, Zhang Yu's face turned dark. Just as he was about to retort, General Yan Ming spoke up first. "General Chen, we came here this time because we wish to cooperate with you!"

"Cooperate? How do you intend to cooperate?" Chen Hu asked in return.

"Our two factions can join forces to jointly take down the other seven Prefecture Cities in Lingzhou!" General Yan Ming said.

Lingzhou governs nine prefectures. Now, Feilong Prefecture has been mostly taken by the Yellow Heaven Sect, and Linjiang Prefecture has been occupied by Chen Hu, leaving seven prefectures remaining.

General Yan Ming continued, "The enemy of both our factions is the Great Yong Court. If we were to clash now, it would only benefit the Great Yong Court. Therefore, only by cooperating can both our factions survive!"

"Tell me the specifics!" Chen Hu said, still sounding lazy.

General Yan Ming's eyes lit up as he began to describe the details of the cooperation. Simply put, for the coming period, both sides would share resources and separately capture the remaining seven prefectures.

The Yellow Heaven Sect wanted Taiyi Prefecture, Tulong Prefecture, and Jiangxia Prefecture, while Chen Hu would be allocated Yulong Prefecture, Chenchi Prefecture, and Dalin Prefecture.

The final prefecture would go to whichever side managed to capture their three allocated prefectures first. This would avoid mutual conflict.

"That works!" Chen Hu thought for a moment and agreed immediately.

Although the three prefectures the Yellow Heaven Sect had their eyes on held significant advantages—firstly, Taiyi Prefecture was a major mining hub, and if it could be occupied, the local minerals could be used to produce a steady stream of weapons and armor; as for Tulong Prefecture, its prosperity was second only to Linjiang Prefecture; and Jiangxia Prefecture was a hub for water transport and also had a thriving fishing industry—Chen Hu agreed so readily that a flash of contempt appeared in Zhang Yu's eyes.

"Since General Chen has no objections, how about we sign a treaty of alliance?" General Yan Ming asked, looking at Chen Hu.

"Sure!" Chen Hu didn't care.

Furthermore, an alliance had its benefits for him. In the future, if the Great Yong Court sent troops to attack the Yellow Heaven Sect, once the Yellow Heaven Sect was defeated, he would have a reason to take over their assets.

After signing the alliance treaty, Chen Hu invited General Yan Ming and the others to a banquet. However, Zhang Yu stood up and said, "General Chen, you are a Prodigy on the hidden dragon ranking with peerless strength. I, Zhang Yu, would like to exchange pointers with you!"

"Young Master!" Hearing this, General Yan Ming immediately raised his voice. They had come to form an alliance, not to offend people.

"You are not up to the task!" Chen Hu looked at Zhang Yu.

"General Chen, how can you know that I am not up to the task without fighting?" As he spoke, Zhang Yu released the Aura of the Late Stage Marrow Refining, pressing it toward Chen Hu.

Seeing this, General Yan Ming instinctively wanted to stop him, but at that moment, Chen Hu released an Aura of his own, easily dispersing Zhang Yu's momentum.

"You are in the Blood Refining Realm!" Zhang Yu stared at Chen Hu in disbelief.

"Is that strange?" Chen Hu said playfully. "That hidden dragon ranking thing is just something cooked up by a bunch of people with ulterior motives. Anyone who actually believes in it is a fool!"

Hearing this, Zhang Yu's face turned flushed. Conversely, the pair of Disciples accompanying General Yan Ming looked at Chen Hu with increased admiration.

"As expected of General Chen, you truly hide your depth well!" General Yan Ming said at this moment.

Afterward, Chen Hu took General Yan Ming and the four others to have a meal in Menghu City, then they each returned to their own homes.

Just after General Yan Ming and the others left Menghu City, a subordinate approached and reported in a low voice, "Vice Sect Leader, news has arrived from the Sect Leader stating that this morning, Chen Hu led a thousand cavalry and decisively defeated Governor-General Zhao Tianqing's army of forty thousand!"

"What?" Zhang Yu exclaimed. "Impossible! How could a thousand cavalry decisively defeat an army of forty thousand?"

The subordinate recounted the news from the main sect in detail. After hearing it, General Yan Ming and the four others stood stunned on the spot.