An Open Scheme!

Chapter 10: An Open Scheme!

After Xiao Lin and Mu Chen entered the command tent, countless gazes instantly turned toward them, including that of Imperial Marshal Intal Mo Ya, who stood before a massive map.

Under the scrutiny of dozens of people, Xiao Lin and Mu Chen calmly walked inside.

"General Xiao, General Mu, you have finally arrived."

"Greetings, Marshal! ×2"

As Mo Ya's words fell, Xiao Lin and Mu Chen bowed to him.

Likewise, after Mo Ya spoke, their colleagues around them greeted the two in succession.

Xiao Lin and Mu Chen responded with smiles.

They had experienced such occasions many times over their years as generals.

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At this moment, besides Imperial Marshal Mo Ya, there were more than a dozen generals in the command tent, including Xiao Lin and Mu Chen.

Moreover, all of them were Dou Ling or stronger!

After all, such cultivation was a requirement for becoming an imperial general.

Otherwise, how could one command respect?

Among them, Xiao Lin displayed the highest cultivation level: a Nine-Star Dou Spirit.

Next was Mu Chen, an Eight-Star Dou Spirit.

Among the remaining generals, there were also two Seven-Star Dou Spirits.

The rest were all low- to mid-level Dou Spirits.

It could be said that even based on the cultivation he had revealed, Xiao Lin ranked second in this command tent.

Naturally, the Nine-Star Dou Spirit cultivation Xiao Lin displayed was immediately noticed by Marshal Mo Ya upon his entry.

Mo Ya was a Dou Wang, after all, so he could naturally see that Xiao Lin had deliberately revealed only that much cultivation.

However, Xiao Lin did not know whether it was merely an illusion, but when Mo Ya saw him and Mu Chen, his face seemed to reveal an expression that was both meaningful and regretful.

Although Mo Ya quickly resumed his stern expression, Xiao Lin possessed a Heavenly Soul Realm soul. How could he possibly have seen it wrong?

Something is off!

That was the first thought that arose in Xiao Lin's heart.

Mu Chen and he were both high-level Dou Spirits.

Now that they had come to reinforce the front lines, even if Mo Ya was not delighted, why would he wear such an expression?

However, Xiao Lin had no god's-eye view and no ability to read minds. For the time being, he had no idea what Mo Ya was thinking.

Still, Xiao Lin now felt the need to keep a close eye on this Imperial Marshal.

After all, while he was not afraid of Mo Ya with his strength—

if something went wrong and his true strength was exposed, that was not something he wanted to see.

"All right, General Xiao, General Mu, take your places quickly. We still need to continue discussing how to deal with the Cloud Empire."

Having put aside all his thoughts, Mo Ya spoke with a stern expression.

Naturally, Xiao Lin and Mu Chen had no objections.

However, after returning to their assigned positions, Xiao Lin suddenly realized that someone seemed to be missing from the command tent!

"Where is Nalan Jie?"

Just as the question arose in Xiao Lin's mind, Mo Ya spoke.

"Everyone, what do you think about General Nalan's distress signal?"

When he asked this, Mo Ya wore a grave expression.

Yet whether his gravity was genuine or feigned was impossible to know.

After all, Nalan Jie's current predicament was entirely thanks to his "contribution"!

As Imperial Marshal Mo Ya's words fell, Xiao Lin first frowned, then hurriedly asked a colleague beside him what had happened.

His colleague then briefly explained the series of events from a few days ago.

Only then did Xiao Lin understand why Nalan Jie was absent from the command tent today.

About a month ago, Marshal Mo Ya received word that the Cloud Empire intended to send an elite squad to launch a surprise attack on the Jia Ma Empire from the flank, forcing it to divide its attention.

Therefore, Marshal Mo Ya also dispatched a hundred-man squad, each member at least a Da Dou Shi, to lie in ambush along the enemy's necessary route.

Nalan Jie led that elite squad.

Besides Nalan Jie, an Eight-Star Dou Spirit, there were two Five-Star Dou Spirits, four low-level Dou Spirits, and the rest were all Da Dou Shi.

To be honest, with such a lineup, even if they encountered a Dou Wang, they could absolutely hold on for a while. If they truly wanted to flee, quite a few of them could even escape.

Yet such an elite force had now been trapped.

Yes, the side that was supposed to be lying in ambush had instead been ambushed. Who could they even complain to about that?

Normally, once the elite squad led by Nalan Jie was trapped, it should have been nearly impossible for them to send any message out.

Yet that was exactly what had happened.

And everyone knew that this was an open scheme!

The Cloud Empire had merely trapped Nalan Jie's elite squad rather than wiping them out because it wanted the Jia Ma Empire to send more people to rescue them.

After all, this was an elite squad consisting of seven Dou Ling experts and nearly a hundred Da Dou Shi!

If they were all lost, the Jia Ma Empire would suffer a severe blow.

Therefore, before the Cloud Empire had clearly annihilated this elite squad, the Jia Ma Empire could never abandon them.

One had to know that among this elite squad were many important members of imperial Dou Ling families, including Nalan Jie!

Like Xiao Lin, Nalan Jie, and Mu Chen, they had joined the army to gain experience.

It could be said that if the Jia Ma Empire dared to abandon this elite squad now, the Dou Ling families in the imperial capital would immediately lose their loyalty to the nation.

That was clearly not something the Gama Imperial Family wished to see.

Therefore, after discussing the matter, everyone had no choice. Even though they knew it was the Cloud Empire's open scheme, they still had to send someone to rescue them.

There was no other choice!

Thus, what they needed to discuss next was who would be sent to rescue them.

As the empire's marshal, Intal Mo Ya certainly could not move.

He had to remain with the central army and command the forces confronting the Cloud Empire.

Furthermore, anyone weaker than Nalan Jie, an Eight-Star Dou Spirit, was obviously incapable of mounting a rescue.

After all, even Nalan Jie, an Eight-Star Dou Spirit, had been trapped. Sending someone weaker to rescue him would simply be sending meat buns to a dog—gone forever.

Therefore, it was already clear who could lead people to rescue Nalan Jie and the others.

In this command tent, aside from Marshal Mo Ya, the Dou Wang, only Xiao Lin, the Nine-Star Dou Spirit, remained!

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