Death Gate God

620 Death Gate God

The day after the handover was completed, Xia Qirui took several trusted aides to Sizhou to rotate shifts with Zhao Xiaojie.

After Xia Qirui arrived in Sizhou and smoothly took over the defenses, Zhao Xiaojie immediately set off at a breakneck pace for Baishi Town, and then onward to Five Lotus County.

He had not returned for many years. Although the fighting on the front lines had ended, the various factions were still responsible for portions of the defenses outside Sizhou City. Sizhou City was now the only gateway into the Ancient Luo Yi Battlefield.

It was still absolutely necessary to station enough power here to deter the other forces.

Zhao Xiaojie had also been stuck at the late stage of the Hua Jin Gui Yuan Realm for many years. The power within his body was still slowly accumulating, but the barrier to the next realm could no longer be touched or seen. It was locked tight.

Without the slightest loosening.

Zhao Xiaojie, who had already turned fifty this year, had instead adopted the refined appearance of a scholar. He had also rarely made a move in the past year or two. People unfamiliar with him, or those who had never witnessed his ruthlessness in action, might still be deceived by his refined appearance.

Holding a folding fan and wearing a pure-white cloak, he rode his Spirit Horse alone and quietly left the military camp.

Along the way, Zhao Xiaojie observed the actual conditions within Zhao Kingdom, especially the state of the people's livelihoods. Although the Zhang Family's supplies were plentiful, intelligence Zhao Xiaojie had obtained from other sources showed that many other lineages and factions were facing serious logistical problems.

The troops stationed around Sizhou in particular had secretly had many of their elite soldiers