"He's busy being the head of the Chen family right now!" Xiuzhu replied with a smile.
"The Chen family... is it the Chen family of Yunzhou?"
Xia Anyu's voice was filled with surprise.
“That’s right, it’s the head of the Chen family in Yunzhou!” Xiuzhu nodded and said crisply.
This time, not only Xia Anyu, but also the elders of the Divine Sword Sect showed doubt in their eyes.
"The Chen family? Isn't that a behemoth family in Yunzhou? How did the sect leader become the head of the Chen family?"
"Have you forgotten? The sect leader's real name is Chen Tianwen!"
"Chen Tianwen... Chen family, could it be that the sect leader abandoned us for the sake of the Chen family?"
No one knows who shouted this, but the air in the hall suddenly froze.
Everyone imagined a terrible thing.
If Chen Tianwen really abandons them.
Then the Divine Sword Sect will collapse in an instant...
"No, impossible! The sect leader would never abandon us!"
Xia Anyu murmured softly, turning to look at Xiuzhu.
But then he noticed a playful glint in Xiuzhu's eyes.
So she said, "Xiuzhu, just say everything you have to say."
"All right."
Xiuzhu nodded and said to everyone, "You're overthinking it. How could the sect leader abandon us? He's actually gathering people and will be back soon."
"Gather manpower?"
A look of confusion flashed across everyone's faces.
“That’s right.” Xiuzhu continued, “The sect leader is recruiting cultivators above the Nascent Soul stage from across Yunzhou, so he can’t come back for the time being, but he asked me to bring some fellow cultivators to provide support first.”
"Later, he will personally lead the reinforcements he has gathered back to aid Qingzhou!"
They heard that Chen Tianwen would return with reinforcements.
The huge weight that had been hanging over everyone in the Divine Sword Sect was finally lifted.
Xia Anyu, however, keenly noticed the key point in Xiuzhu's words.
"You said you brought back some fellow cultivators, how many did you bring back?"
A glint of light flashed in her eyes.
Now, all the major sects have sent Nascent Soul elders to reinforce the Qingyu border.
She was worried that she didn't have enough Nascent Soul Elders.
"Twenty mercenaries at the Nascent Soul stage."
Xiuzhu said calmly.
"What?"
A look of surprise flashed in the eyes of everyone from the Divine Sword Sect.
Twenty Nascent Soul cultivators?!
This is half the foundation of a large power.
Did Chen Tianwen have his Nascent Soul emptied by some large force?
"How much...?"
Even Xia Anyu was somewhat bewildered when she heard about the twenty Nascent Soul mercenaries.
Currently, the Divine Sword Sect can only mobilize about twenty Nascent Soul elders.
But Xiuzhu brought back twenty of them all by herself?
The power of the Divine Sword Sect has doubled!
"Twenty"
Xiuzhu smiled and repeated the number of people she had brought.
The main hall of the Divine Sword Sect immediately fell silent.
Everyone's face was filled with disbelief.
Xiuzhu saw everyone's reaction.
He couldn't help but think back to when he heard that the Chifeng Mercenary Group was going to send twenty Nascent Soul cultivators to support him; he was just as shocked and speechless.
Perhaps Shu Yiyao was laughing at herself in that way back then.
She cut off her thoughts. She looked at Xia Anyu and said, "Elder Xia, those twenty fellow Daoists are waiting for us a thousand miles away from the sect. Let's not keep them waiting."
Hearing Xiuzhu's words.
Xia Anyu snapped out of her daze and nodded absently, saying, "No problem!"
Then he turned to the elders of the Divine Sword Sect and said, "Elders, please come with me to greet them!"
So, all the elders of the Divine Sword Sect stood up and followed Xia Anyu and Xiuzhu as they flew out of the sect.
Soon they came to see the twenty mercenaries from the Chifeng Mercenary Group who were waiting.
After welcoming the members of the Chifeng Mercenary Group back to the Divine Sword Sect.
A welcoming ceremony was held for the mercenaries of the Chifeng Mercenary Group.
However, since the sea tribe was already close to the border of Qingzhou, the ceremony was very simple and could only be described as fulfilling the hospitality of the host.
The cultivators of Chifeng understood perfectly; mercenaries were never particular about details.
Moreover, they came here for two reasons: first, to repay Chen Tianwen's kindness, and second, because Xiuzhu offered them a satisfactory price.
The price was quickly settled with Xia Anyu's approval.
After finishing a series of tasks, another three days passed.
On the morning of the fourth day, Xia Anyu personally led twenty mercenaries from the Chifeng Mercenary Group and ten elders from the Divine Sword Sect to support the Qingyu border...
The border between Qingzhou and Yuzhou is separated by a mighty river that is a kilometer wide.
This river is called the Lancang River.
North of the Lancang River lies Yuzhou, and to the south lies Qingzhou.
Located at the crossroads of two prefectures, on the banks of the Lancang River, stands a magnificent city.
Named Sifangcheng (meaning "City of Four Directions"), it was a place to welcome guests from all directions and a necessary stop for merchants traveling between the two states.
Due to the invasion of the sea creatures, the once prosperous Sifang City is now closed and heavily guarded.
Dozens of beams of light shot into the sky, forming a light curtain that completely enveloped the entire city.
On the city walls, patrol teams composed of guards and cultivators are on standby to guard against any invasion by the sea creatures.
On the other side of the Lancang River, on the land of Yuzhou, smoke billowed as refugees gathered in a stream.
They crowded along the riverbank, trying to cross the river and escape to Qingzhou.
At this moment, a white light appeared in the distance, like a shooting star, quickly traversing thousands of miles, flying to Sifang City, and landing in the city lord's mansion.
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