Upon hearing that two Grand Academicians were coming to their aid, tens of thousands of soldiers cheered with delight, while an unbroken stream of curses and roars rose from the barbarian camp opposite them.
After the Hanlin Academician in Pearl City transmitted the message, the attacks of the two Grand Academicians and three Barbarian Kings suddenly began to weaken. There was less fighting to the death and more hesitation.
The three Barbarian Kings secretly transmitted their voices through blood energy, continually conferring, while the Deer Gate Marquis likewise exchanged private voice transmissions with Xun Tianling.
Before long, both sides stopped fighting and withdrew.
The three Barbarian Kings continued their private discussion. Even the other barbarians, whose minds were hardly nimble, could see that their side was caught between advancing and retreating.
If they withdrew now, it would be like letting a duck already in their grasp fly away.
If they fought with all their strength now, they would struggle to win quickly. Once the opposing side's two Grand Academicians arrived, all their efforts would fail at the final hurdle.
If they did nothing and waited for their own Barbarian Kings, they would still soon risk being surrounded and attacked by four Grand Academicians.
The human officers and soldiers were in high spirits.
Every so often, Su Lun, the Personal Guard Army's General Who Pacifies the River, glanced at Fang Yun inside the carriage. Not long after breakfast time, Su Lun noticed a change in Fang Yun's expression.
Previously, Fang Yun's face had been expressionless, with at most an occasional slight movement of his lips. Now, however, the faintest trace of joy appeared on his face.
Su Lun also noticed that Fang Yun was releasing less and less literary qi. This meant that the literary qi within him was becoming highly