Meanwhile, within a gorge on Iron Horse Ridge.
People filled both sides of the gorge. After a bearded man received a scout's report, he laughed heartily. "Qiu Ye actually sent three thousand troops to probe us? Utterly ridiculous. I'll make sure they come but never return."
"As for Qiu Ye's thirty thousand men, I'll make sure every last one of them dies on Iron Horse Ridge."
The bearded man was none other than Iron Horse Stronghold's second-in-command, Tie Heng.
At the fifth level of the Human Realm, he had been notoriously fierce even in the past.
He also had another identity: in the Xia Kingdom, he came from a family of generals.
After the First Prince was killed, he received orders from the Xia Kingdom. His long concealment was over; he was to bare the butcher's blade, disguise himself as a bandit, and avenge the First Prince.
At that moment, a servant sneered. "Second-in-Command, once we wipe out Yunye City's thirty thousand troops, we'll kill our way into Yunye City. Kill the men, take the women back to the Xia Kingdom, and sell them."
"Hahaha! Our Iron Horse Stronghold will become the Xia Kingdom's first hidden force to seize a city within Yun Province."
Hearing this, Tie Heng let out an incomparably delighted laugh. Just thinking about it was thrilling.
Yet the next instant, an icy voice rang beside their ears. "Sorry, but it's time for you to wake from your sweet dreams."
"Who is it?"
Tie Heng's smile froze. Every hair on his body stood on end as he looked toward the source of the voice.
A young man stood three zhang away from them, gripping a spear. No one knew when he had arrived.
Boom!
True energy erupted from the young man as he charged forward with his