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Shang Yun remembered his previous boastful words in front of Long Xuanji. Now, over fifty years old, he felt his cheeks burning with embarrassment. He hadn’t expected that leading seventy thousand troops, he would be defeated without even facing off against Qin Tian!

”This is truly humiliating. Facing General Xuanji in the future... Alas... I must apologize to her. This Qin Tian is indeed extraordinary!”

The proud Shang Yun lowered his head.

Meanwhile, in East Capital City, when Nangong Minghua received the battle report from Hua City, he was first stunned, then felt a complex mix of emotions.

”Hiss... This... This Qin Tian can really deal with the Dragon Clan?”

He handed the report to his advisor, contemplating deeply.

Qin Tian repelling the Dragon Clan in Hua City was unquestionably good news for the currently restless East Capital City.

However, he’d previously looked down on Qin Tian so much, intending to use this matter to topple the edict-bound Qin Tian. Yet now, Qin Tian had given him an unexpected ”surprise”. He’d steadied himself against expectation.

”City Lord, this is simply unbelievable. Qin Tian, with less than 110,000 men, actually repelled the 70,000 Dragon Clan? This, this can’t be...”

The military advisor, stunned by the report, said, ”I’ve visited Hua City before. It’s a small city. In terms of defense, there aren’t any proper fortifications. If the Dragon Clan’s Flying Dragon Army makes a strong attack, regardless of their number, the Flying Beast unit wouldn’t be able to hold them off, and Hua City definitely wouldn’t stand!”

”But City Lord, look at what’s written in this report. The Dragon Clan’s army didn’t manage to scale Hua City and was directly repelled! And look at these casualty figures: Dragon Clan lost twenty to thirty thousand, while ours were only a few thousand! This... This... I’ve never heard or seen anything like it!”

The elderly advisor fell deep in thought, saying: ”From what I’ve seen, those capable of dealing with the Dragon Clan like this were the big shots from Imperial City back in the day. As for the current Dragon Clan, ahem, I haven’t seen anyone able to repulse them so easily.”

”I’m puzzled too.”

Nangong Minghua said, ”To say it’s luck for Qin Tian, well, last time he defeated the Dragon Clan’s General Long Xuanji, that surely wasn’t just luck, right? It’s happened twice now...”

Nangong Minghua, resting his cheek on his hand, immediately called for someone: ”Come, investigate the defense situation of Hua City and compile the entire battle into a report for me. I must know what was crucial to Qin Tian’s victory in this battle!”

He turned to the advisor and said, ”Advisor, it is better; Qin Tian held Hua City, making East Capital City somewhat safer. It’s a good thing, no need to worry.”

The advisor nodded but expressed concern: ”City Lord, you must balance between suppressing Qin Tian and preventing the Dragon Clan’s entry into East Capital City. If either goes out of control, the consequences would be dire.”

”Don’t worry, as long as we can repel the Dragon Clan’s main force. Hmm-hmm, a mere Qin Tian, I still have ways to handle him.” Nangong Minghua’s gaze was sharp, ”Now that Xiao Zhan is gone, the City Guard Army is as good as mine!”

...

After the great battle in Hua City, Qin Tian stood alone on the tower gate.

He gazed solemnly at the soldiers cleaning the battlefield below.

In this battle, tens of thousands perished. The fight was fiercely intense.

And it’s imaginable that next, perhaps even more people will die!

”Once war breaks out, there’s no innocence!”

Qin Tian gritted his teeth, looked up, and breathed deeply.

Zhou Yang approached from afar, stood next to Qin Tian, and whispered, ”Boss, this time we used True Qi Cannon to repel the Dragon Clan’s attack. But next time, what should we do? Next attack, the Dragon Clan will likely be prepared, and might investigate our secret weapon.”

Zhou Yang also gazed into the distance, saying, ”What worries me more is if next time the Dragon Clan’s main army of two hundred thousand arrives, and Long Tianwu herself comes to Hua City. I think even if we have ten True Qi Cannons, we might not be able to stop her. I heard she has a Divine Sword capable of summoning thousands of troops, haha, I don’t know if it’s true, but if it is, we might...”

”We’ve come to this point, saying these things is useless. Old Zhou, I see you’re not feeling well, haha, what’s wrong?”

Turning his head, Qin Tian noticed Zhou Yang gazing into the distance with an unchanging expression, lip pursed—normally manly Zhou Yang, at this moment, had red-rimmed eyes.

”I miss home. I miss Jin Xing.”

Zhou Yang slightly closed his eyes, saying: ”Originally, Jin Xing was my home. I don’t know how she’s doing over there now...”

Mentioning Jin Xing, Qin Tian thought of Lu Qing, took a deep breath, and patted Zhou Yang’s shoulder: ”Once the war is over, let’s find a way to transport ourselves back and check on them...”

Qin Tian descended the tower, feeling mixed emotions.

Now, it’s time to make a gamble.

It’s either glory or an unburied death; Qin Tian placed his bet on Long Tianwu.

He returned to his room, wrote a letter, and tasked Xiao Zhuang with personally delivering it to Long Tianwu.

Xiao Zhuang, shocked to see the sealed letter, said: ”Boss, you’re writing to Long Tianwu? Are you sure? Does she... does she know us?”

”She does. I’ve had a brief encounter with her.”

”Ah? When? How come I didn’t know?”

”There’s a long story to that. Old Three, you must ensure this letter gets to Long Tianwu, and also, don’t let anyone else know, including Old Two. We just need to get this done.”

Xiao Zhuang, entirely bewildered, looked at Qin Tian’s complex expression and said: ”Boss, this letter... Alright, I won’t ask more. You asked me to deliver it, so I’ll go immediately.”

Xiao Zhuang pursed his lips and headed out.

Qin Tian sat in his room’s chair, pondering what reaction Long Tianwu will have upon receiving his letter?

The letter only had one line:

First condition, withdraw your troops.

...

Xiao Zhuang went out to deliver the letter that day, and Qin Tian waited anxiously. The next day, Xiao Zhuang hadn’t returned, making Qin Tian quite anxious.

Long Tianwu’s attitude determines his life and death and decides the fate of the entire East State. Was his request excessive? Would she agree? Why would she agree? Just because of a promise in the Nine Heavens Holy Hall?

On the third day, Xiao Zhuang finally returned.

Also in Qin Tian’s room, Xiao Zhuang hurried back, dusty from travel, handed the letter to Qin Tian, and surprisingly wore a smile, saying:

”Boss, wow, I met the legendary Long Tianwu. She has such an aura, such charisma, gorgeous! Beautiful! Absolutely captivated me! I thought mentioning your name would get me carried out by her personal soldiers, but she actually met me in private... I’m so damn honored, never thought I’d have the chance to meet such a big figure alone!”