Chapter 1722: The Grand Marshal Challenge Competition! (1/2)
Translated by: Hypersheep325
Edited by: Michyrr
Wang Chong lowered his head and pensively said, ”I don't know, but I just feel that something is wrong.”
Li Lin and Bai Siling were both taken aback and stared.
”What is it? Where could the problem be?” Li Lin asked in concern.
”It's hard to say… I just think that everything is going too smoothly,” Wang Chong said.
The second round was to select the strongest three from the six Marshals to participate in the last round. Normally, Zhao Fengchen should have fought both of the First Prince's men, but instead, everything had gone very smoothly for Zhao Fengchen, and he hadn't fought either.
In other words, this situation was one-sidedly unfavorable to the Eastern Palace, completely the opposite of the first round!
But from a logical standpoint, everything seemed normal.
Just what are you thinking?
Wang Chong slowly turned to the First Prince and Hou Junji in the north. These two were looking at the drilling ground as if they hadn't even noticed Wang Chong.
A dark cloud of worry flitted across Wang Chong's brow.
Cheers continued to shake the drilling ground. The level of these bouts had opened the eyes of the clan scions.
The rest of the second round went as Wang Chong expected, with Duan Zhuyan and the First Prince's other man both advancing.
The Imperial Army competition had finally reached the last round, and the most important one.
”The Grand Marshals!”
”The Grand Marshals!”
Thunderous cheers could be heard all around as the mood reached a fever pitch of excitement.
”The Grand Marshals have arrived!”
With a sharp cry, three vast energies radiated from the eastern side of the drilling ground.
Wang Chong immediately turned to look and saw the crowds part, three imposing figures emerging under the escort of countless Imperial Army soldiers.
Now that the competition was in its last phase, the three Grand Marshals had finally arrived.
He had long ago heard about the reputation of the three Grand Marshals, but he had only ever met Li Xuanyi.
On the right, a golden banner was raised into the air, the large 'Li' upon it extremely striking. This was naturally the banner of Li Xuanyi. The Imperial Army had banners for each of its six divisions, but only the Grand Marshals enjoyed the privilege of a banner with their surname upon it.
Beneath this banner, Wang Chong saw Li Xuanyi.
While this was not Wang Chong's first time seeing him, he interacted with Li Xuanyi much less than Zhao Fengchen. But their relationship could be considered cordial, and even now, Li Xuanyi's favorite weapon was one of Wang Chong's earliest works, Death's Abyss.
When Wang Chong saw his complexion, he grimaced.
”He's injured!”
Unlike their first meeting several years ago, Grand Marshal Li Xuanyi had a sallow complexion, and while he was doing his best to maintain the dignity of a Grand Marshal, Wang Chong could still sense the weakness in his body.
It was very rare for an expert of Li Xuanyi's level to have a sallow complexion.
This was a clear sign of just how grave his injuries were.
”This is bad! Li Xuanyi's injuries are worse than we thought!” Li Lin said.
Li Xuanyi had always been known for his loyalty and integrity, and he had never interacted with the major officials of the court. Even when he was buying Death's Abyss from Wang Chong, he had been intentionally distant. Such an official was one of the First Prince's greatest barriers, but from his weak appearance, it was apparent that he would find it hard to emerge victorious today.
”Big Brother!”
Wang Chong heard Bai Siling's worried cry.
Wang Chong followed her gaze and saw a white-robed general of twenty-eight or twenty-nine next to Li Xuanyi. The young commander had a cold face and pursed lips, the appearance of someone who would alienate everyone around him.
If he hadn't appeared next to Li Xuanyi on such an important occasion, few would have believed that this was one of the three Grand Marshals of the Imperial Army!
But his aura was slightly disordered, evidence that he had also been injured, though not as severely as Li Xuanyi.
It was obvious that the ones who had been attacked last night were Li Xuanyi and Bai Hanzhou.