Sixteenth of June. The long night ebbed away. Over the mountains near Solitary Dragon Stronghold, specks of light scattered and gathered, persisting throughout the night. Search: \(Complete God Station\) to read premium literature for free.

The pursuit of the defeated Liangshan soldiers had continued throughout the night. Occasionally, screams, filled with misery and terror, echoed through the night air. In this battle, Solitary Dragon Stronghold suffered countless casualties, so it would be understandable for the villagers who had lost family members to do anything to these Liangshan people. Although Ning Yi had spoken with Zhu Chaofeng and others beforehand, asking them to keep some prisoners alive, he chose to ignore this kind of venting.

Most of the prisoners captured in this battle were guarded by the Wu Rui Army. Ning Yi led people over, made a few appearances, and then made the handover and subsequent arrangements. A new round of interrogation began in the military camp. This time, over fifteen hundred prisoners were captured. More than five hundred of them had been captured previously and released back into the Liangshan camp, only to be intercepted by the Wu Rui Army after Wu Yong had them transferred.

The proportion of killings during this interrogation was even higher than in previous ones. The focus of the interrogation records was on each person's place of origin, name, and family situation. If they encountered any die-hards, a good number of them were dragged out and executed as a warning to others.

The selection and interrogation of over fifteen hundred people was destined to be lengthy, but fortunately, there were more people available this time than in previous instances. After arranging matters, Ning Yi was able to get some rest. In the darkness, he walked up the hillside and sat on a large rock, watching the scattered lights in the darkness.

Outside the military camp, the Wu Rui Army continued to search for prisoners in the area. On the Solitary Dragon Stronghold side, the shifting lights did not indicate much joy. Capturing prisoners was one thing, but the Zhu and Hu families were likely more focused on caring for the wounded villagers and counting the dead bodies. Going there now would surely bring a chorus of weeping. Su Wenyu had also gone overnight to the surrounding towns to summon doctors he had contacted beforehand, but it would probably be difficult for them to return before dawn. This single night was bound to be filled with countless separations and sorrows. In addition, the purge of the Li Family Stronghold was also being carried out overnight. Many people would die this night.

As Wang Shanyue walked up, he heard the man sitting on the rock humming a song. The singing was somewhat slow, the lyrics and melody strange, but imbued with the wind, it had a particularly clear and cold atmosphere.

"...When a gust of wind blows, a kite flies to the sky, praying for you, blessing and moved... Finally, your figure disappears at... the end of the sea of people... That day you hummed, that hill... singing like that... the song of that year... that kind of memory... boom~ boom boom boom..."

Wang Shanyue walked to the side of the rock, "What kind of nonsense are you singing?"

Ning Yi glanced at him and continued to hum to himself, watching everything below the mountain. His expression still held a trace of coldness, but his subsequent words were gentler, "You've washed the blood off."

"Hu Cheng is still seriously injured. Old Master Hu is doing better. I went to see him earlier." Wang Shanyue's nature usually seemed stern, but after interacting with him, Ning Yi had discovered that he had a high sense of belonging to his own people. In recent days, he had considered Hu Family Stronghold as comrades-in-arms, so he went to check on them. This inner gentleness contrasted sharply with his madness in battle, almost like two completely different extremes. No wonder Qin Siyuan said that he was extreme in temperament.

Wang Shanyue sat down on the grass beside him, then lay down, sighed, and looked at the stars in the sky, "Now I believe you can really pacify Liangshan."

Ning Yi smiled, "Now I know you really eat people." During that battle earlier, Ning Yi had finally truly seen Wang Shanyue's madness. A Liangshan leader who ambushed him should have originally been much stronger in martial arts, but in a few short exchanges, Wang Shanyue rushed up and bit off the opponent's ear, nearly tearing off half of the man's face. At the time, the Liangshan army's morale had already collapsed, and they were almost frightened silly, then they were killed. Only Wang Shanyue was covered in blood from head to toe during that pursuit. He also seemed to have the idea of taking the opportunity to hone his skills, which was really perverse.

Ning Yi paused, "Is human flesh tasty?"

"Raw, and fishy, what's good about it?" Wang Shanyue's answer was plain. "But after doing it many times, you get used to it to some extent. It's not as disgusting anymore."

"Why? Can you say?"

The two had previously conducted business in an official manner, but with Qin Siyuan in between, their relationship wasn't bad. Wang Shanyue was perhaps a person with a good temperament at heart. After the Zhu Family Stronghold affair, with the connection of being comrades-in-arms, Ning Yi was able to ask casually. Wang Shanyue spread his hands and looked at the sky.

"It's nothing." He said, "My family situation, the teacher told you before you came, right?"

"Yes, the Wang family... the things that happened before the Black Water Alliance..."

"From that time on, the Wang family only had women left." Wang Shanyue's voice was clear and somewhat cold, but this was not directed at Ning Yi. "I am the only remaining grandson of the Wang family. Since I am a man, I should protect the women in my family, don't you think?"

"That's the principle," Ning Yi nodded. "It's probably not easy to do."

Over there, Wang Shanyue smiled, obviously because

Ning Yi's words, and felt recognized. He was silent for a moment, and when he spoke again, his tone was lighter.

"I... after the Wang family went to the capital, I always thought so. At that time, I studied both literature and martial arts, but to be honest, I valued martial arts more, because if my martial arts weren't good, to protect that family, there had to be someone good at fighting, otherwise if my younger sisters were bullied outside, I would have difficulty standing up for them... In the capital, some people talk about propriety, but many people won't give you much sympathy just because your family is so miserable. In fact, in the capital, even if it was sympathy, I wanted it. I wasn't strong-willed since I was a child."

These were perhaps not glorious things in his past life, but now that he said them, there was only frankness: "Because of this, I would sometimes be bullied, whether studying literature or martial arts, these things were always unavoidable. And... the remaining members of the family were all women, sometimes some people would inevitably use them to make jokes, I couldn't stand these, so I fought with them, and I was often beaten. I didn't have a good physique since I was a child, and no matter how hard I tried, I couldn't beat peers with better bodies. Such things happened until one day, when my younger sister was bullied while playing outside, I bit someone when I went to fight..."

He laughed, "Actually, it was such a simple thing, if you bite someone, the other party will scold you for being barbaric, but the next time they see you, they will step back. But that's not enough, later I would still get beaten. Just biting people won't make people afraid, so one time when they came to fight, I bit off someone's finger and chewed it in front of them... After that, I knew that if I wanted to support the Wang family and protect the people around me, there was no other way. The villains in this world are like tigers... Human flesh isn't tasty, but as long as I can make them afraid, I will eat it no matter how bad it tastes... Heh, because of this, after I came to Shandong, I defeated many experts..."

The lingering sound of laughter echoed in the air, and what arose was indeed sadness tinged with coldness. Ning Yi blinked, the surroundings were quiet for a while, he supported himself on the stone behind him with both hands, and then hummed a song softly again. In fact, to be able to say everything so simply to his own people, this Wang Shanyue was still an extremely gentle person at heart. As for how much he had gone through in the process, even if he didn't say it, Ning Yi could imagine it.

"Hey, do you know? My martial arts are not high either."

"I know."

"But I have many ultimate moves, and many experts have died at my hands. Maybe we can share some tips."

"..." Wang Shanyue looked over here, was silent for a moment, and finally said, "...Thank you." This thanks was sincere. After a moment, he laughed, "You teach me ultimate moves, and then... I'll teach you how to eat people."

"Uh... okay." Ning Yi was stunned, then nodded.

In the night, on the hillside, both of them laughed heartily.

The long night finally came to an end, and then came the daylight of the ninth day. The Wu Rui Army's interrogation and various post-battle matters on Solitary Dragon Stronghold were also underway. Su Wenyu brought a large number of doctors from nearby towns to provide timely treatment to the wounded here. While watching these things proceed, Ning Yi and others were also summarizing the large amount of information that had emerged from the more than fifteen hundred people, preparing to select several hundred die-hards to hand over to the Wu Rui Army as military achievements.

That afternoon, the first batch of wealth from the Li Family Stronghold was also sorted out, allowing Ning Yi to take it to He Rui to grease the wheels. In fact, Ning Yi had connections at the higher levels. The Wu Rui Army had not fought very well in yesterday's battle. After receiving a lot of money and military achievements, he originally no longer wanted anything from the Li Family Stronghold, but Ning Yi still sent him this sum, and he was grateful and somewhat ashamed to give Ning Yi the bottom line.

"...Mr. Ning, rest assured, actually, if we really mobilize, our Wu Rui Army is not incapable of fighting. It's just that we suffered defeats before, and we weren't prepared for yesterday's battle. After all, there were many people on the other side, and everyone was just looking after themselves. With this incident, as long as we take care of things when we get back, given Liangshan's current situation, I assure Mr. Ning that there will be no problem defeating them."

In fact, in yesterday's battle, although the Wu Rui Army's six thousand men were broken through in the middle, the defenses on both sides were not chaotic, and they did not suffer too many casualties later. Ning Yi had seen this. He patted He Rui's hand and said sincerely, "Then everything is entrusted to Commander He. In fact, I have never felt that our Wu Dynasty army cannot fight. We can definitely fight."

As night fell on this day, they were busy again until the early hours of the next day. Ning Yi took out a list and handed it to He Rui. The three hundred people on this list were considered more die-hard and unsavable among the prisoners, given to He Rui to turn in. He Rui immediately sent troops to clear out these three hundred people. The remaining people were gathered in a valley near Solitary Dragon Stronghold. Because more than two hundred people had been killed in interrogation, the remaining number was probably around a thousand.

Zheng Biao was the biggest military achievement among these three hundred people. He was a general under Fang La, who had been rescued from prison and then came here. As he was being dragged away by soldiers with wooden shackles, he saw Ning Yi passing by in the distance. He was stunned for a moment, then struggled hard and suddenly let out a huge roar: "Ning Liheng—Ning Liheng—it's you! It's you! I will kill you! Do you hear me! I will kill you—"

His excessive reaction caused a commotion among the prisoners for a time. Ning Yi glanced over, then squinted and thought for a moment. It was late at night, although there were torches around, it was not very clear. When someone said

something in his ear, he nodded: "Oh, Zheng Biao..."

Zheng Biao was over there, and when he heard him say this so plainly, and then walk away, he was stunned for a moment, and then shouted again, "I will kill you! I will kill you..." The voice echoed in the night sky, he was beaten up, and gradually dragged away.

Ning Yi walked into the square enclosed in that valley. A thousand prisoners were gathered here. Hearing Zheng Biao's shouts, they were somewhat surprised and uncertain, but after Ning Yi entered the wooden platform in front and his cold eyes swept over, the surroundings became quiet. At least more than five hundred of them had been captured before and recognized his appearance.

"I met an acquaintance. I killed his master in Hangzhou. Don't mind." Torches surrounded him, and the guarding soldiers were around the periphery. Ning Yi placed his hat, bracelet, and a large amount of information about everyone on the table between the wooden platforms. The surroundings were silent. "Many of you have seen me before. The Mixed Thunder Hand Lei Feng, my real name is Ning Liheng. You know it, you don't know it, it doesn't matter. Don't worry, tonight, I don't want to kill anyone anymore. All of you will be released before dawn... This is the last time you will be released. Before that, I just want to tell you a story..."

Whispering sounds rose again around him. Ning Yi stood by the table and punched the wooden table with his fist. Suddenly, the surroundings became quiet again. Ning Yi was standing there at this time, staring at the entire small square, with an imposing aura of power and prestige, and even the atmosphere in half the venue became somewhat suffocating. After a long while, Ning Yi finally turned around, pulled over the chair behind the wooden table, and his eyes were cold.

"This may be..." Bang! The chair landed on the platform, "The last fate between me and many of you..."

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