A moment ago, Wei Guangyao had still been fawning and obsequious, warmly calling him "Brother" with every other breath.
A moment ago, Wuyang City had still been calm and peaceful, its vital points all firmly under the Qi Army's control.
A moment ago, the city-protecting grand formation had been shut down, and the entire garrison had laid down their arms and begged to surrender.
But at this moment, Heaven and Earth Reversal—everything had changed!
The city gates, cast from solid steel, slammed shut in an instant, sealing off their retreat.
Wei Guangyao had already vanished without a trace.
The world suddenly darkened, all sunlight cut off within Wuyang City.
The doors of nearby homes were flung open one after another, and armored soldiers poured out in squads.
There had hardly been any commoners in this city to begin with—the residences had concealed an army!
Bao Bozhao possessed the Heavenly Eye Supernatural Power, capable of discerning the slightest detail.
By all rights, nothing abnormal should have been able to escape his eyes.
And indeed, he had not relaxed his vigilance. Even while calling Wei Guangyao brother, he had retained the instincts of a fine general, observing his surroundings by habit.
Yet he truly had failed to spot the problem.
Wei Guangyao's performance had been flawless; everything he said and did had been proper for one who had surrendered.
Everything in Wuyang City had appeared perfectly normal, just like every other city that had surrendered. But it was precisely within this "normality" that the abrupt change had occurred!
Only now did Bao Bozhao realize that this "normality" might itself have been an appearance deliberately created by some formation. An immensely powerful formation cultivator had been hiding in the shadows, arranging all of this. Some master of the Military School had devised this