Countless fortunes belonging to the Shadow Guard and the Great Qin Empire army had been plundered by Ouyang Kun and his men along the way. Therefore, Imperial Father-in-law Ye Batian was now completely convinced that the Yan army was systematically slaughtering the Shadow Guard. Although the losses were currently limited to the Chenghai Commandery branch base of the Shadow Guard, with minor losses to other branch bases and Great Qin military units along the route, there was no guarantee that the Yan army wouldn't go on to wipe out other secret Shadow Guard bases.
Consequently, Imperial Father-in-law Ye Batian immediately ordered the First Protector and Deputy Commander of the Shadow Guard, Ye Xingchen, to issue a martial challenge to the Yan central army in Liyang Commandery of Guiyang Province. His hope was to slay high-ranking generals of the Prince of Yan's army, thereby dealing a heavy blow to the Yan central army and teaching Prince of Yan Hua Fadie a profound lesson: whoever dared to violate the rules of engagement between the two sides would inevitably incur the wrath of Imperial Father-in-law Ye Batian.
The Yan army immediately dispatched the long-waiting Divine Sword Xie Xiaofeng to accept the challenge. Thus, before the battle lines of both armies in Liyang Commandery, an epic duel unfolded between the Prince of Yan's Divine Sword Xie Xiaofeng and the First Protector Ye Xingchen.
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