For the rest of the time, Lu Li and Li Heng were getting used to each other's teams. Li Heng chose the same method as Lu Li, which was to use strength to subdue his subordinates. Only by subduing them could he command them as if they were his own arms.
Half a month later, Luther began to assign tasks to them. He asked them to lead teams to patrol nearby.
Patrolling wasn't for fun or strolling around. Patrolling was dangerous.
Patrolling was dangerous because there were enemy scouts nearby.
Thousands of miles to the north of the Green Cliff Mountain, there was an army stationed there. It was the joint army of the five forces, with the House of Dragon-subduing as the leader. There were nearly one million warriors there. Even though they didn't send out any troops to attack recently, there were scouts all the time.
The task of patrolling was to be on guard and to kill the scouts to prevent them from sneaking in for information.
Lu Li and Li Heng were sent out by Luther at the same time to patrol the east and west sides of the Green Cliff Mountain.
"Team One and Team Two, spread out and hide. Team Three and Team Four, patrol this area with a radius of 100,000 miles. Team Five and Team Six, patrol this area. Team Seven and Team Eight, patrol with me. If anything happens, don't do anything. Send me a message as soon as possible."
Lu Li divided the more than 50 warriors into eight teams. The eight Saint Kings became eight team leaders.
Each team was led by eight Emperor Realm warriors.
Lu Li was going to patrol this area for a month, so he distributed the tasks.
He set up three lines: light, dark and mobile. In this way, it would be more difficult for the enemy scouts to sneak in.
The more than 50 warriors carried out Lu Li's orders. He took Yu Yang and Luan Xi's teams as mobile patrol teams. They took a small battleship and wandered around.
Even though they were more familiar with the situation in the Immortal Region, Lu Li and the others decided to stay at the Palace of Immortals Inquiries for two or three years.
First, they wanted to familiarize themselves with the situation in the Immortal Region. Second, they wanted to fight with the warriors in the Immortal Region to understand the situation. They could die if they wandered around now. Third, they wanted to improve their combat abilities.
Therefore, Lu Li and the others stayed at ease. The upcoming battle with the five forces would be a good test and experience.
Lu Li and the others decided to wait until the battle was over, whether they won or lost, before thinking about staying or leaving.
Lu Li patrolled the east side on the battleship. He found nothing. The hidden warriors were in place and the patrolling teams were doing their duty. Lu Li was relieved.
He entered the cabin and let Yu Yang and Luan Xi take turns controlling the ship to patrol the surroundings.
The first few days were quiet. On the fifth day, Lu Li suddenly walked out of the cabin. He pointed to a hill in front of them and said, "There is an enemy scout hiding in that hill. Yu Yang, Luan Xi, which one of you will help me get him?"
"Huh?"
Yu Yang and Luan Xi were startled. The soldiers on the battleship were also bewildered. They scanned the area with their spiritual will but found nothing.
They had checked this hill many times. Was Lu Li wrong?
"Damn!"
Yu Yang did not have any hesitation towards Lu Li's order. He flew down and stabbed at the hill with his spear. After dozens of stabs, countless holes appeared on the hill.
Boom!
The small mountain suddenly exploded, and a black shadow shot out, fleeing into the distance at a terrifying speed.
Luan Xi and the rest were stunned once again, and then their faces were filled with shame. The enemy's scouts were hiding right under their noses, and they didn't even notice?
"Where are you going?"
Yu Yang shouted angrily and sped up. That scout was only at the Emperor Realm. How could he be faster?
Soon, Yu Yang caught up with the scout. Then, Yu Yang attacked the scout and he was injured.
"Hmm, you want to capture me?
No way! "
The scout put on a cold smile. Then, he patted his head with one hand, trying to commit suicide.
Lu Li's eyes glowed. The scout trembled and then he could not move anymore.
Lu Li could seal the soul of a mere Emperor Realm warrior for several years with the help of Spirit Formation.
Yu Yang flew over and captured the scout.
"Send him back and let Commander Lu deal with him!"
Lu Li waved his hand. Lu Thor said that once the scout was captured, he should be sent back. There were professionals there who could get a lot of information out of him.
Yu Yang flew away with the two Emperor Realm warriors. Luan Xi was ashamed. She cupped her fists and said, "I was careless and almost made a big mistake. Please punish me, Commander."
"I don't blame you!"
Lu Li glanced at Luan Xi and explained, "This is a special race. Their Stealth Skill is amazing. But you must be careful from now on. If you run into any of our scouts, tell them to pay attention to the fluctuation of Xuan Qi in heaven and earth. If there is anything unusual, report to me immediately."
"Yes!"
Luan Xi bowed. Lu Li went back into the cabin.
He had the Mark of Dao, so his senses were amazing. It would not be easy for these scouts to sneak in under his nose.
Half a day later, they found another scout. But this one was not found by Lu Li, but by Mo Qianqian. Mo Qianqian captured him alive as well.
Mo Qianqian deserved to be the ace of death. She was better than Yu Yang and Luan Xi in this aspect. She escorted the scout to Lu Li in person. Clearly, she was here to claim credit.
"Well done, Qianqian!"
Lu Li was generous with his compliments. He asked Mo Qianqian to send the scout to Lu Thor.
Capturing an enemy scout would be a great achievement. But letting the scout sneak into the Mountain of Cyan Cliff would be a dereliction of duty.
There were more scouts lurking around the perimeter of the Mountain of Cyan Cliff. If the scouts were caught, then it would be Lu Li and Li Heng's dereliction of duty.
Half a month!
Lu Li had caught eight enemy scouts and killed six of them.
Li Heng, on the other hand, had only captured three and killed four. Five scouts had snuck into the perimeter of the Mountain of Cyan Cliff.
Lu Thor sent warriors over and praised Lu Li.
Li Heng, on the other hand, was scolded by warriors sent by Lu Thor. There were 19 Saint Kings on Li Heng's side and only nine on Lu Li's side.
Lu Li didn't send any enemy scouts over while Li Heng had five. It was clear who was superior.
Those Saint Kings were not a problem. What was more, Li Heng had more powerful Saint Kings. The problem must be with the two deputy commanders.
Of course, this only meant that Lu Li's scouting ability was better than Li Heng's. It didn't mean that Lu Li's side was more powerful.
Soon, a month passed. Lu Li's side delivered a perfect result. He had captured more than a dozen scouts and killed more than a dozen. None from the east came.
Li Heng sent more than a dozen scouts to the west. Even though none of them went into the Mountain of Cyan Cliff, it was proof of Li Heng's dereliction of duty and incompetence.
Lu Thor praised Lu Li's side in front of the entire army and gave them some elixirs as rewards.
Li Heng's side had his elixirs and celestial stones deducted and was publicly criticized as punishment …
All the warriors on Lu Li's side were happy and had smiles on their faces. But warriors on Li Heng's side didn't think so.
When the real battle broke out, Lu Li's side would suffer heavy casualties. By then, how could Lu Li's warriors still smile?