Chapter 706: The Peril of the Lunar Eclipse II (1/2)
Chapter 706: The Peril of the Lunar Eclipse (II)
Translated by: Hypersheep325
Edited by: Michyrr
Buzz!
The moment Wang Chong spoke, everyone else in the room trembled and raised their heads to stare at Wang Chong. Even Li Siye widened his eyes and looked at Wang Chong with disbelief on his face.
Anyone from the capital knew that the 'Lord Zhangchou' that Wang Chong spoke of was the new Minister of War, Zhangchou Jianqiong. He had another title, that of Annan Protector-General, and an even better-known one, 'Tiger of the Empire'.
This title not only represented Zhangchou Jianqiong's sterling reputation and prestige. It also represented the strength of an elite Imperial Great General, a strength that countless people in the world could only look up to.
All Imperial Great Generals were transcendent experts at the peak of the Saint Martial realm!
Although Li Siye was confident in himself, he also knew that he was quite a way from reaching the Minister of War, the Tiger of the Empire. And yet Wang Chong had just said that even if Minister of War Zhangchou Jianqiong were here, he would also be forced to retreat in defeat…
”Heh, you should have noticed at least a little. Correct! That chief of Wushang Village is a Saint Martial expert on the same level as Zhangchou Jianqiong!” Wang Chong lightly said. ”With his strength and the strength of all those elders and villagers, even Zhangchou Jianqiong would be forced back, much less us!”
Boom!
These words from Wang Chong said in such a careless manner were like a boulder crashing into the minds of his subordinates, like massive waves thundering at their ears. All of their eyes widened in shock and awe.
Although Li Siye's reaction was not as obvious, the shock he received was no less.
”A Saint Martial realm expert?”
”How is this possible?”
”That white-bearded man? He barely seemed capable of walking!”
……
Although all their minds were in disorder, none of them doubted Wang Chong's words. In things like this, Wang Chong's judgment would never be wrong.
Truthfully speaking, they had actually been extremely angry at the unreasonableness of the Wushang. Not only had they refused to respond to a decree from the Imperial Court, they had even attacked the soldiers. Some of the guards had even wanted to have the army attack Wushang Village.
But now that they heard that Wushang Village had a peak Saint Martial realm expert presiding over it, none of them dared to harbor such thoughts!
”Lord Marquis, what is the background of these Wushang? How could an ordinary village be this formidable?” Gao Feng couldn't help but ask, his eyes wide.
”This question… is one that I'd also like to know the answer to.”
As Wang Chong looked at the numerous stars outside the window, a light flashed in his eyes.
There were many secrets regarding Wushang Village. That the Wushang could traverse the mountains so easily could be set aside. After all, this was truly a very steep and arduous environment, so developing such skills over a long period of time wasn't that strange.
But the formation and mental attacks used by those two elders on the perimeter of the village could not be explained by the environment.
And before stepping into Wushang Village, Wang Chong had never imagined that the Wushang Chief was a peak Saint Martial realm expert.
There were many secrets that not even the Wang Chong of the last life knew about.
Of course, the him from the last life had no chance to delve into these secrets. But now he could try again. All the Wushang elders were still alive, and even Fang Xiaoyan had not yet matured into that naughty and savage girl from his last life.
He could finally explore the roots of Wushang Village!
But before all that, it was far more urgent to change the Wushang Chief's mind and recruit the first batch of soldiers from Wushang Village.
”Just leave this matter to me. All of you should go and rest first.”
With these words, Wang Chong quickly fell into thought.
Ice three feet thick would not form from a single day of cold, and the traditions of Wushang Village could not be altered in one day and night, especially when the great calamity had not yet occurred.
But no matter how difficult the task was, Wang Chong had to think of a way to change their attitude.
He had once commanded the Wushang, and at a time like this, he needed the help of the renowned Wushang Cavalry more than ever.
If my predictions are right, that incident is about to take place!
With this thought, Wang Chong slowly looked up at the sky. A crescent moon hung in the sky, a common night scene in Wushang Village.
But if one looked carefully, one would notice that the crescent moon was undergoing a subtle transformation. It was growing thinner and thinner, fainter and fainter.