Azure City Army Attacks

Night, inside Qing City Lord's Manor.

A tall, imposing man sat in the courtyard, wiping down the spear in his hands.

He was Xu Zhong, the newly appointed City Lord of Azure City.

A woman approached carrying a tray of pastries.

"Husband, why aren't you resting yet?"

Xu Zhong glanced at her. "Madam, tomorrow I'm setting out to suppress the bandits. I need to make some preparations. This is the first major thing I've come to Azure City to do."

"Then I wish my husband a swift and victorious return."

"Hahaha, it has to succeed. If it doesn't, I'll stand on my head and wash my hair for you."

Xu Zhong laughed heartily.

"Father."

The girl in white from the city wall earlier ran in from outside.

"Jiao Jiao, what is it?"

Xu Zhong set down his spear and looked at his daughter.

Xu Jiaojiao said, "Your daughter recruited over a thousand people today."

She handed the roster to her father.

As long as they signed up, everyone would get a share of the bandits' wealth after the bandit suppression succeeded.

"I know." Xu Zhong stroked her head. "But this campaign may cost many lives. Still, only by eliminating them can the people of Azure City live in peace."

The next day.

Xu Zhong, clad in armor, mustered the troops at Azure City Square.

Many ordinary citizens without cultivation had taken up weapons, from hoes to sickles.

It was a spectacular sight.

Xu Jiaojiao also gripped a spear, eager to fight.

"Black Mountain Stronghold has thrown Azure City into chaos for years. Today, I will personally lead everyone to wipe out these scum!"

Xu Zhong made the final decision.

"We support City Lord Xu! Those scum stole a black chicken my family had raised for two and a half years last time. Despicable!!"

"What the hell are you talking about? All ten of my cousins are pregnant, and I can't even be sure whether the children are from our family! I heard the people from Black Mountain Stronghold often help women from nearby towns get big bellies, tearing families apart."

"Kill those scum!"

The army of two thousand charged mightily toward the outskirts of Azure City.

Meanwhile.

Long Xiao lay in his room, enjoying massage services from Xiao Xixi and Dong'er.

A little this, a little that—how delightful.

The sect had been turned into a shit-covered mess by Qian Daoliu and the other two. Only the room remained clean.

He had already sent Qian Daoliu to scout the movements of Azure City's army.

"Xiao Xixi, ease up with your fingers. Dong'er's strength is much better."

"Okay."

Hearing Long Xiao praise Bibi Dong made her unhappy again.

Isn't it just a massage? Tonight, I'll go study the Eighteen Massage Techniques I collected in my youth.

Bibi Dong felt a little smug.

"Sect Master, not only can I massage your shoulders, I can massage your feet too."

As she spoke, Bibi Dong began removing Long Xiao's shoes and socks.

"Aren't you afraid my feet stink?"

Long Xiao asked in astonishment.

"It's fine. I'll wash them with spiritual energy, and they won't stink anymore."

Her slender hands held Long Xiao's large foot, her eyes filled with happiness.

Bibi Dong worked hard to please Long Xiao, completely unlike the queenly demeanor she showed before others.

Bo Saixi inwardly cried trouble. How is this woman so good at it? It looks like I need to learn a few more tricks myself.

Whoosh!

The sound of something cutting through the air rang out beyond the door. Qian Daoliu had returned.

He entered the room and dropped to one knee. "Greetings, Sect Master. The Azure City Army should arrive in another half hour."

"There are more than two thousand of them in total. One is in the First-Layer Tiangang Realm, two are in the Diegang Realm, and the rest are below the Body Tempering Realm."

"What? Only one First-Layer Tiangang Realm cultivator?"

"That's it?"

He had thought they would be formidable and had even considered summoning another Title Douluo. There was no need now.

"Let's go. We'll wait for them on the wall."

Long Xiao put on the air of an expert. No longer lingering in that tender embrace, he rose and headed outside.

But when he saw the dried shit all over the ground, he calmly turned back and wrapped an arm around Bo Saixi's soft waist. "Ahem, Xiao Xixi, you should fly me out instead."

"Alright."

It was her first time being so intimate with the Sect Master in front of Qian Daoliu, and she was still not used to it.

Yet Qian Daoliu acted as though nothing had happened. His gaze even seemed somewhat disdainful, as if he looked down on her for relying on her beauty to rise through the ranks.

The three flew onto the stronghold wall. Gu Rong and Chen Xin had also returned; the two had been assigned to hunt in the mountains.

Because the system had said that summoned individuals could earn Summoning Credits by killing enemies or demonic beasts.

Only with Summoning Credits could they improve their quality of life.

In any case, those two were useless staying in the sect. It was not as if they could wash his feet.

Rumble!

With no hidden sentries blocking them, the Azure City forces quickly arrived at Black Mountain Stronghold.

"Father, could those bandits have run away? We haven't encountered anyone along the way, and the stronghold looks completely empty at a glance." Xu Jiaojiao was deeply puzzled.

"Be careful. They may be hiding inside the stronghold and waiting for us."

Xu Zhong looked over and saw only six figures atop the wall, but those six could be completely ignored.

When they were still five hundred meters from the stronghold, Xu Zhong ordered everyone to stop to guard against a trap.

"Why did they stop? They're standing so far away that they can't even hear me."

Long Xiao on the wall likewise had no idea what medicine these people had in their gourd. Were they planning to cast spells from a distance?

Thinking of this, he turned around again, picked up Bibi Dong and Bo Saixi, and placed both of them in front of him.

"Gu Rong, tell them to come over."

"Yes, Sect Master."

Gu Rong took a deep breath and roared at the Azure City Army, "You lot, come over here!"

"What a powerful presence!"

Xu Zhong felt the strength contained within the sound waves. It seemed that not only had they come prepared, but Black Mountain Stronghold had as well.

"Father, we absolutely must not fall for their trap. Let them provoke us; we shouldn't approach rashly," Xu Jiaojiao analyzed before offering her suggestion.