With only 8 years to live at the start, I'm going all in.

Chapter 258 The Army Presses Down on the City

At this time, Li Wanyun had already begun to activate her spies in Guanyue City, trying to get them out of the city.

After all, the most important thing has been accomplished. Staying in Guanyue City, which is full of people worshipping gods, means that every extra minute is an extra step in danger.

However, at that moment, Li Wanyun suddenly heard the war drums beating again on the city wall.

"Dong Dong Dong!!"

The dull drumbeats instantly echoed throughout the entire Guanyue City, causing Ding Yi, who was standing at the door talking to Liu Xun, to frown.

"My lord, the war drums sound nine times! The army is attacking the city!"

Liu Xun listened intently and heard nine drumbeats, his expression changing drastically.

The White Cloud Temple is actually going to launch an attack on Guanyue City without any regard for the consequences?

"Master, why don't you leave first? Before the situation gets too bad!"

Looking at the soldiers around him who had already begun to run at high speed, Liu Xun asked urgently.

Ding Yi shook his head slightly upon seeing this, and then asked:

"Can you get me a cavalry position?"

Liu Xun was slightly taken aback upon hearing this, but quickly nodded and said:

"Please wait a moment, Master. I'll be right back."

After Liu Xun finished speaking, he hurriedly bid farewell to Ding Yi and headed towards the training ground in the city.

At this moment, on a training ground, Du Jiuzhao was riding a demon horse, looking at the cavalrymen lined up in front of him with a serious expression, seemingly lost in thought.

General Du!

Just then, a familiar voice reached Du Jiuzhao's ears. He turned his head and saw Liu Xun striding towards him.

Faced with this newly promoted figure who had just made a great contribution, Du Jiuzhao had no choice but to put on a smile and ask:

"So it's Director Liu. What brings you here?"

Liu Xun quickly said:

"Hehe, General Du, you're too kind. I came here specifically to ask for a cavalry position."

Upon hearing this, Du Jiuzhao was taken aback. He looked Liu Xun up and down, then appeared somewhat surprised and uncertain.

This guy surnamed Liu isn't satisfied with just one great achievement; he wants to do it again.

But he had no reason to refuse this request, both morally and logically. Thinking of this, Du Jiuzhao nodded slightly and pretended to be troubled as he said:

“My cavalry is already at full strength, but if Director Liu requests it, adding one more would be fine.”

Upon hearing this, Liu Xun's expression immediately changed. He could easily discern the underlying meaning in Du Jiuzhao's words, and he promptly replied:

"General Liu, rest assured, when I return to the palace to report on my duties, I will certainly put in a good word for General Du."

Upon hearing this, Du Jiuzhao burst into laughter:

"Director Liu, you're too kind!"

Just then, Ding Yi walked over with a man dressed entirely in black armor.

"Lord Liu, I have brought the person."

Ding Yi walked up to Liu Xun, clasped his hands in greeting, and said...

Upon seeing this, Liu Xun instinctively wanted to dodge, but seeing Ding Yi's gaze, he forced himself to bow to Ding Yi despite his discomfort, and then turned his gaze to the man beside him.

He was an ordinary-looking man, not very tall, and apart from being a little pale, there was nothing particularly special about him.

However, he didn't need to ponder his master's thoughts; he only needed to carry them out.

Thinking of this, Liu Xun quickly pulled the man to Du Jiuzhao's side and said to him:

"General Du, that's him."

Du Jiuzhao had been staring at Number One ever since he appeared, and at the same time, he also sensed an indescribable feeling from this pale-faced man.

Pressure? Not really, more like a dead person.

Yes, if this person's eyes weren't still able to move, standing there with no breath, he would be no different from a dead person.

"Ma Jiu, get him a horse!"

Du Jiuzhao shook his head, then shouted at the team not far away.

"Yes!"

A loud roar came from the ranks, and then a cavalryman spurred his horse away from the ranks, returning shortly afterward with a demonic horse.

"Let me make this clear from the start: once you join the team, no matter who you are, if you dare to disobey orders, there will only be one outcome!"

Du Jiuzhao looked at Number One and suddenly spoke.

Number One did not react at all.

Liu Xun immediately said that this was no problem at all, and Du Jiuzhao nodded to Liu Xun again before turning back.

At that moment, the number one looked at the demon horse that had moved over with a somewhat blank expression, and then strode over there.

As Number One approached, the demonic horse seemed to have seen something terrifying, and it let out a violent neigh, even trying to break free from Ma Jiu's grasp.

"This beast!"

Ma Jiu was furious and was about to dismount and teach the demonic horse a lesson, but the next moment, the demonic horse suddenly stopped moving and stood there quietly.

The pale-faced man walked straight over, mounted his horse, and then sat there motionless.

This bizarre scene made Ma Jiu's heart pound, but he didn't dare to say anything and just braced himself and returned to the group.

Meanwhile, Number One urged his demonic horse to follow closely behind Ma Jiu.

Seeing this, Ding Yi, who was not far away, breathed a slight sigh of relief. He then gave Liu Xun a wink, and the latter immediately understood and led Ding Yi away from there.

"Master, what should we do now?"

Upon arriving at a remote place, Liu Xun began to ask questions.

"I'll follow you up the city wall."

After thinking for a moment, Ding Yi spoke.

Without hesitation, Liu Xun led Ding Yi towards the stairs of the city wall.

In no time, the two arrived at the city wall, and Ding Yi finally saw the scene outside the city.

About two miles outside the city, a large group of people stood in a line, looking in this direction.

Among these people were many strangely shaped tall towers. Judging from their appearance, Ding Yi guessed that these were probably the legendary siege towers.

It is said that this thing can not only fire cannons, but also crossbows, making it a comprehensive siege weapon.

The fact that Baiyun Temple brought this thing out clearly indicates that they really intend to attack the city.

"Something's not right. It's all so rushed. Could it be that they really killed their general and have gone mad?"

Ding Yi looked at the army of Baiyun Temple ahead, feeling somewhat puzzled.

The army of Baiyun Temple in front of us numbered at least 20,000. With such a large number of soldiers, food, water, and sanitation were all major problems.

This Guanyue City is not an isolated city, but a border city, with a constant supply of provisions from the rear. Ding Yi really couldn't understand what Baiyun Temple was up to.

Meanwhile, in the army of Baiyun Temple.

Xiwen Wuhen sat silently in the large tent at the back, staring at the long sword in front of him.

This is the treasured sword left behind by Zhou Luan, but I never expected that Xiwen Wuhen would bring it here.

"General, we are already in formation and ready to go."

Lieutenant Guo Cui stood beside Xi Wenwuhen and asked in a low voice.

After a long silence, Xiwen Wuhen slowly said:

"No rush. Guanyue City is the first pass to the north. Even though the fighting at Taiping Palace is intense and many people have been transferred there, there are still a lot of troops stationed here."

"Pass down the order: launch a feigned attack tonight. I want these Yin-Yang Palace people to experience sleepless nights first."