Chapter 1869: Chapter 1869: No More Delays, At Any Cost

To put it bluntly, Pei Yupo plans to spend half a day to completely strike at Willow Leaf City without worrying about anything else.

If he can’t destroy it, he must thoroughly frighten Willow Leaf City...

Upon hearing Pei Yupo’s words, Pei Chang nodded heavily and swept out, beginning to probe the forest surrounding Willow Leaf City. With his terrifying Spiritual Shadow power at the Holy Martial Stage, he would definitely find anyone nearby.

...

In the forest, Sikong Jing, still stealthily advancing afar, received a message from Old Fat Head...

It was precisely: the Qian Demon Fighting Saint has returned.

This certainly relieved Sikong Jing, as the situation at Nidao City over there had temporarily entered a state of safety.

Another quarter-hour passed...

Sikong Jing received a report from the Little Demon Beast observing the Qianyuan Holy Demon Army; the terrifying aura of the Holy Martial Stage had begun entering the surrounding forest, probing their whereabouts.

In response, Sikong Jing let out a sigh of relief, saying: "Everything is proceeding according to my plan, but I wonder when the two Heavenly Decision Makers will arrive? And how long will the Qian Demon Fighting Saint search for me in the forest?"

This battle is a competition of time; every step must be well calculated.

More importantly, there’s the need for adaptability. The conditions of the war are changing at any moment, and so too are the mental states of both sides. Sikong Jing must continuously make adjustments based on the original plan...

Just like right now, Sikong Jing certainly cannot kill the unconscious Changle Emperor immediately.

Since the Qian Demon Fighting Saint has already entered the forest to search, Sikong Jing certainly won’t create complications with the Emperor’s death but will continue to observe for a while longer...

Swish...

Suddenly, a Message Bird landed in Sikong Jing’s hand.

However, this time it was not from Old Fat Head, but from a woman of the Fox Sect.

It was a subordinate of Renyou, and this Fox Sect woman was currently at the extreme edge of the Willow Leaf City Region.

The Qianyuan Holy Demon Hall had completely sealed the communication space within the Willow Leaf City Region.

Therefore, when Sikong Jing was setting up the battlefield earlier, he had Old Fat Head lay out two communication channels in the cracks: the first between Willow Leaf City and Nidao City, the second between the edge of the Willow Leaf City Region and Willow Leaf City.

The purpose was precisely to understand the situation of reinforcements like the Overlord Commerce.

Information coming from the edge of the Willow Leaf City Region naturally signified the arrival of reinforcements... Sikong Jing quickly opened the letter and found only one short sentence inside: Beicang and Xi Tu have reached the edge of the Willow Leaf City Region.

"There are intelligence soldiers from the Qianyuan Holy Demon Hall hidden in secret at the edge of the Willow Leaf City Region. If Beicang and Xi Tu stealthily enter Willow Leaf City from the edge, it will take seven to eight hours."

"Therefore, I still need to drag on for at least seven to eight hours."

The Willow Leaf City Region is not small. It represents the area controlled by Willow Leaf Saint Manor, which includes Willow Leaf Forest.

Within it, there is even the Willow Leaf Holy Tomb that requires four days by Divine Shuttle Ship...

But the Holy Tomb is to the south, entering Willow Leaf Forest from the north only takes six hours to reach Willow Leaf City.

However, Beicang and Xi Tu still need to avoid all reconnaissance, hence it will take seven to eight hours.

This adds roughly three or four hours to the day-long estimate Sikong Jing previously mentioned to Shi Douxing. Such a time discrepancy was anticipated, but even a delay of an hour poses a significant test to the entire Willow Leaf City Region.

And it’s a significant test for Sikong Jing...

At this, Sikong Jing looked at the tens of thousands of Willow Leaf Soldiers and said: "You must immediately distance yourselves from Willow Leaf City, the farther the better."

Once the Qian Demon Fighting Saint finds his way here, Sikong Jing can certainly hide himself, but the tens of thousands of Willow Leaf Soldiers would surely be exposed and doomed, so now Sikong Jing must promptly order them away...

After watching the Willow Leaf Soldiers leave, Sikong Jing deeply concealed his aura in place, transforming into the Little Demon Beast.

He had basically done everything he could for now; all that remained was to wait.

To wait and see how long the Qian Demon Fighting Saint will search in the forest, if seven to eight hours can be held, all the better.

If not, then attempting to kill the Changle Emperor will be necessary.

If it still proves ineffective, Sikong Jing would have no choice but to... join the battle at Willow Leaf City!

Time, slowly ticked by...

An hour passed, two hours passed, two and a half hours passed...

Sikong Jing continued to wait quietly, while the so-called Qian Demon Fighting Saint continued to close in on his current position.

Yet naturally, there was no discovery at all.

...

Two and a half hours passed on the main battle ship of the Qianyuan Holy Demon Hall...

Pei Yupo gazed at the tense situation in Willow Leaf City, murmuring to himself: "It’s impossible for me to think about sweeping through Willow Leaf City anymore."

Speaking, Pei Yupo bit down hard, his face twisted extremely beneath his mask...

The current situation was entirely different from what he initially envisioned.

The sweeping, the demonstration of the Qianyuan Holy Demon Hall’s prestige and the terrifying power of devils, had been a complete and utter failure.

Now, Pei Yupo increasingly sensed something peculiar...

The shattering of Changyi Emperor’s Life Lamp, the death of Changwu Emperor, made him feel that there was a terrifying character manipulating this war, continuously unsettling his thoughts!

"It should be someone from the Overlord Commerce, but it cannot be Murong Jianyun, otherwise he would have appeared by now."

Pei Yupo murmured to himself... 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺

Then he thought of something, as if grasping something important, and suddenly his eyes flashed coldly...

"Two and a half hours have passed, and my uncle still cannot find the whereabouts of those millions of people—they’ve just fired a shot and left, indicating that there were no military forces around Willow Leaf City."

"Those millions came just to assassinate Changwu Emperor..."

"Killing Changyi Emperor was to lure away my uncle; killing Changwu Emperor was to attract him... If the Overlord Commerce and Willow Leaf Saint Manor had earlier discovered the existence of the Qianyuan Holy Demon Hall, Murong Jianyun would certainly have rushed over from the Overlord Commerce ahead of time."

Saying this, Pei Yupo once again stared intently at Willow Leaf City, and continued: "The one secretly commanding everything is merely stalling for time, waiting for Murong Jianyun’s arrival."

Speaking, his brows furrowed again: "Or maybe, stalling for the victory on Nidao City’s side!"

"The secret commander is ensuring that my uncle at the Holy Martial Stage cannot participate in the war, thus preserving Willow Leaf City and Nidao City from excessive casualties, ensuring Murong Jianyun will have troops to deploy upon arrival..."

Pei Yupo analyzed everything frantically...

Finally, he suddenly declared heavily: "Someone, send a message to my uncle immediately, have him return at once!"

Hearing this order, Chang Sanghuang asked in confusion: "Young master, there’s still half an hour..."

Before he could finish, Pei Yupo abruptly interrupted again: "There can be no further delay; all covert tactics are ensuring my uncle cannot engage in the warfare. Regardless of what the opponent is stalling for, they must absolutely not succeed anymore."

With these words, the four Emperors trembled all over, suddenly enlightened!

And Pei Yupo continued: "Next, we must blast Willow Leaf City regardless of the cost, even if many people die, or we risk total failure and could become a laughing stock."