"You don't need to worry that I'm being unfair. Tens of thousands of soldiers on the city wall heard what I'm saying. I'm not so shameless as to go back on my word. After the battle is over, you can bring me the heads of the demon experts. I will definitely treat you fairly and reward you accordingly."

Night Breeze nodded: "Thank you very much."

Night Wind could tell that Li Tianhui hoped they would contribute more and kill more demon experts.

Killing multiple demon experts is not difficult for Ye Feng; it all depends on his mood.

"I will send someone to take you to rest now. I estimate that the demon army will begin to attack my Tianlan City in a day or two. At that time, I hope you will not stand idly by and will do your best to help."

Ye Feng and the others then left with a soldier.

Meanwhile, Li Tianhui and Zhao Hongzhen had already returned to the city lord's mansion.

"General Zhao, what do you think of those people?" Li Tianhui asked.

“Very good. Half of those people are martial artists, and they are all quite strong. The leaders are basically all experts in the Divine Travel Realm, especially that young man who challenged us. I can’t figure him out. I even think his strength is no less than ours!”

Upon hearing Zhao Hongzhen's words, Li Tianhui's face showed an expression of "I knew it."

“These people are truly remarkable. I never expected there to be so many hidden talents in the northern mines… Guards, come here.”

At Li Tianhui's command, a soldier quickly ran in from outside and knelt on one knee.

"Go and find out what grudge the Liu family has against those people," Li Tianhui ordered.

"yes!"

The soldier left immediately and returned very soon.

"Reporting to the City Lord, news from Crane King City indicates that the Liu family of Crane King City originally had no enmity with that Gong Mingfei; it all stemmed from a steward of the Liu family..."

The soldier explained the entire feud between Ye Feng and the Liu family from beginning to end. After listening, Li Tianhui coldly said, "The Liu family truly deserves to die."

"They deserve to die! It's one thing for them to have a grudge against Gong Mingfei, but they actually went so far as to extend their reach into the military, bribing the head of the conscription department to try and deal with Gong Mingfei and his associates. They're practically courting disaster!" Zhao Hongzhen said menacingly.

Li Tianhui asked, "General, what do you think should be done?"

Zhao Hongzhen pondered for a moment and said, "No need to deal with it. The Liu family's crimes don't need us to handle them. After this war ends, Gong Mingfei and his people will definitely take revenge on their own."

"That's fine too."

Li Tianhui nodded.

Ye Feng, Wang Zongde, Wang Dachun, Lu Hanjian, and the bald man had all arrived at a military camp near the city wall.

Although the environment here wasn't great, and could even be described as terrible, Ye Feng and the others didn't care.

With a major battle looming, having a place to rest and recuperate is already a blessing; we can't ask for more.

Once they arrived, everyone gathered together.

"Young Master Gong, why did you ask Lord Li and General Zhao for the right to act freely? Although this would indeed give us a lot of freedom, no one would come to our aid when war breaks out," Tan Nie asked.

What Tan Nie wanted to ask was exactly what everyone else wanted to ask.

So everyone present looked at Ye Feng, waiting for his reply.

The night breeze said calmly, "Do we need help?"

"Don't you need it?" the bald man asked back.

“I am both an alchemist and a weapon refiner. If you need pills, come to me. If your spiritual energy is damaged, you can also come to me. So what kind of assistance do you need?” Ye Feng said.

Upon hearing Ye Feng's words, everyone except Wang Zongde, Wang Dachun, Lu Hanjian, and others was stunned.

"Young Master Gong, you're not lying to us!"

"Are you really an alchemist? Are you really a weapon refiner?"

"Dual cultivation of alchemy and weapon crafting? Are you even human?"

Baldy, Tan Nie, and the others were both surprised and delighted, so excited that they didn't know what to say.

Wang Zongde said with a smile, "Young Master Gong is very capable, you just haven't seen it yet."

“Indeed.” Lu Hanjian nodded in agreement.

Night Wind continued, “Moreover, we don’t need to fight head-on. We can just roam the battlefield, strike suddenly when we encounter a suitable target, and retreat immediately after a successful strike. In this way, we can amass a lot of military merits without worrying about being betrayed by those with ill intentions. That’s why I insist on the right to act freely.”

"So that's how it is! Young Master Gong really does think three steps ahead and ten steps ahead for every one step he takes. I can't compare to him!" The bald man laughed heartily, with no more hesitation in his heart.

In the following days, in order to reassure everyone, Ye Feng directly practiced alchemy and weapon crafting in front of Baldy and the others.

Baldy and the others each received varying amounts of Qi-Nourishing Pills and Spirit Dew Pills, etc. Although these pills were just ordinary spiritual pills, they were enough to prove Ye Feng's identity as an alchemist.

The fact that Ye Feng crafted or repaired magical artifacts for them was enough to prove his identity as an artifact crafter.

In addition to refining pills and crafting weapons, Ye Feng also explained the doubts in martial arts to these people and guided their cultivation.

Tan Nie and the others are now very grateful that they did not give up halfway but followed the night wind all the way here.

If you give up, you'll really lose this incredible opportunity!

It should be noted that most of them are independent cultivators, without any sect or faction. A small number of them were exiled to the Ten Absolute Islands by their sects for making mistakes, so the latter are also people who are not favored or respected within their own sects.

They often find it difficult to find someone to consult when they have doubts or questions.

But now Ye Feng doesn't want any benefits and is doing his best to answer their questions. You can imagine how much they have gained!

Two days have passed in the blink of an eye.

A deep yet urgent horn sounded, and the defensive array of Tianlan City was shut down.

The city gates opened, and the soldiers of Tianlan City surged out like a raging torrent, clashing with the demon army.

The demon army was mostly covered in black armor, while the army in Tianlan City, having received support from various sides, wore armor of mixed colors and patterns.

So it was like a dark, turbid flood colliding with a colorful flood, splashing up huge waves.

"War has broken out? So quickly?"

"Two days have already passed, is that fast?"

"What? Two days have already?"

Tan Nie and the others, who had been sitting on the ground listening to the night wind preach and impart knowledge, finally woke up from their dream and felt very regretful.

If they could, they would like to continue listening to Ye Feng answer their questions, but there are no "ifs" in this world.

The war has already broken out, so they have to leave the city and fight the demon army. If they stay in the city and do nothing, even if they are not accused of desertion, they will be accused of cowardice.