Jiujiang City Domain

Among the three major prefectures of the Zhuang Kingdom, both Hualin Prefecture and Daishan Prefecture border the Mo State.

The soldiers of the Jiujiang Black Armor had just retreated from the Zhuang-Mo frontline; logically, it would have been more convenient to return to Daishan Prefecture directly by land.

However, the Zhuang Court was currently reorganizing its military administration, and all troops rotating off the front lines were required to complete their retraining and deployment within Hualin Prefecture.

Therefore, Du Yehu and his men had to retreat to Hualin Prefecture first, then proceed to Qinghe Prefecture, and travel along the Qing River westward to return to the Jiujiang City territory of Daishan Prefecture.

The Jiujiang Black Armor had expanded once this year, growing from one thousand to three thousand soldiers. Originally, beneath the commander-in-chief, there were only four deputy commanders, each leading two hundred troops.

Now, a fifth deputy commander position had been added, and the number of soldiers under each deputy commander had been increased to five hundred.

To the surprise of many, the commander-in-chief of the Jiujiang Black Armor, Duan Li, defied all opposition and appointed Du Yehu, who only possessed the peak of the Soaring Dragon Realm, as the fifth deputy commander.

One must understand that a deputy commander of the Jiujiang Black Armor was typically expected to have at least the cultivation of the Inner Palace Realm; such individuals were qualified to be appointed as City Lords if sent out. With such a foundation of strength, Jiujiang City was vaguely known as the "prefecture within a prefecture," once even holding the title of the fourth prefecture of the Zhuang Kingdom.

Now, with the number of soldiers under their command doubling and their actual authority expanding, having a Soaring Dragon peak cultivator like Du Yehu leap into such