Immortal Fairies Always Have Designs on Me-Chapter 897 - 378: Display of Might

Eastern Dynasty, Southeast Chu State.

The sound of hooves thundered, crossing the desolate wasteland, leading to an endless desert.

Lu Jin'an pulled the reins, with his eyesight, he could see the distant Great Wall resembling a giant dragon lying on the ground—Yunhu Pass built by the Eastern Dynasty to guard against the Shenmiao Dynasty.

"Cough cough..."

Zhiyu, sitting in front, waved her little hand to disperse the flying sand, and simply buried her little face into Lu Jin'an's embrace, speaking in a muffled voice: "Master, why did we come to such a place?"

Her voice was filled with displeasure: "There's no one here, and I don't see any delicious food, nor anything nice to look at..."

Lu Jin'an gently stroked Zhiyu's little head, and softly said, "We won't be staying here for long."

As his words fell, over a thousand warhorses kicked up the sand, swiftly closing in.

Aside from Luo Yuan and Ding Feng, the others were ordinary experts from the Jinyi Guard.

Since Lu Jin'an embarked on his journey with Zhiyu, the Crown Prince, who was overseeing state affairs in Shengjing, was furious about the Jinyi Guard rebellion, and ordered a thorough investigation of Jinyi Guard across the nation.

Dongfang Xinghe was a capable and respected Crown Prince, otherwise, after Emperor Jia Ning fell seriously ill and he was appointed to oversee, he wouldn't have been able to stabilize most of the nation's situation so quickly; hence, the thorough investigation of Jinyi Guard did not cause much of a stir.

As the orders were transmitted to various parts of the Dynasty through the Divine Temple, all the Jinyi Guard under the Crown Prince's control underwent a major purge.

Arrest quickly, trial swiftly, execution even faster!

Most people knew this was the Crown Prince Dongfang Xinghe weakening Fang Xinglan's power in silence, but since Jinyiwei Commander Song Zhong assassinated the Crown Prince first, the logic stood on the Crown Prince's side.

Moreover, the loyalty-devoted Song Zhong being killed by Fang Xinglan was widely spread, causing many Jinyi Guard, who were plunged into a dire situation due to Song Zhong or their own circumstances, to harbor resentment towards Fang Xinglan, hence many Jinyi Guard caused trouble before they were even caught.

Thus, this became an even better excuse for Dongfang Xinghe to reshuffle the Jinyi Guard.

Lu Jin'an, with Zhiyu, traveled eastward from Jianyuan State, not taking detours, and thus rescued up to a thousand Jinyi Guard from execution grounds and prisons along the way.

The speed of rescue couldn't surpass the speed of execution, especially since Lu Jin'an didn't need many people.

Because other escaped Jinyi Guard would come here.

After all, although the scale of the Jinyi Guard was not comparable to the Eastern Dynasty's army, if they scattered and fled, there would surely be a fair number that could escape.

"Sir." Luo Yuan rode up to Lu Jin'an's side: "Is the other Main Base truly in this desolate place?"

I recall that three hundred miles north and south lay the camps of Yunhu Pass's million-strong army. The orders from Shengjing must have reached here; if discovered by the border army, all of us combined wouldn't even be a mouthful for them."

In Luo Yuan's memory, even the top-ranked Spear Saint Zhang Jibei managed to escape unscathed from among two hundred thousand troops, but even so, he sustained significant injuries in that battle against the Jiuli Dynasty.

A million border army... even if the Supreme Martial God exerted all their strength, they couldn't kill them all.

Lu Jin'an glanced at Luo Yuan. This person had high determination after betraying Fang Xinglan, now replacing Households Commander Huang from Jiangde City as the leader of this thousand-strong Jinyi Guard.

"Just ahead," Lu Jin'an said blandly. "The border army of Yunhu Pass cannot act easily, especially since Chuansha Ridge is large enough to hide people."

After speaking, Lu Jin'an pulled the reins and continued forward: "Not far now, just follow."

"I take the order."

After moving forward a few more miles, Luo Yuan's eyes lit up: "Sir, there's a small city over there. A small city in such a place..."

"Brother Luo, this is clearly a trade area," Ding Feng chuckled. "Though there are many passes between us and Jiuli, Shenmiao, commerce isn't prohibited, and smuggling goods is one of the border army's sources of military pay."

"Even so, I wouldn't want to come here," Luo Yuan shook his head. "Only unlucky Jinyi Guard get assigned here."

"Indeed." Ding Feng laughed heartily: "Who in their right mind would want to come to such a godforsaken place? King Qin was clever to set a Main Base here; I bet if she loses, she'll retreat to Shenmiao Dynasty to seek support."

"Betray the country?" Luo Yuan clicked his tongue: "She is reputable, but not the Crown Prince. What position and legitimacy does she have to make Shenmiao Dynasty help her fight back?"

"True..."

"Enough talking." Lu Jin'an murmured, leading the thousand men into the small city.

"Master, can we eat now?" Zhiyu asked curiously, looking up.

After traveling such a long distance, although Master didn't forget to let her eat well, it was indeed far, far away... without any carriage!

Before Lu Jin'an could speak, Ding Feng quickly said: "Sir, I heard the camel hump at Chuansha Ridge is a local delicacy, worth trying!"

"Camel hump?" Lu Jin'an glanced at Ding Feng: "Then go prepare it."

"I receive the command!" Ding Feng's face brightened joyfully and he quickly led the horse to find it.

"Master, is camel hump delicious?" Zhiyu asked curiously: "I've never heard of it."

"I haven't tried it either." Lu Jin'an shook his head: "We'll find out soon."

As Lu Jin'an spoke, he suddenly tugged at the reins.

The originally bustling sound within the small city suddenly vanished, silent stares from merchants and vendors lining both sides fixed upon the thousand men, many hands stealthily reaching for their waists or hidden among fruits.