Confucianism under Heaven

Chapter 480: Driving the tiger away from the mountain

Chapter 480 Luring the Tiger Away from the Mountain

Ye Ru's performance here naturally caught the attention of those outside, and discussions immediately arose from all directions.

"Not bad lad, he managed to wipe them out completely and even knows how to take advantage of the natural environment."

Watching this scene, Xie Ming stroked his beard, a look of satisfaction on his face. This time, it could be considered a great victory for them, the scholars. Although many people from the Ghost Scholar group advanced this time, after this round, probably not many more would be able to advance.

"Yes, that was a brilliant move. But there are still over a hundred ghost scholars left. I don't know what to do with the remaining ghost scholars, but there's not much time left before the end."

Mr. Kong looked at the hourglass gradually disappearing in the distance and said in a deep voice.

"Don't worry, if we can snipe them the first time, we can snipe them the second time."

Xie Ming took a deep breath and then slowly said.

After this battle, he was already able to appreciate Ye Ru's talent and learning.

The other party is not only highly talented, but also exceptionally shrewd in strategy and intellect.

"We won this round."

A look of joy appeared on Zhang Dong's face as he said.

The deeper one gets to know Ye Ru, the more one can feel his prowess. If he were to reach the level of the Hanlin scholars, he would likely be even more powerful than these old men.

"Yes, this competition is getting more and more interesting. Since we can't use talent, we don't have to worry about Ye Ru's safety anymore."

Zhang Zhi breathed a sigh of relief, then slowly said, "After all, in this place, almost everyone wants Ye Ru dead."

If Ye Ru dies, it will be the greatest loss for their Yanhuang Kingdom.

Even if we return to the Yanhuang Kingdom, we will probably still be held responsible.

……

After cleaning up the mess, the group worked together to drive away the rhinoceros herd and then continued to hide in a cave.

"I'm afraid the remaining people would be utterly shocked if they saw this scene."

Kong Ling sneered, looking at the half-dead Yan Jin, and said.

"We can't let our guard down yet. If they see the mess they made before, they might regroup their entire team, and then we'll be the ones worrying."

Ye Ru shook his head. Although he had defeated Yan Jin, it was not over yet, because he was about to face an even more troublesome enemy.

Because once the enemy consolidates their forces, they are no match for them. Yan Ming and his men are not fools; they won't just sit and wait to die.

"We still need to take advantage of the terrain; otherwise, it's impossible to defeat them."

Then Ye Ru continued.

"Where to go now?"

Kong Ling asked, "I studied Confucianism and Mencius' teachings, so I really don't understand military strategy. But Ye Ru not only knows a lot about Confucianism and Mencius' teachings, but he is also well-versed in military strategy. He is simply a genius who has not been seen in a hundred years."

"Let's leave now. They'll find this place soon, and then it'll be too late to leave."

After finalizing their plan, Ye Ru and the others left and headed towards a certain mountain range.

Not long after Ye Ru and the others left, a noisy commotion arose, and then two people entered.

"I never expected that Yan Jin would be completely surrounded and annihilated by the enemy. This person named Ye Ru is truly terrifying."

Yan Ming stared at the flames that had burned out, and after a moment, he slowly spoke, though his face was full of gloom.

"Arrogance is a recipe for defeat. If we hadn't failed before we could forcibly capture Ye Ru, it would have been impossible."

With a sigh, Yan Feng's face turned extremely gloomy, and then he said.

"Now that we have so many people, if we were to fight, our success rate would definitely be higher than Yan Jin's. Let's find out where they are now and then wipe them out in one fell swoop."

Yan Ming waved his hand, then said in a cold voice.

"Can't find it."

The man below spoke.

"Let's go. I reckon there are still some arrogant literati left. Let's take their badges first, and then we'll go and capture Ye Ru."

"You ignorant fools, you will pay the price for this."

Withdrawing their cold gaze, Yan Feng and the others turned around and dashed off in different directions.

After defeating Yan Jin, Ye Ru disappeared without a trace, leaving Yan Ming and his group feeling like they were punching cotton. They searched for nearly an hour but still couldn't find him.

……

Beside a river, a mountain range appeared in the distance, resembling a giant dragon. On an open ground not far from the river, three scholars sat on the ground, their faces extremely disheveled, looking at the other scholars in the distance.

"Tell me, where are Ye Ru and the others?"

The leading scholar raised his head, a mocking look on his face, and looked at the furious scholar, saying...

"Don't say I don't know. Even if I did, you probably couldn't beat us human scholars. You should just obediently go back to your demon race, you traitors to the human race."

The leading human scholar was clearly a man of principle; he spat and said...

"Good, good, good, you're a tough nut to crack. If all of you humans had such tough nuts to crack, we demons wouldn't have been able to take half of our territory."

With a soft chuckle, the ghostly scholar raised his hand and spoke again:

"In that case, you'll have to be eliminated."

"So what if he's eliminated? Don't think that Ghost Scholar is so great. In the end, he was still defeated by us human scholars."

A chill ran down the human scholar's spine as he sneered.

“But your literary groups have disappeared now. When they come out, I don’t believe they can beat us.”

The ghostly scholar laughed.

As soon as he finished speaking, he slammed his raised hand down. At that moment, an arrow shot out from afar, striking the ghostly scholar's hand. The pain caused him to scream in agony, and he abruptly turned his head, his venomous voice echoing through the forest, startling countless birds into flight.

"who!"

The sound echoed through the woods, causing all the ghost scholars to turn their gazes toward a certain spot, where a figure stood.

"Ye Ru?"

Upon seeing this scene, both the human scholar and the ghost scholar had different expressions.

"It came so easily, let's tell Lord Yan and the others right away."

"What? Aren't you looking for me? If you're brave enough, you can come."

After saying that, Ye Ru and the others turned and rushed towards a grove of trees.

"Chase!"

Seeing Ye Ru escape, the ghost scholars chased after him, and in the blink of an eye, only a few human scholars remained.

"Are you alright? Do you dare to join me in defeating them?"

While the human scholars looked at each other in bewilderment, Kong Ling emerged from the woods and addressed them.