"Your Highness, shall I go?" Gu Bahuang volunteered for the battle.

Yin Jin'an shook her head and said, "He's enough on his own."

one person?

Huo Dao and Xue Jingfei both thought they had misheard.

They, the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, the ultimate weapon that Emperor Yangsheng had been thinking about for half his life, were compared to a greenhorn who had just joined the army.

Yin Jin'an ignored them and said to Zhang Xiangshan again, "What, you don't want to?"

"Yes, yes, yes!" Zhang Xiangshan said, both excited and ashamed. "Your Highness, I've only been here for two days, and I'm afraid I can't compare to them..."

"As long as you can compete, loyalty is enough."

"Your Highness, rest assured, I swear to follow you to the death." Zhang Xiangshan's eyes sparkled with excitement as he immediately ran over.

Huo Dao and Xue Jingfei were filled with mixed feelings. If they won, it would affect the morale of their master's army tomorrow; if they lost, they would be considered useless and would never be able to return to their master's side.

Yin Jin'an said nonchalantly, "Let's begin! What are you looking at me for?"

The two replied "Yes," and summoned all the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry members to hurry and move the large stone.

Yin Jin'an, however, was not in a hurry. She pointed to a clay pot next to her and asked Zhang Xiangshan to lift it to check its weight. She then asked, "If I asked you to throw this clay pot, how far could you throw it?"

Zhang Xiangshan lifted it up and said, "It's no problem to throw it ten zhang away."

The country kids are strong, and he's been training with them these past few days, so a distance of ten zhang (approximately 33 meters) shouldn't be a problem for him.

"There's a fuse here. I'll light it, and you just throw it as hard as you can into that pile of stones. Can you do that?"

"It can be done."

Country kids are strong and accurate; when they throw this thing, they can throw it exactly where you want it to go, and it's guaranteed to hit the mark.

"Boom!"

A deafening noise suddenly rang out, startling almost everyone in the room.

Another loud "boom" was heard.

If you throw two earthenware pots at them, let alone a quarter of an hour, even if you light them and throw the pots, it will be reduced to ashes in three breaths at most.

Amidst the smoke and fire, the pile of stones shattered into pieces and flew far away.

The stones were no longer there; the large rock split open and crashed into the wall, creating a large crater in the wall of the drill ground.

The entire hall was silent, then erupted in a thunderous roar.

The confidence of the 10,000 people soared to unprecedented heights.

"The Uyghur thieves are doomed!"

"Fry the dried chives into minced meat!"

They support Yin Jin'an, but nobody wants to die if they can avoid it.

Now, I'm not afraid anymore.

You don't even need to get close; you can instantly kill your opponent by simply throwing a clay pot at them.

One against a hundred, and the enemy dies in a way that leaves them shattered to pieces.

Huo Dao and Xue Jingfei looked ashen-faced.

The crowd chanted "Your Highness" in rhythm. Yin Jin'an called Jiu Tian over and said, "Give the madman Chu a talisman and tell him to go up on stage and summon lightning."

Nine days later, I understood.

He whispered to Madman Chu, "Go to the high platform ahead, throw this talisman into the sky, and attract some lightning for everyone to see?"

Madman Chu exclaimed excitedly, "But I don't know how!"

"It's alright. Just throw this talisman into the sky and shout 'Thunder God and Lightning Goddess, may your command be fulfilled!'"

Jiutian showed no mercy when it came to ripping off his own disciples.

Madman Chu took the talisman and smugly went up to the high platform. Everyone looked at this old man, knowing that he was a person by the prince's side, but they didn't know what he wanted to do.

Madman Chu played a trick and said to Huo Dao, "Come, come, let's have a match."

Huo Dao looked at Yin Jin'an and said, "Master, shall I challenge him to a duel?"

"No need, you can just watch from the side."

Yin Jin'an didn't originally intend to have a martial arts contest; he wanted to demonstrate his martial prowess to boost morale, since the army was setting off tomorrow.

Madman Chu snorted, tossed the talisman in his hand into the air, and shouted, "Thunder God and Lightning Goddess, so be it!"

Jiutian had already secretly cast out an invisible lightning-summoning talisman by making a hand seal, and recited the Purple Cloud Thunder Talisman incantation.

Moments later, a strong wind arose, and the sky became overcast. On what was supposed to be a snowy day, lightning and thunder struck simultaneously, and the heavens directed the thunder and lightning towards a row of large trees in the training ground.

Ten bolts of lightning struck down ten large trees.

The crowd cheered, and after their initial surprise, many people went wild, and many went over to lift up the madman Chu.

My God, this old man can attract lightning!

With thunderbolts from the sky and mines from clay pots, what are they afraid of? Victory is assured!

Yin Jin'an watched everyone cheer, then rode away on horseback with Jiu Tian.

He doesn't like to strike while the iron is hot and give speeches; everyone knows what's going on.

Xiahou Yan, Huo Dao, and Xue Jingfei, along with twenty-nine others, caught up with Yin Jin'an and cried out in alarm, "Your Highness!"

Yin Jin'an didn't even look at them. He tossed the horse to Du Zhong at the yamen entrance and carried Jiutian into the inner hall.

Jiutian looked at Xiahou Yan, Huo Dao, and Xue Jingfei without saying a word, and quietly placed a taboo on them. As the three of them walked, they could no longer take another step.

I tried everything, but it seemed like there was an invisible barrier in front of me.

As they watched Yin Jin'an's retreating figure, a sense of panic began to creep into their hearts.

Xiahou Yan stood there, feeling both gratified and pained. His master was far more powerful than they had imagined. He said that there was no need to compare martial arts skills, as they were no match for him.

Perhaps it's true, or perhaps they feel it's unnecessary. After all, large-scale military operations are not about individual combat prowess, but about collective strength.

Huo Dao and Xue Jingfei knelt outside the door, filled with regret.

With His Highness's abilities, who can still treat him with disrespect or manipulate him as before?

They were his subordinates, his slaves, how dare they, how could they disobey him!

Xiahou Yan sighed and said, "Let's go. His Highness is very powerful. All we can do is be loyal and obey orders. Loyalty is our duty."

Huo Dao said, "I was wrong. I will follow my master and not go anywhere else."

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