Less than two hours later.
Lu Chuan, Ning Yang, and the others returned to the Inner City with the bodies of five Kunlun Martial Arts School disciples who had died in battle. They did not go straight back to the Kunlun Martial Arts School, but went to the City Lord's Mansion first to submit the mission.
"Ning Yang, the search isn't over yet. Why have you people from the Kunlun Martial Arts School withdrawn first?"
Inside the City Lord's Mansion.
Li Tianming, the City Guard Commander, looked at Ning Yang, Lu Chuan, and the five others. His brows furrowed, and he said in a deep voice, "Do you know that fleeing before battle is a serious crime..."
"Commander has misunderstood. We weren't fleeing before battle. We completed the mission ahead of time."
Ning Yang immediately said, "The area we were responsible for has already been swept through once by us. We killed twelve Spirit Snake Cult believers..."
Ning Yang was not stupid. Naturally, he would not let Li Tianming pin such a hat on him and the others.
What kind of joke was that? Great Xia's punishment for deserters was extremely severe. Even if they were not regular City Guards, right now they had effectively been conscripted by the City Guard, so naturally they were being managed according to military standards as well.
"You killed twelve Spirit Snake Cult believers?"
Li Tianming was instantly startled. He truly had not expected Ning Yang and the others to have such accomplishments.
He did not think Ning Yang would lie. Falsely reporting military merits was also a capital crime. Besides, this sort of thing could not be concealed; one check would make it clear.
However, his brows did not ease. Instead, after staring at Ning Yang, he said coldly, "Even if you killed