Chapter 2257: Chapter 2257 Kill the Provincial Governor
Ruan Haotian began to plot his revenge against Ye Liuyun.
"If the straightforward approach doesn’t work, then I’ll have to resort to the old ways! You came here to fight, didn’t you? Well, I’ll make sure you get your fill of it!"
After studying the battlefield information, he ordered Li Yuanlang to bring twenty thousand soldiers to the western front to intercept a fifty thousand foreign race force.
Upon receiving the order, Zhao Hu immediately cursed. "That shameless Ruan Haotian, he’s clearly targeting Little Ye!"
However, Ye Liuyun simply smiled faintly, "It’s all right, I was just thinking of contributing to the fight against the foreign race. I’ll take on this mission!"
Li Yuanlang was awared of Ye Liuyun’s true capabilities and not worried. He declared in front of everyone. "Fine, since you brought this upon yourself, you’ll have to deal with it.
I’ll have Xianying and Zhao Hu accompany you as guides. Military orders are absolute, so you must set out with your troops immediately!"
With that, Li Yuanlang handed over the battlefield map to Ye Liuyun.
"Yes, sir!"
Ye Liuyun acknowledged promptly and ordered Yuan Hao to lead the troops out.
However, Ye Liuyun slowed down the march once they left the camp. He instructed Yuan Hao to spend half the day training and the other half moving forward.
The newly assembled unit needed time to train. Even though Ye Liuyun was confident, he wanted to ensure the soldiers were well-prepared to minimize any potential losses.
He even brought out Ye Tiandao to serve as their training instructor.
Ye Liuyun also distributed plenty of beast meat to reward the soldiers and personally grilled meat for Zhao Hu and Li Xianying, earning their enthusiastic praise.
"Isn’t our marching speed a bit too slow?" Li Xianying expressed concern about potential issues.
Ye Liuyun was sketching a map on the ground, analyzing the situation for them.
"There’s no major conflict on the central front right now. The fifty thousand troops of the foreign race on the western front are just there for recuperation. So, if we attack them, there won’t be any coordination and it won’t affect anyone else.
Ruan Haotian essentially wants me to lead these twenty thousand men to their deaths. Not only will there be no reinforcements for us, but once we annihilate these fifty thousand troops, their main forces will encircle us from both the central and western route.
Therefore, after we deal with these fifty thousand, we’ll face continuous battles. We must ensure our soldiers are fully prepared."
After Ye Liuyun finished explaining, Li Xianying and Zhao Hu felt relieved and quietly followed along, enjoying the moment.
That day, as Ye Liuyun was leading the soldiers in roasting meat, Ruan Haotian sent two minor commanders and a squad of soldiers to catch up. One of the commanders was none other than Ma Tiannan.
Ma Tiannan’s injuries had completely healed. Once a martial cultivator’s genuine energy was unsealed, with the aid of elixirs, injuries could heal quickly. Thus, for martial cultivators, punishment is more about humiliation than actual harm.
Ruan Haotian sent Ma Tiannan again to act as a provincial governor, aiming to irritate Ye Liuyun.
When Ye Liuyun saw Ma Tiannan again, he could not help but laugh. "Does Ruan Haotian have no one else but to send you always?"
"Enough with the nonsense! We are here under the command of the grand commander to supervise your operations. Ye Liuyun, why are you delaying the advancement..."
Before Ma Tiannan could finish, a spear pierced through his chest with a "thud".
"You..." Blood trickled from Ma Tiannan’s mouth as he tried to turn to see who had stabbed him. However, the spear held him in place, preventing him from moving.
Yuan Hao’s voice came from behind him. "I warned you, the name of the Prince of God is not for a dog like you to utter! Did you think I wouldn’t dare to kill you?" With that, Yuan Hao yanked the spear out.
Blood gushed out from Ma Tiannan’s chest as he collapsed weakly to the ground.
"You..." The other minor commander immediately be on high alert and drew his weapon.
They were all thoroughly terrified. Before coming, they had heard about Ma Tiannan’s beating and knew that Ye Liuyun was not someone to be trifled with. They had assumed that Ye Liuyun would not dare to harm them as provincial governors this time.
To their shock, these men were even more ruthless than before, going so far as to kill someone.
For a moment, they were at a loss. If a fight broke out, they were certain to meet their end.
At that moment, the soldiers of the Dark Legion encircled them while arming with shields and spears. The sheer aura of murderous emanating from the gathered soldiers made their legs tremble with fear.
Yuan Hao did not give the order to attack. He simply leaned on his spear, watching them in silence.
Meanwhile, Ye Liuyun was entirely focused on roasting meat, paying them no mind.
Under such overwhelming pressure, the minor commander finally cracked. He bowed deeply to Ye Liuyun and said. "King of God, please calm your anger. We are merely following orders and mean no harm to anyone!"
Ye Liuyun glanced at the roasting meat, not even bothering to look at the commander. He replied calmly. "I don’t think the title of King of God is enough to remind your grand commander who truly rules here. Perhaps the title of the leader of the Alliance of Goddesses will make it clearer to him."
"Yes, Alliance leader! We will relay your message to Commander Ruan as soon as we return." The minor commander stammered.
"Do you know why I killed Ma Tiannan?" Ye Liuyun asked indifferently.
"It was because Ma Tiannan disrespected you, Alliance Leader. He deserved it!" The minor commander replied with his voice trembling.
"Hmm." Ye Liuyun nodded, giving the minor commander a scrutinizing look that made him break out in a cold sweat.
"Since you’ve shown some respect, I won’t make things difficult for you. Since you’ve come here to inspect the troops, you might as well just stay." Ye Liuyun said casually.
"No. We wouldn’t dare to inspect your troops, Alliance Leader. It’s best if we don’t get in your way!"
The minor commander hastily replied, fearing that one wrong word might earn him a spear through the chest.
"Take them away!"
Ye Liuyun only gestured Yuan Hao to bring them away.
"You think you can just waltz in and out of the Dark Legion as you please?"
Yuan Hao sneered and led them to a designated spot where they were to march alongside the main army. With a swift motion, he confiscated their sound transmission talismans and interspatial rings.
Yuan Hao then fixed a piercing gaze on the minor commander, forcing him to report to Ruan Haotian that they had successfully infiltrated Ye Liuyun’s forces and that everything was proceeding smoothly.
Once the report was made, Yuan Hao callously abandoned them. Fearful of being riddled with arrows if they attempted to flee, the soldiers reluctantly stayed put with their hearts pounding with anxiety.
As they watched the Dark Legion soldiers feasting on roasted meat with laughters and jokes, a sense of bitterness and humiliation welled up inside them.
They had expected to be treated with respect and hospitality, as was customary for provincial governor. However, they were not only deprived of any comforts but also subjected to the harsh reality of Ye Liuyun’s authority with ne of their own had already been executed. Even the reporting was to up to Ye Liuyun’s order.
Currently, they were at the mercy of Ye Liuyun’s whims, uncertain of their fate and wondered if they would be sent to the front lines as cannon fodder.
They unsure how to explain to Ruan Haotian or whether would they face severe punishment upon returning.
At that moment, they could not help but wish they had never agreed to it in the first place.
