Bringing The Farm To Live In Another World - Chapter 16352

Chapter 16350: The Attack

Soon, Fang Wuwei received another message from the military: there was no one within a hundred miles outside the city, nor anything suspicious; everything was perfectly normal.

Although the magic array in the city hadn’t been set up yet, they were safe. However, this safety made Fang Wuwei very uneasy. After thinking for a moment, Fang Wuwei invited Lü Xiaofang and General Chang, the military representative, to come over. General Chang was the military commander for this mission. Since General Li had stayed at the base, General Chang, who had previously been General Li’s deputy, was now the military representative.

When the two arrived, Fang Wuwei didn’t stand on ceremony and immediately said, “Elder Lü, General Chang, I think you both know the situation here. It seems the enemy has abandoned this place, but it’s such a strategic location. I don’t believe the enemy would give up. In my opinion, they might have some other schemes. So we can’t wait here. My idea is that we act directly and take over all the small towns and sects that can be controlled by this city. Even if we can’t build a defensive array there, we must send people to guard it. As long as we send people there, we’ll know in advance if the enemy wants to attack us, and we can prepare accordingly. What do you think?”

Lü Xiaofang was taken aback upon hearing this, then… He frowned and asked, “Are we really going to do this? If we do, we’ll have to divide our forces again. Is that alright?”

Fang Wuwei said in a deep voice, “We want to make this a permanent base, so we have to do it this way. We’ll treat Qingyuan City as the city on the other side of Qianhe Mountain. After we take over the surrounding small sects and towns, we’ll immediately leave some small families or sects to garrison them. The enemy likes to use underground fortifications, right? We can use them too. If those small families or sects discover that the enemy’s army is charging over, they can choose to enter the underground fortifications or choose to escape. This way, we won’t force them into a corner, and we can better ensure the safety of Qingyuan City. As for Qingyuan City itself, we’ll immediately…” “Then I ordered those rogue cultivators to enter the underground fortifications of Qingyuan City and expand them. That way, we might be able to accommodate everyone.”

The two men were taken aback by Fang Wuwei’s words, then nodded almost simultaneously. General Chang said, “Alright, I agree. We do intend to make Qingyuan City a permanent base, so we must utilize the territories of the surrounding small towns and sects. Therefore, I agree.”

Lü Xiaofang said in a deep voice, “I agree too.” Fang Wuwei

said, “Good, then let’s act now. You two, take your troops, one to the left and one to the right, and take over all the sects and small towns within Qingyuan City’s controllable area. Do the same for all the markets; even the insignificant ones must be taken.” “Let’s go deep underground and check for any underground fortifications. We must ensure that there are no enemies on the territory we control.”

Lü Xiaofang and General Chang both responded. Fang Wuwei looked at Lü Xiaofang and said, “We don’t need that many people to build the array. You leave the people who build the array here, and take the rest with you. I’ll stay in Qingyuan City to defend against any unforeseen circumstances .”

The two responded, then saluted Fang Wuwei and turned to leave. After they left, they immediately mustered their troops and began charging towards the left and right flanks of Qingyuan City. Fang Wuwei, however, stayed in Qingyuan City to arrange the defenses. He immediately ordered the rogue cultivators to go into the underground fortifications and expand them, intending to turn them into an underground base.

Everyone sprang into action. While General Chang and Lü Xiaofang attacked from both sides, they didn’t stay together but dispersed. They had maps, so they knew the locations of the small towns and sects, and immediately dispatched their men to seize those territories in one fell swoop.

However, to their surprise, there wasn’t a single enemy in those small towns and sect territories. The underground fortifications were still there, but there wasn’t a single person. It was as if the enemies had suddenly vanished. Most importantly, during their operation, they passed through some markets and ordinary villages, and those places were also deserted. In some places, the furniture was still there, and all the commonly used household items were still there, but the people were gone, as if they had suddenly disappeared.

Upon seeing this situation, General Chang and Lü Xiaofang were at a loss. They immediately informed Fang Wuwei, who was also unsure. Besides instructing General Chang and Lü Xiaofang to leave men to garrison the area, he had no better options. He also wrote to General Li, explaining the situation and seeking his opinion.

General Li was quite surprised by Fang Wuwei’s actions; he hadn’t expected such a turn of events. He was now unsure of the Blood Slaughter Sect’s intentions. However, he approved of Fang Wuwei’s approach, stating that he would have done the same in the same situation. He instructed Fang Wuwei to leave a small portion of the dispatched army to garrison the smaller towns and sects, while the rest were to retreat to Qingyuan City. Their primary task was to defend Qingyuan City; the smaller sects and towns surrounding it could be disregarded.

After telling Fang Wuwei about these matters, he immediately wrote a letter to Gongliang Juewen, informing him of their current situation. He didn’t ask Gongliang Juewen what they planned to do, because he believed that Gongliang Juewen and his group would discuss it with others after receiving his letter.

Meanwhile, Lu Lingguang and members of another small family were assigned to garrison a small town. Upon arriving in the town, Lu Lingguang immediately invited the head of that small family to his residence.

The head of the small family was very polite to Lu Lingguang upon seeing him, bowing respectfully. Lu Lingguang returned the bow, then carefully examined the family head before smiling slightly and asking, “One of us?” The family

head was taken aback, his expression changing as he replied, “One of us?” Lu Lingguang smiled and said

, “Truly a savior from suffering.”

The family head smiled back, saying, “Fate plays tricks on us.” Both men breathed a sigh of relief and exchanged

a knowing smile. Their exchange was a coded message: Lu Lingguang’s “savior from suffering” implied their current deity was the God of Salvation, while the family head’s reply, “Fate plays tricks on us,” referred to the original god as the God of Creation—a fact known only to those who worshipped the God of Creation. Now that the code had matched, confirming they were on the same side, they breathed a sigh of relief.

Lu Lingguang looked at the family head and said, “I’m just being polite to our own people. I have a magical artifact here, a gift from the gods, that can create an illusion array so the enemy can’t find us. I’ll use it in a moment. Then, our two families will go into the underground fortifications in this city together. From there, we’ll open a passage outwards, the farther away from the city, the better. If the enemy really comes, we’ll just leave through the underground passage. What do you think?”

The family head immediately nodded and said, “Okay, whatever you say.”

Lu Lingguang nodded in agreement and immediately went to make the arrangements. At the same time, he took out the magical artifact he had used in the market and activated it. In the next moment, the small town had transformed into a forest. Lu Lingguang and the others left a few people in the town to watch over the situation outside, while the rest of them all went into the underground fortifications to open a passage outwards.

The passage they needed to open couldn’t be too small, as that would slow down their retreat; nor could it be too large, otherwise they wouldn’t be able to seal it off, allowing the enemy to catch up. Their plan was to open a passage, discover the enemy, and immediately retreat, sealing it off as they went to ensure their safety.

The two families naturally didn’t object. Although they were quite powerful, they were currently engaged in a major battle with the enemy, whose attacks involved millions of soldiers. Even with their considerable strength, they couldn’t possibly match a million-strong army, so their safety was paramount. They worked

tirelessly until nightfall. After dark, Lu Lingguang assigned a few men to guard the outside, while the rest remained in the underground space. Lu Lingguang was extremely cautious. Although they now worshipped the God of Creation, it didn’t guarantee their survival; they could still die. Therefore, Lu Lingguang valued his life highly.

Lu Lingguang was also very clear about the current situation. If the enemy really wanted to counterattack, they would act quickly. If they didn’t make thorough preparations, they would be waiting to die.

Lu Li was a disciple of the Lu family. He was currently sitting on the city wall of the small town. His task was to monitor the surroundings and see if there was any movement. There were several other people like him, and they were distributed in different positions on the city wall. Although they knew that the enemy might come from the sky, they also knew that the enemy might come from underground or from the ground. If they came from the sky, that would be fine, as they could spot them from a distance. But if they came from underground or from the ground, they had to be careful. That’s why they had been guarding the city wall.

Calculating the time, it was almost 9 PM. Lu Li couldn’t help but yawn. Although he was a cultivator and didn’t need to sleep, he still habitually took a nap every night. So, at this hour, he was still a little sleepy. Although he was sleepy, it didn’t mean he couldn’t persevere. People like him could go without sleep for days without any problems. Just then, a sudden change occurred… (End of Chapter)