Heroes would never become ambitious and ruthless, and similarly, ambitious and ruthless people would never become heroes. This was nonsense. However, regardless of whether they were heroes or ambitious and ruthless people in history, they all had one thing in common. Behind them, there would always be a group of loyal followers.
For example, Guan Yunchang and Zhang Yide, who followed Liu Xuande through life and death in the Three Kingdoms, and Xu Da, who conquered the Ming Dynasty with Zhu Yuanzhang.
These people did not become emperors. It was not because they did not have the ambition to become emperors, but rather, they knew what they were best suited to do.
Qing Yi was such a person.
After entering the Shadow Sect, she did not have any second thoughts. Her only wish was to assist Wu Yuer and willingly become her sword servant.
Therefore, when Wu Yuer asked who was willing to stay in the Northern Mountain Village, she did not hesitate and stood out from the group of sword servants.
The reason was simple …
That was because she knew that Wu Yuer needed her to stand out.
However, there would always be accidents. One would not necessarily succeed just by gritting one's teeth and persevering.
"Ah …" A tearing sound was heard. Qing Yi's sword moved again. Even though her injuries were extremely severe, even though she couldn't see any hope in this situation, it didn't affect her from drawing her sword.
"Kill!" The Demon soldiers' voices were equally cold.
As the elite troops of the Demon Race, they were far superior to the human army in terms of military discipline and power. Therefore, why would they be afraid?
Slash!
Slash!
Two Demon soldiers fell to the ground at almost the same time. However, one of the Demon soldiers had already pierced Qing Yi's arm with his spear.
Clang! Qing Yi's sword fell to the ground.
…
The sun gradually set and a faint golden-red light shone from the sky.
At the east gate of the Huai An County, there was a wide road that led directly to the Northern Mountain Village. This road was built by Fang Zhengzhi a few years ago, and was later named the "Road of Righteousness".
The message was for the students to learn from Fang Zhengzhi and use him as a role model. After this road was completed, it became one of the main routes for merchants to travel to and fro.
However, there weren't many people on this road today. They were only in twos and threes, and it seemed a little desolate. The reason was that there was a large number of soldiers guarding the eastern gate, and it seemed extremely tight.
In fact, there were similar scenes at the most important city gates and passes of the Great Xia Dynasty. After all, in this special period of time where everyone was in a state of panic and rumors, the soldiers had to strictly supervise the people entering and leaving the city to prevent any accidents.
"Roar!" An earth-shattering sound rang out. Then, two huge black figures appeared at the city gate. A piercingly cold gale pressed down, causing the soldiers guarding the city gate to raise their heads in an instant.
After that, their eyes widened because there were two enormous ferocious beasts covered in snow-white scales above their heads. Every single ferocious beast's wings were able to block out the radiance of the sky when they spread open.
"What … what is that?!" The soldiers in charge of guarding the city gates were shocked when they saw the two huge beasts fly past the city gates.
"It's the White Scaled Snow Eagle!"
"Demon race? Is the Demon race … coming for a sneak attack? Look, there's a person standing on the White Scaled Snow Eagle Beast, no, there's a person standing on each of them?! "
"Not just standing, that … that woman seems to be carrying … hang on, is that the Divine Constabulary's … Princess?!"
"Princess?! Why is the princess in that woman's arms? Who is that woman? "
"Hang on, the man in front, that blue robe …"
"Fang Zhengzhi!"
"It's Prince Cang, Fang Zhengzhi!"
"Oh my god, Prince Cang is back, Prince Cang really returned to Huai An County, hurry … hurry up and report to Official Li!" After the soldiers saw the figure standing on the back of the beast, they quickly forgot about Wu Yuer, who was carrying Chi Guyan on the back of the beast.
There weren't many people on the road, and they were all clearly shocked at this moment.
"Fang Zhengzhi?!"
"Is that Fang Zhengzhi?"
"And the princess?!"
"Hurry, that's Prince Cang and the princess … Hurry up and kneel down!"
As the voices rang out, the few people on the road also knelt down in unison. Everyone's gazes were fixed on the figure in the distance.
After all, the Great Xia Dynasty was no longer the same as before.
Fang Zhengzhi and Chi Guyan were definitely the most reputable people in the Five Constabularies of the Northern Lands. Now that the two of them appeared at the same time, how could the people not be shocked?
…
On the back of the White Scaled Snow Eagle Beast.
Fang Zhengzhi frowned as he looked at the shocked soldiers and the people kneeling on the ground. He had gotten used to this situation along the way.
He would be recognized almost every time he passed by a city. In other words, his whereabouts were completely exposed. However, he couldn't care less as he had to hurry on with his journey.
After all, he didn't really care about exposing his whereabouts.
However, the Heavenly Oasis Saint and Yan Qianli were more concerned about this. In fact, after coming down from the Heaven Zen Mountain of the Holy Region, the Heavenly Oasis Saint and Yan Qianli had a deep conversation with him. They said that it was never too late for a gentleman to take revenge.
Then, they even gave him many suggestions for his future plans and where he should go.
For example, Yan Qianli suggested that he should go to Western Liang as it was his territory and it would be harder to find him if he hid there. On the other hand, the Heavenly Oasis Saint suggested that he should return to the Shadow Sect first. He even mentioned Chi Guyan's injuries and said that the Shadow Sect was definitely the best choice in terms of medical treatment.
However, Fang Zhengzhi rejected all these suggestions decisively.
That was because he wanted to return to the Northern Mountain Village.
He didn't have many reasons. He didn't want to hide and he wanted to stay in the Northern Mountain Village openly. Moreover, he couldn't stop worrying about Fang Houde and Qin Xuelian even though Wu Yuer had already arranged for Qing Yi to protect the Northern Mountain Village.
However, now that the situation had changed …
If it was in the past, he wouldn't have to worry too much. After all, with Qing Yi's capabilities, she would be fine as long as she didn't encounter a Sage who was much more powerful than her.
However, after returning from the Holy Region, Fang Zhengzhi's thoughts changed.
There were more powerful individuals in this world than he had imagined. Most importantly, the Monster Race and Demon Race had formed an alliance. Therefore, was the deep area of the Cang Ling Mountain still considered as a forbidden area?
Fang Zhengzhi felt very uneasy. It would be best if nothing happened. However, if something happened, he really couldn't accept it.
That was his sore spot.
The sore spot that nobody could touch.
As for Chi Guyan's injuries, they weren't as serious as he had imagined. Moreover, he felt that Chi Guyan didn't need to recuperate or consume any pills in her current state.
This was a very strange feeling.
Chi Guyan's heartbeat was very slow and her body temperature was extremely low. She felt as though she had entered a state of "hibernation".
It was a little strange.
However, Fang Zhengzhi did feel that way. Therefore, he felt that it would be more suitable to bring Chi Guyan back to the quiet and pure Northern Mountain Village.
Of course, he wasn't surprised that Wu Yuer insisted on following him.
"Faster, faster!" Fang Zhengzhi urged the White-Scaled Snow Eagle Beast with all his might. However, no matter how hard he urged, the White-Scaled Snow Eagle Beast didn't move at all.
After all, the White-Scaled Snow Eagle Beast had been travelling continuously for one and a half months from the Holy Region all the way to the Northern Lands. There were no other beasts in between, hence the White-Scaled Snow Eagle Beast's speed couldn't be any faster.
"Roar!" The White-Scaled Snow Eagle Beast flapped its wings in protest.
"Shameless brat, nothing happened along the way, it can't be such a coincidence," said Wu Yuer casually as she looked at the pitiful White-Scaled Snow Eagle Beast.
"Hmm." Fang Zhengzhi nodded.
"I thought you would feel more at ease after reaching Huai An County. After all, if anything really happened in the Northern Mountain Village, Huai An County would definitely know about it, right?"
"Hmm." Fang Zhengzhi nodded again.
"If you really want to go back earlier, I have a suggestion."
"Hmm … hmm? What do you think? " Just as Fang Zhengzhi was about to continue nodding, he suddenly regained his senses and turned to look at Wu Yuer who was behind him.
"This White-Scaled Snow Eagle Beast has been flying for one and a half months, I reckon it really can't fly anymore. If you are really anxious, you can travel faster with your own speed. We have already passed Huai An County and nothing happened along the way. You don't have to worry about Chi Guyan, I will take care of her, she definitely won't be in danger."
"You are so weak, can you take care of her?" Fang Zhengzhi was slightly worried.
"What? How dare you say that I … Alright, I am not as powerful as you now, but even if something happens, I should be able to hold on for a while, right? You should rush to the Northern Mountain Village first. If something really happens, I will send a signal immediately and you will be able to save me when you see it. "Wu Yuer was evidently unhappy.
"Hmm … That's true!" Fang Zhengzhi's eyes lit up when he heard this. Then, he leaped down from the back of the White-Scaled Snow Eagle Beast.
With a flash of azure blue radiance, Fang Zhengzhi appeared at a distance away. In terms of speed, he was much faster than the White-Scaled Snow Eagle Beast.
"Shameless, idiot Fang Zhengzhi … How could he run away without even saying goodbye? How infuriating, I am the leader of the Shadow Sect, in terms of looks … Eh? If I say that I am devastatingly beautiful, who would dare to say that I am not? " Wu Yuer looked at Chi Guyan in her arms and paused for a moment. Then, she straightened her chest and muttered to herself without blushing or skipping a beat.
…
In the Northern Mountain Village.
Qing Yi's entire body was stained with blood and she was half-kneeling on the ground. Beads of perspiration flowed down her face and mixed with the blood on her body.
"Die!" A Demon soldier shouted coldly and stabbed his spear towards Qing Yi again. A chilling radiance was emitted from the tip of the spear.
However, at the instant when the spear was about to pierce Qing Yi's throat, Qing Yi disappeared on the spot. Then, a deep sound was heard.
Bam! The Demon Soldier's body fell heavily to the ground. He looked at Qing Yi, who was standing behind him, in disbelief.
That was because Qing Yi had dropped her sword.
However, despite that, he did not manage to kill Qing Yi. Instead, his body was penetrated by Qing Yi's fist and blood gushed out like a fountain.
"Plop!" The Demon Soldier's body fell heavily to the ground.
Meanwhile, the Vice Domain Chief of the Demon Race, who was not far away, lit up his blood-red Demon Eye when he saw this. He was truly astonished.
How could she stand up with such injuries?
What kind of willpower was it that allowed Qing Yi to persevere? Was she unwilling to die just like that? The Vice Domain Chief of the Demon Race shook his head. He knew that was not the case because if that was the case, Qing Yi would not even need to appear.
After all, with Qing Yi's capabilities, she could easily find an opportunity to escape from the Northern Mountain Village without being discovered by the Demon Race.
In that case, why did she do that?
Was it a mission? Or was it to protect someone?
The Vice Domain Chief of the Demon Race looked behind Qing Yi. Outside the encirclement of the Demon soldiers, there was a man, a lady, and a little boy.
Fang Houde, Qin Xuelian, and Little Radish.
"Looks like it's because of the two of them?" The Vice Domain Chief of the Demon Race narrowed his eyes. He knew that the best way to make Qing Yi give up was to make her despair.
If the person she was protecting was gone, what was the point of persevering?
In fact, after knowing that this was Fang Zhengzhi's village, the Vice Domain Chief of the Demon Race had a bold idea.
That was to capture Fang Houde and Qin Xuelian.
From a certain perspective, this could be considered a backup plan. After all, with his capabilities, he had many ways to make Fang Houde and Qin Xuelian forget about what was happening in front of them.
After Fang Houde and Qin Xuelian lost their memories, there were too many reasons to explain what had happened. For example, he happened to pass by when the mountain collapsed and saved Fang Houde and Qin Xuelian.
The Vice Domain Chief of the Demon Race had thought of this.
But very quickly, he rejected this idea because there were too many uncertainties. After all, this was a pool of muddy water that was not easy to tread in.
As long as he was involved, it would be difficult for him to avoid responsibility.
Even though he had plenty of reasons to explain himself, some people were not always reasonable, and Fang Zhengzhi happened to be one of them.
He was not afraid of Fang Zhengzhi.
However, he didn't want to gamble with his life. Furthermore, saving Fang Houde and Qin Xuelian might not necessarily be a meritorious deed.
"There is no one who will never speak, unless … this person is dead!" The Vice Domain Chief of the Demon Race widened his eyes and a chilling radiance flashed across his eyes. "I have personally sent the two of you to hell. Shouldn't villagers like you be satisfied?"
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