The western border of Liang Prefecture.
Atop the towering walls, a hundred zhang high, soldiers clad in black armor stood in rows, keeping a strict watch.
Inside the city, numerous heavy weapons of war were being assembled. Enormous Dragon Elephants and Flood Dragon Lions hauled war wagons the size of small buildings in from the interior, laden with arrows, weapons, and provisions.
In the military camp, everyone attended to their duties, patrolling and standing guard.
Warhawks returned to the camp from beyond the border one after another, bringing back intelligence from their scouting missions.
"Strange. Those demons have actually gone quiet."
Inside the camp, Li Xuanli sat in the commander's seat, frowning in thought.
Reports indicated that the demons eight hundred li away had withdrawn eastward.
Those demons had lingered along the western border for a long time, launching occasional attacks. Three Great Demons of the Three Immortalities Realm lurked among them. Their movements seemed deliberately intended to provoke his troops and lure them across the defensive line in pursuit, but he had not taken the bait.
Now, however, the demons had chosen to withdraw. It seemed rather abrupt.
Considering the other intelligence, could the threat of demons attacking from beyond Liang Prefecture really be a feint?
Was their objective simply to tie down the Li Family Army?
"Father."
A figure ran into the military tent. It was Li Wushuang.
At the sight of his beloved daughter, Li Xuanli's tightly knitted brows relaxed, and he asked with a chuckle:
"I heard you led a squad to wipe out a group of demons outside the defensive line earlier. How did it go? How did it feel?"
At the mention of this, Li Wushuang immediately said irritably, "They were just a bunch of minor demons."
Li Xuanli secretly chuckled. *If I hadn't