Daily Intelligence System: Don't Kill Me, Honey! Chapter 1790 - 416: Tuotuo’s Scheme, the Court Orders a Retreat

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Previously on Daily Intelligence System: Don't Kill Me, Honey!...
Prime Minister Tuotuo ordered a retreat despite being on the verge of victory, much to his subordinate's confusion. Tuotuo revealed that the mission to capture the rebel leader had failed, and the discovery of the Zoroastrian Sect's secret Life-saving Road passage made holding Bright Peak impossible. He also admitted his ulterior motive was to weaken the two powerful Vassal Kings commanding the White Deer and Grey Wolf Armies, but fears of political rivals at court and the discovery of the secret passage prompted his sudden withdrawal.

When the Grey Wolf Army fought, they mainly aimed to survive, with the White Deer Army suffering the heaviest losses.

The Ruyang King, a prince of the court, genuinely wanted to achieve merits for the country, even at the cost of his powerful forces, whereas Li Siqi was clearly playing it safe.

Moreover, the Kunlun Sect among the Six Great Sects had surrendered to him. If the court faces challenges in the future and loses control over the regions, Li Siqi might truly proclaim himself the Northwest Prince with a single call.

Tuotuo absolutely did not want to see this happen.

So when Li Siqi was dragging his feet in the battle, Tuotuo knew it was time to retreat. After all, if this battle leaves the other two armies with heavy losses while Li Siqi’s Grey Wolf Army retains its strength, dealing with him in the future will be even more difficult!

With this comprehensive consideration, Tuotuo decided to sound the golden gong to signal a retreat.

As for the Little Ming King and the two Vassal Kings, he had a backup plan.

The strategy was set, and the Little Ming King immediately implemented it, instructing the soldiers below to frantically strike the golden gong in front of them.

Clang, clang, clang...

The sound of the gong echoed across the fields, reaching everyone’s ears. Meanwhile, the soldiers on the battlefield who had become bloodthirsty saw red before their eyes regained their rationality, gradually awakening from their states of fear, bloodthirst, and frenzy.

They immediately confirmed whether it was indeed the sound to retreat.

Clang, clang, clang~

The sound of the golden gong spread across the battlefield, and all soldiers felt a weight lift off their hearts, understanding the battle was over.

Chou Niu, protecting Xiao Niu amidst heaps of corpses and a sea of blood, found his large blade already chipped, his arms trembling, unable to swing anymore while a court Wan Hu across was organizing forces to completely wipe out the Zoroastrian Sect elder before them.

However, they were also weary of the battle due to their severe losses, but without a command from the court to retreat, they could only charge forward.

Just as they were about to rush forward to bury Chou Niu, they suddenly heard the signal to retreat, and upon hearing this, all soldiers looked toward their own Wan Hu, who waved his hand to withdraw.

The soldiers dispersed, revealing the blood-covered Chou Niu within.

Seeing the court soldiers retreating, Chou Niu smiled faintly, and Xiao Niu rushed over from behind, pulling Chou Niu’s body and exclaimed, "Uncle Niu, Uncle Niu, they’ve retreated, they’ve retreated!"

Chou Niu, witnessing this scene, smiled as well, they won, they finally won!

His face beamed with joy, not easy indeed, they finally won this battle, he won’t die now! Bright Peak is also preserved.

The court soldiers retreated like a tide, soon falling back into their military formation.

At this moment, numerous Zoroastrian Sect disciples on the battlefield, having narrowly escaped death, watched the departing court army with faces full of lingering fear, questioning in their minds why they had retreated just like that!

Thinking this way, everyone looked in surprise at the army that retreated like a tide, wondering what was going on?

The six Heavenly List Strong People still engaged in battle were full of surprises as well.

Boluo Timur, fighting against Peng Yingyu, was full of confusion, muttering, "Why retreat now?"

He scanned the battlefield and found only the Ruyang King seriously injured, while Li Siqi was surprisingly feigning a serious battle with Fang Guozhen. Despite the sound and fury of the fight, it was clear upon closer inspection that Li Siqi was merely warming up, not even breaking a sweat.

This incited fury in Boluo Timur’s heart, yet he felt helpless, occasionally wondering if their plan with the court had been discovered?

Boluo Timur pondered, glanced at the relentless Peng Yingyu, and said, "Laughing Buddha, that’s enough!"

Peng Yingyu stopped his movements, looked toward Boluo Timur, and asked, "What do you mean, enough?"

Boluo Timur replied, "You think I can’t tell? You actually don’t sincerely want to fight to the death with me, you’re just pretending to. Now that my side has sounded the retreat, we no longer need to maintain the act!"

Peng Yingyu asked, "You don’t believe I want to perish together with you?"

Boluo Timur responded, "I believe it, but I don’t believe you would choose to perish with me without any reason. Enough, that’s enough; our battle ends here, next time we meet, it won’t be under the same circumstances!"

Peng Yingyu, upon hearing this, withdrew his golden body, feeling sweetness in his throat, almost coughing up old blood as the backlash from the golden body’s return affected his body, yet he maintained his cool, not letting Boluo see the flaw.

Boluo Timur withdrew his hand, then turned to leave. Watching Boluo Timur depart, Peng Yingyu sighed in relief.

A bead of perspiration appeared on his forehead.

Meanwhile, in the middle of the battlefield, where Li Siqi and Fang Guozhen were hurling Sword Qi Fist Gang at each other, they too heard the sound of the golden gong.

Li Siqi sheathed his sword and said, "Dragon King Fang, let’s leave it here for today. It’s been worthwhile coming here today to witness the Dragon King’s Dragon Fist!"

Fang Guozhen, hearing this, glanced at Li Siqi and said, "Hehe, having the chance to spar with the Sword God is my great fortune."

Li Siqi then spoke, "Dragon King Fang, this seems like no fight, no acquaintance, would you be interested in joining forces with me?"

Fang Guozhen paused, looked at Li Siqi, and asked, "Joining forces? What would be worth joining forces for?"

Li Siqi said, "We have many aspects to join forces for, including the realm under heaven."

"Under heaven?"

Fang Guozhen’s voice slightly changed; as a mighty figure, who wouldn’t be interested in the realm under heaven?

Li Siqi then proposed, "Dragon King, you are in the East Sea and I am in the Northwest; together, we can annex the powers in between, achieving the dominance over the realm under heaven. Would you be interested in joining me in conquering the realm?"