196: About to enter a new level of life (asking for monthly tickets)

Not long after Chen Yuan and the others arrived, the first wave of refugees, under the escort of the army dispatched by Gou Zhi, also entered Guangan Prefecture. In the heavy rain, they stretched for several miles!

The dense crowd, each with a tired and fearful expression, finally couldn't hold back after entering Guang'an City. Many were either weeping with joy for escaping their dark days or crying bitterly for losing loved ones and being left alone.

“Rumble!”

The heavy rain poured down, and thunder broke through the sky, deafening for this scene.

However, many common people had traveled a long distance, from Weiyuan Prefecture, hundreds or even thousands of miles, and were disturbed by Devils along the way. They had been on edge the whole time. Now that they were in Guangan Prefecture, as soon as they relaxed, their bodies immediately gave out, and many collapsed.

The army's whistles sounded, and shouts rose, causing some commotion.

Some quickly used Divine Ability to build earth walls under the city wall, creating simple shelters, while others rushed to fetch people.

On the West City side, people were still shocked by the scene from earlier, but before they knew what had happened, they saw this scene. Seeing the ragged refugees, some crying out in despair, some collapsing from weakness, immediately caused a clamor.

“So many people, what happened to them?”

“Didn’t you hear the rumors in the market? Something must have happened in the west.”

“Oh my goodness, what a sin.”

“Go quickly and see, I see many people collapsed on the ground. Let’s save them first. Oh, and bring the few catties of food from home too.”

“...”

One by one, conversations echoed in the homes of the common people near West City.

Then, doors opened everywhere, and figures, some holding umbrellas, some wearing straw cloaks, holding something in their arms, braved the heavy rain and hurried towards the city wall.

One by one, black dots gradually coalesced into a black stream of people, making the coldness of the heavy rain gradually become warm and fervent.

“Child, wake up.”

A middle-aged couple, part of a team that rushed to the West City wall, along with the West City common people who came to assist, saw a young boy collapsed on the ground. His lips were completely chapped and peeling, his shoes were dark blue, and his entire foot was a bloody mess. On his back, he carried a woman whose body already showed rigor mortis, tied to him with a rope around her waist, holding the boy and the woman tightly together.

The couple vaguely guessed the relationship between the two and were moved.

The boy heard a distant call and weakly opened a slit of his eye. In the blurry light, he seemed to see his mother’s face. One hand laboriously lifted, and a heartbreaking smile appeared on his chapped lips,

“Mother!”

Then his hand fell with a “thud.”

The woman quickly took the boy’s hand, unable to hold back her tears. “Poor child, what on earth did you two go through?”

“Husband, quickly save him.”

“....................”

And this scene was playing out, one after another, under the West City wall.

In times of chaos, with Devils rising, tiny individuals are like straw in the rolling torrent, leaving behind only fragmented stories full of blood and tears.

And with the arrival of these refugees, fragmented stories combined, and a piece of news gradually became clear!

Then, spread by word of mouth, the blocked news was finally unraveled, causing a stir in Guangan Prefecture.

Thousands of miles to the west had turned into a Hell. In the Sinister Yao Kingdom, countless people were reduced to blood sacrifices or slaves of Devils. At this time, five Great Divine Power Practitioners appeared, traveling west, breaking into the Yao Kingdom, and rescuing them.

Among them, one name was repeatedly mentioned.

Ninth Mountain Zhonglang General!

All the clues pieced together indicated that Ninth Mountain Zhonglang General, leading several Human Race experts, had entered the Yao Kingdom a thousand miles away, rescued the people of several cities, and finally returned victorious.

For a time, as this storyline was completed, previously blocked news also spread like wildfire.

For example, the Yao Race of the Ten Thousand Mountains had already broken through the pass, and the Town Demon Envoy guarding Youmen Pass had fallen for it.

Weiyuan Prefecture had fallen, and Ninth Mountain Zhonglang General was tasked with supporting Guangan Prefecture as the front line against the Yao Race.

Those Divine Power Users were various Sects and Heavenly Gate supporting together, and so on.

The entire Guangan Prefecture was shaken!

Some were alarmed by the widespread rise of Devils.

Some were excited that Ninth Mountain Zhonglang General led the Sects and Heavenly Gate, slaying Devils all the way.

Some cursed the Prefectural Division for concealing the news of the Devils.

At the same time, within a courtyard at the Sky Patrol Division's station, Liu Qing and two others hurried out.

Then, sharp whistles sounded, and shouts rose.

Soon, the Ninth Mountain Army, who had just returned, quickly prepared themselves and rushed out of the Sky Patrol Division's station, heading straight out of West City.

Inside the courtyard, Chen Yuan issued several orders, handing over the finishing work to his troops.

It took about half an hour to deal with these trivial matters.

After all this, Chen Yuan finally let out a slight sigh of relief. He could slay Devils, but he was not good at handling the subsequent cumbersome work.

At this moment, he finally looked at the Sects and Heavenly Gate who had been waiting patiently for him, cupped his fists, and apologized, “Everyone, I apologize for making you wait!”

“No problem, it’s good for us to quietly recuperate during this time,” Qingyangzi of Shu Mountain Sword Sect said, then continued, “I estimate that after this battle, we will all need to rest for a while.”

Qingyangzi was right. Two days and three nights, fighting back and forth for five to six thousand miles, it was no exaggeration to say they hadn't stopped for a moment. Such high-intensity combat resulted in astonishing True Qi consumption. He was already exhausted, even having stimulated the Qi and blood in his body, leading to a deficiency of Qi and blood.

This was even with Chen Yuan using Kuntian Flying Sleeve several times to collect them for rest when facing the Devils besieging Weiyuan Prefecture.

Speaking of this, a flicker appeared deep in Qingyangzi’s eyes. Through this collaboration with this Ninth Zhonglang, he truly felt how strong this person’s power was, far surpassing ordinary Dao soldiers, especially the unfathomable Divine Ability he displayed.

A pair of golden eyes could slay Devils, capture forms, and even Breakthrough Restrictions. A flick of his sleeve actually touched upon the legendary Pot Heaven, such a Great Divine Ability.

And he was actually still a little surprised. He cultivated a Qi-observing technique. He clearly saw earlier that this Ninth Zhonglang’s blood Qi was soaring in this battle, and for every Heavenly Gate Devil he killed, his Qi became stronger, startling him.

But at this moment, he couldn’t see any of it.

Could it be...

“Fellow Daoist Qingyangzi is right, Yun also suffered some injuries, but what does a little injury matter after killing so many beasts this time? Haha, what a thrill!” Yun Kun of Benlei Mountain raised his light yellow eyebrows, his laughter like muffled thunder, shaking the entire hall.

The other few, with somewhat tired brows, brightened up considerably when speaking of this, nodding or smiling.

Third Mountain General Chang Shan, having just experienced a battle, with bloodstains still wet on his armor, chuckled in a low voice: “It still has to be you, Ninth Zhonglang, with your superb skill and courage, charging in with just four others. I, Chang, still feel a bit startled recalling it now. It was too sudden. The entire Southwest was in chaos, almost knocking me out.”

As soon as these words came out, laughter filled the hall.

After this battle with the Devils, the group fought together, and their relationship quickly became familiar.

Chen Yuan listened and also smiled,

“Brother Chang is joking. Not only did you not expect it, but Chen also didn’t expect it. The battlefield is unpredictable, and Chen also acted on impulse.”

“This time, thanks to all of you, otherwise Chen fears he would have been unable to manage. I see that all of you are injured…”

As he spoke, he flicked his sleeve, and eight small white jade bottles flew out, landing in front of the eight people.

“Inside are the essence blood of Dao soldier Devils!”

“It can help you all recover quickly from your injuries.”

“Afterward, Chen will also order people to send the flesh and blood of these Devils to your residences.”

Upon seeing this, their expressions flickered.

Among them, the beautiful woman from Su Nu Sword Sect shook her head with a cold expression,

“I don’t need it, I didn’t help much anyway, and besides, slaying Devils is our duty.”

The others also said similar things.

Chen Yuan, however, was serious, “You all followed me, Chen Yuan, through life and death, entering dangerous places several times, and suffered injuries. Now that these Devils have been killed, you should all drink their Devil blood and eat their Devil flesh. This is what you deserve. If you don’t accept it, and others hear about it later, who knows how they’ll scold me.”

As soon as these words came out, the few Sects and Heavenly Gate couldn't help but smile.

However, the next second, as Chen Yuan continued, the smiles on their faces gradually faded,

“Furthermore, Chen also hopes that all of you can recover quickly. According to what we learned along the way, the Heavenly Gate Devils of the Six Mountains that appeared here numbered over twenty. This is still only a part of the Six Mountains, let alone the Ten Thousand Mountains.”

“Perhaps it’s a bit cruel, but I and all of you, in this surging tide, are nothing more than a slightly larger wave, capable of being crushed to death at any moment, with our Divine Souls destroyed and our Dao extinguished.”

Chen Yuan was not deliberately alarmist, but rather stating the reality before them. What they had seen along the way was only a part of the Six Mountains. Who knew how many terrifying Devils were hidden in the Ten Thousand Mountains? To use his own words, they were just a slightly larger wave.

At present, his aggressive forward movement was not because he sought death, but because he knew that the current situation would not wait for him to slowly hide. He urgently needed to strengthen himself and needed Devils. For him, this was an opportunity.

At this moment, in his Mud Pill, Luck was soaring, and he was about to step into a new level of life!

He hoped to have more and more helpers around him. As for those eight bottles of Devil essence blood, he didn't care at all. At this moment, his Kuntian Flying Sleeve was filled with the corpses of more than ten Heavenly Gate Devils. What were a few bottles of essence blood? And what he said was not false; they followed him to fight and fell into dangerous situations, slaying Devils. This was what they deserved.

In the hall, when the various Sects and Heavenly Gate heard this, they no longer stood on ceremony and accepted the Devil essence blood.

“Then we thank Ninth Zhonglang!”

Seeing this, Chen Yuan finally smiled.

“Everyone, please go and rest first!”

“Chang Central Herald, for you and the others, I have already arranged for accommodations.”

“Good!”

The eight Heavenly Gate nodded, then got up and left.

As soon as they walked out of the hall, they saw a burly man enter.

“Commander Gou?”

Qingyangzi and the others were slightly surprised to see Gou Zhi, whose appearance had changed greatly.

They didn’t know Gou Zhi’s situation; only a person’s appearance could change, but their Qi could not, so they recognized him.

Gou Zhi’s expression was a bit stiff, and he smiled,

“Is Ninth Zhonglang still inside?”

“He is. We’ll be leaving now.”

Gou Zhi didn’t even look at the other new faces that had appeared and quickly walked into the hall.

Colonel Chang Shan and the others found it strange that this Local General of the Guard seemed a bit nervous, but they didn’t think much of it and left the courtyard.

And when Gou Zhi stepped into the hall, he saw Chen Yuan sitting there properly, seemingly waiting for him.

“Chen Yuan, regarding today’s matter, I have already imprisoned Xiao Wang Zhang San’s family, awaiting your disposition!”