"An Guochuan has requested to lead an army to Snow Region to slay the demons, but I didn't agree," Huang Ce said.
"Why is that?
I think Prince An is the most suitable candidate! "
"Now that An Guochuan has control over the empire's military, it'll be easy for him to rebel …"
"It's easy to rebel!
It's difficult to achieve great things! "Lin Fan said," With His Majesty around, he won't dare to do so.
In the face of great power, numbers are just meaningless numbers … "
"I understand that, but don't underestimate an army. If an army forms a formation, it'll be very powerful and terrifying," Huang Ce said.
"I'm sending you to Snow Region this time to divert some of the soldiers from An Guochuan and dilute his military power …"
"I understand!" Lin Fan nodded.
Huang Ce said, "I'll give you 100,000 superior-grade pills and 100,000 soldiers. What do you think?"
Lin Fan said, "Quality is more important than quantity. It'll be more difficult to manage if there are too many people. 20,000 is enough."
"Also, I'll give you a striped beast and a Spiritual Ring Formation secret manual," Huang Ce said.
Lin Fan was confused.
Huang Ce said, "There's no rush. You have three days to learn and accept it."
"Also, I'll transfer 20,000 elite soldiers from An Guochuan to you …"
"How elite are these elite soldiers, His Majesty?
If they're cultivators below True Energy Realm, I'd rather not have them, "Lin Fan said decisively.
Huang Ce said, "Since they're elite soldiers.
Naturally, they're cultivators above True Energy Realm.
There's no lack of Primal Core cultivators among them. "
"Great!
That's great! "Lin Fan said happily.
"Don't cheer yet.
I'm afraid you won't be able to lead those soldiers. "
Lin Fan asked, "Why won't I be able to lead them?"
"These soldiers have been with An Guochuan for a long time. They'll only listen to him.
Once there's a change in leadership, they'll definitely rebel, "Huang Ce said.
Lin Fan said without hesitation, "Don't worry, His Majesty.
I'll solve it. "
Huang Ce said with interest, "I'd like to hear how you'll solve it."
"If one disobeys my orders, I'll kill him. If 20,000 disobeys my orders, I'll kill them all!" Lin Fan said calmly.
"But I'm afraid you'll blame me."
"I didn't expect you."
Huang Ce stroked his beard and nodded with a smile. "Merciful people can't command troops. You can't be a commander if you're merciful. Lin Fan, go ahead and do it.
Since Huang Ce had given his word, Lin Fan naturally went ahead with it.
Next, Huang Ce sent Lin Fan the striped beast.
The striped beast, as the name implied, was a tattoo on the body. However, it was no ordinary tattoo. It was tattooed on the skin with the blood of spirit beasts and activated by a secret technique. The striped beast was one with its master. They lived and died together, so their loyalty was 100%. Moreover, the striped beast was closely related to its master's cultivation base. When the striped beast's cultivation base increased, so did the striped beast's cultivation base. When Lin Fan's striped beast was activated, it possessed the same cultivation base and strength as Lin Fan.
Moreover, the striped beast was easy to carry around. It usually lay dormant in its master's body in the form of a tattoo. During battle, it would separate from its master and turn into a physical body.
Then, he took out 100,000 superior-grade pills from the national treasury.
He also transferred 20,000 elite soldiers from An Guochuan to him. However, Crown Prince An secretly instructed these 20,000 elite soldiers before they came under his command.
An Guochuan called the generals of these 20,000 soldiers to his side and solemnly instructed, "I've brought all of you up. You've all been with me for so many years, and I've always treated all of you as my personal soldiers. I don't think I need to explain how deep our relationship is …
"If you still recognize me as An Guochuan, don't listen to Lin Fan's orders.
"Don't kill the Demon Sect in a hot-blooded manner. When the time comes, act according to the circumstances.
"If possible, help me get rid of Lin Fan.
"When I return, I'll remind all of you and reward you handsomely!"
The 20 generals accepted the order.
A show of loyalty.
These generals had been with Crown Prince An for a long time and trusted him very much. They only recognized him in the army.
They were very close.
When they received his instructions, they naturally did as he said.
These 20,000 soldiers were all elite soldiers. Their cultivation bases were above the True Energy Realm, and some of them had even reached the Primal Core Realm.
Lin Fan put the 100,000 superior-grade pills into his Sumeru Ring.
The 100,000 pills piled up like a mountain. Fortunately, his Sumeru Ring had a lot of space.
It could easily accommodate them.
Then, he took over the army …
After taking over the 20,000 elite soldiers, Lin Fan asked Huang Ce for instructions. Huang Ce was very happy and told Lin Fan to go to the Five Spirit Sect. The Five Spirit Sect was actually a sect that Huang Ce secretly controlled. There were a bunch of his trusted subordinates there. He asked Lin Fan to go to the Five Spirit Sect to look for Cheng Jin and then transferred Cheng Jin over from the Five Spirit Sect.
Huang Ce said that he could not set up the Ring Spirit Array without Cheng Jin.
When Cheng Jin saw Lin Fan, he immediately accepted the order and called the 20 elite disciples of the Five Spirit Sect along.
Since he was going to lead the army, he had to consider everything thoroughly. The 20,000 elite soldiers belonged to King An. Naturally, they would not be loyal to Lin Fan. However, Huang Ce's trusted subordinates were still relatively loyal. When they followed Lin Fan, it was equivalent to having 20 spies by his side. It was quite advantageous.
The 20 elite disciples of the Five Spirit Sect were very excited to follow Lin Fan. When they heard that they were going to the Snow Region to kill demons, it was even more glorious.
Among them, there was a female disciple called Jiang Yingxue.
She was very pretty and had a high cultivation level. She was talented in both fields.
For convenience, Jiang Yingxue disguised herself as a man. Compared to ordinary female disciples, Jiang Yingxue had a more heroic aura. With her temperament, she looked very good disguised as a man. She had the masculinity of a man and the gentleness of a woman. It was a kind of unrestrained neutral beauty.
Today was the day that the army set off.
The 20,000 elite soldiers were gathered on the battlefield.
The battlefield was a place that the Yellow Dragon Empire used to assemble and train the soldiers.
Today, Huang Ce personally came to the battlefield to send them off.
After drinking wine to send them off, the 20,000 soldiers flew into the sky. They were so densely packed that they covered the sky. The scene was grand and majestic. The people nearby were shocked by the scene.
When they were on the battlefield, the soldiers were intimidated by Huang Ce's authority and did not dare to be too presumptuous. Once they left the battlefield, they immediately became unscrupulous. They did not take Lin Fan seriously at all. They had no regard for the law. They constantly changed their flying formation and some even purposely left the group.
"Commander, how can these soldiers be so presumptuous?!" Jiang Yingxue frowned. She approached Lin Fan and grumbled in dissatisfaction.
"Why don't you control them?" Jiang Yingxue looked very displeased.
Lin Fan knew that those soldiers were doing it on purpose for him to see. However, they had just left Dragon City. If he punished those soldiers here, it was hard to guarantee that those soldiers would not return to Dragon City to seek protection from King An. When that time came, things would become troublesome. Therefore, if he wanted to take them down, he would have to wait.
Hence, Lin Fan said perfunctorily, "These soldiers have been in the encampment for a long time. They must be undisciplined when they come out. It's okay. Let them play for a while …"
Jiang Yingxue saw that Lin Fan was unconcerned about this and sighed inwardly. Then, she returned to the group of elite disciples.
After a day of flying.
In the evening, Lin Fan ordered the army to stop and rest.
The encampment was in a basin with some small villages scattered around. After the army landed from the sky, Lin Fan organized the army and gave a speech.
He told all the soldiers to rest in the basin. They were not allowed to leave the basin or disturb the people in the villages.
Otherwise, they would have to bear the consequences.
After that, Lin Fan let the soldiers rest. Then, he released his Divine Consciousness and closed his eyes to pretend to rest.
Soon, a group of soldiers, led by a general, headed towards a village.
Lin Fan did not stop them. After a while, Jiang Yingxue ran to Lin Fan angrily and complained, "Commander, these are not soldiers. They are clearly bandits!"
Lin Fan opened his eyes and saw Jiang Yingxue standing in front of him with an angry expression.
"What's wrong, Jiang Yingxue?" Lin Fan asked.
Jiang Yingxue said with grievance, "A few soldiers whistled at me and said vulgar words …"
"What did they say?" Lin Fan asked again.
"They said that if I accompany them for a night, they will train me and help me advance quickly …" Jiang Yingxue was so angry that her face turned red.
She thought that Lin Fan would not touch those soldiers for the sake of the overall situation.
At this time, she did not have much hope.
Unexpectedly, Lin Fan stood up.
He said, "Let's go. I want to see who dares to be rude to my disciple."
Jiang Yingxue's heart warmed.
She nodded and immediately brought Lin Fan to find those "rude soldiers".
When Jiang Yingxue brought Lin Fan to those soldiers who were rude to her, those soldiers did not show any respect at all. After glancing at Lin Fan, they did not even bother to stand up.
Obviously, they did not care about Lin Fan at all.
"Did any of you do anything rude to her?" Lin Fan asked.
"What do you mean by rude?
We don't understand. We only know that women are for men. A gentle and graceful woman is a gentleman's dream, haha … "
"Haha, that's so classic.
Women were indeed meant to be used by men.
Otherwise, why would men want women? "
"Haha, especially beautiful women. Not only do they have to be for one man, but they also have to be for many men. Otherwise, it would be a waste of her beautiful face and sexy body!"
As the soldiers spoke, they looked at Jiang Yingxue's body obscenely.
At this time, Jiang Yingxue was so angry that tears came out of her eyes.
"Damn it!" Lin Fan said as he took out his immortal sword. The sword light lit up in the dark night.
Like a bright lamp, he waved his sword at the soldiers. Instantly, miserable cries rang out as the soldiers fell to the ground one after another.
True Energy Realm cultivators were two realms lower than Lin Fan.
They were not enough for him to kill.
Under An Guozhu's instructions, these soldiers deliberately made things difficult for Lin Fan. Now that Lin Fan had killed a few soldiers.
The surrounding soldiers all pulled out their swords and glared at Lin Fan.
Thousands of soldiers all pulled out their swords and were ready to attack.
They were quite shocked.
The twenty elite disciples of the Five Spirits Sect immediately took out their magic treasures and blocked in front of Lin Fan.
It seemed that if they wanted to touch Lin Fan, they would have to step over their corpses.