Unstoppable Martial Arts: Starting with brother's wife and young sister-Chapter 145 - 144 Gu Xiu

Bai Ze’s figure descended from the sky, arriving at the camp where the Nine Dragon Array was located.

His face was terrifyingly somber.

"Greetings, Marshal Bai!"

Mo Ke, the Commander of the Imperial Guard defending the main tent, knelt on one knee, keeping his head bowed, not daring to look at him.

"What exactly happened?"

Although Bai Ze’s voice was calm at this moment, the fury within him was suppressed to the extreme.

At this moment, Mo Ke involuntarily shivered.

Forcing himself, he said, "Subordinate, I... I don’t know!"

"Hmph!"

Bai Ze snorted coldly, his eyes chillingly cold, but said nothing more and instead slowly walked into the main tent.

Inside the main tent.

At this moment, Huang Yun sat pale-faced on the ground, head hanging low, expression dazed. Though he had narrowly escaped death, his dantian was completely shattered.

He was finished.

Ji Keren had also woken up, sitting in a corner.

She didn’t suffer severe injuries, just significant spiritual power depletion.

Meanwhile, Chen Xuan and Feng Zheng stood by Ye Jincen’s side.

The moment Bai Ze appeared in the tent, he instantly drew everyone’s attention.

"What exactly happened? Why did the Blood Dragon collapse at the final moment?"

At this time, Huang Yun slowly raised his head, a tragic smile on his face, finally speaking, "Li Xianfu was a spy of the rebel army, and in the last moment, suddenly attacked me and Ji Keren."

Upon hearing this, Bai Ze turned his gaze to Ji Keren, who was sitting on the ground.

"Yes, Marshal Bai, if it weren’t for Young Master Chen Xuan’s intervention, we probably all wouldn’t have survived, and even the stone pillars of the Nine Dragon Array would have been lost."

Bai Ze then looked toward Chen Xuan.

Him?

After carefully sensing, he couldn’t help but frown.

Because these three hadn’t suffered any injuries.

"Could it be...?"

But then he dismissed that thought. It was unlikely since Li Xianfu was someone he brought along.

Chen Xuan, seeing him like this, knew it had failed, but said nothing more at the moment, fearing it would provoke him.

Moreover,

having someone by his side who turned out to be a rebel spy, this matter... haha!

If not handled well, it would be troublesome for him.

Bai Ze said nothing more, leaving the tent.

But Ji Keren slowly got up, came before Chen Xuan, and bowed, "Thank you, brother. If it weren’t for you this time, sister might not have survived."

"No need to be polite. At such a moment, anyone would have stepped in."

Indeed, he was speaking the truth.

However, in Ji Keren’s eyes, no matter what, Chen Xuan had saved her, and that was enough.

...

At this moment, the commanders of the four commanderies had returned to the military camp.

Inside the camp, Bai Qi slowly walked in.

Looking at his brother sitting silently above, his expression complex.

He opened his mouth for a long time but didn’t know what to say.

At the final moment, when they were about to breach the four city gates of Celestial Water Commandery, unexpectedly, the Blood Dragon collapsed.

Moreover, the most severe issue was,

This time, quite a few soldiers of the Great Xia had died at his hands.

This matter, the four commanderies would not easily let go, and the trouble would be significant.

At this moment, Bai Ze slowly raised his head, looking desolate.

In that instant of looking up, Bai Qi felt he didn’t recognize him anymore—the man once feared by the sects as the Butcher, now?

Dejected like an old man.

The eyes that were once fierce as a tiger’s had lost their sharpness.

"Alright, you go tally the casualties, I need some peace alone."

"Brother..."

"Go on, I can still manage."

Bai Qi wanted to say something more, but... ultimately held back.

Leaving him alone at this moment might be better.

"Yes, Marshal Bai!"

He deliberately replied loudly.

He wanted to remind Bai Ze that he was the Commander-in-Chief of Great Xia, and this was merely a single failure, nothing significant.

Then he strode out of the camp.

...

At this moment, in another camp.

The four commanders of Celestial Water Commandery sat together, but none looked well.

In this battle, each of their commanderies suffered heavy losses.

Of course, Hai Ze Commandery had the most deaths, with at least several thousand soldiers dying at Bai Ze’s hands.

"Hmph!"

Ghost Crane was filled with rage, "This time, I won’t let it go. Damn it, dying at the hands of the rebel army is a glory for them, but those who died at Bai Ze’s hands, I must get justice for them."

"Alright, let’s hold off on this matter for now. Bai Ze is probably already overwhelmed. As far as I know, activating the Nine Dragon Array once requires immense resources, and I suspect he no longer has enough resources to activate the array again."

"Without the Nine Dragon Array, the attack on Yu Province has also failed this time."

"Just watch, it won’t be long before we have to retreat."

Hongtu remained the calmest, analyzing the situation in detail. Although Yong’an Commandery also suffered many casualties this time, casualties on the battlefield are inevitable.

But to be honest, those soldiers who died at Bai Ze’s hands were indeed somewhat wronged.

It was no wonder Ghost Crane was so furious.

"By the way, what exactly happened this time? Why did the four Blood Dragons collapse at the last moment of their transition?"

Ou Yezi spoke at this moment.

This was also the doubt in everyone’s heart.

"You must know that over on the Nine Dragon Array side, there are two Second-Grade Experts, along with a group of the Imperial Army guarding it. Moreover, there are Chen Xuan and Feng Zheng, both Third-Grade. Does the rebel army have the strength to launch a sneak attack?"

Ou Yezi couldn’t believe it.

The other three present also didn’t believe it.

So what’s the reason?

If it weren’t for the Blood Dragon finally bursting, Celestial Water Commandery would be almost in their grasp by now.

"What’s the point in guessing, just ask that kid Chen Xuan?"

Hongtu rubbed his bald head, then ordered outside, "Go, bring Chen Xuan here!"

"Yes!"

A deep voice came into the tent.

...

In a flash, it was already three days later.

In these three days, Chen Xuan only returned to Youlan Mansion once; the rest of the time, he stayed in Ye Jincen’s tent.

At noon.

Feng Zheng suddenly walked into the camp, and said with a heavy expression, "Bai Ze has been removed from his position by the Great Xia Court! However, he was not punished for the time being. After the new marshal arrives, he will be tasked to make merits with guilt."

"Who will replace him as marshal?"

Chen Xuan was not at all surprised by Bai Ze’s removal. The key was who would replace him, and whether Yu Province would still be attacked.

He actually hoped they would just leave it as it is.

After all, this period had already seriously affected his skill point acquisition.

"Not sure for now, but...."

At this moment, Feng Zheng’s expression became even more solemn and continued, "Not just Yu Province, in the other three provinces where the rebels are, Great Xia has been defeated in all the battles!"

"All defeated?"

Chen Xuan’s brows immediately furrowed.

This time, Great Xia nearly sent all their forces, how could they possibly be defeated in all four provinces?

Could it be that the rebel army’s strength has reached such a level?

He didn’t believe it!

If that were really the case, these remnants of the sect wouldn’t have been hiding for so many years.

"Yes! His Majesty is infuriated. Not only Bai Ze, but the commanders of the other three provinces have also all been removed."

"Even National Preceptor Qi Lin was punished this time."

"Just removed, which means they won’t stop until they reclaim the four provinces!"

Chen Xuan was not in a good mood now; he didn’t care at all whether His Majesty was angry or not, and the removal of the commanders didn’t affect him in the slightest.

What he cared about was that the war wasn’t going to stop.

Which meant he couldn’t return to Youlan Mansion.

Three days later.

The appointment for the commander of Jingzhou was announced.

Champion Marquis Gu Xiu!

In the tent, when Chen Xuan heard this name, he couldn’t help but furrow his brows; it was unfamiliar.

In these days, he had gotten some understanding of the experts in the Great Xia Court.

But he really had no impression of this person at all.

"Do you know him?"

So he looked at Feng Zheng across from him.

But he also shook his head.

However, Ye Jincen, who was cultivating on the side, stopped cultivating and said, "Gu Xiu was from the time of the former emperor. It’s said that he was the number one general of Great Xia at the time and made distinguished contributions to Great Xia’s unification of the feudal lords."

"But after Great Xia was unified, he resigned, and since then, he started wandering the Nine Provinces, living a carefree life."

"Even when the new emperor ascended and invited him to participate in the extermination of the sects, he refused."

"However, my father often mentioned him because he was very strong; a hundred years ago, he was already a Second-Grade Expert!"

"More importantly, compared to Bai Ze, Gu Xiu is more ruthless. My father once said that during the chaos of the feudal lords, he once slaughtered a nation, nearly a million people!"

"What? A million!"

At this moment, Chen Xuan couldn’t help but exclaim.

Is this even human? Slaughtering a city of a million! Simply a demon.

"Yes!" Ye Jincen nodded slightly.

"It seems His Majesty is determined to reclaim the four provinces from the rebels, otherwise he wouldn’t have invited him to come out of seclusion."

Chen Xuan muttered to himself softly.

...

At this time, in the City Lord’s Mansion hall of Youlan Mansion.

Ye Yilan actually sat below, while sitting in the center was the commander of Jingzhou, Gu Xiu.

"Xiaoyezi, long time no see."

Gu Xiu drank tea and said with a smile.

The Mansion Master of Youlan Mansion, referred to as Xiaoyezi, was not even slightly angry, instead sheepishly scratched his head, looking a bit shy.

"Yes, sir, you have been wandering the Nine Provinces for nearly a hundred years now."

Ye Yilan recalled the past in his eyes.

Back then, when he was just a Fifth-Grade Little Martial Artist, he encountered Gu Xiu wandering the Nine Provinces. At that time he was still a young lad who hadn’t met Xuan Er yet.

It was precisely due to his guidance that he achieved what he has today.

So even though others say Gu Xiu is a demon, a butcher of a million, destined for hell, in his heart, he always regarded him as a mentor.

This is also why he often mentioned Gu Xiu in front of Ye Jincen.

"Yes, time has flown by; if it weren’t for His Majesty sending me a message, I would have almost left the Nine Provinces."

Gu Xiu had long since gotten used to such a lifestyle, so when Xia Yi sent him a message, he initially refused as before, but later.... he was presented with conditions he couldn’t refuse.

So he finally agreed to be the main commander of Jingzhou this time.

And it’s not just him; he knows that the commanders of the other three provinces are all his old acquaintances.

"Given this, with you here, the rebels are surely doomed to fail this time."

Ye Yilan had absolute confidence in Gu Xiu, a person who made glorious contributions in unifying the feudal lords during the Great Xia chaos would never lose!