Chapter 508: Chapter 228: Justified Campaign, The Infiltration Unveiled (Part 2)
Zhaoyang is not anything good, and neither is Great Xia, but both their forces have already rushed into the main area, making it impossible to drive them out.
The Beehive’s only hope for survival now is to count on the two sides starting a fight.
The question is, would the two forces be that foolish?
"You think you’re smart, but I’m not a fool either. If they don’t fight, then fine, neither should. It’s better to drag this out until the big brother gets back, there might be a turnaround then!"
Chen Yingba murmured to himself, seeing that neither Great Xia nor Zhaoyang were making any moves ahead, he directly ordered the people around him to pull back and stay alert, observing the situation quietly.
And right at this moment, Yuwen Dao spoke again.
"Commander Chen, Zhaoyang has attacked proactively and killed so many from the Beehive. Hou Hu has ulterior motives. If we don’t keep these people here today, the Beehive will suffer from this in the future. What are you waiting for?"
Chen Yingba had already made up his mind to hold the stalemate, naturally not listening to Yuwen Dao’s nonsense. He let out a cold snort, continuing to stand still.
Being surrounded in the center, Hou Ming and Zhaoyang’s group were initially tense, but seeing Chen Yingba not reacting, they immediately sighed in relief.
However, they didn’t notice that several people from the Beehive suddenly approached behind Chen Yingba. Based on their attire, they were obviously from the elite.
"Lu Sheng, what are you five doing here? Hurry to the front for vigilance!"
Seeing the newcomers, Chen Yingba immediately reprimanded them sternly.
Lu Sheng was a veteran of the Beehive. Chen Yingba was quite familiar with him and the members of his hunting team. It was them who brought back the news that Jing Xian was occupied by Great Xia.
He had just issued the order for vigilance, so seeing Lu Sheng and four others coming to his side, he obviously wasn’t pleased.
Thinking about the last couple of days, when these five were with him in the corridor, having killed many from Zhaoyang, his expression softened a bit.
However, the reprimand just now seemed to have no effect.
Lu Sheng continued to walk until he was less than five meters away, and curiously, the other four with him still move ahead, dispersing to his right and left.
This seemed a bit like, an encirclement...
Chen Yingba’s face showed a trace of caution, first taking a glance at Lu Sheng, then looking at the four to his sides, his expression froze.
He couldn’t see through the strength of Lu Sheng and the four beside him.
How is this possible!
The movement of qi muscles in the Earth-digging Realm is impossible to conceal from someone at the Cold Resistance Level. A single glance can reveal their basic strength.
There are two scenarios where someone at the Cold Resistance Level can’t gauge someone’s strength: one is if they intentionally suppress their qi muscle movement, or they have strength comparable or superior to the observer.
Realizing this, Chen Yingba’s face drastically changed, exclaiming in shock:
"You are not..."
"Commander Chen, do not worry!"
Lu Sheng smiled, raised his head, interrupting Chen Yingba’s words with his hand, then respectfully clasped his fist and said:
"Xia Chuan, Minister of Great Xia, at your service, Commander Chen..."
Lu Sheng laughed aloud, fiddling with his face, and surprisingly tore off a crimson mask;
At the same time, the four on his sides did the same as Xia Chuan, tearing a layer of masks from their faces, clasping fists and laughing.
"Luo Yuan of Great Xia, at your service, Commander Chen!"
"Yuan Cheng of Great Xia, at your service, Commander Chen."
"Zhao Long of Great Xia."
"Hong Tian of Great Xia, at your service, Commander Chen."
While the four laughed and greeted, they drew their weapons.
Luo Yuan wielded a Barrier Blade; Yuan Cheng had a Double-edged Giant Axe; Zhao Long with a horizontal blade; and lastly, Hong Tian carried a Longsword.
Chen Yingba’s expression instantly froze. Just as he was about to speak, Xia Chuan in front of him slightly raised his hand, and the one-inch black dagger he held turned directly into a 1.3-meter black saber before his eyes.
"Commander Chen won’t think that with so few people from your Beehive, you could withstand 1,500 troops of Zhaoyang, for two days?"
Chen Yingba’s position was at the very back of the over 3,000 guards of the Beehive. Since Xia Chuan and his five had not made any motion or noise, and since it was a time of high alert, only a small few noticed this.
When Xia Chuan approached under the guise of Lu Sheng, even the few who noticed assumed Chen Yingba was merely instructing Lu Sheng and his group on something trivial, thus ignored it, turning back to keep an eye on the two sides of Zhaoyang and Great Xia by the iron gate.
Only Luo Ming and Li Baihe, mixed among the Beehive people, glanced over here inadvertently, then turned back to exchange looks. From the shock in their eyes, it was clear they knew what was happening over there.
Gulp...
Luo Ming swallowed a mouthful of saliva, barely able to conceal the shock in his eyes, worried others might spot it, he lowered his head immediately.
"They actually succeeded, this Xia Chuan is simply terrifying. Such meticulous thinking at such a young age..."
The timeline of Longyou and Great Xia only differed by ten days.
On April 15th of the second year of Great Xia, when the letter was delivered to Yue Feng, Luo Ming didn’t think much of it. Even if Great Xia’s strength was much greater than he expected, it wouldn’t be strong enough to arbitrarily annex the Beehive, as it involves Longyou Alliance, and the Beehive itself wasn’t weak either.
Still, he mainly wanted to provide a future for his son Luo Cheng, to give him an opportunity to thrive better in Great Xia.