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After the reorganization, Squad Three was quickly led by Liu Zhifei to join the assault on Lin Zhang County. However, since Luo Bingkun had been seriously injured and the injury caused by Ninefire had yet to heal, Squad Three only had eight members. The old man was left with only Liu Zhifei and Yang Junshan.
This time, after the third team was reorganized, out of the ten people, there was only one in the third and fourth level of the Martial Disciple realm, but five in the second level. Compared to before, the third and first level cultivators were one less, and the second level cultivators were two more.
This kind of incident had happened before when Yang Junshan joined the squad. However, at that time, Liu Zhifei, Xiong Xiyi, and Ning Yi were all old men, and their cultivation was way higher than the other members. Thus, no one dared to provoke them.
As for the others, Yang Junshan had been conceited and the youngest, so he took the initiative to take the last spot. Luo Bingkun, on the other hand, had the upper hand in the competition with Wang Zong because he had a magical equipment.
Naturally, no one dared to provoke Liu Zhifei and Ningxia's position this time. However, the others, especially the five turbid Qi cultivators, had to be at a higher and lower level.
Therefore, after they got to know each other, some of them impatiently jumped out to provoke Yang Junshan, especially when Ning Zhong and Luo Bingkun were both injured. Liu Zhifei told the new arrivals to ask Yang Junshan for advice, and everyone looked at him with even more suspicion.
The first person to speak out to challenge them was called Sha Zhihong, a descendant of the Huang Sha Town's Prominent Class Sha Family. He was also a second stage turbid Qi cultivator, so he naturally didn't like Yang Junshan.
Seeing that Yang Junshan had been provoked, rather than having his identity as an array master, Ningxia and Luo Bingkun seemed to be enjoying the show. Yang Junshan had no choice but to lay down the flag of the trench array, trapping Sha Zhihong inside. Although there were signs of a sneak attack at the beginning, Yang Junshan's identity as an array master was enough to make his new teammates revere him.
In fact, putting aside his identity as an array master, Yang Junshan was confident that he could convince a few of his new teammates. In fact, putting aside his identity as an array master, Yang Junshan was confident that he could convince a few of his new teammates.
Although the third squad quickly participated in the assault on Ling Zhang County, Liu Zhifei didn't lose his head because of revenge. Most of the time, the third squad only assisted the other squads in the conflict, and most of their energy was focused on cultivating through mutual familiarity and tacit understanding.
As time passed, the conflict between Mengyu County and Ling Zhang County became more and more intense, and the casualties became more and more serious. The list of achievements among the cultivators guarding the border of Mengyu County was updated again and again, but Ling Zhang County was clearly at a disadvantage when fighting against Meng Yu County alone.
On this day, Squad Three returned to the stronghold from the border. They gathered with the wounded Ningxia and Luo Bingkun, but the other two squads, Squads Five and Seven, also returned to the stronghold.
At first, Yang Junshan thought it was a coincidence, but after the three teams met up, the three teams had gathered in the secret room to discuss, which made Yang Junshan realize that the three of them had probably come back together after receiving the order.
"Hey, little Yang, I heard that you guys suffered greatly this time?"
Yang Junshan turned around. He recognized one of the members of Squad Seven, named Mu Jie, who was speaking to him. The two of them were from the same town, so they had a good relationship.
This guy usually had a lot of ideas. Although his cultivation was only at the second stage, he was used to performing and being able to speak well in Squad Seven. The squadron's main character, Ji Chenglin, usually asked for his opinion.
"Sigh." Yang Junshan sighed and said, "Five of them died. It is said that Xiong Xiyi was kidnapped by bandits, but I was lucky to get home that day. Otherwise … the entire third squad would have been disabled."
Mu Jie patted his shoulder and said, "Being able to survive is good enough. Speaking of which, the third squad has either fled or died. Why did they suddenly kidnap that Xiong Xiyi?"
Yang Junshan shook his head and said, "Who knows, maybe he just robbed a girl!"
Mu Jie smacked his lips. "That's not right, there was a girl in your squad earlier called Fang something, she was also a jade-like beauty in her small family, moreover her cultivation is only at the first layer, wouldn't it be easier to rob her? How come you have to capture her?" That guy has a cold face, but he's not weak at all. How much strength would it take to capture her? "
Yang Junshan snappily replied, "How would I know? I'm not a bandit from the Heavenly Wolf School!"
"Interesting, this is interesting. Don't you think this is a little interesting?" Mu Jie shook his head as if he was holding onto a treasure of wisdom.
Yang Junshan rolled his eyes and said, "What's the point of that? I see that you have too many thoughts, even if you don't want to, you can see through it."
Mu Jie chuckled. He looked at Yang Junshan as if he was a summer bug who couldn't speak a word.
Yang Junshan could not be bothered to answer him, but his expression suddenly changed, as if he had thought of something, and he said doubtfully: "That's not right, everyone knows that the third squad was attacked. Now, all the Heavenly Wolf School cultivators in Ling Zhang County have been killed like a pot of porridge."
Mu Jie smiled. "Naturally, it's to accompany the team."
"Then why …"
Mu Jie was stunned, then he laughed twice and stopped speaking.
Yang Junshan looked around and said in a low voice, "What, Brother Mu, your fifth squad hasn't participated in the war at the border. Did they go on some secret mission?"
Mu Jie hesitated for a moment before he shook his head. Then, he nodded his head. However, he remained silent.
Yang Junshan saw his cautious look and said with disdain, "Brother Mu, what do you mean by shaking your head and nodding your head? Why do I have to take a fancy to you?"2
After Yang Junshan's words, Mu Jie, who had been fighting with others, spoke up, "It's not for your brother. It's something very important. We have to keep it a secret."
Yang Junshan sneered, "Why can't we say anything? The fifth and seventh squads haven't seen a trace of them for several days. Since their whereabouts are to be kept a secret, then they naturally went to Ling Zhang County or Hu Yao County …"
Mu Jie hurriedly reached out his hand to cover Yang Junshan's mouth as he looked around to see if anyone had noticed them.
Yang Junshan was surprised and excited, "No way, you're right. You guys have really snuck into the enemy's territory. Don't tell me you are going to rob the caravans that are passing through the enemy's territory like the members of the Heavenly Wolf School?"
Mu Jie was going to ask Yang Junshan how he got the secret information, but after hearing that Yang Junshan was just guessing randomly, his anxious actions proved his guess. He couldn't help but swallow his question, and then said, "I didn't say anything, you guessed it yourself."
Yang Junshan still didn't forgive him and asked, "Brother Mu, did you go to Hu Yao County or Ling Zhang County and rob a few caravans? You must have made a lot of money by now. Remember to take care of me!"
Mu Jie hurriedly tried to leave, but as he walked, he said, "The three teams have already left the secret room. I believe they will be gathering everyone for a new mission soon. I'll be leaving first."
Looking at Mu Jie's retreating back, Yang Junshan's lips curled up into a smile. With such a self-righteous yet truly intelligent guy, if the news of Xiong Xiyi being kidnapped got out to him, she might not be able to explain it to the Xiong Family. As long as she didn't go to war with Mu Jie, Yang Junshan didn't mind giving the Xiong Family some eyewitnesses.
As for the reason why Yang Junshan was able to guess the whereabouts of the fifth team, it was naturally because in the past, after the three counties had opened their exchanges market, the three sides had done a lot of things to each other. However, the three sides were extremely careful and didn't leave any clues for the other side.
Perhaps it was due to Yang Junshan's influence in this life, but the bandits of the Heavenly Wolf Sect were caught red-handed, while the cultivators secretly dispatched by the Heaven Shaking Sect and Opening Spirit Sect did not reveal their identities.
Yang Junshan saw the three teams gathering together, but what surprised him was that they gathered all three groups of cultivators, and not just the three teams. Yang Junshan thought to himself, 'I'm afraid there's going to be a joint operation between the three squads.'
Sure enough, after the three teams gathered together, Liu Zhifei said in a deep voice, "From now on, all cultivators are not allowed to go out. After half a day, the third, fifth, and seventh squads will join forces.
There was a slight disturbance in the crowd, but it calmed down shortly after. The three groups of martial cultivators stationed at the foothold had all seen people die before, so this matter naturally did not disturb their minds. Furthermore, from the beginning to the end, no one asked about the purpose of this operation.
Around midnight, the three groups of cultivators had finished gathering. Under the leadership of the three teams, they took advantage of the quiet moonlight to head out from the foothold and head towards the southwest.
The sky was slightly bright as the three groups of cultivators passed through a low hill at the border and entered the territory of Hu Yao County, which was controlled by the Opening Spirit Sect.
"How did we get here again?"
Mu Jie, who was running with Yang Junshan, suddenly said this. However, when he realized what Yang Junshan was saying, he noticed that Yang Junshan's face was very serious. He kept looking back at the low hills behind him, apparently not paying attention to what he had just said.
After passing through the hills, the terrain quickly became steep and became harder and harder to walk on. Although everyone had the urgent talisman, they still had to put some energy into carefully moving through. Not everyone had the ability to control their Qi to soar into the sky.
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