Otherworld Advance Team
Chapter 1732 - 1725: Tearing Off the Facade

Chapter 1732: Chapter 1725: Tearing Off the Facade

"I was thinking, when that girl returns to the Yichuan Clan, should we let Xing Hu leave, considering what we plan to do could easily offend people? It won’t be good if it involves him." Luo’er said truthfully.

"Are you worried we’ll implicate him?" Fulajie’er tilted her head and asked.

"Yes." Luo’er nodded.

"Actually, I always feel you don’t need to worry so much, after all, our Advance Team has two demigods. Though I can’t fight, I am at least a demigod, and not to the point of being unable to protect someone." Fulajie’er said.

"The struggle between people is not simply a comparison of strength." Luo’er smiled lightly and shook her head.

Tangmo, who did not get Luo’er’s attention, sulked alone and picked up some food to feed Little Tangguo. But although she’s usually very greedy, she seems to have no appetite at the moment, looking around uneasily, her fluffy big ears flickering, seeming very alert.

"What’s wrong, don’t you like it?" Tangmo put down her chopsticks and asked gloomily.

"No," Tangguo turned to look at her, a bit of fear flickering in her big eyes, and said cautiously, "There’s a strange sound."

"Strange sound?"

Tangmo paused for a moment, looked at Tangguo’s fluffy fox ears. Those ears were spinning around like radar, trembling slightly.

"You can hear strange sounds?" Tangmo listened carefully for a moment, confirmed there was no sound, and frowned slightly, asking.

"Uh-huh," Tangguo nodded quickly, seriously saying, "Someone’s coming, many people, many people."

Hearing her words, Tangmo was silent for a moment, thinking it wasn’t that simple. So she quickly looked up and shouted loudly, "Fula!"

"Why yell so loud, you wicked woman?" Fulajie’er, although not reliant on hearing, was still startled, asking with a face full of grievance.

"Stop chatting, hurry up and patrol, the situation seems off!" Tangmo said seriously.

"What happened?" Luo’er asked in confusion.

"Little Tangguo heard strange sounds, feels uneasy." Tangmo looked at him and said.

"Is that so..." Luo’er nodded and fell into contemplation.

"I’ll go check it out!"

Fulajie’er no longer hesitated, her figure instantly vanished, the magic power composing her body dissipating into the air.

The inn where the Advance Team was temporarily staying was situated between two hills. The official road passed through the hills and extended, and the hills were undeveloped, trees still lush, full of vitality, the scenery was quite nice.

But from another perspective, this was the most suitable place for ambushes, as the lush trees could effectively hide the attackers.

Just as Fulajie’er disappeared, there was a commotion outside, Luo’er and Tangmo could hear the clattering sounds from outside the inn, made by something striking the inn’s walls.

At that moment, an arrow suddenly shot through the window paper, whisked past the two of them, and heavily stuck into a post, startling them into a cold sweat.

"What’s going on!"

Tangmo immediately jumped up, tossed Tangguo in her arms to Luo’er, then withdrew a Magic Wand from her waist, began chanting to activate the Defense Shield.

Luo’er held Tangguo and glanced back at the arrow stuck in the post, which was a standard crossbow bolt, short and thick shaft.

This should just be a stray shot because, for the rest of the time, no more arrows shot into the room, just heard the clanking sound of arrows hitting the inn walls.

Seeing this, Tangmo simply stopped chanting, directly overturned the table full of wine and dishes as cover, then pulled Luo’er and Tangguo to hide behind it.

"Feels quite embarrassing." Luo’er smiled as she watched her with a serious face.

"What’s embarrassing, used to be worse, bullets are far more formidable than arrows." Tangmo shrugged, said indifferently.

The commotion outside the inn naturally alarmed the group dining downstairs, Cheng Ziang made decisions swiftly, immediately made deployments.

"Feng, go check on Luo’er’s situation!" Cheng Ziang commanded loudly, the situation urgent, he couldn’t bother with other formalities.

"Understood!" Feng nodded, wiped the grease from his mouth, directly activated the super mobility device, lifted off into the air at that spot, flew to the floor where Luo’er was located.

"You two, find fire support points and observation positions, investigate external circumstances, and provide timely fire support when needed!" Cheng Ziang pointed at Baiyue and Hu Daoke and ordered.

"Yes, Chief!" Hu Daoke saluted, grabbed a machine gun, and went up the stairs with Baiyue.

"Xing Hu, protect your wife!" Cheng Ziang pointed at him and said.

"Do you need my help?" Xing Hu asked seriously while holding Qingtang.

"Not for now, there are others outside." Cheng Ziang shook his head and said.

Before long, the hall door was abruptly knocked open, Ming He rushed in with a nervous face, glanced around and asked with concern, "Is everyone alright?"

"Feng, how’s it going?" Cheng Ziang did not answer, instead, raised his head and shouted loudly in inquiry.

Upon hearing his call, Feng leaned out, didn’t speak, but raised a thumb, indicating all was well.

"Everyone’s alright." Seeing her gesture, Cheng Ziang relaxed slightly, then nodded and said.

"Good to hear." Upon hearing his response, Ming He finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"What’s really going on?" Cheng Ziang asked.

"A group of people has come outside, attacking the inn." Ming He replied.

"Can you handle it?"

"It’s a bit tricky, these people not only include the Nine Streams’ people but also lots of cultivators..."

"You have over a hundred cavalry."

"You’re joking, Manor Lord, cavalry when encountering hills and forests, combat effectiveness is no different from foot archers. Moreover, these people are attacking from hidden positions, we’re struggling to cope for the moment."

"But after all, you are a military force, can’t you handle such an assault?"

"We are only a frontier army, many are not cultivators. Originally waiting for Nine Thousand Battalion’s support, but didn’t expect such trouble, seems like our route and defense change information have been exposed." Ming He said, and sighed uneasily.

"Who do you think is attacking us?" Cheng Ziang asked seriously.

"Not quite sure, but probably close enough." Ming He shook his head and said.

"The Wu Family?"

"They seem to no longer intend to welcome the Saint, but decided to rip off the face, intending to kill the Saint here." Ming He said.

"If that’s the case, then we have no choice but to intervene," Cheng Ziang said, "Order your men to reinforce the perimeter, don’t let the attackers breach the inn, and also don’t take the initiative to attack, we’ll handle these attackers."

"This..." Ming He was greatly alarmed.

"What’s wrong, any issues?" Cheng Ziang asked.

"That’s not necessary, Manor Lord, in case it disturbs the Saint..." Ming He hesitated and said.

"If they’re targeting us, then it’s up to us to handle it." Cheng Ziang said.

"I’ll have my soldiers clear a path, and you all take the opportunity to leave in vehicles. As soon as Nine Thousand Battalion arrives to support, everything will be fine." Ming He said.

"Run, why run?" Cheng Ziang sneered, "We’ve trekked far and wide, isn’t this kind of tough battle something we’ve fought before? You all keep calling the Saint, thinking they’re merely a weak priest. But you seem to forget, the Saint connects to Heaven’s will, why would they fear mere petty thugs."

"I understand," Ming He took a deep breath, seemingly resolved, bowed his hands and said, "I’ll arrange soldiers to hold the line, buy time for the Saint."

"When will Nine Thousand Battalion arrive?" Cheng Ziang suddenly thought of this matter, so he asked in passing.

"Haven’t reached the handover point," paused, Ming He continued explaining, "But, if the situation here can be conveyed, I think Nine Thousand Battalion will surely rush to help."

"Shall I have cavalry break out to report?" Ming He asked tentatively.

"That’s unnecessary, Nine Thousand Battalion will surely know." Cheng Ziang shook his head and said.

"Why?"

"Secrets of heaven cannot be disclosed." Cheng Ziang revealed a mysterious smile.

Actually, there’s no such heavenly secret, the reason Cheng Ziang is so certain is because he knows, those who care most about the Advance Team’s group aren’t Ming He, but the Emperor’s Sect.

This group follows the Advance Team, should the team face trouble, they will certainly intervene, either to help solve the problem or to relay information, so there’s no need to worry about the situation of an attack failing to be communicated.

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