"Jia Daoyi" watched with the corners of his eyes twitching, pain stabbing at his heart!
Those were all his things!
Inwardly, he cursed the iron barbarian for his impeccable timing!
Yet he had no choice but to force a smile. "Commander Tie, you arrived at just the right time. As it should be, as it should be."
With both the Prefectural Assistant and the Sima, Anman Prefecture's two current "highest officials," speaking in endorsement, the defenders on the walls hesitated no longer.
As though granted a pardon, the Pseudo-Nascent Soul general hurriedly shouted his orders. "Open the formation! Open the western passage! Welcome General Qing into the city!"
Amid a humming sound, after a bout of violent Spiritual Power fluctuations, the enormous Protective City Barrier slowly parted, opening a gap large enough for several Giant Whale Treasure Ships to pass through side by side.
Qing Chen's expression remained unchanged. He merely gave Tie Qingniu a slight nod in return, then ordered in a low voice:
"Ye Wushang, Xu Jiuling, lead the First Division's four Treasure Ships into the city with Commander Tie to collect the supplies."
"Wuxin, Lin Changsheng, Lei Bao, Xin Bairen, guard the perimeter. Lead the remaining two divisions, maintain formation, and enforce a cordon for our brother troops."
"Yes, sir!"
Among the eleven Giant Whale Treasure Ships, the central flagship began moving, followed by four Treasure Ships, slowly sailing through the gap in the light screen.
The other six Treasure Ships remained on standby, ready to provide support at any moment.
Once inside Anman Prefecture City, the scene was different again from that outside.
Though both were prefectural centers, Anman Prefecture City presented an entirely different picture from Gouyu Prefecture City, which Qing Chen had seen before.
Its scale was still immense, spanning hundreds of li, with