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"What, what now? Our army was defeated? Our army was defeated?"
Li Fan gleefully squeezed in beside Lang Pangzi to watch the commotion.
The man named Lang Pangzi gave Li Fan a sidelong glance, shooting him a look as if to say, "Who the hell are you, and what's this 'our army' business?"
However, at this moment, the other cultivators' attention had already been drawn to the changing situation at the front lines. As soon as Li Fan spoke up, others joined in, pinching their fingers while starting to discuss and speculate.
"Victory and defeat are common affairs in military campaigns, it was merely the Western Protectorate camp that was attacked at night and destroyed, a minor setback that led to a retreat of a hundred li, that's all."
"Juncai Divine Monarch has yet to send any news, but it's not necessarily the case that he was slain in formation. It's possible he's gravely injured and laying low somewhere, who knows?"
