Qingya walked over to his side, looking at him apologetically.
Dai Yunze smiled, indicating that he did not mind. Then he looked toward the villagers standing there in a daze.
After those three people left, they gradually regained consciousness.
The sound of something cutting through the air came from overhead as well.
Before long, a squad of heavily armored soldiers appeared behind the villagers, surrounding a man clad in white armor.
Qingya silently put Dai Yunze's hood on, then coldly watched the soldiers aiming their Soul Cannons in their direction.
The villagers had fully awakened.
"Where am I?"
"What happened? Weren't we—"
"What happened?"
Someone saw Dai Yunze in his black robe ahead of them, and their expression immediately turned terrified.
"E-Evil Soul Master!"
Someone spotted the soldiers and commander behind them.
"H-Help! Save us!"
They scrambled toward the soldiers, only to be stopped by every soldier raising their weapons and shouting, "Don't move! Take one more step closer, and you'll be shot on the spot!"
Dai Yunze calmly watched it all through his hood. Of course, he had not expected that person to appear. He was somewhat puzzled by Tang Liu's intentions.
The White Tiger Duke stopped the White Tiger Guards beside him and looked toward the person who seemed to be the village chief. "Sir, we are soldiers of the Star Luo Empire. What happened here?"
The village chief wore a terrified expression, glancing back at Dai Yunze one moment before carefully looking at the White Tiger Duke the next. "M-My lord, are you really soldiers of the Star Luo Empire?"
The White Tiger Duke soothed the villagers. "Do not be nervous. We are indeed soldiers of the Star Luo Empire. I am Dai Hao, the White Tiger Duke and Marshal of the Western Frontier Group Army. You