"Li Family Army!"

Someone shouted first.

An eerie silence fell over the water.

The sky was overcast, and the surroundings seemed to be shrouded in black mist. The black and red banners, like the soul-summoning banners from hell, exuded a terrifying aura.

Li Ruo's eyes were as bright as stars, and her heartbeat grew faster and stronger.

"Could it be—"

Soon, Guazi, who was holding binoculars, exclaimed, "It's Li Jiajun! Li Jiajun is back!"

The soldiers of the Prince of Jiangning were utterly terrified. "The Li family army? How could it be them?"

"Weren't almost all of them dead?"

Suddenly, a drumbeat jolted everyone back to reality. The ship was approaching quickly, like a ghost, closing in on the Prince of Jiangning.

"It's been a long time, Your Highness."

I heard that voice.

Li Ruo felt a shiver run through her body.

"Big brother!"

Afraid of not being able to see clearly, she quickly took out her binoculars.

"Big Brother! It really is Big Brother!" In an instant, something seemed to flood his mind, but then it disappeared in a flash. However, the image of the man on the bow of the ship seemed to be deeply engraved in his mind.

Li Qing.

He's still alive!

Xie Xiao had little formal education but exceptionally good eyesight, so he saw it too. He wanted to shout, but his throat felt like it was on fire, and he couldn't utter a single word.

Song Zhijing's face turned completely bloodless in an instant. How could this be? Wasn't it said that there was no trace of his body?

The Prince of Jiangning felt a chill run through his entire body, from head to toe.

"He's still alive!"

Li Qing said, "I'm sorry to disappoint you, I'm still alive."

He looked at Li Ruo, his eyes bright as day, "Ruo'er, did they bully you? Don't be afraid, I'll help you tie them up and let you bully them back."

This sentence sounds so familiar.

Li Ruo felt a scene flash through her mind in an instant, overlapping with these words, so heartwarming that her eyes welled up with tears. "Okay!"

Black Wind Stronghold and Purple Sun Peak had already gained the upper hand in this battle, and with the addition of Li Qing and more than 10,000 soldiers, the situation couldn't be better.

Song Zhijing tried to jump into the water to escape, but the guards sent by the Prince of Jiangning who had been protecting him suddenly grabbed his neck.

"Prefect, I'm sorry, but the Prince said that if you lose this battle, you don't need to go back."

Song Zhijing was startled and looked sharply at the Prince of Jiangning on the opposite ship, suddenly feeling a chill run down his spine.

I see!

The Prince of Jiangning was also surrounded, suffered several injuries, and was eventually captured.

Song Zhijing was unable to escape, and Li Qing's soldiers were too fierce, so he was captured along with the Prince of Jiangning.

Of the 30,000 elite troops, only about 5,000 remained, and they all surrendered.

We won!

"We won!"

The brothers of Ziyang Peak and Heifeng Village wept with joy.

Although they also lost some brothers, their losses were far less severe than those of the enemy, thanks to their sufficient arrows and oil.

This result was somewhat unexpected for Xie Xiao. He had thought that winning would be good enough, but he never expected to win so decisively. Li Qing came back and helped capture everyone.

Only then did Xie Xiao begin to feel a sense of reality. He really was back!

Li Ruo and Xie Xiao met up with Li Qing on the shore. For some reason, she felt a little apprehensive about returning home.

Moreover, his older brother is too tall and big, even taller than Xie Xiao. He's also very big. Standing in front of her, he's like a wall, blocking both the wind and the light.

"What, don't you recognize your brother? You can't even greet people properly?" Li Qing raised his thick eyebrows, which was rather intimidating.

Li Ruoxin thought to herself, how come her gentle and weak sister-in-law wasn't scared to tears by her brother when they went on blind dates? Her brother must be the best cure for a child's night crying.

Li Xingran is in for a rough time. Hahaha.

Li Xingran, who was in a house on the mountain, suddenly sneezed violently.

The woman burning incense was incredibly anxious: "My little darling misses her auntie. Don't be afraid, we'll definitely win! Brother Qing, please bless your sister, your brother-in-law, and your brothers and sisters, and make sure they come back safe and sound..."

"Big Brother!" Li Ruo greeted him with a smile.

"Hey." Li Qing took a step forward, gave her a big hug, then let go. "You're so strong now!"

Li Ruo felt as if her arm, which he had pinched, was about to break.

But her smile grew wider and wider.

It hurts! It really does.

It's not a dream.

"Brother, what's wrong with you—"

"It's a long story, I'll tell you later." Li Qing's piercing gaze shifted. "You're Xie Xiao? You've grown so much!"

Xie Xiao: ...

That's right. He had only met Li Qing twice when he was fifteen. He swallowed hard and finally found his voice, "Yes, I'm over twenty now."

Li Qing patted him heavily on the shoulder. "Okay."

Xie Xiao remained motionless, a smile on his face.

In his mind: Oh my god! That must be a giant iron hammer, it hurts like hell.

Li Ruo glanced around, a bad feeling creeping into her heart: "Brother, where's Dad?"

The next moment, a hint of sadness flashed in Li Qing's eyes. He nodded to his subordinate behind him, who then came out carrying a blue and white porcelain jar.

All the subordinates instantly became depressed.

Li Ruo and Xie Xiao's eyes narrowed, and the brothers behind them all became serious.

Some people had already started sobbing.

Li Ruo took the bone urn, feeling as if a hand was squeezing her heart, making it hard to breathe. Scenes flashed through her mind like a fleeting dream, and she tried to grasp them, but her head ached.

Li Qing sighed, "When he fell off the cliff, his internal organs ruptured, and he couldn't be saved. He died."

A single sentence is enough to make one imagine how tragic the scene must have been, and how heartbroken the brothers were.

Xie Xiao led the Black Wind Stronghold brothers to kneel down and bow three times to General Li's urn.

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