Bait
But Meng Chao saw no sign of the White Bone Battalion veterans.
Nor did he smell the scent of Tracking Powder on Ye Zi.
It was as though only these several hundred newly recruited warriors of the White Bone Battalion had been lying in ambush alone within this steaming jungle.
"Could Ye Zi and the others be carrying out another ambush mission somewhere else?"
Ice Storm lay concealed beside Meng Chao, her entire body submerged in foul, rotting mud. Even the face she kept above the surface had turned pitch-black.
Only her eyes still shone with the sharpness of ice cones.
Her lips appeared utterly motionless.
Yet, gathered by Spiritual Energy, her voice was delivered precisely into Meng Chao's ear.
"No."
Like a rotting log, Meng Chao silently pondered in the mud for a long while before slightly raising his head. In a low voice, he said, "This is an ambush on an enormous scale and of critical importance. If I'm not mistaken, the White Bone Battalion will definitely turn out in full force. Everyone, including Ye Zi, will take part. We only need to stay alert and wait patiently!"
"Is that so?"
Meng Chao had once again stirred Ice Storm's curiosity. "How do you know this ambush is so large in scale and so important? The reinforcements heading to rescue Hundred Blades City are far more than a single force, while here beside us, there are only several hundred newly recruited warriors of the White Bone Battalion who have never even met the Ancient Dream Saintess."
"That's precisely the problem."
Meng Chao asked in return, "Don't you think it's far too rash for a single officer to lead a group of soldiers who have just joined the White Bone Battalion, who don't know one another, and whose names