"Since you're all right, I can stop worrying. I'll head back and stand guard, in case someone finds me an eyesore."
Chubby curled his lip and snorted without speaking. Truthfully, he had always harbored a grudge against Yang Di. Back at the War Academy, Yang Di had always looked down on him. If Song Jie had been the one leading the effort to isolate him, Yang Di had been the one fanning the flames, constantly egging on the other students to look down on him.
So, even though their relationship had changed considerably, to the point where glory for one meant glory for all and ruin for one meant ruin for all, he still disliked Yang Di. His loves and hates were clear-cut.
Besides, the Northern Barbarians weren't taking the bait. Even though fifteen thousand men had already entered the Dense Fog Zone, Liu Chengfeng remained cautious, watching from below and refusing to bite.
There was nothing he could do about it, either. He had captured Liu Polang and given him a beating, only to carelessly let the enemy take him back. That had been a serious blunder on his part, throwing the entire plan into disarray.
Luring Liu Chengfeng onto the hook now would probably be even harder.
With no other choice, it seemed he would have to fight him again. But this time, with all his advantages gone, how could he draw the enemy army into the Dense Fog Zone?
Meanwhile, the first thing Liu Chengfeng did after rescuing his younger brother wasn't to ask where the Self-Defense Army was hiding, but to hurriedly summon healers to treat his Beast Pet.
He didn't know whether the half of its body that had been carbonized could recover.
Indeed, after this battle, Liu Chengfeng had gained an entirely new understanding