The “Empty City Strategy: Barbecue Edition” paired with the “Fisticuffs Mastery” is quite the combo!
The generals on the city walls were munching and sipping, but their hearts were doing backflips as they anxiously sweated over Young Hero Li.
Not only did he serve up some ginseng chicken to the enemy general, but he also left them a nice, cozy backside to sneak up on!
The enemy forces looked like they were ready to bulldoze Qingmu City with their tempestuous momentum.
But now, they were about as useful as a flipped switch, halted in their tracks!
One lone hero managed to call a stop to a hundred thousand troops and thousands of disaster beasts!
Is this the golden ticket for a leading man?
“How’s the weaponry deployment going?”
“At least half an hour more.”
“But those flying disaster beasts are sneaky! Even if we fight tooth and nail to intercept them, news from inside the city is bound to slip through!”
The generals all looked up.
In the distance, hundreds of colorful birds were charging straight towards Qingmu City.
These flying targets weren’t particularly strong, but they were quick and high-flying. Even the strongest within would struggle to intercept them all.
“Archers, prepare to rain down as many arrows as you can!”
Li Mo turned his back to the enemy.
Watching his troops string their powerful bows, his fists clenched silently.
Right now, he couldn’t act, couldn’t strike.
He was the star of this barbecue act; he had to deliver the performance until his cover was blown.
Even Zhuge Liang still had to sit there and play his zither.
All he could do was hope his soldiers’ aim was sharp.
Well, aiming well hardly mattered—it was all about that sweeping barrage of arrows.
Occasionally, disaster beast scouts would plummet to earth, but there were always some that slipped through.
“Oh no, one of the scouts is a peak seventh-grade flying disaster beast!”
It was a big ol’ wind beast.
Stirring up a storm, it blew the incoming arrows way off course, while dozens of flying disaster beasts followed behind it, barreling toward the city.
“Looks like we’re going to have to drop the city gates…”
As Li Mo thought this, suddenly, a ray of beautiful light soared up from within the city, piercing the sky.
The sword energy was like a celestial river, dozens of sword wills wrapped in a chilling Taiyin aura.
A graceful figure emerged, soaring on her sword, icy energy trailing behind as she zipped through the skies.
Crack—
Including the peak seventh-grade disaster beast, dozens of flying disaster beasts were turned into ice sculptures, only to be shattered into glittering shards by the explosive sword energy.
This move.
Li Mo was quite familiar with it.
Cheers erupted from the city walls.
Crystalline flakes danced down like the first snow of the season as she landed atop the city walls, her black hair fluttering, looking like a fairy in her flowing skirt.
“It’s the Cold Fairy!”
“She’s come to lend a hand! We will surely win!”
“Did anyone catch how fast that sword was? It blinked quicker than I could!”
“Behold the youngest in the Qianlong List of Nine Heavens and Ten Earths!”
The morale of the troops soared even higher.
They wouldn’t forget how this woman orchestrated a battlefield like she was directing a grand symphony.
Little Li, the tactics genius, had to admit, that sword move from Iron Block was pretty darn cool.
His heart raced just watching it.
Especially with her current chilly vibe, donning a silver skirt that showcased her long legs to perfection, she radiated an elegance that was hard to mistake.
She was only half a head shorter than the 1.8-meter Li Mo, but in that radiant aura, she appeared taller.
Yet with her icy demeanor…
The gaze she turned towards him held an unexpected warmth.
“What are you doing here?” Little Li, the strategy prodigy, was caught off guard.
“Why are you standing there?” Ying Bing slowly sheathed her sword, her cool gaze slightly lowered.
“It’s for the doomed people, for the citizens in the city, and for everyone’s peace and joy?”
“Yes to all of that.”
“But, is it for me too?”
Li Mo: “!”
Little Li’s sturdy frame shuddered slightly.
Iron Block, what are you doing?
Do you have any idea how hard I’ve been trying to play it cool and collected? My heart was racing like a drum; I almost blew my cover!
“Don’t forget what I said that day,” Ying Bing said sincerely.
Li Mo recalled that day.
She had looked at him just as earnestly then, saying that in the future, they’d share prosperity and calamity, to live and d*e together.
“Yeah!”
“Are you hungry?”
“Hold on, Iron Block, I didn’t even think about it. I’ve only eaten two skewers of lamb since yesterday!”
Suddenly, Little Li wasn’t nervous anymore, even with a hundred thousand enemies looming behind him.
He grabbed a skewer of barbecue and held it up to her mouth.
“Here, eat.”
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“Who grilled this? It’s a bit charred….”
“I did.”
“Of course it’s charred; it’s crispy on the outside and tender on the inside.”
Strangely enough.
Little Ke had been feeling tense, but with Iron Block standing beside him, all the pressure melted away; he didn’t need to pretend to be relaxed.
More importantly…
Iron Block’s aura was nobly chilling, towering at 3.8 meters tall. Just her standing there—who wouldn’t feel a shiver of dread?
The “Empty City Strategy: Barbecue Edition,” powered by Fisticuffs Mastery, just leveled up to epic proportions!
During this brief respite…
“Donglai, don’t leave just yet,” Ke Mo whispered.
Huang Donglai halted in his tracks.
He knew the next plan after the Empty City Strategy was about to begin.
On the city walls.
The leading man welcomed his leading lady!
“…..”
The gathered soldiers suddenly felt a tad stuffed and couldn’t quite enjoy their barbecue anymore.
If it weren’t for the military orders, they would have thought about making a hasty retreat, feeling uncomfortably like they were sitting on needles.
“?”
Below the city walls.
The enemy, comprised of disaster beasts and various tribes, numbering in the hundreds of thousands, suddenly fell silent.
Seriously.
We’re trembling in the cold, and we’ve already got it rough.
But up there, you’re just sitting and eating those delicious skewers in front of us, that’s just rude!
Don’t worry, I’ve got dog food for you in case you’re hungry, right?
Really warms the heart… or not.
“It’s her!”
Han Zhen’s eyes lit up suddenly.
This girl bears the Jade Phoenix Divine, with bl**d phoenix essence and aura!
The ancestral spirits have been half-consumed by her! She possesses one of the legendary Ten Supreme Bodies, the Celestial Phoenix Body!
“Could she be… the Cold Fairy Ying Bing?” He Lian Wu gulped, overwhelmed by her presence.
“What a shame, what a shame. If only she’d join our faction, we’d be equals without a doubt!”
Han Zhen sighed, squinting.
“Master Han, the flying scouts were all taken out by her. Are we really going to just sit here and twiddle our thumbs?”
The Hall of Beasts leader furrowed his brows.
Though they knew the Qingmu defenders’ resources were likely scarce, they couldn’t afford to drag this out.
If the King of South Border came, it’d be game over.
“I’ll use a secret technique to scout out the city. It’ll take a bit of time.”
Han Zhen made up his mind, biting his tongue to draw bl**d, the phantom of the Bronze Divine Tree appeared behind him.
Within it, an already dim divine bird shadow brightened when covered by the bl**d he spilled.
The troop’s bloodlust would weaken their Consciousness Soul.
Forcing this secret technique came at a hefty price.
Meanwhile, on the city gate.
Ying Bing softly said, “Han Zhen has used bl**d witchcraft.”
Ke Mo nodded, understanding her intent.
“Looks like this barbecue plan is about to be interrupted.”
Saying this, he gazed at the eager troops, ready and waiting, and at the smoke fluttering southward from their cookfires.
“We’ve done everything we could…”
“Ke Mo.”
Ying Bing, with her long, slender hand gripping Tian Shuang, was on the verge of battle, but a hint of a smile tugged at her crimson lips.
“Remember the candy you gave me that day? I also have something for you.”
“What is it?”
“There are too many people here; I’ll tell you after the battle.”
Ying Bing opened a doll and placed the candies from her bag inside.
“???”
Ke Mo realized that the Iron Block speaking those words was the mischievous Iron Block.
And it seemed the Iron Block was blissfully unaware of the concept of “flag planting”…
Before long.
With just fifteen minutes left until an hour passed.
Han Zhen, pallid yet suddenly wide-eyed, sharpened his voice:
“This kid is trying to trick us!”
“Everyone, move out! Let’s attack the city!”
