Stranger Danger

Chapter 1017: King Slayer, Wildland Suppression

outside the nanjiang royal court, a massive, wriggling patch of shadow appeared in front of the nanjiang royal court in the blink of an eye.

it wasn’t until it stepped under the starry sky that its true form was revealed.

it was no shadow. it was a group of soldiers.

the soldiers wore black masks and black soft armor. they carried short blades and hand crossbows on their waist, and they all sported prodigious aura. they leaked almost no energy and made no noise despite running as fast as the wind, however. one could almost mistake them for a part of the night.

the soft armor the soldiers wore were incomparable to heavy armor in terms of defense, of course. their weaponry seemed rather simple as well. however, those watching closely would realize that their soft armor and their boots were giving off a dark glow, and their short blades and hand crossbows sported ferocious auras.

clearly, every single one of their equipment was a strange artifact. not only that, they were strange artifacts that any jianghu warrior would fight to the death to obtain.

some might say that equipment was ultimately, just that, equipment. no amount of extraordinary equipment could save a worthless wielder from their own incompetence. that wasn’t the case for these soldiers, however. their aura was thick and strong, and their spirit was full and complete. it was clear that their cultivation levels were high.

they were none other than the famous, terror-striking army of chu, the king slayer army.

king slayer was an army that excelled at stealth and covering long distances. they were normally deployed to assassinate or ambush a target. that was why the soldiers were wearing soft armor and wielding short blades and hand crossbows. it allowed them to assassinate their enemies in perfect silence after a successful infiltration.

king slayer abruptly came to a stop when they reached the edge of the moon god lake. like a black tide, they were thunderous when on the move but maiden-like when they were still.

“is that the advisor?”

“it’s him.”

“how is this possible?”

everyone noticed that profound spirit taoist was hanging on the city walls. such was their shock that some of the soldiers could not help but break out in hushed whispers.

a man from in front of the army, and the hushed discussions and exclamations of surprise all disappeared into silence.

the man was short, slender, and ordinary-looking. his aura was nothing special as well. if not for the fact that he was waving his hand, he was the kind of person who could step into a crowd and just disappear.

he was the great general of the king slayer army, jin wujiu.

jin wujiu’s appearance might be perfectly ordinary, but his reputation was anything but. in fact, he was the kind of person parents used to scare their young into silence at night not just in the nanjiang pacification army, but chu itself.

“is that the advisor, great general?”

“righto!” zheng shan replied and turned to leave.

“i hope things are going smoothly for the miss as well...”

zheng rong whispered hopefully as he stared at zheng shan’s departing back.

......

“is this the acclaimed wildland suppression army? they definitely deserve their reputation.”

on a cliff, ye qing was looking down on an army wearing dark armor, wielding long sabers, and riding strange horses with admiration in his eyes.

normally, nanjiang’s tall mountains and thick jungles rendered all horses and cavalrymen useless. this was not the case for the wildland suppression army. their strange mounts were navigating through the treacherous terrain like it was the flat plains, moving nimbly like fishes and swiftly like lightning.

wildland suppression was the one and only cavalry squadron in the nanjiang pacification army. however, they were famous not just in chu, but throughout the the four nations.

over a decade ago, the ten thousand strong wildland suppression army covered five hundred kilometers in a single night to stab nanjiang’s army of over a hundred thousands in the back,intercepting their army provisions and supplies. it was a battle that shocked the world and paved the way for guo ximian to trample over nanjiang.

so, how did wildland suppression manage to travel five hundred kilometers in one night? it was all thanks to their strange mounts.

a hatred-class stranger, black wind was shaped like a horse but shorter than one. it was also covered in dark gray scales. not only did it excel at navigating mountainous and jungle terrains, it was as swift as the wind. that was why it was named black wind, and why the wildland suppression was able to cross five hundred kilometers of mountains and jungles like it was the flatlands and pull off an impossible attack.

of course, black wind wasn’t without its flaws. black wind was native to nanjiang, and it could be artificially raised and bred after taming as well. however, its reproduction rate was pretty low, and its lifespan was extraordinarily short. an adult black wind could only live for a year. as a result, it was difficult to breed and raise them en masse, nor was it easy to introduce them to other regions. that was why the entire nanjiang pacification army only had ten thousand or so black winds.

ye qing took a moment to observe the wildland suppression army and gauge their movement speed. then, he leaped off the cliff.

at the bottom of the cliff was a river valley. it was long and narrow and surrounded by sheer cliffs.

from his earlier observations, ye qing judged that the wildland suppression army must pass through this river valley to reinforce the barbarian slayer army. they could circumvent it, but it would add an entire hour to their travel time, so they wouldn’t do that.

naturally, this was the best spot for him to stall wildland suppression.

after circling around the river valley and observing the terrain a little while longer, ye qing began arranging the stuff he had prepared earlier. then, he leaped into the air, waited until his momentum was spent, grabbed a protruding rock with his right hand, changed his breath, and leaped into the air once more. like an agile spirit ape, he reached the top of the cliff in just the blink of an eye.

“phew...”

ye qing let out a small sigh of relief and cracked a small smile. “it’s up to qingyou now.”