Chapter 878: Perseverance in the Storm of Wind and Blood

Just as Happy managed to break through from the Mongolian logistics camp, the flanking harassment battles on the Silver Fox side had not yet ended…
But Silver Fox didn’t know that their massive cavalry battle had already caught the attention of another group, who were perched high on a ridge, watching with frowns.
“No way!”
“Master Meng! My ‘Storm of Wind and Blood’ can cover your First-Class Hall’s elite as they carry out missions in the Mongolian camp and help create conditions for them to earn military merits. But asking me to lead cavalry to launch a raid on the Mu Family… it’s better for you to just kill me.”
On the ridge, a tall and burly man stood with his back to the many experts of the First-Class Hall, his eyes gleaming with cold determination.
Behind him, Meng Yun, Blood Cloak, Desolation Kill, and other high-ranking members of the First-Class Hall, along with hundreds of core disciples, glared at Storm of Wind and Blood, trying to persuade him to agree.
“Storm, you must know that I, Meng Yun, am known for being decisive. If you can help me succeed and eliminate those people below, the seat of an elder in the First-Class Hall will be yours. You’ll also receive at least 100,000 RMB per month, along with many resources reserved for high-ranking members.”
“Master Meng, I think you can skip that nonsense,” Storm of Wind and Blood replied without turning, staring at the battlefield in the distance. “I agreed to bring you here before because you were few in number and wouldn’t draw too much attention. Besides, you said yourselves you only came here to complete a mission—avoiding anyone from the Mu Family or the Heroic Gate. Now you want me to be the one to take the risk? Hmph! No way!”
After a pause, Storm of Wind and Blood changed his tone:
“Although your First-Class Hall has great influence in the north, and no one dares to offend it, I, Storm of Wind and Blood, am not from the north… If necessary, I’ll just stop operating there. But asking me to deal with the Mu Family’s people… sorry, I’m not that stupid! Right now, the entire south, the Yangtze River region, the Western Regions, and the coasts are all under the Mu Family’s control… Hehe, I’m not going to get involved in that mess…”
“You!”
Desolation Kill was furious, itching to attack, but despite his temper, he really didn’t dare raise his axe at Storm of Wind and Blood.
For one, there were over 600 of Storm of Wind and Blood’s cavalry here—any misstep could result in him being wanted by authorities…
Besides!
Storm of Wind and Blood had protected them all the way here, so he owed them a debt. Killing them now, just because they refused to cooperate, would be unwise and lose him their support.

Cangfeng Xueyu saw through this right away and continued in a cold tone, “Anyway, you still have Tongtian Pavilion as an ally. Go find ‘Langya’, kill the people from the Mu Family, and have Langya lead his men to help you. Let’s see if he has the guts!”
“…”
Mengyun and Xueyi immediately frowned and fell silent.
This Cangfeng Xueyu was really not easy to fool…
Actually, they had tried to contact Langya before.
But that kid was a typical opportunist! As the 100,000-strong forces of Yipin Tang were suffering successive defeats and the members of the four major gangs were trampling them, when they asked him for help, Langya always made excuses by claiming he was on a mission.
Even this time, when they asked Langya to cover their movements, he came up with various excuses, saying that the members of the four major gangs would definitely keep a close eye on every move he made.
In the end, Langya didn’t join this cooperation!
Let alone dealing with the Mu Family…
Now that Langya had become a brigade commander, he didn’t dare to have any connection with Yipin Tang at all. If he really tried to pass messages, that kid could probably refuse all pigeon messengers.
“…”
Sighing, Mengyun knew that asking Cangfeng Xueyu to help cover them while dealing with the Mu Family’s people was basically a hopeless plan.
But these few hundred people rushing in to confront the Mu Family’s forces would also be in great danger.
After all, these people all had military ranks…
If they took the initiative to attack, each of them would be wanted.
Mengyun took a deep breath secretly. Perhaps it was better not to act. What if Happy was here? Great—if the top leaders of Yipin Tang were all eliminated and imprisoned for 72 hours, Yipin Tang’s defense lines in the north would collapse on their own. By the time they arrived, the north would likely have already been completely taken over by the Mu Family and the four major gangs of Xiayi Men.
“Alright, let’s not talk about this.”
Mengyun changed his tone, “Since the Mu Family’s people are here on a mission, let’s change locations…”
“According to our previous agreement, I’m only responsible for covering your approach to the Mongol camp. You do the mission yourselves… I don’t want the Mu Family’s people to see me with you.”
Cangfeng Xueyu said coldly, “I want to take my cavalry brigade to another place to carry out a mission.”
“Don’t be too excessive…” Huangsha’s eyes showed murderous intent.
The others behind him also showed hostile expressions.
There were only about 3,000 cavalry here in total. If Cangfeng Xueyu took away a brigade, it was possible for their 2,000+ people to carry out the mission, but it would be extremely dangerous, with high casualties.

“You yourselves agreed to this when you came.” Wild Wind and Blood Rain wasn’t someone to be trifled with: “As soon as I spot teams from the Mu Family or the other four major gangs, I can leave at any time and have nothing to do with you. Now you want to back out? Let me tell you, I have recordings…”
At these words, Blood-Clothed and Meng Yun, who valued reputation and face, fell silent immediately.
The golden reputation of First-Class Hall couldn’t be ruined.
“Fine, go.”
Meng Yun waved his hand coldly, signaling Wild Wind and Blood Rain to leave.
“Hall Master!”
Huang Sha still wanted to persist, but Meng Yun raised his hand to stop him.
Wild Wind and Blood Rain was equally rude—without hesitation, he called back his men, and over six hundred riders rushed off, not even bothering to say goodbye…
“…That bastard!”
Blood-Clothed snapped out those three words through gritted teeth.
Meng Yun took a deep breath and stared coldly at Wild Wind and Blood Rain’s retreating figure: “From the moment he saw the Mu Family’s men, he decided to leave. No amount of persuasion would work.”
“But…”
“No buts. Wild Wind and Blood Rain doesn’t dare get involved in the conflict between us and the Mu Family, because First-Class Hall has failed many times—never once having beaten the Mu Family head-on or Happy.”
Meng Yun’s words silenced everyone behind him: “If Langya acts like this, Wild Wind and Blood Rain will do the same.”
“This time, our hundred thousand people were driven out of the grasslands. Many think the outcome is already decided… Asking them to confront the Mu Family now is indeed unrealistic.”
“Hall Master, we still have a chance!” someone behind him said.
Meng Yun shook his head indifferently: “No more…”
“I thought Happy would focus all his efforts on blocking off the front-line battle resources starting today. I didn’t expect him to send elite troops to harass from the flanks… By not giving in to either side, we’ve lost our only chance to steal battle merits from the Mongol camp…”
Blood-Clothed and Huang Sha fell silent.
Indeed.
Although the camp was vast, it could easily be spotted by the Mu Family’s scouts. Once that happened, it would be a hopeless situation.
“Withdraw from the grasslands and abandon the imperial decree mission…”
Standing on a high ridge in the grasslands, Meng Yun made a decision that caught everyone by surprise.