West of the city.
In a rundown old mansion, the side rooms showed signs of burning, and the courtyard had a rotting water pool overgrown with weeds and moss. No one lived here anymore.
Inside the courtyard, Li Yuanzhao and others, dressed in dark clothes, were led by Cui Fan as they searched the mansion for traces of monsters. But clearly, the monsters had long since left, and they found nothing.
Just as Cui Fan was about to call it a day, a gray sparrow suddenly flew in.
Cui Fan was surprised and raised his hand to catch it. The gray sparrow obediently landed, a rolled-up note tied to its leg.
Cui Fan unrolled the note with his fingers and examined it closely, his expression changing drastically.
“What’s wrong?”
Yu Wei, who was nearby, quickly asked.
Cui Fan clenched the note tightly, his face dark: “The patrol mission is over. I just received news that monsters are attacking the city. We need to gather at the city defense office in the west to discuss how to respond.”
“Monsters attacking the city?”
The others were stunned, clearly shocked. Even though they had been deep in the territory for a long time, they knew how serious it was when monsters attacked the city.
“Then let’s hurry!” Li Yuanzhao was the first to react and immediately spoke up.
Cui Fan’s expression kept changing as he struggled to understand how monsters could attack the city. Could it be that the information was exaggerated? They could only go to the west to see for themselves.
“Let’s go.” He called out and took the lead to leave.
Suddenly, two figures flew in quickly from the sky and landed right in front of them.
“Qianqian!”
“Yuanzhao!”
The newcomers were Wei Feng and Li Fu. They were already aware of the situation regarding the monster attack and had seen the thick monster mist gathering in the north, indicating how serious the situation was.
“Uncle Wei?” Ren Qianqian was taken aback, clearly not expecting Uncle Wei to follow her here.
She was clever and quickly guessed that he must have been secretly following her all along to protect her from the shadows. This made her frown slightly; she felt a bit helpless. She had come out to train, yet her father still worried about her. How would she ever be independent?
“Uncle Fu?”
Li Yuanzhao was also surprised, then understood that Uncle Fu was worried about Big Brother Hao.
“Where’s Hao?” Li Fu looked around but didn’t see Li Hao, so he quickly asked.
Li Yuanzhao answered honestly, “Big Brother Hao ate too much at noon and went to the bathroom.”
“This guy, why isn’t he here at such a critical moment?” Li Fu immediately became anxious and irritable.
Cui Fan, who had sharp eyes, quickly realized that these two strong figures were here to protect the younger ones. He couldn’t help but feel a bit envious and respectfully said, “Seniors, I just received news that monsters are attacking the city. Is it true?”
“What? You don’t trust the information from your city?” Li Fu shot him a glance and replied irritably.
Cui Fan felt a bit embarrassed, realizing that the information was indeed true. This was a major event that hadn’t happened in a hundred years.
“Are there really monsters attacking the city? How many?”
Ren Qianqian quickly asked.
Li Yuanzhao and the others were also very concerned.
Wei Feng sighed lightly and said, “The monsters have been planning this for a while. It’s just that you arrived at an unfortunate time. Qianqian, you should come back with me. I can ensure your safety out of the city.”
Ren Qianqian shook her head and immediately replied, “I’m not leaving. I came out to train, and this is a rare opportunity. Uncle Wei, with your strength, can’t you drive the monsters away? You are at the Fifteen Li Realm, strong enough to defend the city!”
Wei Feng’s expression was complex as he replied, “I sensed a very deep monster aura within that mist, likely also at the Fifteen Li Realm, and it’s one of the stronger ones. As for whether there are more monsters hiding in the shadows, that’s still unknown. If I were alone here, I would be willing to take a chance, but you…”
“You don’t need to worry about me. I can protect myself.” Ren Qianqian immediately said.
Wei Feng shook his head, “There are too many monsters. I was entrusted by my master to protect you, and that’s my responsibility.”
“Uncle Wei, why are you…” Ren Qianqian couldn’t help but feel a bit angry.
Nearby, Li Fu, hearing Wei Feng’s words, had a complex expression. He said to Li Yuanzhao, “Go find your Big Brother Hao and stick with him. Don’t go anywhere else. I’ll send a message back to the house immediately. It’s a pity this is the Summer family’s territory, but I can’t worry about that now. I need to go north to help; otherwise, this city might fall.”
Saying this, he turned to Wei Feng and said, “Brother Wei, please take care of my two young relatives. This kindness, the Li family will remember!”
Wei Feng didn’t refuse. It was a rare opportunity to gain the Li family’s favor. After all, looking after one young person was the same as looking after three.
“Alright, Brother Li, are you really going north to fight?” Wei Feng asked.
“As a general, how can I run away when monsters appear? Even though this is the Summer family’s territory, if I encounter them, I can’t just stand by!” Li Fu said seriously.
Wei Feng’s expression became slightly solemn as he cupped his hands in salute: “Brother Li, your righteousness is commendable. You go ahead; as long as I’m alive, I’ll take good care of them!”
“Good, with your word, I can rest assured.” Li Fu nodded.
Having someone from the Fifteen Li Realm watching over them was more reliable than relying on himself. He immediately said to Li Yuanzhao, “Yuanzhao, you must listen and don’t go anywhere. Find Hao!”
After seeing Li Yuanzhao nod seriously, he immediately leaped away towards the north.
Wei Feng watched Li Fu leave and then said to Li Yuanzhao, “Let’s go find your brother.”
Li Yuanzhao was also worried about Li Hao’s safety and quickly nodded, but his gaze turned to Cui Fan.
Cui Fan smiled wryly, “Since that’s the case, let’s meet up first and then check the west of the city?”
Wei Feng shook his head, “Defending the city is your responsibility. I’m only here to protect our young lady and the young master of the Li family. I won’t get involved in other matters. As for the assessment credits, you can handle that as you see fit.”
He emphasized the word “freely” a bit more.
He wasn’t like Li Fu, bound by the identity of a general. Here, he could come and go as he pleased, depending on his mood.
Cui Fan was speechless and quickly said, “The patrol mission is over, and they all performed very well. I will naturally give them honest scores, but…”
Wei Feng sneered, knowing that Cui Fan wanted to tie him to the city. He was about to reprimand him when Ren Qianqian shouted, “Uncle Wei, I want to defend the city! I won’t let these monsters harm the people!”
“Miss you!” Wei Feng’s expression changed.
Ren Qianqian suddenly drew her sword and held it across her arm, looking sternly at Wei Feng: “Uncle Wei, if you dare to knock me out and take me away from here, I will cut off my own arm when I wake up!”
“Miss…” Wei Feng felt his heart tighten, knowing she was inexperienced and still soft-hearted, but this was too stubborn.
He sighed and said, “Fine, I’ll go with you to see the situation. If it doesn’t look right, you must listen to me. Otherwise, I will take you back to the mountain directly, and my master will deal with you.”
Ren Qianqian’s expression changed slightly, and she nodded, “Okay!”
They agreed and immediately set off, quickly leaving the mansion and heading back to the Demon Suppression Office.
But inside the office, people were rushing about. The headquarters was already empty. After asking a guard in a storage room, they learned that everyone from the Demon Suppression Office had gone to various parts of the city to follow the city defense army's orders.
“Hao, Hao!”
Li Yuanzhao shouted in the Demon Suppression Office, searching for Li Hao but found no sign of him.
At the same time, yellow smoke rose from the city wall.
This was the signal for a battle.
Ren Qianqian’s expression changed, “There’s no time! We need to go to the west of the city. Uncle Wei, use your spirit sense to help find out where Li Hao is.”
Wei Feng nodded but didn’t feel too anxious. The Li family elder they had encountered earlier hadn’t shown up yet. It was likely that Li Fu had left because the elder was secretly watching over them.
That elder was capable of easily killing two monsters at the Fifteen Li Realm. If he was willing to intervene, he could resolve the monster crisis in the city.
Under Wei Feng and Cui Fan’s lead, they headed to the west city wall.
Wei Feng displayed his strength, and with the city defense army’s leaders politely inviting him, he led the group up to the city wall.
As soon as they reached the top, they saw a large number of monsters rushing in from the wasteland outside.
These monsters burst out from the distant mountains and forests, seemingly joining forces with the northern monsters to attack the city simultaneously.
“So many monsters!”
Looking at the scene of monsters charging, Li Yuanzhao and Ren Qianqian’s faces turned pale.
It was no wonder; even some veteran soldiers from the city defense army couldn’t help but shiver, their hearts racing.
There were at least thousands of monsters running toward them, large in size and fierce in appearance, some transforming into thick monster mist in the air.
This scene truly looked like a chaotic dance of demons.
The sharp, eerie laughter had already made many people feel their scalps tingle.
“Uncle Wei, haven’t you found Hao yet?”
Li Yuanzhao’s face was slightly pale as he hurriedly asked Wei Feng beside him.
Just as Wei Feng was about to answer, his gaze suddenly shifted, and he turned to see two figures rushing toward them, one in front and one behind.
When he saw the figure of the young man in dark clothes ahead, Wei Feng was stunned.
If he wasn’t mistaken, that young man was the one from the Divine General’s Mansion whom he had been following all along!
But now, he was actually riding the wind?!
In Wei Feng’s astonished gaze, Li Hao came flying in with the city guard, Yue Shuhong, soaring through the air.
Li Hao also noticed Li Yuanzhao and the others and smoothly landed in front of them.
(End of Chapter)