After driving Wei Changxian away in anger, Fang Yun remained in the carriage reading, as though nothing had happened.
Wei Changxian did not return for a long time, and the driver outside breathed a sigh of relief.
After breakfast, the army resumed its advance. Around ten in the morning, a shrill whistle sounded from the southwest.
Fang Yun snapped his book shut and commanded in a low voice, "Stop the carriage!" Then he leaped out. At the same moment, the Deer Gate Marquis's voice rang out.
"Enemy attack! Prepare for battle! Those defeated wretches of the Barbarian Race have come to harass us again. Let every officer and soldier stand united as one, slay the enemy, and proclaim our nation's might!"
"Slay the enemy! Proclaim our nation's might!" Numerous scholars echoed him with Tongue Blossoms Thunder, followed by the shouts of a hundred thousand soldiers.
The soldiers had initially been somewhat rattled by the attack, but after shouting, their panic vanished. United in hatred of the enemy, they became remarkably composed.
Fang Yun gazed ahead and saw several scouts galloping toward them on Flood Dragon Horses, blowing mechanical whistles. Behind them, the Barbarian Kings Xiong Bei and Lang Dan led the same barbarians from the predawn attack in hot pursuit.
Fang Yun took a close look at the Barbarian King Lang Dan. His wounds had vanished without a trace, and even the parts that had been destroyed were brimming with strength. He probably possessed ninety percent of his strength at his peak.
The instant Fang Yun saw these barbarians, he inwardly sensed trouble. He had not expected the barbarians of Sage Kong's Literary World to be so shrewd. After their sneak attack failed, they had begun stalling, or perhaps using this time to wipe out more of the Human Race's