Chapter 762: The Battle Outside the City

Fight!
This was Shadow’s choice and decision!
Firstly, because Happy was already very close to Yangzhou and could arrive soon…
Secondly, she didn’t want to give Happy a bad impression, making him think she was taking advantage of the crisis at the Mu Family and his influence to gain benefits for herself.
Xifeng Tower had to make its own contribution and show its strength; otherwise, it wouldn’t be able to establish itself in the martial world of the Central Plains, let alone shoulder the role of the fourth most powerful gang!
“This battle must not only be fought, but also fought brilliantly.”
Shadow stared at the approaching troops of the Mu Family, firmly resolving in her heart.
The more than 300 men led by Silver Fox being able to break through tens of thousands of enemies was truly an impressive feat and honor…
If Xifeng Tower’s 2,000 men couldn’t even withstand a single attack from Lingxiao Palace, how could they talk about achieving great feats or standing shoulder to shoulder with the Mu Family, Yipin Hall, and Xiyi Gate?
“…”
With a gesture from Shadow, the troops calmly created a passage for the Mu Family’s troops to pass through.
Silver Fox walked at the front but then fell back, staying by Shadow’s side…
Also accompanying them were Xiao Bei, along with over a hundred Mu Family experts who were lightly injured and had recovered—each of these people from Yangzhou City had taken the lives of at least a dozen or twenty Lingxiao Palace disciples, their bodies covered in blood and an aura of violence.
Although Shadow usually disliked such an atmosphere, seeing the fighting spirit on the faces of these Mu Family experts and their unyielding gazes despite their injuries still filled her with deep awe:
“Brother Silver Fox, leave the Lingxiao Palace men to me. You go back and recover for now…”
“These minor injuries are no problem!”
Silver Fox said calmly, “What I really want to do now is kill as many Lingxiao Palace members as possible.” After a pause, he added to Shadow, “Lord Shadow, among Lingxiao Palace’s experts, only Haotian and Li Qing can pose a threat to you. Xifeng Tower can handle them, but… there are over thirty experts from America, and Xifeng Tower needs to be careful. Each of them is as strong as Li Qing.”
“…”
Shadow’s brows tightened.
Although the Mu Family’s Yangzhou branch had countless REP recordings, most were from long distances. True experts hadn’t released their REP, only some shocking recordings of instant kills, leaving little clarity about the actual situation. Thus, Shadow didn’t know the details of the battle inside.

Judging from Yin Hu and the others charging out of Yangzhou, it seemed not too difficult to hold off for a while. But now, hearing Yin Hu’s high assessment, their gaze toward the dark dots on the horizon turned much more solemn, and they no longer insisted on resisting Lingxiao Palace’s assault alone.
……
Boom!
Boom Boom……
The sound of hooves echoed like thunder.
The troops of Lingxiao Palace pursued the Mu family’s forces frantically. It wasn’t until scouts reported the arrival of a large group of unidentified troops that joined forces with the Mu family’s men that the convoy slowed down.
“Unidentified troops? How many?”
“Two thousand!”
“The number isn’t huge, but it’s still significant.”
Haotian was shocked. He felt an inexplicable fear toward the troops outside Yangzhou City. After all, the Mu family’s four thousand men had already cost Lingxiao Palace over twenty thousand. And this time, he only brought less than five thousand men, with the rest scattered behind:
“Are they the Mu family’s troops?”
Li Qing asked urgently.
“Probably not. It’s impossible for the Mu family’s troops to break through our blockade. No one has entered this area since we started fighting.”
“Then who could it be?”
Li Qing and Haotian exchanged glances.
Yangzhou was after all their main stronghold—how could they fail to detect such a large gathering of troops in advance!
“They’ve stopped. It seems they’re preparing to fight us after joining forces!”
The scouts’ report made their mood even darker.
……
“What do we do now?”
“Kai Xin is on his way to Yangzhou. Let’s keep charging forward. We might even face him outside the city…” The two discussed secretly.
Boom!!!
At that moment, the ground trembled, as if more troops were chasing from behind.
Before they could turn around, someone reported:
“The Palace Master has mobilized troops and ordered the two vice-palace masters to capture those enemies at any cost…”
“The Palace Master brought reinforcements?”
Haotian and Li Qing exchanged a look, immediately realizing that this time the Palace Master was determined to succeed at all costs!
At his command, thousands of troops formed up and charged across the plain!
Boom!!!!!!
The ground shook violently beneath the hooves!
……
Faced with the collective charge of thousands of martial arts experts, even if the Xifeng Tower’s people were prepared in advance, they now faced a completely different situation.
The astonishing momentum of the thousands of charging troops condensed into an invisible force, rushing straight at them.
The horses trembled!
Both men and horses kept retreating.
The formation began to fall into slight disarray.

An astonishing momentum instantly shattered the steady resolve of the two thousand troops on this side.
Shadow noticed this immediately, her face showing shock, and she shouted at everyone to hold their formation.
“Use a defensive formation in the open plain?”
Silver Fox was speechless.
Shadow might be a smart woman, but she clearly lacked experience.
“Charge!”
“Or we’ll all die here.”
These two simple sentences gave Shadow a choice.
As the intensity of the ground tremors grew stronger and the momentum reached its peak, Shadow became desperate…
If they charged now, they wouldn’t be able to build up any momentum, and they would still be at a severe disadvantage.
“Follow me!”
Silver Fox took out a spinning dagger from her pouch, her expression grave.
All in!
Shadow raised her whip high…
“Swish!!!”
A loud crack echoed as the whip struck the air, after which she ordered, “Charge!!”
A red figure flashed—Silver Fox led the charge out of their formation!!
Immediately after, Xiao Bei, Shadow, Wu Kuo…
The troops of the Mu family!
Swish!!
The group, unable to hold back any longer, finally started whipping their horses’ backs. In pain, the horses temporarily forgot their fear and charged forward without hesitation.
Over two thousand people…
They launched a fierce countercharge against the more than five thousand troops of Lingxiao Palace!
The earth trembled!
Everyone involved in this battle felt their blood boiling with excitement…
“Kill!!!”
No one dared to pull back their mounts at this moment, nor did anyone shoot arrows. At such speed, aiming was impossible, and it would only drain their momentum in the first clash.
Looking down from above…
The two groups of troops, with their overwhelming momentum, moved at astonishing speeds. After a brief clash, they interlaced into each other’s camps!
Chaos… ensued!