Lin Su put away the Official Seal, and another Communication Talisman lit up. Barely ten minutes later, a flying shuttle tore through the air. A woman stood atop it, blessed with a face that could shame flowers and eclipse the moon, a figure that hooked the heart and corroded the bones. Her face bore a flush wholly unlike her usual self.
Zhou Mei!
The Zhou Mei of old was like a demonic shadow in the dark night, rarely showing herself. Whenever she did appear, it usually meant her enemies had already reached the Bridge of Helplessness. Yet today, she appeared amid these post-battle ruins like the most mysterious flower, revealing her most breathtaking beauty.
The moment Zhou Mei arrived, she put away her flying boat and stepped before Lin Su. "I just saw the earth-shaking battle order you issued through the Official Seal. I had planned to sweep across the four quarters of the capital with the Imperial Guards, but then I received your message."
Lin Su smiled faintly. "What results could you possibly get by following them? Follow me instead!"
Zhou Mei's eyes filled with little blossoms. "What are you plotting with me?"
"Travel ten thousand li by flying boat, and test the sword's edge upon the enemy!"
Zhou Mei's heart leapt. "Now I finally know why you summoned me. Summoning me was fake—the real purpose was to summon my flying shuttle! You want to sweep across all of Great Cang at the fastest speed, killing those Origin Heaven experts first so the various armies suffer fewer losses."
Lin Su smiled. "That's why I say you're a smart woman!"
This catastrophe was extraordinarily unusual.
Its peculiarity lay in the severe generational gap between the two sides' strength.
Even though Sword Sect's three thousand undead had emerged and slain top-tier