Jiang Hao searched his memory and then remembered that in the operas he had heard from his grandfather since childhood, Tokyo was also called Kaifeng Prefecture. It was the place where Bao Zheng (Judge Bao) was stationed.

Presumably, this Tokyo is the name of Kaifeng. I didn't expect the Lingxu game to even know this part of history.

Little did Jiang Hao know that Tokyo was the capital of Japan, and had absolutely no connection to Kaifeng, the capital of China.

Seeing that the army of skeleton monsters had already launched an attack on the group of players, Jiang Hao immediately raised his staff and aimed it at the skeleton monsters charging at the forefront of the battle.

On the other side, the Skeleton Tiger King had just run down the mountain when he saw the thief with a code of honor at the foot of the mountain. He was at the foot of the mountain, following the tracks of the skeleton army, running into the mountains. Jiang Hao leaped and blocked his way.

The thief, known for his code of honor, was startled by the Skeleton Tiger King and immediately stopped running, even taking a few steps back unconsciously. Seeing the green health bar above the Skeleton Tiger King's head calmed him down. Upon closer inspection, he realized that this skeletal monster was none other than the summoned creature that followed the Lord of Hell.

The Skull Tiger King took two steps forward, nibbled at his clothes, then turned around, signaling for the thief to follow it.

Dao Yidao clearly understood this human-like gesture. Following the Skeleton Tiger King, he leaped and bounded across the rocks, finally arriving at the hilltop where Jiang Hao stood. Upon seeing Jiang Hao, Dao Yidao immediately burst into laughter.

"Hell Boss, your summoned creature is incredibly intelligent! It can even lead the way!"

Jiang Hao was busy pulling and fighting monsters, and too lazy to explain the Soul Link skill to him. He pointed to the skeleton army in the canyon and said, "Can you go inside the monsters and help me find their leader? I suspect the Legion Token is in his hands."

"That's easy! Let me tell you, these skeleton monsters look fierce, but they're like kittens in front of me. I can just walk around among them and find their leader for you. It's just that we're this far apart, so we need something to signal. Otherwise, even if I stretch out my arm and point at it, you probably wouldn't see my movement. Hey? Why are there so many Japanese people here?"

Jiang Hao immediately stopped waving his staff.

"Japan? You mean all those players down there are from Japan?"

"Of course! Didn't you see their starting village is Tokyo? The capital of Japan!"

Jiang Hao was immediately embarrassed.

"I...I thought they were from Kaifeng Prefecture."

"Even thieves have their code of honor," he rolled his eyes.

"Then you should be able to see their IDs above their heads, right? Names like Matsushita Ichiro, Tanaka Isamu, and Nakamura Ryoko, aren't those names only Japanese people would use?"

"You seem to know a lot about Japanese chicken?"

"Of course, my cousin works at the embassy that serves Japanese chicken, and he often tells me about Japanese chicken."

Jiang Hao hadn't expected that "honor among thieves" and "Japanese chicken" had such a connection, and he was now in a bit of a dilemma.

"I heard that the Japanese players have killed a lot of our players. So, should I kill them or protect them?"

Jiang Hao felt uneasy if he didn't kill these Japanese players, but killing them might affect international relations. After all, Jiang Hao often watched the news and knew that China was advocating for better economic and cultural exchanges with Japan. Even though he, as a player, couldn't offer much help in major matters, he should still respond to the country's call, shouldn't he?

Thieves also have their code of honor. After thinking seriously for a moment, he said, "My cousin often says that Japanese people are diligent and eager to learn, and have superb skills. However, one should also know that their thoughts may not be as they appear on the surface. He also said that Japanese people are extremely polite and hardworking, but they are quite cunning. One should be wary of them when dealing with them."

"If it were my cousin, he might pretend he didn't see it, wait until the skeleton monsters had killed most of them, then rescue one or two more, and then hype it up."

Jiang Hao thought that "Even Thieves Have Their Code" was a very good explanation, and that the person was clearly knowledgeable. So he exchanged a glance with "Even Thieves Have Their Code," and the two of them understood each other perfectly, and both smiled slightly.

Jiang Hao looked up and glanced around briefly before speaking to Dao Yi You Dao.

"The big tree over there has a lot of leaves. Break off two of the larger branches. If you find the leader of the skeleton monsters, wave them at me a few times. If I see it, I'll wave them at you a few times too. Then you just stick them into the leader's skeleton."

"That's a good idea, I'll be right back."

Dao Yiyoudao was agile, leaping up the tree in a few bounds. He picked two branches with lots of leaves, placing one at Jiang Hao's feet and carrying the other down the hill. After a few steps, Dao Yiyoudao stopped, turned around, and shouted, "By the way, on my way here, I saw a lot of Japanese and Korean players fighting. I'm worried that our team might get hurt if we pass by."

"Don't worry about that, I'll have my summoned creatures take them."

Even thieves have their code of honor, so he turned around, leaping back and forth on the rocks, and continued jumping into the canyon.

The two Dark Gold-tier skeleton summons, the Skeleton Tiger King and the Skeleton Gnoll, began running down the mountain. Jiang Hao, standing atop the mountain, had seen and heard everything the Skeleton Tiger King had done on its journey down and then back up with the Thief of the Righteous Path. It was as if Jiang Hao had placed his own eyes and ears on the Skeleton Tiger King. And from his mountaintop position, Jiang Hao could simultaneously keep an eye on the skeleton monsters and use his staff to pull and fight them.

This feeling is truly quite wonderful!

If there were enough clones, wouldn't it be possible to know everything happening in the world without leaving home?

Soul link, that's awesome!

In retrospect, helping the city lord of Jinling City recapture Qianfeng Pass was the most worthwhile thing Jiang Hao did since entering the game!

The mountain wind blew Jiang Hao's clothes, making them flutter and giving him a rather heroic look.

Raising his staff, Jiang Hao resumed pulling and fighting monsters. However, his eyes couldn't help but dart towards the Japanese players in the canyon.

Seeing the quiet, deserted hilltop, broken only by the rustling of leaves in the mountain wind, Jiang Hao, without hesitation, gently raised his staff and pulled a Japanese player towards him. The player was a fair-skinned student with a buzz cut. When he appeared beneath Jiang Hao's staff, he was still dizzy and hadn't even seen Jiang Hao's face before his health bar was emptied. Then, a flash of white light, and his entire body vanished.

Jiang Hao knew that he had sent this Japanese player back to his own starting village in Japan.

It feels so good to do bad things sneakily!