Transmigration After Becoming Love Saint-Chapter 581 - 194: The Hidden Xiao Li

Just as Wang Mu entered the tent, his footsteps immediately halted.

In front of him, the Great General only showed her back; before her lay a sand table depicting a battle between two armies.

Without turning around, her voice seemed as though it wasn't directed at Wang Mu.

Master…

An old era's designation, Wang Mu thought. In the game, citizens of Great Wilderness City or people from Xiao Li's side commonly addressed the protagonist as Mr. Tian. This was because the first thing to do after arriving at Great Wilderness City was to farm. Using the identity transformed by the Human Skin Mask, he was renamed Mr. Tian. Meanwhile, the Watchers, or later the Dawn Army, would refer to her as the Great General. The appellation 'Master' was only used by a very small number of people when the Watchers were initially established. These people, coming from extremely low backgrounds, considered themselves slaves after joining the Watchers, thus they used this title to address the protagonist teaching them. Later on, the appellations changed. An appellation, naturally, doesn't explain much. Moreover, under the transformation of the Human Skin Mask, Mr. Tian and Dongfang Mu were entirely different people. Otherwise, he could not have pursued both the Jianghu storyline and the Dynasty storyline in the game simultaneously. Even during the late stages of the game, this dual identity was not completely revealed. The Human Skin Mask in the game was a special kind of prop. It must have been specifically prepared for the Love Saint Route.

To hear this Great General, disguised as Xiao Ying, suddenly call out like that… it truly took me by surprise.

Lizhou Primordial Spirits… Are their memories from that bygone era… or have they been retained up to the present?

"Great General, I am just a humble soldier, come to offer a strategy," Wang Mu said, clasping his hands.

The Great General paused for a moment, then turned around. She looked at Wang Mu, stunned for a few seconds, and asked, "What strategy do you offer?"

"Naturally, it's a strategy to defeat the Barbarian Primordial Spirits," replied Wang Mu.

"Let's hear it."

Wang Mu then briefly described the strategy.

After hearing it, the Great General fell silent again.

"This plan is both dangerous and risky," the Great General said. "We don't have suitable personnel in our army."

"We do," Wang Mu asserted.

In the game, it was the Watchers cultivated by the protagonist who undertook the task of sneaking across Heavenly Mountain to attack the Barbarian army from the rear. Obviously, there are no Watchers here. Those present are mostly the Lizhou Primordial Spirits who died in the Ancient River Battle. But... there are Li State cultivators here. Although these Li State cultivators have transformed into Primordial Spirits and are constrained by rules from using Magic, their Primordial Spirit's power is still somewhat potent. Otherwise, no one would have been able to slay those Barbarian Primordial Spirits in previous trials.

"We have such talented individuals in our forces?" The Great General frowned. "How come I wasn't aware?"

It seems the Lizhou Primordial Spirits here don't know about the arrival of the Li State cultivators, Wang Mu thought upon seeing this. To be precise, they just consider them new recruits…

"I know some of these talented individuals," Wang Mu said. "Perhaps we could give it a try. If we can truly defeat those Barbarian Primordial Spirits…"

The Great General pondered for a while, then threw a Token to Wang Mu, saying, "Take this military order and immediately select several hundred elite troops to come see me!"

Upon receiving the military order, Wang Mu immediately went to the various army camps.

Li State cultivators were still easy to identify. However, their numbers weren't actually that large. In fact, while there were many Li State cultivators, very few had the qualifications to participate. Fortunately, most of those who could come were elites.

Wang Mu first found General Yu Lin. He was the most prestigious general of the Haotian Dynasty; with his agreement, he could bring in many Li State cultivators.

Wang Mu briefly outlined the plan.

General Yu Lin was immediately shocked after hearing it.

"Attack the Barbarians' rear?" General Yu Lin exclaimed. "From where?"

"Near Ancient River Pass, there is a mountain over ten thousand feet tall, with sheer cliffs. Once climbed, it will lead directly to the rear of the Barbarian Primordial Spirits' main camp," Wang Mu explained. "The only issue is that climbing it is rather difficult."

"Now, as Primordial Spirits, we cannot use Magic…" Wang Mu continued, "but as you must have sensed, General, the form one takes as a Primordial Spirit is similar to one's own Primordial Spirit. If that Primordial Spirit is strong enough, then one has enough willpower to climb it. Cultivators with high Cultivation levels normally have stronger Primordial Spirits than others; they also tend to have more health points."

General Yu Lin wore a serious expression, seemingly pondering.

"I have one question…" General Yu Lin mused. "How did you manage to meet the Great General? When I first arrived, I thought about offering some advice to the Great General, but I could never manage to meet her."

I never considered that, Wang Mu realized with a start. I managed to see her by using some special information. Namely, Ying Changkong, the Watcher hidden in the Li Army. The Great General addressing me as 'Master' so abruptly after I entered the tent might also be because of this. The Watchers are numbered according to the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches. I assigned a fixed designation to each one—for example, designations like 'Alpha-One,' 'Beta-Two,' and so on. This special code is known only to the protagonist and the designated Watchers, solely for confirming identities in various complex situations. Later, when heading to the great final battle with Piao Miaoxu, I told Xiao Li all of this, so she probably knew as well. As for whether anyone else knew, I couldn't say. When she turned and saw how different I was from Mr. Tian, the leader of the Watchers, she likely became uncertain. After all, Xiao Ying isn't a very complex person.

"Perhaps you didn't use a special method of approach…" Wang Mu didn't dwell on this issue. "To win on the Ancient River Battlefield, perhaps General Yu Lin should consider it?"