The Thousand-Mile Green Battalion's eighty thousand armored troops camped at the foot of Qingliang Mountain.
From halfway up the mountain to the official road thirty miles away, their camps clustered as densely as stars. After nightfall, their lights illuminated half of Prefecture City as brightly as day.
To prevent incidents that disturbed the residents, the Dragon Head ordered the chieftains of every mountain stronghold to remain in the mountains and oversee their men personally. Anyone who dared molest the women of Prefecture City or engage in petty theft would be executed on the spot if caught. Their Chieftain would also be held accountable: A Quick Slash, castrated on the spot as a warning.
This immediately sent a chill through Wu Pangzi's crotch, along with those of the other big shots. They skipped the evening gathering and kept patrolling the camps, terrified that even the slightest trouble might break out.
Once the army had been settled, Ren Ye, Huang Wei, and the others personally escorted all the Thousand-Mile Green Battalion's leaders, more than a hundred and sixty Black-Clad New Year's Watchers, and the fifty high-grade supernatural ability users Li Yan had brought into Prince Huai's Residence.
That night, a rolling banquet for nearly a thousand people was laid out there. The scene was unprecedentedly bustling, with something of the splendor of the days when Old Prince Huai prepared to march to war.
After the feast, everyone took a brief rest, waiting for the Third Prince to arrive and convey the specific strategic arrangements for attacking Shangyu.
Ren Ye took this opportunity to head straight to Li Yan's room.
"My dear brother, I won't waste words. You have your promises to keep, and I have my Pincer Welcome." After entering, he respectfully cupped his hands. "Come on, show me that powerful