27: A real man lives between heaven and earth, how can he be depressed and inferior to others for long?

After Huang Yuanqing finished counting the numbers, he lost interest and turned to leave, leaving behind a crowd with various expressions.

“Alas… this Divine Might Army is truly despicable, to pull such a stunt.”

“First, Fang Zhuo was killed, then the Blood Rainbow Hall was gone, and now this has happened.”

“May their sons be born without anuses! If I couldn’t beat them, I’d fight them to the death!”

“They say they want us to assist them in attacking the rebels, but they definitely want us to die! To be cannon fodder!”

“I don’t care, I’ll definitely hide when the time comes!”

“Me too!”

A group of people discussed animatedly, those who were chosen were indignant, while those who were not chosen looked relieved, and they turned and left this place of trouble.

At this moment, Han Yangqiu also walked over and said bitterly, “Li Qi, you’ve been chosen too.”

Li Qi looked at Han Yangqiu, his expression calm as he nodded, “Yes, it’s the same for everyone.”

Han Yangqiu was also chosen; he was just a Body Tempering Realm Early Stage Martial Artist, at the bottom of the Gang, and was also selected by Huang Yuanqing to go to the Divine Might Army.

Luo Yongnian sent these people to their deaths on the battlefield, intending to reduce the manpower and strength of the various Gangs in Chuan, thereby doing a favor for the Chuan Prefecture Governor. Huang Yuanqing and the others were not fools; they wouldn't send all of their Gang's elites out.

Most of the people selected this time were low-level members of the Gangs, with most of them being Body Tempering Realm Early Stage and Middle Stage Martial Artists, and only a few were Body Tempering Realm Late Stage.

After this battle, the Ruyi Gang might suffer heavy losses, but it wouldn't be crippling, and it had hope of recovering quickly.

In the clashes and struggles between various forces, these low-level personnel had no ability to decide their own fate; they were merely bargaining chips for various forces to play and exchange.

Li Qi sneered inwardly. Although he intended to go to the battlefield to harvest Potential Points, being actively pushed out to die like this still made him feel a bit displeased.

Originally, as a member of the Ruyi Gang, he still had some sense of belonging to the Ruyi Gang, but now that sense of belonging had faded considerably.

“When the Divine Might Army’s attack on the rebels is over, and I’ve collected enough Potential Points… it’ll be time to leave.”

“With my current strength, the world is vast, and I can go anywhere!”

“Besides… how can a man of great ambition live his life in obscurity, forever beneath others?”

When this thought suddenly appeared in his mind, Li Qi’s heart uncontrollably surged with excitement.

His previous self was merely a scholar, content to live in a small corner, never traveling far in his life, oblivious to the outside world, and only focused on studying the classics. He knew very little about the world outside.

And after Li Qi Transmigrated here, he was also busy with constant fighting and survival, and could not claim to understand the outside world.

He really wanted to go out and explore, to see what this world was like. This world had a powerful Martial Dao civilization, and he really wanted to see what kind of world it truly was!

A faint smile appeared on Li Qi’s face.

Han Yangqiu, who was in front of him, was preoccupied and did not notice Li Qi’s expression. He had interacted less with Li Qi recently, but now that disaster was imminent, they found themselves together again.

Li Qi also knew the other party’s intention and comforted him, “It’s alright, Brother Qiu. When the time comes, stay close to me, don’t get separated.”

With Li Qi’s words, Han Yangqiu felt much more at ease. He looked at Li Qi gratefully, “Thank you, brother.”

He knew that Li Qi’s Cultivation had advanced by leaps and bounds, and his strength had far surpassed his own. He came to find Li Qi with the intention of seeking protection, hoping that Li Qi could look after him once they entered the battlefield.

Li Qi had a good impression of Han Yangqiu; when he first entered the Jianghu, he followed Han Yangqiu. The other party helped him when he was at his weakest and most helpless, and he was not stingy in repaying that kindness.

There were many people with intentions similar to Han Yangqiu, and soon many people gathered around Li Qi, also seeking protection.

Li Qi was one of the strongest people going to the Divine Might Army this time, and other ordinary Gang members all gathered around him, their smiles warm and fawning.

“Little Brother Li, when we go to the Divine Might Army tomorrow, you must take good care of this old brother.”

“This old brother doesn’t have anything else on him, just a little money, please accept it.”

A burly man said this and stuffed a heavy gold ingot into Li Qi’s hand. Although the man’s face showed a pained expression, he gritted his teeth and gave it away.

There was no other way, this was money to buy his life!

Other Gang members also kept stuffing various benefits into Li Qi’s hands. Some who didn’t have anything with them even rushed home to get it, making Li Qi feel both amused and helpless.

After dealing with these people, Li Qi returned home and placed the items in his arms on the nearby table, speechless for a moment.

After a long silence, he finally sighed and went to wash up. Just as Li Qi was about to go to sleep, there was a knock on the door.

“Brother Li, are you asleep?”

“I am Song Shunan, a brother from the Gang. I’ve come late at night for an important matter, please open the door.”

Li Qi rubbed his eyes, opened the door, and saw Song Shunan with a smiling face.

He knew this person; he was also one of the people going to the Divine Might Army tomorrow.

“Brother Shunan, please come in quickly. What is this…?”

Song Shunan’s late-night visit surprised Li Qi, who asked.

Song Shunan also gave a wry smile, “It’s for tomorrow’s matter, of course.”

“I, your old brother, have nothing else of value on me, except for this family heirloom Martial Art… I have nothing else presentable.”

Saying this, Song Shunan took out a book from his Pregnant and handed it to Li Qi.

Li Qi took it and saw five large characters written on it: “Shanhe Xingqi Shu?!”

Song Shunan smiled faintly, “That’s right, it’s this Shanhe Xingqi Shu. This is my Song family’s inherited Martial Art. It can greatly increase the total amount of True Qi in the body and the recovery speed of True Qi. It is a secret technique belonging to the True Qi Realm.”

“Unfortunately, the descendants of the Song family have been unworthy, and for several generations, no one has managed to Breakthrough the Body Tempering limit and enter the True Qi Realm, leaving this family heirloom secret art to gather dust.”

“Today, I give this secret technique to Brother Li… I only hope that after we go to the Divine Might Army tomorrow, Brother Li can protect me.”

Song Shunan slowly explained the reason, his face full of sighs and shame.

He saw many people in the Gang trying to win over Li Qi, and he also hoped to receive Li Qi’s protection, but he had no silver to offer. Although the Gang had given out three taels of gold a few days ago, he owed a lot of external debts, and that money had long been used to pay them off.

Now, he only had a family heirloom secret technique that was presentable, so he rushed home, copied a copy of this secret technique, and brought it to Li Qi.

Song Shunan had thought this matter through very clearly. His Martial Arts talent was not good; after many years of practice, he was only at the Body Tempering Realm Middle Stage, with ordinary strength, making it difficult to survive on the battlefield.

Since that was the case, he would use this Shanhe Xingqi Shu as a bargaining chip to gain Li Qi’s protection!

Survive first, then talk!

As long as he was alive, he could continue to Cultivate Martial Arts in the future, slowly Breakthrough Realms, and still have a chance to Cultivate this Shanhe Xingqi Shu!

But if he died… then there would be nothing left.

This Shanhe Xingqi Shu could only be taken with him into his coffin.

After giving the secret technique, Song Shunan spoke a few polite words and then turned and left, leaving Li Qi dumbfounded.

Li Qi had never expected that being pushed out to attack the rebels would not only net him a lot of money… but also a True Qi Realm secret technique!

【Discoverable Martial Art!】

【Martial Art being recorded…】

【You have obtained a Medium Grade Martial Art… Shanhe Xingqi Shu!】