91: Going against the current

The White Tiger, one of the Sacred Beasts, symbolizes warding off evil and misfortune, and dispelling disaster and ill omens. Cats are also called 'little white tigers,' which is why many families keep cats to guard their homes.

White Tiger Pass, on the other hand, is a vital border stronghold of the Great Han Dynasty, an extremely important pass. It defends against invading enemies, protecting the peace of the region like the Sacred Beast White Tiger, hence its name.

But what is lamentable is that... White Tiger Pass has fallen!

A month ago, a great general from Qi Country led an army of one hundred thousand to launch a surprise attack on White Tiger Pass.

Although White Tiger Pass was a natural stronghold, difficult to attack and easy to defend, and had fifty thousand soldiers stationed there, some individuals in the court, to preserve their own strength and maintain their influence, actually ordered the White Tiger Pass defenders to withdraw and re-station themselves in the rear.

Such absurd actions directly handed over White Tiger Pass, and even completely exposed Tiger Cage City, located behind White Tiger Pass, to the enemy!

The Qi Country soldiers managed to capture White Tiger Pass without losing a single man, and even seized Tiger Cage City in the rear!

And so... the suffering began.

The cowardly actions of the Great Han army greatly fueled the arrogance of the Qi Country forces. The Qi Country generals became even more overbearing. To boost morale and increase their Aura, the Qi Country general ordered three days of no military discipline!

Soldiers were allowed to burn, kill, and plunder freely in Tiger Cage City!

Anything looted... belonged to the soldiers!

Such an order was catastrophic.

Tiger Cage City directly transformed into a living hell. Burning, killing, plundering, rape, abduction... all sorts of tragedies continuously unfolded in Tiger Cage City.

As Li Qi traveled, he encountered many refugees who had escaped from Tiger Cage Pass. He learned about the events in Tiger Cage City from these refugees, and his heart turned cold.

And Li Qi's journey this time... was precisely for Tiger Cage City.

"Those Qi Country soldiers in Tiger Cage City, I'll take care of them..." Li Qi's heart was filled with chilling killing intent.

He had grown to this Realm, having killed many people, but those who died by his hand were all those who deserved to die!

And those Qi Country soldiers... were naturally no exception.

In a war between two nations, casualties are inevitable, and dying on the battlefield is a soldier's destiny... but that only applies to soldiers.

If the butcher's knife is turned against the common people, then they are beasts.

In this chaotic world... what sin have the common people committed?

Li Qi needed a massive amount of Potential Points, and these Potential Points would come from these Qi Country generals!

From high above, Li Qi, dressed in black, walked towards Tiger Cage City. Along the way, there were constantly refugees fleeing from Tiger Cage City.

These refugees wore tattered clothes, their faces covered in dust, and they stumbled along. Li Qi was like a small dot moving against the flow, very conspicuous among the crowd of refugees, heading towards Tiger Cage City.

An old man with white hair, a refugee, saw Li Qi walking against the flow, showed surprise, and then quickly walked over.

"Child, where are you going?"

Li Qi looked at the old man and smiled faintly: "I'm going to Tiger Cage City."

This old man was just a farmer from near Tiger Cage City. The soldiers of Tiger Cage Pass had long since gone mad with killing. He had barely escaped from the Qi Country soldiers with his life.

Now, hearing that Li Qi was still going to Tiger Cage City, the old man was greatly surprised.

"You can't go to Tiger Cage City!"

"Those Qi Country bandits there are beasts, they've gone mad with killing. If you go, you'll die!"

Li Qi nodded to indicate he understood: "I know, old man, don't worry about me..."

The old man became anxious. Seeing such a reckless young man, he repeatedly tried to persuade him, but Li Qi was unmoved, and his figure quickly disappeared into the stream of refugees.

The old man sighed helplessly. After many failed attempts to persuade him, he could only give up and turned to continue his escape.

There were many kind-hearted people like the old man. Many people along the way advised Li Qi not to proceed, but Li Qi refused them all.

As he walked, many witnessed him.

There were those who kindly advised, those who maliciously mocked, and those who watched with cold indifference...

Li Qi remained calm, unmoved, and walked on alone.

The closer he got to Tiger Cage City, the fewer refugees Li Qi encountered. When he was within ten miles of Tiger Cage City, there was not a single refugee to be seen on the road.

This place was like a clear dividing line between life and death...

Within this range, people had either all fled or had already died.

Looking up, Tiger Cage City was already visible in the distance. Li Qi could already see the tall city walls of Tiger Cage City from afar.

Li Qi took a deep breath. He smelled the bloody Qi coming from Tiger Cage City!

A faint smell of blood permeated the air, and if he closed his eyes and listened carefully... he could almost hear the cries of the departed souls.

Li Qi smiled.

"They deserve to die..."

"All these people deserve to die... Hehehe..."

He no longer lingered, quickening his pace towards Tiger Cage City.

Floating Light Imprint!

Li Qi's figure flickered like an illusion. Each time he vanished and reappeared, the distance covered was several miles!

In the blink of an eye, he crossed a distance of ten miles and arrived at Tiger Cage City!

The city walls, several zhang high, could not block Li Qi's steps. With a flash of his figure, he appeared deep within the city.

And when Li Qi saw the scene within the city, the blood in his body almost rushed to his head.

Even though Li Qi was accustomed to life and death and slaughter, and his Heart-Nature had long since become as hard as iron, he still found it difficult to suppress the surging killing intent in his heart at this moment!

"Damn it!"

"You... all of you deserve to die!!!"