The Haotian Flag!

When news of the withdrawal spread, many soldiers who were resting and recovering in their tents emerged from the camp in a daze.

After hearing the several deputy generals announce it loudly and repeatedly, a few signs of life gradually appeared on their numb faces, followed by a chorus of wails and cries of grief.

Many soldiers wept bitterly, while others ran directly to the burial mound, found their former comrades, laughed and cried, then grabbed a handful of yellow soil from the grave, hid it in their armor, and took it back to their hometown.

"Reporting to the Commander!"

"Of the 100,000 Blood Fiend Army of the Red Character Camp, 9,623 have now returned to their posts!"

"Please give instructions!!"

A middle-aged deputy general, born out of wedlock to the Li Family, approached Li Hongzhuang and spoke in a hoarse, forceful voice.

His eyes, however, were already moist.

Li Hongzhuang's snow-white face trembled slightly. Her eyes swept over the deputy general in front of her and looked at the haggard, pale faces behind him, filled with tearful anticipation.

Finally, her gaze fell on the distant grave mound.

The remaining 90,000 people have all been laid to rest here.

Those were all soldiers she personally trained, one by one!

The burial mound was far more than 90,000 mounds; the troops led by Third Brother and Sixth Brother were also buried there, stretching as far as the eye could see.

Even Li Hongzhuang, who was already numb, couldn't help but have her eyes slightly redden at this moment.

She suppressed her emotions, took a deep breath, and declared loudly, "I hereby announce that the Blood Fiend Army is setting off home today!!"

The words "We're home" echoed in the ears of the 9,632 soldiers, and everyone's eyes filled with tears.

"All Blood Fiend Army, received!!"

The three lieutenants, along with all the soldiers, roared in unison.

They were referring to all of them, including the more than 90,000 Heroic Soul buried there, whom they also wanted to bring Heroic Soul.

Finally, they were able to embark on their journey home...

Amidst excited tears, a lieutenant stepped forward, bowed to Li Hongzhuang, and asked, "Commander, where are our reinforcements?"

"Reinforcements..."

Li Hongzhuang looked at Li Hao beside her and said, "He's here to replace you as reinforcements."

The lieutenant looked at Li Hao and his body trembled.

Their replacement... was actually this child?

"Commander, this..."

"Don't ask anymore, go on, and go home early. It'll be difficult to travel later!" Li Hongzhuang's expression returned to its stern and cold tone.

Seeing this, the lieutenant dared not say anything more, nodded, glanced at Li Hao a couple more times, and memorized the boy's appearance.

The other soldiers overheard their conversation. After their initial excitement, they were all shocked. They all retreated; how could they entrust this place to a child?

Upon seeing this, Major General anxiously shouted and inquired about the reason, while others said that since this was the case, they would also stay behind.

But Li Hongzhuang remained silent with a cold expression. Under the shouts of several lieutenants, everyone was eventually driven away to pack their Battle Armor and equipment before setting off to return home.

Li Hao watched silently as soldiers passed by him, and he could smell the dust and the strong stench of blood on these veterans.

The Little White Fox squatted obediently at his feet.

Ren Qianqian stood quietly behind Li Hao, holding her sword. When the girl saw the scars all over the soldiers' bodies, their tattered Battle Armor, and the bent blades of their swords, her heart trembled and her eyes reddened.

"Commander, aren't you leaving?"

Another deputy general looked at Li Hongzhuang and couldn't help but ask.

Li Hongzhuang slightly. "You go first, I'll be back later, no need to wait for me."

She knew that if she said she would stay here, many of these soldiers would also want to stay, and they wouldn't be able to leave even if she tried to get rid of them.

After all, we've fought side by side for so many years, risking our lives together; how could we possibly abandon each other so easily?

Upon hearing this, the deputy general hesitated for a moment, then glanced at Li Hao, still unable to understand why a young man who looked like a rich young master would be sent as reinforcement to guard this desolate, isolated city.

But Li Hongzhuang didn't explain, and they couldn't figure it out either. Military Law was absolute, and they could only obey it.

With the departure of more than nine thousand people, the camp suddenly became quiet and empty.

Only Li Hongzhuang, Li Hao, Ren Qianqian, and a little fox remained.

Li He has disappeared without a trace. He told Li Hongzhuang in private that he would only act secretly and when Li Hao's life was in danger, and he would not interfere in anything else.

Li Hongzhuang didn't say anything about it.

She learned about Li Hao and Seventh Brother's affair from Li He, but since she hadn't actually been involved, she didn't know the specifics.

Her only thought was to defend this isolated city.

Besides explaining Li Hao's situation, Li He also conveyed a message to her.

That is, with Great Yu raging everywhere and Demon causing chaos in various places, Yu Emperor has already decided to temporarily abandon and shelve the Heaven's Gate Pass.

When Great Yu regains his former glory in the future, he will take it back.

In this way, even if this place falls, no one will be blamed; if there is any punishment, it will be Li Tiangang who will bear it.

Li Tiangang's Northern Yan would at most result in a few words of reprimand and a deduction of his salary; the so-called punishment was merely a show for the other officials.

In other words, this place has already been abandoned.

There will be absolutely no more reinforcements arriving!

Li He told Li Hongzhuang that she could leave at any time, and that she should not lose her life here.

But should we leave?

Li Hongzhuang gazed at the vast mounds of graves, and before her eyes lay the image of her third and sixth brothers drinking and fighting here, shedding their blood and sacrificing their lives. Every inch of this land was stained with the blood of their soldiers!

Yu Emperor wanted to give it up, Seventh Brother wanted to give it up, but... she didn't want to give it up!!

Li Hongzhuang took a deep breath, composed herself, and went to the camp.

Although these soldiers left, some of their tents were not completely evacuated. They remained in the area to serve as a decoy, misleading the Demon into believing that they had a large number of soldiers.

"Just find any tent you like. The conditions here are basic. Since the city fell, there have been no civilians here. They were all evacuated more than ten years ago."

Li Hongzhuang casually said to Li Hao, and then walked straight into the camp.

Li Hao nodded, looked around, and then saw mounds of varying heights in the distance.

He led Ren Qianqian and the Little White Fox Past, his gaze sweeping over the wooden plaques, where names or uniform titles were engraved.

The cold wind blew, giving Li Hao a bone-chilling feeling.

"Are these... all heroes who died here in battle?" Ren Qianqian asked, her face pale, her voice trembling as she covered her mouth slightly.

Seeing it with my own eyes, there were more than 100,000 graves; the shock was indescribable.

The Little White Fox, who loved to leap and bound around, stopped moving and sat quietly at Li Hao's feet, watching silently.

Li Hao remained silent for a moment.

He came here simply to repay his debt of blood and bones.

After three years, the debt will be paid off.

However, seeing the countless soldiers here at this moment, he suddenly felt that there seemed to be some other meaning to coming here besides repaying this blood and bones.

In these three years, it seems that I... should do something more.

Unfortunately, his current cultivation level is still too weak.

Heaven and Human Grandmaster Realm is considered capable of establishing a sect within the territory, but in this dangerous Border Pass, he could die at any moment, and he still needs Old Feng's secret protection.

Only by reaching the Three Immortalities Realm can one be considered to have the ability to protect oneself.

"My cultivation is improving too slowly..." Li Hao's eyes were deep.

Although reaching the Heaven and Man Realm at the age of fourteen is astonishing enough, it is still not enough for the present moment.

He needs to become stronger and improve even faster!

Li Hao took a deep breath, left the graveyard, and arrived at the camp.

He searched the other tents but found nothing to eat or drink. As he walked along, he saw Li Hongzhuang sitting on a small mound with "Azure Cliff City" carved on it, wiping the blade of her sword.

"Senior in Hongzhuang."

Li Hao called out and Past.

Li Hongzhuang raised an eyebrow slightly, then frowned as she looked at the approaching young man and said, "You should call me aunt."

"I'm no longer Li Family," Li Hao said.

Li Hongzhuang darkened slightly as she recalled Li He's words, and she asked, "Why did things turn out like this?"

Li Hao shook his head slightly, not wanting to talk about it, and asked, "It's almost evening, are you hungry? I'll go find something to eat."

"Night is approaching, Demon are lurking. You'd better not leave on your own," Li Hongzhuang said. She knew Li He would protect Li Hao in secret, but she still didn't want Li Hao to take any risks.

Li Hao looked up and saw that the Mingyue had risen and the starlight was beginning to appear.

He smiled slightly, turned and left the small mound, leading Ren Qianqian and the Little White Fox casually around the camp, moving between tents.

The tents were cleaned up, but some tattered armor and tattered, smelly clothes remained inside. Li Hao found the cooking area and rummaged through it, finding some salt jars.

He smiled, summoned his Divine Soul, and wandered around, quickly finding a Demon Creature in the wilderness surrounding the camp.

He bent down, picked up a broken Fragment of the sword blade from the ground, and tossed it away like a skipping stone.

The Fragment flew out, instantly piercing the air, and appeared thirty miles away. With a soft "thud," it precisely pierced the Demon Creature's head.

The Demon Creature trembled twice and then lost its life.

Li Hao used his power to Object Manipulation and retrieved the corpse.

This is a Demon Creature weighing about three tons, resembling both a pig and a lion, with protruding tusks.

Li Hao picked up Ren Qianqian's Side Sword and used it as a meat cleaver, slicing open the Demon Creature's body and quickly disposing of its Organs before cutting it into pieces.

"Qian Qian, help start the fire."

"Um."

Over the past few days, Ren Qianqian had gotten used to assisting Li Hao. Nodding, she gathered some Firewood and soon lit a campfire.

Li Hao had also finished dealing with the Demon Beast, picking and choosing the best parts, and then using sharpened wooden sticks or broken spear shafts he found on the ground to roast them over the campfire.

With salt and seasonings, Li Hao did a simple Cooking, but as the sizzling oil dripped from the Roast Meat, a fragrant aroma still wafted out.

While the demon meat was being grilled, Li Hao went to a campsite.

He glanced at the black and yellow patterned tent, put it away, then used his sword to cut it open and cut out several even strips of cloth.

Then they used the Demon Creature's hair to make brushes, dipped them in its blood, and used them to draw pictures on the cloth.

"What are you doing?"

Following the scent, Li Hongzhuang stepped down from the small mound and quietly approached the campfire. Suddenly, she asked Li Hao, who was busy at work.

Li Hao looked up at her, smiled, and said, "Your Blood Fiend Army has withdrawn, and their Military Banner has been taken away too. I'm making a new Battle Flag."

"I didn't take all my Military Banner away; some of them are still here," Li Hongzhuang said.

Li Hao smiled slightly, "That's yours, this Battle Flag is mine."

"Um?"

Li Hongzhuang looked over.

At this moment, Li Hao finished writing. He released his power to dry the blood on the cloth, then waved his hand, extending his power of Object Manipulation to the jungle several miles away, where he cut down several trees and brought them over.

These trees were quickly chopped into sticks.

Li Hao wrapped it with excess cloth, tied it to one end, and stuck the other end into the ground to support it.

Thus, a simple Battle Flag was formed.

The fabric draped down, fluttering in the night breeze.

Two large characters written in the blood of Demon Beast swayed and appeared:

Haotian!

Li Hongzhuang in astonishment. After a long while, she turned to look at Li Hao: "You're actually at the Fifteen Li Realm?"

Li Hao shook his head slightly.

"I am Heaven and Man Realm," he said truthfully.

"?"

Li Hongzhuang's pupils contracted, and she was immediately stunned.

Heaven and Man Realm?

Li He didn't tell her about Li Hao's cultivation; he only told her about some things that had happened in the manor.

She spent most of her time at the Border Pass, where she was extremely isolated from news within the country. She was constantly on guard against Demon Creature, so she had no time to care about things inside the country.