"We laid them out long ago, but..." Wu Xian hesitated for a moment, then continued, "If the enemy really is like Gongsu, this level of military formation won't be enough to fool them. We have too little information."
Qin Li's Cloudy Sky and Foggy Land already had the ability to scout from high above. Though ordinary elite Martial Spirit scouts could reach the same altitude, they couldn't do it as freely and effortlessly as Qin Li.
At times like this, Qin Li's value and reliability stood out all the more.
Bai Su's brows remained furrowed.
With the arrival of the main force, the soldiers' morale soared.
Before night had even fallen, clouds and mist had already shrouded the distant mountains.
Bai Su noticed that the surrounding terrain differed from what she knew. Wu Xian opened the map and pointed toward the mountains. "...More than thirty years ago, this area was still under the control of a small state. Then the brothers fell out, the feudal lords rebelled, and the river became the dividing line between their territories. This land beneath our feet was originally wasteland. Later, they shifted the mountains twenty or thirty li to the east."
Moving the mountains eastward had created a natural fortress.
That natural fortress also clamped down hard on the pass.
If they wanted to break through, they had to take the route beside the mountains.
The terrain on Wu Xian's side was lower, while the mountains stood higher, and the elevation difference between the two was enormous. This was one of the main reasons their scouts struggled. Their own position put them at a serious disadvantage; the enemy had an inherent advantage from above. Bai Su raised her head slightly and gazed toward the mountains.
"They moved them twenty or thirty li to the