Asking everyone to risk their lives as soon as they arrived, everyone felt a little conflicted.
The Alliance Master's words were actually very clear. Those three hundred people who refused to join the Red Scarves Alliance were not on the same side as the Red Scarves Alliance, so they were enemies. Hence, they had to be killed. On the other hand, if they didn't kill those three hundred people, it would prove that they didn't truly want to join the Red Scarves Alliance. If they weren't on the same side as the Red Scarves Alliance, then they would also become enemies of the Red Scarves Alliance. Judging from the current situation, if they didn't agree, they might not be allowed to leave.
Zhao Fei and the others exchanged glances and remained silent. The Alliance Master's actions were clearer than theirs, so there was no need for them to say anything.
The four hundred men of the Red Scarves Alliance suddenly fell into a solemn silence amidst the snowstorm. Miao Yi's words had instantly convinced them. Every one of them glared at Lu Siping and the others. As soon as Miao Yi gave the order, they would immediately attack without hesitation.
"Right now, they won't be guarding against you. If you don't make a sound, attack them with numbers, and attack the weak with strength. If you suddenly attack, you will definitely be able to annihilate them in one fell swoop. It can be said that there won't be any difficulty." Miao Yi reminded them once more. With an indifferent expression, he said, "If none of you are willing to do such an easy task, how can I believe that all of you are sincere in joining my Red Scarves Alliance? And how can I believe that all of you will listen to our orders after joining?"
These words were already very explicit. I want you to hand over your proof of allegiance!
After Lu Siping and the others discussed among themselves, they too felt that it wouldn't be difficult for them to launch a surprise attack as Miao Yi had suggested. Even if they were to face him head-on, they wouldn't be at a disadvantage, let alone launching a sneak attack.
After reaching a consensus, everyone cupped their hands and said, "We will follow the Alliance Master's orders."
Miao Yi looked down at Yan Baichuan and the others, who had already returned to their own camp, and said, "There's no time to lose. Don't let them escape."
Lu Siping and the others immediately descended the mountain. When they returned to their respective sects, Yan Baichuan and the others had already explained the situation to their fellow disciples and led them away.
While paying attention to the commotion below, Miao Yi passed on a message to his subordinates, "Follow the plan we used to activate the avalanche and prepare to attack. If Lu Siping and the others don't make a move, we will wipe them out as well!"
Qi Xiuhong, who was behind him, felt a chill run down her spine.
"Yes!" Zhao Fei and the others solemnly cupped their fists and accepted the order for the first time. Miao Yi's actions were truly out of consideration for everyone. Now, everyone could be considered to have truly submitted to him.
With their hearts set on the same goal, Zhao Fei and the others were able to make arrangements much more quickly.
Halfway up the mountain, Yan Baichuan and the others had not gone far with their men. Hearing the commotion behind him, Yan Baichuan turned around and saw Lu Siping and the others leading their troops back at a moderate pace. He couldn't help shouting, "Brother Lu, didn't you agree to the Red Scarves Alliance's conditions? Why did you return? "
"The Red Scarves Alliance's demands are endless. If it's really hard to bear, it's better to find another path, "Lu Siping replied.
Yan Baichuan waved his hand and signaled for everyone to stop. Then, along with a dozen or so representatives from various sects, he turned around and passed through his own people. "This thief is clearly making things difficult for us on purpose. Brother, we discussed it earlier. Why don't we form an alliance to protect ourselves? Why do we have to listen to others' orders?"
Lu Siping raised his hand slightly, and the troops behind him also stopped. Lu Siping asked with interest, "May I ask who will be the leader after the alliance?"
Yan Baichuan immediately said with a serious expression, "We can discuss this slowly if no one has any objections. I am willing to serve all of you. "
Serving was a lie. His real intention was to become the Alliance Master himself. Lu Siping nodded and said, "I'm afraid we won't be able to come to a conclusion even if we discuss it. I have no objections to Brother Yan becoming the Alliance Master. I just want to ask, if we encounter a powerful enemy, will Brother Yan be willing to let the disciples of the Sect of the Three Founders charge at the front?"
As soon as he said this, one of the disciples of the Sect of the Three Founders behind Yan Baichuan shouted, "The Alliance Master comes from the Sect of the Three Founders. How can we let the disciples of the Three Founders charge at the front? What kind of logic is that? Everyone will naturally listen to the Alliance Master's orders. "
Yan Baichuan turned around and glared at the disciples, gesturing for them to shut up. He then turned around and smiled, "Brother, you don't have to worry about this. I will not let your sect suffer any losses. I will not act arbitrarily. When the time comes, we can discuss it with everyone. "
"Discuss it when we encounter a powerful enemy? I'm afraid it'll be too late before we can even come to a conclusion. I'm afraid we'll already be in chaos before we can even come to a conclusion. How can we establish ourselves in the Sea of Constellations then? "Lu Siping laughed coldly.
Yan Baichuan was clearly displeased as he said, "If Brother Lu has a better idea, why don't you share it with everyone?"
"I do have a better idea. And that is to kill you!" Lu Siping suddenly shouted. He thrust his spear forward.
As soon as he made his move, it was as though he had sent out a signal to attack. The six hundred troops behind him immediately relied on the terrain to their advantage and charged down from above. Both sides were instantly thrown into chaos.
Yan Baichuan reacted quickly as well. He quickly moved to block Lu Siping's thrust and immediately counterattacked. As the two of them clashed fiercely, Yan Baichuan bellowed, "Lu Siping, I recruited you out of goodwill. I have no grudges with you in the past, nor do I have any grudges against you. Why are you ambushing me?"
"I am under the Alliance Master's orders to kill you!" Lu Siping shouted out the truth without hesitation. His attacks didn't stop, and Yu Baixing, who was also at the Blue Lotus Ninth Grade, had already made his move. The two of them joined forces to fight.
Yan Baichuan was flustered by the onslaught. He roared, "You bastard! How dare you harm me! "
On the other side, Fei De-an and Jia Zifeng, with the help of two Blue Lotus Eighth Grade disciples, had already killed off a Blue Lotus Ninth Grade cultivator in just a few moments.
After the two of them succeeded, they nodded at each other. Fei De-an led his fellow disciples to attack Lu Siping and Yu Baixing's side, while Jia Zifeng led his fellow disciples to attack Dong Quan and Hu Zhiyuan's side, joining forces to fight the other Blue Lotus Ninth Grade expert.
There was no way Yan Baichuan could withstand the combined attacks of three Blue Lotus Ninth Grade experts and one Eighth Grade expert. He couldn't even escape. The armor artifact on his body glowed with a blue radiance, withstanding several attacks in succession. However, the dragon steed he rode let out a mournful cry and collapsed.
Yan Baichuan tried to leap up, but Lu Siping stabbed his thigh with his spear and pulled him down.
"You bastard …" Yan Baichuan's furious howl came to an abrupt halt. Under the combined attacks, the blue radiance on his armor artifact dimmed, and his head was chopped off.
As soon as they succeeded, they immediately looked towards Jia Zifeng's side. They saw that Jia Zifeng had already succeeded one step ahead of them and had already killed his way into the chaotic battle. They also slashed left and right, their attacks extremely lethal.
Yan Baichuan's side no longer had any top-notch experts to suppress the enemy's top-notch experts. Lu Siping's side was like a tiger in a flock of sheep, unstoppable. One could well imagine the consequences of the six Blue Lotus Ninth Grade experts attacking together. Their opponents were screaming in agony.
Standing amidst the snowstorm on the mountaintop, Miao Yi and the others coldly watched the brutal battle unfold below. The one-sided battle didn't last long.
Lu Siping and the others personally caught up to the few people who managed to escape. Their mounts were slaughtered, and after a few final screams rang out under the night sky, Lu Siping and the others rushed back with orders to clean up the battlefield.
After cleaning up the spoils of war, Lu Siping and the others led their troops up and stopped a few dozen meters away from Miao Yi and the others.
Lu Siping and the others jumped down from their mounts, carrying a cloth bag in their hands. They took out a bunch of storage rings and handed them over. "No one escaped. Fortunately, we didn't fail our mission!"
"Alright!" Miao Yi caught the items and tossed them over to Qi Xiuhong. He then turned to Zhao Fei and the others and said, "The various sects have already shown their sincerity and are willing to share life and death with me for nine years. Do you have anything else to say?"
Lu Siping and the others raised their heads to look at Miao Yi. Only then did they understand that Miao Yi wanted them to submit a proof of allegiance to the others as well.
Zhao Fei and the others cupped their fists and said, "We are willing to listen to the Alliance Chief's orders!"
Miao Yi immediately turned around and ordered Lu Siping to report the names of the remaining members of the various sects. The sects also quickly did a headcount of their forces. In this battle, more than fifty people had died. After submitting the jade archives one after another, Miao Yi realized that out of nearly seven hundred people, only around six hundred and twenty were left.
Silence reigned amidst the snowstorm. In front of everyone, Miao Yi collated the names of these six hundred people with the names of the four hundred people in his hands. Then, he lifted his head and said, "A snake cannot live without its head. A motley crew will find it hard to survive in the Sea of Constellations. Dong Quan!"
"Here!" Dong Quan stepped forward.
"I hereby appoint you as the First Commander of the Red Scarves Alliance!" Miao Yi issued the Red Scarves Alliance's first order.
"Dong Quan, heed my command!"
"Those whose names are called will be assigned to the First Division. They will listen to Commander Dong Quan's orders!" Miao Yi immediately called out one hundred and fifty names in quick succession. There were members from both the sects and the Red Scarves Alliance. Those whose names were called out quickly stood behind Dong Quan.
Dong Quan was secretly delighted. This was much more troops than his own sect.
"Wang Yuetian!"
"Here!"
"I hereby appoint you as the Second Commander!"
After a series of assignments, Dong Quan was appointed as the First Commander, Wang Yuetian as the Second Commander, Hu Zhiyuan as the Third Commander, Jia Zifeng as the Fourth Commander, Fei De-an as the Fifth Commander, and Yu Baixing as the Sixth Commander. Each of the six Blue Lotus Ninth Grade Commanders was in charge of one hundred and fifty troops.
The remaining one hundred and thirty people had a higher cultivation. They were the Red Scarves Alliance's Enforcement Team, personally led by Miao Yi. The three Blue Lotus Ninth Grade experts — Zhao Fei, Sikong Wuwei, and Lu Siping — were the Red Scarves Alliance's Enforcement Elders. They were also Miao Yi's personal subordinates.
Qi Xiuhong didn't receive any orders, so she didn't have to say anything. Her cultivation in the Sea of Constellations was simply too low. It was already a blessing that Miao Yi was willing to take her in. She would continue to follow Miao Yi around and do odd jobs.
Miao Yi then ordered each of the Commanders to divide their troops into ten squads. Each Commander would decide on who to lead them. Miao Yi didn't interfere. Instead, he went along with Zhao Fei and the others to check the spoils of war from the two battles after they had disembarked.
The golden bangles that were forced onto everyone's wrists during the Sea of Constellations Subjugation Crusade were also the main focus of the Subjugation Crusade. After counting, there were close to seven hundred of them. The number of troops killed in the two battles wasn't that many. Clearly, Miao Yi had collected the golden bangles of his own troops as well. It couldn't be helped. He couldn't just throw them away.
Miao Yi didn't take too many. In order to be fair, he took ten each like Zhao Fei and the other Blue Lotus Ninth Grade cultivators. Since the Alliance Master was already like this, Zhao Fei and the others naturally didn't have any objections. As for the remaining five hundred, it wouldn't be enough to distribute one to each of the thousands of troops. However, the members of the enforcement team were given one each, and the rest could only be handed over to the six Commanders to be rewarded according to their contributions.
There were more transcendent artifacts. There were over a hundred and seventy Second Grade Transcendent Artifacts, while the number of First Grade Transcendent Artifacts exceeded the number of troops killed, reaching over eight hundred. Needless to say, Miao Yi and the nine Blue Lotus experts each took a few good Second Grade Transcendent Artifacts. It wouldn't be good to be greedy, so the rest were handed over to the enforcement team to be rewarded according to their contributions.
Sikong Wuwei was so happy that he couldn't even close his mouth. It wasn't easy to save up a single Second Grade Transcendent Artifact, and the cultivators participating in the Sea of Constellations Subjugation Crusade were all willing to sell their entire fortune to obtain a few transcendent artifacts to protect their lives. Naturally, they had a lot of good stuff.
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