Chapter 50 - 50 50 Red Armored Guards

50: Chapter 50 Red Armored Guards 50: Chapter 50 Red Armored Guards “So there was this connection!” After learning about the relationship between An Jing and Gu Yeqi, the atmosphere immediately softened, and the Red Armored Guards became quite friendly. From the other party, An Jing learned about the current combat situation. While An Jing was rescuring his junior brothers and sisters, the Red Armored Guards had already suppressed the defenders of the Hanging Fate Manor. However, because the Red Armored Guards did not want to fight the Demon Sect to the death, the majority of the Demon Sect guards had also retreated and left the manor. Now, most of the Demon Sect guards had abandoned the manor and fled into the deep mountains, while the remaining wounded were left behind, or rather, they volunteered to stay and cover the retreat. An Jing was very clear that the cohesion within the Demon Sect was not weak. At present, these rearguard soldiers were trying their best to delay time, but they no longer posed any threat. All this was still thanks to An Jing, who had killed the instructor Han Jiaoxi. The latter had come to Dong Zhuang with a Life-Nourishing Tray, aiming to extract Blood Pills for one final struggle. If those injured Demon Sect guards had received Blood Pills, healed their wounds, and significantly improved their powers in a short time, then the outcome of the battle would have been hard to predict. The Demon Sect troop had originally consisted of twelve people. It was because instructor Han and the others had not returned with the Blood Pills that a group had come to investigate the situation. As a result, this group encountered the Red Armored Guards on the road. The majority were dispersed, with only five breaking through the encirclement and arriving at Dong Zhuang. Then, they died by the hand of An Jing. By this moment, the Red Armored Guards had already entered the manor, where they were healing the eleven children. To show goodwill, they distributed “Jade Dew” to everyone, a thick sweet syrup with the fragrance of osmanthus. This sweet syrup only required a small sip to satisfy one’s nutritional needs for several days, and was a special supplement prepared by the Red Armored Guards. Each child received a sip, and their spirits were noticeably lifted, and their physical condition had also improved. Searᴄh the ηovelFire.ηet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. For those children with rotting wounds, the Red Armored Guards precisely cut away the decayed flesh with a small knife, then covered the wounds with medicine. —Could they actually be good people? Just like the soldiers from my old home before the Frost Calamity… The soldiers I met after the Frost Calamity all looked down on others; I don’t know why. Seeing this scene, even An Jing sheathed his Fiend Sword, but his heart still harbored doubts. He had been wondering earlier why, since the Red Armored Guards had come to eradicate the Demon Sect, they did not use heavy weapons or large-scale destructive Art of Magic to level the Hanging Fate Manor. Now, he seemed to know the reason. It was because the orders that the Red Armored Guards had received were to ensure the lives of the Children of Calamity as much as possible, so they proceeded with caution, fearing that they might accidentally kill their mission targets. “These people are full of murderous aura yet not a lot of evil curses or resentment; they can’t be considered good people, but they are certainly not the Evil Army.” The Sword Spirit in his mind also commented, “As for the effect of this Jade Dew, it’s somewhat similar to the Fasting Pills of the past. The effects are weaker, but the taste is obviously much better.” “The times are progressing, indeed.” On the other hand, the Red Armored Guards had also figured out An Jing’s identity. —The Chief of the Demon Sect’s ritual sacrifice this time, who has also awakened his Fate Pattern and Divine Skills, a genius who broke through to ‘Inner Breath as Vast as River’ at the age of twelve. The chaos during the Demon Sect’s ritual sacrifice also seemed to be his doing, with an excellent mentality and action capability. No matter from which angle, he is truly a favored son of heaven. Finding Gu Yeqi was the mission, but if they could bring An Jing home as well, that would be a great achievement. At this moment, the three Red Armored Guards who had discovered An Jing were all wearing joyful expressions, using the medicine and Jade Dew with absolute delight. “I know where Ye Qi is.” Having made up his mind and assured that the Red Armored Guards would not harm the Children of Calamity, An Jing didn’t wait for the guards to question him and went straight to the point, “They are hidden within the Hanging Fate Valley. You won’t find them in the manor.” Accompanying the three exceedingly lucky and grinning Red Armored Guards towards Hanging Fate Valley, An Jing observed many squads of Red Armored Guards converging along the way. Clearly, they had already received a tip from the Red Armored Guards near An Jing, and without uttering a single word, they professionally flanked An Jing’s side, safeguarding him on his journey to Hanging Fate Valley. In no time at all, all the Children of Calamity who had heard An Jing’s signal left Hanging Fate Valley, then received the most professional care from the Red Armored Guards. Gu Yeqi looked on with a baffled face. “Me?” When she learned that she was the real target of the Red Armored Guards’ mission, this usually warm and cheerful young girl was caught off guard, “But, but, but my family is just ordinary folk, could there be a mistake…” As witness to Imperial Heaven, she had lived for over a decade and, although her family’s life couldn’t be described as poor, it certainly wasn’t the least bit luxurious! ——Could it be a case of mistaken identity? This doubt was utterly dispelled after the Red Armored Guards took out a portrait that was almost as detailed as a photograph and used a piece of Jade Dishware to test her bloodline. The person in the portrait was indeed Gu Yeqi, just younger, around seven or eight years old. The little girl was sitting at a table, intently distinguishing herbs with large, adorable looking eyes. When An Jing saw the portrait, he noticed that aside from Gu Yeqi’s shock and embarrassment, there was also a trace of fear — it was apparent that the painter had indeed been watching her every move at that time, yet she had never noticed this ‘Observer’. And when Gu Yeqi dropped a drop of blood from her fingertip onto the Jade Dishware, it emitted a bright golden light — confirming that Gu Yeqi was indeed a direct descendant of the Jade Dishware’s owner, the straightforward kind. As for who the owner was, there was no longer any need to ask. “Unbelievable, truly unbelievable.” The little sister they had always played with turned out to be the granddaughter of Commander of Hanhai Path. This was so incredible that An Jing and Cang Linzu, who were sitting nearby drinking water, felt extraordinarily moved. Cang Linzu nudged An Jing, “Big brother, you’re smart. Did you ever notice any clues before?” “Honestly, no. Besides being rather cute and having a talent for herbs, Ye Qi was pretty ordinary — she couldn’t even run with us for the full twenty laps around the mountain.” “No, big brother, I can’t finish it either. Who can except for you?” After exchanging a few words to lighten the mood with Cang Linzu, An Jing indeed harbored many doubts in his heart. Now that Gu Yeqi had been proven to be a descendant of the Hanhai Commander, according to An Jing’s thinking, she should have been left at the Northern Border from her father’s generation, as a ‘seed’ reserve bloodline, or as a child born out of wedlock sent out. But there were problems with both guesses. The problem with the former was that if it truly was a contingency left in the Northern Border that encountered the Frost Calamity, then Commander Gu would most likely have rescued her immediately. How could he allow Gu Yeqi and her father to face such dangers? Not coming to the rescue during the Frost Calamity, nor when fleeing hardship, nor when sold to the Demon Sect — it had almost been a whole year from the first winter to the following autumn. If it hadn’t been for his care, Gu Yeqi might have been eliminated and confined to a dungeon long ago, possibly even turned into a Blood Pill by now. How would one go about rescuing her then! Although he knew that there were undercover agents within the Demon Sect who would likely assist Gu Yeqi secretly, An Jing still found it somewhat improbable, unless there had been a significant accident on Gu Family’s side. As for the latter, was the daughter of a mere illegitimate child truly worth the Commander’s effort to mobilize the Red Armored Guards to besiege the Demon Sect’s manor?