"Brother Lu!"
The moment Lu Ye stepped out of the Battle Merit Hall, Yan Hong came up to meet him.
"Is something the matter, Brother Yan?" Lu Ye looked at him. They had only parted ways a short while ago, yet Yan Hong had come looking for him again. Something was clearly up.
Yan Hong said, "The Garrison Lord has ordered me to gather some manpower and hold the southwest defensive line. I'd like to ask Brother Lu to come help me."
As a descendant of the Yan Family, carrying a top-grade Dao Artifact, Yan Hong could be called the strongest below Dao Fusion throughout Variegated, aside from Bifu's owner. A figure like him was naturally qualified to command one side, and it was only right that the Azure Water Garrison Lord entrusted him with such an important task.
Lu Ye considered briefly, then nodded. "No problem."
He had to kill enemies either way, and following Yan Hong might even be safer.
Yan Hong smiled and patted his shoulder. "I knew Brother Lu wouldn't let me down."
Lu Ye turned to Kang Xing and the other two. "The three of them are my friends..."
"Together!" Yan Hong immediately said. He showed no contempt whatsoever for the three despite their weaker cultivation. On the way back earlier, he had noticed that Lu Ye had taken great care of them, so they clearly had a close relationship.
Besides, since he was gathering manpower, the more the better.
"When do we leave?"
"Half a day from now. I'll contact the others first."
After a brief exchange, Yan Hong quickly departed.
Half a day later, Yan Hong sent word. Lu Ye led Kang Xing and the other two to the assembly point. One look made him click his tongue in amazement. In merely half