Surprised in his heart, but he immediately greeted with a bow.

"No need for formalities. I am aware of your situation. I hear you are being pursued by the Ye family’s forces. If there’s anything you need, I am willing to offer my full assistance."

Waldo didn’t beat around the bush and directly stated his intentions.

Seeing Waldo’s straightforwardness and honesty, Xiao Chen’s impression of him improved greatly.

At the same time, he realized that this mysterious lord of the castle probably already knew about the fame of his Xiao family and intended to establish a connection.

Waldo didn’t try to hide anything about this.

Indeed, he wanted to connect with the Xiao family.

With the help of the native powers in this world, he could accelerate his path to expansion.

Especially at this stage of his development.

After a conversation, the two of them got along very well.

Then, after agreeing on a strategy, Waldo immediately mobilized his forces.

Three hundred strong warriors and a hundred barbarian fighters set out, laying a trap on the inevitable route of the Ye family’s pursuers!

This operation was led personally by Waldo and Xiao Chen.

After their conversation, they seemed like close friends.

But how much of it was genuine was unknown.

...

"Lord Chen’s men are truly elite and strong warriors! Each one is incredibly valiant, even more formidable than the best of my own troops. Although there are only just over four hundred men, they are more than enough to deal with those three thousand mixed troops of the Ye family."

Xiao Chen praised, genuinely impressed.

He truly envied Waldo’s troops.

Though few in number, they were not to be underestimated.

"Let’s wait and see!"

Waldo laughed heartily.

...

Under Xiao Chen’s lead, Waldo’s troops reached the gorge, the inevitable route for the Ye family’s army!

"Everyone, hide as instructed before. The enemy will arrive soon, be cautious!"

"Yes!"

"Yes!"

Swift as the wind, fierce as thunder.

Preparations were quickly completed.

A hastily but systematically set trap was ready.

Now, they were just waiting for the prey to enter.

...

Soon after, a scout reported spotting an unknown army ahead, numbering about two to three thousand men.

Waldo was certain in his heart that the prey had finally arrived!

As expected, soon there were sounds of footsteps and noise approaching.

A weary army entered the gorge.

Entering the gorge, a perfect ambush spot, this troop showed no sign of caution.

Xiao Chen was right; this was just a hastily assembled makeshift army of the Ye family.

They were numerous, but otherwise not a threat.

"Attack!"

At Waldo’s command,

Suddenly, battle cries thundered from all directions.

Like a torrential tide, forces from various directions charged into the gorge.

The battle was instantly ignited!

One side was prepared, the other exhausted!

The Ye family’s soldiers immediately collapsed, defeated like a landslide!

...

[Killing a Ye family ordinary soldier, earned one point. Tenfold reward triggered, earning ten points!]

[Killing a Ye family ordinary soldier, earned one point. Tenfold reward triggered, earning ten points!]

[Killing a Ye family ordinary soldier, earned one point. Tenfold reward triggered, earning ten points!]

[Killing a Ye family ordinary soldier, earned one point. Tenfold reward triggered, earning ten points!]

[Killing a Ye family ordinary soldier, earned one point. Tenfold reward triggered, earning ten points!]

...

A stream of notifications for points earned kept refreshing.

Signaling the deaths of numerous Ye family soldiers.

Soon, with the fall of the last Ye family soldier, a one-sided slaughter finally ended.

In this battle, apart from a few soldiers who managed to escape in the chaos, the majority were killed.

Waldo finally understood that the soldiers under his command were truly ruthless.

They had abundant combat experience and killed without batting an eye.

Their methods were also quite terrifying, and they seemed even more exhilarated by the large number of killings.

This scene, witnessed by Xiao Chen and the Xiao family members, left even the usually high and mighty head of the Xiao family secretly astonished.

His appraisal of Waldo’s soldiers rose even higher.

"With such elite troops, if only in greater numbers, dominating Tianzhou for my Xiao family wouldn’t seem too difficult, would it?"

Xiao Chen mused to himself.

...

After the battle,

Waldo lost seventeen strong warriors and three barbarian fighters.

Relatively speaking, this was an extremely low casualty rate.

Consider that over two thousand seven hundred Ye family soldiers died under their blades!

Correspondingly, Waldo also earned over twenty-seven thousand points.

This was an unexpectedly huge windfall.

Waldo never thought that killing people could also earn points!

"As long as I continue to engage in battles and wage wars, my points will increase rapidly like a snowball. My strength and power will grow larger and larger! However, I need to manage this carefully, gradually, and not provoke too powerful enemies all at once. Otherwise, before I grow strong enough, I might be wiped out by armies numbering in the hundreds of thousands, and that would be counterproductive!"

Waldo briefly lost in thought.

Only when he heard Xiao Chen calling did he snap back to reality. "Lord Chen, as per our agreement, after dealing with the Ye family’s pursuers, we need to return to the Xiao family as soon as possible. As you know, I have been away from home for over a month, and in this situation, the Xiao family is quite passive! We need to return as soon as possible!"

Xiao Chen added with a smile, "What I promised Lord Chen, I will definitely fulfill. A man’s word is his bond, and it’s hard to chase a spoken word! I will definitely do my utmost to mobilize the Xiao family’s power, restrain the main forces of the Ye family, and prevent them from targeting Lord Chen!"

"Additionally, I will also expedite the establishment of a caravan to Dawn Castle, ensuring a complete supply of various goods!"

Hearing these words, Waldo nodded in relief. He was not afraid of Xiao Chen breaking his promise. As long as Xiao Chen could temporarily hold off the Ye family’s main force, he could take this opportunity to rapidly expand and strengthen his own power.

Growing to a level that even the colossal Ye family would fear.

"You should go back, there’s no need to stay overnight in this small place of mine. Be safe on your way."

"Lord Chen is truly a remarkable person! I am confident that Lord Chen will achieve great things in the future, a born dragon. I look forward to the moment when you, the hidden dragon, emerge from the abyss!"

Xiao Chen solemnly saluted Waldo, and then, leading his people, quickly departed. Along with them, there were five combat teams dispatched by Waldo, totaling twenty people.

Their main purpose was to escort the master of the Xiao family, including the exchange and transmission of information thereafter.