Everything was going according to plan, like the calm before the storm.
Even Meng Bai and the others had an illusion. In the past, the Ten Nations Martial Arts Tournament had never been like this.
In the previous Ten Nations Martial Arts Tournaments, they had spent almost all three years fighting.
This Ten Nations Martial Arts Tournament was clearly dangerous, but they had actually spent such a peaceful period here.
If not for the sudden rescue, the peace in the Huaxia Pavilionâs Ten Nations Martial Arts Tournament branch might have lasted for another half a month!
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Wang Xin opened his mouth and spat out a mouthful of blood. He grabbed Meng Baiâs arm tightly, the joints on the back of his hand clearly visible.
âGreat General Meng, let me see the Side-by-side King! I beg you!â
Even when Wang Xin was surrounded by the Demon Realm army with Meng Bai, he had never begged for mercy.
But now, if not for his weak body, he would have knelt down to Meng Bai.
âGeneral Wang, itâs not that I donât allow you to see the King of the South, but heâs in seclusion forging.â
Meng Bai supported Wang Xin and injected spiritual essence into his body.
âTell me what happened first? Didnât you go to find the main force of the Great Qin Army? How did you end up like this?â Meng Bai asked in confusion.
Previously, Wang Xin and Meng Bai had been surrounded by the Demon Realm army. Later, when the Demon Realm army retreated, Wang Xin also parted ways with the Great Xia army.
When they separated, Wang Xinâs cultivation had already broken through to the third rank of the Martial Dao, the Grandmaster realm.
Moreover, at the time, he had more than a thousand elite soldiers under him. The Demon Realm armyâs attention was on Zhou Shu. Meng Bai thought that he would be able to find Great Qinâs main army successfully.
He hadnât expected him to suddenly come to the camp alone and be seriously injured.
âWe were ambushed by a human army. All my brothers died in battle except me!â Wang Xinâs eyes were red and swollen, and two streams of blood tears flowed down.
He gritted his teeth and said hatefully, âOur Great Qin soldiers can die in the hands of demonic beasts, but we shouldnât die under the blades of traitors! We shouldnât! They are all great men!â
âTraitors?â Meng Bai frowned. âWho attacked you?â
âGreat Wei soldiers!â Wang Xin gritted his teeth.
âGreat Wei?â Meng Baiâs frown deepened. âThatâs impossible! Someone saw with their own eyes that the Great Wei army was completely wiped out!â
âIâm certain!â Wang Xin said. âEven if they turn to ashes, Iâll recognize them!
âI thought that in the Ten Nations Martial Arts Tournament, all the grudges in the outside world could be temporarily put aside. Unfortunately, I was too naive and trusted those Great Wei soldiers wrongly!â
Wang Xin raised his hand and slapped himself twice. âI deserve to die!â
Meng Bai stopped Wang Xin from hurting himself and said solemnly, âThereâs something fishy about this!
âSomeone saw that the Great Wei army was completely wiped out, but you encountered the Great Wei soldiersâ¦â
Meng Bai pondered. âGeneral Wang, how many Great Wei soldiers did you encounter?â
The armies of the various nations in the Ten Nations Martial Arts Tournament had been scattered by the Demon Realm army. In theory, it wasnât impossible for a remnant Great Wei army to survive.
But it was just a small possibility.
Meng Bai didnât have enough information to determine what had gone wrong.
âTwo thousand!â Wang Xin said. âI had a thousand elite soldiers under me. Their numbers were exactly twice mine.â
Great Qinâs elite soldiers were unparalleled.
It was also because Wang Xin was confident that his people would have no problem fighting one to two that he didnât take the Great Wei soldiers seriously.
He didnât expect that when they encountered a Demon Realm army, the Great Wei soldiers actually launched a sneak attack from behind while they were fighting hard to kill the demonic beasts, causing his people to die.
If not for the fact that Wang Xinâs cultivation had already broken through to the third rank of the Martial Dao, he would probably have died there.
âTwo thousand Great Wei soldiersâ¦â Meng Bai pondered for a moment before suddenly raising his head and saying in a deep voice, âZiwen, call Sun Gongping over!ân/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
âYes.â Mi Ziwen hurried away.
A moment later, he returned.
âTeacher, Sun Gongping isnât in the camp. Two days ago, he went out to kill demons and hasnât returned yet.â
Mi Ziwen looked uncomfortable. He whispered, âTeacher, is it possible thatâ¦â
Logically speaking, there shouldnât be such a possibility, but Mi Ziwen was now suspicious.
Meng Bai shook his head and said nothing.
âGeneral Wang, take a rest for now. Youâre seriously injured. Donât get too agitated,â Meng Bai said to Wang Xin. âIâm going to see the King of the South now. Iâll tell him in detail!â
Wang Xin still wanted to say something, but Meng Bai exerted force with both hands and pressed him back down. Then with a squeeze of his fingers, Wang Xin fell unconscious.
âHave someone keep an eye on him. Ziwen, get Shi Songtao and come along!â Meng Baiâs expression was solemn.
Mi Ziwen got someone to take care of Wang Xin and walked with Meng Bai toward the forging room where Zhou Shu was in seclusion.
They had just arrived outside the forging room when the door creaked open, and Zhou Shu walked out.
âHow did you know I was coming out of seclusion?â Zhou Shu was surprised to see Meng Bai and the other two.
âSecond Brother, we have something important to discuss with you.â Mi Ziwen said.
âWhat is it?â Zhou Shu leaned the Great Destroyer Sword against the ground and placed his hands on the hilt.
Shi Songtao also looked at Mi Ziwen and Meng Bai in confusion.
He had been summoned by Mi Ziwen in a hurry and still didnât know what was going on.
âKing of the South, do you remember when I told you that Great Wei and Great Chen had been completely wiped out?â Meng Bai said with a sunken voice.
âI remember,â Zhou Shu said. âAnother nation was wiped out?â
âNo.â Meng Bai shook his head. âJust now, Great Qinâs Wang Xin arrived with serious injuries. A thousand of the Great Qinâs elite soldiers under him died in battle.â
âIs Wang Xin still alive?â Zhou Shuâs expression tightened. Wang Xin was the most powerful worker under him. It would be a pity if he died.
âHeâs still alive, but badly injured,â Meng Bai said.
âAs long as heâs alive.â Zhou Shu heaved a sigh of relief. âDid they encounter the Demon Realm army?â
Zhou Shu could tell that something was wrong with Meng Bai and Mi Ziwen. War had been ongoing in the Ten Nations Martial Arts Tournament. It was very common for people to die in battle.
He didnât understand why Meng Bai and Mi Ziwen had come to tell him this.
âItâs related to the Demon Realm army, but the reason why Wang Xinâs soldiers died was because they were ambushed by Great Weiâs soldiers!â Meng Bai said with a sunken voice.
âGreat Weiâs soldiers? The Great Wei army?â Zhou Shu was stunned. He finally understood why Meng Bai had asked him if he remembered that Great Wei had been completely wiped out.
âGeneral, are you saying that Great Wei was not completely wiped out but that they brazenly became traitors?â Zhou Shu said curiously.
âItâs hard to say if they did so brazenly. Wang Xin was able to escape alive because he had broken through recently. Otherwise, he would have died on the spot. Then, no one would know that Great Weiâs soldiers ambushed them.â Meng Bai shook his head.
âIâm wondering now if the Great Wei soldiers who ambushed Wang Xin and the others are the remaining Great Wei army, or if the news of the Great Wei army being completely wiped out is fake!â
âFake? How is that possible? Didnât Sun Gongping bring this news back?â As soon as Zhou Shu said this, he realized that something was wrong.
âGreat General, do you suspect Sun Gongping?
âThatâs impossible!â Zhou Shu said firmly.
He had known Sun Gongping for a long time. It was absolutely impossible for Sun Gongping to be on the Demon Realmâs side, let alone cooperate with Great Wei!
âI donât think thatâs possible either,â Meng Bai said grimly. âI hope Iâm wrong.
âDeputy Pavilion Master Shi, Sun Gongping went out to kill demons two days ago. Did he get any weapons from you?â
Shi Songtao was the deputy pavilion master of the Huaxia Pavilion and also the steward of this camp. He was in charge of all the military supplies.
âYoung Marquis Sun?â Shi Songtao realized the seriousness of the problem. He thought for a moment and said, âBefore leaving the camp, he took away two Cosmic Bangles, a number of standard weapons, and a Dark Cloud Armor set. Oh right, thereâs also the secret medicinal pill that Her Highness gave him!â