Shuo Ling smiled and squinted, "I see. That's why I didn't hear that Xiling would dispatch its troops again all the way."

On his way, he was curious about why Xiling did not seize this opportunity to defeat them. But hearing Hou Shi's words, he knew the reason.

"Marquis Shuo, so you're here to let me deal with Zhan You?" Hou Shi said.

Shuo Ling nodded and said, "Yeah. Master, you must know those witchcraft men better. If Emperor Xiling does use them to break through the border, the people will suffer from it."

"If so, I'll go with you." Hou Shi nodded. His eyes were insightful.

Then Shuo Ling said to Hou Shi, "Master, with your help, Emperor Xiling will fail."

"When should we set out?" Hou Shi asked Shuo Ling.

Shuo Ling thought for a moment and said, "Master, according to your words, Xiling has not dispatched troops due to Zhan You's weak body. But they may start to make a plan for another attack to the border after several days."

"Well, then you wait for me here for a moment. I go and take something and then we head for the border." Hou Shi nodded and walked to his bed.

Shuo Ling said, "Ok."

Then Hou Shi threw back the covers and opened a secret compartment. He picked up something from it and put it on him. Then he stood up and walked to Shuo Ling, "Let's go, Marquis Shuo."

Shuo Ling nodded. Hou Shi walked forward and opened the door.

They walked out of the room.

Just after they left the room, Su Lai, the principal disciple of Hou Shi, walked to them. When he saw Shuo Ling, he frowned slightly.

He was on duty today, but no one including him noticed Shuo Ling had come in. Then Su Lai looked at Shuo Ling and said to Hou Shi with his hands arching, "Master, he..."

"Do not be impolite." Hou Shi glanced at Su Lai.

Su Lai lowered his head and saluted Shuo Ling, "Marquis Shuo."

"You back off. I'll leave the Witchcraft City for some days. You need to be careful of everything." Hou Shi said to Su Lai.

Hearing that, Su Lai asked, "Master, you'll get out of the city?"

Hou Shi nodded and said, "Yes. I need to deal with something that happened outside. I'll leave here at least ten days and half a month or maybe more than several months."

Su Lai's eyebrows wrinkled. Then he said, "But Master, those things outside..."

"If something happened, just wait until I come back to make a decision." Hou Shi interrupted Su Lai.

"Yes, Master." Su Lai replied with his hands arching instead of continuing his words.

Then Hou Shi said to Shuo Ling, "Let's go."

They walked out of the courtyard and rode out of the city.

Looking at Hou Shi and Shuo Ling, Su Lai felt puzzled about what matter caught his master's attention at this critical moment.

The Witchcraft City was not stable at that time. If his master was here, those people creating trouble could restrain themselves. But if they knew that his master had left, it was hard to imagine what they would do next.

Thinking of this, Su Lai sighed. But on second thought, could it be a test his master gave him?

No matter what it was, he would not let any accident happen in those days when his master was not in the Witchcraft City.

Just leaving the Witchcraft City, Shuo Ling asked, "According to your disciple's words, anything happened in the Witchcraft City?"

Hearing that, Hou Shi slowed down his horse to go together with Shuo Ling and said, "To be honest, the Witchcraft City is not peaceful these days. But they dare not to do something with me in the Witchcraft City."

Shuo Ling moved his mouth slightly and asked, "Master, now you go to the border with me. Aren't you afraid of..."

"I need to train them sooner or later." Hou Shi sighed and interrupted Shuo Ling.

Hearing that, Shuo Ling put on a smile on his cold face, "Master, you are so far-sighted."

"You are too modest, Marquis Shuo. With me leaving the Witchcraft City, someone could no longer hide his tail." Hou Shi said with a deep glance.

Shuo Ling flattered him, "Master, catch them all when you come back to the Witchcraft City. What a splendid idea!"

Hou Shi glanced at Shuo Ling. Then he pinched the horse's stomach with his legs and trotted on.

Shuo Ling shook his head. Then he waved his whip and followed Hou Shi.

In Xiling

"How're things with you?" Zhan You asked Feng Xian.

Feng Xian said with a smile, "Don't worry, Master. Everything is OK. Suspicions have been kindled within those soldiers' hearts."

"That's good. I’ve recovered a little. We'll attack the border there days later." Zhan You nodded and said.

Then he continued, "Send someone to keep watch on them these days."

"Yes, Master." Feng Xian replied and walked out of the room.

After Feng Xian left, Zhan You stood up and walked to the secret compartment where the king of seduce of the nightmare was placed.

Then Zhan You took it out from the secret compartment and opened it.

As it had taken Zhan You's blood for a long time, its entire body looked dark red.

Then Zhan You took out the dagger, put his left wrist on the top of the jar, and cut his wrist with the dagger.

His face twitched the moment he cut his wrist.

Zhan You must be reluctant in his heart after feeding the king of seduce of the nightmare many times.

When the blood dripped into the jar, the king of seduce of the nightmare would follow the smell and started having its meal.

When Zhan You's blood stopped dripping, he covered the jar and put it back in the secret compartment.

Sitting on the bed, Zhan You bound up his wrist skillfully.

Then he raised his wounded hand and thought to himself: It was worth all these years of suffering. It was a good opportunity to break through the border when the morale of the Dongling army was undermined in two days.

After capturing the border, he could take advantage of Emperor Xiling's delight to ask for dispatching troops to the Witchcraft City. Then he could work in collusion with the person he previously got contact with in the city and defeat Hou Shi at one stroke. At that time, he could become the king of witchcraft.

Thinking of this, Zhan You smiled evilly. He wanted those people in the Witchcraft City and his father to know that it was a wrong choice to pass the crown to Hou Shi. He was the only one suitable for this position.

Zhan You's eyes were brimming with tears due to excitement or other thoughts.

At this time, Mo Li had arrived at the camp.

After showing the token, he rode into the camp.

Someone led him to General Li's tent.

In General Li's tent

"How's the investigation going? Who said it out?" General Li asked Officer Guo.

Officer Guo shook his head and said with his hands arching, "I asked those soldiers who had gone to the kitchen today, and they all said they had seen that person's appearance. But when I took them to identify him, they did not find that man."

"Did you ask them if they found anything wrong with that person on that day?" General Li asked.

Officer Guo put his hands down and said, "I asked them personally. They said he looked unfamiliar."

General Li thought: Maybe Xiao Mu was right. It was someone of Xiling who sneaked into the camp and wanted to undermine the morale so that Xiling could attack the border again several days later when the morale was unstable.

Hearing that, General Li nodded, sighed, and said, "I know it. You can go."

As soon as General Li finished his words, someone said outside the tent, "General Li, Young Master Mo, Marquis's subordinate, arrives."

"Let him come in." General Li said hurriedly.

Then Mo Li came in and walked up to General Li. He saluted him and said, "General Li."

General Li looked outside but failed to see Shuo Ling. He frowned slightly and asked, "Young Master Mo, you must have a hard time getting here. Where is the Marquis? He said that he would come together with you."

Mo Li smiled and said, "Of course, My Lord comes here with me. But My Lord said that he had to take a trip to the Witchcraft Mountain on this critical moment."

Hearing that, General Li frowned and asked, "The Witchcraft Mountain? Did Marquis Shuo say what to do?"

Mo Li shook his head. "My Lord only said that it had something to do with those freaks of Xiling. He said nothing else."

"Those freaks? Could it be..." General Li’s forehead knotted in a frown. He suddenly looked at Mo Li, and Mo Li nodded before he could finish his words.

Why hadn't he realized that before? How could a person be so special that he could be invulnerable to all the weapons and have infinite strength?

Hearing Mo Li's words, he took a tumble. There was a Witchcraft Mountain not far from the border, and the people on the mountain were masters of concocting witchcraft insects.

It must be that some witchcraft men worked in collusion with Xiling's army. Thinking of that, General Li nodded and asked Mo Li, "Could Marquis reach the border within two days?"

"That should be OK." Mo Li said after short thinking.

General Li nodded. Then, he felt much more reassured as Shuo Ling was resourceful from childhood just like his father.

He must go to find Hou Shi, the king of witchcraft in the Witchcraft Mountain.

If the king of witchcraft knew that someone had misused witchcraft on the battlefield, he would come to help not only because he was a Dongling person but he also needed to save his family's moral standing.

Since Xiling gave an attack to the border, he had never put on a smile on his face these days. Today was the first time.

Then General Li said to Mo Li, "Young Master Mo, you must be tired after a long trip here. You just go and take a rest. We will talk about this when Marquis comes."

"OK." Mo Li nodded.

General Li looked at Officer Guo and said, "Officer Guo, you send Young Master Mo to Young Master Xiao's tent to have a rest."

"Yes, General." Officer Guo replied. Then he turned and walked to Mo Li.