Qian Jie, You Won

Qian Jie immediately rushed forward, with Huang Hao following closely behind.

Qian Jie was the main attacker, blocking in front of Bing Lü, while Huang Hao harassed from the rear.

It was relatively easy at first, with Bing Lü being suppressed by Justice's two-on-one assault, but Qian Jie seemed to have just been bled dry, lacking much strength.

Huang Hao looked at Qian Jie: "Did that village just now injure you a bit?"

"Even so, you still want to protect them?"

Qian Jie: "Not really, I just wanted a fight."

Huang Hao watched, saying nothing, and charged forward to stand with Qian Jie.

"Hey, you guy, don't..."

Before Qian Jie could finish speaking, Bing Lü's attack intensified, striking towards Qian Jie.

"Careful." Huang Hao quickly flashed in front of Qian Jie, blocking the first wave of impact.

Qian Jie was a bit unwilling, but said nothing, simply attacking together with Huang Hao.

At this moment, Bing Lü began to charge up, and thousands of ice spikes appeared before them.

"Holy crap, doesn't Bing Lü have this move in the game?"

Qian Jie's expression turned grim upon seeing the ice spikes, but he didn't move.

Huang Hao anxiously watched: "No, what are you thinking? This final blow, you still want to tank it head-on?"

"You don't dare, but I do!"

Huang Hao continuously attacked Bing Lü with fire, but Bing Lü only charged its ultimate, doing nothing.

The ultimate was quickly ready, and it descended with the same power as when Huang Hao first landed.

Qian Jie assumed a defensive stance, but Huang Hao clearly didn't trust Qian Jie's defense, so he split off some flames to envelop Qian Jie.

Qian Jie looked at himself in surprise, then at Huang Hao: "What are you doing? Aren't you going to defend yourself with this power?"

Huang Hao laughed: "Don't worry, by the time you turn to ash, I won't..."

Before he could finish speaking, the giant ice spike crashed down. Qian Jie's own defense, combined with the fire weakening the ice, only resulted in a massive impact that sent him flying back several meters.

However, Huang Hao wasn't so lucky. Having not prepared his defense due to worrying about Qian Jie, and lacking his own power for defense, his chest was directly pierced by the ice spike.

"Hey, you!"

Qian Jie stared at Huang Hao in shock.

"We just met, why did you save me like this?"

Huang Hao looked at the ice spike in his chest. The area where the spike pierced was condensed with black fire. He didn't feel pain, but he felt weak.

Qian Jie pulled the ice spike from Huang Hao's chest, threw it on the ground, and helped Huang Hao up.

"As you said, we... just met. You were willing to help me as soon as we met, so I... have to repay you at least a little," Huang Hao replied weakly.

Qian Jie looked at Huang Hao, feeling both angry and sad. He had already considered Huang Hao a friend during the fight, and now they had to part so soon.

"Don't worry, I'm fine."

After Huang Hao finished speaking, he was enveloped by black fire and disappeared.

Qian Jie stared blankly at the empty space. Huang Hao was gone, leaving only scattered black flames.

Qian Jie turned back furiously: "You damn guy! My newly made friend! How dare you! I haven't even avenged the villagers yet!" He then charged forward like lightning.

Bing Lü had just finished charging its ultimate and was in a weakened state. Seeing Qian Jie charge over, it looked terrified and directly summoned ice spikes to attack.

Qian Jie was extremely angry, opting for an exchange of blows. He rushed to Bing Lü's front, ignoring his own injuries, and grabbed Bing Lü's head, dragging it towards the ground.

Sand and dirt flew up along the way. After dragging Bing Lü, Qian Jie flung it into the air, then jumped up and smashed it down, creating another crater. He grabbed Bing Lü's shoulders and violently tore it apart into five pieces. (Respecting history, respecting Shang Yang)

After finishing everything here, Qian Jie looked back at the scene and lost all his strength, collapsing.

Angela watched from the side, not saddened by Huang Hao's disappearance, because she knew Huang Hao had only gone to the Imaginary Tree.

At this moment, Huang Hao's voice appeared in Angela's mind: "Are you there? Are you there, can you hear me?"

Angela responded: "Father, you're too bold. What if you hadn't succeeded? I was startled too at the time."

Huang Hao laughed heartily: "An'er, don't worry, it's been tested. I'm just a consciousness, I can return to the void at any time. Without special means, I can't possibly die from physical damage alone."

"Oh, and help me with something. Write me a letter and place it on that Uncle Qian Jie from earlier."

Angela asked: "Write what?"

Huang Hao: "Just write..."

After an unknown amount of time, Qian Jie woke up and found himself in a strange place.

"Where is this? How did I get here?"

"You're awake?" A woman with a great figure walked over.

"Who are you? How did I get here?"

"I forgot to introduce myself, my name is Aponia. I saw you collapsed on the ground and brought you back to heal," the woman named Aponia replied. "Oh, and there's a letter for you here. It was on you when you fainted."

Qian Jie looked at her warily but still reached out and took the letter. It read:

"My friend, I am perfectly fine. After you fainted, I rushed back and was surprised to see you had already resolved everything. You win this time, and I won't go easy on you next time we meet. I'm guessing you have some questions, so I'll tell you everything. Angela is indeed my child, but she's special, a product of Honkai, you could say. As for my power, read more books. Once you understand the Imaginary Tree, you'll understand. After all, I'm not a Herrscher. You won't be able to know about the Imaginary Tree anyway. Oh, and if you join Moth to the Flame in the future, remember to pull me up too. I don't want to be a grunt."

"I remember you could have instantly killed him, who were you worried about? Me or Angela? Just kidding, we'll probably meet again. Don't treat me like a stranger and beat me up then."

-----Your friend, Huang Hao.