My Cultivation Starting from Archery

Chapter 94 The Imperial Edict of Reward

After the sounding of the retreat.The barbarian soldiers beneath the city walls began their disorganized withdrawal.

"They're retreating?"

Chen Sansi plunged his long spear into the ground, wiped the sticky blood from his face, and stood on high ground overlooking the battlefield.

Just now was actually the most dangerous time.

Why the sudden retreat?

There must have been an unexpected turn of events.

Indeed.

It wasn't long before news arrived.

While the barbarians were focusing on the main attack at the city gates, one of their main generals led three hundred elites in a fierce assault on a weak point on the west side, successfully breaching the wall and killing a commander with the surname Qian on the spot.

Fortunately, Xiang Tingchun and Dan Yuanzhi arrived just in time and killed that main general.

With the loss of a main general, it meant that the barbarians had only one Refining Organ martial artist left, and they had no choice but to temporarily retreat and regroup.

In fact, this moment was often the best opportunity to pursue the enemy outside the city.

However, Po Yang had insufficient troops, and the barbarians had deliberately left cavalry in the rear for support.

The soldiers began to clean up the battlefield.

Chen Sansi sat down to rest.

Only at dusk was the counting finished.

In this round, they killed a thousand enemies but lost two hundred soldiers, most of whom were newly recruited, and a hundred Martial Arts Academy Disciples died; it was said that the remaining disciples had dispersed like birds and beasts, and a

Chen Sansi's thoughts raced, though his face remained expressionless.

'The poisoned wine takes three months to take effect.'

'This means the Emperor doesn't want to kill me.'

'Instead... he wants to control me!'

Chen Sansi suddenly saw the light.

The Emperor had no reason to kill him.

If he really wanted to kill a small Bone Trainer like him, there would be no need for such secretive poisoning with a three-month delay.

If the purpose was to control him discreetly, then it made sense.

But what for?

If he does well within three months, he would be quietly given the antidote, and everything would be as if nothing had happened.

If he does poorly, would he then die from poisoning?

To drink or not to drink?

It seemed like "having his back" meant that Supervisor Sun would provide the antidote, allowing him to feign compliance for now.

Of course.

Chen Sansi would not fully trust either side.

After all, he was, for the moment, merely a Selected Point in name only and had no actual connection with Supervisor Sun.

But, given the circumstances,

He had no choice but to drink.

After all, he could detoxify himself!

With that thought in mind, Chen Sansi lifted the cup and drained it in one gulp.