The collapsed ancient rock house’s entrance was completely plugged up, only a tiny hole that barely allowed one person to make their way in left was left open.

Even though this was like a dog cave, it still carried more dignity and true glory than those corrupted, craven and cowardly officials’ gorgeous halls.

When they saw Lin Xi’s familiar figure appear at the foot of the hill, the chests of the two patrol army soldiers who climbed to the arrow hole at the very top became a bit heated again.

They didn’t know that Lin Xi had his ‘Divine General’ ability, that even if he entered the mountain forest to investigate and encountered the cave barbarians’ encirclement, he could still return to ten halts ago to protect himself. That was why for them, Lin Xi daring to do this type of scouting without any regard for the danger was even more worthy of their respect.

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A Yunqin cavalry troop stopped on a hilltop.

This Yunqin cavalry troop didn’t have many people, roughly a hundred riders. However, their bodies and the horses below them were all covered in shining black-scaled armor, as if they were two parts of a whole.

Apart from the three-edged spears with deep bloody grooves, these soldiers all carried giant crossbows covered in black oil, the materials which they were made of...