The bright moon hung high.
Pure moonlight flowed over the land like water.
At this moment, every part of the city was as bright as day beneath the moonlight, bright enough to read and write by.
On the western wall of the inner city.
Blazing torches had been lit there as well. Figures hurried back and forth, while people continuously rushed over from all parts of the inner city.
Soldiers were also constantly splashing water over the outer face of the wall.
In the bitter cold of winter, with temperatures more than ten degrees below zero, water splashed onto the icy walls would slide down and rapidly freeze into ice.
That way, the city wall would become incomparably slick. Even powerful Martial Dao experts would find it difficult to scale the wall by stepping on the smooth ice.
"My lord, look!" A soldier splashing water onto the wall suddenly saw a figure shoot up at extreme speed from the direction of the outer city. The figure moved so quickly that he seemed to glide through the air.
The soldier immediately cried out.
As soon as his voice rang out, everyone's attention was drawn over.
Xiao Chen, the garrison commander who had been constantly patrolling the wall and issuing reminders to the defenders everywhere, also leaned out from behind the battlements.
Then he saw that figure had already arrived beneath the wall.
"Don't panic. It should be Commander Jiang!"
Just then.
Footsteps sounded behind him.
"Xiao Chen, what's going on?"
At the same time.
Respectful greetings rose from behind Xiao Chen.
"Greetings, Chief Commander!"
"Greetings, Chief Commander!!"
"Greetings, Chief Commander!!!"
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Upon hearing the words Chief Commander.
Xiao Chen immediately turned around and saw Ge Zhengyuan, the Chief Commander of the City Guard Office, who had just climbed onto the wall