Ji Xiaoxiao pursed her lips and said, "Long Aotian arrived too quickly."
Too fast, Long Aotian came far too fast. He suffered a defeat last time, and now, after only a short time, he's risen from the ashes and is making a comeback.
“Yes, Mother, Huo Yan.” Mu Sen, his half-brother, asked with concern.
Ji Xiaoxiao gently rubbed Mu Sen's head and said softly, "Don't worry, before I left, I gave a secret order to the guards around Huo Yan. In the event of an emergency, they are allowed to use any means necessary to ensure Huo Yan's life and take him to the safe room under the Star Lord's villa."
Even the special mecha Alpha would need ten days to half a month to completely breach the safe room beneath the Star Lord's villa. Therefore, Huo Yan has no shortage of food and drink in the safe room, and apart from the restriction on his movements, he is absolutely safe.
"That's good." Mu Sen, who had once participated in the construction of the safe room, knew better than Ji Xiaoxiao just how terrifying its defenses were.
After talking for a while, Ji Xiaoxiao told Mu Sen to go back to sleep.
On the third day after Mu Sen woke up, others gradually awoke. Shui Miao, having been trapped in the long worm for the longest time and suffering the most severe physical damage, was the last to wake up.
"Shui Miao, you woke up five days later than Mu Sen. Your physical condition isn't up to par!"
Ji Xiaoxiao's gaze lingered on Shui Miao's lower body, and she gave a wicked smile.
Shui Miao's face turned pale, and she was at a loss for what to do, too embarrassed to know what to do.
After everyone woke up, the heavy atmosphere in the camp eased somewhat. With the Star Lord still alive and Generals Mu Sen and Shui Miao safe and sound, the soldiers felt relieved.
"Has Andrei still not returned? Could he have been captured by Long Aotian?"
Five days, then ten days, then half a month passed, and Andrei still hadn't returned.
"Mother, don't worry, there might have been something on the way that delayed Andrei."
As soon as Mu Sen finished speaking, he received a glare from Ji Xiaoxiao. There are priorities in everything, and as the designated candidate for lieutenant general, Andrei was not the kind of person who didn't know what was important.
"Wait one more day. If Andrei doesn't come back after one day, we'll leave."
With Star City bombed and no one from Sacriton entering Abyss Valley to search for them, it's clear that Huo Yan has been defeated and Long Aotian has won a great victory. Their rash departure from Abyss Valley is tantamount to lambs to the slaughter, walking into a trap.
"Mother, no!" Mu Sen and Shui Miao said in unison.
"Musen, Shuimiao, I know your concerns. However, the longer we delay, the more Long Aotian will seize control of Sacridon, making it even more difficult for us to reclaim Sacridon." Ji Xiaoxiao couldn't just hand over the empire she had painstakingly built to that scum, Long Aotian, even if it meant painfully destroying it.
"Mother."
"Alright, you don't need to say anything more, my mind is made up."
Ji Xiaoxiao waved her hand, and Mu Sen and the others had no choice but to obey.
Everyone waited all night with high hopes, but Andrei was still nowhere to be seen.
"Pack your bags and let's leave the Abyss Valley."
The Abyss Valley is a good hiding place, but it is fraught with danger. There are countless giant beasts and elusive serpents that could break through the caves and catch up with them at any time. They can hide for a while, but in the long run, it's a life-or-death gamble, which is not worth it.
With no way out, Ji Xiaoxiao decided to face the challenge head-on.
...
The dark basement was filled with the stench of decay and blood.
"Smack."
One lash after another, the man trapped on the wooden stake was covered in wounds.
"You've got a tough tongue," General Liu said admiringly.
The man had been arrested three days prior. He was acting suspiciously, and adhering to the wartime strategy of "better to kill three thousand innocent people than let one guilty person go free," the patrol soldiers kept an eye on him. Just as they were about to make their move, the man seemed to have noticed them. He darted left and right through the ruins of Star City, fleeing east and west, causing them considerable trouble before they finally managed to capture him.
General Liu witnessed the man's skill in escaping, a skill no ordinary person possessed, indicating the man's identity was far from simple. After three days of severe torture, the man remained silent, further convincing General Liu that he was no ordinary person and must be a high-ranking figure in Sacramento.
"General, the man has fainted."
"Splash water on him, wake him up, keep hitting him. I refuse to believe that his mouth can outlast the Empire's methods."
The man woke up and was whipped again.
As night fell, General Liu felt tired and prepared to go back to rest.
"General, he..."
"Do whatever you want, just don't kill them," General Liu said nonchalantly.
"Thank you, General Xie."
As General Liu stepped out of the torture chamber, a mournful scream suddenly rang out.
A night passes in the blink of an eye.
"General, that man has spoken."
"Oh." General Liu put on his military uniform. "What's your background?"
“Major General Andrei of Sacramento,” the reporter whispered to General Liu, “He said he knows where Elizabeth is.”
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