257: To get out of Langlang Pass, the family must be together

Linhai County.

“Send out everyone from the county yamen’s various departments to assist the common people in their evacuation!” County Magistrate Fang Zhi was directing the yamen runners of Linhai County, ordering the common people to evacuate quickly.

“Those who cannot evacuate, hide in place, hide in the tunnels dug beforehand!”

With the barbarian army about to reach the city gates, he was anxious, but he could only do his best and leave the rest to fate.

“County Magistrate, everyone has been sent out; there’s no one left in the yamen to send!” a department head replied.

“Then send all of this county’s household guards. The barbarian soldiers are arriving soon; it’s an emergency. If anyone dares to cause trouble at this critical juncture, this county will execute him without mercy!”

Fang Zhi said with a solemn expression. As for the five thousand city defense troops, they would fight to the death with the barbarian army, delaying them for as long as possible, awaiting reinforcements from the border.

“Reporting, County Magistrate, the barbarian army has been completely annihilated!”

“Our Linhai County is safe!”

A constable rushed into the county yamen with a joyful expression.

“Audacious! Do you know what crime it is to falsely report military intelligence?”

Fang Zhi reprimanded him. Tens of thousands of barbarian soldiers were unstoppable; how could they suddenly be completely annihilated? Who had such ability?

Even if the border garrison had sent troops, it was unlikely they could have repelled them so quickly, let alone annihilated them. These were two different concepts.

“Big Brother, are you well?”

A Feiyun Army centurion stepped into the county yamen.

“Second Brother, how are you…”

Fang Zhi asked. The person who arrived was his younger brother, Fang Guo. One of them entered politics, and the other joined the military, both serving the country.

“The barbarian army has indeed been completely annihilated. I was ordered to inform Linhai County and stop by to see you,” Fang Guo said with a light chuckle.

“So fast? Did the two hundred thousand troops from Langlang Pass all come out?”

Fang Zhi did not smile; instead, his face showed worry. If that were the case, wouldn't Langlang Pass be in great danger?

If Langlang Pass fell, the threat would be ten times more severe than this barbarian army's invasion.

“That’s not it. The higher-ups only led half of their forces back to reinforce. Although they also defeated a barbarian army, most of them were killed by one person, who also healed the injuries of tens of thousands of Feiyun Army soldiers!”

A hint of admiration flashed in Fang Guo’s eyes. He truly was an unparalleled fierce man, and he cared for the world, not looking down on them, the border troops. Some of his old injuries were healed by him.

“One person? Who… When did such a fierce general appear at our Great Chu border pass?!” Fang Zhi was shocked. There were tens of thousands of barbarian troops in this invasion, and most of them were killed by one person.

Unbelievable.

“Yun Province Pacification Commissioner, Marquis Wuan—Chu Jiang!”

Fang Guo slowly spoke.

“So it’s a strong person from Yun Province!”

Yun Province was one of the more backward of the Western Seven Provinces, yet such an unparalleled strong person had emerged from it.

“It’s a pity I couldn’t meet such a fierce person!” Fang Zhi exclaimed with admiration.

“Haha, when I, your younger brother, am promoted to a great general guarding the pass, I will definitely invite him to gather with you, my brother!”

Fang Guo said with great spirit.

The two brothers spoke a few more simple sentences. One returned to the Feiyun Army to report, and the other continued to guard his region.

…

On the other side.

Jialing Pass’s great general, Sun Taian, was leading thirty thousand Iron Float troops, moving like lightning to reinforce Wild Cloud County.

“Damn barbarians, this time I will make sure you don’t return!”

Sun Taian’s eyes were filled with killing intent. The barbarians had crossed the border, and the higher-ups were furious, directly dispatching Jialing Pass’s elite unit, the Iron Float.

The Iron Float was Jialing Pass’s ace unit, totaling fifty thousand men, all at least Peak Vajra, and all seasoned veterans of a hundred battles.

Seven Faxiang Realm great generals were dispatched, tasked with annihilating the barbarians in the shortest possible time to minimize the impact.

“Report! We received news from Langlang Pass that the barbarian army has been completely annihilated. Please allow us to return the way we came!” an intelligence officer suddenly shouted, reporting to Sun Taian.

“Absurd!”

“It must be the barbarians who defeated Langlang Pass’s army and sent a false message, aiming to make us retreat!”

“I will not let them have their way! The entire army, increase speed! I will avenge our brothers at Langlang Pass and wash the barbarians in blood!”

Sun Taian was furious, believing that the Feiyun Army at Langlang Pass had already fallen. He ordered the Iron Float to accelerate their march.

…

Beyond the border, in the desert, sharp sonic booms resounded through the Void Realm. The moment the sonic booms began, they fell silent.

A shadow flashed out, paused briefly, and then reappeared more than ten miles away.

The human eye could not observe his speed at all; his speed far surpassed the Faxiang. Such speed could only be possessed by a Transcendent strong person in the Heaven and Earth Realm.

This figure was naturally Chu Jiang. He had extracted information from several barbarian generals, learning that the barbarians had also dispatched thirty thousand elite barbarian troops to rendezvous outside the border.

So, he set out from Langlang Pass, searching all the way to this point.

He would naturally annihilate this barbarian army. Since they had come, they should not leave. A family should be together, neat and tidy.

If the enemy dares to come, I too dare to go.

If the barbarians dared to cross the border and slaughter the common people, he dared to cross the border and slaughter their army.

It was just a pity that Langlang Pass’s general, Li Ze, was not present; otherwise, he would have dealt with him along the way.

After another period of time.

“Hmm? I found you, hehehe…”

Chu Jiang suddenly looked into the distance and let out a strange laugh. That massive Aura of Qi and blood was almost impossible to conceal.

It was precisely the barbarian army he had been searching for so long.

His figure instantly shifted.

“Who is it?!”

The one waiting here was the barbarian great general, Wan Yan Tushan, with a cultivation of Ten Realms of Dharma Idol, a famous general among the barbarians.

The barbarian high command placed great importance on this mission. There were two people at Ten Realms of Dharma Idol alone, one inside and one outside, cooperating with each other.

“Form ranks! Engage the enemy!”

Wan Yan Tushan reacted immediately, ordering his army to form a battle array. The momentum was vast, intimidating the four directions of heaven and earth.

“This Seat, Earthly Fiend Star of Earth Fiend Hall, sends you on your way!”

Chu Jiang revealed his figure, dressed in a black robe, with an unparalleled demeanor.

Wan Yan Tushan stepped on the Void Realm, his Aura like a mountain, staring coldly at Chu Jiang, and said, “Earthly Fiend Star? I don’t care who you are! In my barbarian territory, how dare you speak so arrogantly and claim to annihilate my barbarian army? Who gave you the courage?!”

The thirty thousand barbarian soldiers looked at their general, all filled with awe. Wan Yan Tushan had never been defeated leading them; he was a hundred-victory general.

This Human Race person actually crossed the border and threatened to slaughter them. He was simply ignorant and courting death.

“A mere Ten Realms of Dharma Idol, this Seat doesn’t even put you in his eyes!”

“One move, I’ll kill you!”

Chu Jiang said casually, his hand forming a magical seal.

At Faxiang Realm Fourth Realm, if he wanted to kill someone at Faxiang Realm Tenth Realm, he might have to exert some effort.

But now, at Faxiang Realm Seventh Realm, with his Azure Wood Emperor Skill cultivated to the Transcendent, killing someone at Faxiang Realm Tenth Realm was even easier.

However, as soon as Chu Jiang’s words came out, the thirty thousand barbarian soldiers showed disdain. One move to kill their General Wan Yan Tushan? Did he think he was a Transcendent strong person of the Heaven and Earth Realm?

Wan Yan Tushan’s expression turned ugly. As a top general of the barbarians, he was always glorious wherever he went. When had he ever suffered such contempt? He would surely kill him.

“You who don’t know your place!”

“Die for me!”

Wan Yan Tushan’s icy voice echoed between heaven and earth, filled with killing intent.

The Aura of Qi and blood condensed on the military formation surged into the sky, transforming into an endless sea of blood behind him. A terrifyingly enormous shark condensed within the sea of blood.

“human emperor banner, go!”

Chu Jiang roared, and the eerie and terrifying human emperor banner instantly broke through the air, crossing layers of the Void Realm, and then stood above the barbarian army.

“Whoosh!”

The human emperor banner unfurled, covering heaven and earth. The terrifying, twisted fierce gods engraved on the banner, like living beings, stepped out from within the banner…