Chapter 472: Return to the City! Hold the Position!

“Even if Xuanfeng City deploys its troops, I won’t be sending mine.”

Looking at Lin Xun, She Qiqi gave a gentle smile.

Lin Xun only looked at She Qiqi in silence… That day, Xuanfeng City indeed deployed its troops.

The Fifth Prince and his group had long been prepared for Xuanfeng City’s offensive and began a frontal counterattack.

Similarly, the Fifth Prince and the others had anticipated that She Qiqi might launch a pincer attack from the rear.

Thus, the Fifth Prince had also left behind a significant amount of troops and experts to guard the rear, preventing She Qiqi’s tens of thousands of soldiers from attacking them from behind.

Therefore,

as everyone expected,

at the same time the battle for Xuanfeng City broke out,

the Crown Prince’s army also began attacking from the rear.

Then, the battlefield would immediately form a sandwich-like formation.

However, to the surprise of both the Fifth Prince and Xuanfeng City, there was no sign of an attack from She Qiqi’s side.

This completely baffled both the Fifth Prince and Xuanfeng City.

What on earth was She Qiqi trying to do?

Was she just going to stand by and watch the show instead of attacking?

But the Crown Prince’s army had already arrived.

And just the time it takes for an incense stick to burn later, everyone was even more shocked.

No one expected that She Qiqi would actually turn her troops around and aim them entirely at the Crown Prince, appearing as if she intended to capture him alive.

The Crown Prince was dazed.

What was going on?

Logically speaking, shouldn’t She Qiqi be launching a pincer attack on his fifth brother along with Xuanfeng City?

Why did She Qiqi suddenly turn her spearhead around to devour him instead?

Facing She Qiqi’s relentless offensive, not to mention the Crown Prince, even the Fifth Prince was completely perplexed.

He truly hadn’t expected She Qiqi to do such a thing.

The best course of action now would be to divert some of his own troops to join the Crown Prince in a pincer attack against She Qiqi.

But the Fifth Prince did not want to do that.

She Qiqi was an enemy now, that was true.

But what about after She Qiqi was dead?

Then, the enemy would naturally become the current Crown Prince.

Furthermore, if She Qiqi died in this battle,

or if She Qiqi’s Origin Qi was severely damaged in this battle, laying the foundation for the Ten Thousand Demon Country’s victory, then the Crown Prince’s prestige would surely soar.

Although his own prestige would not be low either,

compared to the Crown Prince, the Crown Prince would be firmly seated in his position.

and no matter what he did, it would be nothing more than adding another layer of glory to his title as a prince.

The Fifth Prince had ambitions for grand hegemony.

The Fifth Prince was definitely not satisfied with just being a prince.

He wanted to become the Lord of the Ten Thousand Demon Country.

To be the Lord, he naturally wanted the Crown Prince’s position, but there was only one such position.

Therefore, helping the Crown Prince pincer She Qiqi was absolutely not worth it for the Fifth Prince.

In the Fifth Prince’s heart, it would be better if the Crown Prince simply died here.

Using She Qiqi’s hand to get rid of the Crown Prince.

In this way, not only would his prestige soar, but he would also eliminate a major source of trouble.

He might even be able to reap the benefits once the Crown Prince’s forces had exhausted a portion of She Qiqi’s troops.

Why not take advantage of such a situation that kills two birds with one stone?

The Fifth Prince felt there was no decision more profitable than this.

So, the Fifth Prince simply didn’t deploy his troops to help; instead, he turned the forces that were guarding against She Qiqi’s attack to strike Xuanfeng City.

If he captured Xuanfeng City and the Crown Prince died, he would profit immensely no matter what.

As for the Fifth Prince’s decision, the two great generals of the Ten Thousand Demon Country beside him naturally said nothing.

These two generals naturally knew exactly what the Fifth Prince was thinking.

However, to them, it didn’t matter.

When She Qiqi died, the princes would surely struggle for the succession.

At that time, they couldn’t remain neutral; they would inevitably have to join someone’s camp.

Since that was the case, at such a crucial moment today, they might as well throw their lot in with the Fifth Prince.

If they succeeded today, they would leave a significant mark on the Fifth Prince’s path to the throne and become the Ministers of the Rising Dragon!

Thus, the two generals had no objections to the Fifth Prince’s decision!

She Qiqi’s 150,000 Iron Cavalry launched a fierce assault on the Crown Prince’s army of fewer than 100,000.

The Crown Prince simply couldn’t hold his ground.

In less than the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, the Crown Prince’s army was completely scattered and forced to retreat frantically.

Originally, the Crown Prince had hoped his fifth brother would help a little.

But he soon recognized the reality and gave up.

The Crown Prince knew his fifth brother wanted to use She Qiqi’s hand to kill him.

What the Crown Prince hadn’t expected, however,

was that the two generals of the Ten Thousand Demon Country by his fifth brother’s side actually supported his final choice.

He hadn’t expected that they would ultimately choose to join his fifth brother’s side.

The Crown Prince felt a bit of regret.

He had thought those generals would choose him.

Sighing, the Crown Prince just gave them a deep look, then ordered the retreat and hurried back toward the city.

As long as he returned to the city, he could hold his position behind the walls.

If She Qiqi wanted to forcibly besiege the city, so what?

He would just abandon the city and flee immediately.

Although he had lost this battle quite miserably, he now had an excuse.

With the inaction of his fifth brother and those two generals and their failure to cooperate with him to eliminate She Qiqi, he could fully impeach them before his Imperial Father.

He would see how they defended themselves then.

She Qiqi dispatched 100,000 troops to pursue them.

Then, She Qiqi and her remaining 100,000 troops just watched the battle outside Xuanfeng City.

From beginning to end, She Qiqi did not join the battlefield, appearing instead as if she were watching a good play.

At this moment, Xuanfeng City’s army was already at a significant disadvantage.

In every battle, Chu Yaoyao would personally enter the fray to kill enemies.

The benefit of personally killing enemies was that it increased her prestige among the soldiers and boosted morale.

But the downside was that once Chu Yaoyao fell into a predicament, even a deity would find it hard to save her.

When Lei Luo and Chu Yaoyao saw that She Qiqi hadn’t made a move, Chu Yaoyao knew that things were indeed not that simple.

However, Chu Yaoyao did not blame Lei Luo.

After all, a Military Strategist only provided advice.

The one who made the final decision was herself.

“Return to the city! Hold the position!”

Knowing that nothing more could be done, Chu Yaoyao gave the order, and her army continuously retreated toward Xuanfeng City.

But since Chu Yaoyao had finally opened the gates to face the enemy, how could they let her return so easily?

Soon, five Nascent Soul Realm experts formed a Magic Formation, trapping Chu Yaoyao and her group in the center.