Chapter 234 - Heavenly God Descends to Earth

Chapter 234: Chapter 221 Heavenly God Descends to Earth"Tukurlu, calm down!" Lando had never called out Lu Hong’s name before; for her, this was the first time and perhaps the last.

Lu Hong took a deep breath, momentarily suppressing the anger in his heart, turned around, and embraced Lando saying, "Thank you, wait for my return."

Lando gently kissed his forehead: "Okay."

After bidding farewell to Lando, Lu Hong strode toward the northern military camp.

The teleportation location was in a straight line with Hanguguan Pass and the northern military camp. Lu Hong needed to cross the northern border defenses.

"Chief, someone’s coming over there," one of the northern soldiers reported, naturally having spotted the approaching Lu Hong.

A battalion commander stepped out of the camp and shouted at Lu Hong, "Who are you?! This isn’t a place you can approach; leave at once!"

Lu Hong turned a deaf ear and continued advancing; his eyes were only on the bodies hanging on the wall.

"Men, take him down!" commanded the battalion commander, after which three soldiers rushed toward Lu Hong.

"Let him come over!" At that moment, a hoarse voice sounded from behind.

The battalion commander turned around and knelt hastily, saying, "I present my respects to the Great Commander, Lily!"

Lily’s gaze was fixed intently on Lu Hong, knowing that the man who could perform miracles had returned, and this time, he must also be able to work wonders!

"That’s Baron Yitian, let him come over."

"Baron Yitian?" The battalion commander was startled, then exclaimed angrily: "Is he that deputy commander of the Roland knights who disappeared five years ago?"

Lily nodded.

"Pah!" The battalion commander spat disdainfully, "Why is he still alive?! The queen sacrificed herself; he should have died in her service long ago!"

Lily didn’t refute; the true reason for Lu Hong’s disappearance still hadn’t been conclusively determined until now, so the world had long since deemed Lu Hong a deserter. The entire Roland knight order had been buried under a solitary peak, and what the battalion commander said wasn’t wrong, after all. Did Lu Hong have the face to show up here?

As Lu Hong arrived before Lily, his gaze finally shifted to this aged woman.

Five years had passed, and Lily truly had aged a great deal. Despite being in her forties, she looked like a woman past her prime.

"You’ve returned?" Lily said with a slight smile.

"I’m sorry, I returned late," Lu Hong replied, his eyes somewhat moist. He had learned of Lily’s circumstances from the information provided by Lando.

Every time the northern borders launched an offensive, she was always at the forefront, then ... then she would be brutally tortured by Zhu Guan, and after healing, would continue in this way. Even the strongest of healers couldn’t sustain her consuming her own potential like this.

"What are you doing here?" Lily’s tone trembled slightly; she was waiting for Lu Hong’s answer.

"Take her away from here," Lu Hong spoke in a low voice.

"I believe you!" Lily nodded. By now, Lu Hong was her last straw. If even Lu Hong couldn’t retrieve Nono’s body, then no one in the Second Transition could accomplish such a task: "But be careful of Zhu Guan. He’s very strong."

"Don’t worry, I will kill him with my own hands," Lu Hong promised, following Lily into the northern military camp.

The camp stationed in Hanguguan Pass was extremely narrow and long, virtually sealing off all the roads from Hanguguan Pass to the inland. In reality, if the Snow Tribe concentrated their force on one point, they could break through the defense. The lengthy defense line was only a paper tiger.

"Summon all the generals."

Following Lily’s order, Lu Hong arrived before the Central Army Tent, where seventeen generals were already waiting.

"Great Commander, you’ve called us here; may I ask why?"

"Hey, don’t tell me it’s about storming the fort again. Morale has been completely depleted. If we keep attacking, it’ll just be sending our brothers to their death!"

"Right, Iron Han’s got a point, I don’t agree either."

"Shut up!" Lily shouted, then pointing at Lu Hong, she asked the generals: "Do you know who he is?"

"Pfft," General Iron Han sneered, "I don’t care who he is. Even if he’s a Heavenly God from the sky, as long as he’s not a Third Transition, there’s no way he can bring back Her Majesty from Bu Sheng."

"He can," Lily said solemnly. "He’s the Baron Yitian who once fought the Snow Tribe’s army of one hundred thousand alone!"

"Baron Yitian?" The crowd showed surprised expressions, then, like the battalion commander earlier, turned to disgust, "Him? Being a deserter for five years, what? Discovered and couldn’t mix in outside, so you want to come back to regain some dignity?"

"Pah!" General Huai Long cursed angrily, "He even has the lives of his own men on his conscience. How can we trust such a man? Anyway, I won’t agree to storming the city."

"I don’t agree either."

"Seconded!"

"Seconded!"

"Seconded!"

Not one of the seventeen generals supported the idea of storming the city.

"What if I insist?" Lily growled, "This is our last chance!"

"This isn’t a chance; it’s a death sentence!" Iron Han General pointed at Lu Hong and bellowed: "This man who abandoned his faith and the Queen, how do you expect me to have the confidence to entrust the lives of our brothers to him?!"

Lily offered no rebuttal and fell silent, seemingly waiting for Lu Hong’s explanation.

However, Lu Hong didn’t explain, but simply stated: "Your assistance is not needed. I alone am enough. Also, my disappearance was not of my own will. If possible, I would rather have died in battle beside Nono than wastefully wait these five years."

"Hmph!" Huai Long snorted derisively, "How eloquent."

"Do you really not need it?" Lily asked, "Hanguguan Pass is garrisoned by at least three million Snow Tribe warriors. Even if you are a Third Transition power, once you’re trapped, they’ll exhaust you to death!"

"Okay, I know," responded Lu Hong, circling past Lily. He didn’t want to waste more time on these pointless disputes.

Lily wanted to pull Lu Hong back, to strategize defeating Zhu Guan together, but as she raised her hand, she was blocked by Iron Han: "Great Commander, let him go. I want to see if he truly is willing to go to his death or is just doing it to earn glory and return to his imperial title."