Be More Careful in Your Next Life

City 98.

Zhao Xing and Long Xiao's Arrowfish Flying Boat landed.

"Whoosh~"

As soon as he landed, Zhao Xing discovered that the planting area in the south of the city had been completely destroyed.

The Earth Fire Lotus had all been stripped bare, leaving a scene of utter devastation.

The Agricultural Official in the city were dejected and in low spirits.

"Where is Che Shihai?" Zhao Xing grabbed an Agricultural Official and asked.

"Lord Zhao? You've finally arrived..." The Ninth Grade Agricultural Official with a mournful face.

"What are you crying for! I'm asking you, where is Che Shihai?" Zhao Xing shouted.

"It's inside," the Ninth Grade Agricultural Official pointed to the Medical Hall.

Swish~

Zhao Xing immediately rushed into the medical hall.

At this moment, Che Shihai's left shoulder was bandaged, Wang Ji was lying on the bed with a pale face, and Han Bing was sitting in the corner.

A military doctor is giving Wang Ji an acupuncture treatment.

Upon seeing Zhao Xing arrive, Che Shihai was immediately excited, while Han Bing remained gloomy.

"Boss, boss..." Che Shihai was about to speak.

"How long have they been gone?" Zhao Xing interrupted.

"A quarter of an hour."

"Which direction?"

"Northeast direction."

How many people?

"More than a thousand people, no, perhaps more."

"Che Shihai, immediately order the entire city to sound the alarm and be on high alert!" Zhao Xing interrupted Che Shihai.

"Boss, who are they...?"

"Shut up! The enemy attacked and you didn't even leave a trace of fighting. You're a disgrace!" Zhao Xing interrupted Che Shihai again. "Immediately mobilize all Five Offices and send them out of the city. If they can't find the enemy, at least bring back a few trees!"

"Yes, yes!" Che Shihai immediately went out.

Han Bing immediately knew what Zhao Xing was up to. "That man is Qian Shougang of Liang King's Black Dragon Army. We..."

"What Black Dragon Army? What commander?" Zhao Xing squinted at Han Bing. "City 98 was attacked by the enemy, the commander was injured, and the precious military supply, the Earth Fire Lotus, was stolen. You remember this, even if the Sky King himself came, you would say the same thing."

Han Bing met Zhao Xing's gaze and couldn't help but shiver. "I... I understand."

How badly is Wang Ji injured?

Military Physician Yuan Yang said, "He suffered internal injuries, but there's nothing serious. He can be healed in a few hours."

"Remove the needles," Zhao Xing said. "Let Wang Ji lie on the city wall."

Yuan Yang: "?"

"What are you standing there for? Do as I say!"

"Yes." Yuan Yang immediately waved his hand, ordering people to carry Wang Ji up the city wall.

After quickly arranging everything, Zhao Xing left the medical hall, where chaos had already broken out.

He glanced at the temple, which was still under construction and, like the city walls, was in a semi-finished state.

Zhao Xing pulled Han Bing over and said, "Collect all the Mirage Pearl and Earth Mirror Instrument from everyone. I don't need to teach you how to do that, do I?"

Han Bing nodded.

Zhao Xing patted Han Bing on the shoulder and jumped onto the Arrowfish Flying Boat: "Wait here, I'm going to avenge you."

Having said that, the Arrowfish Flying Boat, carrying Long Xiao's five hundred Valiant Camp, chased after them in the northeast direction.

"Have you figured it out? Who did it?" Long Xiao asked hurriedly.

"We've figured it out. The enemy is disguised as a private army of the Liang King, Qian Shougang, the Black Dragon Army," Zhao Xing said.

"What? Liang King!" Long Xiao's eyes blazed with fury. "It's him again!"

The culprit behind the disbandment of the Divine Might Army was none other than Liang King.

The Divine Might Army could have conquered a Grotto-Heaven, and Yang An could have been granted the title of Divine Might Marquis; the nomination had even been prepared.

However, because he offended the Liang King, all his efforts came to naught.

If Yang An hadn't borne most of the pressure, he and Old Chen's team would have faced far more than just demotion and exile.

If you were to ask who Long Xiao hates the most, it wouldn't be the barbarian enemy general, but the Liang King!

However, they had no way to appeal to Prince Liang Ji Mingxian, because back then, when Liang King controlled the military and political power of the Nine Heavens Responding Origin Prefecture, he deliberately made the Divine Might Army fight on all sides by issuing orders and using intelligence to create time differences, resulting in defeat, and then he would hold them accountable.

Each command was procedurally sound, but with just a slight manipulation, it was enough to plunge the Divine Might Army into peril.

Zhao Xing said calmly, "I'll repeat myself, they are enemies disguised as the Liang King's private army, just like we played the role of barbarian generals when we infiltrated Fire Dragon Pass."

Long Xiao then realized what was happening. "Right, right, it's the enemy!"

Zhao Xing said, "Once we catch up with him, we'll start fighting immediately. We won't give him any chance to speak. He claims to be an inspector, but he won't be bringing many people with him to City 98."

"Hmph, his ship also has the Earth Fire Lotus planted by our army, that's the stolen goods."

Long Xiao nodded vigorously. "Yes, yes, that's it!"

In terms of brains, Zhao Xing is the better one.

Zhao Xing stood at the bow of the ship, a Spirit Bridge appearing above his head, connecting heaven and earth, and began searching for traces of the warship passing through the Astral Winds.

A moment later, Zhao Xing spread out the map.

"Based on the traces of the Astral Wind layer, the fifth-tier Black Dragon Warship was not moving at full speed."

"We caught up with the warship about 15 minutes later."

"But this place is very close to Northern String Territory, and there are six military cities nearby. If this person escapes into the city's main camp, it will be difficult to kill him."

"If the Black Dragon Army's garrison comes to support us, it will be equally difficult to avenge ourselves."

Zhao Xing's fingertips traced across the six military cities.

The final conclusion is:

"Long Xiao, we have at most 15 minutes to fight."

"If we delay any longer, things could change. So from the very beginning, we need to give it our all."

"Understood." Long Xiao nodded.

"Meow!" Long Aotian waved his paw beside him, as if to cheer him on.

Fifteen minutes after Zhao Xing left.

"Boom!"

Liao Rulong then sailed six warships to the City 98.

"Han Bing, what happened?!" Chen Shijie asked. "Where is Zhao Xing?"

"My lord, we have been ambushed by a group of enemy soldiers disguised as the Southern Expedition Army!" Han Bing pointed to Wang Ji lying on a stretcher. "Our commander is wounded and cannot get up. Zhao Shennong has already led his men to pursue the enemy."

"Which direction?" Liao Rulong asked.

"Northeast," Han Bing pointed.

"Chase them!" Liao Rulong roared. "Damn it, these bastards never learn! They actually dared to attack my city?!"

Chen Shijie, however, immediately saw through the deception. He approached Han Bing and stared at her, saying, "What exactly is the situation? Tell me the truth. Why isn't Wang Ji receiving treatment?"

Han Bing remembered Zhao Xing's instructions and gritted his teeth, saying, "Sir, we were attacked by the enemy. A group of enemy soldiers disguised themselves as the Black Dragon Army and the Inspector General."

The Black Dragon Army? Chen Shijie's heart skipped a beat.

"Okay, I understand." Chen Shijie stared at Han Bing: "Even if the Sky King himself came, you would still say the same thing."

No sooner had Liao Rulong's troops left than Xia Jing arrived at City 98 a warship.

"What happened? Zhao Xing said you guys were beaten up?" Xia Jing jumped off the boat. "Why is Wang the Engineer still lying on the ground?"

Seeing this, Han Bing had no choice but to repeat what Zhao Xing had said.

Xia Jing wasn't stupid; he knew immediately from Han Bing's words that they were 'polished'—undoubtedly taught by Zhao Xing.

"I understand." Xia Jing jumped onto the warship, took out a map, and after calculating in his mind, he licked his lips and said, "Hehe, brother, you are the first Seventh Grade official to dare to provoke the Liang King. I, Xia Jing, will definitely help you out."

"All Black Armor Army, listen to my command! Head northeast! Full speed ahead!"

After Xia Jing left, twelve more warships flew over; these were Li Que of the Sea Pacifying Army.

Fire Dragon Pass couldn't send out all its men, it still needed to have some people left to guard it, and Jiang Ming naturally took on this responsibility.

However, as soon as Jiang Ming heard that Zhao Xing had called for reinforcements, he quickly found Li Que.

He said, "Brother, although I don't know what he's up to, our Sea Pacifying Army can't just stand by and watch. We still need to leave people to guard Fire Dragon Pass. You've just arrived, so this is your chance to prove yourself. Once you're there, don't ask any questions, just fight him. You won't suffer any losses."

Li Que immediately led his men to set off.

His subordinate, Chen Lu, had once been saved by Zhao Xing. When the Sea Pacifying Army's City 109 was breached and the entire army was almost wiped out, if Zhao Xing hadn't happened to be passing by, Chen Lu, the radical commander, would have had even more battle merits deducted.

Just for this favor, he had to go and help. Besides, Li Que was currently living under someone else's roof. Although Zhao Xing was only Seventh Grade, he was a link between the three armies. In Li Que's view, his role was even greater than Liao Rulong's.

Therefore, although no one notified the Sea Pacifying Army, Li Que arrived quickly, and was only a little slower Xia Jing, because he was aggressive and his ship was good and flew very fast.

"Who are you...?" Han Bing looked at the newcomer with suspicion. He did not recognize Li Que.

"Li Que of the Sea Pacifying Army, which direction did Zhao Xing go?"

"Northeast."

Whoosh! Li Que swiftly jumped onto the warship and chased after it in the northeast.

Upon seeing this, Han Bing couldn't help but wipe the sweat from his palms.

Goodness, three groups of people have arrived in such a short time.

This is pretty much the level of fighting at Fire Dragon Pass.

You think you can just run away after offending Zhao Xing?

"Die! "Han Bing roared inwardly, his face expressionless.

"Water, water..." Wang Ji, lying on the stretcher, woke up from his coma with dry lips.

Han Bing was about to get some water for Wang the Engineer.

Unexpectedly, Yuan Yang remembered Zhao Xing's instructions and knocked Wang Ji unconscious with a karate chop.

Han Bing: "..."

Wang Ji: "..."

Inside the Astral Wind Layer, aboard the Black Dragon Warship.

"My lord, the Earth Fire Lotus have been counted."

"Speak."

"There are 500 mature fifth-tier Earth Fire Lotus plants, and 2,000 plants including seeds and seedlings."

Qian Shougang snorted coldly, "Hmph, the Divine Might Army, these peasants, may not have any other skills, but they are quite good at farming."

"That's right. If we requisition these things back, we can definitely equip our Black Dragon Army with a batch of robes," the subordinate echoed.

"What's so good about it?" Qian Shougang shouted. "I had to send someone to ask for it myself. They don't understand any manners at all. They're all just like Yang An!"

"Your Excellency is right." The subordinate's heart trembled.

"Go down." Qian Shougang waved his hand.

He didn't take this operation seriously at all, because he was in the Black Dragon Guard back then and witnessed the disbandment of the Divine Might Army.

Back then, Yang An was also a stubborn man. He remained unmoved by the order from the King of Liang King and even voted against the Liang King when he took over the Nine Heavens Responding Origin Prefecture. He was simply courting death.

The final result was the disbandment of the Divine Might Army. Yang An, who could have been granted the title of First-Class Marquis, ended up with the Nobility Title of County Marquis.

Back then, Qian Shougang witnessed the commander of the Divine Might Army resign and disband the Divine Might Army, and many soldiers left in despair.

That scene was deeply imprinted in Qian Shougang's mind.

The prince was magnanimous and did not continue to make things difficult for Yang An. Later, when the court reinstated the Divine Might Army, this fellow did not even know how to be grateful.

And luckily, they managed to take down the Fire Dragon Pass.

Qian Shougang sent someone to ask for the Earth Fire Lotus a while ago, but they didn't even get to see Liao Rulong.

They simply don't respect Qian Shougang, nor do they respect the Liang King!

"You spineless coward, you only learn to submit after being beaten up." Qian Shougang sneered disdainfully, recalling the scene of Wang Ji stopping him.

Zhao Xing estimated that he would catch up with the Black Dragon Warship in 15 minutes, but in fact, he saw the shadow of the Black Dragon Warship in less than 15 minutes.

Unlike the Netherflame Warship, the Black Dragon Warship had a much stronger surveillance capability and spotted the Arrowfish Flying Boat behind it immediately.

"My lord, a flying ship has appeared behind us, seemingly bearing the banner of the Divine Might Army," the subordinate quickly reported.

"Oh?" Qian Shougang raised an eyebrow. "The Divine Might Army has caught up? How many are there?"

"There is only one Arrowfish Flying Boat, and according to the monitoring and sensing of the Qi and Blood Magic Array, it is estimated to have around five hundred people."

"Stop the ship," Qian Shougang said contemptuously. "Let me see what these people are up to."

The Black Dragon Warship actually stopped on its own.

Zhao Xing had no idea what Qian Shougang was thinking.

Instead of running away after stealing someone else's things, they actually waited for the person to come knocking on their door.

"This person is either excessively arrogant or utterly stupid," Zhao Xing thought to himself.

Little did he know that Qian Shougang had such a significant psychological advantage over the Divine Might Army.

Qian Shougang might have shown some respect to other powerful military forces, but he wouldn't dare to do this to the Tigron Army.

But Qian Shougang felt no psychological pressure at all when facing the Divine Might Army.

"He actually shut down the warship's protective barrier?" Zhao Xing sneered twice. "He's courting death."

Qian Shougang ordered the warship to stop on a hill. He closed the warship's protective barrier, raised the Black Dragon Army's banner, and stood boldly on the deck.

Then eight airships were released, forming an encirclement that completely surrounded the Arrowfish Flying Boat.

The Arrowfish Flying Boat also descended.

Standing atop the hill, Qian Shougang looked down at the Arrowfish Flying Boat and shouted, "I am..."

Whoosh~

His response was a golden sword from Long Xiao.

It suddenly leaped out of the Arrowfish Flying Boat and headed straight for Qian Shougang's head.

"What? How dare you!" Qian Shougang was furious. They were treating him like a barbarian.

The little Divine Might Army, having won a battle, dares to be so arrogant?

Qian Shougang reached out to grab the flying sword. He was confident in his strength, relying on his status as Official Sixth Rank, Upper and his mastery of the Heavenly Star Realm. He actually tried to grab the flying sword with his bare hands.

"Hiss~"

Qian Shougang changed the moment the flying sword approached. He changed from grabbing to blocking, and the arm guard on his hand instantly extended to form a small shield.

"Clang!" The flying sword pierced the shield, and the enormous force made Qian Shougang's wrist ache.

With just that one blow, his wrist was broken, and he was sent flying backward, crashing into the warship behind him.

"Whoosh~" The flying sword grazed the edge of the shield, its blade flashing, and once again slashed towards Qian Shougang's neck.

"Pfft~" The golden sword pierced the warship, but Qian Shougang was no longer in the same place.

He was cut on the shoulder, but at the last second, he narrowly escaped a fatal wound.

A tuft of hair fell out, and Qian Shougang realized what he had just experienced.

"You bastard, how dare you..." Qian Shougang was both furious and terrified. He drew his sword and pointed it forward. "Dare to attack me? Kill them!"

"Valiant Camp, Slaughter Sword Formation!"

Long Xiao failed to kill Qian Shougang with two consecutive moves, only injuring him. He then waved his hand, and the golden sword flew back into his hand.

The five hundred valiant soldiers behind him immediately shouted in unison, and a surge of blood energy shot into the sky, condensing into a golden-red greatsword.

"Boom!"

The Qi and Blood Battle Formation flashed with light, and shockwaves surged outward five times, instantly blasting away the eight surrounding flying boats.

Long Xiao's Valiant Camp, consisting of five hundred personal guards, had trained with him for many years and had also reached the fifth level of battle formation.

Long Xiao was a sword cultivator, and the five hundred people behind him also all used swords.

At this moment, all 501 people seemed to be one.

Long Xiao's aura expanded to an unprecedented level, surpassing Qian Shougang in an instant.

"Black Dragon Guard, form ranks!"

Seeing Long Xiao's imposing presence, Qian Shougang also roared angrily.

But at that moment, a cloud of mist suddenly appeared, enveloping the eight flying boats around it.

The thick white fog turned purple in an instant.

Advanced Technique: Five Elements Mist Concealment - Poisonous Miasma!

While blocking the Black Dragon Guard's vision, it instantly poisoned him!

However, this is not the end.

A Yin Wind blew towards the warship.

The Black Dragon Guard who jumped off the warship were enveloped.

Eight hundred Black Dragon Guard had emerged from the warship, but they were now being blown away by the [Netherwind of the Fiend].

They were all unsteady on their feet, their whole bodies trembling.

"It's the Military Sima Nong!"

"Careful!"

"The Resurrection Wind!"

"Heavenly Thunder Slash!"

"Metal-Piercing Rock Thrust!"

Nine Seventh Grade Military Sima Nong appeared on the Black Dragon Warship. Upon receiving orders, they immediately went into battle to counter Zhao Xing's magic.

But they were ultimately a step behind Zhao Xing.

As soon as they began casting their spells, Zhao Xing had already unleashed his third spell.

"Boom boom boom!"

Suddenly, blue and black spheres appeared on the surface of the warship.

It struck nine Seventh Grade Military Sima Nong, precisely.

The third high-level technique – [Earthly Baleful Thunder]

"Pfft~"

The armor on the nine Military Sima Nong glowed, significantly reducing their power.

Six of them were directly blasted away by the Earthly Fiend Thunder and died instantly.

The other three Seventh Grade survived the blast, but their heads were still spinning, their spells lost their accuracy, and they even interfered with their own people.

In a split second of battle, Zhao Xing single-handedly overwhelmed the Military Sima Nong on the Black Dragon Warship.

This resulted in only less than two hundred of the thousand Black Dragon Guard that Qian Shougang originally brought being able to unleash the "Qi and Blood Battle Formation" after receiving orders, thus providing Qian Shougang with power.

Although Qian Shougang was arrogant and wicked, he was not weak; he had also formed a fifth-order battle formation.

However, he was interfered with by Zhao Xing, and when he formed the formation, there were less than two hundred people.

Moreover, just as he finished forming his formation, Long Xiao had already completed his own and charged over.

"Boom!"

The black dragon phantom above Qian Shougang's head was instantly split in two by Long Xiao's approaching golden sword.

The black dragon battle formation that had just been formed was instantly shattered!

"Ah--"

"Pfft!"

"My hand!"

The effect of breaking the Qi and Blood Battle Formation is fatal.

The shared damage resulted in the trauma being passed on to two hundred Black Dragon Guard.

When the golden sword struck the black dragon phantom, some of them suddenly lost their hands, some lost their feet, and some were even cut in half at the waist!

Qian Shougang was also greatly affected. As the core of the battle formation, a horrific bloodstain appeared from his right shoulder to his left waist.

If Qian Shougang's previous injury from being stabbed by the golden sword was only a minor injury for a Sixth Rank martial artist, then this is a serious injury!

Between masters, a slight mistake can determine the winner!

"Stop, stop! I am...!"

Qian Shougang was afraid; he was terrified.

Seeing Long Xiao leading five hundred Valiant Camp to charge towards him, he sensed that death was imminent.

But before he could finish speaking, his heart suddenly tightened, as if gripped by a large hand.

"Pfft~" Qian Shougang spat out a mouthful of blood, staring intently at a certain spot.

Zhao Xing's fourth high-level spell - Soaring Serpent Transformation!

If there had been a battle formation protecting him, Qian Shougang would not have suffered internal injuries from Zhao Xing.

However, his battle formation was destroyed in an instant, and Zhao Xing's magic was able to break through his protective qi and affect the five elements qi in his body, causing drastic changes in his five elements inner world. This is the strangeness of Transformation of Seasons Art!

Even so, Qian Shougang was not dead. He had reached the perfect Sixth-Rank Heavenly Dipper Realm, and his body was strengthened by the Earthly Fiend Qi and Celestial Qi, making his physical body incredibly powerful.

Qian Shougang suddenly pulled away the entire black dragon phantom and absorbed it into his own body.

The two hundred Black Dragon Guard who were connected to him died instantly.

Qian Shougang, on the other hand, received treatment, and the wounds from his shoulder to his waist were mostly healed.

His body swirled with powerful energy, and he abandoned his subordinates, fleeing into the distance.

Qian Shougang took out his Thousand Mile Transmission Token and frantically called out the location of the Black Dragon Army's camp, instantly transmitting his location to the garrison.

"You take care of these people, I'll kill him. Leave no survivors."

Zhao Xing emerged from the clouds, activated his Soaring Cloud Boots, and chased after the heavily injured Qian Shougang.

Upon seeing this, Long Xiao immediately turned his sword and began to eliminate the remaining Black Dragon Guard.

Qian Shougang was indeed Sixth Rank official, but he was already at his limit and was only kept alive by the remaining Black Dragon Guard. The faster he flew, the more serious his injuries became.

Zhao Xing caught up with Qian Shougang in just three minutes.

"Who... who are you?! Why did you kill me?!" Qian Shougang asked unwillingly.

"Don't you have any idea why I wanted to kill you?"

"Just because I requisitioned your supplies?" Qian Shougang was incredulous; he still couldn't believe that Zhao Xing would kill him for this.

He's a dignified Sixth Rank!

Zhao Xing scoffed, "You think you can stall for time in front of me? You're still too green."

"Do you see the clouds in the sky?"

"I might as well tell you that the reinforcements you're thinking of have already arrived, just five kilometers away."

"The fastest they could get there would probably only take forty-five breaths."

Qian Shougang's eyes lit up when he heard this.

He can survive if he can hold on for forty-five breaths!

Zhao Xing symbolically cast a spell at Qian Shougang and found that he was indeed full of fighting spirit and had an explosive will to survive.

But then, a thick fog rolled in, enveloping the surrounding world. "Unfortunately, they can't find you, nor can they see you."

"Because beneath these clouds and mist lies my domain!"

As soon as he finished speaking, it started to rain.

"Ding ding ding ding!"

Countless water droplets formed countless lines, bombarding Qian Shougang, who brandished his battle sword and fought back desperately.

But Zhao Xing's actions completely shattered Qian Shougang's composure.

He lost all will to fight back and was only instinctively swinging his sword to stay afloat, his wounds growing worse and worse.

The Water Drop Art was extinguishing the flame of his life.

Under the threat of death, he finally couldn't help but beg for mercy from the Divine Might Army general he had always looked down on, even though he didn't know Zhao Xing's name.

"I'm so sorry, please spare my life..."

"It's alright," Zhao Xing's voice rang out from the mist. "Be careful in your next life."

As soon as he finished speaking, a Dripping Rain pierced through Qian Shougang's skull.

"Thump~" Qian Shougang, riddled with holes, fell to the ground.

Qian Shougang's eyes were wide open, and he died with his eyes wide open, unable to close them in peace.

As the clouds dispersed, he saw reinforcements arriving from the sky. Unfortunately, he couldn't hold on until then and died completely.

Here's something: I've been updating 12,000 words a day lately, even staying up all night to finish chapters, and people keep criticizing me for skipping chapters... They even threaten me with monthly tickets, asking me to "give up" the book, or saying they'll abandon it. It's really speechless.

I understand readers' eagerness to see the next chapter, but writing a book is about creating anticipation. What's the point of writing if there's no anticipation? This kind of writing is perfectly normal. It's not like the author has committed some terrible crime. Lately, I've even become obsessed with this, constantly posting reviews.

Threatening me like this won't force an experienced author to adjust their writing pace. Do I need someone to teach me how to write a book? Asking for updates is one thing, but the author is working hard anyway; what's the point of using this as a threat?