Richard's overwhelming authority could suppress his subordinates, but not everyone would comply with him.
General Pan, who entered the underground palace, brought some very bad news — the Tangzang army had come again, this time with more numbers and an aggressive, malevolent intent.
Richard hurriedly assigned the task of collecting the Yunchin treasures to General Pan and himself climbed out of the underground palace to see what exactly was happening.
The moonlight was dim, and the eastern horizon had already begun to show a hint of dawn.
The day was about to break.
What greeted Richard was a forest of swords and spears and a flood of banners.
The Tangzang army, numbering at least ten thousand, surrounded the Seven Treasures Pagoda in three tight layers, impenetrable.
Approximately five squadrons of air troops, mounted on a large red-winged stork, soared through the sky, adorned with stars and moon.
