Ling Xiao once asked ng Tong and Xin if they wanted to find sothing safe and easy to do, so they could live more comfortably.
But both of them refused.
They liked the feeling of fighting on the battlefield and guarding the borders for Ling Xiao.
They said if everyone thought of a comfortable life, who would be willing to guard the borders?
It was because they were Ling Xiao's friends that they were more willing to do so.
The voices of the two still echoed in Ling Xiao's ears, as if it was just yesterday.
"Have their bodies been retrieved?"
At this mont, Ling Xiao appeared extrely calm, so calm it was frightening.
Fan Ruohai understood that Ling Xiao was already at the limit of his anger, suppressing a strong fury within his heart.
The mont they reached Black Crow City would be when Ling Xiao's rage fully erupted.
"It's hateful! The bodies of the two generals were hung in front of the armies, exposed to the Red Sun!
Exposed to the Blackraven scavengers, it was simply unbearable to look at!
They claim that the martial artists of the Heavenly Dynasty Empire are useless, unable to even retrieve the bodies of the two generals.
The soldiers wanted to charge out of the city, ready to fight to the death, rather than endure such a disgrace.
But City Lord Shangguan stopped them."
The ssenger continued.
"Did the right thing! Shangguan Hong did the right thing!"
Ling Xiao said through gritted teeth, blood seeping from between his teeth and dripping onto the ground, feeling a deep pain as if stabbed in the heart.
He vowed to make the Sea Race, Silver Fox Empire, and Tianhai Empire taste pain a thousand tis more severe!
He would leave nothing of the Tianhai Empire and Silver Fox Empire intact!"
"Find a place to rest, don't need to send back a ssage, Brother Fan, let's go."
Ling Xiao looked up at Cangqiong and flew off, faster than before, with a heavy scent of bloodlust filling the air.
Fan Ruohai closely followed behind.
He knew the enemy was so ruthless with a very simple purpose, to lure Ling Xiao to his death.
He also knew Ling Xiao was well aware of this, but he set off without a hint of hesitation.
This was the responsibility of an Emperor.
The duty of a devoted friend.
Being friends with Ling Xiao was truly not a mistake.
"Perhaps one day if I fall on hard tis, I won't have to worry about having no one to avenge ."
Fan Ruohai smiled slightly, his resolve to ally with Ling Xiao even stronger.
...
Outside Black Crow City, there were corpses everywhere.
There were bodies of the Allied Forces and soldiers of the Heavenly Dynasty Empire.
Among them, two bodies were hung high a mile outside Black Crow City, visible to all.
The bodies were already ragged, telling tales of their tornt and suffering.
In Black Crow City, not a single soldier was unscathed.
Everyone was injured.
To hold this city, to prevent the Allied Forces from advancing unchecked and endangering the tens of millions of people behind Black Crow City.
They fought desperately.
Not a coward among them.
The original two hundred thousand soldiers, plus the three hundred thousand reinforcents from nearby cities.
A total of five hundred thousand soldiers, now only about one hundred thousand remained alive.
Yet they still refused to retreat.
The enemy lost more, and they felt even if they died now, they would have gained sothing.
With the breathing space bought by Xin and ng Tong with their lives, the soldiers were urgently repairing the city walls, preparing for one last fight.
On the city wall, Shangguan Hong's head was wrapped in white cloth, already stained red with the blood seeping through.
His general's battle armor was shattered in many places, his body bearing hundreds of horrifying wounds.
For an ordinary person, they would probably already be dead.
But Shangguan Hong was not dead.
On the contrary, he was still struggling with his last breath, commanding the battle.
Every additional day they held on was an extra bit of hope.
Beside him was a female general, in a blood-red battle robe, whether it was originally red or dyed by blood was unknown.
Her eyes showed no fear, only determination.
She was Shangguan Hong's junior sister.
She was rescued by Ling Xiao from the Holy Dynasty Immortal Island.
Since then, she followed by Shangguan Hong's side.
Wherever Shangguan Hong went, she went too, never uttering a complaint.
On the other side was another female general who once lived above this black desert, also saved by Ling Xiao.
After that, she changed her na to "Ling Sha".
"Ling" to rember her benefactor Ling Xiao.
"Sha" to rember her life here.
Ling Sha's injuries were no lighter than Shangguan Hong's.
But the stubborn woman refused to retreat.
The three of them looked far at the two bodies tortured beyond recognition, feeling heartbreaking pain and anger.
"City Lord, since we can't hold on, why not just charge out and stop letting the two generals' bodies continue to be humiliated."
Ling Sha was quite impulsive.
Even though she understood Shangguan Hong's idea, she still couldn't bear watching their n being tornted like this.
"Senior Brother, let's charge out and fight those bastards to the end!"
Shangguan Hong's junior sister also said.
Since she arrived at Black Crow City, ng Tong and Xin had taken great care of her, how could she stand watching these two generals hung on such high flagpoles, daily exposed to the Red Sun?
Exposed to the Blackraven scavengers.
"Death, what to fear, we're not afraid, City Lord, make your decision! We don't wish to be cowards, even if we die in battle, we don't want to compromise!"
"Charge out, General!"
"Kill!"
The surrounding soldiers shouted loudly, their eyes seemingly bloodshot.
Shangguan Hong looked coldly at the front, waiting for everyone to calm down, then said lightly: "If you have this strength, you might as well think about how to deal with the next enemy's attack.
Is dying that difficult?
If you die, you should die with value!"
"But City Lord, are we just going to ignore the two generals?"
"Shut up!"
Shangguan Hong coldly looked at the speaker and said: "Didn't you understand my words? Anyone who defies military orders, I will let him die now, as long as you don't feel like that kind of death is disgraceful!"
Although he was very young, since Ling Xiao entrusted him with the responsibility of guarding Black Crow City, he never dared to slack off.
From the initial resistance of the crowd.
To the present, when orders were obeyed without question.
He spent a long ti making this happen.
Here, everyone understood his temperant, if he said kill, then he would kill, with no rcy.
The soldiers were not afraid of death, but to die at the hands of their own people would be too disgraceful, they would rather die on the battlefield.
"Pass down the order, hurry up and repair the city walls, organize supplies, soon there will be an opportunity for you to fight, even if you don't want to, you can't escape."
Seeing everyone fall silent, Shangguan Hong imdiately issued a second command.
"Yes!"
The soldiers receiving the order continued to busy themselves with their tasks.
But at that mont, people suddenly saw a figure rushing towards the direction of the flagpole.
"It's a civilian martial artist!"
Ling Sha shouted in surprise.
"Co back!"
Shangguan Hong was anxious.
He could maintain strict discipline in the army, but he really couldn't control these civilian martial artists.
There was no way to control them.
Civilian martial artists, after all, didn't understand what orders were, they only acted on their instincts.
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