saint of humanity

Chapter 2204 Du Feng Returns
It was a thrilling chase that lasted for most of the day.

The monks returned to the Fengtai stronghold, cleaned up the battlefield, collected spoils, and rebuilt fortifications. Although the enemy's attack was repelled this time, and even Rong Dao was killed in the battle, such peace could not last too long. In a large war zone like the Huangquan War Zone, both the enemy and our side would have a large number of troops deployed. The Insect Mother was aware of the disadvantages of the war here, and would definitely make some adjustments and deployments.

The Heyi Camp became famous after one battle.

Although the Crane Wing Battalion had performed brilliantly once in the last star attack in the Blue Water War Zone, its performance was far less shocking than this time.

This time, they fought against Rong Dao head-on and did not lose the upper hand. If it were not for the Heyi Camp, the stronghold would have been lost by now.

Everyone was busy with their repairs. Lu Ye sat cross-legged with a pale face, surrounded by Wang Xun and others who were guarding him nervously and concernedly.

Others only saw the majesty of the Heyi Camp, but they knew that Lu Ye had paid a huge price this time. It was hard to imagine how much terrifying pressure it would be to have all the power concentrated on one person, and how much courage it would take for a person who had entered the Tao to face Rong Dao head-on.

Even though they knew that their leader had once performed the feat of killing Rong Dao with his Dao-entering body, how could the Rong Dao of that time be compared with this one? This one had driven Du Feng away, so his strength was undoubtedly much stronger.

Lu Ye's appearance at this moment clearly showed that he was seriously injured. Everyone was naturally worried, but they did not dare to disturb him.

Actually, Lu Ye was fine. Even the appearance of vomiting blood during the battle with the Zerg Rong Dao was all a fake. There was no other way. He had to do this if he wanted to avoid being so shocking.

He thought to himself that there shouldn't be any flaws in his response this time, so even if Rong Dao died and the Insect Mother could see the brief scene before his death, she would only think that it was the credit of the Crane Wing Formation.

After all, he was not strong enough. If he was strong enough, why would he need to disguise himself so hard? He would not need to use the Crane Wing Formation to cover himself up.

While many monks in the stronghold were recuperating from their wounds, a monk with a broken arm quietly returned from the nearby starry sky. He looked cautious like a thief.

This person is none other than Rongdao, the guard at Fengtai stronghold, and also Du Feng who was beaten away by the Zerg earlier!

As the one who was in charge of this stronghold, Rong Dao naturally had a few confidants of his own. However, he had not cared about these people when he fled before. He thought that after he left, the stronghold would be breached and all the monks trapped in it would die in battle.

Du Feng was even mentally prepared to be held accountable by Huang Quan afterwards.

Who would have thought that the Zerg Rong Dao who was chasing him suddenly turned back. Not long after, one of his confidants actually sent him a message, telling him that the Fengtai stronghold had been defended. Not only that, the Zerg Rong Dao who had injured him was killed. The enemy army was defeated, with countless casualties!

How could he possibly believe such nonsense? He just thought that this confidant had been captured alive, and the reason for sending such a message was that he was forced by the enemy to let him go back and die!

But soon after, several other close confidants also came over and told him the same thing.

This made Du Feng a little suspicious. He was unwilling to believe it when only one of his confidants said so. But all the surviving confidants said so, which made things intriguing. He couldn't say that these people were bewitching him. He then asked those confidants specifically and only then did he learn the whole story.

But he still didn't dare to fully believe it. It was a good thing to hold the stronghold so that he wouldn't be held accountable. But what if this was a trap?

That was why he returned quietly, wanting to check it out with his own eyes. In dealing with people, he always adhered to the principle that what you hear is not as good as what you see.

Now he is thousands of miles away from the stronghold. This position is very safe. If he finds something wrong, he can escape.

As soon as he looked around, he found that there was indeed no fighting at the stronghold, and the armies of the two insect and blood tribes that had originally surrounded the stronghold were nowhere to be seen.

There were active figures of the Alliance monks in the stronghold, seemingly repairing the protective fortifications.

Really saved it? Du Feng looked incredulous.

According to the description of those confidants, after he escaped, a Crane Wing Battalion appeared here. It formed a Crane Wing formation with a lineup of a hundred people. While protecting many surviving monks, it blocked the offensive of the Zerg Rong Dao with the power of the formation.

It was precisely because they seized the opportunity when the Zerg Rong Dao was fighting against the Heyi Camp that the rest of them attacked together and managed to kill the Zerg Rong Dao by chance!
The only one who succeeded in the chaos was a cultivator from the Seventh Path, and he was even lucky enough to receive a blessing from the Star Abyss!
The Crane Wing Camp... Of course he knew about it, because it was the troops transferred from the Huangquan War Star to support him after he sent the message. However, when the Crane Wing Camp arrived, he was fighting fiercely with his opponents and didn't notice it at all. After that, he was focused on escaping and paid no attention to the Crane Wing Camp or the Tiger Wing Camp.

But I didn't expect that such a battalion of manpower could play such a big role!

Without seeing it with his own eyes, Du Feng could tell from the descriptions of a few of his confidants that the Zerg Rong Dao Hui was killed, and the Heyi Battalion made a great contribution. If it weren't for this battalion that stopped the enemy, that lucky Seven Dao cultivator would not have been able to succeed.

So... that guy has already been at the end of his strength? If not, how could the group of Daoists in the Heyi Camp, even with the power of the formation, be able to stop a Rongdao who is stronger than him?

It is even more impossible for a strong man who could hurt him to die at the hands of a cultivator of the Seven Daos!
As soon as he thought of this, Du Feng's expression fell...

If he had known this would happen, he would never have escaped. If he had persisted a little longer, maybe he could have killed that guy. No, he could have definitely killed that guy. Unfortunately, he was too cautious. He was defeated and had an arm broken. He had no will to fight anymore.

Fighting to the death, killing the enemy, and protecting the stronghold, these are all my merits! With these merits, who will dare to talk to me again from those annoying guys on this planet?
Many thoughts flashed through his mind, and Du Feng moved and flew towards the stronghold.

Since the stronghold is now safe, there is certainly no need for him to escape back to the underworld.

"The town master is back!"

Suddenly someone shouted loudly in the stronghold.

Everyone looked up and saw a middle-aged man with a broken arm falling from the sky. Perhaps because of the injury, the man's face was a little pale, making his temperament look a little feminine.

"Greetings, Lord Town Guard!"

"grown ups!"

Many surviving monks hurriedly saluted.

Du Feng glanced at everyone, nodded slightly, and coughed softly: "Well done, you all have done a great job in protecting the stronghold this time. After I take a little rest, I will draft a battle report and ask for credit for you all!"

Someone said with concern: "Sir, you are injured, please go and rest for a while."

Du Feng nodded slightly, turned and left.

Many monks in the crowd looked at his back with disdainful expressions.

As the guardian of Rong Dao and stationed in the stronghold, it is understandable that he lost the war. In the confrontation with the two insect and blood tribes, no one dares to say that he is always victorious. However, Du Feng had been defeated by the opponent's Rong Dao and fled directly, without caring about the life and death of many cultivators trapped in the stronghold. This behavior is disheartening.

But he is Rong Dao after all, and he is the Rong Dao of the Du family. Even if those who have entered the Dao have any ideas, they cannot express them.

Du Feng left, and several of his close associates followed closely behind. These people were all cultivators of the Du family, and naturally shared the same honor and disgrace with Du Feng. So even if Du Feng had abandoned them before, it would be difficult for them to change their loyalty.

However, after a short while, these close associates returned again, moving among the crowd, chatting with each monk, and no one knew what they were busy with.

Some of the monks they found had indifferent expressions, while others looked indignant.

Lu Ye didn't pay any attention to these things. He was now pretending to heal his wounds and secretly refining his Taoist bones.

In the previous battle, the Heyi Camp had reaped a great harvest. As before, he got half of all the spoils, and the rest was shared by others.

Wang Xun was in charge of collecting and counting the spoils. Even if Lu Ye took half, the rest would be enough for everyone to share.

No one had any objection to this. It was Lu Ye's credit that the Crane Wing Camp was able to form a formation. It was also Lu Ye's credit that they were able to block the Zerg's Rong Dao this time. If it were anyone else, they would not be able to withstand the pressure of the entire formation. It could be said that he was the soul of the entire Crane Wing Camp.

Lu Ye did not refuse and accepted it readily.

The demand for Dao bones is huge in itself, and maintaining the Dao pattern of the same qi also consumes a lot of Dao power, so half of the harvest is what he deserves.

"Why?" A stern shout came from not far away.

It was Wang Xun’s voice.

Lu Ye frowned slightly and looked over there, only to see that Wang Xun had a furious look on his face. Not only him, but several monks from the Heyi Camp nearby also had unfriendly expressions.

A young man stood in front of Wang Xun, with an arrogant look. Facing Wang Xun's questioning, he just said calmly: "No reason, this is the rule!"

Wang Xun was so angry that he laughed: "Where did this rule come from? This is not my first time on the battlefield. I have never heard of such a rule."

"This is the rule set by the town commander." The young man looked at Wang Xun seriously, "Are you sure you don't want to follow it?"

Wang Xun's expression changed, and he didn't know how to respond for a moment. Although he also looked down on Du Feng, he was Rong Dao after all, and this stronghold also respected him. He could argue with this young man, but it would be bad to involve the Rong Dao garrison.

"What's the matter?" A slightly weak voice came over.

Wang Xun turned his head and met Lu Ye's eyes. He said quickly, "Sir, it's nothing. You should rest first."

He secretly blamed himself for disturbing the commander's peace by making too loud a noise.

Lu Ye looked up at the young man and said, "I am the commander of the Crane Wing Camp. Come and tell me what you have to say."

The young man was also one of the people trapped in the stronghold before, and was rescued by the Heyi Battalion. He had seen Lu Ye's majesty with his own eyes, so he did not dare to be too negligent and hurried forward: "Du Quan greets Commander Lu, and I would like to thank Commander Lu for saving my life."

"Du Quan..." Lu Ye's eyes flashed, "What is your relationship with Du Feng?"

Having the same surname, Du, may be a coincidence, or may not.

(End of this chapter)