Chapter 210: Triumphant Return

Chapter 210: Triumphant Return

The Blue Hill camp was in complete chaos. Due to Zhanyue’s repeated harassment, first Celestial Master Zhang mysteriously disappeared, then some commanders were assassinated. Now, even the powerful General Tuoba Wujiang had gone to pursue and had not been heard from since. The camp had sent out search parties in all directions, but so far had found nothing.

As night fell, a mysterious black-clad figure snuck into the camp under cover of darkness. However, his eyes were filled with disbelief. The Blue Hill camp was brightly lit, with patrols constantly moving about and traps everywhere, indicating something major had occurred.

The black-clad man had been ordered to assassinate the Blue Hill general, but now found himself in a difficult situation.

“Don’t these people ever sleep or rest?” The black-clad man was very frustrated. Finally finding an opening, he moved to the central command tent. However, he unknowingly triggered some mechanism, and suddenly bells rang out, alerting many people.

“Who’s there? Who is it?” Blue Hill soldiers quickly began searching everywhere. This black-clad man’s lightness skill was not bad, but ultimately not as miraculous as Zhanyue’s earth traversing ability, and he was eventually discovered.

“The thief is here!” Many soldiers instantly surrounded him.

Thousands of troops encircled the black-clad figure, torchlight illuminating the night.

“Fire arrows! Don’t let this little thief escape again!” At the command, arrows rained down like a downpour.

The black-clad man’s eyes turned cold. Tonight’s assassination attempt had likely failed, but he had to teach them a lesson, or he couldn’t complete his mission. He circulated his internal energy, using the mysterious Dragon Catching Hand. All arrows fired at him were grabbed in mid-air by an invisible hand.

“Return!” He forcefully flung them back, killing countless archers with their own arrows.

“Think you can stop me? Hmph!” This black-clad man was like Zhao Zilong reborn, breaking through layer after layer of military formations, killing hundreds of enemies, and finally breaking through the encirclement to escape. To break into a military camp alone and still escape safely showed his extraordinary strength. If Zhanyue were here, he would recognize this man as the ‘Divine Dragon Guard’ leader who had tried to silence him at the fox god temple earlier.

“Bad luck, what’s going on?” The black-clad man fled for a long time before shaking off his pursuers. He had come to assassinate Blue Hill’s high-ranking officials to give the Great Fortune army an advantage, but tonight seemed to be a bad time. The entire Blue Hill camp was brightly lit and bustling with activity.

“Let’s wait and see if there’s another chance,” the black-clad man said, finding a hidden spot to lurk. However, he was destined to wait in vain, as Tuoba Wujiang’s head had already been taken by Zhanyue.

Soon after, Zhanyue returned to the Great Fortune camp. General Yue and others seemed to still be in a meeting, arranging the battlefield and discussing tactics. Upon receiving news of Zhanyue’s return, they immediately summoned him.

“How did it go?” Everyone, including General Yue, looked at Zhanyue, wanting to know the results of his reconnaissance.

Another month passed, and the Great Fortune army returned victorious. In the Northern Frontier Province, Prince Yu personally set up a feast to welcome the returning army.

“General Yue, you’ve had a hard journey,” Prince Yu personally helped Yue Feipeng remove his armor. “Soldiers, please come inside. I’ve prepared wine and food to welcome you all back.” Prince Yu added.

“Thank you, Your Highness!” Everyone thanked him in unison, dismounting and removing their armor before entering the mansion. Other soldiers naturally also had wine and meat served, though in temporary camps.

Prince Yu then quickly walked to Zhanyue, “So you must be Young Master Zhan that General Yue mentioned in his letters. You’re truly talented. I’ve heard of your achievements, beheading the enemy general in their own camp is unprecedented in history. Please, come inside. I must properly entertain our hero.”

As Prince Yu examined Zhanyue, Zhanyue was also observing Prince Yu. The man before him was dignified and noble, yet without arrogance, with a gentle face and approachable manner. He perfectly matched the descriptions Zhanyue had heard before. This Prince Yu seemed to be just such a ‘perfect’ person.

“By the way, Divine Doctor Feng has been helping me quell the plague these days, truly deserving top merit. It’s a blessing for our Great Fortune that you two could lend a hand,” Prince Yu continued, and then Feng Xueqing walked out from behind.

“You two must have much to catch up on after a long separation. I won’t disturb you further. We’ll meet again at the banquet later,” Prince Yu tactfully left. However, out of Zhanyue and Feng Xueqing’s sight, his expression became extremely serious. He disliked things outside his plans. This Zhanyue and Feng Xueqing were too strong, strong enough to make his hair stand on end. If they couldn’t be used by him, they must be eliminated!

“Um... here’s your thing back,” Zhanyue spoke first, returning the cloth package to Feng Xueqing.

Feng Xueqing’s face reddened. She knew the item had been activated, so Zhanyue naturally knew what it was.

“Thank you so much this time. I didn’t expect you’d let me carry your contract object, such a life-saving item,” Zhanyue said very gratefully.

“You’ve helped me so much, it’s only right. Though I have many treasures, you can’t activate most of them. Only this one allows me to sense from afar if you’re in danger and activate it remotely. So... so that’s why I had you carry it,” Feng Xueqing explained. After all, this was her intimate item, and such an action was rather ambiguous. But as she had said before, this was the only treasure she had that could help Zhanyue.

“Thank you, I understand. Without this item this time, I fear I wouldn’t have survived,” Zhanyue thanked her again.

“Don’t... don’t be so formal. Let’s not mention it anymore. Tell me what danger you actually encountered,” Feng Xueqing quickly changed the subject, her beautiful eyes full of concern.

“It’s a long story, and this isn’t the right place. Let’s go to the banquet first. We shouldn’t keep them waiting. I’ll tell you all about it tonight,” Zhanyue suggested.

Feng Xueqing nodded, naturally following behind Zhanyue as they walked in together.