Even a lion hunting a rabbit uses its full strength

That evening, a Royal City Envoy arrived at the Liu family estate and delivered one final demand for surrender.

The letter was clearly addressed to Liu Shuyue, and it repeated the same old lines: His Majesty was merciful and willing to give the immortal master one last chance. If she swore allegiance and returned to the Royal City with the Vanguard Army, the Liu family and the local people would all be pardoned. Otherwise, all of Yun Prefecture would run with blood, and the rebels would bear the blame.

Liu Shuyue tore the letter in half.

The envoy left in indignation, not forgetting to issue a threat before he went: starting tomorrow, the Three-Prefecture Allied Army would attack Jiufeng City.

What he did not know was that, earlier that evening, two forces had already slipped out of Jiufeng City, circling north and south toward the encircling army's camps.

Each force numbered six hundred, all of them people from Mala Village who had achieved qi-sensing. They lit no torches and rode no horses, advancing entirely by using the Heart Calming Incantation to sense their companions' spiritual energy.

Fu Jiaolu led the northern force, while the southern force was entrusted to Du Niu, another Hunting Squad captain.

Their mission was to attack the armies of Bai Province and Cang Province from the rear flanks.

The Vanguard Army, stationed at the center of the formation, was undoubtedly the main force of the encirclement. Liu Shuyue would deal with it herself.

Although their training had been extremely brief, and most had learned only how to fire and reload, Liu Shuyue considered that enough. The enemy's strength was growing every day as well. In other words, the moment the villagers received their new weapons was when the disparity in strength between Mala Village and its