Rebel Army

Across the boundless land, several hundred defeated and battered soldiers struggled southward.

"Put some more strength into it, brothers! Once we cross that Great River ahead, we'll be in Jiangdong!"

Fan Kuai rode a fine steed back and forth, encouraging the soldiers.

Liu Ji had a foxtail grass stem clenched between his teeth as he smiled at the scene.

Now, not only had his wounds healed completely, but he also had confidence!

That confidence came from his true golden finger—the Demon Refining Gourd!

The gourd could refine all things, absorb Spiritual Energy and Dao Rhyme, and raise his own strength.

Previously, he had only tested it out, yet it had healed his wounds. By refining the literary essence of several ancient books he had collected, it had greatly improved Liu Ji's foundation in classical Chinese and his scholarship. Even when Xiao He and Cao Can exchanged a few words with him, admiration would appear on their faces.

Liu Ji deeply understood one principle: in troubled times, a ruler chose his ministers, and ministers chose their ruler as well!

If he failed to show himself wise and mighty, to give them hope and divide pork among them, then sooner or later his subordinates would scatter like birds and beasts.

Not to mention, this force had just suffered a defeat. It was precisely when morale was unstable.

Therefore, relying on the Demon Refining Gourd to display extraordinary abilities again and again was actually beneficial for stabilizing their hearts.

After temporarily settling Xiao He and Cao Can, he took the opportunity to refine several wild boars, mountain wolves, and the like. This raised his physical attributes to the peak of ordinary humans and improved his martial skills with bows and horses. At last, he now possessed some ability to protect himself.

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