Big Hen stood beside him, head held high and chest puffed out, its aura sometimes restrained, sometimes surging, leaving the five hundred Self-Defense Army soldiers staring in astonishment.
They had never imagined that the Marquis would become a Transcendent Master in just one night, without a sound. How understated he was!
"Congratulations on becoming a Transcendent, Marquis!"
Without any prompting, all five hundred Self-Defense Army soldiers dropped to one knee, their congratulations ringing through the clouds!
Jiang Hao was in excellent spirits, but he had not forgotten why he had come. He hurriedly pressed both hands downward and said, "Just share in the joy. Don't alert the enemy."
If they exposed themselves through sheer excitement, their joy really would turn to sorrow.
He turned to face the morning glow. The landscape before him, clad in silver-white, looked particularly enchanting. North Sea Kingdom, from today onward, I, Jiang Hao, will become your nightmare. Just you wait!
It was nearly noon, and still no news had come. Just as Jiang Hao began to think the letter was a trick, a scout rushed over after he had eaten lunch and reported that five Windriding Birds had been spotted flying their way.
A single Windriding Bird could carry several hundred people, or several thousand jin of supplies. Excluding the escorts, the supplies from all three routes combined would not feed Xiao Lin's army of eight hundred thousand for even a day.
"Marquis, shall we strike?"
"Wait. Let's see whether they land here first. I suspect these five Windriding Birds may well be a probe by the enemy. There might be bigger fish behind them."
If these five Windriding Birds dared stop here to rest, it would not be too late to strike then.
Soon, their beating wings whipped up a gale that howled over