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Chapter 32: Deliberate or Accidental
🕑 Added 2025-04-21 07:24:10 +0000 UTCSolon stroked his chin, puzzled as to why Feixiao had still ended up at the Yaoqing Xianzhou. At this rate, it was only a matter of time before she became the next Yaoqing General.
Everything was just too coincidental, making him suspicious.
Was he doing this on purpose, or was it accidental?
After careful consideration, Solon realized—he was definitely doing it on purpose.
First, he had clearly been going easy on her every single time, practically letting Feixiao escape.
Second, as a Foxian, there were very few cosmic-level powers that could offer them shelter.
After weighing the options, there was really no choice—only the Xianzhou Alliance, which was willing to take in Foxians, possessed formidable strength, and held a deep-seated grudge against the Borisin, could provide them refuge.
And so…
A strange expression crossed Solon's face. He could more or less guess what he was planning.
To put it bluntly, the current her was just a rebellious fox girl beneath him—Salan.
But what he wanted was the heroic, straightforward, free-spirited, and undefeated "Great Triumph General"—Feixiao.
Compared to conquering a mere slave, the euphoria of dominating a battle-hardened female general who had never lost a fight would send him into ecstasy!
Now that he understood his own intentions, what could Solon say? He could only give himself two big thumbs up.
Especially since he would be the one enjoying it in the end—Solon wished he could give himself a standing ovation with his feet too.
[Because Feixiao fled to the Yaoqing Xianzhou, tensions between the Cangwolf Empire and the Xianzhou Alliance escalated once again.]
[Under Solon's direction, small-scale clashes erupted continuously along the border.]
[With their equipment deficiencies now addressed, the Borisin held the upper hand this time.]
[With weapons of comparable quality, the Borisin's superior physical prowess allowed them to overpower the Cloud Knights decisively.]
[In minor skirmishes, the casualty ratio often reached 1:3, sometimes even an absurd 1:5—it took multiple Cloud Knights to take down a single Borisin.]
[The Cloud Knights feared no death, but the generals could not accept meaningless sacrifices, so they swiftly began consolidating their defenses.]
[You repeated your old tactics, dispatching numerous small units to sabotage the Xianzhou's supply routes, attempting to trap the Xianzhou natives on their planet-ships.]
[But this time, the Xianzhou Alliance seemed unusually patient. While tightening their frontlines, they deployed elite squads composed of top fighters to systematically eliminate the Borisin wolf packs you had sent out.]
[The two sides entered a prolonged war of attrition.]
[Feixiao grew at an astonishing rate, thanks to her extraordinary talent, indomitable spirit, and fearless tenacity.]
[And you waited patiently for the fruit you had personally planted to ripen.]
[Fifty years passed. Feixiao's strength continued to grow, and she accumulated battle merits one after another.]
[By now, she had risen to become the Moon-Sovereign General's standard-bearer and deputy commander. Her combat prowess had reached the level of the Moon-Sovereign General herself—without the latter even wielding her Weiling.]
The fruit he had planted was nearly ripe.
Solon had a vague premonition.
Something big was coming!
Sure enough, his intuition was soon proven right.
[As the saying goes: The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind. While you were scheming against Feixiao, the Xianzhou Alliance was scheming against you.]
[Perhaps because the fruit was about to ripen, the final stretch of waiting left you restless. So you left the capital planet and randomly joined a frontline unit, intending to hunt some Cloud Knights and vent your pent-up aggression.]
[Before setting out, you even fantasized—if luck was on your side, you might run into Jingliu again… A little appetizer before the main course wouldn't hurt.]
It was worth noting that in this simulation, Solon's sudden meteoric rise had altered many fates.
For instance, Solon's betrayal of Shuhu meant that Baiheng—who was originally supposed to perish alongside Shuhu—survived.
Baiheng was Jingliu's guiding light and emotional anchor. With her around, Jingliu resisted the Mara and never defected.
The destinies of the "High-Cloud Quintet" had also changed. Yingxing, a short-life species, had died of old age, and Baiheng's life was nearing its end.
[To your utter shock, you did encounter Jingliu—but she wasn't alone. With her were Marshal Hua, five other generals (including Jing Yuan and the Moon-Sovereign), as well as the Sword Champions and Dragon Lords of every Xianzhou.]
[To eliminate you, their greatest threat, the Xianzhou Alliance had mobilized nearly 90% of their top-tier combatants, laying an ambush years in the making.]
[As it turned out, fifty years ago, when Feixiao first contacted the Xianzhou Alliance, the Seven Arbiter-Generals had already begun plotting against you.]
[The strategists among them meticulously crafted the plan, while the Divination Commissions of each Xianzhou performed over a million simulations to refine it—culminating in this fifty-year-long "Demon-Slaying" operation.]
Solon finally understood. Even if Feixiao possessed critical intelligence, her influence alone couldn't have warranted Marshal Hua's personal involvement.
The Xianzhou Alliance had needed Feixiao to escape to Yaoqing to ensure the success of their trap.
They had calculated that you would never give up on Feixiao—and that you would be willing to wait for her to grow stronger.
And the Xianzhou Alliance had used those fifty years to prepare this fatal snare.
Solon had been too arrogant. He had treated the simulation as a mere game, underestimating the heroes of this world.
This would serve as a harsh lesson.
The simulation could be restarted, but reality offered no second chances. From now on, he would have to tread carefully in the real world.
[The Xianzhou Alliance's killing move was soon revealed.]
[A dazzling "meteor" streaked across the sky, hurtling toward the battlefield. Sensing the unimaginably vast reserves of Imaginary energy within it, you knew—it was the luminous arrow shot by the Aeon of the Hunt, Lan.]
[Naturally, you wouldn't just wait for death. But the Xianzhou Alliance had prepared for that. A formation, jointly cast by the Seven Arbiter-Generals and multiple Dragon Lords, trapped you in place.]
[Then, three elder generals—Sky-Smiter Moon-Sovereign, Abyssflame Huaiyan, and Dustdark Youwu—entered the formation to engage you, preventing your escape while the others retreated swiftly.]
[Before leaving, Jingliu turned back with a complicated gaze, but the formation obscured her view. With a sigh, she steeled herself and departed without looking back.]
There was no denying it—the Xianzhou's killing blow was flawless.
Lan's luminous arrows normally required guidance from the Cloud-Piercer Mirror, making them cumbersome to use against individual targets—they were better suited for large-scale bombardment.
But Lan's arrows possessed the terrifying effect of "reversing cause and effect"—first determining the result of the target being hit, then allowing the arrow to adjust its trajectory, speed, and even time to fulfill that outcome.
All the Xianzhou Alliance had to do was stall Solon long enough to complete the lock-on. The rest was left to the Aeon.
The three generals were the final failsafe—to prevent Solon from breaking through and taking a Xianzhou down with him.
