Chapter 108 General Meeting

A flaming sun rose slowly amidst purple mist, emitting dazzling rays to the surroundings. It was like a huge round plate that hung high above the horizon far away.

From the military camp, a group of people on horses charged out to head to the prefecture.

After learning a lesson from the incident where soldiers were obstructed halfway and killed, a huge team escorted Ou Yangming this time.

Although the military’s commanding generals could not easily leave the camp, apart from the North Camp’s commanding general, the other four generals had actually sent their respective Guards Captains.

Needless to say, Guards Captain Mei Jianyi from the East Camp was actually there to escort the Ni family young masters instead of Ou Yangming.

As for Guards Captain Wu Guotu from the Middle Camp, Guards Captain Yu Hailiang from the South Camp, and Guards Captain Liu Zhengye from the West Camp, they were naturally there to escort Ou Yangming.

Master Ou had been intercepted once before. Though the attacker failed and lost his life, it was like a slap in their faces. If a similar incident took place again, the military camp would really lose its face.

Wu Guotu was the only Yang Grade powerhouse other than the five generals in the camp, and while Yu Hailiang and the other captains were not in Yang Grade yet, they had a cultivation base at the peak of Yin Grade Class Five. With them joining hands together, and with assistance from numerous soldiers, if someone like Zhang Yinli attacked again, that person would be dead for sure.

Ou Yangming traveled by horse. He was not adept in horsemanship, but Ni Yinghong had kindly picked an elite war horse for him, so as long as he sat on it steadily, it would gallop with the rest of the squad without falling behind even if he did not ride it.

They traveled at the speed of light till afternoon, where they took a break at a shaded area. As soon as they finished their lunch, Ou Yangming asked impatiently, “Captain Wu, can we hit the road already?”.

After all, Wu Guotong was Middle Camp’s Guards captain, hence he was considered the person in charge.

He looked at Ou Yangming strangely and asked, “Master Ou, don’t you want to take a

break?”

The captain would not have looked at Ou Yangming in the eye if he had urged him in the past. However, Ou Yangming defeated Ni Yunhong in a smithing challenge, and even killed Zhang Yinli, a Yang Grade powerhouse, in the dense forest, thus Wu Guotu dared not belittle him anymore.

Ou Yangming shook his head. “Saving a person is like saving a fire, the sooner, the better.”

‘A bit of hard work is obviously not worth mentioning for tough men in the military, but what about the Ni family siblings?’ Wu Guotu nodded, but wondered. Not far away, a middle-aged man scoffed and said, “General Wu, it’s a bit too rushed to set out again now, the young masters from my clan are still resting…”

“There’s no need to.” Ni Yunhong stood up to cut him off. “Let’s leave now, and the faster, the better.”

The middle-aged man was stunned. He dared not disobey Ni Yunhong even though he was displeased, so he responded to the young master softly. That said, the middle-aged man could not hide his hatred for Ou Yangming when he looked up at him.

Ou Yangming smiled bitterly and said to himself, ‘I can’t believe that I offended someone again for no reason.’

Nonetheless, he always kept Old Craftsman in his mind. Ou Yangming wanted very badly to have wings so that he could hurry to the Ni residence in the prefecture to retrieve the spiritual medicine. Therefore, he could not care less about offending insignificant people.

With that, everyone continued to travel day and night, and spurred their horses to full speed. On the third day, they finally arrived at the prefecture.

Looking at it from afar, it was a magnificent giant city, but the wall around it was roughly 3 meters tall. It was Ou Yangming’s first time seeing such a gigantic structure, but he did not have time to admire it, so he looked at Ni Yunhong after taking two glances at the wall.

While he had promised Ni Yinghong to do this, the person who was really in charge was unquestionably the smithing master.

Ni Yunhong grinned when he noticed Ou Yangming looked at him. “Brother Ou, don’t worry, we won’t delay this.”

He naturally understood how eager Ou Yangming was, and honestly, his desire for the legacy in the forbidden area was not at all lesser than Ou Yangming’s yearning.

Wu Guotu cupped his hands at the other people and said, “Everyone, we’ve arrived at the prefecture. We have to report to the military, so we’ll make a move first.”

Following that, the Guards captains and the soldiers whipped their reins to ride their horses away.

They were officers and soldiers from the military, after all, so they must not desert their post. Although it was easy to find an excuse to leave, they must report to the military since they had arrived at the prefecture.

Ni Yunhong watched them leave, then said, “Brother Ou, please.”

They soon entered the