259: Li Ze's plan, triple identity

Last night, in the early hours.

At Langlang Pass’s main camp, Li Ze suddenly returned to Langlang Pass.

“General, you’re back!”

“Earlier, there was a barbarian invasion, which has already been completely annihilated. Among them…”

Li Dakai rose and reported the recent battle situation to Li Ze.

Who knew.

Before Li Dakai could finish speaking, Li Ze waved his hand, interrupting him, his expression cold and stern.

“Did you let someone out of the Pass?!”

“That’s right, this person is the Yun Province Pacification Envoy, Marquis Wuan, personally conferred by Your Majesty. If it weren’t for his intervention this time, we wouldn’t have defeated the barbarian army so quickly!”

“He said he wanted to go out of the Pass to pursue the remnants of the barbarian army. We were preparing to send troops to support him, but he refused, saying one person was enough!”

Although Li Dakai didn’t know what Li Ze meant by his question, he still answered.

Li Ze said coldly, “This person is a demon in disguise. By letting him out of the city Pass, the disaster will be endless!”

Li Dakai’s pupils contracted, his face full of disbelief, and he quickly said, “This person is undoubtedly the Yun Province Pacification Envoy; he even has an embroidered spring blade on him. How could he be fake? Moreover, he killed a large barbarian army and saved tens of thousands of Feiyun Army soldiers!”

He naturally didn’t believe Li Ze’s words; they were simply absurd.

“Yun Province Pacification Envoy Chu Jiang died in the Tai Xuan Secret Realm long ago. This body was taken by a demon in a Possession, and the Soul has long since changed masters. It’s a pawn used to infiltrate the Human Race’s high echelons!”

Li Ze continued.

“As for what you said about killing the barbarian army and saving the Feiyun Army, it was all to gain your trust, so he could act more easily in the future.”

Seeing Li Ze’s words becoming increasingly outlandish, Li Dakai said in a deep voice, “General Li, do you have any solid evidence? Without proof, this is slander. Moreover, where did you get this information…?”

Li Ze, however, smiled faintly and said, “No matter, it’s natural that you don’t believe me since you’ve received favors from this traitor. After he leaves the Pass, he will definitely exchange intelligence with the demons and barbarians, and he will certainly return to Langlang Pass. At that time, this general will personally capture him and reveal the truth!”

“You want to use Langlang Pass’s formation to suppress and kill Chu Jiang?!”

Li Dakai immediately reacted; this was too crazy. The border array of Langlang Pass contained various killing formations with infinite power, enough to resist attacks from the Heaven and Earth Realm, and those in the Faxiang Realm would die upon touching it.

This was also why the fifty thousand elite barbarian soldiers dared not directly cross Langlang Pass; it was an act of suicide.

“I object! This is baseless. Chu Jiang is a great hero of our Langlang Pass. You are going too far!”

Li Dakai was enraged. If it weren’t for Chu Jiang, hundreds of thousands of people in Wild Cloud County would definitely have died, their bodies strewn across the fields.

Yet, Li Ze wanted to suppress and kill him.

“This General is the commander of Langlang Pass; your objection is invalid. I think you have been bewitched by that traitor and lost your mind!”

Seeing Li Dakai about to argue further, Li Ze directly interrupted him.

“Enough. From now on, your military authority is temporarily revoked. Once this General suppresses the demon that Possessed Marquis Wuan, you will naturally understand that what I said is true!”

“I am setting things right, maintaining the dignity of the deceased Marquis Wuan, understand?”

After Li Ze finished speaking, he left the main camp and then activated the peerless killing array of Langlang Pass, which was prepared to deal with a large-scale barbarian invasion.

He had reasons to kill Chu Jiang:

Firstly, he actually had three identities: the first was naturally the commander of Langlang Pass, the second was an internal agent for the barbarians, and the third was a high-ranking member developed by the Earth Fiend Hall.

Chu Jiang killed several barbarian armies, causing them heavy losses, and he had to give the barbarians an explanation to prove himself.

The Earth Fiend Hall had long issued a kill order for Chu Jiang, demanding him alive or his body dead. Whoever killed Chu Jiang would receive a huge reward.

One of the rarest rewards was the Heaven Demon No. 3 Potion, a newly developed evolution drug by the Earth Fiend Hall. Taking it would not grant demon bloodline but would give a seventy percent chance of entering the Heaven and Earth Realm.

It was extremely precious.

His Lifespan was nearing its end, with only about fifty years left, which would pass in the blink of an eye. The longer one lived, the more one feared death.

Secondly, Chu Jiang must have known he was an internal spy. Given his personality, he would certainly not let him off easily. Rather than waiting to be killed, it was better to take the initiative and seize control.

He had suppressed and killed a Faxiang Realm demon, leaving behind a demonic Soul. Once he suppressed Chu Jiang, he would then let the demonic Soul Possess him.

Then he would kill the demon himself, ending it in Perfection.

He would continue to draw resources from all three parties.

After all.

When a person dies, everything is gone. People only believe what is before their eyes.

He dared to do this because he had made ample preparations.

Whether it was the barbarians, Great Chu, the Earth Fiend Hall, or demons, as long as it could make him stronger, he would kill them.

As for patriotic feelings, perhaps he had them when he was young and would have dedicated his life to them, but he was old now, and his thoughts had changed. He now only wanted to live as long as possible.

These things could only deceive his younger self but could not shake his ancient heart that had endured for thousands of years.

At dawn, the sun rose in the east.

The ground trembled, as if thousands of soldiers and horses were galloping, which was Sun Taian leading thirty thousand Iron Float.

“Brother Sun, what brings you to my Langlang Pass?”

Li Ze stood on the city Pass and said calmly. Sun Taian was known as the God of War of Jialing Pass, with exceptionally strong combat power, even surpassing his own.

“Please, Brother Li, open the Pass gate and let us pursue the barbarian army!” Sun Taian shouted.

At first, he didn’t believe it, thinking the barbarians were trying to trick him, but when he arrived, he realized they had truly been completely annihilated, over seventy percent of them killed by one person.

However, this Yun Province Pacification Envoy named Chu Jiang was indeed incredibly fierce, moving through the army like strolling in a leisurely courtyard, showing some of his own demeanor.

He had captured several scattered barbarian officers on the way and learned that there was another support army outside Langlang Pass, so he rushed there.

The barbarian army inside the Pass had been completely annihilated, so he could only pursue this last barbarian army, otherwise, wouldn’t it be a wasted trip?

“Sorry, Langlang Pass is currently under strict martial law, and it’s not convenient to let you all out of the Pass!”

Li Ze said, “What kind of joke is this? If I let him out now and he meets Chu Jiang, these two have similar personalities. If they team up, it would definitely be disadvantageous to me.”

Everything would have to wait until he suppressed and killed Chu Jiang.

“What?!”

“Is there a barbarian army attacking the Pass? Do you need this General’s assistance?!”

Sun Taian’s eyes gleamed with excitement; it would save him the trouble of finding the barbarian army.

“No need; Brother Sun will know the details later!”

Li Ze continued.

With nothing more to say, Sun Taian also found it hard to press further. The three major passes and nine minor passes all had their military secrets, and he couldn’t inquire too much.

Not long after.

“He’s here!”

Li Ze’s eyes flashed, and he disappeared from his spot like a bolt of lightning, stepping onto the city Pass of Langlang Pass, looking down at Chu Jiang from above, his expression so cold it seemed capable of freezing everything in the world.

The peerless killing array had already been activated, with various dense formations covering the city walls like a net, encompassing all things, their Aura soaring to the heavens.

“Men, follow me and capture this Human Race traitor!”

(PS: My lords, today is a rest day, only one chapter. We will resume two chapters tomorrow.)