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Chapter 1063: Chapter 1063: One Man Guards the Pass
Between Five-river Province and Gonzalez City.
There is a vast stretch of woods.
Gonzalez City is mountainous with rugged roads.
At this moment.
The people of Ghost Valley all stopped in their tracks.
They set up camp in a forest seventy kilometers away from Five-river Province.
The terrain here is flat and extends as far as the eye can see.
Though there are trees, there is no trace of human habitation.
"Valley Master!"
An elder of Ghost Valley dismounted and stood beside Eleanor Pendleton.
"This place seems relatively safe, you see..."
"Let’s settle here!"
Eleanor Pendleton rode a tall horse, his complexion slightly pallid.
After surveying the surroundings to confirm safety, he jumped down from his horse’s back.
Then, a disciple of Ghost Valley took a small cushion.
They placed it on the ground.
"Be on guard!"
After speaking, Eleanor Pendleton sat cross-legged on the cushion.
His hands joined together, his eyes tightly closed.
The shoulder hit by Night Fairy’s blade was poisoned with a potent toxin!
Fortunately, Eleanor Pendleton had a regular collaboration with Medicine King Valley, and after taking several antidote pills, he began using Ghost Valley’s unique secret technique to expel the remaining poison from his body.
About half an hour passed.
Eleanor Pendleton slowly stood up from the cushion.
His complexion had eased a great deal.
Compared to half an hour earlier, he seemed like a different person!
"Valley Master, are you all right?"
The elder asked in a low voice.
"I’ve recovered, it’s nothing serious!"
He took a deep breath and slowly rotated his shoulders.
Although the poison had been neutralized, the wound still throbbed with pain.
The blade had cut to the bone.
"Damn woman! Sooner or later, I will make you regret this!"
Thinking about the ambush in the woods, Eleanor Pendleton cursed bitterly.
Passing by a group of cavalry, he approached Quella Radcliffe.
At that moment, Quella Radcliffe was thrown onto the back of a horse, her eyes closed, already unconscious.
Night Fairy’s strike had been forceful!
If it had been slightly more severe, it might have been fatal.
"Not bad at all! No wonder my son is so keen to possess her."
Eleanor Pendleton stood less than half a meter from Quella Radcliffe, evaluating her.
The woman before him, though lacking the allure of the female Grandmaster from the woods,
had a different kind of charm.
"To use you as my alchemical crucible, I do have some reluctance!"
Despite his age, he was quite fond of pleasures of the flesh.
The thought of enjoying this beauty upon returning to Ghost Valley that evening
excited Eleanor Pendleton somewhat.
He pulled out his secret technique from his bosom and, using the moonlight, began to browse through it.
"Forget it!"
Snap!
Eleanor Pendleton closed the secret technique and tucked it back into his bosom.
"We must travel through night and day to reach Ghost Valley before dawn!"
Having said that, he mounted his tall horse.
"Move out!"
With a wave of the elder’s command flag, a thousand cavalrymen immediately started running.
...
"Sovereign, the fact that the enemy stopped at this position for a full half hour, could there be some unexpected development?"
By the time Julius Reed drove up in his carriage to the predetermined location,
Cold Nelson had already arrived with over a hundred Wolf Cavalry, holding the road junction.
"No, if they want to leave Five-river Province, this is the only way they can go! If they don’t take this route, they must take a helicopter."
Julius Reed stepped out of the car and stood in front of Cold Nelson, scrutinizing the flashing red dot on the map.
He had been keeping an eye on it while driving.
When the red dot had stopped for half an hour and then resumed its course,
"They are less than five minutes away from us,"
Cold Nelson estimated based on the speed of the red dot’s progress, "Sovereign, do you have any intelligence about them?"
Early in the morning, he had received orders from Julius Reed.
To lead the fiercest of the Wolf Cavalry, they rushed overnight to Five-river Province.
These hundred-some men were the elite of the elite!
Even a Grandmaster would struggle to withstand a charge from this many men!
"Completely clueless. All those I arranged to stay close to Quella Radcliffe have gone silent."
Julius Reed massaged his temples with a sense of helplessness, looking at the phone screen, "I hope nothing has happened."
There was no news from Lillian Tompson and Night Fairy at all.
They were completely out of reach.
Everything would become clear only after waiting for another five minutes.
"Huff!"
Julius Reed exhaled deeply, trying to ease his own tense emotions.
Quella Radcliffe must be safe!
He turned around, opened the trunk of the car, and took out two flags with a golden dragon swallowing the sun!
"We have to, at least, give them a warning!"
After speaking, Julius Reed strode to the middle of the road and firmly planted the two flags into the pavement beneath his feet.
"Disperse!"
Whoosh!
At his command, more than a hundred members of the Wolf Cavalry vanished from the road in an instant.
Cold Nelson stood in the middle of the road together with Julius Reed.
"Master, do we need to bring Lillian Tompson back to the Ten Thousand Mountain Alliance?"
He asked quietly.
"According to the laws of the Ten Thousand Mountain Alliance, maids are not allowed to go out on their own. Once they leave, it’s a capital offense!"
"No need for now."
Julius Reed shook his head, "The inside of the Ten Thousand Mountain Alliance isn’t safe either. By the way, is Eliezer Pine cooperating?"
When he called Cold Nelson last time, Eliezer Pine had just returned to Demarco Mount.
Even planning to move the Wolf Cavalry!
But with his order, Eliezer Pine ended up confined in Demarco Mount.
"She’s somewhat cooperative."
Cold Nelson nodded, a serious look on his face, "Although she stays in your chamber, I have a feeling that something isn’t that simple. Why did Eliezer Pine return to Demarco Mount after being gone for so long? And the moment she returns, she wants the control over the very foundation of the Ten Thousand Mountain Alliance, the Wolf Cavalry!"
The security of the entire Demarco Mount relied on the guard of the Wolf Cavalry! 𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒑𝒖𝒃.𝙘𝙤𝒎
This army, valiant in battle and directly under the command of the leader of the Ten Thousand Mountain Alliance, struck fear into many factions.
For many years, Julius Reed never allowed anyone to meddle with the Wolf Cavalry.
But now, Eliezer Pine had dared to take matters into her own hands, intending to move the Wolf Cavalry!
An act of outrageous treason!
You don’t need to inquire further about Eliezer Pine. As long as you make sure she’s confined in the chamber and cannot contact the outside world, that’s enough!"
Julius Reed said, his hands clasped behind his back, squinting his eyes toward the front, "Including Lillian Tompson. They are my people, and I am the only one who can interrogate them."
"Understood!"
Cold Nelson nodded and looked straight ahead as well.
The ground beneath their feet seemed to tremble slightly.
He took out his phone.
The red dots on the screen were almost exactly overlaid with their current location.
The sound of galloping hooves grew louder and clearer.
"Could it be, a cavalry troop?"
Being the commander of the Wolf Cavalry, Cold Nelson was all too familiar with this sound.
"Listening to the noise, there’s probably around a thousand riders. What do you think, are you scared?"
Julius Reed asked with a smile.
"Even if there were ten thousand riders, I’d still leave none of them armored!"
Cold Nelson mounted his horse, the long spear in his hand flashing with chill glint.
The spear thirsted for blood.
He stood defiantly, sword in hand and atop his steed!
"Stop!"
When the vanguard of Ghost Valley saw the two flags in the middle of the road, they slowly halted their advance.
"What’s going on?"
An elder, riding up, rebuked the troops in front, "Why have we stopped moving?"
"Elder, look!"
A Ghost Valley Disciple pointed ahead.
The two flags.
Under the moonlight, they were particularly glaring.
"Someone’s there!"
A keen-eyed Ghost Valley Disciple exclaimed, "A lone rider blocking the way in the middle of the road!"
With his reminder, the elder squinted his eyes.
Taking a closer look.
Indeed!
Behind the two flags stood a lone figure and a horse.
A long spear was shimmering with a cold gleam.
One man could hold the pass against ten thousand!
"Valley Master, we have a situation ahead!"
The elder didn’t dare to delay and immediately turned around to report to Eleanor Pendleton.
"Someone’s looking for trouble with my Ghost Valley?"
After listening, Eleanor Pendleton sneered.
He took his long sword in hand and slowly urged his warhorse forward.
"Golden dragon swallowing the sun flags?"
But when he saw the two flags in the middle of the road clearly.
He was taken aback and stood still.
