At the southernmost tip of Hushan Kingdom, aside from Nanku City, which had briefly been occupied by the Taiyin Sect, there were several other satellite cities. Among them, Huanshui City, which connected to the central regions of Hushan Kingdom, was the most prosperous.
This satellite city had well-developed waterways to the east and west. These waterways ran through most of Hushan Kingdom's major regions, while the north-south official road led directly to Sea City in the north. Merchants and cultivators traveling north and south all favored gathering in this city, and many merchants even treated it as a transit hub for their goods.
Yet at this moment, weapons clashed throughout the city. Armored soldiers packed the waterways and land south of the city, while billowing dust rose everywhere and war drums thundered into the Clouds. Arrows continually rained down from both sides' warships in the river channel, while on land, the soldiers' sword lights flashed like lightning.
An elite force made up of Tiger Demons, led by a tiger Yao general, rampaged across the battlefield. They crossed mud soaked crimson with blood, trampled corpses strewn across the ground, and fearlessly slammed into the enemy lines, driving their long blades into their foes' chests.
This was the army organized by the Rebels of Nanku City, attacking Huanshui City in an attempt to open a path northward and set off a storm of blood across Hushan Kingdom. Fortunately, the King of the Tiger Yao, Wang Xia, had learned of the news in advance and gathered a heavy army at Huanshui City, blocking the Rebels' advance.
The current ruler of Hushan Kingdom was a Tiger Demon, chosen once every ten years. That elite unit of Tiger Demons was precisely this ruler's personal guard.
What should originally have been a siege battle had turned