"Zhang Hao!"
Ning Xue, Yun Qiuyu, and Gao Xinyu also followed.
Zhang Hao was somewhat stunned. He had originally intended to leave secretly, as it was inconvenient to bring the three women, and he also felt it would be safer for them to remain within Tianwu Academy.
"Zhang Hao, you're too stingy! You're going to have fun by yourself and not taking us with you," Gao Xinyu said, pouting with great dissatisfaction as she looked at Zhang Hao.
Zhang Hao wiped his face. He was going to resist the Heavenly Demon Sect, not go have fun.
"Zhang Hao, I know you're returning to your Family. Qiu Yu also happens to want to return to Watt Country. Defending Watt Country is also Qiu Yu's responsibility. I hope you'll take me with you," Yun Qiuyu said seriously as she looked at Zhang Hao.
"I want to go too! I want to see Aunt Qinglian, I miss her so much," Ning Xue said with a giggle.
Zhang Hao: "..."
"Cough, cough, cough... Kid, you decide whether you want to take them or not. This Dean won't interfere. Anyway, the teleportation array is enough to transport ten people, it's a bit wasteful to teleport alone," Lan Haiping said with a dry cough.
Zhang Hao was somewhat speechless. What did that Old man Lan mean by that?
However, Zhang Hao thought about it. It was better to take the three women with him. With him looking after them, they wouldn't have too many problems. Most importantly, they had just reunited, and he didn't want to be separated from the women.
Lan Haiping pondered for a moment, looked at Zhang Hao, and asked, "Zhang Hao, do you want to take some of the people you brought back with you to help? After all, you'll be a bit outnumbered on your own."
Zhang Hao shook his head and said, "Forget it, this is my own matter. And it's not easy to manage all those people together. However, I'll let them stay at Tianwu Academy for a while, which can also allow Tianwu Academy to maintain its deterrence against the Heavenly Demon Sect. And with a few of my brothers keeping them in line, they won't cause trouble at Tianwu Academy."
Zhang Hao had also considered whether to take Dou Bi, Zhang Jianfeng, and others back with him. However, compared to his hometown, Tianwu Academy was too big a target. With Zhang Jianfeng, Dou Bi, Murong Longcheng, and others there, Tianwu Academy could be safer. Therefore, Zhang Hao ultimately decided to go back by himself. Of course, now he also had to add the three women.
"Alright, as you wish," Lan Haiping nodded.
Under the guidance of Lan Haiping, they arrived at the back mountain of the College. It was very hidden. If not for Lan Haiping bringing him here, it would have been really difficult to find this place.
An ancient teleportation array was set up in a clearing within the mountain forest.
Why was it called ancient? From Zhang Hao's perspective as a seventh-tier Array Dao Master, many of the patterns within it were too complex. In fact, if he were to set it up, he could definitely simplify it greatly, and the effect would be even better. It could be said that this teleportation array should have a history of over a thousand years. It was indeed set up by the first Dean of Tianwu Academy.
Around the teleportation array, dense rows of crystal stones were placed. They served as the energy to activate the teleportation array.
Zhang Hao saw that there were at least a thousand lower grade crystal stones. It seemed that one teleportation still required quite a few crystal stones.
"Dean, thank you," Zhang Hao said to Lan Haiping.
"Hehe, considering your contributions to the College, it's nothing. I also wish you a smooth journey," Lan Haiping said with a smile to Zhang Hao.
Zhang Hao led the women into the teleportation array. As soon as they entered the teleportation array, it automatically began to rotate.
This was the first time the three women had ever taken such a long-distance teleportation array. They were all very curious.
A moment later, a powerful energy enveloped the four of them.
After an unknown amount of time, approximately a few breaths, Zhang Hao and the others felt the teleportation array seemed to stop operating, and the energy that had been enveloping their bodies seemed to disappear.
Zhang Hao and the three women opened their eyes and found themselves in a mountain forest. Looking around, it seemed to be Black Smoke Mountain. He hadn't expected the other end of this teleportation array to be in Black Smoke Mountain, which Zhang Hao found somewhat surprising.
After Zhang Hao and the three women came out together, the teleportation array automatically became invisible.
"Let's go. It's only about a dozen miles from here to Ninghai City, we'll hurry back immediately," Zhang Hao said with a slight smile.
At the same time, below Ninghai City,
Hundreds of Heavenly Demon Sect disciples had already reached the city walls. Dozens of Martial Warrior corpses lay on the city wall and below the city. Clearly, a large battle had just taken place between the two sides, with severed limbs and broken bodies scattered everywhere, making it extremely bloody and chaotic.
In this battle, the Watt Country's army was no match for the experts of the Heavenly Demon Sect. After all, the vast majority of Watt Country's soldiers were merely Martial Warriors. Some were not even Martial Warriors, but just ordinary people. While the Heavenly Demon Sect had not dispatched any high-level experts to Watt Country this time, even some of their disciples were at least Martial Master cultivation. The General leading the team this time was even a Martial King.
That Martial King floated in the void. His body emitted a terrifying pressure, and his gaze was deep and sharp.
"A Martial King, that's a Martial King."
At this moment, some of the small Family Martial Warriors holding out on the city wall of Ninghai City saw the Blood Robe Martial Warrior floating in the void. Their faces turned ashen, and their fighting spirit completely vanished.
They naturally knew what it meant to be able to float freely in the air. That was a Martial King. And at this moment, the strongest expert in Watt Country was only a Half-Step Martial King.
Zhang Yaobang stood on the city wall, looking at the Martial King floating in the void. His expression was solemn.
Zhang Yaobang's aura was incredibly profound, several times stronger than before.
In fact, after obtaining the Dan left by Zhang Hao, Zhang Yaobang's cultivation had advanced by leaps and bounds. He was now a Half-Step Martial King. If not for his age, he would have broken through to Martial King long ago. However, with the Dan left by Zhang Hao, Zhang Yaobang only needed to accumulate for a while longer before he could break through to Martial King.
"Qingrou, you said you've already notified Zhang Hao. Approximately when will Zhang Hao return?" Zhang Yaobang asked Ye Qingrou with a heavy expression.
"Elder, Zhang Hao is in the Purple Firmament Empire, thousands of miles away from the Western Border Sixteen Countries. Even if Zhang Hao can fly through the air, it will still take several days," Ye Qingrou said with a bitter expression.
Zhang Yaobang shook his head helplessly and said, "In that case, there's not enough time."
Ye Qingrou smiled bitterly and said, "In that case, we can only stall."
Ye Qingrou was also somewhat helpless. Although her talent was good, it was far from monstrous. At this moment, she was only a Half-Step Martial King, and there was still a big gap between her and a true Martial King.
Although the Heavenly Demon Sect's General was only a beginner Martial King, apart from some exceptional disciples from Watt Country who were elsewhere, he was unrivaled here.
The Heavenly Demon Sect's General looked down from above at the Martial Warriors on the Ninghai City wall and said, "I'll give you one hour to consider. If you don't surrender after one hour, kill without mercy."
"No need!"
A chilling voice came from behind the Heavenly Demon Sect's General.
