Chapter 715: Chapter 49: Eastern Emperor Demon Realm, Eve of War
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[Location Five: Eastern Emperor Realm, Eastern State, vast wilderness of Douguang.]
[Identity: Long Long.]
[Mirror Flower Water Moon Template is overlaying, undergoing ti-space travel.]
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In the Eastern Emperor Realm, the tide of war had already swept forth.
As the White Tiger Clan invaded the southwestern border of North State, the Qilin and Xuanwu factions finally erupted into full-scale conflict.
These two political allies, once close and in perfect harmony, had now revealed their sharp claws and ferocious fangs, ready to tear each other to shreds.
Apart from the fierce conflict in West State and North State, Central State and South State were also facing the resurgence of war flas.
A large number of Horned Clan cultivators moved south from Central State, their weapons pointed directly at Wu River City.
This city was a key stronghold on the northern border of South State—if Wu River City fell into the hands of the Qilin, then they could thrust southward into the Two Rivers Plain, and the Feathered Clan’s defensive pressure would nearly increase a hundredfold.
Owing to the secret alliance the Dragon Clan had with the Vermilion Bird, the cultivator army Long Long belonged to was also urgently dispatched to Wu River City to aid their allies.
Long Long, Long Hu, Qin Zhou, Qin Ye, as well as the offspring of other Dragon Clan elders, were all placed within one of the teams, a veritable “Crown Prince squad.”
Although they were protected by the Great Elder personally leading the squad, the battlefield was unpredictable, so Long Long could only keep Long Hu by his side, telling her not to stray too far from him.
The group set out from the southern border of Eastern State, crossed the Three-Legged Mountain into South State, and soon, Golden Crow cultivators of the Feathered Clan ca to guide them westwards.
After inquiring about the situation with these Feathered Clan cultivators, the Great Elder understood that South State was currently at a disadvantage, mainly because the Qilin Clan was pressing forward aggressively, catching the Vermilion Bird side sowhat off guard.
But the Feathered Clan were fierce by nature and excelled at fighting against the odds—the more disadvantaged they were, the more ferociously they fought. Now, the battle situation just north of Wu River City was gradually stabilizing, and it was not necessary to worry about the city being breached in the short term.
The only problem was that, with the need to guard against the invasion by the White Tiger of West State, the Vermilion Bird had to deploy heavy forces in the northwest, resulting in an inability to fully deal with Central State… This was the biggest disadvantage of facing enemies on two fronts.
Setting up camp at a location about to enter the Two Rivers Plain, the Great Elder called everyone over and said,
“This expedition, I’m sure the elders in the clan have also explained things to you.”
“We are not going out on this journey for a leisurely excursion, but to earn military exploits in the war and to build up prestige and experience in the clan.”
“Next, we will head to Wu River City.”
“Wu River City is near the front line of confrontation with Central State, and there are a lot of Horned Clan cultivators infiltrating the area. Our goal is to intercept and eliminate as many of these cultivators as possible.”
“For every cultivator you kill, rember to take their horn as proof of your military exploits after the battle.”
“Of course, military affairs are always unpredictable, and perhaps so may fall and end up as proof of soone else’s exploits, who can tell.”
“If anyone wants to back out now, they can co to privately. I will arrange for them to be placed in the rear.”
Having finished, the Great Elder left, leaving everyone to exchange glances.
The team rested for the night on the eastern edge of the Two Rivers Plain, preparing to officially enter the battlefield the next day.
Even at night, one could still faintly hear the sounds of wind and thunder in the distance, probably the residual sounds of spells from the Golden-Winged Rocs of the Feathered Clan, striking and bombing the Horned Clan cultivators from the air.
Long Long, finding it hard to sleep, left his tent and went outside.
The tents were specially made magic artifacts that could shield against Divine Sense scanning and prevent the diffusion of aura, making staying inside the tent theoretically the safest option. However, being far from the battlefield and confident in his own scanning abilities, Long Long stepped out to get so fresh air.
After a mont, Long Hu also ca out of the tent and, seeing Long Long standing on a hill, approached and asked curiously,
“Long Long, aren’t you sleeping?”
Long Long smiled sheepishly, silently acknowledging.
After Human Cultivators practice fasting, they replace eating with breathing exercises and sleeping with ditative concentration. Since all of Long Long’s four identities were Human, he had long lost the habit of sleeping at night.
However, the Demon Race does not have the tradition of ditative concentration, so to Long Hu, staying awake at night indeed seed very strange—it could only be attributed to the psychological pressure of heading into battle the next day.
So, the little fox hugged Long Long from behind, then stood on her tiptoes, raised her arms, and gently stroked his head, saying,
“Don’t worry, don’t worry. Long Long, your fox sister here will protect you.”
“You protect ?” Long Long said with an incredulous chuckle.
I’m already at the Great Perfection of the Golden Core Realm’s Root Seeking Rank. In Demon Race terms, that ans I’ve cultivated two-thirds of the Transformation Realm. And you, a little demon freshly transford, want to protect ?
But Long Hu’s intention to comfort him genuinely ward Long Long’s heart, so he picked her up and let her sit in the crook of his arm, then continued looking out towards the Two Rivers Plain in the distance.
Long Hu felt a chill in the wind and wrapped her fluffy tail tighter around Long Long’s neck, fearing he might get cold… after all, the Scaled Clan are cold-blooded creatures.
Wrapped in this fox-tail scarf, Long Long thought to himself how nice it would be if Jiang the Witch could be as tender and attentive as this little fox.
Not always so aggressive and domineering! I’m soone who can be coaxed but not forced, don’t you know that?
Suddenly, there ca a faint sound of a tent opening and closing behind him.
Long Long turned around and saw the Great Elder leading two people out of the tent, and then they soared into the clouds, heading south.
“I recognize those two,” Long Hu said. “Seems like they plan to flee before the battle.”
“It’s not exactly fleeing the battle,” Long Long said leisurely. “They never wanted to join the war in the first place; it was just their elders forcing them.”
“Now that the Great Elder has given them a way out, they’re naturally eager to grab it and escape.”
At this, both of them fell silent.
Others may have the option to give up, but they could not, for one day they would have to defect from the Dragon Clan and flee to Beiming Fanyang, north of North State.
When that ti ca, they would surely face pursuit and assassination by both the Azure Dragon and Xuanwu Clans.
Therefore, getting battle experience by fighting on the battlefield beforehand was sothing they had to do.
“Let’s go back and rest,” Long Long suddenly said.
“Mm, okay…” Long Hu nodded, and when Long Long carried her towards the tent, she suddenly realized:
“Wait, where are we going to rest?”
“Of course, we’re going to rest in my tent,” Long Long said with a smile.
“But!” Long Hu said in a flustered and shy manner, “They are all around in other tents,”
“Then you just have to not make any noise, right?” Long Long’s smile grew more mischievous, and ignoring the little fox’s struggles, he carried her into the tent.
As soon as they entered the tent, they saw Qin Ye, the little female dragon, sitting at the edge of the bed with her hands folded on her knees, looking at them with a calm expression.
Long Long: ……
Long Hu: ……
Both of them felt as if they had been caught in the act, only to hear Qin Ye say with a smile,
“Brother Long Long, when I entered your tent and found no one, I thought sothing happened and was about to notify the Great Elder.”
“The battlefield is next, you can’t just run around at night, okay? Otherwise, if soone, friend or foe, sees you, it really wouldn’t be good, would it?”
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