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Chapter 562: Chapter 267: Strategy for Subduing the Barbarians

Stone City, Chu Army’s main camp.

“Your subordinate pays his respects to Your Majesty.”

Inside the tent, Li Xiong, who had hurriedly come from the city to meet his new sovereign, respectfully performed the formalities of a court meeting towards Lu Yuan.

Lu Yuan sat at the head, sharply assessing the other party.

He had long heard the name of this heroic figure who had stirred up turmoil in Xichuan and Da Changhe Country, but due to various reasons, he had never met him personally.

Now that he had finally seen him, he knew what kind of war fanatic he was.

Well, he had a bold and valiant expression, stood tall and strong with a stature close to two meters, which put an immense sense of pressure on those around him.

‘This demeanor is indeed that of a leader, no wonder he’s able to attract so many followers and create two major chaos in succession.’

Lu Yuan silently thought to himself, then seeing the humble posture of the man before him, he couldn’t help but reveal a hint of a smile at the corner of his mouth. He slightly raised his hand and said, “Rise.”

“Thank you, Your Majesty.”

Hearing the sound, Li Xiong below also stood up.

As he stood up, he finally had some breathing room to stand and assess the new ruler he had sworn allegiance to.

The first impression was that he was young.

The unexpected appearance, the youthful energy, and the vitality like that of a teenager left Li Xiong dumbfounded.

Since breaking through the Inborn Realm and possessing the ability to protect himself, Lu Yuan no longer relied on makeup to conceal his true age.

After practicing his Immortal Techniques and having this fact exposed to the world, he directly reverted back to his original youthful appearance.

As an excuse to outsiders, he naturally said that he had practiced Immortal Techniques and had rejuvenated.

This excuse didn’t cause much suspicion.

After all, the pursuit of immortality and eternal youth was the general impression of Immortals among the people.

It was also not uncommon for the six Dao Veins to possess secret techniques that could preserve one’s youth and maintain a youthful appearance.

On the contrary, Lu Yuan’s true appearance being so young only further convinced outsiders, especially those of the Dan Ding Path, that he had started cultivating Immortal Techniques at an early age. This was long before obtaining the Taiping Dao Book, and not just in the last two years, which further corroborated the fact that he hadn’t cultivated the Taiping Dao Book.

This matter turned out to be an unexpected blessing.

However, Lu Yuan was not yet clear about this aspect at the moment.

As for Li Xiong, who was in front of him, he knew even less about these secrets.

At this moment, while looking at Lu Yuan, who appeared excessively young, Li Xiong couldn’t help but feel a mix of shock and infinite awe after perceiving the terrible power hidden beneath his young appearance. It was truly overwhelming.

“This is definitely not an Inborn, absolutely not an Inborn.”

Li Xiong roared in his heart.

Although he wasn’t very insightful because of his background, he had gained enough knowledge during the years he had served as the Emperor of Xi Shu.

Now, having encountered Lu Yuan, he could naturally tell that this person was definitely not an ordinary Inborn or a pure Inborn.

On Lu Yuan’s body, Li Xiong felt a pressure and threat that he had never experienced in his life.

Of all the Inborn people he had seen before, none of them had given him this feeling.

Was it the Second Stage above the Inborn Realm?

He couldn’t help but think of this realm that he had been trying hard to seek, but had never managed to get close to.

Immediately, even greater shock and awe arose within him.

How old was the other party?

Had he already reached the Second Stage of the Inborn Realm in his early thirties?

Facing such a genius-like person, no, a person who could dominate an entire era, Li Xiong couldn’t help but feel fear.

He couldn’t muster the courage to confront a person like this.

His earlier unwilling fantasies were instantly shattered the moment he met Lu Yuan in person, and his heart died down completely.

Although Lu Yuan couldn’t guess what was going on in Li Xiong’s mind, he could understand the latter’s immense inner turmoil through his facial expressions and changes in demeanor.

Lu Yuan couldn’t help but smile at this.

His reason for revealing his own aura at this moment was to intimidate this heroic figure who had caused two major uprisings and turned both Xichuan and Da Changhe Country upside down with his absolute strength.

‘From the looks of it, even if this tactic hasn’t achieved full success, it has achieved a minor success.’

With that thought, a smile spread across Lu Yuan’s face. He then looked at Li Xiong and said, “Since you have surrendered, you are now a subject of Great Chu. From now on, you only need to follow my orders with devotion and serve me. You will be rewarded with wealth and noble titles for generations to come.”

Li Xiong slightly bowed his head, “Your subordinate knows and will not disappoint Your Majesty’s grace.”

“Good, just be aware of that point,” Lu Yuan nodded, and didn’t continue to press on his newly conquered subject. Instead, he asked, “I have just led the troops in a battle against the Yi people and forced them to retreat, thus breaking the Siege of Stone City.

However, even though the Yi people have retreated, there are still over a hundred thousand troops stationed outside the city, and they still pose a significant threat.

In order to defeat and repel them, our forces outside the city will be insufficient.

How many troops do you still have left in the city, and how many can be brought out for battle?”

Since ten days ago, when Lu Yuan led his troops to launch a surprise attack on the Great Changhe Army camped outside the city, breaking through their eastern camps, both sides had been engaged in continuous small and large skirmishes.

Although there had been no large-scale battles with ten thousand or more soldiers, small-scale engagements involving tens or hundreds of soldiers had never ceased.

With these small-scale battles, Lu Yuan gradually expanded the territory he held outside the city, slowly driving the Great Changhe Army away from the eastern side and breaking their siege on Stone City.