Gui Yi became excited when he heard the noise in the background. Obviously, he recognized the owner of the voice.
"Master, it's me, Master!
I didn't think I'd be able to speak to Master, this is great! "Gui Yi said excitedly.
"Wait … You are …" The voice on the other end of the call suddenly stopped. All that could be heard were the sounds of battle in the background. After about ten seconds, the voice spoke again. Just like Gui Yi, his voice was also very excited.
"Gui Yi, you're Gui Yi!
You brat, you're actually still alive! "
"It's my Master!
Thanks to Master and Brother Gu Han's blessings, I, Gui Yi, am able to come out of Fort Yue Yang alive. I, Gui Yi, am able to come out alive! "Gui Yi, this 1.8m tall man, was on the verge of tears as he spoke.
"Hahahaha!
Good brat, I told you you wouldn't die. You won't die! "
The person on the other end of the call laughed wildly. This person was the Pleated Sword Spirit, a Spiritual Sword Rank swordsman who was in charge of defending Fort Yue Yang.
Not sure if everyone noticed, but the way Gui Yi addressed the Pleated Sword Spirit was a little special. He addressed the Pleated Sword Spirit as Master … This meant that Gui Yi had already joined the Pleated Sword Spirit's private force. That was why he addressed the Pleated Sword Spirit as Master and Servant.
This was a form of address that only existed in a private army. This meant that Gui Yi had already joined the Pleated Sword Spirit's private army and became a member.
For a swordsman who aspired to become an Emperor and become Jiandi, a private army was something that had to be formed.
This was because the synchronization between Emperor Swords and Sword Ladies was not as simple and clear as ancient swords, treasured swords, and famed swords. Sword wielders who were determined to become Jiandi would have to go through a series of complicated processes and battles before they could ascend to the throne.
Although every Jiandi's ascension process was different, one thing was the same: the sword bearer who attempted to become emperor had to have his own private army to have a chance of success. In history, there were only four Jiandi's who succeeded in ascending the throne without forming a private army. However, their situations were special and couldn't be mentioned in the same breath. All in all, after the five Jiandi's, every Jiandi's had their own private army before ascending the throne, and their private army played an extremely important role in their ascension process.
For Guhan, who aspired to become Jiandi, it was only a matter of time before he formed his own private army.
However, the Sword Committee had a strict rule that sword bearers who had not reached spirit sword level were not allowed to form their own private army. Even if they did, there was an absolute limit to the number of people who could form their own army.
The Sword Committee would not allow a famed swordsman to form his own army. In a sense, private armies were a malignant tumor. This was because of Jiandi's relationship with them that they had no choice but to exist. Humans couldn't cut off all private armies, so they could only make them as small as possible.
"Gui Yi, you said that you escaped from Fort Yue Yang?
Is that true? "
Because Gui Yi had always been in hands-free mode, everyone could hear the conversation between Gui Yi and the Pleated Sword Spirit.
"I remember now. When the updraft communicated with us, you were also in the image. You were one of the survivors that was saved by the updraft, right?" When the Pleated Sword Spirit was speaking, there were a few violent explosions coming from time to time.
"Yes, Master. I was saved by the updraft. I just escaped from Fort Yue Yang today," Gui Yi replied.
"That's great!
That's great!
Good boy, if it wasn't for Master Wu Dao stopping me, I would have returned to Fort Yue Yang to save you.
By the way, how are the survivors with you?
Did they all escape safely? "
"Don't worry, Master. The other sword bearers have all escaped. We are very safe now and are preparing to return to Yuzhang City to rejoin Master's team!"
"…" Hearing that Gui Yi was returning to Yuzhang City, the Pleated Sword Spirit suddenly fell silent for a while, then asked, "How did you get in touch with me?
All communications have been blocked, and I can't even receive communications from Yuzhang City! "
"My Lord, we just destroyed a Lonely Tower and removed the shield in this area. Only then did we restore communication … But my Lord, it's fine if we can't contact Yuzhang City, but why can't you contact Yuzhang City either?
Are you not in Yuzhang City now? "
"It's a long story. I'll tell you when I see you!"
The Pleated Sword Spirit sighed deeply. "That's right. Since you were able to break out of Fort Yue Yang's encirclement, the defenses of Fort Yue Yang should be very weak right now, right? Otherwise, it would be impossible for a few dozen sword bearers to escape from Fort Yue Yang."
"This …" Gui Yi did not know how to answer. If he said that the defenses were weak, he would be lying.
Although the defenses of Fort Yue Yang had dropped a lot, it wasn't to the point where they couldn't stop Gui Yi's escape. If it wasn't for Gu Han's incredible battle prowess, they might still be fighting bitterly in Fort Yue Yang.
But if the defenses were still strong, there was no way they could explain how they managed to escape.
More importantly, the Pleated Sword Spirit's words were filled with hope that the defenses of Fort Yue Yang would be weak. This meant that Yuzhang City needed the defenses of Fort Yue Yang to be weak!
"That's right!
The defenses of Fort Yue Yang are weak now! "Gui Yi said through gritted teeth.
"Good!
Good!
Good!
The heavens have not forsaken Yuzhang City! "
The Pleated Sword Spirit laughed, then quickly said, "Don't hang up. I'll transfer your call to Master Liu Lei right now. You have to tell Master Liu Lei everything about your situation, understand?"
"Sword Immortal Cloudy Sky!!"
Gui Yi was shocked. He didn't think that he would have a chance to communicate with Sword Immortal Yun Xiao. This was the first time in Gui Yi's life that he was communicating with an immortal sword wielder … Even though he had interacted with a few Universe Grade Soul Puppets, this was definitely the first time he was communicating with a human immortal sword wielder.
After a few beeps, Guhan heard a very familiar voice. However, compared to before, this voice was filled with fatigue. It was as if Liu Lei had aged ten years in an instant.
"You're Gui Yi, right?
I'm the chairman of Yuzhang City's Sword Committee, the head of the Sword Pavilion, Liu Lei. I only have one question for you. You must answer me honestly. Do not hide anything from me. Is the defenses of Fort Yue Yang really weak? "
Liu Lei's question was very calm, but it caused Gui Yi's entire body to break out in cold sweat. Hearing Liu Lei ask such a serious question, Gui Yi didn't know how to answer. He didn't know how to answer this question. Was Yue Yang Fort's defenses really weak?
Perhaps only Guhan could answer this question.
"I'm … weak …" Gui Yi struggled for a long time before saying the word 'weak'. However, when he put it together, it did sound a little strange.
"Alright, if I order you to counterattack the Yue Yang Fort and clear out all of the Yuan Ying in the Yue Yang Fort in preparation for the arrival of the main army, can you do it?"
Never in their wildest dreams would they have imagined that Liu Lei would actually make such a request. He actually wanted them to return to Fort Yue Yang, and even wanted to wipe out all the remaining Yuan Kun. To Gui Yi, this was a ridiculous request. They had spent so much effort to escape, could it be that they had to kill their way back now?
"I … we … we …" Gui Yi, who was usually fluent in speech, began to stutter. He could not give Liu Lei an answer after a long time.
"Let me ask you, can you take down Fort Yue Yang?"
Liu Lei used an even more oppressive aura to interrogate Gui Yi. When Gui Yi heard that, his body went limp and he almost fell to the ground. Fortunately, Gu Han appeared behind him in time and supported Gui Yi's waist, preventing him from falling to the ground.
"Give it to me!"
Guhan patted Gui Yi's shoulder and tapped his own terminal against Gui Yi's. He said gently, "Give it to me, let me talk to my master!"
"Oh … Okay …" Gui Yi didn't say anything. It was as if he had thrown away something he had seen a ghost. He tapped his personal terminal on Gu Han's personal terminal and transferred the call to Gu Han's personal terminal.
"Who are you?
What right do you have to talk to me? "
Gui Yi's action of transferring his terminal could not be hidden from Liu Lei, because there was a system notification …
"Master, it's me, Guhan!"
Guhan also turned on hands-free, allowing everyone to hear his conversation with Liu Lei.
"Good disciple!
Why are you there! "
On the other side of the call, Liu Lei was shocked. He never thought that his disciple would appear here at this time.
"Master, I'll answer that question when I have time. Right now, I just want to tell you one thing!"
Gu Han paused for a moment, then said with incomparable determination, "Master, this disciple promises you that this disciple will definitely take down the Yue Yang Stronghold!"
"…" Liu Lei was silent for a long time. "Good disciple, were you the one who saved Gui Yi and the others?"
"It was me!"
Guhan smiled. "It was just a coincidence. It was mainly because of Gui Yi and the others. If you don't save yourself, the heavens won't save you!"
"Good!
I believe in you! "
Liu Lei said happily. "I believe in you. Since you are the person chosen by His Majesty Shroud Heaven, you will definitely be able to help Yuzhang City overcome this crisis. You have thirty minutes to take back Fort Yue Yang with your brothers. Then, hold the fort until our army arrives. Do you understand?"
"Yes, I understand!"
Gu Han's words were like a mountain range, so firm that the people who heard it immediately put down the doubts in their hearts.
"Master, if I may be so bold as to ask, what exactly happened?
Why do you look so tired? I'm worried about your health! "Guhan asked with concern. He could tell that Yuzhang City was in big trouble.
"Nothing …" Although Liu Lei said that it was nothing, he didn't say a word and hung up the communication directly.
"Brother Gu Han, what's going on?" After ending the call, Gui Yi asked Gu Han in a very brainless manner.
"It's nothing good. The whole of Yuzhang City is going to change!" Guhan turned and walked in the direction of Fort Yue Yang.
"Let us complete our mission for Yuzhang City!"