Slaying demons and eliminating evil, a martial saint among mortals.

Qin Lie stood there for a long time, unable to recover.

Now, only one thought echoes in his mind: I was the one who slashed him!

Qin Lie knew, of course, that he had to make that cut; otherwise, the brothers of the Duanfeng Camp would have sacrificed themselves in vain.

If Wugu Luo doesn't die, even more people will die at the hands of the demon race.

He understood the reasoning behind it all, but he still felt a tightness in his chest.

Qin Lie looked up at the roof of the main hall. Although it was empty, for a moment, he seemed to see Pei Jinghan standing there again.

Li Tiezhu's cursing and swearing could be heard in my ears.

Qin Lie lowered his head; the cold, broken snowflakes were still in his hand, but he felt completely drained.

Xu Qinghe, standing beside him, simply crossed her arms and watched him.

Xu Qinghe's expression wasn't good either; she had expended a lot of energy suppressing Wugu Luo earlier.

Seeing Qin Lie like this, she quickly walked over and kicked him in the butt before he could react.

boom.

That kick was quite forceful; Qin Lie, caught completely off guard, staggered forward two steps.

Qin Lie was already upset, and being kicked only made him angrier.

What are you doing?

Xu Qinghe ignored Qin Lie and kicked him again.

Qin Lie quickly dodged to the side.

"Seriously, are you crazy?"

Xu Qinghe remained silent and kicked him again.

Qin Lie was kicked back several steps by her, which made him even angrier.

"Xu Qinghe!"

"What exactly do you want?"

Xu Qinghe then spoke with a cold face.

"Look at yourself now, what do you look like?"

After she finished speaking, she took another step forward.

"Pei Jinghan and Shen Shuyan are already dead. Do you want to die with them?"

Qin Lie opened his mouth to refute, but the words just wouldn't come out.

Because Xu Qinghe simply didn't give him a chance.

"What did you promise Pei Jinghan? Are you going to come back and tell him on the day of the human race's great victory?"

Qin Lie's face stiffened for a moment, and Xu Qinghe kicked him again.

"In your current state, do you think you can live to see that day?"

"You look like you've lost your soul; you can't even hold your knife properly. If the demons attack now, can you even put up a fight?"

Qin Lie's throat moved.

Xu Qinghe stared at him, her words anything but polite.

"Or are you just going to continue living like this, drifting aimlessly?"

"Now that Pei Jinghan, Shen Shuyan, and the three thousand men of the Duanfeng Camp are dead, the rest of the battle will be fought by others."

"Let others kill the monsters, let others shed the blood."

"All you have to do is wait until the humans win in the end and then come back and deliver a message."

"Qin Lie, do you think this is acceptable?"

Qin Lie stood there, stunned, listening to Xu Qinghe's words.

He had been feeling that he had personally seen Pei Jinghan and Shen Shuyan off, but Xu Qinghe's words pulled him out of that mood.

Yes, he promised Pei Jinghan that he would come back and tell him when the human race achieved a great victory.

Pei Jinghan left so peacefully because he trusted him.

Then what does it mean that Qin Lie is just standing here and can't leave?

Is this what Pei Jinghan wanted to see?

Did the three thousand men of the Broken Wind Camp fight to the very end just to make him suffer here?

No, definitely not!

They handed over the road ahead to him, the successor.

Qin Lie gripped the broken snow tightly; the wound he had just cut was still painful.

The pain actually helped him gradually regain his senses.

You can't go back on your promises.

Pei Jinghan wants to hear news of humanity's victory, so he has to live to see that day.

Not only do I have to live to see that day, but I also have to become stronger so that day will come sooner.

It can't really be like what Xu Qinghe said, where he only comes back to report after everyone else has finished fighting; that would be too unreasonable.

Qin Lie took a deep breath and raised his hand to block Xu Qinghe's kick.

"Stop hitting me! I know I was wrong!"

Xu Qinghe glanced at him, but didn't stop, kicking him again.

Qin Lie quickly dodged to the side.

"No, I already said I knew, why did you still kick me?"

Xu Qinghe had a cold face.

"I don't think you fully understand yet."

After saying that, he kicked her again.

As Qin Lie dodged, he wondered if this woman was taking the opportunity to settle a personal score.

But the problem is, he hasn't offended her recently, has he?

Just then, a series of hurried footsteps came from outside Duanfeng Pass.

My footsteps echoed on the gravel, and it sounded like quite a few people had come.

Just as Qin Lie dodged Xu Qinghe's kick, he heard a familiar voice coming from outside.

"Qin Lie, how are you doing? Still alive? I've brought reinforcements."

Qin Lie's lips twitched.

If you say it like that, how is he supposed to respond?

What do you mean by "not dead"?

Did you bring people to rescue me, or did you come to check if I'm alive or dead?

To be honest, after experiencing what happened at Duanfeng Pass, hearing Li Hu's voice made Qin Lie feel a little more relaxed.

Li Hu's words are indeed a bit unpleasant to hear, and he has a rather loud and boisterous personality.

But it was precisely because of this that Qin Lie felt a sense of familiarity.

It seems that Li Tiezhu also has this kind of personality, being impulsive and carefree.

Although he doesn't say many nice things, he really knows how to step up when it matters.

Qin Lie looked up in the direction from which the sound came.

Several figures strode in from outside Duanfeng Pass.

Leading the way was Li Hu, who had a knife slung over his shoulder and could not hide his eagerness.

Lu Chen stood beside him, still as taciturn as ever.

Behind the two was a middle-aged man dressed in a light blue outfit.

The man didn't seem to be putting on airs, nor did he exude any imposing aura.

But Qin Lie knew at a glance that this person's strength was definitely not simple.

Because there are still some lingering demonic energy in Duanfeng Pass, anyone who gets within one step of that man will be silently annihilated.

Li Hu rushed to Qin Lie's side and looked him up and down.

Seeing that Qin Lie had no bleeding and was able to stand on his own, the expression on his face softened a bit.

Then, he raised his fist and punched Qin Lie on the shoulder.

"If he can still stand on his own, then it means it's not a big deal."

"I was really anxious on the way here, afraid that all I'd do when I got here would be collect your corpse."

Qin Lie's shoulder went numb from the punch, and he gave a helpless twitch of his lips.

"Can't you say something nicer?"

Li Hu was about to retort.

But before he could even utter a word, he realized something was wrong.

Isn't it too quiet here?

Li Hu looked around.

Aside from having a few more potholes, the surrounding buildings weren't much different.

Most importantly, all the demonic energy that had been lingering around us has now disappeared.

"Where did all that demonic energy go? I told City Lord Li that the situation here was very serious!"

Qin Lie paused for a moment, his fingers tightening their grip on the Shattered Snow Blade.

After a long while, he said in a low voice, "The matter has been resolved."

Upon hearing this, Li Hu's eyes widened immediately.

"Resolved?"

"Who solved it?"

"Did you solve it?"

Qin Lie did not answer immediately.

He glanced down at the Zhenguan Seal in his hand.

At this moment, the Zhenguan Seal was lying quietly in his palm.

Although it was only the size of a palm, Qin Lie could feel its substantial weight when he held it.

What left him speechless was the responsibility that Pei Jinghan and Shen Shuyan had entrusted to him before they left.

Qin Lie ran his fingertips along the cool edges of the Zhenguan Seal.

"I didn't solve it. I don't have that ability. He solved it himself."

Li Hu was completely confused.

"You solved it yourself?"

He muttered something in a low voice.

However, he is a very easygoing person, and he won't force himself to think about things he can't understand.

"Never mind, as long as it's resolved, that's all that matters."

Lu Chen stood to the side, without saying a word.

His gaze swept over Qin Lie, then fell on the Zhenguan Seal, and finally looked at the empty roof of the main hall.

He probably guessed some things, but he didn't say anything.

Some things are best left in the past; there's no point in bringing them up again.

Li Xuance then looked up at Duanfeng Pass.

The next moment, he pushed off with his feet and soared into the air.

The blue robe swayed slightly in the wind, and the person was already in mid-air.

After a moment, Li Xuance landed from mid-air, his expression unchanged.

"The grand formation in this place has been rendered useless."

"From now on, this Broken Wind Pass will have to be guarded by people."

It relies on people to guard it.

These few words, when spoken, seem to lack much impact.

But when it reached the ears of others, no one felt at ease.

What is Duanfeng Pass?

The last barrier of Dongxuan City is between the demon race in front and the towns where countless ordinary people live behind.

Previously, the Wind-Breaking Formation and Pei Jinghan were here, which prevented humans from getting close, but also hindered the demon race's advance.

What about after that?

Without the Wind-Breaking Formation, only living people can guard it.

Whether it was warriors from the Demon Suppression Division or soldiers from the border army, batches of lives were lost.

Everyone knows what kind of price will be paid for this.

Qin Lie looked towards the Broken Wind Gorge in the distance.

The wind blowing from the gorge mouth carries a faint coolness from the mountain rocks.

His desire to become stronger was actually quite simple.

It's enough to protect Liu Yunniang and the others and prevent them from being bullied.

But now, it seems that something is different.

He now held a handful of broken snow that Pei Jinghan had personally given him.

Another human race won a great victory, and he promised to return to Broken Wind Pass.

He wanted to tell everyone who sacrificed themselves at Broken Wind Pass that humanity had won!

These things are invisible and intangible, yet they weigh heavily on him.

Qin Lie slowly tightened his grip on the scabbard of the Broken Snow sword.

"Since someone needs to guard it, then I will guard it."

Upon hearing this, both Li Hu and Lu Chen looked at him.

Xu Qinghe also stopped what she was doing.

Qin Lie met their gazes with composure.

"I am also a soldier of the Broken Wind Camp, so it is only right that I guard Broken Wind Pass."

Li Hu was taken aback.

"You're from the Demon Suppression Division. The Demon Suppression Division has its own missions; how can we let you stay here?"

Before Qin Lie could speak, Li Xuance spoke first.

"This responsibility must be borne by him; no one can take it away from him."

Li Hu frowned even more deeply.

"What do you mean?"

Li Xuance raised his hand and pointed to the Zhenguan Seal in Qin Lie's palm.

"The seal of Duanfeng Pass is in his hands, so from now on, he is the commander of Duanfeng Pass."