"There was another connection!"
Once they learned of An Jing and Gu Yeqi's relationship, the atmosphere immediately relaxed, and the Red Armor Guards became much friendlier.
From them, An Jing learned about the current state of the battle.
By the time An Jing had rescued his junior brothers and sisters, the Red Armor Guards had already subdued the guards at Xuanming Manor.
However, the Red Armor Guards didn't want to fight the Demonic Cult to the death, either, so most of the cult's guards had withdrawn from the manor.
Now, most of the Demonic Cult's guards had abandoned the manor and fled into the mountains. The wounded who remained had either been left behind—or, rather, had chosen to stay and cover the others' retreat.
An Jing knew very well that the Demonic Cult had no shortage of cohesion. Those who stayed behind were doing their best to buy time, but they no longer posed any threat.
That was all thanks to An Jing killing Instructor Han. The man had brought the Life-Nurturing Vessel to the eastern manor to squeeze out Blood Pills and make one last stand.
If the wounded Demonic Cult guards had received Blood Pills, healed their injuries, and made a sharp increase in power in the short term, the outcome of the battle would have been hard to predict.
The Demonic Cult group from earlier had originally consisted of twelve people. They had come to investigate because Instructor Han and the others had failed to return with the Blood Pills.
As it happened, the group ran into the Red Armor Guards on the way. Their forces were scattered, and only five people broke through the encirclement and reached the eastern manor.
Then they died at An Jing's hands.
By now, the Red Armor Guards had entered the