“I don’t know…” Bi Xiu didn’t show any embarrassment or annoyance. He just shook his head and bluntly stated the truth, “It was too fast. I didn’t have time to react at all.”
"You're already at the peak of the martial arts realm, and someone can't even react to you? Could you have really stepped into the realm of mountains and seas?"
A centurion gasped, "Seventeen or eighteen-year-old Shan Hai? What kind of fairy tale is this?"
"So what if he's entered the Mountain and Sea realm? Hasn't he killed enough Mountain and Sea warriors in the Five-Handed Clan? Military campaigns are never about reckless bravery!"
Another middle-aged man with a thick beard snorted coldly.
"Young people are always prone to acting impulsively. It's good for them to suffer some losses. Meng Hai will know what he's doing."
"Being bedridden right after taking office is a blow to the morale of the Ninth Company."
"I don't know what the military is thinking. Do they think that being strong means you can lead troops well? He's only seventeen, he's too inexperienced..."
The group chatted and laughed casually.
"Huh? The shouts of battle seem to be getting weaker?"
At that moment, someone said something that startled everyone, and they quickly focused their attention to listen carefully.
Sure enough, the shouts of battle from the Fifth Company subsided quickly, but the frequency of the sound weakening was very strange, as if it were stuck, weakening in pieces, which sounded very awkward.
"What the hell?"
A centurion frowned and said, "Could it be that Meng Hai stopped on his own initiative?"
Only a minute or two had passed since Shen Qian stepped into the gate of the Fifth Company, so it wouldn't be appropriate to say that a result had been determined.
"Even if Shen Qian was no match for him, assuming he really stepped into the Mountain and Sea realm, there's no reason for him to lose so quickly. Perhaps some accident happened, or Meng Hai gave up on his own initiative."
The silver-armored female general calmly analyzed the situation.
"That makes sense."
"Meng Hai is always a steady and methodical person; it seems he left some room for maneuver..."
Everyone nodded in agreement, which was considered as acceptance of this judgment.
Just then, the shouts of battle within the Fifth Company abruptly ceased, and silence returned.
Then, there was silence in the Fifth Company's camp, and no one came out for a long time.
"Is the company commander... he won't have met with some kind of accident?" In the ranks of the Ninth Company, Lin Tong frowned, his face showing worry.
After waiting a few more minutes, Shen Qian's men finally couldn't contain themselves any longer and, led by Shang Zuo, headed towards the Fifth Company's camp.
What is that sound again?
Just as the soldiers of the Ninth Company were moving forward, Bi Xiu suddenly heard a strange sound.
Glug glug...
The other centurions, with their excellent hearing, also heard the heavy turning sound.
"It sounds like the sound of some kind of wheels turning..."
The only female general among the centurions had barely uttered a word when someone exclaimed in surprise.
"Someone's coming out!"
Everyone looked up.
A figure slowly emerged from the corner of the Fifth Company's camp gate.
He was clad in silver armor, his prominent features highlighting his vigorous age, while his deep eyes revealed a hint of maturity.
He dragged the spear with his left hand and held a thick hemp rope in his right. As he walked forward, the rope stretched out and the rumbling of the wheels became more and more obvious.
At a certain moment, with a forceful tug from Chen Qian, the enormous object tied to the end of the rope revealed its shadow, and it was...
It was a flatbed cart piled high with countless supplies, reaching a height of over ten meters.
Silence fell instantly before the campsite.
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