Reborn as Powerful Minister's Beloved
Chapter 507 - 486 Second Update

Chapter 507: Chapter 486 Second Update

"General Ling, our troops are fully assembled," the lights in the military camp at the Northwest Border illuminated the entire snowy plains brilliantly. Many magic artifacts had been retrieved by the soldiers of the Northwest Camp who risked their lives to return to the original site of Qiandao Temple.

The remaining mages were fewer than twenty, and there were only five disciples left under Qiandao Temple; all were in low spirits, utterly disheveled. They used to gaze at the magic artifacts with gleaming eyes, dreaming that one day they might possess one. But now, whenever they saw a familiar artifact, they were reminded of the horrific fire and the tragic deaths of their fellow disciples.

Those magic artifacts were like mirrors, making them painfully aware that even the mages of Qiandao Temple, with their modest skills, were virtually wiped out by the evil arts of Ghoul Ravine.

Master Ling Yi was dead, and all twelve of Qiandao Temple’s notably famous disciples had perished in battle, leaving only a few clinging desperately to life. Those eighteen were huddled together in a single tent, mute as quails, not speaking, eating, or drinking, utterly lifeless.

The people at the Northwest Camp could not afford to attend to them, as there were more pressing matters; foremost was fortifying the entire camp’s defenses to ensure the safety of all soldiers at the Northwest Camp. Lord Ju took his men and laid numerous formations around the perimeter of their position, and had stationed additional sentries to keep watch on their surroundings at all times.

As night fell, all around was silent. Just when everyone had spent a tense day and was about to lower their guard, thinking that the forces from Ghoul Ravine had left, a wave of black smoke silently swept toward the direction of the Northwest Camp.

Under the moonlight, the shadow moved extremely fast, and beneath it, dozens of black figures also rapidly sped toward the direction of the Northwest Camp.

The sentries of the Northwest Camp spotted these figures immediately, and were startled at first, uncertain as they numbered only about a dozen. The sentry rang the copper gong without delay, and following that, the entire camp clanged into emergency mode.

General Ling had not slept at all; flinging the tent curtain open, he saw soldiers quickly heading toward the camp entrance. Bao Xing and Zhu Ping came hurrying over.

"There’s a situation—" Bao Xing said in haste. General Ling, without another word, headed straight for the camp entrance.

Ju Nanyi promptly followed. He observed all the soldiers in the camp, tense yet orderly, busy but not chaotic. He glanced around once more and saw no signs of any formation being breached.

"General, the enemy numbers only a dozen or so," a soldier hurriedly reported. General Ling frowned, puzzled, indeed seeing about a dozen people rushing toward their camp direction with strange postures, as if ferocious beasts were chasing them.

"Pass the order down, hold your positions," General Ling ordered without carelessness, sending the command immediately.

"Zhu Ping, do you notice anything peculiar?" General Ling’s second sentence was addressed to Zhu Ping, who glanced around and was about to speak when he suddenly stepped back and pointed into the sky.

"General, look quick, set the formation!" Zhu Ping shouted, and the soldiers beside him sprang into action, maneuvering a net-like magic artifact similar to those in Ju Nanyi’s team.

Ju Nanyi also immediately noticed those faint, ghost-like shadows in the sky, precisely those Ghost Shadows that had once appeared in Zheng Capital.

"My lord, it’s a Ghost Shadow," Yu Yuan shouted loudly.

"Lord Ju, it indeed is a Ghost Shadow," Zhu Ping also said, following him. They had already encountered Ghost Shadows at the border before, and in the Sword Pine Forest, there were wandering Ghost Shadows that rampaged wildly. However, these Ghost Shadows were clearly driven by someone.

"It’s the people from Ghoul Ravine," Zhu Ping immediately shouted again, his expression becoming much more tense, as he discovered more Ghost Shadows and suddenly understood that these Ghost Shadows were controlled by people. For each shadow on the ground, there was an equivalent Ghost Shadow in the air.

In an instant, everyone became tense. Nanyi vaguely guessed that these people were the ones controlling the Ghost Shadows in the air. They had encountered one in Zheng Capital as well, which was much more powerful than those uncontrolled Ghost Shadows.

"Yu Yuan, get ready," Nanyi said gravely, taking the initiative to speak. He naturally understood that the situation was more critical than they had anticipated.

But what Nanyi first thought of was why these creatures targeted the Northwest Camp.

Nanyi clearly remembered that in his past life, he took over the power of the Northwest Camp later than now, and even when he met General Ling, their forces had already dwindled to a fraction, utterly disorganized. In his past life, General Ling only mentioned that the Marquis of Zhenbei had suddenly rebelled, treacherously stabbing him in the back and cruelly harming General Ling’s soldiers. When Nanyi fled back to Zheng Capital with the remaining soldiers of the Northwest Camp, it was also the Marquis of Zhenbei who persistently chased them, and they struggled immensely to return to Zheng Capital.

Since then, Zheng Capital had been plagued with these Ghost Shadows. In the previous life, Nanyi only knew Ghoul Ravine for these Ghost Shadows and the final chaotic battle with Qiandao Temple, and it was then that he learned about the prophecy.

"They’re here—," Zhu Ping shouted, abruptly pulling Nanyi back to the present. Could it be that from the beginning, the Marquis of Zhenbei had already conspired with the forces of Ghoul Ravine?

"Send someone from the rear camp to leave and ask for reinforcements from the Northern camp," General Ling spoke again. This command slightly startled Nanyi. General Ling was an upright gentleman, and at this moment, he didn’t suspect that the Marquis of Zhenbei would rebel, at most believing there was a disagreement.

Nanyi slowly figured out what would happen next, so only later did the narrative of the Marquis of Zhenbei’s rebellion come from General Ling. But now, even if he spoke out, General Ling probably wouldn’t believe him.

"Soldiers, hold your actions—," Zhu Ping stared intently at the dark shadow above, which was faintly visible, only projecting a vague shape when the moonlight reflected off the stark white snow.

However, in an instant, as the Ghost Shadow rushed towards the front of the camp, a streak of fire surged into the air. The Ghost Shadow then appeared clearly in everyone’s sight, hideous and terrifying, emitting a horrifying scream. The sparked flames immediately ignited the edges of the Ghost Shadow, turning its wing-like arms into a fiery struggle in the air.

Seeing this, Zhu Ping burst out into laughter.

"Damn it, come and taste my Fire Array—," two Ghost Shadows were trapped by fire in mid-air, fluttering and struggling, while other Ghost Shadows immediately stopped, halting about ten meters from the camp, in the snow. The more than ten human shadows also stopped, standing still in the snow, looking toward the camp, chilling to behold.

"Why have they stopped?" Yu Yuan asked, puzzled. However, before he could get an answer, another group of people quickly approached from the dark. They had all been focused on the first group that appeared, not realizing that more people were behind