The Nine Cauldrons

Book 5 Chapter 3 Let’s battle! Let’s battle!

Qing Hu Island’s lord, Gu Yong’s voice echoed throughout the sky. Teng Qingshan, who was standing on the wall looked into the distant and saw an ant-sized shadow leaving the Qing Hu Island’s camp. This figure rapidly rushed towards the wall and stopped about eighty Zhang away.

His hands were holding onto a ten Zhang tall tubular object.

“Water hourglass?” Teng Qingshan frowned.

In the Nine Prefectures, there were time checking tools such as a sand hourglass, water hourglass and a few other things. This water hourglass’s function was that it had a small hole on the middle of the clepsydra. The water would continually flow down at a constant speed within the clepsydra… A measuring iron needle, floating above the water, would slowly drop down.

When the water flowed out, the measuring iron needle would be at the same level as the middle of the clepsydra.

Once the water started flowing, it would last for twenty four hours.

“Zhuge Yuanhong!” That massive voice continued, “You see this water hourglass, six hours! You only have six hours!”

Standing on the city wall, Zhuge Yuanhong who was flattering with the wind opened his mouth for the first time. With a clear and bright voice, he pierced through the air, “Gu Yong, my Gui Yuan Sect built up our foothold within Jiangning County for over a thousand years. If you want to lay ruin to my Gui Yuan Sect, it will not be that easy. Let’s avoid hurting each other’s politeness and not resort to the use of arms.”

“Haha….” Gu Yong only replied with some laughter.

The peerless masters of the Heavenly Ranking number six and number seven who had an age difference of three years finished their simple conversation.

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Inside the army camp of Qing Hu Island, thirteen Innate Masters were assembled.

A general wearing a blue armor laughed, “This Zhuge Yuanhong is still not worried or impatient even during this time. He even said that we should avoid hurting each other’s politeness and not resort to the use of arms. This is too funny! Once we extinguished his Gui Yuan Sect, let us see if he gets anxious!” The other Innate masters started laughing and their laughter were full of confidence.

“Dear elders, we must not underestimate Zhuge Yuanhong.” Gu Yong said with a smile. “According our prior plans, we will first team up and kill Zhuge Yuanhong. Then later, eliminate that youngster called Teng Qingshan.

“Rest assured, Island Lord.”

Those powerful Innate experts all nodded with a smile. Although they radiated with confidence, they didn’t harbour any arrogance.

“Everyone should go back to their tents and rest. After six hours, we will go on the offensive.” Gu Yong announced. One of the reasons why they were waiting for six hours was because the Silver Dragon Army rushed here the whole way and accumulated a lot of fatigue. Once they rested for six hours, they would be able to reach their physical peak again. Secondly, it would let the soldiers and disciples of the Gui Yuan Sect spend six hours in fear.

Gu Yong’s words just now were enough to strike fear in a lot of people in the Gui Yuan Sect.

After spending six hours in fear, their moral would be reduced.

Tens of thousands of people were gathered on the wall, forming a huge crowd.

The cold wind blew through Zhuge Yuanghong’s lose long hair, making them float in the air.

“Martial brother Pang.” Zhuge Yuanhong ordered, “You go to the inner city, you will there responsible for the deployment of troops there.” Part of the men of Gui Yuan Sect were on the city wall of Jiangning and the other part were in the inner city.

“Yes, sovereign.” Pang Shan bowed.

“Sovereign, what should I do if someone tries to flee?” Pang Shan asked.

Zhuge Yuanhong coldly replied, “Everyone below commanders and Law Enforcing Elders will be thrown into the dungeon if they dare flee! Should they resist, they will receive the capital punishment! All commanders, Law Enforcing Elders and everyone above, it one dares to flee, break their Dantian and lock them up in the dungeon. If they revolt, they will also receive the capital punishment!

“Yes.” Pang Shan replied.

Within the Gui Yuan Sect, those of a higher position would also receive heavier punishments.