Summoning Clouds and Bringing Rain
The letter was then returned, and Yuwen Hongdu did not accept the conditions offered by Ma Feifei, which nearly made Ma Feifei vomit blood.
The Prime Minister of a nation is utterly brainless. He abandons the spies who are helping him defend the city, and even writes in his letter that since Ma Feifei knows that Yuwen Hongdu is the Yan State, he should understand that such petty tricks cannot fool him. He also tells Ma Feifei to read more books on political intrigue and even recommends a Blue Quality book from a Mysterious Bookstore to Ma Feifei, leaving Ma Feifei feeling utterly helpless.
"Since you don't believe me, I'll beat you to despair first." Ma Feifei gently squeezed his hand, and the reply in his hand turned to ashes and disappeared. He then summoned the messenger to convene a council of generals and issued the order to attack Yandu.
Hundreds of thousands of troops broke camp and marched towards the Yan Jicheng.
The sight of hundreds of thousands of black soldiers marching was quite impressive, attracting many Bookstore patrons who were watching other projections to look in this direction.
"Which fellow reader went in?" The cultivators, drawn by the grand spectacle, couldn't help but ask.
"Who else could it be but the Yan State?" said the cultivator who had been watching the world of Han Feizi from outside the Bookstore, curling his lip.
"Is that the old man who always tries to steal copies of 'Han Feizi' and then throws Spirit Crystal at them when he can't get his hands on them?" someone exclaimed in Astonish.
Yuwen Hongdu is quite well-known in Dubian Town. His fame doesn't stem from being the Prime Minister of Yan State, but rather from his daily practice of buying up the next day's exclusive phone numbers at exorbitant prices. He also makes sure to only read "Han Feizi" at Bookstore, and if he can't get a copy, he'll use Spirit Crystal to buy it—he's been doing it relentlessly. To date, Yuwen Hongdu has spent tens of millions of Spirit Crystal just on buying exclusive phone numbers, not to mention the countless times he's used them to trade for ownership of "Han Feizi."
In general, the Prime Minister of Yan State was seen as an extremely wealthy man by the cultivators in Dubian Town. Coupled with the fact that he only read Yellow Quality books in Bookstore, Yuwen Hongdu's name was frequently mentioned by cultivators in Dubian Town, which naturally made him famous.
"Indeed, this time he's truly overcome all his hardships and triggered a plot quest from the book. Now it's just a matter of whether he can complete the quest and get the reward," a cultivator said with a hint of regret. He still had a special number for the day after tomorrow, which he had originally planned to sell to this tycoon, since Yuwen Hongdu always offered tens of thousands of Spirit Crystal more for each special number he bought than at the Wantong Trading Market.
Now that Yuwen Hongdu has successfully triggered the world in the book, if he gets what he wants after completing it, he definitely won't come to the Bookstore to read books again in the short term. In that case, he can only sell his exclusive number on the market, losing tens of thousands of Spirit Crystal.
"Not necessarily. The Yan State, where the Prime Minister resides, is currently under attack by the Qin Army, and the situation looks very bad. It will be very difficult for the Prime Minister to Protect the capital of Yan," a middle-aged man in fine clothes interjected.
"How come the Qin State is so powerful everywhere..." a cultivator muttered upon hearing this.
Upon hearing this, everyone nodded in agreement, deeply agreeing with it.
While they chatted outside for a few minutes, several hours had passed inside the projection. Hundreds of thousands of the Qin Army were already less than twenty miles away from Jicheng, and the city walls of Jicheng could be vaguely seen.
As Ma Feifei rode his horse, he listened to the latest news from his scouts ahead while pondering how to convince Yuwen Hongdu of his sincerity.
Meanwhile, Yuwen Hongdu also received news of the Qin Army's attack on the city. Yuwen Hongdu had anticipated this situation, which meant that the enemy's initial attempt to use a stratagem had failed, leaving them with no choice but to launch a direct assault.
The city of Jicheng currently has fewer than 300,000 troops, most of whom are old, weak, sick, or disabled, making their fighting strength extremely limited. It would be very difficult for Yuwen Hongdu to use these people to resist the Qin Army's attack. However, for Yuwen Hongdu, he only needs to Protect for a short time, not forever, so the difficulty is somewhat lower.
At least in terms of using strategies, Yuwen Hongdu could do whatever he wanted.
First, all 300,000 troops stood on the city walls under Yuwen Hongdu's orders, ready to resist the Qin Army's attack. In addition, Yuwen Hongdu also summoned all the people in Jicheng, dismantled all the wooden houses in Jicheng and turned them into giant logs to be used as rolling logs on the city walls. Yuwen Hongdu did not discard the logs that could not be used as rolling logs, but had the people arrange these logs in a circle around Jicheng one mile away before the Qin Army arrived at the city, and douse them with oil. Once the Qin Army launched an attack, this outer layer of fire would be enough to give them a hard time.
In addition, Yuwen Hongdu also issued the final order for this defensive battle: the city stands as long as the people live, the city falls and the people die; those who dare to be Rattled or retreat will be killed without mercy.
"The Prime Minister's move is quite ruthless!" A cultivator outside couldn't help but remark after witnessing Yuwen Hongdu's series of orders.
"It's alright... If Jicheng were to fall, these people might not survive either. It's better to risk everything." Some cultivators held the opposite opinion, believing that Yuwen Hongdu's actions were not problematic.
"Actually, regardless of whether the city falls or not, the world in the book will disappear once the Prime Minister's mission is completed. Therefore, in this situation, there is no need to worry about anything else. Just use all means to Protect Jicheng," a cultivator said, getting straight to the point.
Everyone nodded in agreement, agreeing that this was true. This was merely a world within a book, opened only because a cultivator had triggered a quest within the book. Once no cultivator triggered it or the quest ended, the world within the book would naturally disappear. It wouldn't affect the plot of the book because of what you did within it; the text would remain the same, the plot would remain the same, and the book would remain the same.
While the readers outside were discussing the situation, the situation inside the projection was constantly changing. Hundreds of thousands of the Qin Army troops had surrounded the entire Jicheng, and after less than an hour of rest, Qin Army general Wang Jian ordered an attack on the city.
"Waaaaah!"
As the bugle sounded, the Qin Army's vanguard infantry began their assault on the city. Although Jicheng was the capital of Yan, the height of its city walls was hardly impressive. If no one stopped them, they could climb the walls in just a few seconds using ladders.
Yuwen Hongdu made a special trip to the city wall today to direct the battle. Although he has lost his cultivation, his body has been tempered by the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy, making him practically invincible in this world. Even if Qin Army soldiers shoot arrows at him, they cannot penetrate his flesh even an inch.
Upon seeing the Qin Army order an attack on the city, Yuwen Hongdu waved his hand and commanded the archers to fire fire arrows, igniting the timber piled outside the city walls.
"Whoosh~"
"Boom~"
The wood doused with kerosene exploded instantly upon contact with fire, spreading like wildfire across the entire outskirts of Jicheng was instantly engulfed in flames.
The Qin Army's offensive slowed down for a moment, and no one dared to lie down in the face of the Xiong Da.
Seeing this, Ma Feifei, riding a large horse behind, smiled slightly and said, "Prime Minister, you probably don't know who you're fighting against."
From beginning to end, Ma Feifei did not believe that Yuwen Hongdu Protect Jicheng under Ma Feifei's command on his own. It was not that Ma Feifei was arrogant, but that Ma Feifei discovered that Yuwen Hong's cultivation had not been sealed!
In other words...
"Boom!"
A muffled rumble of thunder suddenly echoed in the clear sky, and dark clouds began to gather, causing the world to darken at a visible speed.
"Crack!" A bolt of lightning.
"Splash!" The rain poured down.
"Divine Abilities and Spells — Summoning Clouds and Bringing Rain!"