I relied on leveling up to achieve a comeback.

"Yes!" Xu Liu nodded, but still couldn't help but worry and admonish, "You be careful too, don't be reckless!"

"I will!" Xu Hao replied, then turned to Tang Dengshan, "Senior brother, I'm entrusting my mother to you!"

Tang Dengshan patted his chest and assured him, "Junior Brother Xu, don't worry, I will definitely protect your aunt well!"

Xu Hao gave a brief notification, then picked up his long sword and headed towards the eastern city where he was to be stationed.

This place is also the direction that Xu Liushi and the others will take to leave the city in the future.

He must wipe out all the evil cultists in front of him within a specific timeframe.

Xu Hao quickly arrived at the city wall.

Outside the city walls, a large number of villains from the Longevity Cult had gathered.

They set up camp directly outside the eastern suburbs, creating an invisible pressure on the entire Qinghe County.

Xu Hao arrived at the city wall and looked at the endless camps outside. He felt a mix of trepidation and excitement.

Firstly, there are too many thugs, creating a tremendous sense of oppression.

This is human instinct.

The second source of excitement was that these were all red names, which, in Xu Hao's view, meant they were all moving experience points.

He only needs to use it to level up a few times to have room for improvement, allowing him to easily break through the fourth level of Body Tempering and then possess combat power far exceeding that of the Strength Realm.

Xu Hao took a deep breath, searched the city wall for Huang Guangliang's location, then walked over and asked, "What's going on?"

"The other side is waiting for the right opportunity!" Huang Guangliang replied immediately when he saw that it was Xu Hao who was asking the question.

There was no concealment whatsoever.

"Is there any useful information up there?" Xu Hao glanced at it and frowned slightly after sensing the aura of the villains of the Longevity Cult in the distance.

The aura of the villains before me was not strong.

With such a lineup, attacking Qinghe County is nothing short of wishful thinking.

But since the Eternal Life Sect dared to attack, they must have had some confidence.

I just don't know where this confidence comes from.

Is it the powerful figure who created the Blood Pill, or those powerful figures at the Strength Realm?

Everything is shrouded in mystery now.

"I don't know yet, but it's going to be difficult!" Huang Guangliang took a deep breath and said earnestly, "Brother Xu, if I'm in trouble later, please don't leave me to die!"

"Don't worry!" Xu Hao replied with a smile.

He was in the eastern part of the city, and whether it was for experience points or for the sake of his mother and the others, he would not allow this section of the eastern suburbs to be breached.

Not only that, he also wants to tear a gap in here.

Next, a standoff ensued between the two sides.

"Orders have arrived!" Soon, the order came.

Zhao Heshan himself arrived with the order: "The county magistrate has ordered us to find a suitable opportunity to launch a raid and inflict casualties on the Changsheng Sect's forces!"

Xu Hao was delighted to hear this.

Isn't this what he wanted to do?

I never expected to find a pillow when I was feeling sleepy.

"Should we attack now?" someone immediately objected.

This is a siege!

Why would anyone take the initiative?

"If we don't attack, what will happen if the Changsheng Sect besieges Qinghe County? The surrounding people are all gathered in Qinghe County. If we besiege it for several months, Qinghe County will fall without us even having to fight!" Zhao Heshan snorted.

He also paid a considerable price to get the higher-ups to agree.

Otherwise, if they stubbornly defend the county seat, how can they break the balance?

He needed to inflict a heavy blow on the Changsheng Sect, forcing them to attack the city, so that he could take advantage of the chaos and send his family out.

As for the others in Qinghe County, didn't he also stay in the county town to guard it?

Moreover, with Xu Hao here, no one understands Xu Hao's strength better than him.

Once we take the initiative, we are sure to achieve amazing results.

Even if one's advice is wrong in the future, the merits and demerits can be offset.

Zhao Heshan's words left the people on the eastern city wall speechless with rebuttal.

After all, this makes a lot of sense.

If the forces of the Changsheng Sect are effectively neutralized from the outset, then when the Changsheng Sect attacks the city, there will be room for maneuver.

Soon, the battle plan was formulated.

Time slips away quietly.

At the hour of Yin (3-5 AM), Zhao Heshan and others gathered together.

"In this attack, everyone must follow Xu Hao closely and make sure to break the balance in one fell swoop!" Zhao Heshan took a deep breath and focused his gaze on Xu Hao.

The same is true for others.

"Don't worry, leave it to me!" Xu Hao nodded without any refusal.

Even though he felt that this battle plan, formed during the day, might be exposed by some traitors, or even that the Eternal Life Sect might use it against them and surround them.

But he didn't say it aloud, because the actions before him were exactly the result he needed.

He was just playing along with their scheme; wasn't he doing the same thing?

"Alright, it's 3:45 AM. We'll strike when people are most likely to get tired. Now, everyone, take a short break!" Zhao Heshan said, taking out an hourglass-like timer and adjusting the time.

Everyone fell silent, quietly fumbling with the weapons in their hands.

Most people in the Body Tempering Realm practice fist techniques and palm techniques, but they also practice some knife and sword techniques.

In the chaos of battle, having more weapons means having more protection.

"Time's up, let's go!"

At the stroke of midnight, Zhao Heshan was the first to stand up.

The others also quietly packed their belongings.

Xu Hao took the lead.

"Walk!"

With a brief command, a group of men rushed out from a small gate on one side of the city gate and headed straight for the camp of the Changsheng Sect villains stationed outside the eastern suburbs.

"kill!"

Xu Hao brandished his long sword, taking a single step that covered more than ten meters.

"Enemy attack!"

A spy from the Longevity Cult shouted loudly and banged on gongs and drums.

At the same time, powerful figures appeared in ambush all around Qinghe County, including on the Blackwater River to the south.

"Hehehe! I knew you'd be back, I was just waiting for you!" Just as Xu Hao had predicted, the ambush had already been leaked.

The Longevity Cult even laid a trap, preparing to catch them like turtles in a jar.

However, the powerful attackers from all sides did not back down at all; instead, they charged even more fiercely.

Boom!

The moment they made contact, it was a fierce confrontation.

The sounds of hacking, screams, and agonizing cries rose and fell.

"Oh no, they have a fourth-level warrior! Call for help, call for help..." Soon, the Changsheng Sect realized something was wrong.

This was not a test to wipe out a fighting force, but a full-scale mobilization.

Halfway through, four martial artists from Qinghe County joined the battle.

Outside the eastern suburbs, Xu Hao took the lead, his long blade slashing continuously.

With each strike, a member of the Longevity Cult perished.

"Damn it, kill him!" In this camp, the leader, a fourth-level warrior, saw Xu Hao and his group rushing into the Changsheng Sect's territory like sharp knives, slaughtering everyone, and was immediately exposed.

Following the roar of this fourth-level martial artist, the auras of fourth-level martial artists suddenly erupted from some tents and rushed towards Xu Hao.

"Oh no! These are fourth-level warriors! We've been ambushed!" Zhao Heshan exclaimed in alarm.

"You guys continue, leave these people to us!" Just as Zhao Heshan was about to inform Xu Hao, Chen Changhe's voice rang out behind him.

"Master?" Zhao Heshan was overjoyed.