A Latercomer Emerges

On the Talisman Path from Lieyun City to Nanyan City, an army numbering over ten thousand was galloping at full speed toward the prefectural city.

Seen from afar, the dust here coiled like a dragon, winding across the vast, barren wilderness.

Along the way, for some unknown reason, Chen Dai suddenly felt his heart tremble. He instinctively hauled on the reins with one hand, bringing his horse to a halt in the midst of its rapid advance, as though someone had pressed a pause button.

Neigh!

At once, the fine horse raised its forelegs, its entire body rearing upright.

Chen Dai paid it no mind. With a shift of his body, he leaped onto the horse's head, planted one foot there, and turned to look back.

Yet as soon as he completed the motion, his entire body froze.

It was gone. At some point, the City-Protecting Talisman Array had vanished without a trace.

Although Chen Dai had been mentally prepared for this, he still found it difficult to accept. He understood what the disappearance of the City-Protecting Talisman Array meant. It foretold that:

Lieyun City was about to be breached.

Moreover, since no one knew when the City-Protecting Talisman Array had disappeared, that gap in time meant Lieyun City might already have fallen, entirely landing in the hands of the Ninglu Army.

This meant that Nanyan Prefecture had lost two commanderies in a short span of time, with each one being occupied by the Dream Star Sect and the Ninglu Army respectively.

"Great General, may you rest in peace!!!"

Chen Dai gazed for a moment, and overwhelming sorrow suddenly surged within him. He was mourning Chen Tiande.

After all, from the moment the other man had decided not to leave, the fate of this general surnamed Chen had already been