Martial Cultivator Chapter 541: The Storm Suddenly Arrives

Gao Xuan truly came to admire the young woman from the Divine Capital's academy.

Initially, he had only traveled out of the city with her to see if the route she mentioned still had the flaws she claimed. But halfway through their journey, the group was ambushed by demons several times. Several times, it was so difficult that even Gao Xuan found the situation troublesome. However, the young woman calmly laid out strategies to handle them. What Gao Xuan saw as inevitable fierce battles ultimately ended with the greatest results and minimal losses.

In the end, their group arrived safely at the location the young woman had intended to reach with only two casualties.

Gao Xuan carefully pondered over the route they had taken, quietly calculating before furrowing his brows and opening the military map. After a careful look, he put the map away and pointed to the towering snowy mountain ahead, saying, "If a road could be opened up in advance through that area, it would cut down travel time even further."

Xie Nandu smiled and said, "This is the desolate north. Trying to create a road unnoticed is practically a fantasy. Moreover, any preparations here would alert the demon race, and the losses would outweigh the gains. It's better to do nothing."

Gao Xuan murmured softly, "It's a risky move, but if it succeeds, whether for advancing north or for future reinforcements, it would be highly advantageous."

Xie Nandu said nothing, she just looked at that snowy mountain calmly.

"But no matter what, Miss Xie has won."

Gao Xuan was not discouraged. Though this matter had exceeded his expectations and he lost to Xie Nandu, this outcome was a tremendous victory for the Northern Frontier Army as a whole.

Xie Nandu shook her head gently and said in a soft voice, "Something's off."

Gao Xuan was taken aback and curiously asked, "Off?"

Xie Nandu calmly replied, "Along the way, we didn't cause much commotion, but it wasn't exactly subtle either. They know who I am and should have sent someone to kill me by now, yet there's been n

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