Xu Zhenguan spoke with certainty, a trace of admiration flickering in her eyes.
Zhao Douan's method was simple: initially killing and breaking through, reaching the next fork, he first chose one path, killed all the rebel soldiers at the checkpoint, and created the illusion of a breakthrough.
In reality, he turned to the other path and, using the "Void Illusion Scroll," deceived the soldiers at the checkpoint, continuing his escape.
"This technique is simple yet effective. Once the enemy knows we've killed to break through, they will inevitably believe we are trying to escape quickly and incapable of bypassing the checkpoint... With this mindset, they continue the pursuit, and upon discovering two roads — one checkpoint attacked, the other intact... naturally, they assume we fled along the previous path..."
