Bai Cang patiently listened to Yu Canghai's fragmented and incoherent narration, and finally understood what had happened.
It turned out that after the battle to attack the Water Palace, the Red Dragon General Headquarters returned victorious, capturing countless enemies and becoming a force to be reckoned with in the Xia Kingdom, which brought a period of peace.
Unfortunately, the good days didn't last long. The Heavenly Corpse Sect, Ten Thousand Gu Mountain, Yin Ghost Cave, Soul-Destroying Cave, and other unorthodox sects suddenly invaded the Xia Kingdom.
The Red Dragon Headquarters would naturally not sit idly by and wait for their doom, nor would it allow them to invade its territory and cause trouble.
Thus, under Yuan Tiangang's leadership, the Xia Kingdom's Heshan Sect mobilized its entire force to challenge them to a duel at the gates of Xia Kingdom: Baiman Mountain. To this day, no victor has been decided.
As for why the unorthodox sects like the Heavenly Corpse Sect suddenly invaded the Xia Kingdom, how it developed into the Hundred Barbarian Mountain Sword Fighting, and even who was standing behind them, Yu Canghai knew nothing about these questions.
However, Bai Cang still managed to spot the key points amidst Bai Cang's disorganized narration.
"Wait, what does this have to do with my godfather and the others?"
Bai Cang suddenly interrupted Yu Canghai, his face darkening, and said, "Even if they send out their entire force, it's not their turn to go to the battlefield, is it?"
Sun Hongbo and Zhang He were only at the initial stage of Qi Refining, and at most they had only opened two or three Xuan Apertures. They didn't even qualify to be cannon fodder.
Moreover, with Bai Cang's protection, how could he possibly participate in the Asura-like killing field of the Hundred Barbarian Mountain Sword Battle?
"Your subordinate is incompetent; I humbly beg you, senior brother, to punish me!"
Yu Canghai kept pleading guilty, burying his head in the dust. "That day, Zhao Yunlong personally came to the Sanyin Temple and, as the true disciple of the head temple, forcibly conscripted us to the Baiman Mountain battlefield."
"I tried to argue my case, but I was no match for them. They also had orders from the General Command, so I simply couldn't resist!"
Zhao Yunlong! Holy crap!
Bai Cang's eyes were bloodshot, and his heart was filled with murderous intent. He suppressed his anger and asked, "Is Zhao Yunlong still on the battlefield of Baiman Mountain?"
Upon hearing this, Yu Canghai trembled. "Reporting to Senior Brother: Zhao Yunlong has died on the battlefield of Baiman Mountain. I personally witnessed him being devoured by the Ten Thousand Gu and died. I just returned from the battlefield wounded..."
Bai Cang didn't want to hear any more of what was said after that. He only had one thought in his mind: How could this beast let him die so easily?
Love and hatred can never be retained; I draw my sword and look around, my heart filled with confusion.
"Who else is in the Zhao family? Are you familiar with the specific list and details?"
Yu Canghai trembled even more violently, "Zhao... Zhao Yunlong is an orphan. He grew up in the isolated army camp of the headquarters in the Ten Thousand Mountains. He is usually eccentric and keeps to himself. He has no relatives or friends..."
Hearing this, Bai Cang felt a tightness in his chest, as if he had nothing left to do but die: So, with him dead, all is well, and I can't even find anyone to take revenge on?
"How did my godfather and the others disappear? Tell me again in detail."
Bai Cang took a deep breath, feeling as if he were a volcano about to erupt, his anger churning and killing intent seeping into every inch of his flesh and every bone.
Yu Canghai clearly sensed the terrifying killing intent that Bai Cang was about to unleash, and his body trembled like a leaf, as if he would faint at any moment.
However, his mind was clearer than ever before, and his speech suddenly became more fluent. "That day, Xin Ershiba Niang and I led forty-seven Qi Refining cultivators from five towns, eight villages, and twelve strongholds to protect Elder Sun and others as we entered the Bai Man Mountain battlefield."
"Who would have thought that as soon as we entered the mountain, we would suffer collateral damage and be chased by three cultivators at the Hundred Apertures level. My subordinates fought desperately to cover our retreat, but we only managed to stop two of them."
"Xin Ershiba Niang protected Elder Sun and the others as they hastily retreated, but they never returned. Some say they were seen being chased deep into the Hundred Barbarian Mountains, seemingly caught up in the battlefield of Dao Foundation True Persons..."
Yu Canghai dared not say anything more, but Bai Cang had already fully understood.
Let alone small fry like Sun Hongbo and Zhang He, even a Qi Refining cultivator like Xin Ershibalian, who is close to the Hundred Apertures stage, would probably be doomed under the aftershocks of the battle between Dao Foundation True Persons.
"Do you know who the Dao Foundation True Man was in that great battle?"
Bai Cang took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the murderous intent surging within him.
Upon hearing this, Yu Canghai quickly replied, "I heard that it was Master Zhou who fought against three masters of the Heavenly Corpse Sect alone, ultimately killing one and severely injuring two others, returning in great victory."
Bai Cang narrowed his eyes slightly, "Good! Good! Good! Very good indeed!"
Who said Zhao Yunlong was all alone? Doesn't he still have a "good master"?
The teacher should repay the student's debt; that makes perfect sense, right?
However, Bai Cang was also very clear that he really couldn't make a move against Zhou Ganzheng before everything was settled, otherwise the entire Heshan Sect would become his enemy.
But it's okay, he's still young, he can wait, he has plenty of time to settle this score.
The immediate priority is to obtain more information in order to decide what to do next.
But before that, he needed to do something else.
Thinking this, Bai Cang bent down and helped Yu Canghai up, carefully and patiently brushing the dust off his body, especially his dusty face.
Yu Canghai was terrified by his sudden "gentleness," pleading, "Senior brother, please understand: the blame lies entirely with me. I am willing to accept any punishment from you, and I beg you to spare my family..."
Bai Cang was taken aback upon hearing this, then said gently, "Junior Brother Yu, don't worry."
"The fault lies with me, brother. What does it have to do with you? To me, you have done nothing wrong, so don't panic."
After saying that, Bai Cang pondered for a moment, then reached out and grabbed a narrow-bladed longsword, which he then handed to Yu Canghai.
"Regarding the damage to your cultivation, I will do my best to find a way to help you resume your cultivation."
Bai Cang said solemnly, "This Hundred Poisons Immortal Slaying Sword is a magical artifact that I, your brother, have refined myself. It has some value and I have put a lot of effort into it. Now I am giving it to you in the hope that you can cheer up as soon as possible and not let me down."
As cultivation level increases and strength grows...
The magical artifacts that Bai Cang once placed high hopes on are now lagging behind him and have almost become useless.
His decision to give the Hundred Poisons Immortal-Slaying Sword to Yu Canghai at this time was not only to "reward merit," but also partly out of a sense of compensation.
After all, his current predicament is inextricably linked to Bai Cang; it can be said that he was purely implicated by Bai Cang.
He can't possibly kill someone's whole family after they've sought refuge with him, gained nothing, and ended up crippled and cut off from all opportunities.
However, all of this is based on the premise that Yu Canghai is telling the truth.
If he lied or even played a bad role in this, then...
Bai Cang will never let him go and will make the entire Yu family see what cruelty is.
"Senior brother, I..."
Yu Canghai suddenly looked up, his face full of "moved".
But the next second, his face turned pale with horror, and a look of disbelief flashed in his eyes.
The moment he looked up, Bai Cang's figure had already disappeared.
All that remained before him was a narrow, long sword; where was Bai Cang?
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