Chapter 378 - 227: Training the Eagle

Chapter 378: Chapter 227: Training the Eagle

Da Xuan, Hujue Pass.

Yang Changfeng walked out of the room, wiping sweat from his brow.

Zhang Wangyue, the Governor of the Hujue Pass Taiping Bureau, hurried over. "Commander-in-Chief, how is it?"

"It’s under control."

Yang Changfeng said, "Thankfully, they returned in time. If they had been delayed another two days, I wouldn’t have been able to save them."

Just yesterday, a Flood Dragon had suddenly appeared outside Hujue Pass.

The sight had given Yang Changfeng quite a scare at the time.

If he hadn’t seen the people on its back, he would have attacked the Flood Dragon on sight.

As it turned out, the Flood Dragon dropped everyone off outside Hujue Pass and then vanished.

By the time Yang Changfeng brought the members of the Da Xuan Envoy into the city, they had all been corrupted by Demonic Qi and were on the verge of succumbing to it.

Yang Changfeng had taken immediate action, personally intervening to expel the Demonic Qi from their bodies.

After working for a full day and night, he finally had the situation under control.

"What in the world happened? Why did only these members of the envoy return?"

Yang Changfeng asked in a low voice, "Where is Su Mu?"

"I already asked Lu Mingyang."

Zhang Wangyue said, "That Flood Dragon is Su Mu’s Demon Pet. Because they were being corrupted by Demonic Qi, Su Mu had the Flood Dragon bring them back first.

Su Mu and the other Taiping Captains are still behind."

Hearing Zhang Wangyue’s explanation, Yang Changfeng let out a long sigh of relief.

The weight on his heart was finally lifted.

While he was saving the others, he had been worried about Su Mu the entire time.

"Lu Mingyang said the envoy’s mission was a great success, and Su Mu’s contributions were paramount."

Zhang Wangyue continued, "I estimate that with what he’s accomplished on this trip, he’ll have enough merit to be promoted to Governor."

"That’s to be expected."

Yang Changfeng said.

Just then, the tokens at their waists suddenly began to vibrate.

They snatched the tokens almost simultaneously. After listening for just a moment, their expressions changed drastically.

"Damn it, they’re in trouble!"

Zhang Wangyue said gravely.

The Taiping Bureau’s tokens had a communication function that worked within a certain range.

Just now, the tokens had received a distress call from Xu Chongyuan!

"Commander-in-Chief, I’ll take some men and go rescue them!"

Zhang Wangyue said without hesitation.

"You’re not strong enough. I’ll go."

Yang Changfeng said grimly. "You stay at Hujue Pass, just in case."

With that, Yang Changfeng’s figure shot away.

Zhang Wangyue stomped his foot, then also sprinted toward the top of the city walls.

"Hurry! We’re almost at Hujue Pass!"

Xu Chongyuan shouted.

Behind them, dozens of demons were in relentless pursuit.

These demons hadn’t been led there by the Pure Land Sect; they were simply encountered during their escape.

The untamed wilderness was full of demons not under the control of the Demon Court.

To them, human Martial Artists were the most delectable food.

For days, they had all been struggling to resist the corruption of the Demonic Qi, so they were already in poor condition.

After barely holding the demons off for a few moments, they had turned and fled for their lives.

"You go on ahead. I’ll cover the rear."

Qianyun Mountain suddenly said.

If they continued like this, the demons would catch them before they ever reached Hujue Pass.

Although the strongest demon behind them was only third-rank, in their current state, they were no match for them.

It was better for one of them to die than for everyone to perish. His sacrifice could buy the others a chance at survival.

"Forget that brat surnamed Su, he can actually fly."

Huo Zhen Court cursed. "But what makes you think you can?

Are you trying to make me owe you for the rest of my life?

Dream on!

I, Huo Zhen Court, never make a losing deal!"

Before Qianyun Mountain could even turn around, Huo Zhen Court had already spun back to charge the demons.

"If anyone’s going to owe someone, it’ll be you owing me."

Huo Zhen Court roared.

"You two—"

Seeing them turn back to fight the demons, Xu Chongyuan felt a wave of helplessness.

’Then we’ll all fight together.’

He stopped in his tracks as well.

Huo Zhen Court and Qianyun Mountain weren’t like Junior Brother Su; they couldn’t fly.

Staying behind to cover the retreat was a death sentence.

"KILL!"

Just as everyone halted, preparing for a final, desperate battle with the demons.

Suddenly, the sound of battle cries echoed from the distance.

In the distance, dozens of figures were galloping toward them. The man in the lead was none other than Yang Changfeng, the Commander-in-Chief of the Hujue Pass Taiping Bureau!

"We’re saved."

Xu Chongyuan breathed a sigh of relief.

’Thank goodness, Hujue Pass didn’t let us down this time!’

Yang Changfeng charged forward swiftly. Without a word, he plunged into the pack of demons.

The demons were merely a disorganized rabble. Charged by Zhang Wangyue and his men, they quickly scattered and fled.

Xu Chongyuan and the others, their last ounce of strength gone, all collapsed to the ground in exhaustion.

"Commander Yang, Junior Brother Su is still behind us, holding back the demons. Please, hurry and help him."

Xu Chongyuan said, panting for breath.

"Right!"

Without another word of nonsense, Yang Changfeng left a few men to look after Xu Chongyuan’s group and continued charging forward with the rest.

Three days had passed by the time Yang Changfeng returned to Hujue Pass from the untamed wilderness.

Xu Chongyuan and the others had made a full recovery.

If Yang Changfeng hadn’t returned soon, they were about to venture into the untamed wilderness to search for them.

After all these days, Su Mu should have logically returned by now.

After all, Su Mu had the Wind and Thunder Wings—he could fly.

When he saw Yang Changfeng and his men return without Su Mu among them, Xu Chongyuan’s heart sank to the depths.

"Commander Yang, where is my Junior Brother Su?"

Xu Chongyuan asked impatiently.

"We searched for two hundred li in the direction you indicated, but we didn’t find Captain Su."

Yang Changfeng shook his head and said gravely, "We found the battlefield you mentioned, but all we saw were the severed limbs of demons. We found no sign of Captain Su."

"That’s impossible!"

Xu Chongyuan swayed, his voice heavy. "With Junior Brother Su’s strength, he couldn’t possibly have met with disaster unless he encountered a fourth-rank demon or higher.