Forced Back

Without further ado, Wang Ling immediately used his Lightness Skill to carry Lin Qing at an astonishing speed straight to the Soul-Calming Office's headquarters, disappearing from everyone's sight in an instant.

Many people noticed this scene and saw Lin Qing, who was unconscious, and there was a lot of discussion about it.

"What happened? What just occurred?"

"I don't know. It must be that Steward Wang and Constable Chief Lin did something. Otherwise, how could these Blood Corpse turn into blood water for no reason?"

"Yes, Lin Constable Chief fainted. I hope he's alright."

In the crowd.

Both Li Ping and Wei Dong looked anxious when they saw Lin Qing unconscious.

"What happened? Did something happen to Brother Lin?" Wei Dong asked.

"Don't panic. I don't see any injuries on Brother Lin. I believe he'll be fine," Li Ping reassured him, though a deep worry lingered in his eyes.

Lin Qing and I are from the same hometown and are good friends. We are very close. If anything happens to Lin Qing, he will be very sad.

At this moment, Wu Tong announced loudly, "Silence! Steward Wang and Constable Chief Lin have successfully resolved the Blood Calamity together. Now, everyone, please follow me and retreat back to the Prefectural City in an orderly manner!"

The soldiers Constable, who had been speculating, cheered when they heard Wu Tong's affirmative answer.

This Blood Calamity is too terrible. In just half a day, no less than tens of thousands of Blood Corpse have appeared. It's unimaginable what scale it would reach if it dragged on for another day or two, and how many more people would lose their lives.

Half an hour later.

The Soul-Calming Office.

Yang Chenglu was pacing in the courtyard, his eyes filled with anxiety. The Blood Calamity and the Yinyuan Sect were like two knives hanging over his head, making him uneasy.

He desperately wanted to rush out immediately and head to the Prefectural City to kill the Yinyuan Sect Fiend, but he understood that the Soul-Calming Office's headquarters was also very important and needed to be guarded by experts.

Previously, the defenses of the outpost had been weak, allowing powerful members of the Yinyuan Sect to take advantage of the situation and rescue many prisoners from the Dungeon.

That incident led to the removal of the Chief Commissioner Soul-Calming Office, and several other Executive and the Office Chief also suffered as a result. He has always kept that bloody lesson in mind.

Just then, a figure descended from the sky, leaping over the wall and landing in the courtyard.

He glanced at Wang Ling and saw Lin Qing, who was unconscious, in Wang Ling.

Normally, as the Chief Commissioner, Wang Ling's unannounced intrusion using his Lightness Skill is against the rules and should be punished.

But he has never cared about such rules, and he also understands that the situation is critical now, so he can't worry about that now.

"Old Wang, what's going on? How's the situation at Blood Valley?"

"The Blood Calamity has been resolved, thanks to Lin Qing. Otherwise, who knows how many more people would have lost their Blood Calamity?" Wang Ling said, rushing into a side room at the front and placing Lin Qing on the bed.

"Resolved? What happened?" A look of surprise flashed in Yang Chenglu's eyes. He had heard that this Blood Calamity was on a large scale and thought that Wang Ling had come back to get reinforcements, but he didn't expect it to be resolved so suddenly.

"This is a long story. Lin Qing was affected by the Yin Qi, which damaged his soul. He needs immediate treatment, or his life may be in danger," Wang Ling said.

Yang Chenglu didn't rush to ask. He reached out and tapped Lin Qing's body repeatedly, frowning as he said, "His soul is indeed damaged, but it's nothing serious. There are still a few Five-Saints Soul-Nourishing Pill in the Armory. With his condition, taking one and resting for a while will cure him."

As he spoke, he immediately ordered his servants to go to the Armory to fetch the precious elixir.

Before long, the servants retrieved the precious pill and fed it to Lin Qing. Then, Yang Chenglu and Wang Ling came to the courtyard, where Wang Ling briefly recounted what had happened before the entrance to Blood Valley.

After listening, Yang Chenglu couldn't help but exclaim, "I never imagined that Lin Qing would resolve such a massive Blood Calamity. He has truly made an immense contribution this time."

"Lin Qing is a prodigy, and our Soul-Calming Office must nurture him properly. I propose that we assign someone to protect him until he truly grows into a top-tier expert," Wang Ling said in a deep voice.

"Are you worried that the Yinyuan Sect will send someone to Assassination?" Yang Chenglu asked.

"The Yinyuan Sect has already offered bounties for the Eight Gold Token Constable. After this incident, the bounty for Lin Qing will definitely increase significantly. I not only don't want to see a genius Assassination, but I also want to use Lin Qing as bait to lure and kill the Yinyuan Sect's experts," Wang Ling said slowly.

"That's a good idea, but now that the Blood Calamity crisis is over, the Yinyuan Sect Fiend are still causing trouble in the Prefectural City. Old Wang, you should make another trip. We can discuss Lin Qing's matter more carefully once the storm has completely subsided," Yang Chenglu said.

"Alright!"

Without further hesitation, Wang Ling immediately used his Lightness Skill to quickly leave.

Yang Chenglu turned and went back into the room, his gaze sweeping over Lin Qing lying on the bed. "Not bad, you have Talent and courage. You should be the leader of the younger generation of the Soul-Calming Office."

Within the Prefectural City.

On a long street, Qiu Changming held a longbow in his hand, his eyes fixed on Deng Qianyu on the roof of a stone house ahead. The latter was still wearing a red gauze dress, revealing a pair of fair and slender legs, but her eyes were flashing with cruel light.

"Old Ghost Qiu, most of the City Guard Army and the Soul-Calming Office's experts are currently tied down by the Blood Calamity. No one can come to save you today. I'll give you two choices: either die, or come back to the Yinyuan Sect's base with me. With your strength, getting the title of protector won't be difficult."

Qiu Changming remained calm as his gaze slowly swept across the surroundings. He saw the dozen or so corpses of Constable scattered on the ground and couldn't help but feel a surge of anger and heartache.

"Deng Qianyu, you old hag, stop spouting nonsense! Even if I die, I will never associate with you inhuman, ghostly filth!" Qiu Changming sneered.

"What did you call me?" Deng Qianyu's expression suddenly changed, her tone turning icy, and a murderous aura erupted from her. "I hate it most when people say I'm old. Aren't you afraid I'll tear you to pieces?"

"You slut, what are you dawdling over with him for? Just kill him!" Suddenly, a loud male voice came from afar.

Deng Qianyu turned her head and glanced around, seeing Tan Yuchun walking towards her carrying a heavy Chain Hammer.

"My strength has improved recently, and I've been looking for someone to practice with. Bring it on!" Qiu Changming showed no fear, and suddenly drew his bow and arrow, the bowstring taut like a full moon.

Swish swish swish!

The bowstring trembled, and in an instant, seven arrows shot out, each one bursting into flames. They split into two groups, one with three arrows and the other with four, which shot towards Deng Qianyu and Tan Yuchun respectively.

Tan Yuchun suddenly swung his Chain Hammer, smashing the three arrows in mid-air. With a deafening roar, the three arrows exploded simultaneously, sending waves of fire sweeping in all directions.

Deng Qianyu flashed, using her Lightness Skill to land suddenly on the stone house, dodging the four arrows at the same time.

The moment he landed, the stone house behind him suddenly exploded, engulfed in flames, and razed to the ground.

"Old ghost Qiu, your combat strength has indeed improved, but unfortunately, even if the two of us join forces, you will still die!" Tan Yuchun said, swinging his Chain Hammer once again and smashing it hard at Qiu Changming in front of him.

Just as Qiu Changming was about to dodge, a sword beam suddenly descended from the sky, directly cleaving the Chain Hammer away.

"Um?"

Tan Yuchun frowned as another sword beam flew from afar, suddenly approaching and transforming into crisscrossing Sword Qi that completely enveloped him.

He was suddenly slashed open with wounds, and blood gushed out like a fountain.

However, Tan Yuchun's body has an extremely strong self-healing ability, and these wounds are healing at an astonishing speed.

He suddenly looked up, his gaze locking onto the white-clad figure on the rooftop of the restaurant behind Tan Yuchun.