Son-in-law Heaven Emperor Xiao Yi

Within the borders of Qingyun Kingdom.

A formidable army of three hundred thousand marched forth in a vast, iron-black current that continuously twined through the Qingyun Kingdom.

Everywhere it passed, it was invincible in battle, and unstoppable in attack!

It was an unstoppable force that no one could withstand!

Within the marching formation...

Shi Yaoqian, with a profound sense of emotion on his face, watched the Azure Dragon Guards leading the way and said, "Xiao, the combat power of these Azure Dragon Guards is too frightening, isn't it? Seizing cities and taking fortresses, there's nothing they can't accomplish..."

"Indeed! Along the way, it has almost always been them earning merits!"

"We're just spectating the show..."

The four Shi brothers were chatting with each other. Shi Yaose admired Xiao Yi and said, "Xiao's discernment is truly unique! If you hadn't taken Yu Huaxian under your wing, we wouldn't have gotten the Azure Dragon Guards, and our journey wouldn't have been this smooth..."

Xiao Yi glanced at them calmly and said indifferently, "What if I said that I spared him out of sheer curiosity about a question, would you believe me?"

"Hmm? What question?"

The four brothers were puzzled.

Even Yu Huaxian, who was standing beside him and twiddling his orchid fingers, looked at Xiao Yi curiously, also somewhat unclear as to why Xiao Yi hadn't just killed him. From Yu Huaxian's interactions with Xiao Yi over the past few days, he knew that Xiao Yi was decisively ruthless towards his enemies, just as he was with Li Moqiu, whom Xiao Yi had slain without hesitation.

Yet, he had spared Yu Huaxian instead.

Xiao Yi coughed lightly and looked at Yu Huaxian: "Huaxian, what made you do it... out of desperation?"

The four Shi brothers' eyes lit up, turning their gaze simultaneously to Yu Huaxian.

Yu Huaxian's face twitched violently, never having expected that Xiao Yi's curiosity stemmed from this.

Xiao Yi said, "If it's really inconvenient, then just pretend I never asked."

Yu Huaxian, twirling a lock of hair by his temple, hesitated but eventually said, "It's not that it's inconvenient, but you mustn't laugh at me after hearing it..."

Xiao Yi: "I promise not to laugh!"

The Shi brothers: "Whoever laughs is a dog!"

"Alright then!"

Yu Huaxian took a deep breath, and with a defeated look on his face, he said, "To make ends meet, I joined the army at eighteen and became a soldier. But due to my average cultivation, I never received any recognition. Everything changed when I stumbled upon a scroll. Initially, I didn't practice the art within, but after the Third Prince caused the death of my sister, I vowed to master it."

"The opening of the scroll read, 'to train in this art, one must first be castrated!'"

Hiss!

Everyone drew in a cold breath of air.

Their gaze towards Yu Huaxian softened, filled with sympathy: "For your sister's sake, you went through a great deal!"

"It wasn't easy indeed!"

"Don't be sad, as long as you follow Xiao, you'll have your day of revenge!"

The four comforted him.

However...

Yu Huaxian then leisurely said, "Before, I had never turned to the last page of the scroll. It wasn't until I broke through to the Tao Tribulation Realm that I finally read it, and it said, 'No castration necessary, success is still achievable...'"

Xiao Yi: "..."

The Shi brothers: "..."

Pfft!

All five of them couldn't contain their laughter and burst out laughing uncontrollably.

Yu Huaxian looked at them with a resentful gaze...

"My apologies, it wasn't intentional, I just can't hold it back... pfft..."

"Such, such misery..."

"Hahaha..."

They all laughed so hard they were bent double.

As the group was talking, a colossal city loomed on the horizon, twice the size of the capital of the Tianqing Kingdom.

This was the capital of Qingyun Kingdom.

"Ahead is the capital of Qingyun Kingdom. Now that Qingyun Kingdom has no Tao Tribulation Realm experts, with only about two hundred thousand troops to defend the city, they are no match for us," said Shi Yaoqian, his eyes gleaming as he stared at the enormous city ahead. This was a campaign that would wipe out a nation, and they were about to become heroes of such a war.

In the hearts of the people of Tianqing Kingdom, Qingyun Kingdom was a traitor.

For millennia.

Generations of the Tianqing Kingdom always harbored the desire to reclaim Qingyun Kingdom.

Today...

They were finally about to fulfill that desire!

"Lord Xiao, I request to lead the charge!" Yu Huaxian declared solemnly.

He had already been thoroughly convinced by Xiao Yi, and Xiao Yi had given him hope of becoming a man once again.

Now, his loyalty to Xiao Yi was unshakable.

Xiao Yi said, "Granted!"

Yu Huaxian's face beamed with ecstasy, and with a squeeze of his legs, his warhorse charged out, "Azure Dragon Guards, follow me to break through the city!"

Shi Yaodu, stroking his chin, pondered, "The capital's defenders still number two hundred thousand, and although the Azure Dragon Guards are powerful, it is impossible for them to take the city quickly. I bet that it will take Yu Huaxian at least three days to breach the city!"

"Makes sense!"

The crowd nodded in agreement.

The capital was built with imposing grandeur, easy to defend and difficult to attack, defended by a large army of two hundred thousand.

Indeed, taking such a city was no simple feat.

However...

When they arrived at the capital, they were stunned by the scene before them.

They saw Yu Huaxian's Azure Dragon Guards halted several miles outside the city while the gates were wide open. King of Qingyun Kingdom, Jiang Tianxiao, with his ministers in tow, approached in a horse-drawn carriage. With a fawning smile and a slight bow, Jiang Tianxiao rubbed his hands together and said, "Which one among you is Lord Xiao, the Guardian Martial God of Tianqing Kingdom? I am Jiang Tianxiao, and here I am, leading my ministers to request surrender..."

Yu Huaxian: "..."

The Shi brothers: "..."

Xiao Yi: "..."

Surrender?

With two hundred thousand troops in hand, presiding over such a mighty city, yet you request surrender without a fight?

Xiao Yi, mounted on a Tianqing wild bull, stepped out from the formation, his icy gaze upon Jiang Tianxiao: "You don't deserve the Jiang surname!"