"The Heaven's Mandate Sect people were too despicable! They killed Old Fang right in front of us.
We had planned to wait here until everyone gathered, then strike suddenly and catch the Heaven's Mandate Sect off guard.
But we never expected Senior Xu to be so formidable. Before we even had the chance to act, you had already killed the Heaven's Mandate Sect's Ninth-Order expert."
The three of them knelt before Xu Jingming, tearfully recounting their earlier ordeal.
Wang Linyang in particular spoke with great conviction, as though he had suffered an unimaginable injustice.
"Wang Linyang, tell me: what exactly happened in the Black Crow Campaign? Why was the Ashen Guild's main force wiped out?"
Xu Jingming remained unmoved, merely speaking in a cold voice.
"The Black Crow Campaign?"
Wang Linyang froze for a moment before suddenly slapping himself across the face.
Pfft—
He hit himself hard enough that blood and teeth flew out, and the right side of his face swelled dramatically.
Yet he did not pause at all, pleading indistinctly, "I deserve to die! I was greedy for merit and acted rashly!
If we had proceeded steadily according to the original plan, there would not have been many casualties, but the mission would have taken more than half a month longer.
I only used the Ashen Guild members as bait because I wanted to finish the mission early and return to the legion."
As soon as he said this,
the Great Xia powerhouses who had been watching from nearby erupted into an uproar.
No one had expected there to be such hidden details behind the Black Crow Campaign!
"Although many of the Ashen Guild's main force died, wasn't your senior brother Liu Ming still alive?
As long as Senior Xu spares me this time, once I get out,