Otherworld Advance Team
Chapter 1741 - 1734: Live and Die Together

Chapter 1741: Chapter 1734: Live and Die Together

Xing Hu dared to say this because he had his own considerations. The Advance Team only knew that he was frustrated in Guyi Government, but actually, very few realize that Xing Hu hails from a noble family, and his own cultivation is not weak; he is not a person of average stature.

Hearing their words, Cheng Ziang felt slightly relieved. He looked up at the sun and said worriedly, "It’s noon now. The Nine Thousand Battalion will probably arrive in the afternoon; I don’t know if you can hold out until then."

"Don’t worry, just take good care of Qingtang for me." Xing Hu said without turning his head.

"Why does it sound like a deathbed confession?" Cheng Ziang felt uneasy again.

Despite his unease, he was indeed unable to play any role at the moment, so he had to honestly retreat to the inn and lock the door. Feng and Xing Hu are agile enough to climb over the wall; whether the door is locked makes no difference to them.

Returning to the inn, Cheng Ziang with suspicions came to the hall. As soon as Ming He saw him, he took the initiative to approach and cautiously asked, "Why is the Manor Lord worried?"

"Have you ever heard of the Dragon Trapping Array?" Cheng Ziang asked.

"Dragon Trapping Array," when Ming He heard these words, he instantly felt weak all over and said in horror, "This array is used against Nascent Soul Realm experts; who would have thought they actually..."

"Is there any way to break it?" Cheng Ziang asked.

"None," Ming He swallowed and shook his head, saying, "This formation is meant to deal with experts; how can there be a method to break it? Once it is cast, it cannot be undone, we can only wait for it to slowly expire."

"When will it expire approximately?" Cheng Ziang pursued.

"I’m not entirely sure either, but quickly, probably a day..." Ming He cautiously said.

"Which means there’s no way to use magic at all for a whole day..." Cheng Ziang bowed his head and pondered.

"Manor Lord," Ming He thought for a moment and said, "The Dragon Trapping Array is not completely unbreakable; once it is deployed, it cannot move. We only need to leave this place, and the Dragon Trapping Array will break on its own."

"Does that mean we need to break through?" Cheng Ziang asked.

"Precisely." Ming He nodded.

"But we have so many injured soldiers here, it’s impossible to take them all with us at once." Cheng Ziang looked around and sighed.

"Manor Lord need not worry for us; as we serve the Imperial Court, we ought to serve orders until death; there is no reason for the Manor Lord to fret." Ming He cupped his hands and said.

"Last night, I wasn’t willing to leave because I was worried they would vent their anger on you. Now we are surrounded, yet the situation isn’t too bad; as long as we can hold out until the Nine Thousand Battalion arrives, we still have the strength to fight." Cheng Ziang said.

After pausing, he continued, "Even if the enemy breaks through the outer defenses, their goal is to take the Saint away. We might plead with them for clemency, asking them not to harm you."

"Manor Lord," upon hearing his words, Ming He was moved and kneeled, crying as he looked up and said, "Manor Lord’s great kindness, Ming He will never forget. If the foes come, we will not wish to live ignominiously causing difficulty for the Saint; all are willing to die to repay the Saint’s grace."

"Don’t always talk about dying; you live not to die meaninglessly." Cheng Ziang frowned and said.

Ming He was deeply moved, unsurprisingly, because although they are soldiers, they are not cultivators, so their status is only somewhat better than ordinary people. Rarely does anyone go to such lengths for them, naturally they would be touched.

After sending Ming He off, Cheng Ziang removed his mask and quickly walked upstairs to Luo’er’s room. At this moment, only Luo’er, Tangmo, and Tang Guo were in the room. As soon as Tangmo saw Cheng Ziang arriving, he immediately said, "What’s happening? Magic can’t be activated."

"It’s an enemy using the Dragon Trapping Array, preventing the magic in the air from being activated." Cheng Ziang explained briefly.

"Then Feng and them..." Tangmo worriedly asked.

"Don’t worry, the Dragon Trapping Array doesn’t target cultivators, only targets us." Cheng Ziang waved his hand and said.

"What’s going on? How did they know our weakness?" Luo’er asked puzzledly.

"I don’t think they discovered our weakness; I feel it’s more like a coincidence." Cheng Ziang shook his head and said.

"Coincidence?"

"Yes," Cheng Ziang nodded, seriously saying, "The Dragon Trapping Array, in reality, targets the Nascent Soul, which is essentially the Demigods."

"Demigods..."

"Whether it’s Nascent Soul or Demigods, essentially it’s the soul leaving the body, forming a substantial form with magic. So, if the atmospheric magic cannot be activated, the soul cannot leave the body; thus, there are no Demigods." Cheng Ziang said.

"Then Fula, she..." Luo’er subconsciously touched the pendant on his chest.

"She should be fine; Liseya too, after all, Demigods have roots, not so easily killed." Cheng Ziang comforted.

"That’s good." Luo’er nodded in relief.

"It’s not good at all," Cheng Ziang said solemnly, "The issue now is we have nowhere to retreat. Either abandon Ming He and the others, choose a breakout point breaking through the Dragon Trapping Array’s encirclement, or hold where we are, relying on Feng and Xing Hu to withstand the enemy’s assault until the Nine Thousand Battalion comes."

After pausing, he looked at Luo’er and seriously asked, "You won’t abandon Ming He and them, right?"

"Yes, no matter what, this..." Luo’er nodded.

"I understand; so, at this stage, we only have one path to take: hold where we are," Cheng Ziang said, deeply sighing and said worriedly, "We need external aid."

"External aid?" Tangmo asked.

"Yes, like, like, like..." Cheng Ziang clutched his head, painfully recalling the name of the woman buried in the deepest part of his heart.

"Flower Blur."

Suddenly, he heard a soft voice beside his ear, and he immediately came to a realization, exclaiming uncontrollably, "Flower Blur, yes, it’s Flower Blur!"

Just as he shouted this name, Cheng Ziang froze, then turned to look beside him. Flower Blur was standing right next to him, watching him with a full-face smile.

"You, when did you appear?" Cheng Ziang asked somewhat delightedly.

"I’ve always been behind you, just didn’t understand what you were saying, so remained silent." Flower Blur said, pouting like in complaint.

"Ziang, who is this?" Luo’er wasn’t influenced by psychological suggestions, naturally unknowable of Flower Blur’s identity.

"Let me introduce, a master from Heterogeneous Hall of the Emperor’s Sect, the Intangible Flower-like." Cheng Ziang said.

"Is this the Flower Blur?" Luo’er said, slightly bowing to show respect.

"Well acquainted with the Saint’s famed name, meeting today indeed proves its worth, truly a golden couple." Flower Blur also bowed slightly and said.

"I didn’t have a chance to thank you all the way for escorting us, really sorry." Luo’er said.

"No need for thanks, Saint, it’s just part of the duty, nothing worth mentioning." Luo’er’s humble manner instead left Flower Blur somewhat at her wits’ end.

"Flower Blur," Cheng Ziang grabbed her hand turning to her, sincerely asked, "Can you help us?"

"You don’t want to leave, right?" Flower Blur didn’t answer immediately but asked instead.

"Yes, Ming He and them can’t travel a long distance, can’t leave them behind uncared for." Cheng Ziang nodded.

"I knew it would be like this," Flower Blur showed a bitter smile, shook her head and said, "Although I don’t understand what you’re discussing, I can probably guess your attitude."

"Emperor’s Sect..." Cheng Ziang hesitated.

"Rest assured, they won’t sit by idly, even with the Dragon Trapping Array, they won’t be troubled," Flower Blur shook her head and said, "Besides, I can also serve as a combat strength helping you through this crisis."

"Is it possible?" Cheng Ziang asked somewhat worriedly.

"Of course it’s possible, don’t forget, apart from Nascent Soul Realm experts, no one can detect my existence. And wasn’t this Dragon Trapping Array made specially for me?" Flower Blur showed a confident smile.

"Thank you." Cheng Ziang sincerely said.

"Don’t need to be polite," Flower Blur shook her head and lightly laughed saying, "Since you don’t want to leave, then we’ll stay with you, hold until reinforcements arrive."

"Feels like they’re quite close." Tangmo leaned over beside Luo’er and spoke quietly.

"Seems like Ziang got to know her way back in Hua State." Luo’er nodded.

"You have no feelings?" Tangmo looked at him asking.

"What feelings should I have?" Luo’er puzzledly asked.

"He’s your future brother-in-law." Tangmo deeply sighed and said.