Maitreya’s army arrived before the city of Xiangyang, an endless sea of troops as far as the eye could see.0

At this moment, Lu Shiheng, standing on the walls of the city, could not help but feel some admiration for Maitreya.0

On the surface, it was as if he was already under Maitreya’s control, and they had even teamed up inside the city to ambush Tang Wanzhuang… Theoretically speaking, there would not have been any need to attack Xiangyang, but Maitreya had still made thorough preparations. He took advantage of their apparent alliance and the lack of reconnaissance to stealthily bring an army this close to the city, allowing him to be ready to unleash a thunderous attack at any moment.0

Now, regardless of whether Lu Shiheng was truly under their control, or how many men the Wang and Yang Clans had brought, the presence of this large army made it so that Xiangyang was as good as taken.0

Moreover, Maitreya even had forces deployed along the Han River, preemptively allying with the Blood God Cult to block any reinforcements from the north. When Lu Shiheng received word of the defeat of his military camp by the riverside, he thought Maitreya had crushed Wang Daozhong to dust.0

Those who believed they could use Maitreya as a pawn to kill Tang Wanzhuang were gravely mistaken. It was only because Maitreya genuinely wanted to capture Tang Wanzhuang that he was even willing to be used, but during...0