Chapter 1 After the Descent

After descending into the Blood Rain World, Xu Jingming naturally had more memory messages from the 'intelligent idle' stage in his mind: "The inn was attacked?" He could see at a glance that many parts of the inn were pierced with rockets, and it had already begun to burn.

"Protect the master, protect the young lady." Many guards were gathering towards the Fei family father and daughter.

Xu Jingming, carrying two shields and holding a long spear, also came to Fei Xinlan's room.

Bang.

The door of the room opened, and Qiu Tong and two other female guards were protecting Fei Xinlan. Fei Xinlan looked at the flames burning in the inn, without panic, but rather with curiosity: "Another bandit attack? They've even started using fire?"

Along the way, Fei Xinlan had experienced too many bandits and was used to it.

"This time is different." Master Fei walked over with the guards, his face serious, "This is already near the imperial capital, how dare any bandits be so嚣张 (xiāo zhāng, arrogant)?"

Most of the surrounding guards were Blood Rain Guards. The silver-haired old man, the leading figure among them, solemnly ordered, "Qu Cheng, take some men immediately to investigate outside the inn and see what the enemy's background is."

"Yes." Guard Qu Cheng responded and led five of his guards, swooping down the second-floor corridor. They dispersed, each with ghostly movements, quietly reaching different parts of the inn, cautiously poking their heads out to observe the surroundings in the dark night.

The burning flames of the inn illuminated the outside scene, and at a glance, they could see the Black Lotus Sect disciples heavily surrounding the inn.

Puff puff puff!!!

As these guards poked their heads out and carefully looked around, they were immediately attacked by arrows. The six guards returned holding shields, some with arrows stuck in them.

"Chieftain." Qu Cheng respectfully reported to the silver-haired old man, "It's the Black Lotus Sect! I can recognize their clothes at a glance, they are all Black Lotus Sect disciples."

"There are at least two hundred people."

"They also have some fishing nets and wooden buckets with them."

Several guards said.

The silver-haired old man's expression changed slightly upon hearing this: "It's actually those madmen from the Black Lotus Sect!"

"Master." The silver-haired old man bowed slightly and reported, "Since the Black Lotus Sect has come to attack, they must be well prepared. From my experience dealing with the Black Lotus Sect, they must have prepared 'fire oil' and 'poisonous water'. Once the inn starts to collapse, fire oil will be thrown in! Before we even really fight, we may suffer heavy casualties. We must break through immediately!"

"Guard Lu, you are in charge of everything," Master Fei said.

"Alright."

The silver-haired old man nodded and immediately ordered, "Everyone go to the stables! Use the horses as the vanguard, rush out of the inn, and choose a direction to charge. Kill anyone who blocks us!"

Immediately, everyone protected Master Fei and his daughter, jumping directly downstairs and rushing towards the stables.

...

Bang bang bang!!!

Fireworks rockets soared into the sky, extremely conspicuous in the night sky.

"The Blood Rain Guards' Cloud-Piercing Arrows. There are no major cities within a hundred miles around here, who will come to save them?" The Black Lotus Sect's Dharma King watched, the Fei family's team sending out a distress signal was something they had anticipated, and they didn't care at all.

Even if someone saw the Cloud-Piercing Arrows and came to rescue, by the time they arrived, they would have already succeeded.

"Spare me, spare me." Suddenly, someone cautiously walked out of the burning inn, raising their hands.

"I have silver, heroes, please spare me."

These people walked out of the inn with luck in mind, but they were greeted by arrows! The arrows were extremely fast, tearing through the air and piercing through flesh and blood. In the blink of an eye, everyone who walked out of the inn was shot dead.

The Black Lotus Sect disciples watched this scene indifferently. For them, who had been rebelling for many years, killing ordinary people was too easy.

But the other people in the inn were somewhat desperate, they were completely implicated.

"We'll be burned to death in the inn, and killed if we go out, what do we do, what do we do?" These guests and the innkeeper, waiters, and cooks were all in a state of panic and despair.

"Charge!"

"The fire is getting bigger and bigger, we will die if we stay in the inn, rush out, there is still a chance of survival."

These people no longer took chances, and each used their own methods to escape in all directions, thinking that escaping one was escaping one.

However, it was the Black Lotus Sect who surrounded the inn this time, which destined that none of these people could escape. Soon, under the arrows, these people all fell down and died. Including a second-rate master, who was killed by hidden weapons before even reaching the Black Lotus Sect.

"These are not worth mentioning, the Fei family's team, the guards are all Blood Rain Guard elites, much stronger." The Black Lotus Sect's Dharma King said softly.

As soon as he finished speaking—

"Neigh, neigh, neigh~~~"

Accompanied by the neighing of steeds, many steeds rushed out of the inn, rushing out like crazy!

The other members of the Fei family's team were all running, protecting the carriage in the center. It was not horses that pulled the carriage, but a guard in full armor. These first-rate masters could explode with tens of thousands of pounds of force in a short time, so pulling a carriage was naturally easy, but this explosive state could not last too long.

"Bang bang bang--" Dozens of steeds galloped, the momentum of the charge was quite terrifying, and the Black Lotus Sect disciples had to give way.

In the Fei family's team, Xu Jingming was currently charging in the front.

As one of the seven first-rate masters in the team, and a spear user, he naturally shouldered the responsibility of breaking through the formation! Led by him, three first-rate masters, cooperating with ten shield masters, were bravely charging at the forefront.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh--"

Xu Jingming glanced and saw huge fishing nets thrown from afar in the night sky, wanting to cover the Fei family's team.

Immediately, a group of guards in the Fei family's team threw out thick wooden stakes, which were found next to the stables, estimated to be used as firewood. The Blood Rain Guards were very familiar with the Black Lotus Sect's common tactics, so they naturally brought some wooden stakes.

The wooden stakes, each weighing nearly a hundred pounds, were thrown out and hit the fishing nets, carrying the fishing nets back towards the Black Lotus Sect disciples' camp. The Black Lotus Sect disciples quickly dodged away, and then poisonous water was sprayed over.

"Hiss hiss hiss." Beside Xu Jingming, a guard immediately raised his shield to block the poisonous water that was sprayed nearby, the poisonous water corroding the shield and making noises.

Xu Jingming was also secretly amazed.

"This Black Lotus Sect is not an ordinary gang force, their actions are more inclined to an elite army." Xu Jingming secretly sighed, "Fortunately, the Blood Rain Guards have been fighting the Black Lotus Sect for a long time, and they also have rich experience."

Fishing nets, poisonous water, hidden weapons, thrown weapons, traps...

The Black Lotus Sect, having surrounded this place for a while, had already set up simple traps. Although the Fei family's team was elite, their numbers were ultimately smaller, and they began to suffer losses.

"Charge." The silver-haired old man beside Master Fei shouted.

Although the Black Lotus Sect disciples were also trying to maintain their distance, it was clear that in terms of elite level, they were not as good as the Fei family's team, which was smaller in number.

The Fei family's team finally killed their way into the Black Lotus Sect's crowd.

"Master Fei must have arranged many experts to protect his only two relatives." The Black Lotus Sect's Dharma King silently observed, allowing his disciples to fight with the Fei family's team.

"Let the disciples first test the Fei family's team's strength."

The Dharma King was very cautious.

His life was much more precious than the disciples' lives. If he didn't know the Fei family's team's strength and blindly rushed in, he would easily be attacked by unknown experts! So the Dharma King patiently observed, collecting the information he wanted.

"Kill."

Xu Jingming, holding a large spear, charged in the front, and also felt great pressure! The two first-rate masters cooperating with him, one wielding a shield and saber, and the other wielding an eight-foot-long saber, shared the pressure on both sides, and a group of guards helped defend with their shields.

"Puff puff puff."

Xu Jingming's spear was as fast as lightning, the tip of the spear leaving behind blood-colored spear flowers, and Black Lotus Sect disciples were pierced and fell down. But these disciples also launched attacks, weapons coming at them, and hidden weapons attacking.

In this large-scale battle, a large spear had a great advantage.

But in the Blood Rain World, there were fewer experts using long spears, and using sabers and swords was the mainstream! Carrying sabers and swords was more convenient for daily use. Like Xu Jingming, he usually put the two sections of the long spear in a gun bag, and had to take them out and assemble them before fighting, which was really inconvenient for ordinary battles.

Plus, in terms of saving lives, a long spear was not as good as a shield.

So whether it was the Blood Rain Guards, or gangs and bandits, shields and sabers, and shields and swords were more common. Only a few experts insisted on practicing spear techniques! It was really that a long spear had its advantages in large-scale battles.

"Throw."

A rotating sharp blade wheel cut through the air, cutting over.

Xu Jingming shook his spear and knocked back the six sharp blade wheels that were close to him.

"Kill him." A Black Lotus Sect expert wanted to stop Xu Jingming, the team's 'sharp knife'.

But Xu Jingming had long understood the 'aspect of all living things', and had entered the 《Space-Time Scroll》 of the five spear technique scrolls, and with the 《Flowing Water Scroll》 that changed with the situation, Xu Jingming was very good at grasping the situation on the field, making corresponding changes according to the enemy's situation.

He always looked for the weaknesses in the enemy's formation, like the knife in the hands of a cook, naturally cutting open the weaknesses of the enemy's formation!

Attacking the weak with strength!

The other two first-rate masters followed Xu Jingming. Their strength was comparable to Xu Jingming's, but their specialties were different. One was good at close-quarters protection, and the other was good at killing! The two cooperated with Xu Jingming, causing extremely strong damage to the Black Lotus Sect disciples.

"Guard Xu, is a natural military genius." The silver-haired old man praised from afar, "His sense is very敏锐 (mǐn ruì, sharp), he can find the weaknesses of the enemy's military formation in the chaotic battle, seize the fleeting opportunity, and quickly defeat the enemy."

The gray-clothed man next to him also nodded: "In one-on-one battles, he is only a first-rate master, but his spear technique and ability to lead a team are indeed suitable for the army."

The two of them were around the carriage, carefully responding.

The Dharma King watched this scene from afar.

"The three people at the front of the Fei family's team are all first-rate masters! There should be several first-rate masters around the Fei family father and daughter. Master Fei really cares about his relatives, arranging so many experts." The Dharma King had figured out the approximate reality of the Fei family's team, "The possibility of this team having a super-first-rate master is very low!"

With a decision in mind.

The Dharma King moved.

"嗖 (sōu, whoosh)."

The Dharma King rushed into the crowd of Black Lotus Sect disciples in an instant, heading straight for Xu Jingming and the three of them, and the Black Lotus Sect disciples naturally instinctively gave way.

"Hmm?" Xu Jingming, who was in control of the battle situation at all times, felt that a large number of Black Lotus Sect disciples were giving way like water, causing a black-haired man to rush over at an extremely fast speed.

"Be careful." Xu Jingming immediately changed the direction of his advance, his spear like a snake, bang bang bang, continuously slapping away three Black Lotus Sect disciples who were holding shields to resist, and those Black Lotus Sect disciples were smashed towards the black-haired man.

The black-haired man's figure changed ghostlike, and he had already approached.

Xu Jingming's two companions also noticed, and they were extremely vigilant in their hearts.

"Boom--"

A terrifying mental consciousness erupted, impacting in all directions.

Xu Jingming felt his head go blank, and he felt that a mental tide was impacting his consciousness, and his whole person felt like he was about to fall, and his brain also felt severe pain. The two companions next to him also changed their expressions greatly, and one of them, who was holding a shield and saber, couldn't help but cover his head in pain.

"Hiss hiss hiss."

Accompanied by the terrifying mental impact, were black lights! The light was妖异 (yāo yì, bewitching) and unpredictable.

Although Xu Jingming's head hurt a lot, the threat of death at this moment made him shiver, and he danced the spear in his hand! Defending with the 《Mountain-Settling Scroll》, responding to the enemy's saber light changes with the 《Flowing Water Scroll》, and at the same time constantly sensing the气机 (qì jī, aura) changes of all living things.

Because the enemy's moves were too fast, he couldn't see them clearly at all, he had to use the aura changes to judge the enemy's moves.

"Clang clang clang."

Weird black light flickered!

To Xu Jingming's left, the first-rate master who used a shield and saber was covering his head before, and when the saber light attacked, he was a step too slow to block with his shield. With a flash of saber light, he stood there motionless, leaving a bloodstain on his waist.

The first-rate master who was holding a long saber tried his best to block the enemy with an eight-foot-long saber, but still couldn't stop the terrifying and weird 'black light'. The black light swept past, leaving a bloodstain on his neck.

Xu Jingming blocked with his spear one after another, and at the same time retreated violently.

In the blink of an eye!

Of the three first-rate masters, two died and one retreated.

"Too fast." Xu Jingming glanced at his waist, and a piece of cloth was missing from his waist, revealing the protective armor he was wearing inside, which was given to Xu Jingming by Miss Fei Xinlan. Now, a knife mark was left on the protective armor.

"If it weren't for this protective armor, I would be seriously injured even if I didn't die." Xu Jingming secretly clicked his tongue, "A super-first-rate master, definitely a super-first-rate master."

Giving himself such a terrifying pressure, it was undoubtedly a super-first-rate master!

This was the first super-first-rate master Xu Jingming had encountered since coming to the Blood Rain World.

"Night Dharma King." The silver-haired old man and the gray-clothed man beside the carriage only confirmed the identity of the person who came after seeing the Dharma King make his move.

"Defend to the death!" The silver-haired old man shouted.

"Defend to the death!"

"Defend to the death!"

The guards roared in unison, and the assault formation immediately changed into a death-defending formation, circles of blooming lotus flowers, immediately surrounding the carriage, forming a protective formation, their backs were all handed over to their companions, they only needed to deal with the front, and began to prepare to defend to the death.

嗖 (sōu, whoosh)! 嗖 (sōu, whoosh)!

The silver-haired old man and the gray-clothed man rushed out at the same time, rushing towards the Black Lotus Sect's Night Dharma King.

"Dare to take the initiative to rush over?" The Night Dharma King sneered, Xu Jingming and the three of them died two, and the remaining Xu Jingming also retreated and fled. But the silver-haired old man and the gray-clothed man joined forces and killed them nearby.

Puff puff puff!!!

The Night Dharma King and the two of them instantly fought, the silver-haired old man was holding the most common shield and saber, and the gray-clothed man was using a shield and sword, his sword was a soft sword, fast and weird. The two cooperated, one was upright and aboveboard, and the other was柔诡异 (róu guǐ yì, gentle and strange), and both had shields, and they completely blocked the Night Dharma King's terrifying attacks.

Although the Night Dharma King was extremely oppressive and obviously had the advantage! But he couldn't break through the shields of the two of them, and the knives and swords of the two of them also posed some threat to the Night Dharma King.

"Attack, completely destroy them." The Night Dharma King gave the order while fighting.

"Even if we die, we must protect the master and young lady." The silver-haired old man roared, and he and the gray-clothed man could only do their best to缠住 (chán zhù, entangle) the Night Dharma King.

"Kill!"

"Attack!"

The Black Lotus Sect disciples all went crazy.

Before, they were still reserved and orderly consuming the Fei family's team. But after the Night Dharma King launched the attack and gave the order, all the Black Lotus Sect disciples became crazy! Attacking at all costs.

"Block them!"

All the guards tried their best to resist, and Xu Jingming, as a first-rate master, was putting out fires everywhere according to the situation on the field.

When they checked into the inn, the Fei family's team had a total of seven first-rate masters! There were twenty-seven second-rate masters, and a few third-rate masters. Most of them were Blood Rain Guard elite masters, but now, in the Black Lotus Sect's siege, even though everyone had their backs to each other, even though most of them had inner armor, they were still falling down one by one!

After all, two fists are hard to beat four hands, and the number of Black Lotus Sect masters was even greater than that of the Fei family's team.

"Puchi!" A knife pierced into Luo Baichuan's chest, the knife was pulled out, and blood splattered.

"Withdraw."

The other guards very skillfully pulled Luo Baichuan away, dragging him to the inner layer of the team, and the entire team formation shrunk slightly again.

"Brother Luo." Inside the carriage, Fei Xinlan, looking at the outside through the window gap, felt a tremor in her heart when she saw Luo Baichuan's chest pierced with a bloody hole, dragged to the innermost layer of the team, and fell on the side of the carriage.

"I, I thought... I thought letting you go to the imperial capital together was helping you. But, but..." Fei Xinlan felt sad when she saw other guards die one by one, after all, they were all protecting her and her father. And she had a special feeling for the three guards she personally selected.

But what about now?

At first, she thought it was helping them, giving them opportunities. But now it seemed that it also brought terrible danger.

"Puff."

A guard spat out blood, and there were fragments of internal organs in the blood. At the same time, Black Lotus Sect disciples also fell down.

The battle entered the most brutal stage!

The Black Lotus Sect disciples were like crazy, wanting to flatten this Fei family team. And all the Fei family's guards were also risking their lives to守住 (shǒu zhù, guard) the carriage.

Xu Jingming's emotions were also fluctuating at this moment. Partners who had been together day and night for two months were dying one by one! Xu Jingming's spear could only try to kill the enemy, try to help his companions, and try to do his best.

At this moment, he felt powerless.

Human power is sometimes exhausted! His strength was ultimately limited! He couldn't turn the tide by his own strength, and he couldn't defeat the Black Lotus Sect by his own strength, after all, he was still far from the realm of 'super-first-rate master'.

"《Mountain-Settling Scroll》! Heart settles! Immovable... like a mountain!" At this moment, under the激荡 (jī dàng, turbulent) emotions, Xu Jingming increasingly understood the essence of the 《Mountain-Settling Scroll》.

The five spear technique scrolls were created by the cosmic legendary existence 'Xuan'. 'Xuan' had different achievements in these five scrolls.

What he accumulated the most was the 《Flowing Water Scroll》 and the 《Mountain-Settling Scroll》, these two scrolls contained the most content. Before becoming a ninth-order... Xuan had extremely high achievements in these two directions.

"With a settled heart, the spear technique will be settled."

"Only when settled can we not give the enemy any chance to take advantage." Xu Jingming's emotions were激荡 (jī dàng, turbulent), but his brain was very calm. He sensed the aspects of all living things, found the enemy's flaws, killed the enemy, and helped his companions.

Doing what he could to the extreme!

Sometimes life-and-death battles are about who makes fewer mistakes and who can seize opportunities.

An opportunity will determine life and death.

Xu Jingming was immersed in the mental state of 'settled heart, immovable like a mountain', perfectly发挥 (fā huī, displaying) his spear technique, constantly killing the enemy on the battlefield. Even two Black Lotus Sect first-rate masters killed him, wanting to拔掉 (bá diào, pull out) Xu Jingming's nail.

But Xu Jingming was too稳 (wěn, stable), not blindly, not贪功 (tān gōng, greedy for merit), not giving the Black Lotus Sect a chance, he was coordinating with the entire Fei family team's formation, maintaining the operation of the formation.

"Three minutes later, the number of guards who die will reach the critical point, and the entire guard team will completely collapse." Xu Jingming understood this, but he still influenced the team with his spear technique and tried his best to persevere.

"Haven't broken through yet?"

The Night Dharma King was also拖住 (tuō zhù, stalled) by the two Blood Rain Guard experts. These two experts were considered拔尖 (bá jiān, top-notch) among the first-rate experts, and their cooperation was even comparable to a 'super-first-rate master', and they were also the Fei family's eldest son's confidants. This time, they were sent to protect their father and sister.

"Rumble~~~" Suddenly, dense hoofbeats came from afar. Because they were running too fast and too densely, the ground was震颤 (zhèn chàn, trembling).

"Hmm?"

Both the surviving Fei family team and the Black Lotus Sect disciples, who had also suffered heavy casualties, noticed.

This team was rushing at full speed. There were many horses, but not many people.

Three horses per person! Lightly armed and rushing at full speed.

"Black Lotus Sect?" Accompanied by a loud shout, "Kill me, kill all these Black Lotus Sect rebels!"

Figures jumped off their horses and killed them as afterimages.

In terms of long-distance running, experts were naturally not as good as these high-quality horses! But in a short burst, the first-rate masters were so fast that their figures were blurred. These dozens of top experts went straight to the Black Lotus Sect and Fei family teams fighting.

"Wang Jiuyan?" The Night Dharma King saw the figure rushing in the front from afar.

That was a burly man, holding an iron spear, his figure like thunder, before he even arrived, a terrifying mental impact had already波及 (bō jí, spread) the entire battlefield, mainly impacting the Black Lotus Sect's side.

"Blood Demon Spear, Wang Jiuyan?" The Night Dharma King's face changed, and he immediately ordered loudly, "Withdraw!"

With an order.

The Night Dharma King immediately flashed and retreated into the darkness, and the other Black Lotus Sect disciples immediately dispersed and fled. Having rebelled for many years, they were also very experienced in retreating and escaping.

The Black Lotus Sect disciples quickly disappeared into the night, and the battle was over!

...

With the Black Lotus Sect disciples retreating, the remaining Fei family team immediately relaxed, and many guards directly slumped to the ground.

Xu Jingming had lost a few pounds, obviously high-intensity fighting consumed energy.

"Greetings, Lord Wang."

The silver-haired old man and the gray-clothed man stepped forward and saluted.

"Is Fei's brother's father and sister alright?" The burly man walked closer to the team and asked.

"We resisted desperately, delaying until now, and finally protected the master and young lady. If Lord Wang hadn't arrived in time, I'm afraid few would have been able to escape today." The silver-haired old man said.

At this time, the burly man also saw Master Fei and Fei Xinlan walking down the carriage.

"I am Wang Jiuyan, a good friend of Fei Qing, greetings to Uncle and Xinlan sister." The burly man smiled, "I was entrusted by Fei Qing, so I brought people to rush over at full speed, and finally arrived at the critical moment. If I had been a step slower, I wouldn't know how to explain it to Fei Qing."

"Thank Lord Wang for saving our lives." Master Fei was also very grateful. He could hear that Wang Jiuyan's status should be very high, and he only called the Blood Rain Guard commander of the Eastern Region of the empire 'Fei Qing'.

"Quickly treat the guards." The burly man ordered, the many experts he brought were all fresh troops, and immediately helped to treat the wounded. Only a third of the many guards could still stand, and the others were either dead or injured.

"Brother Luo."

Tears welled up in Fei Xinlan's eyes, and she had already reached Luo Baichuan's side, even more worried as she looked at Luo Baichuan, who had become a blood man.

At this moment, Luo Baichuan's face was pale, and his lips had no color. When he saw Fei Xinlan coming over, his lips moved, wanting to say something, but he didn't say it.

"He's not dead yet, so he won't die." The expert next to him helped to treat the wound, and said casually, "It's lucky to survive such an injury."

First-rate masters can control every cell in their body, and their vitality is very tenacious. They can control the 'bleeding' in the body, control the wound healing, and control the blood flow in the body, so as long as they can survive to now, they can generally survive.

"Good luck." Xu Jingming and Qiu Tong, who came over, were also happy for Luo Baichuan. Being able to live was good luck.

Qiu Tong was Fei Xinlan's senior sister, and her arm was broken, so she was in the innermost part of the formation, and the pressure she received was relatively small, so she survived.

Xu Jingming had been fighting all along.

The two of them walked to the side, not affecting others from treating Luo Baichuan.

"You are more厉害 (lì hài, awesome)." Qiu Tong said, "You have become a blood man, but the blood is all from others."

Xu Jingming sat down, looked around, and many guards were dead.

"Life is无常 (wú cháng, impermanent)." Xu Jingming shook his head.

"Have some wine." Qiu Tong threw a wine pot over, also sat down next to him, and said casually, "People die everywhere in this world, lives outside the city are as cheap as grass, and there are often gang fights in the city. Being able to join the Blood Rain Guard is already considered a superior person. But being a Blood Rain Guard, you have to fight at a critical moment, and you can't retreat half a step."

"Every career is not easy, each has its own difficulties." Xu Jingming nodded slightly.

The two of them drank wine.

Soon food was distributed, and the survivors were eating, drinking, and chatting. Escorting Fei's father and daughter to the imperial capital, everyone was prepared to risk their lives. Now that their companions had died, everyone was very calm, which was expected.

More than an hour passed, and a large number of people arrived.

"What a big阵势 (zhèn shì, formation)." Xu Jingming, Qiu Tong, and the others looked up and saw a large group of people arriving, with many people拥簇 (yōng cù, surrounding) a leader, who was a black-robed youth.

The black-robed youth jumped off his horse and came closer to the team.

"Lord." The silver-haired old man, the gray-clothed man, and other Blood Rain Guard experts immediately stepped forward and welcomed him respectfully.

"Dad, sister."

The black-robed youth saw his father and sister, and his eyes were red and excited.

"Brother." Fei Xinlan excitedly rushed over and threw herself into her brother's arms.

The black-robed youth hugged his sister, and then showed a happy smile.

"Brother Jiuyan, thank you." The black-robed youth released his sister and thanked Wang Jiuyan next to him.

"It's a small matter." Wang Jiuyan smiled, "And it's mainly the guards'功劳 (gōng láo, credit), they persevered for a while under the Black Lotus Sect's siege, and suffered heavy casualties. When I arrived, I just shouted, and the Black Lotus Sect retreated, so I didn't make any merit."

"Without you, how would they have retreated?" The black-robed youth then looked at the guards who were tired after the war. Many of the seriously injured guards stood up to welcome this Commander Fei.

"My father and sister can live, and everyone has merit."

The black-robed youth looked at everyone and said, "I, Fei Qing, will not forget everyone's merit."

"Thank you, Lord." The guards were all excited, and Xu Jingming, Qiu Tong, and other non-'Blood Rain Guard' origin also thanked Fei.

This road is very difficult.

But as long as they successfully send the person to the imperial capital, that's a great merit! Everyone can prosper.

Now that they heard Fei Qing's promise again, they were at ease.