The main battleship moved very fast, sailing several hundred meters out of the sea to meet the rest of the 100 ships of the imperial army. Then, each warship came across the sea, blocking the 50 ships of the Flood Dragon Army to the south of the sea, preventing them from pursuing the warships of the Moon Spirit Army. This was my only goal.

….

“Beat the drum!”

On the main battle ship opposite, the Flood Dragon Guards’ commander, Qin Ye, was a bearded general. He stood on the ship’s deck with a brazen face and roared at me, “Imperial guards’ commander, General Li Xiaoyao, what do you mean by this? You are hindering us to complete the mission. You are openly defying the orders of the Emperor!”

I went up to the front of the deck, holding the Dragon Reservoir Sword in my hand, and said, “No, I am following my orders!”

“What do you mean?”

Qin Ye’s face was flushed red with anger, “You are obviously acting for personal reasons. I suspect that you have secretly colluded with the Dark Moon Goddess, Fiona, right?”

I smiled and said leisurely, “After the battle with the Sea of Return, Emperor Rocklin ordered that no ships in Tian Ling city be allowed to enter the Sea of Return. The Sea Demon clan is still lying dormant in the Sea of No Return, while the Imperial warships are not allowed to enter within a mile of the Sea of Return. As for the imperial guards, at the request of Emperor Owen, they are responsible for the safety of the coastline. No one is allowed to enter the deep sea. Therefore, the Flood Dragon Army is also not allowed to enter within a kilometer of the Sea. Otherwise, don’t blame the imperial guards for being impolite!”

Qin Ye was trembling with rage, but as a reckless big man, he only knew how to charge at the enemy. He had never tried such words before, and could only stamp his feet in anger on the warship.

Behind Qin Ye, the thousand-man commander smiled slightly as he held his sword and said, “Commander, from what I see of the imperial guards, they are only there to cover the withdrawal of the dark moon spirits. Since there’s nothing more to say, we order the warship to sail forward and smash apart the imperial guards’ ship …”

“Pfft, the ship formation will be fine!”

Qin Ye rolled his eyes, “Alright, according to what you said, if you can capture Fiona, Bei Chenfeng, you will be the first to succeed. I will tell that old fellow Luo Xiao that I will let you rise to the commander position of the camp!”

“Thank you for your appreciation, General. I will gladly accept it!”

I gaped at the Swordsman, this guy is too popular, isn’t he?

With his social cultivation level, his position in Tian Ling City would surely climb over me sooner or later. How terrifying …

….

I am not afraid. The imperial ships have already been rebuilt, and the front of the warship is wrapped in a layer of iron. They are not afraid of swords or fierce flames, and even when they collide, they are not the slightest bit inferior to the flood dragon army.

“Do you want to use a cannon shot?”

Han Yuan asked.

I shook my head. “No, an arrow warning. Prepare to charge!”

“Yes!”

At this time, the two sides’ ships were already very close. The Flood Dragon Army began to shoot their arrows, and the imperial guards’ blade and shield soldiers covered them with huge shields.

With a low shout, the god dragon horse turned into a beam of light that seeped into my body. A pair of ice wings unfolded behind me, and I flew out with the Dragon Reservoir Sword in my hand, directly destroying the warship with a Seven Star Fragments Slash. At the same time, a series of “bang bang bang” sounds rang out, and the warships collided incessantly.

Not too far away, on the main battle ship of the Flood Dragon Army, Wenjian had already rushed onto the ship with a long sword in hand. The blade danced wildly, and in a short moment, he killed a few of the imperial guards.

I rushed over furiously and unsheathed my Zhen Yue Saber, sweeping through the crowd and knocking back a group of [Heros Mound]’s Knights. Using the sensitivity and powerful attributes of the Ice Wings, I used a roundabout way and stepped on the Z-shaped fold to hit the side of the sword. “Bang!” I took a few steps back and lost 10,000 of my health.

Just kill me and the imperial guards in the middle of the crowd!

“16272!”

“Tsk, tsk, this guy’s attack power is too strong!”

I charged forward once again and activated Violent Sword Storm. Suddenly, I swept across a group of people. With one hand, I activated [Defeat the Dragon]. Immediately, I swung my sword in front of me. The Fierce Tiger Dharmic Skill instantly landed on my arm.

“Die!”

When I shouted out the word “die”, the Dragon Reservoir Sword’s golden light erupted and golden runes of light began to spin around it. This is the symbol of a godly skill, the next moment, with the Wind Riding Slash taking advantage of this and striking continuously on the blade of the sword, arm, and breastplate. Very quickly, there is no room for him to block.

“19487!”

“21228!”

“26373!”

….

After the fifth slash, Wenren Wu-shuang finally couldn’t take it anymore. With a burst of sword blade, he retreated backwards, only to have a knight holding a shield in front of me. It was Tang Gu, who looked at me in astonishment, “Old Cousin, it’s me!”

Tang Gu’s shield was instantly torn apart as he knelt on the ground with a whimper. “I can’t be a brother anymore …”

“Goodbye!”

I laughed out loud and waved my Zhen Yue Saber, sending out another beam of light. Together with the Dragon Reservoir Sword, three consecutive slashes, the four [Heros Mound]’s players immediately fell to their knees and died. Tang Qi waved his hand in the middle of the crowd, and with a flick of his coin, the hexagram smashed into my chest.

In addition, Han Yuan, Xiao Li, and other warlords were also fighting back, so [Heros Mound] could only retreat. After being defeated, the Flood Dragon Army gave up on the main warship and retreated, Qin Ye even raised his long sword and shouted, “Stop the collision, retreat, don’t fight anymore!”

It was as if he could tell that if they fought on the sea, the imperial guards would absolutely not lose to the regular naval army. If the imperial guards fired their cannons in retaliation, the Flood Dragon Army would be completely annihilated here!

….

Han Yuan couldn’t help but spit when he saw the Flood Dragon Army’s battleships dropping their sails and retreating. He said, “F*ck, this bunch of bastards, they actually dared to attack us. Exactly who gave them so much guts!”

Xiao Li smiled faintly, “His Majesty, who else could it be …”

The imperial guards were getting worse, it seemed.

“All the military commanders in the empire are on the verge of seeing us as a thorn in their side. If this goes on, the imperial guards won’t be able to survive in Tian Ling City sooner or later.”

I said, “Mu Xiuyu, the wind will destroy us. The imperial guards are too strong, so they won’t be able to tolerate us. But it doesn’t matter. As long as we are strong enough, no one can touch us!”

Xiao Li was stunned before he smiled meaningfully, “Leader, if you want to make the earth your own, I will definitely follow you to my death. Following a wise commander is better than following a weak leader.”

Han Yuan also said, “Yes, General. With just a word from you, the imperial guards are willing to follow you to their deaths!”

I don’t have the guts, my only goal is to preserve the dark moon spirit and increase our odds of fighting against the Unique Devil Region. After Owen ascended the throne, he thought that he is the ruler of the world, but he doesn’t know that the world doesn’t belong to him.

“To actually attack the Dark Moon Spirit that is about to become an ally, at this time, it is really considered unethical.”

Xiao Li said, “Sir, what other thoughts do you have now?

What should we do in the future? How can we deal with the aftermath of this matter?”

I thought for a moment and said, “Bring those dead Moon Spirit corpses back to the city as an explanation. Also, at the borders of Tian Ling City, where would be suitable for the Dark Moon Spirit to reside without attracting the attention of the Tian Ling Empire? Is there such a place?”

Xiao Li mused for a moment. He narrowed his eyes and thought for a moment. Suddenly, he opened them and said, “Got it!”

“Where?”

I asked happily.

Xiao Li laughed, “To the west of the Soul Return Valley is the desert, but the desert is not completely desert terrain. About ten miles to the west of the Soul Return Valley, the coastal area is not a desert, but an oasis formed naturally. However, there are no boas and beasts rampaging, so there are no humans nor barbarians living there.

However, we can send the imperial army, together with Queen Fiona’s army, into the Violet Bamboo Forest to kill those ferocious beasts. In this way, the Violet Bamboo Forest can become a safe place to live, and the Dark Moon Spirit can naturally find a new home there, as well as escape the pursuit of the Empire, killing two birds with one stone.

I was overjoyed. “If that’s really the case, then that’s great! Immediately send the imperial guards to the Violet Bamboo Forest to investigate, then form a hunting team and enter the Violet Bamboo Forest to kill those wild beasts!”

With that, he looked into the distance and saw that the Flood Dragon Army had already retreated back into Deer Lake, and the Dark Moon Spirit’s warship had already disappeared into the horizon. He then said, “Let’s go, order our fleet to head directly towards the Violet Bamboo Forest and receive the Dark Moon Spirit army from the Soul Return Valley!”

“Yes!”

….

When our 30 warships arrived at the Valley of the Fallen Spirits, I dismounted and rode on my Divine Dragon Horse. I led a group of imperial guards to the shore, and not far ahead, I saw Queen Fiona leading a group of Dark Moon girls from the valley. She had already seen me from afar, and her face was still filled with worry: “Commander Li, how are our ships at sea?”

I said, “It’s nothing. They’ve already safely retreated, not even a single casualty. What’s the situation here?”

…

Fiona was slightly overjoyed and said, “That’s good then. Here … After being chased by the Fire Axe and Wildthunder army for a while, we have shot and killed more than ten thousand of them, and even lost less than one thousand people. What should we do now that we have lost our food and most of our equipment, what should we do with the thirty thousand dark moon spirits behind me? “

I said confidently, “Don’t worry, I’ll send the imperial guards’ transport team to deliver the rations to you. Also, I’ve already found a new residence for you!”

“Oh, really?”

Fiona was overjoyed. She stuck out her bulging chest and laughed, “If we really find a new home, then Commander Li Xiaoyao would be a savior of our Dark Moon Family!”

Roughly due to his lack of confidence in the Fire Axe Army, Emperor Owen raised his King’s Blade and said, “Raith, listen up!”

His Royal Highness, Raith, who had a red scarf wrapped around his arm, slowly knelt down and said, “This general is here!”

Owen said, “Lead your Wildthunder army and attack together with the Fire Axe Army. In addition, mobilize the flood dragon army stationed at Deer Lake to send 50 warships from Deer Lake to the Sea of No Return. Cut off Fiona’s retreat back to the Unique Devil Territory. This time, the Xia Yu army will advance from the Martial God River as well. This time, we can’t let Fiona go. If I don’t see her head, I won’t be able to help her escape. If you fail, you commanders can bring your heads to me!”

My heart was shocked. The Fire Axe Army had gathered 60,000 members, 50,000 members of the flood dragon army, 120,000 members of the Xia Yu army, and 70,000 members of the Wildthunder Army. Oon had used 300,000 members, and it was actually to kill those few tens of thousands of Moon Spirits that Fiona had brought over.

Atop the throne, Owen looked at me from afar and said, “Commander Li Xiaoyao, because you and Fiona have formed a pact, you better order your imperial guards to not move. If you act rashly …. Hmph, you don’t want your 100,000 imperial army to be buried with you, do you?”

I stood there in pain, powerless to do anything.

Not only can I not kill her, I have also lost all of my previous management, but I was also unable to discredit Fiona. Not to mention, Fiona is a good person, at least her 10,000 Dark Moon Spirit Archer army has quite a great battle prowess!

…

Raith, Luo Hong, Qin Ye and the others all went to receive the military order. I stood beside Pearl and lowered my voice. Puzzled, I asked, “Why would His Majesty hate the Dark Moon Spirits so much?”

Pearl whispered back, “Not because he hates the Dark Moon Spirits, but because he hates Queen Fiona. I don’t know the exact reason, but there must be a reason. Maybe …“

The moment Fiona’s head was cut off, the truth would be revealed …

Me: “…”

Pearl secretly shook my hand and whispered, “Don’t be impulsive on this matter. We have no power. After the Second Imperial Brother ascended the throne, he has already decided to act alone. This time, we would rather sacrifice the Dark Moon Spirits, but we can’t allow our enemies to take our lives. Do you understand?”

I was silent for a moment before I said, “I’m leaving the palace …”

“You …”

Pearl looked at me helplessly and finally nodded. “Be careful…”

“En!”

….

Taking advantage of the Fire Axe Army, Wildthunder Army and the other Legion commanders who ordered the army, I directly brought Han Yuan, Xiao Li and the others out of the palace. I flipped over and mounted my horse, and with a long hiss, the God Dragon Horse charged out at full speed.

Han Yuan followed and said, “Sir, what should we do?”

I said solemnly, “Inform Fiona in advance and tell her to leave!”

“En!”

Xiao Li, on the other hand, had a trace of calmness in his eyes as he said, “I’m afraid that it won’t be so simple this time around.”

….

By the time we arrived at the coastline, the Dark Moon Spirit army had already landed on shore, about 50,000 people or so, but Fiona did not bring all of them, and they had hundreds of large and small warships, mostly transport ships, not real warships, without cannons, they were no match for the Empire’s navy.

I rushed into the tent and saw Queen Fiona lazily lying in my seat with her long legs crossed. She was extremely enchanting, but most likely, no one was in the mood to appreciate the Moon Spirit Queen’s beauty. I brought my sword in and said, “Queen Fiona, something terrible has happened!”

“Quick, take your men and retreat! Retreat to the north of the sea!”

“What?”

Fiona sat up and looked at me in shock. “Commander Li Xiaoyao, what happened? Why are you so panicked?”

I said, “His Majesty sent 300,000 army to annihilate the Dark Moon Spirit army. This time, I broke my promise. I didn’t expect His Majesty to be so angry, so he didn’t even listen to my words. Hurry up and leave!”

Fiona narrowed her eyes. “I … I don’t seem to have anything to do with Rocklin, do I? To think that… To actually send 300,000 army to attack me, haha, you really think highly of our Dark Moon army!”

I was stunned. “No …”

“It’s not Rocklin. Emperor Rocklin has already died of illness, and his successor is the Second Prince Owen. Don’t tell me that the Dark Moon Spirit Domain doesn’t know about this matter?”

“En!?”

Fiona’s delicate body slightly trembled as she said, “Isn’t it a person with a very sharp nose and a big red hemorrhoids on the tip of his nose?”

I nodded. “How did you know?”

“Of course I know!”

Fiona suddenly slapped the table and said, “Five years ago, a group of people from Tian Ling city sneaked across the Sea of No Return and entered the Dark Moon territory to steal our treasure. Unfortunately, they didn’t find the treasure, but one of the kids tricked a Moon Spirit girl and took her virginity. Hmph, after being captured by my guards, I gave the order to cut off this person’s roots. Who would have thought … This person is actually Prince Owen, and the current Emperor of the Tian Ling Empire!”

Sweat beaded on my forehead. There was actually such a thing? Owen seems impressive, but no one would have thought that this second prince Owen would have long become inhumane!

At this time, Xiao Li walked forward and said in a low voice, “Sir, I have long heard of the secret within the palace …”

“En, the second prince is not a womanizer, he even has only one concubine, and for all these years, Owen has no heir, while the eldest prince Theodore has seven sons and three daughters. It seems that Queen Fiona’s words must be true.”

I held my sword and said, “But the problem is, Owen ordered the 300,000 army to come over. If the Dark Moon army doesn’t leave, I’m afraid they will all die here.”

Fiona’s face was full of anger. She coldly snorted and said, “Owen, such a vile person can actually hold power. I don’t care so much. If they want to attack, I will make the Dark Moon Spirit Army fight them!”

I indifferently said, “I’m afraid that your head will really be removed. Retreat immediately. There’s still hope if you retreat. The imperial guards will cover for you.”

Fiona smiled bitterly, shook her head and said, “No, we can’t escape, I have brought 50,000 people, almost all of the ships are full, and they need manpower to drive the warships back against the wind. If they chased us with their sails full, our warships can’t escape, I never thought that we, the Dark Moon Spirits, would be in such a situation …”

My gaze turned cold as I said, “Then we will immediately return by boat. The other three will stay here and head towards the Pear Blossom Stronghold. Afterwards, we will cross the Bridge of Destiny and enter the Soul Reaper Valley. By the time you enter the desert, you will be safe.”

(Editor: Probably talking about his commanders)

Fiona said, “Even if they are only half the crew, I’m afraid they won’t be able to outrun Tian Ling City’s warship.”

I smiled. “Don’t worry, I will hold them off for a while. Time is of the essence. Hurry up, stop talking!”

Fiona finally made up her mind and nodded, “Alright, I’ll listen to you!”

….

With a command from Fiona, the Dark Moon Spirits immediately returns, but unfortunately, it is blowing on the northwest wind, so its moving speed is naturally very slow. I turn around and say to Han Yuan and Xiao Li, “Order Xia Ye to dispatch the Royal Guard Army’s 100 warships into the sea to cover the retreat of the Dark Moon Spirit Army!”

“Yes!”

A few minutes later, the army of the Dark Moon Spirits arrived at the beach in formation. With a command, Fiona set out to the west, in the direction of the Bridge of Destiny.

However, in less than five minutes, a group of Wildthunder army cavalry arrived. Raith personally led the army, looking at the back of the dark moon spirit army from afar, Raith laughed out loud and growled, “Iron guard, charge, they won’t be able to escape this time. Remember, every time you capture a dark moon spirit, you can take her as you wish, hehe!”

I couldn’t help but frown in disgust. I leaped onto my horse and said, “Imperial Guards, stop them!”

Xiao Li hurriedly said, “Sir, this is the same as defying the orders of the King. Please don’t. The Wildthunder Army only has several thousand Steel Cavalry. They shouldn’t be a match for Queen Fiona. Let’s just watch!”

“Alright then … ”

….

As the war horses galloped past and the several thousand soldiers of the Wildthunder army charged forward, Queen Fiona had already ordered the Moon Spirit Maiden to halt their footsteps. After that, tens of thousands of people simultaneously stopped and turned around to draw their longbows.

If they hit a person’s face or a warhorse, it would be a huge injury. The cavalry of the Wildthunder Army immediately began to howl miserably, tumbling down the beach together with the horses. It was a terrible sight to behold.

As they got closer, Fiona smiled and said, “Aim at their neck and eyes and release the arrows!”

This time it was less than 100 yards, the arm strength of the group of Dark Moon Spirit girls was extremely terrifying, they drew their longbows and shot out with a “Pa Pa Pa” sound. This time it was even more serious damage, close to a thousand cavalrymen fell off their horses, and most of them were shot into areas that the armor could not cover.

Fiona also raised her longbow, and suddenly, an arrow carrying the power of thunder flew out, leaving behind a huge gully on the ground. A storm swirled around her, and with a “bang”, the Wildthunder army’s soldiers were sent flying into the air.

In truth, Fiona was a God-level Boss as well. How could she be afraid of the Wildthunder army, these stinky tomatoes and sweet potatoes!

In the blink of an eye, the Wildthunder Army’s seven to eight thousand cavalrymen were all gone. Raith was alone in the front, his face green. He immediately spurred his horse to retreat, but Fiona only chuckled and immediately led her men to retreat.

….

On the other side of the sea, there was the rumbling of war drums. The flood dragon army had arrived, and Tian Ling City had finally used their naval army. They sailed forward at high speeds, but in the other direction, the imperial guards’ warships waited at the Sea of No Return.

“Prepare to board the ship!”

I quickly ordered. Han Yuan and Xiao Li followed me and swiftly boarded the main warship that was parked by the shore.

Grabbing the marquis’ collar with one hand, I dragged him along the beach to the front of the Dark Moon Queen. I threw him to the ground and said, “Lady Queen, this is the main culprit. The imperial guards are willing to hand over the marquis of the empire for whatever punishment they want. I hope Lady Queen will not be angry over this scum and let more innocent people suffer the ravages of war.”

The Lunar Marquis was enraged, his hands bound but still struggling to curse, “Li Xiaoyao, just you wait. If you dare treat me like this, His Majesty will definitely not forgive you. Just you wait, I’m a Marquis, you wicked villain.”

Holding my sword in my arms, I jumped onto my horse and pretended not to hear.

The Dark Moon Queen Fiona looked down at the Lunar Marquis, her beautiful eyes filled with killing intent, “Lunar Marquis… your name is Lunar Marquis, could it be that it’s related to the ancient goddess Chang’e?”

The Lunar Marquis sneered: ” ‘Lunar’ is the personal title bestowed by the previous Emperor. I will search for the beauties of the world for the Emperor of the Empire, even if it is the distant Goddess Chang’e. If there is a ladder, I can also let her descend from the moonlight into the world.”

Fiona couldn’t help but raise her head and laugh coquettishly. She then waved her hand and said, “Men, since this Lunar Marquis is called after the Full Moon, then light a fire phoenix lamp and send him to heaven.”

“Fire Phoenix Lamp?”

I was slightly startled, but I didn’t know what it was.

However, not long after, a group of Dark Moon Spirit girls carried down a pile of things from the warship, as if they were made of leather and paper, and then lit up with flames. Soon after, a huge bright lamp appeared in front of them, vivid and lifelike like a blazing phoenix, and Fiona trapped both of the Lunar Marquis’s arms and legs, binding them within the flame phoenix lamp.

In the blink of an eye, he flew nearly a hundred meters into the air. In the sky, the Lunar Marquis let out a pig-killing howl: “Li Xiaoyao, hurry up and help this marquis plead to let me down, I know my wrongs, I won’t touch the Dark Moon Spirit’s women again. At worst, I’ll just give you my entire family fortune. Li Xiaoyao, I have three houses in the city, a total of 17 concubines. I will give them all to you, quickly let me down.”

Once the flame phoenix lamp ascends to heaven, it will never come down again. I looked up and loudly said, “Lunar Marquis, you brought this upon yourself. You can’t blame me.”

Immediately, the Lunar Marquis’s voice sounded in the wind, “God damn, Li Xiaoyao, a villain like you will die a horrible death. Just you wait, sooner or later you will suffer a retribution.”

With a sweep of his gaze, the imperial guards immediately understood, and one by one, they calibrated their flame rock cannons. After that, with a blast, flames soared into the sky, “Bang!” With great accuracy, both the Fire Phoenix Lamp and the Lunar Marquis exploded into pieces. In fact, there was too much grease on his  bodie, and it even continued to burn in the air.

One by one, it fell into the water. The stench of burnt flesh filled the air along the coastline.

….

I clapped as I looked at the Moon Spirit Queen and said, “Queen Fiona, I’ve done everything according to the agreement. You should fulfill the agreement by now. Is the contract with Tian Ling City still in effect?”

Fiona looked at me and suddenly smiled, saying, “Could it be that Commander Li Xiao Yao doesn’t invite me to sit in your Commander’s tent? By the way, I also want to check if the other sisters of the Dark Moon Spirit are safe.”

“Yes, Queen, this way please.”

I led Fiona and her group of beautiful female guards into the imperial army camp while leading the horses. On the other hand, the imperial guards on both sides looked at this beautiful Moon Spirit Queen with astonishment. They have seen other Moon Spirits before, but this is the first time that they have seen such a supreme beauty.

Her dress was wrapped around her round buttocks, and behind her was a luxurious and graceful silver cloak that fluttered in the wind. Her long hair was tied up in a bun, and her starry eyes were indifferently looking around.

I walked in front and opened the curtain of the handsome tent myself. “Come in,” I said.

Fiona elegantly walked forward and sat on my seat with her snow-white legs crossed. She smiled and said, “I didn’t know that you, the commander of the imperial guards, were so approachable. I heard that the Blood Giant Kyle died to your sword.”

I nodded. “Lucky.”

Fiona couldn’t help but laugh. “Luck is also an indispensable part of strength. Li Xiaoyao, how many troops does your imperial guards have?”

I thought for a moment. “80,000, I will soon break through 100,000.”

“Oh, so much.”

A hint of surprise flashed across Fiona’s pretty face, and she smiled as she said: “It seems that the imperial guards are now the number one trump card of the Tian Ling City.”

I smiled faintly. “That’s right, I don’t think that they have ever competed before. However, I believe that the courage and boldness of the soldiers of the imperial guards are second to none in the entire Tian Ling Empire.”

“Very good…”

Fiona continued to raise her long legs even higher, and I could almost see her panties. I couldn’t help but blush as I turned around. Fiona seemed to catch my small movement and couldn’t help but laugh, “Li Xiaoyao, if you really want to cooperate with the Dark Moon Spirit, how about you marry me as your wife? What do you say?”

My entire body trembled and I couldn’t help but shake my head. Xiao Li, on the other hand, said in a low voice beside me, “Sir, I feel that this Dark Moon Spirit Queen is trying to seduce you. Commander, you must be careful …”

Han Yuan grinned and said, “If the general can marry such a beautiful Moon Spirit woman as his wife, then it would be a beautiful thing indeed.”

I straightened up, turned to Fiona and clasped my hands, “Thank you for your kindness, Queen Fiona, but I’m afraid Li Xiaoyao won’t be fortunate enough to accept this. First, I’m the commander of the Empire’s army, so I can’t get married to the moon spirit. Second, I’m just a visitor in this world, and I will leave one day.

“I won’t go back on my word.”

Queen Fiona’s lips curved up in a smile. She took her long legs off the table, stood up, and waved the longbow in her hand. She smiled and said, “In the past few months, rumors have been spreading everywhere that a general named Li Xiaoyao has appeared. It seems like today is indeed the case. Li Xiaoyao, the Dark Moon Spirit is willing to cooperate with you, but …”

“I have a condition.”

I was elated. “What condition?”

Fiona said, “The north sea is no longer suitable for us to live in. There is no day when Darlie and Ranessa don’t want to chop off my head. The Dark Moon has long become a thorn in the heart of an evil demon, and after half a year, the evil will attack the Dark Moon Spirit Tribe and take the entire north sea. So, I want a new home …”

“A new home.”

I frowned. “What Queen Fiona means is that you want to obtain a piece of land for the Dark Moon Spirit in the territory of Tian Ling City so that it can become a place for you to live.”

Fiona nodded and smiled, “That’s right. Tian Ling City’s land is vast, so there shouldn’t be any shortage of land. It should be enough for us Dark Moon Spirits to survive.”

“How many of you are there?”

“There are a total of 400,000 people in the Dark Moon, of which 100,000 can be fighters.”

“Alright …”

I clenched my fist and said, “Then I will ask Queen Fiona to guard this place. I will head back to Tian Ling City right now and ask for his Majesty’s order. However, I cannot guarantee that I will definitely succeed.”

Fiona smiled. “Thank you, Commander Li Xiaoyao.”

….

I turned around and walked out of the camp. I got on my horse and said, “No one is allowed to harm the Dark Moon Spirit. Han Yuan, Xiao Li, follow me to Tian Ling City to ask for orders.”

“Yes, General.”

After leading hundreds of imperial guards out of the Immortal Sea, they galloped at top speed for less than 15 minutes and arrived at Tian Ling City. When we entered the palace, we saw that Swordsman, Swordtear, and Swordsigh*1 were also in the palace, as if they were accepting a mission. They held a ghost sword in their hands, looked at me, and said with a smile, “Oh, Alliance Head Xiao Yao is doing a mission.”

(Editor: *1 even I don’t know what the actual name is)

I nodded. “Are you guys doing the Legion’s quest as well?”

“Yes, submitting quest items.”

In addition, Wenjian is already a thousand-man commander of the Fire Axe Army, and very quickly, he will be promoted to be the commander of the Fire Axe Army, and his rise will not be too far away. However, Tian Ling City’s military influence is really too complex, climbing up the ranks step by step is really too difficult, I have already experienced that a single mistake might cause one to fall from the sky.

Seeing me walk into the hall, Emperor Owen said, “Commander Li Xiaoyao, you’ve finally come.”

I was stunned when I saw a few people standing at the side of the hall. They looked familiar. Right, they were the attendants of the Lunar Marquis. This group of people actually returned to the city first to report to the culprit.

Princess Pearl looked at me with resignation in her beautiful eyes, as if she  too, thought I was in trouble.

I looked up at Owen and said, “Your Majesty, did I do something wrong?”

Owen slapped the dragon throne and stood up, saying angrily, “As the commander of the imperial guard and the Southern General, you actually ordered your subordinates to kill the Marquis of the Empire, the Lord of the Moon. Is that true?”

I bluntly said, “The Lunar Marquis is so lustful. After my agreement with the Dark Moon Spirit Domain, he actually injured the soldiers of the imperial guards and brought the young girl back to his tent for fun. He deserved to die, and he’s not worthy to be a marquis.”

Owen was anxious, “Li Xiaoyao, do you even have an Emperor in your eyes?”

I nodded. “Yes …”

“Since there is, then follow my orders.”

Owen slapped the table and said, “Immediately take your imperial army to the Sea of No Return, kill all the armies of the Dark Moon, and bring Fiona’s head here. As long as you can kill Fiona, I will immediately promote you to a general.”

I was slightly taken aback. A Supreme General, the first and second rank of the military rank, and above that, the Marshal who possesses the military authority of the entire country. This Grand General is the highest position in the army when he isn’t in battle.

Behind me, Han Yuan’s face was full of shock. “How could this be? General, what should we do …”

I nodded and stood there. After a long time, I took a step back, bowed, and said, “Your Majesty, I just made an agreement with the Dark Moon Spirit Domain, and now I will attack them as soon as I return. I have lost the prestige of the Empire, and at the very least, I will have to issue a declaration of war before I can attack, so for the authority of the Empire, please forgive me for not following your orders.”

“Good, Li Xiaoyao.”

Emperor Owen was truly enraged. He pointed at the group of civil and military officials and said, “Since Li Xiaoyao is unwilling to lead the imperial army to kill the dark moon spirit army, who would be willing to go?”

….

Immediately, the Fire Axe Army’s Commander and Hou Luo immediately knelt down. “This general is willing to go.”

The group of people from [Heroes Mound] were slightly startled, but they sighed and said, “You’re done for, you’re about to lose all decorum with the imperial guards and the dark moon spirit …”

An hour later, out of the seven warships, a total of 1400 Dark Moon Spirits had become the imperial army’s prisoners. The bowa in their hands had all been disarmed, and they were all locked up in the tents we had built along the coast, tied up with ropes.

In order to guard these dark moon spirits, who were stationed on the coastline, the camp extended for a few miles, and the lights shone down on the coastal forest until it was as bright as day. After taking Han Yuan and Xiao Li to tour the camp, we defeated the dark moon spirits once and obtained 210 points and 25% of our experience points.

….

Leading the God Dragon Horse, I walked on the beach and asked, “How is it? Have you found the officers of the Dark Moon Spirit?”

Han Yuan nodded, “I found it. However, the Dark Moon Spirit doesn’t have that strict military rank. It’s just that every 100 people have a little captain, every 1000 people have a captain, and then every 10,000 people have a big captain …”

I was stunned. “After that, the hundred thousand people will be under the command of the five super-captains. Quickly tell me if it’s true or not.”

Han Yuan was also shocked, “General, their hundred thousand man leader is the Dark Moon Goddess, Fiona …”

I said joyfully, “Fortunately, there isn’t any bad blood in the end …”

Han Yuan: “…”

Xiao Li said, “Sir, this group of dark moon spirits have a total of 14 squadron leaders and a Company Leader. They have already been escorted to the Lord’s tent, allowing sire to send them off. Hehe.”

I stared back at him. “What do you mean by ‘hehe’? Am I that kind of person? I have a girlfriend. Don’t tell me that Dark Moon Spirit’s body is really powerful. My girlfriend Cang Tong’s body is actually more pleasing to the eye …”

Xiao Li said, “When are you going to bring it over for us to see? Otherwise, we won’t believe you.”

“Beautiful.”

I couldn’t help but smile, these NPC’s are really too shocking, and I laughed: “Let’s go, you guys come with me, we’ll interrogate these Company Leaders and Company Leaders and see what exactly the Dark Moon Spirit wants to do in Tian Ling City, Full Moon City and the Iron Head City.”

“Yes.”

….

Within the pavilion, the 15 Dark Moon Spirit Maiden were tied up there, their mouths stuffed with shredded cotton, their faces filled with rage. At a glance, they were indeed extremely beautiful, with snow-white skin, long legs, beehive waists, upright peaks, and a round and beautiful face. However, once this group of Dark Moon Spirit Girls obtained freedom, they would probably turn the commanders and 10,000 soldiers into hedgehogs in the next moment.

I stepped forward and asked, “Which one is the squadron leader?”

Han Yuan pointed at one with a particularly large chest and said, “It’s this one.”

I moved over and lowered myself beside her. I looked at her shoulders and saw that there were two bars on her shoulders. She stared at me warily with fury in her eyes. When I took the cotton cloth from her mouth, she spat at my face.

“F*ck …”

I turned around and wiped the drool off my face. I looked at her and said coldly, “Just because I don’t want to kill you doesn’t mean that other people don’t want to kill you. It’s best if we cooperate, otherwise …”

“Hmmph.”

The girl was startled and said, “Who the hell are you?”

Han Yuan said, “Hmph, even she doesn’t know that this is the commander of our imperial guards, the Empire’s Southern General, the commander of the seven troops, Li Xiaoyao.”

The young girl was stunned, “This idiot is actually the commander… “

I couldn’t help but curse in my heart. At any rate, I am still a Southern General, and in reality, I am a Yang Yan level super expert. How can I be a dumbass? It seems that the Company Leader of the Dark Moon Spirit can be blind.

“Clang!”

I released her, but who would have thought that she would leap up and grab a dagger from the side table and thrust it towards my armpit.

I couldn’t help but smile. With a clever flip of my wrist, I grabbed the dagger with the blade close to the hilt. With a ‘keng’ sound, the dagger fell off and my body lunged forward. With a gentle ‘peng’, the Company Leader was knocked down onto a wooden stake. Her face was pale as she said, “This …”

Good…

“What a handsome skill …”   It seemed that the Dark Moon Spirit Domain also respected the strong.

I smiled. “Say it, what’s your name?”

“I … My name is Lena,” she whispered.

I continued, “Our Tian Ling City doesn’t want to be enemies with the Dark Moon Spirit, so it’s best if you tell me the truth. Come on, what exactly does your queen, Fiona, want in Tian Ling City and Full Moon City?”

“Food.”

Lena said.

“Food?” I was stunned. “The Dark Moon Spirit Domain shouldn’t be considered barren, why would it lack food?”

Lena said, “Originally, we could have lived a full life growing and hunting, but ever since Darren started training the Undead army to cook the Blight Cauldron, our land has been corroded, unable to grow any more plants. Even the animals are getting fewer and fewer, so we lost our source of food and can only extend our hands to the south, where we can only reach over the sea.”

“So that’s how it is.”

I thought for a moment, and said, “How about this, Lena, I will let you go back. You go see your queen, Fiona, and tell her my wish, that Tian Ling City is willing to provide a certain amount of food to repair their territory with the Dark Moon Spirit Domain and fight against the Unique Devil Army together. How about it?”

Lena blinked a pair of starry eyes. “Sir,  is what you said true?”

I nodded. “Of course it’s true. I didn’t kill you even when you spat on my face. Can’t you see my sincerity?”

Lena blushed and said, “Sir, I’m really sorry. I was too rash just now. Please forgive my mistake. Sir, you … Will you really let me go back? “

“It’s true.”

I immediately turned around and said to Han Yuan, “Give her a boat and let Lena go back.”

Han Yuan nodded, “Yes, General.”

Lena said, “Sir, I believe in your character, but … Before we return, I ask that you ensure the safety of my sisters. Otherwise, with Queen Fiona’s temper, I believe that there is no room for cooperation.”

I smiled. “Alright, I promise you. Don’t worry, the imperial guards won’t fail the Dark Moon.”

“Thank you …”

Lena stood up and bowed to me. These Moon Spirit Maiden are indeed graceful and extremely enchanting. No wonder those nobles would capture these young ladies to be the object of their lust. They are simply too evil.

….

Arriving outside the tent, he watched as Lena left in the boat. She promised me that she would definitely respond before dawn, and my attitude was also sincere. Queen Fiona will definitely agree to my request, I hoped.

Finally, on the horizon in the distance, there appeared a dense collection of warships, about 20 of them, but they were not meant to attack the Imperial Forest Army. Otherwise, these 20 warships would not be enough, and we wouldn’t even care about Rollin’s warship fleet, let alone this group of Dark Moon Spirit, whose shipbuilding skills was far inferior to Luo Lin’s.

Soon, they arrived at the shore. It was Lena, holding a longbow, her face filled with excitement, “Milord, the Queen agrees with your request, as long as Tian Ling City gives us food every month, we will no longer disturb the coastal areas of Tian Ling City. Furthermore, we will also fight against the Devil army together with Tian Ling City.

They will not agree to cooperate until their safety has been determined. “

I nodded. “No problem.”

However, at this moment, a group of cavalrymen suddenly flew over from the distance. A centurion’s face was filled with rage, “Commander, just now ….”

Just now, the Lunar Marquis and his soldiers stole a dozen or so Dark Moon Spirits from our camp, and our people can’t hold them back at all, damn it! “

My heart sank, “What? The Lunar Marquis is stealing people from me? Where did he go?”

“In the woods to our east, where there are a few tents.”

“Motherf *cker.”

I couldn’t help but curse, “Follow me, this is bad news!”

The group of people flew over. When we arrived, the Lunar Marquis’s hundreds of soldiers were guarding the perimeter. Each of them held a sword in their hands as they shouted, “Who is it? Do not enter!”

I urged my horse to gallop forward, dispersing a group of soldiers. I got off my horse and kicked open the tent’s curtain, only to see the fat body of the Full Moon Marquis moving against the body of a Dark Moon Goddess. Immediately, Lena who was beside me shuddered, her face filled with despair.

Rushing Moon Marquis suddenly turned around: “Who is it?”

I shouted in a low voice, “Capture him!”

Han Yuan walked up and picked up the Lunar Marquis from the young girl, but the young girl sat up with a face full of tears. When she saw Lena, she cried even harder and said, “Big sister Lena, see you later.”

As she spoke, she grabbed an arrow and stabbed it into her throat. In the blink of an eye, she was dead.

….

I walked up angrily and kicked the Lunar  Marquis’s chest. Behind me, Xiao Li said: “Sir, Queen Fiona’s warship has landed. You should Hurry over.”

I clenched my teeth. “Let’s go.”

A group of imperial guards came out of the camp, and a beautiful Dark Moon spirit in a long cloak came over, she seemed to have gotten some information, and angrily said, “Despicable humans, why are your promises to me as if you were insulting my people?”

After saying that, Fiona raised the longbow in her hand and said in a low voice, “Dark Moon Spirit, prepare to attack.”

Han Yuan also growled, “This is not what we wish for. Queen Fiona, don’t be stubborn.”

Xiao Li spread out his hands and said, “Blade-Shield Camp, prepare to defend. Soliders of the Armoured Cavalry, prepare to charge.”

….

Seeing that the war was about to start, I slowly walked forward and looked at the Dark Moon Spirit Queen, saying, “Queen Fiona, I am the commander of the imperial guards, Li Xiaoyao. This is indeed an negligence on our part, the imperial guards are willing to accept any punishment, but please don’t take your decision and gamble your life with the lives of the two clans.”

Fiona looked at me proudly with her beautiful eyes, “Li Xiaoyao, you promised me that you wouldn’t harm my clansmen, so why would my clansmen lose their virginity and lose her life? Today, you have two ways to walk. One is to hand over the killer, and the other is to officially declare war with us.

“Li Xiaoyao, you can’t hand me over. I am the Marquis of the Empire, I am the Lord of the Moon, you, a small general from the sputh, doesn’t have the qualifications to decide my life or death.”

….

I said with an angry expression, “Han Yuan, hand the Lunar Marquis to Queen Fiona and let her do as she pleases.”

Xiao Li, on the other hand, was stunned, “Sir, I’m afraid that if his Majesty is to investigate, our imperial guards will not be able to get away with it …”

I resolutely said, “It doesn’t matter. If there’s anything, I will bear it by myself.”

“Yes, general…”

“General, this Lunar Marquis …”

Han Yuan spurred his horse to look at the back of the Lunar Marquis and said, “Ever since the previous Emperor, this Lunar Marquis has always been favored by the king because he can bring the most beautiful and outstanding beauty in the world to the emperor … … This kind of person is just a vile person … … Why don’t I chase him down and kill him?”

I almost fell off my dragon horse. I couldn’t help but laugh, “You can say it! Don’t forget, he’s a noble duke! He’s not a small fry! Besides, you, Han Yuan, are the imperial guards’ Vice commander! With your status, you’re not afraid of being killed by the nine clans!”

Han Yuan rubbed his nose and laughed, “General, don’t worry. This lowly one is not afraid. However, the Lunar Marquis has let a lot of people go. Are you really going to let him go just like that?”

I nodded. “En, there will be people who will kill him, but it won’t be us. Right now, the imperial guards are at the peak of the storm. I don’t know how many people are watching us.”

Han Yuan sat there on his horse in a daze, appearing to be savoring the words that I had randomly made out with ‘eight words’ 

….

Not long after, the defenses on the coastline have basically been completed. I went to the Dragon Den and continued to recruit the Stone Dragon Cavalry. Currently, the Dragon Den has been upgraded to the top Level 10 Player’s encampment, which is the first Level 10 territory in the entire Tian Ling City. Just the Level 10 Stone Dragon Cavalry alone is 8500 + 850 people.

(Editor: 9350)

And, of course, there’s the imperial army. This is my strongest trump card

It wasn’t until late at night that he went offline to accompany Lin Wan’er and Dongcheng Yue to eat in the street …

The night wind was still very cold. Lin Wan’er was wrapped in a down jacket. Meanwhile, the three of them were wearing a black woolen coat as they slowly walked on the street. They did not say anything, but they also tacitly continued to walk side by side …

After I finished eating the supper, I looked at Dongcheng Yue and said, “Dongcheng isn’t in the mood to go online today …”

“Hmm …”

“They’re all in the top ten!”

“It’s alright. I have a brother like you who will help me level …”

Lin Wan’er couldn’t help but laugh. “As your older brother, how could he have the time to bring you around to level up while hanging out with Han Yuan, Xiao Li, and a few other NPCs? I’ll accompany you to level up …”

Under the starlight, the pretty face of Dongcheng Yue slightly moved. She stood there and didn’t leave, then looked at Lin Wan’er and I, her shoulders trembling, tears gushing out of her starry eyes. She said in a small voice, “When I was imprisoned there, I thought I wouldn’t have a future … when I came out and saw my brother’s corpse …” 

She wiped her eyes and said, “My whole world collapsed. I let my brother down and even lost him.”

I was a burden to you guys, but you guys were still treating me so well … “” I almost killed Carefree … I’m a burden … but you guys are still treating me so well … “

Lin Wan’er stepped forward and embraced Dongcheng Yue Rou. She said, “Dongcheng, be happy! Everything is over! We are friends! We will always be with you! We will never give you up!”

I took a deep breath and said, “That’s right! Even if Wan’er and I get married in the future, we won’t give up on you. Unless you don’t want to be a lightbulb anymore.”

Dongcheng Yue looked at me with tears in her eyes and cried, “I know you are my most important people. Before I get married, the people I love the most will always be you two! If you love me, then show me! I can’t help but beat you up!”

Lin Wan’er giggled. “I’m also smiling. It seems like our Dongcheng Yue is about to return …” 

….

Back to the dorm. Due to the fact that my body and other factors had started school, we still took lessons and slept soundly this night. During my sleep, I could actually feel the power of the sun circulating in my body as if protecting me. Furthermore, my senses and spiritual senses had all improved. From the time I fought Tang Qi, it could be seen that the power of the Qi was far from being able to resist the power of Yang Yan Realm. 

No matter how hard he tried, he couldn’t kill Ouyang Chuan till the moment he stepped into the Yang Yan Realm. The reason why Ouyang Chuan, as a Yang Yan Realm expert, was killed by me was because he had a cultivation base in mental cultivation. He had lived for hundreds of years and had only managed to step into the Yang Yan Realm through physical training.

Although it was only a small piece of it, I knew that the toughness of this armor was extraordinary. Even a nanometer bullet would not be able to penetrate an equipment such as a bulletproof shield …

The moment I gently pushed my arm out, a small flame surrounded my arm. It slowly dispersed. It was as though its wings could control the wind, causing my body to become even lighter.

The moment when the Sun Refined Flames Qi circulated around his body more than ten times, he felt like his body was full of energy. The pain from before was gone, and he felt like he was no longer in his cocoon and had turned into a butterfly …

Just at this moment, his phone received a message

Content: User please note that “Destiny’s” client has informed you that your in-game task has fluctuated. Please enter the game as soon as possible to deal with related events

….

‘Tsk! Tsk! They were actually able to notify the players about what happened in the game! This Destiny is becoming more and more considerate! ‘

“This is good news!” I was in a hurry to finish eating before I went back to the game and  went to meet with Han Yuan, Xiao Li, Long Li and Xia Ye, these few ten-thousand-man commanders. 

In fact, I rather enjoy living in this kind of military camp. I feel that this is my world …  Of course, staying with Lin Wan’er and Dongcheng Yue was also a life I was yearning for. 

“Swish!”

The shore appeared on the coastline of the Sea of No Return. I immediately equipped my sabre and sword, then leaped onto the Dragon Horse, not far from the smoky shore of the imperial army. At sea, however, there were 11 black battleships lined up to fire their cannons at the imperial army’s position while the imperial army set up their draconic crystal cannons on the city’s stopper without the repeated shaking of the battleships. In fact, two of the battleships were already on the verge of disintegration.

Seeing me ride over, Han Yuan immediately shouted, “General, this group of Dark Moon Spirits have launched an attack since dawn. Mother, they actually have cannons on their battleship. However, there’s still a bit of a gap between our Dragon Crystal Cannon and their might … Hehe! Do you want me to send a few battleships over to finish them off?”

I hastily shook my head. “Don’t underestimate the Dark Moon’s archery skills. Once we get close to them, we, the imperial guards, will be live targets. We’ll use our cannon fire to cover them without sparing any ammunition.”

“Yes, general!”

Not long after Han Yuan gave the order, four Dark Moon Spirit battleships disintegrated one by one. They were born to be archers of the Dark Moon Spirit, but they weren’t good swimmers. They could only lie on the deck and call for help … The Royal guards Army’s cannons were really too strong … Soon, another three warships were sunk … The remaining four immediately stopped their cannons and started to rescue their fallen comrades.

I pulled out Dragon Reservoir Sword and smiled, “Send out the warship to force the 4 remaining Ships away. Have the Sword and Shield Soldiers board the ship to resist the dark moon spirit’s arrow. We need to capture the dark moon spirit that fell into the water quickly, otherwise they will all drown.”

“Yes, general!”

….

The ships of the imperial guards in the harbor were firing at the remaining dark moon warships. Immediately, the four warships of the dark moon spirit escaped the continuous fire into the distance. 

I boarded the largest warship, standing on the railing and looking at the dark moon spirits that had fallen into the water. These young girls all had faces full of anger. They stood on the broken deck and shot an arrow at me.

“Dammit!”

Han Yuan suddenly rushed off the warship and stomped on the Dark Moon girl’s waist, who was shooting at me. He raised his long blade and was about to chop off this Dark Moon Spirit’s head. ‘F*ck!’ Does this guy not know how to write the four words’ pity the jade ‘? 

 (Editor: most likely 4 words in chinese) 

“Han Yuan, stop!”

I gave a loud shout at the top of my lungs…

Han Yuan raised his head in shock and looked at me, “General, that slut almost shot you to death! Don’t tell me you still wants to keep her alive?”

I nodded, “None of the Dark Moon Spirits captives are allowed to be killed. Take them back! If anyone kills someone from the Dark Moon Spirit army without permission, we will deal with it according to the law!” 

“Yes, general!”

Xiao Li, on the other hand, was a little puzzled as he lifted his spear and stood beside me. He asked, “Sir, these Dark Moon Spirits came for the humans. Don’t tell me that sire still wants to keep them?”

I took a deep breath and said, “I remember hearing about the war between the Dark Moon Spirit Domain and the Unique Devil Army when I was in the Cold Dragon City. Forgive me, but just because humans can’t beat the Unique Devil Army, they still have too many unknown and terrifying forces. So I am thinking if we can unite the Dark Moon Spirit Domain, we will have a better chance of winning this long-lasting war.”

Xiao Li was startled for a moment. His single eye shone, “Heh, Sir, you have great foresight. May I admire these Dark Moon Spirits for escorting you back to the imperial guards’ camp?”

“It’s not too obvious, so just set up a tent nearby to let them have a place to stay.”

“Yes sir!”

….

I looked around at the constantly salvaged Dark Moon Spirits, but when I thought of the Lunar Marquis, I couldn’t help frowning. Hopefully, that bastard wouldn’t come and ruin the situation …

Entering the Imperial Palace, far off in the distance, the two sides of the hall were filled with the cold glints of swords and guards. It seemed that after Owen ascended the throne, there were already quite a few guards in the Imperial Palace. A imperial bodyguard stepped forward and said in a deep voice, “Sir, please discharge your blade and horse, or else you will not be able to enter the main hall.”

I was slightly stunned. Originally, Rocklin didn’t have such rules when he was on the throne. All the military generals who were qualified to enter the hall were important ministers of the Empire, so there was no need to worry about assassinations.

With a wave of my hand, I collected the Dragon Reservoir Sword and the Zhen Yue Blade, before keeping them in my bag. Then, I collected the God’s Ardent Dragon Horse into my inventory, before walking into the main hall with my bare hands. There are only ten ministers in the main hall, Owen is steadily sitting on the throne, and behind him is Jiuxi, who is in charge of the Security, looking at me from a distance.

….

“Imperial Guards Army Commander Li Xiaoyao.” 

Owen slowly stood up from the throne and said, “This time, you have succeeded in recruiting soldiers from the barbarian tribes of the Eight Desolate City. What kind of reward do you wish for? Just say it, I will naturally not be stingy.”

I felt that I could not hide the unsincerity in those words. I bowed respectfully and said, “Your Majesty, I do not need any rewards. To contribute to the empire, the establishment of military might is the duty of the Empire’s generals.”

“Alright.”

The corner of Owen’s mouth lifted, revealing a smile that no one could see through, he said, “Commander Li Xiao Yao is indeed loyal and patriotic, he is a role model for the imperial court. Come, give me an axe.”

The so-called axe axe was in fact a symbol of military achievements. It was a type of prop that was hung in the army and could probably raise the morale of the imperial guards.

The guard by the side helped me to accept the axe. I bowed once again to express my gratitude.

Owen continued, “After Sailin died, the sea remained calm, but recently, the dark moon spirit from the north began to forge warships, and these dark moon spirit’s archery skills could be said to be peerless in the world. They raided along the Iron Head City and the Full Moon City, causing them unspeakable suffering, and if they continue to wreak havoc, sooner or later they will threaten the safety of Tian Ling City.”

These Moon Souls from the Dark Moon Spirit Domain total around ten thousand people, their archery skills are extraordinary, and even the Unique Devil Army has to avoid them, but the might of the Tian Ling Empire cannot be desecrated, which general would be willing to fight for the Empire and fight for this group of Dark Moon Souls? “

The new commander of the Yan Dragon Army, Xu Yi, stepped forward, clasped his hands and said, “Your majesty, the Imperial Guards have nearly a hundred warships, and they are the most elite navy in the empire. I believe that the Imperial Guards should be sent to battle.

I looked up at Xu Yi, frowned, and said, “Your Majesty, the imperial army has been fighting for a long time without returning to the sea, the Deer Lake, the Plains of Fear, and the barbarian tribes. They haven’t been able to rest, and they have been excavating the wastelands in the Fire Crystal Basin. The soldiers are tired and will need some time to recover before they can fight again, and … Since the Dark Moon Spirits are on a warship, I believe that their army is also rather powerful, so why don’t we set up a camp on the coast to deal with them. Our army has the rich resources of Tian Ling City behind us, and the Dark Moon Spirits are unable to fight us for a long time. “

“Royal brother, what Li Xiaoyao said is reasonable. There is no need for us to compete with the dark moon spirits on the ocean, not to mention the Sea Demon Race has been hibernating, but that doesn’t mean all the Sea Demon Tribes have been killed. Once the Sea Demon Race joins the battle, the ships we send to the sea will simply be sending themselves to their deaths.”

Owen faintly smiled, “I understand, that’s all. Commander of the imperial guards, Li Xiaoyao, listen up.”

I clasped my hands. “Yes.”

Owen said, “Allow your imperial guards to rest for half a month, and then set out to fight in half a month. I don’t care what methods the imperial guards use, but they must chase the Dark Moon Spirit’s warship 100 miles away from Tian Ling City. Otherwise, it will be a breach of duty on the part of the imperial guards.”

I took a deep breath.

Standing next to Pearl, I frowned. Owen had forced the Dark Moon Spirits on the imperial army. After he became emperor, Owen seemed to have gone from being the best commander in the army of the Xianyu army to being a handyman. Fortunately, he didn’t openly expose me, otherwise, with his current position, I wouldn’t be able to do anything about it.

The three main cities of Full Moon City, Port City, and Fire Cloud City were in contact with each other, and they were in close combat with Tian Ling City. However, this indicated that a storm was about to arrive, and that the final of the World Champion Tournament of the Wings of the Heroes was over.

….

When night descended and they left the Tian Ling City imperial palace, the atmosphere inside was really too stifling.

After returning to the imperial guards’ camp, Han Yuan and Xiao Li immediately went up to ask what the emperor had said. They seemed to be very sensitive and knew that the imperial guards were already at the top of the storm.

I didn’t say anything about the emperor, but only said, “The armies of the Dark Moon Spirit Domain have already gone out to sea, and they are plundering the humans on the south coast. The Emperor gave the task of defending the Dark Moon Spirit to the imperial army, and you all immediately go to the city to recruit craftsmen. You all immediately go to the sea and don’t return to the city, building ten small forts on the coastline, and defending the city with the Dragon Crystal Cannons and Flame Rock Cannons. One thousand men apiece, and then build a port against the dark moon. “

Han Yuan nodded, “Yes, General.”

Xiao Li frowned, “The Dark Moon Spirits are actually getting restless.”

I said, “What happened to the Dark Moon Spirits?”

Xiao Li said, “The Dark Moon Spirits are a cursed race, and is said to be the product of both gods and humans. However, the Dark Moon Spirit Queen is a girl who has practiced archery since she was young, and has a beautiful face and a graceful figure. Therefore, it is a miracle that one or two Dark Moon Spirits would appear on the continent occasionally in a few decades.”

“Most likely, they would be chained up by the chains and used as the concealment for those rich people to have fun with. That is probably the reason why the dark moon spirit abnormally hates humans. General, His Majesty entrusting this task to us is really something hot to the hand”

I nodded. “I know, but I have to obey.”

“Yes, I understand.”

….

By nightfall, the craftsmen were moving at a very fast pace. The edges of the Sea of No Return had already been formed into the shape of a fortress, and teams of imperial guards were carrying stones, cannons, and other cannons. At the same time, they were sending light boats to search the sea.

Riding on the Dragon Horse God’s Ardent Dragon Horse, I walked along the coastline with my sword in hand. Looking at the northern seas, I couldn’t help but sigh a little. This game was really too realistic.

Although I am unwilling to take it, Han Yuan said that the commander should have a commander’s appearance. It is too unsafe for him to always be alone. In fact, when I look at the NPCs behind me, the highest one is only of the Archaic grade, without even a quasi-boss.

  I’m afraid that you can’t even beat me alone…

At that moment, a commander of the imperial guards suddenly flew over from the distance. With a deep voice, he said, “Commander, does a person who claims to be a marquis of Tian Ling City need to see you?”

I was stunned. “Let him come.”

“Yes.”

A few minutes later, a fat man of about three hundred pounds came galloping over under the protection of a group of guards. His weight did not manage to crush the horse under him, and I could tell with a glance that it was a thousand li horse.

The fatty spurred his horse forward with an unruly posture. He looked at me and said, “You are the commander of the imperial guards, Li Xiaoyao.”

I nodded. “That’s me. You are?”

He laughed out loud, sticking his stomach out as he said, “Even I don’t know. I am the previous Emperor himself conferred the title of the Lunar Marquis. This is my command medallion, General Li has taken a liking to it.”

I swept a glance at the token. It was indeed the shape of a rushing moon and there was a picture of a graceful woman flying in the sky. I couldn’t help but frown and said, “Is this Chang’e  …”

The Lunar Marquis laughed, “General Li is indeed knowledgeable. That’s right, this Chang’e is one of the supreme goddesses of ancient times who flew to the moon to live. It is said that she has the most beautiful face and the most enchanting figure in the world, and the Emperor bestowed me the title of Lunar Marquis with the title of ‘Lunar Lord’ so that I can one day travel to the moon and invite this Goddess to come down to the mortal realm to spend the night with the Emperor.”

I couldn’t help laughing.

The Lunar Marquis glared at me, “General Li, why are you laughing?”

I suppressed my laughter and sternly said, “That is to say, the true purpose of the Marquis’ existence is to search for beauties of the world for His Majesty.”  The Lunar  Marquis laughed and bluntly admitted, “That’s right, this is exactly why I came. So, Commander Li Xiaoyao, I’ll be straightforward with you. This time, I’ve come to discuss something with you.”

“What is it?”

I raised my eyebrows.  The Lunar  Marquis’s face was full of lust, he smiled and said, “In the near future, the imperial guards will definitely fight against the dark moon spirits. If you capture a living dark moon spirit girl, don’t kill her, sell her to me, how about it, an adult dark moon spirit, I will …”

“Un, 5000 gold coins to buy it. No, that’s not right. I am willing to pay 10,000 gold coins for it. There is no upper limit, how about it?”

I was stunned. “It seems that the Lunar Marquis is really rich. The imperial army’s military treasury is only worth a few hundred thousand gold coins. You’re actually willing to spend ten thousand gold coins each to purchase the Dark Moon Spirits.”

The corners of the Lunar Marquis’s mouth curled up as he continued to poke his belly and say, “How can a martial artist like you understand the joy in bed? You only need to answer me, are you willing to sell me the Dark Moon Spirit?”

I turned around to look at the Sea of No Return. I could not help but feel a wave of disgust as I smiled. “I am only responsible for defending the sea and protecting the Empire’s territory. I am not a merchant. Don’t look for me for such matters.”

“Hmph.”

The Lunar Marquis sneered: “General Li, you better take care of yourself.”

After returning to my familiar room, I had already tidied up the place. There were a few pots of flowers on the desk, and without thinking about it, Lin Wan’er arranged them for me. She knew that I liked this kind of environment.

After drinking some water, I didn’t think much of it. I picked up the game helmet and connected it to the internet.

Just as Li Mu said, I haven’t been online for 7 days and my level has already been passed by many people. Now, with my level 152, I can only be placed at the 4th level of Tian Ling city, and the top 20 players on the Heavenly Ranking have all completed the sixth promotion.

Soon, the server finished reading and I entered the game.

“Swish.”

When I finally finished loading the game and got up from the bed, a series of bell rings echoed in my ears. These are the bell rings that I have been waiting for a long time.

“Ding!”

System Notification: Congratulations, your combo [One Rider, One Thousand Technique] has been completed, you have officially broken through to the Third Order of the Holy Spirit. As you are the first player to comprehend the Third Order of the Holy Spirit, you received an additional reward: Charm + 30.

“Ding!”

System Notification: Congratulations, you have learned the God-level passive skill [Sun Force], damage attack is increased by 50%. As you are the first player to comprehend a God-level skill, you have received an additional reward: Charm + 100.

“Ding!”

System Notification: Congratulations, you have successfully created a godly skill, “Activate continuous slashes to attack the target in front of you, condensing the power of the universe and holding the blade, making each strike more powerful than the previous one. The higher the level of comprehension, the higher the number of attacks you can launch, the higher you can break through the 10th level and reach the 27th level.”

….

The [Destiny] game has an indescribable relationship with cultivators, and even Yang Yan, a normal person who doesn’t know anything about it, knows about it. Furthermore, the 50% increase in damage caused by the Sun Force is just too ferocious, and what is even more shocking is that I was able to fly up high in one go, and it seems like I have already activated the essence of the Free Cloud Sword Technique.

After thinking for a bit, he immediately named the new skill: Wind Riding Slash.

In fact, I have already named this set of sword technique the ‘Wind Riding Sword’.

In the next moment, the skill verification completed and the God-level skill Wind Riding Slash appeared in his skill bar.

[Wind Ride Cut]

(God)

The higher the level of comprehension, the higher the number of attacks that could be launched. At most, they could break through the 10th layer and reach the 27th layer. At the current level of 10, the cooldown of skills was 60 minutes.

….

“Clang!”

The instant I activated Wind Riding Slash and Dragon Reservoir Sword, rays of golden light flashed in front of my eyes, and my godly power soared. I quickly used both hands to attack, and the Wind Riding Slash was a single-target skill, the sword and blade stabbing through the air, and with a “shua shua” sound, Yang Yan energy surged out from the air. Within 2 seconds, he forcefully struck out 10 times, and the power of his strike was stronger than a single strike.

I can’t imagine who could block one of my Wind Riding Slash attacks.

He sheathed his sword and stood there silently. He really hadn’t expected that Yang Yan would have so many benefits.

As soon as Han Yuan saw me, he was overjoyed: “Ah, General, you’ve finally awoken. You’ve slept for nearly a month, and the imperial guards have already been waiting here for you for a month. If you still don’t wake up, General, this lowly general can only bring the imperial guards back to the Tian Ling City campsite and wait for you.”

I replied, “Oh, Han Yuan, how’s the discussion with the barbarian tribe going?”

Han Yuan said, “In the month that the general wasn’t around, a group of adventurers slaughtered all of the Fire Dragon Beasts in our place and entered the Endless Desert to kill them. Besides future troubles, the barbarian tribe has already given up on the empire and is willing to accept us. First, they sent half of their people with us to Tian Ling City. The elders of those clans are all waiting for you, General.”

“Alright, bring me there.”

“Yes.”

A short distance away from the tent, a group of tribal leaders surrounded the place, and let the warriors of the tribe have a spar with each other. However, these barbarian warriors had all put in all their brute force, and even in the imperial guards alone, they were able to pick out a lot of people to defeat them.

When I walked up, Long Bi, Xia Ye and Xiao Li all excitedly walked over, “Lord Commander is finally here!”

I nodded and bowed towards the 14 tribal leaders before saying, “I’m sorry, but I’ve delayed everyone for some urgent matters. I’ll have to apologize to everyone here. If there’s nothing important we need to discuss, we’ll head back to Tian Ling City immediately.”

Everyone nodded in agreement. These barbarians had been thinking of going to Tian Ling City for a while. At the very least, they were eating rough ocher dishes here.

….

The army moved and left the place where they had lived for a long time with a large group of barbarian clansmen. When they passed through the city, Angela led a troop of cavalry to offer her condolences.

However, no army has come to stop us, and no nobles have come to offer their condolences. It seems that the nobles of Tian Ling City are still living a life of drunkenness and gold, who would care about a mere imperial guards. However, this time I was wrong.

When the imperial army army passed through Tian Ling City, they discovered that a group of NPCs had white cloth ribbons wrapped around their arms. When the imperial army cavalry approached the city, they discovered that Princess Pearl was leading a group of Long Wind Army cavalry soldiers to surround me.

“Father passed away …”

“What?”

I dismount, too. “Wasn’t Emperor Rocklin in good health a few days ago?”

“Father has been in poor health,” cried Pearl, “and he died of a serious illness half a month ago. Owen already ascended the throne half a month ago. After you’ve arranged for the imperial guards and the barbarians to come to the palace to find me, second brother, he has summoned you three times but you didn’t come. I’m afraid he will vent his anger on you.

“Yes, yes…”

….

As I led the imperial army forward, I felt a great sense of trepidation. It was not a good thing for me that Owen had ascended the throne.

Not long after that, we entered the camp area of the imperial army, which was surrounded almost everywhere by buildings such as tents, but I did not stop. I continued to lead the 15000 barbarian tribesmen towards the south of Tianling City, passing through the moonblade forest. Further ahead was a fertile field, and in the middle of this field was a huge basin.

The basin must have been formed because of the collision of the tectonic plates, otherwise it would not have been possible to form such a natural basin.

On the exposed land, fiery red crystals appeared. These crystals were extremely hard and were called fire crystals, which was also the origin of the name of the Fire Crystal Basin. In the basin, a lot of the surrounding trees had already been cut down, and many wooden houses had already been built. At the same time, a large amount of farmland had already been reclaimed.

Many fields had already been planted here, and some even had sprouts sprouting out of them.

A group of Blade-Shield Camp barbarian soldiers walked out from the Fire Crystal Basin. A clerk came out with a notebook on a horse. He respectfully said, “Commander, these barbarians must be registered in the register. This is the rule of the Empire.”

I nodded. “But many of these barbarians don’t have names.”

The clerk smiled. “It doesn’t matter. We can take it now.”

“Alright.”

….

Han Yuan, Xiao Li, and the others were also in charge of arranging lodging. Not long after, nearly half of the 15000 barbarians had already arranged to stay in their wooden houses, and the rest had set up simple tents, waiting for the woodcutter to continue building the houses. Moreover, Han Yuan also quickly set up a recruitment point around here, and very quickly, over 10,000 robust and young people were recruited.

At least five thousand of these fifteen thousand men can be used by our imperial guards without the women and the children. However, there is no need to be impatient.

In addition, he had invited artisans to teach them how to cast, carpentry, catch fish with nets, and so on. In the south of the Fire Crystal Basin was the River War God, and fishing with nets at the edge of the War God River was also a good way to earn a living. Barbarians were innately powerful, and if they chose to act as fishermen with patience, they could improve their food for the camp by a lot.

Half of them acted as blade-shields soliders, while the other half used specially made full-iron spears to serve as spearmen. The barbarians were strong, but their spears were hard to break and could withstand even stronger impacts. They could even be lifted off their horses while charging at high speeds.

Such a spearman would be the kind of soldier all the legions would envy.

When night fell, a messenger quickly came over and said, “Imperial Guards Army Commander Lord Li Xiaoyao, His Majesty requests your presence.”

My heart sank. In the end, I finally came. Moreover, it was Emperor Owen himself who had summoned me.

….

He turned around and rode on the Divine Ardent Dragon Horse. The Dragon Horse let out a long hiss and shook its majestic head as it followed the messenger to Tian Ling City. The messenger looked at the Divine Ardent Dragon Horse and his eyes were filled with astonishment.

After an entire night, the next day, at my strong request, the nurse finally agreed to remove the stitches for me. But the moment the gauze was opened, the skin on my chest and arm was like a white jade. The nurse immediately went to call a doctor, and the doctor found it hard to believe since humans shouldn’t have such a strong recovery rate.

I didn’t say anything, but I knew in my heart that this was the recovery speed of a Yang Yan Realm expert. In other words, those who stepped into the Yang Yan Realm were people close to the Soul Realm.

….

At 9 AM, I met Li Mu, Wang Jian, Lu Lu, Lin Xiaowu, Ran Min, Song Han and others in the cemetery to send Lei off. Lin Wan’er drove me and Dongcheng Yue, while I held a bouquet of white flowers in my hands.

The Dongcheng family could be considered a renowned family in Hangzhou, so naturally, they didn’t lack money. And Dongcheng Feng treated Ah Lei as his own, so one could only imagine the extent of his love.

The car was parked outside, I wore a new set of clothes and got off with flowers in my hands. The cars of Li Mu, Lin Xiaowu, and the others arrived one after another. They were all wearing black clothes as they slowly walked in the cemetery.

Not long after that, they arrived at Lei’s tomb in the eastern part of the city. The photo on the tombstone was still as silly as before.

I placed the flowers in front of the tombstone and slowly knelt down, my heart trembling, as if I heard the voice of Brother Songcheng, which Lei called me. My nose turned sour, tears filled my eyes, I lowered my head, my tears splashed onto the tombstone, my body trembled slightly as I wiped them away, I looked up and said, “Ah Lei, I hope there’s no killing in heaven, I hope there’s only happiness in heaven, don’t worry.

Ah Lei, you call me Brother Xiao Yao, then I will also be the older brother of Dongcheng. From today onwards, I will be your big brother, no matter what, I will not allow anyone to harm Dongcheng, I will not be the person who accompanied her to the wedding hall.

But I will definitely be the brother who will always care about her and love her. Ah Lei, please rest in peace. Xiao Yao Bro promises you, unless I die, I will never go back on my word.”

Next to her, Dongcheng Yue’s body trembled and she began to cry.

I slowly lowered my body and knelt down in front of Ah Lei’s tombstone. Behind me, Li Mu, Wang Jian, Lu Qingshui, Macha, Song Han, Lin Xiaowu, Chen Yongjie, Tang Xue and the other core members of the [Zhan Long] Sect all knelt down in unison, ignoring the dirt on the ground that stained their clothes.

Life is so fragile, a fleeting moment just like a broken butterfly in the wind, we can do nothing but cherish the people we can cherish in front of our eyes.

….

At the end of the ceremony, a bunch of white flowers were placed in front of the tombstone, and the Dongcheng family sent people to guard the tombstone, we always returned the greeting. Finally, the slightly older person said to Dongcheng Yue: “Eldest Miss, don’t be too sad, please don’t be too sad, Ah Lei definitely doesn’t want you to be sad because of him.”

Dongcheng Yue nodded. “Got it. Thank you, Uncle Liu.”

It was close to noon, and I breathed a sigh of relief. I looked at the crowd and said, “Let’s go and find a place to eat lunch. I’ll treat everyone. It’s been hard on you, coming all the way to Hangzhou.”

Li Mu and the others nodded, but in reality, none of them had a good appetite. As for me, I had eaten a lot last night, and the appetite of an ordinary person for three days seemed to be meant to replenish the food that I had lost for seven days and seven nights.

At noon, in a restaurant in Hangzhou, a group of people sat around a large table. No one suggested a drink and just ate. The sound of chopsticks tapping on dishes could be heard as if they were all hungry.

When I was about to finish eating, I coughed and said, “Why is the atmosphere so tense? Relax, I’ve been unconscious for so many days. Tell me what happened in the game. Is [Zhan Long] all right?”

Li Mu said, “Uh …”

“Not bad, let me tell you.”

Yue Qing put down her chopsticks and said, “Big brother Xiao Yao, according to your order, we killed all the Fire Dragon Beasts in the barbarian tribe, and also took over all the level 1 tamed mounts. We even went deep into the Endless Field and killed all the Fire Dragon Beasts there. For a total of five days and five nights, [Zhan Long] had obtained 3000 Fire Dragon Horses.”

Currently, [Zhan Long] has 3000 Fire Dragon Cavalry. Its overall combat strength is very strong, and the Steel Edge Cavalry on Iron Blade Mountain is also spawning at the same time. We have been recruiting for it, too. Right now, [Zhan Long] Registration member 80000, Online Player 50000, Steel Edge Cavalry has a total of 15000, and Fire Dragon Cavalry has 3000 players.

“A total of 18000 main cavalry.”

I nodded my head in satisfaction. “Hmm, not bad indeed. Relying on our main cavalry, I believe that we can be considered as rare opponents in Tian Ling City.”

“Yes, Brother Xiaoyao. [Zhan Long] is simply too fast, causing [Legends], [Heroes Mound], [Prague], and famous Guilds to feel an indescribable pressure. Fortunately, [Zhan Long] hadn’t made enemies recently, so they didn’t have any excuse to counterbalance us.”

I took a deep breath. “Keep it up.”

Yue Qing pursed her red lips and said, “Big Brother Xiaoyao, Big Sister Cang Tong has something else to tell you. It’s about our conquest of the Hero’s Wing to the end of the world finals.”

I was stunned. “It seems …”

“We missed it.”

“Yes.”

Lin Wan’er shook my hand and said, “While you were unconscious, the finals of the Hero’s Wing had already begun. In the end, the Cup of Hero Wings was swept away by the American Server’s Sky Rose Team, and Fang Ge Que’s [Legend] was ranked second. It was such a pity that during those few days, both I and Dongcheng were in a trance, so …”

“We gave up on Wings of Heroes. Don’t blame Dongcheng. I was the one who suggested giving up.”

I smiled. “How could that be? It’s just a trophy. We’re still young, so we’ll fight over it next year. Besides, I don’t care about the gains and losses of a trophy anymore. What I care about is the gains and losses of this world.”

“Yes.”

Lin Wan’er nodded her head vigorously. A smile appeared on her pretty face as she said, “We all need to wake up early. After we return to our gathering, everyone will work hard to push [Zhan Long] to the top of the rankings.”

I couldn’t help but laugh. “I’m afraid that this will be a little difficult. He*1 has worked so hard in the game for so many years with high hidden points. Unless we can continuously take down more than two other cities, it will be really difficult.”

(Editor: I guess Fang Ge Que is meant) 

“Yes.”

Lin Wan’er pursed her red lips and looked at Dongcheng Yue. “Dongcheng Yue has always been unwilling to enter the game. What should we do?”

I also looked towards Dongcheng Yue and squeezed out a smile, “HI, Dongcheng Yue, give big brother Xiaoyao a smile.”

Dongcheng Yue’s eyes were red. She looked at me, then at Lin Wan’er. “I know everyone is doing this for my own good. If you give it to me …”

“Oh, give me another two days. I will clean myself up, enter the game properly, and live a good life.”

I said, “En, this is our good Dongcheng. Come, let’s eat more … ”

In the afternoon, I sent Li Mu, Wang Jian, Yue Qing and the others off to the airport. Li Mengyao also went on the plane to Xiamen, accompanied only by me, Lin Wan’er and Dongcheng Yue. At the Runway, I held Lin Wan’er’s hand and walked back to the airport.

Tears swirled in my eyes. Then, she gently let go of my hand and whispered, “I can be alone. I can always …”

ME: “…”

….

In the afternoon, Tang Qi was waiting for us in the main hall when we returned to the villa. When he saw me, he took a deep breath and said, “Li Xiaoyao, thank you very much.”

My expression turned cold. “Why are you thanking me?”

Tang Qi smiled and said, “Thank you for fighting so hard for Domgcheng Ah Lei. If it wasn’t for you keeping Ouyang Chuan under control, I don’t think I would have had the chance to get close to Dongcheng Yue, much less save her.”

I turned around and looked at him. “In that case, I should be thanking you for saving Dongcheng.”

Tang Qi smiled awkwardly, then looked at me and said, “Li Xiaoyao.”

“What’s wrong?”

“You really… Now that you’ve stepped into the Yang Yan Realm, I can’t see the depth of your cultivation. I even have the feeling that you are only an ordinary person without any power in your body.

“Is that so?”

I smiled and turned around to look at Tang Qi. I raised my index finger and said, “I’ll only use the strength of one finger. Tang Qi, if you can block it, I’ll treat you to a one month meal. How about it?”

Tang Qi shivered: “Do you mean I can eat whatever I want?”

“Of course.”

“Come on.”

After saying that, Tang Qi took two steps back, both his arms shaking, and visible streams of air appeared around his arms. No wonder this brat was willing to bet with me, he had already comprehended the cyclone.

This is the first stage of the gentle fire, which is also the most powerful one. The Yang Flame is in the control of the human, it can be soft like water, or it can be swift like fire. When I slowly push my finger forward, the Yang Flame suddenly increases in intensity.

“Bang!”

The cyclone dissipated, and the fire on my index finger instantly changed from a killing flame to a soft flame. Tang Qi stood still, and took a few steps back before slamming into the wall. His face was pale as he said, “Damn, this power …”

“He should have already surpassed Ouyang Chuan from before.”

I smiled and waved my index finger, causing the flame to dissipate, “Although Ouyang Chuan’s power has stepped into Yang Yan, his heart is filled with hatred and arrogance. This kind of person can only control Yang Yan’s primary power, if one day Tang Qi can also step into Yang Yan, you will naturally understand the difference.”

Tang Qi nodded: “En, thank you for your guidance. I will continue to work hard.”

I heard people calling me. I smelled the strong smell of medicine, but I lay there in the darkness as if the body no longer belonged to me.

What did it feel like to die?

Death meant that there would be no more pain, no more happiness, and no more perception. There would be no more you in this world, and the people around you would all be living the same life as before, but they would lose all traces of you.

If I die, what will happen to Lin Wan’er?

If I die, what will become of [Zhan Long] ?

If I were to die, the blood sickle would be completely eradicated.

If I die, no one will ever miss me again.

If I die, will anyone cry for me in the night?

….

I could barely control anything. I could only wait for life to pass. I didn’t know if I was alive or dead, lying alone in the dark, unable to do anything, unable to change anything.

But all of a sudden, a voice of “Brother Xiaoyao” echoed in my ears. It was Dongcheng Lei’s honest voice. My heart suddenly hurt. “Ah!” I let out a soft cry, and the sea of consciousness instantly became clear, as if I had remembered everything.

“He’s awake, he’s awake.”

Beside him, Lin Wan’er’s crying voice could be heard.

Following that, I heard a wave of messy footsteps. Immediately following that, I heard Li Mu, Song Han, Ran Min, Xiao Yan, Yue Qing and the others. They all came.

He opened his eyes with all his might and finally saw everyone clearly. He saw himself lying in a hospital room, his entire body wrapped in gauze, surrounded by people. Song Han, Ran Min, and Fox were looking at him with bloodshot eyes.

I gently touched Lin Wan’er’s hand with the gauze. “Wan’er, I’m fine. Wan’er, don’t cry.”

Lin Wan’er nodded, but her tears couldn’t help but flow down her cheeks. Her long eyelashes were still wet with tears as she nodded repeatedly. “It’s good that you’re fine. It’s good that you’re fine …”

I breathed out foul and accumulated breath in my chest, then I struggled to sit up, only to discover that my body didn’t seem to be mine, unable to move. Lin Wan’er hurriedly helped me to lean against the headboard of the bed, then I looked at everyone and asked, “How long have I been unconscious?”

“Seven days.”

Song Han’s voice trembled, and his eyes reddened, “Brother Xiaoyao, we really thought you were going to die. Lin Wan’er and Qing Qian have been crying these few days, and we didn’t know how to comfort them. Luckily …”

“You’re fine, that’s great.”

“Seven days, that long …”

I heaved a sigh of relief. Suddenly, my heart hurt. I lowered my head and said, “Dongcheng… How is she? ”

Song Han said, “Turn around and look behind you.”

When I desperately turned around, I discovered that Dongcheng Yue was standing there with teary eyes. Tears flowed down her face as she cried, “You are the same as big brother. You are both idiots and big idiots …”

My voice was choked with sobs. “Dongcheng …It’s good that you are fine, it’s good that you’re fine …”

Dongcheng Yue gently sat on the floor and laid beside the bed. Her tears fell on the white bedsheets as she said hoarsely, “But brother left …But brother really left …”

My heart felt like it was being stabbed by a knife. I reached out to touch the long hair of the eastern city moon and said, “Don’t cry, Ah Lei doesn’t want to see you so sad. He loves you so much. As long as you live happily, Ah Lei will also be happy in the sky.”

Dongcheng Yue nodded with tears in her eyes.

I raised my head to look and said, “Li Mu, Wang Jian, Bai Qi, Lian Po, Qian Qin, Liu Liang. All of you are here.”

Li Mu rubbed his nose and said with reddened eyes, “Since [Zgan Long]’s Alliance Head is already like this, why wouldn’t we people come over? Sigh, if you just leave us brothers and leave us like this, how should we walk on the future path …”

….

At this moment, the door to the ward opened and the doctor and nurse rushed in. The doctor quickly said, “Hurry up and let the patient rest properly. You guys have been tired from staying here for a few days. Hurry up and go rest as well.”

After saying that, he immediately came over to check his body while the nurse checked her heart rate. I smiled bitterly and said to everyone, “Alright, you should hurry up and rest. When I leave the hospital tomorrow, I’ll treat everyone to a meal.”

“Discharge tomorrow…?”

The nurse looked at me and said in surprise, “How can you be discharged tomorrow when you’re injured like this?”

I smiled. “I know my body better than you do.”

While I was speaking, I had already checked my body’s condition. The damage to my tissue has recovered quickly, and even most of my damaged heart and lungs have been repaired. Furthermore, the cells in my body have been strengthened by dozens of times, which is the effect of the Yang Yan Realm.

As long as I stay awake, I’ll be able to get out of the hospital in a day.

Li Mu, Yue Qing, Song Han, and the others went back to rest, all exhausted. Lin Wan’er and Dongcheng Yue were unwilling to leave, so I had to let the two of them sleep beside me. Fortunately, this bed was a VIP room, so it wasn’t too crowded for them to sleep in, but the doctor seemed to be looking at me strangely.

It’s almost unscientific to think that I could have such good benefits while I was in the hospital.

….

Not long after, the ward’s door opened again. I saw a few officers guarding the base outside, but there were also a few people walking in. They were Lin Tiannan, Wang Xin, Shen Bing, Dongcheng Feng, Xing Lie and the others.

Lin Wan’er and Dongcheng Yue rubbed their beautiful eyes as they sat up, guarding my side.

Wang Xin quickly walked in and looked at me, his face filled with joy. He laughed like a child, and said to Lin Tiannan: “I knew it, this kid has big luck, haha …”

“You didn’t die like this? Li Xiaoyao, your life is too tough.”

I said, “I still have some worries in my heart, I can’t bear to leave …”

Lin Tiannan also smiled in relief and said: “If you really did leave, I’m afraid that this daughter of mine won’t be able to recover in a few years …”

“Fortunately, you still have some conscience and didn’t let go just like that.”

I looked at Dongcheng Feng and suddenly felt pain in my heart. I felt extremely guilty as I said, “Uncle Dongcheng, I’m sorry. I …I didn’t manage to protect Ah Lei …”

Old Feng’s eyes reddened as he said, “Ah Lei … Ah Lei has a brother like you who risked his life for him, he must be very happy when he goes down to the underworld … Li Xiaoyao, you don’t need to blame yourself. Without you, Yue’er wouldn’t have been able to so easily save him …”

I asked, “How did Dongcheng Yue save him?”

Wang Chuan said, “Just when you were fighting Ouyang Chuan, that young man named Tang Qi sneaked into the Blood Sickle and killed seven Artificials, saving the Dongcheng Yue from harm.”

I nodded. “Oh, so it’s like this. Tang Qi is indeed very courageous  …”

Shen Bing crossed her arms and looked at me, “No matter how brave Tang Qi is, he’s not as daring as you, Li Xiaoyao. Do you know how many people you killed that night? Including Ouyang Chuan, there were 113 people under you.”

I closed my eyes and leaned against the head of the bed, my body trembling.

I didn’t think so much about it at the time.

However, Lin Tiannan comforted her: “You don’t need to blame yourself, the people you killed all deserve to die.

I looked at Dongcheng Yue and Lin Wan’er beside me. I couldn’t help but rejoice that the two of them didn’t see me killing someone. That way, even I would have felt terrified.

Wang Xin said, “Wei Fan left everything to Ouyang Chuan, but we still took advantage of the opportunity to destroy their research base. This bunch of Artificials were almost all swept away, but Wei Fan directly sued us first. It’s simply like a criminal complaint, but it doesn’t matter, the Blood Sickle’s people have already been cleaned up. Wei Fan’s butt isn’t too clean, so this debt will slowly be settled.”

“In any case, he, Wei Fan, won’t be able to do anything even if he loses a large group of his subordinates.”

“Ouyang Chuan, is he dead?” I asked.

Wang Xin nodded. “You were the one who killed him. You should know better than us, right?”

I let out a sigh of relief. “It’s good that he died. Then … I’m sure sure…There won’t be anyone in a thousand miles who can be my opponent …”

Wang Xin smiled and said, “Li Xiaoyao, have you already broken through the Yang Yan Realm?”

I was stunned. “You … How do you know?”

“Hah …”

Wang Xin continued to laugh out loud, “I saw the scene of you killing someone on the camera, Xia Hei can actually ignite flames. This kind of flame is exactly the same as Ouyang Chuan’s, and if you don’t have Yang Yan’s strength, you probably won’t be able to kill Ouyang Chuan. That’s why I came to this conclusion.”

After saying that, Wang Xin excitedly said, “That’s great! Our Hangzhou Guardian Team has a Yang Yan level expert. Let’s see what kind of demon or monster dares to challenge us.”

I said, “Where’s Wei Fan? Did you arrest him?”

“He’s already in the station.”

“That’s good.”

“But soon, there will be a friend of his who will release him on bail. We don’t have any direct evidence of Wei Fan’s involvement in the Blood Sickle and Human-type program. At most, we can only keep him locked up for a few days.”

I sighed, “You want to let a bastard out and continue to harm others just like that?”

Shen Bing said, “The law is about evidence. We will try our best.”

“Yes.”

I looked up at the east wind and said, “Uncle Dongcheng, has the funeral of Ah Lei ended?”

Dongcheng Feng nodded. “Yes.”

I choked. “When I get out of the hospital tomorrow, I want to go worship him. Is that okay?”

“Yes.”

Dongcheng Feng sighed and said, “It’s only natural.”

….

When I thought about Dongcheng Lei’s death, my heart still felt like it was being stabbed by a knife. What a good brother, he just disappeared like that.

It was as if my entire body was frozen by ice and snow. At this moment, my heart was ice-cold. I abruptly stood up and took advantage of the opportunity to pull out the longsword behind me.

Wang Zhong felt pain in his heart. “You …”

“Do you want to die too?”

Shen Bing said, “Of the 27 policemen that entered, only 5 survived … …”

“Half an hour later, su-35 will lock onto No. 7 and blast Ouyang Chuan away …”

I angrily shouted, “Where’s Dongcheng Yue? Don’t tell me you don’t want to save her?”

It was almost 11 o’clock. I stretched out my hand and said, “Elder sister Shen Bing, give me the Oracle Bone Text that was decoded by the blood sickle. I will go trade with them and exchange for Dongcheng.”

Shen Bing’s slim body trembled, “You …”

Wang Channel: “Li Xiaoyao, don’t be impulsive.”

I shook my head, “No, let me handle this mission. Haha, I will take care of Ouyang Chuan …”

At the side, Lin Wan’er seemed to see through my thoughts. Her shoulders trembled uncontrollably as tears welled up in her eyes. “You … Don’t you want me anymore, you… You can’t leave me alone.

I turned away from her, afraid I would lose all my courage if I looked back. I wanted to be by her side all my life.

Without bothering to ask for any documents, I drew my sword and rushed over. I pulled open the door of a police car and said lightly to the police officer inside, “Get out, I’m borrowing this car.”

The police officer got out the car in a daze. When I started the engine, Wang Xin’s angry voice came from behind me, “The guardian team is ready to act. I don’t care. At worst, I’ll just die. F * ck, this group of bastards …”

….

I turned on the warning lights of the police car and dashed through the roads at night. My heart felt like it was being pressed against a thousand jin boulder, and tears flowed uncontrollably once again. Ah Lei was killed, and that group of animals actually chopped off Ah Lei’s head and hung it on the eaves of the roof at 7 Blue Water Street.

The car sped up to Blue Water Street, where a group of armed policemen were standing guard, sirens wailing, and ambulances were coming and going, and there were already gunfire here, and I even saw scratches and stabs on the arms and chests of wounded officers, the attacks of bikers, and finally the blood sickle openly confronted the police for an oracle bone defense system.

After parking the car, I wore a special battle uniform and walked towards the crowd with Little Black in my hand. The group of police officers nodded after seeing my rank. “Comrade, you are from the base of the guardians, right?”

I looked ahead and saw that the streets were already sealed off. There were no commoners, only a few dozen police officers hiding behind the Anti-Explosion Shield. There were also people bleeding profusely.

Carrying Blacky, I slowly stepped over the cordon line. Not loud, I said, “The orders from the Guardian Base, you all stay here and guard. Do not act rashly.”

“You.”

A squadron leader looks at me, but I don’t know what to say.

….

Lifting my left hand, I grabbed a small plate that Lin Wan’er had given me. I shouted at the people in the distance, “I have the documents. If you have the guts, come and get them.”

As he spoke, he lowered his sword and rushed out, disappearing from the sight of the police officers behind him in the blink of an eye.

“Bang!”

A gunshot rang out, and I subconsciously turned my body to the side. A scorching bullet nearly hit my face, smashing a complete stone board into pieces. This was an explosion.

The figures of several people appeared in the night sky, and in the next moment, they rushed over. One of them had a long dark golden fur growing on his neck, like a lion. His hands protruded out sharp bones, and he swept them towards me.

My body slightly sank as I concentrated my Qi into the blade of my sword. I suddenly swept out my sword, and with a “kacha” sound, I chopped the hands of this Artificial into two, slicing his body in half. Hot blood splattered on the snow like a bloody plum blossom.

Ignoring the trembling corpses on the ground, I raised my hand and pulled out the handgun on my leg. As I flew forward, I fired three shots in quick succession, causing the three snipers hiding in the shadows to groan miserably and fall to the ground.

Up ahead, the roars of wild beasts rang out in a chorus. At least a hundred Artificials rushed over along the ground, some of them carrying crossbow arrows in their hands. That’s right, these crossbow arrows were the ones that killed Dongcheng Lei. 

The Qi in my body seemed to flow unceasingly, continuously increasing my strength. Xiao Hei trembled slightly, a visible Qi aura wrapped around the blade of the sword, and abruptly charged forward. The technique of the Free Wind Sword Technique broke through my attack*1, and my entire body rushed forward seven or eight meters, while the two cloaks on either side were cut off by a slashing motion that was captured by the naked eye, and blood splattered all over the way.

“Puff …”

An intense pain suddenly came from my arm. There were too many people and my attacks were very chaotic. All I could do was to maintain the amount of damage I received at a minimum. 

At the same time, I brought out a military knife from my left hand. With a concentrated aura, the sharp airflow around the blade began to surge, and with a sweep of my body, I used the military knife to chop off the head of one of the men. The little black man danced around as his two arms flew up and he dodged one of the blades with his body lowered, causing his boots to fly out.

He kicked over one of the Artificials. The moment he fell down, Xiao Hei cut him in half with its head and shoulders.

In an instant, my uniform was dyed red with blood. However, more and more people rushed over. The blood sickle contained at least 100 people.

….

“Bang!”

A gunshot rang out and I was hit in the shoulder by a gunshot. The burning pain made me turn around quickly and lift up a crossbow on the ground. I raised my hand and shot the crossbow into the sniper’s eyeball. At the same time, my leg was hit by a knife.

Blood continued to flow, but I didn’t seem to be tired at all. I picked up Little Black and my knife and continued to wreak havoc in the crowd, turning one by one into corpses. I didn’t feel any pain from my body, and what made me feel even more pain was the fact that the head of Dongcheng Lei was hanging under the door of the Blue Water Street.

I don’t even know what’s happening in the East End right now.

“Roar! Roar!”

Within the crowd, a malevolent expression finally appeared. The person who struck me on the shoulder just now was him, but he instead licked the blood on his finger and laughed: “Li Xiaoyao, the taste of your blood is quite good, but I look forward to eating your flesh.”

“Come and eat.”

I furiously charged forward and shouted, “Do you have that kind of appetite?”

This time, he used all of his strength to strike out at my left shoulder. Dodging his attack, I hastily extended my right hand and struck out with all my strength.

“Puchi …”

Blood splattered and the wandering palm went straight through my shoulder. The pain came rolling back, and my little black’s blade pierced through the scales. His defenses were useless under my attack, and after his throat was pierced through, he was nailed to the wall next to the store. I abruptly twisted my arm, removing his entire head.

The man vanished.

With a wave of his knife, he combined with a few more slashes from Little Black, and the last group of Artificials also fell to the ground. The remaining ones were also heavily injured, and they continued to howl miserably on the ground.

I was bleeding profusely. The instant the gunshot rang out, my left leg was hit by a bullet and I rushed out like a bolt of lightning. “Pu chi!” The sniper didn’t even have the time to scream before his throat was pierced through.

He looked up at the gate of Blue Water Street, where Lei’s head was hanging.

I staggered over, dragging a long trail of blood on the ground. It was all my blood, and my vision was somewhat black. I had lost too much blood. Even more importantly, I was having trouble breathing and my breathing was getting erratic.

….

When he looked up again, he saw a person floating on the snow. His shoulders were covered in flames. That was …

Ouyang Chuan, has this old thing finally appeared?

Looking at my miserable appearance, Ouyang Chuan frowned and said, “Li Xiaoyao, although I wanted to kill you, but … Looking at you now, this old man really cannot bear to see you. How about this, as long as you don’t fight the blood sickle anymore and also give me the parsing document for the Oracle Bone Text, I will let you go. In the future, I will not try to kill you again.”

I used the blade of my sword to balance myself as I looked up at him and smiled. “I won’t make a deal with a beast. You better give up.”

“You’re courting death.”

“Bang!” A flame hit my chest. The temperature of the flame far exceeded that of the ordinary flame, and Blacky was instantly burnt even blacker than before. Fortunately, Ouyang Chuan’s attack also burnt my wound, causing it to stop bleeding.

But the pain was too much for anyone to bear. I took a few steps back, my knees nearly gave out and I almost fell down.

Ouyang Chuan sneered, “Li Xiaoyao, you really are stubborn. What are you doing this for?”

I couldn’t help but laugh. “If I said it was for justice, for the weak. Would you believe me?”

“Fuck your justice.”

Ouyang Chuan rushed forward and gripped my arm. 

“Kacha!” The instant my left arm  was dislocated, a “kacha” sound rang out. The moment my arm dislocated, Xiao Hei, who was on my right hand, hacked at Ouyang Chuan’s armpit. With a “keng” sound, the shape of a Yang Shield Armor materialized under his armpit, blocking Xiao Hei’s attack.

However, his clothes were already tattered and bleeding.

My heart skipped a beat. My strength was already at the peak of the Qi Controlling Stage, not too far from the Yang Yan level. Ouyang Chuan’s protective Qi could no longer block my attack.

Amidst the pain, Ouyang Chuan took a few steps back and grinned, “Today, you must die here, Li Xiaoyao.”

“Plop …”

I fell to the ground, my body covered in snow and blood. I climbed awkwardly to my feet, my right arm supporting my left arm while my left arm dangled down.

He stood up slowly, his body still trembling.

The smile on Ouyang Chuan’s face deepened as he suddenly rushed forward to kick Xiao Hei to the side. The blade of Xiao Hei’s sword was already almost completely twisted and bent. Originally, Xiao Hei was extremely resilient, but each of Ouyang Chuan’s strikes was accompanied by the high temperature of the sun, and it was already fortunate that Xiao Hei was still not broken.

“Bang!”

Taking advantage of the opportunity of the kick, I kicked Ouyang Chuan’s thigh. The air currents entered, and Ouyang Chuan immediately staggered a little. The killing intent in his eyes intensified, and with a wave of his palm, a huge palm with raging flames landed on my chest, and with a heavy blow, I was sent flying, even losing  Xiao Hei while falling. 

All the joints in his body seemed to be on the verge of breaking, and his vision was extremely blurry. Even Ouyang Chuan, who was standing in front of him, could no longer see him.

His heart was filled with despair. Was there really no chance?

He knelt on the ground, reached out his hand to feel the snow, and finally touched the hilt of Xiao Hei. With one hand grabbing onto it, he barely managed to stand on the edge of the sword, then he raised his head to look at Lei’s head, and suddenly, tears began to roll down his face as he muttered: “Dongcheng, I may really be unable to save you …”

“Ah Lei, big brother Xiao Yao will definitely take you home …”

I knew that I couldn’t kill Ouyang Chuan anymore, my vision was too blurry, and I couldn’t see his movements clearly. Not only that, my injuries were too severe, and my movements couldn’t keep up with him. Ouyang Chuan definitely wouldn’t let me off, he will definitely kill me this time around.

….

Ouyang Chuan looked at me as I embarrassedly walked towards Lei’s head, stretching out my trembling arms to touch him, but his heart was filled with rage as he growled, “Li Xiaoyao, are you really an idiot? What kind of person is Dongcheng Lei? Is he worth fighting so hard for?”

I said hoarsely, “He’s Ah Lei, he’s one of the three people who called me Brother Xiaoyao.”

“He is …”

“Bang!”

All of a sudden, Ouyang Chuan’s palm pierced through my chest, pressing me against the wall, causing the walls behind me to shatter. His fingers were like sharp knives, piercing through my skin, ribs, and heart, bringing with it a scorching heat. Fresh blood gushed out as it evaporated into ashes.

Smiling, he said, “So what? You have to die here today, and I was the one who cut off his head and shot so many arrows at him, yet he still arrogantly called out to return his sister to him. That kid …”

“Hehe.”

The flames were burning in my heart, and I could feel my body cooling down and the power of my life continuing to fade. However, his words made my heart suddenly burn with uncontrollable anger, as if my soul had been ignited in an instant.

“Swish!” A bolt of lightning directly pierced into Ouyang Chuan’s neck, and in his right hand was Little Black, who was already in two pieces. With a roar of rage, the flames directly pierced into Ouyang Chuan’s mouth, as he bellowed, “This is Ah Lei, the older brother of Dongcheng Yue, he is my brother. You actually killed him!”

….

“Hong…”

Ouyang Chuan was panic-stricken. The raging flames instantly devoured his head, and in the next instant, his upper body was reduced to ashes.

I slowly landed on the ground and removed Lei’s head, but I felt my body continuously cooling down, almost losing all of its power. I slowly fell to the ground, holding Lei’s head in my arms as I leaned against the broken wall, lifting my head up.

“Mom …”