Thunder Dragons Like Mountains!!

"Lieyun City has fallen? So soon?"

Jiang Yan was astonished. Though he had heard similar predictions many times, hearing the news confirmed still felt almost unreal.

Was the Ninglu Army really that fierce?

That was far too fast, wasn't it?

That was a commandery city.

The heart of an entire commandery.

And this was despite Nanyan City giving it its full support. It had only held out for that little while?

Jiang Yan suddenly had a feeling that even after they returned to the prefectural city, things might not be so peaceful.

The tide of events surged, and people were like duckweed on the water.

Still, the Ninglu Army's strength seemed almost absurd!

Chen Dai drew a silent breath, his voice growing low.

"Actually, my men turned back before they even reached Lieyun. Halfway there, they saw that the City-Protecting Talisman Array was gone..."

His meaning was plain and clear. Though he hadn't actually witnessed the moment Lieyun City fell, anyone with a little sense knew what it meant when the City-Protecting Talisman Array could no longer hold.

Jiang Yan nodded slightly, then asked, "Then why did you encounter the Ninglu Army?"

They hadn't even entered the battle line before fleeing, yet they'd still crossed paths with a Ninglu Army force. The two sides had fought, and the battle had carried all the way to this stretch of desert.

There was a lot to unpack here.

It was enough to make a person's blood run cold the more they thought about it!

Could it be that after taking Lieyun City, the Ninglu Army hadn't immediately stopped to enjoy the fruits of victory? Had they resisted the temptation, reorganized their forces at once, and rushed straight toward the prefectural city with all their might?

If that was really the case, it