"Could there be something special about this Yin Tally?"
Xu Taiping asked, somewhat puzzled.
"This Yin Tally is unlike an ordinary military tally. It is a Blood Pact binding our Zhang Clan and countless members of the Sea-Calming Tower's Red Armor Cavalry. Every member of our Zhang Clan makes a Blood Pact at birth: as long as Demonic Beasts remain within Great Liang, the children of the Zhang Clan shall live as demon-slaying generals and die as demon-slaughtering ghosts, never entering the cycle of reincarnation. There is only this life, no next life."
"Later, some of the Red Armor Cavalry also began taking this oath, but all did so willingly. No one was forced."
A Zhu answered for the woman, perfectly calmly.
Xu Taiping looked stunned. He had never imagined that the Zhang Clan would make such a mad Blood Pact.
"This Blood Pact won our Zhang Clan a thousand years of martial fortune, and a million ghost soldiers."
Smiling, the woman held out the Yin Tally to Xu Taiping, then continued:
"If you can find the Great General's Life-Bound Item, you can use this Yin Tally to command the ghosts of every Zhang Clan member who died fighting at Tianhai Pass. They will help you slaughter demons."
Xu Taiping accepted the Yin Tally, his emotions taking a long time to settle.
"Why give it to me?"
After taking a deep breath, Xu Taiping asked the woman, somewhat puzzled.
"Because... they... just told me everything..."
The woman raised her head and looked behind Xu Taiping.
"They?"
"Hold the Yin Tally and look behind you..."
Xu Taiping did as she said, holding the Yin Tally as he looked behind him.
Immediately, he saw several shadowy figures standing side by side behind him.
Looking closely at their faces, he realized they were