Family Management Game In Immortal Continent Chapter 855: What Exactly Are My Soldiers Fighting To Protect

While immersed in such reflections.

Tang Miao's face abruptly shifted.

There, in the execution grounds below, his loyal followers were getting put to death one after another!

Regardless of their desperate pleas or wails for compassion, Li Tianyue displayed zero mercy.

She had no plans to allow these individuals to offer any statements at all.

Executed among them were numerous disciples Tang Miao had led from Cloudreach Mountain, plus two Elders.

"General Yue, how dare you carry out these unsanctioned killings?!!"

Unexpectedly, Li Tianyue didn't even cast a look toward the skies overhead; instead, she remained still, quietly probing her environment.

Troops!

Forces from every side had encircled the execution grounds so densely that not even a splash could seep past.

The key positions she had set up inside the Eastern Expedition Army—the city entrances, the War Artifacts, and the supply lines—were now all seized by the devoted troops of the Eastern Expedition Army.

Dongfang Liancheng showed up, his countenance somber, at the head of the military's elite warriors.

Hovering high in the clouds, he gazed down scornfully at Li Tianyue and the thick throng of troops arrayed behind her.

Li Tianyue's forces had already formed their combat arrays.

Though they hadn't battled together in years, their Spiritual power connected seamlessly, crafting a massive formation that mimicked an immense war engine of formidable might!

The merged Spiritual power from this setup, fueled by two hundred thousand troops, possessed enough force to endanger a cultivator in the Void Refining Realm.

But the most frightening feature was its enormous striking span; should one blow connect, the whole Eastern Expedition Army base might well be obliterated.

Li Tianyue positioned herself at the front, directing the Spiritual power of two hundred thousand warriors.

Up in the clouds, silhouettes of three Desolate Primordial Beasts took shape: a Blood Dragon, a Blood White Tiger, and a Blood Vermilion Bird.

This blood-red combat array had previously dominated the fields of the Eastern Border, triumphing in all clashes.

"Old General Dongfang!"

The moment Dongfang Liancheng appeared, Tang Miao at last stepped out from concealment and positioned himself next to the Commander, seeming as eased as if he'd received a full pardon.

Still, he refrained from saying more; the chill in Dongfang Liancheng's stare made him gulp reflexively and awkwardly fall back behind the elder general.

Inside, though, Tang Miao scoffed. Such a phony show-off.

Back when your ranks were thin on numbers, didn't you still slink to my Cloudreach Mountain in the Forgotten Immortal Lands, groveling like a whipped dog for favors?

Dongfang Liancheng glanced downward.

There below was the seasoned commander who had trailed him through endless fights, the same one who had aided in shaping the Eastern Border into its current state.

A flicker of guilt unavoidably crossed his gaze.

Nevertheless, with troops gathering and weapons poised, arrows nocked and ready.

In these circumstances, he could only intone deeply and solemnly.

"General Yue, how much longer will you drag out this farce?"

Li Tianyue stayed utterly mute.

Dongfang Liancheng's features eased a touch.

Still, certain matters couldn't be voiced with onlookers present.

With the vast army observing, he resorted to Voice Transmission.

"General Yue, foes from Duskwild Prefecture are pushing into our lands just eastward now.

As a commander who's battled in the Eastern Border wars for countless years, you must know your moves today will shatter the troops' spirit?

This Commander understands your followers have been unjustly accused and you've faced mistreatment all these years, but you've stirred up plenty already."

"We'll downplay this big problem into something small, and the small one into oblivion.

Once this passes, I'll work to reinstate your command powers, and I'll rigorously correct the rest in the ranks so they won't..."

"Hahaha!"

Before Dongfang Liancheng could end his message, the woman under the three Desolate Divine Beasts tilted her head skyward and burst into laughter.

The fierce blast of her Spiritual power tossed her cropped hair in a frenzy.

Dongfang Liancheng's face hardened. "General Yue, such insolence!"

"Insolence?!!"

Li Tianyue's visage was icy and stern. Yet, amid these execution grounds, her two hundred thousand-strong force looked profoundly sorrowful and isolated.

She lifted her chin, staring with blazing anger at these lofty leaders and officers—and at the veteran general she'd loyally backed for three centuries.

Each phrase she uttered clashed like metal, as though venting the fury bottled up in her heart for so long.

"Who's the insolent one here?"

"Over three hundred years, warriors from our Dynasty have journeyed myriad miles from all corners, just to fend off invaders and shield our realm!

In the ranks I lead, how many have bled upon the killing fields?

To safeguard the territory at their backs, how many have stayed away from home for ages, or perished right on these grounds?"

"All these fighters behind me have endured slaughter after slaughter and come through alive.

I once vowed to them that since our brothers fell on this edge, we have to hold the Eastern Border.

We must keep watch over this soil for those lost souls, and to defend our families and allies far beyond."

"But now, with no justification, you've branded my troops with 'colluding with the enemy.' Colluding with the enemy!"

Li Tianyue bellowed in wrath, "They've staked their lives and poured out their warm blood on this frontier! Should they descend to the Underworld, how could they face their departed comrades carrying that disgraceful stain?!"

"Dongfang Liancheng, you explain it! Just what are my warriors battling to defend?!"

The woman's tone was roughened, but lacked any piercing edge.

Around the execution grounds gathered at least a million troops.

They dropped their gazes and heads. Truly, what were they defending?

And by what authority could they encircle these battle-hardened survivors?

Even next to Dongfang Liancheng, a few officers' faces grew somber.

They'd arrived to quash an uprising, but now only deep emptiness gripped them.

Li Tianyue's destiny would surely become theirs someday!

"Cease twisting the soldiers' loyalties!" Dongfang Liancheng's cheeks blanched, but he compelled himself to bark firmly.

"You're inciting mutiny with your forces; naturally, you'll peddle whatever justification suits you!

Don't cling to this folly.

Lay down arms at once—don't squander your troops' lives!"

However, upon hearing "rebellion," none of Li Tianyue's followers behind her flinched.

They unsheathed blades and slammed them against the ground, baring their ferocity!

Drums of war thundered, and horns of battle blared.

Seasoned fighters tolerate no slights.

Their Blood-Robed General fronted them, and their leader would suffer no affront!

If labeled as rebels, then rebel they would!

They'd crossed thousands, even tens of thousands of miles to reach this place.

This territory—they could protect it, and they could raze it too!

Li Tianyue raised her head and smirked.

"Dongfang Liancheng, the truth lies in the people's hearts.

Whether I'm genuinely in revolt, history will decide.

Why stage this false plea for my capitulation?

Where were you during my followers' transfers?

Where were you amid their wrongs?

And where were you while I endured shame?"

"Only now, with a mighty host at my command, do you propose yielding?

You're the insolent one!

You're the stubborn fool!"

Dongfang Liancheng's features darkened.

But from Li Tianyue's long-silent demeanor—and her officers' resolve—he dreaded they might truly launch into combat without pause!

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