Yang Zijin walked to the table, poured a cup of water, and drank it. Perhaps it was because their rushing on the way and eating irregularly hurt her stomach and caused her discomfort.

Thinking of it, Yang Zijin raised up her head to drink all the water in the cup.

At the same time, Shuo Ling, who was reading the hypsometric map in the military camp, couldn't help but sneeze. He frowned slightly.

Mo Li stepped forward and asked, "Your Lordship, do you catch a cold? It's so cold now. You'd better rest early. Tomorrow will be the day for you to have a great battle, so you need to have a good rest."

"I know." Hearing that, Shuo Ling put down the hypsometric map in his hand.

Then he walked to the bed and lay down.

Seeing Marquis had lain down, Mo Li turned off the light and walked out.

Lying on the bed, Shuo Ling couldn't fall asleep. He kept tossing and turning.

As soon as he closed his eyes, the image of Yang Zijin filled his mind.

He didn't know whether Yang Zijin would blame him for not chasing after her. She must be feeling rather disappointed now.

Thinking of this, Shuo Ling couldn't help but give a sigh. After defeating Xiling and returning to Jing City to report upon the completion of his task, he would immediately leave for Beiling.

He only hoped that Yang Zijin would not be angry with him.

Before meeting Yang Zijin, he only cared about the mission he had on his mind. After meeting her, he really liked her courage and the ability to stoop or stand erect.

Maybe the reason for him to fall in love with her at the first sight was that she was so different from ordinary women.

Having thought for a long time, Shuo Ling finally fell asleep.

On the other side, Lan Kuo, Emperor Xiling, had already set up camps 20 miles away from the frontier fortress.

The soldiers didn't have rest until midnight.

Zhan You walked to the carriage carrying nightmare worms and got on it. Then he took a few pieces of pig iron from Feng Xian, his apprentice, and went into the carriage.

Those pieces of pig iron were customized by Lan Kuo, Emperor Xiling, according to the size he gave. Zhan You helped the men with nightmare worms wear them personally.

No matter how powerful and resistant to swords and spears those men with nightmare worms were, they still had a weakness. Their hearts were weak. The moment a sword was pierced into the heart, the man with nightmare worms would turn into pus immediately.

Previously, he didn't need to worry about it. However, Shuo Ling was among his enemies this time, so he had to make preparation in advance. His men with nightmare worms used to get killed by Shuo Ling because he had found the weakness.

Thinking of this, Zhan You couldn't help but feel angry.

If he hadn't met Shuo Ling in the village of god's temple previously, he didn't have to spend so much time and effort.

When he shielded the only weakness of those men with nightmare worms this time, no matter how great Shuo Ling's martial arts were, he could do nothing about it.

Then Zhan You helped those men with nightmare worms put on the iron covering their hearts personally from one carriage to another.

When the work was done, Zhan You sneered and said, "Marquis Shuo of Dongling, I'm expecting how you will attack my men with nightmare worms tomorrow. You will lose to me even though you are the reincarnation of the god of war."

While saying, Zhan You laughed loudly. His deeply collapsed eyes looked rather horrible.

"Master, I hope that you will success tomorrow." Feng Xian on the side bowed his hands and said with a smile.

Zhan You patted Feng Xian on the shoulder and said with a smile, "It's so late now. You'd better go to have a rest."

"I'll go to bed after sending you back." Feng Xian said.

Zhan You nodded. Feng Xian supported Zhan You to return to his camp.

After covering Zhan You with a quilt, Feng Xian left.

Not long after Feng Xian left, Zhan You, who was about to fall asleep, heard the sound outside his door. He asked in a low voice, "Feng Xian, is that you?"

Nobody responded to him, and Zhan You opened his eyes to look at the entrance.

At this moment, a figure suddenly flashed in. Zhan You was so scared that he trembled before asking, "Who is it?"

"Wizard Zhan, it's me." While saying, the person came from the darkness.

Squinting, Zhan You took a closer look. It turned out to be Yang Huo, the one beside him. He gave out a sigh of relief and asked, "What's going on?"

"Wizard Zhan, please read this." Yang Huo handed the note with him to Zhan You while saying.

Zhan You took it over and opened it. Then he couldn't help but nod with a smile, "Good. I've already known that the two elders won't be loyal to Hou Shi. Indeed, I'm right."

While saying, Zhan You got up from the bed and walked to one side. He lit the light and put the note over the fire. The fire expanded suddenly, lighting up the tent at that moment and going dark then.

Zhan You went back to his bed, sat down, and asked, "Is there anything happening in the Witchcraft City?"

"Nothing big happens. The people in the city gather at the gate and pretend to make trouble now after our guidance."

"Didn't Hou Shi come out to control the situation?" Zhan You asked with a sneer.

Yang Huo shook his head this time, "I've never heard that Hou Shi came out to control them. Instead, there have always been his apprentices coming out. However, this time when I was there, I heard that Hou Shi seemed to be away."

"Away? When did it happen?" Hearing this, Zhan You asked immediately.

Yang Huo thought for a while and said, "I heard that he had been away from the Witchcraft City for two days."

"For two days." Hearing that, Zhan You frowned.

The time was so close to the time when Shuo Ling came to the frontier fortress. Could it be... Could it be that Shuo Ling had come to the Witchcraft City to find Hou Shi?

Thinking of this, Zhan You snorted, "Marquis Shuo of Dongling, you are cunning as expected. However, do you think you can defeat me by inviting Hou Shi to help you?"

"Wizard Zhan, did anything happen?" Yang Huo asked.

Zhan You shook his head, "Nothing. You shall leave now."

"Yes, Wizard Zhan." Yang Huo answered. Bowing his fists, he left.

After Yang Huo left, Zhan You couldn't help clenching his fists. Hou Shi was haunting. However, what could he do even though he was here?

Then Zhan You lay down.

However, in order to reduce the risk, tomorrow morning he would ask Lan Kuo to send more soldiers and horses to protect him while he was controlling those men with nightmare worms.

The next day when there was the first gleam of light, General Li began to gather the soldiers for a roll call.

After two days, the soldiers were full of excitement and vigor now.

After General Li finished the roll call, he told the soldiers about the plan today.

While General Li was saying, General Cheng walked from the side, wearing armour.

"General Cheng, why do you come out? Your body hasn't been fully recovered yet. Go back now. What are you going here for?" General Li walked to General Cheng, dragging him and saying to him in a low voice.

General Cheng said indifferently, "The injury means nothing to me. Having lain on the bed these days, my bones are about to rust. Besides, my injury was caused by the people from Xiling. I need to take my revenge, don't I?"

"Well, even so, the wound on your body has just healed. If you use strength during the fight, it is very likely to crack." General Li said to him again.

At this moment, General Cheng turned his head to the soldiers and said, "We are sure to gain victory in the battle with Xiling. How can I be absent? You cannot occupy the achievement by yourself. General Li, am I right?"

"General Cheng, I can do nothing to change your mind. Okay, you can join the fight. However, you need to retreat as soon as you face danger. I don't want to see you get injured again." General Li sighed and said.

He knew General Cheng well and that persuasion was useless. Therefore, he had to say so.

General Cheng nodded and said with a smile, "General Li, sorry that I've interrupted you just now. Please continue."

General Li gave General Cheng a supercilious look this time. Then he stepped forward to continue to tell the soldiers precautions, "If you meet those weird people, don't panic or rush to them. Hide or run away as long as you have the chance. Our targets are the people from Xiling. Marquis Shuo and the king of witchcraft will deal with those weird people. Do you hear me?"

"Yes." The soldiers answered in chorus. How spectacular!

Then General Li gave another order, "Okay. Walk out of the military camp and wait outside. Divide the soldiers into three groups and act according to the plan!"

"Yes, sir." The soldiers replied.

Then the soldiers walked outside in an orderly manner.

On the other side, Shuo Ling had come to the king of witchcraft's tent, "King of witchcraft, are you ready?"

"Everything is ready now. I can leave at any time." Hou Shi said to Shuo Ling with a smile.

Shuo Ling nodded, "Okay. Let's set off now. We'll measure the terrain first."

"Everything is on you. Let's go." Hou Shi said, smiling. He stood up and walked to Shuo Ling.

Hou Shi stretched his hand, "Marquis Shuo, please go first."

Then the two people walked out of the tent one by one.

When they stepped out of the military camp, the soldiers had already stood in their places according to the previous plan.

Although it was already cold winter, Shuo Ling could see that the soldiers were all fearless and vigorous.

Seeing Shuo Ling and Hou Shi coming, General Li stepped forward with a smile and bowed his fists, "Marquis Shuo, the king of witchcraft, why do you come so early? The army of Xiling is 20 miles away from us. It will take them some time to walk here."

"General Li, Marquis Shuo has said that he wants to measure the terrain first. Having stayed in the frontier fortress for so long, you must be very familiar with the terrain here. We come out earlier to see it so that we can bear it in mind. Later when the battle begins, it will be easier for us to deal with the enemy." Hou Shi said to General Li with a smile.

Hearing this, General Li couldn't help nodding, "King of witchcraft, your words really make sense."

"General Li, is this man the king of witchcraft?" At this time, General Cheng also walked here, looked at General Li, and asked.

General Li nodded, "Exactly. King of witchcraft, this is General Cheng in our army, who got injured by those weird people of Xiling previously."

"King of witchcraft, I've heard of your name before. After I meet you today, I find that you really deserve the reputation!" General Cheng said, smiling.

Hou Shi answered with a smile, "General Cheng, you've come to the battlefield with your injury. It's lucky for Dongling to have you!"

"King of witchcraft, you've flattered me." General Cheng said, bowing his fists.

Hou Shi pointed to one side and said, "It's high there. I'll go there and have a look first."

"King of witchcraft, please." General Cheng said, nodding.

Then Hou Shi and Shuo Ling walked to the place with high terrain.

They looked down after walking up there. Hou Shi asked, "Where did you put the trap?"

"King of witchcraft, you see there, and there. There are only two places." Shuo Ling pointed out the places for Hou Shi.