Martial Arrogance Dragon Soul-Chapter 301 - 289: Go Ask Qin Qing

Zhao Danchen had already run out of strategies when Dong Zhongjin handed him the jade slip.

Zhao Danchen’s gaze was fixed on the jade slip, which he recognized as the one he had dropped on the ground two days earlier. It contained the advice Qin Qing had given him.

Even at this moment, Zhao Danchen still didn’t trust Qin Qing and didn’t believe the jade slip could offer him anything useful.

But...

He was now out of options and, driven by desperation, immersed his consciousness into the jade slip.

Suddenly—

"Boom!"

It was like thunder striking from above!

Qin Qing’s advice was recorded clearly, one item after another.

Similarly, Qin Qing had already anticipated the current situation and had analyzed the potential outcomes of a blind all-out attack!

The present outcome was exactly as Qin Qing had analyzed!

Even several traps that Guo Ziyi had mentioned were within Qin Qing’s predictions—it was just that Guo Ziyi had spoken of the appearance, and Qin Qing had analyzed the essence.

"To combine the Spiritual Array and the Battle Array to the point of seamless integration?"

Zhao Danchen immediately called for Guo Ziyi.

Guo Ziyi was immersed in the sand table, intensely pondering a strategy.

With each quarter of an hour, countless Great Qian soldiers fell on the battlefield.

Guo Ziyi saw this and felt anxious. He tried everything to think of a strategy, continuously changing the Battle Array...

But to minimal effect.

"It’s clear every time how the enemy’s Battle Array evolves, but we are always just a step behind!"

Guo Ziyi’s brows had been furrowed for two days when Dong Zhongjin approached him, "Strategist, General Zhao is waiting for you, please go immediately."

Guo Ziyi placed the long stick he was holding onto the sand table and followed Dong Zhongjin to Zhao Danchen without a word.

Zhao Danchen said nothing and simply handed Guo Ziyi the jade slip.

Guo Ziyi was puzzled—why would General Zhao give him a jade slip at such a time?

But he didn’t speak either; he directly immersed his mind into the jade slip...

Upon seeing it.

His expression immediately changed drastically!

"So that’s how it is..."

"That’s the way it is."

"No wonder I’ve been half a step slow again and again. So it’s like this..."

Guo Ziyi’s words made Zhao Danchen’s eyes light up.

"Strategist Guo, now that you have spotted the problem, surely you can come up with a strategy?" Zhao Danchen rubbed his hands, looking eagerly at Guo Ziyi.

"I’m afraid... it’s not possible!"

However, Guo Ziyi’s response made Zhao Danchen’s heart, which was about to regain hope, sink again to the bottom of the valley.

Guo Ziyi sighed and said, "Knowing the problem doesn’t mean it can be solved. The opponent’s strategist is very capable. Qin Qing is right; their strategist is very likely a Spiritual Array Master and has been engaged in military campaigns for many years, being equally proficient in Battle Arrays. Only someone like that could have combined the Spiritual Array and the Battle Array so ingeniously!"

"What should we do then?" Zhao Danchen looked worried.

The other generals were also immensely anxious.

"I think... it might be worth trying to let Qin Qing have a go," Guo Ziyi suggested after a moment of thought.

"Qin Qing?"

The others all wore puzzled expressions.

"Indeed!" Guo Ziyi nodded again, "Since Qin Qing could identify the problem, then it is possible he might also think of a solution."

Zhao Danchen slapped his thigh and said, "It’s all my fault, I didn’t take Qin Qing’s words seriously before. If I had listened to him carefully, or fully examined this Jade Slip, perhaps I would have changed my mind. Then——so many soldiers wouldn’t have lost their lives for no reason! It’s all my fault!"

Zhao Danchen was full of self-reproach.

The Jade Slip that Qin Qing had left was now in his hands, and all the suggestions recorded within it were like sharp knives piercing into Zhao Danchen’s heart.

The surrounding generals also hung their heads in shame, one after another.

When Qin Qing had offered his suggestions in the tent, they had each spoken harshly and belittled Qin Qing with their words.

But now it seemed... only Qin Qing had been right.

Their faces were like receiving resounding slaps one after another.

"Now... perhaps we could still consult with Qin Qing..." Guo Ziyi used the word "consult".

Before this, he too had scorned Qin Qing.

But after seeing the suggestions Qin Qing had made in that Jade Slip, Guo Ziyi knew that his understanding of Qin Qing had been too one-sided.

And it wasn’t just him, it was everyone who had harbored too much bias against Qin Qing!

Zhao Danchen’s expression became even stranger upon hearing Guo Ziyi suggest consulting with Qin Qing.

However, as the Commander-in-chief, Zhao Danchen also knew how to choose at this moment.

If by consulting with Qin Qing he could obtain an effective method, then he couldn’t let his pride get in the way of seeing Qin Qing.

Zhao Danchen, as a person, wasn’t bad by nature, and he possessed a sense of loyalty to his country. It was just that he allowed his personal prejudice to affect his judgment regarding Qin Qing.

"Fine! I’ll go! I’ll go and consult with Qin Qing..." Zhao Danchen said, nodding.

Qin Qing was in seclusion at the rear camp.

He wasn’t concerned about the situation outside at all.

The outcome could be easily guessed.

Of course, it was also possible that within the Great Qian Army, there would be someone skilled in the art of Formation variations who might be able to break through the Northern Yuan Army’s stratagems.

But all of these were now irrelevant to Qin Qing. Once Qin Qing entered into the state of cultivation, it was a state of "sudden enlightenment"—a condition that other Martial Artists found elusive, yet Qin Qing would enter this delicate state every time he cultivated, making his cultivation efficiency ten or even a hundred times higher than ordinary Martial Artists...

Zhao Danchen arrived at the tent where Qin Qing was.

He planned to go directly inside.

But at that moment, someone stopped him.

Blocking the entrance to Qin Qing’s tent was none other than Zhuiri Ancestor.

Zhao Danchen and others had not originally paid much attention to who Zhuiri Ancestor was, thinking of him only as an old servant protecting Qin Qing.

Seeing Zhao Danchen blocked by this elder, the generals following him immediately became dissatisfied.

"Step aside! Our general has urgent matters to discuss with Qin Qing!"

"If you delay important military matters, can you bear that responsibility?"

Two generals immediately started chastising Zhuiri Ancestor.

Zhuiri Ancestor’s eyes were slightly closed, still standing motionless at the entrance of the tent, completely disregarding the chastisement from these men.

As for having urgent matters with Qin Qing?

Causing military delays?

What did those have to do with Zhuiri Ancestor?

To put it bluntly, even if Great Qian were to be destroyed, what would that have to do with Zhuiri Ancestor?

At his level and Realm of Cultivation, many things no longer mattered to him.

Seeing that Zhuiri Ancestor had no intention of moving aside, the two generals immediately lost their temper, and one of them, with a furrowed brow, reached out to push Zhuiri Ancestor...