Leicester led the troops to retreat and headed south toward the sand; Akes hastily ordered troops to come and station at Beixing Mountain.
Lu Hong, who had been waiting, used the time difference and, along with Hai Ge and others, successfully passed through Beixing and entered the territory of Viscount Le Leng.
Beixing Mountain acted as a natural barrier between the Akes family and the Le family. Whoever seized Beixing Mountain would turn it into a fortress vital for attacking the opposing family. It had been a site of contention between the two great families for a century. Although it was currently under the control of the Akes family, Le Leng was not afraid at all. Compared to before, it was much easier to annihilate the Akes family by simply assisting some people of the Human Race to smuggle in, which could plunge the Akes family into an irreversible disaster.
