LGHTNOVELBOOK Chapter 1431: A Melee
With Zhou Yiqiao's voice, the group quickly regained their composure and started the slaughter again.
In less than half a quarter of an hour, all the sneak attackers, including Chu Feng, were killed by the magic weapons of the crowd.
After the battle, Zhou Yiqiao and others did not relax their vigilance.
The appearance of Chu Feng means that the battle between them and Luo Ziyan and Luo Shanhu has officially begun, and the real storm has just begun.
Luo Xingyu quickly organized people to clean up the battlefield, and at the same time strengthened vigilance to prevent Luo Ziyan's next attack.
"We have to move faster."
Zhou Yiqiao took Luo Xingyu and Luo Lishang away from the crowd and came to a place far away from the main force, and said worriedly.
"Since Luo Ziyan has sent people to attack us, it means she should be ready for a full-scale war."
Luo Lishang had a solemn expression, staring at the monks who were carrying corpses not far away, his eyes full of worry.
Luo Xingyu nodded.
"Let Luo Qingwu arrange a team of Luo family secret guards to go out and scout the enemy situation first. The main force will stay here to rest and recuperate."
"Okay, let's do it."
Luo Lishang responded.
Afterwards, the three of them returned to the hillside where the main force was, found Luo Qingwu, and told her about Zhou Yiqiao's idea.
"Well, I'll give the order right away."
Luo Qingwu was eager to show off more, so naturally she had no complaints. She turned around and summoned the Luo family's secret guards to convey the intentions of Zhou Yiqiao and others to them.
A team of more than a dozen secret guards disappeared silently into the dense forest like ghosts in the night.
Everything was arranged. Several monks who could represent the prince and princess as guardians sat together among the four of them and began to plan the next action plan.
"Now the Luo family's secret guards have gone out to collect information. When they come back, it will be time for us to complete our mission in one fell swoop."
"In order to prevent the time from being precious and unable to make effective arrangements, Zhou will arrange the general tasks and division of labor for you in advance."
Zhou Yiqiao's voice was not loud, but it was clearly heard by everyone present.
"Seventh Prince, you have been able to build such a huge company as Tianxuan Trading Company. You must have some experience in resource management."
"When we fight Luo Ziyan, Luo Shanhu and the others, there will definitely be many Taoist friends injured by hidden arrows. I will trouble you and some Taoist friends to take care of these people then."
Luo Xingyu nodded in agreement.
"Don't worry, brother-in-law. I have experience in this area and I guarantee that I will complete the task."
Then, Zhou Yiqiao turned to Luo Lishang.
"Your Highness, you are responsible for coordinating the various reinforcements and ensuring that they can respond to our battle plan in a timely manner. At the same time, as our core combat force, you and your men must be ready to engage in the most critical battles at any time."
Luo Lishang also nodded, his eyes firm.
"Leave it to me. I will make everyone obey your command and act in unison."
Then, Zhou Yiqiao looked at Luo Qingwu.
"Luo Qingwu, the Luo family's secret guards are unmatched in their ability to conduct reconnaissance and gather intelligence, but when it comes to facing the enemy head-on, they may not necessarily be a match for others."
"Then you will look for an opportunity to see if there is a way to kill Luo Ziyan and Luo Shanhu directly, leaving them leaderless."
Seeing that Luo Qingwu was ready to agree without hesitation, Zhou Yiqiao added a sentence.
"Of course, life comes first. If you don't see an opportunity, don't force it."
An inexplicable light flashed across Luo Qingwu's watery eyes, and then she clenched her fists and nodded.
"The Luo family's secret guards are never afraid of fighting. Young Master Zhou is very sincere. We will definitely live up to your trust."
Finally, Zhou Yiqiao looked around and his eyes fell on the representatives of the protectors such as Min Chengjian.
"As for all the protectors, when the time comes, follow Zhou and charge head-on into the camp to create opportunities for everyone."
Min Chengjian and others completely obeyed the orders of their own princes and princesses. Their own princes and princesses had already ordered them to follow the orders of Zhou Yiqiao and others. Naturally, they did not hesitate much. After looking at each other, they took on this most dangerous task.
"Okay, since everyone has no objection, then we'll do it this way."
Zhou Yiqiao stood up and looked into the distance with a firm gaze, as if he had already seen the impending war.
"Everyone, take a break, gather enough energy, and prepare for the final battle!"
After Zhou Yiqiao finished speaking, an inexplicable sense of tension surged in everyone's hearts.
Everyone knows that this battle, seemingly just a small fight among the younger generation of cultivators, is related to the future situation of Daxuantian and even the stability of the entire Tianchen Realm.
Everyone left one by one, and in the end, only Luo Lishang stayed by his side, silent.
Zhou Yiqiao turned his head and saw the other person staring at him, and immediately saw a look of worry in those beautiful eyes.
The two sides had been together for such a long time that Zhou Yiqiao immediately saw the worry in Luo Lishang's eyes. A gentle smile appeared on his face, and he smiled to comfort him.
"Your Highness, don't worry. As an alchemist, I know the extent of my injuries best and will definitely not show off my strength."
"Besides, I am not satisfied with the mere Refining Void Realm. I want to be at the highest point of the Tianchen Realm, or even see the scenery of the world above. I will not do anything that will harm my future cultivation."
Hearing Zhou Yiqiao's words, Luo Lishang smiled and gave Zhou Yiqiao a helpless look.
Swords and spears have no mercy on the battlefield. She could tell that Zhou Yiqiao was comforting her and was afraid that she would worry.
Luo Lishang hesitated for a long time, and finally turned it into a slightly polite reminder.
"Mr. Zhou, I know you have a high level of cultivation, but swords have no eyes on the battlefield, so please be careful."
What she actually wanted to say was that if Zhou Yiqiao encountered a crisis that he could not handle at all, he should activate the Escape Jade given by Senior Wang as soon as possible and escape, and not worry about her and the others.
After all, to put it bluntly, Zhou Yiqiao only has a vested interest in himself, so there is no need for him to get involved in the crisis of the succession to the throne of Daxuantian for her.
Although she didn't say it explicitly, Zhou Yiqiao still felt the concern and a warm feeling surged in his heart.
"Don't worry, Princess. I still say the same thing. I know my limits."
The two exchanged a few more pleasantries before finally parting ways.
Not long after the two men had talked, there was a sudden commotion outside the camp.
Before Zhou Yiqiao had time to fall into a state of meditation, he had to stand up immediately, staring at the direction where the sound came from, ready to take action at any time.
There were quite a few monks who were as nervous as Zhou Yiqiao. All of them reached for the storage bags around their waists, and the entire alert point even stopped breathing for a moment.
Fortunately, the source of the sound was not Luo Ziyan or Luo Shanhu’s men.
Instead, it was a group of monks covered in blood and wearing black armor.
As the master of these people, Luo Qingwu could tell at a glance that they were the Luo family's secret guards sent out by her.
She quickly stepped forward and exchanged a few words with the leading secret guard, her expression becoming extremely solemn.
"Mr. Zhou, the situation is not good."
Luo Qingwu walked quickly to Zhou Yiqiao's side, speaking in a hurried tone.
"I don't know how Luo Ziyan and Luo Shanhu discovered the actions of the secret guards. They should be gathering all their strength and preparing to attack us first."
"How many people are there? How long can our defense last?"
Zhou Yiqiao frowned and asked rapidly.
Luo Qingwu shook her head.
"The exact number is still being investigated, but their size far exceeds ours, and..."
She paused, as if hesitating whether to reveal the next piece of information.
"And what?"
Zhou Yiqiao asked.
"Moreover, during the investigation, our secret guards discovered some forces that have never appeared before."
Luo Qingwu took a deep breath.
"These people are dressed strangely. They don't belong to any of the Eight Pillar States, nor are they the guardians of the princes or princesses."
“If we insist on explaining the origins of these people, it seems more like some of them fled to the vicinity of Daxuantian to wreak havoc and seek revenge after the High Heaven Palace was broken up by the three holy places.”
This news was like a bolt from the blue, and Zhou Yiqiao's heart sank to the bottom.
The Eight Pillars of the State and some of the princes and princesses have already caused Zhou Yiqiao and his men a great deal of anxiety. If more disciples from Lingxiao Palace take advantage of the chaos to sneak into Canglong Ridge, the situation they will face will be more severe than they imagined.
"Pass my order, immediately set up the formation according to the plan and prepare to meet the enemy!"
Zhou Yiqiao knew that it was too late to avoid the limelight now, so he could only force himself to calm down and quickly deploy troops to prepare for the upcoming war.
But the situation was far more complicated than he had imagined. Before anyone could react to Zhou Yiqiao's orders, Luo Ziyan had already brought her men to kill them.
Behind her followed more than twenty cultivators at the peak of the Void Refinement Realm. Each of them wore a red robe with a golden lotus embroidered on their chest.
"Damn it, how could there be such a big gap between this and the intelligence?"
Zhou Yiqiao cursed and wanted to blame Luo Qingwu for her poor intelligence gathering, but he found that the latter suddenly disappeared!
He felt a chill down his spine, and hurriedly wanted to kill the other party on the spot through the imprint of his spiritual consciousness, but he found that Luo Qingwu had disappeared directly in his sea of consciousness, as if she had evaporated from the face of the earth.
"It's her! Damn it! Damn it!"
Zhou Yiqiao was burning with anger. He never expected that Luo Qingwu, whom he had first controlled, would actually be a traitor planted among them by Luo Ziyan and Luo Shanhu.
He has always prided himself on his ability to control people, and never thought that he would fall into the hands of a woman on such an important occasion as today.
Luo Qingwu's betrayal today almost put the entire battle situation into an extremely unfavorable situation for Zhou Yiqiao and others.
"Zhou Yiqiao, you didn't expect that Luo Qingwu is actually mine."
Luo Ziyan suddenly fell to the ground, and more people followed the twenty red-robed monks at the peak of the Void Refinement Realm and rushed out to fight with Zhou Yiqiao and others.
The sound of killing was deafening and the entire battlefield fell into chaos.