Daqin Zhentiansi

Chapter 17: Lord Governor
The one who returned wearing the armor of the Red Scale Army commander-in-chief was not the Red Scale Army commander-in-chief Yu Lin, but Zhang Yuan, a military guard recruited by the Red Scale Army.

The first time Zhao Changming met Zhang Yuan was when he was treating Master Tao. He gave his long sword to the unconscious Zhang Yuan.

"How could this happen? How could this happen..."

Zhao Changming's face turned pale, he took a few steps back and almost tripped over the threshold.

If it was Yu Lin who came back, even if he was seriously injured, with his powerful ability of killing three innates alone, he would be able to intimidate the Yan army and boost the morale of the Qin army, allowing them to fight with all their might.

But the one who came back was Zhang Yuan.

The commander-in-chief Yu Lin must have died outside the city.

In other words, the actual combat force in the city now only consists of Zhao Changming, who is in the Xiantian realm, and less than 500 remaining soldiers.

"Lord Commander, he, he--" Zhao Changming raised his head and stared at Zhang Yuan.

Even if he knew the answer, Zhao Changming wanted Zhang Yuan to say it in person.

"The commander-in-chief fought one against three and fought with the enemy until the last moment." Zhang Yuan said softly.

"He asked me to tell Vice Governor Zhao that there was no need to defend Toyota County anymore."

Taking a deep breath, Zhang Yuan looked at Yun Tao outside the courtyard and said, "Actually, we didn't need to guard him two months ago."

Zhao Changming trembled all over, looked at Zhang Yuan, and nodded slightly.

"Yes, only the governor and I know about the matter of defending Toyota County to the death."

As Yu Lin's deputy and also a master of the Innate Realm, Yu Lin's decision naturally requires Zhao Changming's support.

Looking at Zhang Yuan, who was wearing red-scale armor and had a resolute face, Zhao Changming sighed softly: "Zhang Yuan, thank you for coming back to report the news."

"I will arrange for the remaining defenders in the city to break out. When that happens, you will stay with me and I will take you away."

Zhang Yuan disguised himself as Yu Lin and risked his life to return to report the news, giving Zhao Changming the opportunity to choose, and at the same time preventing the morale that had fallen to the bottom from collapsing.

Otherwise, the city might have been lost.

"Zhang Yuan, you need to rest first," Zhao Changming said solemnly, looking at Zhang Yuan, "Don't reveal your true face to anyone except me."

"This is very important. If the soldiers knew that the commander-in-chief had died, I'm afraid they would lose their will to fight and wouldn't even have the guts to break out."

In Zhao Changming's opinion, Zhang Yuan was just a teenager of sixteen or seventeen years old, and he didn't really understand many things.

But Zhang Yuan returned after fighting for his life, and there were some things he needed to make clear to Zhang Yuan.

"I understand." Zhang Yuan nodded. "In front of others, I am the Lord Commander-in-Chief."

Hearing Zhang Yuan's answer, Zhao Changming breathed a sigh of relief, turned around and walked out. When he reached the door, he closed the gate and left.

Zhang Yuan watched Zhao Changming leave and the courtyard door closed, then his whole body went limp and he sat down on the stone steps beside the eaves.

After sitting there for a while, all the scenes from leaving the city to returning today flashed through my mind like a kaleidoscope.

He gripped the hilt of the knife tightly with his palm, and the force of more than 1,500 kilograms instantly tied his whole body up.

A golden light curtain emerged deep in his mind.

【Zhang Yuan】

Identity: Ninth-rank guard of Luyang Prefecture, Great Qin, recruited soldier of the Red Scale Army

Cultivation: Late stage of the acquired realm, cultivation is not stable and cannot be upgraded

Martial Arts Training: Cloak Sword Skills are at Perfection and cannot be upgraded; Iron Armor Fist Skills are at Perfection and cannot be upgraded

To upgrade the Mountain Sword Skill to Great Completion, twenty Perception Beads are needed. To upgrade the Mountain Fist Skill to Small Completion, ten Perception Beads are needed.
Battle Formation: Canglang Formation Minor Success
Chaos Space: 75 Qi and Blood Beads, 93 Perception Beads, 45 True Essence Beads, 9 Demonic Energy Beads

Chaos Support: Not enabled

The improvement in cultivation and martial arts is like a dream.

Zhang Yuan could feel that he could not fully control his suddenly improved cultivation level, and he could not fully exert the power of the mountain swordsmanship at the great success level, so Chaos reminded him that he could not improve his cultivation level for the time being.

If you can't control the power, it's useless to improve it. Instead, it will drag down your own combat effectiveness.

In addition to the changes in cultivation and martial arts, the stored Qi and Blood beads and Perception beads were mainly obtained by killing three people in the Innate Realm.

A person in the Xiantian realm will receive not just one, but more than twenty beads of Qi, blood and enlightenment in return.

The higher the level of cultivation, the more power one can give back.

The innate realm cultivator who was seriously injured by Yu Lin, the innate realm cultivator who turned into a monster, and the commander-in-chief Yu Lin.

Zhang Yuan chose to sever Yu Lin's heart meridians at the last moment, ending Yu Lin's life and gaining the power of repayment.

He needed this force to defend Toyota County.

Apart from the Qi and Blood Beads and the Comprehension Beads, the True Essence Beads are the innate true essence cultivated by the strong people in the Innate Realm. Zhang Yuan cannot refine it into his body to improve his cultivation, but he can stimulate this power.

When he rushed out of the bush, he shattered a true essence bead, stimulated the innate power, poured it into the blade, drew out the sword energy to kill the enemy, displayed the strength of the innate realm, and shocked the masters of the Yan army.

Unfortunately, with his current level of cultivation, he cannot refine the True Essence Beads and cannot practice with them. Using one will mean one less, which is a waste of gifts.

Similarly, the demonic energy could not be refined. However, after the demonic energy shattered, it could be transformed into the body, slowly tempering the flesh, rapidly increasing the Qi and blood strength, and also allowing the physical strength to burst out instantly, but it would cause some damage.

For humans to cultivate the power of demons is a side method that is like drinking poison to quench thirst.

Zhang Yuan did not kill Young Master Ouyang.

He found healing medicine from several people in the Xiantian realm and gave it to Duan Hong. He then handed over Master Ouyang, whose meridians were broken and who had fainted, to Duan Hong to take away.

This Mr. Ouyang is of extraordinary status. If we catch him alive, he might be of some use.

Besides, Zhang Yuan couldn't kill Young Master Ouyang, otherwise four innate-level energy columns would rise and everyone would know that Yu Lin had fallen.

"Boom-"

"Boom-"

"Boom-"

Outside the courtyard, chaos gradually began to set in.

The Yan army actually launched a rare night attack.

This disrupted Zhao Changming's plan to retreat at night.

Zhang Yuan regulated his breathing in the courtyard, carefully combing his own energy and blood, and feeling the insights brought by the killing on the battlefield.

"boom--"

The sound of the innate energy colliding was heard from the direction of the city wall.

Zhang Yuan reached out and grabbed the long sword, covered his face with his helmet, and stepped out of the courtyard.

"Your Excellency the Governor!"

The soldiers waiting outside the courtyard exclaimed in surprise.

The wounded soldiers scattered not far away also looked up at Zhang Yuan who came out with a sword.

No, it’s Yu Lin, Commander-in-Chief Yu Lin.

Zhang Yuan dragged his sword forward, and three innate energy energies collided on the city wall in front of him.

"Zhao Changming, this general will give you one last chance to submit to Great Yan. Otherwise, you will die today."

Amidst the collision of qi, a long shout was heard.

With a muffled groan, the qi energies entangled again.

Stepping onto the top of the city wall, Zhang Yuan saw two innate realm masters wearing black armor standing on the left and right, waving swords and spears in their hands, suppressing Zhao Changming and forcing him to retreat step by step.

If there were not two late-stage Red Scale Army captains standing by, plus a team of Red Scale Army soldiers fighting in formation, Zhao Changming would have been unable to hold on.

Zhang Yuan dragged a long-handled sword in his hand and walked forward, stepping on the bluestone slabs, his speed getting faster and faster.

There seemed to be a mountain shadow gathering behind him.

One step is one zhang, and within three steps, Zhang Yuan was already beside Zhao Changming.

"The governor--"

Zhao Changming let out a low cry and watched the knife in Zhang Yuan's hand slash out instantly.

A dark light streamed across the azure blade, appearing both cold and dazzling in the dark night.

Knife Qi!
The long sword cut down the wind like mountains and rivers collapsing.

Mountain swordsmanship, tsunami and landslide!

"boom--"

The black-armored warrior holding a long sword in the lead was shocked and flew backwards out of the city wall uncontrollably.

Zhang Yuan took a step forward, and the blade in his hand flashed with a three-inch cold light. He chased the black-armored warrior who was flying backwards and chopped him down again.

Cloak sword technique, chasing wind slash.

"Bam—"

The long sword slashed at the left shoulder of the black-armored warrior, broke through the shoulder armor, and penetrated five inches into the bone. He held the sword handle with both hands to hold it back.

Hit by this sword, the Yan army general in the Xiantian realm fell heavily from the top of the city wall two meters away and hit the ground with a "bang".

"Yu Lin!"

On the top of the city wall, another Yan army general in the Xiantian realm let out a low cry, did not dare to stay, and retreated out of the city.

Supporting the Xiantian realm cultivator who was seriously injured by Zhang Yuan's sword, the two retreated dozens of feet away before they could stop.

"Yu Lin, today you killed Ouyang Ming, the son of Commander Ouyang of the Great Yan Zhenxi Army. Now you can expect the Ouyang family to hunt you down."

(End of this chapter)