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Wang Bazi forced a smile and said, "He killed them, both of them."

Xiaoqi was stunned for a long time.

He glanced at Wang Bazi, then at Xu Qingshan, and finally his gaze fell on the barbarian corpse on the ground.

The wind and snow were still blowing, and the blood on the wall had frozen dark.

The barbarian scout's body lay slumped against the wall, a bloody hole in his chest and a deep, bone-revealing knife wound on his neck.

Xiao Qi crouched down, reached out and examined the corpse, then looked at the broken hook and the bloodstains on the wall.

His expression slowly changed.

Barbarian scouts aren't fools. Those who can find their way to the base of a wall on a snowy night and even dare to use grappling hooks to climb it are all elites with great courage and quick hands.

Ordinary new recruits, let alone killing them, would have their legs go weak just from seeing these barbarians peeking out from behind the wall.

Xu Qingshan not only killed him, but also killed two others.

More importantly, the barbarian cavalry below the city walls were already in disarray.

In the distance, amidst the wind and snow, the firelight flickered, and the sound of horses' hooves was chaotic.

After those rockets were fired, they should have continued to suppress the top of the wall, but now they've stopped.

Because chaos had broken out outside the city.

In addition, his random whistling sounded more like a wild dog announcing a death than a coded signal, leaving the barbarian scouts below the city unsure of what had happened up there.

Two scouts felt their way along the wall; one didn't make it back, and the other screamed and fell down.

The sound of bone whistles could be heard from above; anyone would be suspicious in that situation.

The barbarian scouts came to probe, not to launch a direct assault on the city.

If you realize something is wrong, retreating immediately is the normal reaction.

Soon, several hurried barbarian words came from below the city.

Several warhorses turned around, and the firelight was swept further and further away by the wind and snow.

Wang Bazi peered over the wall, his voice tense.

"They retreated beyond the range of the arrows."

Xiaoqi frowned. "They haven't gone far?"

Wang Bazi nodded, "They didn't go far, it seems they're observing."

Upon hearing this, Xu Qingshan breathed a sigh of relief.

It's best to retreat to a point outside the range of arrows. If he really wants to keep charging in, his current skills are really not enough to withstand the attack.

He was able to kill two barbarian scouts because he controlled the terrain, the snowstorm, the sneak attack, and the system's support.

If a group of barbarian cavalry were to charge at him with rockets, he might not survive.

Xiaoqi looked up at Xu Qingshan, and her eyes were different now.

Just now, when he looked at Xu Qingshan, he only thought of him as a lowly soldier who had been thrown to his death by Liu Sandao.

Looking at it now, it's like looking at a fierce soldier who just crawled out of a pile of corpses.

"What's your name?"

Xiao Qi asked.

Xu Qingshan said, "Xu Qingshan."

Xiao Qi nodded and wrote down the name.

A soldier nearby couldn't help but say, "Sir, this achievement..."

Xiaoqi glared at him.

"Shut up."

The soldier immediately fell silent.

Xu Qingshan saw this and his heart stirred slightly.

It seems that Xiao Qi and Liu Sandao are not on the same side; at least he didn't try to steal credit right away.

That makes things easier.

What he fears most now is not the barbarians, but the fact that after he fights to the death to kill the barbarians, the credit is pocketed by someone else.

That would be disgusting.

Just as Xiaoqi was about to ask another question, a series of hurried footsteps came from afar.

"Get out of the way!"

"Get out of the way!"

Liu Sandao arrived with his men.

He arrived neither slowly nor quickly.

He didn't appear when the barbarian rockets were flying around.

The barbarians below the city have retreated beyond arrow range; he arrived just in time.

That makes perfect sense.

When it comes to collecting corpses, you can't arrive too early.

As Liu Sandao walked, he asked coldly, "What's going on? Did the barbarians try to sneak up on us?"

He was in a good mood at first.

Xu Qingshan was thrown to the front post, and logically speaking, he should have been badly injured even if he didn't die.

Ideally, he would be shot dead by a barbarian arrow, then things in the courtyard would be much easier to manage.

But when he got closer and saw the barbarian corpses on the ground, and then saw Xu Qingshan standing perfectly fine on the wall, he froze.

Xu Qingshan did not die.

Not only did he not die, but he was also quite energetic, even carrying a barbarian scimitar.

Liu Sandao's face twitched.

This isn't what he expected...

Xu Qingshan looked up at him and smiled.

"Commander Liu, you've come at the perfect time. If you had come any later, the barbarians would have been freezing."

Liu Sandao's eyes twitched.

Looking at Xu Qingshan's face, he suddenly felt an itch to touch him.

How come this kid isn't dead?

Xiao Qi spoke up: "Commander Liu, a barbarian scout just sneaked up this section of the wall. Xu Qingshan killed one of them, and the other fell off the wall and died."

Liu Sandao's face was gloomy.

"Was he murdered?"

Xiao Qi nodded. "Wang Bazi and the others saw it."

Liu Sandao turned to look at Wang Bazi.

Wang Bazi felt a chill run down his spine.

He was sent by Liu Sandao to keep an eye on Xu Qingshan, originally to see how Xu Qingshan would die, but now he has become Xu Qingshan's witness.

This has caused quite a stir.

He forced a smile and said, "Reporting to the commander, it was indeed Xu Qingshan who killed him."

Liu Sandao's eyes turned cold.

Wang Bazi quickly lowered his head.

It wasn't that he wanted to help Xu Qingshan, but the matter simply couldn't be kept secret any longer.

The body was on the ground, the broken rope was still there, and there were so many people watching.

To insist that Xu Qingshan didn't kill him is not just being biased, it's treating everyone else as blind.

Liu Sandao looked at Xu Qingshan and suddenly sneered.

"You're lucky, the barbarian just happened to run into you."

Xu Qingshan nodded. "It was quite a coincidence. The barbarian climbed over the wall and just happened to run into my spear. The second one was even more coincidental; he fell off the wall himself. If Commander Liu thinks this counts as luck, then I hope I have this kind of luck every day from now on."

Liu Sandao: "..."

These words sounded harsh no matter how you looked at them.

Several soldiers nearby lowered their heads, not daring to laugh, but their shoulders visibly trembled.

Liu Sandao said coldly, "Killing two barbarians is nothing to make you act so arrogantly here?"

Xu Qingshan said, "I'm not being arrogant. I'm just asking how military merits are calculated."

Liu Sandao narrowed his eyes.

Sure enough, this kid is eyeing military merits.

Liu Sandao said calmly, "War is chaotic, and we'll have to go back and verify the exact number of kills. Besides, the second barbarian died from falling off a wall, so it might not count as your achievement. As for the first one, you, a new recruit, were able to kill him, most likely with the assistance of Wang Bazi and a few others, so the credit can't all go to you alone."

Wang Bazi's expression changed, and he almost wanted to curse.

How did this get dragged into this? He was definitely there just now. But he did nothing but watch the show. To try and take all the credit would be making him lose face in public.

The key point is that Xu Qingshan doesn't seem like an easy person to talk to.

Sure enough, Xu Qingshan smiled.

He raised the bone whistle in his hand.

"Commander Liu, this thing was taken from the barbarians. The first barbarian climbed the wall, I stabbed him in the chest with a short spear and slashed his neck with a machete. The second barbarian noticed the blood and tried to blow his bone whistle to warn us, I threw my scimitar to deflect his hand, then cut the grappling hook, stomped on his hand, and made him fall off the wall. After that, the barbarians tested us with fire arrows, I seized a short bow and shot them to disrupt their cavalry."

After he finished speaking, he looked at Wang Bazi.

Did I say something wrong?

Wang Bazi's lips twitched.

You're right, you're just too detailed, so detailed that even Liu Sandao would find it hard to pretend to be confused.

Wang Bazi whispered, "That's right."

Xu Qingshan then looked at the little flag.

"My lord, the bloodstains on the wall, the broken grappling hooks, and the barbarian corpses are all there. The fire arrows that were just fired from below the city should also match. If this merit is still unclear, then I wonder if Blackstone Fortress's military achievements are calculated by the number of enemies killed, or by who shouts the loudest."

The surroundings fell silent instantly.

Liu Sandao's eyes suddenly darkened.

"Xu Qingshan, what do you mean?"

Xu Qingshan looked completely innocent.

"It doesn't mean anything."

"I'm just a nobody, I don't know the rules, so I'm asking one more question."

"Otherwise, if we go up the wall to kill enemies, we won't even know who gets the credit after we're done. That would be so boring."

Many soldiers around him exchanged glances; these words struck a chord with them.

What are border troops most afraid of?

It's not that I'm afraid of dying.

If you were truly afraid of death, you wouldn't have been sent to this place.

What they feared was that after risking their lives to kill the enemy, they would lose all their merits, their rations and rewards, and even their names would be forgotten.

Xiao Qi glanced at the soldiers around him, then at Liu Sandao.

He knew this matter could not be delayed any longer. Having just repelled the barbarian spies at night, it would be easy to discourage people if he publicly claimed credit.

Xu Qingshan's victory was especially clear.

It can't be suppressed.

Xiao Qi said in a deep voice, "Xu Qingshan killed one barbarian scout, severed a hook rope causing another barbarian scout to fall off a wall and die, and also used arrows to harass the enemy and force back the barbarian cavalry. I will report this merit truthfully."

Xu Qingshan immediately clasped his hands in a fist salute.

"Thank you, Master Xiaoqi."

Liu Sandao's face was as black as the bottom of a pot.

Xiao Qi's words were tantamount to publicly acknowledging his merits, making it much harder for him to tamper with things again.

Liu Sandao took a deep breath and said coldly, "Good, very good."

"Xu Qingshan, you've really impressed me."

Xu Qingshan said, "Commander Liu, you're too kind."

"I never expected myself to be so capable."

Liu Sandao's eye twitched again.

He really wants to kill this kid right now.

But not, at least not now.

The barbarians had just retreated beyond the range of arrows when Xu Qingshan had just distinguished himself.

If we touch him now, even a fool would know there's a problem.

Liu Sandao could only snort coldly.

"Drag the barbarian corpses away and register their heads. Hand over the spoils first."

Xu Qingshan immediately pulled the scimitar behind him.

"Commander Liu, isn't this a bit off?"

Liu Sandao's eyes turned cold. "What?"

Xu Qingshan said, "According to the border army's rules, those who kill the enemy can keep their personal spoils of war, and their heads are recorded as merits."

"These scimitars, shortbows, and bone whistles are things I risked my life for. If Commander Liu likes them, I can sell them to him. But I won't take them for free."

Wang Bazi and his companions felt a chill run down their spines.

Here we go again, that kid's started again.

Liu Sandao stared at Xu Qingshan, his teeth practically grinding to powder.

"You're going to sell it to me?"

Xu Qingshan nodded, "A lower price is fine too."

Liu Sandao was so angry that he laughed instead.

"Do you think I need your junk?"

Xu Qingshan breathed a sigh of relief.

"That's good, I'll keep it for now."

Liu Sandao: "..."