The northeastern border of the Cloud Empire.

Wuluan watched as a large number of alien warriors threw away their armor and retreated from the imperial border like a tide, without the slightest hint of victory and joy on their faces. Under his seat, the Flame Tiger, which was as red as fire, was holding a moment's head in its mouth, and the Flame Tiger was tall and majestic, and stood at the forefront of the army as a king.

The young man behind Wuluan patted the slightly smaller Flame Tiger, and came to the young master who has become famous in the Phoenix Clan in recent years, his rise is like a comet, and he has become the most dazzling genius in the clan in just a few years, "Young Master, the alien race has been defeated and retreated, let's collect our troops and go back." ”

The young man remembered that not long ago, the alien race on the northeast border invaded on a large scale, and the imperial border guards fought bloodily, but the alien race was so powerful that they broke through multiple lines of defense in one fell swoop, and burned and looted in the border land. At the moment of crisis, the empire sent an edict, so that the eastern Chuzhou Phoenix clan led the warriors of their own clan to attack, as soon as the edict came out, everyone thought that this was a great opportunity to make contributions, at that time, many heirs who were expected to compete for the position of the patriarch asked for battle, but the patriarch never spoke, until Wuluan stood up, the patriarch handed over the edict to him, and directly appointed him as the main general, leading the warriors of the clan to meet the battle. At that time, many people were surprised, although Wuluan was the most valued descendant of the patriarch, and no one dared to question his strength, looking at the entire empire, he was also a leader for a while, but he had never led the army to fight, and it was too hasty to appoint him as the chief general on the first march, and many elders were worried at that time, but seeing the patriarch's unquestioning gaze, he could only give up.

And the young man, who was a deputy general, knew all the way down with the army that Wu Luan's talent in military affairs really lived up to the high expectations of the patriarch for him. From the beginning of the battle between the two armies, the Phoenix Clan was invincible, driving the alien race out of the imperial border in one fell swoop, Wuluan's marching command made it impossible to find any problems, and often inadvertently gave the alien race a head-on blow, just at the beginning, single-handedly cut off the head of a foreign leader, making the alien race completely defeated.

This victory would undoubtedly push his prestige among the clan to the top.

It wasn't until the alien disappeared at the end of sight that Wu Luan slowly withdrew his gaze.

The young man thought that Wu Luan would give the order to withdraw his troops next, and he was already ready to call the herald to him. However, Wu Luan said: "Ninth brother, pass the order down and prepare to pursue the enemy army." ”

The young man was stunned for a moment, and reminded: "Young master, beyond the front is a thousand miles of swampy land, the alien race has been entrenched here for many years, and knows the terrain well, it is taboo for us to rush in, the empire has been defeated by many armies here for many years, and the soldiers we brought this time are all ordinary warriors, and their combat power is probably not enough to defeat the enemy in the unfavorable terrain." ”

"Of course I know this, but it's an order. Wu Luan's tone carried a hint of anger.

"Third brother, this is no different from letting the warrior go to death. The young man was still unwilling to give up, and in a hurry, he shouted a title that he had not shouted for many years, fearing that the previous victory had overwhelmed Wuluan's mind, and such a greedy advance would inevitably destroy the previous victory.

"The Imperial Edict is clearly written, expelling the aliens to a distance of thousands of miles. ”

"That's just a word, there's no need to take it seriously, and the alien race has receded, and it's okay to say so when you return it, and no one will take it seriously. ”

"In that case, do you know why the edict is so much done before, which has never been done before. Wu Luan's tone was a little cold.

"It's really a bit strange to say, the previous edicts all ordered the White Ape Clan to be responsible for assisting in the defense and driving the alien race out of the imperial border, but this time not only did our clan take the initiative to attack, but also rushed thousands of miles away. ”

"Before that, the alien race outside the northeast was usually assisted by the white ape clan, and our clan has not participated in the war for many years, do you know the reason?" Wu Luan's smooth and fair face, a pair of dark and narrow eyes, thick eyebrows, a tall nose bridge, and thin and lightly pursed lips all showed nobility and elegance, but at this time, his face had become gloomy.

Two questions in quick succession made the young man fall into deep thought, he recalled that when the tactical deployment Wu Luan took the initiative to ask for the most elite warriors of the Phoenix Clan, he could choose 50,000 warriors at will, and after the patriarch groaned, he finally decided to increase it to 20,000 warriors, and the meaningful gaze of the patriarch before leaving flashed in his mind again, and suddenly he had a terrible guess.

He looked back at the warriors with burning eyes, their faces still full of victory at the moment, perhaps they were imagining that after this battle, they would be recognized by the clan, and they would wear bright armor and become the symbol of the Phoenix Clan's most elite warriors, the Flame Army, riding the enviable Flame Tiger.

The young man trembled and whispered, "Does the young master mean that we were originally going to let them ...... this time" He said "let them" a few times without saying the rest of the words, his expression was a little excited, and he said hurriedly: "But the holy daughter of our Phoenix Clan, that is, the daughter of the patriarch, is the emperor, even the current Royal Highness of the Prince has the blood of our Phoenix Clan, do they also mean this?"

Wu Luan looked at the young man's still immature face, and the confusion and uneasiness in his eyes made his face glow slightly red.

Wu Luan's expression softened, "Ah Yu, everyone has a time when they can't help themselves, the heavier the power in their hands, the more they need to worry, how to keep the power in their hands firmly in control is the most important thing, everything else will seem insignificant." His voice was gentle and slow, as if to comfort the persistent youth.

"So they can ignore the life and death of their people?"

"That's not the case, in the past few decades, the White Ape Clan is not only responsible for the defense outside the northern border, but also the alien turmoil on the northeast border is dominated by them, even the Blue Scorpion Clan and the Blue Wolf Clan, there have been frequent wars in these years, and our clan has already surpassed them in overall strength after a long period of recuperation, perhaps with the secret help of the emperor, and it is precisely by relying on these helps, the strength of our clan has grown too rapidly, and it has become a force that is not easy to control in the empire. ”

"But my people's allegiance to the Empire has never changed. "The youth are still somewhat unconvinced.

"For those in power, how can they trust the loyalty that is not visible, and they will only be reassured if they are firmly in their hands. Wu Luan's eyes changed suddenly, and he glanced lightly at the warrior behind him, "So, in order to reduce the suspicion of the empire, and in exchange for the peace of the Phoenix Clan in a short period of time, they must die." ”

Perhaps feeling the chill of Wuluan, the Flame Tiger under the young man's seat became restless, and he gently stroked the hair on the Flame Tiger's jaws, and the Flame Tiger slowly quieted down. He stroked the soft fur on the Flame Tiger's forehead with his hand and asked softly, "Third brother, will you become like that in the future?"

Wu Luan was stunned when he heard this, his eyes became a little cold, but the corners of his mouth gently hooked a smile, and after a long time, he didn't answer the young man's question.

The wind blew in the distance, and the wind blew with the mud and corruption of the swamp, and the Flame Tiger under Wuluan's mount raised his head to the sky and roared, Wuluan pointed the sword in his hand obliquely to the sky, and shouted in a deep voice in the wind: "Warriors of the Phoenix Clan, let us completely tear apart the alien race." ”

All the warriors erupted in earth-shattering shouts, they raised their weapons aloft, their eyes shot a fanatical gaze, and rushed forward with high steps, Wuluan and the young man were drowned in the warriors who slanted out like a flood, and the warriors of the Phoenix clan roared towards the swamp in the distance.

After the flood-like frenzy, only Wuluan and the young man remained still.

The young man suddenly said a little lonely: "This time, we will bear the charge of the annihilation of 70,000 soldiers, and then the other people in the clan will definitely take the opportunity to make things difficult, I am already unknown, most of them will not point the finger at me, and they will definitely put all the charges on the young master." ”

Wu Luan smiled lightly, but there was something gloomy in his narrow eyes, "I have been sharp all these years, and I have long been looked down upon by some people, so I can just be restrained, and I think the patriarch also has this intention." After I go back, I will bear all the charges, I feel that my strength is showing signs of breaking through during this time, and I just take this opportunity to practice behind closed doors, and it will also save them from looking for trouble. ”

"But ......"

"Ninth brother, you don't have to say it, this is the best result, you can't be dragged down because of this. Wu Luan interrupted the young man's words, "We have known each other since childhood, and I know your mind best, but you are weak in the clan and cannot bear the consequences, so you can't be excluded by others." You will use this time to strengthen yourself, and when I return, I will need your help. ”

The young man was silent for a moment, then got off his mount, knelt on one knee, saluted Wu Luan, and said in a deep voice: "Young Master Xie attaches great importance to it, and Ah Yu will definitely obey the young master in the future." ”

The warriors of the Phoenix Clan are gone.

The young man got up and said, "Young master, shall we go back?"

"No, since we are destined to die, let our warriors die a more vigorous death, and let more aliens bury them. ”

Wuluan and the young man rode the Flame Tiger towards the swamp.